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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 so should we in the beholding of the works of God (as the firmament; with the Sun, Moon, and Stars: the earth with her furniture,1 as the corn, grass, trees, and her large prospect) take sweet feeling of Gods Majesty, and beauty which shineth in them, rejoicing with reverence, that he hath given us this clear glass to behold his face in (although this we §Dmust know that in all these inferior creatures and works of his, we see not any part of his throne, but only some part of his footstool:) which should move us therefore, in all our actions to beware of hypocrisy.
And so should wee in the beholding of the workes of God (as the firmament; with the Sunne, Moone, and Starres: the earth with her furniture,1 as the corne, grasse, trees, and her large prospect) take sweete feeling of Gods Maiestie, and beautie which shineth in them, reioycing with reuerence, that he hath giuen vs this cleere glasse to behold his face in (although this wee §Dmust know that in all these inferiour creatures and workes of his, wee see not any part of his throne, but onely some part of his footstoole:) which should moue vs therefore, in all our actions to beware of hypocrisie.
- 1In beholding Gods works.In beholding Gods workes.
Seeing therefore we have daily use of these, I thought good to make mention of them (yet in as few words as I could so large matters) how we ought to use them: let the residue be learned by ordinary hearing those, who being furnished with gifts fit for this purpose, are appointed of God to make his people sound and skilful in them: that they may show to the world, that the honouring of God, as it is set forth in his word, is another manner of life then the world is acquainted with, and so bringeth another manner of