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or_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v smite_v but_o i_o pray_v thou_o take_v the_o spear_n that_o stand_v at_o his_o bolster_n and_o the_o cruse_v of_o water_n that_o stand_v by_o he_o and_o let_v we_o be_v go_v so_o they_o take_v away_o the_o spear_n and_o the_o cruse_v of_o water_n neither_o saul_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o man_n about_o he_o awake_v for_o a_o dead_a sleep_n from_o the_o lord_n be_v fall_v upon_o they_o see_v gen._n 2.21_o then_o david_n go_v over_o to_o the_o other_o side_n and_o stand_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o hill_n at_o some_o distance_n from_o saul_n camp_n but_o so_o as_o his_o voice_n may_v be_v hear_v and_o he_o call_v aloud_o to_o the_o people_n and_o to_o abner_n and_o it_o seem_v he_o call_v often_o before_o he_o can_v awaken_v he_o at_o last_o abner_n awake_v say_v who_o be_v thou_o that_o cry_v unto_o the_o king_n so_o as_o to_o disturb_v he_o in_o his_o rest_n david_n answer_v what_o be_v thou_o abner_n a_o man_n so_o esteem_v for_o valour_n that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o in_o israel_n like_v unto_o thou_o wherefore_o then_o have_v thou_o not_o keep_v thy_o lord_n the_o king_n better_o for_o i_o do_v assure_v thou_o there_o come_v one_o of_o my_o follower_n into_o your_o camp_n that_o will_v have_v destroy_v the_o king_n have_v not_o i_o prevent_v it_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v thou_o and_o the_o people_n about_o the_o king_n be_v worthy_a to_o die_v because_o you_o have_v not_o watch_v better_a about_o your_o master_n the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o now_o behold_v here_o in_o my_o hand_n the_o king_n spear_n and_o the_o cruse_n that_o stand_v at_o his_o head_n how_o come_v i_o by_o these_o saul_n be_v now_o awake_a and_o hear_v david_n speak_v to_o abner_n after_o this_o manner_n he_o cry_v out_o what_o be_v this_o thy_o voice_n my_o
practice_n page_n 117._o v._o commandment_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o child_n be_v enjoin_v by_o this_o precept_n to_o honour_v their_o parent_n in_o their_o heart_n ourselves_o the_o subsequent_a precept_n contain_v the_o prime_a rule_n of_o justice_n towards_o man_n and_o of_o temperance_n sobriety_n and_o chastity_n in_o the_o government_n of_o ourselves_o and_o high_o to_o love_v their_o person_n as_o the_o instrument_n under_o god_n of_o their_o be_v and_o they_o be_v hereby_o oblige_v to_o yield_v to_o they_o reverence_n obedience_n thankfulness_n and_o requital_n as_o they_o be_v able_a they_o be_v bind_v high_o to_o honour_n and_o esteem_v they_o and_o to_o use_v due_a expression_n of_o respect_n and_o observance_n towards_o they_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n parent_n be_v presume_v to_o be_v always_o full_a of_o tender_a affection_n and_o good_a will_n towards_o their_o child_n full_a of_o desire_n and_o care_n for_o their_o good_a full_a of_o pity_n and_o compassion_n towards_o they_o which_o disposition_n do_v in_o reason_n and_o equity_n require_v answerable_a inclination_n in_o child_n towards_o their_o parent_n child_n receive_v from_o their_o parent_n under_o god_n their_o be_v and_o life_n their_o maintenance_n and_o protection_n it_o be_v a_o long_a while_n ere_o they_o be_v able_a to_o provide_v for_o or_o defend_v themselves_o the_o good_n acquire_v by_o the_o parent_n industry_n do_v usual_o devolve_v upon_o their_o child_n and_o all_o good_a and_o pious_a parent_n think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o spiritual_a welfare_n of_o their_o child_n and_o to_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o to_o set_v they_o in_o the_o right_a way_n to_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o this_o they_o do_v most_o frank_o and_o free_o without_o regard_n to_o any_o profit_n that_o may_v thereby_o accrue_v to_o themselves_o it_o be_v abundant_a satisfaction_n to_o they_o to_o see_v their_o chirldren_n do_v well_o their_o chief_a delight_n and_o contentment_n in_o this_o world_n be_v usual_o in_o their_o child_n well-doing_n therefore_o justice_n and_o ingenuity_n do_v oblige_v child_n to_o pay_v to_o their_o parent_n dutiful_a respect_n and_o observanc_n and_o they_o will_v be_v no_o loser_n in_o so_o do_v for_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o this_o precept_n be_v add_v a_o very_a encourage_v promise_n viz._n of_o length_n of_o day_n the_o apostle_n enjoin_v child_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o their_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v lawful_a and_o please_a to_o the_o lord_n eph._n 6.1_o and_o he_o press_v the_o observance_n of_o this_o precept_n 1._o from_o the_o equity_n of_o it_o because_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n require_v it_o 2._o because_o this_o be_v the_o first_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n which_o have_v a_o particular_a promise_n annex_v to_o it_o viz._n length_n of_o day_n which_o promise_n be_v either_o actual_o fulfil_v by_o god_n to_o obedient_a child_n or_o else_o by_o change_v of_o the_o benefit_n he_o give_v they_o a_o much_o better_a life_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n for_o it_o and_o there_o seem_v a_o great_a congruity_n in_o the_o reward_n promise_v to_o the_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v viz._n that_o they_o who_o be_v grateful_a to_o those_o from_o who_o under_o god_n they_o receive_v their_o life_n shall_v by_o god_n dispensation_n enjoy_v that_o life_n long_o and_o with_o much_o comfort_n and_o that_o they_o who_o neglect_v the_o author_n of_o their_o life_n shall_v soon_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o or_o of_o the_o comfort_n and_o contentment_n that_o other_o enjoy_v and_o we_o may_v by_o analogy_n and_o parity_n of_o reason_n reduce_v unto_o this_o commandment_n the_o obligation_n we_o have_v to_o honour_v all_o those_o who_o perform_v to_o we_o beneficial_a office_n like_v unto_o those_o we_o receive_v from_o our_o parent_n particular_o such_o person_n from_o who_o we_o have_v protection_n as_o governor_n and_o magistrate_n such_o who_o watch_v over_o we_o for_o the_o good_a of_o our_o soul_n as_o minister_n and_o pastor_n such_o who_o afford_v we_o maintenance_n and_o education_n as_o benefactor_n schoolmaster_n tutor_n etc._n etc._n vi_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v man_n life_n be_v his_o most_o precious_a enjoyment_n in_o this_o world_n no_o man_n may_v take_v it_o away_o but_o by_o commission_n or_o licence_n from_o god_n god_n indeed_o do_v allow_v magistrate_n upon_o reasonable_a cause_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n safety_n and_o welfare_n in_o a_o regular_a course_n of_o justice_n to_o dispose_v of_o man_n life_n who_o have_v forfeit_v they_o to_o the_o law_n for_o the_o magistrate_n bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a rom._n 13.4_o but_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o avenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a 1_o pet._n 2.14_o and_o he_o that_o kill_v a_o man_n in_o a_o way_n not_o irregular_a namely_o as_o a_o minister_n of_o justice_n or_o in_o a_o lawful_a war_n authorize_v by_o a_o just_a commission_n or_o in_o his_o own_o just_a and_o necessary_a defence_n can_v be_v say_v to_o violate_v the_o true_a intent_n of_o this_o precept_n for_o such_o a_o person_n can_v be_v just_o say_v to_o kill_v but_o rather_o god_n himself_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n do_v then_o kill_v vengeance_n be_v he_o and_o he_o in_o this_o manner_n by_o his_o minister_n do_v repay_v it_o but_o in_o this_o commandment_n be_v forbid_v all_o voluntary_a and_o irregular_a take_v away_o our_o neighbour_n life_n without_o just_a and_o necessary_a cause_n upon_o what_o motive_n principle_n or_o pretence_n soever_o it_o be_v either_o by_o direct_a violence_n or_o fraudulent_a contrivance_n either_o by_o ourselves_o or_o by_o other_o and_o all_o advise_v encourage_v or_o any_o wise_a become_a instrumental_a or_o accessary_a thereunto_o this_o be_v the_o crime_n here_o express_o forbid_v but_o a_o positive_a duty_n be_v also_o here_o include_v and_o according_o shall_v be_v understand_v viz._n that_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o preserve_v our_o own_o life_n in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o then_o our_o neighbour_n by_o relieve_v he_o in_o extreme_a need_n and_o by_o succour_v he_o in_o extreme_a danger_n by_o admonish_v he_o of_o any_o destructive_a mischief_n he_o seem_v unaware_o run_v into_o the_o contrary_a be_v in_o reasonable_a esteem_n and_o in_o god_n sight_n a_o kill_n of_o he_o and_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n have_v this_o great_a guilt_n in_o it_o that_o he_o that_o do_v it_o do_v thereby_o violate_v and_o destroy_v god_n image_n in_o his_o neighbour_n he_o that_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v for_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n create_v he_o he_o gen._n 9.6_o and_o this_o further_a be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o take_v away_o a_o man_n life_n do_v infinite_o surpass_v all_o the_o evil_a or_o injury_n which_o any_o man_n can_v sustain_v from_o another_o in_o his_o estate_n or_o fame_n for_o these_o thing_n be_v capable_a of_o some_o reparation_n but_o the_o other_o be_v altogether_o irreparable_a and_o therefore_o include_v in_o it_o the_o great_a injury_n and_o iniquity_n for_o hereby_o all_o temporal_a good_a be_v at_o once_o ravish_v from_o a_o man_n and_o the_o soul_n also_o of_o the_o person_n kill_v may_v possible_o incur_v a_o great_a damage_n and_o hazard_v in_o respect_n to_o its_o future_a state_n by_o be_v thus_o sudden_o snatch_v away_o so_o that_o the_o slayer_n oftentimes_o not_o only_o rob_v his_o brother_n of_o his_o temporal_a life_n but_o of_o his_o time_n of_o repentance_n and_o opportunity_n of_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n therefore_o to_o hate_v a_o man_n to_o death_n must_v needs_o be_v account_v the_o utmost_a pitch_n of_o hatred_n such_o be_v the_o direct_a intent_n and_o importance_n of_o this_o law_n but_o our_o saviour_n in_o his_o comment_n hereon_o math._n 5.21_o have_v explain_v and_o extend_v it_o further_o so_o as_o to_o interdict_v all_o thing_n that_o any_o way_n approach_n or_o tend_v unto_o this_o hateful_a evil_n as_o rash_a causeless_o outrageous_a anger_n contumelious_a and_o despiteful_a language_n secret_a grudge_n or_o malice_n in_o our_o heart_n against_o our_o neighbour_n for_o these_o as_o they_o do_v common_o produce_v the_o act_n of_o murder_n so_o they_o argue_v inclination_n thereunto_o which_o if_o fear_n and_o self-respect_n do_v not_o restrain_v will_v present_o produce_v it_o and_o consequent_o in_o moral_a account_n which_o regard_v not_o so_o much_o the_o act_n as_o the_o will_v be_v of_o the_o same_o quality_n therewith_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 1_o joh._n 3.15_o he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o murderer_n
