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for_o abner_n do_v afterward_o instant_o deny_v it_o jun._n vatab._n which_o may_v also_o appear_v by_o his_o great_a stomach_n and_o indignation_n who_o conscience_n will_v have_v make_v he_o somewhat_o to_o relent_v if_o he_o have_v be_v just_o charge_v 4._o yet_o josephus_n be_v here_o deceive_v who_o say_v this_o rispah_n be_v ishbosheths_n concubine_n whereas_o she_o be_v call_v in_o the_o text_n saul_n concubine_n 6._o quest._n v._o 8._o of_o abners_n answer_n in_o general_n 1._o some_o note_n in_o abner_n his_o obstinacy_n that_o be_v reproove_v for_o sin_n can_v not_o endure_v it_o but_o seek_v to_o work_v displeasure_n against_o he_o that_o do_v admonish_v he_o sic_fw-la mar._n genevens_n but_o it_o be_v show_v before_o that_o it_o be_v like_a that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a suspicion_n of_o abner_n 2._o yet_o his_o pride_n and_o ambition_n appear_v that_o can_v not_o abide_v one_o contumelle_n or_o reproach_n at_o ishbosheths_n hand_n that_o neither_o reverence_n to_o 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a_o dog_n head_n 1._o some_o refer_v it_o to_o abner_n himself_o that_o he_o shall_v take_v it_o as_o a_o disgrace_n and_o dishonour_n unto_o he_o to_o be_v thus_o rebuke_v mar._n 2._o some_o have_v reference_n unto_o david_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o judah_n in_o this_o sense_n that_o abner_n shall_v be_v count_v as_o a_o vile_a person_n at_o their_o hand_n for_o take_v part_n with_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n pellic._n 3_o other_o have_v relation_n to_o ishbosheth_n as_o though_o he_o shall_v think_v he_o no_o better_o then_o to_o be_v keâ—per_n and_o head_n of_o the_o dog_n of_o his_o enemy_n namely_o david_n vatab._n 4._o some_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n think_v thou_o that_o if_o i_o woulâ—_n offer_v my_o service_n to_o david_n he_o will_v think_v i_o worthy_a no_o better_o place_n then_o to_o keep_v his_o dog_n but_o rather_o he_o will_v advance_v i_o and_o have_v i_o in_o honour_n borr._n 5._o but_o the_o better_a sense_n be_v to_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o thing_n itself_o and_o the_o occasion_n offer_v he_o so_o say_v because_o he_o be_v accuse_v of_o incontinency_n and_o lechery_n and_o therein_o like_a unto_o a_o dog_n and_o so_o every_o way_n a_o vile_a person_n for_o in_o these_o two_o thing_n man_n be_v compare_v to_o dog_n for_o intemperate_a lust_n as_o deut._n 23.18_o thou_o shall_v not_o bring_v the_o hire_n of_o a_o whore_n nor_o the_o price_n of_o a_o dog_n into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o for_o vileness_n as_o david_n say_v to_o saul_n after_o who_o do_v thou_o pursue_v after_o a_o dead_a dog_n 1._o sam._n 24.15_o 8._o quest._n of_o these_o word_n v._o 8._o which_o against_o judah_n do_v show_v mercy_n etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o read_v which_o be_v with_o judah_n with_o a_o interrogation_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v have_v i_o deal_v unfaithful_o with_o thou_o or_o fall_v away_o from_o thou_o unto_o judah_n jun._n so_o also_o read_v montanus_n quod_fw-la fuerim_fw-la juda_n as_o though_o i_o have_v be_v with_o judah_n 2._o the_o chalde_n thus_o interprete_v as_o though_o i_o have_v be_v reject_v or_o a_o abject_a to_o those_o which_o be_v leave_v of_o judah_n but_o here_o diverse_a word_n be_v add_v 3._o i_o prefer_v the_o usual_a read_n be_o i_o a_o dog_n head_n which_o against_o judah_n do_v show_v mercy_n not_o only_o because_o of_o the_o consent_n of_o interpreter_n for_o so_o the_o most_o do_v interpret_v laiehudah_fw-mi not_o to_o judah_n or_o from_o judah_n but_o against_o judah_n p.u.b.g.l._n the_o septuag_n do_v omit_v it_o altogether_o but_o for_o that_o it_o best_o agree_v with_o the_o whole_a scope_n of_o abners_n speech_n that_o he_o have_v not_o deliver_v ishbosheth_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n as_o follow_v afterward_o 9_o quest._n v._o 8._o of_o abners_n excuse_n thou_o impute_a to_o i_o a_o fault_n concern_v this_o woman_n 1._o some_o so_o take_v it_o as_o though_o abner_n shall_v extenuate_v this_o fault_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v with_o a_o silly_a woman_n that_o 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the_o war_n aught_o by_o david_n to_o have_v be_v protect_v vriah_n himself_o also_o be_v a_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a man_n and_o therefore_o the_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a 4._o david_n person_n also_o be_v consider_v the_o offence_n be_v the_o heavy_a who_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o a_o king_n and_o therefore_o give_v great_a offence_n by_o this_o evil_a example_n borrh._n 3._o the_o hebrew_n to_o excuse_v david_n sin_n have_v devise_v that_o it_o be_v the_o use_n that_o they_o which_o go_v to_o battle_n give_v their_o wife_n a_o bill_n of_o separation_n to_o marry_v where_o they_o will_v but_o this_o be_v their_o fiction_n for_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o use_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a to_o marry_v such_o woman_n so_o separate_v by_o bill_n of_o divorce_n what_o need_v david_n so_o to_o have_v practise_v against_o vriah_n and_o why_o do_v the_o prophet_n afterward_o reproove_v he_o but_o if_o they_o say_v such_o a_o bill_n be_v but_o to_o take_v place_n after_o the_o husband_n death_n than_o be_v it_o superfluous_a for_o by_o death_n without_o any_o such_o bill_n the_o marriage_n be_v full_o dissolve_v martyr_n chap._n 12._o 1._o quest._n v._o 1._o who_o this_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n be_v who_o the_o lord_n send_v to_o david_n dauid_n have_v a_o son_n call_v nathan_n c._n 5.14_o but_o he_o can_v not_o be_v nathan_n the_o prophet_n mar._n as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o nathan_n be_v bear_v unto_o david_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o year_n can_v not_o then_o be_v a_o prophet_n when_o david_n consult_v with_o nathan_n about_o the_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n which_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o jerusalem_n c._n 7._o 2._o nathan_n the_o prophet_n be_v here_o send_v to_o tell_v david_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o declare_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v raise_v up_o evil_a against_o he_o even_o out_o of_o his_o own_o house_n david_n own_a 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whether_o by_o divorce_n the_o band_n of_o marriage_n be_v dissolve_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o marry_v after_o divorce_n whether_o the_o innocent_a party_n only_o be_v to_o be_v