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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 35 › Chapter 5 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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The third part of the Chapter.
Vers. 28. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice; Why is his chariot so long a coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots, &c. Vers. 29. Her wise Ladies answered her, yea, she answered her self with her own words. Vers. 30. Have they not gotten, and they divide the spoil? every man hath a maid or two, Sisera hath a prey of divers coloured garments; a prey of sundry colours made of needle work on both sides, for the chief of the spoil. Vers. 31. So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord, but they that love him, shall be as the Sun when he ariseth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
Vers. 28. The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattesse; Why is his charet so long a comming? why tarrie the wheeles of his charets, &c. Vers. 29. Her wise Ladies answered her, yea, she answered her selfe with her owne words. Vers. 30. Haue they not gotten, and they diuide the spoile? euery man hath a maide or two, Sisera hath a prey of diuers coloured garments; a prey of sundrie colours made of needle worke on both sides, for the chiefe of the spoile. Vers. 31. So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord, but they that loue him, shall be as the Sunne when he ariseth in his might. And the land had rest fortie yeeres.
IN these words is contained the third and last part of the 1song of Debora, and so of the Chapter, and hath two members: in the first, she bringeth in the boastings of the women that were enemies to Gods people, and Siseras dear friends, and derides them, in the first three verses. In the last member, she opposeth a prophetical prayer against their boastings, wishing therein to the remainder of Gods enemies, destruction; and to the Israelites, all increase of good things: and that increase she layeth out by a comparison of the Sun from the rising to the noon tide; even such she wisheth it to be. More particularly, to come to the first point, she saith, that Siseras mother was looking