A10945:837
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.
1Whereas the very name of death is fearful, when men hear that they must be ready to suffer for the Gospel (and therefore many are dismayed) we must know that we are the more unwilling to hear of it,2 because we accustom our selves to love this world, and our life here, too well; which must be less set by. And God, by diseases, and the miserable estate of things in this world, and by many other means, can make our lives loathsome and death §Kwelcome: which if we would think much of, the hearing of it would be more welcome. But begin in time, least it be too late, when we can stay here no longer.
1Whereas the very name of death is fearefull, when men heare that they must be readie to suffer for the Gospell (and therefore many are dismaied) we must know that we are the more vnwilling to heare of it,2 because wee accustome our selues to loue this world, and our life here, too well; which must be lesse set by. And God, by diseases, and the miserable estate of things in this world, and by many other meanes, can make our liues loathsome and death §Kwelcome: which if wee would thinke much of, the hearing of it would be more welcome. But begin in time, least it bee too late, when wee can stay here no longer.
- 1Of death.
- 21. Pet. 1.24. 1. Cor. 7.29. 1. Joh. 2.13.1. Pet. 1.24. 1. Cor. 7.29