A10933:646
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.
By the which we may see how greatly God is displeased with men, when 1they will run after the sins that they have been forewarned of, and commanded to take heed of; (even the sins which his soul abhorreth) as Israel had oft times been admonished of this Idolatry. The Lord will not ⟨p. 240⟩put it up at their hands. And who can deny, but that it standeth with most sound reason, that when men, who are but vile worms, shall thus boldly kick up their heel against their maker, they should smart for it, and not be suffered to commit such insolencie against him unpunished? And therefore he gave us examples hereof in the Apostate Angels, which kept not their place 2that he set them in, and therefore that he threw them down for their disobedience: and in our first parents whom he drave out of Paradise, when 3they having so great liberty, as they might have eaten of any fruit in the garden except one tree; yet counted all little, in respect of that which was forbidden them, and stood on thorns, till they had cast behind them the commandment of God, and eaten of that forbidden fruit also. Now if God spared not the Angels, and our first parents, who were innocent before that their fall, what may other offenders look for? whose sins are as the hairs of our head in number?
By the which we may see how greatly God is displeased with men, when 1they will runne after the sins that they haue been forewarned of, and commanded to take heede of; (euen the sinnes which his soule abhorreth) as Israel had oft times been admonished of this Idolatry. The Lord will not ⟨p. 240⟩put it vp at their hands. And who can denie, but that it standeth with most sound reason, that when men, who are but vile wormes, shall thus boldly kicke vp their heele against their maker, they should smart for it, and not be suffered to commit such insolencie against him vnpunished? And therfore he gaue vs examples hereof in the Apostate Angels, which kept not their place