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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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WE have heard in the first chapter the notable victories of Israel over the nations, while they obeyed the word of God; and also the sin of many of them in suffering the Canaanites to live. Now it followeth, how the Lord of his goodness reproved them for the same, by the messenger ⟨p. 82⟩that preached to them; and the fruit that followed thereof. And afterward, unto the end of this chapter, the holy Story setteth down the sum of almost the whole book; namely to the 17. chapter; taking occasion to do this from the acts of former times: beginning at the things which were 1done before. Joshuas death. The sum of all the rest of this chapter from verse 6. is thus much: I shua a little before his death, having called the people together, and given them their charge (as appeareth in chapter 23. and 24. of that book) that they should beware of Idolatry, and fear the Lord, after that, he sent the people away, and died: in whose days, and in the days of the elders that lived after him, the people obeyed his charge, as it is to be seen in this chapter, from the 6. to the 11. verse. But after that, it is showed how the next generation that arose after them, declined from that good course: and so did the ages that followed them, one was like another, throughout this book unto the 17. chap. and here with it is declared, how God dealt with them. And that in few words was thus; they fell to provoke God by Idolatry and other sins: then the Lord was displeased with them for it, and delivered them into their enemies hands: after that they cried to the Lord, and he raised them up Judges or deliverers of them; yet they obeyed not even them, which caused him to be again offended with them, and to threaten them as is to be seen to the end of this chapter. And this is declared and laid out by the divers examples of the people, throughout all this book, unto the 17. chapter, according to the general division made of the whole book in the beginning.
WE haue heard in the first chapter the notable victories of Israel ouer the nations, while they obeyed the word of God; and also the sin of many of them in suffering the Canaanites to liue. Now it followeth, how the Lord of his goodnesse reproued them for the same, by the messenger ⟨p. 82⟩that preached to them; and the fruit that followed thereof. And afterward, vnto the end of this chapter, the holy Story setteth downe the summe of almost the whole booke; namely to the 17. chapter; taking occasion to doe this from the acts of former times: beginning at the things which were