Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	daughter_n	king_n	marry_v	40,038	5	9.0683	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15400	An harmonie vpon the first booke of Samuel wherein according to the methode obserued in Hexapla vpon Genesis, and Exodus, but more compendiously abridged, these speciall things are obserued vpon euery chapter: the diuers readings compared, doubtfull questions explaned, places of Scripture reconciled, controuersies briefly touched, and morall collections applied. Wherein aboue foure hundred theologicall questions are handled, with great breuitie and much varietie, by the former author of Hexapla on Genesis.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1607 (1607)	STC 25678; ESTC S120031	271,285	362

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 queen_n and_o concubine_n any_o of_o they_o be_v a_o other_o wife_n 4._o neither_o yet_o can_v it_o be_v think_v of_o david_n so_o holy_a a_o man_n that_o he_o will_v apparent_o transgress_v such_o a_o manifest_a law_n which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a of_o be_v continual_o exercise_v therein_o and_o therefore_o howsoever_o it_o be_v a_o general_a infirmity_n in_o those_o day_n not_o only_o in_o king_n but_o in_o their_o people_n to_o have_v diverse_a wife_n which_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o use_v connivance_n towards_o they_o in_o yet_o it_o show_v not_o to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o law_n simple_o to_o forbid_v more_o wife_n than_o one_o unto_o king_n see_v that_o the_o lord_n give_v power_n and_o liberty_n unto_o david_n to_o take_v his_o master_n wife_n i_o give_v thou_o thy_o lord_n house_n and_o thy_o lord_n wife_n into_o thy_o bosom_n 2._o sam._n 12.8_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v go_v against_o his_o own_o law_n 5._o therefore_o in_o this_o place_n 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which_o be_v due_a unto_o david_n in_o a_o treble_a right_n by_o saul_n promise_v for_o kill_v of_o goliath_n by_o david_n compact_n with_o saul_n for_o he_o buy_v she_o with_o two_o hundred_o foreskinne_n of_o the_o philistines_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o matrimony_n saul_n sin_v again_o in_o give_v she_o to_o another_o man_n 2._o michal_n also_o offend_v in_o give_v consent_n to_o be_v marry_v unto_o a_o other_o for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v allege_v that_o david_n have_v give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n or_o separation_n because_o he_o afterward_o do_v require_v and_o receive_v she_o again_o which_o by_o moses_n law_n he_o can_v not_o have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v give_v unto_o her_o such_o bill_n neither_o have_v michal_n renounce_v david_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o use_n for_o the_o woman_n to_o give_v the_o bill_n of_o divorce_n unto_o the_o man_n 3._o phalti_fw-la also_o sin_v in_o take_v a_o other_o man_n wife_n the_o rabbin_n here_o excuse_v phalti_fw-la hold_v he_o 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 first_o acception_n and_o use_n of_o these_o term_n be_v improper_a for_o he_o proper_o by_o the_o law_n be_v say_v to_o have_v two_o wife_n that_o have_v they_o together_o binas_fw-la vxores_fw-la habere_fw-la dicitur_fw-la qui_fw-la eas_fw-la habet_fw-la simul_fw-la he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v two_o wife_n that_o have_v they_o at_o once_o or_o together_o cod._n lib._n 5._o tit_n 5._o leg_n 1._o diocletian_n in_o veritate_fw-la digami_fw-la non_fw-la existunt_fw-la they_o which_o marry_v second_o wife_n in_o truth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v say_v to_o have_v two_o wife_n decret_n gregor_n lib._n 1._o tit_n 1._o c._n 5._o the_o question_n be_v here_o of_o the_o second_o kind_n of_o digamie_n or_o polygamy_n not_o of_o the_o first_o now_o