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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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Now though this may be laid forth in all kinds of fellowship among men, yet it is most commonly seen in their earthly dealings, wherein scarcely any promise is kept, and most lively it is to be seen in marriages. What 1solemn, kind, and joyful beginnings have many of them had? so as it might worthily have provoked the beholders thereof to praise God, and rejoice for such a goodly ordinance of his, so like to bring forth such answerable fruit to those beginnings. And betwixt the couples themselves, so marrying and coming together, what liking betwixt them, and delightings one in another, as if they could never be enough, neither might one be well out of another's sight; but in continuance, longer or shorter, how have all these been turned into the contrary?
Now though this may bee laid forth in all kinds of fellowship among men, yet it is most commonly seene in their earthly dealings, wherin scarcely any promise is kept, and most liuely it is to be seene in marriages. What 1solemne, kind, and ioyful beginnings haue many of them had? so as it might worthily haue prouoked the beholders thereof to praise God, and reioyce for such a goodly ordinance of his, so like to bring foorth such answerable fruit to those beginnings. And betwixt the couples themselues, so marrying and comming together, what liking betwixt them, and delightings one in another, as if they could neuer be enough, neither might one be well out of anothers sight; but in continuance, longer or shorter, how haue all these been turned into the contrary?
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What dislike and weariness hath there been one of another? what alienating of affection, crossing one the other, chiding, railing and reviling, separating from bed and board, (while yet they must needs live together) and afterward an utter casting off the one the other? I speak not this of the heaviness which the Lords chastisements meeting and taking hold of them, do raise in them; to the which, all, even the best are subject, wherein they both should and have promised to be companions, and one to help the other