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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 yet to this (as great as it is) do even they who have had as weak beginnings in the Church of God, as any other of their brethren (by this heavenly direction taught out of Gods word) attain and grow unto. For when in a sound, plain, and orderly manner, Gods will is laid forth in preaching, this help many do get by it, that they do gird up the loins of their minds, that is, learn to lay aside, and cast off that which would hinder them; their inward corruptions especially: they prepare themselves to follow the §Drules, which lead and guide them to their duty: by this they espy their weakness, and how they are holden back when they have fallen; and which is the right way of proceeding: and this is the better done, the oftener that they are put in mind thereof. So that, this is the Sun which giveth light to them in all places: and the rule by which they frame all their actions; and therefore a Christian man though weak, being desirous to learn, doth by this find marvellous furtherance towards the godly life.
And yet to this (as great as it is) doe euen they who haue had as weake beginnings in the Church of God, as any other of their brethren (by this heauenly direction taught out of Gods word) attaine and grow vnto. For when in a sound, plaine, and orderly manner, Gods will is laid foorth in preaching, this helpe many do get by it, that they doe gird vp the loines of their mindes, that is, learne to lay aside, and cast off that which would hinder them; their inward corruptions especially: they prepare themselues to follow the §Drules, which leade and guide them to their dutie: by this they espie their weaknes, and how they are holden backe when they haue fallen; and which is the right way of proceeding: and this is the better done, the oftner that they are put in minde thereof. So that, this is the Sunne which giueth light to them in all places: and the rule by which they frame all their actions; and therefore a Christian man though weake, being desirous to learne, doth by this finde marueilous furtherance towards the godly life.