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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
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More particularly we may here see, that God doth so order things according to his own good pleasure and purpose, that he maketh his to find 1matter of joy, where (in sense and reason) sorrow only and terror can be ⟨p. 362⟩found. He fetcheth light out of darkness, sweetness out of bitterness, and out of trouble peace. For what might Gideon look for by going to the camp of his enemies so nakedly, but discomfort and hazard of his life at least, if he had not been slain also, and cut in a thousand pieces? Yet God intended (and so brought to pass) that he and all the people should live and be comforted, by hearing there that which did cause it. For example, what might Abraham have looked for when the Lord bad him go from his friends and 2country to a place that he knew not, neither had any thing in it, but was a mere stranger therein? was not that speech of the Lord full of discomfort at the hearing of it? And yet we know, that he obeying him, was not only furnished there, to be able to maintain a mighty family, even three hundred and eighteen persons, but also his seed grew and was multiplied as the dust of the earth, and he was made the father of all believers that should come after, and of whom, after the flesh, Christ should come.
More particularly we may here see, that God doth so order things according to his owne good pleasure and purpose, that hee maketh his to finde 1matter of ioy, where (in sense and reason) sorrow onely and terror can bee ⟨p. 362⟩found. He fetcheth light out of darknesse, sweetnes out of bitternes, and out of trouble peace. For what might Gedeon looke for by going to the campe of his enemies so nakedly, but discomfort and hazard of his life at least, if he had not been slaine also, and cut in a thousand pieces? Yet God intended (and so brought to passe) that he and all the people should liue and be comforted, by hearing there that which did cause it. For example, what might Abraham haue looked for when the Lord bad him goe from his friends and