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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.
The other lets are such as hinder us from the good and profitable use of it,1 when we break through the three former, and these may rightly be called abuses of it: and are two, which in few words I set down thus. The first is a commonness or customariness in it, when we through persuasion that it must be continued, do it hoverly and slightly, and so make a ceremony of it, not so much looking how our hearts are well affected in and by it, as that we ⟨p. 243⟩§Amay not be justly charged for omitting it.2 Which sin is easily and soon committed in private prayer also, and such like good exercises, when our minds are not holden with a taking delight in them: and hereof it is, that all the serving and worshipping of God is with the most, but only for fashion: of all which it is said by God in the Prophet; In vain do they worship me.3
The other lets are such as hinder vs from the good and profitable vse of it,1 when we breake through the three former, and these may rightly be called abuses of it: and are two, which in few words I set downe thus. The first is a commonnes or customarines in it, when we through perswasion that it must be continued, doe it houerly and sleightly, and so make a ceremonie of it, not so much looking how our hearts are well affected in and by it, as that we ⟨p. 243⟩§Amay not bee iustly charged for omitting it.2 Which sinne is easily and soone committed in priuate prayer also, and such like good exercises, when our mindes are not holden with a taking delight in them: and hereof it is, that all the seruing and worshipping of God is with the most, but onely for fashion: of all which it is said by God in the Prophet; In vaine doe they worship me.