A10933:1473
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.
In this verse a further thing then we have yet heard, is laid out. For by 1Gods providence, Jephthah had set these men that resorted to him, who were needy, he had, I say, set them against the Ammonites, and they carried away from them what they could get. And in the mean while, they warring against Israel, and namely Gilead, a great and wealthy city, the Princes of Gilead had agreed among themselves with the people, that he who first began war with the Ammonites, should be their Captain and guide to rule over them. And thus it came to pass, that they sent for him, I mean Jephthah, to entertain him for their Captain, whom before they had cast ⟨p. 541⟩out from among them as hath been said.
In this verse a further thing then wee haue yet heard, is laid out. For by 1Gods prouidence, Iphtah had set these men that resorted to him, who were needie, hee had, I say, set them against the Ammonites, and they carried away from them what they could get. And in the meane while, they warring against Israel, and namely Gilead, a great and wealthie citie, the Princes of Gilead had agreed among themselues with the people, that hee who first began warre with the Ammonites, should be their Captaine and guide to rule ouer them. And thus it came to passe, that they sent for him, I meane Iphtah, to intertaine him for their Captaine, whom before they had cast ⟨p. 541⟩out from among them as hath been said.
- 1More in vers. 3.
Now here in the end of the third verse, where it is said, that he used the 1