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priest_n say_v that_o they_o do_v not_o commit_v adultery_n with_o they_o but_o only_o neglect_v their_o sacrifice_n and_o so_o cause_v the_o woman_n to_o wait_v still_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n because_o eli_n reprove_v they_o not_o for_o this_o sin_n nor_o yet_o the_o man_n of_o god_n that_o come_v unto_o eli._n hierome_n in_o his_o tradition_n show_v a_o other_o conceit_n of_o the_o hebrew_n that_o they_o persuade_v the_o woman_n to_o lie_v with_o their_o husband_n before_o they_o be_v purify_v contra._n the_o text_n be_v evident_a that_o they_o that_o be_v eli_n his_o son_n lay_v with_o the_o woman_n for_o the_o word_n be_v put_v in_o the_o masculine_a gender_n eli_n only_o touch_v their_o sin_n in_o general_a and_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o man_n of_o god_n to_o show_v that_o by_o their_o prophannesse_n they_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v put_v from_o their_o priesthood_n though_o no_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o their_o sin_n 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testament_n sin_n or_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bor._n 3._o for_o if_o any_o wilful_o and_o malicious_o do_v sin_n against_o god_n contemn_v his_o word_n there_o be_v no_o mediation_n or_o intercession_n leave_v for_o he_o how_o much_o more_o if_o the_o priest_n himself_o who_o use_v to_o pray_v for_o other_o shall_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n sin_n against_o god_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o obstinacy_n and_o malicious_a contempt_n speak_v moses_n that_o he_o that_o do_v any_o thing_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o lord_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o his_o people_n numb_a 15.30_o that_o be_v without_o redemption_n such_o be_v say_v to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o anger_n jer._n 7.18_o for_o such_o the_o prophet_n be_v forbid_v to_o pray_v jer._n 11.14_o and_o 14.11_o ghost_n and_o this_o be_v that_o sin_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v a_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o a_o despiting_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n 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god_n 2._o it_o must_v be_v commit_v by_o such_o as_o have_v knowledge_n and_o so_o sin_n against_o their_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n 3._o the_o manner_n must_v be_v respect_v they_o sin_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n of_o malice_n obstinacy_n and_o contempt_n in_o all_o these_o three_o be_v the_o son_n of_o eli_n find_v guilty_a 9_o quest._n v_o 25._o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n they_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n because_o the_o lord_n will_v kill_v they_o 1._o some_o refer_v this_o to_o the_o absolute_a decree_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o have_v ordain_v the_o son_n of_o eli_n to_o destruction_n which_o go_v before_o their_o rebellion_n and_o obstinacy_n and_o they_o add_v further_o that_o as_o of_o salvation_n so_o of_o condemnation_n there_o be_v two_o cause_n the_o first_o which_o be_v the_o decree_n and_o will_n of_o god_n the_o second_o of_o the_o one_o faith_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n of_o the_o other_o contempt_n and_o 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which_o be_v smite_v that_o most_o of_o they_o be_v of_o the_o common_a sort_n 9_o quest._n v_o 19_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o man_n of_o bethshemesh_n that_o be_v slay_v 1._o whereas_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o number_n be_v place_v thus_o seventie_o man_n and_o fifty_o thousand_o man_n some_o expound_v it_o thus_o that_o seventie_o of_o the_o chief_a be_v slay_v which_o be_v equivalent_a or_o worth_a fifty_o thousand_o as_o the_o people_n say_v to_o david_n that_o he_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o they_o 2._o sam._n 18._o ex_fw-la pelican_n and_o of_o this_o opinion_n seem_v josephus_n to_o be_v who_o only_o make_v mention_n of_o seventie_o that_o be_v slay_v but_o this_o be_v not_o like_a for_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v smite_v of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v of_o the_o common_a sort_n 2._o some_o therefore_o think_v that_o the_o seventie_o be_v of_o the_o elder_n and_o better_a sort_n and_o the_o fifty_o thousand_o of_o the_o people_n so_o the_o chalde_n but_o by_o 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workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o eph._n 2.10_o but_o the_o decree_n of_o election_n be_v not_o ground_v upon_o any_o such_o condition_n respect_n or_o foresight_n of_o our_o work_n and_o faith_n for_o then_o contrary_a to_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 9.15_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o he_o that_o will_v and_o run_v and_o not_o in_o god_n that_o show_v mercy_n 14._o quest._n v_o 23._o whether_o samuel_n shall_v have_v sin_v if_o he_o have_v cease_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o people_n and_o to_o show_v they_o the_o good_a way_n 1._o there_o be_v sin_n of_o omission_n when_o a_o duty_n command_v be_v leave_v undo_v as_o there_o be_v sin_n of_o commission_n when_o thing_n be_v commit_v which_o be_v unlawful_a and_o forbid_a to_o be_v do_v of_o duty_n omit_v some_o be_v private_a and_o in_o they_o there_o be_v less_o danger_n some_o be_v public_a the_o omit_v whereof_o be_v a_o loss_n and_o hindrance_n 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lord_n direction_n in_o all_o their_o doubt_n 2._o but_o whereas_o the_o lord_n answer_v that_o saul_n will_v come_v down_o to_o keilah_n and_o that_o the_o man_n of_o keilah_n will_v deliver_v he_o into_o saul_n hand_n and_o yet_o neither_o of_o these_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o upon_o david_n departure_n saul_n also_o cease_v his_o pursuit_n hence_o it_o can_v not_o be_v infer_v that_o the_o prediction_n of_o god_n be_v uncertain_a reconcil_n for_o the_o lord_n answer_n be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v conditional_o that_o those_o thing_n shall_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v if_o david_n stay_v there_o so_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o that_o purpose_n which_o he_o see_v already_o to_o be_v in_o saul_n not_o of_o the_o act_n itself_o so_o jonas_n threaten_v the_o destruction_n of_o niniveh_n after_o 40._o day_n but_o with_o a_o secret_a condition_n if_o they_o repent_v not_o mar._n a_o difference_n also_o be_v here_o to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n and_o predestination_n for_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o forsee_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v as_o what_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v do_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n but_o his_o decree_n of_o predestination_n be_v only_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o shall_v most_o certain_o be_v effect_v 3._o here_o also_o may_v be_v observe_v a_o manifest_a difference_n between_o the_o answear_v which_o god_n use_v to_o give_v which_o be_v certain_a without_o any_o doubtfulness_n