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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
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Thus I have after a sort declared what the Christians, and the believers life is, and in what duties it consisteth: and have disclosed in some sort, the sins, which instead of this godliness do possess men: The whole I confess hath been large and long: but therefore it must be considered, that the Christian life is in a manner all the substance of religion, and that which must give light and lend help to us in all things while we live: and therefore so great a matter containing all duties of all §Cpersons with the right manner of performing them, could not with any plainness and profit to the most, that shall read it (in my judgement) have been set down more briefly. Only this is here to be looked unto: that he may clearly and soundly know, what is good, and what is amiss in some particular manner, and be the better able to govern himself by that knowledge every day, as he shall have occasion, which as I said, shall further be declared in place most expedient: And to make this sum of a Christian life, his glass (as it is here, and by other writers set down, according to the word of God) whensoever he shall repair unto it, to see himself therein: Now hear some reasons, why the believer should lead his life §Dthus.
THus I haue after a sort declared what the Christians, and the beleeuers life is, and in what duties it consisteth: and haue disclosed in some sorte, the sinnes, which insteed of this godlines doe possesse men: The whole I confesse hath been large and long: but therefore it must be considered, that the Christian life is in a manner all the substance of religion, and that which must giue light and lend helpe to vs in all things while we liue: and therefore so great a matter containing all duties of all §Cpersons with the right manner of performing them, could not with any playnenes and profit to the most, that shall reade it (in my iudgement) haue been set downe more briefly. Onely this is here to bee looked vnto: that he may cleerely and soundly know, what is good, and what is amisse in some particular manner, and be the better able to gouerne himselfe by that knowledge euery day, as he shall haue occasion, which as I said, shall further be declared in place most expedient: And to make this summe of a Christian life, his glasse (as it is here, and by other writers set downe, according to the word of God) whensoeuer hee shall repaire vnto it, to see himselfe therein: Now heare some reasons, why the beleeuer should leade his life