A10933:859
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.
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, 2the fathers also delighted in to offer, before the Lord forbade them, being moved thereby to the meditation of heavenly things the rather. And the Idolaters did the like unto their Idols, as these here did in offering to Baal, through a superstitious opinion that such places were fittest to stir up devotion. And therefore God commanded them to be cast and cut down, and their altars to be destroyed. And this did God command Gideon here to do, and another to be builded: and that second bullock that was appointed for Baal, to be offered as a burnt offering to the Lord, with the wood of the grove which was cut down.
In this verse, and in the 26. more particularly, the Lord for the destroying 1of Idolatrie, bids Gedeon take his fathers young bullocke, euen the second ⟨p. 322⟩bullocke which was seuen yeeres old, which had been kept to be offered to Baal. In those which were superstitious, that they spared no cost for the seruing of their lusts: but the Lord hindred, and held that sacrifice from Baal, commanding the alter to be cast downe, and also the groue that was by it, to be cut downe; for in such places for the pleasantnesse of them, the people vsed, and chose to worship, I meane in such places beset with woods and groaues: such places vnder trees, and on hilles, which they called high places,