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A15400 An harmonie vpon the first booke of Samuel wherein according to the methode obserued in Hexapla vpon Genesis, and Exodus, but more compendiously abridged, these speciall things are obserued vpon euery chapter: the diuers readings compared, doubtfull questions explaned, places of Scripture reconciled, controuersies briefly touched, and morall collections applied. Wherein aboue foure hundred theologicall questions are handled, with great breuitie and much varietie, by the former author of Hexapla on Genesis. Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. 1607 (1607) STC 25678; ESTC S120031 271,285 362

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people_n of_o god_n because_o he_o see_v that_o they_o so_o mighty_o increase_v and_o so_o saul_n be_v enemy_n to_o david_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v anoint_v king_n mart._n 7._o quest._n v_o 19_o in_o what_o sense_n they_o bid_v david_n go_v serve_v other_o god_n 1._o david_n as_o yet_o be_v no_o exile_n but_o he_o grieve_v if_o saul_n persist_v in_o his_o purpose_n still_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o the_o land_n as_o indeed_o it_o come_v short_o after_o to_o pass_v pelican_n 2._o he_o grieve_v not_o so_o much_o to_o leave_v his_o parent_n friend_n and_o country_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v sequester_v from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o be_v compel_v to_o live_v among_o idolater_n and_o so_o be_v occasion_v &_o provoke_v as_o much_o as_o lay_v in_o they_o to_o forsake_v his_o god_n it_o be_v not_o then_o the_o land_n itself_o that_o david_n so_o much_o affect_v as_o because_o it_o be_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n in_o which_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
for_o the_o house_n of_o god_n jud._n 20.18_o as_o it_o be_v call_v beth_fw-mi jehovah_n the_o house_n of_o jehovah_n c._n 3.15_o so_o also_o c._n 10.3_o three_o man_n be_v say_v to_o go_v up_o to_o god_n to_o bethel_n that_o be_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n for_o see_v the_o people_n have_v recourse_n and_o flock_v to_o that_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o samuel_n will_v omit_v to_o visit_v it_o in_o his_o circuit_n this_o read_n for_o these_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o usual_a interpretation_n which_o take_v bethel_n for_o a_o proper_a name_n here_o 16._o quest._n v_o 17._o of_o samuel_n retire_v to_o ramah_n 1._o some_o read_v for_o ramah_n ramatha_n chald._n lat._n some_o armathaim_n sep._n but_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n be_v ramah_n josh._n 18.25_o ramatha_n be_v the_o hebrew_n inflexion_n of_o the_o word_n in_o construction_n with_o the_o paragogical_a addition_n of_o the_o letter_n he_o in_o the_o end_n 2._o but_o here_o this_o doubt_n arise_v how_o samuel_n can_v absent_v himself_o from_o the_o lord_n house_n &_o keep_v at_o ramah_n see_v he_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n by_o his_o mother_n during_o his_o life_n c._n 1.28_o some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o samuel_n when_o the_o time_n of_o his_o ministry_n and_o service_n be_v over_o to_o go_v unto_o his_o own_o house_n pelican_n but_o annahs_n vow_n be_v more_o strict_a for_o she_o do_v give_v he_o so_o unto_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o shall_v abide_v there_o for_o ever_o c._n 1.22_o and_o if_o he_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o lord_n house_n when_o his_o course_n of_o serve_v have_v be_v past_a he_o have_v be_v no_o more_o tie_v than_o other_o common_a levite_n 3._o therefore_o the_o better_a solution_n be_v that_o so_o long_o as_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v know_v to_o be_v at_o shiloh_n samuel_n be_v bind_v unto_o that_o place_n by_o his_o vow_n but_o now_o shiloh_n be_v desolate_a and_o no_o certain_a place_n appoint_v of_o god_n where_o the_o ark_n shall_v be_v settle_v samuel_n in_o that_o behalf_n be_v free_v of_o his_o vow_n with_o the_o which_o necessity_n in_o this_o case_n dispense_v borr._n the_o like_a we_o read_v of_o the_o