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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.
1It is needful, besides our set times of prayer in the day, to have oft recourse to God by watchfulness and prayer, in all our dealings; least we go too far in surfeiting our hearts with them, and (as we can) to look to God secretly, ⟨p. 249⟩§Athough not so solemnly as at other times, praying him to keep us. Neh. 2.4.2
1It is needful, besides our set times of prayer in the day, to haue oft recourse to God by watchfulnes and prayer, in all our dealings; least we goe too farre in surfeiting our hearts with them, and (as we can) to looke to God secretly, ⟨p. 249⟩§Athough not so solemnly as at other times, praying him to keepe vs. Neh. 2.4.2
- 1Watch and pray.VVatch and pray.
- 2Nehem. 2.4.
Whatsoever taste of good things we have gotten,1 and how sweet soever they seem; yet it is certain, that God hath yet much more then we can think of, if they be the matters which we have in greatest price: but being set light by, and the means neglected which preserve them, they die.