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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 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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In this verse also may be seen, what fruit this people yielded to the 1Lord of their long enjoyed peace, even as we have seen their fathers did, and that was, how they fell to lasciviousness, and forgetting of God: a sufficient 2watch-word whereof they had given them before by Moses. Now for the laying out of this sin both in them and our selves, how fearful and great it is, let us only consider of it thus; Seeing this point hath been largely handled already, if the diseased person pained with the stone or 3strangury, or the famished, and he that is in penury, or the man that is in exile and banishment; if these (I say) might be set free from that which oppresseth them, what would they not readily offer, and covenant to do, in the service of God? yea and that much more fervently then other men? Therefore how grievous is their sin, (let all men judge) who may in health, in wealth, at ease, and in outward peace do this, I mean, serve the Lord, which is the thing that he requireth of them, and yet they can by no means be brought to it? But this I leave to be further considered, as every one shall see cause.
In this verse also may bee seene, what fruite this people yeelded to the 1Lord of their long enioyed peace, euen as wee haue seene their fathers did, and that was, how they fell to lasciuiousnes, and forgetting of God: a sufficient 2watch-word whereof they had giuen them before by Moses. Now for the laying out of this sinne both in them and our selues, how fearefull and great it is, let vs onely consider of it thus; Seeing this point hath been largely handled already, if the diseased person pained with the stone or 3strangury, or the famished, and hee that is in penury, or the man that is in exile and banishment; if these (I say) might be set free from that which oppresseth them, what would they not readily offer, and couenant to doe, in the seruice of God? yea and that much more feruently then other men? Therefore how grieuous is their sin, (let all men iudge) who may in health, in wealth, at ease, and in outward peace doe this, I meane, serue the Lord, which is the thing that he requireth of them, and yet they can by no means be brought to it? But this I leaue to be further considered, as euery one shal see cause.