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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.
Now when we see so far into the danger of them, and be wearied with the noisomeness of them, that we will tie our selves oft to gauge these hearts of ours, to sift our thoughts, to accuse and condemn them,1 as we find cause by the filthiness and shame of them, and herein will deal truly, as we love our souls: then do we begin to break the knot of such cursed swarms, and to chase away the lurking litter of profane thoughts and desires out of our hearts; then we wax more watchful against them after, and make more conscience §Dof them, adjoining thereto, inward and earnest requests to God for assistance and blessing: Then also we shall furnish our hearts more graciously with heavenly cogitations and holy desires: all which make greatly for the well passing of our days. Therefore no man that will weigh how great things are wrought in our hearts, by holy meditating upon our estate, and upon Gods bountifulness towards us, namely, even a framing of us after the image of God, shall need to doubt how necessary it is.
Now when we see so farre into the danger of them, and be wearied with the noisomnes of them, that we will tie our selues oft to gage these hearts of ours, to sift our thoughts, to accuse and condemne them,1 as we find cause by the filthines and shame of them, and herein will deale truly, as we loue our soules: then doe wee begin to breake the knot of such cursed swarmes, and to chase away the lurking litter of prophane thoughts and desires out of our hearts; then we waxe more watchful against them after, and make more conscience §Dof them, adioyning thereto, inward and earnest requests to God for assistance and blessing: Then also we shall furnish our hearts more gratiously with heauenly cogitations and holy desires: all which make greatly for the well passing of our daies. Therfore no man that will weigh how great things are wrought in our hearts, by holie meditating vpon our estate, and vpon Gods bountifulnes towards vs, namely, euen a framing of vs after the image of God, shall neede to doubt how necessarie it is.
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