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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The third punishment was, that their gods should be snares unto them. 1A snare we know is set to take and catch the bird or conie unawares, that so it may be killed at the pleasure of him that set it. And so he shows them, that they not foreseeing wisely, that their not rooting these nations out, would prove a joining with them in the worshipping of their gods, and so would become their destruction; for their so foolishly running into the snare, he shows them, I say, that they should be taken therein, and fall thereby, and by other noisome sins, into the hands of the Lord, who would scourge them grievously, one generation after another, till they should perish out of that good land. And even so it came to pass, and they found all true that was told them: for to those enemies to whom they had most wickedly joined themselves in league; they were often in subjection and bondage, and thereby spoiled of all their goods, liberties, and blessings, and afterward cast out of the land among the Babylonians and Assyrians.
The third punishment was, that their gods should bee snares vnto them. 1A snare we know is set to take and catch the bird or conie vnawares, that so it may be killed at the pleasure of him that set it. And so hee shewes them, that they not foreseeing wisely, that their not rooting these nations out, would proue a ioyning with them in the worshipping of their gods, and so would become their destruction; for their so foolithly running into the snare, he shewes them, I say, that they should be taken therein, and fall thereby, and by other noisome sinnes, into the hands of the Lord, who would scourge them grieuously, one generation after another, till they should perish out of that good land. And euen so it came to passe, and they found all true that was told them: for to those enemies to whom they had most wickedly ioyned themselues in league; they were often in subiection and bondage, and thereby spoiled of all their goods, liberties, and blessings, and afterward cast out of the land among the Babylonians and Assyrians.
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