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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 marvel not, that I have said, that such, whose hearts are not purged by faith, receive no profit by the exercises of religion, as might further be showed §Cby many more examples of Capernaum, Corazin and Bethsaida: For even the dear children of God, when they wax wanton against the Lord, 1and grow slothful in performing their duties to God, or do them in a slighter manner, then they sometime had done: as he punisheth their transgressions other ways; so doth he this one way chastise them, that they shall feel no sweetness, nor find no savour in the best things they shall do, or exercises of religion which they shall go about.
And marueile not, that I haue said, that such, whose hearts are not purged by faith, receiue no profit by the exercises of religion, as might further be shewed §Cby many more examples of Capernaum, Corazin and Bethsaida: For euen the deare children of God, when they waxe wanton against the Lord, 1and grow slouthfull in performing their duties to God, or doe them in a sleighter manner, then they sometime had done: as he punisheth their transgressions other waies; so doth hee this one way chastise them, that they shall feele no sweetnes, nor finde no sauour in the best things they shall doe, or exercises of religion which they shall goe about.
- 1Gods children growing careless lose the fruit of good exercises. Psal. 89 31.Gods children growing careles lose the fruit of good exercises. Psal. 89 31.