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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
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VERS. 36. Then Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand as thou hast said. 37. Behold, I put a fleece of wool in the threshing place: if the dew come on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth, then shall I be sure that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38. And so it was: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, and filled a bowl of water. 39. Again, Gideon said unto God, be not angry with me, that I may speak once more: let me prove once again, I pray thee, with the fleece: let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and let dew be upon all the ground. 40. And God did so that same night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
VERS. 36. Then Gedeon said vnto God, If thou wilt saue Israel by mine hand as thou hast said. 37. Behold, I put a fleece of wooll in the threshing place: if the dew come on the fleece onely, and it be drie vpon all the earth, then shall I be sure that thou wilt saue Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38. And so it was: for he rose vp earely on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, and filled a bowle of water. 39. Againe, Gedeon said vnto God, be not angry with me, that I may speake once more: let me prooue once againe, I pray thee, with the fleece: let it now be drie onely vpon the fleece, and let dew be vpon all the ground. 40. And God did so that same night: for it was dry vpon the fleece onely, and there was dew on all the ground.
How Gideon prepared to go to the war against Midian we have 1heard in the former 3. verses, in which began the 4. point in the 4. part of the Chapter, according to the division made in the eleventh verse, whereto we may remember was adjoined his asking of a double sign. And in these words the holy story showeth, ⟨p. 343⟩that he being now furnished of the Lord with gifts, as we have heard, and having gathered his army together, and being gone to meet the enemies, where they had pitched; in these verses (I say) it followeth how he desired of God the first sign; by the which he might be confirmed of, and concerning the victory. The sign he asked was this: that he putting a fleece of wool on the threshing floor, the dew might come on the fleece only, and it might be dry upon all the earth. Wherein he is marvelled at, that for all the promise of God, and confirming of him before, he should doubt, and ask a sign. I answer upon the due consideration of the thing, that though it may be like enough, that he was not altogether void of blame, yet he did not herein tempt God, (as some did who asked a sign of Christs authority) but desired only to have his faith confirmed thereby, which would otherwise have wavered. As the man in the Gospel, who believed, and yet prayed, Lord help mine unbelief, so did Gideon. Besides, the Lord granted