suffer_v to_o marry_v whether_o the_o party_n offend_v aught_o to_o be_v reconcile_v 5._o by_o the_o lenity_n of_o punishment_n adultery_n increase_v and_o this_o vice_n grow_v to_o be_v public_a and_o common_a contra._n 1._o that_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v judicial_a and_o politic_a it_o special_o concern_v the_o policy_n and_o state_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v afterward_o therefore_o it_o simple_o bind_v not_o now_o 2._o neither_o do_v the_o sword_n bear_v sway_v now_o under_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o punish_n of_o the_o transgression_n of_o all_o the_o former_a commandment_n unto_o the_o seven_o by_o death_n for_o it_o be_v too_o much_o rigour_n to_o give_v sentence_n of_o death_n for_o every_o breach_n of_o the_o sabbath_n or_o for_o every_o disobedience_n to_o parent_n neither_o do_v the_o sword_n stay_v at_o the_o 8._o commandment_n for_o some_o kind_n of_o theft_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v judge_v worthy_a of_o death_n as_o follow_v present_o to_o be_v show_v and_o some_o kind_n of_o false_a witness_n for_o he_o be_v to_o be_v do_v unto_o as_o he_o think_v to_o do_v unto_o his_o brother_n deut._n 19.18_o if_o he_o be_v a_o false_a witness_n against_o his_o brother_n life_n his_o own_o life_n shall_v be_v pay_v for_o it_o 3._o adultery_n be_v more_o against_o the_o commonwealth_n then_o simple_a theft_n but_o not_o then_o every_o kind_n of_o theft_n and_o there_o be_v four_o kind_n of_o theft_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n censure_v by_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n 1._o theft_n of_o man_n exod._n 21.16_o 2._o theft_n with_o violence_n as_o break_v into_o a_o house_n exod._n 22.3_o and_o of_o the_o same_o sort_n be_v all_o kind_n of_o robbery_n 3._o sacrilege_n the_o steal_n of_o thing_n consecrate_v to_o holy_a thing_n which_o be_v achan_n case_n jos._n 7.4_o and_o wanton_a theft_n when_o one_o steal_v not_o of_o necessity_n to_o satisfy_v his_o hunger_n but_o of_o wantonness_n as_o he_o which_o have_v many_o sheep_n of_o his_o own_o take_v his_o poor_a neighbour_n only_a sheep_n 2._o sam._n 12.3_o david_n judge_v such_o a_o one_o worthy_a of_o death_n 4._o such_o question_n be_v not_o superfluous_a and_o unnecessary_a for_o then_o our_o bless_a saviour_n will_v not_o have_v meddle_v with_o they_o to_o show_v in_o what_o case_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o dismiss_v his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o matth._n 5._o and_o 19_o 5._o it_o be_v not_o for_o that_o adultery_n be_v not_o punish_v by_o death_n but_o because_o either_o straight_a punishment_n be_v not_o lay_v upon_o adulterer_n and_o too_o much_o lenity_n be_v show_v that_o this_o sin_n so_o overflow_v in_o the_o world_n 2._o now_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o may_v thus_o be_v reason_v that_o adultery_n be_v not_o now_o necessary_o to_o be_v sentence_v by_o death_n 1._o moses_n judicial_n do_v not_o now_o necessary_o bind_v but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o moral_a equity_n of_o they_o p._n martyr_n say_v non_fw-la magis_fw-la not_z astringere_fw-la civiles_fw-la leges_fw-la etc._n etc._n quà m_fw-la cermoniale_n but_o that_o can_v be_v safe_o affirm_v for_o moses_n ceremoniall_n be_v absolute_o and_o simple_o abrogate_a and_o to_o revive_v they_o be_v to_o violate_v and_o infringe_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o judicialls_n be_v leave_v indifferent_a christian_a magistrate_n as_o they_o be_v not_o simple_o bind_v to_o retain_v they_o so_o they_o may_v use_v they_o as_o they_o see_v it_o to_o be_v fit_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n now_o that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o judicialls_n of_o moses_n it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o because_o it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o that_o state_n and_o policy_n that_o the_o tribe_n and_o family_n shall_v be_v distinguish_v and_o not_o confound_v or_o mix_v together_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_v that_o adultery_n shall_v be_v severe_o punish_v by_o the_o which_o come_v the_o confusion_n of_o house_n corruption_n of_o blood_n subornation_n of_o false_a heir_n 2._o other_o judicial_a and_o penal_a law_n annex_v to_o the_o moral_a precept_n be_v not_o now_o in_o force_n as_o to_o put_v to_o death_n every_o one_o that_o violate_v the_o sabbaticall_a rest_n or_o every_o one_o that_o be_v stubborn_a against_o their_o parent_n 3._o by_o moses_n law_n only_o that_o adultery_n be_v punish_v which_o be_v commit_v with_o a_o other_o wife_n levit._n 20.10_o for_o the_o man_n to_o take_v a_o concubine_n to_o his_o wife_n or_o one_o wife_n to_o another_o be_v not_o then_o count_v adultery_n nor_o yet_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n for_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o abraham_n jacob_n david_n with_o other_o under_o
the_o law_n that_o have_v many_o wife_n or_o some_o concubine_n beside_o their_o wife_n live_v in_o adultery_n which_o be_v no_o way_n to_o be_v admit_v and_o the_o word_n adulterium_fw-la proper_o signify_v alterius_fw-la adire_fw-la thorum_fw-la to_o go_v unto_o a_o other_o bed_n but_o now_o see_v adultery_n be_v either_o simplex_fw-la simple_a when_o one_o of_o the_o party_n be_v marry_v or_o duplex_fw-la adulterium_fw-la double_a adultery_n when_o both_o party_n be_v marry_v there_o be_v no_o warrant_n from_o moses_n law_n to_o punish_v single_a adultery_n on_o the_o man_n behalf_n with_o death_n 4._o our_o bless_a saviour_n joh._n 8.11_o do_v dismiss_v the_o adulterous_a woman_n not_o give_v direction_n that_o she_o shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n but_o here_o diverse_a answer_n be_v make_v 1._o that_o because_o they_o come_v to_o tempt_v christ_n either_o to_o accuse_v he_o of_o too_o much_o severity_n in_o condemn_v she_o and_o so_o he_o shall_v loose_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n who_o commend_v he_o for_o his_o clemency_n or_o as_o a_o transgressor_n of_o the_o law_n if_o he_o free_v she_o he_o do_v so_o answer_v the_o pharise_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v neither_o way_n have_v advantage_n against_o he_o 2._o he_o do_v not_o condemn_v she_o because_o he_o meddle_v not_o with_o the_o magistrate_n office_n 3._o he_o see_v her_o penitent_a and_o therefore_o absolu_v she_o 4._o he_o be_v no_o witness_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o accuse_v she_o mart._n contr._n 1_o our_o bless_a saviour_n do_v not_o ambitious_o seek_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n that_o he_o need_v in_o that_o behalf_n to_o suspend_v his_o judgement_n concern_v the_o