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.

The second Treatise.

CHAP. 1.

• OF the life of a beleeuer. [ 72]
• The summe and order of this trea∣tise. [ g.]
• Why godlines should be ioyned with faith. [ h.]
• Diuers opinions about godlinesse. [ i.]
• It is necessary to vnderstand wherein a godly life consisteth. [ 73. a.]
• The necessary connexion of this treatise with the former. [ b.]
• Faith and godly life are as twinnes, and go together.
• The heads of this treatise are foure.

CHAP. 2.

• THe first point of the first head of this treatise. [ 74. f.]
• Where true faith is not, there is no good life. [ g.]
• No good thing in the vnbeleeuer that plea∣seth God. [ i.]
• Men are dangerously deceiued about this point. [ 75. a.]
• This is no new doctrine. [ b.]
• It is hard only to the obstinate.
• None that haue faith, can liue wickedly. [ c.]
• Proofes of it. [ e.]
• Faith is not content with a wandring desire of godlines. [ 76. f.]
• The Gospel despised, because it is not knowen. [ h.]
• Many would be thought beleeuers, who liue not a godly life. [ i.]
• Too hasty repentance, seldome sound. [ 77. c.]
• Change of life without faith, vaine. [ e.]
• A simile. [ 78. f.]
• It is vaine to thinke we haue faith, without a new life. [ g.]

CHAP. 3.

• THe second point of the first head of this treatise. [ 79. a.]
• The beleeuer must beleeue other promises beside that of saluation. [ b.]
• Also the commandements and threats. [ c.]
• The beleeuers do not thus. [ d.]
• The cause why. [ e.]
• Another cause. [ 80. f.]
• Want of this faith worketh much inconue∣nience. [ g.]
• ...

• The beleeuer must beleeue that he shall be sanctified. [ i.]
• And particular promises of benefits and deli∣uerance. [ k.]
• And precepts and threats, euen the word it selfe. [ 81. a.]
• Examples of such as did so. [ b.]
• This doctrine little seene into and practised. [ d.]
• This kinde of faith not oft beat vpon by tea∣chers. [ 82. f.]
• The lesse conceiued and in vse with the better kinde of hearers.
• What causeth tedious troubles to many Christians. [ i.]
• The testimony of good Christians touching this matter. [ k.]
• An exhortation to the ministers. [ 83. d.]
• A minister must haue experience in himselfe of that which he teacheth others. [ e.]
• Answere to such as thinke otherwise. [ 84. g.]
• Let faith and godlinesse be oft taught. [ h.]
• The same things without vaine repetition and barbarousnesse. [ i.]
• The peoples wants require it. [ k.]
• Want of this kinde of faith makes the godly life difficult. [ 85. b.]
• A simile.
• Where it is inioied, the practise of godlinesse becoms easie. [ c.]
• The want of a good foundation is the ruine of many. [ 86. f.]

CHAP. 4.

• THe second general head of this treatise.
• Of the heart. [ h.]
• The heart the fountaine of godly life, must first be purged. [ 87. a.]
• Like heart, like life. [ b.]
• The heart is a dungeon of iniquity. [ d.]
• A simile. [ 88. f.]
• A view of the filthinesse of the heart.
• Men see it not, and therefore suspect no dan∣ger. [ i.]
• What the purging of the heart is. [ k.]
• He that dieth in a weake estate shalbe saued. [ 89. c.]
• Holy desires be oft times quenched in the be∣leeuer.
• How to reuiue them. [ d.]
• How the heart is purged. [ e.]
• By the power of the holy ghost.
• This is at the first turning of a sinner to God. [ 90. g.]
• Euen this is a gracious worke. [ h.]
• We must not stand at a stay in this. [ i.]
• The heart is purged by faith. [ 91. a.]
• Worldly delights so sought for because the heauenly are not felt. [ c.]
• So soone as any are assured of Gods fauour, so soone are their hearts changed. [ 92. f.]
• Faith purgeth onely as the instrument. [ g.]
• True repentance what. [ i.]
• Without the change of the heart there is no amendment of life. [ 93. a.]
• The simplest Christian findes some measure of these.
• Proofes that this change is wrought by faith. [ b.]
• By this change the beleeuer sensibly descer∣neth his present estate from his former. [ 94. g.]
• The weake troubled, that this change is so small.
• Yet this is a note that their state is good. [ h.]
• This change of the heart is the foundation of a godly life. [ k.]
• If men at the first gaue God their hearts, then should their whole life be better. [ 95. b.]
• Not a peece of the heart. [ ibid]
• Many hardly brought to giue their whole heart, therefore giue ouer. [ d. c.]

