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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.
CHAP. 20. The last objection against the godly life answered.
CHAP. 20. The last obiection against the godly life answered.
There is yet another objection, that I will answer, and it might be a great weakening of the holy courage of the servants of God, if they should not be well fenced against it. And this it is:1 Seeing we teach publicly the same, which I have before set down of the estate of the godly, and profess without fear, that thus the people of God must §Gwalk, and we affirm that Gods is not pleased with this dark and dead life, which is led by mens good intents, without any certain rule to guide them, much less with that which is contrary to godliness, divers take great offence hereat, and arise up against us in this manner, saying: Ye go too far, and brag of that which is not in you: and again, remember how many have fallen, which were more like to have stood then you, as David, Peter, and others. It is therefore good (say they) for all men to profess no more then others do, that there may be no great wondering, when any great trespass shall be committed by them. To which kind of men, for the better settling and quieting of Gods weak children, I answer.
THere is yet another obiection, that I will answere, and it might be a great weakning of the holie courage of the seruants of God, if they should not be well fenced against it. And this it is:1 Seeing we teach publikely the same, which I haue before set downe of the estate of the godly, and professe without feare, that thus the people of God must §Gwalke, and wee affirme that Gods is not pleased with this darke and dead life, which is led by mens good intents, without any certaine rule to guide them, much lesse with that which is contrarie to godlines, diuers take great offence hereat, and arise vp against vs in this manner, saying: Ye goe too farre, and bragge of that which is not in you: and againe, remember how many haue fallen, which were more like to haue stood then you, as Dauid, Peter, and others. It is therefore good (say they) for all men to professe no more then others doe, that there may bee no great wondring, when any great trespasse shall be committed by them. To which kind of men, for the better setling and quieting of Gods weake children, I answere.