hurt_n they_o have_v do_v and_o that_o punishment_n shall_v be_v proportion_v to_o the_o fault_n though_o not_o always_o in_o the_o same_o special_a kind_n of_o suffer_v but_o it_o give_v no_o permission_n to_o particular_a person_n to_o take_v a_o private_a revenge_n themselves_o so_o our_o saviour_n math._n 5.39_o have_v repeat_v this_o law_n add_v but_o i_o say_v to_o you_o resist_v not_o evil_a whereby_o he_o enjoin_v his_o disciple_n rather_o to_o bear_v patient_o any_o wrong_n do_v unto_o they_o then_o to_o be_v judge_n and_o avenger_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n yet_o very_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o judge_n power_n in_o some_o case_n to_o allow_v a_o change_n or_o commutation_n of_o the_o penalty_n and_o instead_o thereof_o to_o award_v a_o pecuniary_a mulct_n or_o fine_a of_o money_n vers_fw-la 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o 9_o if_o a_o man_n smite_v out_o the_o eye_n nay_o if_o he_o smite_v out_o only_o the_o tooth_n of_o his_o manservant_n or_o maid-servant_n he_o shall_v let_v they_o go_v free_a dissolvendum_fw-la free_a injuriae_fw-la peccatum_fw-la beneficio_fw-la est_fw-la dissolvendum_fw-la for_o that_o damage_n do_v they_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o maim_v or_o lame_v any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n vers_fw-la 26_o 27._o 10._o if_o a_o ox_n &c_n ox_n and_o by_o proportion_n any_o other_o beast_n that_o kill_v by_o push_a wirh_n his_o horn_n or_o bite_a &c_n &c_n gore_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o they_o die_v than_o the_o ox_n shall_v be_v stone_v and_o his_o flesh_n shall_v not_o be_v eat_v but_o the_o owner_n shall_v be_v quit_v but_o if_o the_o ox_n be_v wont_a to_o push_v with_o his_o horn_n in_o time_n past_a and_o that_o have_v be_v testify_v to_o his_o owner_n and_o he_o have_v not_o keep_v he_o in_o and_o so_o he_o have_v kill_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n the_o ox_n shall_v be_v stone_v and_o the_o owner_n put_v to_o death_n or_o if_o the_o judge_n have_v examine_v all_o circumstance_n do_v find_v cause_n to_o save_v his_o life_n and_o to_o fine_v he_o than_o he_o shall_v give_v for_o the_o ransom_n of_o his_o life_n whatever_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o and_o this_o punishment_n shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o not_o only_o if_o his_o ox_n have_v gore_v a_o man_n or_o woman_n of_o grow_v year_n but_o also_o if_o a_o boy_n or_o girl_n be_v kill_v by_o he_o but_o if_o the_o ox_n gore_v a_o manservant_n or_o maid-servant_n that_o be_v alien_n the_o owner_n of_o the_o ox_n shall_v give_v unto_o the_o man_n or_o maid_n master_n thirty_o shekel_n of_o silver_n the_o price_n at_o which_o our_o saviour_n be_v value_v who_o become_v a_o servant_n for_o our_o sake_n math._n 26.15_o and_o so_o shall_v be_v quit_v vers_fw-la 28_o 29_o 30_o 31_o 32._o 11._o if_o a_o man_n shall_v dig_v or_o open_v a_o pit_n viz._n in_o the_o common_a or_o public_a way_n at_o way_n for_o in_o the_o field_n or_o private_a ground_n pit_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v open_a for_o the_o cattle_n to_o drink_v at_o and_o shall_v not_o cover_v it_o again_o so_o that_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o ass_n goat_n ass_n there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o other_o cattle_n as_o of_o sheep_n or_o goat_n fall_v therein_o and_o die_v than_o the_o dig_a of_o the_o pit_n shall_v make_v it_o good_a unto_o the_o owner_n of_o the_o ox_n or_o ass_n viz._n shall_v pay_v he_o so_o much_o as_o the_o judge_n shall_v estimate_v the_o beast_n at_o and_o the_o dead_a beast_n shall_v be_v he_o who_o open_v the_o pit_n vers_fw-la 33_o 34._o 12._o if_o a_o man_n ox_n which_o be_v not_o know_v before_o to_o be_v hurtful_a hurt_v another_o so_o that_o he_o die_v than_o they_o shall_v sell_v the_o live_a ox_n and_o divide_v the_o money_n he_o be_v sell_v for_o between_o they_o and_o the_o dead_a ox_n shall_v in_o like_a manner_n be_v divide_v also_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n seem_v to_o be_v because_o it_o can_v not_o be_v certain_o know_v which_o of_o the_o ox_n first_o assault_v the_o other_o the_o one_o of_o they_o not_o be_v know_v to_o push_v more_o than_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v just_a that_o both_o the_o live_v and_o dead_a ox_n shall_v be_v equal_o divide_v but_o if_o it_o be_v know_v that_o one_o of_o the_o ox_n have_v use_v to_o push_v in_o time_n past_a and_o his_o owner_n have_v not_o keep_v he_o in_o he_o shall_v sure_o pay_v ox_n for_o ox_n and_o the_o dead_a ox_n shall_v be_v he_o who_o ox_n do_v kill_v the_o other_o vers_n 35_o 36._o 22._o exod._n ch._n 22._o 13._o if_o a_o man_n shall_v steal_v a_o ox_n or_o sheep_n and_o kill_v it_o or_o sell_v it_o he_o shall_v restore_v five_o ox_n for_o a_o ox_n and_o four_o 12.6_o four_o sam._n 12.6_o sheep_n for_o a_o sheep_n but_o if_o the_o ox_n or_o sheep_n be_v find_v in_o his_o hand_n alive_a he_o shall_v only_o restore_v double_a 79.12_o double_a double_a restitution_n be_v the_o ordinary_a penalty_n for_o theft_n except_o in_o the_o case_n here_o mention_v of_o cattle_n steal_v and_o kill_v or_o sell_v whereas_o it_o be_v say_v prov._n 6.31_o he_o shall_v restore_v sevenfold_a that_o be_v he_o shall_v abundant_o satisfy_v as_o the_o phrase_n be_v elsewhere_o use_v not_o for_o a_o set_a quantity_n but_o for_o the_o abundant_a or_o manifold_a do_v of_o a_o thing_n see_v ps_n 79.12_o that_o be_v pay_v two_o for_o one_o because_o of_o the_o great_a profit_n use_v and_o service_n the_o owner_n may_v have_v of_o this_o sort_n of_o cattle_n particular_o for_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n the_o damage_n be_v to_o be_v recompense_v five_o and_o four_o fold_n and_o therefore_o this_o kind_n of_o theft_n be_v restrain_v with_o the_o great_a penalty_n ch._n 22._o vers_fw-la 1._o &_o 4._o 14._o if_o a_o thief_n be_v find_v break_v up_o or_o dig_v through_o a_o house_n in_o the_o night_n and_o he_o be_v smite_v that_o he_o die_v he_o that_o kill_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o it_o but_o if_o the_o sun_n be_v rise_v and_o so_o there_o be_v sufficient_a light_n to_o know_v the_o party_n by_o and_o to_o take_v he_o and_o so_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o judgement_n then_o to_o kill_v he_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v murder_n except_o in_o a_o man_n be_v own_o just_a and_o necessary_a defence_n and_o in_o such_o case_n the_o thief_n be_v take_v shall_v sure_o pay_v and_o make_v full_a restitution_n if_o he_o be_v able_a if_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o pay_v he_o shall_v be_v sell_v for_o a_o servant_n by_o the_o magistrate_n that_o by_o his_o price_n satisfaction_n may_v be_v make_v to_o the_o person_n he_o have_v wrong_v vers_fw-la 2_o 3._o 15._o if_o a_o man_n shall_v put_v in_o his_o beast_n and_o shall_v feed_v in_o another_o man_n field_n or_o vineyard_n of_o the_o best_a of_o his_o own_o field_n and_o of_o the_o best_a of_o his_o own_o vineyard_n he_o shall_v make_v restitution_n vers_fw-la 5._o 16._o if_o fire_n break_v out_o and_o catch_v in_o thorn_n so_o that_o stack_n of_o corn_n or_o stand_v corn_n or_o the_o tree_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o field_n be_v consume_v thereby_o he_o that_o 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come_v before_o the_o judge_n and_o who_o the_o judge_n shall_v condemn_v he_o shall_v pay_v double_a to_o his_o neighbour_n vers_fw-la 9_o 19_o if_o a_o man_n deliver_v to_o his_o neighbour_n a_o ass_n or_o ox_n or_o any_o beast_n to_o keep_v for_o he_o at_o a_o price_n and_o it_o die_v or_o be_v hurt_v or_o drive_v away_o by_o a_o sudden_a incursion_n of_o enemy_n depositorio_n enemy_n casus_fw-la fortuitus_fw-la non_fw-la imputatur_fw-la depositorio_n so_o that_o the_o keeper_n can_v retreive_v it_o neither_o know_v what_o be_v become_v of_o it_o in_o such_o a_o case_n a_o oath_n
burn_v incense_n be_v within_o the_o tabernacle_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o incense_n but_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a occasion_n and_o a_o mean_v enjoin_v for_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v whither_o these_o man_n or_o only_a aaron_n and_o his_o son_n as_o former_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o execute_v the_o priest_n office_n corah_n have_v assemble_v his_o confederate_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n before_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o not_o find_v dathan_n and_o abiram_n there_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v go_v to_o their_o tent_n to_o talk_v with_o they_o see_v ch._n 26.10_o and_o probable_o from_o they_o he_o go_v to_o his_o own_o tent_n before_o moses_n and_o the_o elder_n come_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o present_o they_o do_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o 250_o conspirator_n on_o the_o one_o side_n take_v fire_n from_o the_o altar_n and_o put_v it_o into_o their_o censer_n and_o lay_v incense_n thereon_o and_o aaron_n near_o to_o 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you_o be_v consume_v in_o all_o their_o sin_n that_o be_v lest_o you_o be_v destroy_v in_o the_o judgement_n that_o will_v fall_v upon_o they_o for_o all_o their_o sin_n the_o cause_n be_v here_o put_v for_o the_o effect_n in_o the_o judgement_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o fall_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o great_a sin_n and_o provocation_n the_o people_n according_o do_v so_o and_o flee_v from_o the_o tent_n of_o these_o man_n but_o dathan_n and_o abiram_n impudent_o come_v out_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o door_n of_o