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authority_n over_o we_o and_o rule_v well_o our_o due_a subjection_n yet_o i_o see_v not_o that_o they_o be_v so_o barricade_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n against_o all_o opposition_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a upon_o any_o occasion_n whatsoever_o to_o resist_v or_o to_o question_v they_o chap._n 14._o a_o argument_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v draw_v from_o 1._o sam._n 24.6_o and_o c._n 26.9_o 10_o 11._o be_v propound_v the_o main_a pillar_n by_o which_o tyranny_n be_v support_v remain_v still_o unshaken_a viz._n david_n authority_n or_o testimony_n for_o the_o unlawfullness_n of_o kill_a saul_n when_o god_n have_v deliver_v he_o up_o into_o his_o hand_n which_o be_v express_v 1_o sam._n 24.6_o c._n 26.9_o 10_o 11._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o his_o man_n in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o scripture_n the_o lord_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o thing_n unto_o my_o master_n the_o lord_n anoint_v to_o stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o he_o see_v he_o be_v the_o 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that_o i_o have_v now_o quote_v whereas_o god_n require_v that_o those_o who_o have_v commit_v murder_n it_o murder_n gen._n 9.6_o compare_v also_o the_o 6_o commandment_n with_o the_o scope_n of_o it_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 13._o death_n rom._n 13._o by_o the_o magistrate_n and_o have_v make_v it_o it_o it_o compare_v the_o 6._o commandment_n with_o the_o scope_n of_o it_o a_o man_n duty_n to_o kill_v another_o if_o he_o can_v rather_o than_o to_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v murder_v david_n seem_v to_o except_v all_o violence_n which_o be_v offer_v by_o tyrant_n even_o that_o which_o amount_v to_o the_o endanger_n of_o other_o man_n life_n from_o such_o rough_a and_o austere_a reply_n and_o to_o leave_v unto_o their_o subject_n or_o rather_o their_o vassal_n no_o weapon_n but_o prayer_n and_o tear_n flight_n and_o lurk_a hole_n wherewith_o to_o defend_v themselves_o this_o argument_n though_o nothing_o shall_v be_v add_v to_o its_o stature_n will_v prove_v the_o goliath_n of_o those_o who_o love_v to_o dispute_v themselves_o into_o slavery_n or_o else_o to_o share_v with_o tyrant_n in_o their_o authority_n but_o be_v somewhat_o heighten_v and_o strengthen_v by_o some_o circumstance_n in_o which_o david_n stand_v viz._n his_o frequent_a danger_n in_o regard_n of_o saul_n by_o who_o he_o be_v restles_o pursue_v and_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o own_o person_n david_n lest_o abishai_n shall_v have_v conceive_v that_o although_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o a_o private_a man_n to_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v yet_o one_o anointed_n may_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o another_o after_o he_o have_v say_v 26.9_o say_v 1_o sam._n 26.9_o who_o can_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o be_v gniltless_a add_v the_o lord_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v say_v abarbinel_n upon_o the_o place_n he_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v obvious_a to_o think_v that_o although_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n in_o some_o one_o to_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v yet_o not_o in_o david_n who_o be_v himself_o also_o the_o anoint_a of_o the_o lord_n that_o david_n shall_v cause_v the_o amalekite_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n who_o witness_v against_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v slay_v saul_n contribute_v no_o more_o to_o the_o preserve_n of_o the_o life_n of_o king_n then_o of_o other_o man_n in_o that_o the_o party_n who_o accuse_v himself_o can_v not_o pretend_v to_o any_o authority_n by_o which_o he_o may_v adjudge_v saul_n to_o death_n nor_o yet_o plead_v that_o he_o slay_v he_o in_o his_o own_o defence_n chap._n 15._o one_o of_o the_o premise_n from_o which_o some_o conclude_v that_o all_o king_n be_v by_o divine_a right_n
shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v be_v not_o then_o first_o give_v but_o only_o repeat_v and_o enforce_v by_o a_o vocal_a promulgation_n god_n permit_v the_o isralite_n to_o spoil_v the_o egyptian_n exod._n 11.2_o and_o some_o of_o those_o of_o who_o they_o borrow_v jewel_n perhaps_o have_v no_o influence_n into_o their_o pressure_n if_o all_o god_n providential_a dispensation_n shall_v have_v be_v write_v i_o suppose_v that_o even_o the_o world_n itself_o can_v not_o contain_v the_o book_n that_o shall_v be_v write_v i_o can_v conceive_v that_o it_o will_v seem_v strange_a to_o any_o who_o be_v not_o swear_v to_o hold_v their_o conclusion_n that_o saul_n shall_v by_o some_o un-written_a dispensation_n be_v exempt_v from_o some_o penalty_n to_o which_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v liable_a or_o that_o david_n by_o some_o countermand_n which_o be_v not_o commit_v to_o writing_n shall_v be_v inhibit_v from_o kill_a saul_n which_o otherwise_o he_o may_v have_v do_v in_o his_o 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without_o his_o help_n will_v shorten_v saul_n day_n and_o admonish_v he_o express_o or_o by_o consequence_n not_o to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o his_o master_n the_o lord_n anoint_v i_o be_o confident_a that_o the_o history_n of_o some_o privilege_n which_o be_v grant_v to_o saul_n and_o those_o who_o by_o god_n appointment_n succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n perish_v with_o that_o book_n which_o samuel_n write_v concern_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o lay_v up_o before_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n 10.25_o that_o book_n be_v of_o divine_a authority_n but_o not_o join_v to_o the_o other_o scripture_n in_o that_o it_o will_v be_v of_o little_a use_n after_o the_o kingdom_n expire_v and_o god_n providence_n order_v that_o those_o divine_a write_n which_o shall_v be_v transmit_v to_o all_o posterity_n shall_v be_v comprehend_v in_o such_o a_o volume_n as_o will_v be_v portable_a and_o may_v be_v easy_o purchase_v when_o i_o before_o speak_v of_o unwritten_a dispensation_n 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warrant_v by_o some_o divine_a precept_n or_o permission_n which_o be_v not_o now_o extant_a no_o divine_a command_n or_o permission_n from_o which_o there_o result_v any_o privilege_n to_o saul_n alone_o or_o to_o he_o and_o those_o who_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n 14._o kingdom_n deut._n 30.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o can_v be_v long_o in_o force_n than_o it_o be_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n by_o undoubted_a authority_n and_o indeed_o all_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n acknowledge_v the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n now_o extant_a to_o be_v a_o sufficient_a rule_n of_o our_o religious_a action_n and_o omission_n chap._n 18._o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o premise_n in_o that_o syllogism_n which_o be_v build_v upon_o david_n carriage_n towards_o saul_n by_o those_o who_o have_v endeavour_v to_o support_v tyranny_n be_v examine_v the_o other_o proposition_n to_o be_v examine_v be_v that_o saul_n be_v free_a from_o humane_a censure_n and_o violent_a resistance_n for_o so_o much_o be_v 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respect_n unto_o the_o kingdom_n as_o it_o be_v entire_a over_o the_o 12_o tribe_n but_o not_o to_o every_o part_n of_o it_o as_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v and_o by_o compare_v it_o with_o 1_o king_n 11._o v._n 12_o &_o 13._o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 132.12_o if_o thy_o child_n will_v keep_v my_o covenant_n and_o my_o testimony_n etc._n etc._n import_v that_o david_n posterity_n unless_o they_o revolt_v from_o god_n as_o do_v solomon_n shall_v reign_v over_o the_o 12_o tribe_n but_o moreover_o that_o their_o line_n and_o succession_n shall_v not_o be_v interrupt_v as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o king_n of_o manasseh_n and_o some_o other_o of_o their_o king_n by_o captivity_n until_o the_o come_n of_o shiloh_n here_o it_o may_v be_v inquire_v how_o the_o establish_n of_o david_n kingdom_n for_o ever_o which_o be_v promise_v 2_o sam._n 7.16_o can_v consist_v with_o those_o event_n which_o have_v befall_v his_o posterity_n as_o the_o babylonian_a captivity_n and_o the_o bereave_v of_o they_o of_o all_o outward_a and_o visible_a dominion_n that_o i_o may_v not_o confine_v the_o promise_n to_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n the_o word_n olam_n which_o be_v there_o use_v do_v not_o always_o denote_v eternity_n or_o a_o duration_n till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o in_o general_a a_o duration_n hide_v from_o man_n whether_o infinite_a or_o finite_a christinorum_n finite_a see_v munster_n the_o side_n christinorum_n part_v of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ordinance_n for_o ever_o numb_a 10.