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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.
And we at this day, who have had deliverance from trouble, which our sins procured and brought upon us, have too good proof of this that I say: that we smart more by the after sins, and those which we renew daily, 1then by the former: even as a renewed wound is more smarty and dangerous. And stands it not with the righteous judgement of God, that it should be so? Is it meet that we should tempt God in such a manner, and that we should not bear the mark of it about us in our flesh, or in our consciences? And so we do. For to say nothing of those who sin more willingly, in whom this is more clearly verified, it appeareth in the weaker sort of Gods children evidently, who sin but of negligence and some carelessness rather then wittingly, that they smart also for the same. For beside their outward 2crosses, their oft doubtings also of their salvation, whereof yet they have had assurance before: and by many great fears they have oft times, that all is not well with them to Godward: the which (for the most part) do come of the slight and slender use that they make of their deliverance from their first fear and trouble of mind which they sustained. And it would much more appear in many others, that their latter troubles which they bear, and by which they smart; for their latter and new provokings of God are far more grievous then the former, and they far hardlier recover out of them, if they did not bury the remembrance of them, and willingly forget them, through the hardening of their hearts: when yet if they could consider aright of it, even that is the greatest punishment of all. And although they rise out of it again in time afterwards, yet it is done confusedly; or if they see their sin and repent of it, it is after a good space, and so, much time hath at the least been lost, or unprofitably passed over by them.
And we at this day, who haue had deliuerance from trouble, which our sinnes procured and brought vpon vs, haue too good proofe of this that I say: that we smart more by the after sinnes, and those which we renue daily, 1then by the former: euen as a renued wound is more smartie and dangerous. And stands it not with the righteous iudgement of God, that it should be so? Is it meet that we should tempt God in such a manner, and that wee should not beare the marke of it about vs in our flesh, or in our consciences? And so we doe. For to say nothing of those who sinne more willingly, in whom this is more clearely verified, it appeareth in the weaker sort of Gods children euidently, who sinne but of negligence and some carelesnesse rather then wittingly, that they smart also for the same. For beside their outward