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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. 9. Covetousness is the root of much evil.
Doct. 9. Couetousnes is the roote of much euill.
VERSE. 19. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
VERSE. 19. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voyce of the LORD, but didst flie vpon the spoile, and didst euill in the sight of the LORD?
TO that which I said of Samuel's words to Saul before: there is yet another thing in this speech of Samuel's, which he delivered to Saul from God, I mean an other sin of Saul, though more secret, yet horrible in such a man as he was especially: and that was that he, though a King, was set forward in this half service of God, by the desire of the goods and cattle of the Amalekites, insomuch that his ⟨p. 99⟩double and deceitful heart caused him to deal treacherously against the Lord, as in many of his other actions before, cap. 12. 13. 14. he had done. For when he saw what commodity and benefit he might reap, in this charge of killing the Amalekites, he not looking vuto the commandment of God which was utterly to destroy all, but to the booty which he saw he might reap, was carried away with the coveting and desire of it, and thereby aggravated his sin exceedingly. But seeing the very sin it self is particularly spoken of, for which Saul was rebuked, that is, a branch of covetousness, in that he turned to the pray, it shall not be