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think_v that_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a for_o david_n though_o they_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o expedient_a to_o have_v take_v away_o saul_n life_n because_o david_n be_v now_o the_o anoint_v king_n and_o saul_n be_v unworthy_a to_o reign_v have_v execute_v such_o cruelty_n upon_o the_o priest_n and_o because_o he_o seek_v david_n life_n therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o repel_v violence_n by_o violence_n but_o these_o reason_n show_v it_o not_o for_o though_o david_n be_v anoint_v he_o be_v not_o yet_o possess_v of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o be_v to_o expect_v till_o god_n see_v his_o time_n to_o accomplish_v his_o promise_n saul_n have_v commit_v many_o outrage_n yet_o david_n be_v not_o to_o see_v he_o correct_v but_o to_o leave_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n judgement_n and_o violence_n be_v not_o
neck_n of_o his_o son_n to_o the_o yoke_n so_o his_o neck_n as_o a_o just_a recompense_n be_v now_o bow_v and_o break_v borr._n 2._o the_o subordinate_a cause_n be_v the_o lamentable_a report_n of_o so_o many_o calamity_n which_o fall_v out_o together_o israel_n flee_v his_o son_n slay_v and_o the_o ark_n take_v at_o the_o which_o he_o grieve_v most_o of_o all_o the_o messenger_n make_v no_o pause_n at_o all_o but_o utter_v all_o his_o heavy_a news_n at_o once_o as_o it_o be_v of_o purpose_n to_o oppress_v and_o overload_v he_o with_o grief_n whereas_o if_o he_o have_v take_v time_n to_o tell_v it_o by_o degree_n his_o grief_n may_v have_v be_v somewhat_o allay_v 3._o the_o instrumental_a cause_n be_v his_o fall_n from_o his_o seat_n which_o be_v not_o a_o low_a stool_n but_o a_o high_a throne_n as_o josephus_n as_o meet_v for_o the_o person_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o chief_a judge_n so_o he_o fall_v high_a and_o he_o be_v also_o very_o old_a almost_o of_o a_o hundred_o year_n and_o so_o his_o body_n be_v gross_a and_o quarry_n and_o he_o not_o nimble_a to_o shift_v for_o himself_o vatab._n add_v also_o hereunto_o that_o he_o be_v very_o dim_a sight_v and_o so_o can_v not_o see_v which_o way_n to_o help_v himself_o 7._o quest._n v_o 18._o what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o helies_n case_n before_o god_n 1._o temporal_a correction_n though_o they_o be_v unto_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n be_v not_o sign_n that_o a_o man_n be_v cast_v off_o and_o forsake_v of_o god_n as_o jonathan_n and_o josias_n be_v cut_v off_o sudden_o in_o battle_n yet_o both_o of_o they_o good_a man_n 2._o neither_o yet_o be_v sudden_a death_n to_o be_v take_v always_o as_o a_o forerunner_n of_o everlasting_a punishment_n moses_n die_v in_o his_o strength_n and_o without_o sickness_n samson_n end_v his_o day_n all_o at_o once_o when_o he_o pull_v down_o the_o house_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o the_o philistines_n sudden_a death_n to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v but_o as_o the_o 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his_o patience_n be_v evident_a that_o when_o samuel_n have_v declare_v unto_o he_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n in_o judge_v his_o house_n he_o meek_o make_v this_o answer_n as_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n v_o 18._o he_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v good_a as_o comfort_v himself_o in_o god_n though_o he_o can_v not_o avoid_v that_o outward_a chastisement_n osiand_n pelican_n the_o like_a patient_a resolution_n be_v in_o david_n but_o if_o he_o thus_o say_v i_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o thou_o behold_v here_o i_o be_o let_v he_o do_v to_o i_o as_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n 2._o sam._n 15.26_o 3._o further_o his_o zeal_n and_o love_n unto_o religion_n appear_v who_o take_v more_o grievous_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o ark_n than_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o