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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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Sermon 7 › Chapter 1 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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The second part of the Chapter.
VERS. 21. But the children of Benjamin did not cast out the Jebusites, that inhabited Jerusalem; therefore the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
VERS. 21. But the children of Beniamin did not cast out the Iebuzites, that inhabited Ierusalem; therefore the Iebuzites dwell with the children of Beniamin in Ierusalem vnto this day.
Now followeth the second part of the chapter, which layeth 1out the beginning of the calamities of the people of Israel, as to the end of the chapter may be seen, namely, that all the Tribes suffered the nations, who were their enemies, to remain among them, contrary to the commandment of God in the book of Numbers: for thus he saith, When ye are come over Jordan, into the land of Canaan, 2ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. And a little after; If ⟨p. 57⟩ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land before you, then those whom ye let remain of them, shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein you dwell. The first of the Tribes that is said to have suffered the Canaanites to remain in their coasts (that excepted that we heard of Judah in vers. 19.) and did not cast them out, was Benjamin, which was near