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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.
when Gehazai the servant of the Prophet Elisha, had seen great offers made to his master, of silver and gold by Naaman the Syrian, for healing him of his leprosy, and that his master had refused them, we read that he went after the noble man, when he was departed from the Prophet, and by a lying speech, got of him two talents ⟨p. 251⟩of silver, and two change of garments, and when he came as at other times, to stand before his master, and to minister to him, and he had said to him, whence comest thou Gebazai? 1did he confess it? nay: but with a bold lie covered the fact, slightly answering, thy servant went no whether, meaning he was but where he should be, that is about his business: Who would have said, that such an one, being servant of so holy a man of God, would have wrought such villainy, and have cloaked it so craftily as he had done, and still would have done, if the Lord had not bewrayed him to his master? So sweet is mans sin, and so covertly ⟨p. 252⟩it will wind in with them that even the wise may be deceived in judging of them, and would not think so hardly of them, as they give occasion: Which our Saviour knowing,2 namely, what depth of subtlety and hollowness was in mens hearts, did not commit himself to many, though such as seeing his miracles, did make show that they believed in him; and because God hath made us acquainted with such a truth, that there is much falsehood and deceit in the heart, even 7. abominations as Solomon saith.
when Gehazai the seruant of the Prophet Elisha, had seene great offers made to his master, of siluer and gold by Naaman the Syrian, for healing him of his leprosie, and that his master had refused them, we read that he went after the noble man, when he was departed from the Prophet, and by a lying speach, got of him two tallents ⟨p. 251⟩of siluer, and two change of garments, and when he came as at other times, to stand before his master, and to minister to him, and he had said to him, whence commest thou Gebazai?