A10933:997
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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Now further are laid out, after Gideons advice to his soldiers, and the propounding of his own example unto 1them, his industrious attempt in his going forward to the Midianites camp, and what he and his men did together in the way thither, and what success the Lord gave thereto. The first of these two is set down in this 19. 2and 20. verses, the last in the 21. and 22. His company was divided into bands, to the end that they might come upon their enemies on every side, and amaze the whole camp with sudden fear. Then he chose for his purpose the fittest time of the night, the middle part thereof, when the enemies being in a dead sleep, were, with that sudden fear, the more throughly astonished. For the noise of the trumpets, with the mighty cry, made by the men, and the breaking of the pitchers, with the light appearing, did not only astonish them, but likewise so troubled them, they being scarcely awaked out of their sleep, that they could not conceive what it should mean, but thought that many and great hosts were rushing into their camp, as the Aramites did, into whose camp the lepers came. 3And the Lord with all this striking them with a kind of madness, they took their own fellow soldiers for their enemies, and so most miserably slew one another, the Ammonites and Moabites stood up against them of mount Seir to destroy them, though they were their fellow soldiers: as we see also in the camp of the Aramites, into which the lepers came.4
NOw further are laid out, after Gedeons aduice to his souldiers, and the propounding of his owne example vnto 1them, his industrious attempt in his going forward to the Midianites campe, and what hee and his men did together in the way thither, and what successe the Lord gaue thereto. The first of these two is set downe in this 19. 2and 20. verses, the last in the 21. and 22. His companie was diuided into bands, to the end that they might come vpon their enemies on euery side, and amaze the whole campe with sudden feare. Then he chose for his purpose the fittest time of the night, the middle part thereof, when the enemies being in a dead sleepe, were, with that sudden feare, the more throughly astonished. For the noise of the trumpets, with the mightie crie, made by the men, and the breaking of the pitchers, with the light appearing, did not onely astonish them, but likewise so troubled them, they being scarcely awaked out of their sleepe, that they could not conceiue what it should meane, but thought that many and great hoasts were rushing into their campe, as the Aramites did, into whose camp the lepers came.