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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.
And in laying out Gods kindness thus towards her fathers long before showed to them, as commonly this is reckoned to be one, that he brought them out of Egypt through the fearful wilderness to Canaan, in many other 1places of the Scripture: her meaning is, to declare that he showed not this favour now of late only to them who lived at that time, but of old and long ago also to his people in former ages, as they stood in need of his aide 2diversly, and that for their sakes also. And if we observe the Scriptures, (which are a glass of Gods administration and governing of his Church) ⟨p. 275⟩we shall see that there is little mention made of other nations of the earth, or their affairs, but the bent of them is wholly (as it were with a straight line) directed to the Churches use and benefit, as either to punish or bless them for his people sake. To this his Church all his works of love, mercy, justice, wisdom, providence, are referred: for though God be the Saviour of all, yet especially of the faithful in his Church. From whence we are to learn, that God hath in all ages bin bountiful and gracious to his Church, as well as now; even to our forefathers in their days, and so from age to age as it is written, his mercy endureth for ever. For it hath been dear to him, as the spouse or bride to the Bridegroom. And his love hath been more hot then fire that cannot be quenched with much water. And to this end, he hath been so affected to it, that it might know that he loveth it: as he saith in Exodus: If ye will diligently attend to my voice, and keep my covenant, ye shall be my chief treasure in all the earth, though all the earth be mine. A doctrine most 3needful to be made use of among us, seeing his people be as dear to him now, as in any age past, and he did never so clearly testify his love to his Church in any generation heretofore since Christ, or before, as he hath done to this.
And in laying out Gods kindnesse thus towards her fathers long before shewed to them, as commonly this is reckoned to be one, that he brought them out of Aegypt thorow the fearefull wildernesse to Canaan, in many other