A10933:1578
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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And in that she was his only child, it must needs increase his heaviness, that by his vow he had brought upon himself, when he saw he must be deprived of her: and to this his sin brought him, in his rash vow making, or whatsoever other sins they were, that others may beware thereby. And by this we learn, that God for mens sin will not spare to deprive them of that which is most dear unto them. One reason hereof is, that the Lord meaneth to humble them deeply, and to cause them to descend into themselves more seriously, and to purge out the sin that waiteth them a mischief, 1and so to prevent it. And therefore this use we should make of it, that whensoever the Lord dealeth so with us, we should know it is for the hardness of our harts, which otherwise and without such breaking of them, will not be softened. And let us the less marvel at it, when we find it to be so; for though he have often gone about it by gentler means, yet we know they have not prevailed: so that we have driven him to deal more hardly with us, as we count it, and to handle us more roughly, as to wound us so deeply, by taking the things from us, which are most dear unto us. And if we are not to be accused for that our hearts are hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, but that we relent, yet let us know, that God hath sufficient cause to afflict us; as to exercise and prepare us for greater, and to hold us here as strangers. But of this in another place; although I have often observed it, before in the several stories, of the punishments which fell upon the idolatrous Israelites.
And in that she was his only childe, it must needs increase his heauinesse, that by his vow he had brought vpon himselfe, when he saw he must be depriued of her: and to this his sinne brought him, in his rash vow making, or whatsoeuer other sinnes they were, that others may beware thereby. And by this we learne, that God for mens sinne will not spare to depriue them of that which is most deare vnto them. One reason hereof is, that the Lord meaneth to humble them deeply, and to cause them to descend into themselues more seriously, and to purge out the sinne that waiteth them a mischiefe, 1and so to preuent it. And therefore this vse wee should make of it, that whensoeuer the Lord dealeth so with vs, wee should know it is for the hardnes of our harts, which otherwise and without such breaking of them, will not be softned. And let vs the lesse marueile at it, when we finde it to be so; for though he haue often gone about it by gentler meanes, yet we know they haue not preuailed: so that wee haue driuen him to deale more hardly with vs, as wee count it, and to handle vs more roughly, as to wound vs so deeply, by taking the things from vs, which are most deare vnto vs. And if we are not to be accused for that our hearts are hardned by the deceitfulnes of sinne, but that wee relent, yet let vs know, that God hath sufficient cause to afflict vs; as to exercise and prepare vs for greater, and to hold vs here as strangers. But of this in another place; although I haue often obserued it, before in the seuerall stories, of the punishments which fell vpon the idolatrous Israelites.