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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.
We would willingly please our selves in some unlawful liberties, when we have pleased God in some duties. But a wise man will keep well, while §Hhe is well, and not trouble himself with an ill conscience, when God doth not trouble him with hard afflictions, seeing it is written (Hebr. 3.12. and 1. Cor. 10.31.) whether we eat, we see many fall fearfully and offend, but few return again: therefore it is to be feared, that many perish, or at least are in great danger.
We would willingly please our selues in some vnlawfull liberties, when we haue pleased God in some duties. But a wise man will keepe well, while §Hhe is well, and not trouble himselfe with an ill conscience, when God doth not trouble him with hard afflictions, seeing it is written (Hebr. 3.12. and 1. Cor. 10.31.) whether we eate, we see many fall fearefully and offend, but few returne againe: therefore it is to be feared, that many perish, or at least are in great daunger.
The more grace we perceive in any man and constancy, and the more he is like to God, the better we ought to love him, as Christ did John, and contrariwise, Joh. 13.23. Psal. 15.4.
The more grace we perceiue in any man and constancie, and the more he is like to God, the better we ought to loue him, as Christ did Iohn, and contrariwise,