A10933:1497
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.
But in that they hasted from hearing much of that matter, it being harsh 1in their hearing, and sore against them, it betrayeth a corruption to be noted in us which is over common, to wit, how unwilling we are to have our faults brought to light; we care not how little and seldom we hear of any 2thing that is against our corrupt nature, or evil practise, against which yet 3we should be ready to hear the hardest, knowing that we are not debtors 4to the flesh, but enemies to it, and that professed. A token (no doubt) of a filthy and hard heart, much putrefied: for should we not be ready to purge out the poison and putrefaction which will burst and kill us?
But in that they hasted from hearing much of that matter, it being harsh 1in their hearing, and sore against them, it bewraieth a corruption to be noted in vs which is ouer common, to wit, how vnwilling we are to haue our faults brought to light; we care not how little and seldome we heare of any 2thing that is against our corrupt nature, or euill practise, against which yet 3we should be ready to heare the hardest, knowing that wee are not debters 4to the flesh, but enemies to it, and that professed. A token (no doubt) of a filthie and hard heart, much putrified: for should we not be ready to purge out the poyson and putrifaction which will burst and kill vs?
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