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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.
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; §Hand lastly to give duties to God as well as to men, and to one man, and in one action, as well as in another: which to do, is to show forth the fruit of the armour of righteousness. And the same I say of the rest.
For then shalt thou, hauing this grace of beleeuing, hoping, righteous liuing, vphight meaning, &c. bring forth the fruite of it, as thou shalt haue occasion through the day, that is to say, to giue credit to Gods promises from time to time: to hope at one time, as well as another: to be vpright and without fraud in one thing as well as in another; and yet remember that I can speake to thee, when thou art at the best, but as to a man subiect to infirmities; §Hand lastly to giue duties to God as well as to men, and to one man, and in one action, as well as in another: which to doe, is to shew forth the fruite of the armour of righteousnes. And the same I say of the rest.
1But with all this, it is to be known and regarded, that as it is thus to be put on: so it is after the same manner to be kept on. For example: for the retaining, or recovering of this one piece of the whole armour, I mean peace, or rejoicing,2 which we should not be void of at any time, continual prayer is required: for he having said, rejoice evermore, he addeth, pray continually. And as Saint Paul saith, that by this putting on of the whole armour, a Christian may stand fast in the evil day of temptation,