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all_o this_o but_o speedy_a repentance_n and_o reformation_n of_o our_o life_n 8._o verse_n 21._o the_o blessing_n and_o privilege_n of_o place_n be_v not_o perpetual_a but_o temporal_a and_o alternative_a sometime_o to_o be_v monument_n of_o god_n benefit_n and_o sometime_o of_o his_o wrath_n witness_n jerusalem_n sometime_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o now_o for_o it_o sin_n and_o crucify_a the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o map_n of_o ruin_n and_o utter_a desolation_n chorazim_n and_o bethsaida_n let_v they_o testify_v the_o same_o 9_o wickedness_n or_o sinful_a fact_n commit_v in_o place_n be_v the_o cause_n which_o bring_v alteration_n and_o curse_n upon_o they_o curse_v therefore_o say_v the_o lord_n shall_v the_o earth_n be_v for_o thy_o cause_n to_o adam_n when_o he_o transgress_v consider_v likewise_o what_o make_v that_o pleasant_a valley_n where_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n with_o the_o other_o city_n stand_v a_o stink_a lake_n even_o until_o this_o day_n pharaoh_n 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by_o change_n and_o time_n go_v by_o turn_n thus_o jonathans_n bow_n and_o saul_n sword_n once_o fail_v they_o and_o they_o be_v overcome_v though_o ever_o victor_n before_o and_o the_o weapon_n of_o the_o strong_a man_n be_v cast_v down_o in_o battle_n 11._o a_o notable_a example_n of_o david_n godly_a modesty_n who_o with_o dead_a saul_n bury_v the_o remembrance_n of_o all_o his_o fault_n and_o infirmity_n speak_v only_o good_a of_o he_o albeit_o his_o foe_n and_o report_v these_o thing_n only_o that_o tend_v to_o his_o praise_n whereby_o he_o show_v his_o heart_n out_o of_o the_o abundance_n whereof_o the_o mouth_n speak_v to_o be_v void_a of_o all_o malice_n or_o hatred_n ever_o carry_v towards_o he_o although_o he_o oftentimes_o seek_v his_o life_n and_o hunt_v he_o to_o and_o fro_o as_o a_o partridge_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o therefore_o as_o before_o his_o hand_n will_v not_o touch_v his_o person_n so_o neither_o will_v he_o have_v his_o tongue_n now_o for_o to_o touch_v 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the_o effect_n of_o prudent_a and_o good_a government_n be_v riches_n and_o plenty_n therefore_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v clothe_v they_o with_o scarlet_a and_o to_o have_v hang_v ornament_n of_o gold_n upon_o their_o vesture_n witness_v this_o especial_o the_o government_n of_o solomon_n under_o who_o his_o subject_n have_v such_o affluence_n that_o gold_n be_v count_v as_o brass_n and_o silver_n as_o stone_n the_o contrary_a towit_n a_o defect_n of_o people_n and_o furniture_n 13._o see_v in_o the_o wicked_a government_n of_o jehoahaz_n the_o son_n of_o jehu_n under_o who_o all_o israel_n be_v bring_v to_o 50_o horseman_n 10_o chariot_n and_o 10000_o footman_n 14._o verse_n 25._o in_o david_n bewail_v of_o jonathan_n by_o a_o particular_a lamentation_n we_o see_v that_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v sorry_a at_o the_o calamity_n of_o all_o man_n so_o especial_o of_o our_o
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the_o fault_n but_o not_o of_o the_o punishment_n which_o romanist_n use_v for_o their_o satisfaction_n and_o purgatory_n but_o to_o show_v that_o when_o god_n have_v pardon_v the_o sin_n yet_o he_o inflict_v the_o temporal_a correction_n not_o as_o a_o evil_a of_o punishment_n but_o as_o a_o medicinal_a good_a and_o preservative_n from_o sin_n in_o time_n come_v and_o not_o as_o a_o judge_n punish_v a_o malefactor_n but_o as_o a_o wise_a and_o love_a father_n correct_v his_o child_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v heb._n 