A10933:1846
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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Even so be we persuaded, that he having appointed and purposed to do us good in this life, who fear him, and to bring us well through all difficulties, as he hath promised, and to finish our course with joy; he will most certainly do it, though we see not how, but it may seem oft times to us impossible, for he hath many ways to bring his will to pass. Even as he did, when he delivered Elisha the Prophet from the army of the Aramites, by an 1army of heavenly soldiers, and when he promised great plenty of corn by his Prophet on the next day, when yet at that present they were almost famished, he did (I say) perform it, and that by the means of four leprous persons, in so much that a great man near to the King affirming, that although 2God should rain down corn out of heaven, it could not be so; yet he lived and saw it so, though he lived not to eat of it, even as the Prophet had told him. And so be we persuaded that whatsoever he seeth expedient for us, he will bring it to pass, though we see not how, he hath ways enough; and that which he doth not for us, we must willingly submit our selves to want and forgo, as knowing that it were not good for us to have it granted. Whereas we in our troubles and fears either about grace to be 3granted us, or deliverances to be wrought for us, do either smoother our faith, by fear and despair of help, or break forth into open murmuring and discontentedness, which in time causeth us to shift and make way for our selves by using unlawful remedies. And by this means we double our affliction, both for measure and continuance oftentimes: or else shake it off, as the ass doth his burden, not staying Gods leisure, till he case us: so that when the next cometh, we are unfitter for it, then for the former. Now if we (being in our selves most shiftless) could behold that all-sufficiency of 4power which is in God, and the variety of means which his wisdom can work by, for our deliverance, this confused and distrustful behaviour of ours should in great part be cured. Especially, seeing whatsoever power he hath in him to succour us, his distressed servants, his love setteth him on work to show and exercise it, and all for our exceeding benefit and good.