A10945:966
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.
Neither is there indeed any other thing, that is able to stay us from deadly unquietness and bitter anguish at such times. For seeing we are going to God, and that must be through most dangerous ranks of cruel enemies, as through a wilderness of robbers, this is our encouragement to go on manfully, in that we know by the doctrine of the Gospel, that we take our journey to God who is at peace with us. He therefore, who hath this peace by the Gospel, is armed with this part of Christian armour, called the shoes §Hof preparation, as the soldier with his brassy boots, against all such hard and sharp afflictions, and troubles; which as pikes in the way, would otherwise so wound him, that he should not be able to stand in the battle; he is armed (I say) because he thus thinketh with himself,1 if God be with me, who can be against me? the Lord is my salvation and light, whom then should I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid?
Neither is there indeede any other thing, that is able to stay vs from deadlie vnquietnes and bitter anguish at such times. For seeing we are going to God, and that must be through most dangerous rankes of cruell enemies, as through a wildernes of robbers, this is our incouragement to goe on manfully, in that we know by the doctrine of the Gospell, that we take our iourney to God who is at peace with vs. He therefore, who hath this peace by the Gospell, is armed with this part of Christian armour, called the shooes §Hof preparation, as the souldier with his brassie bootes, against all such hard and sharpe afflictions, and troubles; which as pikes in the way, would otherwise so wound him, that he should not be able to stand in the battaile; he is armed (I say) because he thus thinketh with himselfe,1 if God be with me, who can be against me? the Lord is my saluation and light, whom then should I feare? the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom then shall I be afraid?