A10933:942
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.
And this I speak, because I see that the ancient and heavenly fire which once appeared most worthily in many, both in their entrance and progress of their good course of piety and a good conscience, is turned to ashes and extinct, or burns so close and feeble, that it can hardly be discerned: and in stead thereof, either a blockishness and deadness 1is come upon men, or a faint-hearted remissness and indifferency, as if men cared not greatly whether they professed or no, and (save for names sake) many could be content to be without it well enough. And as for such, their disgrace is as far above these soldiers of Gideon, as their sin: for these were only sent back: but the other the Lord vomits out of his mouth. Some there are (through Gods goodness even as Gideons three hundred) who look to the Spirit, (and good cause, for it is the temper of a Christian) but alas how few? Besides that, the devil in stead of this grace, brought in a frantic sort of furious persons, whose zeal is to depart from the Church.
And this I speake, because I see that the ancient and heauenly fire which once appeared most worthily in many, both in their entrance and progresse of their good course of pietie and a good conscience, is turned to ashes and extinct, or burnes so close and feeble, that it can hardly be discerned: and in stead thereof, either a blockishnes and deadnes 1is come vpon men, or a faint-hearted remisnesse and indifferencie, as if men cared not greatly whether they professed or no, and (saue for names sake) many could be content to be without it well enough. And as for such, their disgrace is as farre aboue these souldiers of Gedeon, as their sinne: for these were onely sent backe: but the other the Lord vomits out of his mouth. Some there are (through Gods goodnesse euen as Gedeons three hundred) who looke to the Spirit, (and good cause, for it is the temper of a Christian) but alas how few? Besides that, the diuell in stead of this grace, brought in a franticke sort of furious persons, whose zeale is to depart from the Church.
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