and_o ambiguity_n and_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n which_o be_v ambiguous_a and_o doubtful_a mart._n 5._o quest._n v_o 13._o of_o david_n depart_v with_o six_o hundred_o man_n 1._o the_o lord_n can_v if_o it_o have_v please_v he_o have_v so_o assist_v david_n that_o as_o he_o have_v victory_n against_o the_o philistines_n so_o he_o may_v have_v prevail_v by_o force_n against_o saul_n but_o the_o lord_n think_v not_o good_a in_o his_o wisdom_n so_o to_o do_v for_o this_o will_v have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o intestine_a and_o deadly_a war_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n and_o david_n may_v have_v be_v think_v to_o have_v aspire_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o stand_v against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v god_n know_v how_o by_o other_o mean_n without_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o people_n or_o slander_v unto_o david_n in_o good_a time_n to_o perform_v and_o accomplish_v his_o purpose_n towards_o he_o mart._n 2._o david_n number_n be_v increase_v he_o depart_v to_o keilah_n with_o six_o hundred_o not_o four_o hundred_o as_o josephus_n reckon_v whereas_o he_o have_v but_o four_o hundred_o before_o c._n 22.2_o where_o we_o see_v that_o affliction_n and_o persecution_n do_v not_o diminish_v the_o lord_n people_n but_o rather_o increase_v they_o mart._n according_a to_o that_o ancient_a say_n sanguis_fw-la martyrum_fw-la semen_fw-mi ecclesiae_fw-la the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o church_n 6._o quest._n how_o jonathan_n be_v deceive_v in_o think_v he_o shall_v be_v next_o unto_o david_n when_o he_o be_v king_n 1._o in_o that_o jonathan_n say_v david_n shall_v be_v king_n he_o speak_v certain_o because_o he_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o it_o by_o samuel_n who_o have_v already_o anoint_v he_o for_o king_n but_o the_o other_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v next_o unto_o david_n because_o jonathan_n have_v no_o such_o promise_n 2._o some_o think_v therefore_o to_o make_v this_o say_n of_o jonathan_n good_a that_o he_o only_o entreat_v this_o of_o david_n by_o their_o great_a friendship_n that_o he_o may_v be_v next_o he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n pelican_n but_o jonathan_n affirm_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v he_o pray_v not_o that_o it_o may_v be_v and_o to_o have_v ask_v such_o a_o thing_n will_v have_v show_v some_o doubt_n in_o jonathan_n of_o david_n friendship_n and_o amity_n towards_o he_o some_o say_v further_o which_o be_v most_o true_a that_o though_o jonathan_n be_v not_o next_o to_o david_n in_o that_o terrene_a kingdom_n be_v prevent_v by_o death_n yet_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o a_o place_n in_o his_o celestial_a kingdom_n osiand_n here_o we_o see_v thing_n that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v sometime_o deceive_v in_o temporal_a thing_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o certain_a promise_n and_o assurance_n but_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o to_o be_v good_a for_o they_o as_o s._n paul_n persuade_v himself_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v still_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n 2._o cor._n 1.10_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v still_o continue_v with_o the_o philippian_n phil._n 1.25_o whereas_o be_v a_o prisoner_n at_o rome_n he_o be_v not_o from_o thence_o deliver_v till_o he_o finish_v his_o life_n by_o glorious_a martyrdom_n mar._n 7._o quest._n v_o 18._o of_o the_o mutual_a covenant_n which_o david_n and_o jonathan_n make_v before_o the_o lord_n 1._o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o join_v in_o league_n together_o so_o it_o be_v for_o a_o good_a end_n as_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o religion_n for_o as_o god_n make_v a_o league_n and_o covenant_n with_o man_n so_o may_v one_o man_n with_o a_o other_o this_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o this_o league_n be_v make_v between_o they_o once_o before_o when_o he_o have_v kill_v goliath_n c._n 18.3_o and_o again_o when_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n c._n 20.42_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v variable_a and_o inconstant_a have_v need_v often_o to_o be_v stir_v up_o and_o put_v in_o mind_n by_o the_o reviue_n of_o godly_a love_n and_o friendship_n mart._n 2._o this_o covenant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v in_o the_o presence_n sight_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n mart._n it_o be_v like_o also_o it_o be_v do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o priest_n with_o his_o urim_n and_o thummim_n jun._n 3._o as_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o make_v mutual_a league_n so_o it_o must_v be_v limit_v with_o certain_a condition_n 1._o they_o must_v not_o enter_v into_o any_o league_n or_o covenant_n with_o the_o wicked_a as_o jehoshaphat_n be_v reprove_v for_o join_v with_o ahab_n 2._o chron._n 19.2_o and_o afterward_o with_o ahaziah_n his_o son_n 2._o chron._n 20.37_o 2._o their_o league_n must_v be_v ground_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n not_o for_o any_o worldly_a respect_n or_o advantage_n as_o abimelech_n only_o desire_v to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o nor_o his_o posterity_n gen._n 21.23_o make_v 3._o they_o that_o make_v such_o league_n must_v not_o go_v from_o it_o but_o sure_o keep_v it_o not_o as_o saul_n break_v his_o oath_n make_v to_o david_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v c._n 19.6_o 4._o such_o league_n and_o covenant_n must_v be_v make_v to_o good_a end_n not_o to_o combine_v themselves_o to_o persecute_v christ_n as_o herod_n and_o pilate_n be_v make_v friend_n for_o the_o same_o end_n nor_o his_o member_n as_o the_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n have_v incite_v diverse_a prince_n in_o christendom_n to_o associate_v themselves_o against_o the_o people_n and_o church_n of_o god_n the_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n 8._o quest._n v_o 17._o how_o saul_n know_v that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n 1._o some_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o amity_n and_o friendship_n which_o be_v between_o jonathan_n and_o david_n that_o it_o be_v know_v to_o saul_n osiand_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o coherence_n of_o the_o word_n here_o show_v that_o it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o that_o which_o immediate_o go_v before_o that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o israel_n saul_n else_o where_o signify_v so_o much_o himself_o that_o the_o kingdom_n can_v not_o be_v establish_v in_o jonathan_n as_o long_o as_o david_n live_v and_o that_o he_o have_v choose_v he_o to_o his_o confusion_n chap._n 20.31_o 2._o saul_n know_v that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n both_o by_o samuel_n word_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v off_o saul_n and_o choose_v his_o neighbour_n better_o than_o he_o c._n 15._o by_o the_o continual_a good_a success_n that_o david_n have_v and_o by_o the_o report_n of_o other_o as_o he_o himself_o confess_v c._n 22.8_o jun._n as_o also_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o all_o the_o people_n towards_o david_n mart._n he_o may_v also_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o anoint_v of_o david_n by_o samuel_n and_o his_o conscience_n do_v testify_v against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o hold_v the_o kingdom_n borr._n so_o that_o saul_n know_v this_o do_v persecute_v david_n against_o his_o own_o conscience_n mar._n 9_o quest._n v_o 19_o of_o the_o ziphim_n betray_v of_o david_n 1._o these_o ziphim_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o come_v of_o caleb_n 1._o chron._n 2.42_o of_o who_o treachery_n david_n
