A10933:799
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.
By this we learn, that God seeth it expedient in his wisdom, sometime to leave the godly long under the cross, and not to put an end to their troubles by and by, as ordinarily he useth to do: according to that which is said in the Psalm; Heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 1And again, He that cometh, will come, and not tarry. But he knoweth 2well, that when he useth so to do, we commonly conceive hope thereby, that our affliction (be it sickness, disease, loss, or any such) will not hold us long; and therefore our devotion is more short and cold; and we in so doing, neither honour God, nor have any proof of our faith and patience, neither experience, another time after, how to bear our trouble aright: For 3the which cause, the Lord sometime disappointeth our false hope, and putteth us to greater plunges, by holding us longer in our affliction, to the end we may search our selves deeplier, and we may be more throughly touched with the feeling of our sins, and rebellions; and so turn to him in faith and amendment.
By this we learne, that God seeth it expedient in his wisdome, sometime to leaue the godly long vnder the crosse, and not to put an end to their troubles by and by, as ordinarily he vseth to doe: according to that which is said in the Psalme; Heauinesse may endure for a night, but ioy commeth in the morning. 1And againe, He that commeth, will come, and not tarrie. But he knoweth 2well, that when he vseth so to doe, wee commonly conceiue hope thereby, that our affliction (be it sicknesse, disease, losse, or any such) will not hold vs long; and therefore our deuotion is more short and cold; and we in so doing, neither honour God, nor haue any proofe of our faith and patience, neither experience, another time after, how to beare our trouble aright: For 3the which cause, the Lord sometime disappointeth our false hope, and putteth vs to greater plunges, by holding vs longer in our affliction, to the end we may search our selues deeplier, and we may be more throughly touched with the feeling of our sinnes, and rebellions; and so turne to him in faith and amendment.