Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 11:32

32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephtha, and of David also, and Samuel, and of the Prophets.

Here the Spirit puts a Period to the Induction, by an Expostulation, as if he had said, Why do I speak of so many Examples of Faith? the Old Testament is full of them; but here's Proof enough, Il'e say no more.

For time of Li[illegible: 1 letter]e and Writing would be sooner gone, than a full Account can be given of all the notable Effects of Faith by all these Worthies who might be named; yet he would give some general hints of Persons, and of the Works of Faith, which he judgeth sufficient, and so nameth promiscuously, and not in order of time wherein they existed. He [illegible: 1 letter]ameth four Judges, one King, and one Prophet, and extraordinary Prophets in a bulk, whose Histories you have, of Gideon, Judg. ch. 6.11. &c. Barak, Judg, 4.5. &c. Samson, Judg. 13.14.15.16. Iephtha, Judg. 11.12. David's History and Samuel's in the first and second Books of Samuel, and the first of Chronicles. The excellent Exploits of whose Faith, are, as their Names, enumerated promiscuously; some of them agreeing to particular Persons, others to them all.

Marginal references: 1 Sam. 16.13.