complain_v unto_o god_n psal._n 54._o which_o psalm_n he_o make_v when_o he_o be_v in_o this_o distress_n he_o call_v they_o there_o stranger_n say_v v_o 3._o stranger_n be_v rise_v up_o against_o i_o because_o they_o be_v stranger_n and_o alien_n in_o affection_n mar._n 2._o herein_o the_o ziphim_n be_v a_o type_n of_o judas_n who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n betray_v his_o lord_n osiand_n 3._o the_o reason_n which_o move_v they_o to_o this_o treachery_n be_v their_o fear_n remember_v what_o saul_n have_v do_v before_o to_o the_o city_n of_o nob_n lest_o he_o may_v also_o deal_v so_o with_o they_o mar._n 4._o they_o describe_v the_o place_n where_o david_n do_v hide_v himself_o in_o the_o hill_n hachilah_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n that_o be_v the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o desert_n call_v in_o hebrew_a jeshimon_n which_o most_o do_v take_v for_o a_o proper_a name_n but_o it_o be_v better_a here_o interpret_v the_o desert_n lat._n jun._n for_o the_o name_n of_o that_o desert_n be_v the_o wilderness_n of_o maon_n v_o 25._o and_o num._n 21.20_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o jeshimon_n which_o be_v beyond_o jordan_z where_o moses_n with_o israel_n have_v pitch_v and_o in_o diverse_a other_o place_n so_o that_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v no_o proper_a name_n 10._o quest._n v_o 21._o of_o saul_n accept_v of_o the_o ziphim_n treacherous_a service_n 1._o saul_n be_v lead_v by_o a_o other_o spirit_n than_o david_n for_o he_o slay_v the_o amalekite_n that_o tell_v he_o he_o have_v kill_v saul_n and_o he_o likewise_o cause_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n those_o two_o captain_n that_o have_v murder_v ishboseth_n 2._o sam._n 4._o but_o saul_n refuse_v no_o treacherous_a course_n to_o make_v a_o hand_n of_o david_n herein_o the_o very_a heathen_a and_o gentile_n show_v more_o equity_n the_o roman_n when_o pyrrhus_n physician_n offer_v his_o service_n to_o poison_v the_o king_n deliver_v he_o to_o pyrrhus_n and_o when_o the_o schoolmaster_n of_o the_o phaliscians_n will_v have_v betray_v the_o chief_a man_n child_n of_o the_o city_n they_o send_v he_o home_o bind_v thither_o again_o mar._n the_o present_a romanist_n who_o usurp_v the_o name_n of_o catholic_a christian_n be_v herein_o unlike_o their_o heathen_a progenitor_n for_o they_o have_v give_v grace_n and_o countenance_n to_o traitor_n and_o rebel_n to_o practice_v against_o their_o country_n 2._o saul_n bless_v they_o for_o this_o their_o treachery_n which_o his_o blessing_n be_v a_o mere_a curse_v thus_o hypocrite_n do_v speak_v good_a of_o evil_n and_o evil_a of_o good_a they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o bless_v where_o god_n curse_v and_o to_o curse_v where_o he_o bless_v borr._n thus_o do_v that_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n give_v they_o his_o pope_n blessing_n that_o yield_v their_o service_n in_o betray_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o call_v they_o his_o son_n mar._n 11._o quest._n v_o 22._o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o saul_n word_n he_o say_v to_o i_o that_o he_o be_v subtle_a 1._o some_o read_v thus_o he_o think_v of_o i_o that_o i_o crafty_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o he_o lat._n but_o in_o the_o original_a the_o word_n subtle_a be_v of_o the_o three_o person_n not_o of_o the_o second_o 2._o the_o sept._n read_v thus_o for_o saul_n say_v lest_o he_o use_v craft_n but_o here_o saul_n be_v insert_v which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o text_n 3._o the_o chalde_n thus_o they_o say_v to_o he_o but_o the_o word_n amar_n be_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n and_o eelai_o be_v to_o i_o not_o to_o they_o 4._o other_o read_v thus_o it_o be_v tell_v i_o b._n g._n but_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o active_a not_o in_o the_o passive_a voice_n 5._o therefore_o the_o true_a read_n be_v he_o say_v unto_o i_o which_o some_o refer_v unto_o saul_n that_o his_o own_o mind_n and_o imagination_n so_o give_v he_o vatab._n but_o the_o better_a sense_n be_v that_o david_n in_o former_a time_n when_o he_o use_v to_o go_v forth_o to_o battle_n for_o saul_n be_v ask_v by_o what_o mean_v he_o have_v such_o prosperous_a success_n will_v answer_v that_o he_o use_v subtlety_n and_o policy_n jun._n 12._o quest._n v_o 26._o of_o the_o great_a straight_o that_o david_n be_v in_o be_v compass_v in_o by_o saul_n and_o whether_o he_o despair_v 1._o david_n be_v pursue_v hard_o by_o saul_n leave_v the_o place_n where_o he_o lay_v hide_v and_o go_v down_o to_o a_o rock_n junius_n read_v from_o the_o rock_n call_v before_o v_o 19_o hachilah_n but_o the_o other_o read_v seem_v better_a and_o more_o agreeable_a as_o all_o the_o interpreter_n beside_o consent_n therein_o for_o both_o the_o article_n have_v be_v prefix_v as_o in_o this_o word_n haselagh_o signify_v usual_o to_o a_o place_n and_o the_o next_o v._n show_v that_o saul_n be_v on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o the_o mountain_n or_o rock_n and_o david_n on_o the_o other_o 2._o the_o latin_a translator_n here_o read_v desperavit_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la evadere_fw-la he_o despair_v that_o he_o can_v not_o escape_v but_o that_o david_n despair_v not_o in_o this_o his_o trouble_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o 116._o psal._n which_o he_o make_v upon_o this_o occasion_n some_o will_v free_v david_n here_o from_o all_o doubt_n of_o god_n promise_n and_o think_v he_o fear_v either_o because_o of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v with_o he_o or_o in_o regard_n of_o saul_n who_o he_o be_v afraid_a be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v to_o deal_v against_o and_o whereas_o the_o prophet_n say_v psal._n 116.11_o i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n that_o all_o man_n be_v liar_n they_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o treachery_n of_o the_o ziphim_n and_o will_v not_o have_v it_o so_o understand_v as_o though_o david_n begin_v to_o think_v of_o samuel_n that_o he_o be_v as_o other_o man_n and_o may_v have_v deceive_v he_o mar._n but_o the_o mean_a between_o both_o be_v best_a that_o david_n neither_o despair_v of_o god_n promise_n for_o thus_o he_o say_v i_o believe_v therefore_o i_o speak_v psal._n 116.10_o neither_o yet_o be_v he_o free_a from_o 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the_o love_n of_o his_o country_n prefer_v the_o common_a safety_n before_o his_o private_a grudge_n and_o hatred_n pelican_n josephus_n also_o affirm_v the_o same_o that_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o