A10933:377
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.
Now followeth the last branch of this second part of 1the chapter; that is to say, that when the Judge died, the people did worse then their fathers, (as is set down in this verse,) whereupon the wrath of God was kindled against them, as appeareth in the twentieth verse, and then the fruit of it, namely, Gods punishing of them is set down in verse 21. and the end why he did so, in the 22. that was, to prove them, and therefore it is said in the last verse, that God left the enemies in the land still in Joshuas time, and did not cast them out. Now of these as they lie in order.
NOw followeth the last branch of this second part of 1the chapter; that is to say, that when the Iudge died, the people did worse then their fathers, (as is set downe in this verse,) whereupon the wrath of God was kindled against them, as appeareth in the twentieth verse, and then the fruit of it, namely, Gods punishing of them is set downe in verse 21. and the end why he did so, in the 22. that was, to proue them, and therefore it is said in the last verse, that God left the enemies in the land still in Ioshuas time, and did not cast them out. Now of these as they lie in order.
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That it should be thus with this people as in this verse it is said, it is no 1less lamentable then wonderful. For when God had pitied them, (they groaning to him) and sent them Judges, who should deliver them out of their oppressions, and they likewise did deliver them indeed: after that blessing, who would not have said that they would have proved a rare people in thanks and obedience unto God? Now therefore, in that they turned another way when the Judge was dead, who was sent to deliver them, and kept not their covenant which they had made with God, but rebelled against him, what treachery was this? And to that end is their sin aggravated in this verse, to wit, that they did worse then their fathers, but following their own inventions and evil ways. By all which it is to be gathered,