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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 53 › Chapter 8 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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This caused Solomon to utter this proverb: Thine own friend, and thy fathers 1friend for sake thou not. And so, (to descend to smaller kindness betwixt one neighbour and another) this thankfulness ought to be showed, that while both it and the fruit of it be continued betwixt them, there may be peace and good will, which otherwise (for the most part) is banished from men, unless it be covered with dissimulation. For while the one scorneth to owe any thing to the other, professing that he can live without him, and the other is backward in love, whereby he might win his neighbour: what is nourished between both, but strangeness, suspicion, uncharitableness, discord, and such cursed effects and fruits thereof? And now last of all in this matter, if thankfulness be due for outward favours and good turns, how much more should it be showed for the greatest of all, as when one man hath by his industry, labour, and love, bin the instrument and mean, of the salvation of many? In which respect Paul wrote to Philemon thus: I will 2not say (though he might) that thou owest to me even thine own self. And so other such may say, who have received the like kindness by any of us, as to be delivered from the wrath to come by our teaching, though it little appear by the requital of love and kindness again, I mean to procure their joy who reclaimed them; by being shining lights afterward. But this hath been showed at large vers. 1. before.
This caused Salomon to vtter this prouerb: Thine owne friend, and thy fathers 1friend for sake thou not. And so, (to descend to smaller kindnesse betwixt one neighbour and another) this thankfulnesse ought to bee shewed, that while both it and the fruit of it bee continued betwixt them, there may bee peace and good will, which otherwise (for the most part) is banished from men, vnlesse it be couered with dissimulation. For while the one scorneth to owe any thing to the other, professing that he can liue without him, and the other is backward in loue, whereby he might winne his neighbor: what is nourished betweene both, but strangenesse, suspition, vncharitablenesse, discord, and such cursed effects and fruits thereof? And now last of all in this matter, if thankfulnesse bee due for outward fauours and good turnes, how much more should it bee shewed for the greatest of all, as when one man hath by his industrie, labour, and loue, bin the instrument and meane, of the saluation of many? In which respect Paul wrote to Philemon thus: I will