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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 if this be the estate of many, who yet do commonly resort to hear Gods word, who will read at home, yea and have prayers in their houses, (for §Hthis I am sure many of our country do; whose case yet, because I know, I do heartily bewail,1 for that the Christian life is not for all this, aimed at, almost, in many of their actions) good Lord, what shall the estate of others be, who come as far behind them,2 as they do behind the best of Gods servants? even those others (I say) who being the greatest part of the people, are not troubled with any thought of God or devil, heaven or hell, throughout the week? but having their heads filled, and their time continually taken up in matters of the world, and in hearing and telling news and tales (yet many of them nothing concerning themselves) and leaving their callings, do busy themselves with other mens matters needlessly, and spend many days §Iin the week in idleness, prating, vain games, and pastimes, and cannot find one hour in it to bethink themselves of any account giving to their heavenly Lord and master (though to that very end they are set here) that once yet at last they might begin to return unto him.
And if this be the estate of many, who yet doe commonly resort to heare Gods word, who wil reade at home, yea and haue praiers in their houses, (for §Hthis I am sure many of our countrie do; whose case yet, because I know, I doe heartily bewaile,1 for that the Christian life is not for all this, aimed at, almost, in many of their actions) good Lord, what shall the estate of others be, who come as farre behinde them,2 as they doe behinde the best of Gods seruants? euen those others (I say) who being the greatest part of the people, are not troubled with any thought of God or diuell, heauen or hell, throughout the weeke? but hauing their heads filled, and their time continually taken vp in matters of the world, and in hearing and telling newes and tales (yet many of them nothing concerning themselues) and leauing their callings, doe busie themselues with other mens matters needlesly, and spend many dayes