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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 58 › Chapter 9 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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But let 1the godly continue their league, that their love may be strong, as a threefold cord, that is not easily broken. Neither let them neglect their mutual examples 2to profit thereby; but rather be ashamed that heaven should not tie them together faster, then hell tieth the ungodly: yea, let them be ashamed (I say) that even the smallest trifle and a very conceit of one against another, is enough to estrange them, as it too often falleth out, and to set them at defiance betwixt themselves, till the wicked laugh them and their profession ⟨p. 471⟩to scorn: whereas these cursed leagues of the malignant hold sometime longer, though they be bound together with rotten threads, through wicked policy, which out reneweth them, (except the Lord disjoin and separate them) especially if their concord and agreement be in opposing the innocent.
But let 1the godly continue their league, that their loue may be strong, as a threefold cord, that is not easily broken. Neither let them neglect their mutuall examples 2to profit thereby; but rather be ashamed that heauen should not tie them together faster, then hell tieth the vngodly: yea, let them bee ashamed (I say) that euen the smallest trifle and a very conceit of one against another, is enough to estrange them, as it too often falleth out, and to set them at defiance betwixt themselues, till the wicked laugh them and their profession ⟨p. 471⟩to scorne: whereas these cursed leagues of the malignant hold sometime longer, though they be bound together with rotten threads, through wicked policie, which out reneweth them, (except the Lord disioyne and separate them) especially if their concord and agreement be in opposing the innocent.