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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.
IN this Chapter the person is mentioned, who should go before the people 1of Israel in the war against Ammon. And the sum of this Chapter with the parts (which are four) is here further set down to be this. First, the calling of Jephthah is mentioned unto the 12. verse. The second part is, how he seeks to appease the Ammonites by messengers, moving them by reasons to desist from war, but all in vain, to vers. 29. The third part containeth the overthrow of the Ammonites by Jephthah to vers. 36. The fourth showeth what fell out after; and particularly how he performed his vow which he had made to God (if he might get the victory) in vers. 32. and this is to the end of the Chapter.
IN this Chapter the person is mentioned, who should goe before the people 1of Israel in the warre against Ammon. And the summe of this Chapter with the parts (which are foure) is here further set downe to be this. First, the calling of Iphtah is mentioned vnto the 12. verse. The second part is, how he seekes to appease the Ammonits by messengers, moouing them by reasons to desist from warre, but all in vaine, to vers. 29. The third part containeth the ouerthrow of the Ammonites by Iphtah to vers. 36. The fourth sheweth what fell out after; and particularly how hee performed his vow which he had made to God (if he might get the victory) in vers. 32. and this is to the end of the Chapter.
- 1The sum and parts 4.The summe and parts 4.
Now to come to the first part, before Jephthah became their Guide and 1Captain, it is showed how unlikely it was that he should be so: therefore he is described in the first verse, to have been the son of an harlot; who (ordinarily) might be admitted to no such place. In the second and third verse it is showed how his brethren did therefore (whether through pride and scorn or emulation or both) expel him out of their fathers house, so that he was fain to fly into another land, and so much the more he was unlike to be governor. And yet God so brought it to pass by his providence, that the Princes of Gilead, even such as had driven him away, were constrained to send for him again, even him among all other, (whom they had banished from their fellowship,) to be their guide, according to their decree made in the former Chapter, to wit, seeing he had of all other begun war with the Ammonites: and so upon agreement betwixt him and them, he yielded to them, and the Lord over-ruling the action he was elected Judge over them, and this to the 12. verse.