A10933:1176
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 FIFTY FIVE SERMON IS CONtinued on the ninth Chapter of Judges.
THE FIFTIE FIVE SERMON IS CONtinued on the ninth Chapter of Iudges.
Verse 1. Then Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, went to Shechem to his mothers brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family and house of his mothers father, saying, 2. Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are seventy persons reign over you, either that one reign our you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. 3. Then his mothers brethren spake of him in the audience of all the men of Shechem ⟨p. 436⟩all these words: and their hearts were moved to follow Abimelech: for said they, he is our brother. 4. And they gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows which followed him. 5. And he went unto his fathers house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren, the sons of Jerubbaal, about seventy persons upon one stone: yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left, for he hid himself. 6. And all the men of Shechem gathered together with all the house of Millo, and came, and made Abimelech King in the plain, where the stone was erected in Shechem.
Verse 1. Then Abimelech, the sonne of Ierubbaal, went to Shechem to his mothers brethren, and communed with them, and with all the familie and house of his mothers father, saying, 2. Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you that all the sonnes of Ierubbaal, which are seuentie persons reigne ouer you, either that one raigne our you? Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. 3. Then his mothers brethren spake of him in the audience of all the men of Shechem ⟨p. 436⟩all these words: and their hearts were moued to follow Abimelech: for said they, he is our brother. 4. And they gaue him seuenty peeces of siluer out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vaine and light fellowes which followed him. 5. And he went vnto his fathers house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren, the sons of Ierubbaal, about seuentie persons vpon one stone: yet Iotham the youngest sonne of Ierubbaal was left, for he hid himselfe. 6. And all the men of Shechem gathered together with all the house of Millo, and came, and made Abimelech King in the plain, where the stone was erected in Shechē.