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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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1But it will be demanded of us who preach the gospel, and lay forth this and other scriptures; If Samuel be thus excused and cleared, and his action against Saul, ⟨p. 313⟩defended, it will be demanded (I say) whether we dare, or may do the like, towards any great and honourable person, who asking us counsel from God, what he is to do, to obtain pardon of his sin, should acknowledge any disobedience of his against the Lord, as Samuel did to Saul: If they should, they were worthy (it will be said) to be thrust out from having any access unto such persons, to teach them more discretion and reverence toward them.
1But it will be demanded of vs who preach the gospel, and lay forth this and other scriptures; If Samuel bee thus excused and cleared, and his action against Saul, ⟨p. 313⟩defended, it will be demanded (I say) whether we dare, or may do the like, towards any great and honourable person, who asking vs counsell from God, what he is to doe, to obtaine pardon of his sinne, should acknowledge any disobedience of his against the Lord, as Samuel did to Saul: If they should, they were worthy (it will be said) to be thrust out from hauing any accesse vnto such persons, to teach them more discretion and reuerence toward them.
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Answer. I answer: what any of us through fear or other corruption, as flattery, might be like to do I will not say: but what we are bound to do, if we had the like light and knowledge, as also authority ⟨p. 314⟩and calling from God to do a message from him to any such, I will declare: and this I say; if any such should give outward signs of repentance by confessing his sins, craving pardon of God, and our joining in prayer with him, and should make promise of amendment, it were our duty to allow of it, so far as we can see and judge, yea, & be glad of it also, (for where may we find so much as appeared in Saul, in meaner persons then kings) requiring of the party in the name of God in all submission, that he look that all truth and faithfulness be thereto adjoined, seeing God hath an eye to the hart, and so we are to deal with