A10933:1653
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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In this verse a reason is added, why the Gileadites slew them of Ephraim, 1to wit, because they railed on them, for these Ephraimites which branded themselves with so many foul sins together, as we have heard, (which was too bad) yet added this to the rest, that they railed on them also. These railing words were used before in their contention with Jephthah, upon which the Gileadites were doubly incensed. For seeing they quarrelled with Jephthah, and threatened him so, what wonder if they grew to disgrace the whole family of which he was? The meaning then is, Gilead smote Ephraim, because Ephraim, besides their sedition, added disdainful and reproachful terms, and (because they dwelt between two tribes) they took occasion to call them, Mongrels, hang-byes, and men of no set tribe, but Neuters.
In this verse a reason is added, why the Gileadites slew them of Ephraim, 1to wit, because they railed on them, for these Ephramites which branded themselues with so many foule sinnes together, as we haue heard, (which was too bad) yet added this to the rest, that they railed on them also. These railing words were vsed before in their contention with Iphtah, vpon which the Gileadites were doubly incensed. For seeing they quarrelled with Iphtah, and threatned him so, what wonder if they grew to disgrace the whole familie of which he was? The meaning then is, Gilead smote Ephraim, because Ephraim, besides their sedition, added disdainfull and reprochfull termes, and (because they dwelt betweene two tribes) they tooke occasion to call them, Mungrels, hang-byes, and men of no set tribe, but Neuters.
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So that by all that hath been said, though the tribe of Ephraim was a famous tribe among the rest, and none of the meanest, yet we see how the best for birth and descent, may possibly degenerate and grow companions with the base and shameless, as these here who had worthily such measure offered them by their brethren, for their lewdness, quarrelling, tumult and railing. Now if those may thus disguise themselves, then how easily, nay