A10945:669
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.
And they do not as many, that is, give over and faint, as though the Christian life grew wearisome and tedious to them; but the longer they have continued §Htherein, so much the more settled and constant they have been in the same, increasing daily in faith, and other graces, and hold on their fellowship since they knew first the power of the Gospel: 1Yea many there are at this day (to Gods glory be it spoken) who have so effectually tasted how good and sweet the Lord is, that they have been encouraged to add to the times, and to their travail in the service of God, as prayer, reading, for one hour in the week many, and for a little labour in looking to their ways,2 watching their hearts, and searching out their sins, much and oft: for the profit which they have found thereby.
And they do not as many, that is, giue ouer and faint, as though the Christian life grew wearisome and tedious to them; but the longer they haue continued §Htherein, so much the more setled and constant they haue been in the same, increasing daily in faith, and other graces, and hold on their fellowship since they knew first the power of the Gospell: 1Yea many there are at this day (to Gods glorie be it spoken) who haue so effectually tasted how good and sweete the Lord is, that they haue been incouraged to adde to the times, and to their trauaile in the seruice of God, as prayer, reading, for one houre in the weeke many, and for a little labour in looking to their waies,2 watching their hearts, and searching out their sinnes, much and oft: for the profit which they haue found thereby.
- 1Phil. 1.5.
- 2A worthy growing.