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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 as I said, that this godly life which I have written of, is all one with the bringing forth fruits of amendment or of repentance, & living by faith, and no strange nor new or divers thing from it, thus in few words I show. Concerning the one,1 I mean the bringing forth the fruits of repentance, what is it else, but for the person who is assured of salvation and of the forgiveness of his sins, to turn to the Lord, and to come under his government, from the power of Satan and sin? and in full purpose of heart to labour §Kto be reformed from day to day more and more? And what other thing in substance, hath been spoken by me in the description of a godly life? And those things about it I have chiefly handled; which may especially instruct the believer,2 what true godliness is, and how he may be able to practise it. Now for the other, of living by faith, what is it also but a relying upon the word of God, with full purpose to be guided by it, either by resting upon his ⟨p. 189⟩§Apromises (I understand not here the promise of salvation) or obeying his commandments? And a godly conversation is even the same: that is, an endeavouring to live after the word of God, which teacheth us to believe, that he will enable us thereto, and bless us therein. So that, he that liveth not godly, liveth not by faith: nor he liveth not by faith, who doth not live godly.
And as I said, that this godly life which I haue written of, is all one with the bringing forth fruits of amendement or of repentance, & liuing by faith, and no straunge nor new or diuers thing from it, thus in few words I shew. Concerning the one,1 I meane the bringing foorth the fruites of repentance, what is it els, but for the person who is assured of saluation and of the forgiuenes of his sinnes, to turne to the Lord, and to come vnder his gouernment, from the power of Sathan and sinne? and in full purpose of heart to labour §Kto be reformed from day to day more and more? And what other thing in substance, hath been spoken by me in the description of a godly life? And those things about it I haue chiefly handled; which may especially instruct the beleeuer,