Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	lord_n	time_n	word_n	2,444	5	3.7698	3	false

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

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gilead_n which_o be_v that_o place_n where_o jakob_n and_o laban_n make_v a_o covenant_n gen._n 31.49_o there_o be_v a_o three_o in_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n josh._n 15.38_o and_o a_o four_o in_o benjamin_n josh._n 18.28_o 2._o some_o of_o the_o rabbin_n think_v that_o this_o mizpeh_n be_v shiloh_n but_o that_o be_v not_o like_a for_o shiloh_n be_v now_o destroy_v because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o people_n and_o make_v desolate_a as_o the_o prophet_n show_v jerem._n 7.12_o 3._o this_o mizpeh_n be_v either_o that_o of_o judah_n which_o be_v not_o far_o from_o kiriathiearim_n where_o the_o ark_n now_o be_v or_o which_o be_v most_o like_a it_o be_v the_o other_o mizpeh_n of_o benjamin_n where_o they_o use_v to_o keep_v their_o assembly_n as_o

chief_a shepherd_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o become_v his_o disciple_n who_o example_n he_o neglect_v to_o imitate_v thus_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o scripture_n and_o by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n what_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o preach_v and_o what_o curse_n hang_v over_o they_o that_o be_v negligent_a in_o the_o lord_n work_v &_o that_o every_o lord_n day_n the_o spiritual_a manna_n of_o god_n word_n shall_v rain_v down_o upon_o the_o people_n it_o pity_v my_o heart_n therefore_o that_o some_o man_n shall_v so_o much_o forget_v themselves_o as_o to_o call_v they_o sabbatarian_n which_o require_v this_o duty_n at_o the_o pastors_n hand_n to_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n day_n continual_o with_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o further_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o call_v these_o position_n and_o the_o like_a as_o that_o the_o lord_n day_n must_v necessary_o be_v keep_v now_o of_o all_o christian_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o use_v the_o seven_o 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one_o day_n to_o enjoy_v the_o everlasting_a sabbath_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o quest._n v_o 1._o how_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v one_o year_n in_o his_o kingdom_n 1._o whereas_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v saul_n the_o son_n of_o a_o year_n in_o his_o reign_n some_o do_v read_v thus_o saul_n be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o year_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v lat._n that_o be_v innocent_a as_o a_o child_n of_o a_o year_n old_a as_o the_o chald._a pelican_n but_o this_o interpretation_n seem_v to_o be_v coact_v and_o force_v because_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o two_o year_n that_o he_o reign_v in_o the_o next_o word_n he_o shall_v be_v there_o expound_v also_o to_o have_v be_v as_o one_o of_o two_o year_n old_a neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o saul_n be_v or_o can_v be_v so_o innocent_a as_o a_o child_n of_o a_o year_n old_a 2._o wherefore_o other_o do_v refer_v it_o unto_o the_o time_n from_o his_o unction_n and_o inauguration_n that_o a_o year_n be_v expire_v vatab._n genevens_n osiand_n but_o that_o can_v not_o be_v for_o as_o yet_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v not_o expire_v which_o samuel_n set_v unto_o saul_n to_o stay_v for_o he_o in_o gilgal_n v_o 8._o 3._o some_o find_v this_o doubt_n to_o be_v very_o difficult_a do_v think_v that_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v express_v how_o old_a saul_n be_v when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v reconcil_n and_o how_o long_o he_o reign_v but_o that_o in_o continuance_n of_o time_n the_o place_n be_v corrupt_v and_o change_v but_o give_v this_o liberty_n thus_o to_o answer_v propose_v doubt_n by_o imagine_v the_o text_n to_o be_v corrupt_a and_o it_o will_v great_o impair_v the_o credit_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o canonical_a and_o authentical_a scripture_n 4._o therefore_o the_o best_a solution_n be_v that_o saul_n be_v now_o in_o his_o first_o year_n while_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v mention_v in_o the_o two_o former_a chapter_n and_o in_o this_o chimchi_n jun._n and_o though_o in_o the_o original_n it_o be_v say_v only_o the_o son_n of_o a_o year_n neither_o one_o nor_o first_o be_v add_v yet_o by_o the_o correspondency_n of_o the_o number_n of_o two_o year_n afterward_o express_v here_o that_o word_n one_o or_o first_o may_v be_v well_o supply_v 2._o quest._n v_o 1._o how_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v reign_v two_o year_n over_o israel_n 1._o some_o understand_v it_o that_o he_o reign_v but_o two_o year_n in_o all_o over_o israel_n osiand_n but_o the_o many_o war_n which_o saul_n have_v with_o the_o philistines_n and_o other_o enemy_n c._n 14.47_o and_o the_o long_a persecution_n of_o david_n and_o the_o time_n of_o david_n abode_n in_o ziklag_n which_o be_v a_o year_n and_o four_o month_n c._n 27.7_o do_v make_v evident_a proof_n that_o saul_n be_v king_n above_o two_o year_n josephus_n also_o write_v that_o saul_n reign_v while_o samuel_n live_v 18._o year_n and_o after_o his_o death_n 20._o year_n c._n 15._o lib._n 6._o de_fw-la antiqu_fw-la and_o s._n paul_n give_v to_o saul_n and_o samuel_n together_o 40._o year_n act._n 13.21_o all_o this_o show_v that_o saul_n reign_v more_o than_o two_o year_n 2._o some_o other_o expound_v it_o thus_o that_o saul_n reign_v two_o year_n before_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o state_n of_o a_o king_n genevens_n but_o reign_v without_o any_o pomp_n as_o the_o roman_a dictatour_n not_o yet_o have_v any_o garrison_n or_o guard_n of_o soldier_n pelican_n but_o this_o can_v not_o hang_v together_o see_v it_o be_v say_v before_o he_o have_v be_v a_o year_n king_n or_o be_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o he_o reign_v the_o first_o year_n so_o he_o reign_v the_o second_o if_o he_o take_v not_o upon_o he_o the_o state_n of_o a_o king_n for_o two_o year_n how_o it_o be_v say_v he_o have_v be_v king_n one_o year_n beside_o this_o business_n express_v in_o this_o and_o the_o next_o chapter_n in_o the_o choose_n of_o three_o thousand_o man_n and_o encounter_v with_o the_o philistines_n show_v that_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v king_n as_o likewise_o in_o the_o 11._o chap._n when_o he_o send_v a_o peremptory_a message_n over_o all_o israel_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v forth_o after_o saul_n &_o samuel_n 3._o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o he_o reign_v two_o year_n that_o be_v lawful_o before_o the_o lord_n reject_v he_o which_o be_v upon_o his_o return_n from_o amalek_n when_o he_o have_v disobey_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n c._n 15._o and_o immediate_o after_o the_o lord_n command_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v david_n king_n and_o then_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n depart_v from_o saul_n so_o in_o right_n he_o reign_v but_o two_o year_n then_o he_o usurp_v the_o kingdom_n afterward_o vatab._n borr._n as_o it_o be_v say_v c._n 14.47_o he_o hold_v the_o kingdom_n over_o israel_n that_o be_v by_o violence_n and_o tyranny_n 3._o quest._n v_o 2._o of_o saul_n age_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v although_o it_o be_v no_o where_o express_o set_v down_o how_o old_a saul_n be_v when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v yet_o it_o may_v be_v conjecture_v that_o he_o be_v of_o good_a year_n see_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o have_v a_o son_n namely_o jonathan_n that_o be_v able_a to_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o charge_n of_o soldier_n as_o this_o verse_n show_v that_o a_o thousand_o of_o the_o garrison_n which_o saul_n have_v choose_v out_o be_v with_o jonathan_n in_o gibeah_n and_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n jonathan_n with_o his_o armour_n bearer_n slay_v twenty_o man_n of_o the_o philistines_n this_o show_v that_o jonathan_n can_v not_o be_v much_o less_o than_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o saul_n his_o father_n forty_o or_o thereabouts_o pelican_n 4._o quest._n v_o 3._o of_o the_o place_n where_o jonathan_n smite_v the_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistines_n 1._o some_o read_v jonathan_n smite_v the_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistines_n which_o be_v in_o the_o hill_n namely_o at_o kiriathiearim_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v vatab._n genevens_n some_o think_v it_o be_v a_o hill_n in_o the_o confine_n and_o border_n of_o israel_n where_o the_o philistines_n have_v a_o garrison_n osiand_n 2._o but_o it_o be_v rather_o take_v here_o for_o a_o proper_a name_n ghebah_n which_o be_v the_o same_o v_o 2._o call_v gibeah_n sometime_o it_o be_v name_v gibeah_n of_o benjamin_n v_o 15._o sometime_o gebah_n of_o benjamin_n v_o 16._o sic_fw-la ar._n pag._n chal._n pelican_n jun._n josephus_n also_o say_v that_o this_o garrison_n of_o the_o philistines_n hold_v a_o castle_n near_o unto_o gabah_n where_o jonathan_n do_v discomfit_v they_o see_v before_o c._n 10._o quest_n 5._o 5._o quest._n v_o 5._o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o philistines_n that_o gather_v they_o to_o battle_n

