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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 if outward and open1 ⟨p. 110⟩evils be unknown to men, till God by preaching bewray them, who doubteth that secret sin of the heart, tongue and life are much more unknown, for want of the word preached? They that are in hell know no other heaven, and they that live in darkness, know no other light: all colours are alike with them. So that as Sauls sin of coveting like Achans, was made manifest by Samuel the Lords Prophet, which few would have thought of all others, to have been in him: so if God sent forth his messengers into the dark corners, and towns of the world, they cause many to behold the treacheries which are wrought against God, which ⟨p. 111⟩also are the bane of many thousands of people, though before they were brought to light by preaching, men never dreamed of any such thing. And as they do thereby grow to see the wickedness of others, so do they come to know the many deformities, blemishes, and stains, which are in themselves, both inward and outward, which they never imagined to have been so: even as Samaria by Philips preaching of Christ to them, saw Simon Magus sorceries, and forsook them. And this is done to the end, that so many as the Lord shall call, may be brought by the sight of their sin to the dislike thereof, and so to true repentance and salvation: and ⟨p. 112⟩the rest may either be restrained from the excess of evil which before they ran after, or if they will needs go forward, yet they may have consciences wounding and accusing them, that so they may sin with less ease.
And if outward and open1 ⟨p. 110⟩euills be vnknowne to men, till God by preaching bewray them, who doubteth that secret sinne of the heart, tongue and life are much more vnknowne, for want of the word preached? They that are in hell know no other heauen, and they that liue in darknes, knowe no other light: all colours are alike with them. So that as Sauls sinne of coueting like Achans, was made manifest by Samuell the Lords Prophet, which fewe would haue thought of all others, to haue beene in him: so if God sent forth his messengers into the darke corners, and townes of the world, they cause many to behold the treacheries which are wrought against God, which