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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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THE EIGHTY THREE SERMON ON THE XVI. CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE EIGHTIE THREE SERMON ON THE XVI. CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
TO go forward where I left, here note we another thing; to wit, what use and benefit we commonly 1make of Gods long sufferance and patience, and that is this: even to go forward by spiritual delusion, in our sins, without making any question, that God will call us to any account for them; but flatteringly to tell our selves, and to be persuaded that all is well, as long as God lets us go unpunished. Whereas, who should be ignorant of this, that the patience of God toward us is to the end we should acknowledge it with unfeigned thanks: (for he might justly have punished us, as he hath done others, when he spared us) and that to the ⟨p. 737⟩end we should turn again to the Lord by true repentance, rather wondering 2at his lenity in so doing, then with much ado enduring the penalty. and when we be enlightened, and come to our selves, and see that we have tempted God, we should in no wise flatter our selves, lest the Lord be forced thereby to tie us shorter, and use more sharpness then we shall like well of. The like I spake of Samsons escaping in the former verse. Only this I add, that it is a fearful thing, when the love and connivance of God, which is a 3