Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	1,839	5	10.0881	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57377	Clavis Bibliorum The key of the Bible, unlocking the richest treasury of the Holy Scriptures : whereby the 1 order, 2 names, 3 times, 4 penmen, 5 occasion, 6 scope, and 7 principall parts, containing the subject-matter of every book of Old and New Testament, are familiarly and briefly opened : for the help of the weakest capacity in the understanding of the whole Bible / by Francis Roberts ...	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1583; ESTC R20707	139,238	403

king_n 1._o by_o election_n and_o 2._o by_o succession_n and_o how_o it_o increase_v and_o flourish_v while_o so_o unite_v i_o samuel_n i_o under_o king_n by_o election_n the_o kingdom_n condition_n be_v record_v in_o the_o i._o book_n of_o samuel_n so_o call_v either_o from_o the_o matter_n or_o subject_n herein_o handle_v viz._n the_o history_n of_o samuel_n which_o take_v up_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o book_n as_o alsted_n in_o praecog_n theol._n l._n 2._o c._n 120._o or_o also_o from_o the_o instrumental_a efficient_a cause_n or_o penman_n of_o this_o of_o this_o book_n samuel_n be_v suppose_v to_o have_v pen_v this_o book_n till_o c._n 25._o david_n the_o rest_n gloss._n ordinar_n junius_n and_o trem._n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o samuel_n have_v a_o great_a share_n in_o pen_v of_o these_o two_o book_n that_o bear_v his_o name_n and_o that_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o gad_n the_o seer_n pen_v part_n thereof_o from_o that_o intimation_n 1_o chron._n 29.29_o which_o word_n of_o samuel_n nathan_n and_o gad_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n pen_v by_o they_o three_o jun._n in_o annot._n in_o 1_o chron._n 29.29_o by_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a it_o be_v also_o call_v the_o 1._o book_n of_o king_n because_o the_o late_a part_n of_o it_o contain_v the_o history_n of_o saul_n the_o first_o king_n of_o israel_n this_o history_n treat_v of_o the_o last_o judge_n viz._n eli_n and_o samuel_n and_o of_o the_o first_o king_n viz._n saul_n declare_v when_o and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o lord_n change_v the_o government_n by_o judge_n into_o a_o regal_a government_n viz._n in_o day_n of_o samuel_n and_o upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o extreme_a wickedness_n of_o both_o elye'_v and_o samuel_n son_n c._n 1._o to_o 9_o as_o also_o how_o saul_n carry_v himself_o both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n and_o how_o god_n prepare_v david_n for_o the_o throne_n saul_n be_v reject_v it_o be_v a_o history_n of_o about_o 80_o year_n continuance_n viz._n under_o ely_n 40_o year_n 1_o sam._n 4.18_o and_o under_o samuel_n and_o saul_n 40_o year_n act._n 13.21_o scope_n to_o discover_v man_n mutability_n but_o god_n immutability_n in_o all_o the_o revolution_n and_o alteration_n of_o family_n and_o commonwealth_n viz._n in_o their_o constitution_n administration_n and_o alteration_n principal_a part_n this_o book_n treat_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o israel_n under_o a_o double_a kind_n of_o civil_a government_n i._o aristocratical_a under_o samuel_n the_o prophet_n and_o judge_n who_o 1._o birth_n be_v record_v c._n 1._o 2._o call_v where_o of_o eli_n his_o predecessor_n and_o of_o his_o son_n who_o i_o grievous_a sin_n be_v record_v c._n 2._o ii_o severe_a punishment_n be_v 1_o foretell_v by_o samuel_n c._n 3._o 2._o inflict_v by_o god_n where_o of_o the_o war_n act_v c._n 4._o finish_v where_o we_o have_v a_o description_n 1._o of_o the_o philistine_n punishment_n c._n 5._o and_o of_o their_o restore_v the_o captivate_v ark_n c._n 6._o 2._o of_o israel_n repentance_n c._n 7._o ii_o monarchical_a under_o a_o king_n 1._o to_o be_v elect_v