A10945:746
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.
1And because this is seldom welcome to men, and little in use; therefore is a well ordered and settled course, which should be diligently kept of them, a mere stranger to them. But contrariwise, because they are secure for the most part; therefore they have at least both their hearts out of frame, and their lives void of good order. For what other thing is to be said, when those which go for religious shall be so hot, hasty and furious, that they are not fit to be lived with,2 as Nabal? Others so untrusty, and so hollow, that they cannot be dealt with, as Gehazi? Alas, I am weary of so often reprehending, and complaining of the unreformed qualities and actions of the most part of them who go for Christians, and many of them (it may be thought) are so §Hindeed: and yet until they will take knowledge of this want of watchfulness, and learn to be acquainted with it, they shall never be at better stay, but out and in, off and on, never settled.
1And because this is seldome welcome to men, and little in vse; therefore is a wel ordered and setled course, which should be diligently kept of them, a meere stranger to thē. But contrariwise, because they are secure for the most part; therefore they haue at least both their hearts out of frame, and their liues voyde of good order. For what other thing is to bee said, when those which goe for religious shall be so hot, hastie and furious, that they are not fit to be liued with,2 as Nabal? Others so vntrustie, and so hollow, that they cannot be dealt with, as Gehazi? Alas, I am weary of so often reprehending, and complaining of the vnreformed qualities and actions of the most part of them who goe for Christians, and many of them (it may be thought) are so §Hindeede: and yet vntill they will take knowledge of this want of watchfulnes, and learne to bee acquainted with it, they shall neuer be at better stay, but out and in, off and on, neuer setled.
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