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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
The Price and worthiness of the other, is to be seen clearly in the Epistle to the Hebrews, thus: Cast not away your confidence, for it hath great recompense 1of reward: these two (faith and confidence) make their whole life sweet and joyful, who had them both, as David who said of confidence (which is the fruit of faith, My heart is fixed, I will sing and give thanks. The use hereof, is this, that we look well to it, that we find our part in these by oft hearing, and all manner of repetitions and experience of Gods promises, concerning his favour from time to time toward us, and therewith to mark our often ⟨p. 356⟩faintings, doubts and fears, yea, and that about one and the same action, that we may see cause the better to fortify our selves against them. But alas few mark any such thing, I mean even of those, who may take good thereby, (for all are not capable of it) but shrink at the hearing of any hardness coming toward them, and so gather no experience of their faith, hope and confidence against new trials to come: or of their weakness, but impatiently 2go under their afflictions, and so are more ready to faint under their burdens afterward.
The Price and worthines of the other, is to be seene clearely in the Epistle to the Hebrewes, thus: Cast not away your confidence, for it hath great recompence 1of reward: these two (faith and confidence) make their whole life sweet and ioyfull, who had them both, as Dauid who said of confidence (which is the fruit of faith, My heart is fixed, I will sing and giue thanks. The vse hereof, is this, that wee looke well to it, that wee find our part in these by oft hearing, and all manner of repetitions and experience of Gods promises, concerning his fauour from time to time toward vs, and therewith to marke our often ⟨p. 356⟩faintings, doubts and feares, yea, and that about one and the same action, that we may see cause the better to fortifie our selues against them. But alas few marke any such thing, I meane euen of those, who may take good thereby, (for all are not capable of it) but shrinke at the hearing of any hardnesse comming toward them, and so gather no experience of their faith, hope and confidence against new trials to come: or of their weaknes, but impatiently