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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 first is, that he, who desireth to have help by meditation,1 do weigh how slippery, fickle, bad, and wandering his heart is infinite ways,2 to his exceeding hurt; and that he must of necessity appoint some set time, to check, reclaim,3 and wean it from the same.
The first is, that he, who desireth to haue helpe by meditation,1 doe weigh how slippery, fickle, bad, and wandring his heart is infinit waies,2 to his exceeding hurt; and that he must of necessitie appoint some set time, to checke, reclaime,3 and weane it from the same.
- 11 Rule.
- 2Jerem. 17.9.Ierem. 17.9.
- 3Psalm. 55.17.
The second,1 that he watch over his heart (having been so oft deceived by it) throughout his whole life, and have it in suspicion, that so it may be more fit to be drawn to such heavenly exercises, and be stayed therein,