A10945:891
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.
If thou wilt find Christ sweet, thou must ever find sin sour.
If thou wilt finde Christ sweete, thou must euer finde sinne sowre.
If thou wouldest forgo thy riches willingly, and readily; use and enjoy them soberly and moderately: set little by them, and lose little.
If thou wouldest forgoe thy riches willingly, and readily; vse and enioy them soberly and moderatly: set little by them, and lose little.
It is to be feared, that many professing the Gospel with some liking, do only generally aim at godliness, and therefore they have many unsettlings and rangings out: but they do not particularly look to themselves; therefore they gather not experience, nor find any great fruit of it.
It is to be feared, that many professing the Gospell with some liking, doe onely generally aime at godlines, and therefore they haue many vnsetlings and rangings out: but they doe not particularly looke to themselues; therefore they gather not experience, nor finde any great fruit of it.