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o ever_o exod._n 21.6_o be_v till_o the_o next_o jubilee_n according_a to_o rasi_fw-la aben-ezra_n bechai_n and_o abarbinel_n upon_o those_o word_n and_o the_o talmud_n in_o kidushin_n abarbinel_n tell_v we_o that_o because_o 50_o year_n be_v count_v one_o age_n or_o generation_n the_o fifty_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n be_v call_v olam_n according_a to_o his_o construction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v supply_v the_o place_n of_o 18.50_o of_o see_v psal_n 18.50_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o indeed_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o signify_v ad_fw-la which_o be_v thence_o derive_v but_o i_o shall_v rather_o conceive_v that_o for_o ever_o there_o according_a to_o the_o gramaticall_a account_n be_v the_o same_o that_o for_o the_o present_a generation_n the_o servant_n who_o ear_n be_v bore_v through_o when_o the_o generation_n be_v renew_v as_o aben-ezra_n speak_v to_o wit_n in_o the_o year_n of_o jubilee_n be_v to_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o ever_o in_o 2_o chron._n 23.7_o seem_v to_o signify_v the_o time_n in_o which_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n shall_v continue_v in_o force_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o evermore_o be_v until_o shiloh_n come_v psal_n 132.12_o we_o can_v determine_v out_o of_o those_o scripture_n before-quoted_n to_o wit_n 2_o sam._n 7.16_o psal_n 89.31_o 32_o 33_o 1_o king_n 11.36_o whether_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v liable_a to_o deposition_n and_o capital_a punishment_n by_o their_o subject_n for_o tyranny_n murder_n and_o other_o gross_a delinquency_n without_o a_o express_a permission_n or_o injunction_n from_o god_n god_n may_v punish_v their_o person_n in_o such_o sort_n yet_o not_o cause_v his_o mercy_n to_o depart_v from_o they_o as_o he_o take_v it_o away_o from_o saul_n who_o posterity_n he_o seclude_v from_o succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o those_o king_n have_v a_o large_a advantage_n as_o i_o show_v before_o concern_v saul_n be_v compare_v with_o such_o as_o come_v to_o a_o kingdom_n mere_o by_o conquest_n or_o by_o humane_a choice_n in_o that_o they_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o deposition_n so_o long_o as_o their_o carriage_n be_v worthy_a of_o their_o office_n abarbinel_n express_v the_o same_o sense_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o comment_n upon_o 2_o sam._n 15._o absalon_n say_v
he_o there_o intend_v not_o to_o slay_v david_n neither_o ascend_v it_o into_o his_o heart_n neither_o do_v israel_n agree_v at_o all_o to_o rebel_v against_o their_o king_n and_o to_o kill_v he_o far_o be_v it_o from_o they_o for_o who_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o be_v guiltless_a the_o other_o two_o argument_n which_o i_o use_v against_o such_o as_o deny_v saul_n to_o be_v privilege_v above_o the_o king_n of_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o 16._o and_o 17_o chapter_n make_v eqwal_o for_o david_n and_o solomon_n and_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n if_o saul_n and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n be_v exempt_v from_o deposition_n and_o capital_a punishment_n and_o forcible_a resistance_n yet_o not_o by_o a_o common_a crown-privilege_n but_o by_o a_o special_a grant_n from_o god_n direct_o express_v or_o at_o least_o imply_v by_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o call_n to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o some_o other_o reason_n which_o be_v peculiar_a to_o they_o this_o assertion_n have_v already_o be_v sufficient_o confirm_v but_o be_v much_o countenance_v also_o 6._o also_o see_v chap._n 6._o by_o the_o demeanour_n of_o the_o jew_n towards_o their_o king_n which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n another_o reason_n for_o which_o david_n with_o his_o successor_n of_o his_o lineage_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v privilege_v above_o the_o king_n of_o other_o nation_n be_v that_o they_o be_v type_n of_o christ_n who_o kingdom_n shall_v endure_v it_o be_v very_o considerable_a likewise_o that_o the_o sanhedrin_n and_o that_o such_o among_o the_o israelite_n as_o desire_v a_o reformation_n in_o the_o church_n or_o state_n or_o both_o may_v want_v strength_n to_o oppose_v their_o king_n and_o that_o through_o the_o just_a ordination_n of_o divine_a providence_n in_o that_o they_o have_v prefer_v earthly_a king_n before_o the_o monarch_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n neither_o can_v i_o doubt_v but_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o people_n will_v the_o rather_o bear_v with_o wicked_a king_n in_o that_o themselves_o be_v addict_v to_o the_o like_a wickedness_n i_o shall_v now_o examine_v