A10933:1356
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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Behold this verified in Zimry with his Cosby, in Chorah, the Rich man mentioned in the Scriptures, and in many other in our own experience, who 1while they prosper, are decaying: but they that abide, and remain in the power of faith, hope and patience, as of Gods servants is required, and are thoroughly set a work in them, they shall see good days, and be well liking; and yet even they also, if they withdraw themselves from their confidence, and will give themselves to live by eye-sight, as other do, they shall see the Lord can soon change his course, and their sorrows will be exceedingly multiplied like other mens. Davids feet had well nigh slipped, when he beheld the present flourishes of the ungodly, till God drew him out of his own fancy into the Lords Sanctuary, and taught him this wisdom, to compare 2them with himself, as well in one part of their estate as another, and the bitterness of their end and reward, with the plausibleness of their jollity, when they are in their flower, and their slipperiness, when they are at the best. Therefore as in a picture such as will throughly view it, take not some 3note of the knee, or foot, or any one part of it, but the whole; for otherwise they should see nothing to any purpose: so view we the whole course of 4Gods dealing with the wicked, as well the ending, as the beginning, and his proceeding with them, and thereby our hastiness in desiring their dainties, will be abated full soon, and our opinion changed; as Davids also was in judging the bad to be happy, after that he had better considered their end. Lay we also sure hold on this, that as the time and term of the wicked is stinted and appointed: so say we of the Lords dealing with our selves, Yet a little while, and he that cometh, will come and not tarry, to bring our full redemption.5
Behold this verified in Zimry with his Cosby, in Chorah, the Rich man mentioned in the Scriptures, and in many other in our owne experience, who 1