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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.
TO begin therefore with the public means and helps, whereby God hath appointed to strengthen the believer, and settle him in a godly life; know we, that the word is the first and principal. And there shall need no great marvelling at this, which I say, if we mark the royal and most excellent commendations, that we hear, and read of the Scriptures, which are this word of God.1 For besides that they are by good evidence and testimony proved to be the very truth and ⟨p. 214⟩word of God (not the phantasies of mans brain) which he willeth us to §Fsearch,2 sending us unto them, if we desire to know his mind and will towards us:3 so the authority of them is such, that by whomsoever it be gainsaid or called into question, we need not be troubled at it, and so be discomfited: no although it were an Angel from heaven (if any such thing were possible) much less the man of sin,4 who yet challengeth authority to be heard before them.
TO begin therefore with the publike meanes and helpes, whereby God hath appointed to strengthen the beleeuer, and settle him in a godly life; know wee, that the word is the first and principall. And there shall neede no great marueiling at this, which I say, if we mark the royall and most excellent commendations, that we heare, and reade of the Scriptures, which are this word of God.1 For besides that they are by good euidence and testimonie proued to be the very truth and ⟨p. 214⟩word of God (not the phantasies of mans braine) which hee willeth vs to §Fsearch,2