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.…

Doct. 2. No mans way is evil in his own eyes.

Doct. 2. No mans way is euil in his own eyes.

We may further gather here by this, that Saul could make an evil matter, seem so good as he made his seem to be, that if every man may be allowed to tell his own tale, the worst person will seem honest, and the baddest case appear to be good. For why? men can so paint and disguise themselves, that they will nothing show themselves to be such as indeed they are, but far better and more gracious. For when God himself bewrayeth and setteth out here Saul to Samuel, to be so evil that he repented that he had made him king • yet doth ⟨p. 22⟩he at the first greeting and meeting of Samuel, so commends, and magnifies his own doings unto him, that he freed himself from all blame: so that no man, unless taught of God, would once have thought, that he had been faulty and worthy to be reproved, to the which end yet Samuel came unto him: like Gehazai, who when he had by shameless lying enriched himself, and deserved no more to remain in his place; yet appeared before his master boldly, as if he had done no such thing, & being asked from whence he came (which might secretly have made him appalled, knowing himself guilty) yet blushed not a whit, but answered,¹ saying, thy servant ⟨p. 23⟩hath been no where: even as the Harlot, who when she hath done wickedly,² wipeth her mouth, and saith, what evil have I done?