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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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And seeing God curseth and scatters these combinations of the wicked, as fast as they unite and strengthen themselves, as Psalm. 2. saying of them 1as Jacob did of Simeon and Levi, Cursed be their rage, cursed be their counsel: let 2not the godly so much fear their bandings, and fast knittings of themselves together, as look patiently till this curse, as a moth, consume them. Jehoshaphat, 2. Chron. 20. seeing Moab, Ammon and Seir confederate to destroy 3him, feared at the first: but when he saw the sword of each against other, till they had made a riddance of all, he was comforted; even as that mystery of the late matchless treason, with what deep secrecy was it carried, how strongly complotted, how firmly were the agents thereof united? even as firmly as oath, vow and the Sacrament (abused) might knit them: but the Lord (blessed for ever by his name) sent a spirit of division between them, they were detected and discovered by each other.
And seeing God curseth and scatters these combinations of the wicked, as fast as they vnite and strengthen themselues, as Psalm. 2. saying of them 1as Iacoh did of Simeon and Leui, Cursed be their rage, cursed be their counsell: let 2not the godly so much feare their bandings, and fast knittings of themselues together, as looke patiently till this curse, as a moth, consume them. Iehoshaphat, 2. Chron. 20. seeing Moab, Ammon and Seir confederate to destroy 3him, feared at the first: but when he saw the sword of each against other, till they had made a riddance of all, he was comforted; euen as that mysterie of the late matchlesse treason, with what deepe secrecie was it carried, how strongly complotted, how firmely were the agents thereof vnited? euen as firmely as oth, vow and the Sacrament (abused) might knit them: but the Lord (blessed for euer by his name) sent a spirit of diuision betweene them, they were detected and discouered by each other.