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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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And by this we may see, that by idolatrous and wicked company keeping we have snares set for us, to bring us in fellowship with them in their fowlest sins. For so the Lord hath said, if we will converse and have fellowship 1with them, by making of marriages, and eating with them, we shall also fall to their fashions, and partake with them in their sins as this people did. For great is the force of friendship, to draw us to that which we never intended; nay against which we resolved to keep our selves. And who is strong enough among us to withstand all the allurements & persuasions 2of carnal friends (we being oft in their company) who have so many ways to draw and allure us, but that one time or other he shall be constrained to yield, or if he should not, how can he bear all the dislikes, frownings, displeasures, and hard handlings, with the which he shall be set upon and pursued? And we see as much: and the remedy is, to refrain their companies 3and near fellowship with them altogether; and yet although we do so, and thereby be free from danger on that side, yet we must know, that without as great care had to keep our lives free from all other offences, we shall some other way lie open to some of them, whereby as great danger is like to ensue. And by this gather, that we should neither be idle nor unprofitable in the acknowledgement of Christ, if we seek to prosper. But seeing we behold the practise and unwearied labour of the bad and popish sort, to win men to their ungodly course, this one thing I must add more particularly: Let us that profess our selves Christians, be ashamed to be so careless and slothful in the companies where we come, to draw and move men to faith and repentance, and to stir up better persons to love and to 4good works, and through self love so to please our selves in rotten talk as 5we do. And this be said of the punishments.
And by this wee may see, that by idolatrous and wicked company keeping wee haue snares set for vs, to bring vs in fellowship with them in their fowlest sinnes. For so the Lord hath said, if wee will conuerse and haue fellowship