A10933:1875
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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Thus we see that for three days they did beat their brains about finding 1out the meaning of the riddle, and we read no other but that they do so the other three days, till the seventh came. But very probable it is, that they devised among themselves (if need should be) that they would use Samsons wife in the matter, to help them to come by the meaning of it, because it is said in this verse, that they came to her, and urged her sore to get it of him on the seventh day, when their hope otherwise was altogether past, although it is like they had sore urged her to do so before, then (I say) they threatened that they would otherwise burn her fathers house. And further they made a great matter of that they should lose thereby if they could not show the meaning of it, as if they had been undone by it, (and all this they ascribed to her bringing of him thither) if she did not learn the meaning of the riddle, and tell it to them.
Thus we see that for three dayes they did beat their brains about finding 1out the meaning of the riddle, and we read no other but that they do so the other three dayes, till the seuenth came. But very probable it is, that they deuised among themselues (if need should be) that they would vse Samsons wife in the matter, to help them to come by the meaning of it, because it is said in this verse, that they came to her, and vrged her sore to get it of him on the seauenth day, when their hope otherwise was altogether past, although it is like they had sore vrged her to doe so before, then (I say) they threatned that they would otherwise burne her fathers house. And further they made a great matter of that they should lose thereby if they could not shew the meaning of it, as if they had been vndone by it, (and all this they ascribed to her bringing of him thither) if she did not learne the meaning of the riddle, and tell it to them.
- 1Vers. 16.