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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 74 › Chapter 14 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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but God blessed him still afterward, and supported him in great difficulties and troubles raised against him by the Philistines, (except where he ranged and ran after stolen liberties without his allowance) that all might see apparently, God to have been with him herein. And as for his parents, they knew not Gods mind in that matter at the first, and therefore, as they saw themselves bound by duty, they were against him in his marriage. And in that they did afterward agree to it, who doubteth but that they had it revealed to them by God, or that Samson himself told them, that God would so have it? And all this was necessary for me to say, for the answering of the doubt, and the clearing of this verse.
but God blessed him still afterward, and supported him in great difficulties and troubles raised against him by the Philistims, (except where he ranged and ranne after stolne liberties without his allowance) that all might see apparantly, God to haue been with him herein. And as for his parents, they knew not Gods minde in that matter at the first, and therfore, as they saw themselues bound by dutie, they were against him in his mariage. And in that they did afterward agree to it, who doubteth but that they had it reuealed to them by God, or that Samson himselfe told them, that God would so haue it? And all this was necessarie for me to say, for the answering of the doubt, and the cleering of this verse.
By that which hath bin said of this point, as we see the Lord may dispense with his own law, as he did here, and with Abraham, where he hath given 1a personal commandment contrary to it: So where he hath done no such thing, know we, that neither we may look to be dispensed withal by any other means; nor contrary to his commandments, attempt the thing that Samson did here, in seeking a woman, and taking her to wife from among Idolaters, or any other such like. A fact utterly unlawful for us to do, and which shall be reckoned against the committer, as a capital and great sin. I put both the actions together, of his seeking and liking such a woman, for they are both of one kind, though in degree one worse then the other (to wit, if he that seeketh such a wife, desist and leave off, before he liketh, and before he giveth over himself thereto:) but else, small difference there is betwixt them.