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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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Now for the shutting up of the Chapter, the holy story addeth this, that for the space of twenty years, while the people were under the dominion 1of the Philistines, Samson did continue in his place judging Israel, that is, helping them, and vexing the other; whereby we may gather, that although the Israelites were not freed out of their hands altogether, yet they had many great calamities kept from them, by means that Samson was ever in the way, and at hand, to cross and disquiet them. And therein we are to mark, that the Lord having oft delivered his people, and yet seeing them to revolt from him after, and not to be better for it; he holds them under now the longer, and yet he lessened their bondage, and made it the more tolerable by the help they had by Samson.
Now for the shutting vp of the Chapter, the holy story addeth this, that for the space of twentie yeeres, while the people were vnder the dominion 1of the Philistims, Samson did continue in his place iudging Israel, that is, helping them, and vexing the other; whereby wee may gather, that although the Israelites were not freed out of their hands altogether, yet they had many great calamities kept from them, by meanes that Samson was euer in the way, and at hand, to crosse and disquiet them. And therein we are to marke, that the Lord hauing oft deliuered his people, and yet seeing them to reuolt from him after, and not to bee better for it; hee holds them vnder now the longer, and yet he lessened their bondage, and made it the more tolerable by the helpe they had by Samson.
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We may hereby learn, that seeing we, when we have liberty, peace, and other blessings, and also enlargements from affliction, do not yield to the Lord the fruit that is answerable to so great kindness of his, and that also looked for at our hands, but we forget it, and wax unprofitable, yea and