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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.
Thou Lord chargest me, thus to seek thy face, even thy sweet presence, which I have gone from, and for a time been blinded, as having no ability to muse of any good things, and have not seen that I was seduced, till I perceived that I had lost this sweet liberty: now therefore (O Lord) show thy loving kindness in my distress and weakness, and restore to me this liberty of my mind, which many of thy children do find.
Thou Lord chargest me, thus to seeke thy face, euen thy sweete presence, which I haue gone from, and for a time been blinded, as hauing no abilitie to muse of any good things, and haue not seene that I was seduced, till I perceiued that I had lost this sweete libertie: now therefore (O Lord) shew thy louing kindnes in my distresse and weakenes, and restore to me this libertie of my minde, which many of thy children doe finde.
Thus fall into consideration with thy self, and discourage not thy self, who hast learned to use all thy wants to humble thee, and to bring thee nearer to God, rather then to go further from him: So that I conclude, that the remedy to such a one, as through an unsettled heart, cannot meditate of any parts of Christianity and godliness, having otherwise knowledge; yea the best remedy is to meditate of his present unfitness, looseness of heart and earthly mindedness, to count it as an heavy burden, to accuse his heart, and so to bring it to relenting, by considering how far off it is presently from that mildness, humbleness, heavenliness, and readiness unto duty, which have been in him at some other times. But let no man give any liberty in any sort §Eto his evil heart (when it is turned away from cheerfulness and willingness in any part of Gods service to go forward therein) for that were to bring him into utter bondage. And this for redress of the second let.
Thus fall into consideration with thy selfe, and discourage not thy selfe, who hast learned to vse all thy wants to humble thee, and to bring thee neerer to God, rather then to goe further from him: So that I conclude, that the remedie to such a one, as through an vnsetled heart, cannot meditate of any parts of Christianitie and godlines, hauing otherwise knowledge; yea the best remedie is to meditate of his present vnfitnes, loosenes of heart and earthly mindednes, to count it as an heauie burthen, to accuse his heart, and so to bring it to relenting, by considering how farre off it is presently from that mildnes, humblenes, heauenlines, and readines vnto dutie, which haue been in him at some other times. But let no man giue any libertie in any sort