son_n of_o rechab_n who_o be_v bind_v by_o their_o father_n vow_n to_o dwell_v in_o tent_n yet_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n when_o the_o host_n of_o the_o chaldean_n have_v invade_v the_o land_n they_o go_v to_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o enemy_n jerem._n 35.11_o 4._o further_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o vow_v so_o long_o hold_v till_o god_n pleasure_n be_v otherwise_o know_v samuel_n be_v now_o call_v to_o be_v a_o judge_n can_v not_o be_v confine_v to_o a_o certain_a place_n god_n therefore_o dispense_v with_o that_o vow_n mar._n 17._o quest._n v_o 17._o where_o samuel_n build_v the_o altar_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a by_o the_o law_n to_o offer_v any_o sacrifice_n but_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v deut._n 12.14_o and_o consequent_o to_o build_v no_o altar_n but_o there_o therefore_o junius_n refer_v these_o word_n also_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n there_o unto_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o antecedent_n further_a of_o namely_o the_o house_n of_o god_n as_o the_o like_a be_v find_v in_o diverse_a place_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o gen._n 10.12_o resen_fw-mi also_o between_o niniveh_n and_o caleh_n this_o be_v a_o great_a city_n that_o be_v niniveh_n and_o 1._o sam._n 27.8_o then_o david_n and_o his_o man_n invade_v the_o geshurite_n and_o the_o girzites_n and_o the_o amalekite_n for_o they_o that_o be_v the_o two_o first_o name_v inhabit_v the_o land_n from_o the_o beginning_n but_o against_o this_o exposition_n these_o reason_n may_v be_v allege_v 1._o because_o in_o none_o of_o these_o place_n give_v in_o instance_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o which_o can_v be_v produce_v the_o further_a antecedent_n be_v so_o far_o remove_v by_o so_o many_o clause_n come_v between_o as_o in_o this_o place_n two_o whole_a verse_n almost_o be_v insert_v between_o bethel_n or_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o these_o word_n 2._o for_o that_o in_o those_o place_n the_o necessity_n of_o the_o sense_n enforce_v such_o relation_n to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o precedent_n part_v further_a off_o but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o necessity_n here_o 3._o the_o restrictive_a or_o limit_v particle_n shun_v there_o be_v twice_o repeat_v before_o in_o this_o verse_n and_o apply_v to_o ramah_n show_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o take_v here_o there_o be_v his_o house_n and_o there_o he_o judge_v israel_n and_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n there_o unto_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n 2._o therefore_o the_o best_a answer_n be_v that_o because_o there_o be_v yet_o no_o certain_a place_n appoint_v where_o the_o ark_n shall_v continue_v it_o remain_v at_o this_o time_n in_o a_o private_a man_n house_n pelican_n and_o for_o that_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o the_o door_n whereof_o the_o sacrifice_n by_o the_o law_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v bring_v levit._n 17.3_o and_o the_o ark_n be_v now_o asunder_o and_o in_o diverse_a place_n samuel_n may_v have_v this_o liberty_n to_o build_v a_o altar_n at_o ramah_n especial_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o do_v it_o by_o a_o prophetical_a instinct_n osiander_n mar._n as_o elias_n the_o prophet_n build_v a_o altar_n 1._o king_n 18._o and_o see_v the_o ark_n be_v remove_v from_o place_n to_o place_n as_o appear_z c._n 14.18_o if_o a_o altar_n can_v not_o be_v build_v but_o where_o the_o ark_n be_v for_o the_o time_n present_a it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o that_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n may_v be_v sometime_o remove_v to_o ramah_n as_o saul_n have_v the_o ark_n in_o the_o camp_n there_o erect_v a_o altar_n c._n 14.35_o but_o i_o rather_o insist_v upon_o the_o two_o former_a answer_n the_o divulsion_n and_o separation_n of_o the_o ark_n from_o the_o tabernacle_n no_o certain_a place_n be_v yet_o appoint_v for_o the_o resiance_n of_o the_o