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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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This if it were believed, were able to make our lives comfortable? For to say the truth, all our welfare is according to our faith, and yet the Lord giveth fartee above that which we can believe. Therefore this ought to encourage 1us, to labour to give him credit in all that we seen imposeth upon us, and requireth of us, in that we understand and see, and rest persuaded that he will have us to go about it. For we may know, that our reward shall he exceeding great in so doing. Let us instance this in two or three particulars, and we shall find the same that other have done before us. If we mark it, we may perceive, that when we have sometime in our afflictions besought the Lord but for some ease and mitigation of the force of them, whether sickness, pain, disease, or any such like, he hath delivered us altogether, and besides, blessed us abundantly. And so to show it in any other particular, when great sorrow hath been rising toward us, he hath oft times turned our sorrow into joy. And even so, as long-continued peace was to this people unlooked for, when their very deliverance from subjection to the Moabites, would have been full welcome, though it had been but for a short time, that they might have had but some breathing from their bondage: so the Lord dealeth with us, that whereas in some of our troubles, we have feared as Hezekiah did, that we should never fee light, nor good days any more; yet 2the Lord of his exceeding goodness hath restored us to our former sweet 3liberties for a long time after. But oh what might be said of this argument? Although we must also know, that he seeth reason sometime, and that for good cause, to hold us off and defer us. But more of this in Chap. 1. ver. 2. And here an end of this story.
This if it were beleeued, were able to make our liues comfortable? For to say the truth, all our welfare is according to our faith, and yet the Lord giueth fartee aboue that which we can beleeue. Therefore this ought to encourage 1vs, to labour to giue him credit in all that we seene imposeth vpon vs, and requireth of vs, in that wee vnderstand and see, and rest perswaded that he will haue vs to goe about it. For we may know, that our reward shall he exceeding great in so doing. Let vs instance this in two or three particulars, and we shall finde the same that other haue done before vs. If we marke it, we may perceiue, that when we haue somtime in our afflictions besought the Lord but for some ease and mitigation of the force of them, whether sicknesse, paine, disease, or any such like, he hath deliuered vs altogether, and besides, blessed vs abundantly. And so to shew it in any other particular, when great sorrow hath been rising toward vs, he hath oft times turned our sorrow into ioy. And euen so, as long-continued peace was to this people vnlooked for, when their very deliuerance from subiection to the Moabites, would haue been ful welcome, though it had been but for a short time, that they might haue had but some breathing from their bondage: so the Lord dealeth with vs, that whereas in some of our troubles, we haue feared as Hezechiah did, that wee should neuer fee light, nor good daies any more; yet