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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
In the second verse she shows why God should be praised: one cause 1was, for that he had been avenged of his enemies in the behalf of the people, and for their sakes: for though he had long used them as executioners of wrath against his disobedient people, yet now their sin was come to the top, and his peoples sin was repented of; therefore their turn was come about now to be brought to punishment. Another cause of their thanks for the people Zebulun and Naphtali, who had willingly offered themselves to follow Barak against Sisera, although he had no authority over them before. Both these are expressed in this verse, in these words; Praise ye the Lord, for avenging of Israel, and for the people that offered themselves willingly. Hereby we learn, first, that God is the revenger of the 2injuries and wrongs of his people, even as he himself saith; Vengeance is 3mine, and I will repay saith the Lord: yea, he will do it in his due time, and that 4right soon: for so he saith, and we had need to mark it. If, saith he, the unrighteous Judge will do right to the poor widow, lest she troubling him with oft suing unto him, should at last weary him: shall not God avenge his elect which cry day and night unto him, yea though it be long? I tell you 5he will avenge them quickly, and recompense tribulation to them that trouble his, as the Apostle speaketh. Waite we therefore, he hath not forgotten himself; but as the Wise man saith, If thou seest the oppression of the 6poor, there is a greater then the oppressor. But though there might much more be said of this point to the like purpose, yet who believeth these things? according to the words of our Saviour, When the Son of man cometh, shall 7he find faith on the earth? teaching us, how hardly men should believe, though he gave therein a fearful watchword thereof, to all that should come after, which should make us the better to look to it: so this complaint may as justly be made still at this day, that we are dull and slow of heart to believe this and such other truths as were uttered to us by the Prophets and