A10945:569
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.
These two former duties being rightly observed and duly regarded,1 that is, that we honour the image of God in our neighbour, as it shall appear to ⟨p. 174⟩us, and that with this humility we join tender love to his life and person,§F as now hath been said: we cannot rest there, but we must declare the same love in not hurting or grieving him in any good thing that he hath, and setteth by: neither can we in truth say, we love him, when we can be content for all that, to do the thing which we know, will offend and vex him. And therefore every Christian which hath this love in him,2 will be ready to give his neighbour his due in this commandment, not to attempt his honesty and chastity, which is principally forbidden in this precept. So that through this love to our neighbour, and all that is his, we must live so innocently and chastely, that none may have cause to complain, that they be hurt or annoyed by us, this way: and that we our selves do warily shun,§G and avoid all occasions, whereby we know we might be in danger thereof.
These two former duties being rightly obserued and duly regarded,1 that is, that we honour the image of God in our neighbour, as it shall appeare to ⟨p. 174⟩vs, and that with this humilitie we ioyne tender loue to his life and person,§F as now hath been said: we cannot rest there, but we must declare the same loue in not hurting or greeuing him in any good thing that he hath, and setteth by: neither can we in truth say, we loue him, when we can be content for all that, to doe the thing which we know, will offend and vexe him. And therefore euery Christian which hath this loue in him,2