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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.
Which makes greatly for the convicting of all such as say like them in Ezekiel, the Lords ways are unequal, and that he could have kept them from 1such falls and dangerous estates thereby, as come upon them. Where yet who seeth not, that he hath set double hedge and ditch betwixt them and their sins; nay rather brazen walls, to the end they might not come near nor commit them. He hath (to speak plainly) sent his Prophets among 2them, to forbid and threaten them, even as he did to Adam, if he should reach out his hand, and eat of the forbidden tree. He allureth and seeketh to win them, and persuadeth them to embrace the good way, and not to 3come near the way of death and punishment; even as he seeketh them who are lost, but few of them will hear and come: so that he may say, what shall I do more for this people: yea he may as well say to them, as he did to the people by Hosea the Prophet, when he said; O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, how shall I entreat thee? So that if any harden their hearts 4in such manner, to charge God for their sins, from which yet by no persuasions nor reasons they could be reclaimed: nay for the maintaining whereof they have showed themselves rebellious and obstinate: know they, that while this Scripture and such other shall remain to witness against them, they shall never be able to find the smallest ease by such cavilling, whereby they do but as it were by patching new with old, make the rent worse.
Which makes greatly for the conuicting of all such as say like them in Ezechiel, the Lords waies are vnequall, and that he could haue kept them from 1such falles and dangerous estates thereby, as come vpon them. Where yet who seeth not, that hee hath set double hedge and ditch betwixt them and their sinnes; nay rather brazen wals, to the end they might not come neere nor commit them. Hee hath (to speake plainely) sent his Prophets among 2them, to forbid and threaten them, euen as hee did to Adam, if hee should reach out his hand, and eate of the forbidden tree. Hee allureth and seeketh to win them, and perswadeth them to imbrace the good way, and not to