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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.
As if he should say, if ye be haughty and high minded, so as ye despise the simplicity of my doctrine, and think it too base a thing for you to be subject to; or froward and untractable, that in some points ye will hold back, though in some other ye be obedient, ye can never live godly, as God requireth of you. These therefore must have no place in Christians, either Ministers, or private persons, but the contrary virtues, as I have said: which are oft times in the Scriptures set down together,1 as well as in this place: that we may §Iknow how needful it is, that they should always go together; and that although there be many goodly gifts in a man, yet if he hath not these, they shall lose their credit, and beauty amongst those which behold them, and withhold their commodity from him who wanteth them.
As if hee should say, if ye bee hautie and high minded, so as ye despise the simplicitie of my doctrine, and thinke it too base a thing for you to be subiect to; or froward and vntractable, that in some points ye wil hold back, though in some other ye be obedient, ye can neuer liue godlie, as God requireth of you. These therefore must haue no place in Christians, either Ministers, or priuate persons, but the contrarie vertues, as I haue said: which are oft times in the Scriptures set downe together,1 as well as in this place: that wee may §Iknow how needfull it is, that they should alwaies goe together; and that although there bee many goodly gifts in a man, yet if he hath not these, they shall lose their credit, and beautie amongst those which behold them, and withhold their commoditie from him who wanteth them.