A10933:918
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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This our sin in so hardly giving credit to God, is aggravated hereby, that if we are to deal with men, about great matters, we are easily satisfied, and believe them, if we have their word and writing: which manifesteth too plainly our distrust towards God, from whom nothing is enough to stay us, unless with Thomas we may grossly feel and see that which we desire. Nay I say more, if we be to compass any matter for our own pleasure, profit, or preferment, oh how bold and full of courage we be, although we must go under peril, loss, or any such like thing, for obtaining the same: but to suffer any difficulty or danger, so much as to stretch out our faith to believe, or our hope to wait for that which God hath promised, though he give us never so great cause and encouragement, by good evidence and testimony, 1and by former experience, of others, and our selves, yet we have no ⟨p. 345⟩heart to it. Therefore if we be wise, let us be much stronglier built up in the confidence of Gods favour, and of his promises, take more pains to abide therein, pray and watch against the occasions of unsettling it, and chain up our so great ascribing (as we have done) to sense and reason. And so doing, we shall see our selves well propped up and upholden, though we have no promise of miracles to do it, as Gideon had.
This our sinne in so hardly giuing credit to God, is aggrauated hereby, that if we are to deale with men, about great matters, wee are easily satisfied, and beleeue them, if wee haue their word and writing: which manifesteth too plainly our distrust towards God, from whom nothing is inough to stay vs, vnlesse with Thomas we may grossely feele and see that which we desire. Nay I say more, if we be to compasse any matter for our owne pleasure, profit, or preferment, oh how bold and full of courage we be, although we must goe vnder perill, losse, or any such like thing, for obtaining the same: but to suffer any difficultie or danger, so much as to stretch out our faith to beleeue, or our hope to waite for that which God hath promised, though hee giue vs neuer so great cause and incouragement, by good euidence and testimonie, 1and by former experience, of others, and our selues, yet wee haue no ⟨p. 345⟩