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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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Doct. 28. Nothing should hurt us, if we cast not off Gods yoke.
Doct. 28. Nothing should hurt vs, if wee cast not off Gods yoke.
The next and last thing, that I observe in this verse, is ⟨p. 326⟩that which concerneth Saul: that Samuel said to Saul, seeing thou hast cast away the Word of the Lord, he hath cast away thee, that thou shalt not be King over Israel, so that if he had not done so, neither should he have been cast out of his Kingdom. Where it is manifest, that if men did not as Saul, reject the Word, so that it cannot govern them,1 and if they did not cast off Gods yoke,2 hating to be reformed, they should have no cause to cry out, as they do, of the heavy punishments which they meet with, and take hold of them, but rejoice and praise God, for his many and great blessings. So faith the Psalmist:3 Oh that my people would have harkned unto me, and that Israel ⟨p. 327⟩would have walked in my ways! I would soon have brought low their enemies, and would have turned my hand against them. But this, even this, that men will lye still in their sin, and hold it fast, as the child doth the sweet sugar in the mouth,4 is the cause of all their complaints of sore afflictions,5 and loss of their best commodities; and heavy days, which though we shall never be free from altogether, no not the best, while we carry flesh about us; yet we might remedy it in great part, if God had any authority, & might prevail with us. And if his own children will rebel, and break out of compass to provoke him, he will chastise