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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.
So that although I cannot say, it is no part of their thought, which should season all their thoughts (as I may say of many lying protestants, who do shun and fly all consideration of heavenly matters, least they should trouble and disquiet them:) yet it is too manifest that they savour too slenderly of Gods presence and company; who shun it, by being strangers to this meditation, whereby they may have fellowship and company with him.
So that although I cannot say, it is no part of their thought, which should season all their thoughts (as I may say of many lying protestants, who doe shunne and flie all consideration of heauenly matters, least they should trouble and disquiet them:) yet it is too manifest that they sauour too slenderly of Gods presence and companie; who shunne it, by being strangers to this meditation, whereby they may haue fellowship and companie with him.
Therefore to remedy this trifling out the time when we go about to §Imeditate and pray privately, and to obtain that we may be fit to perform this duty,1 and not be carried at that time after wandering, we must remove that which hindereth us from it: I mean we must tie up our loose hearts throughout the day from their deadly custom of ranging after vain, fond, and deceivable thoughts, dreams and delights: we must weigh how little worth this is, to have our cogitations fastened upon things transitory, much less about those which are filthy, but rather bring them to be taken up in those which are heavenly. This we are called unto: and until we can learn to do thus, that how weighty soever our dealings be, yet we count this the chiefest to keep peace with God, and ever fear to offend §Khim: it will be an hard matter to bring ourselves to meditate, and pray with cheerfulness and fruit.
Therefore to remedie this trifling out the time when we goe about to