A10933:1687
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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In that it is said, God gave them (when they had thus provoked him) into ⟨p. 613⟩the hands of the Philistines, as he used (when they fell to the like sins) to sell them to other nations about them; and they and their fathers had so often found it so, that they might have known (if they would) that they should find some such like thing again as oft as they revolted from him. The Lords thus dealing with them, I say, not only layeth forth their boldness 1in sinning (which I have spoken of) but it certainly testifieth also what God will do to them, and to all others in such a case, to wit, that he will surely be avenged of such his enemies, who dare so boldly tempt him; yea one time or other he will most certainly do it. And so let us and especially such as take advantage, by deferring of Gods executing his judgement, to settle themselves the more to do evil, let us tell to our own hearts, and that not doubtingly, as the woman answered of the punishment to the Serpent, 2which God had certainly annexed to the eating the forbidden fruit, but assuredly. And this let every one that is wise apply to himself, as a most undoubted truth upon the committing of those sins, to the which he is most in danger, or else he must look to smart afterward. But of this point and the next in this verse, namely that he did so long continue the people in bondage to the Philistines because of their sins, I have spoken in another place.
In that it is said, God gaue them (when they had thus prouoked him) into ⟨p. 613⟩the hands of the Philistims, as he vsed (when they fell to the like sinnes) to sell them to other nations about them; and they and their fathers had so often found it so, that they might haue knowne (if they would) that they should finde some such like thing againe as oft as they reuolted from him. The Lords thus dealing with them, I say, not onely laieth foorth their boldnes 1in sinning (which I haue spoken of) but it certainly testifieth also what God will doe to them, and to all others in such a case, to wit, that hee will surely be auenged of such his enemies, who dare so boldly tempt him; yea one time or other he will most certainly doe it. And so let vs and especially such as take aduantage, by deferring of Gods executing his iudgement, to settle themselues the more to doe euill, let vs tell to our owne hearts, and that not doubtingly, as the woman answered of the punishment to the Serpent,