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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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So that beside other manifold punishments which cannot be reckoned up, they that break covenant with the Lord, shall always have some special eye sores left to vex them, as these nations were to Israel. And as this worthily layeth forth the forementioned punishment, in vers. 15. that the hand of the Lord was sore upon this people of his; even so we shall find it who are unfaithful to him in our covenants, as that either stubborn and disobedient children (none of the least plagues) shall rise up to make our lives ⟨p. 136⟩wearisome to us, which (as Solomon saith) shall be as corruption to our bones, and 1that many ways; as in wasting our goods riotously, and with harlots, and unthriftiness, or by embracing popery, and otherwise by waxing profane. Or we shall be crossed by unkind, spiteful and unquiet neighbours; who with suits, brawlings, and sundry disagreements, shall make our best pleasures to be turned into bitterness and wormwood: or we shall be plagued with servants, who shall consume us, and bring reproach and vexation unto 2us, by defiling our houses, or working us some other annoyance: so likewise with unfaithful and scandalous Ministers, suits, or controversies, so that by one or other of these, or such like, we shall have no comfort in any thing; beside the many diseases, as colic, stone, burning agues, consumption; for which we shall be constrained to cry out, and say, we have no pleasure in our lives. And yet a greater punishment then all these, we shall not know, when these plagues be upon us, that they are for our unfaithfulness in our covenant, (though more or less, it is the case of the most that profess the Gospel, thus to forget our selves) which thing yet (in great grief I utter it) is to be seen in many, that when Gods hand is sore against them, yet they know not why it is so, namely for their sins, to the end they might amend.
So that beside other manifold punishments which cannot bee reckoned vp, they that breake couenant with the Lord, shall alwaies haue some speciall eye sores left to vexe them, as these nations were to Israel. And as this worthily layeth forth the forementioned punishment, in vers. 15. that the hand of the Lord was sore vpon this people of his; euen so wee shall finde it who are vnfaithfull to him in our couenants, as that either stubborne and disobedient children (none of the least plagues) shall rise vp to make our liues