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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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And this bewrayeth another sin in hypocrites: that though in words they can make good their cause, and can justify themselves to be as blameless as any other, yet he that will observe it, shall find, that they will never be brought to plain dealing, nor be willing, what soever they say, to be judged by the Word of God. The reason is, their conscience tells them they are guilty. They would make a simple body believe, that none would more readily yield to have their doings tried by the Scripture then they (as is to be seen in them who call for the day of the Lord) ⟨p. 44⟩which if they would do indeed, they should prove themselves to be such, as they would be taken for, that is good Christians, and faithful servants of God: but alas it is nothing so with them, but they please themselves in thinking, that their estate is good, seeing they do some things that are commanded: but in what manner, and with what affection, they do them, and to what end, or in how many things they offend, they will in no sort be brought to examine, as may be seen by the Pharisee in the Gospel. Lord I thank thee I am not as other men. 1But if they be driven by some occasion to be more nearly sifted & examined, whether their lives be as innocent as ⟨p. 45⟩they boast them to be, then ye shall see them bewray that they are possessed with Sauls spirit, that is, not to answer, •or clear themselves by the word: but seeks shifts, by bringing in pretences of their good works and prayers: and that they be not (they hope) so bad as some, & that they would be loath it should be proved by them, meaning some open & gross offenders, or else thus they shift and say, do not some professors the same that we do, yet they are thought well of, and they would that none did worse then themselves, and though they have not such knowledge as some have (they say) nor cannot make such shows as some do, yet they trust they have ⟨p. 46⟩as good hearts, and meant as well as the best. By these and such like shiftings they defend themselves; but what is all this to the purpose, to free themselves from blame: Is this to go to work plainly, and to stick to the Scripture to be tried by them? The which palpable and gross deceiving of themselves, when it is showed them, do they acknowledge and so repent of it? which yet if they were truly humbled, they would do.