A10933:1635
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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The other fault was their subtlety and double dealing; for they having 1an ill conscience propounded this to themselves, that if the Ammonites had the victory over Jephthah, then they should be free from hurt and danger, seeing they had not stirred against them to aide him; and if Jephthah should prevail against them (as he did) then they would come forth, flourishing boldly with a lye, affirming that they had cause to take it hardly, for that he got the victory proudly with a few, (and would not call them to be partakers with him) and so they did indeed. And thus they had, as men say, two strings to their bow. This falsehood is so common in the world, to deal subtly, as it is hard to know whom to trust, as Solomon complaining asketh, where a faithful man shall be found? Touching this ungodly policy and 2subtlety, enough hath been spoken upon the like occasion before. Now of ⟨p. 596⟩their hollow heartednes and falsehood (the ground of it) I will add somewhat more particularly.
The other fault was their subtiltie and double dealing; for they hauing 1an ill conscience propounded this to themselues, that if the Ammonites had the victorie ouer Iphtah, then they should be free from hurt and danger, seeing they had not stirred against them to aide him; and if Iphtah should preuaile against them (as he did) then they would come forth, florishing boldly with a lye, affirming that they had cause to take it hardly, for that hee got the victorie proudly with a few, (and would not call them to bee partakers with him) and so they did indeede. And thus they had, as men say, two strings to their bow. This falsehood is so common in the world, to deale subtilly, as it is hard to know whom to trust, as Salomon complaining asketh, where a faithfull man shall be found? Touching this vngodly policie and 2subtiltie, enough hath been spoken vpon the like occasion before. Now of ⟨p. 596⟩