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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 24 › Chapter 4 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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The third part of the Chapter.
Now followeth the third thing in this Story, namely, the repentance of 1the people, set forth as in the former chapter, by crying. The reasons thereof are added, and they are two; the one, because this Sisera had nine hundred iron Chariots, wherewith by continual egress and regress he had vexed them sore: the other, that he had done thus to them twenty years. Of this crying, signifying their repentance, I have spoke before, and also of the repentance which their fathers offered, when God afflicted them. That which is to be considered here, not spoken of before by the like occasion, is this:
NOw followeth the third thing in this Story, namely, the repentance of 1the people, set forth as in the former chapter, by crying. The reasons thereof are added, and they are two; the one, because this Sisera had nine hundred iron Chariots, wherwith by continuall egresse and regresse he had vexed them sore: the other, that he had done thus to them twentie yeeres. Of this crying, signifying their repentance, I haue spoke before, and also of the repentance which their fathers offered, when God afflicted them. That which is to be considered heere, not spoken of before by the like occasion, is this:
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