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he_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o his_o own_o oversight_n in_o such_o a_o apparent_a transgression_n of_o the_o law_n mart._n 2._o but_o the_o text_n give_v this_o reason_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v smite_v vzzah_n show_v that_o this_o indeed_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o david_n grief_n therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o displicuit_fw-la davidi_fw-la it_o displease_v david_n i.g.b._n or_o david_n be_v move_v and_o trouble_v as_o samuel_n be_v move_v when_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v off_o saul_n and_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n all_o night_n 1._o sam._n 15.11_o where_o the_o same_o phrase_n be_v use_v 3._o as_o david_n be_v move_v and_o trouble_v so_o it_o be_v say_v david_n fear_v the_o lord_n that_o day_n which_o both_o show_v that_o david_n set_v before_o he_o the_o like_a punishment_n upon_o the_o philistines_n first_o then_o upon_o the_o bethshemite_n for_o their_o irreverent_a behaviour_n towards_o the_o ark_n fear_v the_o like_a punishment_n himself_o and_o therefore_o dare_v go_v no_o further_o with_o the_o ark_n mart._n and_o beside_o it_o make_v david_n more_o careful_a afterward_o nihil_fw-la tentare_fw-la praeter_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la legis_fw-la to_o attempt_v nothing_o beside_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n pelican_n 14._o quest._n whether_o david_n do_v well_o in_o go_v no_o further_o with_o the_o ark_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o david_n be_v herein_o oversee_v and_o though_o he_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o without_o his_o fault_n for_o if_o he_o be_v assure_v that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v to_o bring_v the_o ark_n to_o jerusalem_n he_o shall_v not_o have_v give_v over_o notwithstanding_o this_o cross_a success_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v begin_v and_o take_v it_o in_o hand_n mart._n 2._o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n osiander_n that_o david_n exceed_v a_o due_a measure_n in_o this_o his_o fear_n in_o that_o he_o send_v away_o the_o ark_n from_o 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achab_n use_v against_o naboth_n he_o covet_v but_o his_o vineyard_n david_n desire_v a_o other_o wife_n achab_n wrought_v this_o only_a by_o his_o wicked_a wife_n jezabel_n but_o david_n do_v this_o himself_n martyr_n 3._o and_o vriah_n his_o innocence_n make_v david_n sin_n more_o grievous_a he_o which_o all_o his_o life_n before_o hate_a fraud_n and_o deceit_n now_o hate_v simplicity_n and_o truth_n he_o which_o spare_v his_o cruel_a enemy_n saul_n before_o now_o pursue_v unto_o death_n a_o most_o faithful_a friend_n and_o dutiful_a subject_n and_o further_o he_o make_v joab_n accessary_a to_o his_o sin_n who_o though_o his_o sin_n be_v the_o less_o because_o the_o king_n authority_n force_v he_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o thereby_o excuse_v it_o may_v be_v david_n pretend_v some_o capital_a offence_n to_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o vriah_n yet_o joab_n be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n that_o none_o be_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o under_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n he_o therefore_o shall_v herein_o have_v obey_v god_n rather_o then_o man_n mar._n 10._o quest._n v._o 17._o why_o it_o please_v god_n that_o vriah_n in_o this_o manner_n shall_v be_v slay_v 1._o in_o that_o god_n suffer_v a_o just_a and_o innocent_a man_n in_o this_o manner_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o it_o need_v no_o more_o to_o call_v god_n justice_n in_o question_n then_o that_o he_o suffer_v john_n baptist_n to_o be_v behead_v peter_n and_o paul_n to_o be_v slay_v every_o one_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v for_o death_n be_v the_o stipend_n or_o wage_n of_o sin_n god_n therefore_o who_o counsel_n be_v most_o secret_a yet_o most_o just_a do_v for_o some_o cause_n best_o know_v to_o himself_o give_v way_n sometime_o to_o unlawful_a attempt_n 2._o and_o who_o can_v tell_v whether_o vriah_n have_v not_o some_o sin_n of_o his_o own_o for_o the_o which_o he_o be_v chastise_v as_o in_o attribute_v too_o much_o to_o his_o wife_n and_o in_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v mislead_v often_o by_o she_o or_o such_o like_a but_o we_o must_v not_o howsoever_o it_o be_v complain_v of_o the_o lord_n proceed_v herein_o as_o unjust_a