sam._n 9.17_o 1_o sam._n 10.1_o we_o have_v not_o saul_n elect_v and_o constitute_v king_n and_o samuel_n do_v obeisance_n to_o he_o and_o kiss_v he_o for_o the_o honour_n royal_a which_o god_n be_v to_o put_v upon_o he_o for_o before_o this_o prophetical_a unction_n 1_o sam._n 9.22_o he_o make_v he_o sit_v in_o the_o chief_a place_n and_o honour_v he_o as_o king_n when_o as_o yet_o samuel_n be_v material_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n vicegerent_n in_o israel_n if_o then_o the_o prelate_n conclude_v any_o thing_n from_o samuel_n his_o do_v reverence_n and_o obeisance_n to_o he_o as_o king_n it_o shall_v follow_v that_o saul_n be_v formal_o king_n before_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 10.1_o anoint_a he_o and_o kiss_v he_o and_o that_o must_v be_v before_o he_o he_o be_v formal_o king_n otherwise_o he_o be_v in_o god_n appointment_n king_n before_o ever_o he_o see_v samuel_n face_n and_o it_o be_v true_a he_o ascribe_v honour_n to_o he_o as_o to_z one_o appoint_v by_o god_n to_o be_v supreme_a sovereign_n for_o that_o which_o he_o shall_v be_v not_o for_o that_o which_o he_o be_v as_o c._n 9.22_o he_o set_v he_o in_o the_o chief_a place_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v false_a that_o we_o have_v saul_n election_n and_o constitution_n to_o be_v king_n 1_o sam._n 10._o for_o after_o that_o time_n the_o people_n be_v rebuke_v for_o seek_v a_o king_n and_o that_o with_o a_o purpose_n to_o dissuade_v they_o from_o it_o as_o a_o sinful_a desire_n and_o he_o be_v choose_v by_o lot_n after_o that_o and_o make_v king_n &_o after_o samuel_n anoint_v of_o he_o he_o be_v a_o private_a man_n and_o do_v hide_v himself_o among_o the_o stuff_n v_o 22.3_o the_o prelate_n if_o of_o ignorance_n or_o wilful_o i_o know_v not_o sai_z the_o expression_n and_o phrase_n be_v the_o same_o 1_o sam._n 12.13_o and_o ps._n 2.6_o which_o be_v false_a for_o 1_o sam._n 12.13_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behold_v the_o lord_n have_v give_v you_o a_o king_n such_o be_v the_o expression_n hos._n 13.11_o i_o give_v they_o a_o king_n in_o my_o wrath_n but_o that_o expression_n be_v not_o psal._n 2.6_o but_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o have_v establish_v he_o my_o king_n and_o though_o it_o be_v the_o same_o expression_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o the_o people_n have_v not_o hand_n any_o other_o way_n in_o appoint_v christ_n their_o head_n though_o that_o phrase_n also_o be_v in_o the_o word_n hos._n 1._o v._n 11._o then_o by_o consent_v and_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o king_n king_n but_o this_o prove_v not_o that_o the_o people_n in_o appoint_v a_o king_n have_v no_o hand_n but_o naked_a approbation_n for_o the_o same_o phrase_n do_v not_o express_v the_o same_o action_n nay_o the_o judge_n be_v to_o kiss_v christ_n ps._n 2.12_o the_o same_o way_n and_o by_o the_o same_o action_n that_o samuel_n kiss_v saul_n 1_o sam._n 10.1_o and_o the_o idolater_n kiss_v the_o calf_n hos._n 13.2_o for_o the_o same_o hebrew_n word_n be_v use_v in_o all_o the_o three_o place_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a the_o first_o kiss_v be_v spiritual_a the_o second_o a_o kiss_n of_o honour_n and_o the_o three_o a_o idolatrous_a kiss_n 4._o the_o anoint_v of_o saul_n can_v be_v a_o lead_a rule_n to_o the_o make_n of_o all_o king_n to_o the_o world_n end_n for_o the_o p._n prelate_n forget_v himself_o say_v that_o only_o some_o few_o as_o moses_n saul_n and_o david_n etc._n etc._n by_o extraordinary_a manifestation_n from_o heaven_n be_v make_v king_n pa._n 19.5_o he_o say_v it_o be_v