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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.
CHAP. 5. Of the first private help, which is watchfulness.
CHAP. 5. Of the first priuate helpe, which is watchfulnes.
And to begin with them, according to the division made of them, in the entrance into this treatise: the first private help is Watchfulness: worthily set in the first place, seeing it is as an eye to all the rest, to see them well and rightly used. And it is a careful observing of our hearts, and diligent looking to our ways, that they may be pleasing, and acceptable unto God.1 And first, that it is an observing of the heart, Solomon §Kproveth, saying: Above all observations, observe thine heart: for from thence cometh life. 2And that it maketh a man to look diligently to his ways, who so is watchful indeed; let the words of the prophet testify; I thought I will take heed to my ways, 3that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth as with a bridle. And that by both these, God is pleased, it appeareth by the contrary: For so it is said, Hebr. 10.38. He that withdraweth himself from living by faith, ⟨p. 227⟩§A(which cannot be without watching) my soul (saith God) shall have no pleasure in him: even as he delighteth in the contrary. This is in sundry places of the Scripture commended unto us, that we should have a great care how we live, and watch over all our ways. Saint Peter saith, 1. Pet. 5.7