A10933:1491
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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THE SIXTY FIVE SERMON ON THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE SIXTIE FIVE SERMON ON THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
Now let us proceed with Jephthah his answer made to the Elders of Gilead: First therefore in this he repeateth and 1rippeth up their fault, which in times past they had committed against him: telling them, that they now coming to him in their distress, he (as he might well) marvelled at it, they never having made agreement with him. And it is easy to be seen, that in all this, he answered, as he might lawfully do, putting away all gall and bitterness; for it was ⟨p. 548⟩meet they should secure him. And even so it is lawful for us, by so good an occasion as was offered to him by them, to do as he did, in a like case: to wit, to rehearse mens great injuring of us, when they would make nothing of them. And yet all is not necessary to be followed and practised of us always, which Jephthah said to them here, and namely his repeating of their 2fault, but as the party is able and fit to bear it, and as the weightiness of the matter requireth. But without due regard had, the ripping up of matters 3and faults betwixt such as have been at variance, is oft times a reviving or an increasing of strife betwixt the parties. But these men of Gilead seeing they were many, and their offence had bin great and apparent in excluding him, therefore he maketh mention of the injury which they had offered him, he having so good opportunity, and doing it so meekly and kindly; and yet Gideon did well before in not ripping up, but burying an injury done to him by the men of Ephraim, and passing it over in silence, when yet they had sore provoked him.