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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.
This is the right manner of hearing the word of God preached, which the Lord hath taught his people to endeavour after: as whereby he warranteth them singular fruit and blessing. And although this be but the use and help of one part of Gods worship; yet if we were alike directed in all the rest, how greatly (think we) might a Christian be holpen and enabled to the true worshipping of God by the same? which now being not known ⟨p. 164⟩of many, neither reverently practised, is a thing most unsavoury and irksome §Funto them. Not much unlike to this, is the true manner of the private exercise of Gods word in reading and conferring upon it:1 that with high reverence in hope to get profit thereby, and praying earnestly for the same, we should go about it: whiles we are at it, withdraw our minds from all other things; and after, apply it profitably and readily to use it.
This is the right manner of hearing the word of God preached, which the Lord hath taught his people to endeuour after: as whereby he warranteth them singular fruite and blessing. And although this be but the vse and helpe of one part of Gods worship; yet if wee were alike directed in all the rest, how greatly (thinke wee) might a Christian bee holpen and enabled to the true worshipping of God by the same? which now being not knowne ⟨p. 164⟩of many, neither reuerently practised, is a thing most vnsauourie and irkesome §Fvnto them. Not much vnlike to this, is the true manner of the priuate exercise of Gods word in reading and conferring vpon it:1 that with high reuerence in hope to get profit thereby, and praying earnestly for the same, we should goe about it: whiles we are at it, withdraw our mindes from all other things; and after, applie it profitablie and readilie to vse it.
- 1How conference and reading should be used.