A10933:1864
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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And by this practise of his we may learn, when we be pent in company, 1where no good things have entertainment, but evil many ways is to be feared, (which companies are too common) how to bethink our selves what is best to be done of us. If it may be, let such companies be turned from altogether, especially if they be our betters, who will take more liberty to offend, and yet bear it more hardly to be resisted, or spoken against: whereby our grief will be the greater, when we see no means to keep our consciences quiet and peaceable, but that we must have part in the sin. But if it fall out sometimes (as it may do, that we be brought by Gods providence into such companies by necessity, when we cannot prevent them, if they be such as we may be bold to speak to them, they being of no wealthier sort then we, or not much above us, there is the less cause of fear, or of any such great danger to fall out: but yet even there we must take heed that we jump not, neither fall in with them, to justify and consent to their offensive talk and behaviour: but if religious communication will not be borne nor brooked of them, some other things indifferent (and yet not impertinent nor unprofitable) would be thought upon of us, and ministered by ⟨p. 677⟩us, to stay and prevent worse, as fit occasion may be taken thereof. And if ye ask what, I say, for example; the mentioning of the death of any among us, and namely such as are of note: and of any judgements and plagues of God either present or lately fallen out about us, as burnings, strange death, and namely upon drunkards; also the execution of malefactors, and such like: which matters will be better borne to be talked of, then things merely divine: and yet by occasion of speaking of them, not only ill communication may be kept away and avoided, but better also, and that which is to edification, may the easilier come in place. For to an honest Christian man it is a great grief to lose and be cut off from his sweet words, which flow from the abundance of the heart. But seeing this must be borne oft 2times, and worse also at the hands of such as are of wealth and power in the company being ill minded, there;
And by this practise of his wee may learne, when we be pent in companie,