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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.
Thus much generally, to show, that God will have equity maintained in the coming by, and enjoying of our commodities, and no man wronged in the least part of his goods by us. But for the more clear beholding of our §Hduties in this branch of obedience,1 or righteousness (seeing they are many) it is very expedient, to lay them forth more particularly, according to the divers states of men. Therefore, as some are merely poor men, and by Gods appointment and ordinance, do live by alms: other can in some sort partly maintain themselves, but not without the help of others, by borrowing of them:2 and the third sort is able to lend, or to give, or to do both: therefore according to these divers sorts of men, the several points of righteous dealing one with another, must be spoken of: and those which are beside this, shall be considered afterwards.
Thus much generally, to shew, that God will haue equitie maintained in the comming by, and inioying of our commodities, and no man wronged in the least part of his goods by vs. But for the more cleere beholding of our §Hduties in this branch of obedience,1 or righteousnes (seeing they are many) it is very expedient, to lay them foorth more particularly, according to the diuers states of men. Therefore, as some are meerely poore men, and by Gods appointment and ordinance, doe liue by almes: other can in some sort partly maintaine themselues, but not without the helpe of others, by borrowing of them:2 and the third sort is able to lend, or to giue, or to do both: therefore according to these diuers sorts of men, the seuerall points of righteous dealing one with another, must be spoken of: and those which are beside this, shall be considered afterwards.
- 1Divers states.Diuers states.