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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 48 › Chapter 7 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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And here we are further to mark the benefit of good example, and how 1it prevaileth oft times with inferiors: Gideon here bids his soldiers do, as they saw him do, so that he went before them. As all heads and superiors should likewise do, that they may propound their own example in all good duties. Hence it was, that our Saviour Christ washing his Disciples feet, propounded the same to them to be followed, and that so they might in humility serve one another, (as they saw him their Master to serve them) and not to set up themselves aloft, as they began to do, and ask, which of them should be greatest. And when the inferior cannot object that the superior 2doth not so himself as he requireth of the other, in a duty common to both, it is a worthy thing.
And here we are further to marke the benefit of good example, and how 1it preuaileth oft times with inferiours: Gedeon here bids his souldiers doe, as they saw him doe, so that he went before them. As all heads and superiours should likewise doe, that they may propound their own example in al good duties. Hence it was, that our Sauiour Christ washing his Disciples feete, propounded the same to them to be followed, and that so they might in humilitie serue one another, (as they saw him their Master to serue them) and not to set vp themselues aloft, as they began to do, and aske, which of them should be greatest. And when the inferiour cannot obiect that the superiour 2doth not so himself as he requireth of the other, in a dutie common to both, it is a worthie thing.
- 1Doct. 3.
- 2Joh. 13. 14.Ioh. 13. 14.