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judgement_n that_o shall_v befall_v those_o who_o be_v to_o come_v after_o he_o yet_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o a_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v peace_n and_o truth_n in_o his_o day_n 2_o king_n 20._o from_o 12_o to_o 20._o 2_o chron._n 32.31_o isa_n 39_o wh_o ch._n hezekiah_n three_o year_n after_o his_o recovery_n have_v his_o son_n manasses_n by_o hephzibah_n twelve_o year_n before_o his_o death_n 2_o king_n 21.1_o in_o the_o day_n of_o hezekiah_n as_o it_o be_v think_v live_v nahum_n the_o prophet_n he_o prophesy_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n and_o the_o assyrian_a monarchy_n and_o comfort_v the_o jew_n with_o a_o promise_n of_o deliverance_n from_o the_o assyrian_a tyranny_n he_o mention_v the_o evil_a counsel_n of_o sennacherib_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o foretell_v his_o death_n in_o his_o idol-temple_n nahum_n 1.11_o there_o be_v one_o come_v out_o of_o thou_o that_o imagine_v evil_a against_o the_o lord_n a_o wicked_a counsellor_n and_o ver_fw-la 14._o the_o lord_n have_v give_v a_o commandment_n concern_v thou_o that_o no_o more_o of_o thy_o name_n be_v sow_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o thy_o god_n will_v i_o cut_v off_o the_o grave_a image_n and_o the_o melt_a image_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o grave_n for_o thou_o be_v vile_a this_o prophet_n denounce_v destruction_n to_o nineveh_n in_o very_o plain_a term_n they_o have_v repent_v former_o at_o the_o preach_a of_o jonah_n but_o now_o have_v relapse_v to_o their_o former_a wickedness_n the_o israelite_n have_v be_v much_o oppress_v by_o they_o first_o by_o pull_v 2_o king_n 15.19_o then_o by_o tiglath-pilese_a 2_o king_n 16._o at_o last_o by_o salmanassar_n who_o carry_v away_o the_o ten_o tribe_n captive_n 2_o king_n 17.18_o after_o this_o sennacherib_n invade_v judea_n and_o besiege_a jerusalem_n and_o grow_v to_o be_v like_o a_o great_a cedar_n in_o lebanon_n ezek._n 31.3_o and_o now_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n declare_v god_n great_a power_n and_o the_o 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be_v cut_v off_o chap._n 1._o second_o he_o give_v a_o particular_a description_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o nineveh_n and_o lively_o set_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o dreadful_a approach_n of_o the_o enemy_n the_o terror_n of_o their_o army_n the_o taking_z of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o captivity_n of_o huzzah_n the_o queen_n and_o her_o maid_n and_o their_o mournful_a deportment_n under_o their_o captivity_n groan_v and_o bemoan_v their_o condition_n with_o the_o mournful_a voice_n of_o dove_n and_o taber_v or_o beat_v upon_o their_o breast_n to_o express_v their_o sorrow_n then_o he_o describe_v the_o spoil_n and_o plunder_v of_o the_o city_n the_o astonishment_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o how_o their_o face_n will_v gather_v blackness_n also_o the_o insult_a of_o the_o enemy_n at_o the_o desolation_n of_o this_o city_n which_o have_v be_v a_o habitation_n of_o lion_n that_o be_v of_o cruel_a oppressor_n ch._n 2._o three_o he_o set_v forth_o the_o cause_n of_o nineveh_n ruin_n the_o lord_n set_v himself_o against_o she_o for_o her_o great_a sin_n viz._n her_o cruelty_n and_o bloodguiltiness_n her_o falsehood_n her_o robbery_n and_o oppression_n and_o her_o filthy_a idolatry_n for_o all_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v make_v a_o shameful_a spectacle_n and_o lest_o nineveh_n presume_v upon_o her_o own_o strength_n shall_v think_v these_o calamity_n shall_v not_o befall_v she_o he_o show_v she_o be_v not_o comparable_a to_o populous_a no_o or_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n which_o yet_o be_v ruin_v and_o so_o shall_v she_o notwithstanding_o all_o her_o strong_a hold_n her_o numerous_a inhabitant_n strong_a gate_n repair_v tower_n multitude_n of_o merchant_n and_o her_o many_o counsellor_n prince_n and_o commander_n so_o that_o her_o bruise_n shall_v be_v incurable_a and_o her_o wound_n mortal_a chap._n 3._o hezekiah_n