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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.
For though men be but earth and worms meat, yet how do they set up themselves, some for their high advancement, some for their riches, which yet are but borrowed; and other for their painted sheath, till they take all honour (that they can) from God? yea as if they were petty Gods themselves, and he only to be called God of them. Oh admirable pride, blindness, and forgetfulness in flesh! and oh as great patience and long suffering in God, that he can bear it at their hands! And yet for all that I have said I deny not, but he can afford them these his gifts and far greater, if they could give him his due thereby, and use them to set forth his goodness by them, as were meet. The same I might say of learning, and all other gifts of God, they are the Lords, and bestowed at his pleasure, not to puff them up that have them, but that in love and humility they should use them for 1the good of others. And much more then his supernatural gifts of the spirit, as godly zeal, care to please God, and such like ought to be used to the same ends.
For though men be but earth and wormes meate, yet how doe they set vp themselues, some for their high aduancement, some for their riches, which yet are but borrowed; and other for their painted sheath, till they take all honour (that they can) from God? yea as if they were petty Gods themselues, and he onely to bee called God of them. Oh admirable pride, blindnesse, and forgetfulnes in flesh! and oh as great patience and long suffering in God, that he can beare it at their hands! And yet for all that I haue said I denie not, but hee can afford them these his gifts and farre greater, if they could giue him his due thereby, and vse them to set forth his goodnesse by them, as were meete. The same I might say of learning, and all other gifts of God, they are the Lords, and bestowed at his pleasure, not to puffe them vp that haue them, but that in loue and humility they should vse them for 1the good of others. And much more then his supernaturall gifts of the spirit, as godly zeale, care to please God, and such like ought to be vsed to the same ends.