A10933:1486
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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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.
We learn here, that God doth oft make us stand in need of their help 1whom we hate and despise. First to the end we may see our fault in hating them, and take shame for it, as there is cause. Secondly, to overcome envy, which if we had not need one of another, would grow very strong. For this cause did the Lord so dispose, that the Tribes ever needed one another, (as we see through the stories of this book and the books of Samuel) that they might hold one with another against Idolaters, and might not hate each the other; and in a spiritual respect, so God made the people stand in need of the Apostles, whom before they had railed upon in the second of the 2Acts. And so we, if we weighed it would never hate each the other, nor fall out as we do too easily, one with another, considering the plunges we may be put to thereby, as when we are driven to stand in need even of them among all other, and it is in their hand to do us some great hurt.
We learne here, that God doth oft make vs stand in need of their helpe 1whom we hate and despise. First to the end wee may see our fault in hating them, and take shame for it, as there is cause. Secondly, to ouercome enuie, which if we had not need one of another, would grow very strong. For this cause did the Lord so dispose, that the Tribes euer needed one another, (as we see through the stories of this booke and the bookes of Samuel) that they might hold one with another against Idolaters, and might not hate each the other; and in a spirituall respect, so God made the people stand in need of the Apostles, whom before they had railed vpon in the second of the 2Acts. And so we, if we weighed it would neuer hate each the other, nor fall out as we doe too easily, one with another, considering the plunges we may be put to thereby, as when we are driuen to stand in need euen of them among all other, and it is in their hand to doe vs some great hurt.
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