first_o those_o reason_n shall_v be_v bring_v forth_o and_o answer_v which_o will_v seem_v to_o prove_v that_o polygamy_n that_o be_v the_o the_o have_v of_o many_o wife_n at_o once_o be_v not_o simple_o unlawful_a 1._o holy_a man_n as_o abraham_n jaakob_n elkanah_n david_n have_v many_o wife_n at_o once_o ans._n holy_a man_n may_v have_v their_o infirmity_n god_n may_v tolerate_v it_o in_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o time_n which_o make_v it_o not_o simple_o lawful_a 2._o the_o prophet_n never_o reprove_v they_o for_o have_v diverse_a wife_n as_o when_o nathan_n come_v to_o tell_v david_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o speak_v nothing_o of_o that_o ans._n the_o prophet_n be_v silent_a therein_o because_o it_o be_v either_o permit_v or_o tolerate_v in_o those_o time_n for_o the_o procreation_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o the_o prophet_n speak_v nothing_o thereof_o the_o people_n be_v beside_o incline_v to_o many_o gross_a sin_n 3._o but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n or_o oversight_n in_o those_o holy_a man_n they_o will_v have_v repent_v they_o thereof_o which_o we_o read_v they_o do_v not_o ans._n in_o particular_a they_o can_v not_o repent_v of_o a_o fault_n which_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o in_o general_n they_o do_v repent_v they_o of_o whatsoever_o they_o do_v amiss_o as_o david_n oftentimes_o ask_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o psalm_n 4._o nathan_n come_v to_o david_n say_v that_o god_n have_v give_v his_o lord_n wife_n into_o his_o bosom_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a ans._n this_o be_v but_o god_n indulgence_n or_o permission_n to_o david_n to_o use_v this_o liberty_n if_o he_o will_v this_o only_a show_v a_o toleration_n or_o relaxation_n of_o the_o general_a law_n for_o a_o time_n it_o prove_v not_o simple_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o it_o 5._o there_o be_v no_o positive_a law_n make_v to_o restrain_v polygamy_n ans._n some_o think_v that_o god_n give_v they_o no_o direct_a law_n concern_v that_o matter_n for_o the_o propagation_n and_o increase_n of_o that_o nation_n among_o who_o only_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o god_n be_v mar._n but_o the_o proposition_n be_v untrue_a for_o beside_o the_o general_a law_n give_v in_o the_o creation_n they_o 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

nothing_o as_o then_o hypocrite_n be_v most_o dangerous_a when_o they_o make_v the_o fair_a show_n domitiane_n the_o emperor_n to_o who_o he_o intend_v the_o most_o mischief_n he_o will_v speak_v the_o fair_a unto_o and_o herode_fw-la will_v have_v word_n return_v concern_v the_o child_n bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o he_o may_v go_v and_o worship_n think_v indeed_o to_o murder_v the_o infant_n martyr_n 8._o quest._n v_o 18._o whether_o david_n dissemble_v when_o he_o excuse_v himself_o say_v who_o be_o i_o etc._n etc._n see_v david_n be_v both_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n to_o be_v king_n of_o israel_n and_o beside_o by_o the_o vanquish_a of_o goliath_n have_v make_v himself_o worthy_a to_o marry_v the_o king_n daughter_n as_o saul_n have_v proclaim_v and_o promise_v how_o can_v david_n so_o much_o abase_v himself_o as_o not_o meet_v for_o such_o a_o marriage_n to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o david_n do_v not_o look_v unto_o that_o favour_n and_o grace_n which_o the_o lord_n 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do_v here_o read_v gener_fw-la eris_fw-la thou_o shall_v be_v my_o son_n in_o law_n but_o the_o word_n chatam_fw-mi signify_v general_o to_o contract_n or_o join_v in_o affinity_n pag._n jun._n as_o the_o construction_n of_o the_o word_n show_v with_o the_o preposition_n beth_fw-mi with_o by_o with_o i_o the_o sense_n rather_o give_v thou_o