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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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Sermon 33 › Chapter 5 › Part 3: The second part of the Chapter.
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The next that are reproved here, are they of the tribe of Dan. Who are not reproved simply for travailing in ships upon the sea, but they are blamed here for remaining in ships. Now at that time (whether they did so to shelter themselves thereby from their enemies on the sea, or for their traffic, and did not rather go out of them, and help the rest) they were worthy to be found fault with, for their so doing. For what though they were stricken with such a fear, when they heard of the armies of their enemies? that was their sin, that they hasted not to the rest, against their enemies to assist them, but that they put themselves in ships, that so they might pass ⟨p. 257⟩and escape from them, or follow their own private business: which was a thing utterly unbeseeming them, they were therefore worthily and justly reproved for it, as I have said.
The next that are reproued here, are they of the tribe of Dan. Who are not reproued simply for trauailing in ships vpon the sea, but they are blamed here for remaining in ships. Now at that time (whether they did so to shelter themselues thereby from their enemies on the sea, or for their trafique, and did not rather goe out of them, and helpe the rest) they were worthie to be found fault with, for their so doing. For what though they were striken with such a feare, when they heard of the armies of their enemies? that was their sinne, that they hasted not to the rest, against their enemies to assist them, but that they put themselues in ships, that so they might passe ⟨p. 257⟩and escape from them, or follow their owne priuate businesse: which was a thing vtterly vnbeseeming them, they were therefore worthily and iustly reproued for it, as I haue said.
The last tribe that is found fault with, is the tribe of Asher, who excuse themselves for being absent from their brethren; partly for that they dwelt far off, and partly for that their towns and cities were ruinous, and not well fenced, and therefore they said, they tarried at home, lest their enemies might have taken occasion by their absence to spoil them, which they saw they might easily have done. And there is no doubt, but that it was grievous to these tribes to be thus rebuked; the which the holy Ghost would have to be done, partly for their own cause that they might see in what great fault they were by not going to help their brethren, how lightly soever they accounted of it, and also that they might repent for it: and partly in respect of others, which I will show when I come to the doctrine. And this be said of the tribes commended and reproved, except the two tribes of Zebulon and Naphtali, who did more specially jeopard their lives for their brethren, as it followeth in the next verse.