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judge_n of_o israel_n to_o execute_v the_o sentence_n of_o god_n pronounce_v against_o amalek_n which_o be_v neglect_v by_o saul_n that_o it_o may_v also_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o other_o king_n that_o they_o persecute_v not_o the_o people_n of_o god_n pelican_n and_o this_o be_v agreeable_a also_o to_o the_o law_n that_o will_v the_o witness_n hand_n to_o be_v first_o upon_o the_o malefactor_n so_o samuel_n as_o a_o witness_n before_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o agag_n against_o the_o lord_n people_n do_v lay_v his_o hand_n first_o upon_o he_o borr._n 3_o but_o yet_o as_o samuel_n be_v a_o levite_n and_o a_o prophet_n this_o example_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o not_o now_o to_o be_v imitate_v osiand_n for_o if_o s._n paul_n forbid_v a_o bishop_n to_o be_v a_o striker_n 1._o tim._n 3.3_o much_o less_o be_v it_o fit_a that_o he_o shall_v kill_v or_o put_v to_o death_n the_o ancient_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n have_v provide_v that_o no_o clergy_n man_n shall_v so_o 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ustionem_fw-la vel_fw-la incisionem_fw-la ducit_fw-la that_o part_n of_o chirurgerie_n which_o lead_v one_o to_o sear_a or_o incision_n council_n lateran_n sub_fw-la innocent_n 3._o c._n 18._o 22._o quest._n v_o 35._o how_o it_o be_v say_v samuel_n come_v no_o more_o to_o see_v saul_n until_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n see_v he_o see_v he_o again_o afterward_o chap._n 19.22_o 1._o some_o refer_v these_o word_n until_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n to_o that_o apparition_n of_o a_o counterfeit_a samuel_n c._n 28._o who_o at_o that_o time_n see_v saul_n and_o speak_v with_o he_o but_o neither_o be_v that_o samuel_n and_o that_o word_n ghad_v iom_n until_o the_o day_n do_v no_o more_o prove_v that_o samuel_n see_v saul_n at_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n then_o that_o michol_n have_v a_o child_n then_o of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o she_o have_v no_o child_n until_o the_o day_n of_o her_o death_n 2._o sam._n 6.23_o mar._n 2._o other_o think_v that_o samuel_n die_v not_o long_o 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may_v entreat_v for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o his_o sin_n with_o the_o which_o samuel_n be_v so_o much_o grieve_v and_o displease_v c._n 15.11_o 5._o herein_o samuel_n show_v his_o tender_a and_o love_a affection_n that_o sorrow_v for_o the_o misery_n of_o saul_n which_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o government_n so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o envy_v his_o kingdom_n osiand_n chap._n xvi_o 1._o quest._n v_o 2._o whether_o samuel_n fear_v to_o do_v as_o the_o lord_n command_v he_o say_v how_o can_v i_o go_v 1._o some_o note_n this_o to_o have_v be_v a_o infirmity_n in_o samuel_n josephus_n say_v that_o samuel_n say_v he_o be_v afraid_a to_o go_v for_o god_n take_v not_o away_o all_o infirmity_n from_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o life_n osiand_n but_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o samuel_n have_v have_v such_o experience_n of_o god_n assistance_n be_v so_o timorous_a that_o he_o disinherit_v god_n defence_n see_v he_o have_v a_o special_a commandment_n and_o warrant_n from_o god_n 2._o 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public_a but_o this_o be_v private_a within_o ishai_n his_o house_n three_o it_o may_v be_v add_v ishai_n be_v invite_v to_o the_o sacrifice_n whereat_o the_o priest_n only_o and_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v present_a but_o to_o these_o objection_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v first_o that_o though_o ordinary_o and_o when_o the_o ark_n be_v settle_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o sacrifice_v any_o where_o else_o then_o at_o the_o tabernacle_n yet_o by_o god_n extraordinary_a direction_n the_o prophet_n do_v sacrifice_v other_o where_o as_o elias_n do_v 1._o king_n 18._o especial_o in_o those_o time_n when_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v asunder_o as_o be_v before_o show_v and_o there_o be_v great_a liberty_n for_o peace_n offering_n than_o other_o sacrifice_n c._n 9_o qu._n 3._o second_o though_o the_o feast_n after_o
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