shall_v contract_v affinity_n with_o i_o then_o be_v a_o son_n in_o law-with_a i_o 10._o quest._n v_o 25._o of_o these_o word_n the_o king_n require_v no_o dowry_n of_o the_o use_n and_o custom_n of_o give_v of_o dowry_n 1._o peter_n martyr_n here_o observe_v that_o in_o david_n time_n and_o before_o the_o law_n the_o use_n be_v not_o for_o man_n to_o take_v dowry_n and_o portion_n with_o their_o wife_n but_o rather_o to_o give_v unto_o they_o and_o under_o the_o law_n he_o think_v it_o be_v the_o use_n for_o the_o woman_n to_o give_v their_o dowry_n and_o he_o cit_v that_o place_n exod._n 22.16_o 17._o where_o the_o law_n be_v this_o if_o a_o man_n entice_v a_o maid_n that_o be_v not_o betroth_v and_o lie_v with_o she_o he_o shall_v endow_v she_o and_o take_v she_o to_o his_o wife_n if_o her_o father_n refuse_v to_o give_v she_o unto_o he_o he_o shall_v pay_v money_n according_a to_o the_o dowry_n of_o virgin_n out_o of_o this_o place_n he_o seem_v to_o infer_v that_o dowry_n be_v use_v to_o be_v give_v with_o virgin_n but_o the_o contrary_n be_v evident_a by_o these_o word_n the_o former_a verse_n be_v clear_a that_o he_o which_o lie_v with_o a_o maid_n not_o betroth_v shall_v endow_v she_o and_o in_o case_n the_o father_n of_o the_o maid_n will_v not_o consent_v than_o not_o the_o father_n but_o the_o other_o shall_v notwithstanding_o give_v the_o dowry_n of_o virgin_n unto_o the_o maid_n father_n as_o it_o appear_v deut._n 22.29_o for_o if_o the_o law_n have_v be_v for_o virgin_n to_o give_v and_o not_o take_v dowry_n they_o will_v not_o in_o practice_n have_v go_v against_o the_o law_n and_o whereas_o the_o example_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v object_v that_o give_v in_o marriage_n with_o his_o daughter_n the_o city_n of_o gezer_n unto_o solomon_n 1._o king_n 9.16_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o solomon_n have_v marry_v pharaoh_n daughter_n long_o before_o that_o c._n 3.1_o but_o dowry_n be_v use_v to_o be_v give_v before_o marriage_n neither_o be_v it_o call_v a_o dowry_n which_o the_o hebrew_n call_v mohar_n but_o it_o be_v shilluchim_v a_o thing_n send_v or_o present_v and_o beside_o pharaoh_n be_v a_o stranger_n to_o israel_n and_o therefore_o not_o tie_v unto_o their_o law_n 2._o the_o use_n than_o be_v both_o before_o the_o law_n and_o after_o for_o man_n to_o endow_v their_o wife_n before_o marriage_n so_o abraham_n servant_n give_v token_n and_o jewel_n unto_o rebekah_n but_o receive_v none_o jaakob_n serve_v 14._o year_n for_o his_o wife_n shechem_n say_v unto_o jaakob_n and_o his_o son_n let_v i_o find_v favour_n in_o your_o eye_n and_o i_o will_v give_v whatsoever_o you_o appoint_v i_o gen._n 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the_o second_o brother_n but_o the_o first_o brother_n wife_n because_o the_o seed_n be_v also_o count_v his_o some_o answer_n that_o this_o be_v a_o special_a prerogative_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o make_v a_o general_a rule_n mar._n a_o other_o answer_n be_v that_o these_o particular_a law_n where_o there_o be_v not_o some_o special_a and_o particular_a exception_n must_v be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o general_a law_n leu._n 18.18_o that_o the_o next_o brother_n which_o have_v no_o wife_n of_o his_o own_o shall_v take_v his_o brother_n wife_n jun._n but_o it_o shall_v seem_v rather_o to_o be_v a_o special_a prerogative_n which_o be_v the_o second_o answer_n because_o in_o the_o gospel_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o seven_o brethren_n that_o one_o after_o another_o take_v their_o brother_n wife_n matth._n 22._o it_o be_v not_o like_a but_o some_o of_o they_o have_v beside_o wife_n of_o their_o own_o 7._o if_o many_o wife_n be_v allow_v there_o will_v be_v few_o adultery_n 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as_o solomon_n have_v by_o so_o many_o hundred_o wife_n