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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 82 › Chapter 16 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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Another thing in this verse is, that it is said, he was carried to this sin by 1his eye. For he saw a woman that was an harlot, and he went in to her. So ⟨p. 730⟩that the occasion of his sin was his ungoverned eye, the evil heart being soon inflamed and provoked thereby. And so it is oft times with many other. Thus was David deceived, and (though that is less to be wondered 2at) Josephs Mistress. So all experience teacheth, that the eye is a glass window to let sin into the heart, though it have little need of help, for it is it self a fountain of filthiness, out of the which as smoke out of a furnace, all wickedness doth proceed and come. Our wisdom shall be here, and it is the use we should make of this doctrine, to keep our eyes continent, while we walk in the middest of the allurements of this world, and therefore to make a covenant with Job, not to look upon a woman, lest we be 3caught and snared with that which is precious in her, but rather, where our eye offendeth, to pluck it out, and turn it away from such alluring objects.4
Another thing in this verse is, that it is said, he was carried to this sinne by 1his eye. For hee saw a woman that was an harlot, and he went in to her. So ⟨p. 730⟩that the occasion of his sinne was his vngouerned eye, the euill heart being soone inflamed and prouoked thereby. And so it is oft times with many other. Thus was Dauid deceiued, and (though that is lesse to bee wondered 2at) Iosephs Mistresse. So all experience teacheth, that the eye is a glasse window to let sinne into the heart, though it haue little neede of helpe, for it is it selfe a fountaine of filthinesse, out of the which as smoake out of a fornace, all wickednesse doth proceed and come. Our wisedome shall be here, and it is the vse wee should make of this doctrine, to keepe our eyes continent, while we walke in the middest of the allurements of this world, and therefore to make a couenant with Iob, not to looke vpon a woman, lest wee be