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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.
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER OF THE Book of JUDGES.
THE SEVENTH CHAPTER OF THE Booke of IVDGES.
Vers. 1. Then Jerubbaal (who is Gideon) rose up early and all the people that were with him, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites, was on the North side of them, in the valley by the hill Moreh. 2. And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are to many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel make their vaunt against me, and say, My hand hath saved me. 3. Now therefore proclaim in the audience of the people, and say, Whosoever is timorous or fearful, let him return, and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people, that were at mount Gilead, two and twenty thousand, so that ten thousand remained. 4. And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many, bring them down unto the water and I will try them for thee there: and of whom I say to thee, this man shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee: and of whomsoever I say unto thee, this man shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 5. So he brought down the people unto the water. And the Lord said unto Gideon. As many as lap the water with their tongues, as a dog lappeth, them put by themselves: and every one that shall bow down his knees to drink, put apart. 6. And the number of them that lapped, by putting their hands to their mouths, were three hundred men: but all the remnant of the people kneeled down upon their knees to drink water. ⟨p. 347⟩7. And the Lord said unto Gideon, By these three hundred men that lapped, will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people, go every man unto his place. 8. So the people took victuals with them, and their trumpets, and he sent all the rest of Israel, every man to his tent, and retained the three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in a valley.