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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 whereas it is not so apparently to be seen, that this book doth set forth Christ unto us, in all the commendations of these Judges: (who yet is the end of all books of Scripture) to such as demand about it, I answer: that Christ is not clearly set forth in any of those books of the old Testament first written: but darkly, and by types and figures, as God saw it meet for those ages: and so we are to think of this book, where the deliverances from so great enemies, as are mentioned herein, are types of that great deliverance and redemption of men wrought by Christ, out of the jaws of the devil. And let the commending of sundry of those Judges by the holy Ghost satisfy us, that they could not have been good men, nor have lived by faith, as they were said to have done, if they had not believed in Christ, and been sanctified thereby. Besides, what authority shall we give to the old Testament, if they who ⟨image 9⟩are commended in it, to have been men of God, as divers Kings and Prophets, with many other, did not live and walk by faith, (seeing it is not expressly set down) without which they could not please God?
Now whereas it is not so apparantly to be seene, that this booke doth set foorth Christ vnto vs, in all the commendations of these Iudges: (who yet is the end of all bookes of Scripture) to such as demaund about it, I answere: that Christ is not cleerely set foorth in any of those bookes of the old Testament first written: but darkly, and by types and figures, as God saw it meete for those ages: and so wee are to thinke of this booke, where the deliuerances from so great enemies, as are mentioned herein, are types of that great deliuerance and redemption of men wrought by Christ, out of the iawes of the diuell. And let the commending of sundrie of those Iudges by the holy Ghost satisfie vs, that they could not haue been good men, nor haue liued by faith, as they were said to haue done, if they had not beleeued in Christ, and been sanctified thereby. Besides, what authoritie shall we giue to the old Testament, if they who ⟨image 9⟩are commended in it, to haue been men of God, as diuers Kings and Prophets, with many other, did not liue and walke by faith, (seeing it is not expressely set downe) without which they could not please God?