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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.
And again, A nation that is of a fierce countenance shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, 1and he shall leave thee neither wheat, wine, nor oil, neither shalt thou prosper in thy ways. By all which, and this which is in the text, that they here were spoiled of their goods, as it should make us careful to prevent even his 2judgement among many other, by upright walking with God, and harmless living among men, how foolish and precise soever that course of life seem to many: so when we have gone out of the good way, and fallen 3from that obedience which we have covenanted to yield unto God, and sustain such loss thereby, above all things let us seek to find out the cause thereof, and that speedily, as Jeremiah requireth, and bear our loss because 4we have sinned; and sin no more lest a worse thing befall us. And let us not count it our hard fortune, (as foolish men term it, for there is none) when we are so wasted in our goods, neither please we our selves in condemning and charging the second cause thereof, whereby we are […] of them; for whatsoever be the instrument of our loss or undoing, sure it is, that the Lord is the effecter and worker of it. And thereof […] Deuteronomy, of this and all other his fearful judgements, after that […] sent them, when it shall be demanded wherefore hath the Lord done this? how fierce is his great wrath? they shall answer, because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, therefore hath the Lords 5wrath waxed hot against this people, to bring upon it every curse that is written in this book.
And againe, A nation that is of a fierce countenance shall eate the fruit of thy cattell, 1and he shall leaue thee neither wheate, wine, nor oyle, neither shalt thou prosper in thy waies. By all which, and this which is in the text, that they heere were spoiled of their goods, as it should make vs carefull to preuent euen his