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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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But herein a prejudicate opinion, which is a rash judgement, doth much harm.1 For by reason of this, that the Ministers have been, for the most part disordered persons and ignorant, and too many remain so still; and thereby have brought themselves, by Gods just judgement, and their §Kown deserts, as the sons of Ely did, into dishonour and discredit: it hath come to pass, that through rash and preposterous judgement, many have had an evil opinion of that, which hath been done by them, and of the serving of God which they have used; and therefore have thought that they have had good cause to sequester themselves from being present at the service of God, which is performed by them; and thus they object against it.
But herein a preiudicate opinion, which is a rash iudgement, doth much harme.1 For by reason of this, that the Ministers haue been, for the most part disordered persons and ignorant, and too many remaine so still; and thereby haue brought themselues, by Gods iust iudgement, and their §Kowne deserts, as the sonnes of Ely did, into dishonour and discredit: it hath come to passe, that through rash and preposterous iudgement, many haue had an euill opinion of that, which hath been done by them, and of the seruing of God which they haue vsed; and therefore haue thought that they haue had good cause to sequester themselues from being present at the seruice of God, which is performed by them; and thus they obiect against it.
- 1What holdeth some from public prayer.VVhat holdeth some from publike prayer.
Another sort have thought all set forms of prayer are to be disliked,