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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 this lesson being learned of us, as God teacheth it, and hath himself given example unto us, is a sound and certain rule to guide us toward our neighbours who have offended us: that is to say, that as he embraceth and forgiveth sinners returning unto him; so we should not be cruel or hard-hearted toward them, but readily to receive them, when they submit themselves. According to that which our Saviour answered to Peter, when he asked him, how oft he should forgive his brother, unto seven times? he answered 1him, I say not unto seven times, but seventy times seven. We ought therefore to forgive them: but what? not the transgression of Gods law, for we cannot do that, for none can forgive sin but God. But the wrong and injury 2done unto us, and the evil mind they bear toward us, (I say) that we ought (as we profess in the fifth petition) to remit. As for satisfaction, if he have taken away our goods, we may, in the remitting that, do, as the repentance and ability of the party shall give occasion. and so I say of the punishment which he hath deserved, if he have hurt us in our body, name, or otherwise; yet if it be expedient, and that we sustain not any great detriment 3thereby, we may remit it. But yet in some case, though we forgive the wrong, yet we may urge the party that is culpable, to satisfaction and punishment, according to the law of God, and the nation where we live; left men should be emboldened to sin thereby: yea and sometime we who are wronged, ought so to do necessarily: otherwise we should sin against God, and the Common-wealth. And thus Achan by Joshua, and the thief on 4the cross, were justly punished and put to death, for why? both Gods law and mans had else been broken. This I have said of this matter, there being 5some difficulty about it, that we may see what we are bound to remit unto our neighbour, and how far.
And this lesson being learned of vs, as God teacheth it, and hath himselfe giuen example vnto vs, is a sound and certaine rule to guide vs toward our neighbours who haue offended vs: that is to say, that as he embraceth and forgiueth sinners returning vnto him; so we should not bee cruell or hard-hearted toward them, but readily to receiue them, when they submit themselues. According to that which our Sauiour answered to Peter, when he asked him, how oft he should forgiue his brother, vnto seuen times? he answered