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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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Such knowledge therefore of good and evil, cannot be wanting in us, nor the daily increasing of it be neglected, but fore and perilous wounds §Dwill by the adversary pierce our souls: so far is it off, that the most experienced and skilful Christian should think, he knoweth enough. Yet least any should deceive himself about this, thinking that he hath knowledge, this (I say) that if he be not counselled and guided by that he understandeth,1 He knoweth nothing, as he ought to know. For the fear of offending God is the beginning of wisdom, and he that keepeth (that is) faithfully endeavoureth to keep the commandments of God, is most wise. And so speaketh our Saviour to his Apostles:2 If ye know these things, happy are ye, if ye do them. This knowledge therefore, and the experience that we learn by it, how we have prospered, by living after it; is that part of Christian armour, which is called the sword of the §Espirit: and who doth not see, what a singular and necessary help it is, to the practising of a godly life? for as a blind man is without a guide; so is a man without it.
Such knowledge therefore of good and euill, cannot be wanting in vs, nor the daily increasing of it be neglected, but fore and perilous wounds §Dwill by the aduersarie pearce our soules: so farre is it off, that the most experienced and skilfull Christian should thinke, he knoweth enough. Yet least any should deceiue himselfe about this, thinking that he hath knowledg, this (I say) that if he be not counselled and guided by that he vnderstandeth,1 He knoweth nothing, as he ought to know. For the feare of offending God is the beginning of wisedome, and he that keepeth (that is) faithfully indeuoureth to keepe the commaundements of God, is most wise. And so speaketh our Sauiour to his Apostles:2 If ye know these things, happie are ye, if ye doe them. This knowledge therefore, and the experience that we learne by it, how we haue prospered, by liuing after it; is that part of Christian armour, which is called the sword of the