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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 36 › Chapter 6 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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The third part of the Chapter.
The third followeth in this sixth verse, namely, that the people repented, 1and turned to God: which as was said before, is testified, and declared by a sign thereof, which is crying. And here, not to insist upon the same things, which in other places I have done, that which I will note from hence is this, that seeing they now sought to him at last, who should have been their first refuge, we may note another point of unthriftiness, and foolish dealing in the men of this world; That when they will needs go try masteries in their necessity and calamities, by trusting to broken holds, and ⟨p. 289⟩vain helps of their own devising, and smart for it, as I have said; then at last with shame they must be fain to sue and repair to God. And what if he will not receive then? as it falleth out sometimes to be so, as in the Proverbs, [Because you would not hear when I called, ye shall cry, and not be 2heard] Whither go they then? But if he do, what a far fetched journey have they taken before, yea full of vexation and wearisome, besides that 3they have lost all their former labour? I conclude therefore, with this advice and warning to such as have ears to hear; Seek the Lord while he may 4