A10933:384
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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And if they be his own people, he will punish their offences with the 1rod, and their iniquity with strokes; though he take not his mercy utterly from them: and if they be other, he will much more leave them helpless, and to shift for themselves, so as they fall into depth of evil, who might have thrived and prospered through his blessings. Yea and they might have bin in good hope to have embraced his covenant of grace and mercy also: as many are brought by Gods temporary benefits to seek after spiritual, so might these have done also. Therefore, little do men know, what vexation they they bring upon themselves, when they wax careless in their covenants keeping which they have entered into with God; (as the leaving of some gross sin, or the forsaking of ill company, worldliness, or such like offences;) and so forgetting themselves, fall to them again afterward. They shall surely run on from evil to worse that deal so with God, and from smaller punishments to greater judgements, so little cause they shall have to rejoice, for glory of their winnings thereby.
And if they bee his owne people, hee will punish their offences with the 1rod, and their iniquitie with strokes; though hee take not his mercy vtterly from them: and if they be other, he will much more leaue them helpelesse, and to shift for themselues, so as they fal into depth of euill, who might haue thriued and prospered through his blessings. Yea and they might haue bin in good hope to haue embraced his couenant of grace and mercy also: as many are brought by Gods temporary benefits to seeke after spirituall, so might these haue done also. Therefore, little doe men know, what vexation they they bring vpon themselues, when they waxe carelesse in their couenants keeping which they haue entred into with God; (as the leauing of some grosse sinne, or the forsaking of ill company, worldlinesse, or such like offences;) and so forgetting themselues, fall to them againe afterward. They shall surely runne on from euill to worse that deale so with God, and from smaller punishments to greater iudgements, so little cause they shall haue to reioyce, for glory of their winnings thereby.