what_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n say_v in_o this_o point_n touch_v matter_n of_o right_n and_o what_o the_o scripture_n witness_v touch_v matter_n of_o fact_n the_o king_n of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n judge_n and_o be_v judge_v say_v the_o babylonian_a talmud_n in_o the_o tractate_n of_o the_o mischnah_n call_v sanhedr_n chapt._n 2._o sect_n 2._o that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o family_n of_o david_n be_v not_o exempt_v from_o that_o law_n deut._n 25.2_o which_o require_v that_o a_o certain_a number_n of_o stripe_n shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o those_o who_o deserve_v to_o be_v beat_v but_o be_v for_o certain_a fault_n liable_a to_o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o mabimon_n hal._n melach_n c._n 3._o sect._n 4._o in_o the_o talmud_n sanhedr_n c._n 19_o and_o in_o other_o tractate_v thereof_o and_o in_o several_a other_o writing_n of_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n that_o those_o who_o reign_v over_o the_o israelite_n be_v as_o obnoxious_a to_o censure_v for_o some_o other_o fault_n as_o for_o those_o three_o which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v reckon_v up_o by_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n viz._n the_o multiply_a of_o wife_n gold_n and_o silver_n and_o horse_n be_v so_o clear_a to_o such_o as_o will_v not_o jurare_fw-la in_o verba_fw-la magistrorum_fw-la that_o it_o need_v no_o proof_n neither_o can_v this_o law_n be_v execute_v without_o the_o endanger_n of_o their_o life_n in_o case_n they_o resist_v if_o the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n for_o multiply_v wife_n gold_n and_o silver_n and_o horse_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o stripe_n then_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o proportion_n for_o the_o great_a fault_n with_o death_n and_o they_o may_v be_v depose_v when_o they_o be_v notorious_o wicked_a as_o the_o next_o heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n may_v by_o his_o wickedness_n be_v debar_v from_o reign_v unless_o they_o be_v exempt_v for_o the_o reason_n before_o mention_v which_o agree_v not_o to_o any_o prince_n now_o a_o day_n god_n foretell_v in_o 1_o sam._n 8._o how_o their_o king_n shall_v demean_v themselves_o but_o do_v not_o there_o or_o elsewhere_o authorise_v they_o to_o use_v such_o act_n of_o violence_n mischpat_o in_o 1_o sam._n 8.11_o signify_v the_o manner_n or_o custom_n as_o in_o 1_o sam._n 2.13_o not_o right_o and_o authority_n as_o in_o c._n 10.25_o that_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n be_v not_o liable_a to_o be_v censure_v by_o the_o sanhedrin_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n affirm_v because_o we_o read_v not_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o they_o be_v so_o censure_v or_o because_o they_o never_o be_v so_o censure_v be_v a_o argument_n not_o so_o substantive_a but_o it_o will_v fall_v of_o itself_o without_o opposition_n we_o may_v conclude_v much_o rather_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o assent_v to_o that_o piece_n of_o history_n in_o those_o writer_n in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o contradict_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n some_o of_o they_o i_o conjecture_v have_v be_v bring_v to_o their_o trial_n and_o censure_n by_o the_o sanhedrin_n nisi_fw-la impunitatis_fw-la cupido_fw-la retinuisset_fw-la maginis_fw-la semper_fw-la conatibus_fw-la adversa_fw-la that_o i_o may_v now_o speak_v touch_v matter_n of_o fact_n we_o shall_v find_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o the_o time_n of_o david_n and_o rehodoam_n and_o jehoram_n may_v we_o lawful_o make_v the_o example_n of_o action_n and_o omission_n our_o rule_n enough_o to_o warrant_v the_o take_n up_o of_o arm_n against_o king_n when_o they_o neglect_v the_o execute_n of_o justice_n or_o squeeze_v their_o subject_n by_o immoderate_a tax_n or_o impose_v upon_o they_o too_o heavy_a servitude_n that_o method_n which_o absolom_n use_v to_o steal_v away_o he_o people_n heart_n from_o his_o father_n 2_o sam._n 15.2_o 3_o 4._o be_v compare_v with_o his_o success_n make_v we_o conjecture_v that_o those_o who_o join_v themselves_o to_o he_o in_o the_o conspiracy_n think_v it_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o wrest_v authority_n out_o of_o david_n hand_n and_o to_o settle_v it_o upon_o absolom_n by_o the_o sword_n that_o justice_n may_v be_v more_o free_o dispense_v david_n be_v old_a neither_o depute_a any_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v absolom_n to_o hear_v those_o who_o have_v controversy_n