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.…

Now,¹ if they think and hold this for their opinion, that the serving and obeying of God, consists in such a sleight keeping of the sabbath (as by the speech and practise of too many may easily be gathered) I in comparing them with Saul, and making them like to him, ascribe more to them then is their due. For the story both in this and some other chapters before, doth clearly and largely show, how he besides the public serving of God, did many worthy and religious actions ⟨p. 85⟩and commendable, and did see that God was in particular actions and parts of his life, obeyed of him; wherein he went before the common sort of such as be called Protestants, who are not troubled from morning to night, nor from the beginning of the week to the end, how they obey or disobey the laws of God in the course of their lives, or how they live: but hold this in their judgement, that they need not stretch their care, nor take any thought that way. And yet Saul, who did go before them so far (as may apparently be seen,) because he did not duly look unto, and carefully discharge such duties as he took in hand, and in part ⟨p. 86⟩also did perform, we see how God setteth him as it were upon the stage, as a gazing stock to be looked upon, and for not obeying him sendeth a heavy message unto him, how he was displeased with him, and pronounced this fearful sentence upon him, to wit, it repenteth me that I have made him King.

Now,¹ if they thinke and hold this for their opinion, that the seruing and obeying of God, consists in such a sleight keeping of the sabboath (as by the speach and practise of too many may easily bee gathered) I in comparing them with Saul, and making them like to him, ascribe more to them then is their due. For the storie both in this and some other chapters before, doth clearely and largely shewe, how he besides the publique seruing of God, did many worthy and religious actions ⟨p. 85⟩and commendable, and did see that God was in perticular actions and partes of his life, obeyed of him; wherein he went before the common sort of such as be called Protestants, who are not troubled from morning to night, nor from the beginning of the weeke to the end, how they obey or disobey the lawes of God in the course of their liues, or how they liue: but hold this in their iudgement, that they neede not stretch their care, nor take any thought that way. And yet Saul, who did goe before them so farre (as may apparantly be seene,) because hee did not duely looke vnto, and carefully discharge such duties as hee tooke in hand, and in part