A10933:970
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 follows the dream, that one of the Midianites dreamed, and told 1his fellow, namely, that a barley loaf tumbled into the host, and came into a tent, and smote it, that it fell: and the answer of the other, as the interpretation of it, that it was the sword of Gideon, and that God had given the Midianites into his hands. This was that dream and interpretation, which the Lord sent Gideon thither to hear, (for such means it pleased him to use to confirm him yet still:) where first we see, that God gave divine dreams to 2those which were enemies of godliness, and to a nation which afflicted his people: as he did to Pharaoh, of seven lean, and seven fat kine, that were well 3liking, and so he did to his Butler and Baker: and after that to Nebuchadnezzar, who had led away Judah captive, aswell as to Joseph, Jacob, and other holy 4men. But this was here more strange, that neither Joseph nor Daniel, no Prophet of God, I mean, interpreted the dream, but a common soldier. He 5gave then we see, a true dream, and the interpretation thereof unto the wicked. But as the Lord gave Saul a new heart, viz. of courage and government, 6and to Jehu of zeal, for certain ends and actions concerning his own glory, and the good of others only, and those ends being accomplished, the ⟨p. 364⟩7gifts ceased, because they were but common gifts: even so these two soldiers were made Gods instruments to confirm Gideons faith, and consequently fitted for the purpose: which being performed, they ceased to dream divine dreams, or to interpret them divinely.
Now followes the dreame, that one of the Midianites dreamed, and told 1