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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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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 2and gnashing of teeth shall be, who would needs prefer a short and small folly, before happiness eternal.
But to returne to that from which I a little digressed, I meane, of mens putting their confidence in things changeable and transitorie, in as much as all this which I haue spoken of, vanish in a short time, so what wisedome is it to hunt after such things, as children doe after a butterflye? and to make them their felicitie, as if God had appointed no better things to be attained and come by? Nay further, seeing they must giue an account of 1these their doings, which they shall neuer be able to doe, to their comfort, of one among a thousand; what wisedome is this to be counted, when they must for their pleasures of sinne, which they enioyed so little a while, when they must (I say) heare the sentence pronounced vpon them, Depart ye that were louers of pleasures more then of God, to endlesse woe, where weeping 2and gnashing of teeth shall be, who would needes preferre a short and small folly, before happinesse eternall.