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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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And both render their reason why watching over our selves carefully, should be a companion to us: seeing without it, we are by and by plunged into many noisome temptations by Satan, & our own sinful hearts. Besides,1 the necessity of this one help may easily be seen in our own experience, by the contrary sin, carelessness and security. For what doth more easily grieve the holy spirit of God, and quench it in us, then that whatsoever chaseth away godliness? or what doth so set open the door to all confusion?
And both render their reason why watching ouer our selues carefully, should be a companion to vs: seeing without it, we are by and by plunged into many noysome temptations by Sathan, & our owne sinful hearts. Besides,1 the necessitie of this one helpe may easily be seene in our owne experience, by the contrarie sinne, carelesnes and securitie. For what doth more easily grieue the holy spirit of God, and quench it in vs, then that whatsoeuer chaseth away godlines? or what doth so set open the dore to all confusion?
- 1The necessity of it.The necessitie of it.
And further, because of the urgent necessity of it,1 Saint Paul warns Timothy §Cto watch in all things: not in some one or few, but in all; and therefore at all times, in all places, with all persons, and by all occasions. It caused that holy man of God King David to covenant and profess this, that seeing he saw he could not discharge duty to God, without an especial regard and taking heed to his life (by reason of Satan's vigilancie: