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shall_v come_v that_o some_o shall_v think_v they_o do_v god_n good_a service_n in_o kill_v they_o paul_n during_o his_o pharisaism_n persecute_v the_o church_n of_o god_n out_o of_o zeal_n man_n may_v give_v their_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v and_o yet_o die_v not_o as_o martyr_n but_o as_o malefactor_n a_o heretic_n may_v seal_v his_o heresy_n with_o his_o blood_n as_o servetus_n at_o geneva_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o many_o mahometans_n will_v die_v rather_o than_o renounce_v their_o religion_n the_o glory_n of_o martyrdom_n require_v a_o just_a and_o righteous_a cause_n to_o be_v suffer_v for_o as_o well_o as_o a_o good_a intent_n in_o they_o that_o suffer_v martial_a law_n excuse_v not_o a_o captain_n exceed_v his_o commission_n notwithstanding_o he_o do_v it_o out_o of_o a_o good_a intention_n and_o with_o good_a success_n subject_n shall_v not_o be_v injurious_a to_o their_o prince_n either_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o religion_n or_o civil_a liberty_n david_n intention_n smite_v saul_n skirt_n be_v honourable_a yet_o the_o act_n itself_o be_v condemn_v by_o himself_o i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text._n david_n loyal_a detestation_n of_o cut_v off_o the_o royal_a head_n of_o the_o lord_n anoint_v manifest_v in_o his_o excellent_a oration_n ii_o part._n ii_o 1._o the_o occasion_n whereof_o first_o present_v itself_o to_o our_o consideration_n which_o be_v twofold_a first_o the_o fit_a opportunity_n second_o the_o great_a importunity_n he_o have_v to_o slay_v saul_n from_o whence_o note_v these_o two_o fundamental_a principle_n of_o loyalty_n 1._o that_o the_o fit_a opportunity_n wherein_o to_o offer_v violence_n to_o a_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v 2._o that_o the_o great_a importunity_n thereunto_o be_v to_o be_v resist_v first_o 1._o obs_n 1._o that_o the_o fit_a opportunity_n wherein_o to_o offer_v violence_n to_o a_o king_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v opportunity_n be_v the_o touchstone_n of_o loyalty_n david_n may_v have_v effect_v the_o death_n of_o saul_n with_o the_o great_a certainty_n and_o with_o the_o great_a security_n 1._o 24.4_o 1_o sam._n 24.4_o with_o the_o great_a certainty_n david_n and_o his_o man_n have_v so_o encompass_v saul_n in_o the_o cave_n that_o his_o man_n cry_v out_o unto_o he_o behold_v the_o day_n of_o which_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o thou_o i_o will_v deliver_v thy_o enemy_n into_o thy_o hand_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v to_o he_o as_o shall_v seem_v good_a unto_o thou_o saul_n be_v asleep_a in_o the_o trench_n abishai_n say_v unto_o david_n 26.8_o 1_o sam._n 26.8_o let_v i_o smite_v he_o i_o pray_v thou_o with_o the_o spear_n even_o to_o the_o earth_n at_o once_o and_o i_o will_v not_o smite_v he_o the_o second_o time_n david_n find_v saul_n in_o the_o cave_n may_v have_v smite_v off_o his_o head_n as_o well_o as_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o robe_n and_o turn_v the_o cave_n into_o his_o grave_n and_o find_v he_o asleep_o in_o the_o trench_n he_o may_v have_v take_v away_o instead_o of_o the_o cruise_n of_o water_n from_o his_o bolster_n so_o much_o blood_n from_o his_o heart_n and_o make_v it_o his_o last_o sleep_n court_v he_o with_o that_o compliment_n wherewith_o a_o captain_n once_o court_v his_o soldier_n who_o he_o find_v asleep_a on_o the_o watch_n when_o he_o thrust_v his_o sword_n into_o his_o bowel_n say_v dead_a i_o find_v thou_o and_o dead_a i_o leave_v thou_o but_o this_o be_v the_o crown_n and_o glory_n of_o david_n loyalty_n that_o he_o be_v opportunity-proof_n as_o the_o salamander_n remain_v unscorched_a in_o the_o fire_n and_o as_o a_o man_n in_o a_o pest-house_n escape_v the_o infection_n of_o the_o plague_n so_o david_n preserve_v his_o loyal_a breast_n untainted_a with_o these_o temptation_n instead_o of_o improve_n opportunitye_n for_o the_o act_n of_o murder_n he_o convert_v they_o into_o trophy_n of_o his_o fidelity_n have_v david_n abstain_v from_o a_o attempt_n on_o saul_n life_n only_o while_o the_o success_n be_v dubious_a it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o argument_n of_o his_o policy_n but_o to_o forbear_v it_o when_o he_o have_v such_o a_o opportune_a season_n at_o one_o blow_n to_o make_v this_o royal_a lion_n that_o be_v so_o rampant_a not_o only_o couchant_a but_o also_o a_o dead_a carcase_n be_v a_o monument_n of_o his_o loyalty_n 2._o with_o the_o great_a security_n have_v david_n be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o people_n envy_n a_o desire_n of_o self-preservation_n be_v enough_o to_o restrain_v he_o from_o the_o murder_n of_o saul_n lest_o the_o noise_n of_o such_o a_o fact_n shall_v have_v give_v a_o alarm_n to_o the_o people_n to_o rise_v up_o as_o one_o man_n to_o avenge_v the_o blood_n of_o their_o king_n and_o like_a lion_n rob_v of_o their_o whelp_n to_o tear_v he_o into_o piece_n as_o a_o destroyer_n of_o their_o country_n but_o david_n be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o rage_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o israelite_n that_o he_o be_v even_o their_o idol_n insomuch_o that_o saul_n be_v slay_v he_o may_v have_v expect_v their_o acclamation_n rather_o than_o exclamation_n their_o congratulation_n for_o his_o safety_n rather_o than_o their_o condole_v of_o saul_n death_n peruse_v the_o history_n and_o it_o will_v appear_v what_o great_a interest_n he_o have_v in_o the_o affection_n and_o what_o great_a applause_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n 1_o sam._n 18.5_o he_o behave_v himself_o so_o wise_o that_o he_o be_v accept_v of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o of_o saul_n servant_n and_o v._o 6_o 7._o with_o tabret_o and_o with_o harp_n they_o sing_v saul_n have_v slay_v his_o thousand_o and_o david_n his_o ten_o thousand_o how_o willing_o do_v the_o man_n of_o judah_n anoint_v he_o king_n after_o saul_n death_n 2_o sam._n 3.4_o deserve_o be_v david_n thus_o esteem_v of_o his_o countryman_n for_o never_o do_v any_o gallant_a roman_n not_o regulus_n or_o cato_n themselves_o merit_v better_a of_o their_o country_n than_o david_n of_o he_o now_o how_o different_a be_v loyal_a david_n from_o the_o mind_n of_o his_o son_n absalon_n the_o son_n by_o fair_a speech_n and_o courteous_a behaviour_n steal_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o then_o employ_v they_o in_o rebellion_n 2_o sam._n 15.2_o to_o 7._o but_o the_o father_n not_o only_o abstain_v from_o all_o subtle_a insinuation_n and_o horrid_a calumniation_n of_o saul_n person_n and_o government_n but_o when_o his_o desert_n like_o the_o sun_n draw_v all_o eye_n and_o affection_n unto_o he_o yet_o disdain_v to_o pervert_v his_o popular_a interest_n and_o favour_n to_o any_o rebellious_a design_n this_o self-denial_n condemn_v our_o english_a absaloms_n who_o by_o machivilian_n dissimulation_n and_o slander_v the_o footstep_n of_o the_o lord_n anoint_v seek_v to_o render_v his_o person_n odious_a and_o his_o restauration_n impossible_a themselves_o amiable_a and_o their_o usurp_v power_n impregnable_a likewise_o it_o admonish_v all_o person_n of_o renown_n