12._o or_o like_o a_o wise_a and_o skilful_a physician_n give_v a_o purge_n to_o his_o patient_n and_o apply_v a_o corrasive_n to_o the_o corruption_n so_o that_o the_o lord_n deal_v herein_o be_v not_o penal_a but_o paternal_a and_o medicinal_a 9_o verse_n 13._o david_n sin_n must_v be_v punish_v with_o one_o of_o three_o â—ore_a plague_n the_o sword_n the_o famine_n or_o the_o pestilence_n whence_o we_o collect_v that_o if_o for_o such_o a_o fact_n which_o in_o itself_o 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the_o wicked_a drink_n of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n which_o be_v pour_v out_o without_o mixture_n into_o the_o cup_n of_o his_o indignation_n as_o be_v say_v revel_v 14._o 10._o 11._o verse_n 5._o it_o be_v say_v so_o the_o lord_n send_v a_o pestilence_n upon_o israel_n where_o we_o observe_v that_o the_o pestilence_n and_o such_o other_o plague_n or_o punishment_n that_o come_v on_o man_n for_o sin_n be_v send_v from_o god_n and_o come_v not_o by_o chance_n or_o fortune_n as_o man_n speak_v nor_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v only_o to_o the_o distemper_n or_o corruption_n of_o the_o air_n or_o the_o like_a secundary_a cause_n but_o be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o come_v from_o the_o sinne-chastising_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o that_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o they_o we_o shall_v by_o true_a repentance_n and_o humiliation_n with_o david_n here_o have_v our_o recourse_n to_o he_o 12._o of_o this_o plague_n it_o be_v record_v that_o there_o die_v 70000._o 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the_o lord_n say_v to_o the_o angel_n it_o be_v enough_o we_o see_v that_o as_o the_o lord_n mix_v the_o cup_n of_o his_o sharp_a and_o most_o bitter_a chastisement_n with_o mercy_n and_o love_n so_o likewise_o the_o lord_n like_o a_o wise_a and_o skilful_a physician_n measure_v his_o cup_n and_o will_v not_o lay_v upon_o any_o more_o than_o they_o can_v bear_v but_o with_o the_o correction_n in_o his_o own_o good_a time_n he_o will_v give_v the_o issue_n and_o delivery_n thus_o he_o who_o set_v limit_n to_o the_o rage_a sea_n do_v limit_v the_o time_n how_o long_o his_o people_n shall_v remain_v in_o the_o bondage_n of_o egypt_n and_o thereafter_o in_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n as_o he_o do_v here_o how_o long_o this_o destroy_a angel_n shall_v smite_v with_o his_o
consanguinity_n by_o lâ—t_a their_o progenitor_n and_o david_n seek_v to_o show_v they_o favour_n and_o the_o syrian_n be_v bind_v to_o david_n by_o oath_n chap._n 8._o 6._o yet_o neither_o blood_n merit_n nor_o oath_n have_v any_o place_n when_o they_o have_v occasion_n to_o trouble_n david_n whereon_o we_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o true_a worshipper_n of_o god_n can_v have_v firm_a or_o long_a peace_n with_o idolater_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v assign_v by_o christ_n there_o can_v be_v no_o agreement_n between_o god_n and_o belial_n the_o proof_n whereof_o be_v manifest_a by_o infinite_a example_n and_o this_o in_o particular_a which_o show_v to_o forewarn_a all_o such_o who_o serve_v god_n and_o fear_v he_o true_o to_o expect_v no_o quietness_n nor_o security_n from_o idolater_n and_o papist_n long_a than_o they_o may_v have_v a_o fit_a occasion_n to_o execute_v their_o cruelty_n as_o the_o massacre_n of_o paris_n the_o gun-powder-treason_n and_o the_o late_a massacre_n of_o protestant_n in_o ireland_n can_v testify_v 22._o the_o syrian_n for_o hire_v join_v with_o the_o ammonite_n without_o respect_n either_o to_o honour_n conscience_n danger_n or_o death_n that_o may_v ensue_v only_o for_o commodity_n which_o show_v that_o