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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
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And yet seeing it is clear that he was rejected of the Lord, I do conclude, that such kind of obedience as I have here spoken of, (that I repeat it not again) is no other then disobedience, and that they which offer it to God, (dying as they lived, and justifying their life to be good) if they be saved, it must be by virtue & authority of some new word of God, for by the judgement of the canonical scripture, they are condemned already, though for ⟨p. 190⟩a very little time it be deferred.
And yet seeing it is cleare that he was reiected of the Lord, I do conclude, that such kinde of obedience as I haue here spoken of, (that I repeate it not againe) is no other then disobedience, and that they which offer it to God, (dying as they liued, and iustifying their life to bee good) if they be saued, it must be by vertue & authority of some new word of God, for by the iudgement of the cannonical scripture, they are condemned already, though for ⟨p. 190⟩a very little time it be deferred.
VERSE 23. For rebellion is as the sin of witch-craft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry: because thou hast rejected the Word of the LORD he hath also rejected thee from being King.
VERSE 23. For rebellion is as the sinne of witch-craft, and stubbornnesse is as iniquity and idolatry: because thou hast reiected the Word of the LORD hee hath also reiected thee from being King.
We have heard how Samuel showed the weakness,1