what_o a_o one_o he_o be_v like_a to_o be_v c._n 8._o 2._o actual_o elect_v what_o a_o one_o he_o prove_v evidence_v in_o saul_n david_n 1._o saul_n describe_v 1._o as_o elect_v where_o be_v lay_v down_o his_o call_n c._n 9_o unction_n c._n 10._o warlike_a success_n c._n 11._o 2._o as_o reject_v the_o cause_n of_o which_o rejection_n be_v recite_v viz._n 1._o the_o people_n sin_n c._n 12._o 2._o saul_n unbelief_n c._n 13._o rashness_n in_o judge_v c._n 14._o and_o disobedience_n c._n 15._o 2._o david_n touch_v who_o be_v declare_v his_o 1._o election_n where_o note_v 1._o his_o call_n c._n 16._o 2._o his_o preparatory_a 1_o conquest_n of_o goliath_n c._n 17._o 2_o advancement_n into_o saul_n family_n c._n 18._o 2._o ejection_n david_n be_v exile_v 1._o in_o his_o own_o country_n c._n 19_o 20._o 2._o out_o of_o his_o country_n c._n 21._o to_o 30._o 3._o advancement_n 1._o by_o his_o victory_n c._n 30._o 2._o by_o saul_n death_n c._n 31._o two_o samuel_n two_o under_o king_n by_o succession_n in_o this_o respect_n the_o kingdom_n be_v state_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o ii_o of_o samuel_n so_o call_v for_o reason_n former_o mention_v it_o be_v also_o by_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a style_v the_o second_o book_n of_o king_n because_o therein_o the_o history_n of_o david_n the_o second_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v continue_v this_o be_v a_o history_n of_o about_o 40_o year_n continuance_n 2_o sam._n 5.5_o a_o history_n of_o david_n kingdom_n may_v well_o be_v call_v the_o annal_n of_o david_n penman_n some_o think_v to_o be_v the_o highpriest_n or_o some_o disciple_n of_o samuel_n who_o yet_o for_o honour_n sake_n give_v the_o book_n his_o master_n name_n alsted_n praecog_n theol._n l._n 2._o c._n 120._o but_o rather_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o i._o of_o samuel_n and_o this_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o ii_o of_o samuel_n be_v pen_v by_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n and_o gad_n the_o seer_n 1_o chron._n 29.29_o scope_n to_o declare_v god_n faithfulness_n in_o deliver_v of_o his_o own_o from_o distress_n that_o divers_a great_a infirmity_n be_v incident_a to_o god_n upright_a servant_n and_o that_o like_o checkerworke_n their_o prosperity_n be_v intermingle_v with_o cross_n and_o calamity_n principal_a part_n in_o this_o book_n which_o be_v a_o description_n of_o david_n kingdom_n we_o have_v a_o narration_n of_o david_n 1_o life_n and_o 2_o death_n i._o david_n life_n be_v represent_v as_o it_o be_v 1_o glorious_a and_o as_o it_o be_v 2_o ignominious_a 1._o as_o it_o be_v glorious_a in_o his_o royal_a inauguration_n where_o consider_v thing_n 1._o antecedent_n viz._n 1._o his_o mourning_n for_o saul_n death_n c._n 1._o 2._o his_o return_n into_o judea_n c._n 2._o 3._o his_o war_n with_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n c._n 3.4_o 2._o concomitant_a he_o be_v confirm_v king_n by_o all_o israel_n c._n 5._o 3._o consequent_a viz._n 1._o ecclesiastical_a as_o his_o fetch_v up_o the_o ark_n to_o zion_n c._n 6._o his_o purpose_n of_o building_n god_n a_o house_n c._n 7._o 2._o polemicall_a or_o warlike_a c._n 8._o 3._o political_a or_o civil_a c._n 9_o 10._o 2._o as_o it_o be_v ignominious_a and_o that_o 1._o by_o his_o sin_n adultery_n and_o murder_n commit_v c._n 11._o correct_v c._n 12._o 2._o by_o his_o sorrow_n 1._o private_a 1._o in_o amnon_n by_o his_o incest_n c._n 13._o 2._o in_o absolom_n where_o be_v declare_v his_o restitution_n c._n 14._o his_o sedition_n begin_v c._n 15._o continue_a c._n 16._o conclude_v c._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 2._o public_a 1._o sedition_n of_o the_o people_n c._n 20._o 2._o famine_n three_o year_n c._n 21._o ii_o david_n death_n occurrent_n antecedent_n thereunto_o 1._o his_o gratulatory_a and_o