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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 66 › Chapter 11 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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And as we should offer hard measure to none, so least of all to the poor, and to such as cannot bear the loss, and are not able to stand with us in suite. For we being by the commandment of God to relieve them, what pleasure should we take in plucking from them? and God threatens to 1hear their cry against their oppressors. And yet how are the poor griped and pilled? But he that observeth it, shall find, that either God maketh themselves who so wrong them, to cry out of it, for fear of his revenging hand, one time or other: or else it shall be to them, I mean their sweet morsels (as they count them) which they take in by wronging other, as the Israelites Quails were, who died with them, while they were in their mouths. Even 2so shall they have small liking of their injury they do, that I say no more. But let them rather make restitution, and that speedily, while they may, in token of their repentance, which is the only good end that can be made of such doings. This point hath oft come to hand and largely been insisted upon. See verse twelfth. Only let us mark the example of Jacob for the proof of the doctrine, who rather then he would give Laban (a quarrellous and 3unreasonable man) the least occasion to challenge him for pillage and robbery, did more then he needed, even make good every sheep, which was casually destroyed or perished, with his own. Now if all this our good dealing, do not prevail with our evil adversary, nor stop his mouth, yet (as Jacob answers Laban) the Lord who seeth us in secret, will take our cause into his own hand, and plead for us; whereas otherwise, although all men should stand out for us, yet our conscience and God being against us, we should not be able to stand under our burden.
And as we should offer hard measure to none, so least of all to the poore, and to such as cannot beare the losse, and are not able to stand with vs in suite. For wee being by the commandement of God to relieue them, what pleasure should wee take in plucking from them? and God threatens to 1heare their crie against their oppressors. And yet how are the poore griped and pilled? But he that obserueth it, shall find, that either God maketh themselues who so wrong them, to crie out of it, for feare of his reuenging hand, one time or other: or else it shall be to them, I meane their sweete morsels (as they count them) which they take in by wronging other, as the Israelites Quailes were, who died with them, while they were in their mouthes. Euen