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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 thus it was with Saul, 1the Lord would have the secrets of his heart disclosed, who had so long and stiffly denied his sin. And therefore he would bring him to confession of it, though to no benefit of his own; yet for the instruction of his Church, to the worlds end: It was neither wrung from him by force (for what man might constrain him) neither was he brought to it by flattery (for he that dealt with him to confess, was Samuel, the Lords faithful Prophet) no, neither did the most weighty convincing ⟨p. 244⟩him by the same Prophet, prevail with him, nor persuade him to repentance, nor so much as to knowledge his sin, for that he had done in the verses going before: but Saul washed off all, as we have heard. But the Lord drew him into it by strong hand, whom he could not resist nor withstand.
And thus it was with Saul, 1the Lord would haue the secrets of his heart disclosed, who had so long and stiffely denyed his sin. And therefore hee would bring him to confession of it, though to no benefit of his owne; yet for the instruction of his Church, to the worlds end: It was neither wrung from him by force (for what man might constraine him) neither was he brought to it by flattery (for hee that dea•t with him to confesse, was Samuel, the Lords faithfull Prophet) no, neither did the most weighty conuincing ⟨p. 244⟩him by the same Prophet, preuaile with him, nor perswade him to repentance, nor so much as to knowledge his sin, for that he had done in the verses going before: but Saul washed off all, as wee haue heard. But the Lord drew him into it by strong hand, whom he could not resist nor withstand.
- 1God is in the conscience of hypocrites, forcing them to betray themselves.God is in the conscience of hypocrites, forcing them to betray themselues.