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A85769	The throne of David, or An exposition of the second of Samuell wherein is set downe the pattern of a pious and prudent Prince, and a clear type of of [sic] the Prince of Princes Christ Iesus the sonne of David and his spirituall kingdome by William Guild D.D. and minister of Gods word at King-Edward in Scotland.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1659 (1659)	Wing G2212; Thomason E984_8; ESTC R207805	271,425	357

estimate to 7000. French Crowns and rich in precious stones he gets also a rich spoil of the City and by severall tortures after he had punished the inhabitants of Rabhah and all the other Cities of the Ammonites he returned victorious and triumphant to Jerusalem But before we proceed to the observatious some questious or doubts are to be resolved 1. How was Davids sin remitted and yet the punishment thereof which was threatned vers 10. and 11. retained I answer when God remits the sin he remits the vindict which temporall chastisements are not to the godly because 1. they proceed from his love Heb. 12. 6. as also are in their nature medicinall corrasives And 3. their end or scope is their good and profite who are corrected Heb. 12. 10. That they may be made pertakers of his holinesse and consequently of eternall happinesse vers 14. And seeing of God in glory 2. How comes it to passe that David exercises such cruelty after his Victory against the Ammonites in all their Cities Which may be thought unbeseeming to so pious a Prince as David I answer that this was not without the speciall providence of God avenging himself by David on such wicked idolatres as those were 1 King 11. 5. And who had ever been capitall Enemies to his people rising up against them in the wildernesse and in their journey to Canaan Deut. 2. 18. As also rising up against them in the dayes of Jephtah Judg. 11. 32. And thereafter coming against Jabesh Gilead in the dayes of Saul and who would not make peace with them except all the Citizens would thrust out their right eyes 1 Sam. 11. 2. Thereafter doing such a barbarous indignity to the messengers of David and hyring the Syrians to joyn with them against oath and covenant and making warre against David for all these their wi●kednesse and provocations the Lord makes David now when their cup is full to recompence them according to their works and to be exemplar to others in their sharp punishment as they had been in their grosse sinning OBSERVATIONS 1. V. 13. UPon the Prophets reprehension and threatning David humbly confesses his sin Where we see the fruit of reprehension and the efficacy of Gods Spirit con●urring with the faitfull discharge of the Ministriall function towards sinners for their conversion as we see here in David and Act. 2. 23. and 37. Let Pastors then do their duty and leave the event to God Also we see what long and dead sleeps the holiest soul may take in sinne till God awake them out of that lethargy as David lay in neer nine moneths 2. We see the difference between the godly and the wicked● when they are admonished and rebuked for there sinnes the wicked either mock and despise rebuke threatnings as the first World did Noah and the wicked impenitent Jewes did the Lords Prophe●s that he sent unto them 2 Chron. 36. 16. Or else they fret and are inraged against them and abuse them as Ahab was inraged against Eliah and Herod against the Baptist but the godly to whom God mindes mercy and not judgement they receive the word of rebuke with meeknesse as David did here and confesse their sin resolving to mourn and mend as we see Hos 14. 2 3. Gods people are exhorted to do 3. We see here likewise in Davids confession a good example to be followed that he layes not his sin on others as Adam did nor denyes it as Cain nor extenuates it as Saul but freely acknowledges it and layes the blame onely upon himself saying I have sinned against the Lord and as he sayes Ps●l 51. 4. Against thee thee onely have I sinned and done this evil in thy s●ght 4. In Nathans reply saying The Lord hath also put away thy sinne c. We see here as also in the parable of the prodigall Son and as is said Psal 103. 8. Joel 2. 13. Jonas 4. 2. And Micah 7. 18. That he is slow to anger but ready to forgive and plentious in mercy yea who delights therein therefore no sooner doth David confesse but as soon by his Prophet doth he pronounce forgivenesse no sooner did the theef on the crosse pray for Christs remembrance of him when he came to his Kingdome but as readily did he answer and promised it to him which is a great comfort to all penitent sinners and that a bruised reed he will not breake nor a smoaking flax he will not quench Also that confession is the way to get pardon from God which is contrary before Earthly Judges Prov. 28. 1. 1 Joh. 1. 9. 