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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.
For thus they say in their confession: We have sinned against thee, O Lord, 1but especially in asking us a king, besides all our other sins. And as it troubled §Dthem most when they asked pardon of God; so it appeareth in the story, that of all other sins they were most drawn by that to offend God: For when they would needs have a King against the will of God,2 and Samuel was sent from God to tell them what a manner of one he should be, if they would needs have one contrary to Gods mind; it is expressly said, that the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, but answered, nay, but there shall be a King over us, and we will be like all other nations. Therefore as their sin, whereby they did most offend God, put them to greatest trouble: so must those especial sins, which have prevailed against Gods children, be most watched against and avoided.
For thus they say in their confession: We haue sinned against thee, O Lord, 1but especially in asking vs a king, besides all our other sinnes. And as it troubled §Dthem most when they asked pardon of God; so it appeareth in the storie, that of all other sinnes they were most drawne by that to offend God: For when they would needes haue a King against the will of God,2 and Samuel was sent from God to tell them what a manner of one he should be, if they would needes haue one contrarie to Gods mind; it is expresly said, that the people would not heare the voyce of Samuel, but answered, nay, but there shall be a King ouer vs, and we will be like all other nations. Therefore as their sin, whereby they did most offend God, put them to greatest trouble: so must those especiall sinnes, which haue preuailed against Gods children, be most watched against and auoyded.