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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.
This is apparent in suits and controversies, betwixt the mighty and the mean, the one eating up the other, as if they were bread. So such as are set in place to chase away wickedness, receiving and devouring gifts out of the hands of the guilty, and lion-like roaring against the innocent, and so sucking advantage out of them, and living by the sins of the people, are very Giants, and no better then Anakims. All such and the like aggricuances, are to be groaned under, by the godly in the ears of the Lord. And they who are delivered from such burdens, have great cause with rejoicing, to praise God, as the people did, when they were brought back out of the captivity, saying: Our mouth was full of laughter, and our tongue filled with joy. But of this 1enough, because I have spoken of the like point before, in vers. 7.
This is apparent in sutes and controuersies, betwixt the mightie and the meane, the one eating vp the other, as if they were bread. So such as are set in place to chase away wickednesse, receiuing and deuouring gifts out of the hands of the guilty, and lion-like roaring against the innocent, and so sucking aduantage out of them, and liuing by the sinnes of the people, are very Giants, and no better then Anakims. All such and the like aggricuances, are to be groned vnder, by the godly in the eares of the Lord. And they who are deliuered from such burdens, haue great cause with reioycing, to praise God, as the people did, when they were brought back out of the captiuitie, saying: Our mouth was full of laughter, and our tongue filled with ioy. But of this 1enough, because I haue spoken of the like point before, in vers. 7.
Now to go forward in the story, it is said, that Judah had not rested in