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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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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 FIFTY FIVE SERMON ON THE EIGHTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE FIFTIE FIVE SERMON ON THE EIGHTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
Verse 32. So Gideon the son of Joash died in a good age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father in Ophrah, of the father of the Ezrites. 33. But when Gideon was dead, the children of Israel turned away, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal berith their God. 34 And the children of Israel remembered not the Lord their God, which delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side. 35. Neither showed they mercy on the house of Jerubbaal or Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had showed unto Israel.
Verse 32. So Gedeon the sonne of Ioash died in a good age, and was buried in the sepulcher of Ioash his father in Ophrah, of the father of the Ezrites. 33. But when Gedeon was dead, the children of Israel turned away, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal berith their God. 34 And the children of Israel remembred not the Lord their God, which deliuered them out of the hands of all their enemies on euery side. 35. Neither shewed they mercie on the house of Ierubbaal or Gedeon, according to all the goodnesse which he had shewed vnto Israel.
Now together with the Chapter, the holy story maketh an end of 1Gideons acts: and maketh mention of his death and burial, and showeth what the people of Israel did afterwards. In this verse it ⟨p. 433⟩is said, he died in a good age. For seeing some of his faults have been spoken of, to leave them so, would have bred some doubts, he having done many good things, therefore his end is here set down, to show, that both he had the blessing of old age granted him, and also that it was blessed with many good things by God unto him. The same that is said of him, is