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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.
These or so many of them as he may conveniently, when he goeth about it, if he hath no other thing more necessary, and in the best manner that he can be directed (through the counsel of any who is able) these (I say) are §Ian especial remedy to help him, who for want of matter to meditate on, should neglect or omit it; and for variety, those meditations which I shall set down, shall help him forward also. For there is no true believer (how weak soever he be) but he is fit (if he be willing) to follow this direction.
These or so many of them as he may conueniently, when he goeth about it, if he hath no other thing more necessarie, and in the best manner that he can be directed (through the counsell of any who is able) these (I say) are §Ian especiall remedie to helpe him, who for want of matter to meditate on, should neglect or omit it; and for varietie, those meditations which I shall set downe, shall helpe him forward also. For there is no true beleeuer (how weake soeuer he be) but he is fit (if he be willing) to follow this direction.
1The next impediment of the first sort that hindereth a Christian from meditating, is an unfit mind unto spiritual and heavenly duties, as when it being carried after other desires, is slow and unwilling to be occupied in cogitation or consideration of any holy matters: and therefore letteth pass this meditation, as finding himself utterly unable to enter into the same.§K He that knoweth, it should be performed (it may be) is sometime grieved for the omitting of it: but if the mind be impotent, as having lost her former strength for the time, it is constrained to yield to the omitting of it. Now for the redress of this, I answer, if he who omitteth it thus, through the untowardness of his heart, and unfitness to good duties, be such an one as hath learned and resolved to serve God every day, he can the more hardly