A10933:938
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.
insomuch as we see that such do not only vaunt of their wealth, birth, strength, and such like, but if they have only some good quality, as that they be provident husbands, or will keep their promise, and pay their due, where it is owing, they glory thereof, and disgrace other that fail therein, though the most of their other doings may be cast as dung in their faces, to their shame. But give we unto God his due: promise we to our selves nothing, but upon condition if God will: and acknowledge we him as the giver, and as one that hath right to dispose of that which he hath given us: and when we are denied success in that which we hope to bring to pass, let us in token that we confess the Lord may justly joint us, not fume and fret, rail and curse, and much less utter we so much in words to others, that we think we are accursed, when we see ourselves crossed, but bear we it meekly and patiently: and the ⟨p. 352⟩greater our gifts are, which we have received, in more humble, fruitful, and dutiful manner let us show our selves to use them.
insomuch as wee see that such doe not onely vaunt of their wealth, birth, strength, and such like, but if they haue onely some good qualitie, as that they be prouident husbands, or will keepe their promise, and pay their due, where it is owing, they glorie thereof, and disgrace other that faile therein, though the most of their other doings may be cast as dung in their faces, to their shame. But giue we vnto God his due: promise we to our selues nothing, but vpon condition if God will: and acknowledge wee him as the giuer, and as one that hath right to dispose of that which he hath giuen vs: and when we are denied successe in that which wee hope to bring to passe, let vs in token that we confesse the Lord may iustly ioynt vs, not fume and fret, raile and curse, and much lesse vtter we so much in words to others, that we thinke we are accursed, when wee see ourselues crossed, but beare wee it meekly and patiently: and the ⟨p. 352⟩greater our gifts are, which we haue receiued, in more humble, fruitfull, and dutifull manner let vs shew our selues to vse them.