A09365:1186
The Whole Treatise of the Cases of Conscience
The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three books: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundry places, and the other two annexed. Taught and delivered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his own briefs, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelor of Divinity. Whereunto is adjoined a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolved; another of the principal texts of Scripture which are either explained, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.The whole treatise of the cases of conscience distinguished into three bookes: the first whereof is revised and corrected in sundrie places, and the other two annexed. Taught and deliuered by M. W. Perkins in his holy-day lectures, carefully examined by his owne briefes, and now published together for the common good, by T. Pickering Bachelour of Diuinitie. Whereunto is adioyned a twofold table: one of the heads and number of the questions propounded and resolued; another of the principall texts of Scripture vvhich are either explaned, or vindicated from corrupt interpretation.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1606Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1606
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First, in the 37. verse of the chapter, the daughter of Jephthah craves leave of her father, to go apart into the mountains, for ⟨p. 409⟩two months space, to bewail her virginity. Where it may be observed, that she went not to deplore the loss of her life, but her future estate and condition, because she was (upon her fathers vow) to live a perpetual single life. And why? surely, because (as the text saith, vers. 39.) she had not known a man; & it was accounted a curse in Judea, for a woman always to live unmarried.
First, in the 37. verse of the chapter, the daughter of Iephte craues leaue of her father, to goe apart into the mountaines, for ⟨p. 409⟩two moneths space, to bewaile her virginitie. Where it may be obserued, that she went not to deplore the losse of her life, but her future estate and condition, because shee was (vpō her fathers vow) to liue a perpetuall single life. And why? surely, because (as the text saith, vers. 39.) she had not knowne a man; & it was accounted a curse in Iudea, for a woman alwaies to liue vnmarried.
Secondly, in the last verse it is said in our common English translation, that the daughters of Israel went year by year, to lament the daughter of Jephthah: But I take it, it may be as well, or better translated out of the Hebrew, they went to *talk or confer with her, and so to comfort her: and that this interpretation may not, seem strange, the very same word is observed in this sense, Judg. 5. 11. there shall they 2talk or confer of the righteousness of the Lord. Now if they went year by year to comfort her, then she was not put to death.