covetousness_n be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a and_o produce_v sad_a effect_n as_o we_o see_v in_o achan_n judas_n and_o these_o syrian_n here_o which_o serve_v to_o warn_v man_n to_o beware_v thereof_o and_o special_o man_n who_o follow_v the_o war_n that_o they_o engage_v upon_o warrant_n of_o conscience_n and_o a_o good_a cause_n and_o not_o mere_o for_o hire_v or_o preferment_n the_o one_o flow_v from_o covetousness_n and_o the_o other_o from_o pride_n and_o both_o from_o satan_n as_o father_n of_o these_o vice_n 23._o verse_n 7._o in_o david_n preparation_n to_o meet_v the_o ammonite_n when_o he_o hear_v of_o their_o raise_v a_o army_n we_o see_v the_o vigilant_a care_n that_o a_o good_a king_n shall_v have_v of_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o people_n and_o repel_v their_o enemy_n and_o of_o use_v lawful_a mean_n beside_o the_o confidence_n in_o god_n 24._o verse_n 11._o in_o joab_n manage_v of_o this_o war_n we_o see_v wisdom_n join_v with_o valour_n both_o requisite_a in_o a_o general_a commander_n and_o in_o the_o mutual_a support_n and_o help_v one_o of_o another_o against_o the_o common_a enemy_n the_o strong_a to_o help_v the_o weak_a we_o may_v also_o learn_v a_o common_a christian_a duty_n to_o do_v the_o like_a as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v rom._n 15._o 1._o the_o rich_a to_o help_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o wise_a the_o simple_a etc._n etc._n especial_o pastor_n and_o leader_n of_o god_n people_n to_o join_v as_o brethren_n in_o unity_n and_o lend_v their_o help_n one_o to_o another_o against_o their_o common_a enemy_n 25._o verse_n 12._o in_o joabs_n oration_n to_o his_o army_n he_o join_v with_o selfe-preservation_n the_o cause_n of_o religion_n for_o the_o city_n of_o god_n that_o be_v wherein_o god_n worship_n be_v establish_v and_o profess_v and_o which_o the_o enemy_n will_v pollute_v with_o idolatry_n as_o the_o roman_n use_v to_o say_v pro_fw-la aris_fw-la &_o focis_fw-la whereby_o we_o see_v that_o in_o all_o lawful_a war_n the_o cause_n of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o give_v the_o success_n and_o of_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v regard_v and_o then_o as_o we_o see_v here_o the_o event_n prove_v the_o more_o prosperous_a and_o happy_a 26._o joab_n here_o do_v according_a to_o his_o vocation_n and_o leave_v the_o success_n to_o god_n whereupon_o we_o collect_v that_o the_o duty_n of_o every_o one_o in_o his_o call_n civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a be_v to_o labour_v faithful_o and_o to_o commit_v the_o success_n to_o god_n as_o the_o husband_n man_n do_v in_o sow_v his_o ground_n and_o as_o paul_n do_v plant_v and_o apollo_n water_v and_o leave_v the_o growth_n unto_o god_n dispensation_n which_o serve_v to_o reform_v two_o error_n the_o first_o of_o those_o who_o use_v not_o the_o lawful_a mean_n but_o rely_v on_o god_n providence_n and_o live_v on_o idle_a speculation_n the_o second_o who_o rely_v only_o on_o the_o mean_n without_o seek_v and_o depend_v on_o the_o lord_n blessing_n on_o their_o labour_n 27._o verse_n 13._o the_o success_n of_o the_o battle_n which_o be_v victory_n on_o david_n side_n and_o overthrow_v on_o aâ—nmon_n and_o the_o syrians_n show_v 1._o what_o be_v the_o end_n of_o give_v and_o take_v evil_a counsel_n and_o pertinacy_n in_o evil_a course_n on_o ammon_n part_n as_o also_o what_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o perjury_n and_o perfidy_n as_o also_o of_o covetousness_n on_o the_o syrian_n part_n 2._o the_o victory_n in_o david_n side_n serve_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o godly_a that_o be_v in_o a_o good_a course_n and_o have_v a_o good_a cause_n