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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.
1Look what care, conscience, zeal thou haddest, when thou first embracedst the Gospel, what reverent admiration at the excellency of it, and what love towards it; the same at least retain, and be sure thou keepest still afterwards. And howsoever thy heart was weaned from the inordinate love of the world, and vain delights, which might quench those which are spiritual:§H see that the longer thou livest in this vale of misery, thou doest not drink up the draff of it, and fashion thy self after the iniquity of it: nor the more knowledge thou hast, that thou beest not the more secure. For thus it is with many at this day, who therefore do smart for it.
1Looke what care, conscience, zeale thou haddest, when thou first imbracedst the Gospell, what reuerent admiration at the excellencie of it, and what loue towards it; the same at least retaine, and be sure thou keepest still afterwards. And howsoeuer thy heart was weaned from the inordinate loue of the world, and vaine delights, which might quench those which are spirituall:§H see that the longer thou liuest in this vale of miserie, thou doest not drinke vp the draffe of it, and fashion thy selfe after the iniquitie of it: nor the more knowledge thou hast, that thou beest not the more secure. For thus it is with many at this day, who therefore doe smart for it.
- 1There must be growing daily.
1If a man be a diligent observer of his course of life, he shall seldom find himself free from all kinds of offences, but one shall trouble him much, if another be weakened; yea and without much faithfulness and strength of grace shall prevail against him. But if there be care, that they weigh not down the affections in being too much taken up of them, it is well: for the Christian mans life is a continual battle, and when it ceaseth, we are ready