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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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Jacob thus being faithful to the Lord, he enriched him greatly, over he ever looked for, or saw likelihood of, but rather of the contrary: and so dealt he with his father Isaac before him, being among strangers in the land. And so he provideth for many of his dear servants, who coming strangers to 1a place, where it was little likely to get, either grace, knowledge, or other commodities, he hath yet by giving them honest and good hearts, blessed them otherwise, with love and favour of the best, with a sweet life, inward peace, growing in goodness, fruit of prayers and other holy labours, with contentment, and such like; that it may for ever worthily persuade all to get into Gods service, and to be upright hearted toward him, seeing godliness 2bringeth so many and great commodities. But of this I spake somewhat before also. But on the contrary it may be said, that when men seek not the Lord with all their heart, neither be careful that their ways may please him; they not only prosper not long, (which yet they were as like to attain to as the most) but they lose even that which they had, and are tossed about with many calamities, and with this, as the greatest of all, that when God frowneth upon them, they believe it not: the danger whereof may easily be gathered by the drunkard, in the Proverbs; who was stricken, he said, for his sin and the fruits of it, whoredom and such like, but he was not sick; 3he was beaten, but he knew not, therefore he would follow his sin yet still.
Iacob thus being faithfull to the Lord, hee inriched him greatly, ouer hee euer looked for, or saw likelihood of, but rather of the contrary: and so dealt he with his father Isaac before him, being among strangers in the land. And so he prouideth for many of his deare seruants, who comming strangers to 1a place, where it was little likely to get, either grace, knowledge, or other commodities, he hath yet by giuing them honest and good hearts, blessed them otherwise, with loue and fauour of the best, with a sweete life, inward peace, growing in goodnesse, fruite of prayers and other holy labours, with contentment, and such like; that it may for euer worthily perswade all to get into Gods seruice, and to be vpright hearted toward him, seeing godlinesse