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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.
The second mean of Israels deliverance followeth; and that was, the 1cutting off of ten thousand of the valiant men of Moab, which was the other good help toward their deliverance beside the killing of the King, which now followeth to the ending and making up of this Story, to vers. 31. But first it is showed what Ehud did to the bringing of this to pass. The things that Ehud went about, whereby so many of the Moabites were slain and Israel was delivered, were these three: first, as he was a valiant man, so he coming to the place here mentioned, Seirah by name, (it was not Seir in Idumea, but near to mount Ephraim in the land of Canaan, as was said before) he did not leave the work unperfect, which he had begun in killing the King of Moab, but 1. with a trumpet he called together the men of Ephraim, and by his authority stirred them up to war: and 2. to encourage them the better thereto, he assured them from God of the victory: and 3. with this, they took up and beset the fords of Jordan, where the Moabites passed over too and fro out of Israel into the land of Moab: and by this means they stayed such of them as were on that side the river, that they could not escape and go over, and those that came out of the land of Moab over the river to rescue their fellows, and pursue Israel, they slew also, till ten thousand men of good courage were cut off. And this if they had not done, the Moabites being so enraged against them for that which was done to their King, they had made spoil and havoc of them, whereas ⟨p. 182⟩now they subdued them, and obtained a long time of rest themselves. Thus much for the clearing of these 4. verses.
THe second meane of Israels deliuerance followeth; and that was, the 1cutting off of ten thousand of the valiant men of Moab, which was the other good helpe toward their deliuerance beside the killing of the King, which now followeth to the ending and making vp of this Story, to vers. 31. But first it is shewed what Ehud did to the bringing of this to passe. The things that Ehud went about, whereby so many of the Moabites were slaine and Israel was deliuered, were these three: first, as hee was a valiant man, so he comming to the place heere mentioned, Seirah by name, (it was not Seir in Idumea, but neare to mount Ephraim in the land of Canaan, as was said before) hee did not leaue the worke vnperfect, which hee had begun in killing the King of Moab, but 1. with a trumpet he called together the men of Ephraim, and by his authority stirred them vp to warre: and 2. to encourage them the better therto, he assured them from God of the victorie: and 3. with this, they tooke vp and beset the foords of Iordan, where the Moabites passed ouer too and fro out of Israel into the land of Moab: and by this meanes they stayed such of them as were on that side the riuer, that they could not escape and goe ouer, and those that came out of the land of Moab ouer the riuer to rescue their fellowes, and pursue Israel, they slew also, till ten thousand men of good courage were cut off. And this if they had not done, the Moabites being so inraged against them for that which was done to their King, they had made spoile and hauocke of them, whereas