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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 TWELFTH SERMON ON THE SECOND CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE TWELFTH SERMON ON THE SECOND CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
Now to proceed. The second punishment threatened, to wit, that they should be thorns in their sides, is 1next to be weighed. Oh how fearful is this? For what is more irksome, then continually, night and day, lying or going, to have thorns pricking our flesh? which must needs breed grief upon grief, and sorrow upon sorrow. And this came to pass afterward unto this people of Israel, who were oft brought, as is manifest in this book, and in the Scriptures following, to sin after sin, and punishment upon punishment, for suffering the Canaanites and Idolaters to live amongst them, and the Lord to be provoked, and the land defiled thereby. And in the large laying out of this punishment upon the people of Israel, let it teach us, that fellowship and familiarity with such, 2and with profane persons will prick our consciences, as thorns our flesh, when we must oft remember, that we have thereby not only allowed them in their bad speeches and examples, against our knowledge and conscience, 3which will prick and vex us afterwards if there be any true fear of God in us: but also, that we our selves be tainted by their fellowship, and not dulled only in grace and gifts. But of this before.
NOw to proceed. The second punishment threatned, to wit, that they should bee thornes in their sides, is 1