A10945:581
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 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.1 §EAnd therefore in no wise to abuse their creditor, by a dishonest denying of it, or unwillingness to repay it: thereby, and by other delays seeking to defraud him, and think hardly of him, if he requireth it; which to do, is as if they counted it their own, and a kind of theft: and so they shut up mens compassion from lending: For a chief cause of little lending,2 is evil paying. It is further required of them, that they borrow not without need;3 as many do, to maintain themselves in play, and idleness: for by that ⟨p. 178⟩means they deprive him, who hath need indeed to borrow, seeing the §Flender cannot pleasure both. And although they find favour to borrow for their necessity, yet they must not look to borrow that, which they are not like to pay again, by taking more dealings into their hands, then their ability will serve unto: for many undo themselves, and others, by that means: much less may they borrow to lend to another for usury, as we call it.4 Lastly, if their simple meaning in purposing to repay it at the due time, be disappointed; yet their care must be, to satisfy their creditor, and content him, with promising new day, and paying part, and every way that they can (except it be forgiven them altogether) to show, that they were not faulty, nor negligent in this matter.
The second sort that I am to deale with here, are they, who cannot liue by their labour alone, but stand in neede of the helpe of others by borrowing some thing of them, that so they may the better prouide for themselues, and theirs. Their dutie is, carefully and faithfully to purpose the restoring of that, which they borrowed, at the day appointed, and that with thanks.