Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	battle_n	wing_n	1,209	5	8.9405	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34874	The history of the Old Testament methodiz'd according to the order and series of time wherein the several things therein mentioned were transacted ... to which is annex'd a Short history of the Jewish affairs from the end of the Old Testament to the birth of our Saviour : and a map also added of Canaan and the adjacent countries ... / by Samuel Cradock ...	Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706.	1683 (1683)	Wing C6750; ESTC R11566	1,349,257	877

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some_o of_o they_o prisoner_n the_o israelite_n intend_v to_o renew_v the_o battle_n and_o again_o once_o more_o to_o encounter_v arad_n and_o his_o army_n they_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n for_o help_v and_o vow_v unto_o he_o that_o if_o he_o will_v please_v to_o deliver_v these_o enemy_n into_o their_o hand_n they_o will_v utter_o destroy_v and_o burn_v their_o city_n and_o that_o nothing_o of_o their_o good_n shall_v be_v reserve_v for_o their_o own_o private_a use_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o hear_v their_o prayer_n so_o that_o in_o the_o second_o battle_n they_o vanquish_v and_o overcome_v they_o but_o how_o can_v the_o israelite_n be_v so_o far_o off_o in_o the_o wilderness_n destroy_v their_o city_n lie_v in_o canaan_n numb_v 33.40_o into_o which_o they_o come_v not_o till_o after_o moses_n death_n it_o seem_v the_o performance_n of_o this_o vow_n be_v long_o after_o make_v viz._n when_o they_o be_v come_v unto_o the_o land_n for_o the_o king_n of_o

landmark_n see_v prov._n 22.28_o hos_fw-la 5.10_o v._o 14._o non_fw-la transferes_fw-la terminos_fw-la i._n e._n lapides_fw-la vel_fw-la alia_fw-la signa_fw-la quae_fw-la fixa_fw-la fuerint_fw-la ad_fw-la distinguendos_fw-la agros_fw-la tuos_fw-la ab_fw-la agris_fw-la proximi_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la genus_fw-la furti_fw-la infame_n quod_fw-la difficulter_fw-la convinci_fw-la potest_fw-la see_v deut._n 27.17_o which_o will_v be_v a_o piece_n of_o great_a injustice_n and_o may_v occasion_v quarrel_n about_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o land_n and_o possession_n next_o he_o declare_v that_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o single_a man_n rise_v up_o as_o a_o witness_n against_o another_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v as_o sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o crime_n lay_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v condemn_v for_o it_o but_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n matter_n shall_v be_v establish_v settle_a confirm_v and_o stand_v good_a see_v joh._n 8.17_o and_o in_o case_n two_o or_o more_o witness_n do_v rise_v up_o against_o a_o man_n and_o only_o one_o of_o they_o speak_v home_o as_o to_o the_o proof_n of_o that_o whereof_o he_o be_v accuse_v if_o here_o the_o party_n accuse_v do_v allege_v that_o this_o man_n bear_v false_a witness_n against_o he_o than_o both_o these_o man_n between_o who_o the_o controversy_n be_v shall_v stand_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v shall_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v and_o shall_v be_v set_v before_o the_o ark_n or_o sanctuary_n and_o there_o the_o witness_n shall_v be_v examine_v as_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o possible_o if_o they_o can_v not_o find_v out_o the_o matter_n by_o examination_n than_o the_o priest_n be_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o that_o 1_o king_n 8.31_o 32._o and_o if_o the_o judge_n find_v that_o the_o man_n have_v testify_v false_o against_o his_o brother_n than_o they_o shall_v do_v unto_o he_o as_o he_o think_v to_o have_v do_v to_o his_o brother_n that_o be_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n 39_o magistrate_n indeed_o the_o pharisee_n in_o christ_n time_n expound_v this_o of_o private_a revenge_n viz._n that_o a_o private_a person_n may_v take_v life_n for_o life_n eye_n for_o eye_n tooth_n for_o tooth_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v that_o which_o our_o saviour_n condemn_v matth._n 5.38_o 39_o shall_v without_o tenderness_n or_o pity_n inflict_v such_o punishment_n on_o he_o as_o shall_v have_v be_v inflict_v on_o the_o party_n accuse_v have_v he_o be_v find_v guilty_a according_a to_o that_o law_n exod._n 21.23_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v put_v away_o evil_a from_o among_o they_o and_o those_o which_o remain_v shall_v hear_v and_o fear_n and_o shall_v no_o more_o commit_v any_o such_o abominable_a thing_n chap._n xx_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o come_v to_o give_v they_o direction_n concern_v war_n and_o how_o it_o shall_v be_v manage_v 1._o the_o priest_n 31.6_o priest_n ordinary_o 