A10933:1996
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 81 › Chapter 15 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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The Scriptures and experience are full of such examples. He that hath lived and observed the courses of those, who in divers ages have seemed most happy of other of their condition, and have most given themselves, as their state and place would give them leave, to take the utmost of their liberty in the merriments of the world, (and yet what have they been, but play and other vain pleasure taking in pampering the body with eating and drinking, company keeping with such as themselves b••, or in gathering wealth, and such like) they (I say) who have marked such things, what have they seen but this, how soon they have been taken from them all, never looking for it, not thinking of it, and yet others oft fearing it, and many of 1them in such manner plucked from all, as if a man would say. God would have all to mark and speak of it. For if Solomon could find nothing in all 2his royalties, dignities, and pleasures, but vanity and vexation, do other coming after him, look to find better then be ever could? no, this world affordeth no better.
The Scriptures and experience are full of such examples. Hee that hath liued and obserued the courses of those, who in diuers ages haue seemed most happie of other of their condition, and haue most giuen themselues, as their state and place would giue them leaue, to take the vtmost of their liberty in the merriments of the world, (and yet what haue they been, but play and other vaine pleasure taking in pampering the body with eating and drinking, company keeping with such as themselues b••, or in gathering wealth, and such like) they (I say) who haue marked such things, what haue they seene but this, how soone they haue been taken from them all, neuer looking for it, not thinking of it, and yet others oft fearing it, and many of 1them in such manner plucked from all, as if a man would say. God would haue all to marke and speake of it. For if Salomon could finde nothing in all 2his royalties, dignities, and pleasures, but vanitie and vexation, doe other comming after him, looke to find better then be euer could? no, this world affordeth no better.