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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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This ought also to draw the hearts of the common sort who profess religion, better to regard Gods people, and not to be more brutish then the 1heathen nations who feared Israel, seeing they saw God was with them, yea and let them while they live among them observe their example, and profit by them, as they in the Acts. 9. 31. If they will say they know not 2who they are; I answer, that they speak untruly; for in the time of their own affliction and misery, they can discern and do know them, and will ask for them; although at other times they are thought of them to be too precise and devout, and call them Scripture-men in contempt; yea even such as against whom they will set themselves: to these therefore, if they will show that they be wise indeed, let them adjoin themselves, and make much of them, till they verify the Scripture; the Lamb and the Lion shall feed together: for if God in their trouble and abasement have given them 3understanding and discretion to know them, and afterward they make no more reckoning nor account of them; they cannot be ignorant that they have done wickedly, and are able to see what they do in casting them off. And let them be sure, that their sin will find them out in time, and the Lord 4will cast off them, for that they have dealt so with them. But much more if they or others begin to smite them with their tongue, and to kick at them, and disgrace them. This be said of the house of Joseph jointly. It followeth in the text.
This ought also to draw the hearts of the common sort who professe religion, better to regard Gods people, and not to bee more brutish then the 1heathen nations who feared Israel, seeing they saw God was with them, yea and let them while they liue among them obserue their example, and profit by them, as they in the Acts. 9. 31. If they will say they know not