A10933:1962
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 80 › Chapter 15 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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As for revenging of others; that should alway be ready to fear and hold ⟨p. 708⟩us from it, which is written, Rom. 12. Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord, and I 1will repay it. For whiles men are over busy in quitting themselves of their enemy, they both exasperate him, and make God a party against them, and so they find the harder match of it. David durst not revenge when he could have done it, but answered; As the Lord liveth, either the Lord shall smite him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall fall by the sword, or otherwise: as for me, I will 2not smite him; wickedness be with the wicked, but my hand be not upon him. But 3we (though we can do nothing) yet please our selves in Jezebels humour, 4and her sons, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I make not Elijah's head as the head of one of these to morrow. So said Jehoram of Elisha. Whereas before we can bring our purpose to pass, we are our selves prevented by God, and 5our nails pared, and we laid full low oftentimes, more fit to be pitied, then to revenge. Doubtless, if we could moderate our selves, and take the Apostles counsel to the Romans [If thine enemy hunger, feed him] Rom. 12. 6we should sooner make our adversary submit himself unto us, and acknowledge his offence with shame and grief, then we shall ever do it by opposition: which were a double victory both over him and our selves. See that example, 2. King. 6. 22. compared with the end of the 23. verse.