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.

CHAP. 2.

• MAn created happie, fell into miserie. [ 3. b.]
• Two parts of mans miserie.
• The first: His sinne. [ c.]
• Mans sinne what.
• Euery part corrupted. [ d.]
• Vnderstanding, conscience, will.
• Affections. [ e.]
• Conuersation. [ 4. f.]
• Thoughts, desires, outward behauiour. [ g.]
• Mans best actions abhominable. [ h.]
• Few thinke it thus.
• The second part of mans misery: The curse. [ k]
• Which bringeth all plagues.
• After this life.
• In this life.
• The creatures cursed for mans cause:
• Much more himselfe. [ 5. a]
• In all he takes in hand.
• In his body, diseases, &c.
• In his senses, deafnesse. [ b.]
• In his friends and kindred, &c.
• He hath no right to any thing that he inioi∣eth, and shall be called to iudgement for it.
• Men shift off this. [ c.]
• This curse is to all.
• To harden the heart against it, dangerous. [ d.]
• The curse vpon the soule. [ e.]
• To be giuen vp to vile lusts.
• To be darkened in his vnderstanding.
• Hastening to endlesse woe, and not see it.
• Hardnesse of heart. [ 6. f.]
• Desperation, madnesse, &c.
• Remedilesse feares, &c.
• Hell paines, extreame, easelesse & endlesse. [ g]
• The necessitie of this knowledge of mans mi∣serie. [ h.]
• If this doctrine displease men, they may thanke themselues. [ i.]
• The doctrine of the Gospel must go with this.