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leave_v their_o stand_n and_o go_v against_o the_o enemy_n for_o this_o will_v bring_v confusion_n into_o the_o camp_n and_o give_v advantage_n to_o the_o enemy_n and_o we_o read_v in_o the_o roman_a history_n that_o it_o be_v death_n to_o break_v the_o order_n of_o battle_n yea_o manlius_n spare_v not_o his_o own_o son_n though_o he_o have_v do_v valiant_o against_o the_o enemy_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o other_o reason_n in_o such_o battle_n which_o be_v govern_v and_o direct_v by_o god_n as_o jonathan_n here_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v move_v to_o set_v upon_o the_o philistines_n borr._n 2._o who_o also_o of_o purpose_n will_v not_o acquaint_v his_o father_n be_v timorous_a and_o doubtful_a lest_o that_o by_o this_o fear_n this_o worthy_a exploit_n may_v have_v be_v hinder_v osiand_n 2._o quest._n v_o 4._o of_o ahiah_n the_o high_a priest_n 1._o this_o ahiah_n be_v also_o call_v ahimelech_n the_o son_n of_o ahitub_n chap._n 22.20_o for_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d among_o the_o hebrew_n for_o the_o same_o to_o be_v call_v by_o sundry_a name_n 2._o some_o read_v ahiah_n the_o son_n of_o ahitub_n the_o brother_n of_o ichabod_n that_o be_v which_o ahiah_n be_v the_o brother_n of_o ichabod_n jun._n vatab._n but_o it_o be_v better_a refer_v to_o ahitub_n that_o he_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o ichabod_n chald._a sept._n lat._n ar._n pag._n for_o if_o ahiah_n have_v be_v the_o brother_n of_o ichabod_n he_o shall_v have_v be_v the_o son_n of_o phinehe_n ichabod_n father_n and_o not_o of_o ahitub_n 3._o further_o it_o be_v add_v the_o brother_n of_o ichabod_n the_o son_n of_o phinehe_n the_o son_n of_o eli_n the_o priest_n of_o jehovah_n in_o shiloh_n that_o be_v which_o eli_n be_v sometime_o the_o lord_n priest_n in_o shiloh_n sic_fw-la lat._n jun._n not_o refer_v it_o to_o ahia_n that_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n priest_n in_o shiloh_n as_o the_o most_o do_v understand_v and_o so_o read_v as_o the_o chal._n sept._n ar._n pag._n geneu._n for_o shiloh_n be_v 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it_o descend_v unto_o ahiah_n his_o son_n 3._o quest._n v_o 7._o whether_o jonathan_n doubt_v of_o god_n assistance_n say_v it_o may_v be_v jehovah_n will_v work_v for_o us._n it_o be_v evident_a both_o by_o jonathan_n confident_a adventure_n and_o by_o his_o godly_a confession_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v that_o the_o lord_n can_v save_v with_o few_o as_o with_o many_o that_o he_o doubt_v not_o of_o good_a success_n but_o thus_o he_o say_v 1._o to_o show_v the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o enterprise_n in_o itself_o and_o to_o stir_v up_o his_o servant_n also_o to_o have_v confidence_n in_o god_n and_o repose_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o as_o caleb_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n when_o he_o enterprise_v to_o take_v hebron_n say_v if_o so_o be_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v with_o i_o to_o drive_v they_o out_o josh._n 14.12_o jun._n 2._o and_o this_o speech_n be_v utter_v by_o jonathan_n magis_fw-la orantis_fw-la quam_fw-la trepidantis_fw-la affectu_fw-la rather_o with_o a_o devout_a then_o doubtful_a affection_n pray_v for_o good_a success_n rather_o than_o fear_v pellic._n 3_o yet_o because_o we_o have_v not_o such_o absolute_a assurance_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n as_o temporal_a he_o thus_o speak_v as_o be_v ready_a if_o the_o lord_n pleasure_n be_v so_o to_o adventure_v his_o life_n in_o the_o quarrel_n of_o god_n people_n osiand_n 4._o quest._n v_o 10._o of_o the_o sign_n which_o jonathan_n take_v of_o good_a success_n from_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o philistines_n 1._o this_o observation_n of_o jonathan_n of_o the_o answer_n and_o speech_n of_o the_o philistines_n be_v far_o unlike_o that_o superstitious_a conjecture_n which_o dagon_n priest_n make_v by_o the_o go_n of_o the_o cow_n which_o carry_v the_o ark_n chap._n 6._o for_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o
