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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.
No man can live long and comfortably, as Psalm. 34.12.13. unless he fly from evil and do good, and that betimes, Eccles. 12.1. and why not? seeing heathen men got learning and friends in their youth, that the waywardness and tediousness of their old age might be mitigated.
No man can liue long and comfortably, as Psalm. 34.12.13. vnlesse he flie from euill and doe good, and that betimes, Eccles. 12.1. and why not? seeing heathen men got learning and friends in their youth, that the waywardnes and tediousnes of their old age might be mitigated.
Seeing in age we are awaked by the least voice of a bird: and yet take no pleasure in the sweetest noise of the musical instruments: By the first we learn to be partakers of that rest and Sabbath which belongeth to the people of God; from the which, God commandeth in the Canticles,1 that we be not awaked. By the other we are to learn, that being washed and well §Crefreshed with the wine of the holy Ghost, we may sing to God cheerfully, and when we cannot hear others sing we may hear our selves, and be delighted therein.
Seeing in age we are awaked by the least voyce of a bird: and yet take no pleasure in the sweetest noyse of the musicall instruments: By the first we learne to be partakers of that rest and Sabboth which belongeth to the people of God; from the which, God commaundeth in the Canticles,1