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quando_fw-la cum_fw-la solenni_fw-la aliquo_fw-la ritu_fw-la vel_fw-la convivio_fw-la usus_fw-la inchoatur_fw-la menoch_n see_v title_n of_o psalm_n 30._o and_o neh._n 12.27_o it_o or_o initiate_v it_o that_o be_v take_v possession_n of_o it_o and_o begin_v to_o use_v it_o and_o dwell_v in_o it_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o pray_v sing_a psalm_n and_o feast_v he_o may_v go_v home_o if_o he_o will_v damno_fw-la will_v ratio_fw-la huius_fw-la legis_fw-la 1._o ne_fw-fr quis_fw-la otiosus_fw-la fruatur_fw-la alienis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la 2._o ne_fw-fr desiderio_fw-la eorum_fw-la remissius_fw-la agerent_fw-la in_o praelio_fw-la sibique_fw-la parrentes_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la fugam_fw-la capessentes_fw-la aliis_fw-la &_o scandalo_fw-la essent_fw-la &_o damno_fw-la god_n in_o this_o and_o the_o two_o next_o particular_n manifest_v a_o special_a compassion_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o sudden_o be_v take_v off_o from_o those_o comfort_n which_o they_o have_v long_o labour_v for_o 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his_o house_n lest_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o battle_n and_o another_o enjoy_v his_o vineyard_n or_o if_o any_o man_n have_v betroth_v a_o wife_n 1.18_o wife_n the_o ancient_a custom_n be_v to_o have_v some_o time_n interpose_v between_o betrthe_v and_o marriage_n see_v deut._n 22.23_o matth._n 1.18_o whither_o maid_n or_o widow_n and_o have_v not_o yet_o take_v she_o to_o himself_o he_o may_v have_v liberty_n to_o go_v home_o also_o and_o take_v she_o to_o wife_n and_o last_o if_o any_o be_v fearful_a and_o fainthearted_a they_o may_v also_o depart_v if_o they_o will_v lest_o by_o their_o fear_n and_o faint-heartedness_n they_o shall_v infect_v their_o brethren_n also_o god_n hereby_o testify_v how_o much_o he_o dislike_v a_o timorous_a fearful_a spirit_n in_o those_o that_o serve_v he_o who_o he_o will_v have_v by_o faith_n to_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o to_o rest_v secure_a of_o his_o protection_n see_v judg._n 7.3_o the_o officer_n have_v proclaim_v these_o thing_n they_o be_v then_o to_o order_v the_o battle_n and_o appoint_v every_o captain_n in_o his_o place_n to_o lead_v the_o several_a company_n of_o soldier_n from_o 1._o to_o 10._o further_o he_o enjoin_v they_o that_o when_o they_o go_v to_o besiege_v any_o city_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n they_o shall_v first_o proclaim_v peace_n 10._o peace_n see_v richardson_n note_n on_o vers_fw-la 10._o to_o it_o and_o if_o it_o do_v accept_v of_o the_o condition_n of_o peace_n proffer_v to_o they_o than_o they_o shall_v spare_v that_o city_n and_o only_o make_v they_o tributary_n to_o they_o but_o if_o they_o refuse_v the_o condition_n of_o peace_n tender_v to_o they_o than_o if_o god_n deliver_v they_o into_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v kill_v every_o male_n they_o find_v there_o but_o the_o woman_n little_a one_o and_o cattle_n and_o all_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o city_n they_o shall_v take_v unto_o themselves_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v eat_v and_o enjoy_v the_o spoil_n of_o their_o enemy_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v they_o but_o when_o they_o go_v to_o besiege_v any_o of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o seven_o nation_n amalekite_n nation_n unto_o which_o the_o hebrew_n add_v from_o deut._n 25.19_o the_o amalekite_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n see_v ch._n 7.1.2_o which_v god_n have_v command_v they_o to_o destroy_v than_o they_o be_v not_o to_o spare_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n lest_o be_v leave_v alive_a they_o shall_v teach_v they_o to_o do_v after_o their_o abomination_n which_o they_o have_v practise_v towards_o their_o god_n and_o so_o occasion_v they_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n further_n he_o enjoin_v they_o that_o when_o they_o besiege_v a_o city_n they_o shall_v not_o cut_v down_o the_o fruit-tree_n that_o grow_v about_o it_o for_o their_o use_n in_o the_o siege_n except_o upon_o unavoidable_a necessity_n because_o those_o be_v very_o useful_a for_o man_n food_n and_o with_o these_o the_o land_n can_v not_o be_v