their_o tent_n with_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n as_o if_o they_o intend_v to_o outface_v moses_n and_o scorn_v the_o judgement_n he_o threaten_v against_o they_o moses_n then_o say_v hereby_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v i_o and_o have_v appoint_v i_o to_o take_v upon_o myself_o the_o government_n of_o this_o people_n and_o have_v confer_v the_o priesthood_n on_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n and_o that_o i_o have_v not_o do_v these_o thing_n on_o 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priest_n office_n they_o be_v punish_v with_o fire_n as_o by_o fire_n they_o have_v offend_v see_v levit._n 10.2_o moses_n now_o by_o god_n command_n appoint_v eleazar_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n to_o gather_v up_o the_o censer_n from_o among_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o dead_a body_n of_o these_o man_n that_o be_v burn_v and_o consume_v and_o to_o scatter_v the_o fire_n that_o be_v in_o they_o without_o the_o court_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o show_v that_o god_n reject_v it_o and_o their_o service_n and_o abhor_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o censer_n of_o these_o sinner_n against_o their_o own_o soul_n be_v now_o hallow_v illustrandae_fw-la hallow_v sanctificata_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la deputatione_fw-la dei_fw-la servire_fw-la deinceps_fw-la debebant_fw-la divina_fw-la gloriae_fw-la illustrandae_fw-la have_v be_v present_v before_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o commandment_n and_o he_o order_v he_o to_o make_v broad_a plate_n of_o they_o for_o a_o 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to_o this_o faction_n who_o life_n moses_n have_v save_v the_o day_n before_o by_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o murmur_v against_o he_o and_o aaron_n and_o peremptory_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o have_v kill_v the_o lord_n people_n moses_n and_o aaron_n be_v thus_o injurious_o charge_v look_v up_o to_o god_n as_o have_v no_o other_o refuge_n or_o shelter_n to_o fly_v unto_o and_o immediate_o behold_v the_o cloud_n descend_v upon_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o approach_n and_o actual_a manifestation_n of_o the_o glorious_a presence_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o intend_v to_o speak_v something_o unto_o they_o moses_n and_o aaron_n present_v themselves_o before_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n bid_v they_o get_v they_o up_o present_o from_o among_o this_o rebellious_a company_n that_o he_o may_v consume_v they_o in_o a_o moment_n but_o they_o fall_v
thou_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o something_o be_v amiss_o among_o you_o that_o have_v provoke_v i_o to_o forsake_v you_o know_v therefore_o that_o one_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v commit_v a_o high_a trespass_n against_o i_o he_o have_v reserve_v a_o part_n of_o the_o spoil_n of_o jericho_n which_o as_o accurse_a thing_n shall_v have_v be_v burn_v he_o have_v take_v of_o that_o which_o i_o reserve_v to_o myself_o viz._n gold_n and_o silver_n and_o have_v do_v this_o close_o and_o cunning_o carry_v the_o matter_n so_o as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v no_o such_o thing_n or_o have_v not_o consider_v or_o regard_v my_o omniscience_n and_o he_o have_v put_v what_o he_o steal_v among_o his_o own_o stuff_n the_o more_o to_o conceal_v it_o and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o child_n 22.20_o child_n the_o people_n be_v consider_v here_o conjunctim_fw-la as_o one_o entire_a body_n that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o one_o of_o the_o member_n be_v here_o ascribe_v to_o the_o whole_a 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i_o pray_v thou_o glory_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o acknowledge_v his_o omniscience_n and_o make_v a_o humble_a and_o penitent_a confession_n to_o he_o of_o thy_o sin_n and_o tell_v i_o true_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v hide_v it_o not_o from_o i_o achan_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n when_o i_o see_v among_o the_o spoil_n of_o jericho_n a_o goodly_a babylonish-garment_n and_o two_o hundred_o shekel_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o wedge_n of_o gold_n of_o fifty_o shekel_n than_o i_o covet_v they_o and_o take_v they_o and_o behold_v they_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o silver_n under_o the_o garment_n joshua_n send_v messenger_n to_o the_o tent_n and_o they_o find_v the_o thing_n which_o achan_n have_v confess_v and_o bring_v they_o to_o joshua_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o before_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v the_o emblem_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o then_o joshua_n and_o the_o israelite_n take_v achan_n with_o the_o thing_n he_o have_v steal_v together_o with_o his_o child_n and_o his_o ox_n covetousness_n ox_n from_o hence_o we_o may_v see_v that_o he_o have_v before_o a_o good_a estate_n and_o do_v not_o steal_v for_o want_v but_o out_o of_o covetousness_n ass_n and_o sheep_n his_o tent_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o carry_v they_o down_o to_o the_o valley_n call_v afterward_o upon_o this_o occasion_n the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n and_o joshua_n then_o say_v to_o he_o why_o have_v thou_o trouble_v we_o the_o lord_n shall_v trouble_v thou_o this_o day_n then_o they_o stone_v he_o and_o his_o child_n who_o it_o be_v probable_a act_n probable_a god_n judgement_n be_v many_o time_n unsearchable_a but_o always_o just_a see_v deut._n 24.16_o see_v josh_n 22.20_o verisimile_fw-la est_fw-la domesticos_fw-la ejus_fw-la fuisse_fw-la criminis_fw-la conscios_fw-la estius_n in_o loc_fw-la beside_o his_o child_n have_v sin_n enough_o in_o they_o otherwise_o for_o god_n justice_n to_o work_v upon_o though_o they_o have_v no_o hand_n in_o this_o sacrilegious_a act_n either_o assist_v he_o in_o what_o he_o do_v or_o live_v in_o the_o same_o tent_n with_o he_o know_v what_o he_o have_v steal_v and_o hide_a and_o conceal_v it_o and_o so_o tacit_o consent_v to_o it_o and_o afterward_o burn_v he_o and_o his_o child_n and_o his_o cattle_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v steal_v and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v and_o they_o raise_v over_o he_o a_o great_a heap_n of_o stone_n as_o a_o monument_n to_o warn_v posterity_n not_o to_o provoke_v god_n by_o transgress_v his_o commandment_n as_o achan_n have_v do_v which_o monument_n remain_v when_o this_o history_n be_v write_v and_o thus_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v turn_v away_o from_o israel_n ch._n 7._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n c._n the_o lord_n now_o encourage_v joshua_n and_o command_v he_o to_o take_v the_o whole_a army_n with_o he_o for_o the_o better_a hearten_v of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o go_v against_o ai_fw-fr for_o he_o will_v give_v the_o city_n and_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o it_o into_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o shall_v utter_o destroy_v it_o and_o the_o king_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o as_o they_o do_v to_o jericho_n only_o the_o spoil_n thereof_o and_o the_o cattle_n thereof_o they_o shall_v take_v to_o themselves_o and_o possible_o the_o whole_a army_n be_v command_v to_o go_v up_o because_o they_o be_v all_o to_o participate_v in_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n but_o god_n will_v not_o have_v they_o as_o yet_o possess_v any_o fortify_v town_n or_o city_n lest_o they_o shall_v put_v confidence_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o those_o place_n and_o not_o whole_o rest_v and_o rely_v on_o his_o providence_n joshua_n hereupon_o march_v with_o all_o
course_n we_o can_v to_o bring_v these_o desperate_a offender_n to_o deserve_a punishment_n judg._n ch._n 19_o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxxxi_o then_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o they_o viz_o the_o elder_n officer_n and_o captain_n from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n together_o with_o those_o without_o jordan_n meet_v together_o as_o one_o man_n at_o mizpeh_n 18.26_o mizpeh_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n or_o in_o the_o confine_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o so_o reckon_v among_o the_o city_n of_o both_o tribe_n josh_n 15_o 38._o &_o ch._n 18.26_o which_o be_v a_o place_n they_o usual_o hold_v their_o public_a assembly_n in_o 1_o sam._n 7.5_o judg._n 10.15_o as_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o land_n except_v only_o the_o benjamite_n who_o it_o seem_v refuse_v to_o come_v to_o this_o meeting_n or_o to_o send_v any_o messenger_n to_o they_o resolve_v to_o defend_v the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n against_o they_o the_o israelite_n come_v together_o to_o act_v this_o weighty_a business_n as_o in_o god_n presence_n and_o to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o he_o and_o to_o hear_v what_o he_o will_v give_v they_o in_o charge_n about_o it_o no_o less_o than_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o man_n now_o meet_v who_o express_v their_o zeal_n to_o punish_v this_o abominable_a fact_n of_o the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n but_o though_o they_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o the_o levite_n and_o his_o concubine_n yet_o it_o seem_v they_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o the_o great_a and_o provoke_a injury_n do_v to_o god_n by_o tolerate_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o danite_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o god_n now_o intend_v to_o reckon_v with_o they_o this_o great_a assembly_n be_v thus_o meet_v the_o levite_n come_v and_o declare_v his_o case_n to_o they_o he_o show_v they_o how_o barbarous_o the_o man_n of_o gibeah_n have_v use_v his_o concubine_n and_o how_o they_o have_v abuse_v she_o even_o till_o they_o have_v kill_v she_o 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and_o great_a bloodshed_n which_o else_o be_v like_a to_o ensue_v the_o benjamite_n it_o seem_v think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n to_o they_o that_o