now_o die_v his_o act_n be_v write_v by_o isaiah_n and_o by_o those_o that_o write_v the_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o sepulcher_n of_o the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o all_o judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n do_v he_o all_o the_o honour_n they_o possible_o can_v at_o his_o death_n he_o have_v be_v so_o pious_a and_o good_a a_o king_n and_o manasseh_n his_o son_n reign_v in_o his_o stead_n 2_o chron._n 32.32_o 33._o 2_o king_n 20.20_o 21._o manasseh_n the_o 14_o that_o reign_v in_o judah_n manasseh_n manasseh_n be_v twelve_o year_n old_a when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v about_o twenty_o four_o year_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o he_o reign_v fifty_o five_o year_n and_o so_o long_o than_o any_o of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n he_o do_v worse_a than_o all_o the_o king_n that_o go_v before_o he_o be_v carry_v away_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o such_o noble_n about_o he_o as_o do_v not_o in_o their_o heart_n approve_v the_o reformation_n of_o his_o good_a father_n he_o again_o set_v up_o the_o high_a place_n which_o his_o father_n have_v 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the_o temple_n contain_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a grove_n he_o have_v make_v it_o make_v see_v 2_o king_n 23.6_o where_o it_o be_v say_v josiah_n bring_v out_o the_o grove_n from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o brook_n kidron_n and_o burn_v it_o though_o god_n have_v say_v to_o david_n and_o solomon_n that_o he_o have_v choose_v that_o house_n to_o put_v his_o name_n there_o and_o will_v have_v his_o name_n alone_o there_o worship_v as_o long_o as_o that_o dispensation_n shall_v last_v and_o promise_v upon_o their_o obedience_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a to_o other_o land_n but_o they_o obey_v not_o and_o manasseh_n seduce_v they_o and_o make_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n go_v astray_o and_o do_v worse_o than_o all_o the_o
beast_n i_o pray_v thou_o therefore_o consider_v what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o case_n for_o david_n be_v a_o man_n of_o courage_n and_o prowess_n and_o will_v never_o suffer_v such_o a_o gross_a abuse_n and_o injury_n offer_v to_o he_o to_o go_v unchastise_v for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o afraid_a he_o will_v revenge_v himself_o on_o our_o whole_a family_n i_o think_v good_a to_o speak_v to_o thou_o of_o it_o that_o thou_o may_v consider_v of_o some_o way_n to_o prevent_v it_o as_o for_o our_o master_n he_o be_v such_o a_o son_n of_o belial_n of_o such_o a_o harsh_a and_o churlish_a temper_n that_o a_o man_n know_v not_o how_o to_o speak_v to_o he_o abigail_n be_v great_o awaken_v by_o this_o representation_n of_o her_o servant_n she_o speedy_o without_o acquaint_v nabal_n therewith_o provide_v and_o take_v two_o hundred_o loaf_n and_o two_o leather-sack_n of_o wine_n and_o five_o sheep_n ready_a dress_v and_o five_o measure_n of_o parch_a corn_n and_o a_o hundred_o cluster_n 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treat_v they_o more_o civil_o and_o now_o my_o lord_n as_o sure_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o as_o sure_a as_o thou_o thyself_o be_v alive_a thou_o ought_v to_o believe_v that_o by_o my_o come_n to_o meet_v thou_o and_o to_o pacify_v thy_o anger_n the_o lord_n do_v intend_v to_o hinder_v thou_o from_o come_v to_o shed_v blood_n and_o from_o avenge_a thyself_o with_o thy_o own_o hand_n and_o see_v i_o trust_v the_o lord_n will_v by_o his_o alwise_a providence_n so_o over-rule_v thy_o heart_n my_o earnest_a prayer_n be_v that_o god_n will_v make_v all_o thy_o enemy_n like_o nabal_n that_o be_v as_o weak_a and_o unable_a to_o hurt_v thou_o as_o nabal_n be_v and_o as_o for_o the_o present_a profectam_fw-la present_a v._o 27._o benedictionem_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la munus_fw-la sive_fw-la donum_fw-la sive_fw-la rem_fw-la a_o benedictione_n dei_fw-la profectam_fw-la that_o thy_o handmaid_n have_v here_o bring_v to_o my_o lord_n though_o it_o be_v so_o mean_a