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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 69 › Chapter 12 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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Secondly, their bitter and causeless contentions, threatening to burn him and his house, where they had cause rather to have been highly thankful to him, doth teach of what metal and disposition some be, that they cannot live in their place innocent and harmless with other, but take upon them to domineer over them, holding them in fear of them, when yet the Lord hath commanded, that we should not be many masters, neither suffer 1any to live in fear by us. Such were the Jews against Paul: for this sin of contending with others, though it be odious wheresoever it be found, yet when it is raised for religion, it is monstrous: and they that hate their neighbours for their welldoing, and for that they cannot join with them in their unfruitful and shameless works of darkness, but reprove them rather, such I say hate them with a deadly hatred, and cannot in their disliking and malicious conceits against them, be pacified or reconciled to them, their wrath is unappeasable, as we read that Cains for that very cause was towards 2his brother Abel, that his brothers deeds were good, and his evil.
Secondly, their bitter and causelesse contentions, threatning to burne him and his house, where they had cause rather to haue been highly thankfull to him, doth teach of what mettall and disposition some be, that they cannot liue in their place innocent and harmelesse with other, but take vpon them to dominere ouer them, holding them in feare of them, when yet the Lord hath commanded, that wee should not be many masters, neither suffer 1any to liue in feare by vs. Such were the Iewes against Paul: for this sin of contending with others, though it be odious wheresoeuer it be found, yet when it is raised for religion, it is monstrous: and they that hate their neighbours for their weldoing, and for that they cannot ioyne with them in their vnfruitfull and shamelesse workes of darknesse, but reprooue them rather, such I say hate them with a deadly hatred, and cannot in their disliking and malicious conceits against them, be pacified or reconciled to them, their wrath is vnapeazable, as we reade that Cains for that very cause was towards 2his brother Abel, that his brothers deeds were good, and his euill.