against_o saul_n 1._o beside_o the_o number_n express_v in_o the_o text_n that_o the_o philistines_n gather_v together_o 30._o thousand_o charet_n and_o 6._o thousand_o horseman_n josephus_n say_v there_o be_v beside_o 300._o thousand_o footman_n but_o though_o the_o number_n be_v very_o great_a for_o it_o be_v say_v the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n be_v like_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o multitude_n yet_o it_o be_v too_o much_o boldness_n to_o conjecture_v at_o the_o certain_a number_n where_o the_o scripture_n have_v not_o set_v it_o down_o here_o also_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o josephus_n do_v usual_o take_v unto_o himself_o great_a liberty_n to_o alter_v and_o change_v the_o number_n specify_v in_o scripture_n as_o for_o thirty_o man_n who_o samuel_n have_v invite_v he_o name_v seventie_o c._n 5._o lib._n 6._o and_o whereas_o the_o hebrew_n text_n speak_v but_o of_o 300._o thousand_o of_o israel_n and_o 30._o thousand_o of_o judah_n which_o gather_v unto_o saul_n against_o the_o ammonite_n c._n 11._o he_o reckon_v 700._o thousand_o of_o israel_n and_o 70._o thousand_o of_o judah_n c._n 6._o the_o like_a he_o do_v in_o many_o place_n beside_o 6._o quest._n v_o 5._o of_o bethaven_n 1._o some_o do_v take_v this_o to_o be_v all_o one_o with_o bethel_n which_o the_o prophet_n call_v bethaven_n the_o house_n of_o iniquity_n because_o of_o the_o idolatry_n there_o commit_v vat._n pell_n geneu._n but_o this_o ignominious_a name_n of_o bethel_n be_v not_o yet_o take_v up_o till_o afterward_o 2._o therefore_o this_o bethaven_n be_v the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n and_o desert_n so_o call_v not_o far_o from_o bethel_n josh._n 18.12_o jun._n josh._n which_o be_v a_o distinct_a place_n by_o itself_o but_o afterward_o as_o it_o be_v near_o in_o place_n to_o bethel_n so_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n bethel_n become_v a_o house_n of_o idol_n the_o name_n of_o bethaven_n by_o allusion_n to_o the_o signification_n of_o it_o be_v also_o translate_v unto_o bethel_n 7._o quest._n v_o 8._o how_o the_o seven_o day_n be_v to_o be_v account_v which_o saul_n tarry_v for_o samuel_n in_o gilgal_n 1._o samuel_n have_v give_v saul_n a_o charge_n before_o to_o go_v down_o before_o he_o to_o gilgal_n c._n 10.8_o and_o to_o stay_v for_o he_o there_o seven_o day_n which_o time_n must_v not_o take_v beginning_n from_o that_o instant_n when_o samuel_n give_v that_o charge_n for_o all_o that_o come_v between_o as_o the_o election_n of_o saul_n in_o mizpeh_n the_o gather_v together_o of_o 300._o thousand_o out_o of_o all_o israel_n the_o renew_v of_o saul_n kingdom_n in_o gilgal_n c._n 11._o the_o apology_n of_o saul_n and_o the_o call_n for_o thunder_n and_o rain_n c._n 12._o all_o these_o thing_n can_v not_o be_v do_v in_o the_o compass_n of_o seven_o day_n 2._o therefore_o these_o seven_o day_n must_v be_v count_v from_o the_o time_n that_o saul_n go_v down_o to_o gilgal_n that_o there_o he_o shall_v stay_v for_o samuel_n seven_o day_n after_o he_o be_v come_v thither_o as_o here_o v_o 4._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o people_n gather_v together_o after_o saul_n to_o gilgal_n and_o that_o saul_n be_v yet_o at_o gilgal_n that_o be_v stay_v there_o v_o 7._o and_o so_o fulfil_v the_o number_n of_o 7._o day_n expect_v samuel_n come_v v_o 8._o 3._o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o before_o this_o samuel_n and_o saul_n go_v to_o gilgal_n where_o the_o kingdom_n be_v renew_a c._n 11._o and_o where_o samuel_n make_v his_o apology_n c._n 12._o but_o samuel_n do_v not_o mean_v that_o go_n to_o gilgal_n for_o he_o say_v thou_o shall_v go_v down_o before_o i_o to_o gilgal_n reconcil_n c._n 10.8_o but_o then_o samuel_n be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v the_o motion_n to_o go_v to_o gilgal_n c._n 11.14_o and_o as_o yet_o saul_n be_v not_o full_o establish_v in_o his_o kingdom_n he_o mean_v therefore_o that_o after_o he_o be_v confirm_v king_n he_o shall_v go_v down_o to_o gilgal_n samuel_n be_v not_o then_o present_a with_o he_o and_o so_o be_v in_o gilgal_n he_o shall_v stay_v for_o the_o prophet_n seven_o day_n to_o receive_v further_a direction_n from_o he_o 8._o quest._n of_o saul_n excuse_n v_o 12._o after_o i_o have_v refrain_v myself_o etc._n etc._n 1._o some_o read_v i_o be_v bold_a v._o b._n g._n that_o be_v whereas_o i_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o stay_v for_o thou_o yet_o i_o strain_v myself_o see_v the_o present_a necessity_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n before_o thy_o come_n 2._o other_o read_v necessitate_v compulsus_fw-la be_v force_v by_o necessity_n lat._n or_o i_o force_v myself_o p._n or_o roboravi_fw-la i_o confirm_v myself_o chal._n pag._n 3._o but_o the_o word_n aphak_v signify_v to_o refrain_v or_o contain_v as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o joseph_n c._n 45.1_o he_o can_v no_o long_o refrain_v or_o contain_v himself_o so_o isa._n 42.14_o i_o hold_v my_o peace_n a_o long_a time_n and_o refrain_v myself_o so_o here_o saul_n say_v when_o i_o have_v contain_v myself_o that_o be_v with_o much_o ado_n have_v expect_v thou_o six_o day_n i_o then_o be_v bold_a to_o offer_v sacrifice_v the_o seven_o sic_fw-la jun._n 9_o quest._n v_o 13._o upon_o samuel_n word_n thou_o have_v do_v foolish_o and_o wherein_o saul_n offend_v in_o not_o stay_v for_o he_o 1._o some_o think_v that_o saul_n sin_n at_o this_o time_n be_v his_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n in_o god_n help_n and_o assistance_n because_o the_o people_n fall_v away_o from_o he_o as_o though_o the_o lord_n can_v not_o save_v as_o well_o with_o few_o as_o with_o many_o for_o the_o like_a fault_n moses_n be_v not_o suffer_v to_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n because_o he_o doubt_v of_o god_n power_n and_o believe_v he_o not_o when_o he_o smite_v the_o rock_n pelican_n but_o there_o be_v a_o other_o special_a sin_n beside_o which_o samuel_n charge_v he_o with_o because_o he_o have_v break_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n 2._o again_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o saul_n have_v a_o evil_a opinion_n of_o samuel_n that_o he_o fail_v in_o his_o promise_n and_o forget_v the_o time_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v whereas_o he_o may_v have_v remember_v how_o faithful_a samuel_n have_v show_v himself_o hitherto_o that_o all_o which_o he_o have_v say_v come_v according_o to_o pass_v pelican_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o cause_n upon_o the_o former_a reason_n saul_n have_v transgress_v against_o some_o special_a commandment_n of_o god_n 3._o some_o think_v that_o saul_n break_v samuel_n charge_n in_o that_o he_o stay_v not_o for_o he_o full_a seven_o day_n but_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o day_n offer_v sacrifice_v for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o sacrifice_v samuel_n come_v borr._n but_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o great_a matter_n for_o whereas_o saul_n excuse_v himself_o that_o samuel_n come_v not_o at_o the_o day_n set_v samuel_n to_o that_o answer_v nothing_o but_o only_o charge_v he_o with_o the_o breach_n of_o god_n commandment_n 