A10933:1185
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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And yet this I say, that such as keep company with those that are religious, and take no good by them, they are deeply bewitched, covering their hypocrisy, with the cloak of good company: as Christ told them, who answered 1him, that they had eaten and drunk in his company: although for the most part, this proveth true of them, that if a man once spy out their lewdness, and will not allow them in their evil course, but tell them of it, they will away from them, if they can, forthwith, and count them their enemies. But, as they are weary of such without any just cause, so they must know, that they from whom they depart, are weary of them for good cause; and desire, (if they may do it lawfully, and can have no good hope to reclaim them) to depart from them also, as Moses did, (when he was able to judge 2what he did) from the house of Pharaohs daughter, and as Solomon counselleth us to do in a case much like, saying: Seest thou a man in whom 3there are not the lips of wisdom, depart from him.
And yet this I say, that such as keepe company with those that are religious, and take no good by them, they are deepely bewitched, couering their hypocrisie, with the cloake of good companie: as Christ told them, who answered 1him, that they had eaten and drunke in his company: although for the most part, this prooueth true of them, that if a man once spie out their leaudnesse, and will not allow them in their euill course, but tell them of it, they will away from them, if they can, forthwith, and count them their enemies. But, as they are wearie of such without any iust cause, so they must know, that they from whom they depart, are wearie of them for good cause; and desire, (if they may doe it lawfully, and can haue no good hope to reclaime them) to depart from them also, as Moses did, (when hee was able to iudge 2what hee did) from the house of Pharaohs daughter, and as Salomon counselleth vs to doe in a case much like, saying: Seest thou a man in whom 3