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nor_o eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o lamb_n caus._n 33._o qu._n 4._o c._n 1._o for_o if_o the_o duty_n of_o marriage_n hinder_v prayer_n than_o they_o must_v altogether_o be_v omit_v and_o so_o consequent_o marriage_n itself_o abolish_v see_v we_o ought_v to_o pray_v continual_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v 1._o thess._n 5.17_o no_o day_n nor_o night_n be_v to_o be_v intermit_v without_o prayer_n then_o by_o this_o reason_n man_n that_o be_v marry_v shall_v refrain_v both_o day_n &_o night_n indeed_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v they_o that_o marry_v to_o abstain_v for_o a_o time_n with_o consent_n to_o give_v themselves_o to_o fast_v and_o prayer_n 1._o cor._n 7.5_o but_o he_o mean_v extraordinary_a prayer_n such_o as_o be_v join_v with_o fast_v not_o ordinary_a and_o daily_a prayer_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v intermit_v then_o as_o abstinence_n
shall_v not_o take_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o strange_a nation_n to_o their_o son_n lest_o they_o shall_v make_v they_o to_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o their_o god_n exod._n 34.16_o yet_o be_v it_o simple_o forbid_v to_o marry_v any_o such_o though_o such_o danger_n ensue_v not_o as_o the_o people_n confess_v that_o they_o have_v trespass_v against_o god_n in_o take_v strange_a wife_n of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n ezra_n 10._o 2._o yet_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v that_o by_o they_o they_o fall_v to_o idolatry_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o the_o king_n be_v forbid_v by_o violence_n to_o take_v away_o other_o man_n wife_n as_o they_o do_v before_o the_o flood_n which_o be_v david_n great_a offence_n in_o take_v vriahs_n wife_n pellic._n in_o deut._n 17._o if_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n than_o solomon_n in_o the_o great_a multiplicity_n of_o his_o wife_n have_v not_o transgress_v against_o this_o law_n for_o we_o find_v not_o that_o among_o so_o many_o of_o his_o 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to_o have_v be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o affirm_v that_o he_o come_v not_o near_o michal_n but_o the_o contrary_n appear_v in_o that_o he_o be_v so_o loath_a to_o part_v with_o she_o follow_v she_o a_o great_a way_n weep_v behind_o she_o when_o she_o return_v to_o david_n 2._o sam._n 3.16_o saul_n tyranny_n may_v be_v allege_v for_o defence_n that_o they_o be_v compel_v thus_o to_o do_v though_o that_o do_v somewhat_o extenuate_v the_o offence_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o justify_v it_o ex_fw-la martyr_n 22._o quest._n v_o 44._o of_o david_n many_o wife_n and_o first_o of_o polygamy_n in_o general_a whether_o it_o be_v simple_o unlawful_a there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o bigamy_n that_o be_v the_o marry_n of_o two_o and_o likewise_o of_o polygamy_n the_o marriage_n of_o many_o wife_n for_o either_o these_o term_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v the_o marriage_n of_o two_o or_o more_o successive_o one_o after_o a_o other_o or_o when_o two_o or_o more_o wife_n be_v have_v together_o but_o the_o 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two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n there_o be_v a_o other_o particular_a law_n which_o restrain_v marriage_n of_o more_o than_o one_o levit._n 18.18_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v a_o wife_n with_o her_o sister_n during_o her_o life_n to_o vex_v she_o which_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o the_o natural_a sister_n but_o of_o any_o other_o woman_n for_o the_o natural_a sister_n can_v not_o be_v marry_v no_o not_o after_o her_o sister_n death_n 6._o but_o the_o law_n which_o give_v the_o brother_n power_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n which_o be_v decease_v make_v no_o exception_n if_o he_o be_v marry_v but_o absolute_o enjoin_v he_o to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n ans._n the_o rabbin_n answer_v that_o she_o be_v not_o proper_o count_v
