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at_o least_o put_v they_o away_o quest._n why_o be_v there_o not_o the_o same_o law_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o husband_n when_o the_o wife_n be_v jealous_a of_o he_o ans._n this_o may_v be_v either_o 1._o because_o the_o woman_n sin_n be_v great_a because_o there_o be_v not_o only_a filthiness_n and_o falseness_n in_o it_o which_o be_v also_o in_o the_o man_n sin_n but_o also_o peculiar_a unrighteousness_n in_o dishonour_v his_o name_n and_o family_n and_o transfer_v his_o estate_n to_o stranger_n and_o other_o man_n child_n or_o 2._o because_o there_o be_v not_o like_a fear_n of_o inconvenience_n to_o the_o husband_n from_o the_o jealousy_n of_o the_o wife_n who_o have_v not_o that_o authority_n and_o power_n and_o opportunity_n for_o the_o put_v away_o or_o kill_v of_o the_o husband_n as_o the_o husband_n have_v over_o the_o wife_n or_o 3._o because_o be_v the_o inferior_a and_o the_o weak_a sex_n and_o more_o subject_a to_o jealousy_n and_o groundless_a suspicion_n it_o be_v not_o think_v expedient_a to_o trust_v they_o with_o such_o a_o power_n or_o privilege_n go_v aside_o opinion_n aside_o from_o the_o way_n of_o religion_n and_o justice_n or_o from_o her_o faith_n give_v to_o her_o husband_n or_o to_o the_o by-path_n of_o falsehood_n and_o filthiness_n and_o that_o either_o in_o truth_n or_o in_o appearance_n and_o in_o her_o husband_n opinion_n and_o commit_v a_o trespass_n against_o he_o 13_o and_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o she_o carnal_o and_o it_o be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o her_o husband_n and_o be_v keep_v close_o it_o close_o she_o utter_o deny_v it_o prov._n 30._o 20._o and_o none_o be_v able_a and_o willing_a to_o discover_v it_o and_o she_o be_v defile_v and_o there_o
it_o samuel_n who_o kindness_n and_o compassion_n to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v former_o experience_v so_o now_o he_o expect_v it_o in_o his_o deep_a distress_n this_o practice_n of_o divination_n by_o the_o dead_a or_o by_o the_o ghost_n or_o soul_n of_o dead_a person_n call_v up_o by_o magical_a art_n be_v very_o usual_a among_o all_o nation_n and_o from_o they_o saul_n learn_v it_o 12_o and_o when_o the_o woman_n see_v samuel_n she_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n crime_n voice_n for_o fear_v of_o her_o life_n saul_n himself_o be_v witness_n of_o her_o crime_n and_o the_o woman_n speak_v to_o saul_n say_v why_o have_v thou_o deceive_v i_o for_o thou_o be_v saul_n he_o saul_n this_o she_o know_v either_o by_o some_o gesture_n of_o reverence_n which_o this_o suppose_a samuel_n may_v show_v to_o saul_n as_o to_o the_o king_n or_o by_o information_n from_o this_o ghost_n or_o from_o the_o spirit_n by_o who_o help_n she_o have_v raise_v he_o 13_o and_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o she_o be_v not_o asraid_a for_o what_o see_v thou_o and_o the_o woman_n say_v unto_o saul_n i_o see_v god_n see_v or_o a_o god_n god_n 14._o god_n i_o e._n a_o god_n a_o divine_a person_n glorious_a and_o full_a of_o majesty_n and_o splendour_n exceed_v not_o only_o mortal_a man_n but_o common_a ghost_n she_o use_v the_o plural_a number_n god_n either_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o hebrew_n language_n which_o common_o use_v that_o word_n of_o one_o person_n or_o after_o the_o language_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o heathen_n but_o the_o whole_a coherence_n show_v that_o it_o be_v but_o one_o for_o saul_n desire_v but_o one_o v._o 11._o and_o he_o inquire_v and_o the_o woman_n answer_v only_o of_o one_o v._o 14._o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n dead_a earth_n as_o if_o it_o come_v from_o the_o place_n of_o the_o dead_a 14_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o form_n she_o heb._n what_o be_v his_o form_n what_o form_n be_v he_o of_o and_o she_o say_v a_o old_a man_n come_v up_o and_o he_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o mantle_n 27._o mantle_n the_o usual_a habit_n of_o prophet_n 2_o king_n 2._o 8_o 13._o zech._n 13._o 4._o and_o particular_o of_o samuel_n 1_o sam._n 15._o 27._o and_o saul_n perceive_v that_o it_o be_v samuel_n place_n samuel_n the_o woman_n pretend_v and_o saul_n upon_o her_o suggestion_n believe_v that_o it_o be_v samuel_n indeed_o and_o so_o many_o popish_a and_o some_o other_o writer_n conceive_v but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o samuel_n but_o the_o devil_n represent_v samuel_n be_v sufficient_o evident_a for_o first_o it_o be_v most_o incredible_a that_o god_n who_o have_v just_a now_o refuse_v to_o answer_n saul_n by_o the_o mean_n which_o himself_o appoint_v and_o use_v in_o