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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.
God being thus displeased with them, seeing they had so shamefully 1transgressed and broken the covenant that he made with their fathers; therefore he will no more (he said) cast out any of the nations that Joshua left behind. For although Israel was oft delivered out of the hands of sundry of them by their Judges; by whom also many of them were slain, yet they were not utterly rooted out, but their posterity sprung up again afterward, and multiplied in the land, to the great disquieting, vexing and annoying of his people. This I say was the punishment: And how sore it was, may be thought by this, that these nations were left among them to their destruction; as in verse 3. we have seen, where we heard the same punishment threatened by the Angel to them at Bochim. But then they repented, and there is no doubt, but God accepted it, as he promised. But this was more grievous, that afterwards their posterity did worse then they. For they there were reproved, and threatened, for making covenants with the Canaanites: these for falling flatly to Idolatry with them. Here, besides that we may see that for the most part, men wax worse and worse, and the good decline, and the bad decay and wane away in their sins, as may be seen by the example of these compared with that we read in the second verse; we may further learn again, as in verse 3. we heard, that God will be discharged of his covenant towards men, in and concerning the outward benefits of this life, if they stand not to their covenants which they have made with him.
God being thus displeased with them, seeing they had so shamefully 1transgressed and broken the couenant that he made with their fathers; therefore hee will no more (hee said) cast out any of the nations that Ioshua left behinde. For although Israel was oft deliuered out of the hands of sundry of them by their Iudges; by whom also many of them were slaine, yet they were not vtterly rooted out, but their posterity sprung vp againe afterward, and multiplied in the land, to the great disquieting, vexing and annoying of his people. This I say was the punishment: And how sore it was, may bee thought by this, that these nations were left among them to their destruction; as in verse 3. we haue seene, where wee heard the same punishment threatened by the Angell to them at Bochim. But then they repented, and there is no doubt, but God accepted it, as hee promised. But this was more grieuous, that afterwards their posterity did worse then they. For they there were reproued, and threatened, for making couenants with the Canaanites: these for falling flatly to Idolatry with them. Heere, besides that wee may see that for the most part, men waxe worse and worse, and the good decline, and the bad decay and wanze away in their sinnes, as may bee seene by the example of these compared with that we reade in the second verse; wee may further learne againe, as in verse 3. we heard, that God will be discharged of his couenant towards men, in and concerning the outward benefits of this life, if they stand not to their couenants which they haue made with him.