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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 so we are commanded to do: When God promised help in the Psalm, yet he willeth all his to wait for it by means using, fit and like to bring it to pass: For thus he saith; commit thy way to me and be thou doing 1good, and I will bring it to pass. Therefore David, when God had stablished the kingdom in his hands by promise, yet in the treason of Absalom his 2son, he did not only provide for himself to save his life, and keep the kingdom to himself by flying, but he used also the help of Hushai the Arkite, and the sons of the Priests Jonathan and Ahimaaz, to frustrate the attempts of Absalom.
And so we are commanded to doe: When God promised helpe in the Psalme, yet he willeth all his to waite for it by meanes vsing, fitte and like to bring it to passe: For thus he saith; commit thy way to me and be thou doing 1good, and I will bring it to passe. Therefore Dauid, when God had stablished the kingdome in his hands by promise, yet in the treason of Absalom his 2sonne, he did not onely prouide for himselfe to saue his life, and keepe the kingdome to himselfe by flying, but he vsed also the helpe of Hushai the Arkite, and the sonnes of the Priestes Ionathan and Ahimaaz, to frustrate the attempts of Absolom.
- 1Psal. 37. 3. 5.
- 22. Sam. 15. & 16. 34.
And when Paul had received answer from God by an Angel, that there ⟨p. 12⟩