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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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There is yet another error in parents toward their children, who are too far carried in affection to them, and that is, that because it is permitted unto them, nay commanded, to provided for them; therefore they run into most troublesome and pensive care to provide for them, and thereby fall into most noisome temptations & snares of the devil to benefit them, whereas they ought to have well learned this lesson before, that for all their affection toward them, they should not offend God for their sakes, nor neglect or lose any grace, neither leave any work of charity and mercy undone, nor jeopard their own salvation by wounding their conscience any manner of way for them: They should consider, that it is ill pity towards their children, which makes them impious against God, and injurious against ⟨p. 275⟩man, and most of all against themselves: nay rather, what torment shall it 1not be to their consciences, unless it be worse, to remember that they have increased their children's portions with the complaints of the poor, or through their worldliness, and they must now go and sustain endless woe for it.
There is yet another error in parents toward their children, who are too farre carried in affection to them, and that is, that because it is permitted vnto them, nay commanded, to prouided for them; therefore they runne into most troublesome and pensiue care to prouide for them, and thereby fall into most noisome temptations & snares of the diuell to benefit them, whereas they ought to haue well learned this lesson before, that for all their affection toward them, they should not offend God for their sakes, nor neglect or lose any grace, neither leaue any worke of charitie and mercie vndone, nor ieopard their owne saluation by wounding their conscience any manner of way for them: They should consider, that it is ill pitie towards their children, which makes them impious against God, and iniurious against ⟨p. 275⟩man, and most of all against themselues: nay rather, what torment shall it 1not be to their consciences, vnlesse it be worse, to remember that they haue increased their childrens portions with the complaints of the poore, or through their worldlinesse, and they must now goe and sustaine endlesse woe for it.