inward_a resolution_n that_o saul_n have_v that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o go_v against_o the_o common_a adversary_n then_o in_o pursue_v his_o domestical_a enemy_n to_o leave_v the_o country_n to_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o philistines_n but_o it_o appear_v that_o saul_n do_v it_o not_o of_o any_o good_a mind_n or_o care_v which_o he_o have_v for_o before_o this_o when_o david_n have_v rescue_v keilah_n from_o the_o philistines_n and_o have_v give_v they_o a_o great_a overthrow_n saul_n take_v occasion_n present_o after_o that_o victory_n to_o pursue_v david_n whereas_o if_o he_o have_v prefer_v the_o public_a business_n he_o shall_v have_v follow_v after_o the_o common_a adversary_n and_o let_v david_n alone_o 2._o therefore_o this_o be_v rather_o the_o lord_n work_v that_o pull_v away_o saul_n against_o his_o own_o inclination_n as_o senacherib_n be_v call_v by_o the_o like_a occasion_n from_o besiege_v jerusalem_n when_o he_o hear_v that_o tirhakah_n king_n of_o ethiopia_n be_v come_v out_o against_o he_o 2._o king_n 19.9_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o in_o the_o great_a and_o deep_a danger_n the_o lord_n want_v not_o mean_n to_o deliver_v he_o mart._n chap._n xxiiii_o 1._o quest._n v_o 4._o of_o saul_n come_v into_o the_o cave_n where_o david_n with_o his_o man_n lay_v hide_v 1._o soul_n have_v promise_v himself_o before_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v david_n into_o his_o hand_n c._n 23.7_o but_o now_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o into_o david_n hand_n thus_o they_o which_o lie_v a_o trap_n for_o other_o do_v
always_o to_o be_v put_v of_o with_o violence_n but_o when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o escape_v god_n find_v out_o other_o way_n whereby_o david_n escape_v therefore_o he_o be_v not_o drive_v unto_o any_o such_o straight_a 2._o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o lawful_a for_o david_n to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o saul_n because_o he_o shall_v have_v take_v revenge_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n which_o belong_v unto_o god_n he_o shall_v have_v bring_v the_o commonwealth_n into_o danger_n by_o civil_a dissension_n by_o this_o mean_v he_o will_v have_v raise_v a_o skandall_n against_o himself_o that_o he_o attain_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n by_o blood_n and_o it_o will_v have_v be_v dangerous_a to_o his_o own_o state_n and_o person_n other_o will_v have_v think_v they_o may_v have_v attempt_v the_o like_a against_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v king_n mar._n 6._o quest._n v_o 9_o of_o david_n defence_n in_o general_n 1._o as_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o make_v a_o man_n bold_a as_o riches_n honour_n favour_n so_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o work_v such_o boldness_n and_o confidence_n as_o the_o testimony_n of_o one_o innocence_n and_o the_o witness_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n as_o here_o david_n be_v thus_o inward_o arm_v step_v bold_o out_o of_o the_o cave_n and_o call_v after_o saul_n borr._n 2._o by_o david_n example_n we_o see_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o purge_v himself_o of_o such_o crime_n as_o be_v lay_v false_o to_o his_o charge_n as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n do_v before_o pilate_n and_o paul_n before_o festus_n and_o agrippa_n mar._n 3._o david_n use_v these_o argument_n to_o qualify_v the_o rage_n of_o saul_n towards_o he_o first_o his_o humility_n which_o appear_v in_o bow_v himself_o to_o the_o earth_n v_o 9_o and_o in_o his_o speech_n in_o call_v he_o his_o lord_n and_o king_n his_o innocence_n which_o against_o the_o vain_a word_n of_o false_a accuser_n he_o prove_v by_o his_o present_a fact_n in_o spare_v saul_n life_n when_o he_o may_v have_v kill_v he_o which_o he_o do_v demonstrate_v by_o the_o lap_n of_o his_o garment_n v_o 11_o 12._o then_o by_o his_o confidence_n he_o appeal_v to_o the_o lord_n judgement_n v_o 13._o by_o his_o continual_a fruit_n which_o will_v have_v be_v wicked_a &_o evil_a if_o he_o have_v be_v lewd_o give_v which_o he_o prove_v by_o that_o usual_a proverb_n v_o 14._o last_o he_o urge_v his_o tenuitie_n and_o meanness_n that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o king_n honour_n to_o persecute_v such_o a_o poor_a worm_n who_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o king_n may_v be_v compare_v to_o a_o dead_a dog_n or_o a_o fly_n v_o 15._o mar._n 7._o quest._n v_o 11._o in_o what_o sense_n david_n say_v the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v saul_n into_o his_o hand_n see_v he_o kill_v he_o not_o 1._o this_o david_n speak_v not_o either_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o servant_n which_o so_o say_v the_o day_n be_v come_v wherein_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v his_o enemy_n into_o his_o hand_n v_o 5._o 2._o neither_o do_v david_n thus_o say_v as_o though_o he_o himself_o have_v think_v at_o the_o first_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v offer_v saul_n into_o his_o hand_n to_o kill_v he_o pelican_n for_o david_n have_v no_o such_o thought_n at_o all_o as_o be_v before_o show_v qu._n 3._o 3._o but_o david_n meaning_n be_v that_o saul_n be_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o opportunity_n and_o occasion_n which_o be_v offer_v which_o david_n in_o all_o likelihood_n may_v have_v take_v if_o god_n have_v not_o stay_v he_o god_n then_o deliver_v saul_n not_o to_o that_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v lay_v hand_n upon_o he_o but_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o david_n patience_n and_o charity_n and_o to_o make_v manifest_a his_o innocence_n 4._o god_n sometime_o be_v say_v to_o offer_v one_o into_o a_o man_n hand_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o present_a action_n as_o when_o one_o be_v slay_v his_o life_n be_v not_o before_o seek_v exod._n 22.13_o sometime_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n only_o which_o opportunity_n sometime_o not_o to_o take_v be_v sin_n as_o in_o ahab_n who_o let_v benhadad_n go_v who_o the_o lord_n have_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o appoint_v to_o destruction_n 1._o king_n 20._o sometime_o to_o take_v it_o be_v impute_v for_o sin_n because_o such_o occasion_n be_v only_o offer_v for_o trial_n and_o probation_n as_o here_o david_n shall_v have_v do_v evil_a if_o he_o have_v apprehend_v this_o present_a occasion_n 8._o quest._n v_o 14._o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o proverb_n wickedness_n proceed_v from_o the_o wicked_a 1._o some_o do_v understand_v it_o to_o be_v speak_v of_o saul_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v though_o i_o know_v such_o be_v the_o wickedness_n of_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o leave_v persecute_v of_o i_o yet_o wickedness_n shall_v not_o proceed_v from_o i_o my_o hand_n shall_v not_o be_v upon_o thou_o ex_fw-la borr._n but_o see_v david_n do_v not_o direct_o charge_v saul_n with_o any_o crime_n but_o lay_v it_o upon_o those_o who_o he_o listen_v and_o give_v ear_n unto_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o david_n will_v in_o that_o sense_n use_v this_o