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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.
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 §Bplain (though politic) in his words, actions and meaning, he hath this part of the armour: the use whereof how great and gainful it is, shall appear hereafter. And such a thing is verity or sincerity. But let this be added, that if any will purpose this in some things, yet not resolve to show it in all, even this is the man, who is far from sincerity.
Now therefore if this be sinceritie and vprightnes to be free, not onely from double heartednes and halting, but also, to be readie to yeeld a francke assent and practise to the truth; and also if this vertue bee one part of the Christian armour: he who is voyde of this, must needes 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 vnfainedly, his conscience bearing him record, that he hath some true measure of this sinceritie, and still laboureth after it, that is, to be simple and §Bplaine (though politike) in his words, actions and meaning, he hath this part of the armour: the vse whereof how great and gainefull it is, shall appeare hereafter. And such a thing is veritie or sinceritie. But let this be added, that if any will purpose this in some things, yet not resolue to shew it in all, euen this is the man, who is farre from sinceritie.
Righteousness is that part of the armour,1