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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.
much less the hellish plots of Jesuits, and Papists, for the bringing to pass their designs, the setting up, or toleration of their idolatrous religion, though holiness, and the Catholic cause be still pretended, and authority of their supreme Vicar. The titles are goodly, but the boxes are full of cursed drugs and poison, as lying, slander, calumnies, treason, murder, confusion: all badges of the prince of darkness, whose Vicar he is. Salt is good: but if it hath lost his savour, it is good for nothing: Wit and spirit, present speech and 1policy are good, but if they be poisoned with those ingredients, they lose their savour, grace and beauty, and are good for nothing, but to be used as props of the devils kingdom. Better were it for the cunningest crafts man in this trade, to be defeated in all his purposes, and to be convicted and take shame of them, then by such means to compass them, or being compassed, to bolster them. Neither is there any counsel against the Almighty: his hand shall find them out at length, and countermine them, as (blessed be his name) hitherto he hath done, even the deepest and furthest fetches of them. Let all sorts learn by this, and namely the simple hearted, to 2thank God that he is no more acquainted with the depth of Satan, I mean either the depth of sin, or the depth of subtle practises and shifts thereof: and they who are more ready witted, let them turn it from playing the advocate to such a fruitless client, and submit it to the simplicity of the word, to be guided thereby: which (when all is done) will prove the safest, when the other shall be as Adams fig-leaves.
much lesse the hellish plots of Iesuites, and Papists, for the bringing to passe their designes, the setting vp, or tolleration of their idolatrous religion, though holinesse, and the Catholike cause be still pretended, and authoritie of their supreame Vicar. The titles are goodly, but the boxes are full of cursed drugges and poyson, as lying, slander, calumnies, treason, murther, cōfusion: all badges of the prince of darkenesse, whose Vicar he is. Salt is good: but if it hath lost his sauour, it is good for nothing: Wit and spirit, present speech and 1policie are good, but if they bee poysoned with those ingredients, they lose their sauour, grace and beautie, and are good for nothing, but to be vsed as proppes of the diuels kingdome. Better were it for the cunningest craftes man in this trade, to be defeated in all his purposes, and to be conuicted and take shame of them, then by such meanes to compasse them, or being compassed, to bolster them. Neither is there any counsell against the Almightie: his hand shall find them out at length, and countermine them, as (blessed be his name) hitherto hee hath done, euen the deepest and furthest fetches of them. Let all sorts learne by this, and namely the simple hearted, to