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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.
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 §Ion the left hand,2 or on the right to fall to evil and danger.
1If a man be a diligent obseruer of his course of life, he shall seldome finde himselfe free from all kindes of offences, but one shall trouble him much, if another be weakned; yea and without much faithfulnes and strength of grace shall preuaile against him. But if there be care, that they weigh not downe the affections in being too much taken vp of them, it is well: for the Christian mans life is a continuall battaile, and when it ceaseth, we are readie §Ion the left hand,2 or on the right to fall to euill and danger.
- 1One sin or other commonly trouble us.One sinne or other commonly trouble vs.
- 2Subtlety in our living doth most deceive our selves.Subtiltie in our liuing doth most deceiue our selues.
As we are subtle to beguile our selves, so we do especially in this one thing, that where we either are perceived easily, when we be out of the way, or be afraid of ill report; there we can frame our selves to sobriety, and to the keeping of measure in our lives: which is no sure token of peace and safety to our hearts, though for the present time we avoid offence. But where we are daily conversant, and therefore shall have more occasions to run into some trespass (especially with our inferiors, before whom we think we should not regard how loosely we behave our selves) there we look not so carefully to our selves,