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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 yet who would not think, that at such times, men would be ready to yield to any condition, so that they might be delivered from such troubles, as oppress them? And much, I grant, they will yield and promise,1 then for fear: but (as ye have heard of him) not heartily, nor in truth. God had so acquainted Pharaoh, with his punishing of his treachery and disobedience, that he brought him oft to ⟨p. 286⟩confess his fault, and to covenant the contrary: but ever, when he should perform and keep his covenant, he went from it, and dealt falsely: whereupon, all such hollow and double dealing, was called Pharaohs sin.
And yet who would not thinke, that at such times, men would bee ready to yeeld to any condition, so that they might bee deliuered from such troubles, as oppresse them? And much, I grant, they will yeeld and promise,1 then for feare: but (as yee haue heard of him) not heartily, nor in truth. God had so acquainted Pharaoh, with his punishing of his treachery and disobedience, that hee brought him oft to ⟨p. 286⟩confesse his fault, and to couenant the contrary: but euer, when hee should performe and keepe his couenant, hee went from it, and dealt falsly: whereupon, all such hollow and dodble dealing, was called Pharaohs sinne.
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A most lively pattern of this,1 David setteth down, of the people of Israel, out of former histories, saying: When he slue & plagued them, then they sought him, and they returned, and sought God early, and they remembered that God was their strength, and the most high God, their Redeemer: but they flattered him with their mouth, and dissembled with him, with their tongue: for their heart was not upright with him, neither