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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.
CHAP. 15. Of some particular duties pertaining to God directly in the first, second, third, and fourth commandments.
CHAP. 15. Of some particular duties pertaining to God directly in the first, second, third, and fourth commaundements.
1Now the rules and virtues having been set down, which help to the practise of a godly life, I will show in what points this life consisteth, and set down a sum of it: but §Gmore briefly I will do it, because it may in some sort be gathered by the description of the ungodly life: and also for that no man can set down all the particulars of it, but they must be learned and known of the true Christian, out of good catechisms, and by daily and attentive hearing of his ordinary teacher, who is able to instruct him herein, and by a diligent search into his own life by the commandments.
1NOw the rules and vertues hauing been set downe, which helpe to the practise of a godly life, I will shew in what points this life consisteth, and set downe a summe of it: but §Gmore briefly I will doe it, because it may in some sort be gathered by the description of the vngodly life: and also for that no man can set downe all the particulars of it, but they must be learned and knowne of the true Christian, out of good catechismes, and by daily and attentiue hearing of his ordinarie teacher, who is able to instruct him herein, and by a diligent search into his owne life by the commaundements.