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unto_o he_o that_o 27.1.2_o that_o 27.1.2_o when_o he_o be_v afraid_a to_o tarry_v in_o judea_n and_o thereupon_o flee_v unto_o achish_n one_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o philistines_n the_o lord_n nevertheless_o give_v he_o safety_n there_o also_o when_o as_o notwithstanding_o david_n 27.8.9.11_o david_n 27.8.9.11_o so_o behave_v himself_o there_o that_o it_o be_v great_a marvel_v that_o he_o bring_v not_o himself_o into_o great_a danger_n there_o than_o he_o be_v in_o before_o in_o jury_n as_o after_o we_o shall_v have_v more_o convenient_a place_n to_o declare_v the_o peril_n that_o his_o good_a name_n be_v in_o be_v for_o that_o be_v now_o among_o the_o enemy_n of_o saul_n and_o be_v 28.2_o be_v 28.2_o ready_a to_o go_v to_o the_o field_n with_o they_o against_o he_o the_o lord_n nevertheless_o 28.2.11_o nevertheless_o 28.2.11_o so_o provide_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o field_n that_o day_n that_o saul_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v whereas_o otherwise_o either_o 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altogether_o forsake_v both_o in_o the_o strangeness_n that_o he_o find_v in_o the_o lord_n towards_o he_o when_o after_o a_o sort_n he_o seek_v to_o have_v some_o direction_n of_o he_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v when_o now_o the_o philistines_n come_v in_o again_o so_o strong_a upon_o he_o and_o in_o that_o answer_n that_o be_v give_v by_o such_o as_o he_o in_o that_o case_n think_v good_a to_o seek_v unto_o the_o strangeness_n that_o he_o find_v in_o the_o lord_n towards_o he_o be_v such_o as_o that_o now_o 28.5.15_o now_o 28.5.15_o in_o this_o great_a danger_n approach_v and_o when_o he_o be_v so_o hearty_o afraid_a thereof_o and_o he_o in_o this_o his_o distress_n 28.6_o distress_n 28.6_o seek_v unto_o he_o nevertheless_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o ibid._n he_o ibid._n no_o answer_n at_o all_o neither_o immediate_o by_o dream_n nor_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o other_o either_o ordinary_a as_o by_o urim_n or_o extraordinary_a as_o by_o any_o prophet_n and_o good_a reason_n it_o be_v that_o he_o which_o 13.8.13.15.9_o which_o 13.8.13.15.9_o twice_o before_o have_v make_v so_o light_a account_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o now_o at_o this_o present_n do_v so_o hot_o persecute_v david_n direct_o against_o 21._o against_o â—â—_o 21._o his_o own_o knowledge_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n lean_v to_o david_n and_o that_o in_o so_o cruel_a and_o rageous_a manner_n as_o that_o for_o his_o sake_n and_o otherwise_o for_o no_o cause_n at_o all_o 22.18_o all_o 22.18_o he_o slay_v so_o many_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v at_o no_o hand_n find_v any_o answer_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o his_o distress_n or_o whensoever_o he_o most_o shall_v need_v or_o fain_o will_v
the_o lord_n so_o estraung_v himself_o unto_o he_o he_o do_v not_o humble_v himself_o before_o his_o face_n nor_o so_o much_o the_o more_o earnest_o seek_v his_o favour_n but_o present_o turn_v aside_o to_o such_o as_o give_v themselves_o to_o ill_a art_n and_o such_o as_o for_o that_o cause_n himself_o have_v 9_o have_v 28.3_o 9_o before_o destroy_v so_o far_o as_o he_o can_v and_o the_o answer_n that_o so_o he_o receive_v be_v altogether_o evil_a 28.15.19_o evil_a 28.15.19_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v his_o enemy_n for_o that_o he_o do_v not_o execute_v his_o fierce_a wrath_n upon_o the_o amalekite_n and_o that_o now_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v he_o and_o he_o both_o his_o son_n and_o his_o people_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistines_n which_o heavy_a sentence_n be_v notwithstanding_o 28.19_o notwithstanding_o 28.19_o the_o next_o day_n after_o 7._o after_o 31_o 1_o 7._o full_o perform_v jonathan_n 23.17.18_o jonathan_n 23.17.18_o it_o seem_v of_o himself_o will_v never_o 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