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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 61 › Chapter 10 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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of whom some shall in their adversity, when he shall awake them, desire but to see one good day, and it shall be denied them. They neither labour to keep outward peace each with other (which were no hard matter, while the common enemy is held under, and that there be peace in the land) nor yet betwixt God and themselves, but nourish vile lusts (the fruit of Sodom) in themselves, through fullness of bread and abundance of wealth, the daughters of peace. But the worst is, that 1these fiery darts of mens lusts are thrown at God himself (who hath granted us these days of peace to a far other end, as Act. 9.) and at his servants 2who are the best pledges of our peace. Is this the recompense (saith Moses in Deut. 32) which ye make the Lord, for your outward peace and spiritual 3liberty? And justly may it be demanded of us: Is this the thank God hath at your hands for your peace and freedom from Egypt and Canaan? Consider therefore that in our thus warring against, we fight against our souls, as the Apostle Peter saith: and again, by this, that we serve not God purely 4in this our prosperity, the devil himself (a great word to speak) is deceived in us, who took it for granted long ago, as he saw reason for it, that when a man is hedged in with blessings, (and especially this strong hedge of 5a public peace) he would serve God without question. Indeed he requireth a further matter of us, even that we serve him in time of affliction also: but is this likely, when we do it not in peace? But of this matter I spare to add any more here, having uttered my mind of it before in the fifth chapter and elsewhere.
of whom some shall in their aduersitie, when he shall awake them, desire but to see one good day, and it shall be denied them. They neither labour to keepe outward peace each with other (which were no hard matter, while the common enemie is held vnder, and that there be peace in the land) nor yet betwixt God and themselues, but nourish vile lusts (the fruite of Sodome) in themselues, through fulnes of bread and abundance of wealth, the daughters of peace. But the worst is, that