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.…

And as this may be observed to be an usual thing,¹ with men of little conscience, throughout their whole course, that though they acknowledge themselves to be sinners, even in those things, which sometime they would defend, and maintain to be no faults; yet they forsake them not, neither abandon them utterly: so ye may see it to be with them, even in time ⟨p. 285⟩of affliction,² to wit, that they be but hollow, as we must think it now to have been with Saul, when in Gods displeasure, he sent the Prophet to tell him, that he should lose the best thing he had, even his kingdom.

And as this may be obserued to bee an vsuall thing,¹ with men of little conscience, throughout their whole course, that though they acknowledge themselues to bee sinners, euen in those things, which sometime they would defend, and maintaine to bee no faults; yet they forsake them not, neither abandon them vtterly: so yee may see it to bee with them, euen in time ⟨p. 285⟩of affliction,² to wit, that they bee but hollow, as wee must thinke it now to haue beene with Saul, when in Gods displeasure, hee sent the Prophet to tell him, that hee should lose the best thing hee had, euen his kingdome.

1. 1A return to the doctrine: & fuller clearing of it.A returne to the doctrine: & fuller cleering of it.
2. 2Note well.