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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 FOURTEENTH SERMON ON THE SECOND CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE FOVRTEENTH SERMON ON THE SECOND CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
After the holy story hath spoken of the life and death of Joshua, it proceedeth to show what the people did after his death, 1and makes two sorts of them. The one were they, who about that time died: the other they who being another and new generation lived after them, when the good elders were dead and thereby took occasion to fall to wickedness. Of the first it is said, that they were gathered to their fathers, meaning they died: and those were they that were left alive, a young seminary in the wilderness, and came into the land of Canaan, with Caleb and Joshua; these I say, who then came lusty and young into the land, were now full of years, and died. The phrase ⟨p. 118⟩of speech here used, that they were gathered to their fathers, is oft used in the Scriptures, to signify thereby that they died; and the reason why they that died were said to be gathered to their fathers was this: seeing both their bodies were buried in the earth with theirs, and their souls were joined to theirs, according as they were good or bad.
AFter the holy story hath spoken of the life and death of Ioshua, it proceedeth to shew what the people did after his death, 1and makes two sorts of them. The one were they, who about that time died: the other they who being another and new generation liued after them, when the good elders were dead and thereby tooke occasion to fall to wickednesse. Of the first it is said, that they were gathered to their fathers, meaning they died: and those were they that were left aliue, a young seminarie in the wildernesse, and came into the land of Canaan, with Caleb and Ioshua; these I say, who then came lustie and young into the land, were now full of yeers, and died. The phrase