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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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SAMUEL'S Encounter with SAUL.
SAMVELS Encounter with SAVL.
THE occasion of these words was this. The Lord commanded King Saul by Samuel the Prophet, that he should go and destroy the Amalekites, all, both man and beast, and leave none of them alive. Touching the cause (seeing ⟨p. 2⟩it were too long to set down) I refer the Reader to Deut. 25. 18. Saul went about this work of the Lord very speedily at the first, as appeareth in verses 3. 4. 5. but (as it is commonly seen, that men are not so forward and fervent in good attempts unto the end of them, as they are hot in the beginning) so it was with him: for afterwards, when he had taken the King, he showed kindness and clemency towards him, contrary to the express charge and commandment of the Lord, and spared the best of the Cattle, and destroyed them not. For the which the Lord was sore displeased, seeing he had served him by halves, and done his business ⟨p. 3⟩negligently.1 God declared to Samuel how greatly Saul had offended him: Samuel was exceedingly grieved for him, and cried to the Lord all night to pacify him. In the morning he rose early to seek Saul, that he might by pitying his estate, move him to pity himself, and whiles the offence was yet but newly wrought, he might bewail it, and entreat the the Lord against it and repent, not hardening his heart. This was the occasion of these words.
THE occasion of these words was this. The Lord commanded King Saul by Samuel the Prophet, that hee should goe and destroy the Amalekites, all, both man and beast, and leaue none of them aliue. Touching the cause (seeing ⟨p. 2⟩