mart._n 11._o quest._n v._o 20._o of_o joabs_n answer_n return_v unto_o david_n 1._o in_o joab_n though_o it_o be_v commendable_a in_o he_o in_o that_o he_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o sacred_a history_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o instance_n give_v of_o abimelech_n yet_o in_o be_v so_o serviceable_a to_o the_o unlawful_a desire_n of_o the_o king_n he_o sin_v diverse_o both_o in_o condemn_v a_o man_n his_o cause_n be_v unheard_a and_o in_o accomplish_v the_o king_n desire_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o many_o beside_o osiand_n 2._o the_o messenger_n also_o play_v his_o part_n to_o pick_v a_o thank_v who_o stay_v not_o till_o david_n shall_v object_v as_o joab_n have_v before_o conceive_v but_o present_o tell_v david_n of_o the_o death_n of_o vriah_n which_o he_o know_v will_v be_v acceptable_a unto_o he_o 3._o david_n also_o dissemble_v the_o matter_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o neither_o this_o cruel_a commandment_n nor_o joabs_n fawn_v obedience_n shall_v be_v discover_v to_o the_o messenger_n geneven_n 12._o quest._n v._o 27._o of_o these_o word_n and_o she_o become_v his_o wife_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o marry_v she_o with_o who_o adultery_n former_o be_v commit_v 1._o nothing_o be_v define_v direct_o concern_v this_o matter_n in_o the_o scripture_n for_o leu._n 18._o where_o many_o impediment_n of_o marriage_n be_v rehearse_v and_o diverse_a prohibition_n of_o marriage_n yet_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o this_o bar_n of_o adultery_n go_v before_o but_o the_o reason_n hereof_o may_v be_v this_o because_o the_o adulterer_n and_o adultress_n by_o moses_n law_n be_v to_o be_v stone_v unto_o death_n and_o so_o there_o can_v be_v no_o question_n of_o this_o matter_n 2._o but_o it_o have_v be_v decree_v by_o many_o pontificial_a decree_n that_o the_o marriage_n of_o such_o who_o commit_v adultery_n before_o shall_v be_v actual_o void_a as_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o extravagant_a in_o diverse_a place_n laudab_n extrav_fw-mi titul_a de_fw-fr eo_fw-la qui_fw-la duxeratt_v vxorem_fw-la quam_fw-la polluerat_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o in_o tit_n de_fw-fr conver_n infidel_n can_v laudab_n but_o this_o example_n of_o david_n convince_v that_o opinion_n who_o marriage_n with_o bethsheba_n the_o lord_n ratify_v and_o confirm_v 3._o wherefore_o the_o best_a resolution_n be_v this_o that_o such_o marriage_n be_v indeed_o altogether_o unfit_a and_o inconvenient_a for_o if_o this_o be_v usual_o permit_v for_o the_o adulterer_n and_o adultress_n to_o marry_v together_o it_o will_v give_v occasion_n for_o one_o of_o they_o to_o practice_v against_o the_o life_n of_o a_o other_o yet_o though_o such_o marriage_n be_v not_o convenient_a and_o may_v with_o good_a cause_n be_v let_v and_o prevent_v and_o such_o by_o the_o magistrate_n may_v be_v punish_v yet_o such_o marriage_n be_v consummate_a be_v not_o for_o any_o such_o pretence_n to_o be_v dissolve_v for_o than_o david_n marriage_n have_v be_v unlawful_a osiand_n it_o be_v adultery_n follow_v after_o not_o go_v before_o that_o break_v marriage_n knot_n see_v more_o of_o this_o question_n synop._n cent._n 3._o er_fw-mi 96._o 13._o quest._n v._o 27._o how_o the_o thing_n which_o david_n have_v do_v displease_v the_o lord_n 1._o in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v this_o fact_n displease_v god_n there_o be_v a_o evident_a distinction_n and_o difference_n make_v between_o the_o thing_n and_o the_o person_n for_o david_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o election_n be_v belove_v of_o god_n but_o this_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v namely_o the_o adultery_n with_o bathshebah_n and_o the_o murder_n of_o vriah_n the_o lord_n abhor_v neither_o be_v it_o to_o be_v hold_v as_o a_o absurd_a thing_n that_o one_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o present_a estate_n shall_v be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o god_n and_o so_o displease_v unto_o he_o and_o yet_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o election_n belove_v of_o god_n 5.8_o rom._n 5.8_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v god_n set_v forth_o his_o love_n towards_o we_o see_v that_o while_o we_o be_v yet_o sinner_n christ_n die_v for_o us._n 2._o we_o must_v learn_v herein_o to_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n to_o love_v the_o person_n of_o our_o enemy_n and_o yet_o to_o hate_v and_o abhor_v their_o vice_n as_o god_n here_o hate_v