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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.
Again, this quickeneth them in their drowsiness:1 it cheereth them in their heaviness: it calleth them back from their wanderings. I speak briefly of ample and large matters (wherein I might be long, and that also not without the readers good liking and desire) it raiseth them up if they have fallen: it counselleth them in their doubtful cases; and wherein they are to seek of advice: and by experience of Gods dealing with them in all estates (how he blesseth them in well doing, and contrarily) by the experience, I say, which they have, this preaching of the word of God ordinarily, is a mean whereby they are fast settled in a godly course,2 and keep well when they are well, rather then fickle and inconstant in the good carriage of themselves, as §Cmany are. And what a benefit is this? How is it sought by many with tears, and yet of few obtained? yea of sundry Christians thought to be impossible to be reached unto, because they know it not.
Againe, this quickeneth them in their drowsines:1 it cheereth them in their heauines: it calleth them backe from their wandrings. I speake briefly of ample and large matters (wherein I might be long, and that also not without the readers good liking and desire) it raiseth them vp if they haue fallen: it counselleth them in their doubtfull cases; and wherein they are to seeke of aduice: and by experience of Gods dealing with them in all estates (how he blesseth them in well doing, and contrarily) by the experience, I say, which they haue, this preaching of the word of God ordinarily, is a meane whereby they are fast setled in a godly course,2 and keepe well when they are well, rather then fickle and inconstant in the good cariage of themselues, as §Cmany are. And what a benefit is this? How is it sought by many with teares, and yet of few obtained? yea of sundrie Christians thought to be impossible to be reached vnto, because they know it not.