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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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This dissension was so hot betwixt them, that it brake into civill war, by 1means whereof, none could pass in safety. And we cannot be ignorant, how dangerous those times be. But by this we may see, what troubles and dangers (as robbing one another in the high way) one vile person, or a few, may raise up: who may be fitly compared to a firebrand cast into a barn of corn: even such mischief wrought this Abimelech. Such a one was Absalom, and those caitiffs who slew the two French Kings: and the same may be said of the Authors of the Gun-powder-treason. No torture can be too great for such. Such desperate persons and devilish should be cut off at ⟨p. 473⟩first, when they be found out, and not suffered to live to do greater mischief. Touching the benefit of peace, and the like public blessings, see chap. 5. and else where in this history.
This dissention was so hot betwixt them, that it brake into ciuill warre, by 1meanes whereof, none could passe in safetie. And wee cannot be ignorant, how dangerous those times be. But by this we may see, what troubles and dangers (as robbing one another in the high way) one vile person, or a few, may raise vp: who may be fitly compared to a firebrand cast into a barne of corne: euen such mischiefe wrought this Abimelech. Such a one was Absolom, and those caitiffes who slew the two French Kings: and the same may be said of the Authors of the Gun-powder-treason. No torture can be too great for such. Such desperate persons and diuellish should bee cut off at ⟨p. 473⟩first, when they bee found out, and not suffered to liue to doe greater mischiefe. Touching the benefit of peace, and the like publike blessings, see chap. 5. and else where in this history.
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