the_o sin_n of_o david_n yet_o love_v his_o person_n as_o elect_v unto_o life_n mart._n 14._o quest._n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o david_n sin_n of_o adultery_n and_o murder_n 1._o concern_v adultery_n in_o general_a it_o be_v a_o most_o grievous_a and_o abominable_a sin_n as_o may_v be_v make_v plain_a by_o these_o reason_n 1._o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o marriage_n that_o have_v make_v man_n and_o wife_n but_o one_o flesh_n which_o be_v divide_v by_o adultery_n 2._o the_o effect_n thereof_o be_v vile_a and_o abominable_a for_o adultery_n bring_v forth_o oftentimes_o murder_n 3._o â—â—_o psal._n 51._o hom_n 3._o and_o poison_v as_o chrysostome_n show_v 3._o cyprian_n write_v that_o in_o some_o church_n the_o christian_a bishop_n utter_o refuse_v to_o receive_v adulterer_n into_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o cchurh_n they_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v so_o grievous_a a_o sin_n 2._o lib_fw-la 4_o eâ—ist_n 2._o 4._o by_o the_o sin_n of_o adultery_n great_a injury_n be_v offer_v to_o posterity_n and_o so_o to_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o the_o commixtion_n of_o seed_n paâ—d_n ad_fw-la lâ—g_n jul_n de_fw-fr adult_n in_o paâ—d_n in_o which_o regard_n bartalus_n make_v it_o the_o next_o offence_n against_o the_o common_a wealth_n unto_o treason_n 5._o thales_n milesius_n hold_v perjury_n not_o to_o be_v worse_o than_o adultery_n 6._o yea_o chrysostome_n make_v adultery_n worse_o than_o idolatry_n johann_n hom_n 62._o iâ—_n johann_n because_o the_o one_o be_v a_o pollution_n of_o marriage_n and_o make_v a_o dissolution_n thereof_o so_o do_v not_o the_o other_o but_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 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politic_a state_n which_o be_v more_o hinder_v by_o the_o adultery_n of_o woman_n in_o the_o confusion_n of_o family_n and_o suborn_v of_o false_a heir_n in_o which_o respect_n indeed_o the_o fault_n be_v great_a on_o the_o woman_n side_n 2._o so_o also_o it_o be_v make_v lawful_a by_o some_o imperial_a law_n for_o the_o woman_n to_o seek_v divorce_n and_o separation_n from_o their_o husband_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o law_n of_o theodosius_n cons._n c._n de_fw-fr repudijs_fw-la in_o l._n cons._n 3._o the_o roman_a law_n do_v more_o punish_v the_o woman_n offence_n for_o the_o aforesaid_a reason_n because_o the_o politic_a state_n receive_v great_a damage_n thereby_o 4._o parent_n also_o be_v there_o charge_v to_o give_v unto_o their_o son_n good_a education_n but_o the_o daughter_n be_v more_o careful_o to_o be_v keep_v because_o by_o their_o fall_n their_o father_n house_n be_v defile_v 2._o now_o that_o the_o man_n offence_n be_v the_o great_a it_o may_v be_v thus_o argue_v 1._o because_o the_o woman_n sex_n be_v weak_a and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o to_o be_v pity_v 2._o the_o man_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o aught_o to_o give_v she_o a_o good_a example_n 3._o the_o marriage_n faith_n be_v mutual_o give_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v break_v on_o the_o man_n behalf_n as_o well_o as_o the_o woman_n 4._o man_n usual_o be_v agent_n and_o entiser_n of_o woman_n and_o they_o be_v entice_v 3._o wherefore_o the_o best_a resolution_n be_v this_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o mutual_a bond_n of_o marriage_n and_o faith_n of_o each_o give_v to_o other_o the_o offence_n on_o both_o side_n be_v equal_a but_o their_o person_n consider_v the_o man_n sin_v more_o because_o he_o be_v the_o head_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o woman_n fault_n be_v more_o dangerous_a in_o the_o confusion_n of_o family_n and_o in_o obtrude_a false_a and_o suppose_a heir_n now_o yet_o the_o cause_n why_o the_o woman_n offence_n be_v count_v more_o odious_a the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o be_v render_v to_o be_v these_o two_o quia_fw-la viri_fw-la liberius_fw-la agunt_fw-la &_o non_fw-la habent_fw-la peccata_fw-la latentia_fw-la vindictam_fw-la the_o man_n be_v more_o ready_a &_o free_a to_o accuse_v their_o wife_n woman_n be_v not_o so_o forward_o 23._o caus._n 32._o cue_n 5._o cap._n 23._o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o modesty_n of_o their_o sex_n and_o the_o man_n fault_n be_v more_o secret_a and_o so_o escape_v unpunished_a see_v more_o of_o this_o question_n as_o likewise_o whether_o adultery_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n to_o the_o which_o opinion_n p._n martyr_n incline_v here_o hexapl._n in_o