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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53967	A sermon preached at St. Mary Le Bow, Novemb. 27, 1682 being the day of the Wiltshire-feast / by Edward Pelling ...	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1683 (1683)	Wing P1093; ESTC R23222	13,489	37

their way as an Hinderance to their base Designs Meddle not with them that are given to Change About the genuine Meaning of Solomon in this place there is some difference between Expositors though most of them do render it much according as 't is rendred in our Translation And I humbly conceive that the best way of finding out the Full meaning of that Wise King in this place is to observe well the state of those times wherein David and He successively reigned over Israel And if we carry our Eye upon some Occurrences in those times upon which King Solomon in all likelihood doth Reflect here it will appear that though One Interpretation may be Preferable to another yet All Interpretations may be so Consistent as to deserve a share in our Meditations 1. First then some Learned Criticks render it Thus Ne commiscearis cum Iterantibus See the Large Criticks iniquitates suas Meddle not with them that act their Iniquities over again them that are Disobedient and Disloyal afresh them that Repeat their Old Sins against the King and his Regalities them that are for a Change but not of their own Principles and Courses them that would fain change the state of Affairs but will no more change their own Minds than the Leopard changeth his Spots or the Ethiopian his Skin as the expression is Jer. 13. 23. Now if This Interpretation carries it we may conceive some Intimation to be given us here that there was a sort of evil men in Solomon's days who had born his good Father and Him an inveterate Grudge which for fear of the Sword in the King's hand they Smothered and kept Secret for a while but when opportunity began to Smile and the Waters were like to be Troubled and the Peace of the Kingdom was in some Danger then they shewed the World that the King's Kindness and Mercy had not Reclaimed nor wrought any Repentance in them but they were the very Same men still and as ready as ever to strike at the Government and were only Emboldned by Indulgence and acted so as if Clemency which is reputed a Vertue in every Prince had been a kind of Hurtful Vice in the King of Israel I cannot be Positive that this was the Direct meaning of Solomon in my Text and yet out of respect to the Judgment of those who have given us their Sense to this purpose I am loth to Lose this Interpretation or slightly to pass it by For if we go back as far as the days of Solomon we may see that by what he had found by his own woful Experience He had great Reason to Caution all the World for the future to have nothing to do with those Intractable and Vngrateful men who Repent not of their Disloyalty to God and the King but persist and go on in their Wickedness fond of the Same Principles Longing for the Same Opportunities Hankering after the Same Successes and treading in the Same Steps which they trod in Before If we look into the Second Book of Samuel and the First Book of the Kings wherein the End of David's Reign and All Solomon's is contained we shall find that the whole House of Saul a very few excepted did bear an Inveterate Hatred against the House of David for the sake of the Crown For Saul had been a Protector of Israel but a very Wicked one and his Family and Friends were deeply galled at the Heart when they considered how the Scepter was departed out of their hands and they were Cashier'd the Court and had no share in the Government This was such a Trouble and Vexation to Saul's Adherents that though David had spared their Lives and given them the quiet Possession of their Lands and by many Acts of Grace had endeavoured to make Himself and his Government Easie to them all yet the most Princely favours could not Oblige nor Cure them of their Venom but when Absalom's Disturbance hapned they discovered the Old Sore that had been Wrankling so long and Laboured to be Reveng'd for the loss of the Throne and to Recover it if it were possible What was that act of Shimei's but an Expression of the most incurable Malice in 2 Sam. 16. For when the King was now flying out of the Land and was in his greatest Distress to add Affliction to Misery Shimei Cursed him and cast Stones at him as a Bloudy man as an Arbitrary Tyrannical and Cruel Prince And do but observe the after-carriage of this Wretch upon the King's Restauration he throws himself at the King's feet and obtains his Pardon 2 Sam. 19. And who would not have thought that Shimei was a Convert But yet when Solomon was setled in the Throne this same Shimei makes light of the King's Commands and as he Hated the Father so he Disobeyed the Son insomuch that the King found there was no way left him but to put him to death 1 Kin. 2. This was one of those Many whom I cannot stay to instance in that did Iterare iniquitates suas like Vngrateful persons act over their Wickedness again and shewed the King what he was to look for at their hands when Strength and Opportunity should suit to their Minds and favour their Intentions Observe I pray that I give you only an Historical Account of things out of the Scriptures it being my business to shew what Reason some Expositors have to understand my Text of Such as in spight of all Clemency and Favour are ever and anon expressing Fresh acts of Disloyalty and betray the Dear Love they have of their Old Sins And withall that You may see that if Solomon did not mean Such here in my Text yet he had Reason enough to mean them and to give Warning as to all Wise Kings to Beware of Such so to all good People and Sons of Wisdom to beware of Medling with Such as will not be held Sure by any the Strongest cords of Love nor prevailed with by any the Greatest acts of Kindness to change the base Temper and Disposition of their Hearts though That be the thing which needeth the greatest Change of all but are so perfectly set upon Undutifulness and Disloyalty to the Crown that though they Dissemble their Purposes for a Time yet when a fairer Opportunity shall offer it self will Iterare iniquitates suas Sin over Former Sins and do as Before violate Promises break Oaths revile Dignities pull at the Establisht Government and change Loyalty for Faction a good Conscience for Filthy Lucre Order for Confusion and an Happy Peace for Uncertainties and for Issues which they themselves cannot Foresee nor are able to tell what times of Confusion will bring forth My Son fear thou the Lord and the King and take an especial care that thou meddle not with Such 2. But then Secondly other Expositors do not Restrain the sense of the Text so as to understand it only of This sort of men whose Old Scores are still upon the File but interpret