laudatory_a psalm_n c._n 22_o two_o his_o sweet_a swan-like_a song_n and_o testament_n c._n 23._o 3._o the_o pestilence_n upon_o his_o number_v the_o people_n c._n 24._o ii_o the_o divide_a state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o how_o upon_o that_o division_n it_o decrease_v and_o come_v to_o ruin_v be_v lay_v down_o in_o the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n this_o d●vision_n and_o decay_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v lay_v down_o two_o way_n 1._o according_a to_o the_o cause_n and_o beginning_n thereof_o 2._o according_a to_o the_o progress_n thereof_o i_o king_n i._o according_a to_o the_o cause_n and_o first_o beginning_n of_o this_o division_n and_o decay_n thereupon_o ensue_a these_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o the_o i._o of_o king_n this_o book_n be_v style_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o melacim_fw-la i_o e._n 1._o of_o king_n by_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a the_o iii_o of_o king_n the_o history_n of_o the_o king_n both_o of_o judah_n and_o israel_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o the_o book_n in_o this_o book_n the_o cause_n and_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o kingdom_n division_n and_o decay_n be_v lay_v down_o partly_o by_o way_n of_o opposition_n of_o the_o flourish_a state_n of_o david_n kingdom_n unite_v under_o solomon_n c._n 1._o to_o c._n 11._o partly_o by_o way_n of_o exposition_n of_o the_o occasion_n viz._n solomon_n sin_n god_n justice_n solomon_n death_n c._n 11._o and_o of_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o the_o division_n and_o decay_n of_o the_o kingdom_n under_o rehoboam_n to_o who_o only_o two_o tribe_n be_v leave_v subject_a judah_n and_o benjamin_n 1_o king_n 11.21_o and_o under_o jeroboam_fw-la to_o who_o the_o other_o ten_o tribe_n revolt_v and_o afterward_o under_o their_o successor_n several_o so_o that_o in_o this_o book_n be_v the_o act_n of_o five_o king_n of_o judah_n after_o solomon_n viz._n rehoboam_n ●bijam_n asa_n jehoshaphat_n jehoram_n and_o of_o eight_o king_n

this_o i._o of_o chron._n principal_o insist_o upon_o the_o history_n of_o david_n relate_v his_o genealogy_n from_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o so_o forward_o towards_o the_o second_o adam_n wherein_o the_o 12._o tribe_n and_o their_o family_n etc._n etc._n be_v record_v c._n 1._o to_o 10._o and_o his_o famous_a act_n c._n 10._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n so_o that_o this_o book_n be_v a_o compendious_a chronology_n of_o all_o the_o former_a book_n to_o the_o book_n of_o king_n of_o thing_n from_o the_o world_n creation_n till_o about_o the_o year_n 2985._o viz._n of_o genesis_n 2368_o y._n all_o which_o have_v be_v above_o particular_o explain_v and_o demonstrate_v so_o the_o i._o of_o chronicle_n be_v the_o long_a history_n of_o any_o one_o book_n in_o the_o whole_a bible_n exodus_fw-la 142._o y._n all_o which_o have_v be_v above_o particular_o explain_v and_o demonstrate_v so_o the_o i._o of_o chronicle_n be_v the_o long_a history_n of_o any_o one_o book_n in_o the_o whole_a 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before_o 1_o chron._n the_o argument_n that_o general_o incline_v they_o all_o to_o this_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o same_o word_n which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o chronicle_n 2_o chron._n 36.23_o be_v also_o use_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o ezra_n ezr._n 1.1_o 2_o 3._o scope_n the_o primary_n scope_n of_o this_o book_n seem_v to_o be_v this_o clear_o to_o describe_v the_o line_n and_o genealogy_n of_o christ_n the_o messiah_n promise_v to_o david_n abraham_n and_o adam_n that_o when_o in_o fullness_n of_o time_n christ_n shall_v be_v reveal_v and_o perform_v the_o church_n may_v