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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.
1Our evil lusts, wherewith we be full fraught, do carry us headlong into sundry iniquities, in so much that we can go about nothing, but we may feel (if we can discern) that some one or other of them is in our way to hurt §Gus, and at hand to molest and disquiet us: or if we cannot espy it for the present time, yet it may be perceived afterward that it was so.
1Our euill lusts, wherewith we be full fraught, doe carrie vs headlong into sundrie iniquities, in so much that wee can goe about nothing, but wee may feele (if we can discerne) that some one or other of them is in our way to hurt §Gvs, and at hand to molest and disquiet vs: or if we cannot espie it for the present time, yet it may be perceiued afterward that it was so.
- 1Why we ought to watch.VVhy we ought to watch.
If we be occupied in holy and spiritual duties, we have shame and hypocrisy on the one side to hinder us: dullness, weariness, untowardness, and many such like poisoned corruptions, on the other side to break us off. If we have to do in things lawful, and indifferent, and of their own nature not evil, as recreation, or earthly business, we are secure and careless how we do them: we have boldness to defend our selves, be the manner of doing them, and our end and purpose never so vain and evil. If we go about any evil thing, we have reason and strength of persuasion from the pleasure and profit to go §Hthrough with it, and to see no danger that accompanieth it, but to extenuate it,1