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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.
The Lord maketh the weak strong, the ignorant prudent, and such as sate in darkness to see great light: holy and glorious is his name: Yea further ⟨p. 193⟩§Athe Lord teacheth his beloved ones in their prosperity,1 to count themselves but strangers in this world: he causeth the things of greatest price, to be little set by of them in comparison of his treasures, which are not seen: This honour have many of his Saints. The Lord giveth strength in tribulation above hope, and maketh anguish and sorrow to become comforts:2 false accusations, and contumelious reports, to be crowns to their heads and chains of gold to their necks which bear them. And to be short, he teacheth his, to suck sweetness out of sourness, and to make good use of all estates: and they are able to do all things through him that maketh them able;3 yea persecution it self he maketh tolerable, and joyful; and (when our weakness can see so §Bfar) the greatest advancement.
The Lord maketh the weake strong, the ignorant prudent, and such as sate in darkenes to see great light: holy and glorious is his name: Yea further ⟨p. 193⟩§Athe Lord teacheth his beloued ones in their prosperitie,1 to count themselues but strangers in this world: he causeth the things of greatest price, to be little set by of them in comparison of his treasures, which are not seene: This honour haue many of his Saints. The Lord giueth strength in tribulation aboue hope, and maketh anguish and sorrow to become comforts:2 false accusations, and contumelious reports, to be crownes to their heads and chaines of golde to their neckes which beare them. And to be short, he teacheth his, to sucke sweetenes out of sowernes, and to make good vse of all estates: and they are able to doe all things through him that maketh them able;