A10933:1352
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.
But now it followeth, that after all this done to them of Thebez, the 1Lord brought on the time of his confusion I mean Abimelechs also, as well as of the men of Shechem. And for the effecting of Gods judgement upon him, it is said, that when he had sped so well, as we have heard, he attempted the Tower that was in Thebez, to take that also, and being drunk with his former success, and therefore looking for the like there, he received his deadly wound as his due reward, and that by a woman, to his great disgrace; who cast down a piece of a millstone from the top of the Tower, he going close to the door of it, to set it on fire, and broke his brain pan: whereupon he being not struck quite dead, and yet past possibility of recovery, called presently for his page to thrust him through, to prevent the shame (as he thought it) that it might else have been said, to wit, that a woman ⟨p. 501⟩had slain him, and so he came to his end also.
But now it followeth, that after all this done to them of Thebez, the 1Lord brought on the time of his confusion I meane Abimelechs also, as well as of the men of Shechem. And for the effecting of Gods iudgement vpon him, it is said, that when he had sped so well, as we haue heard, he attempted the Tower that was in Thebez, to take that also, and being drunke with his former successe, and therefore looking for the like there, hee receiued his deadly wound as his due reward, and that by a woman, to his great disgrace; who cast downe a peece of a milstone from the top of the Tower, he going close to the doore of it, to set it on fire, and broke his braine pan: whereupon he being not strooke quite dead, and yet past possibilitie of recouery, called presently for his page to thrust him thorow, to preuent the shame (as he thought it) that it might else haue been said, to wit, that a woman ⟨p. 501⟩had slaine him, and so hee came to his end also.
- 1The opening of the 52. verse to 56.