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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.
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 §Ehonour to him, and comfort to men, then the embracers and lovers of the world can be partakers of.
Seeing therefore we haue daily vse of these, I thought good to make mention of them (yet in as few words as I could so large matters) how wee ought to vse them: let the residue bee learned by ordinarie hearing those, who being furnished with gifts fit for this purpose, are appointed of God to make his people sound and skilfull in them: that they may shew to the world, that the honouring of God, as it is set foorth in his word, is another manner of life then the world is acquainted with, and so bringeth another manner of §Ehonour to him, and comfort to men, then the imbracers and louers of the world can be partakers of.
Thus I have spoken of the behaviour which inwardly and outwardly, both in Gods holy worship and in our whole conversation towards God directly, we are to show in the whole six days throughout our life.
Thus I haue spoken of the behauiour which inwardly and outwardly, both in Gods holie worship and in our whole conuersation towards God directlie, we are to shew in the whole sixe daies throughout our life.