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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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The words cleared. A question How far forth we may converse with offenders?
The words cleared. A question How farre forth we may conuerse with offendors?
VERSE. 26. And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.
VERSE. 26. And Samuel said vnto Saul, I will not returne with thee: for thou hast reiected the the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath reiected thee from being king ouer Israel.
We have heard how Saul prayed Samuel, to go with him, that he might worship God, and beseech him for pardon of his sin, and it is said here that Samuel refused to go with him: this was a strange answer of Samuel, this sternness and tetchiness of his, (some will be ready to say) is not to be borne, for what could he have of him more, when he had confessed his ⟨p. 311⟩sin, desired him to pray for him, and to go with him, that he might call upon God? I say Samuel (God revealing it to him) so all this was but daubing with untempered mortar, Answer. and that he did all this, but for the fear of loosing his kingdom, not for any weariness and detestation of his sin, for that he extenuated, and laid it upon the people: he did not as David when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, for he freely confessed his sin against the Lord, and did not lay it upon any other: therefore the Prophet answered, the Lord hath forgiven thy sin. So durst not Samuel say to Saul, yea, rather therefore he refused to go with him, seeing he did