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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.
For after all this that we have heard, before he begin 1the war, he is commanded to destroy and cast down idolatry, and to set up true religion, and worship of God. And this is in these words: Cast down the altar of Baal, and cut down the grove that is by it and erect another, and offer to God thereon: which Gideon did accordingly: and this to the 28. verse. And yet he did this with peril even of his life, as appeareth verse 30. but God stirred up Joash, Gideons father, against the men of the city, and delivered him out of their hands, as we see to the 33. verse.
For after all this that we haue heard, before he begin 1the warre, hee is commanded to destroy and cast downe idolatrie, and to set vp true religion, and worship of God. And this is in these words: Cast downe the altar of Baal, and cut downe the groue that is by it and erect another, and offer to God thereon: which Gedeon did accordingly: and this to the 28. verse. And yet he did this with perill euen of his life, as appeareth verse 30. but God stirred vp Ioash, Gedeons father, against the men of the citie, and deliuered him out of their hands, as we see to the 33. verse.
- 1The general sum of these verses.The generall summe of these verses.
In this verse, and in the 26. more particularly, the Lord for the destroying 1of Idolatry, bids Gideon take his fathers young bullock, even the second ⟨p. 322⟩bullock which was seven years old, which had been kept to be offered to Baal. In those which were superstitious, that they spared no cost for the serving of their lusts: but the Lord hindered, and held that sacrifice from Baal, commanding the alter to be cast down, and also the grove that was by it, to be cut down; for in such places for the pleasantness of them, the people used, and chose to worship, I mean in such places beset with woods and groves: such places under trees, and on hills, which they called high places,