4._o wherefore_o whereas_o there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o samuel_n charge_n that_o he_o shall_v tarry_v for_o samuel_n seven_o day_n the_o other_o that_o he_o shall_v attempt_v nothing_o before_o his_o come_n tarry_n for_o i_o seven_o day_n till_o i_o come_v and_o show_v thou_o what_o thou_o shall_v do_v saul_n offend_v more_o in_o the_o second_o then_o in_o the_o first_o that_o he_o presume_v of_o himself_o without_o direction_n of_o the_o prophet_n to_o command_v sacrifice_n to_o be_v offer_v think_v that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v with_o the_o external_a act_n of_o sacrifice_v neither_o offer_v up_o in_o faith_n nor_o obedience_n as_o hypocrite_n please_v themselves_o in_o external_a ceremony_n borr._n 10._o quest._n v_o 13._o of_o these_o word_n for_o now_o the_o lord_n have_v establish_v thy_o kingdom_n upon_o israel_n for_o ever_o see_v according_o to_o jacob_n prophesy_v the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o remain_v in_o judah_n until_o shiloh_n come_v how_o then_o do_v the_o lord_n purpose_n to_o establish_v the_o kingdom_n in_o saul_n to_o answer_v this_o doubt_n 1._o some_o answer_n that_o by_o ever_o be_v understand_v a_o long_a time_n that_o if_o saul_n have_v be_v obedient_a unto_o god_n commandment_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v settle_v the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o house_n for_o a_o long_a season_n sic_fw-la ben_n gerson_n vatab._n osiand_n which_o may_v afterward_o have_v come_v to_o david_n but_o this_o can_v not_o be_v say_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n purpose_n and_o decree_n for_o as_o he_o have_v determine_v that_o judah_n shall_v have_v the_o government_n so_o the_o lord_n also_o have_v set_v down_o the_o time_n and_o decree_v what_o person_n who_o and_o when_o shall_v be_v first_o king_n of_o judah_n 2._o therefore_o some_o by_o ever_o

lord_n direction_n in_o all_o their_o doubt_n 2._o but_o whereas_o the_o lord_n answer_v that_o saul_n will_v come_v down_o to_o keilah_n and_o that_o the_o man_n of_o keilah_n will_v deliver_v he_o into_o saul_n hand_n and_o yet_o neither_o of_o these_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o upon_o david_n departure_n saul_n also_o cease_v his_o pursuit_n hence_o it_o can_v not_o be_v infer_v that_o the_o prediction_n of_o god_n be_v uncertain_a reconcil_n for_o the_o lord_n answer_n be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v conditional_o that_o those_o thing_n shall_v certain_o come_v to_o pass_v if_o david_n stay_v there_o so_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o that_o purpose_n which_o he_o see_v already_o to_o be_v in_o saul_n not_o of_o the_o act_n itself_o so_o jonas_n threaten_v the_o destruction_n of_o niniveh_n after_o 40._o day_n but_o with_o a_o secret_a condition_n if_o they_o repent_v not_o mar._n a_o difference_n also_o be_v here_o to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n and_o predestination_n for_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o forsee_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v as_o what_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v do_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o second_o cause_n but_o his_o decree_n of_o predestination_n be_v only_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o shall_v most_o certain_o be_v effect_v 3._o here_o also_o may_v be_v observe_v a_o manifest_a difference_n between_o the_o answear_v which_o god_n use_v to_o give_v which_o be_v certain_a without_o any_o doubtfulness_n and_o ambiguity_n and_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n which_o be_v ambiguous_a and_o doubtful_a mart._n 5._o quest._n v_o 13._o of_o david_n depart_v with_o six_o hundred_o man_n 1._o the_o lord_n can_v if_o it_o have_v please_v he_o have_v so_o assist_v david_n that_o as_o he_o have_v victory_n against_o the_o philistines_n so_o he_o may_v have_v prevail_v by_o force_n against_o saul_n but_o the_o lord_n think_v not_o good_a in_o his_o wisdom_n so_o to_o do_v for_o this_o will_v have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o intestine_a and_o deadly_a war_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n and_o david_n may_v have_v be_v think_v to_o have_v aspire_v unto_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o stand_v against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v god_n know_v how_o by_o other_o mean_n without_o the_o destruction_n of_o his_o people_n or_o slander_v unto_o david_n in_o good_a time_n to_o perform_v and_o accomplish_v his_o purpose_n towards_o he_o mart._n 2._o david_n number_n be_v increase_v he_o depart_v to_o keilah_n with_o six_o hundred_o not_o four_o hundred_o as_o josephus_n reckon_v whereas_o he_o have_v but_o four_o hundred_o before_o c._n 22.2_o where_o we_o see_v that_o affliction_n and_o persecution_n do_v not_o diminish_v the_o lord_n people_n but_o rather_o increase_v they_o mart._n according_a to_o that_o ancient_a say_n sanguis_fw-la martyrum_fw-la semen_fw-mi ecclesiae_fw-la the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o church_n 6._o quest._n how_o jonathan_n be_v deceive_v in_o think_v he_o shall_v be_v next_o unto_o david_n when_o he_o be_v king_n 1._o in_o that_o jonathan_n say_v david_n shall_v be_v king_n he_o speak_v certain_o because_o he_o have_v the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o it_o by_o samuel_n who_o have_v already_o anoint_v he_o for_o king_n but_o the_o other_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v next_o unto_o david_n because_o jonathan_n have_v no_o such_o promise_n 2._o some_o think_v therefore_o to_o make_v this_o say_n of_o jonathan_n good_a that_o he_o only_o entreat_v this_o of_o david_n by_o their_o great_a friendship_n that_o he_o may_v be_v next_o he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n pelican_n but_o jonathan_n affirm_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v he_o pray_v not_o that_o it_o may_v be_v and_o to_o have_v ask_v such_o a_o thing_n will_v have_v show_v some_o doubt_n in_o jonathan_n of_o david_n friendship_n and_o amity_n towards_o he_o some_o say_v further_o which_o be_v most_o true_a that_o though_o jonathan_n be_v not_o next_o to_o david_n in_o that_o terrene_a kingdom_n be_v prevent_v by_o death_n yet_o the_o lord_n give_v he_o a_o place_n in_o his_o celestial_a kingdom_n osiand_n here_o we_o see_v thing_n that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v sometime_o deceive_v in_o temporal_a thing_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o certain_a promise_n and_o assurance_n but_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o to_o be_v good_a for_o they_o as_o s._n paul_n persuade_v himself_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v still_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n 2._o cor._n 1.10_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v still_o continue_v with_o the_o philippian_n phil._n 1.25_o whereas_o be_v a_o prisoner_n at_o rome_n he_o be_v not_o from_o thence_o deliver_v till_o he_o finish_v his_o life_n by_o glorious_a martyrdom_n mar._n 7._o quest._n v_o 18._o of_o the_o mutual_a covenant_n which_o david_n and_o jonathan_n make_v before_o the_o lord_n 1._o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o join_v in_o league_n together_o so_o it_o be_v for_o a_o good_a end_n as_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o religion_n for_o as_o god_n make_v a_o league_n and_o covenant_n with_o man_n so_o may_v one_o man_n with_o a_o other_o this_o be_v the_o three_o time_n that_o this_o league_n be_v make_v between_o they_o once_o before_o when_o he_o have_v kill_v goliath_n c._n 18.3_o and_o again_o when_o he_o flee_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n c._n 20.42_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v variable_a and_o inconstant_a have_v need_v often_o to_o be_v stir_v up_o and_o put_v in_o mind_n by_o the_o reviue_n of_o godly_a love_n and_o friendship_n mart._n 2._o this_o covenant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v make_v before_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v in_o the_o presence_n sight_n and_o fear_v of_o god_n mart._n it_o be_v like_o also_o it_o be_v do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o priest_n with_o his_o urim_n and_o thummim_n jun._n 3._o as_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o