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be_v deceive_v in_o approve_v david_n purpose_n 1._o d._n chimhi_n think_v that_o david_n deal_v with_o nathan_n as_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o will_v have_v he_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n for_o he_o but_o it_o seem_v rather_o as_o lyranus_fw-la think_v that_o he_o consult_v private_o with_o he_o as_o his_o friend_n and_o a_o holy_a man_n for_o otherwise_o he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v he_o this_o present_a answer_n if_o he_o have_v purpose_v to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n for_o he_o 2._o therefore_o david_n only_o in_o familiar_a manner_n consult_v with_o he_o nathan_n make_v he_o a_o answer_n not_o as_o a_o prophet_n but_o as_o one_o give_v private_a advice_n for_o the_o prophet_n have_v not_o always_o the_o spirit_n of_o pprophecy_n upon_o they_o but_o speak_v sometime_o as_o private_a man_n as_o samuel_n when_o eliab_n david_n elder_a brother_n come_v before_o he_o think_v at_o the_o first_o that_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v so_o elisha_n say_v when_o the_o shunamite_n 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about_o building_n of_o god_n a_o house_n so_o he_o earnest_o vow_v the_o same_o as_o psal._n 132.2_o it_o be_v say_v he_o swear_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o vow_v to_o the_o mighty_a god_n of_o jacob_n i_o will_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o my_o house_n etc._n etc._n nor_o suffer_v my_o eye_n to_o sleep_v etc._n etc._n until_o i_o find_v out_o a_o place_n for_o the_o lord_n this_o vow_n some_o think_v that_o david_n make_v after_o the_o great_a plague_n when_o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n unto_o god_n in_o the_o thresh_a floor_n of_o arauna_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o david_n will_v make_v such_o a_o vow_n the_o lord_n have_v signify_v what_o his_o will_n be_v therein_o before_o by_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o at_o this_o time_n he_o bind_v
3._o and_o much_o unlike_a be_v god_n judgement_n unto_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o man_n for_o here_o the_o child_n be_v not_o to_o suffer_v for_o the_o parent_n offence_n with_o god_n it_o be_v otherwise_o before_o who_o none_o be_v innocent_a borrh._n 4._o and_o if_o the_o child_n be_v altogether_o faultless_a no_o punishment_n can_v lie_v upon_o he_o but_o see_v the_o infant_n have_v original_a sin_n and_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o parent_n god_n may_v most_o just_o in_o his_o secret_a judgement_n hasten_v that_o end_n soon_o which_o by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n every_o one_o be_v subject_a unto_o borrh._n 5._o and_o god_n in_o his_o wisdom_n do_v take_v away_o this_o child_n because_o he_o shall_v have_v live_v but_o to_o be_v a_o shame_n unto_o david_n mart._n 21._o quest._n v._o 16._o why_o david_n be_v seek_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o child_n who_o the_o prophet_n say_v shall_v die_v david_n do_v not_o herein_o oppose_v himself_o to_o god_n will_n 1._o he_o may_v think_v 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the_o lord_n have_v pardon_v his_o sin_n see_v he_o be_v bold_a to_o make_v intercession_n for_o his_o son_n pel._n 22._o quest._n v._o 18._o upon_o what_o seven_o day_n the_o child_n die_v and_o what_o be_v gather_v thereupon_o 1._o borrhaius_n say_v it_o be_v the_o seven_o day_n of_o his_o sickness_n which_o be_v a_o critical_a day_n for_o then_o the_o sickness_n usual_o abate_v or_o increase_v more_o but_o this_o be_v a_o sickness_n send_v of_o god_n upon_o this_o child_n there_o be_v no_o use_n of_o any_o such_o natural_a observation_n therefore_o it_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o hebrew_n that_o it_o be_v thâ—_n seauâ—nth_o day_n from_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o chiâ—d_n so_o also_o jun._n mart._n 2._o now_o in_o that_o this_o child_n die_v upon_o thâ—_n seven_o day_n be_v not_o circumcise_v and_o yet_o david_n be_v cheer_v after_o the_o child_n death_n aâ—_n not_o doubt_v of_o the_o salvation_n thereof_o david_n be_v not_o then_o of_o that_o mind_n which_o the_o romanist_n be_v of_o 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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 ishbosheth_n have_v no_o reason_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o great_a desert_n to_o charge_v