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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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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.
But here, beside that which hath been said (a good occasion being offered 1out of all these verses together) we may gather a good direction for a great part of our life, and that as well before affliction come, as in the time of it, and after deliverance out of it. Before it come, and while God giveth us 2leave to serve him with cheerfulness (which is a sweet portion in this life) we should greatly labour to keep well, while we are well, and not do as this people did here, to wit, provoke God to punish us for sinning against him as the world doth, negligently or wittingly. Secondly, if we have, for all 3our heed taking, broken out against conscience, (which without good heed taking, may full easily be) we should cry to God after our fall, & from under 4our burden, not tarrying till we be driven to it by extremity, as these here were: and further when we cry to him, we should wait patiently, (and the rather because we have by our sin provoked him against us) till God deliver us. Thirdly, seeing he will most certainly help, being thus sought to, let us believe and be persuaded, that he will hear us graciously, as we see ⟨p. 134⟩5here he did them, who yet were great offenders, and thus let us strengthen and enable our selves to this patience with confidence. Fourthly, when we 6be delivered, let us afterward oft remember & consider in what an uncomfortable estate we were before, and how good and gracious the Lord hath been to us, to bring us out of such adversity, and with daily thanks cleave to him yet more nearly then before; and in no wise provoke him by renewing 7our sins, as these did here, which were monstrous, and to our own cost (be we well assured) it shall be. And thus if we be careful to do, it shall go well with us, and good days shall we see, as may be looked for in so bad