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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.
Which §Bwas the sin of those cruel Jews mentioned in the Acts; who when Paul was accused as an evil doer, stood by; allowing the same against him, who knew, that those things were not so; and if they had rightly learned to practise this part of duty, would have answered in his defence. But the neglect of this duty is the greater, if it be done in a public case before many, as that was against the Apostle, when the Judge will not give sentence, the deponent will not speak the truth on the side of him, who is falsely and unjustly brought in question; and the accuser will not let his suite fall, as they see they ought, and should do: but indirectly at least, do pursue him, either making a small crime in him to be an odious offence; or when he is innocent §Cand clear, yet charge him as a trespasser.
Which §Bwas the sinne of those cruell Iewes mentioned in the Acts; who when Paul was accused as an euill doer, stoode by; allowing the same against him, who knew, that those things were not so; and if they had rightly learned to practise this part of dutie, would haue answered in his defence. But the neglect of this dutie is the greater, if it be done in a publike case before many, as that was against the Apostle, when the Iudge will not giue sentence, the deponent will not speake the truth on the side of him, who is falsely and vniustly brought in question; and the accuser will not let his suite fall, as they see they ought, and should doe: but indirectly at least, doe pursue him, either making a small crime in him to be an odious offence; or when he is innocent §Cand cleere, yet charge him as a trespasser.
It is our duty also, by our hand writing,1 or any other credit bringing unto him, whose good conversation is approved of us, to free his name from unjust reproach: yea, and if the case be weighty and urgent, so far as we be privy to his innocency, not to be unwilling to free him by our oath. There is yet another thing, wherein our love should show it self towards our neighbour, as necessarily as in any of the rest: And that is, by uprightness of heart,