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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 more particularly, in that so worthy things were done by this Tribe 1before, and that therefore they were chosen now, rather then any of the other Tribes to guide the rest, seeing that they were wisest and faithfullest in Gods matters, as appeareth by the mentioning of these great acts, done by them; let it teach us this; that such as are wisest and faithfullest, ought to be used and placed in the chief rooms of the service of God, above the rest. So Paul was endued with excellent gifts, and counted faithful, before God put him 2in his service, and then he employed him in the most weighty business. So 3Joshua sent faithful spies, to view the land of Canaan. This thing had such force in the heathen Kings, as in Pharaoh, that he preferred Joseph above all 4the chief Nobles of the land, though he was but a stranger? saying, where shall we find a man like this man fitted for this work? and in the Kings of Babylon, that they committed the great and weighty matters of the Kingdom ⟨p. 30⟩5to Daniel, and the three Children, because they saw, that the spirit of 6God was in them to do well above others. So Abraham trusted Eliezer his servant, in that weighty matter of the marriage of his son Isaac, having none like him: yea, Ahab himself made Obadiah (a worthy man) Steward of his household, though he had enough of other beside. The holy Ghost makes mention at large, of those Worthies which David (for their good service 7in the wars against the enemies of the Lord) exalted to the highest rooms next him. So did Jehoiada. Hence it is, that the Wise man saith, Woe to that land, whose Princes are children, and being not fit for any government, rise 8