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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…

Name: Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…
Author: Richard Rogers

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.

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p. · 388k words · STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

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Treatise 3 › Chapter 6: Of Meditation, the second private help.Treatise 3 › Chapter 6: Of Meditation, the second priuate helpe.

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As excess of eating and drinking do bring sloth and sleep:¹ so surfeiting our souls in pleasures, cares, &c. rocketh us asleep, and maketh us unwilling and unfit to see what is amiss. In steed whereof, sobriety, that is, a ruling of our passions, and watchfulness are to be our daily companions. 1. Peter 5.7. Psal. 5.8.

As excesse of eating and drinking doe bring slouth and sleepe:¹ so surfeiting our soules in pleasures, cares, &c. rocketh vs asleepe, and maketh vs vnwilling and vnfit to see what is amisse. In steed whereof, sobrietie, that is, a ruling of our passions, and watchfulnes are to be our daily companions. 1. Peter 5.7. Psal. 5.8.

1Luk. 21.38. Jam. 5.5.Luk. 21.38. Iam. 5.5.

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We must not flatter & deceive our selves with the calling to mind of the forwardness and care that hath bin in us in times past,¹ hereby to gather sloth unto the flesh, which is ready to take the smallest occasions that may be to

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The book

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Author

Richard Rogers 1550?–1618

Place

London

Printer

Felix Kyngston

Bookseller

Thomas Man

Year

1603

Size

[24], 18 p., 19-20 leaves, 21-480 p., 484-490 leaves, 489 [i.e. 491]-599, [33] p.

Words

387,941

Catalogue

STC 21215 · ESTC S116354

Text

EEBO-TCP A10945

Passages

2,090

Sections

166

Title page

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…

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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