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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 1 › Chapter 1 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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Which they cannot do, but they must of necessity feel the loss of them, to be very great, and see that they must now lay their shoulders to the burden, and therefore labour to be the fitter to bear and undergo it, and to want them, who were wont to stand them in so great stead. This as it is wholesome direction and advice to such as have their helpers and friends as yet remaining with them: so it is easy to see every where, what calamities they sustain, who made no such use of them, while they comfortably enjoyed them. For the which purpose, this I add, and so I end this point: oh how sweetly and to their good liking have many lived, when they had others to bear their burdens for them? as husbands, wives, subjects, children, neighbours, and other by their friends: in which benefits they who enjoyed kindly and aright, there is no doubt, but that (which is the chiefest of all) they have therewith, that God is their friend also: but seeing many depend only on them in a carnal manner, and on their living still with them, and rest not on God; therefore their props fail them, and their desolation cometh upon them, as the enemy upon an unarmed man.
Which they cannot doe, but they must of necessitie feele the losse of them, to be very great, and see that they must now lay their shoulders to the burden, and therefore labour to be the fitter to beare and vndergoe it, and to want them, who were wont to stand them in so great stead. This as it is wholesome direction and aduice to such as haue their helpers and friends as yet remaining with them: so it is easie to see euery where, what calamities they sustaine, who made no such vse of them, while they comfortably inioyed them. For the which purpose, this I adde, and so I end this point: oh how sweetly and to their good liking haue many liued, when they had others to beare their burdens for them? as husbands, wiues, subiects, children, neighbours, and other by their friends: in which benefits they who inioyed kindely and aright, there is no doubt, but that (which is the chiefest of all) they haue therewith, that God is their friend also: but seeing many depend onely on them in a carnall manner, and on their liuing still with them, and rest not on God; therefore their proppes faile them, and their desolation commeth vpon them, as the enemy vpon an vnarmed man.