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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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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.
Both which are necessary for a man in prosperity to do, yea and to use to do so daily, for the cutting off the dangers that may otherwise ensue thereby. And yet as the best practises against this and other sins, yea though they be never so conscionably and reverently put in ure, do by little and little grow 1common, and lose their strength; so therefore besides both these, a Christian man must oft with Job, tell it seriously to himself, that he must look for 2his change, and say, it will not always be summer; and thereby crack the 3pride of life, and abase the excess of carnal delight, which prosperity will otherwise full soon raise up in him most dangerously. And last of all, if God ⟨p. 87⟩4continue his days of health and welfare, so that smarty crosses be kept from him, let him cross his naughty and unruly affections, and those especially by which he is most like to offend, and be in danger, chasing them away by fervent prayer against them, and grow in fruitfulness thereby, as he who received five talents, brought five more, which he had gained thereby. And these things being duly observed, as being those which be most necessary, 5I will not doubt to affirm, that the man who doth so, shall use prosperity well, and be profitable many ways thereby, which yet of another man that doth not so, I cannot warrant: nay, I dare be bold to say he shall not. But seeing the godly do rarely thus, by this Judge, how the world useth prosperity, if the godly so hardly use it well.
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