and_o interest_n in_o their_o country_n to_o employ_v themselves_o in_o extinguish_v rather_o than_o foment_v that_o turbulence_n which_o be_v a_o chronical_a disease_n in_o the_o vulgar_a now_o david_n abhorrence_n of_o revenge_n when_o he_o may_v so_o certain_o and_o so_o secure_o have_v dispatch_v his_o enemy_n set_v such_o a_o emphasis_n on_o his_o loyalty_n 19_o 1_o sam._n 24.17_o 18_o 19_o that_o it_o strike_v saul_n himself_o into_o a_o admiration_n and_o adoration_n of_o it_o it_o be_v nothing_o for_o a_o beggar_n who_o have_v not_o sufficient_a for_o necessity_n to_o abstain_v from_o supersluity_n but_o to_o fit_v at_o a_o ruler_n table_n swim_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o dainty_n and_o to_o put_v a_o knife_n to_o the_o throat_n to_o be_v temperate_a with_o timothy_n among_o luxurious_a asian_o enhance_v the_o worth_n of_o tempetance_n as_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o joseph_n that_o he_o reject_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n and_o great_a importunity_n to_o commit_v adultery_n gen._n 39.7_o 8_o 9_o as_o it_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o joseph_n afterward_o in_o pharoah_n court_n of_o obadiah_n in_o ahab_n of_o daniel_n in_o nebuchadnezar_n of_o nehemiah_n when_o cupbearer_n to_o artaxerxes_n of_o lot_n in_o sodom_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n in_o nero_n house_n a_o monster_n of_o man_n phil._n 4.22_o that_o they_o retain_v their_o piety_n notwithstanding_o the_o manifold_a temptation_n and_o opportunity_n unto_o sin_n wherewith_o they_o be_v assault_v so_o like_o a_o diamond_n in_o a_o ring_n it_o set_v a_o great_a price_n on_o david_n loyalty_n that_o at_o the_o cave_n he_o do_v not_o violate_v it_o not_o to_o seek_v a_o opportunity_n for_o revenge_n be_v honourable_a but_o to_o reject_v it_o when_o offer_v be_v double_a honour_n many_o be_v not_o disloyal_a because_o they_o can_v rather_o then_o because_o they_o will_v not_o as_o tully_n say_v
prince_n to_o the_o church_n in_o protect_v the_o ministry_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o gross_o profane_a and_o giddy_a fanatic_a people_n to_o who_o it_o be_v a_o eyesore_n in_o supply_v the_o church_n with_o maintenance_n in_o order_n to_o the_o carry_v on_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o provide_v university_n and_o college_n to_o be_v seminary_n of_o learning_n in_o back_v the_o law_n of_o god_n with_o their_o secular_a authority_n do_v lay_v strong_a obligation_n on_o minister_n to_o make_v their_o church_n school_n as_o of_o piety_n towards_o god_n so_o of_o loyalty_n towards_o their_o king_n what_o horrid_a ingratitude_n will_v minister_n be_v guilty_a of_o by_o prove_v firebrand_n of_o sedition_n trumpeter_n of_o rebellion_n and_o by_o make_v their_o sermon_n a_o alarm_n unto_o war_n it_o will_v be_v to_o rip_v up_o the_o bowel_n of_o their_o nurse_n father_n and_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o breast_n of_o their_o nurse_n mother_n furthermore_o as_o simeon_n and_o levi_n make_v the_o name_n of_o their_o father_n jacob_n to_o stink_v 13.32_o gen._n 34.30_o num._n 13.32_o by_o their_o perfidious_a murder_n of_o the_o shechemite_n as_o the_o spy_v bring_v a_o evil_a report_n on_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o as_o judas_n deliver_v his_o master_n unto_o the_o scoff_n of_o his_o enemy_n so_o disloyalty_n in_o ecclesiastical_a person_n scandalize_v religion_n the_o sin_n of_o elies_n son_n cause_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v abhor_v 2.17_o 1_o sam._n 2.17_o the_o prophet_n david_n adultery_n with_o bathsheba_n