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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 yet such is the most mens serving of God at this day, even as Saul did here, ⟨p. 82⟩not with an honest and upright heart, from duty to duty, and in one part of their life, as in another: oh! that were too strict and precise, to tie up our rebellions and unruly lusts so short, but to part stakes with the Lord, that the most part of our life be given to our selves, to serve the lusts of the flesh, and to follow the suggestions of Satan, and the deceivable allurements of the world, and the rest if any remain, (as he that is wise, will easily guess how small that will be) the rest (I say) shall be given unto God. This is the most mens serving and obeying of God as I said: even as the common and better sort of civill men, do declare in their ⟨p. 83⟩own words, who if they be asked what they think the obeying and serving of God to be, they affirm simply to go to Church on the Sabbaths, and if farther it be asked, what then is to be done, they make no question if it be once done, but that every man may do, what he thinketh good, either work or play or be idle, as appeareth by those that are busy, and go about lazily, and lie at shop windows, and there prate, and be talking of one body or other, of this worldly matter or that, which do nothing belong to them, and thus pass away the time. I speak not now of the scum and of scourings of towns, who yet go as far beyond ⟨p. 84⟩these in disobeying of God, and in wicked life, as these herein go beyond honest and true christians. And so shall ye find it in all estates and conditions of people.
And yet such is the most mens seruing of God at this day, euen as Saul did heere, ⟨p. 82⟩not with an honest and vpright heart, from dutie to dutie, and in one part of their life, as in another: oh! that were too strickt and precise, to tie vp our rebellions and vnruly lusts so short, but to part stakes with the Lord, that the most part of our life be giuen to our selues, to serue the lusts of the flesh, and to follow the suggestions of Sathan, and the deceiuable allurements of the world, and the rest if any remaine, (as he that is wise, will easile gesse how small that will be) the rest (I say) shall bee giuen vnto God. This is the most mens seruing and obeying of God as I said: euen as the common and better sort of ciuill men, doe declare in their