rigour_n of_o moses_n law_n they_o can_v have_v take_v no_o exception_n unto_o christ_n in_o ratify_v of_o moses_n law_n if_o it_o have_v please_v he_o that_o the_o rigour_n thereof_o shall_v have_v remain_v still_o therefore_o that_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o silence_n therein_o 2._o 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silence_n intend_v not_o altogether_o to_o abrogate_v moses_n law_n yet_o it_o please_v he_o well_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o rigorous_o execute_v when_o he_o say_v let_v he_o that_o be_v among_o you_o without_o sin_n cast_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o she_o 7._o lib._n â—_o ad_fw-la poll._n c._n 6_o 7._o this_o place_n be_v by_o augustine_n urge_v to_o the_o same_o end_n to_o show_v that_o adultery_n be_v not_o necessary_o to_o be_v meet_v withal_o by_o death_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o make_v this_o application_n of_o it_o that_o christ_n be_v two_o way_n urge_v by_o the_o pharisy_n if_o he_o bid_v she_o to_o be_v stone_v to_o death_n they_o will_v accuse_v his_o severity_n if_o he_o set_v her_o free_a they_o will_v blame_v his_o lenity_n therefore_o christ_n give_v such_o a_o answer_n as_o may_v prevent_v both_o these_o exception_n in_o that_o he_o say_v let_v he_o that_o be_v without_o sin_n etc._n etc._n iustitiae_fw-la vox_fw-la est_fw-la 47._o â—om_n 10._o ser._n 47._o puniatur_fw-la peccator_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la peccatoribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v the_o offender_n be_v punish_v but_o not_o by_o they_o which_o be_v likewise_o offender_n audiamus_fw-la etiam_fw-la mansuetudinis_fw-la vocem_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o hear_v also_o the_o voice_n of_o clemency_n neither_o do_v i_o condemn_v thou_o not_o that_o christ_n do_v wink_v at_o sin_n sed_fw-la damnavit_fw-la non_fw-la hominem_fw-la sed_fw-la peccatum_fw-la he_o condemn_v not_o the_o party_n but_o the_o sin_n say_v go_v sin_v no_o more_o 6._o s._n paul_n also_o whereas_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n decree_v he_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n that_o shall_v lie_v with_o his_o father_n wife_n levit._n 20.11_o yet_o make_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o punishment_n to_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o incestuous_a young_a man_n that_o have_v take_v his_o father_n wife_n 1._o cor._n 5._o and_o 2._o cor._n 2._o if_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o the_o christian_n have_v no_o believe_v magistrate_n then_o but_o the_o sword_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o pagan_n yet_o in_o such_o civil_a punishment_n it_o be_v the_o apostle_n mind_n that_o they_o shall_v submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o civil_a power_n for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a rom._n 13.4_o 7._o wherefore_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o no_o certain_a punishment_n be_v appoint_v under_o the_o gospel_n for_o adultery_n but_o that_o it_o be_v free_a for_o every_o state_n to_o punish_v it_o either_o by_o death_n or_o by_o some_o other_o grievous_a censure_n according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sin_n as_o the_o egyptian_a law_n be_v to_o cut_v off_o their_o nose_n and_o to_o disfigure_v they_o the_o german_n beat_v they_o with_o cudgel_n tiberius_n banish_v they_o by_o these_o or_o any_o like_a course_n adultery_n may_v be_v sharp_o enough_o punish_v only_o the_o fault_n be_v when_o by_o too_o much_o lenity_n and_o connivance_n man_n make_v but_o a_o sport_n of_o this_o sin_n 18._o quest._n v._o 14._o of_o nathan_n word_n to_o david_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v 1._o there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o death_n a_o natural_a end_n a_o violent_a death_n and_o everlasting_a death_n in_o the_o next_o world_n from_o these_o two_o last_o david_n be_v deliver_v that_o neither_o he_o shall_v die_v eternal_o nor_o present_o by_o the_o sword_n or_o by_o god_n hand_n as_o he_o have_v cause_n to_o fear_v mart._n 2._o wherein_o the_o lord_n show_v he_o meâ—cy_n in_o reverse_v the_o sentence_n which_o he_o have_v give_v against_o himself_o before_o borrh._o 3_o and_o thus_o much_o be_v insinuate_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v for_o this_o but_o other_o of_o his_o housâ—_n as_o his_o child_n in_o who_o he_o seem_v in_o some_o part_n to_o die_v mart._n and_o though_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v yet_o he_o be_v to_o endure_v amariora_fw-la morte_fw-la thing_n more_o bitter_a than_o death_n pelican_n 4._o and_o here_o appear_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o law_n which_o in_o david_n say_v he_o be_v the_o child_n of_o death_n and_o of_o the_o gospel_n which_o by_o nathan_n say_v thou_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d die_v borrh._n 19_o quest._n v._o 14._o how_o david_n be_v say_v to_o have_v cause_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v 1._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o perverse_a and_o wicked_a man_n in_o israel_n that_o will_v take_v occasion_n hereby_o to_o accuse_v the_o lord_n of_o injustice_n for_o prefer_v david_n before_o saul_n who_o be_v not_o detect_v of_o â—ny_n such_o sin_n of_o adultery_n but_o they_o proper_o can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n he_o mean_v such_o as_o be_v profess_v adversary_n 2._o pet._n martyr_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o triumph_n of_o the_o ammonite_n who_o put_v the_o israelite_n to_o flight_n and_o slay_v diverse_a of_o they_o together_o with_o vriah_n and_o so_o thereby_o be_v occasion_v to_o insult_v against_o god_n 3._o vatablus_n expound_v it_o thus_o that_o they_o shall_v blaspheme_v god_n because_o he_o have_v set_v up_o a_o wicked_a man_n to_o be_v king_n 4._o but_o the_o better_a sense_n be_v to_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o general_a reproach_n of_o religion_n that_o the_o gentile_n see_v david_n commit_v such_o sin_n as_o be_v odious_a among_o they_o shall_v thereby_o take_v occasion_n to_o condemn_v the_o religion_n itself_o as_o false_a and_o not_o he_o to_o be_v true_a god_n who_o they_o worship_v borrh._n 20._o quest._n v._o 14._o why_o the_o child_n die_v bear_v in_o adultery_n 1._o the_o child_n may_v temporal_o and_o corporal_o be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o parent_n who_o themselves_o be_v touch_v when_o they_o see_v the_o misery_n of_o their_o child_n osiand_n 2._o but_o none_o shall_v suffer_v for_o a_o other_o eternal_a punishment_n mart._n