exod._n qu._n 8.9_o upon_o the_o seven_o commandment_n c._n 20._o but_o somewhat_o of_o the_o same_o question_n shall_v here_o be_v insert_v 17._o quest._n whether_o the_o sin_n of_o adultery_n ought_v to_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n 1._o p._n martyr_n labour_v by_o these_o reason_n to_o prove_v the_o affirmative_a part_n 1._o death_n by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o adulterous_a person_n levit._fw-la 20.10_o the_o adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n be_v both_o to_o die_v 2._o the_o order_n of_o the_o commandment_n show_v as_o much_o for_o all_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o first_o table_n as_o idolatry_n blasphemy_n violate_v of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o of_o the_o two_o first_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o disobedience_n to_o parent_n murder_n be_v punish_v by_o death_n so_o also_o adultery_n then_o at_o the_o eight_o commandment_n the_o sword_n stay_v so_o likewise_o neither_o the_o 9_o or_o 10._o commandment_n be_v enforce_v with_o the_o penalty_n of_o death_n 3._o see_v adultery_n be_v more_o against_o the_o politic_a state_n than_o theft_n simple_o it_o shall_v rather_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n than_o the_o other_o for_o who_o have_v not_o rather_o loose_v part_n of_o his_o good_n than_o his_o wife_n her_o honesty_n many_o intricate_a question_n do_v arise_v as_o 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 though_o as_o a_o magistrate_n he_o will_v not_o inflict_v punishment_n yet_o as_o a_o teacher_n he_o may_v have_v give_v direction_n as_o he_o do_v in_o a_o other_o case_n concern_v the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n matth._n 19_o 3._o the_o inward_a repentance_n do_v not_o dispense_v with_o the_o outward_a punishment_n which_o be_v for_o the_o example_n of_o other_o 4._o christ_n need_v not_o in_o this_o case_n to_o be_v a_o witness_n for_o there_o be_v other_o witness_n beside_o that_o say_v she_o be_v take_v in_o the_o very_a deed_n do_v yet_o though_o he_o neither_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v witness_n accuser_n or_o judge_v in_o this_o case_n our_o bless_a saviour_n may_v and_o in_o all_o liklihood_n will_v have_v give_v direction_n to_o take_v a_o course_n according_a to_o moses_n law_n if_o his_o will_n have_v be_v to_o have_v that_o observe_v as_o a_o perpetual_a law_n 5._o wherefore_o this_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o although_o our_o bless_a saviour_n by_o this_o his_o 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
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 that_o this_o commination_n be_v conditional_a that_o upon_o his_o tear_n and_o repentance_n the_o lord_n may_v reverse_v his_o sentence_n as_o he_o do_v when_o hezekiah_n be_v sick_a and_o when_o jonas_n preach_v against_o the_o ninivite_n 2._o and_o although_o these_o example_n follow_v after_o david_n time_n yet_o there_o be_v the_o like_o before_o as_o david_n may_v remember_v how_o the_o lord_n command_v abraham_n to_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n yet_o it_o please_v he_o otherwise_o and_o the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v israel_n but_o he_o be_v entreat_v to_o spare_v they_o at_o the_o intercession_n of_o moses_n numb_a 14._o 3._o and_o david_n herein_o only_o show_v his_o natural_a affection_n still_o subordinate_v his_o prayer_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o christ_n do_v to_o show_v his_o humane_a condition_n when_o he_o pray_v that_o the_o cup_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o 4._o hereby_o also_o david_n show_v his_o confidence_n how_o sure_a and_o certain_a he_o be_v that_o 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 now_o to_o think_v his_o child_n damn_v for_o want_n of_o circumcision_n as_o they_o hold_v all_o infant_n die_v without_o baptism_n to_o be_v exclude_v heaven_n but_o gratia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la alligata_fw-la symbolic_a god_n grace_n be_v not_o â—ied_v unto_o the_o sign_n condemn_v controv._n the_o contempt_n not_o the_o want_n of_o baptism_n condemn_v the_o romanistâ—_n themselves_o allow_v of_o that_o distinction_n of_o baptism_n fluminis_fw-la flaminis_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la the_o baptism_n of_o water_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o blood_n that_o the_o martyrdom_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o shed_v their_o blood_n for_o christ_n the_o inward_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n