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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.
If these gifts of God with other such, do not greatly honour the Lord in the congregation of the righteous, and if they which enjoy them, being gracious and of high estimation, do not most highly commend the giver, which is God, where will men say, that God is honoured at all? And so doth the Apostle require, that it should be with Gods people:1 Have your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that they which speak evil of you as of evil doers, may glorify your father which is in heaven. And yet I have said nothing of their peace of conscience, which Solomon saith, is as continual banqueting to them: 2Saint Paul saith, it passeth all understanding: even in this one thing,3 which the §Cungodly (because they have not) they therefore know not (for the stranger is not partaker of the children's joy) know not (I mean) as it is felt and known of them which have it:4 In this one thing (I say) doth God get himself great glory: For they believing in their hearts, they cannot choose but utter with their mouths, their deliverances, and the wonderful things that he hath done for them. And though they be for the most part contemptible in the world, yet is the meanest of them more happy,5 then the greatest of the world.
If these gifts of God with other such, doe not greatly honour the Lord in the congregation of the righteous, and if they which inioy them, being gratious and of high estimation, doe not most highly commend the giuer, which is God, where will men say, that God is honored at all? And so doth the Apostle require, that it should be with Gods people:1 Haue your conuersation honest among the Gentiles, that they which speake euill of you as of euill doers, may glorifie your father which is in heauen. And yet I haue said nothing of their peace of conscience, which Salomon saith, is as continuall banquetting to them: