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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.
But to proceed no further in this, if these noisome weeds be not plucked up, how can good seed bring forth her fruit, (for all may easily see what followeth, seeing the roof must needs totter if the ground-sills be plucked ⟨p. 72⟩away) therefore if we slothfully suffer ourselves to grow to this point, who seeth not that we offend God as sore, and as grievously provoke him to displeasure by such disobedience, as these tribes did by making a league with the Canaanites, and not expelling them as they began, and should still have done? For the transgression is alike in both, and that of one and the same commandments, while they ought to have rooted out persons out of the land, and we sins out of our hearts and lives. Thus I have showed how like we are to the Canaanites in suffering sins in ourselves, which should have been rooted out rather: now let us also see it in some particular manner how we be too like them in our dealings toward others.
But to proceed no further in this, if these noisome weeds be not plucked vp, how can good seed bring forth her fruit, (for all may easily see what followeth, seeing the roofe must needs totter if the ground-sels bee pluckt ⟨p. 72⟩away) therefore if we slothfully suffer ourselues to grow to this point, who seeth not that we offend God as sore, and as grieuously prouoke him to displeasure by such disobedience, as these tribes did by making a league with the Canaanites, and not expelling them as they began, and should still haue done? For the transgression is alike in both, and that of one and the same commandements, while they ought to haue rooted out persons out of the land, and we sinnes out of our hearts and liues. Thus I haue shewed how like we are to the Canaanites in suffering sinnes in ourselues, which should haue been rooted out rather: now let vs also see it in some particular manner how we be too like them in our dealings toward others.
For even as they failed in suffering the Canaanites to remain amongst them, and did not expel them; so do we suffer them who are little better then Canaanites in their behaviour and manners to abide therein, till they