A10945:784
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.
Which when he seeth, and thereby that he cannot proceed in the duty which he hath been taught to perform, and desireth also to do the same: ⟨p. 240⟩he is exceedingly discouraged, made heavy hearted, and thereby the more §Fhardly persuaded to go about it any more, but unable to ask the way to redress the same. For they who are so snared and overmatched by the devil, can hardly seek remedy, if any thing be amiss with them, but leave of altogether from the good, in the which they perceive themselves to be stopped: which is clean contrary to the practise of the children of this world, who are so wise in their kind, that if they be disappointed and broken off,1 from their purpose one way, they will seek the accomplishment of their desire many other ways, rather then to be frustrated.
Which when he seeth, and thereby that he cannot proceede in the dutie which he hath been taught to performe, and desireth also to doe the same: ⟨p. 240⟩he is exceedingly discouraged, made heauie hearted, and thereby the more §Fhardly perswaded to goe about it any more, but vnable to aske the way to redresse the same. For they who are so snared and ouermatched by the diuell, can hardly seeke remedy, if any thing be amisse with them, but leaue of altogether from the good, in the which they perceiue themselues to be stopped: which is cleane contrarie to the practise of the children of this world, who are so wise in their kind, that if they be disappointed and broken off,1 from their purpose one way, they will seeke the accomplishment of their desire many other waies, rather then to be frustrated.