17._o faciet_fw-la enim_fw-la tibi_fw-la dominus_fw-la strigelius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d malui_fw-la legere_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o margin_n quomodo_fw-la hieron_n &_o septuaginta_fw-la verterunt_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tertia_fw-la persona_fw-la sumitur_fw-la pro_fw-la secunda_fw-la sic_fw-la mos_fw-la hebraeis_n permutandi_fw-la personas_fw-la saul_n then_o perceive_v he_o in_o that_o form_n though_o it_o be_v not_o the_o true_a samuel_n but_o the_o devil_n in_o his_o likeness_n and_o stoop_v with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o earth_n and_o bow_v himself_o to_o he_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n now_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o have_v disquiet_v he_o to_o bring_v he_o up_o thither_o saul_n answer_v i_o be_o sore_o distress_v the_o philistine_n make_v war_n upon_o i_o and_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o and_o answer_v i_o no_o more_o either_o by_o prophet_n or_o dream_n therefore_o have_v i_o call_v for_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v make_v know_v to_o i_o what_o i_o shall_v do_v the_o evil_a spirit_n now_o counterfeit_v not_o only_a samuel_n person_n but_o his_o word_n and_o action_n reply_v why_o do_v thou_o ask_v counsel_n of_o i_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o thou_o and_o become_v thy_o enemy_n alas_o i_o can_v help_v thou_o for_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v to_o thou_o as_o he_o have_v speak_v by_o i_o he_o will_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o thy_o hand_n and_o give_v it_o to_o thy_o neighbour_n even_o to_o david_n because_o thou_o obeye_v not_o his_o voice_n nor_o execute_a his_o fierce_a wrath_n upon_o amalek_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o this_o judgement_n will_v fall_v upon_o thou_o and_o moreover_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v israel_n with_o thou_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o to_o morrow_n after_o morrow_n to_o morrow_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v precise_o of_o the_o next_o day_n follow_v but_o indefinite_o of_o some_o time_n near_o approach_v so_o to_o morrow_n be_v take_v exod._n 13.14_o mat._n 6.34_o and_o so_o here_o to_o be_v understand_v for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o next_o day_n after_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v in_o which_o the_o philistine_n be_v but_o prepare_v for_o the_o battle_n and_o send_v away_o david_n from_o among_o they_o see_v ch._n 29._o but_o as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o history_n some_o few_o day_n after_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o accidit_fw-la i_o first_o god_n may_v reveal_v thing_n future_a and_o contingent_a unto_o satan_n who_o may_v reveal_v they_o to_o witch_n and_o to_o sorcerer_n before_o they_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o encourage_v and_o harden_v their_o heart_n in_o their_o diabolical_a practice_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o other_o also_o that_o resort_n unto_o they_o 2_o god_n sometime_o use_v satan_n as_o a_o instrument_n to_o execute_v his_o judgement_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o case_n of_o job_n and_o the_o four_o hundred_o false_a prophet_n that_o be_v delude_v by_o he_o 1_o king_n 22.22_o and_o then_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o he_o to_o reveal_v those_o thing_n he_o have_v in_o commission_n to_o execute_v permittit_fw-la deus_fw-la daemon_n aliquando_fw-la responsa_fw-la dare_v idololatris_fw-la quia_fw-la ex_fw-la malitia_fw-la sva_fw-la demerentur_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la in_o erroribus_fw-la exerceantur_fw-la ut_fw-la ancilla_fw-la illa_fw-la act._n 16._o quae_fw-la nisi_fw-la vera_fw-la prae_fw-la dixisset_fw-la magnum_fw-la dominis_n suis_fw-la quaestum_fw-la non_fw-la prae_fw-la buisset_fw-la multa_fw-la de_fw-la oraculo_fw-la delphico_n referant_fw-la omnes_fw-la historiae_fw-la craeso_fw-la sciscitanti_fw-la num_fw-la futurum_fw-la esset_fw-la ut_fw-la filius_fw-la mutus_fw-la loqueretur_fw-la respondit_fw-la infausto_fw-la die_fw-la locuturum_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o accidit_fw-la that_o be_v shall_v be_v dead_a as_o the_o true_a samuel_n be_v who_o be_v personate_v by_o this_o evil_a spirit_n saul_n hear_v these_o dismal_a tiding_n and_o be_v very_o faint_a through_o fast_v all_o the_o day_n before_o even_o to_o that_o time_n of_o the_o night_n he_o fall_v on_o the_o ground_n in_o a_o swoon_n and_o there_o be_v no_o strength_n in_o he_o the_o witch_n hereupon_o come_v to_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o she_o have_v so_o far_o obey_v he_o as_o to_o put_v her_o life_n into_o his_o hand_n therefore_o she_o desire_v he_o so_o far_o to_o gratify_v she_o as_o to_o receive_v a_o little_a refreshment_n from_o she_o that_o he_o may_v have_v strength_n to_o return_v to_o the_o army_n but_o he_o utter_o refuse_v it_o till_o his_o servant_n together_o with_o the_o woman_n by_o their_o earnest_a importunity_n prevail_v with_o he_o so_o he_o arise_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o sit_v upon_o the_o bed_n and_o the_o woman_n have_v a_o fat_a calf_n in_o the_o stall_n she_o cause_v it_o