A10933:707
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.
For example sake, though the Scripture be full of such, let these two at this time suffice. The one is of them that would build a city that should ⟨p. 265⟩1reach up to heaven, to get them a name, the Lord set himself against them, cast down their building, and called the name thereof Babel, that is, confusion. For what a pride was in them, and to what had it been like to have grown, if God had let them alone, and suffered their work to go forward? The other example is of Haman, who being so inward with the king, 2and advanced by him, when he looked yet to rise higher, he was, unlooked for, cast down from all his dignity, when his shame was made suitable to 3his glory. And thus (as it fared here with Sisera) in stead of great successes and increasings of their purposes and dignities, they are not defeated thereof only, but are fain to lose that which they enjoyed before; the Lord making their ambition, the next mean of their overthrow. So God deals with many; of whom, some rising out of the dunghill to great wealth and honour, not only are jointed otherwise oftentimes, but when they want nothing but life and length of days, to enjoy their flourishing estate still; behold, even that way he meeteth with them, and by death, sometime reproachful enough, but to be sure, with pain and woe enough, besides that after their going hence, he cuts them off from all their jollity, as it were, at one blow. And who, fearing God, might have lived by them, if they could have prolonged their days?
For example sake, though the Scripture be full of such, let these two at this time suffice. The one is of them that would build a citie that should ⟨p. 265⟩1reach vp to heauen, to get them a name, the Lord set himselfe against them, cast downe their building, and called the name thereof Babell, that is, confusion. For what a pride was in them, and to what had it been like to haue growne, if God had let them alone, and suffered their worke to goe forward? The other example is of Haman, who being so inward with the king,