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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.
Now I come to the particular benefits which he bestowed upon them, 1forbearing to repeat them every one together, seeing they may be read in the text, for times sake, but one after another as they lie in order. The first is, that he had brought them out of Egypt, which was a country which was wholly infected with superstition and idolatry; and therefore most dangerous to dwell in. And what a benefit was it then for them to be delivered from thence, even as from Rome; or in another respect, from Sodom? For 2there they must have been corrupted with the pestilent contagion of their idolatry, beside the most heavy burdens and bondage, with which both they were, and still also they must have been pressed with, if they had remained there. Hence it is, that almost every where in the Scripture, where mention is made of Gods goodness to Israel, this their deliverance out of Egypt is most commonly reckoned as the principal, because without it all other blessings had been as nothing. Therefore let us also know, that it is a singular mercy of God, to be freed from the false worship of God, and idolatry, if I should say no more; but especially when there is joined with that a deliverance from bodily troubles also. A benefit, whereof many thousands in this land are partakers, which their fellow brethren in other nations, being as Israel was in Egypt, Judah in Babylon oppressed with idolatry, would think they obtained an unvaluable benefit, if they might have freedom from it. And so they may well think: For oh what a liberty is it both to soul and body? and yet we may have it with far more ease then they had it; that is, without travel or journey.
Now I come to the particular benefits which hee bestowed vpon them, 1forbearing to repeate them euery one together, seeing they may bee read in the text, for times sake, but one after another as they lie in order. The first is, that he had brought them out of Egypt, which was a countrie which was wholly infected with superstition and idolatry; and therefore most dangerous to dwell in. And what a benefit was it then for them to bee deliuered from thence, euen as from Rome; or in another respect, from Sodome? For 2