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patriarch_n desire_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n that_o they_o may_v be_v relieve_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n hereof_o also_o it_o be_v purgatory_n controv._n against_o purgatory_n that_o david_n will_v not_o pray_v for_o his_o child_n after_o he_o know_v he_o be_v dead_a because_o the_o infant_n need_v not_o david_n prayer_n to_o this_o purpose_n bellarm._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr purgator_n c._n 3._o contra._n 1._o it_o be_v evident_a by_o the_o text_n that_o all_o this_o lamentation_n of_o david_n be_v to_o show_v his_o grief_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a man_n fall_v in_o israel_n v._o 38._o neither_o be_v there_o one_o syllable_n of_o any_o prayer_n make_v for_o abner_n it_o be_v then_o great_a boldness_n to_o ground_v that_o error_n upon_o scripture_n which_o be_v altogether_o silent_a in_o that_o behalf_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o sacrifice_n in_o the_o law_n there_o be_v so_o many_o diverse_a kind_n prescribe_v appoint_v for_o the_o dead_a 2._o neither_o be_v that_o any_o cause_n of_o their_o desire_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n but_o only_o to_o show_v their_o hope_n in_o the_o certain_a expectation_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v a_o monument_n to_o their_o posterity_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v bring_v they_o thither_o for_o otherwise_o see_v the_o israelite_n continue_v in_o egypt_n almost_o 200._o year_n after_o jacobs_n burial_n in_o canaan_n if_o he_o have_v intend_v to_o be_v help_v by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n he_o shall_v have_v desire_v to_o have_v his_o bone_n keep_v in_o egypt_n &_o then_o carry_v thence_o at_o their_o departure_n as_o joseph_n do_v that_o he_o may_v have_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n prayer_n which_o yet_o be_v to_o sojourn_v there_o 3._o and_o the_o cause_n be_v evident_a why_o david_n cease_v to_o pray_v any_o long_o for_o the_o infant_n be_v dead_a because_o he_o know_v that_o then_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o life_n again_o the_o child_n soul_n indeed_o have_v no_o need_n of_o david_n prayer_n no_o more_o have_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a depart_v and_o for_o the_o rest_n that_o die_v in_o their_o sin_n they_o receive_v their_o judgement_n and_o by_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o live_a can_v not_o be_v relieve_v 21._o quest._n v._o 39_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o david_n word_n i_o be_o weak_a and_o the_o son_n of_o zerviah_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o i_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o whereas_o the_o word_n here_o use_v rach_n signify_v tender_a that_o david_n speak_v of_o his_o clemency_n and_o mercy_n that_o he_o have_v spare_v abner_n and_o show_v he_o favour_n but_o the_o son_n of_o zerviah_n which_o be_v his_o sister_n by_o who_o they_o be_v call_v because_o it_o seem_v their_o father_n be_v but_o obscure_a be_v hard_o heart_v and_o cruel_a 2._o some_o other_o do_v make_v this_o the_o sense_n that_o whereas_o david_n kingdom_n be_v but_o yet_o weak_a these_o two_o man_n show_v more_o inhumanity_n and_o inclemencie_n than_o be_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o kingdom_n 3._o but_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o david_n word_n that_o he_o have_v relation_n to_o himself_o that_o they_o be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o punish_v they_o as_o their_o fact_n deserve_v and_o therefore_o he_o commit_v the_o revenge_n of_o this_o cause_n unto_o god_n 22._o quest._n v._o 39_o whether_o david_n offend_v in_o defer_v and_o forbear_v the_o punishment_n of_o joab_n 1._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o david_n offend_v herein_o and_o of_o a_o partial_a affection_n spare_v joab_n whereas_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o thus_o they_o do_v reason_n 1._o by_o the_o law_n he_o that_o slai_v a_o man_n presumptuous_o be_v to_o be_v take_v from_o the_o altar_n and_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n exod._n 21.14_o his_o punishment_n be_v not_o to_o be_v defer_v or_o suspend_v 2._o it_o be_v the_o ruin_n of_o eli_n his_o house_n because_o he_o be_v too_o remiss_a towards_o his_o child_n 3._o and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v reproove_v because_o he_o let_v benhadad_n go_v when_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v he_o into_o his_o hand_n mart._n contra._n 1._o neither_o do_v david_n pardon_n joab_n but_o he_o give_v charge_n unto_o solomon_n concern_v he_o who_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o that_o law_n command_v not_o that_o which_o be_v not_o possible_a or_o not_o in_o the_o magistrate_n power_n to_o perform_v as_o if_o a_o murderer_n fly_v the_o country_n and_o so_o be_v out_o of_o the_o magistrate_n power_n he_o do_v not_o break_v the_o law_n in_o not_o put_v he_o to_o death_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o that_o can_v not_o reach_v the_o malefactor_n without_o great_a tumult_n and_o danger_n to_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o watch_v his_o convenient_a time_n to_o do_v it_o which_o be_v david_n case_n here_o 2._o eli_n may_v have_v correct_v his_o son_n without_o any_o danger_n so_o can_v not_o david_n 3._o and_o so_o be_v benhadad_n deliver_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n who_o be_v a_o foreign_a enemy_n may_v with_o less_o trouble_n have_v be_v put_v to_o death_n than_o joab_n a_o domestical_a friend_n and_o much_o favour_v among_o the_o people_n 2._o the_o better_a opinion_n than_o be_v that_o david_n do_v prudent_o forbear_v to_o punish_v joab_n not_o so_o much_o because_o he_o be_v his_o kinsman_n and_o have_v be_v faithful_a unto_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o affliction_n pellic._n or_o that_o he_o have_v many_o way_n well_o deserve_v of_o he_o and_o can_v not_o well_o spare_v his_o service_n borrh._n but_o for_o that_o they_o be_v too_o hard_o and_o strong_a for_o he_o and_o it_o seem_v in_o the_o history_n of_o absalon_n c._n 18.19_o that_o joab_n do_v bear_v great_a sway_n among_o the_o soldier_n and_o military_a man_n than_o david_n himself_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o wise_a man_n part_n as_o well_o to_o consider_v what_o may_v be_v do_v as_o aught_o to_o be_v do_v jun._n this_o than_o be_v in_o david_n no_o connivance_n or_o wink_v at_o joabs_n sin_n which_o he_o bear_v in_o mind_n and_o charge_v his_o son_n to_o see_v justice_n execute_v but_o david_n prudent_o defer_v the_o punishment_n only_o which_o can_v not_o present_o without_o great_a danger_n be_v inflict_v at_o other_o time_n when_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n he_o delay_v not_o to_o do_v justice_n as_o upon_o the_o amalekite_n that_o say_v he_o have_v kill_v saul_n and_o upon_o those_o two_o that_o kill_v ishbosheth_n the_o like_a example_n we_o read_v of_o jacob_n who_o when_o his_o two_o son_n simeon_n and_o levi_n have_v commit_v that_o shameful_a murder_n upon_o the_o sichemite_n do_v not_o proceed_v against_o they_o be_v then_o a_o magistrate_n in_o his_o own_o family_n but_o defer_v the_o censure_n till_o his_o death_n gen._n 49.5_o for_o both_o his_o child_n be_v stubborn_a and_o unruly_a be_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o and_o beside_o there_o be_v then_o no_o time_n to_o 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a_o testimony_n of_o his_o unfeigned_a repentance_n he_o indict_v the_o 51._o psalm_n borrh._n 3_o but_o concern_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n these_o three_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o god_n neither_o render_v to_o good_a work_n nor_o evil_a work_n in_o this_o world_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o equality_n but_o in_o some_o proportion_n and_o similitude_n for_o he_o reward_v good_a work_n more_o liberal_o than_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o and_o evil_a work_n he_o recompense_v with_o less_o punishment_n than_o they_o deserve_v 2._o good_a work_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o their_o reward_n but_o they_o be_v crown_v in_o mercy_n but_o evil_a work_n be_v
