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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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Therefore again I say, let this seemly virtue find favour with them, whom the entertainment of it might much advantage. Such as have the rating of inferiors for public duties, give great cause of complaining, by their partiality, through friendship or dislike: yea and scape themselves (proportion being observed) more easily then the mean sort of people. Which is gross, that men will seek for the highest place of countenance and honour above others, but in matter of burden and charge, put the basest underling before themselves.
Therefore againe I say, let this seemely vertue find fauour with them, whom the entertainement of it might much aduantage. Such as haue the rating of inferiors for publike duties, giue great cause of complaining, by their partialitie, through friendship or dislike: yea and scape themselues (proportion being obserued) more easily then the meane sort of people. Which is grosse, that men will seeke for the highest place of countenance and honor aboue others, but in matter of burden and charge, put the basest vnderling before themselues.
More particularly, in that the Lord chooseth out of the poor and base 1Tribe of Issachar, this Tola, to Judge Israel, it was to teach us the truth of that proverb, that a mans gift makes him to sit among the mighty, and advanceth the base and the mean, who ought not to be despised for want of wealth, if God hath given them gifts. How little this truth hath been regarded always, Solomon declareth, who saith what he had observed, that a poor and wise man delivered a city sore assaulted by the mighty, and that he did by 2his wisdom; but none remembered this poor man. And in another place he saith, There is an evil that I have seen under the Sun, that folly is set in great excellency, and the rich in wisdom and virtue set in the low place, I 3have seen servants on horses, & princes walking as servants on the ground.