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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.
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.
If any of Gods children will wax bold against the Lord and break forth to seek liberty amiss, he shall surely smart for it. Psal. 89.31. If mine own children break my laws and keep not my commandments, I will punish their sins with the rod, and their offences with the scourge. And if they sin openly against their conscience, they shall one time or other, and one way or other, come to smart for it openly: As Josiah, 2. Chron. 35.22, 23.
If any of Gods children will waxe bold against the Lord and break forth to seeke libertie amisse, he shall surely smart for it. Psal. 89.31. If mine owne children breake my lawes and keepe not my commandements, I will punish their sinnes with the rodde, and their offences with the scourge. And if they sinne openly against their conscience, they shall one time or other, and one way or other, come to smart for it openly: As Iosiah,