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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.
The Text follows from the 13. verse. First Samuel found Saul glorying in his Triumph over the Amalekites,1 and far from any thought that he had done any evil that he ought to ⟨p. 4⟩repent of, insomuch that at his meeting of Samuel he prevented him, and began to justify himself, as though he had done well, before Samuel could tell him how greatly his offence displeased the Lord. Samuel hearing him thus to speak, was holden and hindered, from telling him what God said to him of Saul, for the which end he came to him; and therefore is caused first to convince him, that he had broken Gods commandment, because he heard the bleating of the sheep, and the lowing of the Oxen, which he had saved alive, and brought from the Amalekites. Saul first excuseth the matter by shifting, and not saying any thing directly. ⟨p. 5⟩Then Samuel bad him hearken what God had said of him the night before. And he, nothing fearing (though it is manifest that he had cause) boldly bad Samuel say his mind, as though all had been well on his side. Then he told him, speaking from the Lord, that he brought him from a low estate to be a King, yet when he sent him to destroy his enemies, the Amalekites, he obeyed him not, but did what he thought good. But Saul blushed not a whit for all this, but washed his words away, freeing himself from blame, and the fault that was, he laid on the people, that they indeed saved some of the cattle alive, but the matter was small (he said) for ⟨p. 6⟩they did it to offer them to the Lord in sacrifice. This answer Samuel showed to be weak: for what (said he) did God account of thy sacrifice, in comparison of obeying him? But as small a fault as thou holdst it, I can tell thee, it will cost thee thy kingdom. At that word, when he heard of losing his kingdom, he was much moved. For we see for all his justifying of himself, and bold defending of his innocency, yet this wrung from him a confession of his fault, insomuch that he said the clean contrary, that he had sinned and sought pardon; and desired Samuel to return with him to worship God, but he would not, but confirmed to him, that God had taken his ⟨p. 7⟩