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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.
Is not then the Sacrament a continual spurrer forward of him to perform his covenant? Is he not by the fresh remembrance of it, encouraged against temptations, weariness of doing his duty, and such other hinderances?1 Doth it not cause him to say against them all, how can I that am dead to §Gsin, 2live any longer in it? So that although to others the Sacraments be a mystery, and hidden thing, and as a book written in Hebrew or Greek, which a simple man opening findeth nothing profitable for him, but saith I cannot read it (and yet the book contains most fruitful matter, if a skilful reader taketh it in hand:) although I say, he who is ignorant, find no help nor benefit by the Sacraments; yet the true believer having been soundly instructed therein, beholdeth much in them, to encourage and set him forward in the godly life, having as sure hold of Gods favour, and help by them also, as the same God, who cannot lie, is to be believed.
Is not then the Sacrament a continuall spurrer forward of him to performe his couenant? Is he not by the fresh remembrance of it, incouraged against temptations, wearines of doing his dutie, and such other hinderances?1 Doth it not cause him to say against them all, how can I that am dead to §Gsinne, 2liue any longer in it? So that although to others the Sacraments be a mystery, and hidden thing, and as a booke written in Hebrew or Greeke, which a simple man opening findeth nothing profitable for him, but saith I cannot reade it (and yet the booke containes most fruitefull matter, if a skilfull reader taketh it in hand:) although I say, he who is ignorant, finde no helpe nor benefit by the Sacraments; yet the true beleeuer hauing been soundly instructed therein, beholdeth much in them, to incourage and set him forward in the godly life, hauing as sure hold of Gods fauour, and helpe by them also, as the same God, who cannot lie, is to be beleeued.