that_o it_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o thy_o acceptance_n yet_o do_v not_o i_o pray_v thou_o disdain_v it_o see_v it_o may_v be_v of_o some_o use_n to_o thy_o servant_n that_o follow_v thou_o and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o vouchsafe_v to_o forgive_v the_o trespass_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n see_v i_o take_v the_o blame_n of_o all_o this_o miscarriage_n whole_o upon_o myself_o i_o do_v very_o believe_v the_o lord_n will_v give_v thou_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o thy_o kingdom_n will_v be_v last_v and_o durable_a †_o tua_fw-la †_o stabile_n manebit_fw-la regnum_fw-la in_o familia_fw-la tua_fw-la and_o nothing_o better_o become_v a_o a_o king_n than_o clemency_n and_o mercy_n and_o that_o which_o enduce_v i_o to_o believe_v this_o be_v because_o i_o see_v thou_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n and_o have_v often_o engage_v thyself_o have_v warrant_n from_o he_o in_o a_o just_a defence_n of_o his_o cause_n and_o people_n and_o no_o self-revenge_n or_o cruelty_n have_v be_v find_v in_o thou_o all_o thy_o day_n hitherto_o 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she_o say_v nothing_o to_o he_o more_o or_o less_o of_o his_o danger_n till_o the_o morning_n in_o the_o morning_n when_o he_o have_v sleep_v out_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o debauch_n she_o acquaint_v he_o with_o the_o desperate_a danger_n he_o have_v by_o his_o folly_n run_v they_o all_o into_o and_o how_o near_a destruction_n they_o all_o be_v if_o in_o the_o very_a nick_n of_o time_n it_o have_v not_o be_v by_o a_o wonderful_a providence_n prevent_v he_o hear_v this_o be_v so_o terrify_v with_o the_o horror_n and_o dread_n of_o the_o danger_n he_o have_v be_v in_o that_o his_o heart_n die_v within_o he_o and_o fall_v into_o a_o swoon_n he_o become_v as_o a_o stone_n and_o about_o ten_o day_n after_o the_o lord_n smite_v he_o with_o
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saul_n be_v in_o great_a perplexity_n for_o samuel_n be_v dead_a who_o though_o he_o disregard_v in_o his_o life-time_n yet_o now_o he_o find_v himself_o extreme_o to_o want_v his_o counsel_n and_o advice_n the_o philistine_n pitch_v in_o shunem_n a_o city_n in_o the_o border_n of_o issachar_n and_o saul_n have_v gather_v a_o army_n out_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n pitch_v in_o gilboa_n a_o mountainous_a place_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n near_o jezreel_n and_o his_o iniquity_n be_v now_o come_v to_o its_o full_a measure_n he_o be_v exceed_o afraid_a the_o guilt_n of_o his_o conscience_n suggest_v dreadful_a thing_n to_o he_o in_o this_o distress_n he_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n do_v lord_n 1_o chron._n 10.14_o it_o be_v say_v he_o inquire_v not_o of_o the_o lord_n indeed_o he_o pretend_v so_o to_o do_v but_o he_o do_v it_o not_o sincere_o nor_o in_o faith_n and_o so_o it_o be_v reckon_v as_o not_o do_v partly_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o prayer_n and_o partly_o by_o consult_v with_o the_o priest_n and_o prophet_n that_o yet_o remain_v in_o the_o land_n and_o put_v they_o upon_o seek_v to_o god_n in_o his_o behalf_n but_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o not_o neither_o by_o dream_n or_o by_o urim_n for_o abiathar_n have_v carry_v away_o the_o ephod_n to_o david_n or_o by_o prophet_n give_v they_o any_o answer_n so_o that_o the_o lord_n answer_v he_o not_o either_o one_o way_n or_o other_o 9_o other_o see_v lamentation_n ch._n 2._o 9_o which_o be_v a_o evidence_n that_o he_o be_v high_o displease_v with_o he_o saul_n have_v sometime_o before_o out_o of_o a_o seem_a zeal_n and_o pretence_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n put_v away_o those_o that_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n 18.11_o spirit_n see_v levit._n 19.31_o &_o 20.6_o 27._o &_o deut._n 18.11_o and_o wizard_n out_o of_o the_o land_n 2._o land_n out_o of_o a_o like_a zeal_n he_o have_v destroy_v the_o gibeonite_n 2_o sam._n 21.1_o 2._o namely_o as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o he_o can_v meet_v with_o but_o yet_o it_o