A10933:1762
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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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.
And the same we have heard to have been done in Gideons sacrifice before: for although it be not expressly said here, that fire was brought out of the rock as there; yet seeing there is no mention of any fire brought by Manoah, and yet that the Angel is said to have departed in the flame, it is most likely that fire was stricken out of the stone: the Angel ascended into heaven, as though he would use the flame instead of a chariot, and he dissolved the body which he took on him, and went away in the fire, which was a great wonder to them, for Monoah and his wife were stricken with a great fear, when they saw that he was an Angel of God: and after that, he appeared no more to them.
And the same we haue heard to haue been done in Gedeons sacrifice before: for although it bee not expressely said here, that fire was brought out of the rocke as there; yet seeing there is no mention of any fire brought by Manoah, and yet that the Angell is said to haue departed in the flame, it is most likely that fire was stricken out of the stone: the Angell ascended into heauen, as though he would vse the flame insteade of a chariot, and he dissolued the body which he tooke on him, and went away in the fire, which was a great wonder to them, for Monoah and his wife were stricken with a great feare, when they saw that he was an Angell of God: and after that, he appeared no more to them.
In that Manoah did as the Angel willed him, turning that which he 1would have set before the man of God for meat, into a sacrifice; it teacheth how fit and ready we should be, to be moved and led by good instruction to any duty that we know not, neither thought of before: meekly receiving the words of exhortation without resistance or unwillingness. This mind was in the Thessalonians, to whom Paul writeth thus: We are 2persuaded of you in the Lord, that both ye do already, and will do still ⟨p. 643⟩