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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.
And this part of righteousness must find more care in us for the performance of it,1 because the well regarding of this duty maketh us the better able §Bto serve our neighbour in all the former. And ought we not to wean our hearts from dreaming after any thing that is his, when we can in no wise abide that the like measure should be offered us? and also because we have consecrated our hearts to the Lords use, to be taken up in the delighting in those things which please him? And if we love him, we should consider, that love thinketh none evil of our neighbour, nor intendeth any hurt against him: yet when his profits, and lawful liberties, and delights are wished to be ours, I deny not but we can and do persuade our selves, that for all this we love him: but the Scripture which saith,2 as ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye unto them, shall condemn us for it. Alas, do we not see, that §Call the encouragements and helps, which we have in this life (through the exceeding naughtiness of our hearts) are all little enough to carry us through all hindrances? and shall we then add sorrow to sorrow upon such, as we our selves are? or repine, that they may more easily go on to eternal life, by such helps as God giveth them? and therefore desire that which is precious to them, that so they may be holden back, if not utterly oppressed, through the want of them with heaviness? It was far from him, who said,3 I would thou wert altogether as I am (that is, unfeignedly a Christian) but yet without the bands which I have.
And this part of righteousnes must finde more care in vs for the performance of it,1 because the well regarding of this dutie maketh vs the better able §Bto serue our neighbour in all the former. And ought we not to weane our hearts from dreaming after any thing that is his, when wee can in no wise abide that the like measure should be offered vs? and also because wee haue consecrated our hearts to the Lords vse, to bee taken vp in the delighting in those things which please him? And if wee loue him, wee should consider, that loue thinketh none euill of our neighbour, nor intendeth any hurt against him: yet when his profits, and lawfull liberties, and delights are wished to be ours, I denie not but we can and doe perswade our selues, that for all this we loue him: but the Scripture which saith,