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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 concerning weeping, which they also here are said to have adjoined, 1it being a further degree of sorrow then many can attain unto, it is not of necessity to be imposed upon us, (as I have said) as though repentance could not be without it: though where it can be, and accompanieth repentance, it doth more deeply search into the heart, satisfy the party so moved, and quiet the mind, which was before troubled and unsettled. This I have thought good to say of their outward signs of repentance. And seeing they were set down to testify the same in the people, therefore all may see that this repentance must be ever found in us, whether any of the signs be present or no. And the points thereof are these; that the heart be deeply 2pricked for sin, that it bewail the same, as purposing never to turn to it or the like again: which is all that can be for the present time, and that there be yet for all this aggravating of the sin, a believing according to the promise of God, that it is all freely remitted by God through Christ, 3which more or less quiteth the heart: and if that believing be there, it will purge it from dead works also afterward, and keep it from sinning any more, in such manner as it did in former times, the heart and whole man being sanctified already through believing. And this is the substance of repentance, which we are to practise by the example of this people, as also of many other in the Scripture; as in Jeremiah, Hosea, and divers other.4
Now concerning weeping, which they also heere are said to haue adioyned, 1it being a further degree of sorrow then many can attaine vnto, it is not of necessity to bee imposed vpon vs, (as I haue said) as though repentance could not be without it: though where it can be, and accompanieth repentance, it doth more deepely search into the heart, satisfie the party so moued, and quiet the mind, which was before troubled and vnsetled. This I haue thought good to say of their outward signes of repentance. And seeing they were set downe to testifie the same in the people, therefore all may see that this repentance must be euer found in vs, whether any of the signes bee present or no. And the points thereof are these; that the heart bee deepely