that_o case_n will_v answer_v he_o or_o suffer_v samuel_n to_o answer_v he_o in_o that_o way_n and_o upon_o the_o use_n of_o those_o mean_n which_o god_n detest_a and_o contemn_v which_o will_v have_v give_v great_a countenance_n and_o encouragement_n to_o saul_n and_o the_o witch_n and_o all_o professor_n and_o consulter_n of_o those_o devilish_a arts._n second_o there_o be_v divers_a passage_n in_o this_o relation_n which_o plain_o discover_v that_o this_o be_v no_o good_a but_o a_o evil_a spirit_n as_o first_o that_o he_o receive_v that_o worship_n from_o saul_n v._o 14._o which_o good_a spirit_n will_v not_o suffer_v revel_v 19_o 10._o and_o 22._o 8_o 9_o second_o that_o among_o his_o other_o sin_n for_o which_o he_o condemn_v he_o he_o omit_v this_o of_o ask_v counsel_n of_o one_o that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n to_o inquire_v of_o it_o for_o which_o transgression_n with_o other_o he_o be_v express_o say_v to_o have_v die_v 1_o chron._n 10._o 13._o which_o the_o true_a samuel_n who_o be_v so_o zealous_a for_o god_n honour_n and_o so_o faithful_a a_o reprover_n will_v never_o have_v neglect_v especial_o now_o when_o he_o take_v saul_n in_o the_o very_a fact_n three_o that_o he_o pretend_v himself_o to_o be_v disquiet_v and_o bring_v up_o v._o 15._o by_o saul_n instigation_n and_o the_o witch_n art_n which_o be_v most_o false_a and_o impious_a and_o absurd_a to_o imagine_v concern_v those_o blesâ—…ed_a soul_n who_o be_v return_v to_o their_o god_n eccles._n 12._o 7._o and_o enter_v into_o peace_n and_o rest_n isa._n 57_o 2._o and_o lodge_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n luk._n 16._o 22._o and_o rest_n from_o their_o labour_n revel_v 14._o 13._o the_o only_a argument_n of_o any_o colour_n to_o the_o contrary_a be_v only_o this_o that_o the_o devil_n can_v not_o so_o particular_o and_o punctual_o discover_v saul_n future_a event_n as_o this_o samuel_n do_v v._o 19_o but_o this_o also_o have_v little_a weight_n in_o it_o it_o be_v confess_v and_o notorious_o know_v that_o evil_a spirit_n both_o in_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o otherwise_o have_v ofttimes_o foretell_v future_a contingency_n god_n be_v please_v to_o reveal_v such_o thing_n to_o they_o and_o to_o permit_v they_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o reveal_v they_o to_o man_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o some_o and_o for_o the_o terror_n and_o punishment_n of_o other_o beside_o the_o devil_n may_v foresee_v this_o by_o strong_a conjecture_n as_o by_o the_o numerousness_n strength_n courage_n and_o resoluteness_n of_o the_o philistine_n host_n and_o the_o quite_o contrary_a condition_n of_o the_o israelite_n and_o by_o divers_a other_o symptom_n far_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o mortal_a man_n but_o such_o as_o he_o by_o his_o great_a sagacity_n can_v easy_o discern_v and_o for_o that_o express_a determination_n of_o the_o time_n to_o morrow_n v._o 19_o that_o word_n may_v be_v understand_v not_o of_o the_o very_a next_o day_n but_o indefinite_o of_o some_o short_a time_n after_o this_o as_o it_o be_v take_v exod._n 13._o 14._o deut._n 6._o 20._o jos._n 4._o 6_o 21._o and_o then_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o gather_v from_o the_o present_a posture_n of_o the_o two_o army_n that_o the_o fight_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o israelite_n be_v very_o near_o and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o very_a next_o day_n but_o some_o day_n after_o this_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o course_n of_o the_o story_n and_o have_v be_v prove_v by_o a_o late_a learned_a writer_n see_v my_o latin_a synopsis_n on_o this_o place_n and_o he_o stoop_v with_o his_o face_n to_o the_o ground_n and_o bow_v himself_o 15_o ¶_o and_o samuel_n say_v to_o saul_n why_o have_v thou_o disquiet_v i_o to_o bring_v i_o up_o punishment_n up_o as_o the_o devil_n appear_v in_o samuel_n shape_n and_o garb_n so_o also_o he_o speak_v in_o his_o person_n that_o he_o may_v 〈◊〉_d saul_n and_o encourage_v other_o to_o seek_v to_o he_o in_o this_o wicked_a way_n and_o god_n permit_v he_o to_o do_v so_o for_o saul_n great_a condemnation_n and_o punishment_n and_o saul_n answer_v i_o be_o fore_o distress_a for_o the_o philistine_n make_v war_n against_o i_o and_o god_n be_v depart_v from_o i_o and_o answer_v i_o no_o more_o neither_o prophet_n neither_o heb._n by_o the_o hand_n of_o prophet_n by_o prophet_n nor_o by_o dream_n way_n dream_n he_o omit_v the_o uâ—…im_n here_o because_o he_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v inquire_v by_o that_o because_o abiathar_n have_v carry_v it_o away_o to_o david_n and_o so_o he_o expect_v no_o answer_n