he_o with_o so_o small_a a_o offence_n mart._n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o abner_n will_v have_v so_o elevate_v this_o offence_n if_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o it_o see_v she_o have_v be_v the_o king_n concubine_n which_o thing_n be_v odious_a in_o israel_n to_o defile_v the_o king_n concubine_n 2._o pelican_n thus_o turn_v the_o word_n as_o though_o the_o emphasis_n be_v in_o thou_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v consider_v i_o be_o the_o only_a stay_n and_o upholder_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n how_o dare_v thou_o reproove_v i_o 3._o but_o all_o the_o force_n of_o the_o word_n lie_v in_o the_o accusation_n itself_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v
fall_v in_o the_o chase_n as_o they_o flee_v joseph_n 2._o and_o the_o wood_n devour_v they_o while_o they_o run_v among_o the_o tree_n and_o fall_v upon_o the_o stub_n jun._n 3._o and_o tumble_v into_o ditch_n and_o pit_n and_o cave_n unknown_a pell_n 4._o the_o wild_a beast_n also_o may_v help_v to_o devour_v and_o consume_v they_o ch._n who_o be_v by_o a_o metonymy_n understand_v by_o the_o wood_n borr._n 5._o and_o whereas_o twenty_o thousand_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n ver_fw-la 7._o and_o more_o be_v consume_v by_o the_o wood_n then_o by_o the_o sword_n the_o whole_a number_n in_o all_o exceed_v 40._o thousand_o osiand_n 10._o quest._n of_o absaloms_n hang_v by_o the_o hair_n in_o the_o oak_n v._o 9_o 1._o wherein_o absalon_n delight_v and_o be_v most_o proud_a of_o therein_o be_v he_o punish_v he_o be_v hang_v by_o the_o hair_n which_o he_o nourish_v and_o keep_v long_o of_o purpose_n to_o glory_n in_o it_o c._n 14.16_o god_n justice_n herein_o appear_v that_o punish_v a_o man_n wherein_o he_o sin_v osiand_n 2._o every_o creature_n be_v ready_a to_o take_v revenge_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o oak_n take_v hold_v above_o and_o the_o mule_n go_v away_o under_o he_o do_v both_o conspire_v to_o punish_v his_o wickedness_n the_o oak_n have_v bough_n wind_v and_o wrap_v one_o within_o a_o other_o like_a unto_o a_o bramble_n or_o bush_n he_o be_v catch_v by_o the_o hair_n in_o the_o oak_n as_o abraham_n ram_n by_o the_o horn_n in_o the_o bush_n gen._n 22.13_o where_o the_o same_o word_n seboch_n be_v use_v with_o a_o little_a change_n in_o the_o print_n 3._o absalon_n hang_v aloft_o between_o heaven_n and_o earth_n as_o accurse_a of_o god_n as_o that_o kind_a of_o death_n be_v accurse_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o like_a shameful_a death_n come_v achitophel_n to_o for_o the_o like_a sin_n of_o rebellion_n and_o disobedience_n and_o judas_n afterward_o of_o who_o achitophel_n be_v a_o type_n that_o after_o he_o have_v betray_v christ_n hang_v himself_o borrh._n 11._o quest._n out_o of_o v._o 11._o of_o the_o reward_n promise_v by_o joab_n to_o he_o that_o bring_v tiding_n of_o abshaloms_n hang_v by_o the_o hair_n 1._o the_o reward_n promise_v by_o joab_n to_o the_o soldier_n be_v not_o 50._o shekel_n as_o josephus_n but_o ten_o shekel_n and_o a_o soldier_n girdle_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o strength_n and_o valour_n and_o a_o ornament_n and_o ensign_n of_o honour_n osiand_n 2._o the_o shekel_n here_o be_v to_o be_v value_v at_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o common_a and_o usual_a shekel_n which_o be_v but_o half_a so_o much_o as_o the_o shekel_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o weigh_v 20._o gerah_n exod._n 30.13_o the_o gerah_n weigh_v 16._o barry_a corn_n the_o common_a shekel_n then_o weigh_v 10._o gerah_n that_o be_v a_o 160._o barley_n corn_n which_o make_v two_o drachma_n and_o somewhat_o more_o that_o be_v a_o quarter_n of_o a_o ounce_n the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o dolor_n contain_v a_o ounce_n of_o silver_n about_o 14._o penny_n sterling_a osiander_n then_o be_v deceive_v that_o here_o judge_v the_o shekel_n to_o be_v in_o value_n and_o weight_n equal_a to_o the_o dolor_n 3._o josephus_n also_o be_v here_o in_o a_o error_n that_o so_o report_v this_o story_n as_o though_o joab_n shall_v have_v offer_v the_o soldier_n these_o shekel_n to_o go_v and_o thrust_v absalon_n through_o whereas_o he_o only_o say_v it_o be_v in_o i_o or_o with_o i_o that_o be_v in_o my_o power_n to_o have_v reward_v thou_o 12._o quest._n v._o 13._o of_o the_o soldier_n answer_n to_o joab_n 1._o some_o read_v if_o i_o have_v commit_v a_o trespass_n