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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
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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.
The second that I note here is this, (according to that in the Proverbs) that the wicked do not always roast that which they get in hunting: that is, they 1do not always attain to that, which they promise themselves in the earnest desire of their hearts; and whereof they have great likelihood, as well as hope: but God cutteth them off from it, to their great vexation and disappointment: yea, and the godly shall see it, and triumph, as Debora did here, and Israel over Pharaoh. For though that be true, that they are fatted here, and have more then they might look for, (which yet they have but to their destruction) yet, that the righteous may not envy them, but see that the Lord takes their part against them, and lest the proud themselves should think there is no God that seeth them, they are crossed in their purposes, and many times when they hope for that which they would most willingly enjoy, the Lord frustrateth and mocketh them, as he did the King of Aram, 2when all his secret plots and purposes against the King of Israel, were bewrayed to him by the Prophet Elisha, and he showeth them thereby, that they have him not always at their commandment: as neither can they go about any of their attempts, without his sufferance. That it may be verified, that (when none else can) yet even then God resisteth the proud. And as the Lord thus matcheth and disappointeth them, when it seemeth good to him, in their common dealings, that they attain not that which they aim at, and look for; so especially when they fight against God, and play the giants against heaven like Nebuchadnezzar: and when their insolencie uttereth it self against the poor Church of God, (as many of them choose this as the fittest object to vomit their poison upon) then the Lord in an answerable manner riseth up and scatters them; looks down from heaven, and laughs them to scorn, and scatters them: for why? they banded themselves against his anointed.
The second that I note here is this, (according to that in the Prouerbs) that the wicked doe not alwaies roste that which they get in hunting: that is, they 1doe not alwaies attaine to that, which they promise themselues in the earnest desire of their hearts; and whereof they haue great likelihood, as well as hope: but God cutteth them off from it, to their great vexation and disappointment: yea, and the godly shall see it, and triumph, as Debora did here, and Israel ouer Pharao. For though that be true, that they are fatted here, and haue more then they might looke for, (which yet they haue but to their destruction) yet, that the righteous may not enuie them, but see that the Lord takes their part against them, and lest the proud themselues should thinke there is no God that seeth them, they are crossed in their purposes, and many times when they hope for that which they would most willingly enioy, the Lord frustrateth and mocketh them, as he did the King of Aram,