A10933:1089
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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who though he have but his due, yet the punisher being no fit person to revenge by his intemperate heat, may deserve a greater punishment at Gods hand, even of a murderer (in heart) of his brother. And we see the effect of such severity, is to make the party corrected to contemn it, and wax desperate, not penitent, which is the perverting of the right end of correction.
who though hee haue but his due, yet the punisher being no fit person to reuenge by his intemperate heate, may deserue a greater punishment at Gods hand, euen of a murtherer (in heart) of his brother. And we see the effect of such seueritie, is to make the partie corrected to contemne it, and waxe desperate, not penitent, which is the peruerting of the right end of correction.
By Gideons showing of these Princes to the men of Succoth and Penuel, 1to their shame and astonishment (who thought they had been far enough out of their hands, and therefore scoffed at his pursuing and following after them) I say, by this, we may note how God oft times turneth the taunts, flouts, threatenings, curses, and injuries which the wicked do vex Gods children withal, he turneth them to their own shame and evil, and to the comfort of his own people so abused and wronged by them: as here these mocked Gideon, living and walking according to the life of faith, and going about the Lords work carefully: who now having overcome the Midianites thereby, these wicked mockers are put to shame and pain, yea and to death also. And in like manner it fell out to Shimei when he had cursed David, to Zenacherib scorning at Ezechia, for trusting in his God, yea and for blaspheming God himself, also to the Pharisees who scorned Christ upon the Cross, but after his resurrection were abashed, and to Haman deadly hating Mordecai the faithful servant of God. Now if this appear thus often times even here in this world, how much more at the coming of the solemn and great day, when God shall judge them? For when they see the Lord with draw himself from his people never so little, (wherein he doth no more then he did to his only son in whom he was well pleased) o• behold them in some disgrace and abasement in the world: then they insult and crow over them, as the Babylonians and cursed Edomites did over the Jews in captivity: but when as beyond expectation, they see them delivered,