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quest._n of_o the_o light_n of_o god_n which_o burn_v in_o the_o temple_n 1._o this_o light_n be_v the_o candlestick_n with_o seven_o lamp_n which_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n osiand_n 2._o some_o expound_v these_o word_n your_o the_o light_n go_v out_o of_o midnight_n when_o the_o lamp_n begin_v to_o wax_v dim_a pelican_n but_o the_o lamp_n be_v watch_v all_o night_n and_o keep_v burn_v till_o the_o morning_n and_o continual_o supply_v with_o oil_n exod._n 27.20_o and_o so_o not_o suffer_v to_o go_v out_o of_o itself_o 3._o it_o be_v rather_o towards_o the_o morning_n for_o the_o lamp_n be_v to_o burn_v from_o the_o evening_n to_o the_o morning_n exod._n 27.21_o 2._o chron._n 13.11_o jun._n 4._o now_o in_o that_o they_o use_v not_o to_o burn_v the_o lamp_n by_o day_n but_o it_o serve_v for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o night_n candle_n herein_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o romanist_n appear_v who_o do_v use_v to_o burn_v taper_n upon_o their_o altar_n by_o day_n therein_o exceed_v the_o ceremonious_a observation_n and_o prescript_n of_o moses_n law_n 3._o quest._n of_o the_o place_n where_o samuel_n sleep_v 1._o the_o usual_a read_n be_v samuel_n sleep_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n b._n gen._n but_o beside_o that_o in_o the_o tabernacle_n the_o levite_n have_v no_o cabbine_n appoint_v they_o to_o lie_v in_o the_o distinction_n athnah_n come_v between_o do_v hinder_v the_o join_n of_o these_o two_o clause_n together_o so_o that_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n must_v rather_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o sentence_n your_o the_o light_n go_v out_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la jun._n vatab._n 2._o but_o samuel_n place_n be_v among_o the_o levite_n not_o in_o but_o near_o unto_o the_o tabernacle_n as_o the_o priest_n also_o have_v their_o celles_fw-fr without_o the_o tabernacle_n but_o somewhat_o near_o jun._n so_o the_o chalde_n express_v the_o sense_n that_o samuel_n lie_v in_o atrio_fw-la levitarum_fw-la in_o the_o levite_n ward_n or_o court_n 3._o it_o seem_v that_o samuel_n be_v appoint_v by_o eli_n to_o keep_v the_o lamp_n and_o to_o tend_v they_o in_o the_o night_n pelican_n for_o the_o levite_n continual_o keep_v the_o lord_n watch_v 2._o chron._n 13.11_o 4._o quest._n v_o 7._o in_o what_o sense_n samuel_n be_v say_v not_o to_o have_v know_v the_o lord_n 1._o some_o read_v thus_o do_v samuel_n before_o he_o know_v the_o lord_n p._n gen._n s._n but_o the_o sense_n be_v more_o perfect_a to_o read_v thus_o samuel_n yet_o know_v not_o jehovah_n or_o the_o lord_n as_o i.c.ar._n v.b._n the_o word_n teres_fw-la signify_v both_o not_o yet_o and_o before_o that_o but_o the_o first_o be_v more_o proper_a here_o which_o make_v the_o sense_n full_a without_o any_o other_o addition_n but_o in_o the_o other_o read_v something_o must_v be_v supply_v 2._o now_o there_o be_v a_o double_a kind_n of_o knowledge_n of_o god_n ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a that_o common_a to_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n this_o peculiar_a to_o the_o prophet_n when_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v concern_v thing_n to_o come_v samuel_n be_v not_o without_o the_o other_o before_o but_o the_o latter_a he_o have_v not_o experience_n of_o till_o now_o as_o the_o next_o word_n show_v the_o word_n of_o jehovah_n be_v not_o reveal_v unto_o he_o which_o the_o chalde_n interprete_v of_o the_o word_n of_o pprophecy_n bor._n therefore_o heli_n give_v he_o instruction_n and_o inform_v he_o that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o speak_v unto_o he_o v_o 9_o jun._n 5._o quest._n v_o 13._o of_o these_o word_n they_o bring_v a_o curse_n upon_o themselves_o 1._o some_o read_v as_o though_o