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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.
Secondly, in this that the Midianites banded themselves against Israel, very 1like to have spoiled them both of their lives & goods, as they had almost done before, we should consider to what changes in our estate we be subject; and that is, even unto the loosing of all the good things that God hath enriched us with, to make our lives comfortable. Oh, when we are in health, peace, abundance, and well married, with the fear of God accompanying them, it is (doubtless) a little paradise that we live in, as here on earth we 2may look for, and in comparison of that we may see the most to enjoy that we live among) and they are wise who can acknowledge it, to give God the praise by bringing forth much fruit. And yet God can afford us this and more too, if we could use it well, and do good with it. But seeing men nestle 3themselves upon these uncertain things, (which is little wisdom in them to do so, but a bold tempting of God;) we see what strange alterations fall out in their lives, that their estate changeth from that it was, I say not as other mens, by age, sicknesses, diseases only, (for to them we are all subject) but from towardness, hope and likelihood of goodness, which they had sometime, and therefore they should have been rooted, and grown forward therein: and such as never had any, wax much worse and worse, and by their afflictions they be much disguised.
Secondly, in this that the Midianites banded themselues against Israel, very 1like to haue spoiled them both of their liues & goods, as they had almost done before, we should consider to what changes in our estate we be subiect; and that is, euen vnto the loosing of all the good things that God hath inriched vs with, to make our liues comfortable. Oh, when we are in health, peace, abundance, and well married, with the feare of God accompanying them, it is (doubtlesse) a little paradise that wee liue in, as here on earth wee 2may looke for, and in comparison of that we may see the most to enioy that we liue among) and they are wise who can acknowledge it, to giue God the praise by bringing foorth much fruit. And yet God can affoord vs this and more too, if we could vse it well, and do good with it. But seeing men nestle