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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.
That we must remember God, walk with him, and serve him by days and not by weeks, and months only: that proveth Psalm. 90.12. Teach me to number my days: where he sets himself to it by days and daily.
That we must remember God, walke with him, and serue him by dayes and not by weekes, and months onely: that proueth Psalm. 90.12. Teach me to number my dayes: where he sets himselfe to it by dayes and daily.
The godly may do that with delight, which is tedious and wearisome to the wicked, that is, to walk with God at large and at liberty, Psalm. 119.45. and take pleasure in good things, whereby they may avoid many troubles utterly which would oppress them: seeing the greatest sins bring the greatest §Dsorrows: and such afflictions as God shall send may be easilier borne of them, when the other shall rage and turmoil themselves, Lam. 3.39.
The godly may doe that with delight, which is tedious and wearisome to the wicked, that is, to walke with God at large and at libertie, Psalm. 119.45. and take pleasure in good things, whereby they may auoyde many troubles vtterly which would oppresse them: seeing the greatest sins bring the greatest §Dsorrowes: and such afflictions as God shall send may bee easilier borne of them, when the other shall rage and turmoyle themselues, Lam. 3.39