against_o his_o soul_n because_o the_o affix_v have_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o pronoune_n which_o signify_v he_o which_o be_v vaf_a osiand_n but_o it_o retain_v the_o vowel_n of_o the_o affix_v of_o the_o first_o person_n which_o be_v chirik_v which_o be_v more_o to_o be_v regard_v benopshi_o therefore_o it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v read_v my_o soul_n 2._o which_o junius_n understand_v to_o be_v 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thou_o will_v have_v stand_v against_o i_o thyself_o as_o it_o be_v usual_o read_v for_o the_o soldier_n will_v not_o have_v so_o unmannerly_a charge_v his_o general_n to_o his_o face_n 13._o quest._n why_o joab_n take_v three_o dart_n 1._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o joab_n do_v this_o because_o he_o have_v thrice_o dissemble_v with_o david_n with_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o with_o the_o 200._o who_o he_o have_v seduce_v c._n 15.11_o 2._o but_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o joab_n do_v remember_v how_o thrice_o he_o have_v break_v his_o faith_n after_o he_o have_v reconcile_v he_o to_o his_o father_n pel._n first_o when_o he_o play_v those_o prank_n in_o burn_a joabs_n corn_n while_o he_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o afterward_o when_o he_o steal_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n and_o accuse_v his_o father_n government_n after_o he_o be_v admit_v to_o his_o presence_n and_o three_o when_o he_o rebel_v make_v his_o father_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o go_v to_o hebron_n to_o pay_v his_o vow_n 3._o or_o rather_o this_o may_v be_v because_o absalon_n have_v commit_v three_o great_a sin_n murder_n against_o amnon_n rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n and_o incest_n in_o lie_v with_o his_o wife_n osian_a 4._o or_o because_o absalon_n have_v three_o kind_n of_o death_n he_o be_v thrust_v through_o of_o joab_n and_o afterward_o kill_v of_o his_o man_n and_o last_o overwhelm_v with_o stone_n 5._o but_o these_o conjecture_n need_v not_o for_o he_o take_v three_o dart_n to_o make_v sure_a work_n that_o he_o may_v thorough_o dispatch_v he_o 14._o quest._n whether_o joab_n sin_v in_o kill_v absalon_n contraâ—y_n to_o david_n charge_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o joab_n &_o the_o young_a man_n sin_v in_o kill_a absalon_n because_o the_o king_n have_v otherwise_o charge_v they_o osiand_n 2._o but_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o their_o opinion_n which_o commend_v in_o this_o act_n the_o faithfulness_n justice_n and_o wisdom_n of_o joab_n and_o upon_o these_o reason_n 1._o joab_n have_v good_a experience_n of_o absalon_n already_o who_o he_o have_v twice_o reconcile_v to_o his_o father_n and_o still_o break_v his_o faith_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o his_o amendment_n 2._o he_o have_v god_n warrant_n be_v now_o a_o chief_a justiciarie_a in_o the_o battle_n to_o put_v to_o death_n a_o murderer_n not_o only_o of_o amnon_n but_o by_o who_o mean_n twenty_o thousand_o of_o the_o lord_n people_n be_v slay_v be_v now_o offer_v of_o god_n into_o his_o hand_n neither_o need_v any_o witness_n to_o convince_v he_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o fact_n show_v itself_o pellic._n 3_o he_o know_v that_o absalon_n will_v be_v still_o a_o dangerous_a man_n to_o the_o whole_a state_n think_v it_o best_o to_o take_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n prefer_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n before_o the_o private_a affection_n of_o the_o king_n 4._o and_o that_o joab_n herein_o offend_v not_o appear_v both_o for_o that_o david_n neither_o expostulate_v with_o he_o after_o the_o battle_n neither_o when_o he_o accuse_v joab_n to_o solomon_n for_o the_o murder_n of_o abner_n and_o amasa_n make_v he_o any_o mention_n of_o the_o kill_n of_o absalon_n bor._n 15._o quest._n out_o of_o the_o 17._o v._o of_o abshaloms_n manner_n of_o death_n 1._o absalon_n beside_o the_o smite_v through_o with_o dart_n be_v also_o stone_v by_o god_n just_a judgement_n by_o who_o law_n they_o which_o be_v disobedient_a to_o their_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n osiand_n 2._o this_o be_v also_o a_o just_a punishment_n of_o absaloms_n pride_n that_o as_o he_o have_v be_v too_o much_o give_v to_o ambitious_a ostentation_n while_o he_o live_v and_o to_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