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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84000	Englands second alarm to vvar, against the Beast. Saul, with his Edomite has shed blood to his power; he smites Israels city, and destroyes his owne house; overcame his people once, and overthrew himselfe for ever! It relates to what is done now. Grave questions touching the Edomite; his admission to court, and into office there; how it relates to papists now. He has a commission to destroy a city of priests, which he does with an utter destruction. Excellent reasons why the Lord suffered such a destruction to be executed upon Israel then; and why he suffers the same now; and why by an Edomites hand then and now.		1643 (1643)	Wing E3047; Thomason E59_19; ESTC R23537	31,766	33

oyle and yet drawn swords as we read But when we see the hand besmeared with bloud then we certainly conclude that the thoughts were of a scarlet colour and this is the sight or prospect we shall take a view of presently A bloudy execution done upon Nob yet bloudy though it be Saul pretends hee does it by helpe of God and the Law by the knowne Lawes of the Kingdome which that we may examine we will handle it not as an execution done but ready to be done else Saul might be said to doe as the Judge at Lidford who hanged a man in the forenoone and then heard his inditement and passed sentence over him in the afternoone not called the knowne Law of the kingdome then Mr. Iueil defence but Lidford Law to this day Saul was not to bad as to do so he hath slaine Abimelech but hee impleaded him first objects against him and heares what hee can say for himselfe Saul hath this to say against him That Abimelech and the son of Iesse Saul meanes David Ob. whom hee names with as little honour as can be were confederate together and had conspired against him 1 Sam. 22.13 Why have ye conspired against me thou and the sonne of Iesse A sore accusation Ans but of no weight validity or strength from Sauls mouth who calls all conspirators who will not shew Saul where David is that so he may shed innocent bloud according to the power in his hands Vers 8. that so he may shed innocent bloud according to the power in his hands Vers 13. All of you have conspired against me But what had the Priest done which might be called a Conspiracy a taking part with David That he should rise against Saul to lye in wait as it is at this day Thus Saul sayes and so he impleads Abimelech In that thou hast given bread Ob. and a sword and hast enquired of God for him We will take the last first Ans enquired of God for David It was the Priests office so to do nor was that the first time that the Priest enquired of the Lord for David Vers 15. nor did the Priest know the second amongst the many thousands of Israel who deserved better from the hands of Saul and all Israel then Dauid did and therefore why might not Abimelech enquire of the Lord for him There is all Reason and Law both that so the Priest should doe enquire of the Lord for David but reason will not serve nor the resolution of the Lord neither The enquiry was saith Iunius about the Shew-bread c Vt cognoseeree an sacros panes tantùm Sacerdotibus concessos gladium semel Deo sacratum ad alios usus transferre fas esset lawfull for the Priests onely to eat and the Sword consecrated to God Whether that or this might be translated unto other uses whereunto no doubt the Priest had full satisfaction That they might In such an extremity David might refresh his hungry soule with that bread and in such a danger which God was privie to hee might take Goliah sword to defend himself therewith and to prevent Saul from seizing upon it first 1 Sam. 21 10. the more easily thereby to further his bloudy designe upon David But yet there is some more question touching the Sword as for the bread it was made for man and not man for bread That is a cleared case from the Lord Christs owne mouth Touching the Sword there is all the question now Saul a King pretends himselfe Master of the same as of Keilah for all the strong holds and ammunition there did belong to Saul they were all his proper goods and therefore Abimelech giving the sword to David he did it that he should use it against Saul to lye in wait So Saul forceth the accusation Whereunto Abimeleth makes a faire and full answer That Saul was no more Lord of the one then of the other he had no more propriety or right in the sword then in the bread nor the one nor the other were Sauls but the Lords laid-up both before the Lord and consecrated to Him But the Lord hath no nead of bread or of a sword His people Israel have need of both and as their need required so Israel might take the Bread thereby to sustaine life and the Sword thereby to defend life David tooke it for that end and according to the minde and will of God whose intent was cleare That Goliabs sword now lawfully wrested out of his hand and in Davids hand then layed up before the Lord should be for the defence of Israel and to fortifie Israel against their enemies to the worlds end And so the case is resolved about Keilah too a City that had gates and bartes not Sauls City now to batter downe though he would presume so farre about Davids eares but His City whose the kingdome was the Lords kingdome and trusted onely to Saul for the defence of Israel and no further And yet that Abimelech may deliver no more to Saul but what is justifiable by the Law of heaven and earth he assureth him that what he sayes is from Gods Mouth for there he enquired and received answer as aforesaid and thereupon