the_o other_o tribe_n shall_v intermeddle_v with_o punish_v any_o within_o their_o territory_n and_o be_v high_o conceit_v of_o their_o own_o strength_n and_o ability_n for_o martial_a affair_n and_o presume_v possible_o that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o make_v good_a their_o part_n against_o all_o the_o other_o tribe_n of_o israel_n they_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o their_o brethren_n but_o prepare_v to_o fight_v it_o out_o the_o israelite_n perceive_v that_o the_o benjamite_n will_v not_o deliver_v the_o malefactor_n into_o their_o hand_n but_o be_v resolve_v rather_o to_o defend_v they_o they_o vow_v that_o if_o they_o vanquish_v the_o benjamite_n as_o they_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o shall_v they_o will_v not_o give_v any_o of_o their_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n to_o any_o of_o they_o that_o be_v leave_v alive_a see_v ch._n 21.1_o and_o likewise_o that_o they_o will_v destroy_v every_o town_n throughout_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o israel_n that_o will_v not_o send_v some_o of_o their_o people_n to_o this_o assembly_n nor_o help_v they_o in_o this_o war_n ch._n 21.5_o then_o they_o determine_v to_o cast_v lot_n who_o among_o they_o shall_v go_v up_o to_o fight_v against_o gibeah_n and_o who_o shall_v go_v forth_o to_o fetch_v in_o provision_n for_o the_o camp_n for_o they_o think_v that_o one_o in_o ten_o have_v need_n be_v set_v apart_o for_o this_o service_n and_o who_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o lot_n shall_v decide_v then_o they_o go_v to_o shiloh_n to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o high_a priest_n have_v on_o the_o ephod_n numb_a 27.21_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v up_o first_o to_o the_o battle_n against_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n they_o do_v not_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n whither_o they_o shall_v go_v up_o against_o the_o benjamite_n or_o whither_o they_o shall_v prevail_v they_o do_v not_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o his_o help_n nor_o by_o fast_v and_o humiliation_n and_o true_a repentance_n humble_v themselves_o for_o their_o manifold_a sin_n nor_o by_o offer_v up_o sacrifice_n of_o atonement_n seek_v to_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o god_n but_o rely_v on_o the_o justness_n of_o their_o cause_n and_o their_o great_a number_n and_o strength_n like_o man_n presume_v of_o the_o victory_n to_o prevent_v variance_n among_o themselves_o and_o strive_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o day_n they_o desire_v only_o to_o know_v which_o of_o the_o tribe_n shall_v go_v up_o first_o against_o benjamin_n they_o conclude_v that_o have_v eleven_o tribe_n against_o one_o and_o four_o hundred_o thousand_o fight_a man_n on_o their_o side_n they_o must_v needs_o prevail_v the_o lord_n tell_v they_o judah_n shall_v go_v up_o first_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n also_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n prepare_v themselves_o for_o the_o encounter_n and_o number_v their_o force_n they_o find_v they_o be_v twenty_o six_o thousand_o fight_a man_n beside_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o gibeah_n which_o be_v seven_o hundred_o choose_a man_n and_o in_o this_o their_o army_n they_o have_v seven_o hundred_o choice_a man_n left-handed_a every_o one_o of_o they_o can_v sling_v a_o stone_n at_o a_o hair_n breadth_n mark_n breadth_n a_o hyperbolical_a expression_n signify_v they_o be_v exceed_o skilful_a in_o sle_v stone_n and_o can_v common_o hit_v a_o small_a mark_n and_o not_o miss_v matter_n be_v thus_o order_v on_o both_o side_n the_o man_n of_o israel_n go_v out_o to_o battle_n against_o benjamin_n and_o the_o benjamite_n draw_v out_o their_o force_n out_o of_o gibeah_n against_o they_o and_o they_o join_v battle_n the_o benjamite_n prevail_v and_o cut_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o destroy_v twenty_o two_o thousand_o of_o the_o israelite_n that_o day_n the_o israelite_n upon_o this_o ill_a success_n retire_v to_o shiloh_n and_o weep_v before_o the_o lord_n but_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v more_o for_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o defeat_n and_o their_o loss_n of_o man_n than_o for_o their_o sin_n they_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n again_o whither_o they_o shall_v go_v up_o a_o second_o time_n against_o benjamin_n their_o brother_n but_o neither_o crave_v his_o assistance_n nor_o inquire_v of_o the_o success_n whereby_o they_o intimate_v that_o they_o suppose_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o ill_a success_n before_o be_v because_o god_n be_v not_o please_v with_o their_o war_a against_o their_o brethren_n but_o they_o think_v not_o of_o their_o sin_n the_o true_a cause_n and_o therefore_o god_n answer_v they_o according_o go_v up_o say_v he_o against_o he_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v though_o benjamin_n be_v your_o brother_n yet_o you_o may_v fight_v against_o he_o so_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n encourage_v themselves_o and_o go_v up_o against_o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n the_o next_o day_n the_o benjamite_n draw_v out_o again_o out_o of_o gibeah_n and_o defeat_v the_o israelite_n a_o second_o time_n and_o slay_v eighteen_o thousand_o more_o of_o they_o upon_o this_o second_o overthrow_n the_o israelite_n run_v to_o shiloh_n again_o and_o there_o fast_o and_o mourn_v and_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n in_o good_a earnest_n now_o they_o perceive_v that_o though_o god_n like_v their_o cause_n yet_o he_o be_v displease_v with_o their_o person_n they_o see_v that_o god_n do_v avenge_v his_o own_o cause_n upon_o they_o because_o they_o will_v not_o avenge_v his_o cause_n against_o idolater_n therefore_o they_o now_o afflict_v their_o soul_n in_o a_o most_o solemn_a manner_n and_o offer_v burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n to_o make_v atonement_n for_o their_o sin_n that_o so_o they_o may_v obtain_v god_n favour_n they_o now_o inquire_v again_o of_o the_o lord_n by_o phineas_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o by_o urim_n and_o
people_n that_o be_v therein_o and_o kill_v they_o and_o samson_n himself_o with_o they_o so_o the_o dead_a which_o he_o slay_v at_o his_o death_n be_v more_o than_o those_o he_o slay_v in_o his_o life_n his_o brother_n and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o his_o father_n hear_v of_o his_o death_n come_v down_o and_o take_v his_o dead_a body_n and_o bring_v it_o up_o and_o bury_v it_o in_o his_o father_n bury_v place_n between_o zorak_fw-mi and_o eshtaol_n the_o philistine_n by_o the_o overrule_a providence_n of_o god_n not_o oppose_v it_o who_o pride_n and_o power_n by_o this_o fatal_a blow_n give_v to_o their_o prince_n and_o so_o many_o of_o their_o people_n be_v much_o abate_v and_o pull_v down_o so_o that_o they_o think_v this_o be_v no_o fit_a time_n to_o provoke_v the_o israelite_n by_o deny_v they_o such_o a_o thing_n judg._n ch._n 16._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cli_n samuel_n first_o book_n of_o samuel_n we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o first_o book_n of_o samuel_n which_o contain_v 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and_o possible_o of_o the_o choice_a and_o best_a of_o the_o sacrifice_n peninnah_n be_v angry_a at_o this_o and_o thereupon_o quarrel_v with_o and_o provoke_v hannah_n and_o upbraid_v she_o for_o her_o barrenness_n as_o a_o effect_n of_o the_o lord_n displeasure_n against_o she_o and_o as_o elkanah_n do_v thus_o continual_o express_v his_o great_a love_n to_o hannah_n when_o he_o go_v yearly_o with_o his_o family_n to_o the_o house_n of_o god_n so_o peninnah_n persist_v from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o vex_v she_o with_o her_o provocation_n and_o possible_o upbraid_v she_o with_o her_o fruitless_a seek_v to_o god_n so_o earnest_o at_o those_o time_n for_o a_o child_n this_o great_o trouble_a hannah_n in_o so_o much_o that_o she_o mourn_v and_o weep_v and_o do_v not_o care_n to_o eat_v as_o other_o do_v especial_o not_o with_o any_o joy_n and_o cheerfulness_n as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v at_o those_o solemn_a feast_n elkanah_n perceive_v it_o ask_v she_o why_o she_o so_o grieve_a 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dispensation_n as_o elijah_n also_o do_v 1_o king_n 18.31_o 32_o etc._n etc._n see_v also_o judg._n 6.26_o upon_o the_o same_o warrant_v likewise_o he_o offer_v his_o burnt-offering_a here_o at_o mizpeh_n on_o a_o altar_n of_o his_o own_o erect_n and_o not_o on_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o samuel_n cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o israel_n and_o the_o lord_n hear_v he_o as_o appear_v by_o what_o follow_v for_o the_o army_n of_o the_o philistine_n draw_v near_o the_o israelite_n as_o it_o seem_v put_v themselves_o into_o the_o best_a posture_n they_o can_v to_o resist_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n thunder_v with_o a_o terrible_a thunder_n upon_o the_o philistine_n see_v ch._n 2.10_o strike_v they_o as_o it_o be_v like_a with_o dreadful_a hailstone_n 11._o hailstone_n see_v josh_n 10_o 11._o and_o thunderbolt_n so_o that_o they_o be_v discomfit_v that_o day_n before_o israel_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o stay_v at_o mizpeh_n upon_o the_o news_n of_o their_o defeat_n come_v out_o and_o join_v in_o the_o pursuit_n and_o slaughter_n of_o they_o and_o they_o pursue_v they_o till_o they_o come_v under_o bethear_n which_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o rock_n where_o the_o philistine_n have_v a_o garrison_n the_o israelite_n be_v hinder_v from_o prosecute_a their_o victory_n any_o further_o the_o army_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v thus_o discomfit_v samuel_n as_o a_o monument_n of_o their_o victory_n and_o in_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n for_o his_o gracious_a assistance_n by_o which_o alone_o they_o have_v obtain_v it_o take_v a_o great_a stone_n 9_o stone_n idem_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la jacob._n gen._n 28.18_o &_o 35.14_o &_o josh_n 4.8_o 9_o and_o set_v it_o up_o between_o mizpeh_n and_o shen_n which_o be_v a_o rock_n over_o