CHAP. 5.

• OF the renouncing of all sinne: which is the first effect of a renued heart in the true beleeuer. [ 96. h.]
• We must be changed before our liues can be amended.
• What the life of the beleeuer is. [ i.]
• All vngodlinesse, not some onely, is to be re∣nounced. [ k.]
• The beleeuer loatheth his former filthy life. [ 97. a.]
• The power of faith, and gaine thereby. [ c.]
• The vanity of worldly ioies. [ 98. f.]
• The beleeuer renounceth sinne in good adui∣sednesse, and not in some good moode onely. [ h.]
• For want of this setled denying of our selues diuers neuer attaine to true godlinesse. [ i.]
• Worst sort of protestants, who hate this doc∣trine. [ 99. a.]
• Gods seruants are at vtter defiance with the world. [ b.]
• They leaue not sinne for a time, nor by con∣straint, or for company, feare. &c. [ c.]
• ...

• They vow and performe. [ 99. d.]
• Not by their owne strength. [ e.]
• Their helpe is from God, attained by faith, waited for by hope.
• It is got with much striuing. [ 100. f.]
• Which ought to be no discouragement. [ g.]
• The faithfull alwaies preuaile not.
• Yet finde comfort. [ h.]
• No hurt by abasing. [ i.]
• Gaine of our falles, to purge vs. [ k.]
• This gaine is onely to the beleeuer. [ 101. b.]
• Beleeuers can renounce all.
• Vnbeleeuers cannot. [ c.]
• No dram of goodnesse in a naturall man. [ d.]

CHAP. 6.

• DIuers kindes of euill to be renounced. [ 102. f.]
• First, inward lusts. [ g.]
• All doe not hold them vnder in like measure. [ h.]
• The effects of our naturall corruption be heere meant.
• The roote of them all, is vnbeleefe. [ i.]
• Three sorts of inward lusts. [ k.]
• 1. against God, and his honor and worship: in the first table.
• Ignorance of God, and no minde to come out of it. [ 103. a.]
• Distrust.
• In aduersity, impatient, obstinate. &c. [ b.]
• In prosperity, no thankefulnesse, carnall re∣ioicing, drunke with pleasures. [ d.]
• No pleasure in Gods true worship. [ e.]
• Superstition and blinde deuotion. [ 104. f.]
• Prophanesse, dissolutenesse. &c. [ g.]
• Abuse of peace.
• Loathing the Lords Sabbath. [ h.]
• 2. Wicked lusts towards man: in the second table. [ i.]
• Com. 5. contempt of betters, vnthankeful∣nesse, saucinesse in youth. [ 105. a.]
• Com. 6. reioicing in euell, wrath, no bearing reuenge, no fellow feeling. &c. [ b.]
• Com. 7. vncleane lusts, E. Feeding of them, 106. F. Eies full of adultery: the minde made a nursery of filthinesse. [ g.]
• Not onely the worst sort deceiued this way.
• Com. 8. coueteousnesse. &c. [ 106. h.]
• Com. 9. lust against our neighbours name. [ 107. a.]
• Surmises, deuising of libels. &c. [ b.]
• Things not alwaies, yet these be common. [ d.]
• Com. 10. the heart is taken vp with dreames and hurtfull thoughts. [ e.]
• These lusts be causes of all woe. [ 108. f.]

CHAP. 7.

