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LASTLY SO far has this opinion been shown to be pleasing to God that we
see that this system not without reason finds a place in holy Scripture, so
that the Lord would not of Himself instruct by the method of a Divine
colloquy the lad Samuel, when chosen for judgment, but suffered him to run
once or twice to the old man, and willed that one whom He was calling to
converse with Him should be taught even by one who had offended God, as he
was an old man, and preferred that he whom He had deemed worthy to be
called by Him should be trained by the Elder in order to test the humility
of him who was called to a Divine office, and to set an example to the
younger men by the manner of his subjection.
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