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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.
CHAP. 7. Of the third private help, which is the armour of a Christian: and of the first three points of it.
CHAP. 7. Of the third priuate helpe, which is the armour of a Christian: and of the first three points of it.
The third private help is the armour, which was next mentioned among the rest. This being not so clearly understood, nor the use of it so well seen into, requireth a more full handling, then I purpose to use in the most of the rest. §DAnd this armour God in his mercy hath appointed to furnish the Christian soldier withal in his warfare, against all his spiritual enemies, that by the help thereof, and the other means in this treatise mentioned, he may be able to be directed aright from time to time, and keep a good course in his life, and beat back the strong and subtle assaults of the devil, that he be not led by, nor overcome of them, nor of the manifold bad passions and evil desires of his own heart, which otherwise will draw him continually after them. But before I proceed any further, I will set down the points, worthy to be learned and practised in and about this armour, that the reader may see better how to make right use §Eof it.
THe third priuate helpe is the armour, which was next mentioned among the rest. This being not so cleerely vnderstood, nor the vse of it so well seene into, requireth a more full handling, then I purpose to vse in the most of the rest. §DAnd this armour God in his mercie hath appointed to furnish the Christian souldier withall in his warfare, against all his spirituall enemies, that by the helpe thereof, and the other meanes in this treatise mentioned, he may be able to be directed aright from time to time, and keepe a good course in his life, and beate backe the strong and subtill assaults of the diuell, that he be not led by, nor ouercome of them, nor of the manifold bad passions and euill desires of his own heart, which otherwise will draw him continually after them. But before I proceed any further, I will set downe the points, worthie to be learned and practised in and about this armour, that the reader may see better how to make right vse