A10933:2085
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.
For the devil and his wicked instruments that lie in the way to deceive ⟨p. 746⟩us, and to draw us into the snare; they are wise in discerning, and artificial in marking how we go to work, and how far we hold back from yielding to tentations: If we do it earnestly with strength of reason resolutely to dissuade our selves from the same, and be fervent and constant therein, we put them to their shifts to invent arguments of greater force, whereby they may be in better hope to prevail with us. As the devil dealt with our Saviour according to his resolute and strong denial, in most sly and subtle 1manner. But if we refuse the bait but faintly, as Balaam did (for all the shows 2he made) the wages of iniquity that was offered him; or if we show that we fear not the danger greatly which is like to ensue, but stand strongly in our own conceit, that we can easily withstand the sin in the upshot, and that we have no need to be counselled about or against it, as the most at this day do so deceive themselves; the devil hath what he would at our hands, and doubts not but to draw us into the snare to commit the sin shortly, even as these that I speak of do find and feel to their cost, for all the confidence that they seem to have.
For the diuell and his wicked instruments that lie in the way to deceiue ⟨p. 746⟩vs, and to draw vs into the snare; they are wise in discerning, and artificial in marking how we goe to worke, and how farre we hold backe from yeelding to tentations: If we doe it earnestly with strength of reason resolutely to disswade our selues from the same, and be feruent and constant therein, we put them to their shifts to inuent arguments of greater force, whereby they may be in better hope to preuaile with vs. As the diuell dealt with our Saniour according to his resolute and strong deniall, in most slie and subtill 1manner. But if we refuse the bait but faintly, as Balaam did (for al the shewes 2