A10945:856
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.
By this, that we see that grace is given to a Christian at his first conversion, to have victory, and to get strength over great sins, long delighted in; it appeareth how they abuse grace, who have long been counted the Lords people; when they many years after, do yield and give over themselves to sudden and weaker temptations, and are easilier overcome of them, though they have less force in them.
By this, that we see that grace is giuen to a Christian at his first conuersion, to haue victorie, and to get strength ouer great sinnes, long delighted in; it appeareth how they abuse grace, who haue long been counted the Lords people; when they many yeares after, do yeeld and giue ouer themselues to sodaine and weaker temptations, and are easilier ouercome of them, though they haue lesse force in them.
Learn to know the preciousest liberties, though there be many lawful.
Learne to know the preciousest liberties, though there be many lawfull.
It is wonderful, that a man knowing that he shall not enjoy the grace now that he had twenty years ago, except he be as careful to keep it, as he was then to come by it: yet that men shall be so loath to strive for it by such holy endeavour of hearty prayer, when they wax weak: and though they be resolved never to offend in the reproachfullest sort; yet that they love to linger after the same in affection and desire, which neither they can have without unutterable woe, neither dare set their minds to enjoy, though they might.
It is wonderfull, that a man knowing that he shall not inioy the grace now that he had twentie yeares agone, except he be as carefull to keepe it, as he was then to come by it: yet that men shall be so loath to striue for it by such holy indeuour of hartie prayer, when they waxe weake: and though they bee resolued neuer to offend in the reprochfullest sort; yet that they loue to linger after the same in affection and desire, which neither they can haue without vnutterable woe, neither dare set their mindes to inioy, though they might.