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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.
1And whereas they have sometime gone about these spiritual duties untowardly,§I whiles their minds (though renewed) were weakly seasoned with grace: yet after they have with much cheerfulness and delight gone about the same, when they have had more acquaintance with the christian course. The remembering of the hours of holy assemblies by keeping holy day on the Lords Sabbaths in the word and prayer, and other private hours of calling on God, and reading of his word, how pleasant and sweet is it unto them,2 before they come to it? And yet if they should rest in these, I would not think them worthy so great commendation, not adjoining therewith other duties to men. But when they have found such delight in the former worshipping of God, they have also walked more roundly and fruitfully in §Ktheir particular callings, in their families and other companies, and their worldly matters (in which most men do highly offend God, and think they may deal in them as they think good) they carefully endeavour to be directed in them by such rules, as his word teacheth them. And such as these are, God hath set amongst others, that they may learn of them, and be shadowed as it were,3 under the wings of their good example.
1And whereas they haue sometime gone about these spirituall duties vntowardly,§I whiles their mindes (though renued) were weakely seasoned with grace: yet after they haue with much cheerefulnes and delight gone about the same, when they haue had more acquaintance with the christian course. The remembring of the houres of holie assemblies by keeping holie day on the Lords Sabboths in the word and prayer, and other priuate houres of calling on God, and reading of his word, how pleasant and sweete is it vnto them,2 before they come to it? And yet if they should rest in these, I would not thinke them worthie so great commendation, not adioyning therewith other duties to men. But when they haue found such delight in the former worshipping of God, they haue also walked more roundly and fruitfully in