acknowledge_v god_n merciful_a and_o fatherly_a providence_n over_o towards_o he_o 9_o quest._n v._o 11._o of_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o king_n which_o david_n consecrate_v unto_o god_n 1._o in_o that_o david_n consecrate_v unto_o god_n the_o rich_a spoil_n of_o his_o enemy_n as_o the_o golden_a shield_n which_o belong_v to_o hadadezer_n and_o of_o the_o rest_n as_o of_o ammon_n moab_n aram_n amalech_n the_o philistines_n with_o the_o edomite_n together_o with_o the_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o thai_fw-mi send_v he_o it_o show_v that_o he_o do_v not_o make_v these_o war_n of_o a_o covetous_a mind_n to_o enrich_v himself_o but_o to_o prepare_v ornament_n and_o stuff_n for_o the_o lord_n house_n 2._o for_o although_o he_o be_v forbid_v himself_o to_o build_v it_o yet_o he_o may_v provide_v matter_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o work_n thereof_o as_o the_o israelite_n do_v bestow_v the_o spoil_n of_o egypt_n upon_o the_o sanctuary_n mart._n 3._o which_o show_v that_o as_o these_o outward_a spoil_n serve_v to_o adorn_v the_o material_a temple_n so_o the_o spiritual_a spoil_n of_o the_o heathen_a the_o invention_n of_o art_n and_o science_n must_v be_v convert_v to_o the_o set_v forth_o of_o the_o truth_n borrh._o 4._o rupertus_n well_o appli_v these_o seven_o victory_n of_o david_n to_o the_o seven_o vial_n of_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n which_o christ_n shall_v bring_v upon_o the_o world_n for_o the_o contempt_n of_o his_o gospel_n 10._o quest._n v._o 13._o how_o this_o place_n that_o david_n slay_v of_o aramite_n 18._o thousand_o be_v reconcile_v with_o 1._o chron._n 18.12_o in_o that_o place_n of_o the_o chronicle_n it_o be_v say_v that_o abishai_n slay_v of_o the_o edomite_n 18._o thousand_o and_o in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o 60._o psalm_n mention_n be_v make_v how_o joab_n slay_v of_o the_o edomite_n 12._o thousand_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o salt_n here_o be_v three_o great_a difference_n in_o show_n both_o in_o the_o person_n that_o 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but_o abraham_n battle_n be_v before_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n which_o valley_n be_v then_o fruitful_a as_o the_o lord_n own_o garden_n gen._n 13.10_o but_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n it_o become_v a_o most_o filthy_a lake_n which_o as_o some_o write_v continual_o smoke_v and_o send_v forth_o a_o sulphurous_a and_o stink_a smell_n the_o water_n be_v so_o biâ—â—er_a thaâ—_n no_o fish_n can_v live_v therein_o and_o the_o ground_n so_o barren_a that_o no_o grass_n grow_v thereon_o as_o be_v more_o at_o large_a show_v elsewhere_o 14._o hexapl._n in_o genes_n c._n 19_o qu._n 14._o this_o than_o be_v a_o very_a unfit_a place_n for_o these_o army_n to_o meet_v in_o 2._o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o other_o valley_n of_o salt_n in_o the_o land_n of_o edom_n as_o be_v evident_a 1._o kin._n 14.7_o he_o slay_v of_o edom_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o salt_n ten_o thousand_o and_o take_v the_o city_n sela_n or_o petra_n etc._n etc._n so_o call_v of_o the_o rock_n this_o petra_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o arabia_n upon_o which_o idumea_n confine_v jun._n 3._o the_o latin_a interpreter_n add_v further_a and_o at_o gebelem_n about_o 23._o thousand_o where_o two_o great_a error_n be_v commit_v for_o the_o word_n bege_n melach_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o salt_n be_v corrupt_v and_o turn_v into_o a_o feign_a proper_a name_n gebele_n and_o the_o number_n of_o 23._o thousand_o be_v add_v 4._o here_o begin_v the_o pprophecy_n of_o isaac_n for_o the_o pre-eminence_n of_o jacob_n over_o esau_n to_o take_v place_n that_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a for_o the_o edomite_n be_v now_o in_o subjection_n to_o israel_n and_o so_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o viceroy_n until_o the_o reign_n of_o jehosophat_n 1._o king_n 22.47_o jun._n 12._o quest._n v._o 17._o how_o zadock_n and_o ahimelech_n be_v say_v to_o be_v priest_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o these_o two_o zadock_n who_o descend_v of_o eleazar_n 1._o chron._n 6.8_o and_o ahimelech_n who_o come_v of_o ithamar_n by_o eli_n 1._o chron._n 24.3_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n pelican_n borrh._n but_o that_o be_v not_o like_a for_o by_o the_o law_n there_o be_v to_o be_v but_o one_o high_a priest_n david_n therefore_o will_v not_o so_o apparent_o transgress_v the_o law_n 2._o some_o think_v that_o ahimelech_n be_v the_o same_o who_o elsewhere_o be_v call_v abiathar_n and_o that_o abiathar_n the_o father_n be_v also_o call_v ahimelech_n and_o both_o the_o father_n and_o son_n have_v two_o name_n sa._n 3._o but_o the_o high_a priest_n at_o this_o time_n be_v abiathar_n the_o father_n of_o this_o ahimelech_n who_o be_v remoove_v from_o his_o office_n by_o solomon_n and_o give_v place_n unto_o zadocke_n 1._o king_n 2.26_o but_o because_o there_o be_v contention_n between_o these_o two_o family_n for_o the_o priesthood_n david_n to_o compound_v this_o controversy_n make_v these_o two_o the_o chief_a among_o the_o priest_n next_o unto_o abiathar_n the_o high_a priest_n 4._o here_o we_o see_v that_o david_n have_v authority_n to_o set_v the_o priest_n in_o their_o order_n and_o place_n person_n controv._n king_n have_v power_n over_o ecclesiastical_a person_n which_o discover_v the_o insolency_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o think_v scorn_n that_o he_o his_o cardinal_n or_o prelate_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o devotion_n of_o emperor_n or_o king_n 13._o quest._n v._o 18._o who_o be_v the_o cerethite_n and_o pelethites_n 1._o these_o cerethite_n and_o pelethites_n josephus_n think_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d keeper_n of_o the_o king_n body_n the_o king_n guard_n so_o also_o mart._n borr._n pellic._n geneven_n who_o be_v so_o call_v as_o some_o think_v the_o one_o sort_n of_o charath_n to_o cut_v out_o because_o they_o be_v the_o king_n executioner_n the_o other_o of_o palate_n to_o defend_v because_o they_o
eightfold_n because_o the_o word_n arbaghtaim_v fowrefold_a be_v put_v in_o the_o dual_a number_n so_o vatab._n pelican_n bâ—t_o that_o be_v no_o good_a reason_n the_o like_a word_n shobhghathaim_v seavenfold_a be_v likewise_o put_v in_o the_o dual_a number_n isay._n 30.26_o and_o yet_o signify_v there_o only_o seavenfold_a not_o twice_o seavenfold_a jun._n indeed_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o judge_n may_v award_v restitution_n in_o a_o great_a proportion_n then_o fourfold_a according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sin_n as_o prov._n 6.30_o the_o thief_n if_o he_o be_v find_v shall_v restore_v seavenfold_a though_o some_o by_o seavenfold_a in_o that_o place_n understand_v often_o jun._n that_o the_o thief_n as_o often_o as_o he_o be_v find_v shall_v make_v restitution_n but_o in_o this_o place_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n so_o to_o understand_v the_o word_n special_o see_v the_o punishment_n be_v aggravate_v by_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n 6._o quest._n how_o god_n give_v david_n lord_n wife_n into_o his_o bosom_n 1._o by_o his_o lord_n wife_n to_o understand_v woman_n which_o be_v god_n creature_n and_o so_o by_o the_o lord_n god_n himself_o be_v a_o coact_v and_o force_a exposition_n 2._o some_o by_o wife_n understand_v concubine_n and_o so_o the_o hebrew_n think_v that_o here_o michol_n and_o rizpah_n be_v understand_v the_o one_o saulâ—_n daughter_n the_o other_o saul_n concubine_n which_o david_n have_v so_o also_o pellic._n genevens_n 3._o osiander_n thus_o expound_v that_o david_n have_v liberty_n to_o take_v any_o of_o saul_n wife_n or_o concubine_n as_o he_o desire_v though_o he_o do_v it_o not_o but_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o marry_v any_o of_o his_o father_n in_o law_n wife_n for_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o marry_v the_o father_n or_o mother_n in_o law_n so_o also_o the_o husband_n or_o wife_n of_o the_o father_n or_o mother_n in_o law_n for_o there_o be_v the_o same_o degree_n of_o distance_n 4._o pet._n martyr_n by_o his_o lord_n wife_n understand_v woman_n under_o saul_n subjection_n but_o so_o any_o man_n may_v have_v take_v saul_n wife_n for_o all_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o saul_n it_o have_v be_v no_o great_a privilege_n to_o david_n 5._o some_o make_v this_o the_o meaning_n that_o god_n deliver_v into_o david_n bosom_n that_o be_v into_o his_o power_n and_o subjection_n saul_n wife_n as_o the_o dear_a thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o he_o jun._n not_o to_o marry_v they_o but_o to_o handle_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o the_o phrase_n to_o deliver_v into_o the_o bosom_n signify_v some_o present_a fruition_n rather_o than_o a_o powerful_a subjection_n of_o his_o lord_n wife_n i_o prefer_v then_o the_o second_o exposition_n before_o that_o david_n have_v his_o lord_n wife_n woman_n or_o concubine_n for_o so_o david_n wife_n v._o 11._o be_v call_v c._n 16.21_o both_o because_o michol_n his_o wife_n be_v saul_n daughter_n and_o some_o of_o his_o concubine_n also_o david_n may_v have_v 7._o quest._n whether_o the_o lord_n do_v here_o upbraid_v david_n with_o the_o benefit_n bestow_v upon_o he_o whereas_o saint_n james_n say_v god_n give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o reproach_v no_o man_n c._n 1.5_o and_o yet_o the_o lord_n seem_v here_o to_o upbraid_v david_n with_o the_o benefit_n receive_v 1._o some_o answer_n that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v only_o of_o prayer_n that_o though_o one_o shall_v ask_v a_o thousand_o time_n of_o