A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

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Title: A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...
Author: Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
Publication: London :: Printed by A.M., T.W. and S.G. for Joshua Kirton,; 1655.
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§. 196. Of Gideons Infirmities.

II. THough Gideon were in many respects a worthy Man, yet he had mani∣fold infirmities, such as these,

1. Doubting of Gods presence in his Church, by reason of the afflictions thereof, Iudg. 6. 13.
2. Opposing his meaneness against Gods express charge, Iudg. 6. 15.
3. Requiring a sign, after Gods will was expresly manifested, Iudg. 6. 16, 17.
4. Fearing death, because he had seen the face of an Angell. Iudg. 6. 22, 23.
5. Fearing to do in the day that which he was commanded by God to do. Iudg. 6. 21.
6. Not contenting himself with one sign: but asking sign upon sign. Iudg. 6. 17, 37, 39. and 7. 10.
7. Setting up a dangerous monument, which was an Ephod, Judg. 8. 27. An Ephod was an holy Vestment, and it being so costly an one, as he made it, it could not be but very dangerous. People are prone to Ido∣latrie and superstition.
8. Polygamie, Iudg. 8. 30.
9. Taking a Concubine to many wives, Iudg. 8. 31.
10. His dotage on his Concubine, manifested by the name given to the Child, which he had by her, Iudg. 8. 31. The name was Abimelech, which signifieth Father of a King, or a Chief King. It was a common name of the Kings of the Philistines. It was in it self too high a name, and it might add somewhat to his sons ambition after the Kingdom.

These infirmities in such a man give instance, that true justifying Faith, yea that a strong and great faith, may stand with many and great infirmities.