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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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VERS. 22. They also that were of the house of Joseph went up to Bethel, and the Lord was with them. VERS. 23. And the house of Joseph caused to view Bethel (and the name of the city before time was Luz.) VERS. 24. And the spies saw a man come out of the city, and they said unto him, show us (we pray thee) the way into the city, and we will show thee mercy. VERS. 25. And when he had showed them the way into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword: but they let the man and all house depart. VERS. 26. Then the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name of it Luz, which is the name thereof unto this day.
VERS. 22. They also that were of the house of Ioseph went vp to Bethel, and the Lord was with them. VERS. 23. And the house of Ioseph caused to view Bethel (and the name of the citie before time was Luz.) VERS. 24. And the spies saw a man come out of the citie, and they said vnto him, shew vs (we pray thee) the way into the citie, and we will shew thee mercy. VERS. 25. And when he had shewed them the way into the citie, they smote the citie with the edge of the sword: but they let the man and all house depart. VERS. 26. Then the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a citie, and called the name of it Luz, which is the name thereof vnto this day.
Now after the mentioning of the Tribe of Judah and Benjamin, and what 1they did, it is in order set down what the other Tribes did, to wit, how they suffered, and did not expel the Canaanites neither. And yet the house of Joseph is exempted, which comprehends the Tribe of Ephraim and Manasseh together. First therefore it is declared what these two jointly together did, to vers. 27. in the words of the text here set down, and then, what they did severally, to verse 30. That which is said of them jointly together, is to ⟨p. 59⟩their commendation, that they went against Bethel, which fell to their lot, and the Lord with them to encourage and strengthen them, so that they feared and tried which way they might most easily take it. (Now the name of this city had in times past been called Luz, as we read in Genesis, but Jacob