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david_n say_v afterward_o to_o goliath_n i_o come_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n v_o 45._o borr._n but_o david_n see_v that_o his_o carnal_a brother_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o have_v any_o such_o secret_a concern_v god_n counsel_n to_o be_v reveal_v unto_o he_o 5._o wherefore_o dabhar_n be_v better_a here_o translate_v matter_n cause_n or_o business_n and_o so_o david_n excuse_v himself_o because_o he_o come_v about_o his_o father_n business_n and_o of_o his_o message_n b.g._n jun._n osiand_n 6._o but_o in_o that_o david_n give_v place_n to_o his_o brother_n wrath_n and_o do_v not_o answer_v he_o again_o but_o go_v away_o from_o he_o it_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o add_v fire_n to_o fire_n rage_n to_o rage_n but_o to_o give_v way_n and_o to_o bear_v our_o brother_n infirmity_n as_o s._n peter_n say_v not_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n nor_o rebuke_v for_o rebuke_n martyr_n 18._o quest._n v_o 34._o of_o david_n confidence_n to_o go_v against_o goliath_n upon_o 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this_o samson_n want_v when_o he_o encourage_v himself_o in_o his_o former_a experience_n when_o dalilah_n have_v cause_v his_o lock_n to_o be_v clip_v off_o that_o he_o will_v go_v out_o as_o at_o other_o time_n but_o he_o want_v the_o assistance_n of_o god_n spirit_n as_o before_o the_o text_n say_v he_o know_v not_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o he_o jud._n 16.20_o 3._o though_o therefore_o the_o argument_n of_o experience_n without_o the_o inward_a motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n do_v not_o warrant_v we_o for_o a_o particular_a deliverance_n as_o from_o the_o famine_n the_o pestilence_n the_o sword_n yet_o general_o it_o be_v a_o good_a persuasion_n to_o build_v our_o confidence_n upon_o that_o we_o be_v assure_v in_o general_a that_o god_n will_v keep_v we_o and_o deliver_v we_o as_o he_o have_v do_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v who_o deliver_v we_o
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suis_fw-la extrudunt_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la cogantur_fw-la illi_fw-la miseri_fw-la sub_fw-la turca_fw-la vivere_fw-la then_o such_o prince_n do_v great_o offend_v which_o thrust_v out_o godly_a man_n out_o of_o their_o dominion_n for_o what_o do_v they_o else_o then_o that_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v force_v to_o live_v under_o the_o turk_n sic_fw-la martyr_n 8._o quest._n v_o 20._o what_o david_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v let_v not_o my_o blood_n fall_v to_o the_o earth_n before_o the_o face_n of_o jehovah_n 1._o junius_n read_v thus_o let_v not_o my_o blood_n fall_v procul_fw-la à _fw-la conspectu_fw-la far_o off_o out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o jehovah_n that_o be_v before_o i_o come_v to_o be_v try_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v in_o god_n place_n but_o neither_o do_v david_n intend_v to_o yield_v himself_o to_o a_o ordinary_a trial_n before_o the_o judge_n for_o he_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o justice_n to_o be_v have_v at_o saul_n hand_n and_o the_o word_n mineger_n signify_v ex_fw-la adverso_fw-la s._n or_o à _fw-la region_fw-la over_o against_o or_o direct_o as_o gen._n 21.16_o and_o be_v better_a translate_v direct_o in_o the_o sight_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o david_n utter_v these_o word_n by_o way_n of_o supplication_n unto_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o blood_n to_o be_v spill_v but_o defend_v and_o protect_v he_o but_o it_o seem_v by_o saul_n answer_v that_o present_o follow_v v_o 21._o i_o will_v do_v thou_o no_o more_o harm_n that_o he_o speak_v these_o word_n to_o saul_n 3._o other_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v speak_v by_o david_n positive_o and_o affirmative_o that_o his_o blood_n shall_v not_o be_v spill_v upon_o the_o ground_n do_v what_o he_o can_v he_o labour_v in_o vain_a and_o trouble_v himself_o to_o no_o end_n sic_fw-la borr._n mar._n 4._o but_o the_o best_a interpretation_n be_v that_o his_o blood_n shall_v not_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v spill_v as_o water_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n see_v and_o behold_v it_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v revenge_v and_o judge_v it_o vatab._n and_o therefore_o david_n advise_v saul_n to_o take_v heed_n how_o he_o shed_v his_o innocent_a blood_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v see_v it_o and_o not_o suffer_v it_o to_o go_v unpunished_a 9_o quest._n v_o 21._o how_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v err_v there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o error_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o voluntary_a or_o wilful_a error_n and_o a_o involuntarie_a which_o proceed_v of_o mere_a ignorance_n the_o first_o be_v of_o two_o sore_n either_o when_o there_o be_v a_o error_n in_o the_o judgement_n and_o understanding_n as_o those_o of_o who_o our_o saviour_n speak_v they_o shall_v think_v they_o do_v good_a service_n when_o they_o put_v you_o to_o death_n joh._n 16.1_o and_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 