which_o be_v not_o deserve_o impose_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n thereby_o they_o can_v satisfy_v but_o they_o must_v leave_v that_o work_n for_o he_o who_o be_v without_o sin_n and_o therefore_o undeserued_o suffer_v in_o himself_o whatsoever_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o for_o our_o sin_n 12._o quest._n v._o 29._o whence_o david_n son_n have_v their_o mule_n which_o come_v of_o the_o mixture_n of_o diverse_a kind_n whereas_o they_o be_v forbid_v levit._n 19.19_o to_o suffer_v the_o cattle_n of_o diverse_a kind_n to_o engender_v together_o and_o the_o mule_n come_v of_o couple_v of_o the_o horse_n and_o ass_n so_o that_o this_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v against_o the_o law_n 1._o some_o answer_n that_o in_o some_o country_n the_o mule_n do_v engender_v themselves_o 26._o de_fw-fr nature_n anim_fw-la lib._n 8._o cap._n 24._o lib._n 6._o cap._n 26._o as_o aristotle_n write_v which_o he_o affirm_v to_o be_v very_o swift_a whereas_o we_o be_v slow_a but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o 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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 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that_o end_n have_v rear_v up_o a_o pillar_n to_o be_v a_o monument_n of_o his_o fame_n unto_o posterity_n now_o in_o stead_n of_o that_o pillar_n he_o shrowd_v under_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n pellic._n 3_o so_o be_v the_o king_n of_o hai_o serve_v there_o be_v lay_v upon_o he_o be_v dead_a a_o heap_n of_o stone_n josh._n 8.29_o and_o the_o five_o king_n who_o joshua_n overcome_v josh._n 10.27_o 16._o quest._n of_o absaloms_n child_n v._o 18._o 1._o some_o think_v that_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v before_o c._n 14.27_o that_o absalon_n have_v three_o son_n and_o a_o daughter_n that_o all_o his_o child_n be_v now_o dead_a sic_fw-la geneven_n but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o think_v that_o all_o of_o they_o be_v take_v away_o but_o only_o his_o son_n as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n be_v for_o he_o say_v i_o have_v no_o son_n etc._n etc._n 2._o josephus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o his_o son_n be_v not_o dead_a already_o but_o he_o provide_v if_o they_o shall_v chance_v to_o 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33._o why_o david_n wish_v to_o die_v for_o absalon_n 1._o he_o fear_v lest_o his_o son_n die_v in_o his_o sin_n without_o repentance_n die_v out_o of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n his_o own_o death_n he_o fear_v not_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o god_n favour_n and_o therefore_o he_o desire_v by_o his_o corporal_a death_n that_o he_o have_v redeem_v his_o son_n life_n that_o he_o may_v have_v live_v to_o repent_v he_o osiand_n 2._o he_o wish_v to_o die_v rather_o than_o to_o live_v to_o see_v the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n which_o he_o foresee_v by_o nathan_n prophesy_v be_v like_a to_o fall_v upon_o his_o family_n and_o posterity_n pellic._n 3_o he_o be_v herein_o a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n who_o offer_v himself_o to_o death_n for_o those_o which_o persecute_v he_o bor._n 4._o the_o hebrew_n vain_o here_o imagine_v that_o absalon_n by_o david_n tear_n and_o prayer_n be_v deliver_v from_o hell_n and_o take_v into_o paradise_n but_o no_o mention_n be_v here_o make_v of_o david_n prayer_n at_o all_o pellic._n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v omit_v if_o he_o have_v think_v that_o prayer_n be_v available_a for_o the_o dead_a osiand_n nay_o he_o have_v show_v the_o contrary_a when_o he_o leave_v pray_v for_o the_o child_n after_o he_o know_v it_o be_v dead_a chap._n 19_o 1._o quest._n v._o 6._o of_o joabs_n speech_n to_o david_n 1._o ioab_n much_o forget_v himself_o in_o speak_v so_o bold_o and_o irreverent_o to_o the_o king_n otherwise_o than_o it_o become_v he_o jun._n 2._o and_o he_o charge_v david_n with_o some_o untruth_n for_o though_o he_o love_v his_o enemy_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o hate_v his_o friend_n osian_a 3._o and_o he_o do_v in_o effect_n upbraid_v he_o for_o his_o former_a severity_n show_v to_o those_o that_o kill_v his_o enemy_n as_o in_o slay_v the_o amalekite_n for_o kill_v saul_n and_o rechab_n and_o baanah_n for_o the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n &_o now_o thou_o hate_v i_o for_o kill_a abner_n before_o and_o absalon_n now_o osian_a 4._o true_a it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v in_o a_o certain_a degree_n to_o love_v our_o enemy_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o and_o to_o wish_v their_o amendment_n but_o we_o be_v not_o so_o to_o love_v they_o love_v how_o our_o enemy_n be_v to_o be_v love_v but_o that_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o safety_n of_o his_o people_n ought_v to_o bear_v a_o great_a sway_n with_o we_o whereunto_o joab_n have_v respect_n and_o therefore_o wise_o admonish_v the_o king_n bor._n though_o somewhat_o more_o sharp_o than_o become_v he_o 2._o quest._n v._o 13._o of_o david_n purpose_n in_o remove_v joab_n from_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o host_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o david_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o remove_v joab_n from_o his_o place_n both_o for_o that_o he_o so_o unmannerly_a behave_v himself_o in_o word_n towards_o he_o and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v kill_v absalon_n contrary_a to_o his_o commandment_n jun._n osian_a but_o neither_o of_o these_o be_v a_o sufficient_a 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
many_o thing_n by_o the_o instinct_n of_o god_n spirit_n whereof_o no_o reason_n can_v be_v yield_v we_o must_v not_o rash_o censure_v his_o act_n borrh._n 3._o quest._n v._o 14._o who_o it_o be_v that_o bow_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n 1._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o zadock_n and_o abiathar_n that_o one_o of_o they_o bow_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n and_o persuade_v they_o vatab._n but_o the_o word_n be_v put_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n can_v be_v refer_v to_o they_o be_v two_o and_o join_v together_o in_o this_o commission_n 2._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o amasa_n that_o he_o bow_v their_o heart_n pellic._n 3_o but_o it_o be_v better_a apply_v to_o david_n that_o he_o by_o this_o friendly_a message_n and_o gentle_a speech_n persuade_v they_o jun._n for_o otherwise_o he_o need_v not_o to_o have_v send_v zadock_n and_o abiathar_n to_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n v._o 11._o but_o to_o amasa_n only_o 4._o quest._n v._o 20._o