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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thus having set down these virtues which must guide us to practise the godly life throughout our whole course, it may easily be seen how every man who is come thus far, may prove himself a repentant person, and be apt and fit to bring forth the fruits of amendment in his particular actions, and how his whole conversation may be such as may beseem a man of God, so far as humane frailty will suffer: wherein, because we follow §HChrist Jesus himself,1 we must know, that all our duties must be practised in humility and meekness: for so he saith, in submitting your selves to my doctrine, and in leading the godly life, learn of me to be humble and meek.
Thus hauing set downe these vertues which must guide vs to practise the godlie life throughout our whole course, it may easily bee seene how euerie man who is come thus farre, may prooue himselfe a repentant person, and be apt and fit to bring foorth the fruits of amendement in his particular actions, and how his whole conuersation may bee such as may beseeme a man of God, so farre as humane frailtie will suffer: wherein, because wee follow §HChrist Iesus himselfe,1 wee must know, that all our duties must be practised in humilitie and meeknes: for so he saith, in submitting your selues to my doctrine, and in leading the godly life, learne of me to be humble and meeke.
- 1Other two virtues, humility and meekness. Matth. 11.29.Other two vertues, humilitie and meeknes. Matth. 11.29.