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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.
Now to proceed, seeing his sin was as witch-craft, and yet he made light of it, let us mark, that this is the point which this Scripture teacheth; namely, how far wide men are, in judging rightly of and about their sin, and how contrary to the judgement of God, and of the Scriptures, which yet shall judge every one in the latter day: here, I say, we may see it: for,1 that which God pronounceth to be odious and execrable, men count light and small; God showeth Saul, that his sin is as witchcraft and idolatry: Saul asketh if it be any at all, nay he saith it is none at all, but he had fulfilled the commandment of the Lord: he seeth no cause why he ⟨p. 194⟩should be charged with any trespass, as long as he had done part of that, which was required of him.
Now to proceede, seeing his sinne was as witch-craft, and yet he made light of it, let vs marke, that this is the poynt which this Scripture teacheth; namely, how far wide men are, in iudging rightly of and about their sinne, and how contrary to the iudgement of God, and of the Scriptures, which yet shall iudge euery one in the latter day: here, I say, we may see it: for,1 that which God pronounceth to bee odious and execrable, men count light and small; God sheweth Saul, that his sinne is as witchcraft and idolatry: Saul asketh if it be any at all, nay he saith it is none at all, but he had fulfilled the commandement of the Lord: he seeth no cause why hee ⟨p. 194⟩should be charged with any trespasse, as long as hee had done part of that, which was required of him.
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