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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This victory is remembered and made mention of in the Psalm, where 1it is said: Do to them, as unto Midian, and as unto Oreb and Zeeb. Which teacheth, that this story, and so other in the books of canonical Scripture, is diligently to be remembered, that we may have use of the divers good things that are in it, that through the Scriptures we might get knowledge, experience, consolation and hope: as to pray as Gideon did in danger and 2distress, to hope, and wait for the like success, in our several necessities, which God will as surely do and perform to us, as he did here to his people, having made the like promises thereof unto us, as unto them. And through the writings of the Evangelists and Apostles, we shall meet with quotations of Scripture out of the old testament, as it were setting a second edge upon them, and teaching the reader with what regard and observation he is to read them. As our Saviour doth in recording the history of Lots wife; and in speaking of the prophecy of Daniel touching the pollution of 3the Temple by the abomination of desolation, and divers such like places: besides the fulfilling of the prophesies of the Messiah, and other things to come to pass in the Church ere the second coming of Christ. For to this 4end, the holy stories are written, as well as the other books of the Scripture, I mean for our instruction, edification and comfort. As David mentioneth 5this story, so doth Isaiah, speaking of Zenacherib, God shall (saith he) raise up a 6scourge, like that of Midian. And so it came to pass, as he prophesied, for the whole army of that King was slain by God, even as this of the Midianites.
This victory is remembred and made mention of in the Psalme, where 1it is said: Doe to them, as vnto Midian, and as vnto Oreb and Zeeb. Which teacheth, that this story, and so other in the bookes of canonicall Scripture, is diligently to bee remembred, that wee may haue vse of the diuers good things that are in it, that through the Scriptures wee might get knowledge, experience, consolation and hope: as to pray as Gedeon did in danger and