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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.
We see God will have us persuaded that this whole armour may be had and put on, and therefore to pray to him for it. But in any wise, these prayers he will have to be made without doubting and wavering, 1without which manner of praying, we cannot look to receive any thing. For it hath pleased our good God, seeing we are so prone to doubting, to give us a most sure word of promise, of all such things as we have need of, that if we §Bthink God to be credited, we may look for them without fear or wavering.
We see God will haue vs perswaded that this whole armour may be had and put on, and therefore to pray to him for it. But in any wise, these prayers he will haue to be made without doubting and wauering, 1without which manner of praying, we cannot looke to receiue any thing. For it hath pleased our good God, seeing we are so prone to doubting, to giue vs a most sure word of promise, of all such things as we haue neede of, that if we §Bthinke God to be credited, we may looke for them without feare or wauering.
He that heartily craveth this, as a thing which he cannot be without (seeing he asketh according to the will of God) and that which God commandeth him, as we see Ephes. 6.14. he hath and obtaineth the same which he desireth,