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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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But these four things in this second story thus ended, there remaineth 1somewhat in this verse, that hath not yet been spoken of, and much in the whole chapter by occasion of the last point, I mean of Ehud's delivering them; with which I will proceed; and first with that part of this 15. verse ⟨p. 163⟩that remaineth. The words are these: [And the children of Israel sent a present by him to Eglon King of Moab.] Here, if this trouble any, that the largest part of this story remaineth behind unhandled, and wherefore it should be so, seeing the four material points or parts of the chapter have (as we have seen) been handled already: I answer; all that is behind to the 31. verse, doth issue and grow out, and by occasion of the last point of the 4. namely, of the deliverer whom God raised up to the people, I mean Ehud, and is set down to illustrate and amplify the deliverance of the people, as shall appear, even how God delivered them from the bondage of the Moabites, and gave them rest. The person being this Ehud, as hath been said, the story shows how he wrought this their deliverance; and it was thus: first, by slaying the King of Moab himself, which reacheth to the 27. verse: then by killing ten thousand of the men of Moab, which is to the 30. verse; after the which followeth the subduing of the Moabites, and the deliverance and rest of the people, to the 31. Now of the first of these in the first place; namely, of killing the King. For the laying forth of the which we are to consider, first, the things that went before it, namely, by what means he wrought such a great work, and they are set down to the 21. verse: then the act it self, which is to the 23. and the things that followed, to the 27. The things that went before it, as the means to work it by, were the double going or journey of Ehud to the King of Moab: the first when he delivered the present to him only: to the nineteenth verse: the last, when he did the act it self, to the 21: In his first journey to him, note these three things: one, the occasion of it, that was, a carrying of a present to him: the second, his furnishing himself to do the deed, with a short and sharp dagger: then the delivering of the present.
But these foure things in this second story thus ended, there remaineth 1somewhat in this verse, that hath not yet been spoken of, and much in the whole chapter by occasion of the last point, I meane of Ehuds deliuering them; with which I will proceed; and first with that part of this 15. verse