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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 82 › Chapter 16 › Part 1: The first part of the Chapter.
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The first part of the Chapter.
IN this part is showed how Samson came to this City Azza, and there went into the house of an harlot: which being heard of by the Citizens, they 1laid wait for him, but took him not: (for to the great disappointing of them) he at midnight took the posts of the gates upon his shoulders, and carried them to the top of a mountain, in the land of Israel, betwixt Hebron and the Azzahites.
IN this part is shewed how Samson came to this City AZza, and there went into the house of an harlot: which being heard of by the Citizens, they 1laid wait for him, but tooke him not: (for to the great disappointing of them) hee at midnight tooke the posts of the gates vpon his shoulders, and carried them to the top of a mountaine, in the land of Israel, betwixt Hebron and the Azzahites.
- 1The sum of the first 3. versesThe summe of the first 3. verses
Here more particularly it being said that he seeing in the City a woman 1which was an harlot,) for so the Hebrew word is to be translated here, though it signify also a victualler) he went in to her: which phrase is as much as that he being not her husband, had unlawful company with her; as in chapter 15. 1. that phrase of speech is taken for the companying of husband and wife together, as also in many other places it doth appear; so that it is clear, that Samson in this first verse is said to have unlawful company with an harlot, neither is there any show of reason to take it otherwise, against the signification of the phrase, as that he saw a victualler, & went in to her, that is, into her house: for their houses were known to be for the receiving of passengers by some signs, or report, & not by meeting the victuallers in the streets, and so accompanying them home. Sure it is, that this was an harlot, whose house he went into, and he went in thither to an ill end, even to have company with her (as I have said) in an unlawful manner: therefore to seek any other exposition to salve the matter, is needless.