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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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In that the King of Ammon went by the worst in the battle had with 1Jephthah, it shows what wilfulness brings a man, or the contempt or rejecting of good and sound persuasions, such as Jephthah used to dissuade him from war. For though he were an Heathen, yet he knew by the law of Nature, that he ought not to offer injury to the innocent. And we know that when the Gentiles knew God only by the light of nature, and did not honour 2him accordingly, he gave them up to their hearts desires to fulfil them against nature. Much more, they who have light in the word of God, having no regard of good instruction and admonition, shall come to naught, especially the despisers thereof, unless they take shame and abashment to themselves for it, and so come to better state: according to that which is written, ⟨p. 573⟩He that knoweth his Masters will, and doth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes. 3But more of this punishment upon wilfulness, see before set down by the like occasions, and by name in Chap. 8. 14.
In that the King of Ammon went by the worst in the battell had with 1Iphtah, it shewes what wilfulnesse brings a man, or the contempt or reiecting of good and sound perswasions, such as Iphtah vsed to disswade him from warre. For though he were an Heathen, yet he knew by the law of Nature, that he ought not to offer iniury to the innocent. And we know that when the Gentiles knew God onely by the light of nature, and did not honour 2him accordingly, he gaue them vp to their hearts desires to fulfill them against nature. Much more, they who haue light in the word of God, hauing no regard of good instruction and admonition, shall come to naught, especially the despisers thereof, vnlesse they take shame and abashment to themselues for it, and so come to better state: according to that which is written, ⟨p. 573⟩