A10933:972
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.
Rejoice not, that the devils are subject unto you, but for that your names are written in heaven: so they who have but knowledge of the Scripture, in the letter only, with memory and speech to carry away and utter it, hearing the same joyfully sometime, and are but restrained from some outward evils, let them not glory, and rest themselves therein, without sanctification and faith unfeigned, that so their rejoicing may be sound, and not to be taken from them, else let them fear, lest it be answered them, as it was to them that pleaded their great works of preaching and miracles: Depart from me, ye are workers of iniquity, I know you not.
Reioyce not, that the diuels are subiect vnto you, but for that your names are written in heauen: so they who haue but knowledge of the Scripture, in the letter only, with memory and speech to carry away and vtter it, hearing the same ioyfully sometime, and are but restrained from some outward euils, let them not glory, and rest themselues therein, without sanctification and faith vnfained, that so their reioycing may be sound, and not to be taken from them, else let them feare, lest it be answered them, as it was to them that pleaded their great workes of preaching and miracles: Depart from me, ye are workers of iniquitie, I know you not.
And therefore it followeth, that the benefit of that dream redounded to 1the people of God, and not to them that dreamed and interpreted the same. Even as the excellent gifts of an unsanctified person public or private, may ⟨p. 365⟩possibly do. Neither can any gifts of God that the unrighteous have, profit them to salvation. They have no use of their knowledge, they are not the better for their hearing, and prayers, they lose all their cost and tr••ell that they bestow in serving God: howsoever like dumb pillars they may direct others in the way, not stirring themselves. For they delight not therein, but draw near him with their bodies, and serve him with lip-labr