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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.
Therefore to conclude this matter: seeing the godly and Christian course of living is not a serving of God when we think good, but from time to time; nor a looking to some of our actions, when others are not regarded; nor an estate unpleasant to the spiritual man, whom the holy Ghost directeth, but easy, sweet, and comfortable; seeing also we have heard by many §Bexamples of godly men (otherwise not without their infirmities any more then we) that this life hath been practised in all ages: I conclude,1 that the elect and beloved of the Lord shall yield to the embracing of it, and must take up the same, though it be a yoke to the corrupt lusts not yet subdued: and that such as see not cause to submit themselves to Gods commandments one as well as another, but will take their liberty in some evil, after the desire of their hearts, cannot glory with any sound peace of a godly life.
Therefore to conclude this matter: seeing the godly and Christian course of liuing is not a seruing of God when we thinke good, but from time to time; nor a looking to some of our actions, when others are not regarded; nor an estate vnpleasant to the spirituall man, whom the holy Ghost directeth, but easie, sweete, and comfortable; seeing also we haue heard by many §Bexamples of godly men (otherwise not without their infirmities any more then we) that this life hath been practised in al ages: I conclude,1 that the elect and beloued of the Lord shall yeeld to the imbracing of it, and must take vp the same, though it be a yoke to the corrupt lusts not yet subdued: and that such as see not cause to submit themselues to Gods commandements one as well as another, but will take their libertie in some euill, after the desire of their hearts, cannot glorie with any sound peace of a godly life.
- 1The elect must take up this yoke.The elect must take vp this yoke.