A10945:981
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.
1To conclude, what can there be in his life daily, but fainting, uncomfortableness, and sundry discouragements, whiles he is weaned from the foolish and vain delights of this world, and seeth not the pleasures of heaven with §Hmortal eyes; what can there else be to him (I say) if the hope of salvation be not as an helmet, to keep life in his soul: and with this hope of salvation, which cannot deceive him, a cheerful hope of well passing the course of these conflicting days also under the wings of Gods protection, till he come thither? As for other hope, who knoweth not, that all other hope of earthly peace, or long life, is like to a broken tooth, and sliding foot? But by this hope, tediousness is removed, and cheerfulness to wait contentedly in this pilgrimage for a full deliverance, is obtained. Therefore how truly may this be said, that the Christian life, without the armour of God, cannot be continued?
1To conclude, what can there be in his life daily, but fainting, vncomfortablenes, and sundrie discouragements, whiles he is weaned from the foolish and vaine delights of this world, and seeth not the pleasures of heauen with §Hmortall eyes; what can there els be to him (I say) if the hope of saluation be not as an helmet, to keepe life in his soule: and with this hope of saluation, which cannot deceiue him, a cheerefull hope of well passing the course of these conflicting daies also vnder the wings of Gods protection, till he come thither? As for other hope, who knoweth not, that all other hope of earthly peace, or long life, is like to a broken tooth, and sliding foote? But by this hope, tediousnes is remoued, and cheerefulnes to waite contentedly in this pilgrimage for a full deliuerance, is obtained. Therefore how truly may this bee said, that the Christian life, without the armour of God, cannot be continued?
- 1The helmet of hope.