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A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry…A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie…
A commentary upon the whole book of Judges Preached first and delivered in sundry lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more clearly understand and make use of the worthy examples of the saints, recorded in divine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.A commentary vpon the vvhole booke of Iudges Preached first and deliuered in sundrie lectures; since collected, and diligently perused, and now published. For the benefit generally of all such as desire to grow in faith and repentance, and especially of them, who would more cleerely vnderstand and make vse of the worthie examples of the saints, recorded in diuine history. Penned by Richard Rogers preacher of Gods word at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1615
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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.
Now when it pleaseth God to try us, by seeming to set such bars in our ways, few of us are wise enough to see, or at least, rightly to consider, why it is thus with us, and why God suffereth things so to trouble us: but as though we had thereby just cause to complain of his doing, and to expostulate 1with him; we begin to doubt how he will make good his promise to us, and whether we may go forward in the good course in which we have begun: yea, and we are impatient (perhaps) or much disquieted at the least, (if we do not also fret and fume) and so are discouraged from our good beginnings. Whereby we may see our froth rather then faith, which seemed before to be good substance, and feel the stench of our unsavoury hearts, which upon small occasion cast out such evil smells. And yet herein we differ from Gideon, that, as he was found in his discouragements and crosses to be of far greater courage and confidence then we; so his trial was in great matters, and ours but in trifles for the most part.
Now when it pleaseth God to trie vs, by seeming to set such barres in our waies, few of vs are wise inough to see, or at least, rightly to consider, why it is thus with vs, and why God suffereth things so to trouble vs: but as though wee had thereby iust cause to complaine of his doing, and to expostulate 1with him; we begin to doubt how he wil make good his promise to vs, and whether we may go forward in the good course in which we haue begun: yea, and we are impatient (perhaps) or much disquieted at the least, (if we doe not also fret and fume) and so are discouraged from our good beginnings. Whereby we may see our froth rather then faith, which seemed before to bee good substance, and feele the stinch of our vnsauourie hearts, which vpon small occasion cast out such euill smelles. And yet herein wee differ from Gedeon, that, as he was found in his discouragements and crosses to be of farre greater courage and confidence then wee; so his triall was in great matters, and ours but in trifles for the most part.
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