A10933:561
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 yet I do not speak this as though I would justify such offences in the lives of Gods people, or as though I went about to salve them up with gentle words, (for I know, that where such breaches are suffered to pass in the lives of them who are otherwise religious, they do much hurt to other by example, and to themselves by quenching the spirit in them, specially if they be defended and continued long in, unconfessed, and renounced, that they may be forgiven them) but yet we that behold them, must wisely shun extremities in judging of them, on the one side, as well as on the other; as I have said, and no more condemn the persons, then we allow the sins. And as for the common professors, who when they see such, frailties appear in the forwarder sort of Christians, begin to please themselves therein, and to condemn all other good parts in them, I say to them, if they stumble thereat, and they themselves walk on in their grossness, they shall in time see themselves guilty of far greater and more horrible sins; or if they still go forward in condemning and insulting over them, they shall do it to their own confusion. And this by occasion of Baraks distrust.
And yet I doe not speake this as though I would iustifie such offences in the liues of Gods people, or as though I went about to salue them vp with gentle words, (for I know, that where such breaches are suffered to passe in the liues of them who are otherwise religious, they doe much hurt to other by example, and to themselues by quenching the spirit in them, specially if they be defended and continued long in, vnconfessed, and renounced, that they may be forgiuen them) but yet we that behold them, must wisely shun extremities in iudging of them, on the one side, as well as on the other; as I haue said, and no more condemne the persons, then we allow the sins. And as for the common professors, who when they see such, frailties appeare in the forwarder sort of Christians, begin to please themselues therein, and to condemne all other good parts in them, I say to them, if they stumble thereat, and they themselues walke on in their grossenes, they shall in time see themselues guiltie of farre greater and more horrible sinnes; or if they still goe forward in condemning and insulting ouer them, they shall doe it to their owne confusion. And this by occasion of Baraks distrust.