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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.
CHAP. 16. Of certain duties to men, in the fifth, sixth, and seventh commandment, the obeying whereof is a part of the godly life.
CHAP. 16. Of certaine duties to men, in the fift, sixt, and seuenth commaundement, the obeying whereof is a part of the godly life.
Now followeth another branch of the second part of this godly or Christian life, requiring of us righteous dealing towards all men: Where by the way, this is to be carefully §Cregarded, that seeing there is an apparent distinction and difference betwixt those forenamed duties of holiness to God, and these of righteousness to men which shall follow, and yet both alike commanded; therefore that no man disjoin in his practise, or separate the one from the other, seeing the Lord hath set them down jointly together. I speak this, because there are many,1 who delighting in hearing the word preached, and prayer, and reading (which are duties directly appertaining to God; yet are very negligent in performing that which is due to men; as in doing works of charity to the poor, living peaceably and comfortably in marriage, or in shunning hasty judging of their brethren, §Dand in being dutiful to superiors, as magistrates, parents, masters, (when yet they command in the Lord:) and so, contrarily some shall be found doing many things commendable to men, and no religion in them towards God. Which thing, if it be of ignorance, is a shameful blemish in them, who are guilty of it, seeing they have had so long a time granted them of God, in which they might have learned better: but if after it be known, it remain still;