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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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Of Jael's readiness to cut off Gods enemy Sisera, and of her faithfulness ⟨p. 223⟩we have heard: now further in this 19. and 20. verses is showed how God 1did cause him to trust Jael, and to put confidence in her for the hiding and keeping him from his enemies. And as he did in this; when he purposeth evil against wicked men, he commonly blindfoldeth them, takes away providence and counsel from them, and suffereth them to choose that course to follow in their lives and actions, which proves the unhappiest to them, even worse oft times then their greatest enemy could take against them; as I may say of Pharaoh in his wilful venturing on the sea to follow after Israel: what 2enemy could so much have hurt him, as he did himself. So that a wicked man is never sure of peace and safety when he is at the best; for the Lord is able to defeat him first and last, even many ways: for why? there is no peace to the ungodly, as the Prophet faith; neither is there any counsel against 3the Lord Jehovah. Again, as he trusted in her, so the Lord made her deceive and disappoint him. Both which do confirm us in that which hath now been said, and teach us, that when it pleaseth him, he leaveth the wicked destitute of all help, and frustrate of their hope of success, or that they put in their friends, yea and further, he will make all his creatures to work against them. Which he doth, to signify to them, that he is against them also. Which though he testify to them before by his word, which saith, the wicked are an abomination unto the Lord; and again, the workers of iniquity 4doth he abhor; yet he seeing that his word is cast behind their 5backs, doth therefore as it were, speak to them by his creatures, and that as sensibly (to such as can judge) as he did to Balaam, in opening the mouth 6of the dumb Ass, and causing it to speak to him, when he (seeking the wages of iniquity) would not have heard the Lord speak to him, nor inclined his heart to obey him.