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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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Lastly, the armour of the word, which is called the sword of the spirit,1 is to be well instructed in the sound and living knowledge of the Scriptures, and to digest the same, and season our understanding with it, in such wise, §Cthat we may know the will of God, and have the same in remembrance, in the things which most concern us (as we can) that thereby we may at all times, and in all cases be readily led by it. That this may be a light to our feet, 2and a lantern to our steppes, as the Prophet teacheth: that so neither heresy in opinion, nor error in our life which shall be dangerous,3 may carry us away from our steadfastness in our Christian course: no nor so much as deceive us secretly, but we may be able to draw forth this sword of the spirit, and to say, it is written▪ that so no such thing may be done of us.
Lastly, the armour of the word, which is called the sword of the spirit,1 is to be well instructed in the sound and liuing knowledge of the Scriptures, and to digest the same, and season our vnderstanding with it, in such wise, §Cthat we may know the will of God, and haue the same in remembrance, in the things which most concerne vs (as we can) that thereby we may at all times, and in all cases be readily led by it. That this may be a light to our feete, 2and a lanterne to our steppes, as the Prophet teacheth: that so neither heresie in opinion, nor errour in our life which shall be daungerous,3 may carry vs away from our stedfastnes in our Christian course: no nor so much as deceiue vs secretly, but we may be able to draw forth this sworde of the spirit, and to say, it is written▪ that so no such thing may be done of vs.