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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
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1That this may the better be conceived and practised of us, we may take two examples for all the rest, to show it in: for this being so needful, and that oftentimes (I mean, to show mercy) and so much complained of, to be wanting, I will stay a while in it. The one is in the distressed case of servants, who if all hard measure being offered them, they must yet not be suffered to §Hanswer for their innocency, their burden should be great: Job therefore showed himself to have learned this compassion effectually, when as he saith,2 If I did contemn the judgement of my servant, and of my maid, when they did contend with me, what then shall I answer, when God standeth up against me? For he that made me in the womb, hath he not made him? This (all men must needs say) is mercy to the life of our neighbour indeed, when we shall show compassion to them, whom we might oppress, as being not able to resist us.
1That this may the better be conceiued and practised of vs, we may take two examples for all the rest, to shew it in: for this being so needefull, and that oftentimes (I meane, to shew mercie) and so much complained of, to be wanting, I will stay a while in it. The one is in the distressed case of seruants, who if all hard measure being offered them, they must yet not be suffered to §Hanswere for their innocencie, their burthen should be great: Iob therefore shewed himselfe to haue learned this compassion effectually, when as he saith,2 If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my maide, when they did contend with me, what then shall I answere, when God standeth vp against me? For he that made me in the wombe, hath he not made him? This (all men must needes say) is mercie to the life of our neighbour indeede, when wee shall shew compassion to them, whom we might oppresse, as being not able to resist vs.
- 1Show mercy.