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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 80 › Chapter 15 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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Again, (to make the doubt the greater) it was said in verse 4, chapt. 14. that it came of the Lord, that Samson should take occasion against the Philistines, that he might sore vex them; and should they of Judah then help them to cut him off, who was given of God to be such an helper to them? And whereas he was not so openly and professedly suffered to show himself such a one, as the other Judges did; Othniel, Ehud and the rest: but only in private manner to vex them, as they gave him occasion,
Againe, (to make the doubt the greater) it was said in verse 4, chapt. 14. that it came of the Lord, that Samson should take occasion against the Philistims, that he might sore vexe them; and should they of Iudah then helpe them to cut him off, who was giuen of God to be such an helper to them? And whereas he was not so openly and professedly suffered to shew himselfe such a one, as the other Iudges did; Othniel, Ehud and the rest: but only in priuate manner to vexe them, as they gaue him occasion,
To this the answer is; that so God had appointed, who would thereby have the enemies curbed, and their force weakened, for the ease and quiet of his people, and yet he would not give them a full deliverance, whom he had so often proved to be unfaithful and unthankful toward him.
To this the answere is; that so God had appointed, who would thereby haue the enemies curbed, and their force weakned, for the ease and quiet of his people, and yet he would not giue them a ful deliuerance, whom he had so often proued to be vnfaithfull and vnthankfull toward him.
I say therefore that hereupon it may seem that the whole course of the words and deeds of the men of Judah toward Samson, was faulty and evil, for ought that hath yet been said to the contrary, and their yielding him up to the Philistines, as they did afterward, was no better then that which they are said in this verse to have spoke and done to him: to wit, that they went so speedily about the apprehending and binding of him, and so sharply rebuked him for the hurt he did to the Philistines, whereas they fared the better for it, and saw it was to the easing of them.