• 3. EVill lusts concerning our selues. [ g.]
• Fretting when we be crossed of our will. [ h.]
• Excessiue delight in aboundance. [ i.]
• Pride of life. [ k.]
• Frowardnesse. [ 109. a.]
• Selfe-loue. &c. [ b.]
• The word of God maketh his Children wa∣ry against these. [ c.]
• A speciall part of a godly life, to renounce these. [ d.]
• It is not done without daily striuing. [ e.]
• Lusts marre all. [ 110. f.]
• Weake seruice accepted, if it be sound. [ g.]
• He that obserues these lusts and resists them, is occupied in a godly life. [ h.]
• All ouercome not these alike. [ i.]
• The better sort how farre they come, and how. [ k.]
• Examples of such. [ 111. a.]
• The weaker are not to distrust for not matching the best. [ b.]
• These lusts are resisted of all beleeuers in their measure. [ e.]
• They who be ruled by their lusts, can claime no part in a godly life. [ 112. f.]
• The weake may stay their comfort in these three speciall graces. [ g.]
• 1. That they haue a cleere knowledge of their saluation.
• 2. That they account it as their chiefe trea∣sure.
• 3. That they be set forward in some good course, whereby they may grow in faith and obedience.
• These three must be earnestly laboured for. [ i.]
• The chiefe end of this booke, is to set forward a weake Christian. [ 113. a.]
• How to make godlinesse, a pleasure. [ b.]
• The gaine of such a course. [ c.]
• Why God witholds some grace from his. [ d.]
• Causes in our selues of not growing. [ 114. f.]
• Ignorance.
• Slouth.
• Fauouring sinne.
• Timorousnesse and vnbeleefe.
• Remedy of our vnbeleefe. [ g.]

CHAP. 8.

• HOw the minds of the godly are occupi∣ed. [ 114. i.]
• Three ages of Gods children. [ k.]
• 1. Childhood.
• 2. Middle age.
• 3. Old age.
• The highest degree of Christians. [ 115.6.]
• How the mindes of such are vsually taken vp. [ E. & 116. f. &c.]
• The best are molested sometimes with lusts. [ 117. a.]
• They are not comparable to the Apostles. [ c.]
• Paule had speciall priuiledges.
• These are called fathers. [ d.]
• The second sort of the godly, in battell. [ 118. f.]
• The practise of such. [ g.]
• Sinne is odious to them, though not euer o∣uercome ef them. [ h.]
• These are sometime discouraged. [ 119. a.]
• Glad to vse all helps. [ b.]
• Set against smaller sinnes. [ c.]
• They are held vnder their infirmities for their good. [ e.]
• The third sort of the godly. [ 120. g.]
• About what their thoughts are chiefely oc∣cupied. [ h.]
• The dangers that these are subiect vnto. [ k.]
• 1. Danger in comfort. [ 121. a.]
• 2. Danger when they feele want of comfort. [ b.]
• Many defects are in these. [ c.]
• Yoong Christians compared to children. [ d.]
• These must grow. [ e.]
• Their duty. [ 122. f.]
• Gods children are in danger sometimes to be dazeled and without feeling. [ i.]
• Yet euen in this estate they differ from hypo∣crites and vnregenerate. [ k.]
• How they differ. [ 123. a.]
• These degrees may in some respect fall one into another. [ b.]
• Examples of these three sorts of Gods peo∣ple. [ d.]

CHAP. 9.

• OVtward wickednesse must be renoun∣ced. [ 124. g.]
• Prooued,
  • 1. by doctrine of the scriptures. [ h.]
  • 2. by examples. [ 125. a.]
• The sinnes that he loued best, are renounced of the beleeuer. [ c.]

CHAP. 10.

• FOure sorts of men which hope for salua∣tion, and yet renounce not open sinnes. [ 126. f.]
• 1. Grosse offenders. [ g.]
  • The vngodly will scorne professours, if their liues be faulty.
  • Such are seldome reclaimed. [ i.]
• 2. Sort of bad professors, ignorant and care∣lesse. [ 127. a.]
  • The wofull estate of such. [ c.]
  • Yet there want not such as flatter them in it. [ 128. f.]
  • Many laugh at the rude for their homely speeches, who yet are like them in qua∣lities. [ g.]
• 3. sort: Ciuill professors. [ h.]
  • Some of all these three sorts are some∣times prickt in conscience. [ k.]
  • Notes of their hypocrisie. [ 129. b.]
  • Sudden flashes of grace. [ c.]
• 4. sort: Schismatickes. [ e.]
  • They are taunters, railers, and slanderers of their bretheren. [ 130. f.]
  • Censurers of others. [ g.]
  • Soone ripe in their owne conceit. [ h.]
  • Inordinate liuers. [ i.]
  • Worse in dealing then men who professe no religion. [ k.]
• These with the former are farre from a god∣ly life. [ 131. b.]
  • Other disorders of such professors. [ 132. f.]
  • Earthlinesse.
  • Vnquietnesse. [ h.]
  • Vnprofitablenesse. [ i.]
  • Pride of life. [ k.]
  • Ill educating their children. [ 133. b.]
  • Vncharitable surmises. [ c.]