make_v mutual_a league_n so_o it_o must_v be_v limit_v with_o certain_a condition_n 1._o they_o must_v not_o enter_v into_o any_o league_n or_o covenant_n with_o the_o wicked_a as_o jehoshaphat_n be_v reprove_v for_o join_v with_o ahab_n 2._o chron._n 19.2_o and_o afterward_o with_o ahaziah_n his_o son_n 2._o chron._n 20.37_o 2._o their_o league_n must_v be_v ground_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n not_o for_o any_o worldly_a respect_n or_o advantage_n as_o abimelech_n only_o desire_v to_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o hurt_v he_o nor_o his_o posterity_n gen._n 21.23_o make_v 3._o they_o that_o make_v such_o league_n must_v not_o go_v from_o it_o but_o sure_o keep_v it_o not_o as_o saul_n break_v his_o oath_n make_v to_o david_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v c._n 19.6_o 4._o such_o league_n and_o covenant_n must_v be_v make_v to_o good_a end_n not_o to_o combine_v themselves_o to_o persecute_v christ_n as_o herod_n and_o pilate_n be_v make_v friend_n for_o the_o same_o end_n nor_o his_o member_n as_o the_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n have_v incite_v diverse_a prince_n in_o christendom_n to_o associate_v themselves_o against_o the_o people_n and_o church_n of_o god_n the_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n 8._o quest._n v_o 17._o how_o saul_n know_v that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n 1._o some_o understand_v this_o of_o the_o amity_n and_o friendship_n which_o be_v between_o jonathan_n and_o david_n that_o it_o be_v know_v to_o saul_n osiand_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o coherence_n of_o the_o word_n here_o show_v that_o it_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o that_o which_o immediate_o go_v before_o that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n over_o israel_n saul_n else_o where_o signify_v so_o much_o himself_o that_o the_o kingdom_n can_v not_o be_v establish_v in_o jonathan_n as_o long_o as_o david_n live_v and_o that_o he_o have_v choose_v he_o to_o his_o confusion_n chap._n 20.31_o 2._o saul_n know_v that_o david_n shall_v be_v king_n both_o by_o samuel_n word_n that_o the_o lord_n have_v cast_v off_o saul_n and_o choose_v his_o neighbour_n better_o than_o he_o c._n 15._o by_o the_o continual_a good_a success_n that_o david_n have_v and_o by_o the_o report_n of_o other_o as_o he_o himself_o confess_v c._n 22.8_o jun._n as_o also_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o son_n and_o of_o all_o the_o people_n towards_o david_n mart._n he_o may_v also_o have_v hear_v of_o the_o anoint_v of_o david_n by_o samuel_n and_o his_o conscience_n do_v testify_v against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o hold_v the_o kingdom_n borr._n so_o that_o saul_n know_v this_o do_v persecute_v david_n against_o his_o own_o conscience_n mar._n 9_o quest._n v_o 19_o of_o the_o ziphim_n betray_v of_o david_n 1._o these_o ziphim_n be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n and_o come_v of_o caleb_n 1._o chron._n 2.42_o of_o who_o treachery_n david_n

discontent_v because_o he_o be_v send_v back_o and_o may_v not_o go_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o king_n c._n 29.8_o it_o seem_v therefore_o that_o he_o bear_v the_o king_n in_o hand_n that_o he_o will_v go_v and_o fight_v against_o israel_n mar._n 2._o other_o think_v that_o this_o war_n be_v just_a which_o the_o philistines_n at_o this_o time_n take_v in_o hand_n against_o saul_n because_o that_o therein_o the_o lord_n purpose_v to_o punish_v saul_n wickedness_n and_o beside_o the_o kingdom_n belong_v unto_o david_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v seek_v his_o own_o but_o neither_o of_o these_o make_v this_o war_n just_a for_o howsoever_o god_fw-we intent_a herein_o to_o judge_v saul_n yet_o the_o philistines_n do_v it_o of_o a_o hateful_a mind_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o though_o david_n be_v the_o anoint_a king_n as_o it_o be_v the_o apparent_a heir_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o he_o have_v no_o such_o commandment_n to_o invade_v the_o kingdom_n but_o to_o wait_v his_o time_n 3._o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o david_n will_v in_o the_o battle_n have_v turn_v his_o force_n against_o achish_n but_o herein_o david_n beside_o his_o deep_a dissimulation_n shall_v have_v show_v great_a unthankfulnes_n unto_o achish_n with_o who_o he_o have_v find_v such_o kind_a entertainment_n 4._o therefore_o the_o best_a solution_n of_o this_o doubt_n be_v that_o david_n give_v this_o wise_a answer_n unto_o achish_n neither_o direct_o promise_v his_o help_n as_o josephus_n say_v he_o do_v prompt_v polliceri_fw-la operam_fw-la ready_o promise_v his_o help_n neither_o yet_o deny_v the_o same_o but_o he_o wait_v upon_o god_n for_o his_o direction_n pray_v fervent_o in_o his_o heart_n unto_o god_n that_o some_o impediment_n may_v fall_v out_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v force_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o israelite_n and_o special_o against_o his_o love_a and_o dear_a friend_n jonathan_n sic_fw-la osiand_n mar._n pelican_n 2._o quest._n v_o 3._o of_o what_o mind_n saul_n put_v away_o the_o sorcerer_n in_o israel_n 1._o some_o do_v gather_v that_o whereas_o mention_n be_v make_v here_o together_o of_o samuel_n death_n and_o that_o saul_n have_v put_v away_o the_o sorcerer_n that_o hereby_o it_o be_v signify_v that_o saul_n while_o samuel_n live_v use_v to_o consult_v with_o he_o and_o that_o by_o his_o advice_n he_o do_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n expel_v the_o sorcerer_n pelican_n but_o after_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v reject_v saul_n and_o david_n be_v anoint_v king_n samuel_n go_v no_o more_o to_o visit_v saul_n c._n 15.35_o neither_o do_v it_o seem_v that_o saul_n much_o regard_v samuel_n and_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o saul_n do_v this_o of_o any_o good_a mind_n by_o samuel_n direction_n for_o it_o seem_v that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o gibeonite_n be_v slay_v 2._o sam._n 21._o which_o thing_n do_v displease_v god_n 2._o saul_n therefore_o do_v it_o of_o a_o blind_a zeal_n that_o he_o may_v seem_v to_o make_v show_n of_o religion_n not_o with_o any_o true_a heart_n or_o affection_n for_o than_o he_o will_v not_o have_v run_v unto_o sorcerer_n himself_o mar._n bor._n 3._o this_o then_o be_v here_o insert_v both_o of_o samuel_n death_n and_o saul_n expel_v of_o sorcerer_n both_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o true_a samuel_n which_o afterward_o appear_v unto_o he_o osiand_n and_o to_o manifest_a saul_n inconstancy_n in_o return_v to_o his_o vomit_n again_o to_o build_v again_o what_o he_o have_v destroy_v and_o his_o impiety_n in_o forsake_v of_o god_n and_o crave_v help_n of_o the_o devil_n jun._n 3._o quest._n whether_o it_o belong_v unto_o saul_n to_o expel_v witch_n and_o sorcerer_n 1._o the_o romanist_n opinion_n be_v that_o prince_n be_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o religion_n but_o that_o it_o belong_v unto_o the_o pope_n to_o manage_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o concern_v the_o soul_n leave_v unto_o the_o prince_n only_o the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o body_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o concern_v the_o civil_a and_o politic_a state_n and_o here_o they_o do_v urge_v the_o example_n of_o vzziah_n who_o be_v strike_v with_o leprosy_n matter_n when_o he_o attempt_v to_o have_v sacrifice_v but_o this_o example_n be_v unfit_o allege_v for_o prince_n be_v not_o indeed_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o ecclesiastical_a office_n as_o themselves_o to_o preach_v to_o baptize_v to_o excommunicate_v as_o vzziah_n will_v have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priest_n but_o it_o belong_v unto_o they_o to_o see_v that_o as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o other_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o by_o good_a law_n to_o command_v the_o true_a religion_n to_o be_v receive_v of_o all_o the_o reason_n be_v these_o 1._o because_o prince_n be_v in_o god_n place_n here_o in_o earth_n and_o every_o soul_n be_v command_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o rom._n 13.1_o then_o be_v no_o soul_n except_v whether_o