suppli_v in_o many_o thâ—_n want_v of_o baptism_n by_o water_n mart._n pellic._n 3._o we_o see_v by_o this_o precedent_n that_o god_n may_v often_o refuse_v his_o own_o servant_n in_o temporal_a thing_n for_o david_n obtain_v not_o his_o petition_n here_o osiand_n 4._o and_o in_o that_o this_o child_n live_v not_o but_o solomon_n next_o bear_v live_v therein_o be_v shadow_v forth_o the_o old_a man_n which_o must_v die_v in_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o new_a man_n which_o must_v live_v unto_o god_n borrh._n 23._o quest._n v._o 20._o whether_o david_n be_v not_o unclean_a and_o his_o house_n by_o the_o dead_a corpse_n of_o the_o child_n 1._o whereas_o there_o be_v a_o law_n numb_a 19.14_o that_o when_o one_o die_v in_o a_o tent_n all_o that_o come_v into_o the_o tent_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o the_o tent_n shall_v be_v unclean_a seven_o day_n and_o yet_o david_n present_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o infant_n wash_v himself_o and_o go_v up_o into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n the_o place_n be_v thus_o reconcile_v that_o david_n house_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v very_o large_a the_o very_a place_n where_o the_o child_n die_v be_v unclean_a as_o the_o tent_n be_v wherein_o any_o die_v but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o david_n come_v not_o at_o that_o place_n nor_o near_o the_o 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singular_a thing_n have_v befall_v the_o child_n he_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v and_o david_n himself_o shall_v also_o follow_v after_o pellic._n 4._o some_o do_v gather_v a_o three_o reason_n why_o david_n stay_v mourn_v because_o he_o be_v persuade_v the_o child_n be_v well_o for_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v go_v unto_o he_o but_o of_o his_o own_o salvation_n he_o doubt_v not_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o writer_n do_v interpret_v this_o phrase_n general_o of_o be_v dead_a as_o likewise_o that_o which_o the_o counterfeit_a samuel_n say_v to_o saul_n to_o morrow_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o 28.18_o 1._o sam._n 28.18_o but_o i_o rather_o think_v with_o augustine_n that_o the_o special_a estate_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v thereby_o insinuate_v and_o thereupon_o he_o do_v collect_v that_o it_o be_v not_o true_a samuel_n which_o appear_v to_o saul_n because_o he_o tell_v a_o lie_n 3._o ad_fw-la simplic_n lib._n 2._o qu._n 3._o for_o magno_fw-la intervallo_fw-la separari_fw-la bonis_fw-la à _fw-la mâ—lio_fw-la legimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o find_v that_o the_o good_a be_v a_o great_a way_n separate_v from_o the_o evil_a in_o the_o next_o world_n and_o this_o phrase_n be_v like_a to_o that_o when_o the_o patriarch_n be_v say_v to_o be_v gather_v to_o their_o people_n 15._o see_v hexapl._n in_o genes_n c._n 25._o qu._n 15._o that_o be_v not_o only_o dead_a but_o in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n associate_n unto_o the_o bless_a company_n of_o saint_n in_o heaven_n 5._o but_o why_o do_v not_o david_n mourn_v for_o this_o infant_n and_o yet_o make_v such_o lamentation_n for_o saul_n jonathan_n abner_n absalon_n david_n mourn_v for_o some_o of_o they_o because_o the_o commonwealth_n sustain_v great_a loss_n by_o they_o and_o for_o other_o because_o they_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n as_o absalon_n here_o be_v no_o such_o cause_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o mart._n 6._o this_o example_n of_o david_n in_o pray_v for_o the_o live_a child_n but_o cease_v to_o pray_v for_o he_o be_v dead_a evident_o convince_v the_o error_n of_o the_o romanist_n dead_a controv._n against_o pâ—ayer_n for_o the_o dead_a who_o make_v superstitious_a prayer_n and_o intercession_n for_o the_o dead_a david_n here_o show_v that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o be_v depart_v borrh._n mart._n 25._o quest._n v._o 24._o how_o david_n comfort_v bathsheba_n now_o call_v his_o wife_n 1._o bathsheba_n be_v in_o heaviness_n not_o only_o for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n but_o because_o of_o the_o sin_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v and_o therefore_o david_n do_v his_o part_n to_o comfort_v she_o osiand_n 2._o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o bathsheba_n refuse_v to_o company_n with_o david_n lest_o that_o child_n may_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 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