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nabal_n first_o the_o word_n be_v lechai_o which_o be_v diverse_o interpret_v 1._o some_o read_v to_o my_o brethren_n l._n but_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v leachi_n as_o numb_a 6.7_o not_o lechai_fw-mi 2._o other_o thus_o thus_o say_v unto_o he_o be_v living_n that_o be_v in_o good_a health_n jun._n that_o if_o they_o find_v he_o well_o they_o shall_v then_o wish_v continuance_n of_o health_n and_o prosperity_n to_o himself_o and_o all_o he_o have_v but_o it_o be_v like_a that_o david_n know_v before_o he_o send_v that_o nabal_n be_v in_o health_n because_o he_o hear_v that_o he_o keep_v a_o sheep-shear_n feast_n which_o be_v a_o time_n of_o mirth_n will_v not_o have_v be_v solemnize_v if_o nabal_n the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n have_v not_o be_v well_o 3._o therefore_o the_o better_a read_n be_v per_fw-la vitam_fw-la c._n or_o ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la a.p._n that_o be_v during_o thy_o life_n i_o wish_v thou_o this_o prosperity_n so_o also_o joseph_n and_o vatab._n so_o may_v thou_o 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advance_v and_o man_n of_o great_a desert_n in_o low_a and_o mean_a estate_n as_o it_o be_v strange_a here_o that_o david_n shall_v become_v a_o suitor_n unto_o nabal_n for_o his_o relief_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o god_n favour_n be_v not_o to_o be_v measure_v or_o esteem_v by_o riches_n or_o poverty_n mar._n 5._o quest._n of_o nabal_n churlish_a answer_n 1._o nabal_n be_v not_o content_v only_o not_o to_o give_v any_o thing_n to_o david_n but_o he_o also_o rail_v and_o revile_v he_o as_o worldly_a wretch_n many_o time_n do_v not_o only_o not_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o revile_v their_o person_n and_o condemn_v their_o cause_n genevens_n 2._o so_o nabal_n do_v every_o way_n disgrace_n david_n first_o he_o set_v light_a by_o his_o person_n say_v who_o be_v david_n he_o despise_v he_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v that_o kill_v goliath_n and_o have_v defend_v the_o people_n of_o god_n many_o time_n against_o the_o philistines_n who_o saul_n himself_o 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he_o be_v both_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o nabal_n render_v unto_o he_o evil_a for_o good_a as_o david_n himself_o say_v v_o 21._o and_o the_o indignity_n and_o contumely_n which_o nabal_n evil_o requite_v david_n with_o in_o word_n hereof_o it_o be_v that_o man_n can_v with_o great_a patience_n endure_v violence_n offer_v to_o their_o body_n than_o contumely_n and_o reproach_n to_o their_o good_a name_n because_o as_o chrysostome_n say_v the_o one_o concern_v but_o the_o outward_a man_n the_o other_o touch_v the_o inward_a part_n the_o very_a soul_n and_o mind_n 2._o yet_o although_o such_o cause_n be_v give_v to_o david_n he_o diverse_o offend_v 1._o in_o his_o haste_n that_o without_o any_o further_a consultation_n he_o purpose_v to_o take_v revenge_n 2._o in_o his_o rash_a oath_n that_o unaduised_o in_o his_o rage_n bind_v himself_o to_o finish_v that_o which_o he_o have_v inconsiderate_o purpose_v 3._o in_o that_o he_o purpose_v to_o destroy_v all_o even_o that_o piss_v against_o