proverb_n of_o saul_n 2._o therefore_o it_o be_v thus_o rather_o to_o be_v apply_v wicked_a and_o evil_a work_n do_v proceed_v from_o they_o which_o be_v wicked_a and_o void_a of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n but_o i_o be_o none_o of_o those_o therefore_o my_o hand_n shall_v not_o be_v upon_o thou_o which_o be_v a_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a work_n pellic._n 3_o but_o it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o this_o proverb_n do_v not_o always_o hold_v that_o wickedness_n shall_v always_o proceed_v from_o the_o wicked_a and_o pious_a and_o good_a work_n from_o the_o righteous_a for_o hypocrite_n many_o time_n do_v dissemble_v their_o impiety_n until_o occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o show_v it_o and_o then_o their_o impiety_n break_v forth_o to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o such_o feign_a and_o dissemble_a piety_n can_v not_o last_v long_o but_o it_o will_v break_v out_o at_o the_o last_o mart._n but_o saul_n have_v continual_a experience_n from_o time_n to_o time_n of_o his_o faithfulness_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v unfeigned_a 4._o some_o do_v make_v this_o application_n of_o the_o proverb_n that_o the_o wicked_a shall_v perish_v through_o their_o own_o wickedness_n &_o therefore_o his_o hand_n need_v not_o be_v upon_o saul_n for_o his_o own_o wickedness_n shall_v bring_v he_o to_o destruction_n vatab._n but_o david_n by_o this_o proverb_n do_v rather_o clear_v himself_o then_o accuse_v saul_n 9_o quest._n v_o 17._o of_o saul_n confession_n and_o his_o tear_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o these_o tear_n of_o saul_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o confession_n of_o his_o fault_n be_v but_o in_o hypocrisy_n which_o saul_n dissemble_v both_o in_o respect_n of_o other_o who_o will_v have_v think_v saul_n to_o be_v too_o hard_a heart_a if_o he_o can_v not_o be_v mollify_v by_o david_n submission_n as_o also_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v david_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o come_v to_o the_o court_n that_o so_o saul_n may_v have_v his_o will_n of_o he_o but_o it_o seem_v both_o by_o saul_n accuse_v of_o himself_o his_o acknowledgement_n that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n his_o instance_n in_o make_v david_n to_o swear_v unto_o he_o that_o saul_n be_v touch_v in_o deed_n 2._o for_o the_o wicked_a though_o they_o have_v no_o true_a feel_n of_o their_o sin_n yet_o may_v sometime_o be_v move_v in_o conscience_n though_o it_o continue_v not_o long_o as_o pharaoh_n confess_v to_o moses_n that_o he_o have_v sin_v and_o judas_n also_o know_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v in_o betray_v the_o innocent_a blood_n for_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n the_o conscience_n do_v in_o some_o degree_n both_o excuse_n and_o accuse_v as_o the_o apostle_n show_v rom._n 2.14_o 15._o as_o david_n music_n have_v before_o diverse_a time_n allay_v saul_n malady_n so_o now_o his_o divine_a voice_n do_v work_v some_o remorse_n in_o saul_n pelican_n 10._o quest._n v_o 23._o of_o david_n oath_n whereby_o he_o bind_v himself_o not_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o posterity_n of_o saul_n 1._o david_n refuse_v not_o to_o swear_v unto_o saul_n for_o these_o cause_n both_o because_o saul_n do_v yield_v unto_o david_n the_o right_a of_o the_o kingdom_n one_o good_a turn_n as_o it_o be_v require_v a_o other_o that_o david_n again_o shall_v give_v he_o security_n for_o his_o posterity_n beside_o david_n have_v already_o in_o effect_n swear_v as_o much_o unto_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n not_o to_o cut_v off_o his_o seed_n c._n 20.15_o and_o further_o if_o david_n have_v refuse_v to_o take_v
christ_n and_o his_o church_n and_o the_o marriage_n between_o the_o man_n and_o wife_n but_o christ_n have_v but_o one_o church_n therefore_o the_o man_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o wife_n 7._o the_o great_a union_n and_o conjunction_n in_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v between_o the_o man_n and_o wife_n but_o there_o can_v be_v no_o union_n where_o there_o be_v a_o division_n and_o love_n be_v not_o so_o sincere_a and_o entire_a where_o it_o be_v divide_v 8._o solomon_n say_v rejoice_v with_o the_o wife_n of_o thy_o youth_n let_v she_o be_v as_o the_o love_a hind_n and_o pleasant_a roe_n prov._n 5.18_o 19_o this_o counsel_n as_o solomon_n himself_o follow_v not_o so_o neither_o can_v they_o obey_v that_o have_v more_o than_o one_o wife_n of_o their_o youth_n 9_o laban_n require_v of_o jaakob_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o take_v other_o wife_n to_o his_o daughter_n to_o vex_v they_o gen._n 30._o foresee_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o have_v many_o wife_n how_o there_o be_v continual_o 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the_o profane_a and_o wicked_a gen._n 4._o and_o yet_o no_o polygamy_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n of_o god_n it_o be_v first_o find_v before_o the_o flood_n in_o the_o progeny_n of_o cam_n which_o may_v have_v move_v the_o godly_a father_n then_o the_o rather_o to_o have_v use_v polygamy_n that_o they_o may_v have_v increase_v as_o fast_o as_o the_o unrighteous_a seed_n 4._o neither_o be_v polygamy_n make_v lawful_a for_o mystery_n for_o if_o that_o mystery_n hold_v in_o the_o marriage_n of_o two_o yet_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o marriage_n of_o six_o for_o so_o many_o wife_n david_n have_v 2._o sam._n 3._o much_o less_o in_o salomon_n thousand_o wife_n and_o concubine_n what_o mystery_n lie_v hide_v in_o that_o 5._o and_o if_o they_o will_v justify_v polygamy_n in_o the_o father_n how_o can_v they_o condemn_v it_o in_o solomon_n in_o who_o it_o be_v apparent_a it_o be_v a_o great_a slip_n and_o against_o the_o law_n to_o multiply_v many_o wife_n only_o for_o lust_n 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repentance_n to_o save_v his_o soul_n he_o can_v have_v no_o ordinary_a warrant_n to_o do_v as_o he_o do_v 2._o therefore_o the_o better_a answer_n be_v that_o david_n do_v take_v this_o enterprise_n in_o hand_n by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o gedeon_n go_v down_o to_o the_o host_n of_o the_o midianite_n and_o as_o jonathan_n and_o his_o armour_n bearer_n climb_v up_o the_o hill_n where_o the_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistines_n be_v c._n 14._o and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a motion_n appear_v because_o the_o lord_n concur_v and_o send_v a_o dead_a sleep_n upon_o they_o ex_fw-la martyr_n 2._o quest._n v_o 10._o whether_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o kill_v a_o tyrant_n see_v david_n spare_v saul_n 1._o it_o be_v out_o of_o doubt_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o