present_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o dress_v and_o prepare_v some_o of_o it_o and_o take_v flour_n and_o knead_v it_o and_o bake_v unleavened_a fermentaretur_fw-la unleavened_a pane_n azymos_fw-la quos_fw-la statim_fw-la curavit_fw-la coquendos_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la expectavit_fw-la donec_fw-la farinae_fw-la illa_fw-la subacta_fw-la fermentaretur_fw-la bread_n thereof_o and_o so_o bring_v her_o provision_n and_o set_v they_o before_o saul_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o they_o do_v eat_v of_o they_o and_o then_o arise_v and_o go_v their_o way_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 28._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o the_o end_n 14._o the_o philistine_n now_o gather_v all_o their_o force_n together_o to_o aphek_n a_o town_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o asher_n and_o the_o israelite_n pitch_v by_o a_o fountain_n near_o jezreel_n the_o four_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n lead_v up_o their_o force_n and_o march_v with_o their_o hundred_o and_o thousand_o but_o david_n and_o his_o man_n march_v in_o the_o rear_n with_o achish_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v chief_a among_o they_o if_o not_o their_o general_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n observe_v this_o ask_v in_o some_o passion_n what_o those_o hebrew_n do_v among_o they_o achish_n reply_v the_o chief_a commander_n of_o they_o be_v david_n a_o servant_n of_o saul_n a_o man_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o fortitude_n who_o have_v be_v with_o he_o some_o day_n or_o rather_o some_o year_n he_o have_v dwell_v with_o he_o one_o full_a year_n and_o four_o month_n see_v ch._n 27.7_o and_o in_o all_o that_o time_n since_o he_o fall_v to_o he_o he_o have_v find_v no_o fault_n in_o he_o but_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o that_o but_o imagine_v that_o achish_n be_v mere_o delude_v by_o he_o and_o that_o he_o will_v endanger_v their_o army_n therefore_o they_o urge_v achish_a to_o send_v he_o back_o and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o return_v to_o the_o place_n he_o have_v appoint_v for_o he_o viz._n to_o ziklag_n lest_o in_o the_o battle_n he_o shall_v fall_v off_o from_o they_o and_o help_v their_o enemy_n for_o how_o can_v he_o better_o contrive_v say_v they_o to_o reconcile_v himself_o to_o his_o master_n than_o by_o betray_v the_o life_n of_o this_o whole_a army_n into_o his_o hand_n they_o further_o add_v that_o he_o be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a person_n of_o who_o ability_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v very_o apprehensive_a be_v high_o renown_v for_o his_o military_a prudence_n and_o valour_n among_o his_o own_o nation_n insomuch_o that_o the_o woman_n sing_v of_o he_o in_o their_o dance_n saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o but_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o see_v ch._n 18.7_o &_o 21.11_o hereupon_o achish_n call_v david_n and_o tell_v he_o that_o as_o sure_a as_o the_o lord_n live_v he_o have_v find_v he_o faithful_a to_o he_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o high_o approve_v all_o his_o carriage_n since_o he_o come_v into_o the_o army_n nay_o he_o have_v find_v no_o evil_n in_o he_o since_o the_o first_o day_n he_o come_v up_o to_o he_o nevertheless_o he_o must_v acquaint_v he_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o philistine_n favour_v he_o not_o therefore_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o return_v with_o his_o force_n to_o ziklag_n that_o he_o may_v not_o give_v they_o any_o further_a cause_n of_o jealousy_n david_n reply_n what_o evil_a have_v thou_o find_v in_o thy_o servant_n since_o i_o have_v be_v with_o thou_o even_o unto_o this_o day_n that_o i_o may_v not_o go_v and_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n menoch_n king_n necessaria_fw-la querela_fw-la ne_fw-la si_fw-la taceret_fw-la suspitionibus_fw-la philistaeonum_n suffragari_fw-la videretur_fw-la menoch_n achish_a answer_n i_o protest_v thou_o seem_v unto_o i_o to_o be_v a_o person_n of_o such_o excellency_n of_o such_o probity_n and_o goodness_n as_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o angel_n habent_fw-la angel_n hunc_fw-la loquendi_fw-la modum_fw-la philistaei_n a_o vicinis_fw-la hauserunt_fw-la hebraeis_n conterminae_fw-la enim_fw-la regiones_fw-la ut_fw-la experientia_fw-la docet_fw-la multas_fw-la voces_fw-la &_o phrase_n commune_v habent_fw-la send_v from_o heaven_n unto_o i_o i_o

