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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.
And thus I having answered this doubt of David, that no wise body need to take hurt by it: yet because I know how some do draw such examples to liberty in sinning, and even this one example as much as any other, turning it against themselves, which they should take good by; I will add this one §Bthing, which I would otherwise have omitted, seeing I have made mention of it before: That David did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, 1and turned away from nothing, that he commanded him, all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. As therefore it was no usual thing with him, neither did he oft thus offend in cases so well known unto him: so it is no cause why we should be discouraged from a sound course, for fear, least we should fall after the like manner, but watch in all things, that we may be the further from such fear.
And thus I hauing answered this doubt of Dauid, that no wise bodie need to take hurt by it: yet because I know how some doe draw such examples to libertie in sinning, and euen this one example as much as any other, turning it against themselues, which they should take good by; I will adde this one §Bthing, which I would otherwise haue omitted, seeing I haue made mention of it before: That Dauid did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, 1and turned away from nothing, that he commaunded him, all the daies of his life, saue only in the matter of Vriah the Hittite. As therefore it was no vsuall thing with him, neither did he oft thus offend in cases so well knowne vnto him: so it is no cause why wee should be discouraged from a sound course, for feare, least we should fall after the like manner, but watch in all things, that wee may be the further from such feare.