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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 63 › Chapter 10 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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The story being thus laid forth, I will here stay a little, and say some thing 1of them, both the Ammonites and Israelites. And first this: if the children of Ammon had gone about to take the cities and ground of the people of Israel into their hands and possession, and oppressed them by war, before Israels repentance, and turning to God, they might easily have done it, for none of them durst, or had any heart to resist them, as appeareth in the story: for they suffered them to oppress them, till now in the last year especially, they were sore distressed and tormented by them. And besides; they then had God also against them. But now after they sought the Lord in the truth of their hearts; he was now with them, and they were heartened and emboldened to resist, and stand against them, by the hope they had in him, as we see they did manifestly declare. By the which we may see how God keepeth 2many evils and troubles from his dear servants, till he hath made them fit for them, and them able to go under them: whereas if they had come upon them before, they had been utterly overwhelmed by them. For as he turneth many afflictions away from them altogether, which they saw not how they could avoid, even so he deferreth many, so that they shall not touch them, till he hath strengthened their shoulders, and put courage into their hearts, and so made them able to bear them. And yet he leaveth them not unexercised with one or other more small and easy, as he seeth it profitable for them, and that they are fit to bear them.
The story being thus laid foorth, I wil here stay a little, and say some thing 1of them, both the Ammonites and Israelites. And first this: if the children of Ammon had gone about to take the cities and ground of the people of Israel into their hands and possession, and oppressed them by warre, before Israels repentance, and turning to God, they might easily haue done it, for none of them durst, or had any heart to resist them, as appeareth in the story: for they suffered them to oppresse them, till now in the last yeere especially, they were sore distressed and tormented by them. And besides; they then had God also against them. But now after they sought the Lord in the truth of their hearts; he was now with them, and they were heartned and imboldned to resist, and stand against them, by the hope they had in him, as wee see they did manifestly declare. By the which wee may see how God keepeth