A10933:1918
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 79 › Chapter 15 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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The first part of the Chapter.
Concerning the first part, and the woe that he wrought them, the occasion 1was, that his wife was denied to him, when he returned to take her, and was given to another, as appeareth in the first two verses: hereby he was provoked, as we see in the third verse, and so he set upon and hurt them in their commodities, being so provoked, as is showed unto the 9. verse.
COncerning the first part, and the woe that hee wrought them, the occasion 1was, that his wife was denied to him, when he returned to take her, and was giuen to another, as appeareth in the first two verses: hereby hee was prouoked, as we see in the third verse, and so he set vpon and hurt them in their commodities, being so prouoked, as is shewed vnto the 9. verse.
- 1The sum of the first part.The summe of the first part.
And first it is said, that after a while he came to his wife again, & brought 1a Kid with him to make merry with her, and to show thereby that he was reconciled to her, and was purposed to live with her again. For he having ⟨p. 695⟩in absence considered his fault, in going from her in such a manner as he did, resolved and thought good now to cut off all occasions of grief from her, and of separation, and to renew and recover his decayed love again. It all that will condemn Samson for his choler would shame themselves as he did here (in returning, which was a condemning of his departing) when they have bin overtaken as he was it were well: or if mn could be brought out of love with such their wilful doings, by considering that for the time they banish God out of their thoughts, and make a man slave to his rankest enemy. But by this we see, that though good and bad have passions, carrying and ruling them, yet where grace dwelleth, they shall be found out in