the_o wall_n that_o be_v to_o the_o very_a dog_n for_o the_o offence_n of_o one_o he_o will_v bring_v this_o calamity_n upon_o the_o whole_a house_n for_o though_o nabal_n have_v commit_v this_o villainy_n yet_o what_o have_v the_o woman_n and_o the_o servant_n offend_v 3._o some_o do_v excuse_n david_n that_o he_o do_v this_o by_o the_o motion_n and_o stir_v of_o the_o spirit_n but_o we_o need_v not_o use_v any_o such_o defence_n see_v that_o david_n himself_o confess_v therein_o his_o oversight_n v_o 33._o and_o these_o infirmity_n of_o the_o saint_n do_v serve_v for_o instruction_n as_o well_o as_o their_o virtue_n for_o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v what_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n that_o if_o any_o good_a grace_n be_v wrought_v in_o we_o we_o shall_v give_v the_o praise_n thereof_o unto_o god_n mar._n 7._o quest._n v_o 18._o of_o abigail_n wise_a behaviour_n in_o prepare_v to_o meet_v david_n 1._o her_o wisdom_n appear_v in_o that_o lay_n aside_o all_o delay_n she_o make_v all_o possible_a haste_n for_o it_o be_v time_n in_o this_o case_n to_o make_v speed_n david_n be_v now_o upon_o the_o way_n come_v towards_o nabals_n house_n 2._o she_o will_v not_o go_v empty_a hand_v she_o carry_v a_o rich_a and_o plentiful_a present_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o little_a that_o will_v suffice_v so_o great_a a_o company_n so_o then_o as_o nabal_n have_v two_o way_n give_v offence_n both_o in_o give_v nothing_o and_o in_o revile_v beside_o abigail_n apply_v the_o remedy_n according_a to_o the_o disease_n against_o nabal_n illiberal_a and_o churlish_a refusal_n to_o send_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o she_o set_v her_o liberality_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o his_o unkind_a revile_v she_o meditate_v to_o appease_v david_n wrath_n with_o gentle_a speech_n 3._o she_o go_v
a_o oath_n be_v to_o bind_v we_o more_o straight_o unto_o god_n service_n to_o perform_v some_o duty_n unto_o his_o glory_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o honour_n to_o be_v swear_v by_o then_o by_o a_o oath_n we_o can_v not_o bind_v ourselves_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n whereby_o god_n be_v dishonour_v again_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o oath_n be_v therefore_o unlawful_a because_o it_o be_v do_v with_o contempt_n of_o god_n who_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o but_o when_o a_o unlawful_a oath_n be_v break_v it_o proceed_v from_o the_o fear_n and_o reverence_n of_o god_n beside_o two_o sin_n be_v worse_o than_o one_o and_o therefore_o we_o be_v bid_v not_o to_o join_v two_o sin_n together_o for_o one_o sin_n shall_v not_o go_v unpunished_a but_o when_o a_o unlawful_a and_o unjust_a oath_n be_v keep_v there_o be_v a_o double_a sin_n commit_v first_o in_o the_o rash_a make_n of_o such_o a_o oath_n and_o then_o in_o the_o ungodly_a perform_n of_o it_o 2._o but_o yet_o this_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o though_o it_o be_v better_a to_o reverse_v a_o unjust_a oath_n then_o to_o perform_v it_o as_o both_o jipthah_n have_v do_v better_a if_o he_o have_v change_v his_o vow_n concern_v his_o daughter_n and_o herod_n his_o oath_n touch_v john_n baptist_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o offence_n also_o to_o make_v a_o rash_a oath_n as_o david_n here_o commit_v that_o oversight_n but_o it_o be_v better_a the_o oath_n be_v once_o make_v by_o repentance_n to_o heal_v that_o sore_n in_o reverse_v it_o then_o to_o make_v the_o wound_n great_a in_o effect_v it_o sic_fw-la fere_n martyr_n 17._o quest._n v_o 36._o of_o nabals_n drunkenness_n and_o senseless_a end_n 1._o we_o see_v in_o this_o