his warrant to give David Bread and Sword both Moreover he addes be it far from him 1 Sam. 22.14 the Priest of the Lord to entertaine a disloyall thought against his Master the Lords Anointed enquiring of the Lord for David and giving him bread and a sword he knew David to be a faithfull person none like him in all Sauls house nor more honourable being the Kings Son-in-Law and for any thing else hee knew nothing lesse or more As honest and satisfying an answere had it been spoken to any mans eare but Sauls as ever came from a Priests mouth for it was taken from Gods Mouth but Saul is resolved before hand upon the Question for nothing can satisfie Sauls thirst but Davids bloud and because Abimelech stood in Sauls way and for reliefe of David Saul will have the Priests bloud Vers 16. And the King said thou shalt surely dye Abimelech See! There is an argument Abimelech cannot answere when a man drives furiously onward in a bloudy way neither law nor reason shall stop him nor the Angel with his drawne sword in the way Nay Saul stops not there he speaks more bloudy words yet and will doe as he speakes What I am loth to mention it from the mouth of a King and King of Israel the great Fiductary of the kingdome there I had rather a Philistin said it such an unkingly word so devoid of all reason and humanity but yet Israels King sayes it and we must repeat it after him Thou and all thy fathers house Ah Lord what a bloudy word is this what a bloudy man is that An Evill spirit came upon Saul indeed haunts him still and drives him on Lord deliver us from him for the man is

Reason why David could not bee delivered one day sooner then he was which being handled as I hope by Gods strength it may bee will give mighty establishment and encouragement to Israel touching the distractions of this present time My question will be this first VVhat might hold back neighbouring Israel from comming-in to help their Brethren and Sisters now in the day of their trouble and tredding downe by the foot of pride The answere to this question is CONSCIENCE did with-hold Israel then and the same CONSCIENCE must with-hold Israel now in the very same case from comming-in to succour their oppressed Brethren So sayes Doctor Ferne I will name him to comfort and refresh the Divel and his Servants his Edomites in their war against the LAMB for they shall have hot service of it and to honour their cause that they have not onely a Master but a Doctor in Israel on their side a conscientious man who is as he sayes and makes men beleeve a man of a tender spirit he can behold Cities wasted Townes fired Men VVomen Children Sucklings Oxe Asse Sheep slaughtered there and tender Soul he is moved as much as a Rocke beaten upon with the waves But if so be one or more shall lift up their hand for David and to help him in the day of his distresse with Bread and with a Sword or lift up the sword for David then the good man melts and good soule his conscience is troubled O! sayes he beware what yu doe yu resist the King Clap your hand upon the breast consult with CONSCIENCE remember the Battle and doe no more so A man of a tender spirit no doubt Let him alone we know him well enough he is wiser in his owne conceit then seven men Prov. 26.16 that can render SCRIPTVRE and REASON both for what they doe I shall not goe a step out of my way to meet with this good man that has so tender a conscience Onely this for the History leads me directly to it I must necessarily doe and by GODS helpe and His good WORD I shall doe it to purpose and make good That had Israels hand beene with David now and beene so bold and strong as to have been able to have wrested the Commission out of Sauls hand which he was giving into the Edomites hand and the Sword out of the Edomites hand too had any Israelite done so he had shewn as great a kindnesse to Saul the King and done as great a service to his Kingdome as is imaginable Therefore CONSCIENCE could not hold backe Israel from helping The LORD against the mighty But this with much more as I doe conceive not without the Booke of high and excellent concernment now and will occasion a large discourse I must referre to the next Section unto which I shall hasten as fast as I can Because I have a strong hope and confidence That I shall be inabled therein to nonplus the Divell and put his Edomite cleane out of office if Law will bee hearkned to and the best Reason For as Law and Reason both did call-in and authorize all Israel to rise-up in armes in succour of David at the last when Gods time was come so it followes That all Israel will move now upon the same grounds and will not be slacke And yet they shall have no allowance to Resist their King but allowance granted them from Heaven and Earth to resist the evill Spirit working mightily now-a-dayes with the Kings of the earth and with their Edomites there carrying-on their great designe to dethrone The LORD JESUS CHRIST But when I have all done I have little hope That I shall sati fie the tender hearted-man I meane Doctor Fearnes Tender Conscience I suspect rather I shall leave his Conscience as I found it if not asleep then seared That I may begin I will end with this Doe we that which is before us our worke and duty with all our might Set we our hands and our hearts thereunto it is to help The LORD against the mighty and we will not dare to make question for Conscience sake 1 Pet. 3.16 having a good Conscience That whereas they speak of us as of evill doers they may be ashamed that falsly accuse our good conversation in Christ Finis secundae Sectionis