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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
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And as the Scripture noteth, how the men of God, who are most commended there for their piety, as Moses, David, Paul, and others, were much taken up of this exercise; so I dare boldly affirm, that the most godly of our §Ktime, may thank God much for their acquaintance with it, and much use of it: and others that are strangers to it, how wise and forward soever they be in practise of Christian duty, should be much more purged and cleansed from evil, if with their other services of God, they were conversant in this meditation joined with their private prayers, and this secret talking with God, and with their own hearts.
And as the Scripture noteth, how the men of God, who are most commended there for their pietie, as Moses, Dauid, Paul, and others, were much taken vp of this exercise; so I dare boldly affirme, that the most godly of our §Ktime, may thanke God much for their acquaintance with it, and much vse of it: and others that are strangers to it, how wise and forward soeuer they be in practise of Christian dutie, should be much more purged and cleansed from euill, if with their other seruices of God, they were conuersant in this meditation ioyned with their priuate prayers, and this secret talking with God, and with their owne hearts.
And therefore although I look not by this speech to persuade profane men and such as are addicted, and given over to the full enjoying of their hearts desire in the things of this present world, to regard this practise of musing: yet my hope is, that I shall easily prevail with those;1 Who have been ready and willing long ago, if they might have had any plain direction to teach them how to use it; to prevail (I say) with them, to have it in greater reckoning, for the near and inward acquaintance which they may have with God by it, as by little and little they shall be enabled. But the truth is indeed, that it is new and strange to such as have not been accustomed to it,