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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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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 2as he went to Padan Aram from the wrath of his brother Esau, resting there, and the Lord appearing to him, and comforting him, called the place Bethel, that is, the house of the mighty God.) But to go forward, they that were sent about that business, namely, the Tribe of Joseph, seeing a man to come out of the city, asked of him in which part of it they might set upon it, and on which side was their going out and coming into it, (for thereby it appeareth that they had shut it up for fear of Israel, and that they had left but some secret way for their necessary use to go out and in thereby,) and they promising the man largely, he showed the way to them, and they entered and slue the inhabitants, and took it, and sent the man away well rewarded, or rather (as it was indeed) he banished himself from them into another country, and was so wealthy, that he was able to build another city, and called it by that name, Luz.
NOw after the mentioning of the Tribe of Iuda and Beniamin, and what 1they did, it is in order set downe what the other Tribes did, to wit, how they suffered, and did not expell the Canaanites neither. And yet the house of Ioseph is exempted, which comprehends the Tribe of Ephraim and Manasse together. First therefore it is declared what these two ioyntly together did, to vers. 27. in the words of the text here set downe, and then, what they did seuerally, to verse 30. That which is said of them ioyntly together, is to