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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.
But I must remember, that I am in setting down the duties of all Christians about the goods of their neighbours: although entire pity hath moved me to make this short digression. The last duty therefore of this sort of poor people, is, with the former, that as much as they be able, and their bodily §Dinfirmities of age, blindness, lameness, and such other, will suffer them,1 that they redeem their time from idleness, and consequently from other evil passing of the same, to do any profitable work which they are fit for, ever tying their hearts, eyes, and hands from pulling to them, or desiring that which is another's.
But I must remember, that I am in setting downe the duties of all Christians about the goods of their neighbours: although intire pitie hath moued me to make this short digression. The last dutie therefore of this sort of poore people, is, with the former, that as much as they be able, and their bodilie §Dinfirmities of age, blindnes, lamenes, and such other, will suffer them,1 that they redeeme their time from idlenes, and consequently from other euill passing of the same, to doe any profitable worke which they are fit for, euer tying their hearts, eyes, and hands from pulling to them, or desiring that which is anothers.
- 1Avoid idleness.Auoid idlenes.
The second sort that I am to deal with here, are they, who cannot live by their labour alone, but stand in need of the help of others by borrowing some thing of them, that so they may the better provide for themselves, and theirs. Their duty is, carefully and faithfully to purpose the restoring of that, which they borrowed, at the day appointed, and that with thanks.