A10933:1454
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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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.
For the first, whereas Gilead, the father of Iphtah tooke to him an harlot beside his lawfull wife, we see, he did not obey the commandement of the Lord in Deuteronomy, to wit, that there should be no whore in Israel. And 1if it be demanded, why God forbad such as were borne in bastardie to enter into the congregation of the Lord, that is, to beare 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 whoredome, and this was but a iudiciall constitution appertaining to the Iewes. And in that Iphtah so borne, was yet set in authoritie ouer the people, (which thing God forbad) we must know, that hee made not that law to himselfe, but for the Iewes, that it should not be lawfull for them to preferre any such, but as for himselfe, who hath authoritie to call him into question for that which hee doth.