5. Vers 14. Yet Nathan shewes David that the Childe that was borne to him should dye because he had given great occasion to the Enemies of the Lord to blaspheme whereby we see what advantage the scandalous sinnes of Professours give to the Enemies of the truth and what wicked and evill use they make thereof which should make all Professours of the truth to walke the the more circumspectly and holily Least through their sides the profession it self be wounded as well as their own souls and the Lords name blasphemed 6. In the death of the Childe which is threatned we see that the sinnes of parents are punished oftimes in the Persons of their Children according to that threatning Exod. 20. 6. They being as it were a part of their parents flesh of their flesh and bone of their bone which should make parents who would wish their Childrens welfare to feare God the more and to eschew sin and when sicknesse death or any disaster comes to their Children to examine themselves if their sins have been the cause thereof 7. Vers 15. It is said that according to Nathans prediction and threatning the Lord stroke the Childe with sicknesse where we see 1. That Gods threatnings shall assuredly be accomplished and therefore are not to be despised as those did of the first world and others 2 Chron. 36. 16. But made use of for our humiliation 2. That sicknesse is the Lords rod wherewith he striks either young or old and therefore when it comes we should look up to the hand that striks therewith kisse the rod by patient submission and bearing the same and by humble recourse to him who laid on the rod to seek to sanctify the same to us for our profite that we may say with David Psal 119. 71. It I was good for me that I was afflicted and to take off the same in his own good time 8. V. 16. David uses prayer and humilliation for the Childs recovery if it were the Lords will to be gracious unto him as he speaks Vers 22. Which teaches us that the onely way to avert and remove the Lords temporall judgements or any corporall visitation on our selves or ours is prayer and fasting and the humbling our selves before the Lord as we see we are exhorted Joel 2. Hos 6. 14. And was practised by David 2 Sam. 24. And here as also by the King of

action of David after his inauguration with the success and sequels thereof is set down here which is the sieging and expugnation of Sion and the Citie Jerusalem then possessed by the Jebusites Idolators enemies to God and his people and one of the seven Nations execrated Exod. 23. Which Citie he purposeth to reforme and make it the Citie of the Lord and the Kings seat being in respect of the situation thereof most proper for that effect nobilitated by the habitation sometime of Melchizedek King of Salem situated in the marches between Judah and Benjamin and divided in these three parts mount Sion mount Moriah and the Citie which good intention of Davids is seconded by all good occasions especially by the Army conveenced there for the time who at this present make a perfect conquest of the same The answer of the inhabitants of the Citie except thou take away the crooked and the blind thou shall not enter in hither is diversly exponed omitting that fabulous Jewish conceit of two ●mages the one of blind Isaac and the other of crooked Jacob set upon their walls as monuments of the league between these two and Abimelech Without violating whereof David could not invade them this assertion being altogether differing from the truth of the story for Abimelech was King of the Philistines who was descended of Miscam Cains sonne progenitor of the Egyptians and not of the Jebusites who were of Canaan sonne to Cham progenitor of the Cananites Some affirme that they were the images of their tutelar gods which David and his followers called both blind and lame as the Prophet speaks Having eyes but see not feet but walk not c. And which stood after the manner of Idolaters upon their walls Josephus affirmes this to be spoken from the confidence which they had in the strength and fortification of their Citie which they thought inexpugnable though it had no other defenders but blind and lame and so this to be a hyperbolik speech Others as Tremellius following the letter of the text think that they set indeed blind and some lame men on their wall 's to deride David in this his attempt which they thought to be in vaine therefore saies the 6 Verse thinking that David could not come in hither David being thus deluded or rather derided he prudently adhibits the remedy and promises a reward to him who first should pass over the trench or fousy to smite the Jebusites and destroy their idols which Godly and zealous David did hate towit that he should be chiefe Captaine which by the inspiration of Gods Spirit Joab enterprises happily and so the Citie and mount Sion comes into Davids hand and being in his possession he dwelt in the fort and built round about the same but there arises some doubt in the exposition of this in the 8. Vers wherefore they said the blind and lame shall not come into the house some think it a proverb used after amongst the Jewes and that it was according to the inhabitation that neither blind or lame should enter into Gods house to officiate or that it is rather spoken of the Jebusites idolls which none should have no not in their private houses