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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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Another reason Jephthah setteth down in these verses, thus: Sihon, king of 1the Ammonites, would needs come out against us, as we were going toward Canaan, and God gave him into our hands, so that by him we enjoy this land which ye contend for, and which he enjoyed; and therefore what have ye to do to claim it? or what right have ye unto it? For ye never possessed it, but Sthon of whom we won it by the law of war. So that if the Lord our God hath cast him out, and given his land to us, comest thou in who hast nothing to do with it, against us to possess it? He further in the 24. verse showeth that which he said clearly by a similitude, thus: Ye Ammonites worship the Idol Chemosh for your god, and you think that ⟨p. 561⟩the land which ye possess, ye enjoy it by his benefit, and so by good right: so we have this by the benefit of the true God, and therefore we possess it by very good right. And as for Chemosh, he called not that idol a God, for that he took it to be so, but for that the Ammonites so judged it to be.
Another reason Iphtah setteth downe in these verses, thus: Sihon, king of 1the Ammonites, would needs come out against vs, as wee were going toward Canaan, and God gaue him into our hands, so that by him wee enioy this land which ye contend for, and which he enioyed; and therfore what haue ye to doe to claime it? or what right haue yee vnto it? For yee neuer possessed it, but Sthon of whom we wonne it by the law of warre. So that if the Lord our God hath cast him out, and giuen his land to vs, commest thou in who hast nothing to doe with it, against vs to possesse it? Hee further in the 24. verse sheweth that which he said cleerely by a similitude, thus: Yee Ammonites worship the Idoll Chemosh for your god, and you thinke that ⟨p. 561⟩the land which yee possesse, yee inioy it by his benefit, and so by good right: so we haue this by the benefit of the true God, and therefore we possesse it by very good right. And as for Chemosh, hee called not that idoll a God, for that hee tooke it to bee so, but for that the Ammonites so iudged it to be.