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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.
let such know, that their mistaking of the matter, & their false surmising of Gods good meaning to them, shall not hurt them, if they fix the eyes of their minds upon this, that God is unchangeable & constant in all his ways, also if they can learn to esteem of themselves according to that knowledge and inward feeling they have had of Gods ancient love and regard of them in times past: and so doing, the more their enemies scorn them, the nearer the Lord is to them, to take away their reproach.
let such know, that their mistaking of the matter, & their false surmising of Gods good meaning to them, shall not hurt them, if they fixe the eyes of their mindes vpon this, that God is vnchangeable & constant in al his waies, also if they can learne to esteeme of themselues according to that knowledge and inward feeling they haue had of Gods ancient loue and regard of them in times past: and so doing, the more their enemies scorne them, the neerer the Lord is to them, to take away their reproch.
But this is well and clearly laid out in the next verse, therefore I will pass 1to that. It appeareth in this verse, that as near as God was to Gideon, yet he saw it not: but concludeth, that seeing he and the people of the land were under such oppression by the Midianites, that it could not be well with them, neither could he believe that God was with him. And he confirms himself therein, by a reason, though of no strength, thus: God was indeed with our fathers (he saith) when he brought them out of Egypt, & wrought many miracles for them, but he did not so now for him and the people, therefore how could he think, said he, that God was with him now. This spake Gideon from an heavy heart, even then when the Angel was sent directly to him with glad tidings. But let us further examine his words, and make our benefit of them. In saying, the Lord could not be with him while 2the Midianites so oppressed them, he showed his great weakness, as I said in the former verse, affirming that he could not believe, while he saw it to be so with him. Whereby we may see, how hardly the faithful can be persuaded,