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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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The second benefit here mentioned, that God bestowed upon them, 1was, that he brought them into the fruitful land in which they dwelt, which was a far greater matter then the former; as showing them plainly that he thought it not enough to deliver them out of bondage, except he filled them with good things also. He had done much for them if he had only delivered them out of that fearful bondage, though he had left them in the wilderness; but to bring them also into that fruitful land, and to give ⟨p. 90⟩it to them, oh admirable kindness! Behold then here the great bountifulness of God, that he can as well and willingly give abundance to his children, as keep them out of great troubles. He is not thereby wasted nor diminished in his blessings, by giving them out & liberally bestowing them; being a fountain of riches never drawn dry. So he said to the posterity of his people: Oh that Israel would have hearkened to me, and have walked in 2my ways; I would soon have brought down their enemies: I would have fed them with the fat of wheat, and with honey out of the rock. Neither need we think that he standeth at it to give us these, whose honour it is to bestow great things; and hath already given us the greatest of all; even his own Son; and therefore can much more afford us these smaller benefits 3also. As we know that he did give great riches to Abraham, Isaac, Job, and to other his faithful servants, whom he loved dearly. And we in this land have good proof hereof, in that (with deliverance from bondage) we have the Gospel, peace, government, plenty, and such like. And more particularly, we in this land have cause to admire the goodness of God, in delivering us from the cursed practises of those Jesuits & Locusts, whom that beast hath sent forth to destroy us, Prince, Nobles, Magistrates, Ministers: and to root out Church and policy among us, and bring in darkness and confusion again. We owe (doubtless) as great thanks to God for these mercies (and specially in the late Treason) as Israel did for their freedom out of Egypt, and the overthrow of Pharaoh when he pursued them.
The second benefit heere mentioned, that God bestowed vpon them,