A10933:1684
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 71 › Chapter 13 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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The holy story showeth in this first part of the Chapter, that God sent 1tidings and hope of help against the Philistines, and that is done in this, ⟨p. 612⟩and these four next verses following: and that was because the people having fallen again to provoke the Lord, he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines, and that for forty years. But here it is said, he thought upon their bondage, and went about their deliverance. This their bondage when it began and ended, is hardly gathered for certainty: but most likely it began after the death of Abdon, and continued almost to the time of Heli.
THe holy storie sheweth in this first part of the Chapter, that God sent 1tidings and hope of help against the Philistims, and that is done in this, ⟨p. 612⟩and these foure next verses following: and that was because the people hauing fallen againe to prouoke the Lord, hee deliuered them into the hands of the Philistims, and that for fortie yeeres. But here it is said, hee thought vpon their bondage, and went about their deliuerance. This their bondage when it began and ended, is hardly gathered for certaintie: but most likely it began after the death of Abdon, and continued almost to the time of Heli.
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Of the sin of Israel, that they added to work evil in the fight of the Lord, 1for so are the words: meaning, as they had done before in times past, and as their fathers had done before their late peaceable government, so they did now again. For this must be understood of the body of them, not of particular persons: who (there is no doubt) committed sins against the Lord, but not so boldly, grossly and openly with consent. But now they fell to that, and most like to idolatry among the rest. And now the Lord had omitted to punish them, and had given them peace, they fell again to their old bias. This teacheth how natural it is, for all flesh to decline, and to fall to those sins which once they abhorred.