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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
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And this verity consisteth as well in holding and keeping the truth, I mean the sound knowledge of the word of God in our judgement, as the §Kpractise of it in a good conscience. Which I say, because there are some, who profess great friendship to the Gospel, who yet maintain strange opinions not according to the truth of it: as that the law ought not to be preached in any wise: and that there should no differences of men be made; when yet the Scripture putteth difference betwixt good and bad, both in their life and in rewards, Psalm. 1. The holding of such opinions therefore, standeth not ⟨p. 261⟩§Awith sincerity: which freely admitteth all opinions to be measured and censured by the word.
And this veritie consisteth as well in holding and keeping the truth, I meane the sound knowledge of the word of God in our iudgement, as the §Kpractise of it in a good conscience. Which I say, because there are some, who professe great friendship to the Gospell, who yet maintaine strange opinions not according to the truth of it: as that the law ought not to be preached in any wise: and that there should no differences of men be made; when yet the Scripture putteth difference betwixt good and bad, both in their life and in rewards, Psalm. 1. The holding of such opinions therefore, standeth not ⟨p. 261⟩§Awith sinceritie: which freely admitteth all opinions to bee measured and censured by the word.
Now therefore if this be sincerity and uprightness to be free, not only from double heartednes and halting, but also, to be ready to yield a frank assent and practise to the truth; and also if this virtue be one part of the Christian armour: he who is void of this, must needs lie open to great danger, both by error in opinion and by corruption in life: for he wanteth that which should defend him. And contrarily, he who seeketh to please God unfeignedly, his conscience bearing him record, that he hath some true measure of this sincerity, and still laboureth after it, that is, to be simple and