with_o other_o man_n absolom_n promise_v that_o he_o be_v he_o make_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n will_v do_v justice_n and_o mean_v as_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o himself_o immediate_o not_o by_o his_o minister_n it_o appear_v that_o they_o intend_v not_o only_o to_o strip_v david_n of_o his_o authority_n but_o also_o to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n from_o 2._o &_o 4._o verse_n of_o the_o 2_o sam._n 17._o compare_v together_o abarbinel_n conceive_v that_o neither_o absolom_n nor_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n nor_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n who_o side_v with_o he_o in_o the_o conspiracy_n have_v any_o thought_n to_o divest_v david_n of_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n but_o to_o substitute_n absolom_n to_o he_o for_o the_o execute_n of_o the_o royal_a authority_n during_o his_o life_n and_o for_o his_o successor_n afterward_o absolom_n be_v induce_v say_v this_o doctor_n to_o that_o attempt_n because_o david_n have_v swear_v unto_o bathsheba_n that_o solomon_n shall_v reign_v after_o he_o and_o sit_v on_o his_o throne_n in_o his_o stead_n as_o also_o because_o he_o suspect_v that_o david_n will_v cause_v solomon_n to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o kingdom_n during_o his_o own_o life_n and_o after_o he_o be_v once_o king_n who_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o the_o people_n consent_v to_o absolom_n say_v the_o same_o author_n because_o he_o be_v david_n elder_a son_n after_o the_o death_n of_o amnon_n and_o be_v of_o the_o fit_a age_n both_o to_o judge_v they_o and_o to_o fight_v their_o battle_n to_o with_o about_o kingdom_n about_o rasi_fw-la &_o r._n kim_n fasten_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o 40._o year_n which_o be_v mention_v 2_o sam._n 15.7_o in_o the_o iraelite_n ask_v a_o king_n of_o samuel_n and_o kimchi_n add_v that_o saul_n reign_v with_o samuel_n 1_o year_n and_o two_o year_n alone_o and_o that_o the_o other_o 37_o year_n belong_v to_o the_o reign_n of_o david_n ralbag_n and_o r._n jeschaiah_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o opinion_n but_o seem_v to_o have_v think_v that_o the_o 40_o year_n begin_v with_o david_n kingdom_n ralbag_n also_o conjecture_v that_o it_o be_v prophesy_v of_o david_n kingdom_n that_o it_o shall_v stand_v only_o 40_o year_n and_o absolom_n conclude_v these_o year_n now_o expire_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v depart_v from_o david_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v bring_v to_o pass_v his_o intention_n of_o kill_v he_o these_o 40_o
year_n say_v abarbinel_n can_v not_o begin_v at_o saul_n inauguration_n for_o that_o be_v above_o 50_o year_n past_a he_o reckon_v that_o david_n have_v reign_v all_o most_o 40_o year_n and_o that_o absolom_n be_v bear_v at_o hebron_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o david_n kingdom_n 40_o year_n and_o because_o they_o be_v disaffect_v towards_o solomon_n both_o by_o reason_n of_o david_n adultery_n with_o bathsheba_n and_o his_o kill_n of_o vriah_n and_o likewise_o that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n about_o 9_o year_n old_a that_o be_v because_o they_o think_v he_o unfit_a to_o govern_v and_o fear_v a_o curse_n upon_o his_o government_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o parent_n ahithophel_n according_a to_o the_o same_o commentator_n conjecture_v hat_v conjecture_v not_o much_o unlike_a to_o this_o be_v the_o deliberation_n of_o joab_n in_o the_o author_n now_o praise_v who_o suspect_v shall_v absolom_n be_v suffer_v to_o escape_v with_o life_n his_o father_n may_v perhaps_o make_v he_o be_v his_o elder_a son_n his_o successor_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o himself_o shall_v be_v the_o butt_n for_o his_o enmlty_n and_o hat_v that_o david_n to_o buy_v his_o peace_n will_v consent_v that_o absolom_n his_o elder_a son_n shall_v succeed_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o he_o will_v retain_v a_o enmity_n and_o hatred_n against_o himself_o and_o therefore_o suggest_v such_o counsel_n as_o may_v debar_v a_o reconciliation_n and_o cut_v off_o david_n his_o advice_n in_o 2_o sam._n 26.21_o tend_v to_o the_o prevent_n of_o all_o thought_n touch_v a_o reconciliation_n but_o moreover_o to_o inmind_v the_o people_n of_o david_n sin_n with_o bathsheba_n and_o to_o beget_v in_o they_o a_o expectation_n of_o divine_a revenge_n to_o be_v execute_v upon_o david_n wherein_o they_o shall_v be_v much_o confirm_v by_o nathan_n prophecy_n 2_o sam._n 12.11_o 12._o and_o that_o other_o part_n of_o his_o counsel_n in_o the_o 