A10933:1950
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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Samson having thus slain them, he went and abode in a place called Etham, an high rock, which belonged to the tribe of Simeon, in the borders of Judah. And therefore it is said in the next verse, that the Philistines came and pitched in Judah to seek for him. But before he thus slew them, as is said in the 8. verse, that is to be marked which he said, and is set down in the seventh verse; that when he saw that they had burned the Timnite and his daughter, seeing they were only an occasion of their loss, he said thus to those Philistines; If ye have done thus to them your neighbours, and of your own country, who did not hurt you, what would you do to me, if I should fall into your hands? I will therefore be avenged of you, before I ⟨p. 705⟩cease. Thus much for the clearing of these two verses.
Samson hauing thus slaine them, hee went and abode in a place called Etham, an high rocke, which belonged to the tribe of Simeon, in the borders of Iudah. And therefore it is said in the next verse, that the Philistims came and pitched in Iudah to seeke for him. But before hee thus slew them, as is said in the 8. verse, that is to be marked which he said, and is set downe in the seuenth verse; that when he saw that they had burned the Timnite and his daughter, seeing they were onely an occasion of their losse, he said thus to those Philistims; If yee haue done thus to them your neighbours, and of your owne countrey, who did not hurt you, what would you doe to me, if I should fall into your hands? I will therefore be auenged of you, before I ⟨p. 705⟩cease. Thus much for the cleering of these two verses.
Out of this verse we may note, that if men be cruel and outrageous against 1them that were only the occasions of their hurt, though they never sought nor intended it; how much more will they show their fury and madness against them, who have done the hurt and wrong unto them? This may fitly be gathered from the reasoning of Samson. And so we may well conclude and say; that if we will be exasperated against such as do but come in our way, or were only present where we sustained some reproach or injury; how much more, if we light upon him that hath done the wrong to us, will we show our selves unreasonable? For he that cannot bear a little, much less will bear a great deal. Fall not we (as near as we can) into the hands of such. So he that will beat the ground at which he stumbled, will much more fiercely rise against him, who hath cast him wilfully on the ground.