A10933:1778
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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The trouble that oppressed Manoah, and that caused him to break out into these words (we shall surely dye) was, for that they had seen the Lord. And by this we see what Angel it was, that was so called in the 21. verse? 1Even the eternal word, whom here he calleth God, and in the next verse is of his wife called Jehovah, who sometime put on the shape of a man, and appeared to men, as also Angels did. And it is clear in the stories of the scripture, that after good men had seen God thus, or an Angel, they were exceedingly terrified, and out of heart, and looked for no other then present death: for they knew what God had said to Moses, that a man should not see him, and live: but they misunderstood the words when they took ⟨p. 648⟩them to be meant of his appearing in a bodily shape, for many had often seen him so, and yet lived after: as both Gideon did, and this Manoah and his wife, with others. The reason of this their fear, read before in verse 20.
The trouble that oppressed Manoah, and that caused him to breake out into these words (we shall surely dye) was, for that they had seene the Lord. And by this we see what Angell it was, that was so called in the 21. verse? 1Euen the eternall word, whom here he calleth God, and in the next verse is of his wife called Iehoua, who sometime put on the shape of a man, and appeared to men, as also Angels did. And it is cleare in the stories of the scripture, that after good men had seene God thus, or an Angell, they were exceedingly terrified, and out of heart, and looked for no other then present death: for they knew what God had said to Moses, that a man should not see him, and liue: but they misunderstoode the words when they tooke ⟨p. 648⟩them to be meant of his appearing in a bodily shape, for many had often seene him so, and yet liued after: as both Gedeon did, and this Manoah and his wife, with others. The reason of this their feare, reade before in verse 20.
- 1See chap 6. 14.