2_o sam._n 17.1_o 2._o to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o david_n life_n absolom_n say_v the_o same_o author_n consent_v to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o ahithophel_n advice_n which_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v go_v in_o unto_o his_o father_n concubine_n lest_o the_o israelite_n shall_v revolt_v from_o he_o before_o he_o perfect_v a_o agreement_n with_o his_o father_n but_o the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o counsel_n which_o be_v to_o kill_v david_n he_o abhor_v and_o therefore_o consult_v with_o hushai_n and_o prefer_v his_o advice_n the_o same_o doctor_n say_v upon_o 2_o sam._n 17.4_o that_o it_o please_v absolom_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n that_o anithophel_n and_o the_o young_a man_n shall_v go_v after_o david_n but_o absolom_n do_v not_o acquiesce_v in_o ahithophel_n advise_v he_o to_o smite_v david_n and_o therefore_o inquire_v the_o judgement_n of_o hushai_n but_o the_o scripture_n afford_v no_o hint_n for_o absoloms_n dislike_a of_o any_o part_n of_o ahithophel_n counsel_n before_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o hushai_n be_v abarbinel_n right_a in_o his_o conjecture_n yet_o the_o israelite_n think_v it_o lawful_a to_o translate_v by_o violence_n the_o exercise_n of_o royal_a authority_n from_o david_n to_o absolom_n wherefore_o scarce_o any_o prince_n though_o of_o methuselah_n year_n will_v desire_v to_o be_v disburden_v and_o to_o appoint_v their_o king_n a_o successor_n against_o his_o mind_n though_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o likely_a to_o have_v receive_v punctual_a instruction_n from_o god_n touch_v the_o propagation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o ten_o tribe_n rebel_v against_o rehoboam_n because_o he_o will_v not_o abate_v somewhat_o of_o the_o grievous_a servitude_n which_o his_o father_n have_v impose_v upon_o they_o 2_o chron._n 10._o their_o revolt_n be_v not_o resolve_v into_o ahijah_n prophecy_n but_o the_o harsh_a answer_n which_o rehoboam_n return_v to_o they_o libnah_n revolt_v from_o jehoram_n because_o he_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n 2_o chron._n 21.10_o but_o see_v especial_o the_o instance_n before_o produce_v in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n to_o be_v insert_v in_o chapter_n 9_o after_o those_o word_n from_o violence_n whilst_o people_n be_v malignant_a they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o suffrage_n in_o state_n affair_n neither_o indeed_o will_v it_o become_v they_o or_o prove_v for_o their_o welfare_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servilis_fw-la pravitas_fw-la as_o plato_n in_o alcibade_n primo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caeterùm_fw-la antequam_fw-la virtus_fw-la adsit_fw-la conducit_fw-la viro_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la pvero_fw-la regià _fw-la meliore_fw-la quam_fw-la regere_fw-la plato_n ibid._n but_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v reform_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v trust_v with_o their_o vote_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d liberalis_n virtus_fw-la ibid._n this_o to_o be_v insert_v in_o chap._n 9_o after_o these_o word_n can_v give_v no_o better_o a_o title_n to_o authority_n than_o th_a to_o another_o man_n good_n mem._n that_o what_o i_o have_v out_o elias_n levita_n and_o broughton_n who_o undoubted_o follow_v he_o in_o chap._n 17._o p._n l._n to_o be_v contradict_v as_o it_o fasten_v upon_o ezra_n the_o collect_v of_o the_o scripture_n into_o one_o body_n that_o probable_o be_v needless_a i_o can_v consent_v to_o arist_n tell_v we_o polit._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o that_o a_o war_n undertake_v to_o compel_v man_n to_o subjection_n who_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o obey_v then_o to_o command_v be_v unwilling_a to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o such_o as_o be_v more_o able_a to_o govern_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o put_v no_o difference_n in_o point_n of_o justice_n between_o the_o subdue_a of_o these_o and_o the_o hunt_n of_o wild_a beast_n finis_fw-la behold_v the_o wonder_n of_o this_o age._n if_o thou_o observe_v these_o rule_n and_o take_v my_o physic_n it_o will_v keep_v thou_o from_o the_o pox_n plague_n cough_n or_o tysick_n consumption_n dropsy_n nay_o the_o truth_n to_o tell_v you_o from_o all_o grief_n either_o i'th'head_o back_o or_o belly_n