desire_v no_o long_o to_o live_v the_o ark_n be_v take_v 4._o last_o that_o say_v of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la may_v be_v apply_v unto_o heli_n concern_v the_o judge_n every_o one_o by_o 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that_o their_o king_n shall_v fail_v first_o in_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o by_o order_n or_o law_n but_o by_o violence_n and_o compulsion_n take_v from_o they_o their_o son_n and_o daughter_n their_o land_n and_o good_n whereas_o yet_o jezabel_n will_v not_o but_o by_o colour_n of_o justice_n take_v nabâ—oths_n vineyard_n from_o he_o pelican_n second_o he_o shall_v fail_v in_o the_o end_n abuse_v these_o thing_n to_o his_o pleasure_n and_o give_v they_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o favourite_n not_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o common_a profit_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n borr._n three_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o person_n he_o shall_v use_v they_o altogether_o as_o servant_n v_o 17._o put_v they_o to_o base_a and_o servile_a office_n not_o as_o free_a subject_n such_o as_o they_o be_v in_o time_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o their_o other_o governor_n borr._n 5._o quest._n v_o 19_o why_o the_o people_n will_v not_o hearken_v to_o samuel_n 1._o god_n have_v decree_v by_o this_o occasion_n to_o set_v a_o king_n over_o his_o people_n as_o he_o promise_v to_o abraham_n that_o king_n shall_v come_v of_o his_o seed_n gen._n 17.17_o yet_o god_n do_v not_o force_v their_o will_n but_o god_n use_v their_o will_n and_o desire_n whereunto_o they_o be_v incline_v to_o effect_v his_o counsel_n pelican_n 2._o therefore_o just_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n tell_v they_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o afterward_o when_o they_o shall_v cry_v unto_o he_o because_o of_o the_o oppression_n of_o their_o king_n for_o that_o they_o now_o wilful_o cast_v off_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o refuse_v to_o hearken_v unto_o his_o voice_n pelican_n 3._o and_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o many_o time_n man_n be_v snare_v in_o their_o own_o desire_n and_o obtain_v their_o request_n unto_o their_o own_o hurt_n as_o the_o lord_n take_v the_o people_n short_a in_o their_o hasty_a wish_n numb_a 14.28_o as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v sure_o do_v unto_o you_o as_o you_o have_v speak_v in_o my_o ear_n your_o carcass_n shall_v fall_v in_o this_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n 4._o now_o in_o this_o their_o petition_n the_o people_n offend_v because_o they_o ask_v he_o after_o a_o preposterous_a manner_n not_o expect_v the_o authority_n of_o god_n therefore_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v they_o a_o king_n in_o his_o anger_n hosh._n 13.11_o their_o request_n be_v then_o against_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n though_o god_n in_o his_o secret_a counsel_n have_v so_o determine_v mar._n chap._n ix_o 1._o quest._n v_o 5._o of_o the_o land_n of_o zuph_n 1._o the_o septuag_n read_v the_o land_n of_o siph_n fail_v both_o in_o the_o pronounce_v of_o the_o letter_n which_o be_v tsaddi_fw-la which_o be_v express_v by_o tz_n not_o semech_v which_o give_v the_o sound_n of_o our_o single_a s_o as_o also_o of_o the_o vowel_n which_o be_v shuree_n not_o chiric_a and_o answer_v to_o our_o u._fw-mi 2._o the_o 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king_n pelican_n agreeable_a to_o the_o description_n of_o a_o king_n in_o moses_n deut._n 17._o 2._o this_o book_n be_v lay_v up_o before_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o may_v continual_o put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o mutual_a duty_n jun._n 3._o but_o this_o book_n be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v find_v it_o be_v lose_v as_o many_o other_o historical_a book_n vatab._n 15._o quest._n v_o 27._o