10.2_o have_v zeal_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n 2._o the_o other_o voluntary_a error_n be_v in_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n when_o the_o judgement_n be_v not_o corrupt_v but_o the_o will_n consent_v not_o be_v carry_v along_o as_o a_o violent_a stream_n to_o subscribe_v unto_o that_o which_o the_o mind_n see_v to_o be_v evil_a and_o this_o error_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n when_o the_o judgement_n be_v obscure_v and_o cast_v over_o for_o a_o time_n with_o the_o cloud_n of_o carnal_a desire_n and_o affection_n as_o david_n yield_v unto_o the_o temptation_n of_o lust_n which_o in_o his_o judgement_n clear_v though_o for_o that_o time_n obscure_v he_o condemn_v as_o when_o one_o witting_o and_o willing_o against_o his_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n do_v evil_a as_o saul_n persecute_v david_n know_v he_o to_o be_v innocent_a only_o of_o malice_n and_o hatred_n because_o he_o be_v appoint_v to_o the_o kingdom_n this_o kind_n of_o error_n excuse_v not_o at_o all_o 3._o the_o involuntarie_a kind_n of_o error_n be_v when_o there_o be_v a_o total_a ignorance_n and_o 〈◊〉_d first_o in_o the_o judgement_n and_o then_o in_o the_o will_n follow_v the_o judgement_n as_o jaakob_n take_v lea_n for_o rachel_n this_o kind_n of_o error_n excuse_v whole_o sic_fw-la fere_n martyr_n 10._o quest._n v_o 23._o of_o the_o reward_v or_o render_v unto_o a_o man_n his_o righteousness_n where_o also_o of_o merit_n 1._o some_o read_v the_o lord_n reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o righteousness_n l.b.g.u._n but_o it_o be_v better_a read_v the_o lord_n render_v unto_o every_o one_o his_o righteousness_n a.p.c._n jun._n for_o the_o preposition_n eeth_n here_o be_v a_o article_n of_o the_o accusative_a case_n 2._o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o as_o every_o one_o have_v behave_v himself_o just_o or_o unjust_o so_o he_o shall_v receive_v at_o god_n hand_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o righteousness_n one_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v impute_v unto_o we_o whereby_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v make_v we_o there_o be_v a_o righteousness_n of_o work_n proceed_v of_o faith_n which_o be_v imperfect_a of_o which_o kind_a david_n speak_v here_o which_o be_v reward_v and_o crown_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n 3._o this_o righteousness_n be_v call_v both_o the_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n as_o it_o proceed_v from_o he_o the_o fountain_n and_o author_n of_o good_a thing_n it_o be_v also_o call_v we_o because_o it_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o as_o the_o subject_n and_o by_o we_o as_o the_o instrument_n otherwise_o we_o have_v no_o righteousness_n of_o ourselves_o for_o our_o saviour_n say_v without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o 4._o our_o work_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o reward_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n for_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n rom._n 6.23_o but_o they_o be_v the_o mean_n and_o the_o way_n appoint_v for_o we_o to_o walk_v in_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v eph._n 2.10_o nay_o they_o be_v not_o general_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la the_o cause_n without_o the_o which_o a_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v for_o infant_n be_v save_v without_o they_o but_o as_o bernard_n say_v via_fw-la sunt_fw-la regni_fw-la non_fw-la causa_fw-la regnandi_fw-la they_o be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o kingdom_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o kingdom_n like_v as_o a_o man_n can_v not_o go_v unto_o the_o city_n but_o by_o the_o way_n nor_o climb_v up_o into_o a_o high_a place_n but_o by_o step_n and_o degree_n yet_o the_o way_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o go_n nor_o the_o step_n of_o our_o ascend_n so_o by_o good_a work_n we_o must_v walk_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o good_a work_n do_v not_o procure_v unto_o we_o the_o kingdom_n 5._o then_o we_o refuse_v upon_o these_o ground_n the_o
sight_n of_o this_o monument_n to_o give_v praise_n unto_o god_n mar._n neither_o do_v he_o care_n for_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o enemy_n as_o soldier_n use_v of_o a_o covetous_a mind_n to_o rifle_v those_o that_o be_v slay_v but_o he_o content_v himself_o with_o these_o monument_n of_o the_o adversary_n that_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n may_v be_v set_v forth_o thereby_o pellic._n 2._o some_o take_v jerusalem_n to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o nob_n be_v where_o we_o read_v that_o goliath_n sword_n be_v lay_v up_o c._n 21._o but_o it_o be_v evident_a isa._n 10.32_o that_o nob_n and_o jerusalem_n be_v two_o diverse_a place_n 3._o josephus_n somewhat_o invert_v this_o narration_n for_o he_o say_v that_o david_n lay_v up_o goliath_n head_n in_o his_o tent_n and_o consecrate_v his_o sword_n unto_o god_n lib._n 6._o c._n 11._o but_o the_o text_n say_v that_o he_o carry_v his_o head_n to_o jerusalem_n and_o lay_v up_o his_o armour_n in_o his_o tent_n 4._o but_o it_o seem_v that_o david_n 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