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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.
Although my chief purpose be to direct the true Christian, who is already a believer, §Chow to walk daily through the course of this life, in such wise as he may find a very sweet and effectual taste of eternal happiness, even here (which few do think can be obtained) yet I have thought it meet: first, to show who are true believers, and the children of God,1 and how men are brought unto this estate, and thereby may know that they are so. Partly for them who desire to be directed in a Christian life, that §Dthey may have this ready at hand by them, to show them that they are the Lords, notwithstanding many doubts be oft raised by Satan against them, and that others may learn to know it, who are yet ignorant of it, as without the which, in vain should they go about a godly life. Which as it is the weightiest and chiefest point of all others in divinity, and the ground of the rest which I have taken in hand to entreat of; so it is with the greatest regard to be dealt in, whether we respect those, which unfold and lay open the same, or those, which desire to be instructed, and persuaded in the truth thereof.
ALthough my chiefe purpose be to direct the true Christian, who is already a beleeuer, §Chow to walke daily through the course of this life, in such wise as he may finde a very sweete and effectuall taste of eternall happines, euen here (which few doe thinke can be obtained) yet I haue thought it meete: first, to shew who are true beleeuers, and the children of God,1 and how men are brought vnto this estate, and thereby may know that they are so. Partly for them who desire to be directed in a Christian life, that §Dthey may haue this ready at hand by them, to shew them that they are the Lords, notwithstanding many doubts be oft raised by Sathan against them, and that others may learne to know it, who are yet ignorant of it, as without the which, in vaine should they goe about a godly life. Which as it is the weightiest and chiefest poynt of all others in diuinitie, and the ground of the rest which I haue taken in hand to intreate of; so it is with the greatest regarde to be dealt in, whether we respect those, which vnfolde and lay open the same, or those, which desire to be instructed, and perswaded in the truth thereof.