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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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But if any of us well consider it, we shall find that his goodness hath herein exceeded toward us, and who can choose but see it, that at his first enlightening of us by faith, when we were weak, and might easily have been dismayed, he hath kept many of our sins from our sight, when by those which we saw we were hardly kept from despair, and sundry troubles also; which if they had appeared to us, when as yet we were nothing able to hear of them, much less to bear them, they would have swallowed us up, 1and have driven us to utter desperation. And as this is true, we understand it of our first conversion, or after; even so is it also with us throughout our whole life. He spareth us, to the end we may be better encouraged to serve him faithfully in that which we know, that so afterward we may be fit to see more, both of our sins, and also to take part of the afflictions which abide us. Even as we use our children tenderly, while they be young, but after they be grown up, we set them to work, and show them that they must labour, and suffer some hardness, they being now better able to go under it.
But if any of vs well consider it, we shall find that his goodnes hath herein exceeded toward vs, and who can choose but see it, that at his first inlightning of vs by faith, when wee were weake, and might easily haue been dismaide, hee hath kept many of our sinnes from our sight, when by those which we saw we were hardly kept from despaire, and sundry troubles also; which if they had appeared to vs, when as yet wee were nothing able to heare of them, much lesse to beare them, they would haue swallowed vs vp, 1and haue driuen vs to vtter desperation. And as this is true, we vnderstand it of our first conuersion, or after; euen so is it also with vs throughout our whole life. He spareth vs, to the end we may be better incouraged to serue him faithfully in that which we know, that so afterward we may be fit to see more, both of our sinnes, and also to take part of the afflictions which abide vs. Euen as wee vse our children tenderly, while they bee young, but after they be growne vp, we set them to worke, and shew them that they must labour, and suffer some hardnesse, they being now better able to goe vnder it.
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