example_n what_o the_o fruit_n of_o drunkenness_n be_v it_o overthrow_v the_o better_a part_n of_o man_n besot_v a_o man_n understanding_n and_o harden_v his_o heart_n and_o make_v it_o past_a feel_n so_o balthasar_n be_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o his_o cup_n have_v no_o consideration_n of_o the_o present_a danger_n wherein_o he_o be_v but_o he_o be_v slay_v and_o the_o city_n take_v that_o night_n 2._o abigail_n watch_v her_o time_n as_o wise_a woman_n will_v spy_v their_o opportunity_n when_o they_o may_v speak_v unto_o their_o husband_n do_v so_o frame_v her_o speech_n that_o by_o the_o very_a narration_n of_o that_o which_o be_v do_v nabal_n be_v sudden_o smite_v for_o repentance_n and_o sudden_a news_n either_o of_o joy_n be_v grief_n be_v very_o violent_a and_o oppress_v the_o heart_n 3._o wonderful_a be_v the_o power_n of_o this_o woman_n speech_n that_o as_o it_o before_o allay_v david_n rage_n so_o now_o it_o pierce_v nabal_n to_o the_o heart_n this_o force_n be_v not_o in_o her_o humane_a eloquence_n but_o proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 4._o as_o nabal_n be_v senseless_a in_o his_o life_n so_o be_v he_o in_o his_o death_n his_o heart_n be_v lumpish_a and_o cold_a within_o he_o like_o a_o stone_n without_o any_o feeling_n or_o repentance_n so_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v the_o state_n of_o carnal_a man_n that_o as_o they_o live_v without_o sense_n of_o any_o good_a thing_n so_o they_o die_v without_o comfort_n mar._n 18._o quest._n v_o 39_o whether_o david_n do_v well_o in_o rejoice_v when_o he_o hear_v nabal_n be_v dead_a 1._o true_a it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o death_n and_o overthrow_n of_o our_o enemy_n in_o respect_n of_o our_o own_o cause_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v be_v not_o thou_o glad_a when_o thy_o enemy_n fall_v etc._n etc._n lest_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o and_o it_o displease_v he_o and_o he_o turn_v his_o wrath_n from_o he_o prov._n 24.18_o from_o this_o kind_n of_o carnal_a rejoice_v david_n be_v very_o far_o as_o may_v appear_v in_o his_o mourning_n for_o the_o death_n of_o saul_n 2._o but_o david_n rejoice_v because_o god_n justice_n now_o appear_v in_o the_o judge_a of_o nabal_n and_o the_o righteous_a in_o that_o regard_n may_v rejoice_v and_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n when_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o be_v impediment_n to_o his_o glory_n 3._o david_n also_o have_v a_o other_o cause_n to_o give_v god_n thanks_o because_o the_o lord_n have_v stay_v he_o from_o judge_v his_o own_o cause_n but_o have_v take_v the_o matter_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n 4._o further_o david_n learn_v by_o this_o example_n and_o so_o do_v we_o all_o not_o to_o seek_v our_o own_o revenge_n but_o to_o commend_v our_o cause_n unto_o god_n who_o judge_v upright_o martyr_n 19_o quest._n v_o 39_o of_o david_n send_v for_o abigail_n to_o be_v his_o wife_n 1._o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o david_n send_v to_o abigail_n immediate_o after_o nabals_n death_n but_o therein_o have_v respect_n both_o unto_o her_o credit_n and_o his_o own_o and_o expect_v some_o time_n for_o by_o the_o ancient_a roman_a law_n a_o woman_n marry_v within_o a_o year_n of_o her_o husband_n death_n be_v count_v infamous_a 2._o david_n think_v it_o best_o to_o send_v his_o servant_n and_o not_o to_o go_v himself_o that_o her_o love_n shall_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v force_v and_o if_o he_o have_v a_o repulse_n the_o matter_n will_v not_o be_v so_o grievous_a 3._o david_n make_v choice_n of_o a_o wife_n every_o way_n meet_v for_o he_o