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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.
With our prayer, holy meditation is to be used of every part of our armour, §Ewhen we have been taught it, till we know the use and benefit of it. And until the matter of it be more familiar to us, confer about it with such as have knowledge and experience therein: that whatsoever is hard to be understood or practised, may be made easy. This I speak for the benefit of the weak, seeing every thing is most hard to them, before they have attained to it, although it be never so plainly set down to them. And read either this which I have for thy sake written of this argument, or any sound ⟨p. 270⟩treatise concerning this matter. Stir up, and persuade thy self hereto, by §Fthis reason, that thou walkest naked, except thou be clothed with it: and as an unarmed man fighting with many strong enemies throughly furnished; so art thou in this world without it.
With our prayer, holy meditation is to be vsed of euery part of our armour, §Ewhen we haue been taught it, till we know the vse and benefit of it. And vntill the matter of it bee more familiar to vs, conferre about it with such as haue knowledge and experience therein: that whatsoeuer is hard to be vnderstood or practised, may bee made easie. This I speake for the benefit of the weake, seeing euery thing is most hard to them, before they haue attained to it, although it be neuer so plainely set downe to them. And reade either this which I haue for thy sake written of this argument, or any sound ⟨p. 270⟩treatise concerning this matter. Stirre vp, and perswade thy selfe hereto, by §Fthis reason, that thou walkest naked, except thou be clothed with it: and as an vnarmed man fighting with many strong enemies throughly furnished; so art thou in this world without it.