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when_o they_o come_v near_o he_o he_o speak_v kind_o and_o courteous_o to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v discourage_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o their_o absence_n from_o the_o fight_n see_v it_o be_v occasion_v by_o their_o weariness_n they_o desire_v to_o have_v a_o part_n in_o the_o spoil_n some_o of_o the_o four_o hundred_o who_o have_v with_o david_n vanquish_v the_o amalekite_n be_v wicked_a man_n and_o son_n of_o belial_n express_v a_o unwillingness_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v any_o share_n therein_o but_o only_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n again_o though_o it_o be_v not_o cowardice_n but_o mere_a faintness_n that_o make_v they_o stay_v behind_o and_o their_o stay_n behind_o with_o the_o carriage_n to_o defend_v the_o stuff_n and_o be_v in_o readiness_n to_o aid_n and_o assist_v their_o fellow_n if_o they_o have_v be_v force_v to_o retire_v may_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o good_a service_n david_n mild_o speak_v to_o these_o murmurer_n say_v to_o they_o you_o shall_v 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the_o stuff_n and_o when_o david_n be_v return_v to_o ziklag_n he_o send_v some_o of_o the_o spoil_n he_o have_v take_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n his_o friend_n partly_o by_o way_n of_o restitution_n because_o the_o amalekite_n have_v take_v much_o of_o this_o prey_n from_o the_o south_n part_n of_o judah_n and_o partly_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o many_o kindness_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o they_o when_o saul_n hunt_v he_o from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o partly_o in_o a_o way_n of_o prudence_n to_o make_v they_o hereby_o the_o more_o firm_a to_o he_o and_o more_o ready_a to_o give_v he_o their_o assistance_n when_o he_o shall_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o thus_o as_o it_o be_v always_o dark_a just_o before_o day_n daw_v so_o god_n use_v to_o visit_v his_o servant_n with_o great_a affliction_n when_o he_o intend_v their_o speedy_a advancement_n 1_o sam._n ch._n 20._o whole_a chapter_n 16._o we_o return_v now_o to_o the_o philistine_n and_o israelite_n who_o we_o leave_v nigh_o to_o each_o other_o ch._n 29._o who_o join_v battle_n at_o the_o very_a time_n as_o josephus_n say_v when_o david_n be_v victorious_a over_o the_o amalekite_n the_o israelite_n be_v smite_v and_o saul_n three_o son_n jonathan_n kingdom_n jonathan_n by_o jonathan_n death_n the_o lord_n clear_v the_o way_n for_o david_n advancement_n to_o the_o kingdom_n for_o if_o ishbosheth_n a_o worthless_a man_n find_v so_o many_o of_o the_o people_n ready_a to_o side_n with_o he_o against_o david_n what_o will_v they_o have_v do_v for_o jonathan_n so_o brave_a and_o worthy_a a_o prince_n if_o he_o have_v outlive_v his_o father_n and_o jonathan_n be_v no_o loser_n by_o it_o for_o instead_o of_o a_o earthly_a god_n give_v he_o a_o heavenly_a kingdom_n aminadab_n and_o melchishua_n slay_v and_o the_o battle_n go_v sore_o against_o saul_n himself_o for_o the_o arch●rs_n hit_v he_o and_o sore_o wound_v he_o he_o see_v his_o army_n rout_v his_o friend_n and_o follower_n slay_v his_o dear_a son_n kill_v before_o his_o face_n he_o find_v himself_o sore_o wound_v and_o environ_v with_o enemy_n and_o apprehend_v no_o possibility_n of_o escape_v he_o bid_v his_o armour-hearer_n take_v his_o sword_n and_o run_v he_o through_o lest_o the_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n shall_v take_v he_o and_o put_v he_o to_o some_o ignominious_a death_n but_o his_o armour-bearer_n utter_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o he_o fall_v upon_o his_o own_o sword_n and_o thus_o saul_n with_o the_o sword_n he_o have_v draw_v against_o david_n slay_v himself_o and_o so_o conclude_v a_o wicked_a life_n with_o a_o desperate_a death_n the_o lord_n in_o a_o just_a judgement_n give_v he_o up_o to_o act_v this_o horrid_a murder_n on_o himself_o as_o a_o punishment_n of_o his_o former_a wickedness_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v 1_o chron._n 10.14_o that_o the_o lord_n slay_v he_o his_o armour-bearer_n see_v what_o he_o have_v do_v follow_v his_o wicked_a example_n and_o fall_v likewise_o upon_o his_o own_o sword_n and_o kill_v himself_o thus_o die_v saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n and_o his_o armour-bearer_n and_o most_o of_o his_o family_n and_o kindred_n most_o of_o his_o courtier_n and_o commander_n with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n see_v 1_o chron._n 10.6_o and_o when_o the_o israelite_n who_o dwell_v on_o each_o side_n of_o this_o valley_n of_o jezreel_n where_o the_o battle_n be_v fight_v and_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o it_o 1_o ch._n 10.7_o see_v that_o their_o army_n be_v rout_v and_o that_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v they_o forsake_v their_o city_n and_o town_n and_o flee_v for_o their_o life_n and_o the_o philistine_n enter_v into_o they_o and_o possess_v they_o on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o battle_n be_v fight_v