A10933:1418
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.
So strangely doth the same speech and word of God instruct or teach wisdom, yea put hope into the believer: and utterly disanimate and turn off the wicked, or at least no whit profit them. For as God intendeth a thing, so shall it work: all shall work for the best to them to love God: Sweetness shall come out of bitterness 1to them: whereas the other having no such promise, find no such effect. Christ (saith the text) looked upon Judas coming to betray him: 2and so did he (as Matth. chap. 26. reports) look upon Peter, having denied him: These looks were frowning looks both of them: but the work of 3them was divers: Peter by that look was touched with compunction, and went out a repentant person: the other an hardened and wretched person, not mollified by the same aspect, because there was no bounty in it.
So strangely doth the same speech and word of God instruct or teach wisedome, yea put hope into the beleeuer: and vtterly disanimate and turne off the wicked, or at least no whit profit them. For as God intendeth a thing, so shall it worke: all shall worke for the best to them to loue God: Sweetnes shall come out of bitternes 1to them: whereas the other hauing no such promise, finde no such effect. Christ (saith the text) looked vpon Iudas comming to betray him: 2and so did he (as Matth. chap. 26. reports) looke vpon Peter, hauing denied him: These lookes were frowning lookes both of them: but the worke of 3them was diuers: Peter by that looke was touched with compunction, and went out a repentant person: the other an harned and wretched person, not mollified by the same aspect, because there was no bountie in it.