A10933:790
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.
The particular branches follow: the first is, that Gideon should deliver 1Israel out of the hands of the Midianites. For the declaration of the which four points are also to be considered. First, the Angels appearing to Gideon, and saluting of him comfortably, to verse 13. The second is, Gideons sorrowful answering of him, to verse 14. Thirdly, the Angels words to remove his heaviness, saying, he should deliver Israel, to the 15. And lastly, when Gideon saw not how it could be done by him, the Angel told him, and satisfied him, to the 17. Now let us look into these verses more nearly. It is said in this 11. verse, that the Angel of the Lord came after the peoples repentance, 2and sate under an oak in that place Ophrah, where Joash dwelt, who was of the family of Abiezer in the tribe of Manasseh, and the father of Gideon. This Angel was the Son of God, (as verse 13 proveth) appearing to him in the shape of a man, and saluting him thus, The Lord is with thee, thou valiant man; as it shall well appear, by the courage that God will give thee in the weighty affairs that follow. Now Gideon was thrashing corn, to hide it ⟨p. 295⟩from the Midianites, that he might preserve his life thereby, and the lives of those that were his. And this speech the Angel had to Gideon, before he told him that he should deliver the people out of the hands of the Midianites.
The particuler branches follow: the first is, that Gedeon should deliuer 1Israel out of the hands of the Midianites. For the declaration of the which foure points are also to be considered. First, the Angels appearing to Gedeon, and saluting of him comfortably, to verse 13. The second is, Gedeons sorrowfull answering of him, to verse 14. Thirdly, the Angels words to remoue his heauinesse, saying, hee should deliuer Israel, to the 15. And lastly, when Gedeon saw not how it could be done by him, the Angel told him, and satisfied him, to the 17. Now let vs looke into these verses more neerely. It is said in this 11. verse, that the Angel of the Lord came after the peoples repentance, 2