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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 67 › Chapter 11 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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And so when to help our dullness and infirmity, we set ourselves by firm covenant, to prayer and reading, more then ordinary, for measure or for frequency and fervency, and to give set alms, for special causes known to our selves, or to keep set times of fasting for a season, as there shall be cause; or if we perceive and find our selves prone to drunkenness, and in danger to fall thereto by drinking wine or strong drink, we may vow to abstain for so long a time, as may be fit to keep our selves from sinning. And although we be bound already hereunto by the word, yet may we more solemnly, and for the better bridling of our rebellious nature, renew the same bond in a vow, to this end, to help our dullness, for want of zeal, and to make our selves more forward in duty to God, and love to men; as David did: I have sworn (saith he) and I will perform it, to keep thy righteous 1judgements.
And so when to helpe our dulnesse and infirmitie, wee set ourselues by firme couenant, to prayer and reading, more then ordinary, for measure or for frequency and feruency, and to giue set almes, for special causes knowne to our selues, or to keepe set times of fasting for a season, as there shall bee cause; or if we perceiue and find our selues prone to drunkennesse, and in danger to fall thereto by drinking wine or strong drinke, wee may vow to abstaine for so long a time, as may bee fit to keepe our selues from sinning. And although wee bee bound already hereunto by the word, yet may wee more solemnly, and for the better bridling of our rebellious nature, renew the same bond in a vow, to this end, to helpe our dulnesse, for want of zeale, and to make our selues more forward in duty to God, and loue to men; as Dauid did: I haue sworne (saith he) and I will performe it, to keepe thy righteous 1iudgements.