A10933:1430
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 yet there are worse then these, who murmur under their affliction, and do what they can, to hide their sins.
And yet there are worse then these, who murmur vnder their affliction, and doe what they can, to hide their sinnes.
And here more particularly, as it is clear, that this people saw they did evil 1in worshipping strange Gods, but would not acknowledge it, till God drave them to it by his sore judgements: So when we see, and will not see, how we provoke him by any of our special sins, let us fear, that he will, if we will not abhor, and be weary of them by his instructions, and warnings which he giveth us, that he will (I say) bring us thereto by sharp correction. So that the best is to judge our selves, that we be not judged of the Lord.
And here more particularly, as it is cleare, that this people saw they did euil 1in worshipping strange Gods, but would not acknowledge it, til God draue them to it by his sore iudgements: So when we see, and will not see, how we prouoke him by any of our speciall sinnes, let vs feare, that he will, if wee will not abhorre, and be weary of them by his instructions, and warnings which he giueth vs, that he will (I say) bring vs thereto by sharpe correction. So that the best is to iudge our selues, that we be not iudged of the Lord.
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But by this, that the Lord so hardly urging this people, they fell to a more serious searching into themselves, and so came to better state, we may see, that as hardly as Gods people are brought to confess and renounce their sins, having fallen, as at sometimes they have done; yet when they see and feel the hand of God against them, and no release nor issue of their trouble is seen by them; many are drawn thereby to sorrow and repentance. But when they have not felt Gods anger kindled against them for their sins first, they can hardly for the most part, abide to be told of them, nor to hear of his judgements for them, but shake them off, if they can possibly. But if God do purpose to bring such home; he will so work in them, that he will make them feel both his threats and his displeasure so fierce and smarty, that rather then they will still live under the fear thereof, they will run through fire and water to escape both, though no other bodily affliction be upon them.