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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 first I will begin with that, which deserveth the first place,1 and of right, ought to prevail with us: that seeing this Christian course doth so highly honour God, it ought without all exception, to be sought out and attained of us: And how highly God is glorified in it, every one may see, when even sinful and contemptible persons, who much dishonoured him by their bad conversation, yet after being reformed, are made fit to glorify him? and if this be in their new birth, and regeneration at their first coming to God, how much more (think we) shall it be in their life afterward? A miserable caitiff to be made a Kings son, is admirable: but behold, here §Eis more: for in Christianity, we find, that he which was the bondman of the devil, and of the family of hell, is advanced to the honour of the Son of God, and made heir and inheritor of the kingdom of heaven. And if this be honour to Princes, that they can give great gifts, what is the Lords honour, in and by them, whom he endues with other gifts, then all princes have to give?
And first I will begin with that, which deserueth the first place,1 and of right, ought to preuaile with vs: that seeing this Christian course doth so highly honour God, it ought without all exception, to be sought out and attained of vs: And how highly God is glorified in it, euery one may see, when euen sinfull and contemptible persons, who much dishonored him by their bad conuersation, yet after being reformed, are made fit to glorifie him? and if this be in their new birth, and regeneration at their first comming to God, how much more (thinke we) shall it be in their life afterward? A miserable caytife to be made a Kings sonne, is admirable: but behold, here §Eis more: for in Christianitie, we finde, that he which was the bondman of the diuell, and of the familie of hell, is aduanced to the honour of the sonne of God, and made heire and inheritour of the kingdome of heauen. And if this be honour to Princes, that they can giue great gifts, what is the Lords honour, in and by them, whom he indueth with other gifts, then all princes haue to giue?
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