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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.
Now then to this common objection, why God doth not enrich so his 1faithful ones in this latter age? (which objection many are readier to put forth questions, then to take any answer to it) for (say they) though men of the world have great substance, and swim in wealth and riches; yet Gods people are seldom so; but are held down with poverty and wants; in so much as one is hardly able to relieve another; and thereby also (they say) they do the less good in bringing on, and persuading to religion, seeing they whom they go about to persuade, do fear that their God loveth them not whom they serve, seeing he bestoweth not wealth upon them, as he doth upon others who are not for the most part, especially in some places, religious at all: also they fear that if they themselves should be religious, even they should become poor also. This (I say) troubles many, them therefore I answer after this manner.
Now then to this common obiection, why God doth not enrich so his 1faithfull ones in this latter age? (which obiection many are readier to put forth questions, then to take any adswere to it) for (say they) though men of the world haue great substance, and swim in wealth and riches; yet Gods people are seldome so; but are held downe with pouerty and wants; in so much as one is hardly able to relieue another; and thereby also (they say) they doe the lesse good in bringing on, and perswading to religion, seeing they whom they goe about to perswade, doe feare that their God loueth them not whom they serue, seeing hee bestoweth not wealth vpon them, as he doth vpon others who are not for the most part, especially in some places, religious at all: also they feare that if they themselues should bee religious, euen they should become poore also. This (I say) troubles many, them therefore I answere after this manner.
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