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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.
By all which it appeareth, that when men fear not their frailty, and arm §Dnot themselves against the same, they come home men less godly, then they went out: and for that they will take no warning from the Lord of the slippery paths that they walk in here in the world, therefore they cast themselves into fearful danger. And what is more plainly proved, then this by daily experience; that as God directeth us, when we commit our selves to him;1 so when we willingly betake our selves from his government, we run headlong into many and dangerous evils?
By all which it appeareth, that when men feare not their frailtie, and arme §Dnot themselues against the same, they come home men lesse godly, then they went out: and for that they will take no warning from the Lord of the slipperie paths that they walke in here in the world, therefore they cast themselues into fearefull daunger. And what is more plainly prooued, then this by daily experience; that as God directeth vs, when we commit our selues to him;1 so when we willingly betake our selues from his gouernment, we run headlong into many and daungerous euils?
And yet when I consider the course of mens lives (and those none of the worst) how eagerly and greedily every one, for the most part, is given and set about his worldly business and commodity, having little thought of heavenly §E