A10933:1593
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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Their humble and kind words should comfort and glad their parents hearts, and yet they should look carefully to be found suitable also in their deeds. And these were as double armour to them, when the wicked children wound and lay open their parents to reproach among the bad sort, and are corruption to their bones. These should make them not to be ashamed 1of them, as their children. And blessed is the man that hath his quiver full of such arrows, they shall defend him from the ill tongues of his enemies. Even so the common ill behaviour of the most children, and namely, their words and answers, which they give to their parents, chattingly, stoutly, saucily, (yea and with gybes and taunts, some of them,) they are to their parents, as I have said, reproach and poison to their own souls. But to make this point more full and clear, here let all good children learn this duty from God, that with their ready and willing mind, submitting themselves to their parents, they join also wisdom and sound knowledge, to direct them wherein to obey, that so they may not commend their affection only, but the whole duty to their father in heaven, aswell as to their father in earth. I speak not this, as if I would teach them to contest with their parents, or descant with them about their lawful demands; but to beware left by obeying man in a good intent, they offend God in the main. Neither ⟨p. 582⟩do all parents make conscience what they urge, but require a strict obedience without control. And they that do make conscience, yet require their due often ignorantly: and would be full loth to do it, if they knew it unlawful, as Jephthah doubtless would. Indeed I confess this duty lieth streightliest upon the parent, to know what to demand, but the child (if he neglect) is bound to perform the same, which might of the other be lawfully demanded. And let none think that by this rule, the inferior is ever a whit privileged: no doubtless, he obeyeth the parent and governor best and most, who obeyeth in the Lord upon knowledge.
Their humble and kind words should comfort and glad their parents hearts, and yet they should looke carefully to be found sutable also in their deeds. And these were as double armour to them, when the wicked children wound and lay open their parents to reproch among the bad sort, and are corruption to their bones. These should make them not to be ashamed