A10933:831
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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these things are good indeed, and (I am persuaded) found to be in few, but yet these are not to be taken for infallible tokens. Nay, concerning this weighty matter, men are willing to build the hope of their salvation, upon the bare word of a Minister, though he never saw sound reason for his so speaking, and assuring them thereof, but for that they have been baptized, and do live in the visible Church, neither have they any thing out of the word of God to quiet and resolve themselves: whereas the trial of a mans state to Godward stands in this, that by the Scripture he can prove himself to be an happy person, because the word hath humbled him, changed him, reformed him, and wrought in him faith in the promise, an earnest longing after that which is promised, and a waiting for it, till it be enjoyed without weariness, and an hearty desiring that other did so likewise, with such other. But of this much is written.
these things are good indeed, and (I am perswaded) found to be in few, but yet these are not to be taken for infallible tokens. Nay, concerning this waightie matter, men are willing to build the hope of their saluation, vpon the bare word of a Minister, though hee neuer saw sound reason for his so speaking, and assuring them thereof, but for that they haue been baptized, and doe liue in the visible Church, neither haue they any thing out of the word of God to quiet and resolue themselues: whereas the triall of a mans state to Godward stands in this, that by the Scripture he can proue himself to be an happy person, because the word hath humbled him, changed him, reformed him, and wrought in him faith in the promise, an earnest longing after that which is promised, and a waiting for it, till it be enioyed without wearinesse, and an heartie desiring that other did so likewise, with such other. But of this much is written.
To proceed further, Gideon now having desired a sign for the confirming 1of his faith, and thinking him to be, as I have said, a man of God, desired him to stay till he went and prepared for him, as Abraham and other had done in the like case, and while he should refresh himself, he purposed to talk further with him about the sign. And the things which he prepared for him, were both fit to be eaten as nourishment, as also to serve for sacrifice, though the word signifieth both a gift, & an offering: but for proof that Gideon brought not these things forth to the man of God, (as he took him to be) for sacrifice, but that he might be refreshed by them, hereby it may appear, that he neither set up any altar there, as he did afterwards, to offer peace-offerings thereon; (read verse 24.) neither did he take the man to be God to consume it with fire. I have set down that meaning of the verse, which by weighing both, I take to be the truest. And yet I deny not, but that the Angel used that meat, beside the expectation of Gideon, he used it (I say) for a sacrifice, as appeareth in the 21. verse, and thereby gave the sign, which was before asked of him. Both come to one end, for a sacrifice was the sign to Gideon, whether first or last. The things that Gideon brought are named in the 19. verse. According to the setting down of these