A10933:1184
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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reported by Nathan to David in this manner: Me (saith he) thy servant, and Zadocke the 1Priest, and Solomon thy son, he hath not called: (why? they were not for his tooth) but Joab the captain, and Abiathar the Priest, and some of his younger brethren, men fitter for his ambitious humour: them hath he called; cry before him and they say, God save King Adoniah. And even so it is still at this day, as I have said. For there are many bad mixed with the good, and company with them in sinister respects, for some benefit they look for, or credit thereby, or for their safety, who yet when they see their time, wind out from them, and join to other company, much like to Simon Magus, when he saw the Apostles were not for him. And it is an ill sign when they do so, I mean, to forsake the society and fellowship of good people, and company with the bad. For though there was no great hope of some of them, when they were at the best, and when they were by means of their calling and employments sorted into the company of the godly, because they had no pleasure nor delight in them, but rather their hearts were far from them, even then, when in place they were most near them: yet they were in the way all that while, to good, and to be wrought upon, or drawn on, one time or other, while they abode in such places and companies, if God had been pleased to work in them: but when they leave, and forsake them, and so bewray themselves in their colours, though they should mean no worse; then their woe cometh upon them, and they wrap themselves deeply into mischief and misery, with little hope of recovery, or getting out again, yea, or being stopped in that their bad course.
reported by Nathan to Dauid in this manner: Me (saith hee) thy seruant, and Zadocke the 1Priest, and Salomon thy sonne, he hath not called: (why? they were not for his tooth) but Ioab the captaine, and Abiathar the Priest, and some of his younger brethren, men fitter for his ambitious humour: them hath hee called; crie before him and they say, God saue King Adoniah. And euen so it is still at this day, as I haue said. For there are many bad mixed with the good, and company with them in sinister respects, for some benefit they looke for, or credit thereby, or for their safety, who yet when they see their time, wind out from them, and ioyne to other companie, much like to Simon Magus, when he saw the Apostles were not for him. And it is an ill signe when they doe so, I meane, to forsake the societie and fellowship of good people, and company with the bad. For though there was no great hope of some of them, when they were at the best, and when they were by meanes of their calling and imployments sorted into the company of the godly, because they had no pleasure nor delight in them, but rather their hearts were farre from them, euen then, when in place they were most neere them: yet they were in the way all that while, to good, and to be wrought vpon, or drawne on, one time or other, while they abode in such places and companies, if God had been pleased to worke in them: but when they leaue, and forsake them, and so bewray themselues in their colours, though they should meane no worse; then their woe commeth vpon them, and they wrap themselues deepely into mischiefe and misery, with little hope of recouery, or getting out againe, yea, or being stopped in that their bad course.