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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.
They dream of an eternity here, 1and when they have well feathered their nest, (as they say) they think they are well for many years: oh death how unwelcome art thou to such? nay the smallest losses do cause them to rage and cry out. The Lord therefore seeing this, pulleth from one here, and from another there, to acquaint all ⟨p. 250⟩with changes, and teacheth them thereby, that if there remain but somewhat to them, of the plenty which they sometime enjoyed, so that they have not unthriftily wasted it themselves, they should be thankful, as these here are willed to be, who full gladly came again to their ruinous dwellings, from the which they had been driven by the force of their enemies. And they whose hearts cannot bow to yield to their afflictions meekly and patiently, but do rebelliously and brutishly harden them against God for his just corrections, shall gain this thereby, to have them with Judas broken in pieces with his mallets of terror and despair, to their utter confusion. Oh, full little do such know themselves, by spurning against God, to kick (as it were) against pricks. It is Gods mercy (as the Prophet saith) 2that they are not consumed: much more then, to give them breathing, being, and living, and therefore they should humbly receive Gods corrections.
They dreame of an eternitie here, 1and when they haue well feathered their nest, (as they say) they thinke they are well for many yeeres: oh death how vnwelcome art thou to such? nay the smallest losses doe cause them to rage and crie out. The Lord therefore seeing this, pulleth from one here, and from another there, to acquaint all ⟨p. 250⟩with changes, and teacheth them thereby, that if there remaine but somewhat to them, of the plentie which they sometime enioyed, so that they haue not vnthriftily wasted it themselues, they should be thankfull, as these here are willed to be, who full gladly came againe to their ruinous dwellings, from the which they had been driuen by the force of their enemies. And they whose hearts cannot bow to yeeld to their afflictions meekely and patiently, but doe rebelliously and brutishly harden them against God for his iust corrections, shall gaine this thereby, to haue them with Iudas broken in peeces with his mallets of terror and despaire, to their vtter confusion. Oh, full little doe such know themselues, by spurning against God, to kicke (as it were) against pricks. It is Gods mercie (as the Prophet saith)