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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. 3. They that be bad, will sometime reverence the Ministers.
Doct. 3. They that be bad, wil sometime reuerence the Ministers.
Thus have we seen Saul his shameless justifying himself, wherein he was most ⟨p. 28⟩guilty. And yet as much unbeseeming as this speech of Saul was, he is in one thing to be preferred before many of our time. For whereas many, not only refuse to be guided by the instruction and doctrine of their teachers, but also despise them in their hearts, as Ahab did Michaiah. 1 King. 22. 8. and count them their utter enemies, for telling them of the truth, as some of the Galatians did Paul Cap. 4. yea, fall upon them cruelly, as Saul himself did afterward (when he grew notorious and far worse then here he seemed to be) yet was he not yet so exasperated against the Prophet (though he were the man that had before sharply rebuked ⟨p. 29⟩him) but that he gave him a reverend title, as the blessed of the Lord, 1. Sam. 13. 13. and therefore thought him an happy man, though he himself could not seek and embrace, the same love and favour of the Lord that he did. I do not so much note this, to ascribe any thing to Saul, whom the holy Ghost condemneth, as to bewray too many professors of our time,1 especially the mighty and wealthy, though in degree and place, far under him: who are not content to cast behind their backs, the worthy admonitions, exhortations and lessons of those messengers of God, which are sent unto them (if at any time they will hear any of them) but ⟨p. 30⟩hate and bite, yea and also rend them (as we say with their teeth) who are reverend men of God: which doth show that there is another manner of spirit in them (that is more poysonfull) then that which was in Saul. For he that beareth reverence to the messengers, though he obey not their message, is to be hoped of in many respects, more then he which contemns them in his heart, whether he bewray the same by malicious words, and a fiery face, or whether he counterfeit better things to them by glossing speech and dissembling countenance. And therefore to what a fearful point are our days come, wherein the Ministry, which is Gods ordinance