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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
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We have heard that they overcame the inhabitants of the hill country, 1seeing God was with them. Now in the same verse it is added, that they did not overcome the inhabitants of the valleys, seeing they had chariots of iron. And hereby this unbelief of theirs began their sorrow and miseries, which the other tribes followed them in, to the end of the Chapter. The common translation is, they could not drive them out: but it is not so in the Hebrew: the better translation addeth another word, namely, that they went not about it. Neither of both is out of the original, but that seemeth to be the sense, for it is otherwise unperfect. For it is thus there, they did not to drive them out, which is to be supplied, they went not about to do it. Whither of both soever it was, that they did not either go about it, it was their fault: or whither we take it thus, that they could not, even that was their fault also. For God promised, that although they had chariots of iron, yet he would deliver them into their hands, then they failed in believing Gods promise; 2and so they going from God by unbelief; God likewise went from them: so that God being with them, and they believing him, they overcame them them that dwelt on the mountains; but they not believing God, as he had promised in Joshua 17. seeing they had iron chariots, therefore they did not overcome them in the valleys. Therefore, howsoever we take it, there was a fault in the men of Judah. For though it may be objected, that God would not give them victory over the one as well as over the other; I answer, that is true, but that was through their fault, that they believe not that his word, as he had promised.
We haue heard that they ouercame the inhabitants of the hill countrey, 1seeing God was with them. Now in the same verse it is added, that they did not ouercome the inhabitants of the valleies, seeing they had charriots of iron. And hereby this vnbeliefe of theirs began their sorrow and miseries, which the other tribes followed them in, to the end of the Chapter. The common translation is, they could not driue them out: but it is not so in the Hebrew: the better translation addeth another word, namely, that they went not about it. Neither of both is out of the originall, but that seemeth to bee the sense, for it is otherwise vnperfit. For it is thus there, they did not to driue them out, which is to be supplied, they went not about to doe it. Whither of both soeuer it was, that they did not either go about it, it was their fault: or whither we take it thus, that they could not, euen that was their fault also. For God promised, that although they had chariots of iron, yet hee would deliuer them into their hands, then they failed in beleeuing Gods promise;