A10933:1466
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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In great persons sometimes cruelty and wrong is shrouded under the name of policy. For when as (according to the rule of their master Machiavel) they seek to bring under and discredit their corrivals and men of equal worthiness, or it may be (better then themselves) they practise this principle, When he is going, down with him; if he rise up after he be sunk, if he be ⟨p. 538⟩coming up the hill again whence he is fallen, sink him again, thrust him backward, tread upon him, that he get up no more. Thus dealt Daniels adversaries in the Court of Darius: Thus dealt the enemies of David in Sauls Court. And there be many petty and lower kinds of this injury among inferiors: as when the heir of the deceased or intestate party (having the stroke in his hand) defraudeth both mother and brethren of their inheritance and portion, domineering over them, and driving them to unequal conditions, or else to endless and bootless suites. So the like may be said, when men mock others even for their affliction, (which secretly upbraideth them of it self) as crookedness, blindness, &c. of which more (God willing) shall be said hereafter in his due place. In the mean time, let these consider the reward of mocking such, in the example of those Bethelites, 2. King. 2. (being but children) and of those Philistines how they smarted, 1that made Sampson their may-game (and yet but Heathens) what shall be the portion of Christians, and men of discretion then think we?
In great persons sometimes crueltie and wrong is shrouded vnder the name of policy. For when as (according to the rule of their master Machiauel) they seeke to bring vnder and discredit their corriuals and men of equall worthinesse, or it may be (better then themselues) they practise this principle, When he is going, downe with him; if he rise vp after he be sunke, if he be ⟨p. 538⟩comming vp the hill againe whence he is fallen, sinke him againe, thrust him backward, tread vpon him, that hee get vp no more. Thus dealt Daniels aduersaries in the Court of Darius: Thus dealt the enemies of Dauid in Sauls Court. And there be many petie and lower kinds of this iniurie among inferiours: as when the heire of the deceased or intestate partie (hauing the stroke in his hand) defraudeth both mother and brethren of their inheritance and portion, dominering ouer them, and driuing them to vnequall conditions, or else to endlesse and bootlesse suites. So the like may be said, when men mocke others euen for their affliction, (which secretly vpbraideth them of it selfe) as crookednes, blindnes, &c. of which more (God willing) shall bee said hereafter in his due place. In the meane time, let these consider the reward of mocking such, in the example of those Bethelites,