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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.
Such ministers they must be at the least, which serve him, whatsoever graces §Gthey have beside, if they would that God should acknowledge and take them for his: and after such outward manner must they worship him in all dutifulness of heart, both magistrate and private person, who will worship him aright: And amongst the public services of God, these are some and the principal,1 with prayers by voice expressed, thanksgiving, confessions of sins,2 and singing of Psalms, the fruit of the lips; with the censures of admonition, and excommunication, as cause doth require: which I knit together for brevity sake, seeing I have only taken in hand, to set down shortly, what the parts of Gods outward worship are, (not largely to handle them) that all may see the better hereafter, when I shall come to it, how §Hthe daily direction for a Christians life, may fitly be drawn out, and made up of the whole body of godliness laid together in the commandments.
Such ministers they must be at the least, which serue him, whatsoeuer graces §Gthey haue beside, if they would that God should acknowledge and take them for his: and after such outward manner must they worship him in all dutifulnes of heart, both magistrate and priuate person, who will worship him aright: And amongst the publike seruices of God, these are some and the principall,1 with prayers by voice expressed, thanksgiuing, confessions of sinnes,2 and singing of Psalmes, the fruite of the lippes; with the censures of admonition, and excommunication, as cause doth require: which I knit together for breuitie sake, seeing I haue onely taken in hand, to set downe shortly, what the partes of Gods outward worship are, (not largely to handle them) that all may see the better hereafter, when I shall come to it, how §Hthe daily direction for a Christians life, may fitly bee drawne out, and made vp of the whole body of godlines layde together in the commaundements.