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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.
1And what shall we say further? for no exercise of religion, nor godly means of the best sort can do them any good, who will not resolve themselves to come to this faithful practise of true religion and obedience to God his commandments: nothing shall be found more true then this, if we will suffer it to come under trial. For to begin with the Scripture: What did all the privileges of the stifnecked Jews profit them, the law, circumcision,2 the covenant, and sacrifices? There were no greater prerogatives to any people or nation under the sun: And they also did in the outward practise of religion,3 join with the best of their brethren, both in keeping the §Happointed days, and places in the worshipping of God, and also in being ready to offer their extraordinary services to him, and that voluntarily: yet what saith the Scripture from their first coming out of Egypt both in the wilderness and afterward?4 In many of them God had no delight, but slew them: Many thousands of them at sundry times perished, for their false heartednes, that when they had bin delivered out of their dangers, they did not cleave fast unto the Lord, as in their afflictions, and anguishes they promised to do; but started aside like a broken bow.
1And what shall we say further? for no exercise of religion, nor godly meanes of the best sort can doe them any good, who will not resolue themselues to come to this faithfull practise of true religion and obedience to God his commaundements: nothing shall be found more true then this, if we will suffer it to come vnder triall. For to begin with the Scripture: What did all the priuiledges of the stifnecked Iewes profit them, the law, circumcision,2 the couenant, and sacrifices? There were no greater prerogatiues to any people or nation vnder the sunne: And they also did in the outward practise of religion,