this_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o scandal_n and_o offence_n which_o they_o come_v into_o indignus_fw-fr faciebant_fw-la they_o do_v unworthy_o l._n they_o run_v into_o slander_n g._n they_o despise_v or_o abase_v themselves_o p._n 2._o some_o understand_v it_o of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o 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spirit_n 2._o the_o meaning_n be_v reconcil_n that_o although_o he_o do_v admonish_v they_o c._n 2.25_o yet_o it_o be_v out_o of_o season_n he_o do_v it_o not_o soon_o enough_o he_o suffer_v they_o to_o have_v their_o will_n too_o long_o he_o deal_v not_o with_o they_o till_o they_o be_v grow_v impudent_a in_o their_o sin_n and_o all_o israel_n ring_v of_o they_o bor._n neither_o be_v his_o admonition_n severe_a enough_o according_a to_o his_o authority_n be_v both_o their_o father_n high_a priest_n and_o judge_n jun._n yea_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o give_v they_o not_o 〈◊〉_d angry_a or_o frown_a look_n as_o the_o word_n cahah_n also_o signify_v to_o frown_v to_o wrinkle_n osiand_n and_o howsoever_o it_o be_v he_o do_v not_o correct_v they_o for_o
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choose_v his_o neighbour_n better_o than_o he_o c._n 15._o by_o the_o continual_a good_a success_n that_o david_n have_v and_o by_o the_o report_n of_o other_o as_o he_o himself_o confess_v c._n 22.8_o jun._n as_o also_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o all_o the_o people_n towards_o david_n mart._n he_o may_v also_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o anoint_v of_o david_n by_o samuel_n and_o his_o conscience_n do_v testify_v against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o hold_v the_o kingdom_n borr._n so_o that_o saul_n know_v this_o do_v persecute_v david_n against_o his_o own_o conscience_n mar._n 9_o quest._n v_o 19_o of_o the_o ziphim_n betray_v of_o david_n 1._o these_o ziphim_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o come_v of_o caleb_n 1._o chron._n 2.42_o of_o who_o treachery_n david_n
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so_o now_o his_o divine_a voice_n do_v work_v some_o remorse_n in_o saul_n pelican_n 10._o quest._n v_o 23._o of_o david_n oath_n whereby_o he_o bind_v himself_o not_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o posterity_n of_o saul_n 1._o david_n refuse_v not_o to_o swear_v unto_o saul_n for_o these_o cause_n both_o because_o saul_n do_v yield_v unto_o david_n the_o right_a of_o the_o kingdom_n one_o good_a turn_n as_o it_o be_v require_v a_o other_o that_o david_n again_o shall_v give_v he_o security_n for_o his_o posterity_n beside_o david_n have_v already_o in_o effect_n swear_v as_o much_o unto_o jonathan_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n not_o to_o cut_v off_o his_o seed_n c._n 20.15_o and_o further_o if_o david_n have_v refuse_v to_o take_v
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brethren_n by_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v appoint_v this_o conquest_n of_o goliath_n shall_v be_v obtain_v borr._n 2._o likewise_o the_o more_o the_o israelite_n be_v in_o fear_n and_o the_o great_a that_o their_o perplexity_n be_v the_o more_o famous_a be_v the_o victory_n and_o deliverance_n which_o they_o do_v not_o expect_v osiand_n 3._o further_o herein_o evident_o appear_v the_o great_a change_n and_o alteration_n that_o be_v in_o saul_n how_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v forsake_v he_o and_o of_o a_o valiant_a and_o courageous_a man_n and_o of_o a_o heroical_a spirit_n he_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v a_o dastard_a and_o coward_n that_o whereas_o before_o in_o one_o day_n he_o have_v slay_v almost_o 40._o thousand_o of_o the_o philistines_n he_o now_o be_v 40._o day_n together_o afraid_a at_o the_o sight_n of_o one_o man_n pelican_n 9_o quest._n v_o 18._o wherefore_o david_n be_v bid_v to_o take_v a_o pledge_n of_o his_o brethren_n according_a to_o the_o diverse_a signification_n 