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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 50 › Chapter 8 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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And because I now speak of the Ephraimites, I think it not amiss to 1add this of them, that their father Ephraim the younger being preferred by Jacob before the elder brother Manasseh, the stock and offspring of them exalted themselves since from age to age, and are noted for it oft times in the history of the old Testament. As in Joshua we read: they among other, were discontented with their portion. So in the twelfth of this book, the posterity of them contended with Jephthah for not calling them with him to battle against the Ammonites after he had overcome them: even as these Ephraimites did here with Gideon. So Esau himself deadly hating his brother, derived this sin to his posterity the Edomites, so Ahab did Idolatry to the generations that came after him.
And because I now speake of the Ephramites, I thinke it not amisse to 1adde this of them, that their father Ephraim the younger being preferred by Iacob before the elder brother Manasse, the stocke and ofspring of them exalted themselues since from age to age, and are noted for it oft times in the historie of the old Testament. As in Iosuah we reade: they among other, were discontented with their portion. So in the twelfth of this booke, the posteritie of them contended with Iphia for not calling them with him to battell against the Ammonites after he had ouercome them: euen as these Ephramites did here with Gedeon. So Esau himselfe deadly hating his brother, deriued this sinne to his posteritie the Edomites, so Ahab did Idolatrie to the generations that came after him.
- 1A third sin in them, the sin of their fathers. Doct. 4.A third sinne in them, the sin of their fathers. Doct. 4.
And hereby we may learn, what force some blemishes and corruptions in a stock or kindred have to infect almost the whole posterity: God justly thus punishing the sins of the fathers upon the children to many generations, punishing (I say) sin with sin. As for example, if a kindred be proud, haughty, stomachful, boasters, given to adultery, hollowness of heart, flattery, lying, mocking, stealing; the rest of the same stock, that are not guided by grace, are for the most part, such. Even as bodily diseases run in the blood to the posterity. And as we see that a noble stock stained with treason, may easier be restored in blood civilly by the indulgence of the Prince, then reformed naturally and reduced to loyalty and fidelity: so the truth is, the most forcible mean of all outward means is scarce able to expel this eint: only grace can do it: although even grace it self often times can scarce root it out so, but that some sprigs or other of the old stock