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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.
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 §Dfavour it self, and to make us grow cold and slack in duties: but we are to look to continue and increase any good and forwardness (which hath bin) for hereafter: as to delight more in walking with God in a Christian course, and to hold fast our faith and comfort even in trouble, and not to think our state the worse for it. But with our Saviour to despise the shame of the cross, 2although it be even to the thrusting of us out of the world: and therefore much more in prosperity, to be fruitful in all good works. Joh. 15.8.3
We must not flatter & deceiue our selues with the calling to mind of the forwardnes and care that hath bin in vs in times past,1 hereby to gather slouth vnto the flesh, which is readie to take the smallest occasions that may be to §Dfauour it selfe, and to make vs grow cold and slacke in duties: but we are to looke to continue and increase any good and forwardnes (which hath bin) for hereafter: as to delight more in walking with God in a Christian course, and to hold fast our faith and comfort euen in trouble, and not to thinke our state the worse for it. But with our Sauiour to despise the shame of the crosse, 2although it be euen to the thrusting of vs out of the world: and therfore much more in prosperitie, to be fruitfull in all good workes. Ioh. 15.8.3