A10933:1347
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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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 1into, (for) the borrower is a servant to the lender, and much more the receiver to the giver: while they hunt for the precious soul of him whose benefactors they would seem to be, aiming at this mark, (especially some of them) even to make them the children of hell as fully as themselves be. And yet (which is far worse) they being so near linked in fellowship with them, they are so bewitched by their enchanting and enticing words, that they cannot tell how to bring themselves back again out of the Maze wherein they are. I grant such make shift to digest those things till the day of their visitation come, but then they be at their wits end.
So they that intend that, and seeke commoditie at the hands of such, doe as I said in the last point saue one, euen bring themselues into bondage to them, if they haue any conscience to accuse them. For beside this, that they are taken vp with such thoughts, to wit, what gaine they shall get by them, after which manner the diuell occupieth them, to draw their minds from being better imployed: beside this, I say, it must needs goe ill with them, if they professe the Gospell, and seeke to keepe a good conscience, when they shall consider, that by such as Papists, Libertines, prophane and bad liuers, 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 haue least to doe with them. But alas, the most suspect not the seruitude that such labour to bring them 1into, (for) the borrower is a seruant to the lender, and much more the receiuer to the giuer: while they hunt for the precious soule of him whose benefactors they would seeme to bee, aiming at this marke, (especially some of them) euen to make them the children of hel as fully as themselues be. And yet (which is farre worse) they being so neere lincked in fellowship with them, they are so bewitched by their enchaunting and intising words, that they cannot tell how to bring themselues backe againe out of the Maze wherein they are. I grant such make shift to digest those things till the day of their visitation come, but then they be at their wits end.