ark_n and_o the_o prophetical_a and_o extraordinary_a direction_n that_o samuel_n have_v chap._n viii_o 1._o quest._n v_o 2._o of_o the_o place_n where_o samuel_n appoint_v his_o son_n to_o be_v judge_n 1._o because_o beersheba_n only_o be_v name_v some_o think_v that_o both_o his_o son_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v judge_n either_o because_o that_o city_n be_v in_o the_o remote_a corner_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o land_n whether_o samuel_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o old_a age_n can_v not_o travail_v in_o person_n borr._n or_o for_o that_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o the_o confine_n and_o border_n of_o the_o philistines_n and_o so_o have_v more_o need_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o judge_n osiand_n or_o they_o be_v unjust_a judge_n may_v choose_v that_o place_n to_o weary_a the_o people_n with_o long_a travail_n pelican_n but_o see_v they_o be_v depute_v by_o their_o father_n it_o be_v like_a that_o he_o will_v have_v assign_v they_o to_o some_o convenient_a place_n whether_o the_o people_n may_v resort_v with_o more_o ease_n and_o not_o set_v they_o in_o the_o utmost_a corner_n of_o the_o land_n and_o to_o what_o end_n shall_v his_o two_o son_n be_v limit_v to_o one_o place_n they_o be_v divide_v may_v better_o dispatch_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o people_n 2._o josephus_n therefore_o think_v that_o one_o of_o they_o be_v appoint_v judge_n in_o bethel_n the_o other_o in_o beershebah_n but_o see_v no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o bethel_n in_o the_o text_n that_o conjecture_n have_v no_o warrant_n or_o certainty_n 3._o therefore_o junius_n opinion_n be_v more_o probable_a that_o the_o meaning_n be_v they_o be_v set_v judge_n over_o the_o whole_a land_n from_o dan_n to_o beershebah_n which_o be_v the_o two_o extreme_a town_n of_o the_o land_n and_o dan_n be_v to_o be_v supply_v out_o of_o the_o like_a place_n jud._n 20.1_o here_o be_v omit_v by_o a_o certain_a synecdoche_n one_o opposite_a part_n comprehend_v the_o other_o 4._o samuel_n in_o make_v his_o son_n judge_n offend_v two_o way_n both_o because_o he_o consult_v not_o with_o god_n and_o he_o have_v no_o example_n for_o it_o for_o neither_o moses_n nor_o gedeon_n or_o any_o of_o the_o judge_n appoint_v their_o son_n mar._n 2._o quest._n v_o 6._o whether_o the_o people_n sin_v in_o ask_v a_o king_n 1._o if_o they_o have_v simple_o desire_v a_o king_n to_o be_v give_v they_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n deut._n 17.15_o that_o shall_v govern_v they_o in_o equity_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o fear_v god_n they_o then_o have_v not_o offend_v but_o now_o they_o do_v ask_v a_o king_n of_o a_o preposterous_a desire_n only_o that_o they_o may_v be_v like_a unto_o other_o
against_o saul_n 1._o beside_o the_o number_n express_v in_o the_o text_n that_o the_o philistines_n gather_v together_o 30._o thousand_o charet_n and_o 6._o thousand_o horseman_n josephus_n say_v there_o be_v beside_o 300._o thousand_o footman_n but_o though_o the_o number_n be_v very_o great_a for_o it_o be_v say_v the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n be_v like_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o multitude_n yet_o it_o be_v too_o much_o boldness_n to_o conjecture_v at_o the_o certain_a number_n where_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o set_v it_o down_o here_o also_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o josephus_n do_v usual_o take_v unto_o himself_o great_a liberty_n to_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o number_n specify_v in_o scripture_n as_o for_o thirty_o man_n who_o samuel_n have_v invite_v he_o name_v seventie_o c._n 5._o lib._n 6._o and_o whereas_o the_o hebrew_n text_n speak_v but_o of_o 300._o thousand_o of_o israel_n and_o 30._o thousand_o of_o judah_n which_o gather_v unto_o saul_n against_o the_o ammonite_n c._n 11._o he_o reckon_v 700._o thousand_o of_o israel_n and_o 70._o thousand_o of_o judah_n c._n 6._o the_o like_a he_o do_v in_o many_o place_n beside_o 6._o quest._n v_o 5._o of_o