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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.
Therefore if we be not skilful to know these disordered lusts, diligent to espy, prevent and avoid them, and so have this foresaid watchfulness over our lives, as a helpful companion with us; it cannot otherwise be, but that we commit many things unbeseeming us, contrary to the holy doctrine which we profess to follow; and that in many things through the whole course of our lives. Now when a man is thus carried of his intemperate §Iaffections, and bringeth forth the loathsome fruit thereof, what comfort can his life afford him? Even all such to whom it is a sad matter to abridge themselves of their foolish will and vain desires, and to whom it is a death to withdraw their heart from that which they long after, or to pluck back their eye from that which it delighteth in, they must feed upon froth, and take comfort in folly: but as for the sound and constant joy of them who have made a watchful life their greatest quiet (who have therefore liberty and free access to solace their souls in the variety of heavenly pleasures) this joy (I say) they are strangers unto, neither can they be partakers thereof.
Therefore if wee be not skilfull to know these disordred lusts, diligent to espie, preuent and auoide them, and so haue this foresaid watchfulnes ouer our liues, as a helpfull companion with vs; it cannot otherwise bee, but that wee commit many things vnbeseeming vs, contrarie to the holie doctrine which wee professe to follow; and that in many things through the whole course of our liues. Now when a man is thus carried of his intemperate §Iaffections, and bringeth foorth the loathsome fruite thereof, what comfort can his life affoord him? Euen all such to whom it is a sad matter to abridge themselues of their foolish will and vaine desires, and to whom it is a death to withdraw their heart frō that which they long after, or to pluck back their eye from that which it delighteth in, they must feede vpon froth, and take comfort in follie: but as for the sound and constant ioy of them who haue made a watchfull life their greatest quiet (who haue therefore libertie and free accesse to solace their soules in the varietie of heauenly pleasures) this ioy (I say) they are strangers vnto, neither can they be partakers thereof.