god_n he_o do_v not_o put_v they_o by_o as_o man_n use_v to_o say_v to_o importunate_a suitor_n that_o they_o have_v that_o or_o this_o grant_v they_o before_o but_o this_o do_v not_o full_o satisfy_v for_o the_o lord_n neither_o in_o prayer_n or_o otherwise_o be_v a_o upbraid_a of_o his_o benefit_n 2._o but_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n be_v that_o god_n use_v not_o to_o cast_v any_o in_o the_o tooth_n as_o man_n use_v to_o do_v to_o shame_v they_o and_o reproach_v they_o god_n use_v a_o commemoration_n of_o his_o benefit_n to_o a_o other_o end_n to_o stir_v man_n up_o to_o thankfulness_n and_o by_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o repentance_n to_o the_o which_o end_n the_o lord_n put_v david_n in_o mind_n here_o of_o the_o benefit_n which_o he_o have_v confer_v upon_o he_o mart._n 8._o quest._n v._o 10._o how_o the_o sword_n be_v threaten_v not_o to_o depart_v from_o david_n house_n for_o ever_o 1._o some_o do_v extend_v this_o time_n unto_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n that_o the_o sword_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o david_n house_n until_o then_o but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v against_o that_o rule_n of_o god_n justice_n who_o threaten_v to_o visit_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o the_o child_n only_o to_o the_o three_o and_o four_o generation_n 2._o some_o do_v understand_v this_o prophecy_n of_o david_n posterity_n which_o succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n until_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n for_o they_o be_v continual_o scourge_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o assyrian_n chaldean_n and_o other_o nation_n but_o this_o threaten_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o domestical_a bloody_a contention_n that_o shall_v fall_v out_o in_o david_n house_n among_o themselves_o 3._o this_o prediction_n therefore_o be_v fulfil_v in_o david_n house_n all_o david_n life_n long_o abshalom_n kill_v ammon_n joab_n abshalom_n who_o do_v rebel_n against_o his_o father_n and_o solomon_n put_v adoniah_n to_o death_n so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v according_a to_o nathan_n word_n that_o the_o sword_n do_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v during_o his_o life_n for_o so_o be_v the_o word_n gholam_fw-la sometime_o take_v as_o gen._n 43.9_o judah_n say_v to_o his_o father_n if_o i_o bring_v he_o not_o unto_o thou_o etc._n etc._n let_v i_o bear_v the_o blame_n for_o ever_o that_o be_v as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v mar._n 9_o quest._n v._o 11._o how_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v david_n wife_n that_o be_v concubine_n to_o abshalom_n 1._o this_o be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n act_n not_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o author_n or_o worker_n of_o any_o sin_n but_o in_o these_o respect_n 1._o not_o only_o because_o god_n do_v permit_v abshalom_n so_o to_o do_v osiand_n neither_o do_v hinder_v he_o but_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n from_o he_o 2._o but_o further_a because_o god_n have_v a_o overrule_a hand_n direct_v and_o dispose_v this_o act_n of_o abshaloms_n to_o such_o end_n as_o the_o lord_n intend_v 3._o and_o this_o fact_n in_o abshalom_n must_v be_v consider_v partly_o as_o a_o sin_n partly_o as_o a_o punishment_n of_o sin_n in_o which_o respect_n god_n have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o as_o it_o serve_v for_o the_o chastisement_n of_o david_n 4._o beside_o in_o every_o act_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v actio_fw-la &_o defectus_fw-la the_o action_n and_o defect_n the_o natural_a power_n of_o act_v or_o effect_v any_o thing_n be_v of_o god_n the_o defect_n be_v from_o man_n mart._n 2._o but_o although_o god_n concur_v here_o as_o a_o just_a judge_n in_o the_o fact_n of_o abshalom_n yet_o he_o be_v no_o whit_n therein_o excuse_v for_o he_o respect_v not_o god_n will_v or_o counsel_n therein_o but_o of_o a_o rebellious_a and_o despiteful_a mind_n do_v it_o to_o disgrace_v his_o father_n as_o judas_n though_o christ_n be_v deliver_v over_o according_a to_o the_o decree_n and_o determination_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v lead_v of_o a_o covetous_a and_o treacherous_a mind_n to_o do_v it_o and_o his_o sin_n be_v not_o any_o way_n qualify_v or_o lessen_v thereby_o 10._o quest._n v._o 13._o of_o david_n confession_n of_o his_o sin_n 1._o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o of_o hypocrite_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o person_n the_o one_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o election_n the_o other_o be_v reject_v 2._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o end_n the_o one_o confess_v unto_o salvation_n but_o the_o other_o unto_o destruction_n such_o be_v the_o confession_n of_o judas_n 3._o the_o manner_n of_o their_o confession_n be_v diverse_a the_o one_o in_o their_o repentance_n haâ—h_v hope_n of_o forgiveness_n the_o other_o be_v drive_v to_o confess_v of_o a_o servile_a fear_n without_o any_o hope_n as_o cain_n and_o judas_n borrh._n 2._o though_o david_n contrition_n be_v short_a yet_o be_v it_o effectual_a and_o it_o proceed_v from_o a_o right_n contrite_a heart_n saul_n in_o many_o word_n confess_v his_o sin_n to_o samuel_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o in_o hypocrisy_n 3._o david_n say_v he_o have_v sin_v unto_o god_n because_o he_o have_v no_o superior_a judge_n in_o the_o earth_n that_o can_v call_v he_o to_o account_v mart._n 11._o quest._n v._o 14._o how_o david_n sin_n be_v remit_v yet_o
17._o q._n 5_o whether_o he_o do_v well_o in_o discover_v the_o counsel_n of_o achitophel_n 17._o q._n 6_o david_n why_o he_o mourn_v for_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n 1._o q._n 3_o how_o and_o when_o he_o teach_v the_o israelite_n to_o shoot_v 1._o q._n 5_o why_o and_o how_o he_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n 2._o q._n 1_o why_o again_o anoint_v king_n 2._o q._n 3_o why_o he_o do_v not_o seek_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n to_o recover_v the_o kingdom_n 2._o q._n 4_o of_o david_n son_n bear_v to_o he_o in_o hebron_n 3._o q._n 2_o of_o david_n concubine_n wife_n and_o son_n 5._o q._n 11_o how_o long_o david_n reign_v over_o israel_n 5._o q._n 4_o how_o david_n bless_v the_o people_n 6.22_o his_o confession_n of_o his_o sin_n 12._o q._n 11_o his_o go_v barefoot_a 15._o q._n 10_o david_n rashness_n in_o give_v miphibosheths_n good_n to_o zibah_n 16._o q._n 2_o from_o whence_o he_o have_v his_o supply_n of_o man_n against_o abshalom_n 18._o q._n 2_o why_o the_o people_n will_v not_o have_v david_n to_o go_v to_o battle_n 18._o q._n 2_o how_o he_o be_v as_o ten_o thousand_o 18._o q._n 3_o why_o they_o wish_v he_o to_o stay_v in_o the_o city_n 16._o q_o 4_o what_o number_n of_o man_n david_n have_v in_o his_o army_n 16._o q._n 5_o in_o what_o place_n david_n stand_v when_o he_o see_v the_o army_n go_v out_o 16._o q._n 6._o of_o the_o last_o word_n of_o david_n 23._o q._n 1_o how_o his_o foot_n be_v like_o hind_n foot_n 22._o q._n 11_o david_n offer_v himself_o for_o his_o people_n 24._o q._n 15_o dance_a of_o david_n dance_v before_o the_o ark_n 6._o q._n 19_o degree_n forbid_v in_o marriage_n whether_o they_o may_v be_v dispense_v with_o 13._o q._n 7_o eglah_n why_o only_a call_v david_n wife_n 2._o q._n 4_o election_n not_o by_o work_n 7._o q._n 16_o eleazar_n one_o of_o david_n worthy_n 23._o q._n 12_o elkanan_n whether_o he_o kill_v goliath_n 20._o q._n 15_o ephod_n of_o david_n linen_n ephod_n what_o garment_n it_o be_v 6._o q._n 20_o ephraim_n of_o the_o wood_n of_o ephraim_n 16._o q._n 8_o eye_n the_o wander_a of_o david_n eye_n 11._o q._n 4_o famine_n of_o the_o time_n when_o the_o famine_n be_v send_v 21._o q._n 1_o wherefore_o it_o be_v send_v 20._o q._n 3_o of_o seven_o year_n famine_n offer_v to_o david_n 24._o q._n 9_o father_n how_o child_n be_v punish_v for_o their_o father_n offence_n 3._o q._n 17.20_o q._n 7_o fortitude_n diverse_a kind_n of_o fortitude_n 10._o q._n 6._o funeral_n david_n funeral_n epitaph_n of_o saul_n 1._o q._n 7_o funeral_n sermon_n how_o lawful_a 1._o q._n 7_o the_o order_n and_o part_n of_o david_n funeral_n song_n 1._o q._n 11_o gath._n why_o david_n say_v tell_v it_o not_o in_o gath_n it_o be_v know_v already_o 1._o q._n 8_o ghob_n the_o place_n where_o the_o philistines_n fight_v 20.4_o gibeonite_n when_o saul_n slay_v they_o 20.4_o how_o say_v to_o be_v a_o remnant_n of_o the_o amorites_n 20.5_o gilboah_n whether_o it_o be_v strike_v with_o barrenness_n upon_o david_n curse_n 1._o q._n 10_o god_n no_o way_n 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do_v indeed_o â—ate_z at_o the_o king_n table_n 9_o q._n 7_o why_o miphibosheth_n say_v all_o of_o saul_n family_n be_v worthy_a of_o death_n 9_o q._n 7_o whether_o david_n offend_v in_o devide_v miphibosheths_n land_n 19_o q._n 8_o why_o david_n smite_v moab_n see_v the_o israelite_n be_v forbid_v 8._o q._n 2_o how_o david_n measure_v moab_n with_o a_o cord_n 8._o q._n 3_o monamachie_n see_v cumbate_n mule_n whence_o david_n son_n have_v their_o mule_n 3._o q._n 12_o music_n of_o david_n play_v on_o instrument_n of_o
