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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 therefore, I would meet with some of the objections, which they allege, why they should be no further dealt withal, but suffered to go on as they do in a fruitless, dead and dull manner. Some of these say,1 they hope their desire is to please God, although they cannot do it as some do: and namely, such as endeavour to follow this doctrine which in this book I propound. §BFor my part, I do not marvel, that they should as it were shrink and hold back from such a course, though they would seem religious, as having not yet seen how great encouragement God hath given them to walk in it; neither what great cause they have to lay hold of such encouragements, having many things to hinder them. These persons therefore, so many of them as will be teachable, and not resist the truth wilfully, I will answer; and give them some worthy examples of such as have gone before them herein: that they may not think, they are pressed too far, and to do more then they need (if possibly they may see their error, and so find greater liberty and delight in well doing.) The which being done, they shall see §Cwhat difference is betwixt the estate they are in, and that which they are stirred up and called unto.
And therefore, I would meete with some of the obiections, which they alleage, why they should be no further dealt withall, but suffered to goe on as they doe in a fruitles, dead and dull manner. Some of these say,1 they hope their desire is to please God, although they cannot doe it as some doe: and namely, such as endeuour to follow this doctrine which in this booke I propound. §BFor my part, I doe not marueile, that they should as it were shrinke and hold backe from such a course, though they would seeme religious, as hauing not yet seene how great incouragement God hath giuen them to walk in it; neither what great cause they haue to lay hold of such incouragements, hauing many things to hinder them. These persons therefore, so many of them as will be teachable, and not resist the truth wilfully, I will answere; and giue them some worthie examples of such as haue gone before them herein: that they may not thinke, they are pressed too farre, and to do more then they need (if possibly they may see their error, and so finde greater libertie and delight in well doing.) The which being done, they shall see