A10933:1361
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 such as have their liberty to ask three words before they die, how use they it? what come they to? but even to worse then nothing? Even as Abimelechs few words did, [Let it not be said, that a woman slew me.] And so their three words are used, as Saul used his at his death: [Draw out thy sword, 1and thrust me through.] And as that wicked man mentioned in the book of Monuments, who when he was haled violently on a bridge by his Horse into the river, being put in mind of his three words, he said thus: Horse and man to the devil. A notorious adulterer there was a few years agone, who also had poisoned many youths by his unclean conversation, and lewd example, and tongue: he lived till he was threescore year old, to resemble him to the sinner whom Solomon speaks of, Eccles. 7. never could he be brought to savour or taste either preaching or praying, which yet he saw many zealously did round about him: he might have spend fifty pound land by the year by his marriage; but being visited by God, in a strange manner, and losing his maintenance by the death of his wife, his body •ore plagued with pain, and diseases, when he lay like a lazar in a barn, (for thither he was thrust, through poverty, and there he died) now to come to the point, for the which I alleged this example, he being moved by such as came to him, when they saw in what misery he lay, to call upon God; he answered with fearful oaths: Is this a time to pray? The which seeing he was never acquainted with in all his life, (we see) he was far off from it, shunned and loathed it at his death, by Gods righteous judgement.
And such as haue their libertie to aske three words before they die, how vse they it? what come they to? but euen to worse then nothing? Euen as Abimelechs few words did, [Let it not be said, that a woman slew me.] And so their three words are vsed, as Saul vsed his at his death: [Draw out thy sword, 1and thrust me through.] And as that wicked man mentioned in the booke of Monuments, who when he was haled violently on a bridge by his Horse into the riuer, being put in minde of his three words, he said thus: Horse and man to the diuell. A notorious adulterer there was a few yeeres agone, who also had poysoned many youthes by his vncleane conuersation, and lewd example, and tongue: he liued till he was threescore yeere old, to resemble him to the sinner whom Salomon speakes of,