A10933:1601
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.
Likewise the absurdity of the fact, and his unnaturalness to his own ⟨p. 585⟩child, and having no more, and the Lord not requiring it of him, what had it been less then madness in him, (though it had been in his power to do it) to have either vowed, or intended any such thing, and much more to execute it? Therefore although he did as ill (I grant) through ignorance, in offering her, yet it cannot be that he vowed her to virginity, but he meant when he vowed, to offer that as a sacrifice that should first meet him, and he thought he might. But if ye ask, why she said, she would go and bewail her virginity, if her father meant not that, I say virginity is here expressed because she more grieved that she should dye a virgin, then simply that she should dye: for in as much as losing her life she died childless, it was all one as if she had lived all her life long in virginity. The meaning then is, she lamented that she must dye a virgin.
Likewise the absurditie of the fact, and his vnnaturalnesse to his owne ⟨p. 585⟩child, and hauing no more, and the Lord not requiring it of him, what had it been lesse then madnesse in him, (though it had been in his power to doe it) to haue either vowed, or intended any such thing, and much more to execute it? Therefore although he did as ill (I grant) through ignorance, in offering her, yet it cannot be that hee vowed her to virginitie, but hee meant when hee vowed, to offer that as a sacrifice that should first meete him, and he thought he might. But if ye aske, why she said, she would go and bewaile her virginitie, if her father meant not that, I say virginitie is here expressed because she more grieued that she should dye a virgin, then simply that she should dye: for in as much as losing her life she died childlesse, it was all one as if she had liued all her life long in virginitie. The meaning then is, she lamented that she must dye a virgin.
That which we are to learn here, is this, that the afflictions which God