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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.
And is there not great reason in it, forasmuch as they have most disquieted them, that they should bend the most force of their strength against them? Even as if some one troublesome person in a town should disquiet the whole, all would lay their help together to remove and keep him out;1 And as in an house which hath many and great commodities, and yet some one sore annoyance, as a principal chimney casting smoke, with great speed that shall be redressed, more then other things, which yet are to be regarded ⟨p. 234⟩likewise: so in the life of sound Christians, wherein many good blessings §Fof God may be reaped and enjoyed, the chief ruins are to be chiefly looked unto, although the meaner are not to be neglected. And great labour must be taken about it, and watching against that sin, which most prevaileth in us; and much more, then against some other, by which there is less danger to be feared.
And is there not great reason in it, forasmuch as they haue most disquieted them, that they should bend the most force of their strength against them? Euen as if some one troublesome person in a towne should disquiet the whole, all would lay their helpe together to remoue and keepe him out;1 And as in an house which hath many and great commodities, and yet some one sore annoyance, as a principal chimney casting smoke, with great speede that shall be redressed, more then other things, which yet are to be regarded ⟨p. 234⟩likewise: so in the life of sound Christians, wherein many good blessings §Fof God may bee reaped and inioyed, the chiefe ruines are to be chiefely looked vnto, although the meaner are not to be neglected. And great labour must bee taken about it, and watching against that sinne, which most preuaileth in vs; and much more, then against some other, by which there is lesse danger to be feared.
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