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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.
Thus we see because they did not seek him daily, in the uprightness of §Ktheir hearts, all the helps of religion did them no good, brought them no wisdom, experience nor comfort: all which, on the contrary, Gods faithful servants enjoy. For David the man of God uttereth this sweet speech, and the like through the book of Psalms: Thou hast made me (O Lord) more wise then my teachers: 1then mine elders, and men of experience, because I have kept thy commandments: before I knew thee I went astray, but since, I have brought my feet ⟨p. 197⟩§Ainto the way of thy testimonies. The religious women, of whom we read in the Gospel, after that they saw the power of the Scriptures,2 and had their hearts humbled and meekened by the wisdom of them, how did they grow in holy affections, & Christian duties, painfully labouring to attain more knowledge by hearing Jesus his sermons from day to day?
Thus we see because they did not seeke him daily, in the vprightnes of §Ktheir hearts, all the helpes of religion did them no good, brought them no wisedome, experience nor comfort: all which, on the contrarie, Gods faithful seruants inioy. For Dauid the man of God vttereth this sweete speech, and the like through the booke of Psalmes: Thou hast made me (O Lord) more wise then my teachers: 1then mine elders, and men of experience, because I haue kept thy commaundements: before I knew thee I went astray, but since, I haue brought my feete ⟨p. 197⟩§Ainto the way of thy testimonies. The religious women, of whom we reade in the Gospell, after that they sawe the power of the Scriptures,2 and had their hearts humbled and meekned by the wisdome of them, how did they growe in holy affections, & Christian duties, painefully labouring to attaine more knowledge by hearing Iesus his sermons from day to day?