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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.
1Abraham, though he be not exempted from infirmities, yet from the first time of his calling unto his death, what a rare pattern did he set before the eyes of men in his example, of a man consecrated to God, and not earthly minded? For wheresoever he came, he set up an altar unto the Lord: declaring thereby, that no change of place, time, or company, could withhold ⟨p. 203⟩§Ahim from following the Lord, but as the first left country and kindred at his commandment, when he knew not as yet whither he should go, or what should become of him: So when he had leisure after to return, 2yet he refused; because he sought a better country, namely, heavenly, witnessing still more and more, that his obedience was sound and faithful,3 by looking to another inheritance, until an hundred years were fully complete in an holy course.
1Abraham, though he be not exempted from infirmities, yet from the first time of his calling vnto his death, what a rare paterne did he set before the eyes of men in his example, of a man consecrated to God, and not earthly minded? For wheresoeuer he came, he set vp an altar vnto the Lord: declaring thereby, that no change of place, time, or companie, could withholde ⟨p. 203⟩§Ahim from following the Lord, but as the first left countrie and kindred at his commaundement, when he knew not as yet whither he should goe, or what should become of him: So when he had leasure after to returne, 2yet he refused; because he sought a better countrie, namely, heauenly, witnessing still more and more, that his obedience was sound and faithfull,3 by looking to another inheritance, vntill an hundred yeares were fully complete in an holy course.