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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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Now in that Samson was thus led away in pain to such base work, in so 1reproachful a manner; we see that withal this, he was constrained to leave and go from his lover also, to whom he was so nearly knit, and for whose sake he suffered all this woe, and much more; which how sore and hard it was to bear, who doth not see? All which he might have been free from, and have continued in the happy estate wherein he was before, if he could but have shaken her off, and alienated his mind from her, and yet now must leave her whether he would or no; and who seeth not what cause he had, and what fair warnings so to do before?
Now in that Samson was thus led away in paine to such base worke, in so 1reprochfull a manner; we see that withall this, he was constrained to leaue and goe from his louer also, to whom he was so neerely knit, and for whose sake hee suffered all this woe, and much more; which how sore and hard it was to beare, who doth not see? All which hee might haue been free from, and haue continued in the happie estate wherein he was before, if he could but haue shaken her off, and alienated his mind from her, and yet now must leaue her whether he would or no; and who seeth not what cause hee had, and what faire warnings so to doe before?
- 1Doct 4. in vers. 21.
Even so, observe we, that if no persuasions will serve to draw us from some special sin, (whether this which Samson was deluded with, or any other) yet that God knoweth ways enough to scare us from it; and this one among the rest, that as he was, we shall be plucked from it by violence, though we would not, and that also as he was, with shame and sorrow our bellies full, and shall wish too late that we had been wiser in time. So saith Solomon, There was a young man among the fools, destitute of understanding, 1