of_o bishop_n or_o of_o whosoever_o 2._o their_o office_n be_v to_o bear_v the_o sword_n and_o to_o see_v all_o ungodliness_n punish_v as_o well_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o first_o as_o of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o augustine_n say_v bene_fw-la se_fw-la res_fw-la haberet_fw-la si_fw-la magistratus_fw-la adulteria_fw-la punire_fw-la posset_n animorum_fw-la scortationes_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n it_o be_v well_o if_o the_o magistrate_n may_v punish_v adultery_n and_o not_o meet_v with_o the_o spiritual_a fornication_n of_o the_o soul_n 3._o as_o prince_n have_v the_o oversight_n of_o other_o profession_n which_o yet_o they_o themselves_o practise_v not_o as_o to_o see_v that_o physician_n and_o apothecary_n which_o attend_v upon_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v deal_v faithful_o in_o their_o several_a vocation_n so_o also_o see_v there_o be_v great_a necessity_n of_o provide_v physic_n for_o the_o soul_n much_o more_o ought_v magistrate_n to_o take_v care_n thereof_o 4._o this_o appear_v by_o the_o example_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o godly_a magistrate_n david_n solomon_n hezekiah_n josias_n and_o all_o the_o good_a king_n of_o judah_n do_v purge_v and_o reform_v the_o church_n of_o god_n put_v down_o idolatry_n and_o set_v up_o the_o true_a worship_n so_o do_v the_o good_a christian_a emperor_n constantinus_n theodosius_n carolus_n 5._o for_o unless_o this_o power_n according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v yield_v unto_o christian_a magistrate_n what_o remedy_n shall_v there_o be_v to_o redress_v the_o enormity_n of_o the_o church_n when_o the_o spiritual_a governor_n thereof_o become_v dissolute_a disorder_a and_o corrupt_v sic_fw-la fere_n mar._n 4._o quest._n v_o 6._o how_o saul_n ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o why_o the_o lord_n vouchsafe_v no_o answer_n 1._o saul_n be_v here_o say_a to_o have_v ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o 1._o chron._n 11.14_o it_o be_v say_v reconcil_n he_o do_v not_o ask_v counsel_n of_o jehovah_n because_o he_o do_v not_o seek_v unto_o god_n in_o truth_n but_o in_o hypocrisy_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n see_v his_o heart_n will_v not_o vouchsafe_v he_o a_o answer_n and_o he_o which_o have_v before_o destroy_v the_o innocent_a priest_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o receive_v any_o comfort_n by_o they_o 2._o here_o be_v three_o way_n express_v whereby_o the_o lord_n use_v to_o make_v know_v his_o will_n to_o his_o servant_n by_o dream_n by_o urim_n that_o be_v by_o the_o priest_n and_o by_o prophet_n there_o be_v other_o way_n as_o god_n speak_v sometime_o by_o his_o angel_n they_o also_o sometime_o use_v lot_n but_o the_o other_o three_o be_v more_o usual_a in_o those_o time_n mar._n 3._o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o dream_n some_o good_a dream_n which_o be_v send_v upon_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n some_o be_v but_o the_o illusion_n of_o satan_n and_o these_o two_o kind_a of_o dream_n differ_v in_o three_o thing_n in_o the_o author_n god_n send_v good_a dream_n the_o other_o proceed_v from_o satan_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n as_o joseph_n and_o daniel_n see_v good_a dream_n and_o vision_n the_o false_a prophet_n be_v delude_v by_o the_o other_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v to_o good_a end_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o other_o be_v to_o a_o evil_a end_n to_o seduce_v and_o deceive_v the_o people_n deut._n 13.2_o now_o god_n do_v not_o reveal_v his_o will_n unto_o any_o by_o dream_n to_o have_v saul_n advertise_v of_o his_o will_n borr._n 4._o but_o whereas_o saul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n and_o he_o answer_v he_o not_o by_o urim_n some_o think_v that_o after_o abiathar_n be_v go_v with_o the_o ephod_n reconcil_n he_o cause_v a_o other_o to_o be_v make_v some_o that_o he_o have_v send_v to_o abiathar_n to_o consult_v for_o he_o some_o that_o he_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 resolution_n in_o saul_n to_o die_v for_o his_o country_n be_v only_o a_o civil_a virtue_n it_o be_v far_o from_o piety_n like_v unto_o the_o fortitude_n of_o the_o heathen_a as_o of_o the_o decci_n curtij_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o die_v for_o their_o country_n and_o it_o be_v god_n justice_n rather_o that_o force_v he_o to_o this_o battle_n than_o his_o own_o will_n and_o resolution_n to_o defend_v his_o country_n borr._n beside_o see_v saul_n kill_v himself_o die_v without_o repentance_n end_v his_o day_n in_o despair_n how_o can_v he_o die_v in_o the_o favour_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n mar._n but_o we_o will_v not_o precipitate_v our_o sentence_n concern_v his_o everlasting_a reprobation_n though_o he_o be_v reject_v from_o the_o kingdom_n leave_v he_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n borr._n 12._o quest._n whether_o it_o be_v samuel_n in_o deed_n that_o appear_v unto_o saul_n 1._o this_o can_v not_o be_v samuel_n in_o his_o own_o person_n both_o body_n and_o soul_n for_o to_o raise_v again_o the_o dead_a be_v the_o work_n only_o of_o god_n diverse_a have_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a we_o read_v of_o three_o raise_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o widow_n son_n by_o elias_n and_o two_o by_o elizeus_fw-la one_o when_o he_o be_v alive_a the_o other_o by_o touch_v his_o body_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a five_o be_v raise_v in_o the_o gospel_n three_o by_o our_o saviour_n the_o ruler_n daughter_n the_o widow_n son_n and_o lazarus_n and_o two_o by_o the_o apostle_n dorcas_n by_o peter_n and_o eutyches_n by_o paul_n but_o these_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n this_o miracle_n if_o samuel_n have_v be_v raise_v have_v be_v for_o the_o countenance_v of_o sorcery_n and_o lie_n the_o devil_n can_v not_o raise_v samuel_n himself_o and_o god_n for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a will_v not_o permit_v satan_n to_o do_v it_o 2._o some_o therefore_o think_v that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o samuel_n as_o burgen_n say_v but_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a have_v no_o activity_n and_o be_v unapt_a to_o be_v use_v as_o a_o instrument_n of_o action_n neither_o do_v it_o suffice_v to_o say_v that_o satan_n may_v give_v action_n and_o motion_n to_o the_o body_n for_o satan_n can_v make_v illusion_n and_o counterfeit_v any_o shape_n of_o himself_o so_o that_o he_o need_v not_o to_o have_v assume_v a_o body_n 3._o some_o do_v think_v it_o be_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o samuel_n as_o justinus_n martyr_n but_o unto_o he_o i_o oppose_v tertullian_n who_o think_v lib._n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la that_o the_o devil_n delude_v both_o the_o woman_n and_o saul_n abuse_v his_o eye_n and_o her_o ear_n augustine_n though_o sometime_o he_o seem_v to_o doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v samuel_n or_o only_a phantasma_n a_o fantastical_a image_n or_o apparition_n of_o samuel_n ad_fw-la simplic_n lib._n 2._o yet_o lib._n 2._o the_o doctr_n christian._n he_o defend_v and_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v imago_fw-la sacrilegio_fw-la excitata_fw-la a_o image_n raise_v by_o sacrilege_n that_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o samuel_n these_o two_o reason_n be_v produce_v to_o prove_v 1._o because_o throughout_o this_o story_n he_o be_v call_v samuel_n 2._o because_o that_o which_o be_v here_o foretell_v fall_v out_o according_o ans._n 1._o the_o scripture_n call_v thing_n as_o they_o appear_v and_o as_o they_o be_v take_v as_o pharaoh_n be_v say_v in_o his_o dream_n to_o have_v see_v seven_o cow_n and_o seven_o ear_n of_o corn_n gen._n 41._o because_o they_o so_o appear_v so_o in_o this_o place_n this_o apparition_n be_v call_v samuel_n because_o it_o seem_v so_o to_o be_v and_o saul_n take_v it_o to_o be_v samuel_n 2._o god_n suffer_v the_o

