A10933:1960
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 80 › Chapter 15 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But to come more particularly to these three points, it is said first, that the 1Philistines came with an army against Judah in that part of it which was near adjoining & conterminate to their own country, here called Lehi, which signifieth a cheek or jaw-bone, and took the name from an act that Samson did in that place afterwards, in slaying many there with the jaw bone of an Ass. Into Judah, I say, they came, putting the men thereof into great fear, for that Samson, who had done them so great hurt, had his abode among them, and was (as they took it) harboured and maintained in that evil which he had wrought against them, by them of Judah. And when they demanded of the Philistines, why they did so come against them, seeing they had not broken their league with them; they answered: that they did it for the great hurt that they had sustained by Samson, and him they would have to be delivered unto them, or else they would make war with them.
But to come more particularly to these three points, it is said first, that the 1Philistims came with an armie against Iudah in that part of it which was neere adioyning & conterminate to their owne countrey, here called Lehi, which signifieth a cheeke or iaw-bone, and tooke the name from an act that Samson did in that place afterwards, in slaying many there with the iaw bone of an Asse. Into Iudah, I say, they came, putting the men thereof into great feare, for that Samson, who had done them so great hurt, had his abode among them, and was (as they tooke it) harboured and maintained in that euill which he had wrought against them, by them of Iudah. And when they demanded of the Philistims, why they did so come against them, seeing they had not broken their league with them; they answered: that they did it for the great hurt that they had sustained by Samson, and him they would haue to be deliuered vnto them, or else they would make warre with them.
- 1Vers. 9. 10.