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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 86 › Part 16 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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We have heard of the many sins that Samson committed, and of the 1inward vexation of his mind, in that God was departed from him, though he saw it not by and by: Now I will (as I purposed a little before) lay out more particularly his outward miseries, as they are set down in this verse, and that is done by heaps one after another. First it is said, they took and apprehended him, who was before at liberty, and yet they did not then forthwith put him to death, they would not be satisfied with so short a revenge, nor so be rid of him, that he should suffer no longer pain then so; but they meant to keep him alive, and so hold him as upon the rack, in much torment and vexation, which might be worse then any death unto him; therefore they then plucked out his eyes, and thereby they provided, that he should not see any more to do them mischief: then they lead him to one of their chief Cities, and put him among their rascal prisoners, and made him grind there as an horse. All these with their appurtenances duly considered, it may easily be seen what a depth of miseries he was plunged into. And yet all this they did to him, beside their mocking and laughing at him, when they were disposed to make themselves pastime thereby, and to bring him forth to that purpose.
Wee haue heard of the many sinnes that Samson committed, and of the 1inward vexation of his mind, in that God was departed from him, though he saw it not by and by: Now I will (as I purposed a little before) lay out more particularly his outward miseries, as they are set downe in this verse, and that is done by heapes one after another. First it is said, they tooke and apprehended him, who was before at liberty, and yet they did not then forthwith put him to death, they would not bee satisfied with so short a reuenge, nor so bee rid of him, that hee should suffer no longer paine then so; but they meant to keepe him aliue, and so hold him as vpon the racke, in much torment and vexation, which might bee worse then any death vnto him; therefore they then plucked out his eyes, and thereby they prouided, that he should not see any more to doe them mischiefe: then they lead him to one of their chiefe Cities, and put him among their rascall prisoners, and made him grinde there as an horse. All these with their apurtenances duely considered, it may easily be seene what a depth of miseries he was plunged into. And yet all this they did to him, beside their mocking and laughing at him, when they were disposed to make themselues pastime thereby, and to bring him forth to that purpose.