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suis_fw-la extrudunt_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la aliud_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la cogantur_fw-la illi_fw-la miseri_fw-la sub_fw-la turca_fw-la vivere_fw-la then_o such_o prince_n do_v great_o offend_v which_o thrust_v out_o godly_a man_n out_o of_o their_o dominion_n for_o what_o do_v they_o else_o then_o that_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v force_v to_o live_v under_o the_o turk_n sic_fw-la martyr_n 8._o quest._n v_o 20._o what_o david_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v let_v not_o my_o blood_n fall_v to_o the_o earth_n before_o the_o face_n of_o jehovah_n 1._o junius_n read_v thus_o let_v not_o my_o blood_n fall_v procul_fw-la à _fw-la conspectu_fw-la far_o off_o out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o jehovah_n that_o be_v before_o i_o come_v to_o be_v try_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v in_o god_n place_n but_o neither_o do_v david_n intend_v to_o yield_v himself_o to_o a_o ordinary_a trial_n before_o the_o judge_n for_o he_o know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o justice_n to_o be_v have_v at_o saul_n hand_n and_o the_o word_n mineger_n signify_v ex_fw-la adverso_fw-la s._n or_o à _fw-la region_fw-la over_o against_o or_o direct_o as_o gen._n 21.16_o and_o be_v better_a translate_v direct_o in_o the_o sight_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o david_n utter_v these_o word_n by_o way_n of_o supplication_n unto_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o blood_n to_o be_v spill_v but_o defend_v and_o protect_v he_o but_o it_o seem_v by_o saul_n answer_v that_o present_o follow_v v_o 21._o i_o will_v do_v thou_o no_o more_o harm_n that_o he_o speak_v these_o word_n to_o saul_n 3._o other_o take_v these_o word_n to_o be_v speak_v by_o david_n positive_o and_o affirmative_o that_o his_o blood_n shall_v not_o be_v spill_v upon_o the_o ground_n do_v what_o he_o can_v he_o labour_v in_o vain_a and_o trouble_v himself_o to_o no_o end_n sic_fw-la borr._n mar._n 4._o but_o the_o best_a interpretation_n be_v that_o his_o blood_n shall_v not_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v spill_v as_o water_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n see_v and_o behold_v it_o but_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v revenge_v and_o judge_v it_o vatab._n and_o therefore_o david_n advise_v saul_n to_o take_v heed_n how_o he_o shed_v his_o innocent_a blood_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v see_v it_o and_o not_o suffer_v it_o to_o go_v unpunished_a 9_o quest._n v_o 21._o how_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v err_v there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o error_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o voluntary_a or_o wilful_a error_n and_o a_o involuntarie_a which_o proceed_v of_o mere_a ignorance_n the_o first_o be_v of_o two_o sore_n either_o when_o there_o be_v a_o error_n in_o the_o judgement_n and_o understanding_n as_o those_o of_o who_o our_o saviour_n speak_v they_o shall_v think_v they_o do_v good_a service_n when_o they_o put_v you_o to_o death_n joh._n 16.1_o and_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 10.2_o have_v zeal_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n 2._o the_o other_o voluntary_a error_n be_v in_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n when_o the_o judgement_n be_v not_o corrupt_v but_o the_o will_n consent_v not_o be_v carry_v along_o as_o a_o violent_a stream_n to_o subscribe_v unto_o that_o which_o the_o mind_n see_v to_o be_v evil_a and_o this_o error_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n when_o the_o judgement_n be_v obscure_v and_o cast_v over_o for_o a_o time_n with_o the_o cloud_n of_o carnal_a desire_n and_o affection_n as_o david_n yield_v unto_o the_o temptation_n of_o lust_n which_o in_o his_o judgement_n clear_v though_o for_o that_o time_n obscure_v he_o condemn_v as_o when_o one_o witting_o and_o willing_o against_o his_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n do_v evil_a as_o saul_n persecute_v david_n know_v he_o to_o be_v innocent_a only_o of_o malice_n and_o hatred_n because_o he_o be_v appoint_v to_o the_o kingdom_n this_o kind_n of_o error_n excuse_v not_o at_o all_o 3._o the_o involuntarie_a kind_n of_o error_n be_v when_o there_o be_v a_o total_a ignorance_n and_o 〈◊〉_d first_o in_o the_o judgement_n and_o then_o in_o the_o will_n follow_v the_o judgement_n as_o jaakob_n take_v lea_n for_o rachel_n this_o kind_n of_o error_n excuse_v whole_o sic_fw-la fere_n martyr_n 10._o quest._n v_o 23._o of_o the_o reward_v or_o render_v unto_o a_o man_n his_o righteousness_n where_o also_o of_o merit_n 1._o some_o read_v the_o lord_n reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o righteousness_n l.b.g.u._n but_o it_o be_v better_a read_v the_o lord_n render_v unto_o every_o one_o his_o righteousness_n a.p.c._n jun._n for_o the_o preposition_n eeth_n here_o be_v a_o article_n of_o the_o accusative_a case_n 2._o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o as_o every_o one_o have_v behave_v himself_o just_o or_o unjust_o so_o he_o shall_v receive_v at_o god_n hand_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o righteousness_n one_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v impute_v unto_o we_o whereby_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v make_v we_o there_o be_v a_o righteousness_n of_o work_n proceed_v of_o faith_n which_o be_v imperfect_a of_o which_o kind_a david_n speak_v here_o which_o be_v reward_v and_o crown_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n 3._o this_o righteousness_n be_v call_v both_o the_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n as_o it_o proceed_v from_o he_o the_o fountain_n and_o author_n of_o good_a thing_n it_o be_v also_o call_v we_o because_o it_o be_v wrought_v in_o we_o as_o the_o subject_n and_o by_o we_o as_o the_o instrument_n otherwise_o we_o have_v no_o righteousness_n of_o ourselves_o for_o our_o saviour_n say_v without_o i_o you_o can_v do_v nothing_o 4._o our_o work_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o reward_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n for_o eternal_a life_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n rom._n 6.23_o but_o they_o be_v the_o mean_n and_o the_o way_n appoint_v for_o we_o to_o walk_v in_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v eph._n 2.10_o nay_o they_o be_v not_o general_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la the_o cause_n without_o the_o which_o a_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v for_o infant_n be_v save_v without_o they_o but_o as_o bernard_n say_v via_fw-la sunt_fw-la regni_fw-la non_fw-la causa_fw-la regnandi_fw-la they_o be_v the_o way_n to_o the_o kingdom_n not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o kingdom_n like_v as_o a_o man_n can_v not_o go_v unto_o the_o city_n but_o by_o the_o way_n nor_o climb_v up_o into_o a_o high_a place_n but_o by_o step_n and_o degree_n yet_o the_o way_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o go_n nor_o the_o step_n of_o our_o ascend_n so_o by_o good_a work_n we_o must_v walk_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o good_a work_n do_v not_o procure_v unto_o we_o the_o kingdom_n 5._o then_o we_o refuse_v upon_o these_o ground_n the_o