for_o her_o wisdom_n comeliness_n riches_n and_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o all_o her_o piety_n so_o it_o be_v both_o a_o honest_a pleasant_a profitable_a and_o comfortable_a marriage_n 4._o further_o in_o that_o david_n take_v he_o a_o wife_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o his_o trouble_n when_o man_n be_v many_o time_n sequester_v and_o violent_o pull_v away_o from_o they_o this_o show_v his_o trust_n in_o god_n and_o reprove_v their_o infirmity_n which_o do_v forbear_v marriage_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o great_a trouble_n and_o care_n that_o do_v accompany_v it_o 5._o in_o abigail_n there_o be_v a_o notable_a example_n of_o modesty_n who_o do_v think_v herself_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v david_n wife_n but_o do_v humble_v herself_o to_o be_v a_o servant_n even_o to_o his_o servant_n to_o wash_v their_o foot_n the_o more_o she_o do_v humble_a herself_o the_o more_o worthy_a she_o be_v to_o be_v exalt_v to_o be_v david_n wife_n 20._o quest._n v_o 43._o whether_o david_n offend_v in_o take_v many_o wife_n whereas_o this_o law_n be_v give_v deut._n 17.17_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o multiply_v many_o wife_n lest_o his_o heart_n turn_v away_o there_o be_v great_a doubt_n whether_o david_n do_v not_o offend_v against_o that_o law_n who_o in_o this_o place_n be_v mention_v to_o have_v three_o wife_n and_o beside_o these_o diverse_a more_o 1._o some_o answer_n that_o as_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o king_n be_v forbid_v to_o prepare_v many_o horse_n and_o yet_o solomon_n before_o his_o fall_n while_o yet_o his_o wisdom_n remain_v with_o he_o have_v forty_o thousand_o stall_n of_o horse_n 1._o king_n 4.26_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o as_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o king_n to_o have_v a_o number_n of_o horse_n according_a to_o his_o state_n so_o that_o they_o exceed_v not_o grow_v to_o a_o importable_a and_o unnecessary_a sum_n to_o be_v keep_v rather_o for_o ostentation_n and_o pleasure_n then_o for_o necessity_n so_o the_o king_n be_v permit_v to_o have_v two_o three_o or_o more_o wife_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o multiply_v out_o of_o measure_n which_o be_v salomon_n fault_n and_o not_o david_n ex_fw-la martyr_n but_o this_o answer_n do_v not_o satisfy_v for_o although_o solomon_n have_v three_o hundred_o wife_n do_v multiply_v more_o than_o david_n yet_o he_o also_o multiply_v that_o increase_v his_o wife_n above_o one_o as_o david_n do_v that_o have_v six_o neither_o do_v the_o comparison_n hold_v between_o the_o number_n of_o horse_n and_o wife_n for_o one_o wife_n may_v suffice_v where_o many_o thousand_o horse_n be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o state_n and_o service_n of_o a_o king_n 2._o some_o therefore_o think_v that_o not_o simple_o the_o king_n be_v forbid_v to_o have_v many_o wife_n but_o not_o to_o multiply_v such_o as_o shall_v turn_v away_o his_o heart_n from_o god_n as_o salomon_n wife_n do_v yet_o david_n do_v not_o but_o this_o answer_n be_v not_o sufficient_a neither_o for_o the_o reason_n be_v general_a for_o all_o king_n of_o israel_n as_o well_o for_o they_o who_o heart_n be_v not_o turn_v by_o this_o mean_n as_o for_o other_o for_o they_o be_v all_o in_o danger_n though_o some_o by_o god_n grace_n be_v keep_v from_o that_o danger_n therefore_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o danger_n be_v to_o be_v shun_v of_o all_o no_o man_n know_v his_o own_o strength_n the_o like_a law_n be_v prescribe_v that_o they_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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