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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 SIX SERMON ON THE FOURTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE TWENTIE SIXE SERMON ON THE FOVRTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
WE have heard of Deboras message to Barak, in the two 1former verses. Now followeth Baraks answer to her message in this eighth verse. If (saith he) thou wilt go with me, I will go, else not. This answer of his seems to yield little to Gods commandment, sent to him by Deboras ministry, neither to ascribe any thing to Gods promise, and therefore shows how he profited not by those two strong persuasions to lead to duty, mentioned before, but proves that he ascribed more to her presence, then to Gods promise: which, what could it be less, then a great blemish in him, 2as may be seen by his amending his fault afterwards? Whose faith is so highly renowned among the worthies, in the epistle to the Hebrews? Beside, she was offended with him, for his so answering, and therefore it was (doubtless) infidelity in him. If it be asked, why then is he afterward so highly commended for his faith? I answer, that when the message came first to him, the thing enjoined him from God by Deboras message, seemed to be most full of difficulty. For he was commanded to make commotion, and to rebel against him that was King over them, to wit, this Jabin, who was very great and mighty; he was also charged to gather an army of men together, though he was but a private man himself. These things therefore for him to take in hand, and that against such a fierce and strong captain as Sisera was, it made him afraid to set upon such a work, and especially, while he was unexperienced in so great a trial and difficulty, and this was ⟨p. 204⟩the cause why he could not believe, except she went with him, that God would deliver him with his men of war into his hand.