642 Chap. 31, do Expofîtion tspon the Bocke of J o s. Verf.3 I. both of friendsand fervants, yet he had thole about him who of- ten provoked him to revenge, farrebeyond and againft the tem. pet of his owns fpirit. Wee have two or three pregnant inaances to this pu pole ; The firtl is reported ! t San,: 24th) where when David had found or furpr zedSaul Lis profeffed enemy in a cavi,- ard lb had him at au t.uvartaF;e ; what told his fervants, or t[kL then of kis tabernacle ? the fourth verle tells us ; tt -1nd the men o f'Davidfaid untohim, behold the day in which the Lord barb de- livered thine enemy into thy and, that thou mayet doe unto him as' it /34afeemegood unte thee. As if they had fayd to David, Tex have long waitedfor fuck u day, new lay hold on this opportunity, let not him that hatetbyeu flop eat of your hand, if Saul get leefe from you, bee may finde yen werke enough, therefore behold eke day in which the Lord barb delivered thine Enemy into thy hand; but David would not hearken to them; bee thought he had done too mach when he cut off the lap of Sault garment : he had not a fpi-ic ofrevenge movirg in hitn, though moved to it. And how much Divide Orvants were (et upon this revenge appeares fully ai the 7th verle ; So David flayed hip fervants with rhefe words, and fzffred them not to rife againfi Saul. He was put to ufe his belt Rhetorick and Divinity too, to pae fie their minds and hold offth<:ir hands from prolecuting that attempt upon the flefb or lifeof Saul. Agáine (r Sam. 26.) when `David camedowne to .S.euls Campe and there found him afleepe, withhis fpeare (luck in the ground at his bolaer; and Abner and the people lying round about him Then /aid Abi/Tiai to David, God loath delive- red thine enemy into thy hand this day now therefore let nee(mite hita Ipray thee with the !pearl. evert to the earth at once, and Iwill not finite f im the feeond time. As jibe hodfaid, Now thou tra eft rid thy Idle of all thy troubles at one blow if thou wilt; but if the;uwilt not doe it, let me doeit ; I'ledifpatch himquickly, let ß,e I pray thee frr itehim ; I have anarme firong enough to con- clude thy troubles & his dayes with one l}rock. Thai, Davidwas provoked a lecond time by 4bifhai (Aman of hisTábernacle)to take revengeupon Saul. Once more (zSam. 16. 9.) whenShi- rnei Curled David fleeing from ?erufalera at the riling and rebel- lion of .lbfolo n; Then PaidAbifieni the Sono;Zerviah unto the inr wky 1?or.reld tb/a deaddogg Curd a my Lord the King, let mee gee over and take e j ht's head, Here the fame great man of Davids Taber-
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