how_o shemei_n come_v first_o of_o all_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n be_v of_o benjamin_n 1._o some_o by_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n understand_v the_o rest_n also_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v sometime_o preserve_v by_o joseph_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v as_o the_o author_n and_o father_n of_o they_o osiand_n but_o this_o be_v not_o usual_a in_o scripture_n by_o the_o tribe_n of_o joseph_n to_o understand_v all_o israel_n neither_o do_v shemei_n prevent_v all_o the_o tribe_n for_o judah_n come_v before_o he_o v._o 15._o 2._o some_o do_v comprehend_v benjamin_n under_o joseph_n because_o they_o have_v both_o one_o mother_n pellic._n yet_o be_v they_o two_o distinct_a tribe_n and_o one_o be_v number_v with_o the_o other_o 3._o some_o also_o think_v that_o by_o joseph_n he_o mean_v ephraim_n manasseh_n and_o benjamin_n because_o they_o all_o march_v under_o ephraim_n standard_n num._n 2.18_o vatab._n geneven_a but_o that_o be_v not_o like_a for_o now_o they_o do_v not_o march_v in_o that_o order_n 4._o wherefore_o this_o be_v the_o better_a read_n that_o he_o come_v before_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n not_o first_o of_o the_o house_n that_o be_v though_o his_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n be_v situate_v further_o off_o from_o jordan_n than_o the_o tribe_n of_o joseph_n as_o the_o king_n now_o come_v from_o mahanaim_n to_o jordan_n yet_o he_o to_o express_v his_o duty_n and_o joy_n come_v first_o and_o before_o they_o jun._n 5._o quest._n v._o 23._o how_o david_n perform_v his_o oath_n make_v to_o shemei_n for_o his_o life_n though_o david_n afterward_o 1._o kin._n 2.8_o give_v solomon_n charge_n concern_v shemei_n yet_o he_o break_v not_o his_o oath_n reconcil_n reconcil_n for_o 1._o david_n only_o swear_v concern_v himself_o and_o his_o time_n that_o he_o for_o his_o part_n will_v take_v no_o revenge_n on_o he_o but_o leave_v he_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o other_o jun._n bor._n 2._o he_o pardon_v his_o former_a fault_n but_o conditional_o that_o he_o shall_v take_v heed_n he_o offend_v not_o afterward_o pelli_fw-la 3._o and_o so_o indeed_o solomon_n do_v not_o simple_o put_v he_o to_o death_n afterward_o for_o his_o sin_n against_o his_o father_n but_o for_o that_o be_v confine_v to_o a_o place_n hâ—_n break_v the_o king_n commandment_n and_o so_o the_o king_n take_v occasion_n by_o this_o mean_n to_o do_v justice_n upon_o he_o osiand_n 4._o david_n have_v himself_o upon_o the_o confession_n of_o his_o fault_n find_v mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n with_o god_n do_v also_o imitate_v the_o lord_n therein_o in_o forgive_a shemei_n upon_o his_o submission_n be_v therein_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v all_o that_o come_v in_o humility_n unto_o he_o borrh._n 6._o quest._n v._o 25._o whether_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o david_n or_o mephibosheth_n that_o he_o come_v to_o jerushalem_n 1._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o mephibosheth_n and_o read_v thus_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o meet_v the_o king_n and_o make_v this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n when_o mephibosheth_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n have_v meet_v the_o king_n geneven_a but_o beside_o that_o this_o be_v a_o improper_a speech_n to_o say_v when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o jerusalem_n if_o he_o do_v not_o go_v out_o of_o jerusalem_n at_o all_o as_o yet_o also_o david_n be_v not_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n as_o appear_v by_o barzillais_n speech_n ver_fw-la 34._o what_o time_n have_v i_o to_o live_v that_o i_o shall_v go_v up_o with_o the_o king_n to_o jerusalem_n 2._o some_o other_o read_v thus_o when_o he_o come_v from_o jerusalem_n osiand_n but_o beside_o that_o in_o this_o sense_n a_o other_o word_n be_v here_o use_a iatza_fw-mi to_o go_v out_o as_o c._n 20.10_o but_o bo_o be_v to_o go_v in_o which_o be_v the_o word_n here_o use_v the_o phrase_n will_v not_o bear_v this_o sense_n for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n without_o a_o preposition_n betoken_v to_o the_o place_n as_o v._o 34._o 3._o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a understand_v of_o david_n that_o when_o he_o that_o be_v the_o king_n be_v in_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n mephibosheth_n meet_v he_o jun._n pellic._n 7._o quest._n v._o 29._o why_o mephibosheth_n say_v that_o they_o be_v all_o of_o saul_n family_n man_n of_o death_n that_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v 1._o some_o refer_v it_o unto_o the_o cruelty_n which_o saul_n and_o his_o have_v show_v towards_o david_n in_o persecute_v he_o and_o usurp_a the_o kingdom_n pellic._n but_o see_v david_n do_v reverence_n saul_n as_o the_o lord_n anoint_v while_o he_o live_v and_o will_v not_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o person_n nay_o he_o put_v to_o death_n he_o that_o vaunt_v he_o have_v kill_v saul_n 2._o sam._n 1._o there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o the_o posterity_n of_o saul_n shall_v incur_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n for_o any_o offence_n that_o saul_n have_v commit_v 2._o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a understand_v of_o the_o attempt_n which_o ishbosheth_n make_v in_o hold_v the_o kingdom_n against_o david_n osiand_n 3._o and_o withal_o miphibosheth_n seem_v to_o have_v take_v part_n with_o he_o and_o to_o have_v be_v accessary_a to_o that_o conspiracy_n dwell_v at_o that_o time_n with_o machir_n of_o ladebao_n beyond_o jordan_n where_o ishbosheth_n remain_v at_o mahanaim_n jun._n 8._o quest._n v._o 29._o whether_o david_n offend_v in_o divide_v miphibosheths_n land_n and_o not_o restore_v the_o whole_a unto_o he_o 1._o the_o most_o do_v accuse_v david_n here_o of_o oversight_n that_o hear_v the_o truth_n how_o ziba_n have_v false_o accuse_v miphibosheth_n do_v yet_o award_v half_a of_o the_o land_n to_o that_o unfaithful_a servant_n yet_o they_o do_v extenuate_v david_n fault_n partly_o because_o that_o david_n by_o his_o kingly_a authority_n may_v as_o he_o see_v cause_n revoke_v and_o suspend_v that_o which_o before_o he_o have_v free_o grant_v to_o miphibosheth_n osiand_n and_o that_o david_n make_v some_o part_n of_o amends_n in_o restore_v part_n though_o not_o all_o as_o also_o he_o have_v thereto_o miphibosheths_n consent_n who_o be_v content_v at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n to_o have_v part_v withal_o pelican_n 2._o some_o go_v yet_o further_o and_o say_v this_o fact_n of_o david_n in_o not_o restore_v