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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Doct. 29. More do frequent good company, then profit thereby.
Doct. 29. More doe frequent good company, then profit thereby.
VERSE 27. And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
VERSE 27. And as Samuel turned about to goe away, he layd hold vpon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
BUT to pass to another thing, who seeth not that this was extreme folly in a wise man, that he could not but hold him in his company, and yet never the better for it?1 So Jehoraem could could be content to serve his turn with Elisha the Prophet, in his sore distress and danger, that he was in: but otherwise regarded no whit his doctrine, nor message, to be reformed by it: but rather hated him. Even as Ahabal, so his father was willing ⟨p. 336⟩to have good tidings by Michaiah, 2when he went to war at Ramoth Gilead; but he was so far off, from hearing the judgement of God, for his idolatry and disobedience at his mouth, or to be willing to be converted from it, to the true worshipping of God, that he sent him to prison with hunger and pain. Even so it is, I must needs say, the heavy hand of God upon many among us, and a point of gross foolishness, though otherwise they have wit and worldly wisdom with the most: that notwithstanding, they be no Papists, to contemn and despise the Preachers of the Word, yet they are not wise enough to make their profit of them: nay,