A10945:77
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
Treatise 1 › Chapter 2: Of mans misery.Treatise 1 › Chapter 2: Of mans miserie.
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.
The sins of man are as the hairs of his head, and sand of the seashore, innumerable, and his best actions (as his prayers) are no better then abominable before God,1 as Solomon speaketh: He that turneth his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abominable. Oh, it is not imagined of thousands that there is any such evidence to be brought against the inhabitants of the earth,2 even the unworthy sons of men, which yet were sometime by creation the sons of God. For the most ungodly which can be heard of, will have some goodness to be found in them: so far off is it, that they will yield to this censure, that all their life is sinful. And therefore it is no marvel §Ithough men account of themselves as they do, every one flying to this shelter, that he hopeth he is not the worst of others. For the clearer laying open of these sins particularly, some view of Gods law thorough every commandment is to be taken: which I would here my self have set down, but that I shall be occasioned in another place to do the same.
The sinnes of man are as the haires of his head, and sand of the seashore, innumerable, and his best actions (as his prayers) are no better then abominable before God,1 as Salomon speaketh: He that turneth his eare from hearing the law, euen his prayer shall be abominable. Oh, it is not imagined of thousands that there is any such euidence to be brought against the inhabitants of the earth,2 euen the vnworthie sonnes of men, which yet were sometime by creation the sonnes of God. For the most vngodly which can be heard of, will haue some goodnesse to be found in them: so farre off is it, that they will yeeld to this censure, that all their life is sinfull. And therefore it is no marueile §Ithough men account of themselues as they doe, euery one flying to this shelter, that he hopeth he is not the worst of others. For the cleerer laying open of these sinnes particularly, some view of Gods law thorough euery commaundement is to be taken: which I would here my selfe haue set downe, but that I shall be occasioned in another place to doe the same.