miphibosheths_n land_n know_v the_o truth_n be_v much_o worse_o than_o his_o first_o oversight_n in_o take_v they_o away_o upon_o a_o false_a suggestion_n genevens_n but_o that_o can_v not_o be_v for_o david_n revoke_v the_o former_a sentence_n and_o make_v restitution_n though_o in_o their_o opinion_n not_o full_o and_o therefore_o this_o latter_a error_n can_v not_o be_v worse_o 3._o the_o hebrew_n be_v yet_o more_o severe_a and_o say_v because_o david_n break_v his_o oath_n make_v to_o jonathan_n and_o divide_v miphibosheths_n land_n that_o afterward_o his_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v in_o rehoboams_n time_n ex_fw-la pelican_n 4._o but_o all_o this_o be_v surmise_v upon_o a_o false_a ground_n for_o david_n do_v not_o here_o make_v a_o equal_a division_n of_o the_o land_n as_o unto_o two_o owner_n but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o ziba_n shall_v occupy_v the_o land_n to_o half_n to_o miphibosheths_n use_n as_o he_o have_v appoint_v at_o the_o first_o c._n 9.10_o and_o therefore_o david_n express_o say_v i_o have_v say_v have_v relation_n to_o his_o first_o order_n which_o he_o have_v make_v and_o in_o this_o sense_n david_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v why_o speak_v thou_o any_o more_o thy_o word_n or_o of_o thy_o matter_n not_o that_o he_o cut_v he_o short_a as_o borrh._n but_o in_o a_o manner_n he_o say_v i_o accept_v of_o thy_o excuse_n thou_o need_v say_v no_o more_o jun._n some_o think_v that_o david_n be_v oversee_v because_o he_o punish_v not_o ziba_n be_v now_o present_a but_o david_n that_o before_o pardon_v shemei_n no_o marvel_n if_o he_o
be_v call_v widow_n viri_fw-la superstitis_fw-la of_o the_o husband_n yet_o suruive_v but_o it_o be_v evident_a rather_o by_o the_o text_n that_o they_o be_v thus_o enclose_v and_o sequester_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o their_o death_n jun._n 3._o yet_o david_n nourish_v and_o keep_v they_o with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a because_o he_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v force_v thereunto_o osiand_n joseph_n but_o yet_o david_n shall_v as_o well_o or_o rather_o have_v punish_v those_o which_o be_v either_o cause_n or_o consenter_n to_o this_o disgrace_n of_o which_o number_n amasa_n be_v one_o who_o be_v then_o a_o chief_a man_n about_o abshalom_n be_v content_v he_o shall_v follow_v achitophel_n wicked_a counsel_n and_o be_v himself_o a_o beholder_n of_o it_o pelican_n 3._o quest._n issue_v out_o of_o the_o former_a whether_o perpetual_a widowhood_n or_o virginity_n may_v be_v inflict_v or_o enjoin_v 1._o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o render_v the_o matrimonial_a debt_n where_o the_o faith_n of_o wedlock_n be_v break_v by_o any_o adulterous_a or_o incestuous_a act_n it_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n who_o be_v think_v not_o to_o have_v company_v with_o billah_n after_o reuben_n have_v commit_v incest_n with_o she_o for_o jacob_n say_v his_o bed_n be_v defile_v gen._n 49.3_o borrh._n so_o also_o david_n upon_o just_a cause_n refrain_v from_o the_o company_n of_o those_o concubine_n 2._o but_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a question_n whether_o the_o husband_n or_o the_o magistrate_n may_v enjoin_v unto_o the_o offend_a wife_n perpetual_a widowhood_n after_o the_o husband_n death_n which_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o think_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o husband_n have_v no_o long_a power_n over_o his_o wife_n then_o while_o he_o live_v as_o the_o apostle_n show_v rom._n 7.2_o if_o the_o man_n be_v dead_a she_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o man_n 2._o again_o this_o be_v to_o deny_v unto_o the_o weak_a party_n the_o remedy_n against_o fornication_n which_o be_v marriage_n and_o so_o they_o may_v be_v occasion_v to_o live_v in_o sin_n still_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n allow_v every_o woman_n to_o have_v her_o husband_n 1._o cor._n 7._o c._n 3._o it_o be_v against_o nature_n to_o inhibit_v the_o procreation_n of_o child_n in_o restrain_v woman_n from_o marriage_n apt_a for_o procreation_n these_o two_o latter_a reason_n be_v urge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o justinian_n make_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o widow_n not_o to_o be_v enjoin_v widowhood_n â—_o cod_n lib._n 6._o tit_n 42._o leg_n â—_o cum_fw-la mâ—lieres_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la natura_fw-la progenuerit_fw-la ut_fw-la partus_fw-la ederent_fw-la &_o maxima_fw-la eye_v cupiditas_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la constituta_fw-la est_fw-la see_v nature_n to_o this_o end_n have_v breed_v woman_n to_o bring_v forth_o child_n and_o there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o great_a desire_n thereunto_o 3._o herein_o the_o civil_a law_n seem_v to_o be_v more_o equal_a than_o the_o canon_n which_o decree_n thus_o adultera_fw-la non_fw-la nubat_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la mortuus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la vir_fw-la eius_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o adulteress_n shall_v not_o marry_v no_o not_o when_o her_o husband_n be_v dead_a but_o do_v penance_n all_o the_o day_n of_o her_o life_n caus._n 32._o qu._n 7._o c._n 22._o likewise_o if_o a_o man_n have_v lie_v with_o his_o wife_n sister_n they_o do_v both_o permanere_fw-la sine_fw-la spe_fw-la coniugij_fw-la continue_v without_o hope_n of_o marriage_n ibid._n c._n 23._o so_o be_v it_o also_o decree_v in_o the_o triburian_a counsel_n that_o if_o one_o lie_v with_o his_o mother_n in_o law_n neuter_n ad_fw-la coniugium_fw-la pervenire_fw-la potest_fw-la neither_o of_o they_o can_v come_v to_o marriage_n ibid._n c._n 29._o but_o the_o apostle_n enjoin_v no_o such_o thing_n to_o the_o incestuous_a young_a man_n that_o have_v take_v his_o father_n wife_n 1._o cor._n 5.1_o but_o only_o take_v a_o course_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o repentance_n likewise_o the_o imperial_a constitution_n ordain_v that_o if_o a_o man_n give_v a_o legacy_n to_o his_o wife_n upon_o condition_n she_o shall_v not_o marry_v that_o she_o will_v enjoy_v the_o gift_n although_o she_o do_v marry_v and_o in_o the_o same_o imperial_a constitution_n the_o julian_n law_n be_v repeal_v that_o give_v the_o widow_n liberty_n to_o marry_v again_o take_v a_o oath_n that_o she_o do_v it_o for_o procreation_n sake_n the_o law_n say_v tale_n iuramentum_fw-la conquiescat_fw-la &_o lex_fw-la julia_n cedat_fw-la etc._n etc._n such_o a_o oath_n shall_v cease_v and_o the_o julian_n law_n give_v place_n and_o liberty_n be_v there_o give_v for_o the_o widow_n without_o take_v