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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	david_n	jonathan_n	saul_n	1,059	5	10.1589	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35239	The history of the nine worthies of the world three whereof were Gentiles, I. Hector, son of Priamus, King of Troy, II. Alexander the Great ..., III. Julius Cæsar ..., : three Jews, IV. Joshua ..., V. David ..., VI. Judas Maccabeus ..., : three Christians, VII. Arthur, King of Brittain, VIII. Charles the Great, Emp. of Germany, IX. Godfrey of Bulloign, King of Jerusalem : being an account of their glorious lives, worthy actions, renowned victories and deaths : illustrated with poems and the picture of each worthy / by R.B.	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1687 (1687)	Wing C7337; ESTC R27845	111,812	196

he returned from manifest perils with Victory and the applause of Israel and that he behaved himself with great wisdom Saul suspected him more than before and injuriously married his Eldest Daughter to another But since his honour was ingag'd and to prevent the scandal of faithlesness he offers him his younger Daughter Michael but with very harsh and dangerous conditions no less than by the death of two hundred Philistims whom he hoped it was hardly possible for him to vanquish but herein God who overthrows the designs of the malicious to establish his own Councils upon their ruines caused the Victories and Marriage of David to succeed to his own content accompanied with the good will and admiration of all the Court. Jonathan the Eldest Son of Saul was so astonished with his valiant Exploits his rare Virtues and incomparable Carriage that he loved him as his own Heart and bereft himself of the most precious things he had to adorn him withal David likewise swears unto him reciprocally an Immortal Friendship and their two Souls seem'd united together with an indissoluble affection Poor Jonathan who was of incomparable mildness declared to his Father as much as he durst the innocency of David and the great services he had done to the Crown assuring him there was not a man in the Kingdom of a more harmless and pleasing Conversation and that it was the joy of his Heart and his only safety to have him always at his side Saul seem'd to be overcome with these discourses and suffered David whom he had driven far off to return again near his Person but Saul upon a day when David play'd on the Harp in his presence endeavoured to strike him through with his Lance had not Davids nimbleness avoided that evil blow and lest any should charge him with perfidiousness he excused it by the distemper of his Spirit Jonathan yet another time endeavoured his reconciliation but being repelled by Saul with harsh words and threats to kill him he saw clearly there was no more safety for his Friend and perswaded him to retire David goes from Court and makes a sad departure from his beloved Jonathan thousands of tears and sighs being vented betwixt them Saul seeing he was escaped out of his bloudy hands sends Souldiers to bring him back which Michal his Wife having notice of she tells her Husband and makes him depart suddenly in the deep silence of the night putting in his place an Image in the Bed Next morning Sauls Guards break into the House and passing on to the Bed there found the counterfeit Michal was accused thereof and chidden by Saul but she excused her self saying Her Husband had compelled her to it threatning to kill her if she would not obey This still increased his rage and caused him to invent every day new means to destroy him whom above all men he ought to have preserved In the mean time David knew not whither to retire himself He would have taken the boldness to have gone to Samuel who was yet alive but this would have been prejudicial to both in the mind of Saul who turned all suspitions into fury He therefore goes to the Town of Nob to Abimelech the High-Priest who seeing him in a very mean Equipage was somewhat amazed at his Arrival But David to confirm him said that he came about some urgent business of the Kings and had not time to provide for his Journey desiring the Priest to give him some Bread and a Sword who having no other gave him some Loaves of the Consecrated Shew-Bread and the Sword of Goliah which was kept in the Tabernacle for a Monument Saul hearing that David was seen in the Woods with a Lance in his hand and accompanied with several Captains and Officers sharply complained of the unfaithfulness of his Servants Whereupon Doeg an Edomite of a barbarous behaviour to get savour with his Master accused Abimelech the Priest with all his Company for furnishing David with Weapons and Provisions he being present at that time Saul instantly sent for him and reproached him with the fact he wisely excused it as not knowing but David was as much in the Kings favour as ever and that what he did was for Sauls service as he judged This excuse was very just and lawful but the jealousie of Saul was never satisfied so that without any other form of proceeding he commanded that villanous Butcher Doeg all others refusing to lift up their hands against these sacred Persons to fall upon the High-Priest and the Priests that accompanied him eighty five in number who were all murdered in one day and that cursed Servant exceeding his Commission drove on his Murderers to the Town of Nob which they filled with Fire and Bloud David having understood by Abiathar the Son of the High-Priest all that was past was pierced with most bitter grief accusing himself as the cause of the death of these unhappy ones and perceiving well the Spirit of Saul was wholly invenomed he saved himself in the Cave of Adullam where though he thought himself hid from the Eyes of all the World yet his Father and Brethren flying the Persecution found him out and wounded his tender heart with their Lamentations for the change of his condition who was now no longer a David Triumphant the object of all thoughts and the discourse of all Tongues He comforted them the best he could and recommended them to the protection of the King of Moab till he knew what it would please God to do with him At this time all the banished that fled for safety and all the miserable betook themselves to David to the number of four hundred men who intrenched themselves in a Fortress going forth every day to seek wherewithal to maintain themselves In the midst of all these misfortunes the good Prince kept always in his Heart a true love of his Countrey and knowing that the Philistines had laid Siege before Keil●h he fail'd not to relieve it though this ungrateful City designed to have delivered him up to Saul if he had inclosed himself therein which having consulted the Oracle of God he would not do but retired to the Desart of Ziph where Jonathan his beloved Friend secretly met him comforted him and assured him that he should be King after his Father and that himself would be content to be his second Mean while David ran from Desart to Desart with his Troops when he received a severe Check from Nabal to whom he sent for relief and for which he threatened to destroy his Family had not Abigal who appeared before him with great wisdom and humility stayed the Sword already drawn for the desolation of her Family The Philistines about this time had taken the Field whom Saul having encountred and driven back he returns to the pursuit of David with three thousand men and entring into a Cave for necessity where David was hid with a small number of his most faithful Servants they perswaded him That by the