though_o in_o great_a peril_n of_o enemy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v just_a that_o they_o who_o abuse_v favour_n shall_v smart_v at_o last_o with_o judgement_n 28._o verse_n 15._o the_o syrian_n gather_v themselves_o again_o to_o battle_n the_o second_o time_n to_o their_o great_a destruction_n and_o fall_n and_o final_a overthrow_n whereby_o we_o see_v what_o it_o be_v to_o persist_v obstinate_o and_o proceed_v in_o a_o ill_a course_n and_o that_o thereby_o they_o draw_v on_o upon_o themselves_o great_a destruction_n for_o they_o may_v have_v see_v god_n hand_n against_o themselves_o before_o when_o they_o be_v subdue_v chap._n 8._o as_o also_o now_o again_o when_o they_o be_v strong_a be_v join_v with_o ammon_n but_o satan_n so_o blind_v their_o eye_n and_o harden_v their_o heart_n like_o pharaoh_n that_o no_o by-gone_a punishment_n will_v make_v they_o wise_a be_v drive_v on_o by_o satan_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n 29._o verse_n 19_o at_o last_o be_v overthrow_v they_o make_v peace_n with_o israel_n in_o grant_v whereof_o after_o so_o many_o provocation_n and_o perfidy_n beside_o this_o last_o victory_n we_o see_v the_o peaceable_a and_o pious_a disposition_n of_o david_n as_o also_o his_o noble_a and_o royal_a inclination_n like_o the_o lion_n parcere_fw-la subjectis_fw-la &_o debellare_fw-la superbos_fw-la 30._o they_o make_v their_o own_o peace_n only_o with_o david_n not_o include_v their_o late_a confederate_n who_o hire_v they_o the_o ammonite_n who_o they_o resolve_v not_o to_o help_v any_o more_o whereby_o we_o observe_v what_o a_o vain_a thing_n and_o unsure_a it_o be_v to_o trust_v or_o rely_v on_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n or_o friendship_n of_o man_n two_o sam_n chap_n 11._o from_o the_o 1._o verse_n to_o the_o 14._o and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o end_n from_o the_o five_o chapter_n to_o this_o present_a we_o have_v see_v many_o moral_a virtue_n in_o david_n as_o piety_n magnanimity_n prudence_n gratitude_n and_o the_o like_a and_o now_o in_o this_o chapter_n we_o have_v his_o fall_n and_o sin_n both_o of_o uncleanness_n and_o murder_n adultery_n and_o bloodguiltiness_n whereby_o he_o decline_v from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n alter_v his_o former_a course_n bring_v scandal_n upon_o religion_n many_o judgement_n on_o his_o house_n incur_v god_n wrath_n and_o shame_n and_o confusion_n before_o man_n in_o the_o exposition_n of_o this_o tragical_a history_n we_o shall_v consider_v 1._o the_o circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n when_o where_o and_o betwixt_o who_o this_o action_n be_v commit_v 2._o the_o occasion_n and_o antecedent_n of_o this_o ungodly_a fact_n both_o on_o david_n and_o the_o woman_n part_n 3._o the_o fact_n itself_o adultery_n and_o that_o of_o the_o high_a kind_n 4._o the_o consequence_n and_o thing_n coincident_a with_o it_o and_o fifthly_o lay_v down_o some_o observation_n that_o arise_v there_o from_o among_o the_o genuine_a circumstance_n that_o of_o time_n come_v first_o express_v vers_fw-la 1._o when_o the_o year_n be_v expire_v at_o the_o time_n when_o king_n go_v forth_o to_o battle_n that_o be_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 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also_o his_o subtlety_n appear_v that_o verse_n 22._o he_o never_o speak_v good_a or_o bad_a to_o amnon_n towit_n of_o that_o subject_n of_o the_o rape_n or_o force_v of_o his_o sister_n by_o quarrel_v with_o he_o for_o the_o same_o that_o so_o he_o may_v conceal_v his_o malice_n till_o he_o find_v occasion_n to_o put_v the_o same_o in_o execution_n and_o so_o he_o be_v past_o master_n in_o the_o rule_n of_o courteous_a dissimulation_n