bethaven_n 1._o some_o do_v take_v this_o to_o be_v all_o one_o with_o bethel_n which_o the_o prophet_n call_v bethaven_n the_o house_n of_o iniquity_n because_o of_o the_o idolatry_n there_o commit_v vat._n pell_n geneu._n but_o this_o ignominious_a name_n of_o bethel_n be_v not_o yet_o take_v up_o till_o afterward_o 2._o therefore_o this_o bethaven_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n and_o desert_n so_o call_v not_o far_o from_o bethel_n josh._n 18.12_o jun._n josh._n which_o be_v a_o distinct_a place_n by_o itself_o but_o afterward_o as_o it_o be_v near_o in_o place_n to_o bethel_n so_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n bethel_n become_v a_o house_n of_o idol_n the_o name_n of_o bethaven_n by_o allusion_n to_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o be_v also_o translate_v unto_o bethel_n 7._o quest._n v_o 8._o how_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v to_o be_v account_v which_o saul_n tarry_v for_o samuel_n in_o gilgal_n 1._o samuel_n have_v give_v saul_n a_o charge_n before_o to_o go_v down_o before_o he_o to_o gilgal_n c._n 10.8_o and_o to_o stay_v for_o he_o there_o seven_o day_n which_o time_n must_v not_o take_v beginning_n from_o that_o instant_n when_o samuel_n give_v that_o charge_n for_o all_o that_o come_v between_o as_o the_o election_n of_o saul_n in_o mizpeh_n the_o gather_v together_o of_o 300._o thousand_o out_o of_o all_o israel_n the_o renew_v of_o saul_n kingdom_n in_o gilgal_n c._n 11._o the_o apology_n of_o saul_n and_o the_o call_n for_o thunder_n and_o rain_n c._n 12._o all_o these_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o the_o compass_n of_o seven_o day_n 2._o therefore_o these_o seven_o day_n must_v be_v count_v from_o the_o time_n that_o saul_n go_v down_o to_o gilgal_n that_o there_o he_o shall_v stay_v for_o samuel_n seven_o day_n after_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o as_o here_o v_o 4._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o people_n gather_v together_o after_o saul_n to_o gilgal_n and_o that_o saul_n be_v yet_o at_o gilgal_n that_o be_v stay_v there_o v_o 7._o and_o so_o fulfil_v the_o number_n of_o 7._o day_n expect_v samuel_n come_v v_o 8._o 3._o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o before_o this_o samuel_n and_o saul_n go_v to_o gilgal_n where_o the_o kingdom_n be_v renew_a c._n 11._o and_o where_o samuel_n make_v his_o apology_n c._n 12._o but_o samuel_n do_v not_o mean_v that_o go_n to_o gilgal_n for_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v go_v down_o before_o i_o to_o gilgal_n reconcil_n c._n 10.8_o but_o then_o samuel_n be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v the_o motion_n to_o go_v to_o gilgal_n c._n 11.14_o and_o as_o yet_o saul_n be_v not_o full_o establish_v in_o his_o kingdom_n he_o mean_v therefore_o that_o after_o he_o be_v confirm_v king_n he_o shall_v go_v down_o to_o gilgal_n samuel_n be_v not_o then_o present_a with_o he_o and_o so_o be_v in_o gilgal_n he_o shall_v stay_v for_o the_o prophet_n seven_o day_n to_o receive_v further_a direction_n from_o he_o 8._o quest._n of_o saul_n excuse_n v_o 12._o after_o i_o have_v refrain_v myself_o etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o read_v i_o be_v bold_a v._o b._n g._n that_o be_v whereas_o i_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o stay_v for_o thou_o yet_o i_o strain_v myself_o see_v the_o present_a necessity_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n before_o thy_o come_n 2._o other_o read_v necessitate_v compulsus_fw-la be_v force_v by_o necessity_n lat._n or_o i_o force_v myself_o p._n or_o roboravi_fw-la i_o confirm_v myself_o chal._n pag._n 3._o but_o the_o word_n aphak_v signify_v to_o refrain_v or_o contain_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o joseph_n c._n 45.1_o he_o can_v no_o long_o refrain_v or_o contain_v himself_o so_o isa._n 42.14_o i_o hold_v my_o peace_n a_o long_a time_n and_o refrain_v myself_o so_o here_o saul_n say_v when_o i_o have_v contain_v myself_o that_o be_v with_o much_o ado_n have_v expect_v thou_o six_o day_n i_o then_o be_v bold_a to_o offer_v sacrifice_v the_o seven_o sic_fw-la