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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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Sermon 50 › Chapter 8 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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And hereby we may learn, what force some blemishes and corruptions in a stock or kindred have to infect almost the whole posterity: God justly thus punishing the sins of the fathers upon the children to many generations, punishing (I say) sin with sin. As for example, if a kindred be proud, haughty, stomachful, boasters, given to adultery, hollowness of heart, flattery, lying, mocking, stealing; the rest of the same stock, that are not guided by grace, are for the most part, such. Even as bodily diseases run in the blood to the posterity. And as we see that a noble stock stained with treason, may easier be restored in blood civilly by the indulgence of the Prince, then reformed naturally and reduced to loyalty and fidelity: so the truth is, the most forcible mean of all outward means is scarce able to expel this •eint: only grace can do it: although even grace it self often times can scarce root it out so, but that some sprigs or other of the old stock ⟨p. 384⟩will appear, when it is grafted in another stock.
And hereby we may learne, what force some blemishes and corruptions in a stocke or kindred haue to infect almost the whole posteritie: God iustly thus punishing the sinnes of the fathers vpon the children to many generations, punishing (I say) sinne with sinne. As for example, if a kindred bee proud, haughty, stomackful, boasters, giuen to adultery, hollownes of heart, flatterie, lying, mocking, stealing; the rest of the same stock, that are not guided by grace, are for the most part, such. Euen as bodily diseases runne in the blood to the posteritie. And as wee see that a noble stocke stained with treason, may easiler be restored in blood ciuilly by the indulgence of the Prince, then reformed naturally and reduced to loyaltie and fidelitie: so the truth is, the most forcible meane of all outward meanes is scarce able to expell this •eint: onely grace can doe it: although euen grace it selfe often times can scarce roote it out so, but that some sprigs or other of the old stock ⟨p. 384⟩will appeare, when it is grafted in another stocke.