not_o arbitrary_a for_o the_o people_n to_o admit_v or_o reject_v saul_n so_o design_v what_o mean_v he_o it_o be_v not_o moral_o arbitrary_a because_o they_o be_v under_o a_o law_n deut._n 17.14_o 15._o to_o make_v he_o king_n who_o the_o lord_n shall_v choose_v that_o be_v true_a but_o be_v it_o not_o arbitrary_a to_o they_o to_o break_v a_o law_n physical_o i_o think_v he_o who_o be_v a_o profess_a arminian_n will_v not_o side_n with_o manichaean_n and_o fatalist_n so_o but_o the_o p._n prelate_n must_v prove_v it_o be_v not_o arbitrary_a either_o moral_o or_o physical_o to_o they_o not_o to_o accept_v saul_n as_o their_o king_n because_o they_o have_v no_o action_n at_o all_o in_o the_o make_n of_o a_o king_n god_n do_v it_o all_o both_o by_o constitute_v and_o design_v the_o king_n why_o then_o do_v god_n deut._n 17._o give_v a_o law_n to_o they_o to_o make_v such_o a_o man_n king_n not_o such_o a_o man_n if_o it_o be_v not_o in_o their_o free_a will_n to_o have_v any_o action_n or_o hand_n in_o the_o make_n of_o a_o king_n at_o all_o but_o that_o some_o son_n of_o belial_n will_v not_o accept_v he_o as_o their_o king_n be_v express_o say_v 1_o sam._n 10.27_o and_o how_o do_v israel_n conspire_v with_o absolom_n to_o unk_v and_o dethrone_v david_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v king_n if_o the_o prelate_n mean_v it_o be_v not_o arbitrary_a to_o they_o physical_o to_o reject_v saul_n he_o speak_v wonder_n the_o son_n of_o belial_n do_v reject_v he_o ergo_fw-la 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the_o lord_n deut._n 17._o vindicate_v this_o as_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o himself_o to_o choose_v the_o person_n and_o to_o choose_v saul_n what_o then_o ergo_fw-la now_o the_o people_n choose_v a_o king_n have_v no_o power_n to_o choose_v or_o name_v a_o man_n because_o god_n anoint_a saul_n and_o david_n by_o immediate_a manifestation_n of_o his_o will_n to_o samuel_n this_o consequence_n be_v nothing_o &_o also_o it_o follow_v in_o no_o wise_a that_o therefore_o the_o people_n make_v not_o saul_n king_n 7._o that_o the_o people_n approbation_n of_o a_o king_n be_v not_o necessary_a be_v bellarmine_n and_o papist_n saying_n and_o that_o the_o people_n choose_v their_o minister_n in_o the_o apostolic_a church_n not_o by_o a_o necessity_n of_o a_o divine_a commandment_n but_o to_o conciliate_v love_n betwixt_o pastor_n and_o people_n papist_n hold_v that_o if_o the_o pope_n make_v a_o â—â—pish_a king_n the_o head_n and_o king_n of_o britain_n against_o the_o people_n will_n yet_o be_v he_o their_o king_n 8._o david_n be_v then_o king_n all_o the_o time_n that_o saul_n presecute_v he_o he_o sin_v true_o in_o not_o discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n only_o because_o he_o want_v a_o ceremony_n the_o people_n approbation_n which_o the_o prelate_n say_v be_v require_v to_o the_o solemnity_n and_o pomp_n not_o to_o the_o necessity_n and_o truth_n and_o essence_n of_o a_o formal_a king_n so_o the_o king_n coronation_n oath_n and_o the_o people_n oath_n must_v be_v ceremony_n and_o because_o the_o prelate_n be_v perjure_v himself_o therefore_o perjury_n be_v but_o a_o ceremony_n also_o 9_o the_o enthronization_n of_o bishop_n be_v like_o the_o king_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o apostle_n must_v spare_v throne_n while_o they_o come_v to_o heaven_n luk._n 22.29_o 30._o the_o p._n prelate_n with_o their_o head_n the_o pope_n must_v be_v enthrone_v 10._o the_o hereditary_a king_n he_o make_v a_o king_n before_o his_o coronation_n and_o his_o act_n be_v as_o valid_a 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