A10933:1624
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 69 › Chapter 12 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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Lastly in this verse, whereas this sin of contending and dissembling in these Ephraimites, is found to be not in one, but many generations of them, 1as partly we have heard already in the 8. chapter of this book, where we see the Ephraimites did the same to Gideon then, that these their posterity did here to Jephthah, and afterward the like pride is read to be in their posterity; it reacheth how a sin keepeth in a kindred, for many generations after, as treason, whoredom, flattery, dissembling, and such like, and such taints and stains are not worn out, till special grace of God do work and effect the same. But of this before, chap. 8. 1. for in these points I shun tediousness of purpose.
Lastly in this verse, whereas this finne of contending and dissembling in these Ephramites, is found to be not in one, but many generations of them, 1as partly we haue heard already in the 8. chapter of this book, where we see the Ephramites did the same to Gedeon then, that these their posteritie did here to Iphtah, and afterward the like pride is read to be in their posteritie; it reacheth how a sinne keepeth in a kindred, for many generations after, as treason, whoredome, flatterie, dissembling, and such like, and such taints and staines are not worne out, till speciall grace of God doe worke and effect the same. But of this before, chap. 8. 1. for in these points I shunne tediousnes of purpose.
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In these two next verses is set down the answer of Jephthah to these Ephraimites, by which answer it is clear, that he used all means, like a wise 1and well governed man, before he would take up weapon against his brethren the Ephraimites, notwithstanding their bold provoking of him, and he Judge and governor over them, and might therefore by his authority have beaten them down. And the sum of his answer was this; that they laid a false accusation to his charge, for contrariwise, at such time as he was sore provoked by the Ammonites, and driven to make war with them, he sought help of them, and they would not go forth with him, but put him to his shifts: and when he fought with them, to the peril and danger of his life, the Lord delivered them into his hands: Therefore he demands of them, what cause they the Ephraimites had, to assault and set upon him in that manner they did. Thus much of Jephthah's answer.