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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 13 › Chapter 2 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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And let others who are not so bad, and yet not brought to true repentance, let them (I say) make better use of such helps while they enjoy them, as they did in the Acts of the Apostles, and especially let them see that all be well betwixt God and them; yea and let them get furniture of grace to uphold them afterward also, lest too late they lament, that they took no good by them, and bewail the want of them (as Saul did Samuel) ⟨p. 113⟩1when there is no help.
And let others who are not so bad, and yet not brought to true repentance, let them (I say) make better vse of such helpes while they enioy them, as they did in the Acts of the Apostles, and especially let them see that all bee well betwixt God and them; yea and let them get furniture of grace to vphold them afterward also, lest too late they lament, that they tooke no good by them, and bewaile the want of them (as Saul did Samuel) ⟨p. 113⟩1when there is no helpe.
But here in as much as we see these people held out in Gods service but 1for a time, and that was, while they had good governors and overseers living with them: it availeth much therefore to observe in our selves what it is that maketh us embrace religion, and what is the chiefest thing that causeth us to hold on the same. (A worthy point for all to learn, and namely such as pretend they love the Gospel) it much concerneth us (I say) to know and be assured whether it be favour of men, commodity, credit, example, or other outward respect, which moveth us to profess any thing more zealously then some other do, or whether for conscience sake, in that God commandeth us so to do, and for the savour and sweetness that we find therein and in the Gospel which we hear. For even thereafter shall our welfare, prosperity, and perseverance be. For if we have tasted how good