can_v not_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o there_o be_v still_o some_o of_o they_o that_o secret_o lurk_v among_o the_o people_n wherefore_o be_v forsake_v of_o heaven_n he_o now_o resolve_v to_o seek_v to_o hell_n grot._n hell_n divinatio_fw-la ex_fw-la mortuis_fw-la omnium_fw-la divinationum_fw-la antiquissima_fw-la &_o signum_fw-la creditae_fw-la durationis_fw-la animarum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la grot._n for_o help_n and_o thereupon_o bid_v his_o servant_n seek_v he_o out_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n death_n spirit_n this_o be_v record_v as_o the_o last_o and_o most_o desperate_a wickedness_n he_o fall_v into_o before_o his_o death_n and_o one_o that_o wrought_v by_o necromancy_n or_o raise_v apparition_n and_o ghost_n of_o the_o dead_a grot._n dead_a divinatio_fw-la ex_fw-la mortuis_fw-la omnium_fw-la divinationum_fw-la antiquissima_fw-la &_o signum_fw-la creditae_fw-la durationis_fw-la animarum_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la grot._n and_o consult_v with_o they_o see_v isa_n 8.19_o for_o he_o intend_v to_o go_v and_o inquire_v of_o she_o what_o he_o shall_v now_o do_v they_o tell_v he_o they_o hear_v there_o be_v such_o a_o one_o at_o endor_n a_o town_n of_o the_o manassites_n within_o jordan_n wherefore_o disguize_v himself_o and_o put_v on_o other_o clothes_n that_o the_o woman_n may_v not_o know_v he_o and_o possible_o that_o other_o may_v not_o discover_v his_o gross_a hypocrisy_n and_o impiety_n in_o go_v now_o to_o witch_n for_o counsel_n who_o he_o have_v before_o persecute_v to_o the_o death_n and_o take_v two_o servant_n along_o with_o he_o he_o come_v to_o the_o woman_n by_o night_n movebo_fw-la night_n flectere_fw-la si_fw-la nequeam_fw-la superos_fw-la acheronta_fw-la movebo_fw-la and_o desire_v she_o to_o cause_v the_o spirit_n or_o ghost_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n who_o he_o shall_v name_v to_o she_o to_o come_v up_o and_o appear_v before_o he_o of_o who_o he_o will_v inquire_v several_a thing_n the_o woman_n tell_v he_o he_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a what_o saul_n have_v do_v in_o persecute_v those_o that_o have_v familiar_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o she_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o lay_v a_o snare_n for_o her_o life_n saul_n swear_v to_o she_o as_o the_o lord_n live_v there_o shall_v no_o punishment_n befall_v she_o neither_o will_v he_o discover_v she_o if_o she_o will_v comply_v with_o he_o in_o this_o matter_n the_o woman_n have_v this_o assurance_n give_v she_o ask_v he_o who_o she_o shall_v call_v up_o he_o say_v old_a samuel_n our_o late_a eminent_a prophet_n she_z according_o by_o her_o diabolical_a art_n freidlib_n art_n quis_fw-la credet_fw-la faeminae_fw-la quae_fw-la se_fw-la diabolo_fw-it manciparat_fw-la tantam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la in_o animam_fw-la samuelis_fw-la in_o caeleste_fw-la regnum_fw-la jam_fw-la receptam_fw-la quis_fw-la credet_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la diaboli_fw-la esse_fw-la mortuos_fw-la vita_fw-la donare_fw-la proinde_fw-la a_o piis_fw-la molestum_fw-la est_fw-la jussa_fw-la dei_fw-la exequi_fw-la an_fw-mi ulla_fw-la molestia_fw-la in_o beatas_fw-la animas_fw-la cadit_fw-la nemo_fw-la itaque_fw-la non_fw-la videt_fw-la non_fw-la verum_fw-la sed_fw-la fictum_fw-la samuelem_fw-la comparuisse_fw-la freidlib_n cause_v a_o evil_a spirit_n who_o take_v on_o he_o the_o shape_n and_o form_n of_o samuel_n dead_a samuel_n for_o they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v under_o his_o protection_n and_o their_o soul_n out_o of_o satan_n reach_n in_o heaven_n and_o without_o the_o soul_n the_o body_n can_v act_v any_o thing_n and_o as_o the_o devil_n have_v no_o power_n to_o bring_v samuel_n so_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o the_o lord_n do_v send_v he_o for_o see_v he_o refuse_v to_o answer_v saul_n in_o a_o ordinary_a way_n by_o dream_n or_o prophet_n it_o be_v unlikely_a he_o will_v do_v it_o in_o a_o extraordinary_a and_o miraculous_a way_n by_o raise_v the_o prophet_n samuel_n from_o the_o dead_a to_o appear_v