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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.
The Lords service is not like the disordered service of many unreformed gentlemen, where, besides the attending at table and on horseback, the attenders may run where they will: but it is like to a well governed family, where all are appointed their office and place, in one thing after another to be well occupied, and kept from idleness; and yet not discharged thereby, to do what they will after. So our Saviour teacheth it should be with his servants, as with a servant in a family: who when he hath wrought in the field,1 is not by and by discharged of other duties, but then doth business at home: §Bso they, when they have been fruitful, and have purposed to do all that is required of them, have done but their duty.
The Lords seruice is not like the disordered seruice of many vnreformed gentlemen, where, besides the attending at table and on horsebacke, the attenders may runne where they will: but it is like to a well gouerned familie, where all are appointed their office and place, in one thing after another to be well occupied, and kept from idlenes; and yet not discharged thereby, to doe what they will after. So our Sauiour teacheth it should be with his seruants, as with a seruant in a familie: who when he hath wrought in the field,1 is not by and by discharged of other duties, but then doth busines at home: §Bso they, when they haue been fruitfull, and haue purposed to doe all that is required of them, haue done but their dutie.
- 1Luk. 17.•.
So that the end of one work is the beginning of another: