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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.
And yet we must know, that there are others of the same company, at the same time, and using the same means with much blessing of God upon §Dtheir lives, who also declare, as I have said, that they have effectually received into their hearts the heavenly doctrine, which hath sounded amongst them: for why? they have set themselves to seek the Lord. By whose gain in godliness the greater it is (as there is no comparison betwixt all the pleasures of the world and it) so much we may see the other to have lost. And is it not lamentable to see, that any should take such a course?1 that they should bestow all their prayers, confession of sins, and hearing of sermons in vain? I might more rightly say, to their just condemnation in the day of the Lord: Men will not be made fools in any thing saving in this: though foolishness in all other things is not to be compared with this.
And yet we must know, that there are others of the same companie, at the same time, and vsing the same meanes with much blessing of God vpon §Dtheir liues, who also declare, as I haue said, that they haue effectually receiued into their hearts the heauenly doctrine, which hath sounded amongst them: for why? they haue set themselues to seeke the Lord. By whose gaine in godlines the greater it is (as there is no comparison betwixt all the pleasures of the world and it) so much we may see the other to haue lost. And is it not lamentable to see, that any should take such a course?1 that they should bestow all their prayers, confession of sinnes, and hearing of sermons in vaine? I might more rightly say, to their iust condemnation in the day of the Lord: Men will not be made fooles in any thing sauing in this: though foolishnes in all other things is not to be compared with this.
- 1All prayers, &c. lost, yea worse.