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together_o of_o synod_n or_o counsel_n but_o incontinent_o to_o reform_v religion_n and_o embrace_v the_o truth_n mar._n 5._o quest._n vers_fw-la 5._o of_o david_n kind_a message_n to_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o this_o fact_n of_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n be_v discommend_v unto_o david_n as_o be_v too_o much_o addict_v unto_o his_o profess_a enemy_n mar._n but_o it_o seem_v rather_o that_o david_n make_v enquiry_n after_o the_o body_n of_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n to_o have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o honourable_a burial_n and_o by_o that_o occasion_n he_o understand_v of_o this_o thankful_a service_n which_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n have_v do_v jun._n 2._o david_n in_o commend_v this_o dutiful_a regard_n in_o they_o of_o saul_n show_v himself_o far_o unlike_a to_o the_o example_n of_o those_o heathen_a captain_n and_o commander_n sylla_n marius_n antonius_n octavius_n who_o seek_v revenge_n upon_o those_o who_o have_v take_v part_n against_o they_o mar._n 3._o david_n wish_v that_o god_n will_v show_v again_o mercy_n and_o truth_n unto_o they_o god_n mercy_n and_o goodness_n be_v see_v in_o promise_a reward_n unto_o our_o faithful_a service_n and_o his_o truth_n and_o fidelity_n in_o perform_v there_o be_v then_o no_o desert_n at_o god_n hand_n but_o he_o crow_v and_o reward_v in_o mercy_n the_o faithfulness_n of_o his_o servant_n borr._n 4._o david_n also_o promise_v for_o his_o part_n to_o recompense_v their_o kindness_n show_v towards_o their_o master_n may_v controv._n we_o deserve_v not_o at_o god_n hand_n at_o man_n we_o may_v then_o this_o their_o love_a affection_n towards_o their_o king_n deserve_v a_o reward_n at_o man_n hand_n and_o david_n succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n take_v it_o to_o belong_v unto_o he_o to_o see_v such_o good_a subject_n recompense_v at_o god_n hand_n they_o deserve_v not_o but_o at_o man_n hand_n a_o good_a turn_n or_o blessing_n may_v deserve_v thus_o david_n do_v begin_v his_o kingdom_n with_o princely_a munificence_n and_o liberality_n which_o win_v the_o heart_n of_o subject_n who_o as_o they_o be_v in_o god_n stead_n here_o in_o earth_n so_o herein_o they_o do_v represent_v and_o imitate_v that_o great_a king_n in_o mercy_n and_o bounty_n borr._n 5._o thus_o david_n show_v himself_o a_o pattern_n of_o a_o good_a king_n who_o be_v appoint_v as_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a so_o for_o the_o praise_n and_o reward_n of_o weldoer_n as_o before_o he_o put_v to_o death_n the_o amalekite_n for_o confess_v he_o have_v kill_v saul_n so_o now_o he_o promise_v reward_n to_o the_o jabeshites_n for_o their_o kindness_n towards_o he_o osiand_n 6._o quest._n vers_fw-la 8._o of_o abners_n make_v of_o ishbosheth_n king_n 1._o abner_n offend_v three_o way_n in_o make_v ishbosheth_n king_n 1._o because_o he_o do_v it_o of_o a_o ambitious_a mind_n he_o set_v up_o one_o that_o be_v simple_a and_o of_o mean_a part_n to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n 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the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o jordan_n so_o first_o call_v by_o jacob_n because_o there_o he_o meet_v the_o lord_n host_n gen._n 32._o so_o c._n vat._n jun._n 2._o the_o cause_n why_o he_o flee_v with_o ishbosheth_n to_o mahanaim_n be_v as_o josephus_n think_v that_o he_o may_v be_v safe_a from_o the_o philistines_n who_o country_n be_v on_o this_o side_n of_o jordan_n border_v upon_o the_o sea_n but_o beside_o this_o two_o other_o reason_n may_v be_v yield_v thereof_o because_o abner_n suspect_v lest_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n who_o david_n have_v entreat_v so_o kind_o shall_v fall_v away_o from_o ishbosheth_n and_o therefore_o he_o think_v it_o the_o best_a course_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v reside_v there_o to_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v determine_v in_o some_o one_o person_n and_o so_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o person_n only_o be_v beget_v of_o god_n be_v incarnate_a and_o become_v man_n for_o we_o marboch_n in_o exod._n cap._n 37._o 6._o so_o god_n come_v unto_o we_o man_n to_o redeem_v we_o for_o we_o shall_v never_o have_v come_v unto_o god_n unless_o he_o have_v come_v unto_o we_o first_o mart._n 19_o quest._n v._o 13._o and_o do_v for_o you_o great_a thing_n to_o who_o david_n speak_v here_o 1._o the_o vulgar_a latin_a read_v to_o do_v for_o they_o great_a thing_n but_o the_o word_n be_v lacham_n for_o you_o 2._o pet._n martyr_n refer_v it_o unto_o god_n that_o god_n do_v great_a work_n for_o himself_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n but_o the_o prophet_n here_o speak_v of_o god_n say_v for_o 24._o thou_o have_v redeem_v leca_v to_o thyself_o a_o people_n 3._o therefore_o david_n here_o by_o a_o certain_a apostrophe_n turn_v himself_o unto_o the_o people_n to_o do_v for_o you_o that_o be_v o_o israel_n great_a work_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n immediate_o follow_v and_o terrible_a for_o thy_o land_n o_o lord_n jun._n vatab._n and_o whereas_o it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o david_n here_o speak_v alone_a and_o apart_o unto_o god_n and_o therefore_o turn_v he_o not_o unto_o israel_n mart._n that_o be_v no_o good_a reason_n for_o so_o david_n mourn_v by_o himself_o over_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n yet_o speak_v unto_o israel_n chap._n 1.14_o o_o noble_a israel_n he_o be_v slay_v upon_o thy_o high_a place_n etc._n etc._n 20._o quest._n v._o 23._o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o nation_n and_o their_o god_n 1._o some_o do_v read_v thus_o to_o do_v great_a thing_n etc._n etc._n before_o thy_o people_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o nation_n and_o their_o god_n that_o be_v the_o kindred_n and_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o their_o judge_n which_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v god_n vatab._n 2._o martyr_n understand_v it_o indeed_o that_o god_n be_v deliver_v with_o his_o people_n who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v afflict_v and_o do_v suffer_v with_o they_o 3._o the_o most_o give_v this_o sense_n join_v it_o with_o the_o next_o clause_n before_o who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v from_o the_o egyptian_n both_o from_o the_o nation_n itself_o and_o their_o god_n for_o the_o lord_n also_o judge_v the_o god_n of_o egypt_n when_o he_o bring_v out_o his_o people_n numb_a 33.4_o so_o borrh._n pellic._n osiand_n geneven_n 4._o but_o the_o best_a interpretation_n be_v thus_o to_o read_v by_o supply_v a_o word_n in_o cast_v out_o before_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n the_o nation_n and_o their_o god_n jun._n septuag_n for_o this_o word_n be_v supply_v 1._o chron._n 17.2_o by_o cast_v out_o from_o the_o face_n of_o thy_o people_n who_o thou_o have_v redeem_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o nation_n from_o thence_o the_o word_n legarosh_fw-mi to_o cast_v out_o must_v be_v borrow_v to_o make_v up_o the_o sense_n here_o 21._o quest._n v._o 26._o of_o david_n prayer_n the_o manner_n matter_n and_o scope_n thereof_o 1._o the_o end_n of_o david_n prayer_n which_o he_o propound_v and_o set_v before_o his_o eye_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n let_v thy_o name_n be_v magnify_v he_o seek_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o exaltation_n of_o god_n glory_n 2._o the_o reason_n which_o move_v david_n to_o pray_v be_v his_o confident_a and_o sure_a persuasion_n of_o the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n towards_o he_o who_o have_v reveal_v unto_o david_n this_o thing_n which_o he_o pray_v for_o the_o establish_n of_o his_o house_n and_o he_o confess_v god_n both_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o and_o be_v assure_v he_o also_o will_v do_v it_o he_o be_v full_o persuade_v both_o of_o his_o power_n and_o truth_n say_v v._o 28._o thou_o be_v god_n and_o thy_o word_n be_v true_a 3._o three_o the_o thing_n which_o david_n pray_v for_o be_v that_o the_o house_n of_o thy_o servant_n be_v establish_v for_o ever_o v._n 26._o mart._n 22._o quest._n why_o david_n pray_v so_o earnest_o for_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o do_v 1._o some_o of_o god_n promise_n be_v conditional_a some_o be_v absolute_a the_o promise_v make_v to_o david_n concern_v the_o messiah_n which_o shall_v come_v of_o his_o seed_n be_v absolute_a and_o so_o likewise_o be_v the_o continuance_n of_o his_o posterity_n until_o the_o messiah_n for_o god_n decree_v herein_o can_v not_o be_v alter_v but_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o outward_a prosperity_n of_o his_o seed_n and_o the_o possess_n and_o hold_v of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v