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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.
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.
When we are well humbled, God will cease to afflict, Matth. 11.29. Let the desire of them, who thinke they haue it aright, be sound, that it may begin well: secondly, feruent, that it may grow: and constant, that it may continue; then it shall seeke for reconciliation with God: which in a touched and humbled heart is a signe of faith; and will after growe to greater strength, for the hungrie desire after grace is a sanctified affection; yet hath the wicked no whit to thinke his state good, fleshed for all this: for they haue onely flitting desires to doe good which come to nothing; but the other hath reformation of life with it.
Let outward afflictions the greater they be, as losses, disgrace, diminish the infirmities which are inward of the mind (as impatience, and rebelliousness of heart) not increase them.
Let outward afflictions the greater they be, as losses, disgrace, diminish the infirmities which are inward of the minde (as impatience, and rebelliousnes of heart) not increase them.