A10933:969
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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And to show it in another instance, Oh how many thrice happy people, have yet oft feared and almost said, there is no hope nor help for them in God? but resolved with themselves for the time, in their fear and weakness, that they could not escape condemnation and utter abjection from God? yea and they would have yielded themselves willingly to the pain of the damned some hundreds of years (such was their desperate estate) so as they might have been recovered, and saved afterward: as I my self have heard some of them say little less in their despair, who yet (God have the glory) have well outgrown the same, and have been restored to comfort. Other of Gods dear children after such plunges and deliverances out of them, have after met with other trials, which have been to their sight as the sea, bottomless: and have constrained them for the time, to break out, and 1say, that all good days were gone from them, who yet have lived to see better then they had ever seen before. What should I speak of particulars, which were infinite? And all such God hath seen good to exercise us withal, to appal and pull down the pride of our hearts, (who do so soon forget our selves) but not to dismay us, seeing, if it be not long of our selves, we may still find redress of all such fears from above.
And to shew it in another instance, Oh how many thrice happy people, haue yet oft feared and almost said, there is no hope nor helpe for them in God? but resolued with themselues for the time, in their feare and weakenesse, that they could not escape condemnation and vtter abiection from God? yea and they would haue yeelded themselues willingly to the paine of the damned some hundreds of yeeres (such was their desperate estate) so as they might haue been recouered, and saued afterward: as I my selfe haue heard some of them say little lesse in their despaire, who yet (God haue the glory) haue well outgrowne the same, and haue been restored to comfort. Other of Gods deare children after such plunges and deliuerances out of them, haue after met with other trials, which haue been to their sight as the sea, bottomlesse: and haue constrained them for the time, to breake out, and 1say, that all good daies were gone from them, who yet haue liued to see better then they had euer seene before. What should I speake of particulars, which were infinite? And all such God hath seene good to exercise vs withal, to appall and pull downe the pride of our hearts, (who do so soone forget our selues) but not to dismay vs, seeing, if it be not long of our selues, we may still find redresse of all such feares from aboue.