of_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o murmur_v against_o saul_n 1._o they_o be_v call_v man_n of_o belial_n that_o be_v without_o a_o yoke_n which_o refuse_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o saul_n government_n think_v that_o because_o he_o be_v of_o mean_a parentage_n and_o of_o no_o power_n he_o be_v not_o a_o like_a man_n to_o save_v the_o people_n pellic._n 2._o therefore_o they_o come_v not_o to_o show_v their_o duty_n to_o the_o king_n to_o bring_v he_o present_n as_o other_o do_v for_o by_o such_o gift_n of_o acknowledgement_n subject_n may_v express_v their_o loyal_a affection_n to_o the_o 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do_v as_o he_o speak_v mar._n 2._o some_o think_v that_o david_n dissemble_v not_o but_o speak_v the_o truth_n not_o that_o he_o put_v the_o jerahmeelite_n which_o be_v a_o family_n of_o the_o judah_n to_o the_o sword_n 1._o chron._n 2.9_o or_o the_o kenites_n but_o only_o smite_v the_o south_n coast_n which_o of_o right_n belong_v unto_o the_o israelite_n but_o be_v possess_v by_o other_o nation_n but_o it_o appear_v in_o that_o achish_n be_v contend_v with_o david_n answer_n that_o he_o understand_v he_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o israelite_n who_o he_o have_v invade_v 3._o other_o say_v that_o david_n here_o plain_o mentitur_fw-la tell_v a_o untruth_n mar._n but_o i_o rather_o think_v with_o junius_n that_o david_n speak_v here_o doubtful_o and_o ambiguous_o not_o use_v that_o plainness_n which_o become_v such_o a_o good_a man_n that_o he_o may_v either_o be_v take_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o israelite_n inhabit_v judah_n or_o of_o the_o nation_n which_o border_v upon_o the_o south_n coast_n 4._o achish_n be_v very_o credulous_a and_o ready_a to_o believe_v david_n josephus_n give_v this_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o persuade_v he_o to_o believe_v that_o which_o he_o great_o affect_v and_o desire_v chap._n xxviii_o 1._o quest._n v_o 2._o whether_o david_n promise_v his_o aid_n unto_o achish_n and_o whether_o therein_o he_o do_v well_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o david_n have_v no_o purpose_n at_o all_o to_o fight_v against_o israel_n but_o only_o he_o will_v have_v defend_v the_o king_n person_n who_o say_v he_o will_v make_v he_o keeper_n of_o his_o head_n for_o ever_o but_o this_o agree_v not_o to_o david_n own_o word_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v
and_o worldly_a not_o belong_v to_o religion_n yet_o it_o that_o be_v the_o bread_n shall_v be_v sanctify_v in_o their_o vessel_n that_o be_v their_o body_n be_v clean_o osiand_n some_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o way_n and_o journey_n itself_o that_o though_o they_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o meet_v with_o diverse_a pollution_n and_o profanation_n in_o the_o way_n yet_o their_o present_a necessity_n do_v sanctify_v the_o bread_n unto_o they_o that_o be_v make_v it_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o eat_v it_o pelican_n some_o refer_v the_o latter_a part_n to_o themselves_o that_o they_o after_o they_o have_v eat_v the_o bread_n shall_v be_v more_o careful_a to_o be_v sanctify_v in_o their_o vessel_n genevens_n some_o thus_o the_o bread_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o his_o pureness_n in_o their_o vessel_n wherein_o they_o carry_v it_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v profane_v by_o any_o pollution_n vatab._n 2._o but_o the_o word_n be_v better_o translate_v and_o it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n common_a that_o be_v the_o bread_n 1._o for_o in_o that_o sense_n it_o be_v call_v before_o chol_a lechem_n common_a bread_n it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o the_o priest_n will_v speak_v in_o one_o sense_n and_o david_n in_o a_o other_o 2._o beside_o derech_v the_o way_n be_v of_o the_o feminine_a chol_a of_o the_o masculine_a therefore_o they_o must_v not_o be_v join_v together_o as_o substantive_a and_o adjective_a 3._o