discontent_v because_o he_o be_v send_v back_o and_o may_v not_o go_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o king_n c._n 29.8_o it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o he_o bear_v the_o king_n in_o hand_n that_o he_o will_v go_v and_o fight_v against_o israel_n mar._n 2._o other_o think_v that_o this_o war_n be_v just_a which_o the_o philistines_n at_o this_o time_n take_v in_o hand_n against_o saul_n because_o that_o therein_o the_o lord_n purpose_v to_o punish_v saul_n wickedness_n and_o beside_o the_o kingdom_n belong_v unto_o david_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v seek_v his_o own_o but_o neither_o of_o these_o make_v this_o war_n just_a for_o howsoever_o god_fw-we intent_a herein_o to_o judge_v saul_n yet_o the_o philistines_n do_v it_o of_o a_o hateful_a mind_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o though_o david_n be_v the_o anoint_a king_n as_o it_o be_v the_o apparent_a heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o he_o have_v no_o such_o commandment_n to_o invade_v the_o kingdom_n but_o to_o wait_v his_o time_n 3._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o david_n will_v in_o the_o battle_n have_v turn_v his_o force_n against_o achish_n but_o herein_o david_n beside_o his_o deep_a dissimulation_n shall_v have_v show_v great_a unthankfulnes_n unto_o achish_n with_o who_o he_o have_v find_v such_o kind_a entertainment_n 4._o therefore_o the_o best_a solution_n of_o this_o doubt_n be_v that_o david_n give_v this_o wise_a answer_n unto_o achish_n neither_o direct_o promise_v his_o help_n as_o josephus_n say_v he_o do_v prompt_v polliceri_fw-la operam_fw-la ready_o promise_v his_o help_n neither_o yet_o deny_v the_o same_o but_o he_o wait_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o direction_n pray_v fervent_o in_o his_o heart_n unto_o god_n that_o some_o impediment_n may_v fall_v out_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v force_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o israelite_n and_o special_o against_o his_o love_a and_o dear_a friend_n jonathan_n sic_fw-la osiand_n mar._n pelican_n 2._o quest._n v_o 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care_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o body_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o concern_v the_o civil_a and_o politic_a state_n and_o here_o they_o do_v urge_v the_o example_n of_o vzziah_n who_o be_v strike_v with_o leprosy_n matter_n when_o he_o attempt_v to_o have_v sacrifice_v but_o this_o example_n be_v unfit_o allege_v for_o prince_n be_v not_o indeed_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o ecclesiastical_a office_n as_o themselves_o to_o preach_v to_o baptize_v to_o excommunicate_v as_o vzziah_n will_v have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o it_o belong_v unto_o they_o to_o see_v that_o as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o other_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o by_o good_a law_n to_o command_v the_o true_a religion_n to_o be_v receive_v of_o all_o the_o reason_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o prince_n be_v in_o god_n place_n here_o in_o earth_n and_o every_o soul_n be_v command_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o rom._n 13.1_o then_o be_v no_o soul_n except_v whether_o of_o bishop_n or_o of_o whosoever_o 2._o their_o office_n be_v to_o bear_v the_o sword_n and_o to_o see_v all_o ungodliness_n punish_v as_o well_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o first_o as_o of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o augustine_n say_v bene_fw-la se_fw-la res_fw-la haberet_fw-la si_fw-la magistratus_fw-la adulteria_fw-la punire_fw-la posset_n animorum_fw-la scortationes_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n it_o be_v well_o if_o the_o magistrate_n may_v punish_v adultery_n and_o not_o meet_v with_o the_o spiritual_a fornication_n of_o the_o soul_n 3._o as_o prince_n have_v the_o oversight_n of_o other_o profession_n which_o yet_o they_o themselves_o practise_v not_o as_o to_o see_v that_o physician_n and_o apothecary_n which_o attend_v upon_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v deal_v faithful_o in_o their_o several_a vocation_n so_o also_o see_v there_o be_v great_a necessity_n of_o provide_v physic_n for_o the_o soul_n much_o more_o ought_v magistrate_n to_o take_v care_n 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counsel_n of_o jehovah_n because_o he_o do_v not_o seek_v unto_o god_n in_o truth_n but_o in_o hypocrisy_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n see_v his_o heart_n will_v not_o vouchsafe_v he_o a_o answer_n and_o he_o which_o have_v before_o destroy_v the_o innocent_a priest_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o receive_v any_o comfort_n by_o they_o 2._o here_o be_v three_o way_n express_v whereby_o the_o lord_n use_v to_o make_v know_v his_o will_n to_o his_o servant_n by_o dream_n by_o urim_n that_o be_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o by_o prophet_n there_o be_v other_o way_n as_o god_n speak_v sometime_o by_o his_o angel_n they_o also_o sometime_o use_v lot_n but_o the_o other_o three_o be_v more_o usual_a in_o those_o time_n mar._n 3._o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o dream_n some_o good_a dream_n which_o be_v send_v upon_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n some_o be_v but_o the_o illusion_n of_o satan_n and_o these_o two_o kind_a of_o dream_n differ_v in_o three_o thing_n in_o the_o author_n god_n send_v good_a dream_n the_o other_o proceed_v from_o satan_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n as_o joseph_n and_o daniel_n see_v good_a dream_n and_o vision_n the_o false_a prophet_n be_v delude_v by_o the_o other_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v to_o good_a end_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o other_o be_v to_o a_o evil_a end_n to_o seduce_v and_o deceive_v the_o people_n deut._n 13.2_o now_o god_n do_v not_o reveal_v his_o will_n unto_o any_o by_o dream_n to_o have_v saul_n advertise_v of_o his_o will_n borr._n 4._o but_o whereas_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n and_o he_o answer_v he_o not_o by_o urim_n some_o think_v that_o after_o abiathar_n be_v go_v with_o the_o ephod_n reconcil_n he_o cause_v a_o other_o to_o be_v make_v some_o that_o he_o have_v send_v to_o abiathar_n to_o consult_v for_o he_o some_o that_o he_o
some_o temporal_a benefit_n so_o the_o thing_n be_v unseem_o which_o be_v commit_v and_o the_o end_n also_o not_o good_a both_o these_o david_n here_o offend_v in_o for_o he_o speak_v against_o his_o conscience_n and_o he_o intend_v therein_o a_o temporal_a benefit_n that_o he_o may_v still_o retain_v the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n whatsoever_o shall_v happen_v now_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o end_n and_o intention_n of_o flatterer_n we_o may_v discern_v between_o christian_a comitie_n and_o gentleness_n and_o carnal_a adulation_n and_o flattery_n s._n paul_n become_v all_o unto_o all_o man_n he_o seek_v to_o please_v in_o thing_n not_o uncomely_a but_o indifferent_a and_o he_o do_v it_o not_o for_o any_o temporal_a commodity_n or_o advantage_n to_o himself_o but_o only_o to_o win_v they_o unto_o christ._n further_o let_v it_o be_v consider_v that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o flatterer_n some_o be_v palpable_a and_o gross_a flatterer_n that_o say_v and_o unsay_v to_o please_v they_o who_o they_o flatter_v if_o they_o say_v nay_o they_o likewise_o answer_v nay_o if_o yea_o then_o yea_o also_o there_o be_v