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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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and the use hereof is, that as it is our bounden duty to praise God highly, for that he hath stirred up some in all ages to be lights and helps, in and for the good of his Church, yea and 1extraordinary, as we see here, in the want of other, so (to come home to our selves) while he provideth ordinary helps and means for us in these days to the building up of the same, his Church among us, it behoveth us that both we receive them with all due reverence, making right use of them; and that none presume to set up themselves extraordinarily, as many of these separatists do without gifts answerable, although God hath done so sometime, and fitted them for the same, and granted that privilege to his, when it hath seemed good unto him.
and the vse hereof is, that as it is our bounden duty to praise God highly, for that hee hath stirred vp some in all ages to be lights and helps, in and for the good of his Church, yea and 1extraordinary, as we see heere, in the want of other, so (to come home to our selues) while he prouideth ordinary helpes and meanes for vs in these daies to the building vp of the same, his Church among vs, it behoueth vs that both we receiue them with all due reuerence, making right vse of them; and that none presume to set vp themselues extraordinarily, as many of these separatists do without gifts answerable, although God hath done so somtime, and fitted them for the same, and granted that priuiledge to his, when it hath seemed good vnto him.
Now further to proceed, this which is said of the marriage of Debora, being 1