A10933:1406
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.
Verse 11. And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines. 12. The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites did oppress you, and ye cried unto me, and I saved you out of their hands. 13. Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen, let them save you in your tribulation.
Verse 11. And the Lord said vnto the children of Israel, Did not I deliuer you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistims. 12. The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites did oppresse you, and ye cried vnto me, and I saued you out of their hands. 13. Yet ye haue for saken me, and serued other gods: wherefore I will deliuer you no more. 14. Goe and crie vnto the gods which yee haue chosen, let them saue you in your tribulation.
IN these verses it followeth what God said to them in these their cryings 1to him: When the people had called upon God, and began, as it seemed, to repent, God answered them indeed, but sharply and roughly, as appeareth in the text, whether by the high Priest, or by some Prophet. But why he so hardly reproved them, the reason was, to awake them further, and to bring them to sound and constant repentance, to the which they were not yet come unto. As if he should have said to them, Ye seek to be delivered, but ye do it, to the end that ye being set at liberty, may return to your old bias again, and follow your lusts, and serve strange gods. But who could have thought, that you would hereafter, saith the Lord to them, have revolted from me? Did you not call upon me at other times, and were heard? Is ⟨p. 519⟩this the first, and when I delivered you, yet he have forsaken me, as is to be seen this day, for the mark ye still bear of it, and have cast me behind your backs. I delivered you from the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, and other, and in stead of the thanks, ye by and by forsook me, and fell to serve strange gods. O horrible! Thus therefore the Lord (as we have heard) now casteth them in the teeth with their doings. And namely with their Idols, as if he should have said, ye see now what your gods (as you call them) are able to do for you. For if they could have helped you, I see, that you would never have sought to me: I will not therefore deliver you, and if you seek to them, ye see they cannot. Briefly to end this; their state being thus