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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.
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 §Kfor their edifying, is more then they need to look after, or trouble themselves with: which kind of persons seeing they swarm every where, I do oft say and profess, that I oppose my self throughout this my book against that their damnable opinion and practise, and do bend the force of Scripture and sound reason against them. For while these thoughts prevail with them and possess them, they do but reason against their own benefit, comfort ⟨p. 201⟩§Aand happiness: yea, and even many of those, who have further tasted of the Gospel, of whom it becometh us to hope well; yet are for the most part, ignorant of the course, which I have described, and content themselves with this, that they have some good affections at some times and flitting desires to live honestly.
But the multitude of such, as haue either no faith, nor grace, but onely heare our doctrine, who yet professe that they looke for saluation by Christ, doe thinke, that this which I haue drawne out of Gods word, and set down §Kfor their edifying, is more then they neede to looke after, or trouble themselues with: which kinde of persons seeing they swarme euery where, I doe oft say and professe, that I oppose my selfe throughout this my booke against that their damnable opinion and practise, and doe bend the force of Scripture and sound reason against them. For while these thoughts preuaile with them and possesse them, they do but reason against their owne benefit, comfort ⟨p. 201⟩§Aand happines: yea, and euen many of those, who haue further tasted of the Gospell, of whom it becommeth vs to hope well; yet are for the most part, ignorant of the course, which I haue described, and content themselues with this, that they haue some good affections at some times and flitting desires to liue honestly.