it_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n to_o take_v derech_n in_o that_o sense_n for_o ratio_fw-la or_o modus_fw-la a_o manner_n or_o respect_n as_o isa._n 10.26_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o egypt_n 4._o that_o which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v profane_a be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o vessel_n but_o the_o bread_n be_v say_v to_o be_v sanctify_v for_o so_o v._n 4._o the_o opposition_n be_v between_o chol_a lechem_n and_o lechem_fw-mi kodesh_n common_a bread_n and_o hallow_a bread_n this_o than_o be_v the_o meaning_n that_o the_o bread_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n common_a that_o be_v unto_o the_o priest_n special_o see_v that_o for_o so_o the_o word_n veaph_v chi_fw-mi rather_o signify_v then_o how_o much_o more_o jun._n a.p._n other_o bread_n be_v sanctify_v in_o the_o vessel_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n new_a hot_a bread_n be_v consecrate_v and_o the_o old_a be_v take_v away_o for_o the_o priest_n use_v jun._n this_o to_o be_v the_o best_a interpretation_n be_v evident_a both_o by_o ahimelechs_n question_n before-going_a and_o by_o the_o word_n follow_v for_o ahimelech_n make_v two_o exception_n to_o david_n motion_n first_o the_o bread_n be_v hallow_v bread_n and_o so_o not_o for_o any_o but_o the_o priest_n to_o eat_v of_o and_o then_o it_o may_v be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o clean_o from_o woman_n david_n answer_v to_o both_o these_o for_o the_o second_o which_o he_o touch_v first_o he_o answer_v that_o not_o only_a themselves_o be_v clean_o in_o that_o behalf_n but_o the_o vessel_n also_o and_o instrument_n of_o their_o journey_n be_v pure_a for_o the_o first_o he_o tell_v the_o priest_n that_o the_o hallow_a bread_n when_o it_o be_v take_v from_o the_o dish_n and_o other_o put_v in_o place_n thereof_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n as_o common_a bread_n to_o the_o priest_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o david_n also_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o necessity_n to_o eat_v thereof_o the_o word_n also_o follow_v show_v this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n where_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o take_v away_o the_o show_n bread_n the_o same_o day_n from_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o put_v hot_a bread_n in_o stead_n thereof_o v_o 6._o 10._o quest._n v_o 7._o of_o doeg_n the_o adomite_n stay_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n 1._o whereas_o doeg_n be_v call_v as_o the_o most_o read_v a_o edomite_n yet_o in_o the_o original_n he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o adomite_n either_o of_o adam_n a_o city_n of_o nephthali_n josh._n 19.36_o jun._n or_o rather_o of_o edom_n for_o the_o transmutation_n and_o change_n of_o prick_n and_o point_n be_v usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n he_o be_v a_o edomite_n by_o nation_n but_o in_o profession_n a_o israelite_n as_o ahimelech_n one_o of_o david_n follower_n be_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n call_v a_o gittite_n c._n 26.6_o jun._n mart._n 2._o this_o doeg_n be_v stay_v before_o the_o lord_n either_o for_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o sabbath_n or_o by_o occasion_n of_o some_o vow_n jun._n he_o stay_v not_o in_o the_o inward_a but_o in_o the_o outward_a court_n whether_o the_o people_n have_v access_n mar._n 3._o this_o his_o be_v there_o about_o a_o religious_a office_n be_v the_o cause_n by_o his_o wicked_a accusation_n of_o the_o cruel_a murder_n follow_v yet_o be_v not_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n the_o cause_n but_o his_o bloody_a mind_n abuse_v religion_n pellic._n for_o hypocrite_n though_o they_o pretend_v sanctity_n yet_o do_v retain_v malice_n in_o their_o heart_n still_o osiand_n 4._o this_o doeg_n be_v fit_o by_o some_o make_v to_o be_v a_o type_n and_o forerunner_n of_o judas_n who_o betray_v christ_n and_o bring_v his_o apostle_n