82o Ofthe CoN s P r a A c u Ser---;;;;;-' ,..,__~------------~. Luke to, 3 1~ Andinoile,notinwine. Fdrthough theSamaritanhaveboth .and the ·· r b I · · d 1 y 1 · 1 · h 1 ' re,s Ute of ot 1, 10 nme an . p ace : er 1ere, on y Wlt oy e. There is no acrimonie 0 h. corr?live, 10 I[ : ttls gentle,fmoorh,and fupplmg •. All to reach them,apri~eoru~~~ ry of thetr callmg, to purmoy/eenough; to chenfh rharvertue, 'that rhefire q a 1" ir may be feene, and the fenr of it may be felt of all. For, that will make Dame~of beDavid: tharis(ashisnameis) truly beloved. . 1 •vr t<> aile,and holy oite. Holy, not only to make their perfons facred, and fo freefl touch or violating (all agree of that:) buteventbeir Calling !O,alfo. For ho/om Clion, holy funflion. ' J•w: :i Now,this holy oyle troubles theie.(tlite lhrewdly, and all thofe,that feeketoun; fl'i.~.bol_r oile. hallow the Callmg of Kmgs. For? tf the holy oyle be ~pon them, why fhouldthe be fequdlred qmte, from hdly! thmgs, more rhamhe other two, that have but th~ fame oyte? Indeed (as they fay) if they were burro deale with common matters commonoile would have ferved well enough (and fo they would faione haveit·)bu~ tb~s place, choakes them :This holy oyle_he~e. And their <::ailing, byverrue of' this, bewg holy, what lhouldlet them,m thetr _k10dero dealcWJth thofe,eirherperfonsor matters, that are bur as theoylets, wherewl[h they are annointed? How fondisir ro imagine them to beAnnointedwithholy oyle, to deale only in unholy matters and~ot . 3 l'ii<hHisbofJ oiic. Jlfol.4(.~. lohn 3·H· " I~y ofth(n• J:ointin{• .l'f.•l.f!.3. td meddle with any thing tharholyis! ' Holy oyte, andHi; holy oyle. For, Hi; holy, is more thanHoly. His,isanorherman: ~eroyle! than the mareriall,in rhe Prophet's borne,or in the Prieil:'s phiall. Hi! drops Immedtately from rhe true Ohve, the holy GhQ}l (He the true Ohve, asC!Jiijlthe true Vine.) Samuel's, is bur a ceremonie: this, the fubfrance of rheannointing. It is, in this, as in Baprifme: rhere, John with water; chrijl with theHoly Gboft: And,thatis thefouleof Baptifme. Sohere,Samul fl1cds on the oyleof theT•berna<le,GodHeadds his from heaven ; the fame, and no orherthan chri~ wasannointedwith : that oylei> ir :that, rheannointiwg indeed. He indeedahov ehufellowes, for he had rheSpiritabtiVe meafrm : Bur He foabove them, as He with them, and rhey with Him,withhis,with the fame4nnointing,borh. . And, iris nor from rhepurpofe, that Hisoyle, is by the Pfalme called rheoy116/ gladnejfe: Thar,as we are glad even no.w,for his.fnding:f?,rnaywe alfo now/orhis annoiming. And byandby, gladagame, forh1sdehvenng. Andfo, gladmh1m, Go o make us, forrhem all. Iris a day of Ioy : I would not omit any thing, rhat mioht rend to it. And this for the firfr ver(c,finding a!\danminting, and (if yee will) fdr~he twenty ninethof iuty. Now to thefecond verfe. v,,r. .,; fiaving 11nnointed him, the firfr thingHeedoth, istoenteraleaguewithhim: The Leag,;,; And, wee are glad of that. For, having found Him now, wee w?uld bee glad to keepehim. And, there is no furer way for that, rhento)oynehtmmak.gue, with the mighriefr King (by farre) of the whole world, the K r li o of Kmgs • Go o Himfelfe. · , And,GodHimfelfe is willing with ir,offers it. lAnd fure Heharhreafon fo.ro ~o. Seein a Hehath found him; He will not fee him loll. DAvidferves him,.Hewtll J er· vare fervt~m. Hee4nnoiniedhim, and made him holy, He will norfee htm ufed p10 j phanely. Bur,rhe eye rhat foRndhim,lhall wottch over hii,Il: the: hand that annomte him lhall be at hand,todefend him. de ke t,:., iuc••· So hitherto, Godfound David. ~o~, Davldfinds Go n.' :willing to un r~ife or c,.,,..,, his quarrel!, and even to covenant wtrhhtm, foro doe. For, 1t ts nor a barelroAd this·it is a Covenant, and forermedexprefly,at the !II.a:nd XXVIII. ver es. nll' t.har;acovenantfolemnlyfworne,bound with an oath,attheiV.XXXV.Andhet~~~~~~ -
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