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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.
And this I may boldly say, is the cause why many, and those not evil men, do make many jars in their lives, and break often into unseemly actions, and do many things against their holy profession, which they by and by ⟨p. 228⟩cover with the gentle name of infirmities, when indeed they do rather §Fwilfully fulfil the desires of their hearts, and rashly and intemperately give themselves the bridle, refusing utterly in those cases this holy watchfulness; yea and stick not to count it bondage, and a depriving Christians of their liberty, and too strait an holding of them in: whereas, who seeth not, that watching is that to the life, which the eye-lid is to the eye; and that which the eye it self is to the whole body: and as it doth easily fall into many annoyances, except it be carefully and wisely guided from wind and weather; so it fareth with thy soul and life, when thou doest not take heed to them, as Gods word and good instruction teacheth thee: for a due looking to thy ways, is the safety to thy life.
And this I may boldly say, is the cause why many, and those not euil men, doe make many iarres in their liues, and breake often into vnseemely actions, and doe many things against their holy profession, which they by and by ⟨p. 228⟩couer with the gentle name of infirmities, when indeede they doe rather §Fwilfully fulfill the desires of their hearts, and rashly and intemperately giue themselues the bridle, refusing vtterly in those cases this holy watchfulnes; yea and sticke not to count it bondage, and a depriuing Christians of their libertie, and too streight an holding of them in: whereas, who seeth not, that watching is that to the life, which the eye-lid is to the eye; and that which the eye it selfe is to the whole body: and as it doth easily fall into many annoyances, except it be carefully and wisely guided from wind and weather; so it fareth with thy soule and life, when thou doest not take heede to them, as Gods word and good instruction teacheth thee: for a due looking to thy waies, is the safety to thy life.