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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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But yet in these verses, let us note a thing or two more. For seeing this 1people saw and heard that God allowed their fathers worshipping of him; as Abraham's, Jacobs, Moses and others, and yet they followed nor their example, it made their sin greater: For our fathers, such as the holy Ghost here meaneth, are to be followed; namely, Moses and the Prophets; as Paul 2in the 24. of the Acts affirmed, that he in serving God, worshipped the God of 3his fathers, and followed them therein. Such fathers if the Papists would follow, when they boast that they have the fathers on their side, all controversies about matters in question betwixt them and us: as transubstantiation, real presence, adoration of Sacraments, and such like; would soon be at an end. And let us see that we retain the true serving of God, that those our holy fathers did, seeing with such service we have heard God to be pleased. And further note, in that the miracles of Egypt are repeated, and applied here to this generation, which yet were done long before, as though they 4had been brought out of Egypt themselves, being not yet borne: and this was to the end that they should profit and be moved by them as well as their fathers; note (I say) that the miracles and works of God in times past wrought by the Prophets, our Saviour, and the Apostles, ought to serve for our benefit, and we ought to have use of them, as well as they before us, in whose days they were wrought, although we saw them not done: whereupon this is set down, that whatsoever things are written, are written for our learning, both that we should, among all other uses of them, be confirmed 5in the doctrine of the word, and also look for no more proof of it by other miracles to be wrought in every age following. And if we be resolved of the truth of this, let us see that we be guided by it also. And this be said of the sin of the generation that rose after the death of the good elders: now of their punishment.
But yet in these verses, let vs note a thing or two more. For seeing this