into_o danger_n as_o here_o doeg_n accuse_v david_n &_o work_v the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o innocent_a priest_n mar._n 5._o yet_o god_n secret_a providence_n be_v here_o to_o be_v consider_v which_o by_o this_o mean_n make_v good_a his_o sentence_n against_o the_o house_n of_o elimine_n borr._n 11._o quest._n v_o 9_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n behind_o the_o ephod_n 1._o the_o most_o do_v so_o take_v these_o word_n as_o though_o the_o priest_n shall_v describe_v the_o place_n where_o goliath_n sword_n lie_v wrap_v up_o in_o a_o cloth_n behind_o the_o place_n where_o the_o ephod_n the_o high_a priest_n garment_n lay_v genevens_n vatab._n osiand_n but_o to_o this_o interpretation_n it_o may_v be_v except_v that_o if_o goliath_n sword_n be_v wrap_v up_o it_o be_v like_o the_o holy_a ephod_n whereto_o be_v annex_v the_o breastplate_n with_o twelve_o precious_a stone_n with_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n lay_v not_o open_a and_o uncover_v to_o be_v a_o mark_n to_o find_v out_o the_o sword_n by_o and_o again_o the_o ephod_n be_v keep_v and_o lay_v up_o in_o the_o holy_a place_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o david_n to_o come_v yet_o here_o the_o priest_n do_v bid_v he_o take_v it_o and_o further_o the_o priest_n give_v it_o he_o c._n 18.10_o david_n take_v it_o not_o which_o it_o shall_v seem_v he_o do_v if_o these_o word_n do_v carry_v any_o such_o sense_n 2._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n rather_o be_v after_o the_o ephod_n that_o be_v after_o he_o have_v apply_v the_o ephod_n and_o consult_v with_o god_n whereof_o mention_n be_v make_v c._n 22.10_o but_o in_o no_o place_n but_o this_o be_v it_o touch_v that_o he_o consult_v with_o god_n beside_o thus_o interpret_v the_o chalde_n and_o one_o jeshaia_n a_o hebrew_n interpreter_n the_o like_a phrase_n also_o see_v deut._n 24.20_o thou_o shall_v not_o gather_v the_o grape_n after_o thou_o that_o be_v after_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o gather_v jun._n 12._o quest._n v_o 9_o whether_o david_n sin_v in_o take_v goliath_n sword_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o david_n offend_v in_o take_v that_o sword_n to_o convert_v it_o to_o profane_a use_n which_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n as_o a_o monument_n of_o that_o great_a victory_n against_o goliath_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n in_o bring_v the_o priest_n into_o danger_n pellic._n 2._o but_o although_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v david_n oversight_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o doeg_n who_o he_o suspect_v to_o ask_v and_o receive_v these_o thing_n of_o the_o priest_n as_o be_v show_v before_o v_o 4._o and_o beside_o it_o may_v have_v give_v occasion_n also_o to_o have_v endanger_v david_n person_n among_o the_o philistines_n when_o they_o see_v goliath_n sword_n yet_o simple_o in_o use_v the_o sword_n there_o be_v no_o other_o david_n be_v excuse_v by_o his_o necessity_n as_o before_o in_o take_v of_o the_o show_n bread_n as_o the_o jew_n to_o redeem_v their_o peace_n give_v unto_o the_o chaldean_n the_o vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o be_v not_o reprove_v therefore_o by_o the_o prophet_n and_o who_o doubt_v but_o that_o the_o church_n may_v and_o aught_o where_o there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n to_o sell_v the_o church_n vessel_n to_o redeem_v poor_a captive_n mart._n beside_o david_n take_v this_o sword_n the_o rather_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o god_n former_a deliverance_n that_o he_o may_v by_o the_o sight_n thereof_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o wait_v upon_o he_o still_o osiand_n and_o further_o it_o be_v not_o unlike_a but_o that_o david_n afterward_o when_o he_o be_v king_n restore_v this_o monument_n again_o mar._n 3._o by_o this_o example_n of_o david_n it_o be_v gather_v against_o the_o
