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what_o may_v bring_v he_o into_o real_a danger_n and_o it_o be_v very_o considerable_a that_o when_o david_n have_v the_o opportunity_n of_o come_v upon_o saul_n and_o his_o army_n when_o god_n have_v cast_v they_o all_o into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n he_o not_o only_o spare_v saul_n person_n but_o do_v not_o offer_v any_o violence_n to_o any_o single_a man_n in_o the_o whole_a army_n 1_o sam._n 26.7_o 8_o 12_o 16._o 2._o and_o 3._o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o more_o contain_v under_o the_o rite_n of_o anoint_v by_o god_n command_n than_o to_o express_v in_o the_o first_o fix_v a_o governor_n or_o government_n that_o this_o be_v appoint_v and_o approve_v by_o god_n 7._o ant._n jud._n l._n 6._o c._n 7._o to_o which_o purpose_n josephus_n who_o be_v well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o jewish_a phrase_n do_v give_v such_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o lord_n anoint_v as_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o who_o be_v by_o god_n advance_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o ordain_v of_o god_n and_o in_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o anoint_v be_v in_o 2_o sam._n 3.39_o render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o constitute_v and_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o the_o use_n of_o any_o outward_a anoint_v by_o a_o prophet_n or_o any_o other_o as_o the_o authority_n ordain_v of_o god_n which_o be_v chief_o to_o be_v consider_v in_o they_o who_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v 8._o enxt._n lex_fw-la rab._n in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schickard_n de_fw-fr j._n r._n heb._n c._n 1._o theor._n 4._o abarb._n in_o ex._n 30._o de_fw-la unct._n c._n 8._o for_o cyrus_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n anoint_v though_o no_o such_o unction_n be_v use_v among_o the_o persian_n isai_n 45.1_o and_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n maimonides_n and_o other_o jewish_a writer_n tell_v we_o that_o no_o king_n be_v anoint_v who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n and_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o manifest_a 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david_n be_v captain_n over_o four_o hundred_o man_n 1_o sam._n 22.2_o and_o then_o over_o six_o hundred_o ch._n 23.13_o and_o a_o far_o great_a number_n come_v to_o he_o to_o ziklag_n who_o be_v call_v helper_n of_o the_o war_n 〈◊〉_d chr._n 12.1_o and_o mr_n rutherford_n again_o and_o again_o say_v 32._o ruth_n of_o civ_o pol._n qu._n 32._o that_o these_o arm_a man_n who_o come_v to_o ziklag_n come_v to_o help_v david_n against_o saul_n but_o the_o scripture_n say_v not_o so_o ans_fw-fr 1._o david_n have_v be_v a_o person_n of_o chief_a eminency_n both_o in_o saul_n court_n saul_n david_n six_o hundred_o man_n not_o intend_v to_o make_v war_n against_o saul_n and_o the_o army_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v son-in-law_n to_o the_o king_n and_o
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needs_o be_v after_o the_o continue_a series_n of_o pagan_a emperor_n and_o also_o how_o many_o particularity_n be_v express_v by_o eusebius_n both_o concern_v word_n and_o action_n of_o constantine_n at_o that_o time_n and_o place_n which_o have_v relation_n to_o his_o baptism_n will_v think_v it_o unlikely_a that_o his_o account_n shall_v be_v a_o imposture_n 〈◊〉_d socr._n l._n 1._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o who_o shall_v further_o observe_v that_o nicomedia_n be_v no_o obscure_a place_n but_o a_o populous_a city_n in_o which_o be_v a_o imperial_a palace_n where_o constantine_n sometime_o reside_v and_o there_o die_v and_o that_o all_o this_o be_v relate_v to_o be_v do_v in_o a_o time_n of_o so_o much_o remark_n as_o then_o be_v the_o fifty_o day_n from_o easter_n to_o whitsuntide_n and_o when_o many_o bishop_n be_v call_v thither_o to_o be_v present_a at_o this_o solemn_a action_n if_o all_o this_o be_v as_o baronius_n and_o binius_fw-la pretend_v a_o design_a 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any_o thing_n in_o that_o faith_n which_o constantine_n with_o all_o accurateness_n and_o strictness_n of_o examination_n do_v publish_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o memory_n deserve_v to_o be_v famous_a after_o his_o death_n 17._o soz._n l._n 4._o c._n 17._o and_o who_o after_o his_o baptism_n to_o wit_n into_o this_o faith_n be_v take_v from_o among_o man_n and_o go_v into_o peace_n supra_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la but_o baronius_n and_o binius_fw-la to_o avoid_v this_o testimony_n undertake_v to_o correct_v this_o epistle_n and_o instead_o of_o constantine_n read_v constans_n pretend_v that_o it_o be_v so_o read_v in_o athanasius_n to_o which_o because_o this_o testimony_n be_v considerable_a i_o shall_v return_v two_o thing_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v indeed_o true_a that_o the_o latin_a translation_n of_o athanasius_n have_v constans_n but_o the_o greek_a in_o athanasius_n read_v it_o constantine_n and_o it_o be_v very_o unreasonable_a that_o the_o original_a greek_a of_o 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