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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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There hath no temptations taken us, but such as appertain to man: and 1God is faithful, who will not suffer us to be tempted above that we be able, ⟨p. 306⟩but will even give the issue with the temptation, that we may be able to bear it. And therefore, as our Saviour said to his Apostles, when their hearts were troubled beyond measure for his bodily departing from them; Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, and believe in me, that I can help you 2still, and will be with you: so should we do, that is, not look with both eyes upon our afflictions, but with one eye upon his constant love and assured 3promises, yea and settle our hope therein more throughly, by saying (as God commandeth) hath not he bidden us do so? even as the Angel saith to Gideon about conquering the Midianites, have not I sent thee? So the two Disciples that went from Jerusalem to Emmaus, when our Saviour went into their company in the way, bewrayed their unbelief concerning his resurrection that day. This day, they say, he should have risen again, but because they heard not of it, they did not think that there was any such thing. 4But did not our Saviour show them their fault, so as they saw it? for they knew that it was even he who they said should have risen again that day. Of Mary and Martha the like may be said: who were both believers in 5Christ, and beloved of him; yet when Christ went about to raise up Lazarus, and to that end asked them where they laid him, did they not show that they thought it could not be now done, and therefore answered; Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he hath been dead four days: And yet that they might see their weakness in believing, Christ raised him up, which they thought impossible In all these, and in Gideon, we may clearly see our faces as in a glass. For in a cross, especially if it be any thing smarty and sharp, although we gave testimony of our faith before, and that with joyfulness; yet now in the trial of us, how poorly are we armed to go through it, and persuaded of the good issue of it? Do we not hang down the head and