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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 this help (as I have declared how) if it be used, and the means faithfully practised from time to time,1 let no doubt be made (seeing God hath promised success thereby, even greater grace in the use thereof, then the sin shall be able to resist) let no doubt (I say) be made, but that they shall master it, so far, as it shall bring peace; unless it be the case of unmarried §Gpersons, to whom God hath appointed marriage for a lawful remedy, when by none of the forementioned, or the like means, the gift of continency can no longer be enjoyed.
And this helpe (as I haue declared how) if it be vsed, and the meanes faithfully practised from time to time,1 let no doubt be made (seeing God hath promised successe thereby, euen greater grace in the vse thereof, then the sin shall be able to resist) let no doubt (I say) be made, but that they shall maister it, so farre, as it shall bring peace; vnlesse it be the case of vnmarryed §Gpersons, to whom God hath appointed marriage for a lawfull remedie, when by none of the forementioned, or the like meanes, the gift of continencie can no longer be enioyed.
- 1The fruit of such watching.The fruite of such watching.
This advise how unsavoury and unwelcome soever it be to such as are wedded to their lusts, and will offer no violence to them: yet such as know the smart that is raised by this sin, and that sometime the deer servants of God have been deceived by it, will be glad to be directed and helped against it. And that which I have said of this, I may say of pride, worldliness, anger, malice, revenge, unjust dealing and lying, that as every man is more easily overcome of, or hurt by them, more then of other sins; so he