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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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THE NINTH SERMON UPON THE FIRST AND SECOND CHAPTERS OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE NINTH SERMON VPON THE FIRST AND SECOND CHAPTERS OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
VERS. 30. Neither did Zebulon expel, &c. as before to vers. 34. VERS. 34. And the Amorites drave the children of Dan into the mountain, so that they suffered them not to come down to the valley. VERS. 35. And the Amorites dwelt still in Mount Heres in Aijlon, and in Shaalbim, and when the hand of Josephs family prevailed, they became tributaries. VERS. 36. And the coast of the Amorites was from Maaleh-akeabim, even from Selah, and upward.
VERS. 30. Neither did Zebulon expell, &c. as before to vers. 34. VERS. 34. And the Ammorites draue the children of Dan into the mountaine, so that they suffered them not to come downe to the valley. VERS. 35. And the Ammorites dwelt still in Mount Heres in Aijlon, and in Shaalbim, and when the hand of Iosephs family preuailed, they became tributaries. VERS. 36. And the coast of the Amorites was from Maaleh-akeabim, euen from Selah, and vpward.
Now it followeth. From this 30. verse, to the 34. the holy 1Story setteth down particularly, how the tribes of Zebulon, Ashur and Naphtali, did even as the other tribes before mentioned, of Benjamin, Manasseh, and Ephraim; that they let those Canaanites live still among them, and did only put them to tribute. Wherein to see the agreement that was in this sin betwixt them and the other, it is worthy the noting, and may be of singular use unto us. For they did as if they had consented together, one to do as the other did, (whereas they could (yet) but hear one of an others doing) they did (I say) even as the other before mentioned, for their ease and quiet, make leagues with the Canaanites, contrary to that which God commanded them. Which showeth us, that it is the less marvel that we see it so in our age, and that it hath been