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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.
1Therefore for the better obtaining of this at our hands, God requireth this of us, that both our minds and bodies be chaste: the one pure from unclean lusts, desires, and thoughts tending to unchastnes: the other kept in honour (for so the Apostle calleth it) free from all executing of such unclean desires by any strange pleasures, which he condemneth. And therefore that all the parts of our bodies be kept continent, as well as the face, eyes, ears, tongue, hands, and feet be turned away from such occasions, as may lead thereunto.
1Therefore for the better obtaining of this at our hands, God requireth this of vs, that both our mindes and bodies be chaste: the one pure from vncleane lusts, desires, and thoughts tending to vnchastnes: the other kept in honour (for so the Apostle calleth it) free from all executing of such vncleane desires by any strange pleasures, which he condemneth. And therefore that all the parts of our bodies be kept continent, as well as the face, eyes, eares, tongue, hands, and feete be turned away from such occasions, as may leade thereunto.
- 1Our minds and bodies must be chaste.
And this is commanded to the unmarried, and to those which are married;1 but yet with some consideration, and regard had in the same. The unmarried, that they see, that through an especial gift of God, their abstaining from marriage be according to the rules before set down. And for this cause, that they be very wary and circumspect in the use of all lawful liberties, as of meats, drinks, apparel, sleep, recreations: and that they give themselves devoutly to all exercises of godliness, and amongst the rest to fasting with prayer, as they in wisdom shall see cause, always remembering,