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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. 10. Sin never goeth without company.
Doct. 10. Sin neuer goeth without company.
And this reproof which the Lord by Samuel layeth to Sauls charge for his covetousness besides his other sins, this I say teacheth us, that sin goeth never alone but hath companions, as in Achans sin is to be seen, and in the epistle to the Romans,1 where he showeth how one sin leadeth another, as it were hand in hand: as gluttony leadeth drunkenness, chambering leadeth wantonness, and strife envying: that no man may rest in the common defence and ⟨p. 106⟩no less foolish then common: that is this: that when many are convicted of their witting offending of God, their answer is, it was but that one, with which they could be charged: and who is free they ask? whereas in that they confess one, they prove themselves thereby, that they are worthily put to rebuke, as being guilty of many: forasmuch as one sin goeth not alone without companions. Use. And that is a great reason why every faithful christian should beware that he break not one of the least, of Gods commandments, loosely or willingly, seeing as he shall thereby be least in the kingdom of heaven, so shall not his sin be single and alone, ⟨p. 107⟩but accompanied with other as vile as it self: as in the sin of adultery, deceiving, malice bearing, and the like, who can tell how many noisome sins accompany them?