A10933:1544
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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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.
Although Jephthah showeth that for 300. years, Israel enjoyed the country 1of the Amorites quietly, yet he brought other reasons also, drawn from right and reason aswell as fact and possession: which made that more strong as we have heard. All which laid together, did sufficiently prove that the land was theirs, and that the King of Ammon did trouble them unjustly, and without cause. This I say, for that we may know, that prescription of time, as it may fall out, (though seldom it do so) is no sufficient reason, to hold our commodities by: but that there may be right on the other side, and good proof for the same: and yet our law, supposing a great likelihood of right to be on our sides, when we have long enjoyed our lands, hath well determined the controversy, by giving it to us, when it hath been long enjoyed of us and our predecessors, seeing (otherwise many endless contentions might arise) because it is not like that any alive can allege any good reason against so long a continuance of time, neither can bring any thing certain from former times to overthrow it. And the equity of the law aimeth at that which most usually, though not generally or infallibly, holdeth for the most part ordinarily.
Although Iphtah sheweth that for 300. yeeres, Israel enioyed the country 1of the Amorites quietly, yet hee brought other reasons also, drawne from right and reason aswell as fact and possession: which made that more strong as we haue heard. All which laid together, did sufficiently prooue that the land was theirs, and that the King of Ammon did trouble them vniustly, and without cause. This I say, for that we may know, that prescription of time, as it may fall out, (though seldome it doe so) is no sufficient reason, to hold our commodities by: but that there may be right on the other side, and good proofe for the same: and yet our law, supposing a great likelihood of right to be on our sides, when we haue long enioyed our lands, hath well determined the controuersie, by giuing it to vs, when it hath been long enioyed of vs and our predecessors, seeing (otherwise many endlesse contentions might arise) because it is not like that any aliue can alleage any good reason against so long a cōtinuance of time, neither can bring any thing certaine from former times to ouerthrow it. And the equitie of the law aimeth at that which most vsually, though not generally or infallibly, holdeth for the most part ordinarily.