A10933:863
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.
And this is easy to be perceived and seen, as in persons, so in every place, town, Church and house, where the forementioned means are used. And who among us that have any experience, but they have marked this in many, and need not be ashamed to say it of themselves, that whatsoever rules and good instruction, for the well guiding of our lives, have bin given, and learned of us, with the benefit of the Sabbath, with prayer, public or private, and such like; they have come to a small reckoning, and they do us little good, if we have not let out the venom of rancour, spite, desire of revenge, unclean lusts, worldliness, and the like, that have been seated and spread in our hearts, and cast up (as filthy vomit) the noisome fruit thereof, out of our lives.
And this is easie to be perceiued and seene, as in persons, so in euery place, towne, Church and house, where the forementioned meanes are vsed. And who among vs that haue any experience, but they haue marked this in many, and neede not be ashamed to say it of themselues, that whatsoeuer rules and good instruction, for the well guiding of our liues, haue bin giuen, and learned of vs, with the benefit of the Sabbath, with prayer, publike or priuate, and such like; they haue come to a small reckoning, and they doe vs little good, if we haue not let out the venome of rancour, spite, desire of reuenge, vncleane lusts, worldlinesse, and the like, that haue been seated and spread in our hearts, and cast vp (as filthie vomit) the noisome fruite thereof, out of our liues.
And it is the cause at this day of so little profiting, and so slender fruits of our preaching, as we complain of justly, and inveigh against it bitterly; for that people are at a point, they will do as they have done, and retain 1the sins which in times past they have walked and delighted in, when yet we have daily, in the earnestest manner that we could, disgraced, and made ⟨p. 324⟩them odious, with the most fearful & sharp threats of God adjoined thereto. Yea and contrariwise, if any make right and kind use of our Ministry, who seeth not, that they be those that wax ashamed of themselves, after they have seen their faces in the glass of Gods law, and with Ephraim bemoaned themselves, & bin confounded, because they did bear the reproach