A10933:967
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.
Now in that it is said that the Midianites, and their helpers lay as grasshoppers 1on the face of the earth, the meaning is, they were far and wide spread, for so the word signifieth, Genes. 25. meaning that they occupied a great space of ground, and that they were a mighty number. In which sense 2it is said in Joshua, that Jabin got an army, as the sand of the sea. And how could this but astonish Gideon yet again, when he beheld the multitude of them, but that his faith upheld him still as before? Where we are again, much like as in the former point, to learn, that such troubles and trials must 3we suffer and look for, from which, we can in sense and reason look for nothing ⟨p. 363⟩but discomfort and utter undoing: and out of the which in the judgment of man, we see no way or help to get out and be delivered.
Now in that it is said that the Midianites, and their helpers lay as grassehoppers 1on the face of the earth, the meaning is, they were farre and wide spread, for so the word signifieth, Genes. 25. meaning that they occupied a great space of ground, and that they were a mightie number. In which sense 2it is said in Ioshua, that Iabin got an armie, as the sand of the sea. And how could this but astonish Gedeon yet againe, when he beheld the multitude of them, but that his faith vpheld him still as before? Where we are againe, much like as in the former point, to learne, that such troubles and trials must 3we suffer and looke for, from which, we can in sense and reason looke for nothing ⟨p. 363⟩