A10933:674
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
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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.
Which I speak not, as if both he and other Gods best servants and most fervent, did not feel oftentimes a kind of sleepy deadness in them to good duties, and remissness of spirit creeping upon them, (as it is certain they do, seeing they carry that corruption about them, which will oft cause a weariness in them of well doing for the time,) but they having a greater power of grace working in them to subdue it, they gather up and stir themselves again by such occasion, to more earnestness, and so find themselves refreshed (by a new meditation of their slackness) with double courage to set upon their duties. And to that end they help and sharpen on themselves, as David and Debora did; and sometime are supported by other, as we see Moses his weak hands were fain to 1be holden up by Aaron and Hur against Amalek By this we see a manifest difference betwixt them and the wicked: who though (as they say) they like well of prayer, and hearing, and of thanksgiving: yet they profess they cannot endure nor away with such continual service; affirming where that is urged that men shall never have done. For as they who believe how greatly they are beholding to God for his goodness, do charge themselves with their unthankfulness, even when they are forwarder then the most; considering they are then but unprofitable servants: so the other are ready to post it off to others, as testifying thereby, that they be more beholding to God then they hold themselves to be, and think every little to be enough that they are to do to God, yea and that a word and away may serve the turn; even very froth it is that they offer to him, a mocking, no sacrifice: the heart never inclining (for it cannot) to any such thing.2
Which I speake not, as if both he and other Gods best seruants and most feruent, did not feele oftentimes a kind of sleepy deadnesse in them to good duties, and remissenesse of spirit creeping vpon them, (as it is certaine they doe, seeing they carry that corruption about them, which will oft cause a wearinesse in them of well doing for the time,) but they hauing a greater power of grace working in them to subdue it, they gather vp and stirre themselues againe by such occasion, to more earnestnesse, and so finde themselues refreshed (by a new meditation of their slacknesse) with double courage to set vpon their duties. And to that end they helpe and sharpen on themselues, as Dauid and Debora did; and sometime are supported by other, as we see Moses his weake hands were faine to