A10933:1116
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.
of which sort we find Gehezas the servant of Elisha the Prophet to have been, who when his sin was covertly bewrayed by his master, (saying, From whence comest thou Gehezai) answered boldly, and 1that with a lie, Thy servant hath been no where, meaning but where he should be, to wit, about his business. This devilish shamelessness and hardening of heart is ever by the servants of God to be turned into relenting, melting, and meekness of spirit, or else they may be sure, with the wicked to meet with much sorrow. Of which point more hath bin said elsewhere, chap. 2. and therefore I touch it here but by the way.
of which sort wee finde Gehezas the seruant of Elisha the Prophet to haue been, who when his sinne was couertly bewrayed by his master, (saying, From whence commest thou Gehezai) answered boldly, and 1that with a lie, Thy seruant hath been no where, meaning but where he should be, to wit, about his businesse. This diuelish shamelesnes and hardning of heart is euer by the seruants of God to bee turned into relenting, melting, and meeknes of spirit, or else they may bee sure, with the wicked to meete with much sorrow. Of which point more hath bin said elsewhere, chap. 2. and therefore I touch it here but by the way.
As touching Gideon, he (as became him) dispatched them, wherein (setting aside the fault before mentioned) he executed the vengeance of God upon them being the ring leaders, as before he had done upon the other multitude of the Midianites. And thus we see a goodly end to the people of God of this sore affliction, if we view the whole, both misery and deliverance out of it, and the overthrow of their enemies, as it hath been set down from the beginning of the sixth chapter unto this place. Let it teach us thus to view and consider Gods great works both in his visitation and chastising his people, and also their behaviour under them, with his restoring them to their liberties again, and his blessing of them. These are the treasures and riches that we should store not our books only, but our memories also with, that out of them all we may learn the better to mark and observe throughout our lives Gods dealing with us, and how we in faith,