much less in publick places And that this was the chiefe cause of Davids Zeale to invade that Citie the same being so full of Idolatry which Davids soule hated Lastly Vers 10. The cause of Davids prospering and growing great is set down towit that God even the Lord of hostes was with him towit not only by his universall presence whereby he is with all his creatures sustaining and upholding them c. But his particular presence in mercy whereby he is with his own protecting providing for them prospering them and enduing them with all necessary and saving graces necessary to their salvation and welfare OBSERVATIONS 1. DAvid in the first entry to his kingdome takes in hand the abolishing of Idolatry and reformation of religion in Jerusalem to teach all Princes and Magistrates the like practise to follow this was commanded to Joshua and who have done so have ever prospered as David Jehosaphat Josiah and Hezekiah Constantine Theodosius Valentinian and that late worthy Queen Elizabeth And who have neglected the same have been punished as the examples of the Idolatrous Kings of Judah and Israel can witness 2. The Jebusites confided in their Idolls and strength of their Citie and therefore vilipend David which is the manner of all the enemies of Gods truth and Idolaters as of Antichrist and Papists this day Rev. 18. 7. But in the end this their confidence shall deceive them and God shall bring upon them and their I●olls utter destruction and joy to his Church Rev. 19. 2. 3. We see what all Idolls are which Idolaters and Papists so ●uch esteem decore go unto in pilgrimage and confide in they ●re all but blind and lame c. and cannot help nor shall they in ●e day of the Lords visitation 4. We see also that as Davids zealous soule hated such so should all Godly and zealous do the like especially pious Princes 5. We see also that they ought not only to be prohibited by Godly Magistrates to be in publick places or Churches but also in private houses or places 6. Vers 8. Also we see in David prudence joyned with piety both which should be in a Prince or Magistrate and that as vice should be punished so vertue should be cherished and have its own encouragement and reward even as the Lord sets before us the rewarding of his own in mercy 7. In a well ordered Army we see not only Captaines but chief Captaines so in the Church which is compared thereto● Cant. 6. 4. There ought to be order in the government thereof or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as also in all well governed other civill societies Politicke or Canonicke 8. Vers 10. The prospering and growing great of David is onely ascribed to the Lords being with him as he was for the Lord against Idolatry for his true worship Therefore as this is the constant high way to prosper so let all such who grow great and succeed ascribe their grandure and successe not to their valour or others but to God onely and his being with him in mercy II. SAM 5. from the 11. verse to the end FOllowes now the last two means wereby David grew great and was establisht in his Kingdome 1. The amity of Hiram King of Tyrus 2. Two great victories obtained against his Enemies the Philistines betwixt which two is inserted Davids polygamy In the first it is said that Hiram sent messengers to David next furniture of timber for building his house as also masons and Carpenters we find the like affection of this King or else his sonne of the same name in the dayes of Solomon for the edifice of the temple This City was first founded by the Phaenicians who being expelled from a City Sidonia which they first inhabited by

Wife of Vriah 3. The Persons are David a great and godly King before whose life and manners were sometimes a mirrour to his subjects and called a man according to Gods own heart and who was invincible in his warres with externall Enemies yet is overcome in the battle betwixt the flesh and the Spirit and by his own bosome and inward Enemy of his carnall corruption as Lot was in Zoar who could not be overcome in the City of Sodom The second person is Bathsheba the Wife of Vriah the Hittite called 1 Chron. 3. 5. Bethshua the Daughter of Ammiel The third is Vriah himself called a Hittite because he was a stranger borne and now a proselite in Religion an Republicke of Israel a faithfull and valiant souldier in the warres as he gives the proof thereof Vers 11. Secondly the antecedent causes which moves this ungodly and unhonest fact are as well on Davids part as on the Womans On his part their be chiefly four 1. His great prosperity which brings him to a careles security as well in matters concerning God as in his office to the Republicke the evidence whereof is that afternoone he gives himself to sleep and ease when hi● subjects are in danger of their Enemies farre contrary to a Kingly care and duty 2. His idlenesse Satans cushion and Mother of all vices and the sinne of Sodom as it is said Diuturna quies vitiis alimenta ministrat And especially to uncleannesse therefore sayes the Poet quaeritur Egestus quare sit factus adulter in promptu causa est desidiosus erat Whereas on the contrary otia s● tollas periêre Cupidinis arcus 3. The loosnesse and lust of his eyes looking with delight and concupiscence upon the beauty of the Woman contrary to Jobs practise Chap. 31. 