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a_o place_n of_o the_o camp_n 2._o some_o take_v it_o for_o vallum_fw-la the_o trench_n or_o fort_n a.p._n 3_o some_o for_o locum_fw-la castrorum_fw-la the_o place_n where_o the_o tent_n be_v chal._n vatab._n 4._o other_o read_v he_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o host_n b.g._n but_o yet_o david_n be_v not_o come_v to_o the_o host_n as_o v_o 22._o he_o go_v from_o hence_o into_o the_o host_n 5._o therefore_o that_o place_n be_v mean_v hereby_o where_o the_o carriage_n with_o the_o cart_n and_o other_o impediment_n lay_v hagalah_o signify_v a_o cart_n as_o 2._o sam._n 6.3_o mahaghalah_o the_o compass_n or_o circuit_n where_o the_o cart_n stand_v and_o sometime_o it_o signify_v the_o tract_n or_o beat_v way_n make_v with_o cart_n as_o isai_n 26.7_o the_o septuag_n sometime_o express_v it_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v rotunditatem_fw-la the_o roundness_n or_o compass_n sometime_o by_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o cart_n 1._o sam._n 26.5_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v the_o place_n where_o the_o cart_n and_o carriage_n lay_v which_o be_v as_o a_o fort_n and_o defence_n unto_o the_o camp_n for_o it_o be_v say_v v_o 22._o that_o david_n leave_v his_o thing_n there_o with_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o carriage_n and_o saul_n lie_v asleep_a in_o that_o place_n where_o the_o carriage_n and_o other_o such_o thing_n lay_v that_o he_o may_v be_v in_o more_o safety_n and_o security_n for_o fear_n of_o david_n break_v in_o upon_o he_o 1._o sam._n 26.5_o jun._n 12._o quest._n v_o 25._o of_o the_o reward_n which_o saul_n offer_v to_o he_o that_o will_v encounter_v with_o goliath_n 1._o it_o be_v fit_a and_o requisite_a that_o reward_n shall_v be_v propound_v unto_o those_o which_o shall_v offer_v their_o service_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o although_o we_o can_v not_o deserve_v a_o everlasting_a reward_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n yet_o a_o temporary_a reward_n may_v be_v deserve_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n and_o such_o reward_n may_v be_v respect_v and_o aim_v at_o though_o chief_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n aught_o to_o move_v every_o one_o to_o perform_v his_o duty_n 2._o now_o the_o reward_n which_o saul_n proclaim_v be_v three_o to_o join_v he_o in_o affinity_n in_o make_v he_o his_o son_n in_o law_n in_o endow_v he_o with_o riches_n and_o enfraunchise_v his_o house_n as_o in_o set_v it_o free_a from_o tax_n and_o other_o imposition_n genevens_n and_o so_o advance_v it_o to_o the_o state_n of_o nobility_n chald._a jun._n 3._o but_o herein_o saul_n inconstancy_n and_o levity_n appear_v who_o be_v liberal_a in_o promise_v but_o slow_a in_o perform_v as_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o his_o unkind_a carriage_n towards_o david_n afterward_o martyr_n 13._o quest._n v_o 26._o whether_o david_n be_v move_v with_o the_o reward_n to_o fight_v with_o goliath_n 1._o david_n be_v not_o incite_v or_o stir_v up_o by_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o reward_n which_o yet_o a_o private_a man_n may_v safe_o respect_v but_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o love_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n move_v he_o and_o therefore_o where_o he_o say_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o the_o man_n that_o kill_v this_o philistim_n he_o say_v thus_o in_o effect_n what_o need_v any_o such_o reward_n to_o be_v promise_v the_o indignity_n which_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o the_o reproach_n which_o they_o bear_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o philistim_n be_v sufficient_a to_o provoke_v any_o man_n jun._n 2._o and_o david_n yield_v two_o reason_n of_o this_o his_o resolution_n one_o take_v from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o philistim_n who_o be_v a_o uncircumcised_a person_n and_o a_o stranger_n from_o israel_n the_o