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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.
As for Moses, although it was a rare grace,1 when he was of full and ripe years, to refuse to be maintained as the son of Pharaohs daughter, and to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; yet it is more marvellous, how in example he went before the rest, in the things which God required: and shining daily more and more, as the Sun till the noon tide; not weary of his service, as many are, but liking better of it, the longer experience he had of it: so that there was no good being elsewhere to him: and so accomplished eighty years in that righteous and holy course.
As for Moses, although it was a rare grace,1 when he was of full and ripe yeares, to refuse to be maintained as the sonne of Pharaohs daughter, and to inioy the pleasures of sinne for a season; yet it is more marueilous, how in example he went before the rest, in the things which God required: and shining daily more and more, as the Sunne till the noone tide; not weary of his seruice, as many are, but liking better of it, the longer experience he had of it: so that there was no good being elsewhere to him: and so accomplished eightie yeares in that righteous and holy course.
- 1Moses. Heb. 11.24.
As for Davids practise, besides the Lords commendation of him,1 that he was a man after his own mind: so that we may see more particularly, how he passed his time, that one place of his Psalms doth clearly show,2 where he saith: This is the course of my life, after the which I frame my self, as the blessed of the Lord also do: with my whole heart I seek thee, O Lord, as thy word teacheth me: the which so far as I have received, I lay it up, and hide it in my heart, as treasure: and so far as I do not understand it, I desire to be further taught of thee: I use to speak