the_o posterity_n of_o phinihe_n be_v unfaithful_a in_o their_o office_n they_o of_o ithamar_n take_v occasion_n to_o usurp_v the_o priest_n place_n without_o any_o such_o assignment_n from_o god_n 2._o therefore_o the_o more_o probable_a opinion_n be_v that_o here_o reference_n be_v have_v to_o the_o first_o election_n of_o aaron_n and_o his_o seed_n to_o the_o priesthood_n exod._n 29.9_o that_o his_o whole_a seed_n shall_v have_v enjoy_v that_o privilege_n but_o now_o part_n of_o aaron_n house_n such_o as_o come_v of_o ithamar_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o eli_n his_o house_n be_v cut_v off_o 〈…〉_z 12._o quest._n v_o 30._o upon_o these_o word_n but_o now_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o here_o arise_v a_o great_a doubt_n see_v god_n promise_n be_v most_o certain_a and_o his_o decree_n immutable_a how_o the_o lord_n here_o be_v bring_v in_o say_v and_o unsay_n again_o 1._o the_o answer_n be_v that_o god_n promise_n some_o be_v absolute_a without_o any_o condition_n as_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o messiah_n some_o be_v propound_v unto_o we_o conditional_o especial_o the_o temporal_a promise_n make_v unto_o the_o israelite_n depend_v upon_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o obedience_n so_o be_v the_o priesthood_n promise_v to_o this_o family_n of_o eli_n mar._n so_o now_o life_n everlasting_a be_v promise_v to_o the_o faithful_a and_o believer_n 2._o but_o will_v some_o say_v do_v then_o god_n election_n depend_v upon_o our_o work_n or_o belief_n no_o in_o no_o wise_a for_o god_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v the_o reward_n so_o also_o to_o those_o who_o he_o purpose_v to_o make_v heir_n of_o his_o promise_n he_o have_v likewise_o ordain_v the_o mean_n to_o give_v they_o faith_n and_o all_o other_o grace_n to_o apprehend_v and_o lay_v hold_v of_o the_o promise_n which_o be_v deny_v unto_o those_o that_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o promise_n 3._o god_n promise_n than_o be_v only_o effectual_a to_o those_o which_o by_o a_o lively_a faith_n do_v apprehend_v they_o the_o rest_n which_o by_o their_o disobedience_n do_v fall_v off_o from_o god_n promise_n do_v not_o work_v any_o alteration_n in_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n who_o foresee_v both_o their_o disobedience_n and_o that_o his_o promise_n belong_v not_o unto_o they_o 13._o quest._n v_o 27._o what_o man_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o be_v send_v unto_o eli._n 1._o diverse_a opinion_n there_o be_v of_o this_o matter_n some_o think_v it_o be_v elias_n some_o a_o angel_n appear_v in_o humane_a shape_n some_o that_o it_o be_v elkanah_n or_o some_o other_o of_o phinehes_n race_n ex_fw-la vat._n 2._o but_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v samuel_n himself_o who_o thus_o speak_v modest_o of_o himself_o so_o that_o this_o be_v set_v down_o by_o a_o anticipation_n or_o prevention_n of_o the_o story_n which_o be_v more_o full_o declare_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n sic_fw-la jun._n josephus_n the_o reason_n be_v these_o because_o it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v no_o manifest_a vision_n in_o those_o day_n 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his_o patience_n be_v evident_a that_o when_o samuel_n have_v declare_v unto_o he_o the_o purpose_n of_o god_n in_o judge_v his_o house_n he_o meek_o make_v this_o answer_n as_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n v_o 18._o he_o be_v the_o lord_n let_v he_o do_v what_o seem_v good_a as_o comfort_v himself_o in_o god_n though_o he_o can_v not_o avoid_v that_o outward_a chastisement_n osiand_n pelican_n the_o like_a patient_a resolution_n be_v in_o david_n but_o if_o he_o thus_o say_v i_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o thou_o behold_v here_o i_o be_o let_v he_o do_v to_o i_o as_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o eye_n 2._o sam._n 15.26_o 3._o further_o his_o zeal_n and_o love_n unto_o religion_n appear_v who_o take_v more_o grievous_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o ark_n than_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n and_o desire_v no_o long_o to_o live_v the_o ark_n be_v take_v 4._o last_o that_o say_v of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la may_v be_v apply_v unto_o heli_n concern_v the_o judge_n every_o one_o by_o 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obedience_n be_v in_o outward_a pretence_n and_o show_n but_o david_n heart_n and_o desire_n be_v set_v to_o please_v god_n howsoever_o he_o fail_v in_o some_o outward_a act_n therefore_o this_o say_n must_v be_v expound_v according_a to_o that_o rule_n of_o the_o apostle_n if_o first_o there_o be_v a_o willing_a mind_n it_o be_v accept_v according_a to_o that_o a_o man_n have_v and_o not_o according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v not_o david_n then_o have_v a_o willing_a and_o desirous_a heart_n to_o please_v god_n as_o he_o say_v my_o heart_n be_v fix_v my_o heart_n be_v fix_v psal._n 57.7_o and_o therefore_o god_n accept_v of_o his_o obedience_n though_o imperfect_a according_a to_o the_o desire_n and_o meaning_n of_o his_o heart_n 2._o but_o herein_o david_n be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v indeed_o absolute_o according_a to_o god_n heart_n in_o who_o the_o lord_n be_v well_o please_v borr._n 3_o and_o in_o that_o david_n of_o judah_n of_o deform_a leah_n not_o of_o beautiful_a rachel_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v king_n and_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o come_v of_o david_n of_o leah_n this_o show_v the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n deformity_n as_o it_o be_v in_o his_o suffering_n and_o special_o in_o his_o passion_n upon_o the_o cross_n as_o the_o prophet_n isai_n say_v he_o have_v neither_o form_n nor_o beauty_n when_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o form_n that_o we_o shall_v desire_v he_o isa._n 53.2_o bor._n 12._o quest._n v_o 15._o of_o samuel_n depart_v from_o gilgal_n from_o saul_n 1._o some_o read_v that_o samuel_n go_v from_o gilgal_n in_o gibeah_n of_o benjamin_n and_o go_v to_o ramah_n genevens_n but_o gilgal_n be_v improper_o say_v to_o be_v in_o gibeah_n of_o benjamin_n for_o they_o be_v two_o distinct_a place_n and_o a_o good_a way_n asunder_o 2._o josephus_n say_v that_o samuel_n go_v to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o saul_n with_o jonathan_n return_v to_o gibeah_n but_o he_o leave_v out_o somewhat_o in_o the_o text_n that_o samuel_n go_v from_o gilgal_n to_o gibeah_n neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o samuel_n though_o he_o go_v away_o in_o some_o anger_n from_o saul_n that_o he_o will_v altogether_o leave_v he_o in_o such_o great_a danger_n see_v that_o saul_n notwithstanding_o the_o prophet_n hard_a message_n yet_o give_v not_o over_o at_o this_o brunt_n but_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n in_o defend_v his_o people_n pelican_n 3._o wherefore_o the_o better_a read_n be_v that_o samuel_n go_v from_o gilgal_n not_o in_o gibeah_n but_o to_o gibeah_n of_o benjamin_n chal._n jun._n so_o samuel_n and_o saul_n go_v to_o the_o same_o place_n not_o together_o as_o vatab._n but_o samuel_n go_v before_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n with_o their_o man_n follow_v after_o pellic._n 13._o quest._n v_o 19_o of_o these_o word_n there_o be_v no_o smith_n find_v in_o israel_n 1._o josephus_n think_v that_o the_o philistines_n bar_v the_o israelite_n from_o all_o use_n of_o iron_n but_o the_o text_n show_v that_o they_o permit_v unto_o they_o the_o use_n of_o iron_n instrument_n for_o their_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n as_o share_n mattock_n pitchfork_n v_o 21._o they_o only_o suffer_v they_o to_o have_v no_o warlike_a weapon_n nor_o iron_n smith_n to_o make_v they_o any_o 2._o and_o further_o they_o allow_v they_o not_o otherwise_o then_o with_o a_o file_n to_o sharpen_v their_o instrument_n of_o husbandry_n pelican_n so_o understand_v that_o only_o among_o the_o philistines_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o file_v their_o tool_n but_o that_o have_v not_o be_v possible_a for_o they_o from_o all_o part_n of_o israel_n and_o upon_o every_o occasion_n to_o go_v down_o to_o the_o philistines_n to_o set_v a_o edge_n upon_o their_o instrument_n therefore_o when_o they_o will_v new_o sharpen_v or_o point_v their_o

