A10933:2095
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.
And yet, alas, who seeth not that these terrors when they seize upon any, (for we must not think they seize upon all, many dying sots as they lived without feeling) for the most part vanish away and come to nothing; so that those great penitents, if they get up and recover their malady, how far do they put from them the remembrance of the former trouble, and show, that it was distasteful unto them, and forced them in the bitterness thereof to 1say any thing; but now they are at liberty they return again as naturally to their bias, as the stone falleth downward. Oh therefore pray and labour that it may be good, which ye set your hearts on and delight in, being accounted of you as most precious: for the end else will be more bitter in the parting, then ever the love was in enjoying. Love the best things and fear not to exceed measure; for besides the unspeakable and sound joy they afford, this they also yield, even a perpetuity, they shall never be pulled away, as our Saviour saith, this joy shall no man take from you.2
And yet, alas, who seeth not that these terrors when they seaze vpon any, (for we must not think they seaze vpō al, many dying sots as they liued without feeling) for the most part vanish away and come to nothing; so that those great penitents, if they get vp and recouer their maladie, how far doe they put from them the remembrance of the former trouble, and shew, that it was distastfull vnto them, and forced them in the bitternes thereof to 1say any thing; but now they are at libertie they returne againe as naturally to their byas, as the stone falleth downward. Oh therefore pray and labour that it may bee good, which ye set your hearts on and delight in, being accounted of you as most precious: for the end else will be more bitter in the parting, then euer the loue was in enioying. Loue the best things and feare not to exceed measure; for besides the vnspeakable and sound ioy they affoord, this they also yeeld, euen a perpetuitie, they shall neuer bee pulled away, as our Sauiour saith, this ioy shall no man take from you.2
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