and_o in_o all_o this_o and_o above_o all_o we_o see_v his_o irreligious_a contempt_n of_o god_n or_o his_o commandment_n and_o that_o he_o regard_v only_o the_o wrong_n that_o be_v do_v to_o tamar_n but_o not_o the_o offence_n that_o be_v do_v to_o god_n 2._o in_o david_n we_o see_v his_o error_n be_v 1._o his_o too_o great_a indulgence_n to_o his_o son_n whereupon_o proceed_v his_o facility_n without_o suspicion_n to_o believe_v and_o obey_v they_o and_o 2._o his_o negligence_n in_o his_o office_n as_o a_o magistrate_n who_o shall_v have_v punish_v 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with_o ephraim_n 3._o the_o occasion_n be_v absalon_n earnest_a invitation_n of_o the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o son_n to_o his_o banquet_n which_o when_o the_o king_n have_v refuse_v to_o go_v he_o press_v he_o that_o amnon_n shall_v go_v which_o at_o last_o the_o king_n grant_v and_o that_o all_o his_o other_o son_n shall_v also_o go_v with_o he_o 4._o the_o manner_n of_o the_o act_n be_v when_o all_o be_v come_v the_o banquet_n be_v begin_v with_o great_a mirth_n and_o liberal_a entertainment_n especial_o in_o drink_v of_o wine_n that_o amnon_n be_v drink_v may_v make_v the_o less_o resistance_n &_o therefore_o absalon_n give_v commandment_n to_o his_o servant_n when_o they_o see_v he_o so_o that_o then_o they_o shall_v kill_v he_o upon_o his_o warrant_n and_o authority_n which_o according_o they_o wicked_o perform_v last_o of_o all_o the_o consequent_n be_v the_o king_n son_n fly_v david_n and_o all_o his_o servant_n mourn_v jonadab_n mitigate_v the_o first_o report_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n excuse_v absalon_n for_o the_o fact_n and_o absalon_n fly_v and_o go_v to_o geshur_n where_o he_o remain_v three_o year_n observation_n 1._o in_o amnon_n before_o and_o now_o in_o absalon_n both_o israelite_n and_o professor_n of_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n and_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n we_o see_v gross_a and_o wicked_a crime_n of_o uncleanness_n in_o the_o one_o and_o cruelty_n in_o the_o other_o which_o show_v we_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v professor_n of_o the_o truth_n &_o of_o the_o christian_a name_n or_o will_v ever_o that_o avail_n we_o to_o salvation_n if_o our_o practice_n be_v contrary_a to_o our_o profession_n but_o our_o guiltiness_n be_v the_o great_a that_o we_o dishonour_v our_o holy_a profession_n by_o our_o unholy_a life_n mock_v god_n give_v he_o word_n but_o our_o real_a service_n to_o satan_n make_v the_o enemy_n to_o blasphmy_n and_o bring_v destruction_n upon_o our_o own_o soul_n 2._o verse_n 1._o two_o full_a year_n amnon_n sleep_v in_o security_n before_o his_o incestuous_a fact_n be_v punish_v whereby_o we_o see_v 1._o the_o lord_n long_o suffer_v patience_n all_o this_o while_n which_o he_o abuse_v and_o shall_v have_v lead_v he_o to_o repentance_n and_o 2._o albeit_o sinner_n through_o satan_n subtlety_n lie_v sleep_v in_o security_n yet_o the_o lord_n justice_n and_o their_o deserve_a punishment_n sleep_v not_o but_o though_o he_o come_v with_o leaden_a foot_n yet_o he_o come_v at_o last_o with_o a_o iron_n hand_n to_o crush_v they_o in_o piece_n 3._o amnon_n have_v escape_v punishment_n which_o david_n as_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o have_v inflect_v impartial_o according_a to_o the_o law_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o security_n but_o he_o can_v not_o escape_v that_o punishment_n which_o god_n in_o his_o just_a judgement_n have_v ordain_v for_o he_o therefore_o let_v none_o though_o never_o so_o great_a prince_n as_o amnon_n be_v or_o other_o dream_v of_o 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