A10933:791
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.
Out of this 11. verse, note divers things, and first this: that men of wealth 1and place, as Gideon was, in so mean a tribe, though he was spoiled of the necessary helps of maintaining his life, as the most of the rest also were, such men (I say) should not refuse labour, as husbandry, or any other of honest sort. Gideon had servants and yet he thrashed the corn himself. And it is a thing which we read to have been not only practised of him, but of the old fathers mentioned in the Scriptures; as in all other writers, that what time they had free either from religious or civill affairs, they employed it about cattle and corn. For they would not spend the precious time in eating, drinking, play, or idleness, which they abhorred, even as the religiouser, yea and the civiller sort of our Gentry also do. For they take upon them honest employments. The one sort, after reading divine books and Chronicles, and statutes, whereby they may benefit both themselves and others, with the knowledge of Gods law and mans: the other, after they have read of matters to help govern and do good in the Commonwealth, (although they little look after religion) will have recourse to husbandry.
Out of this 11. verse, note diuers things, and first this: that men of wealth 1and place, as Gedeon was, in so meane a tribe, though hee was spoiled of the necessarie helpes of maintaining his life, as the most of the rest also were, such men (I say) should not refuse labour, as husbandrie, or any other of honest sort. Gedeon had seruants and yet he thrashed the corne himselfe. And it is a thing which we reade to haue been not onely practised of him, but of the old fathers mentioned in the Scriptures; as in all other writers, that what time they had free either from religious or ciuill affaires, they imployed it about cattell and corne. For they would not spend the precious time in eating, drinking, play, or idlenesse, which they abhorred, euen as the religiouser, yea and the ciuiller sort of our Gentrie also doe. For they take vpon them honest imployments. The one sort, after reading diuine bookes and Chronicles, and statutes, whereby they may benefit both themselues and others, with the knowledge of Gods law and mans: the other, after they haue read of matters to helpe gouerne and doe good in the Commonwealth, (although they little looke after religion) will haue recourse to husbandrie.