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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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Others there are, who through mere ignorance, suffer themselves to be led into a fools paradise, conceiving strangely of their good case they are in, because of their false persuasion, that God is merciful; and that they are none of the worst sort: God (they trow) never made them to damn them: they mean well (they say) and hear, pray, receive the Sacrament, love honesty, with a thousand such worn reasons. And yet error is so strong, (especially in this kind) that every man cleaveth to his conceit, and as the proverb is, we easily believe that, which we would have so: whereas, God knoweth, the end of this hope is shame. The mother of Sisera was never more notably disappointed of her hope and expectation, then these fools shall be, when they look for the effect thereof, as the spiders web, which is swept down in a moment.
Others there are, who through meere ignorance, suffer themselues to be led into a fooles paradise, conceiuing strangely of their good case they are in, because of their false perswasion, that God is mercifull; and that they are none of the worst sort: God (they trow) neuer made them to damne them: they meane well (they say) and heare, pray, receiue the Sacrament, loue honestie, with a thousand such worne reasons. And yet error is so strong, (especially in this kinde) that euery man cleaueth to his conceit, and as the prouerbe is, wee easily beleeue that, which wee would haue so: whereas, God knoweth, the end of this hope is shame. The mother of Sisera was neuer more notably disappointed of her hope and expectation, then these fooles shall be, when they looke for the effect thereof, as the spiders web, which is swept downe in a moment.
But to return to that from which I a little digressed, I mean, of mens putting their confidence in things changeable and transitory, in as much as all this which I have spoken of, vanish in a short time, so what wisdom is it to hunt after such things, as children do after a butterfly? and to make them their felicity, as if God had appointed no better things to be attained and come by? Nay further, seeing they must give an account of 1these their doings, which they shall never be able to do, to their comfort, of one among a thousand; what wisdom is this to be counted, when they must for their pleasures of sin, which they enjoyed so little a while, when they must (I say) hear the sentence pronounced upon them, Depart ye that were lovers of pleasures more then of God, to endless woe, where weeping