the_o philistine_n come_v to_o strip_v the_o body_n of_o the_o slay_v they_o find_v saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n fall_v in_o mount_n gilboa_n and_o they_o cut_v off_o saul_n head_n and_o strip_v off_o his_o armour_n his_o head_n they_o carry_v about_o as_o a_o trophy_n and_o show_v it_o in_o all_o part_n of_o their_o country_n publish_v their_o victory_n and_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n in_o a_o way_n of_o joy_n and_o triumph_v in_o the_o house_n of_o their_o idol_n pavor_fw-la idol_n heb._n terror_n so_o call_v because_o they_o possess_v the_o mind_n and_o heart_n of_o their_o superstitious_a worshipper_n with_o terror_n and_o fear_n and_o do_v neither_o teach_v nor_o comfort_v they_o hinc_fw-la superstitio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la i._n e._n daemonium_fw-la pavor_fw-la and_o afterward_o set_v it_o up_o in_o the_o house_n of_o dagon_n their_o god_n thereby_o ascribe_v to_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o their_o victory_n as_o appear_v 1_o chron._n 10.10_o so_o david_n have_v before_o serve_v the_o head_n of_o goliath_n which_o he_o carry_v to_o jerusalem_n ch._n 17.54_o they_o place_v his_o armour_n in_o the_o house_n of_o ashtaroth_n see_v the_o note_n on_o judg._n 2.13_o his_o body_n and_o the_o body_n of_o his_o son_n they_o fasten_v to_o the_o wall_n of_o bethshan_n 27.6_o bethshan_n a_o town_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o lot_n of_o manasseh_n but_o not_o recover_v from_o the_o philistine_n in_o the_o first_o conquest_n judg._n 1.27_o nor_o to_o this_o day_n as_o be_v say_v before_o of_o ziklag_n ch._n 27.6_o viz._n in_o a_o street_n that_o be_v by_o the_o city-wall_n see_v 2_o sam._n 21.12_o and_o when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jabesh-gilead_n hear_v what_o the_o philistine_n have_v do_v to_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o three_o son_n in_o gratitude_n to_o saul_n who_o have_v rescue_v they_o from_o nahash_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n when_o he_o have_v strait_o besiege_v their_o city_n ch._n 11.11_o all_o the_o valiant_a man_n of_o that_o city_n arise_v and_o march_v all_o night_n and_o

give_v david_n speedy_a notice_n thereof_o and_o advise_v he_o not_o to_o lodge_v that_o night_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o wilderness_n but_o speedy_o to_o pass_v over_o jordan_n lest_o he_o shall_v be_v surprise_v for_o though_o he_o have_v at_o present_a as_o he_o think_v divert_v they_o from_o follow_v achitophel_n dangerous_a counsel_n yet_o he_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o their_o mind_n may_v change_v jonathan_n and_o ahimaaz_n of_o who_o before_o stay_v at_o enrogel_n not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n expect_v to_o hear_v from_o their_o father_n for_o they_o dare_v not_o come_v into_o the_o city_n be_v suspect_v to_o be_v of_o david_n party_n therefore_o zadock_n and_o abiathar_n send_v their_o message_n to_o they_o by_o a_o young_a maid_n who_o be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v suspect_v that_o they_o may_v convey_v it_o speedy_o to_o david_n but_o it_o seem_v a_o lad_n accident_o see_v they_o at_o enrogel_n and_o go_v and_o give_v intelligence_n of_o they_o to_o absalon_n who_o 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achitophel_n have_v counsel_v against_o he_o and_o show_v he_o that_o he_o must_v speedy_o arise_v and_o pass_v over_o jordan_n if_o he_o intend_v to_o preserve_v himself_o this_o therefore_o david_n and_o his_o follower_n immediate_o do_v that_o night_n and_o by_o the_o morning_n the_o whole_a army_n be_v pass_v over_o and_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n appear_v herein_o that_o they_o be_v all_o preserve_v in_o such_o a_o dangerous_a passage_n and_o that_o in_o the_o night_n when_o achitophel_n see_v that_o his_o counsel_n be_v not_o follow_v but_o hushai'_v prefer_v before_o he_o and_o foresee_v that_o this_o counsel_n of_o hushai_n will_v certain_o be_v their_o ruin_n and_o that_o david_n by_o gain_v this_o time_n will_v so_o strengthen_v himself_o that_o he_o will_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o absalon_n when_o they_o come_v to_o fight_v it_o out_o in_o the_o field_n and_o conclude_v that_o if_o david_n prevail_v as_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a he_o will_v there_o be_v no_o mercy_n for_o he_o to_o be_v expect_v at_o his_o hand_n who_o have_v be_v so_o false_a and_o treacherous_a to_o he_o he_o be_v great_o discontent_a go_v to_o his_o own_o city_n giloh_n and_o there_o put_v his_o house_n in_o order_n make_v his_o will_n and_o dispose_v of_o his_o estate_n and_o take_v care_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o his_o soul_n he_o hang_v himself_o judas_n himself_o herein_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o