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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.
1But ye will object, why doth the Apostle will us to put it on, if we have it already? and will say, this doubt is not yet answered, neither can ye tell what he meaneth by that, when he speaketh thus, Put on the whole armour? To this I answer, that his charge is, that Christians should not have this spiritual armour, as men in time of peace, have bodily armour hanging by, and rusty, and utterly unfit for use; but as soldiers have theirs in battle, that is, girded to them, and put upon them, and this also whiles the battle continueth:§G So he commandeth us, that we let not the parts of this armour so to be unoccupied in us, that we have no feeling of it, and so no benefit by it, but be sure continually that we have it on, and ready for use; that we lie down with it, and rise up with it, and be well advised, that through the day in all places, and whatsoever we go about we have it with us, as far as we can be able.
1But ye will obiect, why doth the Apostle will vs to put it on, if we haue it alreadie? and will say, this doubt is not yet answered, neither can ye tell what he meaneth by that, when he speaketh thus, Put on the whole armour? To this I answere, that his charge is, that Christians should not haue this spirituall armour, as men in time of peace, haue bodily armour hanging by, and rustie, and vtterly vnfit for vse; but as souldiers haue theirs in battaile, that is, girded to them, and put vpon them, and this also whiles the battaile continueth:§G So he commaundeth vs, that we let not the parts of this armour so to be vnoccupied in vs, that we haue no feeling of it, and so no benefit by it, but be sure continually that we haue it on, and readie for vse; that we lie downe with it, and rise vp with it, and be well aduised, that through the day in all places, and whatsoeuer we goe about we haue it with vs, as farre as we can be able.
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