Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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THE ARGVMENT.
Albeit there is nothing that more prouoketh Gods wrath, then mans ingratitude, yet is there nothing
so displeasant and hainous that can turne backe Gods loue from his Church. For now when the Israelites
were entred into the land of Canaan, and sawe the trueth of Gods promes performed, in steade of acknowledging
his great benefites and giuing thankes for the same, they fel to most horrible obliuion of Gods
graces, contrarie to their solemne promes made vnto Ioshua, and so prouoked his vengeance (as much as
in them stoode) to their vtter destruction. Whereof as they had most euident signes by the mutabilitie of
their state: (for he suffered them to be most cruelly vexed and tormented by tyrants: he pulled them from
libertie, and cast them into slauerie, to the intent they might feele their owne miseries & so call vnto him
and be deliuered) So to shewe that his mercies endure for euer, he raised vp from time to time such as
should deliuer them and a&esset;ure them of his fauour and grace, if they would turne to him by true repentance.
And these deliuerers the Scripture calleth Iudges, because they were executers of Gods iudgements,
not chosen of the people nor by succession, but raised vp, as it seemed best to God, for the gouernance
of his people. They were fourteene in nomber besides Ioshua, and gouerned from Ioshua vnto Saul the first
King of Israel. Ioshua and these vnto the time of Saul ruled 377. yeeres. In this booke are many notable
pointes declared, but two especially: first, the battell that the Church of God hath for the maintenance of
true religion against idolatrie and superstition: next, what great danger that common wealth is in, when
as God giueth not a Magistrate to reteine his people in the purenes of religion and his true seruice.
Geneva [1587], THE BIBLE: THAT IS, THE HOLY SCRIPTVRES CONTEINED IN THE OLDE AND NEWE TESTAMENT. TRANSLATED ACCORDING TO the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languages. With most profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance (Imprinted... by Christopher Barker [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B07000].
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