for_o it_o be_v no_o way_n likely_a that_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v so_o late_o refuse_v to_o answer_n saul_n by_o the_o prophet_n will_v now_o raise_v up_o samuel_n from_o the_o dead_a to_o answer_v he_o have_v samuel_n be_v raise_v up_o by_o god_n to_o appear_v to_o saul_n he_o will_v never_o have_v say_v as_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n do_v why_o have_v thou_o disquiet_v i_o to_o bring_v i_o up_o it_o be_v therefore_o by_o the_o enchantment_n of_o the_o witch_n that_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n be_v raise_v or_o the_o devil_n end_n devil_n all_o which_o show_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n ecclâ—siasticus_n write_v not_o by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o say_v of_o samuel_n in_o relation_n to_o this_o history_n ch._n 46.20_o after_o his_o death_n he_o prophesy_v and_o show_v the_o king_n his_o end_n in_o samuel_n likeness_n and_o therefore_o call_v samuel_n here_o and_o when_o he_o be_v raise_v it_o seem_v the_o witch_n be_v present_o possess_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o divination_n and_o thereby_o know_v that_o it_o be_v saul_n for_o who_o she_o have_v do_v this_o and_o thereupon_o cry_v out_o as_o apprehend_v he_o be_v come_v to_o ensnare_v she_o why_o have_v thou_o deceive_v i_o for_o thou_o be_v saul_n saul_n bid_v she_o not_o be_v afraid_a and_o ask_v she_o what_o she_o see_v she_o say_v she_o see_v god_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o god_n or_o some_o magistrate_n or_o personage_n of_o great_a honour_n such_o be_v call_v god_n psal_n 82.6_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n saul_n not_o yet_o see_v he_o ask_v she_o of_o what_o form_n or_o shape_n he_o be_v she_o say_v he_o appear_v like_o a_o old_a man_n cover_v with_o a_o mantle_n personas_fw-la mantle_n we_o can_v think_v that_o the_o true_a samuel_n be_v bury_v in_o his_o mantle_n but_o the_o devil_n thicken_a the_o air_n may_v form_v such_o a_o likeness_n and_o representation_n of_o he_o v._o
in_o his_o mind_n a_o 2.22_o a_o so_o we_o read_v of_o adonijah_n affect_v the_o kingdom_n of_o david_n by_o the_o like_a practice_n 1_o king_n 2.22_o abner_n be_v exceed_o provoke_v and_o enrage_v at_o this_o and_o angry_o reply_v what_o be_o i_o a_o dogshead_n be_o i_o so_o mean_a and_o vile_a a_o person_n in_o thy_o eye_n that_o i_o shall_v be_v school_v and_o reprehend_v for_o such_o a_o matter_n as_o this_o ay_o that_o have_v show_v such_o kindness_n unto_o the_o house_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o to_o his_o brethren_n and_o friend_n and_o have_v so_o strenuous_o stand_v up_o against_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n who_o make_v david_n king_n and_o have_v make_v thou_o king_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o israel_n and_o hitherto_o support_v thou_o in_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o have_v not_o deliver_v thou_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n as_o i_o may_v have_v do_v what!_o be_o i_o so_o mean_a and_o contemptible_a a_o person_n that_o thou_o shall_v think_v it_o a_o disgrace_n to_o thy_o family_n that_o i_o shall_v lie_v with_o one_o of_o thy_o father_n concubine_n god_n do_v so_o to_o i_o and_o more_o also_o if_o i_o do_v not_o translate_v the_o kingdom_n from_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n to_o the_o house_n of_o david_n and_o make_v he_o king_n over_o all_o israel_n even_o from_o dan_n to_o beersheba_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v swear_v he_o shall_v be_v so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o abner_n know_v very_o well_o that_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o appoint_v david_n to_o be_v king_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o while_n he_o have_v oppose_v he_o against_o his_o own_o knowledge_n and_o conscience_n for_o his_o own_o worldly_a and_o wicked_a end_n but_o though_o he_o behave_v himself_o thus_o insolent_o yet_o ishbosheth_n be_v a_o low_a and_o poor-spirited_a man_n dare_v not_o answer_v he_o a_o word_n he_o stand_v in_o such_o fear_n of_o he_o abner_n pursuant_n to_o what_o