A10933:1990
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 81 › Chapter 15 › Part 3: The third part of the Chapter.
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The third part of the Chapter.
Vers. 14. And the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 15. And he found a new jaw bone of an Ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16. And Samson said, With the jaw bone of an Ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw bone of an Ass have I slain a thousand men. 17. And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jaw bone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-Lehi.
Vers. 14. And the spirit of the Lord came mightily vpon him, and the cords that were vpon his armes became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 15. And hee found a new iaw bone of an Asse, and put forth his hand, and tooke it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16. And Samson said, With the iaw bone of an Asse, heapes vpon heapes, with the iaw bone of an Asse haue I slaine a thousand men. 17. And it came to passe when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the iaw bone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-Lehi.
The sum of the words which I have now set down is briefly this, that first Samson broke his bands: after 1that, he slew a thousand of them: and lastly, gave a name to the place accordingly. To proceed first with this other part of the 14. verse, for the former part was spoken of in the former Sermon, it is said concerning the first of these three points, that while the Philistines were shouting for joy at the delivering of Samson bound unto them: the spirit of the Lord strengthened him in such wise, that he did as easily break the cords, as if the fire had burned flax. Wherein still let us mark, that the Lord is said to give strength to Samson, that we may see that he was with him, and assisted him in all the great acts that he did against the Philistines.