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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
Treatise 1 › Chapter 2: Of mans misery.Treatise 1 › Chapter 2: Of mans miserie.
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.
But this goeth not so near mens hearts as it ought,1 whiles they have one objection or other (as it were water) to quench the force and heat of it. For all men (they say) are not in this miserable estate, except some one or few, who be weary of their lives, and make all their other delights unpleasant to them for the same. This (as unwise) they object,2 because they are moved with nothing but that which they see with their outward eyes, the voice of §DGod pierceth not their hearts, although it pronounceth as well to him that escapeth all these (if any such could be found) as to him who hath bin plagued with them all, even to one as to another without respect of persons: Woe be to the inhabitants of the earth, because they have sinned! So long as this word shall be true, no mans estate is better then another, all are under the wrath of God: Therefore let no man deceive himself, God is not mocked. How this ought to affect the heart of him that heareth it, we shall see hereafter: but he that hardeneth his heart at the hearing of this, because he feeleth not, neither seeeth any such thing, shall surely come to evil.
But this goeth not so neere mens hearts as it ought,1 whiles they haue one obiection or other (as it were water) to quench the force and heate of it. For all men (they say) are not in this miserable estate, except some one or few, who be wearie of their liues, and make all their other delights vnpleasant to them for the same. This (as vnwise) they obiect,2 because they are moued with nothing but that which they see with their outward eyes, the voyce of §DGod pierceth not their hearts, although it pronounceth as well to him that escapeth al these (if any such could be found) as to him who hath bin plagued with them all, euen to one as to another without respect of persons: Woe be to the inhabitants of the earth, because they haue sinned! So long as this word shall be true, no mans estate is better then another, all are vnder the wrath of God: Therefore let no man deceiue himselfe, God is not mocked. How this ought to affect the heart of him that heareth it, we shall see hereafter: but hee that hardneth his heart at the hearing of this, because he feeleth not, neither seeeth any such thing, shall surely come to euill.