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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 81 › Chapter 15 › Part 4: The fourth part of the Chapter.
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In that this extreme thirstiness did not breed in him murmuring against God, for that he who had done him such service, should now be suffered to 1miscarry, as it were, and to fall into the hands of Gods enemies, as they fell ⟨p. 721⟩into his; it is to admonish us, that we should beware of that sin of impatience, and breaking out against God when we are crossed, (as we are too prone and ready to do) as though he must help and deliver us when we would, or else he doth us great wrong: even as Mary in the want of wine at the marriage, looked unwisely that Christ should provide it by miracle by 2and by. Nay rather, let us know that we are ever unprofitable, and that God seeth we have need oft times to be spurred forward, and therefore with Samson, David, and other his people it behoveth us to sue humbly to him, that so his help may be the more sweet unto us when it cometh: and that we think not our selves too good to wait upon him patiently, but rather with importunity call upon him in the mean season. We make a good shift while the Lord spares us; but if once he lay his hand upon us, then we verify that which Satan spake falsely of Job, that is, we curse him to his face. 3Not unlike in this to him, that seeing himself and his host in peril by thirst, murmured, saying; What? hath the Lord brought three Kings together 4and their armies to destroy them? And the like was his behaviour after in the famine, of which we read, 2. King. 6. So the Israelites in their return 5from Egypt, of whom the Prophet complaineth, Psal. 95. And these (the more is the pity) are our presidents which we follow (yea even in petty trials) rather then Job, who in the middest of his miseries, was so far from 6