judas_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n 2_o sam._n 17._o from_o v._o 1_o to_o 24._o david_n upon_o occasion_n of_o achitophel_n counsel_n against_o he_o compose_v the_o 55_o psalm_n 12_o david_n by_o this_o time_n have_v gather_v a_o good_a army_n together_o march_v with_o it_o to_o mahanaim_n a_o city_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n beyond_o jordan_n and_o be_v there_o furnish_v with_o provision_n by_o three_o eminent_a person_n the_o first_o be_v shobi_n the_o son_n of_o nahash_n of_o rabbah_n brother_n of_o hanun_n king_n of_o ammon_n who_o david_n have_v depose_v for_o abuse_v his_o messenger_n and_o set_v this_o shobi_n up_o in_o his_o stead_n in_o thankful_a remembrance_n whereof_o he_o now_o bring_v provision_n to_o david_n the_o second_o be_v machir_n of_o lodebar_v who_o be_v guardian_n to_o mephibosheth_n when_o david_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n see_v ch._n 9.4_o who_o observe_v how_o much_o david_n favour_v he_o and_o what_o kindness_n he_o show_v to_o he_o do_v high_o esteem_v he_o ever_o after_o for_o it_o and_o be_v the_o ready_a as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o commiserate_v he_o in_o this_o time_n of_o his_o trouble_n the_o three_o be_v barzillai_n the_o gileadite_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v say_v more_o when_o we_o come_v to_o the_o 19_o chapter_n these_o all_o come_v to_o comfort_n david_n suecurrere_fw-la david_n sic_fw-la solet_fw-la deus_fw-la cum_fw-la usitata_fw-la auxilia_fw-la absunt_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la improviso_fw-la suecurrere_fw-la in_o his_o great_a distress_n when_o his_o own_o unnatural_a son_n seek_v his_o life_n and_o they_o bring_v bed_n and_o cup_n and_o earthen_a vessel_n and_o wheat_n barley_n meal_n parch_a corn_n bean_n lintil_o and_o parch_a pulse_n and_o honey_n butter_n and_o sheep_n and_o cheese_n to_o refresh_v david_n and_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o who_o they_o think_v must_v needs_o be_v weary_a and_o hungry_a and_o thirsty_a have_v have_v so_o long_a a_o march_n through_o the_o wilderness_n where_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v in_o great_a want_n from_o v._o 27_o to_o the_o end_n 13_o absalon_n have_v now_o gather_v together_o a_o mighty_a army_n of_o the_o israelite_n as_o hushai_n have_v advise_v he_o march_v out_o with_o they_o against_o his_o father_n amasa_n abigail_n amasa_n it_o be_v say_v here_o that_o ithra_n a_o israelite_n be_v his_o father_n and_o abigail_n sister_n to_o zerviah_n his_o mother_n in_o 1_o chron._n 2.17_o this_o ithra_n be_v call_v jether_o the_o ishmaelite_n it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o he_o be_v a_o ishmaelite_n by_o birth_n but_o a_o israelite_n by_o profession_n and_o habitation_n be_v become_v a_o proselyte_n or_o else_o he_o be_v call_v a_o ishmaelite_n because_o he_o have_v live_v among_o the_o ishmaelite_n as_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n some_o be_v call_v hittite_n and_o gittites_n it_o be_v say_v of_o this_o i_o hra_fw-la that_o he_o go_v in_o to_o abigail_n and_o beget_v this_o amasa_n on_o she_o which_o intimate_v he_o be_v not_o then_o marry_v to_o she_o it_o be_v also_o say_v of_o this_o abigail_n that_o she_o be_v daughter_n to_o nahash_n sister_n to_o zerviah_n 1_o chron._n 2.16_o 17._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o both_o this_o abigail_n and_o zerviah_n be_v daughter_n of_o jesse_n and_o sister_n to_o david_n either_o therefore_o jesse_n have_v also_o the_o name_n of_o nahash_n or_o his_o wife_n name_n be_v nahash_n who_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o abigail_n who_o be_v nephew_n to_o david_n and_o cousin-german_a to_o joab_n be_v make_v his_o general_n and_o with_o they_o he_o pass_v over_o jordan_n and_o pitch_v in_o the_o land_n of_o gilead_n 2_o sam._n 17._o v._n 24_o 25_o 26._o 14_o the_o army_n of_o david_n and_o absalon_n be_v now_o near_o one_o another_o david_n draw_v out_o his_o army_n which_o be_v at_o this_o time_n much_o increase_v by_o the_o resort_n of_o many_o out_o of_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o half_a on_o the_o other_o side_n jordan_n unto_o he_o and_o muster_v they_o he_o set_v captain_n over_o hundred_o and_o colonel_n over_o thousand_o and_o divide_v his_o army_n into_o three_o battalion_n appoint_v three_o general_n over_o they_o viz._n joab_n abishai_n and_o ittai_n then_o he_o tell_v they_o he_o will_v go_v forth_o with_o they_o in_o person_n to_o encourage_v they_o and_o possible_o he_o incline_v the_o more_o to_o it_o that_o be_v present_a in_o the_o army_n he_o may_v use_v his_o best_a endeavour_n for_o the_o save_n of_o absalon_n his_o great_a commander_n and_o soldier_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n consent_n that_o he_o shall_v venture_v his_o person_n in_o the_o