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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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THE TWENTY TWO SERMON ON THE THIRD CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF JUDGES.
THE TWENTIE TWO SERMON ON THE THIRD CHAPTER OF THE BOOKE OF IVDGES.
VERS. 23. Then Ehud got him out into the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 24. And when he was gone out, his servants came, who seeing that the doors of the parlour were locked, they said; surely he doth his easement in his summer parlour. 25. And they tarried till they were ashamed: and seeing he opened not the doors of the parlour, they took the key and opened them, and behold their Lord was fallen dead on the earth. 26. So Ehud escaped (while they tarried) and was passed the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
VERS. 23. Then Ehud got him out into the porch, and shut the dores of the parlour vpon him, and locked them. 24. And when he was gone out, his seruants came, who seeing that the doores of the parlour were locked, they said; surely hee doth his easement in his sommer parlour. 25. And they tarried till they were ashamed: and seeing he opened not the doores of the parlour, they tooke the key and opened them, and behold their Lord was fallen dead on the earth. 26. So Ehud escaped (while they tarried) and was passed the quarries, and escaped to Seirah.
Now of the things that followed this action, and pertained to it, according to the division made in the end of the fifteenth verse: they are set down in these four verses, and tend all to this end, to show how God made way for Ehud's safe escaping. And therefore first note we somewhat generally, and then more particularly afterward. For his coming forth, in that none of the Kings servants were at hand to go into the Kings parlour presently, or if they were there attending, yet that they should be so negligent and forgetful to go in forthwith, but to tarry till Ehud might be gone past all danger, it was as I said of his going about it, so ordered by God that all might say, thus he would have it, and then we know, that none can withstand or resist it. To teach us the same so that although a man would think, that there might be many ways to overthrow and frustrate Gods purpose, yet none of them shall stand, for why? there is no counsel against the Lord. Who would not have thought, but