A10933:1591
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.
Now to this lamentable complaint of the father, to wit, Jephthah, let us hear 1the kind and dutiful answer of the daughter. My father, saith she, if thou hast vowed any thing to the Lord concerning me (as she perceived by him he had, for every word is not recorded in a brief history) I yield obediently to thee, and am willing to confirm and help to make good thy vow. Her obedience, or rather desire of obedience to her father, was highly commendable, even as his was to God, but yet in the respect before named, to wit, because she thought her fathers vow was lawful, as himself thought; it must be performed and kept: for she ought and might have denied to have yielded, where her father had so vainly and needlessly vowed, if she had known that her father had had liberty by the law of God to redeem her. But she to please God, as she supposed, and that her father might not offend him neither, by breaking his vow, did submit her self, and makes no exclamation at the hear-say of it, nay doth not so much as question about, and discuss it with a scrupulous mind. And mark further that she saith, it was not grievous for her to die, seeing the enemies of God were overthrown.
Now to this lamentable complaint of the father, to wit, Iphtah, let vs heare 1the kind and dutifull answere of the daughter. My father, saith she, if thou hast vowed any thing to the Lord concerning me (as she perceiued by him he had, for euery word is not recorded in a briefe history) I yeeld obediently to thee, and am willing to confirme and helpe to make good thy vow. Her obedience, or rather desire of obedience to her father, was highly commendable, euen as his was to God, but yet in the respect before named, to wit, because she thought her fathers vow was lawfull, as himselfe thought; it must bee performed and kept: for shee ought and might haue denied to haue yeelded, where her father had so vainely and needlessely vowed, if she had knowne that her father had had libertie by the law of God to redeeme her. But she to please God, as shee supposed, and that her father might not offend him neither, by breaking his vow, did submit her selfe, and makes no exclamation at the heare-say of it, nay doth not so much as question about, and discusse it with a scrupulous mind. And marke further that she saith, it was not grieuous for her to die, seeing the enemies of God were ouerthrowne.