A10933:1151
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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So that as the one mendeth him not, so the other impaireth him not. Thus saith the Christian with the Apostle, I have learned to abound, 1I have learned also to want: in divers estates to be the same, even contented and thankful. A rare portion above all earthly treasure: and such as he needed ⟨p. 428⟩not be ashamed to confess, he had learned, for he was borne to no such privilege, as he was to be a free citizen of Rome, as he told Lysias, but was taught it by the Spirit of God only.
So that as the one mendeth him not, so the other appaireth him not. Thus saith the Christian with the Apostle, I haue learned to abound, 1I haue learned also to want: in diuers estates to be the same, euen contented and thankfull. A rare portion aboue al earthly treasure: and such as he needed ⟨p. 428⟩not be ashamed to confesse, he had learnd, for he was borne to no such priuiledge, as he was to be a free citizen of Rome, as he told Lysias, but was taught it by the Spirit of God only.
We have great need to note this: for many by office, place, authority and superiority in Ministry and Magistracy, have, and do daily forget themselves, and especially if great wealth accompany the same, yea sometime where there is no great matter in the persons to cause it. And therefore when God shall blow upon their estate, and cast it down, and they be constrained to come to abasement, and to their old condition again, wherein they once lived, they scorn and cast it off, and shift by unlawful means to wind themselves out of it, by running into debt with other men, never meaning to pay, as both appeareth in many Seruingmen and Soldiers that have been of any place, and other better borne then the common sort, and many more, who say with the Steward; Dig I cannot and to beg I am ashamed,