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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.
1The second example is of such as our Saviour speaketh of, who visited him in his members (though many other who saw their misery did not so)§I saying:2 When I was hungry ye gave me meat: Here by his own words, we may see, that true compassion will show it self by relieving in time of need, and shutteth not up it self with an unsavoury answer,3 as James speaketh, God provide for you. And as we should show our help, chiefly to the needy and poor, so ought we ever to be ready to help all other with whom we live, as they shall stand in need of it, by counsel, travail or the like: even as Simeon did his brother Judah against the Canaanites:4 and the rest of the tribes did Gideon against Midian, 5and the Amalekites.
1The second example is of such as our Sauiour speaketh of, who visited him in his members (though many other who saw their miserie did not so)§I saying:2 When I was hungrie ye gaue me meate: Here by his owne words, we may see, that true compassion will shew it selfe by releeuing in time of neede, and shutteth not vp it selfe with an vnsauorie answere,3 as Iames speaketh, God prouide for you. And as we should shew our helpe, chiefely to the needie and poore, so ought we euer to be readie to helpe all other with whom we liue, as they shall stand in neede of it, by counsell, trauaile or the like: euen as Simeon did his brother Iudah against the Cananites:4 and the rest of the tribes did Gideon against Midian,