A10945:969
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.
And all this we do, because we have hope from God of all good things which shall be meet for us; yea and all this we do, not after the flesh, or because we have whatsoever heart can wish, or eye lust after (for our God indenteth not with us after any such manner) but because we have some measure of godliness with contentation, and have learned to be persuaded, that to §Bbe best for us, which he bringeth to pass; and so to hope still, that all things shall fall out to us for the best, because he hath so promised.1 And if it were not for this sweet hope, our lives should be most wearisome, except we should suffer them to be merely devilish. And without this of the armour of hope, all other hope is vain and deceitful, and as the rush without mire and moisture which withereth: and as the spiders web which is suddenly swept down.
And all this we doe, because we haue hope from God of all good things which shall be meete for vs; yea and all this we doe, not after the flesh, or because we haue whatsoeuer heart can wish, or eye lust after (for our God indenteth not with vs after any such manner) but because we haue some measure of godlines with contentation, and haue learned to be perswaded, that to §Bbe best for vs, which he bringeth to passe; and so to hope still, that all things shall fall out to vs for the best, because he hath so promised.1 And if it were not for this sweete hope, our liues should be most wearisome, except we should suffer them to be meerely diuelish. And without this of the armour of hope, all other hope is vaine and deceitfull, and as the rush without mire and moysture which withereth: and as the spiders webbe which is sodainly swept downe.