and_o murder_n of_o uriah_n 25._o rom._n 2.17_o to_o 25._o give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v for_o minister_n to_o prostitute_v their_o sacred_a function_n unto_o ambition_n and_o rebellion_n be_v a_o great_a provocation_n unto_o magistrate_n to_o root_v they_o out_o of_o their_o kingdom_n yea_o to_o put_v they_o to_o death_n as_o saul_n do_v ahimelech_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o who_o he_o slay_v fourscore_o and_o five_o person_n upon_o doeg_n false_a and_o malicious_a information_n that_o they_o conspire_v with_o david_n 22.18_o 1_o sa._n 22.18_o let_v sermon_n be_v exclamation_n against_o sin_n not_o against_o king_n against_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n not_o against_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o lord_n teach_v the_o clergy_n of_o england_n not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o may_v neither_o procure_v the_o accusation_n of_o disloyalty_n to_o themselves_o nor_o derive_v any_o scandal_n unto_o religion_n let_v no_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o with_o pride_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o office_n judas_n cast_v devil_n out_o of_o other_o 22.3_o luke_n 22.3_o but_o can_v not_o keep_v the_o devil_n out_o of_o himself_o then_o satan_n enter_v into_o judas_n and_o so_o as_o luther_n say_v there_o be_v one_o devil_n in_o another_o as_o water_n cleanse_v other_o thing_n and_o then_o be_v cr_v into_o the_o sink_n as_o many_o who_o labour_v in_o building_n noah_n ark_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o flood_n so_o a_o minister_n may_v teach_v other_o and_o yet_o be_v himself_o a_o castaway_n without_o true_a piety_n which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o disloyalty_n the_o scripture_n have_v link_v they_o both_o together_o my_o son_n fear_v thou_o god_n and_o the_o king_n it_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o zadok_n and_o abiathar_n 24._o prov._n 24._o that_o they_o turn_v not_o aside_o unto_o absalon_n but_o faithful_o cleave_v unto_o david_n their_o rightful_a sovereign_n 2._o david_n be_v anoint_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n the_o lord_n say_v unto_o samuel_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o mourn_v for_o saul_n 16.1_o 1_o sam._n 16.1_o see_v i_o have_v reject_v he_o from_o reign_v over_o israel_n fill_v thy_o horn_n with_o oil_n and_o go_v i_o will_v send_v thou_o to_o jesse_n the_o bethlehemite_n for_o i_o have_v provide_v i_o a_o king_n among_o his_o son_n 1._o david_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o unction_n have_v a_o plausible_a argument_n to_o have_v justify_v the_o murder_n of_o saul_n be_v reject_v by_o god_n and_o himself_o elect_v in_o his_o room_n and_o to_o have_v represent_v such_o a_o act_n as_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n as_o jehu_n do_v the_o destruction_n of_o ahabt_n posterity_n but_o david_n abhor_v this_o obvious_a plece_n of_o policy_n 10.10_o 2_o kin._n 10.10_o because_o it_o will_v have_v be_v a_o breach_n of_o piety_n forasmuch_o as_o commination_n be_v no_o commission_n 4.15_o gen._n 4.15_o whosoever_o shall_v slay_v accurse_v cain_n vengeince_n shall_v be_v take_v on_o he_o seven_o fold_n so_o the_o blood_n of_o reject_a saul_n will_v have_v bring_v down_o vengeance_n on_o the_o head_n of_o david_n if_o he_o have_v shed_v it_o the_o crucify_a of_o christ_n be_v a_o act_n of_o glorious_a mercy_n in_o god_n but_o of_o barbarous_a cruelty_n in_o the_o jew_n joseph_n tell_v his_o brethren_n that_o it_o be_v not_o 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