and_o concubine_n but_o one_o son_n 3._o fecundity_n make_v polygamy_n tolerable_a for_o those_o time_n but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o necessary_a now_o then_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v tie_v to_o one_o nation_n now_o it_o be_v disperse_v into_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n 9_o if_o polygamy_n be_v not_o lawful_a what_o shall_v become_v of_o those_o honouroble_v father_n and_o patriarch_n which_o come_v of_o such_o marriage_n as_o all_o the_o 12._o patriarch_n except_v joseph_n and_o benjamin_n which_o be_v of_o rachel_n the_o principal_a and_o proper_a wife_n of_o jaakob_n be_v they_o beget_v in_o adultery_n ans._n 1._o it_o have_v be_v no_o disparagement_n to_o that_o nation_n to_o come_v of_o parent_n of_o adulterous_a seed_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v for_o our_o saviour_n to_o descend_v of_o pharez_n the_o son_n of_o judah_n by_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n thamar_n 2._o their_o honour_n and_o nobility_n depend_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o their_o external_a birth_n as_o upon_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n 3._o neither_o yet_o do_v we_o say_v that_o they_o be_v adulterous_a marriage_n see_v the_o lord_n either_o permit_v or_o tolerate_v they_o for_o the_o necessary_a procreation_n of_o that_o people_n 10._o valentinian_n the_o elder_a beside_o his_o wife_n severa_n take_v also_o her_o maid_n justina_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n by_o who_o he_o have_v galla_n marry_v afterward_o to_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n and_o thereupon_o he_o make_v a_o law_n give_v the_o same_o liberty_n also_o unto_o other_o to_o marry_v two_o wife_n answ._n so_o claudius_n the_o emperor_n make_v a_o law_n that_o a_o man_n may_v marry_v his_o brother_n daughter_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o law_n of_o claudius_n or_o valentinian_n be_v think_v worthy_a to_o be_v insert_v into_o the_o code_n god_n do_v not_o bless_v that_o marriage_n of_o valentinian_n for_o justina_n become_v a_o arrian_n and_o valentinian_n the_o 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time_n as_o they_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o faith_n but_o this_o toleration_n make_v it_o not_o lawful_a 12._o one_o may_v depart_v from_o their_o right_n if_o they_o will_v if_o then_o the_o wife_n will_v consent_v that_o her_o husband_n may_v marry_v a_o other_o why_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a as_o sarah_n give_v abraham_n leave_v to_o take_v hagar_n answ._n the_o wife_n in_o so_o do_v depart_v not_o from_o her_o right_n but_o the_o divine_a right_n which_o she_o can_v not_o relinquish_v for_o marriage_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o will_n and_o law_n of_o the_o instituter_n sarah_n her_o example_n can_v not_o serve_v for_o these_o time_n yet_o they_o which_o take_v a_o wife_n or_o concubine_n as_o abraham_n do_v that_o be_v for_o procreation_n only_o and_o with_o consent_n not_o force_v but_o offer_v on_o the_o wife_n behalf_n do_v sin_n less_o than_o they_o which_o observe_v neither_o of_o these_o circumstance_n other_o reason_n be_v allege_v to_o this_o purpose_n but_o these_o may_v suffice_v consul_n martyr_n reason_n and_o argument_n show_v that_o polygamy_n be_v never_o simple_o lawful_a 1._o god_n give_v unto_o adam_n but_o one_o helper_n he_o have_v abundance_n of_o spirit_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v malach._n 2.15_o he_o may_v have_v make_v more_o than_o one_o but_o yet_o he_o make_v but_o one_o because_o he_o seek_v a_o godly_a seed_n and_o that_o be_v not_o peculiar_a unto_o adam_n but_o establish_v as_o a_o general_a law_n of_o marriage_n for_o ever_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n which_o word_n two_o although_o it_o be_v not_o