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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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The spies offered him kindness, if he would show them the way into the city: in that they dealt kindly with him, rather then roughly and cruelly, 1seeking such a matter at his hands, they did as became them. But he being one of the cursed nations, how could they (ye will ask) promise him mercy? 2for though they did so to Rahab before, yet she turned to their religion: and so did the Gibeonites serve them as bondmen, and embraced their religion also. But no such thing can be said of this man, for he went unto the Hittites, out of the seven cursed nations, and dwelt there. I answer: we must 3interpret the laws of God against the Canaanites, and concerning the rooting them out, by mitigating them with this equity, that if they made peace with Israel, they should not root them out. And this appears by that which is written in Joshua, that these nations were rooted out, seeing none of 4them save the Gibeonites, made peace with the Hebrews.
The spies offered him kindnesse, if he would shew them the way into the citie: in that they dealt kindly with him, rather then roughly and cruelly, 1seeking such a matter at his hands, they did as became them. But hee being one of the cursed nations, how could they (ye wil aske) promise him mercy? 2for though they did so to Rahab before, yet she turned to their religion: and so did the Gibeonites serue them as bondmen, and imbraced their religion also. But no such thing can be said of this man, for hee went vnto the Hittites, out of the seuen cursed nations, and dwelt there. I answere: we must 3interpret the lawes of God against the Canaanites, and concerning the rooting them out, by mitigating them with this equity, that if they made peace with Israel, they should not roote them out. And this appeares by that which is written in Ioshua, that these nations were rooted out, seeing none of