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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
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 to go forward; the valiant warriors of Ephraim being encouraged thus by Ehud, and other help being called together therewith, as we have heard, and they keeping the passages to and fro, betwixt Israel on their own side, and Moab on the other side of Jordan, they killed all the Moabites that offered themselves to stir and be helpers in that time of their great calamity and abasement, wherein they had lost their King: these (I say) whom Ehud drew together, so bestirred themselves, that ten thousand of the best warriors of the Moabites were put to the sword. Thus they of Moab were weakened, and Ehud and the people of Israel did more and more prevail. By all this we see that as there is a time of affliction and calamity to the people of God (as it had been here to Israel) and that is, when they have provoked God, and their sins have made them naked before the Lord, that is to say, destitute and void of the grace and help of God, (as it is said of their fathers when they had made a Calf in Exodus) as I say, there is such a time; so there is a time again of deliverance and joy, and that is, when the people rise out of their ⟨p. 185⟩sin penitently, and seek the Lord with their whole heart, then he most graciously returneth to them again, in whose favour is life.
NOw to goe forward; the valiant warriours of Ephraim being encouraged thus by Ehud, and other helpe being called together therewith, as we haue heard, and they keeping the passages to and fro, betwixt Israel on their owne side, and Moab on the other side of Iordan, they killed all the Moabites that offered themselues to stirre and be helpers in that time of their great calamity and abasement, wherein they had lost their King: these (I say) whom Ehud drew together, so bestirred themselues, that ten thousand of the best warriours of the Moabites were put to the sword. Thus they of Moab were weakened, and Ehud and the people of Israel did more and more preuaile. By all this we see that as there is a time of affliction and calamity to the people of God (as it had beene heere to Israel) and that is, when they haue prouoked God, and their sinnes haue made them naked before the Lord, that is to say, destitute and voide of the grace and helpe of God, (as it is said of their fathers when they had made a Calfe in Exodus) as I say, there is such a time; so there is a time againe of deliuerance and ioy, and that is, when the people rise out of their ⟨p. 185⟩