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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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Sermon 66 › Chapter 11 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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And this evil (as well as other scurf and iniquity) will cleave to the better sort too, (if the devil can) and he will also, except they walk armed with their breast-plate continually.1
And this euill (as well as other scurfe and iniquitie) will cleaue to the better sort too, (if the diuell can) and he will also, except they walke armed with their breast-plate continually.1
In these five verses, Jephthah sends word again to the King of the Ammonites, 1that it was not so as he affirmed: they took no part of his ground to them: and then proceeds further by reasons to persuade him to desist from his attempt. As first thus: Israel sent messengers when they came out of Egypt, to the King of Edom to go through his land, and he not yielding to them, they were fain to go a great way about, by a long and tedious journey in the wilderness: so they desired to pass by Moab also, and could not be suffered. But did they make war with either of both? No, they chose rather to abide long in the desert, and to go far about (as I have said:) so far is it off, that they did them any wrong, that they chose rather ⟨p. 559⟩to offer violence to themselves. So that they did no injury to any. And was it like then, that they would offer violence to any? and consequently, not to thy predecessors, the children of Ammon.
In these fiue verses, Iphtah sends word againe to the King of the Ammonites, 1