against_o it_o call_v it_o eben-eze_a that_o be_v the_o stone_n of_o help_n say_v hitherto_o god_n have_v help_v we_o and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n where_o before_o the_o israelite_n be_v vanquish_v and_o the_o ark_n take_v captive_a ch._n 4.1_o they_o shall_v now_o erect_v a_o trophy_n of_o victory_n by_o they_o obtain_v the_o philistine_n be_v so_o subdue_v at_o this_o time_n that_o they_o come_v no_o more_o into_o the_o land_n while_o samuel_n govern_v alone_o land_n alone_o after_o saul_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v their_o king_n it_o be_v plain_a they_o do_v often_o with_o their_o army_n enter_v the_o land_n for_o they_o see_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v against_o they_o and_o they_o restore_v to_o israel_n the_o city_n they_o have_v former_o take_v from_o they_o reserve_v only_o some_o place_n of_o strength_n see_v 1_o sam._n 10.5_o wherein_o they_o keep_v garrison_n for_o the_o better_a aw_v of_o the_o israelite_n and_o after_o this_o there_o be_v a_o cessation_n from_o open_a war_n between_o the_o israelite_n and_o the_o philistine_n and_o possible_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o canaanite_n who_o be_v terrify_v with_o this_o victory_n which_o god_n have_v from_o heaven_n give_v the_o israelite_n cease_v for_o the_o present_a from_o trouble_v of_o they_o 1_o sam._n ch._n 7._o from_o v._o 3_o to_o 15._o sect_n clviii_o samuel_n from_o the_o time_n he_o be_v make_v judge_n judge_v israel_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n for_o though_o saul_n after_o he_o be_v make_v king_n have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o his_o hand_n yet_o samuel_n as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v exercise_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o judge_n which_o god_n have_v call_v he_o unto_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o kill_n of_o agag_n who_o saul_n have_v spare_v ch._n 15.32_o 33._o and_o also_o as_o a_o prophet_n he_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o government_n admonish_v he_o of_o his_o duty_n reprove_v he_o when_o he_o do_v amiss_o ch._n 15.23_o &_o 13.13_o yea_o threaten_v he_o when_o he_o rebel_v against_o god_n command_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o kingdom_n ch._n 15.28_o and_o anoint_a david_n king_n in_o his_o stead_n ch._n 16.13_o sometime_o indeed_o they_o join_v together_o 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build_v other_o altar_n when_o it_o
samuel_n v._o 32._o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o thy_o kingdom_n saul_n hear_v this_o say_v unto_o samuel_n i_o perceive_v now_o that_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o have_v transgress_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o have_v not_o oserve_v the_o order_n that_o thou_o give_v i_o from_o he_o indeed_o i_o fear_v the_o people_n and_o obey_v their_o voice_n which_o be_v a_o great_a fault_n in_o i_o however_o i_o entreat_v thou_o earnest_o to_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o i_o that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o pardon_v my_o sin_n and_o be_v reconcile_v to_o i_o and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o go_v with_o i_o to_o gilgal_n that_o there_o we_o may_v together_o praise_n god_n for_o our_o late_a victory_n and_o also_o pray_v unto_o he_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o this_o great_a sin_n which_o myself_o and_o the_o people_n have_v commit_v samuel_n reply_v i_o will_v not_o go_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v have_v no_o conversation_n with_o thou_o who_o have_v show_v thyself_o such_o a_o rebel_n against_o god_n lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v any_o way_n to_o allow_v or_o approve_v what_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o undoubted_o samuel_n real_o mean_v ascendit_fw-la mean_v non_fw-la intendebat_fw-la reverti_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la mutavit_fw-la propositum_fw-la ex_fw-la causis_fw-la quae_fw-la dicentur_fw-la v._n 31._o sic_fw-la christus_fw-la joh._n 7._o dixit_fw-la ego_fw-la non_fw-la ascendam_fw-la sed_fw-la statim_fw-la postea_fw-la ascendit_fw-la to_o do_v as_o he_o say_v and_o according_o turn_v about_o to_o go_v away_o but_o saul_n be_v extreme_a loath_a that_o he_o shall_v thus_o go_v away_o from_o he_o in_o a_o anger_n and_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v take_v notice_n of_o his_o and_o consequent_o of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o he_o wherefore_o he_o lay_v hold_v on_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o mantle_n to_o detain_v he_o and_o use_v some_o force_n to_o hold_v he_o the_o mantle_n rend_v samuel_n tell_v he_o that_o this_o be_v a_o sad_a omen_n etc._n omen_n the_o hebrew_n add_v that_o it_o be_v also_o to_o show_v that_o the_o man_n that_o shall_v hereafter_o tear_v off_o the_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n shall_v be_v the_o man_n that_o shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n and_o hence_o be_v that_o which_o saul_n say_v ch._n 24.20_o now_o behold_v i_o know_v that_o thou_o shall_v be_v king_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o lord_n against_o he_o and_o signify_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v rend_v from_o he_o and_o give_v to_o a_o neighbour_n of_o his_o that_o be_v better_a than_o he_o viz._n to_o david_n who_o be_v not_o yet_o know_v either_o to_o saul_n or_o samuel_n himself_o and_o samuel_n to_o assure_v he_o that_o what_o he_o have_v denounce_v against_o he_o will_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v he_o tell_v he_o that_o god_n who_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o israel_n be_v absolute_o able_a to_o effect_v what_o he_o have_v threaten_v and_o he_o will_v not_o lie_v nor_o repent_v nor_o alter_v his_o decree_n consilium_fw-la decree_n mutat_fw-la aliquando_fw-la deus_fw-la sententiam_fw-la per_fw-la prophetas_fw-la significatam_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la consilium_fw-la and_o purpose_n as_o weak_a man_n oftentimes_o do_v saul_n hereupon_o confess_v again_o his_o sin_n and_o though_o the_o sentence_n of_o his_o depose_n be_v so_o firm_o decree_v that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v alter_v yet_o he_o entreat_v samuel_n for_o the_o present_a to_o uphold_v his_o credit_n with_o the_o people_n and_o to_o grace_v he_o with_o his_o presence_n and_o and_o to_o accompany_v he_o in_o worship_v god_n samuel_n be_v thus_o importune_v go_v along_o with_o he_o propositum_fw-la he_o non_fw-la intendebat_fw-la reverti_fw-la sed_fw-la postea_fw-la mutavit_fw-la propositum_fw-la to_o preserve_v his_o government_n for_o the_o present_a from_o the_o disrespect_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o he_o may_v perform_v what_o saul_n have_v omit_v namely_o to_o destroy_v agag_n samuel_n therefore_o be_v come_v to_o gilgal_n command_v that_o agag_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o he_o agag_n come_v to_o he_o delicate_o that_o be_v in_o the_o attire_n and_o with_o the_o gesture_n and_o gate_n of_o a_o king_n think_v sure_o that_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n have_v be_v past_a see_v he_o be_v to_o be_v bring_v not_o before_o the_o king_n that_o take_v he_o prisoner_n but_o before_o the_o old_a prophet_n who_o he_o think_v as_o it_o be_v like_a will_v only_o reprehend_v he_o when_o he_o come_v before_o samuel_n he_o say_v to_o he_o as_o thy_o sword_n have_v make_v many_o woman_n childless_a so_o shall_v thy_o mother_n be_v childless_a among_o woman_n then_o by_o a_o extraordinary_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n he_o hew_v he_o in_o piece_n 18.40_o piece_n see_v a_o like_a instance_n 1_o kin._n 18.40_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n then_o samuel_n go_v to_o ramah_n and_o saul_n to_o his_o own_o house_n at_o gibeah_n and_o samuel_n never_o go_v after_o to_o visit_v saul_n to_o instruct_v he_o and_o direct_v he_o in_o his_o affair_n or_o to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o as_o former_o he_o have_v do_v he_o do_v indeed_o afterward_o see_v he_o at_o naioth_n but_o it_o be_v accidental_o and_o unaware_o ch._n 19.24_o however_o samuel_n mourn_v exceed_o for_o he_o and_o be_v grieve_v at_o his_o disobedience_n whereby_o he_o have_v so_o high_o provoke_v god_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 15._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n clxvii_o the_o lord_n now_o make_v know_v to_o samuel_n that_o all_o his_o mourning_n for_o saul_n be_v but_o in_o vain_a partly_o because_o he_o continue_v still_o obstinate_a and_o impenitent_a and_o partly_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v absolute_o determine_v to_o take_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o in_o which_o case_n though_o samuel_n may_v bewail_v saul_n condition_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o bewail_v it_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o may_v imply_v a_o unwillingness_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n and_o determination_n of_o god_n therein_o and_o though_o the_o lord_n intend_v not_o that_o saul_n shall_v present_o be_v depose_v from_o be_v king_n 24.6_o king_n see_v ch._n 24.6_o yet_o he_o order_v samuel_n present_o to_o fill_v his_o horn_n with_o oil_n and_o to_o go_v to_o jesse_n the_o bethlemite_n for_o he_o have_v choose_v one_o of_o his_o son_n to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n and_o he_o shall_v anoint_v he_o to_o that_o office_n who_o he_o shall_v point_v out_o unto_o he_o that_o as_o he_o have_v anoint_v saul_n so_o by_o anoint_v one_o of_o another_o family_n by_o god_n appointment_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n he_o may_v testify_v that_o god_n have_v reject_v saul_n posterity_n indeed_o saul_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n but_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o violent_a importunity_n of_o the_o people_n that_o will_v needs_o have_v it_o so_o and_o will_v not_o be_v beat_v off_o from_o it_o so_o that_o saul_n be_v the_o people_n king_n rather_o than_o god_n and_o give_v to_o they_o in_o wrath_n but_o david_n be_v mere_o choose_v of_o god_n who_o do_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n no_o body_n think_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o