A10933:1649
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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 followeth the fight and cruel war that was between 1the Ephraimites and Iphtah. For they, as we have heard, would in no wise relent, at the sound and good reason that Jephthah brought to dissuade them from battle, but were resolute to proceed therein. Wherefore he fought with them, and overcame them; and that they might not escape, he prevented them, and took the passages over the waters at Jordan before them, that they could not pass over, and return home, but there also many of them were taken and slain.
NOw followeth the fight and cruel warre that was between 1the Ephramites and Iphtah. For they, as wee haue heard, would in no wise relent, at the sound and good reason that Iphtah brought to disswade them from battell, but were resolute to proceed therein. Wherefore he fought with them, and ouercame them; and that they might not escape, hee preuented them, and tooke the passages ouer the waters at Iorden before them, that they could not passe ouer, and returne home, but there also many of them were taken and slaine.
- 1Vers. 4. 5. 6. The sum of these 3. verses.Vers. 4. 5. 6. The summe of these 3. verses.
But to come to the verses severally: In this fourth verse, whereas it will 1be marvelled at, that Jephthah made civill war with these Ephraimites; such are to know, that as they could not be stayed nor dissuaded from making assault upon him, and therefore it had been free for him, in that respect, he being in such a strait to defend himself, although he had been but a private man: so, much more, he being, as he was, to wit, head and chief over them, had the sword and authority put into his hands, whereby he was not only to go against foreign enemies, but also to suppress and punish the rebellious and seditious of the land, when they should offend in that manner. And the Lord gave him the victory over them, who had despised him, and sought against all right of law to take from him the government over the Gileadites, and to cast him out by strong hand, he being rightly possessed of it.