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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
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 although we are not without help, nor naked in the middest of all these storms, yet if we know not these things; yea and if also we do not resist carefully such evil as I have mentioned; neither strive to nourish such sparkles of grace as are kindled in us, our hearts being set wholly hereupon, as the weightiest thing that we have to deal in; what marvel is it, though we fall from the goodness that was wrought and begun in us, and so become 1others then we were before? Which I speak not as though we must do nothing but watch and resist some one or few enticements which would (I grant) soon wax tedious to us; neither is that imposed upon us by God, but we are to know, that while we be aiming at one good thing or other, our work goeth well forward, so as we do wisely labour to discern among good things, what the best is, and most necessary to be done for the time, and what sin and corruption is most to be resisted. Thus I have stood somewhat long in this point, to show how easily we may possibly fall from our steadfastness in a good course, and what care should be in us against the contrary; which I entered into (as ye may remember) by so good an occasion of the coldness and declining of the tribes from the known commandment.
And although we are not without helpe, nor naked in the middest of all these stormes, yet if wee know not these things; yea and if also wee doe not resist carefully such euill as I haue mentioned; neither striue to nourish such sparkles of grace as are kindled in vs, our hearts being set wholly hereupon, as the waightiest thing that we haue to deale in; what maruell is it, though wee fall from the goodnesse that was wrought and begun in vs, and so become 1others then we were before? Which I speake not as though we must do nothing but watch and resist some one or few inticements which would (I grant) soone waxe tedious to vs; neither is that imposed vpon vs by God, but we are to know, that while we bee aiming at one good thing or other, our worke goeth well forward, so as wee doe wisely labour to discerne among good things, what the best is, and most necessary to bee done for the time, and what sinne and corruption is most to bee resisted. Thus I haue stood somewhat long in this point, to shew how easily we may possibly fall from our stedfastnesse in a good course, and what care should bee in vs against the contrary; which I entred into (as ye may remember) by so good an occasion of the coldnesse and declining of the tribes from the knowne commandement.