those_o who_o murder_v ishbosheth_n have_v a_o eye_n upon_o his_o own_o condition_n and_o 24.6_o and_o upon_o 1_o sam._n 24.6_o ralbag_n also_o determine_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o to_o have_v slay_v saul_n because_o he_o pursue_v he_o but_o spare_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o a_o hyperbole_n of_o clemency_n and_o because_o the_o kill_n of_o saul_n will_v have_v be_v of_o bad_a consequence_n to_o himself_o who_o as_o he_o know_v shall_v succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n that_o david_n interest_n shall_v insensible_o bias_n he_o into_o a_o tender_a care_n of_o king_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n impossible_a man_n affection_n often_o make_v their_o judgement_n partial_a but_o whether_o david_n conscience_n dictate_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o spare_v saul_n be_v erroneous_a and_o if_o it_o be_v erroneous_a by_o what_o mean_v it_o be_v seduce_v be_v question_n which_o i_o shall_v not_o adventure_v to_o determine_v but_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o conceive_v till_o i_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o inform_v that_o david_n either_o sin_v in_o the_o spare_n of_o saul_n or_o else_o his_o clemency_n be_v warrant_v by_o some_o divine_a precept_n or_o permission_n which_o be_v not_o now_o extant_a in_o the_o scripture_n transmit_v to_o we_o and_o which_o in_o all_o probability_n be_v peculiar_o give_v to_o david_n his_o follower_n seem_v to_o have_v think_v it_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o kill_v saul_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o david_n will_v rather_o have_v slay_v saul_n than_o have_v suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v kill_v by_o he_o when_o he_o spare_v he_o in_o the_o cave_n he_o may_v perhaps_o conceive_v that_o such_o his_o clemency_n though_o he_o have_v no_o encouragement_n from_o saul_n former_a carriage_n to_o expect_v such_o a_o event_n will_v conciliate_v unto_o he_o saul_n affection_n but_o when_o he_o again_o pursue_v he_o with_o 3000._o man_n 1_o sam._n 26._o can_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o a_o shadow_n of_o a_o reason_n to_o harbour_v any_o hope_n of_o a_o reconciliation_n yet_o spare_v he_o be_v deliver_v the_o second_o time_n into_o his_o hand_n david_n himself_o after_o this_o repetition_n of_o his_o indulgence_n and_o clemency_n towards_o saul_n say_v in_o his_o heart_n i_o shall_v now_o perish_v one_o day_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n who_o can_v doubt_v but_o david_n ought_v rather_o to_o have_v kill_v saul_n pursue_v he_o and_o be_v deliver_v into_o his_o hand_n when_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o power_n and_o implacableness_n he_o have_v no_o other_o so_o probable_a way_n leave_v he_o to_o secure_v himself_o as_o by_o escape_v to_o the_o land_n of_o the_o philistine_n who_o he_o have_v provoke_v by_o slay_v many_o of_o their_o nation_n have_v not_o god_n by_o some_o precept_n which_o be_v not_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n now_o extant_a enjoin_v he_o to_o preserve_v himself_o by_o flight_n only_o and_o not_o by_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o saul_n when_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n to_o avoid_v he_o or_o at_o least_o promise_v to_o preserve_v he_o though_o he_o offer_v no_o violence_n to_o saul_n david_n though_o he_o have_v a_o promise_n of_o divine_a protection_n may_v say_v in_o his_o heart_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n chap._n 19_o another_o objection_n propound_v and_o answer_v another_o arrow_n out_o of_o the_o same_o quiver_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v shoot_v against_o the_o abetter_n of_o the_o just_a liberty_n of_o the_o people_n david_n regret_v of_o conscience_n for_o his_o cut_n off_o saul_n skirt_n 24.5_o 1_o sam._n 24.5_o seem_v at_o the_o first_o sight_n much_o to_o countenance_v the_o impunity_n of_o tyrant_n some_o will_v conclude_v from_o hence_o that_o royalty_n by_o a_o essential_a privilege_n be_v exempt_v from_o all_o opposition_n since_o scarce_o any_o be_v less_o than_o the_o cut_n off_o the_o skirt_n of_o a_o garment_n this_o reason_n have_v in_o it_o the_o more_o show_n because_o it_o be_v not_o very_o probable_a that_o god_n by_o any_o private_a admonition_n which_o be_v neither_o express_o nor_o virtual_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n shall_v inhibit_v david_n from_o a_o act_n of_o no_o great_a importance_n i_o answer_v beside_o that_o there_o be_v many_o reason_n which_o evince_n that_o saul_n much_o rather_o than_o such_o as_o now_o a_o day_n exercise_v kingly_a government_n shall_v have_v be_v except_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o opposition_n and_o he_o may_v