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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.
Out of these places, as also many other, to the full and plain declaration of this remedy, these four things are to be considered. First, what it is, and wherein it consisteth. Secondly, by whom it is wrought. Thirdly, how it is brought to light and revealed. And fourthly, how it is received and embraced. Now as concerning the first,1 the only sufficient remedy for the saving of man, is to satisfy Gods justice, which by sin is violated: without which satisfaction, the wrath of God cannot be appeased, nor his favour obtained, §Dand so there can be no redemption. For how should the Lord be perfectly just, if he should change this righteous sentence of his law, that every transgressor is cursed, and only the perfect keeper of the law blessed? Now then Gods justice is satisfied only by these two means: First,2 by suffering the punishment due to sin, which is the curse of God; and the perfect keeping of the law,3 without which there can be no deliverance from sin and condemnation. The only remedy of our misery consisting herein, we may clearly see that it is out of our selves, and not in any other creature: for neither we, nor any other creature for us, is able either to sustain the curse, much less to overcome it: or perfectly to fulfil the law, which is impossible to §Eflesh. Whereby is quite overthrown the foundation of Popery,4 and all opinion of merit, or of any thing in man to avail to his justification.
Out of these places, as also many other, to the full and plaine declaration of this remedie, these foure things are to be considered. First, what it is, and wherein it consisteth. Secondly, by whom it is wrought. Thirdly, how it is brought to light and reuealed. And fourthly, how it is receiued and imbraced. Now as concerning the first,1 the onely sufficient remedie for the sauing of man, is to satisfie Gods iustice, which by sinne is violated: without which satisfaction, the wrath of God cannot be appeased, nor his fauour obtained,