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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.
For to fortify this that I say, to the first objection I answer;1 although it be not to be denied, but that the example of ignorant and unreformed, especially notorious persons in the Ministry hath done, and doth much harm; yet if either they cannot be convicted, or if their crimes be such, as cannot remove them out of their places; there is just cause of grief, that such should have any thing to do in Gods matters, which are so weighty and to be dealt in with all high reverence: Yet, if this burden must be borne, I ask, if §Camong many sweet liberties which we enjoy, we may not join in prayer with them, if we can pray in faith, seeing their unworthiness cannot withhold the fruit of Gods promise from us, which is to one kind of prayer as well as to another, ask and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 2And as it is far from me to be a patron of such, or to justify them: so yet, while we may enjoy the ministry of better, I would not refuse to be partaker of the prayers which are offered up by them. Who can blame him, who desireth to pray with better then they be? and yet better to join with them sometime, then to leave the assemblies public altogether.
For to fortifie this that I say, to the first obiection I answere;1 although it be not to bee denied, but that the example of ignorant and vnreformed, especially notorious persons in the Ministerie hath done, and doth much harme; yet if either they cannot be conuicted, or if their crimes be such, as cannot remoue them out of their places; there is iust cause of griefe, that such should haue any thing to doe in Gods matters, which are so weightie and to be dealt in with al high reuerence: Yet, if this burden must be borne, I aske, if §Camong many sweete liberties which we inioy, wee may not ioyne in prayer with them, if wee can pray in faith, seeing their vnworthines cannot withhold the fruite of Gods promise from vs, which is to one kind of prayer as well as to another, aske and ye shall receiue, that your ioy may be full. 2