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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
Treatise 1 › Chapter 2: Of mans misery.Treatise 1 › Chapter 2: Of mans miserie.
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.
Sure it is (I say) that it was not thus with mankind in the beginning: for God then made all things good, and man amongst other creatures he made holy, and happy,1 the lord of all the creatures which were upon the earth, little inferior to the Angels, endued with infinite blessings, full of beauty and glory. So that when it might be seen that nothing was wanting but this, that he was not altogether free from losing this blessed estate, yet even there the devil took an occasion against him,2 and deceived him, and his posterity, and cast them from that happy condition which before they enjoyed.
Sure it is (I say) that it was not thus with mankind in the beginning: for God then made all things good, and man amongst other creatures hee made holie, and happie,1 the lord of all the creatures which were vpon the earth, little inferiour to the Angels, indued with infinite blessings, full of beautie and glorie. So that when it might be seene that nothing was wanting but this, that he was not altogether free from losing this blessed estate, yet euen there the diuell tooke an occasion against him,2 and deceiued him, and his posteritie, and cast them from that happie condition which before they enioyed.