A10945:57
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.
The fifth Treatise showeth the lets, which hinder the sincere course of the Christian life before described. Chap. 1. OF the sum and order of this Treatise, and how it agreeth well with the former. pag. 411 Chap. 2. Of Satan's properties and attempts against us in general, and our help against them. pag. 414 Chap. 3. Of the devils troubling the weak believer about his faith, and if he do not prevail against him one way, he seeketh by another. pag. 417 Chap. 4. Of Satan's hindering the continuance of faith. pag. 422 Chap. 5. Of Satan's hindering the believer from living godly: and how many ways: and namely, by keeping him in a wandering & unsettled course; and also of the remedy against it: and first by occasion of that, how he holdeth back the wicked. pag. 425 Chap. 6. Of another let: the leaving of our first love. pag. 432 Chap. 7. Of a third let in this first kind, namely, the want of the ordinary preaching of the word of God. pag. 437 Chap. 8. Of the second kind of general lets: namely, the unmortified affections wherewith he oppresseth the believer. And first of fear that they shall not persevere: and of pride in their gifts. pag. 441 Chap. 9. Of other unruly affections, touchiness, peevishness, &c. pag. 447 Chap. 10. Of worldly lusts, and namely the love of carnal pleasure, and the inordinate desire of riches. pag. 451 Chap. 11. Of the remedies of this worldly lust: namely, covetousness, and excessive love of riches. pag. 458 Chap. 12. Of the third kind of lets general, whereby the believer is hindered from going forward in a godly course. pag. 467 Chap. 13. An example of a covenant made by certain godly brethren, declaring what manifold lets the faithful have in this world (fit to illustrate the former doctrine) contained in the two next chapters following. In this chapter of the first part of it, namely a complaint. pag. 477 Chap. 14. Of the second part of the covenant, namely, the remedies against the complaint mentioned in the former chapter. pag. 487
The fift Treatise sheweth the lets, which hinder the sincere course of the Christian life before described. Chap. 1. OF the summe and order of this Treatise, and how it agreeth well with the former. pag. 411 Chap. 2. Of Satans properties and attempts against vs in generall, and our help against them. pag. 414 Chap. 3. Of the diuels troubling the weake beleeuer about his faith, and if he doe not preuaile against him one way, he seeketh by another. pag. 417 Chap. 4. Of Satans hindring the continuance of faith. pag. 422 Chap. 5. Of Satans hindring the beleeuer from liuing godly: and how many waies: and namely, by keeping him in a wandring & vnsetled course; and also of the remedie against it: and first by occasion of that, how he holdeth backe the wicked. pag. 425 Chap. 6. Of another let: the leauing of our first loue. pag. 432 Chap. 7. Of a third let in this first kinde, namely, the want of the ordinarie preaching of the word of God. pag. 437 Chap. 8. Of the second kind of generall lets: namely, the vnmortified affections wherewith he oppresseth the beleeuer. And first of feare that they shall not perseuere: and of pride in their gifts. pag. 441 Chap. 9. Of other vnruly affections, touchines, peeuishnes, &c. pag. 447 Chap. 10. Of worldly lusts, and namely the loue of carnal pleasure, and the inordinate desire of riches. pag. 451 Chap. 11. Of the remedies of this worldlie lust: namely, couetousnes, and excessiue loue of riches. pag. 458 Chap. 12. Of the third kind of lets generall, whereby the beleeuer is hindred from going forward in a godlie course. pag. 467 Chap. 13. An example of a couenant made by certaine godly brethren, declaring what manifold lets the faithfull haue in this world (fit to illustrate the former doctrine) contained in the two next chapters following. In this chapter of the first part of it, namely a complaint. pag. 477 Chap. 14. Of the second part of the couenant, namely, the remedies against the complaint mentioned in the former chapter. pag. 487