such_o oath_n to_o betake_v she_o to_o second_o marriage_n 4._o but_o the_o example_n of_o jepthah_n be_v urge_v that_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o and_o best_a interpreter_n do_v consecrate_v his_o daughter_n to_o perpetual_a virginity_n to_o the_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o jepthah_n in_o so_o do_v show_v himself_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n which_o allow_v the_o redemption_n both_o of_o male_a and_o female_a for_o money_n levit._fw-la 27.4_o and_o therefore_o jepthah_n say_v he_o can_v not_o go_v back_o declare_v his_o ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n in_o that_o point_n second_o jepthahs_n daughter_n herein_o consent_v to_o her_o father_n to_o become_v a_o votary_n and_o perpetual_a virgin_n unto_o god_n so_o that_o it_o be_v voluntary_a in_o she_o and_o not_o compulsive_a 5._o and_o touch_v this_o example_n of_o david_n in_o sequester_v his_o concubine_n during_o their_o life_n these_o consideration_n be_v to_o be_v weigh_v 1._o that_o man_n have_v great_a power_n than_o over_o their_o wife_n then_o now_o for_o moses_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o heart_n allow_v they_o to_o make_v a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o wife_n and_o a_o concubine_n that_o may_v be_v enjoin_v a_o concubine_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v impose_v upon_o a_o wife_n the_o one_o be_v as_o free_v the_o other_o bind_v 3._o this_o be_v a_o particular_a and_o special_a case_n concern_v the_o king_n these_o concubine_n offend_v two_o way_n both_o in_o commit_v incest_n and_o in_o violate_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o king_n for_o both_o which_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n wherein_o though_o david_n show_v they_o clemency_n yet_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o otherwise_o a_o example_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o they_o 4._o the_o woman_n themselves_o be_v ashamed_a to_o be_v see_v abroad_o but_o it_o seem_v be_v content_v to_o lead_v a_o private_a life_n and_o so_o to_o be_v sequester_v from_o the_o world_n during_o their_o life_n 4._o quest._n v._o 6._o who_o david_n mean_v speak_v to_o abishai_n by_o thy_o lord_n servant_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o david_n call_v amasa_n abishai_n his_o lord_n because_o he_o be_v assign_v now_o to_o be_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n as_o vriah_n call_v joab_n his_o lord_n c._n 11.11_o jun._n but_o although_o david_n have_v purpose_v to_o prefer_v amasa_n to_o joabs_n place_n yet_o now_o see_v amasa_n to_o be_v slack_a and_o so_o suspect_v his_o fidelity_n david_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o give_v he_o such_o honour_n neither_o be_v joab_n yet_o actual_o displace_v for_o the_o soldier_n yet_o be_v call_v joabs_n man_n v._o 7._o 2._o rather_o david_n understand_v joab_n the_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n genev._n but_o that_o be_v not_o so_o like_a for_o he_o be_v abishai_n his_o brother_n and_o at_o that_o time_n abishai_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o army_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o behalf_n joab_n can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v his_o lord_n 3._o therefore_o david_n rather_o mean_v himself_o that_o abishai_n shall_v take_v his_o servant_n osiand_n which_o be_v before_o c._n 19.41_o call_v david_n man_n 5._o quest._n v._o 8._o how_o joab_n come_v to_o be_v mention_v that_o go_v not_o out_o with_o the_o host_n 1._o josephus_n be_v deceive_v who_o say_v that_o david_n speak_v unto_o joab_n when_o he_o see_v that_o amasa_n come_v not_o for_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o text_n v._o 6._o that_o david_n speak_v to_o abishai_n because_o he_o have_v take_v a_o displeasure_n against_o joab_n and_o purpose_v to_o remove_v he_o 2._o therefore_o it_o be_v like_a that_o joab_n though_o david_n bid_v he_o not_o do_v voluntary_o go_v with_o his_o brother_n to_o assist_v he_o partly_o for_o love_n unto_o his_o people_n and_o to_o the_o king_n who_o he_o see_v to_o be_v in_o present_a danger_n by_o this_o rebellion_n of_o shebah_n pelican_n partly_o that_o he_o may_v insinuate_v himself_o by_o his_o diligence_n into_o the_o king_n favour_n to_o retain_v his_o place_n still_o osiander_n 6._o quest._n v._o 8._o why_o joabs_n sword_n be_v loose_a in_o the_o
say_n ask_v of_o abel_n 20._o q._n 13_o abishai_n his_o inconsiderate_a zeal_n in_o david_n cause_n 16._o q._n 4_o of_o his_o exploit_n 23._o q._n 18_o abner_n why_o he_o make_v ishbosheth_n king_n 2._o q._n 6_o why_o he_o bring_v he_o to_o mahanaim_n 2._o q._n 7_o of_o abners_n word_n let_v the_o young_a man_n play_v 2._o q._n 10_o his_o persuasion_n to_o joab_n to_o give_v over_o 2._o q._n 27_o whether_o he_o indeed_o go_v into_o rispah_n 3._o q._n 5_o of_o abners_n answer_n to_o ishbosheth_n 3._o q._n 7_o 8_o 9_o of_o abners_n message_n to_o david_n 3._o q._n 10_o of_o his_o persuasion_n to_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n 3._o q._n 13_o whether_o david_n do_v well_o in_o use_v the_o help_n of_o abner_n for_o the_o kingdom_n 3._o q._n 11_o whether_o he_o do_v well_o in_o make_v abner_n a_o feast_n 3._o q._n 14_o of_o the_o treacherous_a murder_n of_o abner_n 3._o q._n 16_o of_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v kill_v 3._o q._n 16_o david_n lamentation_n for_o abner_n 3._o q._n 20_o abshalom_n david_n desire_n to_o abshalom_n 13._o q._n 18._o joabs_n endeavour_n to_o bring_v again_o abshalom_n 14._o q._n 1_o whether_o david_n do_v well_o in_o spare_v abshalom_n 14._o q._n 10_o of_o abshaloms_n beauty_n 14._o q._n 1â—_n what_o move_v abshalom_n to_o aspire_v to_o the_o kingdom_n 15._o q._n 1_o of_o his_o practice_n to_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n 15._o q._n 3._o why_o he_o make_v choice_n of_o hebron_n 15._o q._n 4_o of_o abshaloms_n conspiracy_n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o 15._o q._n 5_o after_o what_o 40._o year_n he_o speak_v to_o the_o king_n 15._o q._n 3_o absalon_n incest_n how_o it_o may_v stand_v with_o god_n will_n c._n 16._o q._n 12_o why_o david_n will_v not_o have_v abshalom_n kill_v 16._o q._n 7_o of_o the_o great_a slaughter_n of_o abshaloms_n man_n 16._o q._n 9_o of_o abshaloms_n hang_v by_o the_o hair_n 16._o q._n 10_o of_o abshaloms_n manner_n of_o death_n 16._o q._n 15_o of_o abshaloms_n child_n 16._o q._n 16_o why_o david_n mourn_v for_o abshalom_n 16._o q._n 19_o why_o david_n wish_v to_o die_v for_o abshalom_n 16._o q._n 20_o achitophel_n of_o achitophel_n wicked_a counsel_n to_o abshalom_n to_o go_v in_o to_o his_o father_n concubine_n 16._o q._n 11_o why_o his_o council_n be_v