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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	6,232	5	10.0779	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87263	The doctrine of the Church of England, established by Parliament against disobedience and wilfull rebellion. Published by G. I. for satisfaction to his parishoners of Watton in the county of Hartford.	Ingoldsby, William, d. 1645.	1642 (1642)	Wing I188; Thomason E130_30; ESTC R14126	37,574	49

Almighty God commanded to be slaine according to the Iustice of God against his sworne enemy and although Saul of a devotion meant to sacrifice such things as he spared of the Amalekites to the honour and service of God yet Saul was reproved for his wrong mercy and devotion and was told that obedience would more have pleased him then such lenity which sinnefull humanity saith holy Chrysostome is more cruell before God then any murther or shedding of bloud when it is commanded of God But yet how evill soever Saul the King was and out of Gods favour yet was he obeyed of his subject David the very best of all subjects and the most valiant in the service of his Prince and Countrey in the warres the most obedient and loving in peace and alwayes most true and faithfull to his Soveraigne and Lord and farthest off from all manner of rebellion For which his most painefull true and faithfull service King Saul yet rewarded him not onely with great unkindnesse but also sought his destruction and death by all meanes possible so that David was faine to save his life not by rebellion nor any resistance but by slight and hiding himselfe from the Kings sight Which notwithstanding when King Saul upon a time came alone into the Cave where David was so that David might easily have slaine him yet would he neither hurt him himselfe neither suffer any of his men to lay hands upon him Another time also David entring by night with one Abisai a valiant and feirce man into the Tent where King Saul did lie asleepe where also he might yet more easily have slain him yet would he neither hurt him himselfe nor suffer Abisai who was willing and ready to slay King Saul once to touch him Thus did David deale with Saul his Prince notwithstanding that King Saul continually sought his death and destruction It shall not be amisse unto these deeds of David to adde his words and to shew you what he spake unto such as encouraged him to take his opportunity 1 King 24.7 and advantage to slay King Saul as his mortall enemy when he might The Lord keepe mee saith David from doing that thing 1 King 26.9 and from laying hands upon my Lord Gods annointed For who can lay his hand upon the Lords aunointed and be guiltlesse As truly as the Lord liveth except that the Lord doe smite him or his day shall come to dye or that he goe downe to the warre and be slaine in battell the Lord bee mercifull unto mee that I lay not my hand upon the Lords annointed These be Davids words spoken at sundry times to divers of his servants provoking him to slay King Saul when opportunity served him thereunto Neither is it to bee omitted and left out how when an Amalekite had slaine King Saul even at Sauls owne bidding and commandement 1 King 24. for he would live no longer now for that hee had lost the field against his enemies the Philistines the said Amalekite making great hast to bring first word and newes thereof unto David as joyous unto him for the death of his mortall enemy bringing withall the Crowne that was upon King Sauls head and the bracelet that was about his arme both as a proofe of the truth of his newes and also as fit and pleasant presents unto David 2 King 1.12 being by God appointed to be King Saul his Successour in the Kingdome Yet was that faithfull and godly David so farre from rejoycing at these newes that he rent his cloathes wept mourned and fasted and so far off from thankes giving to the messenger either for his deed in killing the King though his deadly enemy 2 King 1.4 or for his message and newes or for his presents that hee brought that hee said unto him How happened it that thou wast not afraid to lay hands upon the Lords annoynted to kill him whereupon immediately he commanded one of his servants to kill the messenger and said Thy bloud be upon thine owne head for thine own mouth hath witnessed against thy selfe in confessing that thou hast slaine the Lords annoynted This example dearely beloved is notable and the circumstances thereof are well to bee considered for the better instruction of all subjects in their bounden duty of obedience and perpetuall fearing of them from attempting of any rebellion or hurt against their Prince On the one part David was not onely a good and true subject but also such a subject as both in peace and war had served 1 King 8.18 and saved his Princes honour and life and delivered his Countrey and Countreymen from great danger of Infidels forraigne and most cruell enemies horribly invading the King and his Countrey for which David was in singular favour withall the people so that hee might have had great numbers of them at his commandement 1 King 16. if he would have attempted any thing Besides this David was no common or absolute subject but heir apparent to the Crowne and Kingdome by God appointed to raigne after Saul which as it encreased the favour of the people that knew it towards David so did it make Davids cause and case much differing from the case of common and absolute subjects And which is most of all David was highly and singularly in the favour of God 2 King 15.11 On the contrary part King Saul was out of Gods favour for that cause which is before rehearsed he as it were Gods enemy 1 King 18.10 and therefore like in warre and peace to be hurtfull and pernicious unto the Common-wealth and that was knowne to many of his subjects for that he was openly rebuked of Samuel for his disobedience unto God which might make the people lesse to esteeme him King Saul was also unto David a mortall and deadly enemy 1 King 15. and 22. and 26. though without Davids deserving who by his faithfull painefull profitable yea most necessary service had well deserved as of his Countrey so of his Prince But King Saul far otherwise the more was his unkindnesse hatred and cruelty towards such a good subject both odious and detestable Yet would David neither himselfe slay nor hurt such an enemy for that he was his Prince and Lord nor would suster any other to kill hurt or lay hand upon him when hee might have beene slaine without any stirre tumult or danger of any mans life Now let David answer to such demands The Demand as men desirous of rebellion doe use to make Shall not we especially being so good men as we are rise and rebell against a Prince hated of God and Gods enemy and therefore not like to prosper either in warre or peace but to bee hurtfull and pernicious to the Common-wealth The Answer No saith good and godly David Gods and such a Kings faithfull subject and so convicting such subjects as attempt any rebellion against such a King The Demand to bee neither good subjects nor