A10933:2120
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.
This is the exceeding blockishness and senselessness of men, who (as the Prophet saith) are wise only to do evil, but not any good. They look 1they should do as they have done in all things that like them, and they will do as they have done in all that please them. But in all this, what allowance 2have they from God, or liberty to do so? Nay rather, why do they not consider that God is against them in that their bad course, and therefore hast out of it, and they seeing the plague to hang over their heads, why do they ⟨p. 760⟩3not hast out of it, and with the good Captain, humble themselves to God, as he did to Elijah, and crave pardon?4
This is the exceeding blockishnes and senselesnes of men, who (as the Prophet saith) are wise onely to doe euill, but not any good. They looke 1they should doe as they haue done in all things that like them, and they will do as they haue done in all that please them. But in all this, what allowance 2haue they from God, or libertie to do so? Nay rather, why do they not consider that God is against them in that their bad course, and therefore hast out of it, and they seeing the plague to hang ouer their heads, why do they ⟨p. 760⟩3not hast out of it, and with the good Captaine, humble themselues to God, as he did to Elias, and craue pardon?4