A10933:834
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.
But as we learned in the former point, not to trust our selves without good proof, so (I trow) much less others, being not approved.
But as we learned in the former point, not to trust our selues without good proofe, so (I trow) much lesse others, being not approued.
In these two verses is declared, how Gideon was rewarded for his kindness 1showed to the man of God, as he took him to be: and how he seeking carefully to know the will of God, where it much concerned him, and whereof he doubted, he was well satisfied and comforted thereby. For the meat which Gideon brought him, being as the man commanded, laid on a rock, he by divine power brought fire out of the rock, and burnt up and consumed ⟨p. 313⟩the flesh and unleavened bread. Even as Elijah called fire from heaven, 2and consumed the burnt offering, to the convicting of the Baalites. And as he for the clearer manifesting of the miracle, poured much water upon the burnt offering before it was consumed; so did the Angel here cause the broth to be poured on the place, to moisten it, where the meat should be consumed, for the better manifesting of the miracle. And the like is said of Abel, Heb. 11. that by faith he obtained of God this real testimony of Gods approbation, that he received his offering and signified the same, as God used to do, by consuming it, Gen. 4. By the like miraculous burning of it, 3Gideon was confirmed, that the message which was brought him of his delivering Israel was true, he being known to be the Lord Jehovah, who brought it.