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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 therefore,1 they being thus fast knit and linked together, they do as it were, swear each to other (even like a band of thieves together) that they will never bewray one another. And hereby it doth come to pass, that when men have sinned grievously, and are brought forth by most clear and evident witnesses, to ⟨p. 242⟩shame and punishment; yet hardly, and with much ado, will they be made to confess it, whereby they cause many to think them innocent, and falsely charged. And yet to the bewraying of such, and bringing them forth to their shame, and that the just and upright, who come against them, may be justified, God doth oft times himself (when there is no other way to be wray them) bring their wickedness to light, or force them to confess their guiltiness at length, even as we see it came to pass here in Saul, and daily doth and hath done in sundry other. But the Devil holdeth them at this point, as long as he can, in the hiding or denying ⟨p. 243⟩of the same, till a stronger then he, whom they are not able to resist, constraineth them to say, we have sinned.
Now therfore,1 they being thus fast knit and linked together, they doe as it were, sweare each to other (euen like a band of theeues together) that they will neuer bewray one another. And hereby it doth come to passe, that when men haue sinned greeuously, and are brouhgt forth by most cleer and euident witnesses, to ⟨p. 242⟩shame and punishment; yet hardly, and with much ado, will they bee made to confesse it, whereby they cause many to thinke them innocent, and falsely charged. And yet to the bewraying of such, and bringing them forth to their shame, and that the iust and vpright, who come against them, may bee iustified, God doth oft times himselfe (when there is no other way to be wray them) bring their wickednesse to light, or force them to confesse their guiltinesse at length, euen as wee see it came to passe here in Saul, and daily doth and hath done in sundry other. But the Deuill holdeth them at this point, as long as hee can, in the hiding or denying