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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And here further we see, that the wilfulness and stiffneckedness of evil 1and rebellious persons redoundeth to the benefit of Gods servants many times, who have to do with them. The reason is, that God resisteth the 2proud, and giveth grace to the lowly. Whereby it cometh to pass, that such wilful persons meet with much hardness, they provoke other against them, and although they want not power, yet by cruelty, violence, and rashness, they run themselves against a rock, and contrarily all goeth much the better with the other, (for the most part, though sometime they be borne down) and in suites and compromises their innocency and good dealing is seen and rewarded. Thus the Lord gave sentence on Davids side against Saul, and chose him, rather, then his house, and rewarded the innocency of the one, and gave up the other to a reprobate sense.
And here further we see, that the wilfulnesse and stiffeneckednesse of euill 1and rebellious persons redoundeth to the benefit of Gods seruants many times, who haue to doe with them. The reason is, that God resisteth the 2proud, and giueth grace to the lowly. Whereby it commeth to passe, that such wilfull persons meete with much hardnesse, they prouoke other against them, and although they want not power, yet by crueltie, violence, and rashnesse, they runne themselues against a rocke, and contrarily algoeth much the better with the other, (for the most part, though sometime they be borne downe) and in suites and comprimises their innocency and good dealing is seene and rewarded. Thus the Lord gaue sentence on Dauids side against Saul, and chose him, rather, then his house, and rewarded the innocencie of the one, and gaue vp the other to a reprobate sense.
- 1Doct. vers. 21. 22.
- 21 Pet. 5 5.