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Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…
Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happiness, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianity. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learn how to lead a godly and comfortable life every day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603
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Now that this our diligence and care in all good duties ought to be for continuance, and even while life lasteth; let us know, that the Lord commandeth it to all his children: according to that which is written,1 He that abideth to the end, he shall be saved. And in another place, If ye continue in my §Eword, and it abide in you, then are ye my disciples indeed: and, Ask what ye will, and it shall be done to you. And yet this might be spoken to small purpose, if the Lord had not promised as much to his faithful servants; that they shall have grace to persevere given them from above: as he saith by the Apostle: He that hath begun this good work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: 2Also to the Thessalonians: Faithful is he that hath called you, 3which will also do it. If it be demanded, how he will enable them, seeing there are many fears ⟨p. 158⟩in their life of final falling away: the same Apostle answereth this, in the §FEpistle to the Colossians, saying: To the end ye may walk worthy of the Lord, (and please him in all things) and be fruitful in all good works, 4& increase in the acknowledging of God, ye must be strengthened with all might through his glorious power unto all patience and long sufferance with joyfulness. And S. John speaketh to the same purpose,5 thus: Greater is he that is in you (that is, the spirit of God) then he that is in the world, that is, the devil. The fruit of such a course is both an happy end here (as it is written:6 Mark the end of the upright and just, for the end of that man is peace) and happiness for ever after. As we read where Paul saith: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, and kept the faith: