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cause_n see_v joab_n in_o both_o these_o intend_a david_n good_a and_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n 2._o wherefore_o the_o better_a opinion_n be_v that_o david_n herein_o show_v his_o humane_a affection_n both_o because_o joab_n have_v before_o by_o his_o valour_n deserve_v that_o place_n 1._o chr._n 11.6_o and_o david_n at_o once_o here_o forget_v all_o the_o benefit_n former_o receive_v by_o joabs_n service_n bor._n and_o he_o do_v this_o in_o policy_n as_o he_o do_v before_o purpose_n to_o advance_v abner_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n so_o now_o he_o will_v prefer_v amasa_n think_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o win_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o rest_n pell_n gen._n 3._o yet_o see_v david_n do_v
aeternum_fw-la extare_fw-la monumentum_fw-la tanti_fw-la mali_fw-la he_o will_v have_v a_o eternal_a monument_n be_v extant_a of_o so_o great_a calamity_n even_o as_o our_o saviour_n curse_v the_o figtree_n in_o the_o gospel_n for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v that_o this_o speech_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v in_o vain_a quest._n 11._o of_o the_o order_n and_o part_n of_o david_n mournful_a song_n it_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n 1._o the_o proposition_n contain_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o whole_a song_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o david_n mourning_n which_o be_v the_o overthrow_n of_o saul_n with_o his_o son_n v._o 19_o which_v be_v as_o the_o foot_n or_o ground_n of_o this_o mournful_a dirty_a be_v again_o repeat_v v._o 25._o and_o it_o conclude_v the_o sonnet_n v._o 26._o 2._o the_o second_o part_n be_v the_o amplification_n of_o this_o calamity_n which_o be_v two_o way_n set_v forth_o first_o by_o a_o pathetical_a imprecation_n consist_v of_o a_o double_a vow_n or_o request_n that_o the_o news_n may_v go_v no_o further_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a v._o 20._o and_o lay_v a_o curse_n upon_o the_o very_a place_n v._o 21._o second_o by_o a_o evident_a declaration_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o loss_n which_o be_v describe_v 1._o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o person_n express_v by_o their_o act_n and_o virtue_n v._o 22._o their_o mutual_a affection_n one_o to_o the_o other_o aâ—d_v their_o valour_n compare_v in_o swiftness_n to_o eagle_n in_o strength_n to_o lion_n 2._o by_o the_o effect_n they_o enrich_v and_o adorn_v their_o subject_n 24._o 3._o by_o show_v jonathans_n ardent_a love_n towards_o himself_o he_o also_o bewail_v his_o own_o private_a loss_n vers_fw-la 26._o jun._n quest._n 12._o vers_fw-la 23._o upon_o these_o word_n in_o their_o death_n they_o be_v not_o divide_v or_o separate_v 1._o hereby_o david_n purge_v jonathan_n who_o be_v suspect_v as_o though_o he_o have_v conspire_v with_o david_n against_o saul_n david_n clear_v he_o of_o this_o 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death_n be_v a_o true_a touchstone_n of_o friendship_n jonathan_n be_v so_o faithful_a in_o his_o love_n towards_o his_o father_n that_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v he_o in_o death_n borr._n quest._n 13._o vers_fw-la 26._o of_o the_o great_a love_n between_o jonathan_n and_o david_n 1._o some_o do_v understand_v these_o word_n thy_o love_n to_o i_o be_v wonderful_a pass_v the_o love_n â—f_fw-fr woman_n of_o david_n love_n towards_o jonathan_n that_o david_n love_v he_o beeâ—eâ—_n than_o he_o do_v his_o own_o wife_n so_o the_o chald._n vatab._n pellic._n osiand_n 2._o but_o it_o be_v betâ—er_o understand_v of_o jonathans_n ardent_a affection_n towards_o david_n which_o surpass_v the_o love_n of_o woman_n jun._n mart._n and_o this_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n the_o former_a word_n do_v show_v my_o brother_n jonathan_n very_o kind_a haste_n thou_o be_v unto_o i_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o kindness_n of_o jonathan_n towards_o he_o compare_v his_o own_o love_n to_o the_o loâ—e_n of_o a_o brother_n but_o the_o louâ—_n of_o jonathan_n to_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n juniuâ—_n for_o here_o in_o the_o eminency_n of_o jonathans_n love_n appear_v that_o he_o first_o begin_v to_o love_n david_n c._n 18._o â—_o the_o soul_n of_o jonathan_n be_v knit_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o david_n then_o he_o continue_v his_o doe_n or_o both_o with_o his_o â—_z great_a displeasure_n and_o to_o the_o hindrance_n of_o his_o succession_n in_o the_o kingdom_n â—_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n some_o do_v understand_v passive_o nor_o that_o love_n which_o man_n beâ—re_v towards_o they_o osiand_n pellic._n but_o it_o be_v rather_o take_v active_o for_o that_o love_n which_o â—omen_n do_v show_v towards_o their_o husband_n vatab._n or_o towards_o their_o child_n as_o the_o latin_a translator_n heâ—e_v interprâ—tâ—th_n 4._o here_o we_o may_v see_v that_o although_o we_o must_v love_v every_o man_n as_o our_o brother_n yet_o it_o stand_v with_o religion_n to_o show_v more_o ardent_a affection_n towards_o some_o 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the_o mouth_n of_o so_o excellent_a a_o man_n as_o david_n be_v and_o beside_o one_o unto_o who_o saul_n have_v always_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n and_o the_o testimony_n and_o commendation_n of_o a_o enemy_n be_v much_o to_o be_v regard_v caesar_n when_o he_o see_v pompey_n his_o enemy_n head_n be_v say_v to_o have_v weep_v and_o hannibal_n in_o that_o great_a slaughter_n of_o the_o roman_n at_o cannae_n seek_v diligent_o for_o the_o body_n of_o paulus_n aemileus_n the_o roman_a captain_n there_o slay_v to_o have_v give_v it_o honourable_a burial_n but_o david_n affection_n towards_o his_o enemy_n far_o exceed_v they_o who_o give_v such_o a_o honourable_a testimony_n and_o commendation_n of_o he_o mar._n borr._n 4._o neither_o be_v this_o a_o poetical_a and_o feign_a lamentation_n for_o saul_n for_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n very_o and_o in_o deed_n have_v receive_v a_o great_a blow_n by_o saul_n death_n but_o that_o by_o god_n mercy_n this_o loss_n be_v restore_v in_o david_n osiand_n 5._o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v wish_v that_o all_o wanton_a and_o lascivious_a song_n be_v lay_v down_o in_o these_o day_n and_o that_o youth_n will_v exercise_v themselves_o in_o such_o sonnet_n as_o this_o of_o david_n which_o do_v set_v forth_o the_o worthy_a act_n and_o exploit_n of_o such_o as_o have_v defend_v their_o country_n and_o protect_v the_o church_n of_o god_n pellic._n chap._n 2._o 1._o quest._n vers_fw-la 1._o how_o and_o to_o what_o end_n david_n ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n 1._o iosephus_n think_v that_o david_n inquire_v of_o god_n by_o some_o prophet_n as_o gad_n and_o nathan_n be_v with_o he_o but_o it_o be_v like_o rather_o that_o he_o consult_v by_o the_o priest_n nam_o abiathar_n who_o have_v the_o ephod_n and_o follow_v david_n 1._o sam._n 23.9_o where_o david_n may_v use_v the_o ordinary_a mean_n he_o will_v not_o run_v unto_o extraordinary_a mar._n borr._n pellic._n 2._o david_n though_o he_o have_v a_o promise_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o will_v not_o take_v possion_n thereof_o though_o saul_n be_v dead_a without_o direction_n from_o god_n as_o jaacob_n do_v not_o make_v a_o escape_n from_o laban_n before_o he_o be_v admonish_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o dream_n which_o teach_v we_o not_o to_o enterprise_n or_o take_v any_o thing_n in_o hand_n without_o the_o warrant_n of_o god_n word_n and_o prayer_n mar._n 3._o here_o appear_v the_o unlike_a and_o far_o different_a course_n which_o saul_n and_o david_n follow_v for_o he_o resort_v unto_o witch_n but_o david_n take_v his_o direction_n from_o god_n borr._n 2._o quest._n vers_fw-la 1._o why_o david_n be_v direct_v to_o go_v unto_o hebron_n 1._o this_o city_n be_v famous_a in_o diverse_a respect_n both_o for_o the_o antiquity_n it_o be_v build_v seven_o year_n before_o zoan_n in_o egypt_n numb_a 13._o thither_o also_o come_v joshua_n and_o caleb_n
patriarch_n desire_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n that_o they_o may_v be_v relieve_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n hereof_o also_o it_o be_v purgatory_n controv._n against_o purgatory_n that_o david_n will_v not_o pray_v for_o his_o child_n after_o he_o know_v he_o be_v dead_a because_o the_o infant_n need_v not_o david_n prayer_n to_o this_o purpose_n bellarm._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr purgator_n c._n 3._o contra._n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o text_n that_o all_o this_o lamentation_n of_o david_n be_v to_o show_v his_o grief_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a man_n fall_v in_o israel_n v._o 38._o neither_o be_v there_o one_o syllable_n of_o any_o prayer_n make_v for_o abner_n it_o be_v then_o great_a boldness_n to_o ground_v that_o error_n upon_o scripture_n which_o be_v altogether_o silent_a in_o that_o behalf_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o law_n there_o be_v so_o many_o diverse_a kind_n prescribe_v appoint_v for_o the_o dead_a 2._o neither_o be_v that_o any_o cause_n of_o their_o desire_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o only_o to_o show_v their_o hope_n in_o the_o certain_a expectation_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v a_o monument_n to_o their_o posterity_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v they_o thither_o for_o otherwise_o see_v the_o israelite_n continue_v in_o egypt_n almost_o 200._o year_n after_o jacobs_n burial_n in_o canaan_n if_o he_o have_v intend_v to_o be_v help_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n he_o shall_v have_v desire_v to_o have_v his_o bone_n keep_v in_o egypt_n &_o then_o carry_v thence_o at_o their_o departure_n as_o joseph_n do_v that_o he_o may_v have_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n prayer_n which_o yet_o be_v to_o sojourn_v there_o 3._o and_o the_o cause_n be_v evident_a why_o david_n cease_v to_o pray_v any_o long_o for_o the_o infant_n be_v dead_a because_o he_o know_v that_o then_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o 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inhumanity_n and_o inclemencie_n than_o be_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o kingdom_n 3._o but_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o david_n word_n that_o he_o have_v relation_n to_o himself_o that_o they_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o punish_v they_o as_o their_o fact_n deserve_v and_o therefore_o he_o commit_v the_o revenge_n of_o this_o cause_n unto_o god_n 22._o quest._n v._o 39_o whether_o david_n offend_v in_o defer_v and_o forbear_v the_o punishment_n of_o joab_n 1._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o david_n offend_v herein_o and_o of_o a_o partial_a affection_n spare_v joab_n whereas_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o thus_o they_o do_v reason_n 1._o by_o the_o law_n he_o that_o slai_v a_o man_n presumptuous_o be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n exod._n 21.14_o his_o punishment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v defer_v or_o suspend_v 2._o it_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o eli_n his_o house_n because_o he_o be_v too_o remiss_a towards_o his_o child_n 3._o and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v reproove_v because_o he_o let_v benhadad_n go_v when_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n mart._n contra._n 1._o neither_o do_v david_n pardon_n joab_n but_o he_o give_v charge_n unto_o solomon_n concern_v he_o who_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o that_o law_n command_v not_o that_o which_o be_v not_o possible_a or_o not_o in_o the_o magistrate_n power_n to_o perform_v as_o if_o a_o murderer_n fly_v the_o country_n and_o so_o be_v out_o of_o the_o magistrate_n power_n he_o do_v not_o break_v the_o law_n in_o not_o put_v he_o to_o death_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o that_o can_v not_o reach_v the_o malefactor_n without_o great_a tumult_n and_o danger_n to_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o watch_v his_o convenient_a time_n to_o do_v it_o which_o be_v david_n case_n here_o 2._o eli_n may_v have_v correct_v his_o son_n without_o any_o danger_n so_o can_v not_o david_n 3._o and_o so_o be_v benhadad_n deliver_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n who_o be_v a_o foreign_a enemy_n may_v with_o less_o trouble_n have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n than_o joab_n a_o domestical_a friend_n and_o much_o favour_v among_o the_o people_n 2._o the_o better_a opinion_n than_o be_v that_o david_n do_v prudent_o forbear_v to_o punish_v joab_n not_o so_o much_o because_o he_o be_v his_o kinsman_n and_o have_v be_v faithful_a unto_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o affliction_n pellic._n or_o that_o he_o have_v many_o way_n well_o deserve_v of_o he_o and_o can_v not_o well_o spare_v his_o service_n borrh._n but_o for_o that_o they_o be_v too_o hard_o and_o strong_a for_o he_o and_o it_o seem_v in_o the_o history_n of_o absalon_n c._n 18.19_o that_o joab_n do_v bear_v great_a sway_n among_o the_o soldier_n and_o military_a man_n than_o david_n himself_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n part_n as_o well_o to_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v do_v as_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v jun._n this_o than_o be_v in_o david_n no_o connivance_n or_o wink_v at_o joabs_n sin_n which_o he_o bear_v in_o mind_n and_o charge_v his_o son_n to_o see_v justice_n execute_v but_o david_n prudent_o defer_v the_o punishment_n only_o which_o can_v not_o present_o without_o great_a danger_n be_v inflict_v at_o other_o time_n when_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n he_o delay_v not_o to_o do_v justice_n as_o upon_o the_o amalekite_n that_o say_v he_o have_v kill_v saul_n and_o upon_o those_o two_o that_o kill_v ishbosheth_n the_o like_a example_n we_o read_v of_o jacob_n who_o when_o his_o two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n have_v commit_v that_o shameful_a murder_n upon_o the_o sichemite_n do_v not_o proceed_v against_o they_o be_v then_o a_o magistrate_n in_o his_o own_o family_n but_o defer_v the_o censure_n till_o his_o death_n gen._n 49.5_o for_o both_o his_o child_n be_v stubborn_a and_o unruly_a be_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o and_o beside_o there_o be_v then_o no_o time_n to_o make_v a_o stir_n in_o his_o own_o family_n they_o be_v round_o about_o beset_v and_o environ_v of_o their_o enemy_n 23._o quest._n v._o 39_o of_o these_o word_n of_o david_n the_o lord_n reward_v the_o doer_n of_o evil_n according_a to_o his_o wickedness_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o this_o be_v rather_o a_o prediction_n of_o david_n what_o shall_v befall_v the_o wicked_a than_o a_o imprecation_n but_o it_o may_v very_o well_o be_v a_o prayer_n also_o which_o david_n make_v against_o those_o which_o continue_v in_o their_o sin_n without_o repentance_n mar._n 2._o yet_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a that_o david_n pray_v for_o revenge_n upon_o joab_n for_o this_o murder_n see_v he_o himself_o call_v for_o mercy_n at_o god_n hand_n for_o the_o like_a sin_n commit_v against_o urias_n wherefore_o here_o he_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o speak_v of_o those_o which_o be_v impenitent_a not_o of_o those_o which_o be_v touch_v with_o a_o feel_n of_o their_o sin_n as_o david_n be_v when_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o unfeigned_a repentance_n he_o indict_v the_o 51._o psalm_n borrh._n 3_o but_o concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n these_o three_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o god_n neither_o render_v to_o good_a work_n nor_o evil_a work_n in_o this_o world_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o equality_n but_o in_o some_o proportion_n and_o similitude_n for_o he_o reward_v good_a work_n more_o liberal_o than_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o and_o evil_a work_n he_o recompense_v with_o less_o punishment_n than_o they_o deserve_v 2._o good_a work_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o their_o reward_n but_o they_o be_v crown_v in_o mercy_n but_o evil_a work_n be_v
the_o beard_n the_o other_o artificial_a the_o garment_n which_o cover_v the_o nakedness_n in_o both_o these_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n seek_v the_o disgrace_n of_o david_n servant_n 3._o the_o reason_n whereof_o may_v be_v this_o the_o israelite_n be_v forbid_v to_o cut_v their_o beard_n levit._fw-la 19.27_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o mourning_n and_o especial_a provision_n be_v make_v by_o the_o law_n that_o their_o nakedness_n shall_v not_o appear_v and_o therefore_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o make_v any_o altar_n with_o stair_n exod._n 20.26_o the_o more_o than_o to_o despite_v they_o they_o offer_v they_o this_o ignominious_a disgrace_n in_o despite_n of_o their_o own_o law_n mar._n 4._o now_o in_o that_o they_o be_v bid_v afterward_o by_o david_n to_o stay_v till_o their_o beard_n be_v grow_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o use_v then_o in_o israel_n be_v not_o to_o shave_v their_o beard_n for_o than_o they_o may_v have_v cut_v away_o the_o other_o part_n also_o howsoever_o than_o this_o trick_n of_o shave_v of_o beard_n be_v superstitious_o use_v among_o the_o romanist_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o israelite_n custom_n be_v not_o to_o shave_v their_o beard_n shave_v controv._n against_o shave_v for_o they_o may_v more_o easy_o have_v cut_v off_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o beard_n which_o be_v remain_v then_o have_v stay_v till_o they_o be_v grow_v pelican_n osiander_n the_o heathen_a indeed_o have_v a_o fashion_n to_o cut_v their_o beard_n as_o adriane_n the_o emperor_n be_v note_v to_o have_v be_v the_o first_o among_o the_o roman_a emperor_n that_o do_v spare_v his_o beard_n and_o suffer_v it_o to_o grow_v long_o but_o this_o superstitious_a use_n be_v not_o take_v up_o by_o the_o people_n of_o god_n mar._n 4._o quest._n v._o 6._o from_o whence_o the_o ammonite_n hire_v their_o soldier_n and_o assistant_n 1._o here_o be_v four_o country_n name_v whence_o the_o ammonite_n have_v their_o supply_n from_o the_o aramite_n of_o rechab_n which_o be_v a_o city_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o libanus_n the_o utmost_a bind_v of_o syria_n towards_o palestina_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v numb_a 13.22_o from_o the_o aramite_n of_o zaba_n from_o the_o king_n of_o maacah_n who_o be_v also_o subject_a to_o hadadezer_n king_n of_o zabah_n of_o the_o maacahthites_n read_v 3.14_o and_o from_o the_o man_n of_o tab_n as_o jun._n rather_o than_o ishtob_n make_v it_o all_o one_o name_n as_o the_o rest_n do_v read_v tab_n be_v the_o country_n where_o jepthah_n dwell_v judg._n 11.3_o beside_o they_o have_v some_o help_n from_o aram_n naharaim_n 1._o chr._n 19.6_o 2._o all_o these_o belong_v to_o aram_n or_o syria_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o syria_n beyond_o the_o river_n v._o 16._o and_o syria_n on_o this_o side_n borrh._n which_o be_v subdivide_v into_o these_o four_o region_n camagena_n damascena_fw-la coelosyria_n phoenicia_n mar._n which_o be_v here_o call_v by_o other_o name_n 3._o some_o thing_n be_v here_o omit_v which_o be_v mention_v 1._o chron._n 19.6_o as_o how_o they_o hire_v these_o soudier_n for_o a_o thousand_o talent_n of_o silver_n and_o that_o beside_o the_o number_n of_o man_n here_o express_v they_o hire_v 32._o thousand_o chariot_n jun._n 4._o these_o ammonite_n be_v so_o far_o from_o reconcile_n themselves_o to_o david_n and_o make_v amends_n for_o this_o wrong_n that_o they_o provoke_v david_n to_o battle_n and_o come_v as_o far_o as_o medeba_n 1._o chron._n 19.7_o a_o city_n in_o the_o border_n of_o ammon_n 5._o quest._n v._o 12._o of_o joabs_n courage_n and_o magnanimity_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n people_n here_o be_v nothing_o want_v in_o joab_n which_o be_v requisite_a in_o a_o good_a captain_n 1._o he_o upon_o the_o present_a use_v most_o diligent_a care_n and_o prudent_a advice_n in_o divide_v the_o soldier_n and_o commit_v part_n of_o they_o to_o abishai_n his_o brother_n and_o lead_v part_n of_o they_o himself_o which_o show_v what_o a_o excellent_a thing_n concord_n be_v as_o among_o captain_n which_o fight_v terrene_a battle_n so_o special_o among_o minister_n which_o do_v fight_v the_o lord_n spiritual_a battle_n osiand_n 2._o as_o he_o be_v not_o daunt_v or_o dismay_v himself_o so_o by_o his_o courageous_a speech_n he_o animate_v other_o saying_n let_v we_o be_v strong_a and_o valiant_a for_o our_o people_n etc._n etc._n like_a as_o moses_n set_v down_o in_o the_o wage_n of_o battle_n how_o the_o priest_n shall_v encourage_v the_o people_n let_v not_o your_o heart_n faint_a neither_o fear_n or_o be_v amaze_v etc._n etc._n 20.3_o deut._n 20.3_o 3._o he_o show_v the_o right_a end_n of_o battle_n to_o fight_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n and_o to_o maintain_v the_o true_a service_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n mar._n 4._o he_o do_v religious_o commit_v the_o event_n of_o this_o business_n unto_o god_n say_v let_v the_o lord_n do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la vox_fw-la deuce_fw-la dignior_fw-la cogitari_fw-la a_o more_o worthy_a speech_n beseem_v a_o captain_n can_v not_o be_v think_v than_o this_o be_v here_o utter_v by_o joab_n pellic._n 6._o quest._n whether_o this_o be_v true_a fortitude_n in_o joab_n true_a fortitude_n consist_v in_o the_o undertake_n and_o bear_v of_o great_a and_o sudden_a dainger_n in_o a_o good_a cause_n and_o for_o some_o honest_a and_o commendable_a end_n wherein_o diverse_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o object_n or_o matter_n wherein_o true_a fortitude_n be_v see_v which_o be_v not_o in_o those_o evil_n which_o be_v internal_a as_o in_o avoid_v of_o vice_n and_o sin_n for_o these_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o by_o his_o own_o default_n nor_o yet_o be_v it_o proper_o see_v in_o such_o danger_n which_o be_v involuntarie_a as_o in_o sickness_n shipwreck_n and_o such_o like_a though_o to_o bear_v these_o thing_n patient_o be_v a_o excellent_a virtue_n but_o fortitude_n be_v exercise_v chief_o in_o such_o danger_n as_o be_v outward_o incident_a and_o in_o those_o 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this_o moral_a virtue_n at_o this_o time_n as_o many_o common_a grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v oft_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o wicked_a mart._n 7._o quest._n v._o 18._o of_o the_o number_n of_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n which_o be_v slay_v of_o the_o aramite_n here_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o seven_o hundred_o chariot_n and_o 40._o thousand_o horseman_n but_o in_o 1._o chron._n 19.18_o there_o be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v destroy_v 7._o thousand_o chariot_n and_o 40._o thousand_o footman_n 1._o some_o do_v thus_o reconcile_v the_o place_n that_o the_o principal_a of_o the_o chariot_n be_v here_o rehearse_v but_o the_o whole_a number_n there_o and_o that_o the_o horseman_n be_v here_o only_o speak_v of_o there_o the_o footman_n mart._n bor._n geneu._n 2._o junius_n give_v a_o better_a solution_n of_o the_o first_o doubt_n that_o the_o number_n of_o 700._o
3._o and_o much_o unlike_a be_v god_n judgement_n unto_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o man_n for_o here_o the_o child_n be_v not_o to_o suffer_v for_o the_o parent_n offence_n with_o god_n it_o be_v otherwise_o before_o who_o none_o be_v innocent_a borrh._n 4._o and_o if_o the_o child_n be_v altogether_o faultless_a no_o punishment_n can_v lie_v upon_o he_o but_o see_v the_o infant_n have_v original_a sin_n and_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o parent_n god_n may_v most_o just_o in_o his_o secret_a judgement_n hasten_v that_o end_n soon_o which_o by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n every_o one_o be_v subject_a unto_o borrh._n 5._o and_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n do_v take_v away_o this_o child_n because_o he_o shall_v have_v live_v but_o to_o be_v a_o shame_n unto_o david_n mart._n 21._o quest._n v._o 16._o why_o david_n be_v seek_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o child_n who_o the_o prophet_n say_v shall_v die_v david_n do_v not_o herein_o oppose_v himself_o to_o god_n will_n 1._o he_o may_v think_v 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the_o lord_n have_v pardon_v his_o sin_n see_v he_o be_v bold_a to_o make_v intercession_n for_o his_o son_n pel._n 22._o quest._n v._o 18._o upon_o what_o seven_o day_n the_o child_n die_v and_o what_o be_v gather_v thereupon_o 1._o borrhaius_n say_v it_o be_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o his_o sickness_n which_o be_v a_o critical_a day_n for_o then_o the_o sickness_n usual_o abate_v or_o increase_v more_o but_o this_o be_v a_o sickness_n send_v of_o god_n upon_o this_o child_n there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o any_o such_o natural_a observation_n therefore_o it_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o hebrew_n that_o it_o be_v thâ—_n seauâ—nth_o day_n from_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o chiâ—d_n so_o also_o jun._n mart._n 2._o now_o in_o that_o this_o child_n die_v upon_o thâ—_n seven_o day_n be_v not_o circumcise_v and_o yet_o david_n be_v cheer_v after_o the_o child_n death_n aâ—_n not_o doubt_v of_o the_o salvation_n thereof_o david_n be_v not_o then_o of_o that_o mind_n which_o the_o romanist_n be_v of_o 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but_o solomon_n next_o bear_v live_v therein_o be_v shadow_v forth_o the_o old_a man_n which_o must_v die_v in_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o new_a man_n which_o must_v live_v unto_o god_n borrh._n 23._o quest._n v._o 20._o whether_o david_n be_v not_o unclean_a and_o his_o house_n by_o the_o dead_a corpse_n of_o the_o child_n 1._o whereas_o there_o be_v a_o law_n numb_a 19.14_o that_o when_o one_o die_v in_o a_o tent_n all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o tent_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o the_o tent_n shall_v be_v unclean_a seven_o day_n and_o yet_o david_n present_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o infant_n wash_v himself_o and_o go_v up_o into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n the_o place_n be_v thus_o reconcile_v that_o david_n house_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v very_o large_a the_o very_a place_n where_o the_o child_n die_v be_v unclean_a as_o the_o tent_n be_v wherein_o any_o die_v but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o david_n come_v not_o at_o that_o place_n nor_o near_o the_o infant_n all_o his_o house_n can_v not_o thereby_o be_v make_v unclean_a for_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n be_v at_o this_o time_n in_o david_n house_n in_o a_o tabernacle_n which_o david_n have_v prepare_v for_o it_o martyr_n 24._o quest._n v._o 23._o why_o david_n leave_v weep_v the_o child_n be_v dead_a 1._o one_o reason_n be_v because_o god_n will_v now_o appear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o retract_v his_o former_a decree_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n osiand_n for_o than_o if_o he_o have_v continue_v pray_v still_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v spurn_v against_o god_n will_n 2._o though_o abraham_n believe_v that_o god_n can_v have_v raise_v up_o izaak_n from_o the_o dead_a when_o he_o be_v command_v to_o sacrifice_v he_o 11.19_o hebr._n 11.19_o yet_o david_n have_v no_o such_o hope_n here_o because_o he_o have_v no_o such_o promise_n of_o this_o child_n as_o abraham_n have_v of_o izaak_n mart._n 3._o an_o other_o reason_n why_o david_n cease_v mourn_v be_v because_o no_o singular_a thing_n have_v befall_v the_o child_n he_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v and_o david_n himself_o shall_v also_o follow_v after_o pellic._n 4._o some_o do_v gather_v a_o three_o reason_n why_o david_n stay_v mourn_v because_o he_o be_v persuade_v the_o child_n be_v well_o for_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v go_v unto_o he_o but_o of_o his_o own_o salvation_n he_o doubt_v not_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o writer_n do_v interpret_v this_o phrase_n general_o of_o be_v dead_a as_o likewise_o that_o which_o the_o counterfeit_a samuel_n say_v to_o saul_n to_o morrow_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o 28.18_o 1._o sam._n 28.18_o but_o i_o rather_o think_v with_o augustine_n that_o the_o special_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v thereby_o insinuate_v and_o thereupon_o he_o do_v collect_v that_o it_o be_v not_o true_a samuel_n which_o appear_v to_o saul_n because_o he_o tell_v a_o lie_n 3._o ad_fw-la simplic_n lib._n 2._o qu._n 3._o for_o magno_fw-la intervallo_fw-la 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child_n but_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o he_o be_v dead_a evident_o convince_v the_o error_n of_o the_o romanist_n dead_a controv._n against_o pâ—ayer_n for_o the_o dead_a who_o make_v superstitious_a prayer_n and_o intercession_n for_o the_o dead_a david_n here_o show_v that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o be_v depart_v borrh._n mart._n 25._o quest._n v._o 24._o how_o david_n comfort_v bathsheba_n now_o call_v his_o wife_n 1._o bathsheba_n be_v in_o heaviness_n not_o only_o for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n but_o because_o of_o the_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v and_o therefore_o david_n do_v his_o part_n to_o comfort_v she_o osiand_n 2._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o bathsheba_n refuse_v to_o company_n with_o david_n lest_o that_o child_n may_v
because_o the_o body_n be_v much_o alter_v in_o such_o act_n of_o rage_a and_o burn_a lust_n and_o the_o affection_n be_v change_v withal_o but_o if_o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v natural_a it_o will_v always_o have_v the_o same_o effect_n yet_o it_o have_v not_o for_o after_o that_o shechem_n have_v ravish_v dinah_n jacobs_n daughter_n he_o love_v she_o ardent_o still_o and_o affect_v her_o marriage_n 2._o r._n kimhi_n and_o r._n solomon_n think_v â—hat_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n thamar_n have_v hurt_v amnon_n in_o strive_v with_o he_o and_o she_o have_v rail_v upon_o he_o calling_z he_o fool_n and_o give_v he_o such_o other_o opprobrious_a term_n but_o it_o appear_v by_o thamar_n answer_n that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n at_o all_o give_v on_o her_o part_n of_o so_o great_a hatred_n v._o 16._o 3._o p._n martyr_n think_v the_o reason_n thereof_o proceed_v from_o the_o trouble_n and_o perplexity_n of_o his_o conscience_n be_v ashamed_a of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v do_v as_o the_o apostle_n say_v what_o fruit_n have_v you_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a rom._n 6.22_o but_o if_o amnon_n have_v have_v any_o remorse_n or_o fear_v of_o any_o shame_n before_o god_n or_o man_n he_o will_v never_o for_o his_o own_o credit_n sake_n have_v thrust_v she_o out_o in_o such_o disgrace_n 4._o but_o one_o reason_n hereof_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o inordinate_a and_o unlawful_a lust_n which_o end_v with_o hatred_n and_o lawful_a love_n which_o still_o more_o increase_v and_o such_o be_v the_o bait_n and_o allurement_n of_o sin_n which_o have_v a_o pleasant_a taste_n at_o the_o first_o but_o in_o the_o end_n bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n therefore_o one_o well-saith_a voluptales_fw-la non_fw-la venientes_fw-la sed_fw-la abeuntes_fw-la contemplandas_fw-la that_o pleasure_n must_v be_v consider_v not_o as_o they_o come_v but_o as_o they_o go_v borrh._n 5._o but_o the_o great_a cause_n of_o all_o be_v dominum_fw-la sic_fw-la instituisse_fw-la that_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o appoint_v that_o this_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v keep_v secret_a that_o it_o may_v redound_v to_o the_o chastisement_n and_o correction_n of_o david_n pellic._n mar._n 9_o quest._n v._o 19_o of_o thamar_n lamentation_n 1._o she_o show_v her_o grief_n by_o these_o three_o sign_n she_o put_v ash_n on_o her_o head_n rend_v her_o garment_n and_o lay_v her_o hand_n on_o her_o head_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o mourning_n jer._n 2.37_o 2._o some_o read_v she_o rend_v talarem_fw-la tunicam_fw-la her_o side_n garment_n so_o joseph_n lat._n pellic._n but_o beside_o that_o the_o word_n passâ—n_o signify_v rather_o variam_fw-la vatab._n versicolarem_fw-la jun._n polymitam_fw-la mart._n a_o garment_n of_o diverse_a piece_n or_o colour_n it_o be_v note_v v._n 18._o to_o have_v be_v a_o peculiar_a garment_n to_o king_n daughter_n so_o be_v not_o a_o long_a and_o side_n garment_n but_o particoloured_a garment_n be_v have_v in_o great_a estimation_n jud._n 5.30_o therefore_o jacob_n make_v joseph_n such_o a_o one_o because_o he_o love_v he_o gen._n 37.3_o genevens_n 3._o she_o cry_v out_o as_o she_o go_v not_o forbear_v to_o cry_v out_o of_o her_o brother_n and_o to_o show_v what_o he_o have_v do_v as_o some_o think_v mart._n pellic._n but_o it_o seem_v rather_o that_o she_o do_v not_o express_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o grief_n osiand_n for_o then_o absalon_n need_v not_o to_o have_v say_v unto_o she_o afterward_o have_v amnon_n thy_o brother_n be_v with_o thou_o and_o his_o counsel_n have_v come_v too_o late_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v quiet_a because_o he_o be_v her_o brother_n that_o be_v his_o shame_n will_v be_v the_o shame_n of_o they_o all_o and_o as_o she_o be_v the_o king_n daughter_n so_o he_o be_v his_o son_n and_o that_o the_o elder_a and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o jun._n if_o she_o have_v blaze_v his_o name_n already_o this_o persuasion_n of_o her_o brother_n have_v come_v out_o of_o time_n 10._o quest._n v._o 21._o of_o these_o word_n david_n when_o he_o hear_v these_o thing_n be_v very_a wrath_n whether_o david_n sin_v not_o in_o spare_v his_o son_n 1._o some_o do_v think_v that_o david_n do_v purpose_n to_o punish_v his_o son_n for_o this_o folly_n or_o villainy_n rather_o but_o like_o a_o wise_a man_n he_o defer_v it_o watch_v his_o best_a opportunity_n as_o he_o deal_v with_o joab_n and_o shemei_n osiander_n but_o it_o seem_v otherwise_o that_o david_n have_v no_o such_o intendment_n for_o it_o be_v two_o year_n after_o before_o absalon_n be_v revenge_v of_o amnon_n 2._o an_o other_o opinion_n be_v that_o amnon_n may_v repent_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n and_o therefore_o david_n pardon_v it_o but_o though_o repentance_n do_v make_v reconciliation_n between_o god_n and_o the_o offender_n yet_o they_o which_o public_o transgress_v shall_v not_o be_v free_v from_o the_o punishment_n which_o be_v afflict_v for_o the_o good_a example_n of_o other_o mart._n 3._o some_o think_v that_o it_o be_v not_o death_n to_o force_v a_o maid_n not_o betroth_v for_o that_o law_n deut._n 22.25_o be_v concern_v such_o as_o be_v espouse_v but_o it_o must_v further_o be_v consider_v that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o so_o he_o commit_v incest_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v death_n for_o a_o virgin_n to_o play_v the_o whoare_n in_o her_o father_n house_n deut._n 22.21_o the_o like_a penalty_n also_o lay_v upon_o the_o son_n 4._o other_o excuse_v david_n because_o this_o matter_n be_v not_o proceed_v judicial_o before_o he_o thamar_n accuse_v not_o her_o brother_n upon_o absaloms_n advice_n and_o therefore_o david_n the_o fact_n be_v not_o prove_v judicial_o before_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o borrh._n in_o this_o case_n david_n shall_v have_v sift_v out_o the_o matter_n himself_o otherwise_o heli_n may_v have_v be_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n excuse_v for_o his_o lenity_n towards_o his_o son_n 5._o pelican_n add_v further_a that_o david_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o like_a sin_n himself_o use_v connivance_n towards_o his_o son_n 6._o but_o david_n can_v not_o be_v herein_o excuse_v he_o be_v too_o remiss_a and_o indulgent_a towards_o his_o child_n as_o he_o be_v unwilling_a that_o absalon_n shall_v be_v slay_v after_o he_o be_v enter_v into_o that_o unnatural_a and_o rebellious_a action_n neither_o do_v he_o punish_v adoniahs_n aspire_a mind_n that_o while_o his_o father_n yet_o live_v will_v have_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v king_n and_o herein_o most_o of_o all_o god_n work_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v quod_fw-la david_n corrigere_fw-la noluit_fw-la deus_fw-la punivit_fw-la god_n punish_v that_o which_o david_n will_v not_o correct_v god_n so_o in_o his_o secret_a wisdom_n dispose_v that_o david_n shall_v let_v amnon_n go_v unpunished_a that_o the_o other_o judgement_n of_o the_o sword_n threaten_v against_o david_n house_n may_v take_v place_n mart._n 11._o quest._n v._o 28._o upon_o those_o word_n of_o 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he_o in_o our_o affliction_n and_o necessity_n 3._o that_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v conformable_a unto_o the_o head_n for_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o we_o shall_v also_o be_v glorify_v with_o he_o rom._n 8.17_o so_o the_o apostle_n say_v i_o fulfil_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o affliction_n of_o christ_n in_o my_o flesh_n for_o his_o body_n sake_n which_o be_v the_o church_n coloss._n 1.24_o not_o that_o any_o thing_n be_v want_v to_o the_o personal_a suffering_n of_o christ_n but_o because_o christ_n suffer_v together_o in_o his_o member_n they_o be_v call_v the_o affliction_n of_o christ._n 4._o but_o here_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o romanist_n who_o think_v that_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n do_v satisfy_v for_o their_o sin_n by_o their_o affliction_n borrh._n but_o see_v no_o affliction_n happen_v unto_o god_n child_n
argument_n whereby_o the_o woman_n seek_v to_o persuade_v david_n 1._o she_o return_v the_o king_n word_n upon_o himself_o that_o see_v he_o have_v give_v sentence_n that_o her_o son_n shall_v be_v spare_v he_o shall_v be_v find_v faulty_a himself_o if_o he_o show_v not_o the_o like_a mercy_n to_o absalon_n jun._n 2._o her_o second_o reason_n be_v v._o 14._o take_v from_o our_o mortal_a state_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o death_n see_v such_o be_v our_o condition_n as_o that_o we_o must_v all_o need_v die_v and_o there_o be_v no_o turn_v again_o in_o this_o world_n like_a as_o water_v which_o be_v spill_v can_v be_v gather_v up_o again_o she_o hereby_o move_v compassion_n that_o david_n will_v not_o take_v away_o absaloms_n life_n before_o the_o time_n mart._n 3._o an_o other_o reason_n in_o the_o same_o verse_n be_v take_v from_o god_n providence_n neither_o have_v god_n take_v away_o his_o life_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v god_n have_v preserve_v absalon_n alive_a and_o have_v appoint_v mean_n that_o be_v put_v into_o the_o people_n head_n to_o make_v request_n for_o he_o that_o be_v banish_v jun._n and_o here_o also_o she_o have_v relation_n to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o rescue_n of_o involuntarie_a man-slayer_n mart._n and_o secret_o she_o insinuate_v how_o the_o lord_n have_v spare_v david_n and_o do_v not_o take_v away_o his_o life_n after_o he_o have_v sin_v osiand_n 4._o she_o further_o urge_v the_o common_a peril_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o people_n say_v v._o 15._o the_o people_n have_v make_v i_o afraid_a their_o state_n and_o condition_n be_v to_o be_v fear_v if_o absalon_n the_o hope_n of_o the_o kingdom_n return_v not_o vatablus_n thus_o interprete_v the_o people_n terrify_v i_o and_o tell_v i_o that_o if_o i_o shall_v direct_o make_v request_n for_o thy_o son_n thou_o will_v be_v angry_a and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o covert_a speech_n p._n mar._n thus_o the_o people_n think_v i_o shall_v make_v request_n in_o vain_a yet_o i_o be_v bold_a to_o speak_v osiander_n the_o people_n urge_v i_o after_o i_o have_v entreat_v for_o my_o own_o son_n to_o make_v mention_n of_o absalon_n also_o and_o that_o if_o i_o do_v it_o not_o i_o shall_v great_o offend_v but_o the_o first_o sense_n be_v most_o fit_a for_o so_o the_o application_n of_o the_o parable_n to_o absalon_n shall_v be_v correspondent_a to_o that_o which_o she_o allege_v for_o her_o son_n that_o if_o he_o die_v her_o spark_n shall_v be_v put_v out_o and_o so_o absalon_n be_v the_o hope_n of_o the_o people_n 5._o further_o vers_fw-la 16._o she_o show_v the_o inconvenience_n that_o will_v follow_v propound_v it_o in_o her_o person_n and_o her_o son_n that_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o their_o inheritance_n for_o her_o son_n be_v slay_v she_o shall_v not_o live_v long_o after_o so_o absalon_n be_v in_o exile_n shall_v be_v destroy_v from_o the_o inheritance_n of_o god_n and_o so_o fall_v away_o to_o idolatry_n mart._n this_o argument_n david_n in_o the_o same_o term_n have_v urge_v against_o saul_n 1._o sam._n 26.19_o they_o have_v cast_v i_o out_o this_o day_n from_o abide_v in_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v go_v serve_v other_o god_n 6._o then_o she_o propound_v the_o common_a profit_n the_o word_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n shall_v now_o be_v for_o rest_n that_o be_v ad_fw-la publicam_fw-la tranquilitatem_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o common_a tranquillity_n and_o peace_n 7._o she_o proceed_v and_o insert_v the_o commendation_n of_o the_o king_n compare_v he_o to_o a_o angel_n both_o in_o uprightness_n of_o judgement_n and_o in_o dexterity_n of_o judge_v bor._n not_o doubt_v but_o â—hat_n as_o a_o angel_n so_o gracious_o without_o passion_n he_o will_v hear_v her_o request_n osiand_n and_o be_v constant_a as_o a_o angel_n in_o keep_v his_o princely_a promise_n pelican_n and_o that_o as_o he_o have_v give_v sentence_n on_o her_o side_n in_o her_o private_a cause_n so_o that_o set_v aside_o all_o humane_a affection_n he_o will_v in_o simili_fw-la causa_fw-la idem_fw-la iudicium_fw-la far_o give_v the_o same_o judgement_n in_o the_o like_a cause_n concern_v his_o son_n absalon_n jun._n 8._o she_o conclude_v with_o the_o chief_a benediction_n of_o all_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v be_v with_o thou_o when_o thou_o have_v perform_v my_o request_n the_o lord_n shall_v prosper_v thou_o in_o thy_o government_n and_o thy_o kingdom_n shall_v flourish_v and_o god_n shall_v be_v with_o thou_o in_o all_o thy_o enterprise_n jun._n mart._n 8._o quest._n v._o 19_o whether_o the_o woman_n be_v to_o be_v blame_v for_o reveal_v joabs_n counsel_n 1._o pelican_n note_v hereupon_o how_o dangerous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o commit_v any_o matter_n of_o secrecy_n unto_o woman_n that_o can_v hold_v because_o this_o woman_n conceal_v not_o joabs_n counsel_n 2._o but_o the_o woman_n be_v ask_v and_o straight_o charge_v by_o the_o king_n can_v not_o do_v otherwise_o she_o know_v that_o the_o king_n be_v wise_a even_o as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o find_v it_o out_o if_o she_o have_v deny_v it_o and_o so_o she_o shall_v have_v be_v to_o her_o great_a shame_n find_v to_o be_v a_o liar_n vatabl._n 3_o and_o it_o may_v seem_v not_o improbable_a that_o she_o and_o joab_n have_v agree_v that_o she_o shall_v in_o the_o end_n discover_v the_o matter_n for_o joab_n be_v present_a as_o may_v be_v gather_v v._n 21._o ready_a to_o second_v the_o woman_n petition_n as_o he_o shall_v see_v cause_n mart._n 4._o and_o in_o that_o she_o make_v joab_n the_o author_n of_o this_o course_n that_o she_o shall_v change_v her_o speech_n and_o speak_v parable-wise_a their_o opinion_n be_v confute_v which_o think_v the_o woman_n speak_v as_o the_o thing_n be_v concern_v she_o two_o son_n for_o here_o she_o confess_v that_o she_o be_v teach_v by_o joab_n to_o change_v her_o form_n of_o speech_n mart._n 9_o quest._n whether_o david_n do_v well_o in_o spare_v absalon_n 1._o david_n connivance_n herein_o in_o not_o cause_v absalon_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o kill_v his_o brother_n amnon_n neither_o be_v absolute_o to_o be_v condemn_v as_o transgress_v the_o law_n which_o require_v capital_a punishment_n to_o be_v lay_v upon_o those_o which_o commit_v wilful_a murder_n to_o the_o which_o opinion_n p._n martyr_n incline_v add_v further_o non_fw-fr de_fw-fr svo_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la dei_fw-la jure_fw-la largitur_fw-la qui_fw-la homicidae_fw-la parcit_fw-la he_o which_o spare_v a_o manslayer_n do_v not_o give_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o right_n but_o of_o god_n etc._n etc._n for_o david_n do_v what_o he_o can_v he_o cause_v he_o to_o live_v in_o banishment_n three_o year_n cap._n 13.38_o than_o he_o be_v hardly_o entreat_v to_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o return_v and_o at_o his_o return_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o see_v his_o face_n for_o two_o year_n more_o v._o 28._o david_n can_v not_o put_v he_o to_o death_n because_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o the_o people_n 2._o nor_o yet_o can_v this_o fact_n of_o david_n be_v justify_v that_o he_o do_v well_o in_o spare_v of_o absalon_n and_o not_o punish_v of_o he_o the_o example_n of_o cain_n who_o kill_v his_o brother_n abel_n and_o yet_o be_v spare_v by_o his_o father_n adam_n be_v nothing_o like_a for_o god_n give_v special_a dispensation_n at_o that_o time_n to_o cain_n to_o prolong_v his_o day_n but_o to_o his_o great_a confusion_n and_o beside_o cain_n be_v preserve_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o procreation_n in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v not_o the_o like_a reason_n why_o absalon_n shall_v be_v spare_v here_o 3._o therefore_o the_o mean_a way_n be_v best_a neither_o to_o condemn_v or_o justify_v this_o fact_n of_o david_n as_o seem_v to_o impugn_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n nor_o yet_o to_o justify_v it_o excuse_v it_o may_v be_v by_o diverse_a circumstance_n 1._o there_o be_v no_o accuser_n or_o revenger_n which_o follow_v this_o crime_n against_o absalon_n 2._o he_o be_v the_o king_n son_n and_o desire_a of_o the_o people_n 3._o he_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v god_n justice_n upon_o amnon_n 4._o and_o beside_o here_o be_v god_n secret_a work_n in_o so_o dispose_v that_o absalon_n shall_v be_v reserve_v for_o a_o great_a punishment_n borrh._n 10._o quest._n why_o david_n will_v not_o admit_v absalon_n to_o his_o presence_n 1._o david_n will_v not_o at_o the_o first_o suffer_v absalon_n to_o see_v his_o face_n lest_o he_o may_v have_v be_v think_v scelus_fw-la homicidij_fw-la leviter_fw-la aestimare_fw-la to_o make_v but_o small_a account_n of_o manslaughter_n osiand_n 2._o and_o by_o see_v absalon_n the_o memory_n of_o amnons_n death_n may_v be_v revive_v 3._o it_o be_v like_o also_o that_o it_o will_v
appoint_v by_o the_o prophet_n but_o the_o term_n of_o three_o day_n it_o be_v like_a that_o the_o plague_n so_o long_o continue_v jun._n osiand_n 5._o but_o than_o it_o will_v be_v thus_o object_v 1._o that_o god_n shall_v not_o then_o be_v say_v to_o repent_v he_o if_o nothing_o have_v be_v reverse_a of_o the_o former_a sentence_n wherein_o the_o lord_n do_v not_o show_v himself_o mutable_a but_o such_o threaten_n be_v conditional_a as_o that_o be_v against_o ninniveh_n upon_o david_n repentance_n the_o time_n be_v shorten_v 2._o neither_o need_v the_o angel_n have_v be_v bid_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o hold_v his_o hand_n if_o the_o time_n of_o three_o day_n be_v expire_v mart._n but_o hereunto_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v 1._o that_o god_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v he_o after_o the_o phrase_n of_o man_n not_o only_o of_o that_o which_o he_o purpose_v to_o do_v but_o of_o that_o also_o which_o he_o have_v do_v as_o gen._n 6.6_o it_o repent_v he_o that_o he_o have_v make_v man_n as_o there_o his_o justice_n be_v signify_v by_o that_o phrase_n because_o he_o purpose_v to_o destroy_v man_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v make_v so_o here_o his_o mercy_n be_v insinuate_v in_o have_v compassion_n upon_o the_o people_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v some_o for_o their_o harm_n 2._o the_o angel_n be_v bid_v â—o_o stay_v his_o hand_n it_o be_v now_o the_o three_o day_n so_o that_o all_o this_o day_n the_o angel_n may_v have_v go_v on_o smite_v if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o stay_v he_o the_o three_o day_n be_v now_o begin_v but_o not_o complete_a and_o finish_v 13._o quest._n v._o 15._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o plague_n which_o be_v send_v upon_o israel_n 1._o josephus_n thus_o describe_v the_o manner_n of_o this_o plague_n that_o it_o take_v some_o sudden_o with_o great_a pain_n and_o bitter_a pang_n who_o so_o die_v some_o linger_v long_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o die_v under_o the_o physician_n hand_n some_o be_v all_o of_o a_o sudden_a smite_v with_o blindness_n and_o at_o once_o deprive_v of_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o eye_n and_o the_o light_n of_o their_o life_n some_o as_o they_o go_v to_o bury_v their_o dead_a fall_v down_o dead_a themselves_o 2._o the_o number_n which_o die_v of_o this_o plague_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o these_o three_o day_n be_v 40._o thousand_o so_o many_o man_n die_v that_o david_n may_v be_v punish_v in_o the_o same_o thing_n wherein_o he_o have_v sin_v he_o be_v lift_v up_o in_o mind_n because_o of_o the_o multitude_n and_o number_n of_o the_o people_n and_o now_o their_o number_n be_v diminish_v and_o impair_v osiand_n 3._o it_o be_v like_o that_o many_o woman_n and_o child_n may_v be_v sweep_v away_o with_o the_o pestilence_n but_o they_o be_v number_v to_o the_o plague_n who_o before_o be_v number_v for_o ostentation_n and_o it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o that_o many_o good_a man_n taste_v of_o this_o temporal_a chastisement_n as_o daniel_n and_o jeremie_n go_v into_o captivity_n mart._n 14._o quest._n v._o 16._o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o repent_v he_o of_o the_o evil_n 1._o the_o lord_n be_v not_o as_o man_n that_o he_o shall_v repent_v but_o he_o be_v so_o say_v to_o repent_v because_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o those_o which_o repent_v which_o be_v to_o cease_v and_o to_o give_v over_o as_o they_o do_v which_o do_v repent_v they_o of_o any_o thing_n and_o in_o that_o sense_n the_o lord_n here_o repent_v because_o he_o bid_v the_o angel_n stay_v his_o hand_n mart._n 2._o beside_o this_o phrase_n show_v the_o inclination_n of_o god_n unto_o mercy_n like_v as_o a_o father_n be_v grieve_v when_o he_o be_v force_v to_o correct_v his_o son_n and_o have_v rather_o that_o no_o cause_n be_v give_v he_o of_o such_o chastisement_n osiand_n 3._o god_n spare_v jerusalem_n at_o david_n intercession_n because_o it_o be_v the_o place_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o his_o sanctuary_n pelican_n 4._o but_o god_n herein_o alter_v not_o nor_o change_v but_o as_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o spare_v jerusalem_n so_o likewise_o he_o have_v appoint_v the_o mean_n to_o show_v this_o mercy_n at_o the_o supplication_n of_o david_n which_o though_o it_o be_v set_v down_o after_o yet_o he_o first_o at_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o angel_n humbleâ—_n himself_o and_o then_o the_o lord_n repent_v he_o of_o the_o evil_n 15._o quest._n of_o david_n humble_v himself_n and_o offer_v to_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o people_n 1._o it_o please_v god_n that_o the_o angel_n shall_v be_v see_v in_o a_o visible_a shape_n with_o a_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n that_o david_n thereby_o may_v be_v move_v and_o stir_v up_o to_o humble_v himself_o and_o that_o the_o lord_n thereupon_o may_v show_v mercy_n 2._o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n not_o accuse_v the_o lord_n as_o of_o injustice_n that_o he_o have_v smite_v the_o people_n undeserued_a but_o their_o sin_n he_o know_v not_o his_o own_o he_o know_v which_o have_v just_o deserve_v that_o plague_n 3._o herein_o david_n show_v himself_o a_o most_o love_a shepherd_n to_o his_o people_n and_o subject_n tâ—at_o offer_v himself_o unto_o the_o danger_n for_o they_o that_o he_o and_o his_o house_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a in_o this_o action_n of_o number_v the_o people_n may_v answer_v the_o punishment_n chrysostome_n write_v that_o the_o shepherd_n in_o cappadocia_n have_v such_o a_o love_n unto_o their_o flock_n that_o sometime_o for_o three_o day_n together_o in_o follow_v they_o roman_n hom._n 15._o epist._n add_v roman_n they_o be_v overwhelm_v with_o the_o snow_n and_o yet_o they_o endure_v it_o and_o in_o lydia_n how_o far_o they_o travail_v with_o their_o sheep_n for_o a_o month_n together_o in_o the_o waâ—t_a desert_n and_o parch_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n who_o therein_o do_v teach_v such_o as_o be_v shepherd_n of_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v even_o not_o spare_v their_o own_o life_n for_o their_o common_a good_a 4._o diverse_a among_o the_o heathen_a as_o godruâ—_n the_o curij_fw-la decci_n do_v adventure_n and_o give_v their_o life_n for_o their_o country_n but_o they_o do_v iâ—_n in_o a_o vain_a ostentation_n seek_v therein_o their_o own_o praise_n or_o in_o a_o civil_a respect_n only_o of_o honesty_n but_o this_o offer_n of_o david_n proceed_v from_o true_a charity_n wrought_v by_o faith_n 5._o now_o david_n all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o plague_n humble_v himself_o as_o be_v most_o like_a in_o prayer_n unto_o god_n but_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o angel_n he_o iâ—_n more_o effectual_o move_v wiâ—h_a compassion_n and_o especial_o because_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o city_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v now_o next_o and_o hitherto_o david_n offer_v not_o himself_o to_o the_o plague_n because_o as_o chrysostome_n coniecture_v ibid._n chrisost._n ibid._n he_o still_o expect_v and_o make_v account_v himself_o to_o be_v take_v away_o in_o â—his_fw-la plague_n but_o now_o see_v that_o it_o be_v god_n will_v to_o spare_v he_o he_o do_v voluntary_o offer_v himself_o mart._n quest._n 16._o v._n 21._o why_o david_n build_v a_o altar_n unto_o god_n in_o the_o thresh_a floor_n of_o araunah_n 1._o it_o please_v god_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o place_n because_o it_o please_v he_o there_o to_o have_v a_o house_n build_v unto_o himself_o and_o why_o here_o rather_o then_o at_o gilgal_n silo_n nob_n mispah_n gibeon_n where_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v at_o this_o present_a no_o other_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v then_o because_o it_o so_o please_v god_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o elias_n there_o be_v many_o widow_n yet_o the_o prophet_n elias_n be_v only_o send_v to_o the_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n mart._n 2._o this_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n yet_o other_o thing_n concur_v this_o be_v the_o same_o place_n the_o hill_n moriah_n where_o abraham_n will_v have_v sacrifice_v isaac_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n namely_o at_o jerusalem_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n offer_v up_o himself_o in_o sacrifice_n 3._o and_o in_o this_o place_n the_o benefit_n be_v 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