that_o way_n therefore_o i_o have_v call_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v make_v know_v unto_o i_o what_o i_o shall_v do_v 16_o then_o say_v samuel_n wherefore_o then_o do_v thou_o ask_v of_o i_o see_v the_o lord_n be_v depart_v from_o thou_o and_o be_v become_v tâ—…ine_a enemy_n 17_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v himself_o do_v or_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o to_o he_o holiness_n he_o i_o e._n to_o david_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n the_o pronoun_n relative_n put_v before_o the_o noun_n to_o which_o it_o belong_v as_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n as_o psal._n 87._o 1._o and_o 105._o 19_o prov._n 7._o 7_o 8._o jer._n 40._o 5._o otherwise_o to_o he_o be_v put_v for_o to_o thou_o such_o change_n of_o person_n be_v frequent_a among_o the_o hebrew_n otherwise_o for_o himself_o i._n e._n for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o counsel_n and_o prediction_n and_o oath_n and_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o holiness_n 1â—…_n holiness_n chap._n 1â—…_n as_o he_o speak_v by_o †_o i_o he_o i_o still_o he_o nourish_v this_o persuasion_n in_o saul_n that_o it_o be_v the_o true_a samuel_n that_o speak_v to_o he_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o thâ—…ne_a hand_n and_o give_v it_o to_o thy_o hand_n ‡_o heb._n 〈◊〉_d hand_n neighbour_n even_o to_o david_n 18_o 〈◊〉_d 18_o chap._n 〈◊〉_d because_o thou_o obey_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o execute_v his_o fierce_a wrath_n upon_o amalek_n
thy_o glory_n 11._o glory_n always_o minister_a matter_n of_o thy_o glory_v in_o he_o or_o thy_o interest_n in_o this_o god_n shall_v be_v great_a honour_n â—…o_v thou_o or_o else_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o the_o sentence_n immediate_o before_o in_o oâ—…her_a word_n that_o will_v make_v thou_o glorious_a a_o metonymy_a of_o the_o efficlâ—…t_n thus_o he_o be_v say_v to_o give_v glory_n psa._n 84._o 11._o 20_o thy_o sun_n shall_v no_o more_o go_v down_o neither_o shall_v thy_o moon_n withdraw_v itself_o for_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v thy_o everlasting_a light_n and_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o mourning_n shall_v be_v end_v mourning_n end_v literal_o he_o mean_v the_o jew_n mourn_v in_o babylon_n but_o especial_o the_o uninterrupted_a happiness_n of_o the_o church_n the_o hebrew_n here_o for_o end_v signify_v recompense_v their_o day_n of_o rejoice_v shall_v abundant_o recompense_v all_o their_o day_n of_o mourning_n 21_o thy_o people_n also_o shall_v be_v all_o righteous_a all_o i_o e._n the_o great_a part_n the_o word_n in_o this_o use_n have_v be_v show_v frequent_o or_o altogether_o righteous_a complete_o righteous_a righteous_a 8._o righteous_a as_o this_o respect_v the_o jew_n the_o sense_n may_v be_v they_o go_v into_o captivity_n wicked_a but_o most_o of_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o many_o of_o the_o survivour_n tarry_v behind_o they_o that_o return_v be_v say_v to_o be_v righteous_a chap._n 1._o 25_o 26_o 27._o and_o 4._o 4._o but_o principal_o as_o it_o respect_v the_o church_n they_o shall_v be_v all_o saint_n either_o by_o profession_n as_o paul_n call_v they_o frequent_o saint_n by_o calling_n or_o rather_o by_o a_o inherent_a righteousness_n or_o perfect_o by_o the_o impute_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n see_v on_o ch_n 35._o 8._o they_o shall_v inherit_v the_o land_n for_o ever_o people_n ever_o i_o e._n for_o a_o long_a time_n as_o you_o have_v many_o instance_n and_o this_o be_v speak_v lest_o that_o poor_a remnant_n shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o be_v drive_v out_o again_o but_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o church_n that_o they_o shall_v for_o ever_o be_v continue_v as_o god_n peculiar_a people_n the_o 13._o the_o chap._n 4._o 2._o &_o 61._o 3._o see_v chap._n 32._o 16._o mat._n 15._o 13._o branch_n of_o my_o plant_n 10._o plant_n put_v by_o apposition_n viz._n thy_o people_n be_v of_o my_o plant_n and_o so_o also_o the_o next_o clause_n the_o work_n of_o my_o band_n and_o therefore_o can_v miscarry_v be_v what_o i_o shall_v take_v delight_n in_o and_o thus_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n eph._n 2._o 10._o 11._o 10._o chap._n 29._o 23._o &_o 45._o 11._o the_o work_n of_o my_o hand_n that_o i_o may_v be_v glorify_v they_o glorify_v either_o that_o i_o may_v make_v they_o glorious_a in_o be_v thus_o plant_v or_o myself_o glorious_a in_o thus_o plant_v they_o 22_o a_o little_a one_o shall_v become_v a_o thousand_o triumphant_a thousand_o though_o of_o very_o 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