be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o kenites_n 7._o quest._n v_o 6._o why_o and_o when_o saul_n speak_v to_o the_o kenites_n to_o depart_v 1._o these_o kenites_n be_v the_o nation_n of_o who_o come_v hobab_n moses_n father_n in_o law_n who_o be_v call_v a_o kenite_fw-la jud._n 1.16_o they_o dwell_v not_o some_o among_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n some_o among_o the_o amalekite_n pellic._n osiand_n but_o they_o dwell_v in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o judah_n border_v upon_o amalek_n jud._n 16._o they_o use_v to_o dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o so_o may_v convenient_o remove_v from_o one_o place_n to_o a_o other_o and_o of_o they_o come_v the_o rechabite_v in_o jeremy's_n time_n that_o dwell_v in_o tent_n jerem._n 35._o pellic._n 2._o saul_n speak_v unto_o they_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o the_o city_n &_o country_n of_o amalek_n some_o think_v that_o saul_n be_v come_v up_o to_o the_o principal_a or_o chief_a city_n of_o amalek_n as_o they_o do_v interpret_v the_o former_a verse_n osisiand_n pelican_n but_o this_o verse_n show_v that_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o some_o of_o the_o utmost_a city_n of_o amalek_n because_o the_o kenites_n dwell_v not_o so_o high_a in_o the_o amalekite_n country_n but_o upon_o the_o hill_n in_o the_o way_n thither_o jun._n 3._o the_o reason_n be_v here_o render_v why_o the_o kenites_n be_v spare_v because_o they_o show_v mercy_n to_o israel_n for_o hobab_n the_o kenite_fw-la do_v aid_v they_o with_o his_o counsel_n and_o guide_v and_o conduct_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n exod._n 18._o numb_a 10.31_o so_o the_o amalekite_n be_v bequeath_v to_o destruction_n for_o their_o inhumanity_n and_o unkindness_n towards_o israel_n and_o the_o kenites_n for_o show_v kindness_n be_v spare_v 4._o and_o this_o moral_o teach_v that_o god_n will_v not_o forget_v the_o office_n and_o service_n of_o love_n extend_v towards_o his_o saint_n and_o that_o the_o godly_a shall_v separate_v themselves_o from_o the_o society_n and_o fellowship_n of_o the_o 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that_o be_v before_o egypt_n he_o describe_v not_o the_o coast_n of_o arabia_n which_o saul_n smite_v for_o havilah_n be_v a_o country_n of_o arabia_n and_o sur_n be_v the_o utmost_a bind_v thereof_o towards_o egypt_n as_o appear_v gen._n 25.18_o but_o only_o that_o region_n where_o saul_n meet_v with_o the_o amalekite_n that_o come_v against_o he_o jun._n 9_o quest._n v_o 8._o whether_o saul_n sin_v in_o spare_v agag_n the_o king_n of_o the_o amalekite_n 1._o some_o do_v excuse_n saul_n herein_o that_o he_o may_v spare_v agag_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o he_o may_v slay_v he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n as_o joshuah_n do_v the_o five_o king_n of_o the_o canaanite_n cause_v the_o people_n to_o set_v their_o foot_n upon_o they_o josh._n 10.24_o and_o this_o may_v seem_v more_o probable_a because_o samuel_n do_v not_o reprove_v saul_n for_o spare_v of_o the_o king_n but_o for_o save_v the_o best_a of_o the_o cattle_n pelican_n but_o this_o opinion_n can_v not_o be_v justify_v 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and_o decree_v the_o innovation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o saul_n be_v changeable_a and_o the_o kingdom_n change_v god_n decree_n remain_v unchangeable_a 4._o further_o because_o repentance_n be_v join_v with_o grief_n by_o this_o be_v signify_v the_o lord_n grief_n as_o it_o be_v for_o saul_n that_o by_o his_o disobedience_n have_v make_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o the_o kingdom_n osiand_n 5._o man_n indeed_o change_v often_o because_o as_o he_o himself_o be_v mutable_a so_o be_v his_o counsel_n and_o because_o thing_n may_v fall_v out_o otherwise_o than_o he_o think_v but_o god_n be_v both_o of_o a_o immutable_a nature_n and_o his_o prescience_n can_v not_o be_v frustrate_a or_o deceive_v neither_o can_v any_o thing_n fall_v out_o otherwise_o than_o he_o have_v decree_v borr._n 12._o quest._n v_o 12._o of_o the_o place_n which_o saul_n

make_v he_o in_o carmel_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o he_o there_o set_v up_o a_o triumphant_a pillar_n or_o monument_n of_o the_o victory_n hierom._n as_o take_v the_o honour_n thereof_o unto_o himself_o and_o not_o give_v due_a thanks_o unto_o god_n osiand_n but_o this_o carmel_n be_v in_o judah_n it_o seem_v that_o saul_n will_v not_o have_v choose_v that_o place_n rather_o than_o his_o own_o tribe_n and_o territory_n of_o benjamin_n to_o set_v up_o any_o such_o triumphant_a monument_n in_o 2._o some_o think_v that_o saul_n make_v some_o stay_n there_o to_o divide_v the_o prey_n and_o spoil_v among_o the_o people_n vat._v but_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o bleat_a of_o the_o sheep_n and_o the_o low_v of_o the_o ox_n afterward_o that_o the_o pray_v be_v not_o divide_v yet_o and_o saul_n afterward_o excuse_v himself_o that_o they_o have_v reserve_v they_o for_o sacrifice_n v_o 14._o 3._o so_o neither_o be_v it_o like_o that_o saul_n make_v he_o a_o place_n that_o be_v there_o build_v a_o 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he_o have_v transgress_v it_o for_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o hypocrite_n when_o they_o follow_v their_o own_o device_n to_o say_v they_o have_v fulfil_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n bis._n 2._o he_o excuse_v himself_o in_o lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o the_o people_n and_o put_v it_o from_o himself_o pelican_n 3._o he_o cloak_v and_o colour_v his_o covetousness_n with_o a_o pretence_n of_o zeal_n and_o religion_n as_o though_o he_o have_v spare_v the_o best_a thing_n for_o sacrifice_n 4._o he_o afterward_o notwithstanding_o justify_v his_o sin_n as_o though_o he_o have_v for_o all_o this_o do_v well_o and_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n v_o 22._o pelican_n 5._o he_o make_v a_o semblance_n of_o sorrow_n and_o repentance_n at_o the_o last_o but_o it_o be_v far_o from_o true_a submission_n v_o 25._o borr._n 6._o he_o do_v all_o upon_o a_o vain_a ostentation_n only_o desire_v that_o the_o prophet_n will_v honour_v he_o before_o the_o people_n v_o 25._o osiand_n 15._o quest._n v_o 23._o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o prophet_n word_n rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n 1._o the_o prophet_n to_o amplify_v saul_n sin_n compare_v it_o with_o two_o great_a transgression_n of_o soothsay_v and_o divine_a by_o magical_a prediction_n and_o of_o commit_v idolatry_n he_o touch_v two_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n one_o inward_a in_o the_o superstition_n of_o the_o mind_n call_v here_o aven_n which_o signify_v a_o lie_n or_o falsehood_n as_o also_o injustice_n or_o unrighteousness_n as_o the_o sept._n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o here_o it_o be_v proper_o apply_v to_o false_a worship_n the_o other_o kind_n be_v in_o the_o outward_a adoration_n of_o idol_n here_o call_v teraphim_n bor._n 2._o some_o think_v that_o here_o be_v a_o comparison_n make_v not_o of_o the_o sin_n but_o of_o the_o punishment_n that_o rebellion_n deserve_v as_o well_o a_o capital_a punishment_n as_o either_o idolatry_n or_o soothsay_a ex_fw-la vatab._n but_o the_o prophet_n speak_v direct_o of_o the_o sin_n itself_o as_o before_o of_o the_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n to_o obey_v be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n v_o 22._o 3._o the_o prophet_n must_v be_v understand_v not_o to_o speak_v of_o transgression_n either_o of_o ignorance_n or_o infirmity_n but_o of_o the_o sin_n of_o obstinacy_n contumacy_n and_o rebellion_n when_o one_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n do_v wilful_o resist_v it_o for_o this_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o cause_n namely_o infidelity_n which_o the_o other_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o idolatry_n do_v he_o which_o fear_v not_o to_o break_v god_n commandment_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n not_o acknowledge_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v god_n pelican_n and_o he_o make_v himself_o wise_a than_o god_n as_o though_o he_o can_v find_v out_o a_o better_a way_n than_o the_o lord_n have_v prescribe_v vatab._n 4._o by_o this_o than_o we_o see_v rite_n what_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v of_o the_o manifold_a superstition_n among_o the_o romanist_n &_o their_o leave_v of_o god_n