CHAP. 11.

• OBiect. Are all such damned?
• Answere. No, if they repent. [ 134. f.]
• God shoales out some from others. h. Infirmi∣ties in all. [ i.]
• The godly somewhat infected with common corruptions. [ i.]
• Difference betweene the falles of the godly and the wicked. [ 135. a.]
• The godly fall not, but when they are secure and take liberty. [ c.]
• How we may be fenced. [ 136. g.]
• No warrant of not falling dangerously. [ i.]
• We may be preserued from soule falles. [ k.]
• ...

• The ends, why God suffers some to fall so. [ 137. a.]
• 1. To humble men. [ b.]
• 2. To magnifie his mercy in forgiuing great sinnes.
• 3. In regard of others. [ c.]
• Otherwise, no feare of falling. [ e.]
• Gods tendernesse ouer his.
• Sweet comfort to the weake. [ 138. f.]
• What infirmities the godly be subiect to. [ h.]
• The state of weaker Christians. [ 139. a.]
• These differ much from all wicked. [ b.]
• What the sinne of infirmitie is. [ d.]
• The wicked sinne boldely. [ e.]
• Their sorrow is carnall. [ 140. f.]

CHAP. 12.

• THe heart purged, must so be kept. [ h.]
• How the heart is kept. [ k.]
• What danger growes when the heart is not kept. [ 141. a.]
• Great labour, thus to keepe the heart. [ c.]
• With this heart it is easie to renounce euill. [ d.]
• An ill gouerned heart, the cause of all disor∣der. [ 142. g.]
• Little acquaintance with our hearts, brings great bondage. [ h.]
• An high grace, to liue well without the whip. [ 143. b.]
• The faithfull in part, thus kept downe. [ c.]
• Sinne is not shaken off as a burre. [ d.]
• Grace to vanquish sinne, may be attained: and more and more from day to day. [ e.]
• The good treasurie of the heart, being kept, bringeth forth good things. [ 144. g.]
• A peece of heauen, to liue with such as keepe their hearts well. [ i.]
• Without it, nothing sauoury. [ 145. a.]
• The fruite of a well ordered heart. [ b.]
• The looking to the heart in a good moode onely, dangerous. [ c.]
• The heart may alwaies be lookt to. [ d.]
• An other cause why the heart should be lookt to: otherwise, it will not be ready to any duty. [ 146. f.]
• How we may be fitte to pray and meditate. [ g.]
• The onely way to curbe vp our lusts, is to looke to our hearts. [ h.]
• Without this, small fruite or comfort.
• This clensing of the heart is not perfect. [ 47. a.]
• This clensing, though weake, is a great pri∣uiledge. [ b.]

CHAP. 13.

• THe second generall branch of the life of a beleeuer. [ c.]
• More hard and excellent to doe good, then to eschew euill. [ 148. f.]
• Not to rest in eschewing euill. [ g.]
• Three branches of this second part of this treatise. [ h.]
  • 1. Setteth downe rules to direct to the practise of duties.
  • 2. Sheweth wherein this part of godlinesse consisteth.
  • 3. Answereth obiections.
• Necessity of rules to liue well by.
• The first rule to liue well, is Knowledge. [ i.]
• Knowledge what. [ k.]
• To grow in this knowledge. [ 149. a.]
• With this knowledge must goe Delight in it. [ b.]
• Without this delight no fruite of knowledge.
• Knowledge an excellent gift: [ d.]
• But without the salt of grace, vnsauory. [ e.]
• The second rule, Practise. [ 150. g.]
• Practise is first in an hearty desire. [ h.]
• Our affections must be stronger, as the good is greater. [ 151. b.]
• As we desire, so must we indeauour to doe good. [ d.]
• All parts of our bodies must be giuen to serue God. [ 152. f.]
• Make a trade of godlinesse. [ g.]
• Vertues that further vs to the former rules. [ h.]
  • 1. Vprightnesse,
  • 2. Diligence.
  • 3. Constancie or perseuerance.
• Vprightnesse, what.
• Pretences in good actions. [ i.]
• Necessity of these rules and vertues. [ 153. c.]
• Vnarmed venturing abroad, is cause of sore wounds. [ d.]

