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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 18 › Chapter 3 › Part 3: The second part of the Chapter.
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For this the Lord was sore displeased with them, and what marvel? so 1many sins being wrapped up together, as we have heard. And he raised ⟨p. 147⟩up against them this King of Aram here named, who held them in bondage eight years. Here it plainly appeareth, that when God is provoked, he will be revenged: (as we have seen in the former chapter) and not 2wink at us, as we are given to think. And this is not a matter that falls out now and then (as we say) but ordinarily, and that upon countries, towns, families, as well as persons, accordingly as the occasion is offered. And yet 3he showeth it not always immediately; as we see in deferring his punishment to the old world an hundred and twenty years, after he was displeased with them. So he sent a famine in Davids time on the Israelites, for sin 4committed before by Saul, in slaying the Gibeonites. But though he sometime defer, it is to bring the offenders to repentance, as the Apostle saith to 5the Romans. And if that come not, he will in deferring, do as he that draweth his bow deeply, that the stroke may be the more deadly. And yet oftentimes he deferreth not, as in Corah, Ananias, and Sapphira, and others is to be seen. And when men commit known sins, they may make their reckoning, that one of these ways God will meet with them early or late, the least of them both will be deadly and unwelcome.
For this the Lord was sore displeased with them, and what maruell? so 1many sinnes being wrapped vp together, as we haue heard. And hee raised ⟨p. 147⟩vp against them this King of Aram heere named, who held them in bondage eight yeeres. Heere it plainly appeareth, that when God is prouoked, hee will bee reuenged: (as wee haue seene in the former chapter) and not