A10933:1949
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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Now by this extraordinary strength that he had, thus to spurn and 1tread them down even to death; and the slavish dastardliness of the Philistines, on the other side as much to be admired, that they seemed not to strive or fight for themselves a whit: we may see how mightily God assisteth his servants, whom he setteth about his work, when he will have all to see that it is he that bringeth it to pass, and not they. As in Gideons vanquishing the Midianites that covered as grasshoppers the face of the earth 2for multitude; for he did it with a very few, even three hundred men. And so he dealt with Jehoshaphat. For when the children of Ammon, and Moab, 3and mount Seir, came to cast him and the people of Judah out of Gods inheritance, with a fearful and an exceeding army, the Lord sent a messenger to them, saying: Fear not for all this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but Gods. Stand still, move not, and behold the salvation of God towards you, To morrow go out against them, and the Lord will be with you. And (to make use of this doctrine) I say, that if we have eyes we may see, that God assisteth and helpeth his, in their trouble, fear and need, beyond all that mans reason can reach unto, when they depend on, and trust in him: yea he brings them into danger oftentimes and straits, and all to this end that his power in delivering them, may be seen in their weakness, and fighteth for them as sensibly as he did for Jehoshaphat, or for David against Goliath. Of the which truth Jonah is a lively proof, who was received into the fish, (when he was cast into the sea) preserved in the belly of it, and cast up to land by the extraordinary providence of God, rather then he should be lost and forsaken.
Now by this extraordinarie strength that hee had, thus to spurne and 1tread them downe euen to death; and the slauish dastardlines of the Philistims, on the other side as much to bee admired, that they seemed not to striue or fight for themselues a whit: wee may see how mightily God assisteth his seruants, whom he setteth about his worke, when he will haue all to see that it is he that bringeth it to passe, and not they. As in Gedeons vanquishing the Midianites that couered as grashoppers the face of the earth