A10933:1600
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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Now in that some think, that seeing she asked to go bewail her virginity, that therefore she was not offered in sacrifice, but only kept from marriage, and was vowed by her father to perpetual virginity while she lived. I answer: That cannot be, seeing neither God did ever command, or require of any, to vow the virginity of their children, and so •rie them to it, neither could Jephthah mind or mean that, when he made his vow, as I have said before, for he saw that it had been most like that his daughter should have been she, that should have met him, as it was so indeed. Beside his daughter was not consenting thereto, which of necessity she must have been, if his vow had been made of that. And besides when he returned, and met his daughter, how was he stricken with great grief, she not knowing why: and what sense had there been in this, when he made his vow, that he should mean thus? [The first that meeteth me, I will offer her to perpetual virginity.] But his lamenting it, and common sense showeth the contrary: and if any other but his daughter (as what knew he) had met him, what authority had he to vow her to virginity? And if ye will say, nay; he meant his daughter, I have answered that, and besides, how can his vow of a burnt offering be expounded of virginity.
Now in that some thinke, that seeing she asked to goe bewaile her virginitie, that therefore she was not offered in sacrifice, but only kept from marriage, and was vowed by her father to perpetuall virginitie while she liued. I answere: That cannot bee, seeing neither God did euer command, or require of any, to vow the virginitie of their children, and so •rie them to it, neither could Iphtah mind or meane that, when hee made his vow, as I haue said before, for hee saw that it had been most like that his daughter should haue been shee, that should haue met him, as it was so indeed. Beside his daughter was not consenting thereto, which of necessity she must haue been, if his vow had been made of that. And besides when he returned, and met his daughter, how was he stricken with great griefe, shee not knowing why: and what sense had there been in this, when hee made his vow, that he should meane thus? [The first that meeteth me, I will offer her to perpetuall virginitie.] But his lamenting it, and common sense sheweth the contrary: and if any other but his daughter (as what knew hee) had met him, what authoritie had he to vow her to virginitie? And if yee will say, nay; he meant his daughter, I haue answered that, and besides, how can his vow of a burnt offering be expounded of virginitie.