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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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I say unto you, there shall not a stone remain on a stone of all that ye see so costly and beautiful. Where are all the great persons become, that possessed the earth not long agone, with all the glory thereof? They that made others afraid with their very countenance and look, behold, they may be trod upon by the meanest, that were abused by them? As David saith, I 1have seen an end of all perfection: which Solomon his son proved by clearer experience, saying of all; Vanity of vanities. Of feasting and banqueting, to speak a word, how well pleasing and welcome so ever it be, yet how harshly and fearfully it endeth many times, let Belshazzar's example teach 2us. As for favour and beauty, another of the precious things of this world, whatsoever it promiseth in outward show, how can the glory thereof be more basely spoken of, then we see, and in few years find it to be, and in the Proverbs, it is said to be in these words: Favour is deceitful, and beauty is a vain 3thing.
I say vnto you, there shall not a stone remaine on a stone of all that yee see so costly and beautifull. Where are all the great persons become, that possessed the earth not long agone, with all the glory thereof? They that made others afraid with their very countenance and looke, behold, they may bee troad vpon by the meanest, that were abused by them? As Dauid saith, I 1haue seene an end of all perfection: which Salomon his sonne prooued by clearer experience, saying of all; Vanitie of vanities. Of feasting and banqueting, to speake a word, how well pleasing and welcome so euer it bee, yet how harshly and fearefully it endeth many times, let Balshazzars example teach 2vs. As for fauour and beautie, another of the precious things of this world, whatsoeuer it promiseth in outward shew, how can the glory thereofbee more basely spoken of, then we see, and in few yeeres find it to be, and in the Prouerbs, it is said to be in these words: Fauour is deceitfull, and beauty is a vaine 3