he_o have_v threaten_v send_v messenger_n to_o david_n by_o who_o he_o make_v his_o acknowledgement_n 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25.44_o and_o 2_o david_n can_v no_o way_n better_o express_v his_o love_n to_o she_o than_o by_o rescue_v she_o from_o the_o sin_n and_o misery_n of_o live_v in_o adultery_n 3_o he_o see_v in_o policy_n it_o import_v he_o to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o and_o gain_v the_o love_n of_o saul_n kindred_n and_o ally_n which_o he_o can_v no_o way_n better_o do_v than_o by_o this_o mean_n 4_o he_o think_v he_o shall_v hereby_o try_v the_o fidelity_n of_o abner_n abner_n it_o seem_v hereupon_o advise_v david_n to_o send_v to_o ishbosheth_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o then_o he_o will_v second_v the_o motion_n and_o procure_v it_o to_o be_v do_v david_n according_o send_v messenger_n to_o ishbosheth_n desire_v to_o have_v his_o wife_n michal_n deliver_v to_o he_o which_o he_o have_v espouse_v to_o he_o for_o a_o hundred_o 27._o hundred_o david_n be_v enjoin_v only_o to_o bring_v a_o 100_o but_o he_o bring_v 200_o 1_o sam._n 18.25_o 27._o foreskin_n of_o the_o philistine_n ishbosheth_n be_v 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abner_n by_o this_o important_a service_n of_o come_v in_o to_o he_o himself_o and_o bring_v in_o the_o other_o israelite_n shall_v insinuate_v himself_o into_o david_n favour_n and_o so_o prove_v a_o corrival_n to_o he_o in_o his_o honour_n and_o preferment_n and_o beside_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n asahel_n kill_v by_o abner_n stick_v in_o his_o stomach_n david_n it_o seem_v be_v not_o much_o move_v by_o what_o he_o say_v wherefore_o joab_n fling_v away_o in_o a_o discontent_n when_o he_o be_v come_v out_o from_o the_o king_n he_o send_v messenger_n after_o abner_n and_o possible_o in_o the_o king_n name_n who_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o who_o bring_v he_o
1_o chron._n 14.1_o 2._o sect_n clxxxv_o the_o philistine_n who_o during_o the_o civil_a war_n between_o david_n and_o ishbosheth_n be_v content_a to_o look_v on_o when_o they_o see_v that_o ishbosheth_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o people_n have_v general_o receive_v david_n for_o their_o king_n who_o be_v a_o great_a warrior_n and_o that_o he_o have_v drive_v the_o jebusite_n out_o of_o the_o strong_a fort_n of_o zion_n and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n have_v make_v a_o league_n with_o he_o they_o think_v it_o be_v time_n for_o they_o to_o bestir_v themselves_o and_o to_o oppose_v his_o grow_a power_n and_o herein_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v remarkable_a that_o they_o begin_v with_o he_o and_o not_o he_o with_o they_o to_o who_o he_o have_v be_v former_o oblige_v and_o so_o may_v have_v seem_v ungrateful_a if_o it_o have_v be_v otherwise_o they_o therefore_o have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n invade_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n and_o come_v to_o seek_v david_n to_o fight_v with_o he_o when_o david_n hear_v of_o it_o he_o go_v to_o a_o fort_n or_o strong-hold_a near_o the_o cave_n of_o adullam_n see_v 2_o sam._n 23.13_o there_o to_o muster_n and_o arm_v his_o soldier_n and_o the_o philistine_n spread_v themselves_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o rephaim_n which_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o bethlem_n and_o they_o have_v their_o headquarters_n in_o bethlem_n itself_o the_o israelite_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v at_o this_o time_n something_o distress_v through_o want_n of_o water_n it_o be_v hot_a weather_n and_o harvest-time_n david_n wish_v he_o have_v a_o draught_n of_o the_o well_o of_o bethlem_n but_o not_o with_o any_o intent_n as_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o stir_v up_o any_o of_o his_o soldier_n to_o adventure_v to_o fetch_v it_o for_o he_o however_o three_o of_o his_o valiant_a commander_n who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v adino_n eleazar_n and_o shammah_n see_v 1_o chron._n 11.19_o 2_o sam._n 23.13_o who_o be_v the_o chief_a over_o the_o thirty_o colonel_n or_o 