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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. 5. And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and slew the Canaanites and the Perezites. VERS. 6. And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and and caught him, cut off the thumbs of his hands and of his feet. VERS. 7. And Adonibezek said, Seventy Kings having the thumbs of their hands, and of their feet cut off, gathered [bread] under my table: as I have done, so God hath rewarded me. So they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
VERS. 5. And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and slew the Canaanites and the Perezites. VERS. 6. And Adonibezek fled, and they pursued after him, and and caught him, cut off the thumbes of his hands and of his feet. VERS. 7. And Adonibezek said, Seuenty Kings hauing the thumbes of their hands, and of their feete cut off, gathered [bread] vnder my table: as I haue done, so God hath rewarded me. So they brought him to Ierusalem, and there he died.
TO make entrance into these verses which I have read, ye have 1heard how God gave victory: now it is showed more particularly, how the victory before mentioned, was gotten, the place being set down where the battle was fought, that is, in Bezek: and the King of the people is mentioned, who was Adonibezek, who fled in the battle, as being too weak, but was taken, and handled, as is set down in the text, to wit, he had the thumbs of his hands and feet cut off. Whether the men of Judah knew that he had so dealt with other, or no, or whether the Lord directed them so to do, without knowing any such thing, it is not expressed, but he himself confessed that he had done so to others, and that God had requited him with the like. That which was said of the Canaanites punishment, that it was inflicted upon them when their sin was grown ripe, may as truly be said of their King, as by his own confession may be gathered: but having spoken of that point already, I omit to say any more of it.
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