A10933:1346
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.
And generally let all learn this by the men of Shechem, how they join 1themselves to the acquaintance of wicked men for hope of gain, pleasure or preferment: for God will meet with, and recompense such, as they deserve, ⟨p. 499⟩at one time or other. As here may be seen, where Abimelech for his great promises, was repaired and cleaved unto: but what got they in the end who did so? Nay, while they sought much, what did they not lose of that which they had, even to their very lives themselves?
And generally let all learne this by the men of Shechem, how they ioyne 1themselues to the acquaintance of wicked men for hope of gaine, pleasure or preferment: for God will meet with, and recompence such, as they deserue, ⟨p. 499⟩at one time or other. As here may be seene, where Abimelech for his great promises, was repaired and cleaued vnto: but what got they in the end who did so? Nay, while they sought much, what did they not lose of that which they had, euen to their very liues themselues?
- 1Doct. from verse 1. to this 50
So they that intend that, and seek commodity at the hands of such, do as I said in the last point save one, even bring themselves into bondage to them, if they have any conscience to accuse them. For beside this, that they are taken up with such thoughts, to wit, what gain they shall get by them, after which manner the devil occupieth them, to draw their minds from being better employed: beside this, I say, it must needs go ill with them, if they profess the Gospel, and seek to keep a good conscience, when they shall consider, that by such as Papists, Libertines, profane and bad livers, they be held in hope, and flattered, where the more they get, the more they lose, and they are then in best case, when they have least to do with them. But alas, the most suspect not the servitude that such labour to bring them