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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.
Oh that we should not 1be so wise as to prevent this one thing, namely, that the wrath of God might be kept from our souls, while the body shall want no looking to, that I say no more, yea and the meanest have both care and skill, when the tempestuous and unseasonable weather cometh, to shroud themselves from it, and beware that it do not annoy them.
Oh that we should not 1be so wise as to preuent this one thing, namely, that the wrath of God might be kept from our soules, while the body shall want no looking to, that I say no more, yea and the meanest haue both care and skill, when the tempestuous and vnseasonable weather commeth, to shroud themselues from it, and beware that it doe not annoy them.
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But further here, in that both estates of this people are set down together, as their bondage with their freedom, their rest with their trouble, the time of the one, with the time of the other; the holy Ghost (I say) in setting down both together, doth teach us to consider of both, in the like case, the one as well as the other, and by the grievousness of the calamity to meditate thus: Oh what should we have done, if we had so long continued in 1the estate that they were in; we, I say, who by the mercy of God have enjoyed much peace, with plenty of commodities: if enemies even strangers had brought us into subjection to them, how should we have borne the burden? So likewise by our deliverance from them, we should meditate of Gods goodness to us after trouble, and from enemies, and to bethink us, (which too seldom is done of us) what a great favour of God it is unto us, when pain, penury, or the like are taken from us, and to prize the same at an high reckoning. And he that desireth to stir up himself to true thankfulness to God for such a change and deliverance will do thus, as he seeth good cause, and he shall in best manner perform it, by supposing in our