send_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v he_o and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o king_n of_o god_n own_o provide_v the_o king_n in_o who_o seed_n the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v establish_v and_o one_o who_o will_v in_o his_o government_n careful_o perform_v the_o will_n of_o god_n see_v ch._n 13.14_o samuel_n be_v something_o afraid_a to_o go_v upon_o this_o enterprise_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v lord_n how_o can_v i_o go_v if_o saul_n hear_v of_o it_o he_o will_v certain_o kill_v i_o the_o lord_n instruct_v he_o how_o to_o avoid_v this_o danger_n he_o bid_v he_o to_o go_v to_o bethlem_n and_o to_o take_v a_o heifer_n and_o say_v he_o come_v to_o offer_v a_o sacrifice_n there_o that_o be_v a_o sacrifice_n fecit_fw-la sacrifice_n authoritas_fw-la prophetae_fw-la facit_fw-la ut_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la be_v adest_fw-la &_o imperat_fw-la rite_n fiat_fw-la subsunt_fw-la enim_fw-la prophetae_fw-la imperio_fw-la leges_fw-la rituales_fw-la fatenâ—ibus_fw-la hebraeis_n samuel_n ex_fw-la peculiari_fw-la mandato_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecit_fw-la of_o thanksgiving_n or_o a_o peace-offering_a after_o which_o follow_v a_o feast_n make_v of_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n see_v ch._n 9.12_o he_o order_v he_o to_o invite_v jesse_n and_o his_o son_n to_o this_o feast_n thus_o the_o lord_n direct_v he_o to_o conceal_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o his_o come_n and_o to_o pretend_v only_o that_o business_n which_o may_v be_v safe_o make_v know_v samuel_n according_o go_v to_o bethlehem_n the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n tremble_v when_o they_o see_v he_o fear_v lest_o some_o heinous_a sin_n commit_v among_o they_o have_v draw_v he_o thither_o and_o that_o he_o come_v to_o deliver_v some_o sad_a
and_o so_o will_v not_o go_v home_o to_o his_o own_o house_n but_o lay_v in_o the_o court_n among_o the_o king_n houshold-servant_n and_o thus_o the_o lord_n counterplot_v david_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o smother_v his_o sin_n as_o he_o earnest_o endeavour_v to_o have_v do_v david_n see_v that_o none_o of_o these_o device_n will_v do_v resolve_v now_o upon_o a_o worse_a project_n than_o any_o of_o the_o former_a he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o joab_n and_o send_v it_o by_o vriah_n himself_o command_v he_o to_o set_v vriah_n in_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o hot_a battle_n and_o to_o retire_v from_o he_o that_o he_o may_v be_v smite_v and_o die_v behold_v here_o the_o fearful_a progress_n of_o sin_n from_o one_o degree_n to_o another_o david_n who_o conscience_n be_v once_o so_o tender_a that_o it_o smite_v he_o for_o cut_v off_o the_o lap_n of_o saul_n garment_n be_v now_o leave_v to_o himself_o grow_v to_o such_o a_o hardness_n in_o sin_n that_o he_o scruple_v not_o to_o murder_v a_o faithful_a innocent_a and_o valiant_a subject_n and_o together_o with_o he_o divers_z other_o of_o his_o good_a subject_n and_o draw_v joab_n also_o to_o partake_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o wickedness_n so_o great_a cause_n have_v we_o daily_a and_o earnest_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n not_o to_o lead_v we_o into_o temptation_n or_o not_o to_o leave_v we_o unto_o the_o power_n of_o it_o joab_n have_v receive_v these_o order_n not_o regard_v as_o it_o seem_v whither_o they_o be_v just_a or_o unjust_a right_a or_o wrong_n but_o resolve_v to_o please_v his_o prince_n upon_o who_o favour_n he_o depend_v whither_o he_o please_v god_n or_o no_o he_o set_v himself_o to_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n and_o perhaps_o he_o hope_v thereby_o to_o recover_v the_o king_n favour_n to_o the_o full_a height_n which_o have_v be_v much_o lessen_v and_o abate_v towards_o he_o since_o he_o have_v kill_v abner_n and_o possible_o he_o think_v that_o david_n will_v be_v the_o more_o propitious_a to_o he_o when_o himself_o be_v become_v guilty_a in_o the_o like_a kind_n observe_v therefore_o in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o city_n the_o stout_a soldier_n of_o the_o enemy_n man_v the_o wall_n he_o assign_v vriah_n with_o a_o command_v party_n to_o that_o quarter_n and_o the_o city_n sally_v out_o upon_o they_o several_a of_o they_o be_v slay_v and_o vriah_n among_o the_o rest_n then_o joab_n send_v a_o messenger_n to_o david_n to_o inform_v he_o how_o thing_n go_v and_o put_v word_n into_o his_o mouth_n and_o instruct_v he_o what_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o he_o find_v the_o king_n displease_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o man_n he_o tell_v he_o that_o possible_o the_o king_n will_v be_v angry_a that_o they_o approach_v so_o near_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n see_v they_o can_v not_o but_o think_v the_o enemy_n will_v shoot_v upon_o they_o from_o thence_o and_o will_v say_v what_o do_v they_o not_o remember_v how_o abimelech_n the_o son_n of_o jerubbesh_v other_o jerubbesh_v call_v jerubbaal_n judg._n 7.1_o but_o here_o jerubbesh_v because_o the_o hebrew_n detestation_n of_o idol_n do_v expunge_v the_o word_n baal_n out_o of_o their_o name_n and_o put_v bosheth_n or_o besh_v in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o signify_v a_o infamous_a thing_n as_o the_o idol_n be_v hos_n 9.10_o compare_n 1_o chron._n 8.33_o with_o 2_o sam._n 2.8_o and_o 1_o chron._n 8.34_o with_o 2_o sam._n 4.4_o where_o eshbaal_n and_o meribaal_n in_o the_o one_o place_n be_v call_v ishbosheth_n and_o mephibosheth_n in_o the_o other_o or_o gideon_n be_v slay_v judg._n 9.53_o by_o venture_v too_o near_o to_o the_o wall_n of_o thebez_n he_o bid_v he_o that_o if_o the_o king_n express_v himself_o to_o he_o after_o this_o manner_n than_o he_o shall_v forthwith_o say_v thy_o servant_n vriah_n the_o hittite_n be_v slay_v among_o the_o rest_n the_o messenger_n come_v to_o david_n tell_v he_o it_o seem_v only_a that_o the_o man_n of_o rabbah_n have_v sally_v out_o upon_o they_o and_o at_o first_o prevail_v against_o they_o but_o they_o soon_o force_v they_o to_o retreat_n and_o pursue_v they_o too_o hot_o even_o to_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o shooter_n shoot_v from_o the_o wall_n upon_o they_o they_o slay_v some_o of_o the_o king_n servant_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n his_o servant_n vriah_n the_o king_n hear_v this_o express_v no_o such_o displeasure_n at_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o man_n as_o joab_n imagine_v he_o will_v do_v see_v vriah_n who_o death_n he_o main_o design_v be_v take_v off_o but_o bad_a the_o messenger_n tell_v joab_n that_o he_o must_v not_o be_v over_o much_o trouble_v at_o this_o loss_n for_o the_o sword_n devour_v one_o as_o well_o as_o another_o therefore_o he_o must_v be_v content_a and_o bear_v with_o patience_n such_o accident_n and_o take_v care_n to_o strengthen_v his_o siege_n for_o the_o future_a against_o the_o city_n that_o he_o may_v take_v it_o the_o king_n further_o bad_a the_o messenger_n in_o his_o name_n to_o comfort_n and_o encourage_v joab_n that_o he_o may_v go_v on_o cheerful_o with_o the_o war_n when_o bathsheba_n hear_v that_o her_o husband_n vriah_n be_v dead_a she_o put_v herself_o into_o mourn_v 34.8_o mourn_v the_o time_n of_o ordinary_a as_o josephus_n write_v last_v but_o seven_o day_n see_v gen._n 50.10_o but_o their_o more_o solemn_a mourning_n last_v thirty_o day_n deut._n 34.8_o for_o he_o the_o better_a to_o conceal_v her_o sin_n but_o whether_o she_o be_v inward_o grieve_v or_o no_o lucan_n no_o lacrymas_fw-la non_fw-la sponte_fw-la cadentes_fw-la effudit_fw-la gemitusque_fw-la expressit_fw-la pectore_fw-la laeto_fw-la lucan_n be_v sure_a she_o have_v cause_n enough_o of_o heart-bleeding_a and_o heart-breaking_a mourning_n if_o she_o consider_v that_o by_o her_o sin_n she_o have_v occasion_v her_o husband_n untimely_a death_n but_o when_o the_o time_n of_o her_o mourning_n constitutum_fw-la mourning_n tempus_fw-la luctus_fw-la quod_fw-la romanis_n mulieribus_fw-la erat_fw-la annus_fw-la vel_fw-la decem_fw-la menses_fw-la intra_fw-la quod_fw-la tempus_fw-la nubere_fw-la eye_n non_fw-la licebat_fw-la haebreis_n in_o lege_fw-la non_fw-la erat_fw-la constitutum_fw-la be_v over_o which_o undoubted_o be_v as_o short_a as_o convenient_o may_v be_v david_n send_v for_o she_o and_o make_v she_o his_o wife_n that_o she_o may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v with_o child_n by_o he_o after_o they_o be_v marry_v but_o their_o adultery_n can_v not_o be_v so_o conceal_v for_o she_o soon_o be_v bring_v to_o bed_n of_o a_o son_n and_o the_o thing_n that_o david_n have_v do_v high_o displease_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o soon_o find_v the_o bitter_a effect_n of_o it_o 2_o sam._n ch._n 11._o whole_a chapter_n sect_n cxciii_o ioab_n resolute_o pursue_v the_o siege_n of_o rabbah_n at_o last_o he_o take_v that_o part_n of_o the_o city_n which_o be_v call_v the_o royal_a city_n wherein_o the_o king_n palace_n stand_v and_o the_o city_n of_o water_n because_o it_o be_v environ_v with_o water_n both_o for_o safety_n and_o delight_n and_o know_v that_o the_o other_o part_n can_v not_o long_o stand_v out_o he_o send_v to_o david_n to_o entreat_v he_o to_o come_v thither_o with_o some_o new_a force_n that_o so_o he_o may_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o take_v it_o and_o the_o glory_n and_o renown_n of_o this_o great_a enterprise_n for_o he_o know_v that_o king_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v jealous_a and_o do_v not_o love_v that_o their_o subject_n shall_v eclipse_v their_o glory_n david_n according_o go_v thither_o and_o take_v the_o city_n and_o with_o it_o their_o king_n hanun_n and_o put_v his_o crown_n of_o state_n the_o weight_n whereof_o be_v a_o talon_n of_o gold_n wear_v gold_n a_o crown_n of_o state_n and_o too_o weighty_a to_o be_v wear_v adorn_v with_o precious_a jewel_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o then_o take_v it_o off_o they_o set_v it_o upon_o david_n to_o show_v that_o the_o royal_a dignity_n of_o that_o nation_n be_v remove_v from_o he_o and_o confer_v on_o david_n and_o then_o hanun_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v either_o instant_o depose_v or_o put_v to_o death_n and_o his_o brother_n make_v governor_n of_o rabbah_n under_o david_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o show_v such_o respect_n to_o david_n when_o he_o flee_v from_o absalon_n murder_n david_n be_v never_o so_o severe_a and_o cruel_a as_o at_o this_o time_n when_o he_o lie_v under_o the_o guilt_n of_o adultery_n and_o murder_n ch._n 17.27_o 28._o david_n have_v thus_o take_v the_o city_n he_o bring_v forth_o the_o spoil_n of_o it_o in_o great_a abundance_n and_o take_v so_o many_o of_o the_o people_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o make_v exemplary_a and_o such_o of_o their_o elder_n and_o ruler_n as_o have_v be_v the_o chief_a ringleader_n in_o all_o their_o vile_a and_o wicked_a act_n and_o inflict_v most_o severe_a
