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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Their shameful boldness is likewise to be marked by the words of Joash here, saying; Will ye plead for Baal? he that doth so, let him die before the morning. Who although they saw the Magistrate against them, yet they were so blind, that they stood in the defence of their idolatry. And even so we may say; Great is the boldness that is grown up in this age, while not only they do the evils openly, which men and women in former ages have blushed for the secret doing of the same [be it the sin of Zimri and Cozby or the like]: but also such dare revile and rail upon those who speak against their lewd doings. But these truly verify the saying, The wicked men and deceivers 1wax worse. And how should it be that in the last days should be so perilous times, if as the day of the world groweth nearer to an end, so sin waxed not more and more out of measure sinful? And that, both for the number of sins, (for we see new additions and fashions daily) and for the measure also, I mean the greediness, impudency and pertinacie of sinners, who are not ashamed of their evils, but with the harlot in the Proverbs, who wipeth her self as clean of all her filthiness, as if she had been a virgin. We see whores were grown, by that time, to a degree of boldness: for Tamar was judged an whore by her father, because she had covered her face. But this 2mask is long ago plucked off, not only from them that be of her occupation, but the most spiritual adulterers now a days, are so far from being ashamed to show their faces, that they are not thought masters of their ⟨p. 335⟩trade, if they dare not spit in the face of modesty and all reprovers. And what is to be said of the aged, and men in wealth, (who have somewhat to bear them out) when even youths (of both sexes) whose honour should be their blushing, (which even heathens called the Colour of virtue) are brazen faced, and inferiors of all sorts take up that cursed speech, who is Lord 3over us? But oh, who doth not see the Lords mark set upon them, while by shame, and sorrow their bellyful, with other miseries, they come daily every one in his course, to a woeful end?
Their shamefull boldnes is likewise to be marked by the words of Ioash here, saying; Will ye plead for Baal? he that doth so, let him die before the morning. Who although they saw the Magistrate against them, yet they were so blind, that they stood in the defence of their idolatrie. And euen so we may say; Great is the boldnes that is growne vp in this age, while not only they doe the euils openly, which men and women in former ages haue blushed for the secret doing of the same [be it the sinne of Zimri and Cozby or the like]: but also such dare reuile and raile vpon those who speake against their lewd doings. But these truly verifie the saying, The wicked men and deceiuers