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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.
WE have heard of Caleb, Othniel and Acsah. Now to proceed in the 1Chapter, there is added here in this next verse interlaced betwixt the former, and the next following a brief mention of the Kenites, the posterity of Keni Moses father in law, how they came down with the Tribe of Judah, at the time when they destroyed Hebron and Debir, and they dwelt by them in tents. For Hobab, the son of Keni and his retinue, being persuaded by Moses (when the children of Israel were in the wilderness going toward 2the land of Canaan) to go with them he promising them, that as the Lord had said to him, he would do them good; so he (I mean Moses) would likewise make them partakers thereof. Hereupon some of these Kenites went with him and the children of Israel, and were guides to them in the wilderness, the way that they went; and these Kenites came over Jordan with Israel, and abode with the Tribe of Benjamin at Jericho, the city of Palm-trees, and from thence they came and abode with the men of Judah, after they had won the forementioned city, and other thereby. And the story recordeth that these went and lived with the people of Israel, to be better instructed in the right manner of worshipping God, as they had by their predecessors made beginnings therein before. This dwelling of the Kenites with the people 3of God, and in leaving their own country, for the joining themselves to them, as it highly commendeth them, so it teacheth, that it is behovefull for us, and our duty, and much to our benefit, to join our selves, (as we may have opportunity,) to the godly and their fellowship. These Kenites, if they had done as the most do, they had been ignorant of the law of God, and so had lien in darkness, and had not known the Lord, their hope and happiness, but they more regarding to seek true knowledge, and therefore leaving their own country, and being much kindled and encouraged thereby with the love of Gods promises, they prospered among the people of God. And so, I say, we ought to seek and join our selves in acquaintance with 4the religious and godly, who live by faith and hope, such as maketh not ashamed. For though we live not among the Heathen, yet we live for the most part among Papists, Atheists, blind and profane Worldings: whose conversation and example we are easily infected by, and made like unto them.