back_o to_o jerusalem_n with_o these_o man_n of_o judah_n shimei_n the_o benjamite_n join_v himself_o who_o have_v before_o so_o unsufferable_o curse_v and_o revile_v david_n bring_v with_o he_o a_o thousand_o benjamite_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v a_o potent_a man_n in_o his_o own_o tribe_n he_o take_v this_o opportunity_n of_o come_v to_o reconcile_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n and_o obtain_v his_o pardon_n hope_v to_o speed_v the_o better_a because_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n also_o now_o come_v to_o make_v their_o peace_n with_o he_o ziba_n also_o the_o treacherous_a servant_n of_o mephibosheth_n who_o have_v so_o false_o accuse_v his_o master_n be_v very_o forward_o to_o come_v with_o his_o fifteen_o son_n and_o twenty_o servant_n to_o meet_v the_o king_n hope_v thereby_o to_o keep_v himself_o in_o the_o king_n favour_n though_o his_o falseness_n to_o his_o master_n shall_v be_v discover_v all_o these_o go_v over_o jordan_n to_o meet_v the_o king_n and_o to_o conduct_v he_o 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so_o signal_n a_o victory_n over_o my_o enemy_n and_o have_v make_v this_o day_n a_o day_n of_o rejoice_v to_o i_o i_o will_v not_o damp_n nor_o stain_v the_o joy_n of_o it_o by_o shed_v any_o man_n blood_n i_o be_o this_o day_n restore_v to_o my_o kingdom_n again_o and_o as_o it_o be_v new-created_a king_n and_o what_o better_o become_v a_o king_n especial_o on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o inauguration_n than_o clemency_n and_o mercy_n it_o will_v not_o be_v wisdom_n in_o i_o to_o discourage_v those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o submit_v to_o i_o nor_o to_o endanger_v my_o yet_o unsettle_a state_n by_o exercise_v severity_n on_o they_o who_o stoop_v and_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n therefore_o as_o for_o shimei_n i_o do_v here_o swear_v unto_o he_o before_o you_o all_o and_o pass_v my_o royal_a word_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v solomonis_fw-la die_v this_o must_v be_v understand_v in_o reference_n to_o his_o former_a fault_n if_o he_o commit_v any_o new_a offence_n this_o oath_n do_v not_o bind_v to_o secure_v he_o from_o punishment_n therefore_o david_n 1_o king_n 2.8_o 9_o give_v order_n to_o his_o son_n solomon_n to_o watch_v and_o observe_v he_o well_o that_o if_o his_o malice_n and_o wickedness_n do_v break_v forth_o any_o other_o way_n he_o shall_v proceed_v against_o he_o in_o a_o way_n of_o justice_n non_fw-la morieris_fw-la i._n e._n hodie_fw-la vel_fw-la jam_fw-la vel_fw-la manu_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o meo_fw-la jussu_fw-la non_fw-la propter_fw-la hanc_fw-la causam_fw-la nec_fw-la praecepit_fw-la solomoni_fw-la ut_fw-la propter_fw-la eum_fw-la puniret_fw-la eum_fw-la sed_fw-la solum_fw-la dicit_fw-la noli_fw-la pati_fw-la eum_fw-la esse_fw-la impunitum_fw-la sed_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la just_a poteris_fw-la id_fw-la ergo_fw-la committit_fw-la prudentiae_fw-la solomonis_fw-la among_o other_o that_o meet_v the_o king_n mephibosheth_n the_o grandson_n of_o saul_n be_v one_o who_o have_v neither_o wash_v his_o foot_n as_o in_o public_a mourning_n they_o use_v not_o to_o do_v nor_o trim_v his_o beard_n nor_o wash_v his_o linen_n from_o the_o day_n the_o king_n depart_v from_o the_o city_n to_o that_o day_n but_o have_v behave_v himself_o as_o a_o true_a mourner_n for_o the_o king_n long_a absence_n and_o sore_a affliction_n the_o king_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o come_v not_o to_o he_o soon_o he_o answer_n my_o lord_n o_o king_n my_o servant_n deceive_v i_o for_o i_o say_v i_o will_v have_v the_o ass_n saddle_v that_o i_o may_v ride_v to_o the_o king_n and_o behold_v he_o go_v away_o secret_o with_o they_o leave_v i_o behind_o a_o poor_a lame_a man_n unable_a to_o help_v myself_o and_o beside_o this_o he_o have_v also_o horrible_o slander_v i_o to_o the_o king_n and_o have_v thereby_o as_o i_o understand_v get_v a_o grant_n of_o my_o land_n i_o do_v protest_v i_o never_o speak_v those_o word_n he_o have_v accuse_v i_o of_o but_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v wise_a even_o as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o discern_v between_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n therefore_o let_v he_o do_v unto_o i_o what_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n for_o i_o acknowledge_v all_o my_o father_n house_n be_v but_o as_o dead_a man_n before_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n we_o be_v all_o in_o thy_o power_n thou_o may_v have_v put_v we_o all_o to_o death_n if_o thou_o have_v so_o please_v for_o the_o attempt_n make_v upon_o thy_o royal_a dignity_n by_o ishbosheth_n and_o therefore_o what_o cause_n have_v i_o to_o complain_v if_o that_o which_o be_v free_o give_v i_o by_o thou_o be_v now_o take_v from_o i_o david_n tell_v he_o he_o be_v full_a of_o weighty_a business_n at_o that_o time_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o have_v he_o for_o the_o present_a trouble_n he_o any_o further_a about_o that_o matter_n i_o have_v say_v say_v he_o and_o my_o sentence_n shall_v stand_v thou_o and_o ziba_n divide_v the_o land_n it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o so_o wise_a and_o just_a a_o king_n as_o david_n be_v shall_v pass_v so_o unjust_a a_o sentence_n against_o mephibosheth_n the_o son_n of_o his_o dear_a friend_n jonathan_n with_o who_o he_o have_v make_v a_o solemn_a covenant_n to_o be_v kind_a to_o he_o and_o his_o seed_n after_o he_o and_o the_o poor_a pitiful_a plight_n and_o condition_n mephibosheth_n be_v now_o in_o may_v have_v induce_v david_n to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v far_o from_o aspire_v to_o the_o crown_n beside_o ziba_n do_v not_o offer_v now_o to_o justify_v to_o his_o master_n face_n what_o he_o have_v before_o accuse_v he_o of_o but_o it_o seem_v david_n be_v loath_a to_o displease_v ziba_n who_o have_v late_o bring_v he_o relief_n in_o his_o distress_n and_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o take_v back_o from_o he_o all_o that_o he_o have_v give_v he_o especial_o at_o such_o a_o time_n as_o this_o when_o he_o so_o much_o desire_v to_o endear_v himself_o to_o all_o his_o subject_n and_o therefore_o he_o appoint_v mephibosheth_n and_o he_o to_o divide_v the_o land_n between_o they_o but_o notwithstanding_o the_o 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word_n and_o perform_v thy_o promise_n to_o thy_o servant_n david_n in_o raise_v i_o his_o son_n up_o to_o build_v a_o temple_n for_o thou_o perform_v also_o i_o pray_v thou_o unto_o my_o father_n what_o thou_o do_v further_o promise_v he_o 7.13_o he_o 2_o sam._n 7.13_o to_o wit_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o fail_v a_o man_n lineal_o descend_v from_o he_o to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n and_o to_o reign_v in_o thy_o sight_n provide_v his_o child_n take_v heed_n to_o their_o way_n to_o walk_v before_o thou_o with_o that_o integrity_n that_o he_o do_v now_o let_v thy_o word_n i_o pray_v thou_o be_v verify_v and_o fulfil_v which_o thou_o speak_v to_o my_o father_n concern_v this_o matter_n but_o why_o do_v i_o speak_v of_o my_o building_n a_o house_n for_o thou_o will_v god_n indeed_o dwell_v on_o earth_n behold_v thou_o be_v a_o infinite_a and_o immense_a be_v thou_o can_v not_o be_v contain_v within_o any_o compass_n or_o space_n the_o heaven_n and_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n can_v contain_v thou_o much_o less_o this_o house_n that_o i_o have_v build_v but_o though_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v contain_v within_o this_o house_n yet_o i_o pray_v thou_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o prayer_n and_o humble_a supplication_n of_o i_o thy_o poor_a servant_n which_o i_o make_v to_o thou_o in_o behalf_n of_o this_o house_n namely_o that_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o favour_n and_o providence_n may_v be_v open_a towards_o it_o day_n and_o night_n see_v thou_o have_v say_v of_o it_o that_o thy_o name_n 12.11_o name_n deut._n 12.11_o shall_v be_v there_o call_v upon_o and_o worship_v i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o therefore_o when_o ever_o either_o myself_o or_o any_o of_o thy_o people_n shall_v pray_v unto_o thou_o in_o this_o place_n or_o towards_o it_o 10._o it_o v._o 30._o versus_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la quasi_fw-la respiciens_fw-la ad_fw-la promissionem_fw-la praesentiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la loco_fw-la exemplum_fw-la in_o daniele_n cap._n 6._o v._n 10._o that_o then_o thou_o will_v please_v to_o hear_v in_o heaven_n thy_o dwell_a place_n where_o thy_o glory_n be_v most_o eminent_o manifest_v and_o when_o thou_o hear_v be_v please_v to_o forgive_v and_o pardon_v our_o transgression_n against_o thou_o for_o there_o be_v no_o comfort_n in_o obtain_v any_o other_o mercy_n if_o our_o sin_n be_v not_o forgive_v particular_o i_o humble_o request_v of_o thou_o that_o if_o any_o man_n be_v charge_v that_o he_o have_v trespass_v against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o he_o be_v bring_v before_o thy_o altar_n juv._n altar_n tacto_fw-la altar_n jurare_fw-la mos_fw-la omnium_fw-la prope_fw-la gentium_fw-la intrepidi_fw-la quicunque_fw-la altaria_fw-la tangunt_fw-la juv._n in_o the_o court_n of_o this_o house_n to_o clear_v himself_o by_o oath_n sufficient_a proof_n by_o witness_n be_v want_v that_o thou_o will_v please_v to_o deal_v with_o he_o according_a to_o innocence_n or_o guiltiness_n punish_v he_o if_o he_o be_v faulty_a and_o bring_v his_o wicked_a way_n upon_o his_o