perhaps_o have_v receive_v from_o samuel_n some_o general_a instruction_n out_o of_o which_o he_o conclude_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v offer_v to_o saul_n so_o much_o violence_n as_o the_o cut_n off_o his_o skirt_n and_o his_o own_o interest_n may_v perhaps_o somewhat_o bend_v his_o judgement_n towards_o the_o deal_n gentle_o with_o king_n and_o his_o conscience_n will_v strike_v he_o as_o well_o for_o a_o seem_n as_o for_o a_o real_a iniquity_n the_o hebrew_n doctor_n tell_v we_o that_o david_n in_o that_o action_n offend_v because_o he_o expose_v saul_n in_o his_o old_a age_n to_o danger_n of_o take_v cold_a and_o without_o any_o due_a end_n spoil_v he_o of_o part_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o be_v suitable_o punish_v in_o his_o old_a age_n according_a to_o what_o we_o read_v 1_o king_n 1.1_o and_o they_o cover_v he_o with_o clothes_n but_o he_o get_v no_o heat_n chap._n 20._o that_o argument_n which_o in_o favour_n of_o tyrant_n be_v force_v out_o of_o psalm_n 51.6_o be_v refute_v that_o of_o david_n in_o the_o psalter_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v allege_v as_o if_o it_o side_v with_o those_o who_o will_v place_v king_n above_o the_o reach_n of_o civil_a authority_n against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v psalm_n 51.6_o this_o testimony_n if_o right_o understand_v will_v not_o seem_v to_o exempt_v the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n nor_o yet_o david_n and_o his_o successor_n from_o humane_a censure_n r._n david_n kimchi_n gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n be_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v do_v insecret_a none_o but_o god_n be_v privy_a to_o it_o david_n messenger_n to_o bathsheba_n know_v not_o his_o intention_n in_o send_v for_o she_o neither_o do_v joab_n comprehend_v the_o reason_n for_o which_o he_o will_v the_o death_n of_o vriah_n man_n judge_v that_o he_o cause_v vriah_n to_o be_v slay_v because_o he_o have_v transgress_v his_o commandment_n kimchi_fw-la sen._n the_o father_n of_o this_o doctor_n who_o now_o speak_v thus_o comment_v upon_o the_o place_n have_v vriah_n be_v live_v my_o sin_n have_v be_v against_o thou_o and_o he_o but_o see_v he_o be_v dead_a against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v i_o confess_v to_o thou_o the_o sin_n because_o all_o my_o sin_n be_v leave_v unto_o thou_o neither_o do_v i_o seek_v pardon_n of_o any_o but_o thou_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o bathsheba_n and_o vriah_n who_o death_n i_o cause_v another_o author_n say_v upon_o the_o place_n that_o david_n account_v his_o sin_n against_o man_n how_o great_a or_o grievous_a soever_o they_o be_v as_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o his_o sin_n against_o god_n and_o therefore_o say_v against_o thou_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v according_a to_o this_o gloss_n to_o sin_v only_o against_o god_n be_v the_o same_o that_o to_o sin_v chief_o against_o he_o that_o wrong_n which_o david_n have_v do_v to_o man_n vanish_v and_o disappear_v be_v compare_v with_o that_o wrong_n which_o he_o have_v do_v to_o god_n that_o which_o cut_v david_n to_o the_o heart_n be_v that_o he_o have_v sin_v against_o god_n vbi_fw-la dolour_n ibi_fw-la digitus_fw-la david_n main_o bewail_v the_o offend_n of_o so_o good_a gracious_a and_o indulgent_a a_o father_n when_o the_o same_o part_n say_v hypocrates_n be_v affect_v at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o several_a pain_n the_o great_a swallow_v up_o obscure_v the_o other_o again_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o sin_n according_a to_o its_o formality_n be_v only_o against_o god_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n adultery_n and_o murder_n have_v not_o be_v sin_n have_v not_o god_n forbid_v they_o any_o sinner_n as_o well_o as_o king_n may_v say_v unto_o god_n against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v sin_n though_o according_a to_o its_o formality_n it_o be_v only_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n yet_o may_v be_v punish_v by_o earthly_a magistrate_n as_o it_o be_v hurtful_a to_o a_o common_a wealth_n chap._n 21._o the_o impotency_n of_o that_o argument_n which_o in_o favour_n of_o tyrant_n be_v draw_v from_o eccles_n 8.2_o the_o second_o comma_n of_o eccles_n 8._o at_o the_o first_o sight_n may_v seem_v much_o to_o countenance_v tyranny_n especial_a in_o our_o english_a translation_n where_o the_o word_n be_v these_o i_o counsel_n thou_o to_o keep_v the_o king_n commandment_n and_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o section_n be_v translate_v by_o coach_n &_o summè_fw