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A42784
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The rector of Bury's reply to the minister at Oswestry's answer; in a second letter to his friend
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Gipps, Thomas, d. 1709.
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1699
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Wing G779B; ESTC R213346
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probably_n he_o know_v not_o his_o name_n for_o he_o never_o call_v he_o david_n but_o only_a youth_n stripling_n and_o young_a man._n whereas_o all_o this_o be_v well_o know_v unto_o saul_n before_o chapter_n 16._o 5._o in_o the_o 18_o chapter_n the_o 6_o 7_o &_o 8._o verse_n be_v manifest_o break_v off_o from_o the_o 17_o chapter_n which_o they_o ought_v immediate_o to_o follow_v but_o be_v interrupt_v with_o five_o versâ—s_n the_o last_o whereof_o acquaint_v we_o that_o saul_n employ_v david_n in_o business_n of_o importance_n set_v he_o over_o the_o man_n of_o war_n that_o david_n behave_v himself_o wise_o and_o get_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n and_o of_o the_o courtier_n which_o must_v needs_o have_v happen_v after_o saul_n triumphant_a return_n from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o philistine_n which_o nevertheless_o we_o see_v be_v postpone_v to_o the_o 6_o 7_o &_o 8._o verse_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o i_o shall_v think_v yet_o with_o submission_n that_o the_o course_n 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unto_o saul_n because_o he_o frequent_o go_v from_o court_n home_o to_o feed_v his_o father_n sheep_n therefore_o the_o king_n inquire_v of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o family_n a._n it_o be_v incredible_a saul_n shall_v suffer_v his_o armour-bearer_n to_o retire_v so_o often_o to_o feed_v sheep_n or_o frequent_o dispense_v with_o his_o absence_n who_o be_v to_o be_v constant_o at_o hand_n to_o play_n upon_o the_o harp_n when_o ever_o the_o evil_a spirit_n come_v upon_o saul_n beside_o if_o david_n frequent_o go_v home_n he_o frequent_o return_v unto_o court_n and_o so_o be_v better_o know_v unto_o the_o king_n it_o be_v say_v saul_n be_v take_v up_o with_o the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n so_o that_o although_o he_o former_o know_v david_n and_o his_o family_n
ch_n 16._o 18._o yet_o he_o have_v forget_v he_o ch_z 17._o especial_o be_v often_o trouble_v with_o the_o evil_a spirit_n a._n saul_n be_v not_o at_o that_o time_n trouble_v with_o the_o evil_a spirit_n it_o be_v manifest_a if_o he_o have_v be_v often_o trouble_v with_o it_o yet_o he_o lose_v not_o his_o memory_n and_o understanding_n thereby_o ch_n 18._o 10_o 11._o ch_z 19_o 9_o 10_o 11._o david_n at_o the_o combat_n with_o goliath_n be_v but_o stripling_n twenty_o year_n old_a haply_o for_o he_o be_v but_o 30_o at_o saul_n death_n 2_o sam._n 5._o 4._o so_o that_o there_o can_v not_o be_v sufficient_a time_n between_o saul_n make_v he_o his_o armour-bearer_n and_o the_o combat_n for_o saul_n to_o have_v forget_v david_n in_o a_o word_n prince_n in_o their_o consulation_n about_o the_o affair_n of_o state_n be_v wont_a to_o confer_v with_o their_o principal_a officer_n and_o minister_n of_o who_o doubtless_o david_n the_o armour-bearer_n be_v one_o at_o least_o have_v frequent_a 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case_n again_o david_n have_v slay_v goliath_n and_o occasion_v thereby_o the_o total_a defeat_n and_o overthrow_v of_o the_o philistine_n this_o be_v a_o noble_a and_o deserve_a exploit_n right_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o time_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o any_o purpose_n at_o present_a to_o hide_v his_o former_a knowledge_n of_o david_n for_o all_o david_n pretence_n now_o unto_o a_o further_a reward_n of_o his_o service_n be_v his_o successful_a combat_n and_o slaughter_n of_o the_o giant_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o army_n of_o israel_n thereby_o as_o to_o the_o reward_n of_o this_o action_n it_o mattered_a not_o whether_o saul_n have_v or_o have_v not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o david_n former_o still_o the_o reward_n be_v due_a though_o saul_n have_v never_o before_o see_v or_o know_v he_o it_o be_v say_v david_n face_n be_v change_v and_o his_o beard_n grow_v so_o that_o saul_n know_v he_o not_o again_o a._n how_o can_v david_n beard_n be_v grow_v who_o be_v as_o yet_o but_o a_o 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in_o the_o order_n of_o time_n though_o the_o 16_o by_o a_o bold_a prolepsis_n be_v put_v first_o by_o the_o historian_n the_o end_n