hand of God his mortal Enemy was now delivered into his power by whose death he might put an end t● all his Calamities But David by a strong inspiration from God resolved in his heart never to lay his hands upon Gods Anointed and contenting himself with only cutting off the Skirts of his Garment he went out of the Cave after Saul and cryed after him with a loud voice saying Behold my Lord my Father and my King the innocence of my hands and be no more filled with vain and false suspitions of poor David you cannot be ignorant that God at this time had put me into your power and that I could have taken away your life to have saved my own but God by his grace hath preserved me from such ill thoughts and hath secured you from all danger I had never yet any intent to hurt you though you cease not to persecute and torment my life with a thousand afflictions Alas my Lord what is it you desire Against whom are you come forth with so great a strength of Arms and Horses against a poor dead Dog a miserable little Beast I beseech the living God to be Judge between us and to make you sensible of the goodness of my cause Saul was so amazed with this action that he ran to him and imbracing him weeping said This O David is a sure sign whereby I know for certain thou shall reign after me so great a goodness not being able to be rewarded but by an Empire I only beseech and intreat you to have pity on my poor Children after my death and not to revenge upon them the injuries I have offered you Hereupon he swore to deal peaceably with him for the future But the Spirit of Saul was unequal and oft departed from reason for a long season Whereupon David resolved to go out of the Kingdom to Achish King of the Philistines a Sworn Enemy to Israel since he could not besecure any where else yet did he never bear arms against the people of God At last the fatal day of Saul drew near and he saw the Philistines came upon him with their utmost strength and being troubled in mind in the confusions of a disturbed Spirit he sought to the Divine Oracles to learn his destiny in this pressing necessity but this unhappy Prince sought after the dead in vain having trod under feet the admonitions of the Living and therefore he applies himself to the Witch of Endor who by Samuels appearance foretold the routing of his Army his own death and likewise his Childrens sad Fate at which he was so affrighted that he fell into a Swound Being recovered he went to his Army and the next morning perceived the Philistines wonderfully increased and resolv'd to fight And his own people exceedingly weakened and seeming to carry misfortune in their faces The Enemies gave the onset with very great violence and overthrew the foremost of the Israelites wherein Jonathan with his two Brethren sealed the last proofs of their valour with their bloud and death in the sight of their miserable Father who seeing he could not dye so soon as he desired suffered himself to fail upon his own Sword vomiting forth his Soul and bloud with ragings and griefs unspeakable While this unhappy Battel was fought David was pursuing the Amalakites who in his absence had sackt the Town of Ziglag the place of his retiring whom he overtook loaden with their prey and regained his two Wives Ahinoam and Abigail whom they had taken away As he came from this Battle a young Amalekite presents himself and brings him the news of the death of Saul and Jonathan and his other Sons affirming that he himself had stood by at the death of the King and had helped him to die by his own command Whereat David moved with extream grief tore his garments wept fasted and made a funeral Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan Causing likewise the Amalekite to die who by his own confession was accessary to the death of the King And though David at this time might have taken possessesion of the Kingdom yet upon prudent deliberation he thought it not convenient to be too hasty Whereupon Abner a chief Captain without losing time seeing there yet remained a Son of Saul alive named Ishbosheth aged forty years though of little courage and less understanding he made him presently come into the Camp and caused him to be proclaimed the true and lawful Successor of Saul not so much for the love he bore him or the esteem of his sufficiency as intending to reign by him and over him All the People swore Allegiance to Ishbosheth except the Tribe of Judah from whom David sprung which joyning together in favour of him crowned him King in Hebron where he reigned seven years before he possest the whole Kingdom of Israel Afterward Abner laying aside his war-like humor fell in love with a Concubine of Sauls named Rispah whereat Ishbosheth being offended Abner for one poor word spoken in a very mild manner entred into a rage against the King and said It was to use him as a Dog to quarrel with him for a woman after so great Services as he had done for the Crown and from whom he held both his Life and Kingdom The poor Prince held his peace and durst not answer a word to this bold Fellow and was pitifully devoured by his own Servant Abner grew so hot with anger that he dispatcht Messengers to David to desire his friendship and promiseth to bring the whole Kingdom of Ishbosheth into his hands David answered That he was willing to make peace with him if he would cause his Wife Michol to be restored to him whom they had married to another after his departure which was readily agreed to and performed Mean time Abner powerfully sollicites the people of Israel to betake themselves to David since God had committed their safety and rest into his hands who would unite all the Tribes under one Monarchy which would make him a happiness to his people helpful to his friends and terrible to his Enemies This Discourse prevail'd very much on the Principal ones of the Nation who saw small hopes of Ishbosheth he being disparaged both by Nature and Fortune Soon after Abner meets David at Hebron who made him a Feast hearkned to his Propositions and conducted him back with honour Joab who was at that time absent soon understood the coming of Abner and being jealous that the Friendship of a man who seem'd to draw a whole Kingdom after him might much prejudice his interest he enters roughly into the Kings Chamber telling him that Abner was but a deceiver who came to spy out his secrets and that he ought to have secured him when under his power And since David seeing him in such a rage answered nothing Joab without Authority sends a message to Abner to return to Hebron under colour of treating more fully with David He lightly believed it and came back the same way when