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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 33 › Chapter 5 › Part 3: The second part of the Chapter.
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equals, to each other, to admonish, comfort, visit, and support, or restore one the other in meekness as there shall be cause. This is not the Ministers duty alone, but of others; which if it were practised, we might say indeed that great is the benefit of Christian fellowship; whereas now men look upon one another, as if they knew them not, and had as lief have their room as their company. But what other is to be looked for, while Gods ordinances, (whereby he hath provided that this duty of caring one for another, shall be nourished) are contemned and set at naught? But yet for all this, I would not thus be understood, as though men ought to break off and leave their lawful callings to seek (as some say they do) occasions to be doing of good, by conference, &c. as some idle and fantastical persons are glad to pretend such things, to the end they may live idly, and be held within no bounds: but yet (as it may fall out) when they are called more necessarily to some special duties of visiting one another in sickness, or eating and drinking together, for the time, upon some such weighty and just occasion they may. But otherwise they are, and that with faithfulness and diligence, to attend upon their lawful vocation, unless with their conference and good communication and ⟨p. 260⟩such like doing of God, they may do the duties of their callings also; which in travelling and journeying together about their business, they may. And this be gathered from the reproof of all the tribes in general, mentioned in these three verses.
equals, to each other, to admonish, comfort, visit, and support, or restore one the other in meekenesse as there shall be cause. This is not the Ministers duty alone, but of others; which if it were practised, wee might say indeed that great is the benefit of Christian fellowship; whereas now men looke vpon one another, as if they knew them not, and had as lieue haue their roome as their company. But what other is to bee looked for, while Gods ordinances, (whereby hee hath prouided that this duty of caring one for another, shall bee nourished) are contemned and set at naught? But yet for all this, I would not thus bee vnderstood, as though men ought to breake off and leaue their lawfull callings to seeke (as some say they do) occasions to be doing of good, by conference, &c. as some idle and phantasticall persons are glad to pretend such things, to the end they may liue idely, and be held within no bounds: but yet (as it may fall out) when they are called more necessarily to some speciall duties of visiting one another in sicknesse, or eating and drinking together, for the time, vpon some such waighty and iust occasion they may. But otherwise they are, and that with faithfulnesse and diligence, to attend vpon their lawfull vocation, vnlesse with their conference and good communication and