A10933:670
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 now we have heard how Debora hath called all sorts to the praising of God, and that even for such benefits as are in little account with us, no nor thought of, how great they be, let it warn us of one common fault, that we be more mindful hereafter of Gods goodness, in his ministering to our use, the daily benefits which he bestoweth on us for this present life, then we are wont to be: as the sun-shine and the rain; the peaceable following of our callings within doors and without; the uttering and exchange of our commodities; our safe dwelling from danger of enemies, and the benefit ⟨p. 251⟩of mill and market. And what shall I say else? as for our freedom from foreign enemies, and our travel without danger, from place to place, with other that are innumerable: which though we have them in great part in common with the unreasonable creatures, yet without them we know our life should be deadly wearisome to us, yea none at all. I say it is certain that these common blessings, and many other such are not acknowledged of numbers through the seven years together, which should be remembered (one or other of them, I mean) oft times every day: which if it ought to be in these common benefits now mentioned, (which yet are but transitory;) then what cause had the Apostle, in respect of all together, which serve for his life, and that which is to come, to charge us in all things to be thankful? And 1by this that all sorts are here spoken to by the Prophetess; it teacheth that all sorts of men, and particular persons among them, are to know that they must answer to God for themselves about thanks, even as elsewhere every man is commanded to walk in his particular calling, and the duties thereof. For so saith the Apostle in the first epistle to the Corinthians; Let every man abide in the same vocation wherein he was called. But it followeth 2in the text.
And now we haue heard how Debora hath called all sorts to the praising of God, and that euen for such benefits as are in little account with vs, no nor thought of, how great they be, let it warne vs of one common fault, that we be more mindfull hereafter of Gods goodnesse, in his ministring to our vse, the daily benefits which he bestoweth on vs for this present life, then we are wont to be: as the sunne-shine and the raine; the peaceable following of our callings within doores and without; the vttering and exchange of our commodities; our safe dwelling from danger of enemies, and the benefit