A10933:1914
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 SEVENTY NINE SERMON ON THE XV. CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE SEVENTIE NINE SERMON ON THE XV. CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
Vers. 1. But within a while after in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a Kid, saying, I will go in to my wife into the chamber: but her father would not suffer him to go in. 2. And her father said, I thought that thou hadst hated her: therefore gave I her to thy companion. Is not her younger sister fairer then she? take her, I pray thee, in stead of the other. 3. Then Samson said unto them, Now am I more blameless then the Philistines: therefore will I do them displeasure.
Vers. 1. But within a while after in the time of wheate haruest, Samson visited his wife with a Kid, saying, I will goe in to my wife into the chamber: but her father would not suffer him to goe in. 2. And her father said, I thought that thou hadst hated her: therefore gaue I her to thy companion. Is not her younger sister fairer then she? take her, I pray thee, in stead of the other. 3. Then Samson said vnto them, Now am I more blamelesse then the Philistims: therefore will I doe them displeasure.
I Will proceed, keeping the order that I observe in the 1rest. And first to begin with the sum, it is thus much: Samson, when his wife was denied him, upon his return to her, took occasion to set on fire the corn fields of the Philistines, and to kill them, being armed against them: whereupon they came into Judea, to fight with the men thereof, unless they would deliver Samson into their hands bound: who therefore did so. But his bands being broken by the Lord, he slew a thousand of them with the jaw bone of an ass: and being thirsty after his labour, he obtained water from God by prayer: and so he was refreshed again.