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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 51 › Chapter 8 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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IN this second part of the Chapter, the holy story, (after the former digression of the Ephraimites contending with Gideon) 1proceedeth orderly to set down the end of the battle what it was, namely this: that when the Midianites and they of the East, had slain one another, the rest that remained fled away, that is, fifteen thousand men: and Gideon pursued them over Jordan. And his three hundred men being weary and faint, having laboured all night, he coming to Succoth, the city of Succoth, I mean which was in the tribe of Gad, (for there was another place called Succoth in the desert, mentioned in the 6. of Numbers,) and of them he asked somewhat to refresh his soldiers. The men of Succoth who should have helped, and gone with him to pursue the Midianites, being Israelites and neighbours, most ⟨p. 389⟩unkindly denied to give them their brethren so much as bread, but answered Gideon contemptuously. For the which cause he threatened them, when he should return with the victory, which he nothing doubted of, (and so he tells them) to deal with them thereafter, even to tear their flesh with the briers of the wilderness.
IN this second part of the Chapter, the holy story, (after the former digression of the Ephramites contending with Gedeon) 1proceedeth orderly to set downe the end of the battell what it was, namely this: that when the Midianites and they of the East, had slaine one another, the rest that remained fled away, that is, fifteene thousand men: and Gedeon pursued them ouer Iordan. And his three hundred men being wearie and faint, hauing laboured all night, he comming to Succoth, the city of Succoth, I meane which was in the tribe of Gad, (for there was another place called Succoth in the desert, mentioned in the 6. of Numbers,) and of them hee asked somewhat to refresh his souldiers. The men of Succoth who should haue helped, and gone with him to pursue the Midianites, being Israelites and neighbours, most ⟨p. 389⟩vnkindly denied to giue them their brethren so much as bread, but answered Gedeon contemptuously. For the which cause hee threatned them, when he should returne with the victory, which hee nothing doubted of, (and so he tels them) to deale with them thereafter, euen to teare their flesh with the briers of the wildernesse.