A10933:1742
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 72 › Chapter 13 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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And where there is willingness, and as it may be thought, simplicity and uprightness in them that desire it, there ought to be readiness and forwardness in him that can yield it (except other predominant reasons do urge the contrary) without any strangeness and austerity, and the rather, because the most part of the world look after no such matter in their meeting together. And this wisdom we may learn by the Angels words.
And where there is willingnes, and as it may be thought, simplicitie and vprightnesse in them that desire it, there ought to bee readinesse and forwardnesse in him that can yeelde it (except other predominant reasons doe vrge the contrarie) without any strangenes and austeritie, and the rather, because the most part of the world looke after no such matter in their meeting together. And this wisdome we may learne by the Angels words.
The other part of his answer is this, that he would not eat, if he should 1provide for him, because he was no man (as Manoah took him to be) and therefore had no need to eat. For though sometime the Angels of God did eat, as with Abraham and Lot, and did put on the shape of men when they had some message of God to do, and so tarried the longer, yet here the Angel having done that he came for, and so hastening to depart, refused to eat, seeing it was needless.
The other part of his answere is this, that he would not eate, if he should 1prouide for him, because he was no man (as Manoah tooke him to be) and therefore had no need to eate. For though sometime the Angels of God did eate, as with Abraham and Lot, and did put on the shape of men when they had some message of God to doe, and so tarried the longer, yet here the Angell hauing done that he came for, and so hastning to depart, refused to eate, seeing it was needlesse.
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