jun._n 9_o quest._n v_o 13._o upon_o samuel_n word_n thou_o have_v do_v foolish_o and_o wherein_o saul_n offend_v in_o not_o stay_v for_o he_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o saul_n sin_n at_o this_o time_n be_v his_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n in_o god_n help_n and_o assistance_n because_o the_o people_n fall_v away_o from_o he_o as_o though_o the_o lord_n can_v not_o save_v as_o well_o with_o few_o as_o with_o many_o for_o the_o like_a fault_n moses_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n because_o he_o doubt_v of_o god_n power_n and_o believe_v he_o not_o when_o he_o smite_v the_o rock_n pelican_n but_o there_o be_v a_o other_o special_a sin_n beside_o which_o samuel_n charge_v he_o with_o because_o he_o have_v break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n 2._o again_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o saul_n have_v a_o evil_a opinion_n of_o samuel_n that_o he_o fail_v in_o his_o promise_n and_o forget_v the_o time_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v whereas_o he_o may_v have_v remember_v how_o faithful_a samuel_n have_v show_v himself_o hitherto_o that_o all_o which_o he_o have_v say_v come_v according_o to_o pass_v pelican_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o cause_n upon_o the_o former_a reason_n saul_n have_v transgress_v against_o some_o special_a commandment_n of_o god_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o saul_n break_v samuel_n charge_n in_o that_o he_o stay_v not_o for_o he_o full_a seven_o day_n but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n offer_v sacrifice_v for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o sacrifice_v samuel_n come_v borr._n but_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o great_a matter_n for_o whereas_o saul_n excuse_v himself_o that_o samuel_n come_v not_o at_o the_o day_n set_v samuel_n to_o that_o answer_v nothing_o but_o only_o charge_v he_o with_o the_o breach_n of_o god_n commandment_n 4._o wherefore_o whereas_o there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o samuel_n charge_n that_o he_o shall_v tarry_v for_o samuel_n seven_o day_n the_o other_o that_o he_o shall_v attempt_v nothing_o before_o his_o come_n tarry_n for_o i_o seven_o day_n till_o i_o come_v and_o show_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v saul_n offend_v more_o in_o the_o second_o then_o in_o the_o first_o that_o he_o presume_v of_o himself_o without_o direction_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o command_v sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v think_v that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v with_o the_o external_a act_n of_o sacrifice_v neither_o offer_v up_o in_o faith_n nor_o obedience_n as_o hypocrite_n please_v themselves_o in_o external_a ceremony_n borr._n 10._o quest._n v_o 13._o of_o these_o word_n for_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v establish_v thy_o kingdom_n upon_o israel_n for_o ever_o see_v according_o to_o jacob_n prophesy_v the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o remain_v in_o judah_n until_o shiloh_n come_v how_o then_o do_v the_o lord_n purpose_n to_o establish_v the_o kingdom_n in_o saul_n to_o answer_v this_o doubt_n 1._o some_o answer_n that_o by_o ever_o be_v understand_v a_o long_a time_n that_o if_o saul_n have_v be_v obedient_a unto_o god_n commandment_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v settle_v the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o house_n for_o a_o long_a season_n sic_fw-la ben_n gerson_n vatab._n osiand_n which_o may_v afterward_o have_v come_v to_o david_n but_o this_o can_v not_o be_v say_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n purpose_n and_o decree_n for_o as_o he_o have_v determine_v that_o judah_n shall_v have_v the_o government_n so_o the_o lord_n also_o have_v set_v down_o the_o time_n and_o decree_v what_o person_n who_o and_o when_o shall_v be_v first_o king_n of_o judah_n 2._o therefore_o some_o by_o ever_o
