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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.
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, 1. Joh. 4.16. and Matth. 6.7. ask and ye shall receive. 1For if Hagar praying in her distress was heard, when she saw not how; and if our Saviour did say to the woman of Samaria, if thou haddest but asked, 2I would have given thee water of life: is it to be doubted of, that Gods dear servants shall be denied their requests? If a natural father will give that which is meet to his §Cchild, who yet neither knoweth always what is best, neither is at all times so kind as he ought; shall we call the readiness of our heavenly father into question, especially about such a gift, as both he hath bidden us ask,3 yea and also take? yea and such a gift, as without the which, we cannot honour nor serve him aright?
He that hartily craueth this, as a thing which he cannot be without (seeing he asketh according to the will of God) and that which God commaundeth him, as we see Ephes. 6.14. he hath and obtaineth the same which he desireth, 1. Ioh. 4.16. and Matth. 6.7. aske and ye shall receiue. 1For if Hagar praying in her distresse was heard, when she saw not how; and if our Sauiour did say to the woman of Samaria, if thou haddest but asked,