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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.
secondly, to consider of it by the estate of the people of Israel in Egypt: and lastly, to lay it out, and set a 1view of it before their eyes, by the Popish and cruel tyrannizing over our souls here in our own land in the days of Queen Mary, when we could enjoy no liberty of the word and Sacraments, but our brethren who refused their Idol-service and false worship, were tortured and tormented by the bloody persecutors: and what may men look for then at the hands of strangers? And this to be said of bondage.
secondly, to consider of it by the estate of the people of Israel in Egypt: and lastly, to lay it out, and set a 1view of it before their eyes, by the Popish and cruell tyrannizing ouer our soules heere in our owne land in the daies of Queene Mary, when we could enioy no liberty of the word and Sacraments, but our brethren who refused their Idoll-seruice and false worship, were tortured and tormented by the bloody persecutors: and what may men looke for then at the hands of strangers? And this to be said of bondage.
Now further, in that it is added in general in the text, that they could not stand before their enemies; for being so weakened by them in goods, number, and strength, what marvel? Let this be observed, that God useth his 1and our enemies against us his children, when we provoke him by our sins: as he used Nebuchadnezzar against Jerusalem, and Sennacherib and others. Not that God putteth new poison and malice into them, who had nothing else in them before; but that he justly suffereth and letteth them alone (without any bridling or restraining them) to vomit up their venom, and