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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. 1. §DWhat the means are, and the kinds of them, and of the sum and order of this treatise.
CHAP. 1. §DWhat the meanes are, and the kindes of them, and of the summe and order of this treatise.
I Have set down a description of the life of the believer: by the which all, who desire to be acquainted with it, after they have obtained the gift of faith, may walk godly and safely through their pilgrimage, even so many as have at any time in truth began, and gone about the same. Now seeing this Christian life is upholden and continued by means,1 and every one §Ewhich shall set upon it, will be desirous to know them, as he hath good cause, and how to use them aright, because the hinderances and discouragements from the same are many and great; I will therefore (as it is meet I should) show what I understand by the helps, and means: and which they are; also the kinds of them, their nature, and how they ought to be used, seeing that God hath promised, by the right and reverent use of them, and the same constantly continued, to give such grace, even to weak ⟨p. 212⟩ones whereby they shall be able in truth as hard as it seemeth, to lead this §Fgodly life, and sensibly to discern, that they do so. For as it was not begun without means, so neither can it grow without them.