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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
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And can this preparation be any less then a great help to all,1 which shall enjoy it? He who was before snared in the world, who had been filled with ⟨p. 220⟩strong corruption, as with poison, fallen into some particular sins, who §Fhad neglected the nourishing of his faith, been at some bitter variance with his neighbour, or had done any such other like thing: now by this preparation calling himself home, repenting and returning as this examination teacheth, doth he not find thereby a singular help (think we) to the recovering of his strength, and the doing of his former works again? And if he have done none of all these offences (and therefore shall not need to offer such violence to himself) but hath kept a Christian course in his life, and followed a good direction to the peace of his conscience (as I doubt not but many do) yet as oft as he shall repair to this Sacrament in this estate shall he not be much confirmed and more strongly settled in the duties of §GChristianity, when he shall by examination find and see, that he (though frail) is a meet guest for the Lords table, and therefore welcome; and not thrust out of the company, for want of his wedding garment? Shall it not be a great comfort at many other times, as oft as he shall remember and think upon it: and that it hath been thus with him already when he received, and thus may be also, as oft as he shall repair unto it again? So that even the preparation to the Lords supper, is a great mean to go forward in godliness.
And can this preparation be any lesse then a great helpe to all,1 which shall inioy it? He who was before snared in the world, who had been filled with ⟨p. 220⟩strong corruption, as with poyson, fallen into some particular sinnes, who §Fhad neglected the nourishing of his faith, been at some bitter variance with his neighbour, or had done any such other like thing: now by this preparation calling himselfe home, repenting and returning as this examination teacheth, doth he not finde thereby a singular helpe (thinke we) to the recouering of his strength, and the doing of his former workes againe? And if he haue done none of all these offences (and therefore shall not neede to offer such violence to himselfe) but hath kept a Christian course in his life, and followed a good direction to the peace of his conscience (as I doubt not but many doe) yet as oft as he shall repaire to this Sacrament in this estate shall he not be much confirmed and more strongly setled in the duties of