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the_o man_n that_o go_v in_o jeopardy_n of_o their_o life_n and_o life_n libaretur_fw-la life_n aquam_fw-la tam_fw-la pretiosam_fw-la dignam_fw-la judicavit_fw-la quae_fw-la domino_fw-la libaretur_fw-la then_o david_n inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n by_o abiathar_n the_o highpriest_n whither_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o against_o the_o philistine_n or_o no_o for_o though_o he_o have_v a_o great_a army_n yet_o he_o rely_v not_o upon_o it_o but_o seek_v to_o god_n for_o direction_n and_o without_o that_o will_v not_o stir_v he_o receive_v answer_v from_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v go_v up_o and_o be_v victorious_a then_o david_n come_v to_o baalperazim_n whether_o the_o philistine_n be_v now_o come_v from_o the_o valley_n of_o rephaim_n 1_o chron_n 14.11_o and_o david_n smite_v they_o there_o with_o a_o great_a slaughter_n whereupon_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v break_v in_o upon_o my_o enemy_n by_o my_o hand_n like_o the_o break_n forth_o of_o water_n signify_v thereby_o the_o sense_n he_o 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it_o in_o the_o fort_n of_o zion_n which_o he_o have_v late_o take_v from_o the_o jebusite_n the_o tabernacle_n be_v now_o at_o gibeon_n two_o chron._n 1.3_o whether_o it_o have_v be_v remove_v from_o nob_n after_o that_o bloody_a slaughter_n of_o the_o priest_n by_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 22._o and_o there_o be_v the_o great_a altar_n for_o burnt-offering_n to_o which_o the_o people_n frequent_o go_v content_v themselves_o therewith_o and_o not_o regard_v the_o ark_n the_o principal_a evidence_n of_o god_n presence_n among_o they_o and_o whereat_o divine_a oracle_n and_o direction_n be_v give_v it_o be_v now_o lodge_v in_o a_o private_a house_n upon_o what_o occasion_n the_o ark_n be_v remove_v to_o the_o house_n of_o abinadab_n in_o kirjath-jearim_a we_o may_v see_v sect._n 153._o and_o 1_o sam._n 7._o where_o it_o continue_v about_o fourtysix_v year_n save_v only_o when_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n it_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o camp_n see_v 1_o sam._n 14.8_o viz._n thirtynine_a in_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n and_o saul_n and_o seven_o in_o the_o day_n of_o david_n david_n therefore_o judge_v it_o more_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o lie_v hide_v in_o a_o private_a family_n which_o possible_o have_v occasion_v the_o people_n so_o much_o to_o neglect_v it_o but_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o a_o place_n purposely_o appoint_v for_o it_o that_o the_o people_n may_v more_o convenient_o resort_v unto_o it_o wherefore_o call_v his_o great_a commander_n and_o the_o elder_n and_o head_n of_o the_o people_n together_o he_o impart_v his_o design_n unto_o they_o and_o desire_v their_o advice_n upon_o it_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o it_o seem_v good_a to_o they_o and_o they_o apprehend_v
supply_n as_o we_o have_v occasion_n the_o king_n tell_v they_o that_o see_v they_o will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o will_v do_v as_o they_o desire_v so_o stand_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n to_o see_v his_o army_n march_v he_o speak_v to_o the_o three_o general_n in_o the_o audience_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o shall_v deal_v gentle_o for_o his_o sake_n with_o the_o young_a man_n absalon_n for_o beside_o his_o tender_a natural_a affection_n to_o he_o it_o be_v like_a he_o fear_v lest_o he_o shall_v die_v in_o his_o sin_n and_o under_o the_o heinous_a and_o heavy_a guilt_n of_o murder_n incest_n and_o rebellion_n the_o army_n now_o approach_v each_o other_o and_o the_o battle_n be_v fight_v in_o that_o part_n of_o gilead_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o gad_n near_o unto_o the_o wood_n ephraim_n so_o call_v either_o because_o it_o be_v close_o by_o jordan_n right_a against_o the_o portion_n of_o ephraim_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o river_n or_o else_o 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