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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.
Seeing the conscience is so tender, and so soon pricked, a man would marvel how they do, who make many breaches therein, and solder them up slenderly and easily.
Seeing the conscience is so tender, and so soone pricked, a man would meruaile how they do, who make many breaches therein, and solder them vp slenderly and easily.
Men having experience of Satan's malice and continual dogging them to evil, it should teach them to trust better to their armour, and less to themselves.
Men hauing experience of Sathans malice and continuall dogging them to euill, it should teach them to trust better to their armour, and lesse to themselues.
Dispose thy outward affairs with wisdom, and so as thou spend not overmuch time about the same, when thou mayest do it in a little: whether it be in company by talking thereof (for commonly when we enter talk §Cthereof once, we cannot tell when to make an end:) or whether it be alone by our selves in consulting; for thoughts of the world do tickle us: and that may be determined in a few sentences, and in a part of an hour, which may hold us work the most part of a day, yea many.
Dispose thy outward affaires with wisedome, and so as thou spend not ouermuch time about the same, when thou maist doe it in a little: whether it bee in companie by talking thereof (for commonly when wee enter talke §Cthereof once, wee cannot tell when to make an end:) or whether it be alone by our selues in consulting; for thoughts of the world doe tickle vs: and that may be determined in a few sentences, and in a part of an houre, which may hold vs worke the most part of a day, yea many.