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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 now that I have added these reasons to the description of the Christian, which believeth in God, I would cease to say any more of this matter, if I did think, that men, who §Ihave received the Gospel among them, were persuaded and resolved to yield to this doctrine, and to cast away all clogs and cloaks of shame, fear, and other lets, and heartily go about to practise the same willingly, when they have heard it: But I know there are few such.1 For they who do thus, do not only themselves walk after the rule which I have set down, aiming thereat, as at a mark, but also desire that many other were as they be.
ANd now that I haue added these reasons to the description of the Christian, which beleeueth in God, I would cease to say any more of this matter, if I did think, that men, who §Ihaue receiued the Gospell among them, were perswaded and resolued to yeeld to this doctrine, and to cast away all clogges and cloakes of shame, feare, and other lets, and heartily goe about to practise the same willingly, when they haue heard it: But I know there are few such.1 For they who doe thus, doe not onely themselues walke after the rule which I haue set downe, aiming thereat, as at a marke, but also desire that many other were as they be.
- 1This streight course not easily yielded to. Act. 26.28.This streight course not easily yeelded to. Act. 26.28.
But the multitude of such, as have either no faith, nor grace, but only hear our doctrine, who yet profess that they look for salvation by Christ, do think, that this which I have drawn out of Gods word, and set down