conditional_a so_o his_o son_n walk_v in_o obedience_n before_o god_n therefore_o david_n pray_v that_o such_o grace_n may_v be_v give_v unto_o his_o posterity_n as_o that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o prosperous_a government_n 2._o further_o although_o god_n do_v certain_o purpose_v to_o give_v those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v promise_v vult_fw-la tamen_fw-la interponi_fw-la media_fw-la yet_o he_o will_v also_o have_v the_o mean_n use_v as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n pray_v father_n glorify_v thy_o son_n do_v not_o doubt_v of_o his_o glorification_n but_o it_o become_v he_o for_o our_o example_n to_o show_v his_o obedience_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o father_n will_n whereof_o he_o be_v most_o assure_v and_o so_o david_n pray_v here_o mart._n 23._o quest._n v._o 29._o why_o david_n so_o often_o repeat_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o his_o prayer_n now_o let_v it_o please_v thou_o to_o bless_v the_o house_n 1._o david_n use_v no_o vain_a repetition_n in_o his_o prayer_n for_o conceive_v great_a joy_n upon_o the_o lord_n liberal_a and_o gracious_a promise_n towards_o he_o and_o his_o house_n he_o be_v so_o ravish_v that_o he_o think_v he_o can_v not_o sufficient_o express_v his_o affection_n the_o mind_n of_o those_o which_o be_v devout_o affect_v be_v not_o content_v semel_fw-la desiderata_fw-la postulâsse_fw-la we_o once_o to_o ask_v the_o thing_n desire_v pelican_n 2._o but_o it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n teach_v his_o apostle_n not_o to_o use_v vain_a repetition_n nor_o many_o word_n in_o their_o prayer_n to_o this_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n forbid_v such_o vain_a &_o tedious_a repetition_n upon_o these_o two_o reason_n 1._o that_o they_o be_v not_o like_a to_o the_o heathen_a which_o think_v to_o be_v hear_v for_o their_o much_o babble_a sake_n man_n must_v not_o think_v to_o be_v hear_v for_o any_o merit_n in_o their_o prayer_n but_o of_o god_n mercy_n 2._o they_o must_v not_o use_v such_o repetition_n as_o think_v thereby_o to_o inform_v god_n of_o their_o necessity_n and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o beat_v they_o into_o his_o ear_n for_o as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n there_o say_v god_n know_v before_o we_o ask_v what_o thing_n we_o have_v need_n of_o mat._n 6._o in_o this_o manner_n to_o use_v many_o word_n in_o prayer_n it_o be_v not_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n 3._o and_o further_o concern_v the_o length_n of_o prayer_n no_o other_o rule_n can_v be_v give_v then_o to_o look_v unto_o the_o affection_n and_o intention_n of_o the_o heart_n probum_fw-la august_n ad_fw-la probum_fw-la as_o augustine_n hereof_o thus_o excellent_o write_v si_fw-la videmus_fw-la studium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o impetum_fw-la etc._n etc._n incipere_fw-la flaccessere_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o we_o see_v our_o desire_n and_o earnestness_n in_o prayer_n to_o begin_v to_o abate_v we_o must_v not_o dull_a the_o edge_n thereof_o with_o much_o speech_n at_o si_fw-la attentio_fw-la nostra_fw-la erecta_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la abrumpenda_fw-la but_o if_o our_o intention_n do_v hold_v out_o still_o our_o prayer_n must_v not_o be_v break_v off_o so_o he_o conclude_v oratio_fw-la multa_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la locutio_fw-la pauca_fw-la our_o prayer_n must_v be_v much_o but_o our_o word_n few_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o which_o pray_v with_o his_o heart_n though_o he_o pray_v long_o be_v much_o in_o prayer_n few_o in_o word_n but_o he_o who_o pray_v with_o lippe-labour_n though_o his_o prayer_n be_v short_a speak_v much_o and_o pray_v little_a mart._n david_n prayer_n then_o proceed_v from_o a_o zealous_a and_o devout_a heart_n though_o it_o be_v much_o in_o his_o desire_n be_v not_o long_o in_o speech_n chap._n 8._o 1._o quest._n v._o 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o metheg_n ammah_n which_o david_n take_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistines_n 1._o some_o interpret_v it_o the_o bridle_n of_o bondage_n b.g._n metheg_n signify_v a_o bridle_n and_o ammath_v a_o maid_n servant_n that_o be_v in_o bondage_n borrh._n but_o the_o israelite_n be_v not_o in_o bondage_n at_o this_o time_n unto_o the_o philistines_n 2._o some_o read_v
between_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o now_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o same_o will_v perform_v the_o mercy_n and_o kindness_n which_o they_o jonathan_n and_o david_n promise_v each_o to_o other_o jun._n 4._o quest._n v._o 7._o of_o the_o kindness_n which_o david_n show_v to_o miphibosheth_n 1._o it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o david_n in_o restore_v unto_o miphibosheth_n the_o land_n of_o saul_n do_v perform_v no_o great_a matter_n see_v they_o be_v of_o right_a due_a unto_o he_o as_o the_o next_o heir_n to_o this_o r._n solomon_n answer_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n to_o take_v from_o who_o he_o will_v and_o give_v unto_o another_o at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n as_o samuel_n describe_v the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n 1._o sam._n 8.12_o he_o will_v take_v your_o field_n and_o your_o vineyard_n and_o your_o best_a olive_n tree_n and_o give_v they_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o therefore_o david_n do_v show_v great_a kindness_n in_o give_v these_o land_n to_o miphibosheth_n which_o he_o may_v have_v bestow_v upon_o another_o but_o d._n chimhi_n herein_o oppose_v himself_o to_o r._n solomon_n show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n to_o dispose_v of_o man_n ground_n and_o possession_n at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o ahab_n though_o a_o wicked_a king_n yet_o will_v not_o by_o violence_n take_v away_o naboths_n vineyard_n the_o fruit_n of_o their_o land_n be_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n use_n they_o be_v thereof_o to_o give_v towards_o the_o provision_n of_o his_o house_n but_o their_o possession_n simple_o he_o be_v not_o to_o dispose_v of_o but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o this_o case_n for_o ishbosheth_n have_v rebel_v against_o david_n the_o lawful_a king_n may_v just_o have_v be_v deprive_v and_o likewise_o miphibosheth_n for_o take_v part_n with_o he_o as_o be_v most_o like_a jun._n of_o all_o the_o right_n which_o they_o have_v in_o the_o good_n and_o possession_n of_o saul_n and_o therefore_o david_n show_v herein_o great_a mercy_n in_o restoar_v of_o they_o unto_o miphibosheth_n mart._n 2._o it_o will_v further_o be_v object_v that_o david_n be_v bind_v to_o do_v this_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o former_a league_n make_v between_o jonathan_n and_o david_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n force_v to_o show_v this_o kindness_n it_o be_v true_a david_n be_v tie_v unto_o it_o by_o the_o force_n of_o the_o league_n yet_o david_n faithfulness_n be_v therein_o no_o whit_n less_o to_o be_v commend_v that_o be_v so_o mindful_a of_o the_o covenant_n these_o circumstance_n special_o consider_v as_o 1._o that_o jonathan_n be_v now_o dead_a and_o can_v not_o challenge_v david_n 2._o the_o house_n of_o saul_n have_v resist_v he_o and_o put_v he_o to_o much_o trouble_n which_o may_v have_v seem_v a_o just_a cause_n for_o david_n to_o have_v violate_v that_o league_n 3._o and_o some_o may_v have_v pretend_v policy_n that_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o advance_v the_o house_n and_o family_n of_o a_o contrary_a faction_n david_n notwithstanding_o all_o these_o objection_n which_o may_v have_v be_v pretend_v extend_v his_o kindness_n and_o therein_o show_v his_o goodness_n and_o faithfulness_n 3._o but_o david_n promise_v jonathan_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o next_o and_o second_o unto_o he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n 1._o sam._n 23.17_o he_o therein_o keep_v not_o his_o promise_n with_o jonathan_n yes_o david_n make_v good_a herein_o that_o promise_n to_o the_o full_a for_o miphibosheth_n be_v nourish_v at_o the_o king_n table_n as_o one_o of_o the_o king_n son_n who_o be_v chief_a in_o reputation_n as_o be_v before_o show_v c._n 8.18_o and_o miphibosheth_n be_v count_v among_o they_o but_o in_o that_o miphibosheth_n be_v not_o employ_v in_o any_o place_n of_o government_n it_o be_v not_o david_n fault_n but_o because_o he_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o lameness_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o any_o such_o employment_n mart._n 5._o quest._n v._o 8._o why_o miphibosheth_n call_v himself_o a_o dead_a dog_n 1._o miphibosheth_n so_o call_v himself_o as_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a in_o diverse_a respect_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o his_o family_n which_o be_v reject_v of_o god_n and_o david_n choose_v to_o be_v king_n in_o the_o place_n of_o