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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.
And when by reading, hearing, or conference, thou shalt see what help cometh by thine armour to the well framing of thine heart and life, and by meditation sometime on the several parts of it (as I have prescribed) and hast duly weighed and mused upon the same, to affect and season thy heart therewith, and by prayer hast with confidence desired of God, that even thou particularly mayest find, as thou shalt see cause, thy self strengthened with every part of this armour: when (I say) thou hast done this, then hast §Gthou put it on. This is the way of putting it on: that when thou knowest every part of it, and whereto it serves, and canst be willing to walk in this spiritual attire, thou mayest be kept safe (as they say) from wind and weather, even from world and devil.
And when by reading, hearing, or conference, thou shalt see what helpe commeth by thine armour to the well framing of thine heart and life, and by meditation sometime on the seuerall partes of it (as I haue prescribed) and hast dulie weighed and mused vpon the same, to affect and season thy heart therewith, and by prayer hast with confidence desired of God, that euen thou particularly maiest finde, as thou shalt see cause, thy selfe strengthened with euery part of this armour: when (I say) thou hast done this, then hast §Gthou put it on. This is the way of putting it on: that when thou knowest euery part of it, and whereto it serues, and canst be willing to walke in this spirituall attire, thou mayest be kept safe (as they say) from winde and weather, euen from world and diuell.
For then shalt thou, having this grace of believing, hoping, righteous living, upright meaning, &c. bring forth the fruit of it, as thou shalt have occasion through the day, that is to say, to give credit to Gods promises from time to time: to hope at one time, as well as another: to be upright and without fraud in one thing as well as in another; and yet remember that I can speak to thee, when thou art at the best, but as to a man subject to infirmities;