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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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THE TWENTY FIVE SERMON ON THE FOVTRH CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE TWENTIE FIVE SERMON ON THE FOVTRH CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
Now to proceed: besides that which we have heard, we may note hereby what weak and unlikely means God 1delivereth, when it pleaseth him. For as before he raised up Ehud, a man lame of his right hand, to deliver his people, and after him Shamgar, who had no other weapon then an an ox's goad thereto; so now he used a woman, (for she was the wife of one Lapidoth) as his instrument, to the effecting of so great a work as the overthrow of that Jabin was. To show, that his power is not tied to valiant and mighty men, lest his glory should be given to them also; nor to strength and forces, though he allow them to be used, and yet not trusted in, but to this, that we put confidence in him, who is our strong rock against our strongest enemies: as Proverbs 18. 10. and to our prayers which avail much with him, if they be fervent. 2And this he requireth straitly to be believed of us. And so he useth to do 3also in the deliverance of his peoples souls out of the bondage of Satan and hell. For by mean men, and those that be of no great note for their wealth or preferment, he subdueth the hearts of the mighty, piercing and breaking them with the powerful force of their preaching, (if they will lend their ears to hear them) that so the excellent gift of faith may be wrought in them, he so putting heavenly treasure in earthen vessels, to that end and purpose; 4and that all may say to his praise when they see it, that it is he that worketh, and whose the power is, though silly man be used by him as his instruments.