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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 otherwise we may muse and think upon any good things, and ponder our words and actions which we do, to see them done aright: which yet is not this kind of meditation that I now speak of, but that watchfulness mentioned before; which is a wary regarding, and taking heed to our ways, in one thing after another. Which yet the Prophet calleth meditation §Galso:1 as where he saith, All the day long do I meditate on thy word: and in Joshua; Thou shalt meditate day and night on the book of the law: which we know, could not be understood of meditation by intermission of company, or other actions, and business, but in their whole course a circumspect care and regard that they might be done after the word. And the matter of this our meditation,2 may be of any part of Gods word: on God himself, his wisdom, power; his mercy, or of the infinite variety of good things which we receive of his free bounty; also of his works and judgements: or on our estate, as our sins, and the vileness of our corruption, that we yet carry about us, our mortality, of the changes in this world, or of our deliverance §Hfrom sin, and death: of the manifold afflictions of this life, and how we may in best manner bear and go through them, and the benefit thereof, and the manifold and great privileges which we enjoy daily through the inestimable kindness of God toward us: but specially of those things which we have most special need of.
For otherwise wee may muse and thinke vpon any good things, and ponder our words and actions which wee doe, to see them done aright: which yet is not this kind of meditation that I now speake of, but that watchfulnes mentioned before; which is a warie regarding, and taking heede to our waies, in one thing after another. Which yet the Prophet calleth meditation §Galso:1 as where he saith, All the day long doe I meditate on thy word: and in Iosua; Thou shalt meditate day and night on the booke of the law: which wee know, could not be vnderstood of meditation by intermission of companie, or other actions, and busines, but in their whole course a circumspect care and regard that they might bee done after the word. And the matter of this our meditation,