A10933:1015
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.
THE FIFTIETH SERMON ON THE EIGHTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE FIFTIETH SERMON ON THE EIGHTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
Vers. 1. Then the men of Ephraim said unto him: why hast thou served us thus? that thou calledst us not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites: and they chode with him sharply. 2. To whom he said: what have I now done, in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of grapes of Ephraim better then the vintage of Abiezer? 3. God hath delivered into your hands the Princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? and when he had thus spoken their spirits abated towards him.
Vers. 1. Then the men of Ephraim said vnto him: why hast thou serued vs thus? that thou calledst vs not when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites: and they chode with him sharpely. 2. To whom he said: what haue I now done, in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of grapes of Ephraim better then the vintage of Abiezer? 3. God hath deliuered into your hands the Princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to doe in comparison of you? and when he had thus spoken their spirits abated towards him.
After the admirable victory that God gave to Gideon, as hath been largely showed in the former Chapter, now in this followeth