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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.
And therefore it is that S. Paul teaching the Corinthians how they should be apparelled with the parts of Christian armour, as purity and uprightness, 1knowledge of the word of God, and with patience and long suffering, which hope engendereth, ⟨p. 266⟩doth among the rest, commend to them this one, by his own example,§F namely, the armour of righteousness, both on the right hand, and on the left, that is, in prosperity and adversity, that so they should give no occasion of offence in any thing, but in all things approve themselves as the servants of God.
And therfore it is that S. Paul teaching the Corinthians how they should be apparelled with the parts of Christian armour, as puritie and vprightnes, 1knowledge of the word of God, and with patience and long suffering, which hope ingendreth, ⟨p. 266⟩doth among the rest, commend to them this one, by his owne example,§F namely, the armour of righteousnes, both on the right hand, and on the left, that is, in prosperitie and aduersitie, that so they should giue no occasion of offence in any thing, but in all things approoue themselues as the seruants of God.
- 12. Cor. 6.4.5. &c.
1The same may be said of the other parts of the Christian armour, that I have said of the shoes of peace, of the shield of faith, and of the breast-plate of righteousness. For if there be not some clear and sound knowledge of the word of God (which as a sword may cut the bands of sin asunder like a cord) how shall a Christian be able to discern the deceitfulness of sin, but be led by it and taken with it, as with a bait? How can he choose, although he be zealous and desirous to do well, but to be led into many errors, and so