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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 this also I will do with as much brevity as I can: Therefore first seeing the Sacraments are helps necessarily adjoined unto the preaching of the word, and do visibly confirm and ratify that, which the word doth teach: and the covenant betwixt God and the believer made,1 is most surely sealed up, and effectual on both parts by them, thereby it may appear, what helps they are, both to the strengthening of faith, and encouragement to godly §Dlife: which that it may more plainly appear, let this which I have said, be thus unfolded to the Christian reader. God hath freely granted to every faithful person, that he will never call his sins to a reckoning: but will be his God, 2and love him to the end through Christ; for the making good of this promise, he hath put to his seal, and hath caused the same his promise and will to be established in the sacrament, by so evident and infallible a sign as cannot deceive. Now therefore doth not this sacrament always remain to the faithful receiver, to whom it is made out, and granted; a clear witness, that whatsoever benefit is promised, is his: and as oft as any doubt hereof might, through weakness arise to the party, is it not hereby sufficiently removed? §Eand therefore they are called of the Apostle,3 seals of the righteousness of faith.
And this also I will doe with as much breuitie as I can: Therefore first seeing the Sacraments are helps necessarily adioyned vnto the preaching of the word, and doe visibly confirme and ratifie that, which the word doth teach: and the couenant betwixt God and the beleeuer made,1 is most surely sealed vp, and effectuall on both parts by them, thereby it may appeare, what helps they are, both to the strengthening of faith, and incouragement to godly §Dlife: which that it may more plainely appeare, let this which I haue said, be thus vnfolded to the Christian reader. God hath freely granted to euery faithfull person, that he will neuer call his sinnes to a reckoning: but will be his God,