saul_n mar._n 2._o and_o herein_o he_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v the_o trespass_n of_o that_o family_n against_o david_n by_o the_o which_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v cast_v off_o and_o despise_v of_o david_n as_o a_o dead_a dog_n pelican_n 3._o he_o confess_v himself_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o person_n to_o be_v as_o a_o abject_a and_o forlorn_a man_n not_o worthy_a to_o be_v respect_v of_o david_n osiander_n 2._o but_o this_o speech_n must_v not_o be_v understand_v as_o simple_o speak_v but_o therein_o there_o be_v both_o a_o hyperbole_n in_o that_o by_o way_n of_o amplification_n to_o set_v forth_o his_o miserable_a state_n he_o resemble_v himself_o to_o a_o dead_a dog_n it_o be_v also_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o comparison_n in_o respect_n of_o david_n and_o of_o his_o princely_a estate_n he_o take_v himself_o to_o be_v but_o as_o a_o dead_a dog_n 6._o quest._n whether_o any_o to_o show_v their_o humility_n may_v make_v a_o lie_n of_o themselves_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o miphibosheth_n do_v more_o abase_v himself_o then_o he_o need_v and_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o which_o give_v occasion_n of_o this_o question_n which_o may_v thus_o be_v resolve_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o to_o lie_v of_o himself_o to_o express_v his_o humility_n for_o s._n paul_n rule_n be_v general_a 8._o rom._n 3_o 8._o that_o we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a for_o good_a to_o come_v thereof_o neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o make_v a_o lie_n 7._o ibid._n v._o 7._o that_o the_o verity_n may_v now_o abound_v through_o my_o lie_n unto_o his_o glory_n nay_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o to_o make_v a_o lie_n for_o god_n cause_n for_o then_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v false_a witness_n of_o god_n hier._n 1._o cor._n 15.8_o epist._n 8_o ad_fw-la hier._n and_o augustine_n well_o show_v by_o occasion_n of_o these_o word_n that_o it_o be_v no_o less_o sin_n falsa_fw-la laudare_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la vera_fw-la non_fw-la credere_fw-la to_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o commendation_n false_a thing_n of_o god_n as_o not_o to_o believe_v that_o which_o be_v true_a if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o god_n honour_n to_o tell_v a_o lie_n much_o less_o to_o preserve_v the_o credit_n of_o our_o modesty_n and_o humility_n 1.13_o 1._o tim._n 1.13_o 2._o but_o saint_n paul_n example_n will_v be_v object_v that_o say_v he_o be_v peccatorum_fw-la primus_fw-la the_o first_o or_o chief_a of_o sinner_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v great_a sinner_n than_o he_o and_o the_o prophet_n agur_n say_v of_o himself_o 30.1_o prov._n 30.1_o that_o he_o be_v more_o foolish_a than_o any_o man_n yet_o be_v not_o he_o the_o foolish_a among_o man_n 1._o some_o here_o answer_v that_o they_o thus_o speak_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o own_o weakness_n confess_v they_o have_v no_o strength_n at_o all_o of_o themselves_o but_o from_o god_n 2._o it_o may_v further_o be_v add_v that_o they_o thus_o confess_v in_o their_o own_o opinion_n who_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v inferior_a unto_o all_o 3._o but_o here_o be_v a_o difference_n to_o be_v make_v between_o a_o general_a confession_n of_o the_o weakness_n and_o impotency_n of_o our_o nature_n which_o the_o most_o perfect_a in_o this_o world_n may_v true_o acknowledge_v and_o a_o particular_a ackowledgement_n of_o some_o actual_a sin_n which_o no_o man_n be_v to_o confess_v of_o himself_o be_v not_o guilty_a thereof_o as_o s._n paul_n though_o he_o say_v he_o be_v the_o chief_a sinner_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o make_v himself_o a_o adulterer_n idolater_n or_o such_o like_a which_o sin_n he_o be_v free_a from_o 4._o saint_n paul_n also_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o comparison_n with_o those_o which_o be_v call_v that_o none_o of_o they_o have_v so_o persecute_v the_o way_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o have_v do_v &_o consequent_o none_o of_o they_o have_v so_o great_o sin_v in_o that_o behalf_n so_o also_o the_o prophet_n agur_n do_v acknowledge_v his_o ignorance_n not_o simple_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o high_a thing_n of_o god_n which_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o comprehend_v mar._n 7._o quest._n v._o 10._o whether_o miphibosheth_n do_v in_o deed_n eat_v at_o the_o king_n table_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o question_n be_v this_o v._n 10._o david_n say_v thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o servant_n shall_v till_o the_o land_n and_o bring_v in_o that_o thy_o master_n son_n may_v have_v food_n to_o eat_v but_o
the_o war_n aught_o by_o david_n to_o have_v be_v protect_v vriah_n himself_o also_o be_v a_o innocent_a and_o harmless_a man_n and_o therefore_o the_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a 4._o david_n person_n also_o be_v consider_v the_o offence_n be_v the_o heavy_a who_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o a_o king_n and_o therefore_o give_v great_a offence_n by_o this_o evil_a example_n borrh._n 3._o the_o hebrew_n to_o excuse_v david_n sin_n have_v devise_v that_o it_o be_v the_o use_n that_o they_o which_o go_v to_o battle_n give_v their_o wife_n a_o bill_n of_o separation_n to_o marry_v where_o they_o will_v but_o this_o be_v their_o fiction_n for_o if_o there_o have_v be_v any_o such_o use_n to_o make_v it_o lawful_a to_o marry_v such_o woman_n so_o separate_v by_o bill_n of_o divorce_n what_o need_v david_n so_o to_o have_v practise_v against_o vriah_n and_o why_o do_v the_o prophet_n afterward_o reproove_v he_o but_o if_o they_o say_v such_o a_o bill_n be_v but_o to_o take_v place_n after_o the_o husband_n death_n than_o be_v it_o superfluous_a for_o by_o death_n without_o any_o such_o bill_n the_o marriage_n be_v full_o dissolve_v martyr_n chap._n 12._o 1._o quest._n v._o 1._o who_o this_o nathan_n the_o prophet_n be_v who_o the_o lord_n send_v to_o david_n dauid_n have_v a_o son_n call_v nathan_n c._n 5.14_o but_o he_o can_v not_o be_v nathan_n the_o prophet_n mar._n as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o nathan_n be_v bear_v unto_o david_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o year_n can_v not_o then_o be_v a_o prophet_n when_o david_n consult_v with_o nathan_n about_o the_o build_n of_o god_n a_o house_n which_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o jerusalem_n c._n 7._o 2._o nathan_n the_o prophet_n be_v here_o send_v to_o tell_v david_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o to_o declare_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o he_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v raise_v up_o evil_a against_o he_o even_o out_o of_o his_o own_o house_n david_n own_a son_n have_v not_o be_v a_o fit_a messenger_n of_o such_o hard_a tiding_n neither_o will_v his_o speech_n have_v be_v so_o much_o regard_v at_o david_n hand_n 3._o therefore_o as_o david_n have_v gad_n the_o seer_n to_o advise_v he_o before_o so_o now_o he_o have_v nathan_n the_o prophet_n 2._o quest._n how_o long_o after_o david_n adultery_n nathan_n be_v send_v unto_o he_o 1._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o david_n sleep_v in_o this_o sin_n towards_o 10._o month_n mar._n for_o the_o child_n conceive_v in_o adultery_n be_v bear_v present_o after_o this_o admonition_n of_o the_o prophet_n after_o so_o long_a a_o time_n nathan_n be_v send_v unto_o he_o not_o as_o some_o think_v as_o watch_v his_o best_a opportunity_n because_o when_o the_o heat_n of_o man_n affection_n be_v allay_v it_o be_v the_o fit_a deal_n with_o they_o for_o the_o more_o one_o be_v ground_v by_o continuance_n in_o his_o sin_n the_o more_o hardly_o be_v he_o bring_v to_o repentance_n 2._o neither_o be_v it_o like_v that_o david_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v otherwise_o admonish_v and_o put_v in_o mind_n of_o his_o sin_n as_o by_o read_v the_o scripture_n and_o by_o remember_v himself_o of_o vriah_n his_o word_n unto_o he_o mart._n for_o it_o appear_v by_o david_n answer_n to_o nathan_n wherein_o he_o give_v sentence_n against_o himself_o that_o david_n be_v not_o yet_o awake_v from_o his_o sin_n 3._o but_o it_o please_v god_n thus_o long_o to_o defer_v the_o prophet_n come_v unto_o he_o that_o herein_o may_v appear_v the_o weakness_n and_o impotency_n of_o our_o nature_n which_o be_v never_o able_a of_o itself_o to_o rise_v unto_o repentance_n osiand_n 4._o and_o god_n herein_o also_o manife_v his_o love_n towards_o his_o elect_a in_o that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o lie_v down_o in_o their_o sin_n but_o ever_o call_v they_o home_o in_o time_n pellic._n 3._o quest._n why_o nathan_n speak_v to_o david_n in_o a_o parable_n 1._o josephus_n think_v this_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n thereof_o because_o nathan_n be_v