A10933:777
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.
Vers. 7. And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, because of the Midianites, Vers. 8. The Lord sent unto the children of Israel a Prophet, who said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; I have brought you up from Egypt, and have brought you out of the house of bondage, Vers. 9. And I have delivered you out of the hands of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and have cast them out before you, and given you their land. Vers. 10. And I said unto you, I am the Lord your God: fear not the Gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but you have not obeyed my voice.
Vers. 7. And when the children of Israel cried vnto the Lord, because of the Midianites, Vers. 8. The Lord sent vnto the children of Israel a Prophet, who said vnto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; I haue brought you vp from Egypt, and haue brought you out of the house of bondage, Vers. 9. And I haue deliuered you out of the hands of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and haue cast them out before you, and giuen you their land. Vers. 10. And I said vnto you, I am the Lord your God: feare not the Gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but you haue not obeyed my voyce.
Now whether they cried to the Lord, first through anguish 1of heart, which was caused in them by the force of their calamities; but was neither pleasing to God, neither could obtain any thing of him, unless it had come from faith: (which is very probable) or whether before their crying, the Lord sent the man of God here mentioned, unto them, it cannot certainly be said; but sure it is, God of his great mercy to them, sent a Prophet to preach to them, and to bring them to true repentance, speaking to them much like the messenger that ⟨p. 290⟩was sent to their fathers before at Bochim. For he repeats Gods benefits to 2them, as the other did, and deliverances, and chargeth them with disobedience also.