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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.
What man is there to be found, who being deeply in debt and greatly behind hand, when he hath sown his field, will be contented to reap no fruit of it, or being in suit of law, will lend his money to his adversary to hold plea against him? But such men are amongst us (I say not) who take much pain to come to eternal life, and yet are well enough content to go without it (For being lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God, 1they know that they cannot have it:) but as though the devil were not strong enough to accuse, ⟨p. 198⟩and enchant them, they do negligently, yea willingly offer him advantage §Fby keeping in a bad course (though they know how to come out of it) or grow worse and worse to their speedy confusion.
What man is there to be found, who being deepely in debt and greatly behinde hand, when he hath sowen his field, will be contented to reape no fruite of it, or being in suit of law, wil lend his money to his aduersary to hold plea against him? But such men are amongst vs (I say not) who take much paine to come to eternall life, and yet are well inough content to goe without it (For being louers of pleasures more then louers of God, 1they knowe that they cannot haue it:) but as though the diuell were not strong enough to accuse, ⟨p. 198⟩and inchaunt them, they doe negligently, yea willingly offer him aduantage §Fby keeping in a bad course (though they know how to come out of it) or grow worse and worse to their speedie confusion.