a_o prudent_a man_n consider_v that_o prince_n be_v headstrong_a dum_fw-la affectibus_fw-la suis_fw-la rapiuntur_fw-la while_o they_o be_v carry_v with_o their_o affection_n and_o therefore_o he_o conceal_v at_o first_o the_o threaten_n of_o judgement_n but_o nathan_n have_v experience_n of_o david_n mild_a nature_n special_o in_o matter_n to_o god-ward_o and_o therefore_o this_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n 2._o but_o nathan_n speak_v in_o parable_n 1._o both_o to_o keep_v a_o mean_a and_o measure_n in_o his_o reprehension_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v too_o sharp_a mar._n 2._o non_fw-la invadit_fw-la durius_fw-la quia_fw-la praenoverat_fw-la convertendum_fw-la he_o do_v not_o set_v upon_o he_o rough_o because_o he_o know_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v convert_v pellic._n 3_o and_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o covert_a speech_n david_n be_v bring_v to_o give_v sentence_n against_o himself_o 3._o some_o think_v that_o nathan_n speak_v this_o unto_o david_n in_o the_o hear_n and_o presence_n of_o his_o captain_n and_o prince_n but_o it_o be_v more_o like_a that_o nathan_n do_v admonish_v he_o private_o the_o more_o easy_o to_o win_v he_o mar._n 4._o and_o nathan_n reveal_v unto_o david_n his_o sin_n in_o particular_a as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v therein_o of_o his_o counsel_n receive_v this_o direction_n no_o doubt_n from_o the_o lord_n 5._o though_o david_n himself_o be_v a_o prophet_n yet_o a_o prophet_n be_v send_v unto_o he_o tanquam_fw-la medice_fw-la ad_fw-la medicum_fw-la sed_fw-la sanus_fw-la ad_fw-la aegrotum_fw-la as_o one_o physician_n to_o a_o other_o but_o the_o sound_n to_o the_o sick_a as_o chrysostome_n say_v 4._o quest._n v._o 4._o of_o the_o strange_a that_o come_v to_o the_o rich_a man_n 1._o rupertus_n by_o this_o stranger_n understand_v the_o devil_n who_o come_v unto_o this_o rich_a man_n david_n who_o will_v not_o be_v entertain_v with_o any_o of_o david_n own_o wife_n who_o david_n may_v lawful_o use_v but_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o desire_v strange_a flesh_n 2._o some_o more_o fit_o by_o this_o stranger_n will_v have_v concupiscence_n understand_v which_o shall_v have_v but_o a_o stranger_n entertainment_n with_o we_o not_o be_v as_o a_o in-dweller_n mart._n osiand_n 3._o but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o press_v every_o part_n of_o a_o parable_n it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o it_o hold_v in_o that_o wherein_o the_o application_n consist_v as_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o prophet_n here_o be_v to_o lay_v open_a the_o wrong_n which_o david_n have_v do_v in_o take_v his_o neighbour_n only_a wife_n himself_o have_v many_o 5._o quest._n v._o 5._o whether_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v by_o david_n be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n the_o law_n of_o moses_n against_o theft_n be_v that_o the_o thief_n shall_v restore_v five_o ox_n for_o one_o and_o four_o sheep_n for_o one_o exod._n 22.1_o but_o here_o david_n give_v sentence_n of_o death_n against_o the_o oppressor_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o david_n thus_o speak_v only_o to_o exaggerate_v the_o offence_n not_o as_o meaning_n he_o shall_v die_v like_v as_o a_o judge_n may_v say_v to_o show_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o malefactor_n offence_n that_o he_o be_v worthy_a of_o a_o thousand_o death_n but_o it_o appear_v by_o nathan_n answer_v afterward_o unto_o david_n upon_o his_o repentance_n v._o 13._o thou_o shall_v not_o die_v that_o david_n meaning_n be_v that_o such_o a_o offender_n indeed_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v and_o so_o josephus_n also_o understand_v it_o 2._o some_o answer_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o judge_n power_n to_o add_v to_o the_o punishment_n or_o take_v from_o it_o pro_fw-la ratione_fw-la circumstantiarum_fw-la according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n martyr_n which_o may_v indeed_o be_v safe_o affirm_v in_o punishment_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o kind_n as_o in_o pecuniary_a mulct_n and_o corporal_a castigation_n but_o to_o change_v the_o kind_n of_o the_o punishment_n as_o to_o inflict_v death_n upon_o the_o malefactor_n where_o the_o law_n impose_v not_o the_o penalty_n of_o death_n may_v seem_v a_o open_a and_o apparent_a transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 3._o therefore_o the_o best_a answer_n be_v that_o even_o by_o moses_n law_n some_o kind_n of_o theft_n may_v be_v censure_v with_o death_n as_o he_o that_o do_v break_v through_o a_o house_n he_o may_v be_v slay_v exod._n 22.3_o this_o theft_n then_o be_v join_v with_o rapine_n and_o violence_n and_o be_v a_o theft_n of_o wantonness_n not_o of_o necessity_n as_o when_o one_o steal_v to_o satisfy_v his_o hunger_n may_v just_o receive_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n 4._o and_o beside_o david_n adjudge_v that_o he_o shall_v restore_v four_o fold_n according_a to_o the_o law_n exod._n 22.1_o but_o some_o understand_v double_a fourfold_a that_o be_v
be_v call_v widow_n viri_fw-la superstitis_fw-la of_o the_o husband_n yet_o suruive_v but_o it_o be_v evident_a rather_o by_o the_o text_n that_o they_o be_v thus_o enclose_v and_o sequester_v unto_o the_o day_n of_o their_o death_n jun._n 3._o yet_o david_n nourish_v and_o keep_v they_o with_o all_o thing_n necessary_a because_o he_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v force_v thereunto_o osiand_n joseph_n but_o yet_o david_n shall_v as_o well_o or_o rather_o have_v punish_v those_o which_o be_v either_o cause_n or_o consenter_n to_o this_o disgrace_n of_o which_o number_n amasa_n be_v one_o who_o be_v then_o a_o chief_a man_n about_o abshalom_n be_v content_v he_o shall_v follow_v achitophel_n wicked_a counsel_n and_o be_v himself_o a_o beholder_n of_o it_o pelican_n 3._o quest._n issue_v out_o of_o the_o former_a whether_o perpetual_a widowhood_n or_o virginity_n may_v be_v inflict_v or_o enjoin_v 1._o that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o render_v the_o matrimonial_a debt_n where_o the_o faith_n of_o wedlock_n be_v break_v by_o any_o adulterous_a or_o incestuous_a act_n it_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o example_n of_o jacob_n who_o be_v think_v not_o to_o have_v company_v with_o billah_n after_o reuben_n have_v commit_v incest_n with_o she_o for_o jacob_n say_v his_o bed_n be_v defile_v gen._n 49.3_o borrh._n so_o also_o david_n upon_o just_a cause_n refrain_v from_o the_o company_n of_o those_o concubine_n 2._o but_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a question_n whether_o the_o husband_n or_o the_o magistrate_n may_v enjoin_v unto_o the_o offend_a wife_n perpetual_a widowhood_n after_o the_o husband_n death_n which_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o think_v ought_v not_o to_o be_v for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o the_o husband_n have_v no_o long_a power_n over_o his_o wife_n then_o while_o he_o live_v as_o the_o apostle_n show_v rom._n 7.2_o if_o the_o man_n be_v dead_a she_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o man_n 2._o again_o this_o be_v to_o deny_v unto_o the_o weak_a party_n the_o remedy_n against_o fornication_n which_o be_v marriage_n and_o so_o they_o may_v be_v occasion_v to_o live_v in_o sin_n still_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n allow_v every_o woman_n to_o have_v her_o husband_n 1._o cor._n 7._o c._n 3._o it_o be_v against_o nature_n to_o inhibit_v the_o procreation_n of_o child_n in_o restrain_v woman_n from_o marriage_n apt_a for_o procreation_n these_o two_o latter_a reason_n be_v urge_v by_o the_o law_n of_o justinian_n make_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o widow_n not_o to_o be_v enjoin_v widowhood_n â—_o cod_n lib._n 6._o tit_n 42._o leg_n â—_o cum_fw-la mâ—lieres_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la natura_fw-la progenuerit_fw-la ut_fw-la partus_fw-la ederent_fw-la &_o maxima_fw-la eye_v cupiditas_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la constituta_fw-la est_fw-la see_v nature_n to_o this_o end_n have_v breed_v woman_n to_o bring_v forth_o child_n and_o there_o be_v in_o they_o a_o great_a desire_n thereunto_o 3._o herein_o the_o civil_a law_n seem_v to_o be_v more_o equal_a than_o the_o canon_n which_o decree_n thus_o adultera_fw-la non_fw-la nubat_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la mortuus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la vir_fw-la eius_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o adulteress_n shall_v not_o marry_v no_o not_o when_o her_o husband_n be_v dead_a but_o do_v penance_n all_o the_o day_n of_o her_o life_n caus._n 32._o qu._n 7._o c._n 22._o likewise_o if_o a_o man_n have_v lie_v with_o his_o wife_n sister_n they_o do_v both_o permanere_fw-la sine_fw-la spe_fw-la coniugij_fw-la continue_v without_o hope_n of_o marriage_n ibid._n c._n 23._o so_o be_v it_o also_o decree_v in_o the_o triburian_a