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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.
Now that I have set down the necessity and profit of meditation, whensoever we list to use it, and the especial lets thereof, I will now in that which followeth,1 only help the reader with some rules to guide himself the better herein, until it be more familiar unto him (and then he shall use it better ⟨p. 245⟩§Athen all rules shall teach him) and I will set down with the same, some examples in particular meditations, which shall agree with every good mind which readeth them: that such as be not yet able to help themselves by entering into their own estate and heart, nor to draw matter from their own experience to meditate on, may learn by this which I write and such like; and others that can, may yet when they be unfit by troubles and other occasions, help themselves by these examples which I shall propound to them. Only there is required teachableness and diligence to consider of them, and profit by them, and that whatsoever be hard to them, they would crave the help of such as can resolve them. As concerning the rules, I have had §Boccasion in other respects to make mention of some of them, but not so,2 as the reader may easily gather them as rules. Here therefore I will set them down together.
Now that I haue set downe the necessitie and profit of meditation, whensoeuer we list to vse it, and the especiall lets thereof, I will now in that which followeth,1 onely helpe the reader with some rules to guide himselfe the better herein, vntill it be more familiar vnto him (and then he shall vse it better ⟨p. 245⟩§Athen all rules shall teach him) and I will set downe with the same, some examples in particular meditations, which shall agree with euery good minde which readeth them: that such as be not yet able to helpe themselues by entring into their owne estate and heart, nor to draw matter from their owne experience to meditate on, may learne by this which I write and such like; and others that can, may yet when they be vnfit by troubles and other occasions, helpe themselues by these examples which I shall propound to them. Onely there is required teachablenes and diligence to consider of them, and profit by them, and that whatsoeuer be hard to them, they would craue the helpe of such as can resolue them. As concerning the rules, I haue had