A10933:341
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.
they will verify the proverb, New things are dainty, and old loathsome.
they will verifie the prouerbe, New things are dainty, and old loathsome.
For I cannot tell how it cometh to pass, that ye must grow glutted with the word, and weary and ashamed in some sort of the godly zeal and forwardness that they have seen in others of former times. They will receive the Gospel, as other have done, but they think it more then needeth, to stoop to the simplicity of it, and to be zealous patterns to other in ⟨p. 120⟩practising the particular doctrine of it, in one point, as well as in another; but seek to take more liberty then they are willing to examine upon what good grounds they do it: neither will they be forward in going one before another in mercifulness, in justice, and in seeking to punish notorious faults in their families and towns, and in the like good example giving, and thereby discourage them, who else were like to come forward, if there were not laid such blocks in their way. So that we had need to stir up our selves by the examples of them that have gone before us commendably, rather then to please our selves in that which we do, and to rest therein without contending, and striving to do better. For who is ignorant that such an estate cannot be good? And if we will be advised, let us know that our reward shall be great, if we honour the Lord with greatest forwardness in religious duties, when iniquity aboundeth in the world, and when the 1love of many shall wax cold.
For I cannot tell how it commeth to passe, that yee must grow glutted with the word, and wearie and ashamed in some sort of the godly zeale and forwardnesse that they haue seene in others of former times. They will receiue the Gospell, as other haue done, but they thinke it more then needeth, to stoope to the simplicity of it, and to bee zealous patternes to other in ⟨p. 120⟩