battle_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o the_o commonwealth_n shall_v receive_v more_o damage_n and_o the_o enemy_n more_o advantage_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v kill_v than_o if_o ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v slay_v alas_o say_v they_o if_o we_o shall_v flee_v or_o half_a of_o we_o be_v slay_v the_o enemy_n will_v not_o much_o regard_n it_o if_o thou_o remain_v alive_a who_o be_v the_o mark_n at_o which_o they_o principal_o aim_v and_o who_o they_o know_v as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v will_v be_v able_a to_o raise_v force_n and_o make_v head_n against_o they_o and_o therefore_o we_o think_v it_o much_o better_a that_o thou_o remain_v in_o the_o city_n and_o from_o thence_o that_o thou_o send_v we_o forth_o succour_n and_o

establish_v they_o for_o a_o people_n that_o may_v be_v his_o in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n and_o may_v appertain_v to_o he_o as_o his_o peculiar_a treasure_n to_o serve_v he_o faithful_o and_o to_o enjoy_v the_o blessing_n of_o his_o covenant_n see_v ch._n 7.6_o and_o all_o nation_n shall_v see_v by_o the_o singular_a blessing_n that_o shall_v be_v heap_v upon_o this_o people_n that_o god_n do_v indeed_o own_v they_o for_o his_o peculiar_a people_n and_o that_o they_o be_v call_v by_o his_o name_n and_o so_o own_a as_o his_o child_n and_o thereupon_o call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n upon_o which_o account_n other_o nation_n shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o they_o 8._o they_o shall_v be_v bless_v with_o rain_n the_o lord_n will_v open_v to_o they_o his_o good_a treasure_n the_o heaven_n shall_v give_v they_o rain_v in_o due_a season_n the_o heaven_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n treasure_n because_o he_o keep_v therein_o those_o thing_n wherewith_o he_o cause_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v fruitful_a as_o rain_v to_o water_v the_o ground_n and_o snow_n to_o make_v it_o fertile_a and_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o star_n to_o make_v all_o thing_n therein_o to_o grow_v and_o prosper_v 9_o they_o shall_v so_o increase_v in_o riches_n that_o they_o shall_v lend_v unto_o many_o nation_n and_o shall_v not_o borrow_v of_o they_o ch._n 15.6_o these_o blessing_n he_o show_v will_v follow_v and_o overtake_v they_o if_o they_o walk_v faithful_o in_o god_n statute_n and_o do_v not_o turn_v aside_o from_o they_o either_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a nor_o do_v decline_v to_o other_o god_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 15._o but_o if_o they_o be_v disobedient_a than_o he_o tell_v they_o such_o judgement_n and_o curse_n shall_v pursue_v they_o and_o overtake_v they_o as_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o these_o blessing_n first_o god_n will_v send_v upon_o they_o curse_v vexation_n and_o rebuke_n in_o all_o that_o they_o set_v their_o 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levit._fw-la 26.8_o and_o this_o they_o have_v find_v true_a in_o many_o strange_a victory_n which_o they_o have_v get_v wherein_o a_o few_o of_o they_o have_v defeat_v whole_a army_n of_o their_o adversary_n and_o how_o can_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v quite_o contrary_a that_o one_o of_o their_o enemy_n shall_v chase_v a_o thousand_o of_o they_o and_o that_o two_o of_o their_o enemy_n shall_v put_v ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o to_o flight_n except_o their_o rock_n have_v sell_v they_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v shut_v they_o up_o that_o be_v except_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v their_o rock_n and_o their_o only_a stay_n and_o strength_n have_v deliver_v they_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n and_o power_n of_o their_o enemy_n to_o be_v captivate_v and_o imprison_v by_o they_o at_o their_o will_n and_o to_o

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the_o apostle_n say_v heb._n 11.30_o by_o faith_n the_o wall_n of_o jericho_n fall_v down_o joshua_n tell_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v give_v the_o city_n into_o their_o hand_n but_o it_o shall_v be_v accurse_v or_o devote_v 27.28_o devote_v see_v levit._n 27.28_o even_o it_o and_o all_o that_o be_v therein_o to_o the_o lord_n except_o rahab_n and_o her_o family_n who_o hide_v the_o spy_n that_o be_v shall_v be_v offer_v to_o divine_a justice_n as_o a_o kind_n of_o first-fruit_n thereby_o intimate_v that_o the_o whole_a land_n be_v he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v please_v to_o give_v it_o they_o he_o tell_v they_o all_z the_o silver_n and_o gold_n and_o vessel_n of_o brass_n and_o iron_n be_v to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o bring_v into_o his_o treasury_n

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