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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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VERS. 16. Notwithstanding the Lord raised up Judges, which delivered them out of the hands of their oppressors. 17 But yet they would not obey their Judges; for they went a whoring after other gods and worshipped them, and turned quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the Commandments of the Lord, they did not so. 18. And when the Lord had raised them up Judges, the Lord was with the Judges, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies, all the days of the Judge: for the Lord had compassion of their groanings, because of them that oppressed them and tormented them.
VERS. 16. Notwithstanding the Lord raised vp Iudges, which deliuered them out of the hands of their oppressors. 17 But yet they would not obey their Iudges; for they went a whering after other gods and worshipped them, and turned quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the Commandements of the Lord, they did not so. 18. And when the Lord had raised them vp Iudges, the Lord was with the Iudges, and deliuered them out of the hand of their enemies, all the daies of the Iudge: for the Lord had compassion of their gronings, because of them that oppressed them and tormented them.
Now follow the other things which I mentioned before in the sixth 1verse in laying out the points of this second part of the chapter, and that is, how the Lord raised them up deliverers in their oppressions when they cried unto him, who were called Judges. This cannot be understood of any one time, seeing he sent not many Judges at once among them, in any time of their affliction. Therefore he showeth here to the end of the chapter, what was the condition of the people of Israel, and the changes and diverse courses that they were, in the time of the Judges. In few words it was thus: when they cried to the Lord in their oppressions, he pitied their groans, and raised them up Judges, which were deliverers of them, as I said, and he was with them to bless them, and yet they turned away from him again for all that, and so he was provoked to go against them afresh as is set down in the latter end of this chapter, & in some of the verses that follow.