counsel_n that_o if_o one_o lie_v with_o his_o mother_n in_o law_n neuter_n ad_fw-la coniugium_fw-la pervenire_fw-la potest_fw-la neither_o of_o they_o can_v come_v to_o marriage_n ibid._n c._n 29._o but_o the_o apostle_n enjoin_v no_o such_o thing_n to_o the_o incestuous_a young_a man_n that_o have_v take_v his_o father_n wife_n 1._o cor._n 5.1_o but_o only_o take_v a_o course_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v bring_v to_o repentance_n likewise_o the_o imperial_a constitution_n ordain_v that_o if_o a_o man_n give_v a_o legacy_n to_o his_o wife_n upon_o condition_n she_o shall_v not_o marry_v that_o she_o will_v enjoy_v the_o gift_n although_o she_o do_v marry_v and_o in_o the_o same_o imperial_a constitution_n the_o julian_n law_n be_v repeal_v that_o give_v the_o widow_n liberty_n to_o marry_v again_o take_v a_o oath_n that_o she_o do_v it_o for_o procreation_n sake_n the_o law_n say_v tale_n iuramentum_fw-la conquiescat_fw-la &_o lex_fw-la julia_n cedat_fw-la etc._n etc._n such_o a_o oath_n shall_v cease_v and_o the_o julian_n law_n give_v place_n and_o liberty_n be_v there_o give_v for_o the_o widow_n without_o take_v such_o oath_n to_o betake_v she_o to_o second_o marriage_n 4._o but_o the_o example_n of_o jepthah_n be_v urge_v that_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o most_o and_o best_a interpreter_n do_v consecrate_v his_o daughter_n to_o perpetual_a virginity_n to_o the_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v first_o that_o jepthah_n in_o so_o do_v show_v himself_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n which_o allow_v the_o redemption_n both_o of_o male_a and_o female_a for_o money_n levit._fw-la 27.4_o and_o therefore_o jepthah_n say_v he_o can_v not_o go_v back_o declare_v his_o ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n in_o that_o point_n second_o jepthahs_n daughter_n herein_o consent_v to_o her_o father_n to_o become_v a_o votary_n and_o perpetual_a virgin_n unto_o god_n so_o that_o it_o be_v voluntary_a in_o she_o and_o not_o compulsive_a 5._o and_o touch_v this_o example_n of_o david_n in_o sequester_v his_o concubine_n during_o their_o life_n these_o consideration_n be_v to_o be_v weigh_v 1._o that_o man_n have_v great_a power_n than_o over_o their_o wife_n then_o now_o for_o moses_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v for_o the_o hardness_n of_o heart_n allow_v they_o to_o make_v a_o bill_n of_o divorcement_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o wife_n 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other_o either_o in_o this_o world_n or_o in_o the_o next_o mart._n 11._o quest._n v._o 34._o how_o david_n foot_n be_v make_v like_o hind_n foot_n 1._o by_o this_o phrase_n be_v express_v the_o nimbleness_n and_o speedineâ—_n which_o david_n use_v in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o his_o enemy_n for_o two_o thing_n be_v requisite_a in_o war_n courage_n against_o the_o enemy_n and_o expedition_n and_o therefore_o the_o gadite_n that_o go_v to_o david_n be_v say_v to_o have_v have_v the_o face_n of_o lion_n and_o be_v like_o the_o roe_n in_o the_o mountain_n for_o swiftness_n mart._n 2._o and_o here_o david_n remember_v how_o after_o he_o escape_v from_o his_o enemy_n from_o saul_n and_o absalon_n as_o the_o hind_n that_o be_v in_o chase_n from_o the_o hunter_n wherein_o david_n be_v a_o lively_a type_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o be_v often_o seek_v for_o of_o his_o enemy_n and_o go_v away_o through_o the_o mid_n of_o they_o until_o the_o time_n come_v that_o be_v appoint_v for_o he_o to_o be_v deliver_v up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o sinner_n borrh._n 3_o hereby_o also_o be_v express_v the_o singular_a dexterity_n which_o david_n have_v ad_fw-la difficilia_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la aggredienda_fw-la to_o set_v upon_o and_o attempt_v any_o hard_a matter_n pelican_n 12._o quest._n v._o 35._o how_o a_o bow_n of_o brass_n be_v break_v with_o his_o arm_n 1._o the_o latin_a interpreter_n read_v thou_o make_v my_o arm_n as_o a_o bow_n of_o steel_n some_o thus_o that_o my_o arm_n be_v able_a to_o bend_v a_o bow_n of_o steel_n osiand_n but_o the_o better_a read_n be_v that_o a_o bow_n of_o brass_n be_v break_v with_o my_o arm_n that_o be_v that_o i_o be_o able_a to_o break_v the_o iron_n bow_v of_o my_o enemy_n borrh._o to_o overcome_v their_o power_n which_o seem_v invincible_a pelican_n 2._o by_o this_o it_o may_v be_v gather_v that_o if_o god_n do_v teach_v david_n hand_n to_o fight_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o break_v a_o bow_n of_o steel_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o 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willing_a obedience_n but_o it_o be_v in_o outward_a show_n their_o heart_n be_v not_o towards_o he_o jun._n pellic._n this_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n the_o next_o verse_n show_v stranger_n shall_v shrink_v or_o fall_v away_o 2._o some_o understand_v it_o only_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o at_o the_o first_o refuse_v the_o messiah_n but_o afterward_o be_v obedient_a unto_o he_o osiand_n 3._o borrhaius_n refer_v the_o first_o clause_n to_o the_o dissemble_a jew_n the_o second_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v they_o shall_v obey_v i_o to_o the_o believe_a gentile_n but_o as_o be_v before_o show_v the_o first_o sense_n be_v the_o fit_a as_o the_o coherence_n with_o the_o word_n follow_v show_v 4._o pet._n martyr_n thus_o interprete_v they_o be_v say_v to_o lie_v unto_o he_o because_o they_o promise_v unto_o themselves_o the_o victory_n but_o be_v deceive_v but_o then_o they_o have_v lie_v unto_o themselves_o not_o unto_o david_n 5._o the_o latin_a read_v resistent_fw-la mihi_fw-la they_o shall_v resist_v i_o but_o the_o word_n here_o use_v do_v not_o so_o signify_v as_o before_o be_v touch_v i_o rest_v therefore_o in_o the_o first_o exposition_n 15._o quest._n v._o 51._o who_o the_o prophet_n mean_v by_o his_o anoint_v he_o show_v mercy_n or_o love_a kindness_n to_o his_o anoint_v even_o to_o david_n here_o david_n speak_v as_o a_o type_n and_o figure_n of_o christ_n to_o who_o this_o prophetical_a speech_n be_v most_o proper_o apply_v as_o may_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o former_a say_n v._o 50._o i_o will_v praise_v thou_o among_o the_o nation_n s._n paul_n understand_v of_o the_o call_n of_o the_o gentile_n rom._n 15.9_o for_o david_n literal_o do_v not_o this_o who_o dwell_v not_o among_o the_o nation_n to_o set_v forth_o god_n praise_n therefore_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n in_o his_o faithful_a member_n set_v forth_o god_n praise_n in_o the_o nation_n mart._n 2._o who_o be_v more_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v his_o king_n than_o jesus_n christ_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v heir_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o king_n of_o king_n 3._o christ_n be_v also_o call_v david_n in_o the_o prophet_n as_o ezech._n 34.24_o i_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o my_o servant_n david_n shall_v be_v prince_n among_o they_o so_o jerem._n 30.9_o they_o shall_v serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o david_n their_o king_n osiand_n 4._o this_o love_a kindness_n which_o the_o lord_n show_v to_o david_n and_o to_o his_o seed_n for_o ever_o be_v not_o extend_v to_o his_o carnal_a succession_n for_o the_o princely_a dignity_n be_v take_v from_o they_o and_o they_o go_v into_o captivity_n and_o who_o be_v now_o of_o david_n race_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n it_o be_v not_o know_v this_o everlasting_a seed_n of_o david_n must_v then_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o true_a israelite_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n graft_v into_o the_o messiah_n of_o who_o kingdom_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v isai._n 9_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o end_n borrh._n chap._n 23._o 1._o quest._n v._o 1._o why_o these_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o last_o word_n of_o david_n 1._o the_o chalde_n paraphra_v seem_v so_o to_o understand_v these_o word_n because_o they_o shall_v be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o last_o time_n but_o then_o many_o of_o david_n psalm_n beside_o may_v be_v call_v his_o last_o word_n which_o do_v prophesy_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o the_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o some_o give_v this_o sense_n they_o be_v call_v the_o last_o word_n because_o david_n do_v make_v this_o as_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n which_o he_o change_v not_o though_o he_o speak_v and_o do_v many_o thing_n after_o it_o be_v a_o confession_n of_o his_o constant_a and_o unchaungable_a faith_n touch_v the_o messiah_n which_o he_o hold_v unto_o the_o end_n mar._n osiand_n but_o in_o this_o sense_n many_o of_o the_o first_o word_n of_o david_n as_o that_o prophecy_n of_o the_o messiah_n psal._n 2._o 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