A10945:703
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.
Therefore if he may by the preaching of the word ordinarily be led into all ⟨p. 216⟩truth necessary for him to know, and be delivered from error in religion §Fand manners; if he may be established and confirmed in the knowledge of the will of God; if he may be reformed in his affections and life daily, more and more increasing therein, and overcoming himself better thereby; if he may both be brought to bestow some time of his life (as his calling will permit) in reading, and so as that he may find profit thereby; and finally if he may become an example in time unto others: I may boldly affirm and conclude, that the ordinary preaching of the word is a singular means whereby God hath provided that his people should grow and increase in a godly life. Now then, they so using it, as they have elsewhere been taught, namely in the second commandment, that is, coming to hear with meekness and hungry §Gharts, and being attentive in hearing, and applying it to themselves, they reap the fruit, which I have said.
Therefore if he may by the preaching of the word ordinarily be led into all ⟨p. 216⟩truth necessarie for him to know, and bee deliuered from errour in religion §Fand manners; if he may be established and confirmed in the knowledge of the will of God; if he may be reformed in his affections and life daily, more and more encreasing therein, and ouercomming himselfe better thereby; if hee may both be brought to bestow some time of his life (as his calling will permit) in reading, and so as that he may finde profit thereby; and finally if he may become an example in time vnto others: I may boldly affirme and conclude, that the ordinarie preaching of the word is a singular meanes whereby God hath prouided that his people should grow and increase in a godly life. Now then, they so vsing it, as they haue elsewhere been taught, namely in the second commaundement, that is, comming to heare with meekenes and hungrie §Gharts, and being attentiue in hearing, and applying it to themselues, they reape the fruite, which I haue said.