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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 36 › Chapter 6 › Part 2: The second part of the Chapter.
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The manner of the Midianites oppressing the people of Israel, was the 1spoiling them of their victual, namely corn and cattle, for the space of seven years, without which they could not live. Their corn they destroyed, when they had sown their fields. And they were driven to make them cabins in the hollow places of the earth, under the hills and rocks, where they had holes and crevices to let in light, to defend themselves from them: and in the fields and lower parts of the earth they made them dens and dark places, not fit for habitation, but in which they might safely lay their goods and substance, to hide them from the Midianites. They made also high towers and strong, from which they might see a far off, which could not be beaten down easily: and these shifts they were fain to make. For their enemies were as grasshoppers on the face of the earth, and their camels and other beasts, to destroy the fruits of the Israelites, were almost without number. What these Midianites were, and of what stock they came, it is not necessary to inquire, seeing it is not set down, though some writers say that they had their beginnings thus: that one of Abraham's sons which he begat of his wife Ketura, builded a city beyond Arabia in the South, in the desert of the now called Saracens, and called the name of it Midian, or Midian, and the people of it were called Midianites, or Midianites, and were supposed to be they of whom the Kenites came. These brought with them the Amalekites, and men of the East to help them.
The manner of the Midianites oppressing the people of Israel, was the 1spoiling them of their victuall, namely corne and cattell, for the space of seuen yeeres, without which they could not liue. Their corne they destroied, when they had sowen their fields. And they were driuen to make them cabins in the hollow places of the earth, vnder the hils and rocks, where they had holes and creuises to let in light, to defend themselues from them: and in the fields and lower parts of the earth they made them dennes and darke places, not fit for habitation, but in which they might safely lay their goods and substance, to hide them from the Midianites. They made also high towers and strong, from which they might see a farre off, which could not be beaten down easily: and these shifts they were faine to make. For their enemies were as grashoppers on the face of the earth, and their camels and other beasts, to destroy the fruites of the Israelites, were almost without number. What these Midianites were, and of what stocke they came, it is not necessarie to inquire, seeing it is not set downe, though some writers say that they had their beginnings thus: that one of Abrahams sonnes which he begat of his wife Ketura, builded a citie beyond Arabia in the South, in the desert of the now called Saracens, and called the name of it Midian, or Madian, and the people of it were called Midianites, or Madianites, and were supposed to be they of whom the Kenites came. These brought with them the Amalakites, and men of the East to helpe them.