take_v a_o oath_n wish_v that_o god_n shall_v do_v so_o and_o so_o to_o he_o if_o jonathan_n die_v not_o both_o show_v his_o profane_a custom_n of_o swear_v and_o curse_v to_o the_o which_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v much_o give_v jun._n as_o likewise_o his_o unnatural_a cruelty_n join_v with_o vain_a glorious_a ambition_n in_o harden_v his_o heart_n against_o his_o own_o son_n who_o rather_o he_o shall_v have_v seek_v mean_n to_o deliver_v from_o this_o danger_n osiand_n but_o this_o oath_n and_o curse_n do_v in_o the_o end_n fall_v upon_o his_o own_o head_n jun._n 2._o the_o people_n oppose_v a_o just_a oath_n against_o his_o hypocritical_a oath_n borr._n and_o do_v charge_n his_o conscience_n before_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v rather_o have_v respect_n unto_o equity_n then_o unto_o his_o rash_a oath_n jun._n and_o they_o use_v two_o reason_n why_o jonathan_n shall_v not_o die_v first_o that_o he_o be_v find_v guilty_a of_o no_o capital_a offence_n in_o say_v shall_v jonathan_n die_v that_o be_v in_o who_o there_o be_v find_v no_o cause_n of_o death_n borr._n second_o because_o he_o by_o who_o god_n have_v wrought_v such_o deliverance_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o death_n jun._n it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o he_o shall_v die_v by_o who_o mean_n they_o be_v all_o alive_a osiand_n 3._o josephus_n think_v the_o people_n be_v move_v by_o pity_n and_o commiseration_n towards_o jonathan_n when_o they_o see_v that_o he_o willing_o yield_v himself_o to_o death_n but_o it_o seem_v rather_o by_o jonathan_n answer_n i_o taste_v a_o little_a honey_n and_o lo_o shall_v i_o die_v that_o he_o think_v his_o father_n sentence_n unjust_a and_o hard_a against_o he_o and_o be_v discontent_v with_o it_o 4._o if_o the_o people_n intercede_v by_o their_o prayer_n they_o offend_v not_o but_o if_o they_o press_v violent_o upon_o saul_n in_o make_v a_o mutiny_n they_o can_v not_o be_v excuse_v mar._n 22._o quest._n v_o 47._o of_o saul_n victory_n 1._o some_o read_v he_o overcome_v they_o l._n 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people_n so_o also_o he_o have_v at_o this_o time_n a_o respect_n unto_o his_o present_a state_n and_o take_v the_o spoil_n of_o they_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o he_o and_o he_o for_o god_n many_o time_n use_v man_n infirmity_n to_o accomplish_v his_o will_n martyr_n 6._o quest._n v_o 10._o whteher_n david_n offend_v in_o make_v such_o a_o excuse_n to_o achish_n as_o though_o he_o have_v invade_v the_o israelite_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o david_n to_o destroy_v those_o nation_n without_o sin_n so_o he_o may_v without_o sin_n colour_n it_o with_o a_o show_n of_o invade_v his_o own_o people_n osiand_n but_o that_o be_v not_o so_o for_o not_o only_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v must_v be_v consider_v but_o the_o manner_n also_o that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v without_o offence_n now_o howsoever_o for_o the_o present_a david_n content_v achish_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o offence_n unto_o good_a man_n which_o may_v take_v david_n to_o have_v do_v as_o he_o speak_v mar._n 2._o some_o think_v that_o david_n dissemble_v not_o but_o speak_v the_o truth_n not_o that_o he_o put_v the_o jerahmeelite_n which_o be_v a_o family_n of_o the_o judah_n to_o the_o sword_n 1._o chron._n 2.9_o or_o the_o kenites_n but_o only_o smite_v the_o south_n coast_n which_o of_o right_n belong_v unto_o the_o israelite_n but_o be_v possess_v by_o other_o nation_n but_o it_o appear_v in_o that_o achish_n be_v contend_v with_o david_n answer_n that_o he_o understand_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o israelite_n who_o he_o have_v invade_v 3._o other_o say_v that_o david_n here_o plain_o mentitur_fw-la tell_v a_o untruth_n mar._n but_o i_o rather_o think_v with_o junius_n that_o david_n speak_v here_o doubtful_o and_o ambiguous_o not_o use_v that_o plainness_n which_o become_v such_o a_o good_a man_n that_o he_o may_v either_o be_v take_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o israelite_n inhabit_v judah_n or_o of_o the_o nation_n which_o border_v upon_o the_o south_n 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