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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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Now having described and showed the nature and use of the public means,1 I think it needful before I do more particularly enter into the discourse of the private, to say somewhat of the necessity of them, as well as of the public. For that thousands of the professors,2 and of them which are of §Bthe visible Church (amongst whom we must hope that God hath many of his elect) are little acquainted with the private, but do think it needles for them to hearken after the same. And besides, some of the dear children of God for want of ordinary teaching, have little use of them: and therefore it is much the worse with them.
Now hauing described and shewed the nature and vse of the publike meanes,1 I thinke it needfull before I doe more particularly enter into the discourse of the priuate, to say somewhat of the necessitie of them, as well as of the publike. For that thousands of the professors,2 and of them which are of §Bthe visible Church (amongst whom wee must hope that God hath many of his elect) are little acquainted with the priuate, but doe thinke it needles for them to hearken after the same. And besides, some of the deare children of God for want of ordinarie teaching, haue little vse of them: and therefore it is much the worse with them.
- 1Necessity of private helps.Necessitie of priuate helpes.
- 2The private helps in little acquaintance with men. And that also with some of the godly.The priuate helpes in little acquaintance with men. And that also with some of the godly.