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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.
I make mention of these holy servants of God, the more particularly setting down their course of living, their properties, and their whole estate,§G rather then some of their actions and holy works, to this end; That they, who love to have short work made of this matter, and content themselves with this, as a sufficient warrant of godliness, if they can reckon up some commendable works in their lives (whereas the baddest have somewhat in them that is commendable) may not judge so of a godly life, deceiving themselves: but may make it their whole conversation to be godly, not favouring themselves in any known sins, or actions doubted of to be sins, but sifting themselves daily, 1to search and find them out: neither withholding themselves from new duties, which they have not been wont to practise, but teachable and ready to hear, whatsoever the Lord hath to require of them.§H And my meaning is, that after we have made an entrance into a godly life, we should not hold on by fits, now and then (as I said) and be off and on, as many are: but constantly go forward, as our years grow upon us, and carefully to endeavour, that in one thing as well as in an other, we may please God in reverence, and in fear.
I make mention of these holy seruants of God, the more particularly setting downe their course of liuing, their properties, and their whole estate,§G rather then some of their actions and holy works, to this end; That they, who loue to haue short worke made of this matter, and content themselues with this, as a sufficient warrant of godlines, if they can reckon vp some commendable workes in their liues (whereas the baddest haue somewhat in them that is commendable) may not iudge so of a godly life, deceiuing themselues: but may make it their whole conuersation to be godly, not fauouring themselues in any knowne sinnes, or actions doubted of to be sinnes, but sifting themselues daily, 1to search and finde them out: neither withholding themselues from new duties, which they haue not been wont to practise, but teachable and readie to heare, whatsoeuer the Lord hath to require of them.§H