own_o head_n but_o justify_v and_o acquit_v he_o if_o he_o be_v innocent_a or_o if_o thy_o people_n be_v smite_v before_o their_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n because_o they_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o and_o shall_v turn_v again_o to_o thou_o and_o confess_v thy_o name_n to_o wit_n thy_o justice_n in_o suffer_v their_o enemy_n to_o prevail_v against_o they_o and_o shall_v acknowledge_v thy_o mercy_n and_o power_n and_o so_o seek_v to_o thou_o for_o pardon_n and_o help_v and_o shall_v make_v supplication_n to_o thou_o turn_v their_o face_n towards_o this_o house_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n and_o forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o bring_v they_o again_o into_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o give_v to_o their_o father_n or_o when_o the_o heaven_n be_v shut_v up_o and_o there_o be_v no_o rain_n because_o thy_o people_n have_v sin_v against_o thou_o if_o they_o shall_v pray_v towards_o this_o place_n and_o confess_v thy_o justice_n in_o punish_v of_o they_o and_o turn_v from_o their_o sin_n then_o hear_v thou_o in_o heaven_n and_o forgive_v their_o sin_n and_o teach_v they_o the_o good_a way_n bonam_fw-la way_n v._o 36._o et_fw-la ostende_v eye_n viam_fw-la bonam_fw-la wherein_o they_o shall_v walk_v and_o then_o give_v rain_n upon_o the_o land_n which_o thou_o have_v give_v thy_o people_n for_o a_o inheritance_n or_o if_o any_o of_o these_o great_a judgement_n fall_v upon_o the_o land_n to_o wit_n famine_n pestilence_n and_o blast_v or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o plague_n or_o sickness_n upon_o thy_o people_n what_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o any_o man_n single_o or_o by_o all_o thy_o people_n joint_o who_o shall_v know_v every_o man_n the_o plague_n sin_n plague_n 2_o chron._n 6.29_o when_o every_o one_o shall_v know_v his_o own_o sore_a and_o his_o own_o grief_n grief_n be_v put_v for_o that_o which_o shall_v cause_v grief_n viz._n sin_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n to_o wit_n the_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o be_v 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and_o prophet_n of_o baal_n to_o be_v present_a at_o it_o and_o that_o none_o shall_v be_v absent_a upon_o pain_n of_o death_n hereupon_o they_o all_o come_v apprehend_v no_o cause_n to_o distrust_v the_o reality_n of_o the_o king_n intention_n family_n intention_n as_o for_o his_o cut_n off_o the_o priest_n of_o ahabs_n family_n before_o possible_o they_o think_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o be_v their_o special_a relation_n to_o that_o family_n so_o that_o baal_n house_n or_o temple_n in_o samaria_n be_v full_a from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o god_n suffer_v they_o thus_o to_o be_v beguile_v that_o they_o may_v be_v destroy_v for_o their_o idolatry_n jehu_n now_o give_v order_n to_o he_o that_o have_v the_o keep_n of_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o appertain_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o baal_n that_o he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o vestment_n for_o all_o the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n which_o be_v according_o do_v then_o jehu_n and_o jehonadab_n go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o baal_n and_o bid_v they_o search_v diligent_o whether_o there_o be_v none_o there_o that_o call_v themselves_o prophet_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o worship_n of_o baal_n profane_v as_o he_o pretend_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o any_o that_o be_v not_o cordial_a to_o his_o service_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v when_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n be_v go_v in_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n jehu_n appoint_v fourscore_o of_o his_o soldier_n to_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n of_o baal_n house_n and_o charge_v they_o to_o keep_v they_o all_o in_o and_o declare_v that_o he_o whoever_o let_v any_o man_n among_o they_o escape_v his_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o his_o that_o escape_v as_o soon_o as_o baal_n chief_a priest_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o offer_v the_o burnt-offering_n to_o baal_n jehu_n command_v those_o officer_n and_o soldier_n to_o enter_v in_o immediate_o into_o the_o house_n of_o baal_n and_o to_o destroy_v all_o they_o find_v there_o and_o not_o to_o spare_v a_o man_n which_o they_o do_v according_o and_o then_o cast_v out_o their_o dead_a body_n out_o of_o the_o house_n that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v what_o a_o slaughter_n they_o have_v make_v then_o this_o guard_n go_v to_o some_o city_n near_o samaria_n which_o be_v particular_o dedicate_v to_o baal_n and_o where_o his_o chief_a temple_n be_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o image_n out_o of_o it_o and_o burn_v they_o and_o break_v down_o the_o image_n of_o baal_n and_o break_v down_o this_o house_n of_o baal_n and_o make_v it_o a_o draught-house_n or_o jakes_n thereby_o to_o express_v their_o great_a detestation_n of_o that_o vile_a idolatry_n wherewith_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n have_v be_v so_o long_o defile_v thus_o jehu_n
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the_o lord_n set_v himself_o against_o she_o for_o her_o great_a sin_n viz._n her_o cruelty_n and_o bloodguiltiness_n her_o falsehood_n her_o robbery_n and_o oppression_n and_o her_o filthy_a idolatry_n for_o all_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o shameful_a spectacle_n and_o lest_o nineveh_n presume_v upon_o her_o own_o strength_n shall_v think_v these_o calamity_n shall_v not_o befall_v she_o he_o show_v she_o be_v not_o comparable_a to_o populous_a no_o or_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n which_o yet_o be_v ruin_v and_o so_o shall_v she_o notwithstanding_o all_o her_o strong_a hold_n her_o numerous_a inhabitant_n strong_a gate_n repair_v tower_n multitude_n of_o merchant_n and_o her_o many_o counsellor_n prince_n and_o commander_n so_o that_o her_o bruise_n shall_v be_v incurable_a and_o her_o wound_n mortal_a chap._n 3._o hezekiah_n now_o die_v his_o act_n be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n and_o by_o those_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n they_o possible_o can_v at_o his_o death_n he_o have_v be_v so_o pious_a and_o good_a a_o king_n and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n 32.32_o 33._o 2_o king_n 20.20_o 21._o manasseh_n the_o 14_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n manasseh_n manasseh_n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v about_o twenty_o four_o year_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n and_o so_o long_o than_o any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o do_v worse_a than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o be_v carry_v away_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o such_o noble_n about_o he_o as_o do_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n approve_v the_o reformation_n of_o his_o good_a father_n he_o again_o set_v up_o the_o high_a place_n which_o his_o father_n have_v pull_v down_o he_o rear_v up_o altar_n for_o baal_n and_o make_v a_o grove_n as_o ahab_n have_v do_v 1_o king_n 16.33_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o idol_n he_o build_v altar_n to_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n to_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n in_o the_o two_o court_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n where_o god_n have_v say_v that_o he_o will_v put_v his_o name_n that_o he_o alone_o may_v be_v there_o worship_v he_o make_v one_o of_o his_o son_n pass_v through_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o son_n of_o hinnom_n sacrifice_v he_o to_o molech_n so_o that_o it_o seem_v he_o continue_v long_o in_o his_o idolatry_n for_o he_o can_v not_o have_v a_o son_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n be_v but_o twelve_o year_n of_o age_n he_o observe_v time_n esteem_v some_o day_n as_o lucky_a other_o as_o unlucky_a he_o use_v enchantment_n and_o deal_v with_o such_o as_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n and_o with_o wizard_n he_o set_v up_o a_o grave_a image_n in_o the_o temple_n contain_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a grove_n he_o have_v make_v it_o make_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.6_o where_o it_o be_v say_v josiah_n bring_v out_o the_o grove_n from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o burn_v it_o though_o god_n have_v say_v to_o david_n and_o solomon_n that_o he_o have_v choose_v that_o house_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o and_o will_v have_v his_o name_n alone_o there_o worship_v as_o long_o as_o that_o dispensation_n shall_v last_v and_o promise_v upon_o their_o obedience_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o other_o land_n but_o they_o obey_v not_o and_o manasseh_n seduce_v they_o and_o make_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n go_v astray_o and_o do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o
of_o their_o forefather_n jonadab_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o dwell_v come_v into_o jerusalem_n and_o by_o their_o obedience_n in_o refuse_v to_o drink_v wine_n god_n condemn_v the_o disobedience_n of_o the_o jew_n jer._n 35._o wh_o ch._n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v bring_v his_o force_n before_o jerusalem_n in_o a_o short_a time_n take_v it_o and_o jehoiakim_n prisoner_n who_o he_o bind_v in_o chain_n intend_v at_o first_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o carry_v he_o to_o babylon_n but_o be_v afterward_o entreat_v upon_o his_o submission_n and_o promise_n of_o subjection_n to_o leave_v he_o as_o his_o vassal_n and_o so_o jehoiakim_n become_v his_o servant_n and_o tributary_n three_o year_n to_o wit_v the_o five_o six_o and_o seven_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n from_o which_o enter_v of_o the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n into_o subjection_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n usher_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n according_a to_o the_o learned_a usher_n some_o think_v 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