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Samuel's encounter with Saul. I Sam. chap. 15 from ver. 13 to ver. 30.…Samuels encounter with Saul. I Sam. chap. 15 from ver. 13 to ver. 30.…
Samuel's encounter with Saul. I Sam. chap. 15 from ver. 13 to ver. 30. Preached and penned, by that worthy servant of God, Mr. Richard Rogers, late preacher of Wetherfield, in Essex. And published word for word, according to this own copy, finished before his deathSamuels encounter with Saul. I Sam. chap. 15 from ver. 13 to ver. 30. Preached and penned, by that worthy seruant of God, Mr. Richard Rogers, late preacher of Wetherfield, in Essex. And published word for word, according to this owne coppy, finished before his death
London: printed by Edw. Griffin for Samuel Man, 1620London: printed by Edw. Grifin for Samuel Man, 1620
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.
the company of whoremongers, the company of Idolaters, the company of thieves, the company of malice bearers, the company of slanderers and liars, with such a rabble of many others; that ye may see consent and company enough in every kind of sin. Oh, it cannot be expressed, how soon one followeth another in evil? and how soon one consenteth to another ⟨p. 158⟩in his sin: yea, and that which is an increase of this sin, and filleth the world with sin, so are these companyshipps in diverse kinds of sin; not only firm and sure in themselves, but so allied and near a kin one to another, that if one of them were too weak alone by himself, to stand and uphold it self, yet it should be upholden and strengthened by another.
the comepany of whoremongers, the companie of Idolaters, the company of theeues, the company of malice bearers, the company of slaunderers and lyars, with such a rabble of many others; that yee may see consent and companie enough in euery kinde of sin. Oh, it cannot be expressed, how soone one followeth another in euill? and how soone one consenteth to another ⟨p. 158⟩in his sinne: yea, and that which is an increase of this sinne, and filleth the world with sin, so are these companyshipps in diuerse kindes of sinne; not only firme and sure in themselues, but so alyed and neare a kinne one to another, that if one of them were too weake alone by himselfe, to stand and vphold it selfe, yet it should bee vpholden and strengthened by another.
And if the power of the word of God were so entertained and embraced in any place, city, or town, that it were like to break of any part of bad fellowship in any one kind of sin, all the rest are ready to band themselves together against that preaching to uphold any ⟨p. 159⟩sin, or company onship which were falling and decaying: the riotous will help to uphold the covetous, and the malicious, the flatterer, and the proud will plead for the usurer, and one for another, to deface the preacher, though one have no great conversing with the other, but rather some way, nipping the other secretly; that as Herod and Pilate were at contention one with another, yet could both set themselves against Christ: so can the carnal protestant, join himself with the Church papist, to rail on, and deface the effectual and powerful preaching of Christ, and the zealous professors of it: yea, I say more such force hath consent in