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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 that which hath persuaded and moved me to this, is, (as I partly said in the first entrance) for that I see many of good hope, and some not without a right and true beginning in this holy course, to be kept at a stay,1 or driven back, and seem not to know what the Christian life is, nor in many years to come thus far, as to be persuaded how pleasant and profitable it is, and by how many degrees to be preferred without all comparison, before any other course. For many of the forwarder sort, though they would not willingly forsake it, yet complain, that they find much tedious heaviness, strong §Ddiscouragements, and many relapses which breed doubtfulness and fear.2 Some which are weaker, are under deadly dumps, strange questionings, whether they shall go forward or no,3 and such small comfort they find in their profession, that they declare plainly, that they are far from the staidness which I speak of: and this not at the first only, but many years after they have liked well of the Gospel.
And that which hath perswaded and moued me to this, is, (as I partly said in the first entrance) for that I see many of good hope, and some not without a right and true beginning in this holie course, to bee kept at a stay,1 or driuen backe, and seeme not to know what the Christian life is, nor in many yeeres to come thus farre, as to be perswaded how pleasant and profitable it is, and by how many degrees to bee preferred without all comparison, before any other course. For many of the forwarder sort, though they would not willingly forsake it, yet complaine, that they find much tedious heauines, strong §Ddiscouragements, and many relapses which breed doubtfulnes and feare.2 Some which are weaker, are vnder deadly dumpes, strange questionings, whether they shall goe forward or no,3