a_o other_o sort_n of_o flatterer_n that_o pretend_v a_o kind_n of_o liberty_n as_o though_o they_o seem_v not_o to_o flatter_v as_o here_o david_n seek_v to_o please_v the_o king_n by_o show_v his_o desire_n to_o the_o king_n service_n contrary_a to_o the_o king_n determination_n mart._n 5._o some_o also_o think_v that_o david_n in_o deed_n desire_v to_o stay_v still_o in_o the_o camp_n that_o he_o may_v certify_v the_o israelite_n of_o the_o counsel_n and_o intendment_n of_o the_o philistines_n and_o so_o they_o may_v avoid_v they_o l._n ben_n gerson_n but_o this_o be_v not_o like_a for_o neither_o can_v david_n have_v do_v this_o safe_o without_o danger_n and_o beside_o he_o shall_v have_v by_o this_o mean_v cast_v himself_o into_o apparent_a danger_n if_o the_o philistines_n shall_v overcome_v as_o they_o do_v he_o be_v like_a to_o loose_v their_o favour_n if_o saul_n and_o the_o israelite_n he_o and_o he_o also_o shall_v have_v go_v to_o wrack_n 3._o quest._n v_o 9_o of_o achish_a answer_n to_o david_n 1._o in_o that_o achish_n liken_v david_n to_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n that_o be_v as_o a_o excellent_a man_n send_v of_o god_n for_o angel_n signify_v a_o messenger_n we_o see_v that_o the_o heathen_a have_v some_o knowledge_n both_o of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o spirit_n and_o messenger_n the_o angel_n as_o in_o this_o place_n achish_n confess_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v a_o jehovah_n that_o be_v one_o almighty_a god_n governor_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o that_o the_o same_o jehovah_n be_v just_a and_o upright_o and_o therefore_o love_v such_o as_o be_v so_o v._n 6._o 3._o he_o acknowledge_v also_o that_o the_o bless_a angel_n be_v minister_a spirit_n unto_o this_o jehovah_n borr._n 2._o he_o report_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistines_n in_o better_a manner_n than_o they_o first_o speak_v they_o neither_o do_v he_o rehearse_v all_o their_o word_n because_o he_o will_v not_o altogether_o discourage_v david_n teach_v we_o that_o when_o we_o do_v report_v a_o tale_n from_o a_o other_o mouth_n we_o shall_v make_v not_o the_o worst_a but_o the_o best_a of_o it_o osiand_n 4._o quest._n v_o 10._o of_o david_n return_n 1._o josephus_n think_v that_o achish_a send_v back_n david_n to_o defend_v the_o border_n of_o the_o philistines_n lest_o the_o enemy_n shall_v invade_v the_o land_n while_o they_o go_v against_o israel_n add_v further_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v as_o acceptable_a a_o service_n unto_o he_o as_o if_o he_o go_v with_o he_o to_o battle_n 2._o but_o the_o true_a cause_n achish_n open_v himself_o say_v that_o he_o shall_v take_v his_o master_n servant_n with_o he_o suspect_v that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v faithful_a unto_o he_o that_o have_v leave_v their_o master_n saul_n pelican_n 3._o thus_o we_o see_v what_o be_v the_o issue_n of_o david_n flee_v to_o the_o philistines_n they_o have_v no_o confidence_n in_o he_o but_o send_v he_o away_o as_o a_o man_n not_o to_o be_v trust_v mart._n 4._o but_o howsoever_o this_o return_n of_o david_n be_v somewhat_o contumelious_a unto_o he_o yet_o god_n providence_n therein_o appear_v that_o by_o this_o mean_n deliver_v david_n from_o so_o great_a a_o straight_a that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v force_v to_o fight_v against_o his_o own_o people_n osiand_n chap._n xxx_o 1._o quest._n v_o 1._o of_o the_o amalekite_n sack_v and_o take_v of_o ziklag_n 1._o by_o this_o it_o appear_v what_o inconvenience_n follow_v upon_o saul_n spare_v of_o amalek_n contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n who_o be_v reserve_v for_o a_o plague_n unto_o israel_n bor._n 2._o beside_o by_o this_o accident_n god_n chastise_v and_o correct_v david_n if_o he_o have_v entertain_v any_o such_o thought_n as_o to_o fight_v against_o israel_n osiand_n 3._o yet_o so_o as_o the_o lord_n remember_v his_o mercy_n in_o judgement_n and_o so_o overrule_v the_o amalekite_n as_o that_o they_o put_v none_o to_o the_o sword_n but_o only_o carry_v david_n wife_n away_o captive_a that_o they_o may_v be_v recover_v again_o alive_a mar._n 4._o god_n providence_n also_o further_o show_v itself_o towards_o david_n in_o that_o achish_n do_v hasten_v he_o forward_o to_o go_v away_o in_o the_o morning_n very_o early_o and_o by_o this_o mean_n make_v haste_n he_o come_v the_o soon_o to_o ziklag_n to_o pursue_v after_o the_o amalekite_n pelican_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n call_v david_n from_o a_o unjust_a quarrel_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n to_o a_o just_a battle_n against_o the_o amalekite_n mar._n 2._o quest._n v_o 3_o 4._o of_o the_o strait_n that_o david_n be_v in_o 1._o his_o own_o people_n will_v have_v stone_v he_o lay_v the_o cause_n upon_o he_o that_o they_o leave_v their_o city_n without_o defence_n to_o follow_v after_o he_o so_o david_n have_v four_o kind_n of_o enemy_n saul_n and_o his_o company_n the_o philistines_n the_o amalekite_n who_o david_n now_o pursue_v and_o which_o be_v most_o grievous_a of_o all_o unto_o he_o his_o own_o people_n and_o follower_n intend_v to_o stone_n he_o wherein_o he_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n who_o be_v hate_v of_o his_o own_o people_n as_o be_v moses_n that_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n thus_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o try_v david_n patience_n and_o now_o be_v as_o it_o be_v plunge_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o sorrow_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n unto_o he_o that_o his_o deliverance_n be_v near_o at_o hand_n 2._o david_n weep_v together_o with_o the_o rest_n and_o that_o excessive_o but_o they_o for_o their_o present_a loss_n that_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n be_v carry_v away_o but_o david_n further_o consider_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v chastise_v he_o for_o his_o sin_n 3._o by_o this_o example_n of_o david_n thus_o grievous_o weep_v and_o lament_v that_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoike_fw-gr be_v confute_v that_o will_v have_v a_o wise_a man_n without_o all_o passion_n and_o affection_n and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o change_v his_o countenance_n mart._n 3._o quest._n v_o 6._o of_o these_o word_n david_n do_v comfort_v himself_o in_o his_o god_n how_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v his_o god_n 1._o the_o lord_n be_v god_n not_o only_o of_o david_n but_o of_o all_o israel_n and_o not_o only_o of_o israel_n but_o of_o the_o gentile_n also_o but_o david_n call_v he_o his_o god_n because_o he_o have_v particular_a experience_n of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o as_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n have_v mar._n so_o s._n paul_n say_v i_o thank_v my_o god_n rom._n 1.8_o and_o speak_v of_o christ_n he_o say_v who_o have_v love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o gal._n 2.20_o 2._o in_o the_o canticle_n the_o church_n say_v unto_o and_o of_o christ_n my_o well_o belove_a as_o christ_n call_v the_o church_n my_o spouse_n my_o love_n whereupon_o bernard_n note_v well_o vniversitatis_fw-la dominum_fw-la 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