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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.
1And for this cause the superiors again for their parts must see, that they carry themselves towards them as brethren, in all courtesy, saving their authority: and further also that they go before them, both in all innocency, and example of good life. And because there are some superiors to us by civill authority,2 as princes and other magistrates; and some ecclesiastical, as Church officers; some by nature as parents; some by age, as the grey headed, ⟨p. 169⟩§Aand some by gifts, as of knowledge, experience, and other graces: therefore both their inferiors to them, and they to their inferiors (besides the former duties in general set down) have somewhat severally to look to,3 one towards the other. To such as have authority over them, inferiors must submit themselves, in bearing their rebukes, and receiving their corrections willingly, and without resistance, by not answering again, 4by stomach or countenance; yea though they suffer wrongfully: which commandment Saint Peter giving to servants toward their masters,5 who are not superiors of the highest power, or of greatest authority, doth much more bind other inferiors to be subject thereto.
1And for this cause the superiours againe for their parts must see, that they carry themselues towards them as brethren, in all curtesie, sauing their authoritie: and further also that they goe before them, both in all innocencie, and example of good life. And because there are some superiors to vs by ciuill authoritie,2 as princes and other magistrates; and some ecclesiasticall, as Church officers; some by nature as parents; some by age, as the gray headed, ⟨p. 169⟩