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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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And hereby we may see, what barbarous rudeness was in these, who 1yet were brethren and countrymen to the Israelites: that to Gideon their governor, by whom they were upholden in peace, and who now was in the middest of this last work of pursuing the Midianites, and rescuing of Israel, they should show themselves so barbarous and void of all humanity. Which was as if when the house top is on fire, they in the nether part should lie still, as though the fire could not hurt them: or as if a man standing upon the only bough of an high tree, and thereby only kept from danger of falling, should with his hatchet cut it down, and by the fall of it break his neck. This rudeness and irreligiousness is in many brutish people at this ⟨p. 395⟩day, who are not only no helpers in the wants and necessities of Gods people, either for soul or body, but hinderers, yea and gripers of them. Senseless blocks they are, who can neither hear, see, nor savour any good towards any: but as Nabal, who not only gave not any thing to Davids men, but rated them, and railed on them, thereby casting a mist (as it were) upon his unmercifulness, that it might seem the more tolerable.
And hereby wee may see, what barbarous rudenesse was in these, who 1yet were brethren and countrimen to the Israelites: that to Gedeon their gouernour, by whom they were vpholden in peace, and who now was in the middest of this last worke of pursuing the Midianites, and rescuing of Israel, they should shew themselues so barbarous and voide of all humanitie. Which was as if when the house top is on fire, they in the nether part should lie still, as though the fire could not hurt them: or as if a man standing vpon the onely bough of an high tree, and thereby only kept from danger of falling, should with his hatchet cut it downe, and by the fall of it breake his necke. This rudenesse and irreligiousnes is in many brutish people at this ⟨p. 395⟩day, who are not onely no helpers in the wants and necessities of Gods people, either for soule or bodie, but hinderers, yea and gripers of them. Senselesse bloks they are, who can neither heare, see, nor sauour any good towards any: but as Nabal, who not only gaue not any thing to Dauids men, but rated them, and railed on them, thereby casting a mist (as it were) vpon his vnmercifulnes, that it might seeme the more tollerable.