CHAP. 14.

• OBiect. We cannot doe as we desire. [ 154. f.]
• ...Ans.
  • 1. Gods grace shall be sufficient. [ g.]
  • 2. The best desire without looking for Gods helpe, is vaine. [ h.]
• Why Paul ouercame not all rebellion. [ k.]
• Paul was not caried into grosse iniquitie. [ 155. a.]
• ...

• We may looke for the like grace that Paul had, in our measure. [ b.]
• Many weake, discouraged for want of this victorie. [ e.]
• Many know not their libertie. [ 156. f.]
• The two next vertues, Diligence and Con∣stancie. [ g.]
• Diligence and Constancie bring great mat∣ters to passe. [ h.]
• What diligence is required. [ i.]
• What constancie.
• The gaine of these. [ k.]
• Many pay deare for their liberties. [ 157. b.]
• Want of these vertues, dangerous.
• Other two vertues, Humilitie and Meeke∣nesse. [ 158. h.]
• These alwayes necessarie. [ i.]
• The Christian life, no idle nor vnsetled life. [ k.]
• The end of one worke, the beginning of ano∣ther: yet without toile. [ 159. b.]
• Keepe alwaies an appetite to some new dutie. [ d.]

CHAP. 15.

• COm. 1. Duties to Gods person. [ 160. h.]
• Knowledge of God.
• Trust, hope, patience. [ 161. a.]
• Ioy, thankefulnesse. [ b.]
• Request, loue. [ c.]
• Desire of God presence, reuerence, feare. [ d.]
• Com. 2. Gods worship, ministery, sacraments. [ 162. f.]
• Publike prayers, Censures. [ g.]
• Publike fasts. [ h.]
• Extraordinary thanks.
• Priuate worship. [ i.]
• Maner of Gods worship, spirituall. [ 163. a.]
• How Gods worship is to be vsed. [ b.]
• The word.
  • 1. Preparation.
  • 2. In hearing.
  • 3. Hauing heard. [ d.]
• How conference and reading should be vsed. [ 164. f.]
• How the Lords supper should be receiued.
• How prayer should be made. [ g.]
• Com. 3. In all things to glorifie God. [ 165. a.]
• In an oath. [ b.]
  • 1. Trueth.
  • 2. Righteousnesse.
  • 3. Iudgement.
• In beholding Gods works. [ c.]
• Com. 4. Keeping holy of the seuenth day. [ 166. f.]
• Varietie of holy exercises. [ g.]
• Publike duties. [ h.]
• Priuate:
  • 1. By our selues. [ i.]
  • 2. With others. [ k.]

CAAP. 16.

• SEcond Table. [ 167. b.]
• Dueties to God and man, are not to be se∣parated. [ c.]
• Beare loue to all. [ d.]
• Brotherly kindnesse to Christians. [ e.]
• Many duties to our neighbour. [ 168. f.]
• Com. 5. Duties of inferiors. [ g.]
• Common to all inferiors. [ h.]
• Subiection.
• Reuerence. [ i.]
• Superiors duty. [ k.]
• Diuers kinds of superiors.
• Duties of subiects and seruants. [ 169. a.]
• Duties of all in authority: as, Princes. [ b.]
• Masters. [ c.]
• Childrens duty. [ d.]
• Parents. [ e.]
• Ministers. [ 170. f.]
• Hearers. [ g.]
• Strong Christians:
• Weaker. [ h.]
• Others excelling in gifts. [ i.]
• Ancient in yeeres. [ k.]
• Duties towards our equals. [ 171. a.]
• By examining, see our wants and need of Christ.
• Maintaine our owne reuerence. [ b.]
• Com. 6. Duties towards the life of our nigh∣bour. [ c.]
• Bodily life and health. To hurt none.
• By mildnesse of spirit to beare much. [ d.]
• Cut off all occasions of discord. [ e.]
• To do good to their liues. [ 172. f.]
• In their miseries. [ g.]
• To pitty them.
• To shew mercy.
• To seruants distressed. [ h.]
• To the sicke in visiting them. [ i.]
• Helpfulnesse and harmlesnesse, vertues of singular price. [ k.]
• What vertues accompany them. [ 173. a.]
• Pittie to the soule of our neighbour. [ b.]
• Good example.
• To winne and confirme others. [ d.]
• Helpe the poore. [ e.]