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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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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.
Now therefore it followeth. I will show how this people fell to Idolatry, 1even to worship Baal and Ashtaroth, and such other Idols as the people and ⟨p. 122⟩nations served, who dwelt about them: but first what is meant by these names of the Idols here named. Baal signifieth a patron or helper, as they took the Idol Baal to be. Ashteroth was the God of the Sidonians, an Idol which in the form of a sheep was worshipped. And by the word Baalim here, is meant all manner of Idols, such as were worshipped among them. To this point the people of Israel were now come, that seeing they would not expel those idolatrous nations while they might; neither continued to serve the Lord, as they ought to have done; behold, they themselves now departed from him also, and fell to idolatry with them. Where, besides that we may learn, that when we avoid not the occasions of sin, we cannot look to avoid the committing of the sin it self, of the which 2I have spoke in the former chapter; we may further see, that after men once forsake the Lord, and his ways that have been made known unto them, they fall to most loathsome sins, even to most gross and foul Idolatry: yea and there is no end of such abominations with them, if God restrain them not.
Now therefore it followeth. I will shew how this people fell to Idolatry, 1euen to worship Baal and Ashtaroth, and such other Idols as the people and ⟨p. 122⟩nations serued, who dwelt about them: but first what is ment by these names of the Idols heere named. Baal signifieth a patrone or helper, as they tooke the Idoll Baal to be. Ashteroth was the God of the Sidonians, an Idoll which in the forme of a sheepe was worshipped. And by the word Baalim heere, is meant all manner of Idols, such as were worshipped among them. To this point the people of Israel were now come, that seeing they would not expell those idolatrous nations while they might; neither continued to serue the Lord, as they ought to haue done; behold, they themselues now departed from him also, and fell to idolatrie with them. Where, besides that we may learne, that when we auoide not the occasions of sinne, we cannot looke to auoide the committing of the sinne it selfe, of the which