infallible_o know_v that_o he_o be_v the_o promise_a seed_n of_o the_o woman_n principal_a part_n this_o first_o book_n of_o chron._n describe_v the_o israelitish_n kingdom_n in_o its_o 1_o foundation_n and_o 2_o administration_n i._o foundation_n where_o of_o 1._o the_o general_a genealogy_n of_o all_o nation_n from_o adam_n to_o jacob_n c._n 1._o here_o be_v a_o chronicle_n of_o 1_o the_o pentateuch_n 2_o joshuah_n 3._o judge_n 2._o particular_a geneal_n of_o the_o nation_n of_o israel_n by_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n c._n 2._o to_o 9_o here_o be_v a_o chronicle_n of_o 1_o the_o pentateuch_n 2_o joshuah_n 3._o judge_n ii_o administration_n under_o 1_o saul_n who_o 1_o genealogy_n be_v in_o c._n 9_o 2_o death_n c._n 10._o 2_o david_n who_o 1._o kingly_a condition_n c._n 11_o 12_o 14._o 2_o act_n 1_o sacred_a restore_v god_n ●orship_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o 1_o place_n c._n 13_o 15_o 17_o 22._o 2_o person_n minister_a in_o the_o 1_o tabernacle_n c._n 16_o 2_o temple_n c._n 23._o 24_o 25_o 26_o here_o be_v a_o chronicle_n of_o the_o two_o book_n of_o samuel_n 2_o polemical_a or_o martial_a c._n 18_o 19_o 20._o 3._o political_n c._n 21.27_o 3._o death_n c._n 28_o 29._o where_o be_v declare_v how_o david_n before_o his_o death_n in_o a_o solemn_a assembly_n at_o jerusalem_n take_v his_o leave_n of_o his_o kindred_n set_a solomon_n or_o his_o throne_n after_o he_o have_v 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70_o as_o jun._n and_o tremell_n compute_v under_o cyrus_n the_o persian_a 1._o as_o jun._n and_o tremell_n compute_v so_o that_o this_o book_n be_v a_o epitome_n or_o chronicle_n of_o the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n with_o addition_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o book_n of_o samuel_n king_n and_o chronicle_n all_o together_o they_o contain_v a_o historical_a narration_n how_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n 1_o began_n under_o samuel_n 2_o increase_v under_o david_n 3_o flourish_v under_o solomon_n and_o 4_o fail_v under_o zedekiah_n thus_o it_o endure_v almost_o 565_o year_n penman_n see_v in_o 1._o of_o chron._n scope_n for_o substance_n the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o two_o book_n of_o king_n principal_a part_n this_o book_n contain_v a_o historical_a narration_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n i_o flourish_a or_o increase_v under_o king_n solomon_n touch_v solomon_n be_v record_v his_o 1._o virtue_n c._n 1._o 2._o building_n 1._o sacred_a viz._n the_o temple_n where_o 1._o 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resurrection_n the_o fear_n of_o punishment_n the_o promise_n of_o glory_n the_o revelation_n of_o mystery_n yea_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v hide_v and_o heap_v together_o in_o these_o psalm_n as_o in_o some_o great_a and_o common_a treasury_n aug._n in_o lib._n psalmorunt_fw-la prologue_n for_o if_o we_o look_v at_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o psalm_n how_o rich_a be_v it_o consider_v in_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n 1._o god_n deal_v with_o we_o by_o 1._o information_n thence_o arise_v psalmi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o didacticall_a or_o teach_v psalm_n 2._o exhortation_n thence_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o hortatory_n psalm_n or_o admonitory_a ps._n 3._o consolation_n thence_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n consolatory_a psalm_n 4._o narration_n of_o thing_n already_o past_a thence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o historical_a psalm_n 5._o prediction_n or_o foretell_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v thence_o psalmi_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n the_o prophetical_a psalm_n 2._o we_o deal_v with_o god_n