A10933:905
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.
let them also beware that they break not out further against him, least by any sin wilfully committed and not repented of speedily, they cause and procure this to themselves, that they be roughly handled of him, more then commonly, even like other men, and that particularly by the gross abuse of these outward things themselves, where to they are subject, they be not deformed and disguised by strange and rare afflictions. God hath all good things in store for his, but he can also soon strip them thereof, as Jeremiah saith, in the person of the Jews, 1even as he withholdeth them altogether from some other. And this I thought good to say, though somewhat of this argument hath been said before.
let them also beware that they breake not out further against him, least by any sinne wilfully committed and not repented of speedily, they cause and procure this to themselues, that they be roughly handled of him, more then commonly, euen like other men, and that particularly by the grosse abuse of these outward things themselues, where to they are subiect, they bee not deformed and disguized by strange and rare afflictions. God hath all good things in store for his, but he can also soone strip them thereof, as Ieremie saith, in the person of the Iewes, 1euen as hee withholdeth them altogether from some other. And this I thought good to say, though somewhat of this argument hath been said before.
It followeth how God furnished Gideon with gifts of the spirit, both wisdom and courage, whereby, according to that which he had said to him before [Go in this thy power, and thou shalt save Israel out of the hands of Midian] he was new fitted for it. Which teacheth, that when God appointeth his servants to any charge or business of his, he enableth them to go through it, and ministereth help to them accordingly. So Paul saith in a far greater