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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.
As for them which object, that they cannot be so mortified as some are,1 nor be always observing themselves as some do, contenting themselves with that which they have, I say, it is a speech much unbeseeming Christians, §Dwho are to profess growing forward to more watchfulness, as to all other kinds of grace. And yet I count their case better then theirs, who think they can serve God (they hope) without all this ado: For they indeed bear themselves in hand, that whiles in some general sort they pray at some time, and go to Church, they need not greatly examine their other behaviour beside, or take heed unto the same. Let all such please themselves as they list, sure it is, they resist God: and greatly to be lamented it is, that men being professors of the Gospel, should have so little use of this so gracious a help, so often preached unto them.
As for them which obiect, that they cannot be so mortified as some are,1 nor bee alwaies obseruing themselues as some doe, contenting themselues with that which they haue, I say, it is a speech much vnbeseeming Christians, §Dwho are to professe growing forward to more watchfulnes, as to all other kinds of grace. And yet I count their case better then theirs, who thinke they can serue God (they hope) without all this adoe: For they indeede beare themselues in hand, that whiles in some generall sort they pray at some time, and goe to Church, they neede not greatly examine their other behauiour beside, or take heed vnto the same. Let all such please themselues as they list, sure it is, they resist God: and greatly to be lamented it is, that men being professors of the Gospell, should haue so little vse of this so gracious a helpe, so often preached vnto them.
- 1The answer to them who say, they cannot watch.The answere to them who say, they cannot watch.