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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

Joab trecherously surprizing him killed him at the Gate of the City David was much perplexed hereat and uttered grievous Curses against Joab and his whole race and to deface the blemish of this Murder be assisted at the Funerals of Abner protesting against the cruelty of those who had taken away his Life and highly setting forth the praises of the dead yet he caused not process to be made against Joab conceiving that he was not able to destroy him in such a time when it was dangerous to provoke him After this Ishbosheth King of Israel was slain by two Murtherers Rechab and Baanah as he slept on his Bed at Noonday who cut off his Head and brought it to David at which this great King was so highly incensed abhorring this barbarous Fact that he instantly condemn'd them to death and their Heads and Feet being cut off they were hang'd up at the Fish●ood of Hebron The death of Ishbosheth the Son of Saul ended the difference between the two 〈◊〉 Houses and all the Tribes yielded universally to David So that now he began to Reign absolutely and to disscover the Admirable Qualities and Royal Virtues wherewith he was adorned And it is certain that of all the Kings of Judah none equall'd him in all kind of perfections He was one who feared God without Superstition was Religious without Hypocrisie Valiant without Sternness Liberal without reproaching any a good Husband without Covetousness Valiant without Insolence Vigilant without Unquietness Wise without Subtilty Courteous without Loosness Humble without Cowardliness Cheerful without too much Familiarity Grave without Fierceness and Kind without any Complement Above all he was all his Life very Zealous for Religion and wonderfully affected toward Divine things setling the Worship of God and composing Hymns for the people which have continued to all Ages and serve for perpetual Springs of Devotion even to this very day Yet did these Exercises no way diminish his Actions of Valour He overthrew the Philistines in two great Battels and made War on every side in the East against the Moabites and Amonites in the West against the Phoenicians on the South against the Amalekites Arabians and Idumeans and in the North against the Syrians Sabeans and Mesopotamians and was happy in all his Enterprizes Besides which he made Leagues with the Kings his Neighbours which he gained either by Friendship or Force He rendred Justice exactly to his Subjects favoured Arts Inricht and Fortified Towns Erected Stately Pallaces and brought the Kingdom of Judah out of Servility who had not yet known what Magnificence was He was honoured by the great Ones beloved by the Priests admired by the Wisest and almost adored by the People But as all light in mortal things hath a shaddow God suffered him to fall into a great offence which served to humble him and caused very much trouble in his House His mind being freed from the cares of War and Business he descried from the top of his Pallace a Woman that bathed her self in her Garden he inquired her name her Kindred and her Quality and becoming in Love thereby sends for her to his house and had Company with her How dear did this unhappy cast of his Eye cost him When a man once exceeds in this blind Passion he goes further than ever he designed She soon after sends word to David that she had Conceived and that her Husband having not seen her of a long time might have very ill apprehensions of her The honour of this lost Creature must now be covered the King sends for her Husband under some other pretence he comes from the Army is kindly entertained and David is earnest with him to go home and take his ease with his Wife but the good man refuses it saying That it was not fit for him to lye in a Bed when the Ark of God and his Captain Joab were under Tents He lies on the ground before the door of the Kings Chamber and so passeth the night having no desire but to return speedily to the Army Alas poor Vriah thou art made a harmless Sacrifice and wast but too faithful and therefore must water with thy bloud the guilt of thy Master David dictates a bloudy Letter to Joab to place Vriah in the Forlorn hope that he might be fairly rid of him and Vriah carries this deadly Letter Joab without inquiring obeys the Innocent Vriah is massacred and these false Lovers now think themselves secure David remains nine Months covered with this Filth and Bloud without coming to the knowledge of himself until Nathan the Prophet removes the Vail that blinded him who though he knew how dangerous it was to reprove a King and especially in such a case yet resolved to shew David his sin by uttering a Parable of a Rich Man that had great Store of Sheep who yet had violently taken away one only Ewe from a Poor Man which David finding very strange judged him worthy of death whereat the Prophet hits him home telling him He was the Man who had caused poor Uriah to be slain after he had taken Bathsheba from him David awaking as it were out of a dead sleep acknowledged his sin with a true humility and submitted himself to all the Chastisements it should please the great Judge to inflict upon him He was presently changed into another man and was exceeding Penitent his Heart bleeding and his Eyes weeping continually for his grievous offence and God beginning the punishments of his sin which yet he had pardoned as to his own person caused the Child Conceived in Adultery to dye A year after those pitiful Tragadies of his House which the Lord had threatned him with came upon him and filled his heart with terrors Amnon the eldest Son of David fell in love with his sister Thamar a very fair Princess and being in dispair of obtaining his desire falls sick The King his Father goes to see him to take order for his health who tells him There is but one medicine that will cure him which is that his sister Thamar should come and make him broth with her own hand wherein she had much skill This is easily granted and the innocent Maid goes to him who soon discovers his passion to her which she as violently opposed by reasons and tears Whereupon this barbarous Man proceeds to force and ravishes her which being past he entred into as furious a repentance and not enduring to behold her drives her out of his House with reproach and sco●● she puts on morning attire and covers her head with ashes and at last discovers all to Absolom her brother by the same Mother who comforts her and promises revenge David hears of it but remembring his own offence durst not censure that of his Son especially since he loved him tenderly and feared to offend him Absolom seeing David did nothing in it resolved to do himself Justice with his own hands and having kep● his design secret two years to prevent suspition he makes