1. And that precept of Gods to turne away our eyes from vanity Christ telling us also that to look upon a Woman and to lust after her though no more is adultery for God 4. The object of the eye the Womans beauty In it self being good and the gift of God as we see in Joseph Moses David Esther Sarah Rebecca Rachel and others but being abused either to pride as in Absolom or to turpitude as in Davids practise and Potiphars Wifes to be insnared thereby or to insnare it turnes to such a curse and drawer on of most heavy judgments In the Woman likewise we see these occasions 1. Immodesty in discovering her nakednesse and washing herself in an open view of the Kings pallace which rather should have been done in her private Chamber 2. Facility in yielding to Davids motion of uncleannesse 3. Arrogancy counting it an honour to be courted by a King and to be his Concubine 4. Breach of duty and fidelity to her honest Husband And 5. lubricity and sinnefull frailty was seen in the fact Thirdly the act it self was double adultery a married man with a married woman also the man a King who should have given good example to his subjects as is said Regis ad exemplum c. As likewise a Prophet and so should have been eminent beyond others in holinesse And one who had not only one wife but many wives and Concubines as Nathan told him All which aggravates this fact of his adultery Fourthly the consequence was the matter is revealed by Bathsheba to David of her being with Child Who strives by many wayes to cover his adultery 1. Subtily by sending for Vriah and moving him by indirect inticements to colour his crime 2. By a more cruell device of his murther To effectuate the first David 1. directs Joab to send Vriah to him who now was at the siege of Rabbah 2. When he comes David in all Hypocrisy as intending to know by him how affaires went he asks of the estate of the Captain and Army and then intreats him more familiarly not after the manner of Kings to wash his feet whereby in the Hebrew phrase was signified all which belongs to a mans entertainment and ease and so to visit his house and for the more inducement he sends after him a messe of his own meat But good Vriah being governed by Gods providence rests that night in the Kings gardhouse 3. Which when David perceives he uses another slight and feasts him and makes him drunk thinking thereby to make him lie with his wife and so to be Father to a bastard or as the Law calls it Partus suppositus and bring in an unlawfull heir into the inheritance of Vriah Yet worthy Vriah guided by Gods Spirit disappoints this policy of the King also David by his worldly wisdome and authority thinking to colour vice but God resolving to bring it to light and therefore at even went out to lie on his bed with the servants of David but went not down to his house at all Whereupon David writes with Vriah to Joab directing how he should be killed which Joab accordingly obeyes and so Vriah is killed and David advertised thereof which when Vriahs Wife understands she mourneth for him and is thereafter taken by David to Wife and beares him a Son but this thing displeased the Lord. OBSERVATIONS 1. BY these falls of David Peter and the like let not any excuse themselves in their sinnes for they are registred not for imitation or excuse of the like but as Beacons for evitation and their repentance onely for imitation Et ut majorum ruina sit minorum cautela and that the best may see how weak they are and how prevalent their naturall and sinfull corruption will be if they be left never so little to themselves and to the force of temptation which finds time to lay siege to the secure heart of David in his house and surprises it while Joab is laying siege to Rabbah of the Ammonites in the field to take it 2. If such a strong and tall Cedar as David did fall how ought weaker Christians to fear and pray that God would deliver them from temptation and as we are exhorted 2 Phil. 12. To work out our own salvation with fear and trembling 3. Vers 1. When David after divers Victories is now in peace by the mercy of his God he falls to fighting against God himself when he has subdued many nations to his great credit abroad to his farre greater shame he is subdued by and inslaved unto his own filthy lust Whereby we see that prosperity is more dangerous then adversity that sanctified correction is more profitable then a prosperous condition with a remission of Gods assisting grace 119. Psal 67. 71. And as is further shewn to us Heb. 12. 6. 4. We see that bosome Enemies of our own sinfull corruption and concupiscence are the worst and most dangerous like Dalilah and Judas ready to betray us and subdue us to them Thus Saul who at first overcame the Philistims was overcome thereafter by his own pride envy and cruelty Sampson by his lust after so many noble victories as also here David is subdued by