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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.
This being observed,1 let him (if he be able) draw matter of meditation and prayer from his own wants and infirmities; from Gods benefits; from the changes and mortality of this life. I have before set down, what he should chiefly meditate upon: of love, humility, meekness, peace of conscience, the glory of Gods kingdom, his love, and the contrary: but especially of that which for the present time, shall be most available.
This being obserued,1 let him (if hee bee able) draw matter of meditation and prayer from his owne wants and infirmities; from Gods benefits; from the changes and mortalitie of this life. I haue before set downe, what hee should chiefly meditate vpon: of loue, humilitie, meekenes, peace of conscience, the glorie of Gods kingdome, his loue, and the contrarie: but especially of that which for the present time, shall be most auailable.
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If he cannot thus do, let him read before, some part of the hundred and nineteen Psalm: some of the epistles of the Apostles: Christs sermons,1 or §Dsome part of this direction, or some meditations, which follow, so many as conveniently he may, or any good matter fit for this purpose to season & well affect his mind: that so he may learn how to perform this duty, and quicken up him self to it oft & from time to time, when he once knoweth how. If he cannot read, he must desire more help of others: and for want of help, he must needs look to go the more slowly forward, either in the right, and kind use of meditation, or in any part of sound godliness, and Christianity: seeing we cannot be ignorant of this, that the old subtle fowler sets his snares and nets so thick in our way, that we have no shift, but to fall into them, and light upon them, except with the wings of meditation