A10933:817
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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By this we all that fear God, are taught; that the times are not so hard, no not when we are in affliction, as we take them to be. For either help is nearer to us, then we are aware, (as it was here with Gideon) or we make our 1trouble seem greater then it is in it self, by aggravating it, when yet we might see, that it either is not so great as it seems, or might be many ways greater; or we have greater comforts elsewhere, which were able to assuage our sorrows, if we did not overwhelm our hearts with immoderate heaviness, which driveth away all comfort from us. And therefore when we are sad and heavy through wants and crosses, this lesson should be well learned before of us, that for all this the Lord is with us, and he is good to us: for even so have other our good fathers been before us persuaded in their afflictions; and though they have now an end of all such languishing fears, doleful doubts, and troublesome thoughts; yet in their time they had their 2part in them as we still have, and we shall have an end of them, and rest from them, as they now do.
By this we all that feare God, are taught; that the times are not so hard, no not when we are in affliction, as we take them to be. For either helpe is neerer to vs, then we are aware, (as it was here with Gedeon) or we make our 1trouble seeme greater then it is in it selfe, by aggrauating it, when yet wee might see, that it either is not so great as it seemes, or might be many waies greater; or we haue greater comforts elsewhere, which were able to asswage our sorrowes, if wee did not ouerwhelme our hearts with immoderate heauinesse, which driueth away all comfort from vs. And therefore when wee are sad and heauy through wants and crosses, this lesson should be well learned before of vs, that for all this the Lord is with vs, and he is good to vs: for euen so haue other our good fathers been before vs perswaded in their afflictions; and though they haue now an end of all such languishing feares, dolefull doubts, and troublesome thoughts; yet in their time they had their 2part in them as we still haue, and we shall haue an end of them, and rest from them, as they now doe.