Chap; 31. An E'xpalítiate upon the Book of J a. Verf. 33. 679 fions . yea Samuel handled Saul fo plainly, and besought his fin .Sohome to his conftience, that he was , orcedto conf. ffe (v.24.) 1 havefinned,for 1 have trap/grefed the Commandement of the Lord, and thy word, becaufe lfeared the people and obeyed their voyce. Andthererore remember, we mil aft according to the voyce ofGod, and not according to the votesof men ; yea,-re- member, this plea doth rather aggravate our fin, then any way abate it; what? (hall we doe more upon the perfwafions of men, then-opon the command ofGod, andthinkc tobe excufed by it ? ¡hall mens entreaties give checke to the lawof God ? fhall the word of friends or relations be more forceable, then the dire& ruleof his word ? Salomon faith ( Pro: a. 1 o.) NJ fon, if'inners o,t,ki $nee e,feat tbm not , As Wile.had fay d, It notf be no bootefor thee to plead, when chops haft finned , that th,udiddeff it by the an- licentiate. ffinneri., In the. famebooke°( Chap, 71.,21..) we road of a young man- enfnared by a harlot, With muchfairefpeecbíhe eaufed him toytild and with the flattery of her lips (or by her fmooth tongue ) theeforced him ; as if the young mans will were fcatce in the thing, yet this did not helpe horn ; For away he goes like an ose to the flaughter, oras a foehe to theconecîionofthe flocks. That's a taaoft remarkable itaftance (1 Kings 13.14 18, 20, 21.) where we read of a Prophet that had received a co1a1- mandement from theLord todoe a meffage to sere boats, and he performed it folly,denouncinga torte againft his Altar. But upon his returne another Prophet met him, and laid untohim (v. t 8.) I ama Prophet alfa as thou art, and an 4ngelfpahe timeme by eke wordoftheLord,faying, bring himbackwith thee into thine horsfe, cleat he may ear bread, anddrinkwater, boot he liedunto him ; This Prophet was perfwaded by a Prophet, who avoucheddivine asa- rhoriry an Angel (faith he)fpake untome in the nameof theLord to bring thee back; yet though he came back upon this flrong ptrfwafionhe is doomed to an untimelydeath for it by that pre- tended Prophet,who prefetatly cry=ed out tothe,snan of God that came from 7udah(v.21.) Saying, thoufaith the Lord,for asmuch eu thou haft difobeyed the mcutb ofthe Lord, and haft not kept his commandement, +obicb the Lord thyGod commanded thee, thy CAP. kafefha!! not come into the fepulcher of thyfathers ; and foone af- ter a Lion met him by the way andflew him. This (as theApoftle fpeakrs ofmans other dreadful! providences, a Car:1 o.1 t,) hap- pened
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