fantastical_a opinion_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n where_o their_o cause_n be_v good_a to_o wear_v armour_n and_o weapon_n mar._n and_o much_o unlike_a unto_o this_o high_a priest_n who_o have_v no_o other_o armour_n or_o weapon_n but_o goliath_n sword_n be_v the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v warrior_n and_o wage_v battle_n be_v more_o addict_v to_o war_n then_o prayer_n to_o weapon_n then_o work_v osiand_n 13._o quest._n v_o 13._o of_o david_n change_v of_o his_o behaviour_n before_o achish_n whether_o he_o offend_v in_o so_o dissemble_v 1._o the_o word_n here_o use_v tagham_n signify_v proper_o the_o outward_a taste_n and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n the_o inward_a faculty_n of_o discern_v some_o read_v he_o change_v his_o speech_n p._n b._n his_o countenance_n l.s._n his_o sense_n a._n his_o habit_n v._o his_o show_n i._o any_o of_o these_o interpretation_n may_v safe_o be_v receive_v but_o the_o best_a be_v he_o change_v his_o discretion_n for_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v c._n 25.33_o bless_a be_v thy_o discretion_n or_o counsel_n say_v david_n to_o abighail_n he_o alter_v his_o countenance_n word_n and_o behaviour_n 2._o now_o to_o decide_v this_o question_n whether_o david_n do_v well_o herein_o many_o thing_n must_v be_v consider_v 1._o there_o be_v great_a difference_n to_o be_v make_v between_o dissemble_v in_o word_n which_o proper_o be_v to_o lie_v and_o in_o sign_n for_o sign_n be_v not_o so_o proper_o ordain_v to_o express_v the_o mind_n as_o word_n be_v it_o may_v be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o dissemble_v in_o his_o behaviour_n when_o he_o can_v not_o in_o speech_n 2._o there_o be_v three_o thing_n in_o the_o act_n of_o semblance_n or_o dissimulation_n to_o be_v observe_v the_o mind_n of_o he_o that_o dissemble_v the_o thing_n and_o subject_n wherein_o and_o the_o end_n for_o first_o if_o he_o dissemble_v to_o save_v himself_o of_o a_o distrustful_a or_o diffident_a mind_n he_o sin_v not_o if_o use_v this_o as_o a_o mean_a he_o still_o depend_v upon_o god_n and_o trust_v in_o he_o as_o david_n do_v in_o this_o place_n as_o be_v evident_a psal._n 34.6_o he_o cry_v still_o unto_o god_n even_o when_o he_o change_v his_o behaviour_n as_o the_o title_n of_o the_o psalm_n show_v second_o in_o some_o thing_n it_o be_v utter_o unlawful_a to_o dissemble_v as_o in_o religious_a matter_n as_o for_o a_o man_n to_o make_v a_o show_n of_o religion_n to_o aspire_v to_o honour_n as_o hypocrite_n do_v as_o simon_n magus_n be_v baptize_v or_o for_o one_o to_o dissemble_v his_o religion_n as_o to_o bow_v to_o a_o idol_n which_o he_o hate_v in_o his_o heart_n three_o if_o his_o dissimulation_n tend_v to_o a_o uncharitable_a end_n as_o cain_n speak_v fair_a to_o his_o brother_n to_o entice_v he_o into_o the_o field_n there_o to_o kill_v he_o if_o the_o outward_a semblance_n or_o pretence_n which_o one_o make_v fail_v in_o any_o of_o these_o it_o be_v unlawful_a otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o condemn_v as_o david_n observe_v all_o three_o he_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o god_n it_o be_v not_o in_o any_o religious_a matter_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o denial_n of_o his_o faith_n but_o in_o his_o civil_a behaviour_n neither_o do_v any_o receive_v hurt_v thereby_o but_o he_o intend_v his_o own_o deliverance_n without_o damage_n to_o any_o so_o our_o saviour_n use_v a_o kind_n of_o semblance_n when_o to_o take_v trial_n of_o the_o disciple_n humanity_n he_o make_v show_v as_o though_o he_o will_v have_v go_v further_o but_o peter_n offend_v and_o be_v just_o reprove_v of_o s._n paul_n gal._n 2._o that_o in_o a_o religious_a matter_n dissemble_v withdraw_a himself_o from_o the_o gentile_n with_o who_o he_o have_v eat_v before_o for_o fear_n of_o they_o of_o the_o circumcision_n and_o so_o make_v a_o difference_n between_o the_o believe_a jew_n and_o the_o believe_a gentile_n 3._o some_o to_o excuse_v this_o fact_n of_o david_n 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