find_v in_o moses_n gen._n 2._o yet_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o our_o saviour_n the_o most_o perfect_a interpreter_n of_o the_o scripture_n have_v so_o expound_v it_o now_o that_o which_o be_v make_v one_o flesh_n with_o the_o body_n can_v not_o be_v make_v a_o member_n of_o a_o other_o body_n right_o and_o true_o therefore_o a_o man_n which_o be_v one_o flesh_n with_o his_o wife_n can_v not_o be_v make_v one_o flesh_n with_o a_o other_o it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o he_o which_o be_v join_v with_o a_o harlot_n be_v also_o make_v one_o flesh_n with_o she_o as_o the_o apostle_n show_v 1._o cor._n 6.17_o some_o answer_n that_o they_o be_v one_o flesh_n but_o for_o a_o time_n but_o the_o better_a answer_n be_v that_o it_o be_v no_o lawful_a conjunction_n because_o it_o be_v not_o after_o god_n institution_n 2._o christ_n allow_v not_o a_o man_n to_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o to_o marry_v a_o other_o unless_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n much_o less_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o one_o to_o have_v two_o wife_n together_o at_o the_o same_o time_n 3._o the_o first_o that_o bring_v in_o two_o wife_n be_v lamech_n who_o as_o hierome_n say_v be_v the_o first_o qui_fw-la unam_fw-la costam_fw-la distraxit_fw-la in_o dvas_fw-la who_o divide_v one_o rib_n into_o two_o chrysostome_n seem_v to_o commend_v lamech_n as_o a_o good_a man_n but_o that_o he_o do_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o repentance_n which_o in_o his_o opinion_n he_o show_v not_o because_o of_o his_o wife_n 4._o s._n paul_n will_v that_o every_o woman_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d her_o proper_a husband_n but_o how_o can_v he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o proper_a husband_n who_o be_v common_a to_o more_o than_o one_o 5._o again_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o have_v they_o to_o defraud_v one_o a_o other_o but_o for_o a_o time_n but_o the_o man_n that_o have_v more_o than_o one_o wife_n must_v needs_o defraud_v the_o one_o while_o he_o attend_v the_o other_o as_o jaakob_n be_v more_o addict_v to_o rachel_n defraud_v lea_n when_o she_o be_v fain_o to_o purchase_v of_o her_o sister_n to_o lodge_v with_o her_o husband_n for_o her_o mandrake_n 6._o there_o be_v a_o spiritual_a resemblance_n between_o

quest._n v_o 12._o of_o the_o apparition_n of_o samuel_n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o 1._o it_o seem_v by_o that_o saul_n ask_v the_o woman_n what_o she_o see_v that_o saul_n see_v he_o not_o at_o the_o first_o the_o rabbin_n think_v that_o saul_n hear_v only_o the_o voice_n and_o that_o the_o woman_n both_o see_v and_o hear_v but_o saul_n servant_n neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v some_o think_v that_o the_o woman_n only_o see_v and_o saul_n only_o hear_v vatab_v but_o though_o saul_n see_v not_o the_o apparition_n at_o the_o first_o the_o woman_n be_v apart_o in_o a_o other_o place_n as_o witch_n use_v not_o to_o be_v see_v when_o they_o work_v their_o feat_n yet_o it_o be_v like_a that_o afterward_o saul_n be_v admit_v to_o his_o sight_n both_o by_o the_o reverence_n which_o he_o yield_v in_o bow_v himself_o &_o by_o the_o communication_n between_o the_o fantastical_a samuel_n and_o saul_n it_o may_v be_v gather_v also_o by_o the_o text_n that_o the_o woman_n hear_v not_o the_o communication_n for_o v_o 21._o it_o be_v say_v she_o enter_v or_o come_v in_o to_o saul_n it_o seem_v that_o she_o be_v go_v forth_o have_v raise_v the_o spirit_n and_o leave_v saul_n alone_o within_o in_o the_o bed_n chamber_n as_o be_v express_v v._n 23._o but_o the_o servant_n be_v leave_v without_o and_o neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v as_o the_o like_a be_v show_v act._n 10._o how_o saul_n only_o hear_v the_o voice_n