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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.
Many professors do not only drown themselves in the world, but also when they come in company, they poison others, with casting the smoke of their naughty hearts upon others: so far off are they from checking themselves, for any of their sins.
Many professors doe not onely drowne themselues in the world, but also when they come in company, they poyson others, with casting the smoke of their naughtie hearts vpon others: so farre off are they from checking themselues, for any of their sinnes.
There is no just cause of doubting of Gods favour, by our outward afflictions, or our inward infirmities (both which yet do often cause us to doubt) but by sin, which we willingly commit, and lie in: and it is just §Hwith God, to have it so, as in Peter Luk. 22.62.
There is no iust cause of doubting of Gods fauour, by our outward afflictions, or our inward infirmities (both which yet doe often cause vs to doubt) but by sinne, which we willingly commit, and lie in: and it is iust §Hwith God, to haue it so, as in Peter Luk. 22.62.
When we are well humbled, God will cease to afflict, Matth. 11.29. Let the desire of them, who think they have it aright, be sound, that it may begin well: secondly, fervent, that it may grow: and constant, that it may continue; then it shall seek for reconciliation with God: which in a touched and humbled heart is a sign of faith; and will after grow to greater strength, for the hungry desire after grace is a sanctified affection; yet hath the wicked no whit to think his state good, fleshed for all this: for they have only flitting desires to do good which come to nothing; but the other hath reformation of life with it.