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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 51 › Chapter 8 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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The man of trade must look to this, yea the worshipful, and all estates that fear God, to the end that of mere conscience they may obey God in their several callings and places. Thus Joshua went all night long to help 1the Gibeonites: and Gideon was neither by hunger nor weariness held back from pursuing after the Midianites. The use hereof is, to warrant our selves that our greatest delight be in serving the Lord in one part of our life as in another, as in the chiefest to God, so next in the particular duties of our callings painfully in every estate and degree, and faithfully, and so to take our rest, refreshing, and recreation, which yet should follow and come after these, and not go before them.
The man of trade must looke to this, yea the worshipfull, and all estates that feare God, to the end that of meere conscience they may obey God in their seuerall callings and places. Thus Ioshua went all night long to helpe 1the Gibeonites: and Gedeon was neither by hunger nor wearinesse held backe from pursuing after the Midianites. The vse hereof is, to warrant our selues that our greatest delight be in seruing the Lord in one part of our life as in another, as in the chiefest to God, so next in the particular duties of our callings painefully in euery estate and degree, and faithfully, and so to take our rest, refreshing, and recreation, which yet should follow and come after these, and not goe before them.
Gideon being weary, and his men; asketh but bread of his own country 1