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pious exorcisms, as if the tincture of regenera- 

 tion was obliterated in him. 



Arn. God forbid that the sting of sin should 

 be so venemous a poison, that no antidote can 

 cure it ! Did not the Lord of Life die to con- 

 quer sin, and death, and hell, in every believer ? 

 Let us be so charitable as to parallel Saul with 

 Sampson, who had his Dalilah, as Saul had his 

 Endor. Here we read, that David found re- 

 pentance after the prophet's reproof; and Samp- 

 son had his satisfaction upon the lords of the 

 Philistines. These two had their pardon seal'd 

 before death ; and fain would I be so charitable 

 to conclude so of Saul. 



TJieoph. Ay, but Saul's fault is writ in capi- 

 tal characters. 



Arn. That's instituted for our admonition, 

 and the reformation of succeeding generations. 



Tlieoph. O, Arnoldus ! the generations to 

 come will abominate this, that inflames itself to 

 set the rest of the world on fire. 



Arn. Then let them burn and consume one 

 another ; for lust and pollution augment the 

 flames. 



Theoph. Do not all the nations and king- 

 dom s about us exhaust their treasures to indulge 

 themselves, and devote their services to the hy- 

 pocrisy of the times ? 



Arn. It's rare (to a miracle) to find faith 







