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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.
And further, because all which know God, and put their confidence in him, and love him, are overwhelmed as it were, with the infiniteness and excellency of his glorious majesty, therefore they are drawn to behave themselves more reverently, and uprightly before him,1 then before the greatest potentates in the world: and therefore are prepared to walk before him continually in an holy and childlike fear,2 desiring that he will teach them by §Ehis wisdom, direct them by his providence, and bless their whole course, so as they may comfortably feel the same, through their life.
And further, because all which know God, and put their confidence in him, and loue him, are ouerwhelmed as it were, with the infinitnes and excellencie of his glorious maiestie, therefore they are drawen to behaue themselues more reuerently, and vprightly before him,1 then before the greatest potentates in the world: and therefore are prepared to walke before him continually in an holy and childlike feare,2 desiring that he will teach them by §Ehis wisdome, direct them by his prouidence, and blesse their whole course, so as they may comfortably feele the same, through their life.
- 1Reverence.Reuerence.
- 2Fear. 1. Pet. 1.17. Act. 9.31.Feare. 1. Pet. 1.17.