commandment_n to_o establish_v their_o own_o tradition_n that_o although_o they_o pretend_v a_o good_a intention_n yet_o the_o wilful_a forsake_v of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o his_o institution_n to_o make_v way_n for_o humane_a superstitious_a rite_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o soothsay_v before_o god_n 5._o yet_o it_o can_v not_o be_v infer_v hereupon_o that_o sin_n be_v equal_a and_o that_o every_o transgression_n and_o disobedience_n of_o god_n commandment_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o idolatry_n but_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sin_n be_v rather_o here_o to_o be_v respect_v than_o the_o quantity_n for_o rebellion_n and_o obstinacy_n in_o what_o thing_n soever_o do_v proceed_v from_o infidelity_n even_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o idolatry_n though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o josephus_n do_v seem_v to_o expound_v it_o thus_o that_o this_o disobedience_n of_o saul_n do_v prejudice_n his_o sacrifice_n and_o make_v it_o of_o no_o value_n or_o acceptance_n with_o god_n as_o if_o a_o soothsayer_n or_o idolater_n shall_v sacrifice_v unto_o god_n as_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o same_o sense_n say_v he_o that_o kill_v a_o bullock_n be_v as_o he_o that_o smite_v a_o man_n isa._n 66.3_o that_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n be_v no_o more_o accept_v of_o god_n than_o a_o profane_a murderer_n and_o wicked_a person_n and_o this_o disobedience_n of_o saul_n be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o soothsay_v or_o idolatry_n 16._o quest._n v_o 24._o of_o saul_n repentance_n in_o say_v to_o samuel_n i_o have_v sin_v there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o saul_n repentance_n here_o and_o david_n 2._o sam._n c._n 12._o who_o in_o the_o very_a same_o word_n say_v catathi_o i_o have_v sin_v 1._o david_n at_o the_o first_o as_o soon_o as_o his_o sin_n be_v show_v unto_o he_o confess_v it_o but_o saul_n be_v hardly_o bring_v to_o acknowledge_v his_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o long_a time_n first_o so_o he_o be_v serae_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la exemplum_fw-la a_o example_n of_o slow_a &_o late_a repentance_n 2._o he_o do_v not_o make_v a_o simple_a and_o plain_a confession_n but_o minse_v and_o extenuate_v his_o sin_n that_o he_o fear_v the_o people_n and_o so_o at_o their_o instigation_n do_v as_o he_o do_v so_o hard_o be_v it_o for_o hypocrite_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o make_v a_o true_a confession_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o to_o lay_v the_o fault_n upon_o other_o osiand_n 3._o he_o confess_v his_o sin_n rather_o for_o fear_v to_o loose_v the_o kingdom_n then_o for_o grief_n that_o he_o have_v offend_v god_n for_o till_o such_o time_n as_o samuel_n have_v say_v the_o lord_n have_v reject_v and_o cast_v he_o off_o

samuel_n death_n lib._n 6._o c._n 15._o in_o fine_a must_v needs_o suppose_v david_n at_o this_o time_n not_o to_o be_v above_o 10._o year_n old_a nor_o yet_o so_o much_o for_o samuel_n can_v not_o live_v less_o than_o two_o year_n after_o this_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o turbulent_a affair_n that_o fall_v out_o between_o this_o time_n and_o samuel_n death_n c._n 25.1_o and_o david_n be_v but_o thirty_o year_n old_a after_o saul_n death_n when_o he_o begin_v to_o reign_v in_o hebron_n 2._o sam._n 5.6_o but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o david_n at_o eight_o or_o ten_o year_n old_a can_v do_v such_o exploit_n as_o the_o kill_n of_o the_o lion_n and_o bear_v which_o immediate_o follow_v and_o the_o subdue_a of_o goliath_n and_o not_o long_o after_o this_o he_o receive_v the_o sword_n of_o goliath_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o use_v as_o his_o weapon_n which_o show_v that_o he_o be_v both_o of_o strength_n and_o stature_n he_o be_v also_o the_o king_n son_n in_o law_n before_o samuel_n die_v c._n 22.14_o 2._o therefore_o i_o think_v their_o opinion_n more_o probable_a that_o take_v david_n at_o this_o time_n to_o have_v be_v about_o 23._o year_n old_a pelican_n and_o so_o will_v have_v as_o many_o year_n between_o david_n first_o anoint_v by_o samuel_n and_o his_o second_o anoint_v by_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n in_o hebron_n 1._o sam._n 2._o as_o be_v from_o that_o his_o second_o anoint_v in_o hebron_n to_o his_o three_o anoint_v by_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n over_o all_o israel_n 2._o sam._n 5.7_o that_o be_v about_o seven_o year_n in_o which_o space_n all_o those_o trouble_n which_o fall_v between_o saul_n and_o david_n with_o his_o exile_n and_o banishment_n may_v well_o be_v compass_v his_o age_n because_o it_o be_v not_o set_v down_o can_v be_v precise_o gather_v but_o upon_o the_o former_a reason_n it_o be_v like_a he_o exceed_v twenty_o year_n 9_o quest._n v_o 13._o whether_o david_n be_v anoint_v before_o his_o brethren_n 1._o some_o think_v that_o he_o be_v not_o and_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o text_n that_o samuel_n anoint_v he_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o his_o brethren_n they_o expound_v it_o thus_o that_o he_o anoint_v one_o among_o the_o brethren_n vatab._n that_o be_v the_o last_o of_o all_o the_o brethren_n pelican_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o phrase_n more_o proper_o give_v this_o sense_n that_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o his_o brethren_n that_o be_v in_o their_o presence_n and_o before_o they_o david_n be_v anoint_v so_o the_o septuag_n translate_v bekereb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o mid_n and_o the_o chald._n inter_fw-la among_o so_o much_o be_v gather_v also_o out_o of_o the_o text_n that_o all_o the_o brethren_n sit_v down_o together_o at_o the_o feast_n as_o josephus_n also_o observe_v as_o samuel_n have_v say_v vers_fw-la 11._o we_o will_v not_o sit_v down_o till_o he_o come_v hither_o 2._o josephus_n further_a say_v that_o samuel_n have_v place_v david_n next_o unto_o he_o at_o the_o table_n he_o shall_v round_v he_o in_o the_o ear_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o to_o be_v king_n and_o forthwith_o pour_v the_o anoint_v oil_n upon_o he_o but_o see_v he_o be_v anoint_v before_o his_o brethren_n whereby_o david_n brethren_n perceive_v what_o the_o prophet_n intend_v to_o what_o end_n shall_v he_o have_v conceal_v the_o word_n and_o further_o see_v the_o israelite_n when_o they_o anoint_v david_n king_n can_v repeat_v the_o word_n which_o samuel_n use_v at_o his_o first_o anoint_v which_o be_v these_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v to_o thou_o thou_o shall_v feed_v my_o people_n israel_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o captain_n over_o israel_n 2._o sam._n 5.2_o it_o be_v like_o these_o word_n be_v not_o whisper_v in_o david_n ear_n for_o how_o then_o shall_v they_o come_v to_o the_o notice_n of_o all_o israel_n 3._o wherefore_o some_o think_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o samuel_n both_o speak_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o audience_n of_o his_o brethren_n &_o anoint_v he_o in_o their_o 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think_v that_o it_o have_v be_v lawful_a for_o david_n though_o they_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o expedient_a to_o have_v take_v away_o saul_n life_n because_o david_n be_v now_o the_o anoint_v king_n and_o saul_n be_v unworthy_a to_o reign_v have_v execute_v such_o cruelty_n upon_o the_o priest_n and_o because_o he_o seek_v david_n life_n therefore_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o repel_v violence_n by_o violence_n but_o these_o reason_n show_v it_o not_o for_o though_o david_n be_v anoint_v he_o be_v not_o yet_o possess_v of_o the_o kingdom_n he_o be_v to_o expect_v till_o god_n see_v his_o time_n to_o accomplish_v his_o promise_n saul_n have_v commit_v many_o outrage_n yet_o david_n be_v not_o to_o see_v he_o correct_v but_o to_o leave_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n judgement_n and_o violence_n be_v not_o

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 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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 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