A10933:1705
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 71 › Chapter 13 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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Now it followeth how the Angel appeared the second time, and that 1to them both, to wit, Manoah and his wife: and that was thus. She like a good wife went and told her husband, that such an one, some Prophet or man of God appeared to her, and told her of such a thing, and what she should do, but she said, she answered nothing to him again. Then Manoah besought the Lord, that he might come again, and he appeared again to the woman, who immediately went and called her husband, who finding the man of God in the field, asked of him, both of the former message, which he had brought to his wife, and also what they should do to the child, when it should be borne, and he answered him, even as he had before said to his wife.
NOw it followeth how the Angell appeared the second time, and that 1to them both, to wit, Manoah and his wife: and that was thus. She like a good wife went and told her husband, that such an one, some Prophet or man of God appeared to her, and told her of such a thing, and what she should doe, but she said, she answered nothing to him againe. Then Manoah besought the Lord, that he might come againe, and hee appeared againe to the woman, who immediatly went and called her husband, who finding the man of God in the field, asked of him, both of the former message, which he had brought to his wife, and also what they should do to the child, when it should be borne, and he answered him, euen as he had before said to his wife.
- 1Vers. 6. to 15. The sum.Vers. 6. to 15. The summe.
Here the woman in her telling her husband of the messenger, describeth him thus: The favour of the man of God (saith she) that appeared to me, was (as an Angel of God) fearful; for so the Hebrew word is translated, which signifieth also wonderful: and so it is like she said and meant, though it be translated fearful. And to prevent all doubts and suspicions, further she telleth him, that neither she knew him, nor from whence he was, neither did he tell her his name. But this only he said to her, that she should bear a son, and she must abstain from wine, and eat no unclean thing, for the child should be a Nazarite from his birth unto his death.