they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o hear_v nothing_o mar._n 2._o now_o where_o the_o woman_n say_v that_o she_o see_v god_n ascend_v some_o understand_v it_o that_o she_o mean_v a_o excellent_a person_n that_o be_v ascend_v but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o these_o elohim_n god_n be_v certain_a goodly_a apparition_n as_o satan_n can_v transform_v himself_o into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n which_o satan_n send_v as_o his_o apparitor_n and_o messenger_n before_o jun._n 3._o thus_o samuel_n appear_v wrap_v about_o with_o a_o mantle_n which_o be_v the_o habit_n of_o magistrate_n and_o prophet_n to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o common_a sort_n josephus_n think_v it_o be_v a_o priestly_a garment_n but_o samuel_n be_v no_o priest_n though_o he_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi._n mar._n 4._o the_o witch_n know_v he_o to_o be_v saul_n rather_o have_v so_o learn_v of_o the_o devil_n who_o tell_v she_o mar._n then_o as_o the_o rabbin_n suppose_v she_o conjecture_v it_o by_o some_o reverence_n that_o this_o counterfeit_a samuel_n yield_v unto_o saul_n 10._o quest._n v_o 17._o who_o he_o mean_v when_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n have_v do_v to_o he_o 1._o some_o read_v the_o lord_n will_v do_v to_o thou_o lat._n but_o that_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o original_n which_o have_v li_n to_o he_o 2._o some_o read_v the_o lord_n have_v do_v to_o himself_o that_o be_v have_v dispose_v of_o his_o counsel_n as_o he_o purpose_v and_o determine_v jun._n 3._o some_o refer_v it_o unto_o saul_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v to_o he_o borr._n but_o throughout_o he_o speak_v unto_o saul_n in_o the_o second_o person_n 4._o therefore_o it_o be_v better_a refer_v unto_o david_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v to_o he_o as_o he_o promise_v so_o the_o chald._a b._n genevens_n joseph_n and_o so_o the_o next_o word_n do_v help_v to_o expound_v these_o he_o have_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n from_o thou_o and_o give_v it_o unto_o david_n the_o kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o be_v rend_v because_o the_o whole_a be_v not_o take_v at_o once_o from_o saul_n posterity_n a_o part_n be_v a_o while_n hold_v by_o ishbosheth_n mar._n but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v somewhat_o curious_a for_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o david_n and_o so_o rend_v that_o be_v take_v the_o whole_a from_o saul_n 11._o quest._n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n to_o morrow_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o 1._o some_o take_v it_o as_o though_o the_o devil_n counterfeit_v samuel_n person_n shall_v say_v that_o saul_n shall_v be_v with_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n but_o that_o satan_n herein_o lie_v unto_o he_o osiand_n but_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o heavy_a declaration_n fall_v out_o to_o be_v true_a that_o saul_n shall_v be_v deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistines_n so_o it_o be_v like_a that_o the_o rest_n also_o shall_v be_v true_a and_o the_o event_n indeed_o be_v answerable_a both_o saul_n and_o his_o son_n be_v slay_v the_o next_o day_n 2._o d._n kimhi_n with_o other_o rabbin_n think_v that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o happy_a estate_n wherein_o saul_n shall_v be_v and_o that_o herein_o nothing_o be_v utter_v but_o truth_n for_o they_o hold_v that_o saul_n die_v for_o his_o country_n and_o not_o give_v over_o the_o defence_n of_o israel_n though_o he_o look_v for_o present_a death_n die_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n josephus_n also_o commend_v saul_n as_o a_o worthy_a man_n that_o die_v for_o his_o country_n but_o this_o 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