A10933:1453
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.
Now of these more particularly, as they lie in order. And first how he is described, namely, in these two points. One, that he was the son of an harlot, 1being the son of Gilead. the other, that he was yet a valiant man, and of great courage, and fit for war. So that by the first he was basely accounted of, as he was base borne; by the last, he came to good estimation and credit among men, as he well deserved.
Now of these more particularly, as they lie in order. And first how he is described, namely, in these two points. One, that hee was the son of an harlot, 1being the sonne of Gilead. the other, that he was yet a valiant man, and of great courage, and fit for warre. So that by the first he was basely accounted of, as he was base borne; by the last, he came to good estimation and credit among men, as he well deserued.
- 1The first verse.
For the first, whereas Gilead, the father of Jephthah took to him an harlot beside his lawful wife, we see, he did not obey the commandment of the Lord in Deuteronomy, to wit, that there should be no whore in Israel. And 1if it be demanded, why God forbade such as were borne in bastardy to enter into the congregation of the Lord, that is, to bear any office in the Church, it was not forbidden, for that the man so borne was worse then others but ⟨p. 534⟩that the people might know, how greatly God abhorred whoredom, and this was but a judicial constitution appertaining to the Jews. And in that Jephthah so borne, was yet set in authority over the people, (which thing God forbade) we must know, that he made not that law to himself, but for the Jews, that it should not be lawful for them to prefer any such, but as for himself, who hath authority to call him into question for that which he doth.