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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.
The use of this is, that we account the favour of God all in all to us, and further then we have that shining upon us, glory not in any earthly prerogative, as honour, beauty, wealth, or whatsoever else. For many of the vain people of the world do find to their cost by woeful experience, that when they have spent their whole life and precious time to get them, (I may truly say also, they have lost heaven for them) yet they find (I say) with what vexation they enjoy them, though they would make others believe, that they are as a paradise unto them: But to be sure they cannot keep them, when God will pluck them from them, as we see both by the two rich men in the Gospel, and by daily experience: and that is enough for wise men to 1prove how little there is in them. And this by occasion of Siseras losing 2all.
The vse of this is, that wee account the fauour of God all in all to vs, and further then wee haue that shining vpon vs, glorie not in any earthly prerogatiue, as honour, beautie, wealth, or whatsoeuer else. For many of the vaine people of the world doe finde to their cost by wofull experience, that when they haue spent their whole life and precious time to get them, (I may truly say also, they haue lost heauen for them) yet they finde (I say) with what vexation they enioy them, though they would make others beleeue, that they are as a paradise vnto them: But to bee sure they cannot keepe them, when God will pluck them from them, as we see both by the two rich men in the Gospell, and by daily experience: and that is enough for wise men to 1proue how little there is in them. And this by occasion of Siseras losing 2all.