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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.
In this therefore if there be not much occupying of the heart against this sin, to see into, and weigh the loathsomeness, shame and danger of it; how unbeseeming it is Gods servants to be subject to such slavery; if it be not acknowledged heartily to God, earnest and daily prayers as occasion shall be offered, sent up to God against it, with confidence both of pardon and power to mortify and weaken it, with strong and many reasons to disgrace and renounce it, and the occasions of nourishing it wisely and watchfully avoided; even this one sin, though they should never offend grossly, would hold the conscience in great unquietness, cause the parties to wander in deep sorrow, and make them unfit to Christian duties: yea if there be not §Cmore labour bestowed there, then in other parts of the life, it will make every thing to go forward much the worse, and in other actions of the life much confusion to grow; and the longer they have nourished such vain dreams, the more hardly they shall awake out of them, even when they gladly would. And that which I say of this one, I may as truly say of the rest, if they have been harboured. To this purpose, is that complaint of the people of Israel in their repentance and turning to God: wherein they declare that one sin did more trouble them, then some other.
In this therefore if there be not much occupying of the heart against this sinne, to see into, and weigh the lothsomnes, shame and danger of it; how vnbeseeming it is Gods seruants to be subiect to such slauerie; if it be not acknowledged heartily to God, earnest and daily prayers as occasion shall be offered, sent vp to God against it, with confidence both of pardon and power to mortifie and weaken it, with strong and many reasons to disgrace and renounce it, and the occasions of nourishing it wisely and watchfully auoyded; euen this one sin, though they should neuer offend grossely, would hold the conscience in great vnquietnes, cause the parties to wander in deepe sorrow, and make them vnfit to Christian duties: yea if there be not §Cmore labour bestowed there, then in other parts of the life, it will make euery thing to goe forward much the worse, and in other actions of the life much confusion to grow; and the longer they haue nourished such vaine dreames, the more hardly they shall awake out of them, euen when they gladly would. And that which I say of this one, I may as truely say of the rest, if they haue been harboured. To this purpose, is that complaint of the people of Israel in their repentance and turning to God: wherein they declare that one sinne did more trouble them, then some other.