A10933:824
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.
This speech here uttered by the Angel to Gideon, [I will be with thee] the 1Lord useth oft times, and not always in the same particular meaning: sometime it is understood of some outward blessing or deliverance, as he meant to Joshua, in saying, I will be with thee against thine enemies, and bring thee into the land of promise: sometime of the inward and special grace of God, to guide and comfort his withal; as to Mary, Luk. 1. 28. and sometime both, as to Jacob when he dreamed by the way of Aram, God spake to him, and said to him, I will be with thee; meaning it both of his grace that he would give him to uphold him, and also of other help; as in the next words which he addeth there, he doth more particularly declare, saying; I will keep thee whither soever thou goest; whereby he meaneth, that he would be 2with him to deliver him from outward enemies till he should inherit the land which he promised him. The words are to be understood in this place in the first sense, namely of delivering the Midianites into the hands of Gideon: though I deny not, but Gideon obtained the latter also, as well as the former.
This speech here vttered by the Angell to Gedeon, [I will be with thee] the 1Lord vseth oft times, and not alwaies in the same particuler meaning: sometime it is vnderstood of some outward blessing or deliuerance, as he meant to Ioshua, in saying, I will be with thee against thine enemies, and bring thee into the land of promise: sometime of the inward and speciall grace of God, to guide and comfort his withall; as to Mary, Luk. 1. 28. and sometime both, as to Iacob when hee dreamed by the way of Aram, God spake to him, and said to him, I will be with thee; meaning it both of his grace that he would giue him to vphold him, and also of other helpe; as in the next words which he addeth there, he doth more particulerly declare, saying; I will keep thee whither soeuer thou goest; whereby he meaneth, that hee would bee 2with him to deliuer him from outward enemies till hee should inherit the land which he promised him. The words are to be vnderstood in this place in the first sense, namely of deliuering the Midianites into the hands of Gedeon: though I denie not, but Gedeon obtained the latter also, as well as the former.