liken_v to_o the_o oracle_n of_o god_n 16._o q._n 13_o his_o perverse_a counsel_n against_o david_n 17._o q._n 1_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o his_o word_n as_o the_o return_v of_o all_o etc._n etc._n 17._o q._n 2_o of_o achitophel_n desperate_a end_n 17._o q._n 9_o adultery_n of_o david_n adultery_n what_o use_n be_v to_o be_v make_v thereof_o 11._o q._n 2_o david_n practice_n in_o conceal_v of_o his_o adultery_n 11._o q._n 7_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o marry_v one_o with_o who_o adultery_n be_v commit_v 11._o q._n 12_o how_o david_n herein_o displease_v god_n 11._o q._n 13_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o david_n sin_n of_o adultery_n 11._o q._n 14._o of_o the_o diverse_a punishment_n of_o adultery_n 12._o q._n 12._o what_o nation_n punish_v adultery_n by_o death_n 12._o q._n 12_o whether_o adultery_n ought_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n 12._o q._n 17_o whether_o a_o adulterous_a woman_n upon_o her_o repentance_n may_v be_v receive_v 12._o q._n 14_o whether_o a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o accuse_v his_o wifâ—_n dismiss_v for_o adultery_n 12._o q._n 15_o whether_o adultery_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n in_o the_o man_n or_o in_o the_o woman_n 12._o q._n 14_o why_o our_o saviour_n spare_v the_o woman_n take_v in_o adultery_n 12._o q._n 17._o q._n 74_o adino_n one_o of_o david_n worthy_n 23._o q._n 10_o of_o the_o number_n slay_v by_o he_o 23._o q._n 11_o ahimaaz_n whether_o he_o know_v of_o absalon_n death_n and_o why_o he_o tell_v not_o david_n 16._o q._n 18_o amalekite_n whether_o he_o lie_v unto_o david_n that_o he_o have_v kill_v saul_n 1._o q._n 1_o whether_o he_o be_v just_o put_v to_o death_n 1._o q._n 4_o amasa_n kill_v treacherous_o by_o joab_n 20._o q._n 7_o ammon_n why_o david_n show_v kindness_n to_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n 10._o q._n 1_o of_o the_o evil_a counsel_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n prince_n 10._o q._n 2_o the_o ammonite_n despite_v offer_v to_o david_n servant_n 10._o q._n 3._o from_o who_o they_o hire_v their_o soldier_n 10._o q._n 4_o of_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n crown_n which_o david_n take_v 12._o q._n 28_o why_o david_n put_v the_o ammonite_n into_o the_o tilekil_n 12._o q._n 29_o of_o his_o severity_n in_o put_v they_o under_o saw_n and_o harrow_n 12._o q._n 30_o amnon_n of_o his_o unlawful_a love_n of_o his_o sister_n thamar_n 13._o q._n 2._o of_o his_o impotent_a affection_n and_o love_n sickness_n 12._o q._n 3._o of_o amnons_n hatred_n of_o his_o sister_n 13._o q._n 8_o whether_o david_n sin_v not_o in_o spare_v amnon_n 13._o q._n 10_o of_o amnons_n slaughter_n and_o david_n mourning_n for_o he_o 13._o q._n 13_o anabaptist_n their_o error_n confute_v in_o condemn_a war_n &_o the_o use_n of_o weapon_n 5._o q._n 5.2_o q._n 20_o aramite_n that_o come_v to_o aid_n hadadezer_n 8._o q._n 7_o of_o the_o number_n that_o be_v slay_v 8._o q._n 10.10_o q._n 7_o ark_n of_o david_n consultation_n in_o bring_v the_o ark_n 6._o q._n 2_o of_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o he_o bring_v the_o ark_n 6.3.7.8_o how_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v call_v upon_o the_o ark_n 6._o q._n 4._o why_o the_o ark_n be_v put_v on_o a_o new_a cart_n 6._o q._n 6._o why_o they_o sacrifice_v when_o they_o have_v go_v six_o pace_n with_o the_o ark_n 6.17_o how_o many_o bullock_n they_o then_o offer_v 6._o q._n 18_o why_o david_n will_v have_v the_o ark_n carry_v again_o into_o the_o city_n 15._o q._n 18_o asahel_n of_o asahels_n swiftness_n 2._o q._n 14._o of_o his_o death_n and_o slaughter_n 2._o q._n 15_o at_o what_o time_n he_o be_v bury_v 2._o q._n 21._o baptism_n want_v of_o baptism_n condemn_v not_o but_o the_o contempt_n 12._o q._n 22_o bathsheba_n of_o the_o beauty_n of_o bathsheba_n 11._o q._n 5_o her_o willingness_n in_o consent_v to_o david_n 11._o q._n 6_o how_o david_n comfort_v she_o 12._o q._n 25_o berothites_n of_o their_o flee_v to_o gittaim_n and_o when_o 4._o q._n 1_o bithron_n what_o place_n it_o be_v through_o the_o which_o abner_n pass_v 2._o q._n 19_o blasphemy_n how_o david_n cause_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v 12._o q._n 19_o blind_a who_o be_v the_o blind_a and_o lame_a that_o david_n smite_v 5._o q._n 6.7.8_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o proverb_n the_o blind_a and_o the_o lame_a shall_v not_o come_v into_o that_o house_n 5._o q._n 8_o book_n of_o the_o inscription_n and_o title_n of_o this_o second_o book_n of_o samuel_n why_o so_o call_v 1._o p._n 1_o of_o the_o argument_n of_o the_o book_n 1._o p._n 1.2_o of_o the_o profit_n and_o utility_n of_o this_o book_n p._n 2.3_o how_o many_o year_n the_o history_n of_o this_o book_n contain_v p._n 2.4_o chelcath_n hazzurim_fw-la what_o place_n it_o be_v 2._o q._n 12_o cherethites_n and_o petethits_n who_o they_o be_v 8._o q._n 13_o cherubin_n how_o god_n be_v say_v to_o sit_v between_o the_o cherubim_n 6.5_o child_n why_o david_n child_n bear_v in_o adultery_n die_v 12._o q._n 20_o why_o david_n beseech_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o child_n who_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v shall_v die_v 12._o q._n 21_o upon_o what_o seven_o day_n the_o child_n die_v 12._o q._n 22_o why_o david_n leave_v weep_v the_o child_n be_v dead_a 12._o q._n 24_o christ_n how_o christ_n kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o be_v for_o ever_o 7._o q._n 12_o christ_n prophesy_v of_o where_o david_n say_v this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o man_n 7._o q._n 15_o of_o christ_n passion_n and_o affection_n 13._o q._n 16_o combat_n singular_a combat_n whether_o lawful_a 2._o q._n 11_o whether_o a_o christian_a challenge_v to_o a_o combat_n aught_o to_o take_v it_o 2._o q._n 11_o concubine_n of_o the_o shut_n up_o of_o david_n concubine_n 20._o q._n 2_o covenant_n how_o the_o israelite_n madâ—_n a_o covenant_n with_o david_n before_o the_o lord_n 5._o q._n 2_o counsel_n general_n counsel_n not_o always_o to_o be_v stay_v for_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 2._o q._n 4_o cushai_n of_o david_n counsel_n to_o he_o whether_o he_o teach_v he_o to_o dissemble_v 15._o q._n 11_o whether_o he_o lie_v or_o dissemble_v ibid._n of_o cushai_n his_o salutation_n to_o abshalom_n 16._o q._n 9_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o speech_n as_o i_o serve_v thy_o father_n 16._o q._n 10_o of_o cushai_n his_o counsel_n in_o general_n 17._o q._n 3_o of_o the_o several_a point_n of_o cushai_n his_o counsel_n 17._o q._n 4_o of_o the_o prefer_n cushai_n his_o counsel_n before_o achitophel_n
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