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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 so it is with all others in this case, that so dishonour God as he did. Now if he did fall, and we may also fall, whiles we are yet not without confidence in God, what is to be thought of our best actions, if we should do as many would have us, namely, to show and profess no more then others do; & so make common professors examples, to be rules for our lives: what should §Eour lives then be, but a very dunghill fraught with unsavoury filthiness, and not an offending of God lightly now and then? Neither let men say,1 they can live no otherwise then they have done, nor discontentedly say, we would have them take no delight in any thing; but husband and wife must sit and look heavily one upon another: neither may neighbours be merry together.
And so it is with all others in this case, that so dishonour God as he did. Now if he did fall, and we may also fall, whiles we are yet not without confidence in God, what is to be thought of our best actions, if we should doe as many would haue vs, namely, to shew and professe no more then others do; & so make cōmon professors examples, to be rules for our liues: what should §Eour liues then be, but a very dunghill fraught with vnsauourie filthines, and not an offending of God lightly now and then? Neither let men say,1 they can liue no otherwise then they haue done, nor discontentedly say, wee would haue them take no delight in any thing; but husband and wife must sit and looke heauily one vpon another: neither may neighbours be merrie together.
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For such may understand, to the first point of their objection, where they