Dt 8.X:ll. 'The lnfuguMtion of Saul. . .) 1Q1.,9 . ,. hide him, whom the fruff<: had hid; As ifbe hactl,iencpJade·r;:, be fo:ene,hflover· Jookenfllfrael in height pffrarure, for prefage oJ;rh~ emin<nceofhi> e!lare (Y•I'I · 1hefb••lilers •proarJ. wJM he higherth"'4'ff/'ftheptopll>) lfr~~l fees their lots a,re f'\lnl' upona noted man; one,whofe perfou 1eyred, he was bornno be a King; and now :tll the pttople 010ut for joy, they have ~heir longi,n,g,and applaud th~r owne haRpj-- ndfd,and the(r Kings honqr:How~a(\c:; i! ic fqr u~tq milbk< C)lJt own dl:tt<;§r tc;>,te- .toyccinthatwhich we ffiall finde thej~!lcac.fc qf vrtf llu•nikttiOI• r Th~e"Jl ,qfa dlihg is l>~tter theA the beginning; the lafdl wa)! .iH9 reli::rvc our joy,till iv~,ltaye good p.r9ofe of t.b~ worthinelfe and fimeJfe of the 9bjo:a. What are •.ve the1pet,(\r for having a bleffing, ifwe knowno! how to 4[e it!, The offico,>nd obfcrv:n:¥;; qf '! .Wing was.untouth to lfra.el : Samuel lh\r«fore itiforrrtc.~thl' people oft\leir tpll.lpall B dutie~, and.Y<()'it~them iri a booke, an~l~ies ic up l)c:fprethe Lo,rd i othe~wj~, npvdry migllt'have beene a warrant for tbtu ignorance, and ignQrance for negle ;r : tbcreace.rec,i,f.'ocall rofpet!s ofPrin~esand pec;>ple, which ifthey be opt o!Jfs~vFd, government anguifhetb · confufion; thtfe S-amuel fait\lfully tescheth them. Though he may not be their Judge, yet .he will b~ thdr Prophet; he will in!lruG!,if he may not rllle; yea.he will infrruG! him that fl11ll rule; there is no King ab[olure, but be,that is<the K:ing ofall gods: Earthly Mon.1rchs mu~ walk by a rule,whicl\.if theytrarugrelfe,they lhal be accountable tohim,tbat is highertheo thehighell,,whg bath deputqd them. Not out ofcare ofcivility, (o o;luch as ~onfc\<ince, )\lu,!l: every S.tmll<i lab6ur.to keep <3\'en terms betwixt Kings an!l Subjeds,prcfcr)pjng j.Ul\-ll19r deration to rhe one,to theotherobedience and loyalty,which who evorcn qV QUI'S c to trouble,is none ofthe friends ofGod, or his Chprch. The moll and bell applaud their new King,fon~,wjcked ones <lefpiftq hi~J~.ft:! faid,How jlml/ be !•"''"'? lt was notthe might ofhi>.l'arents,the goodlinelfep ~ perfon, the.primledgeofhis lot,the fame ofhis prop~fying, the p~oefyrick ofs~ muel, that comd !hi~ld him from contempt,orwn hi~ the hearts of al : Thero was never yet any man,.to whom fame tookeJiot e..C~pti11ns; ,lt is11ot poffible either to·pleafo or•dilpleafeall men, while fomo men are, in•, love )Vith vice, as deeply, as others withveltue, and fome (as ill) difli~e vertue, ifoo1for it felfe, yet for contradidion. TheY. well faw; Sa11lchofenot liimfdfe,theyfawhimworrhyto have beene chofen, ifthe EleG!ion lhould have been carried 1, voyces, and thofe voyces by their eyes; they fawhi!Jl wnvilling tohold, oryeel , when he wascllofen: yer D they wiU envy him:What fault could they 6nd in him whom God lrad chofen~His parent:tge was equall, his perfon above them, his inward parts more above them then the outward; Malecontentswill rather devife then want caufes of Aying out, and rather then faile, the univerfall approbation of others is round enough of theirdiOike. ltis avaine ambition of thofe, rhat would be love of all: The fpirit of GoJ when he enjoyne.s us peace, withall he addes, [if it be poffible] and favouf is more then peace; A'lnans comfurt mull be in himfdfe, the confcience of deferving well. · Theneighbouring All\monites could not but h:tve heard of G 0 D S fearful! vengeance upon the Philillims, and yet they will bee taking up the quarrel! again!l Hi-ael: Nahajh come~ up againll }abe01 Gilead : Nothing but grace can E te~ch us to make ufe of others Judgements: Wicked men are not moved with Oll~ht,that falls befidethem; they trull nothing but their own fmart>What fearfull Ju gemcnts cloth G 0 D execute every day r r.folure Goners take no notice of them, and are growne fo peremptory, as if God had nev<r Otewed di(Uke of their wayes. The Gileadites werenot morebafe,then N•ha{h the Ammonite was cruell: The Gileaditeswould buy their peace with fervility, Naha{h would fell them a fervilc peace for their right eyes. Itph,. the Gileadire did yec llick in the !lomack of t.ArmnM, and now they rbink their revenge cannot be too bloudy: I! is a wonder that he, whichwould offer fo mercilelfe acondition to Ifrael, would yeeld to the motion ofany delay i He ineantnothing but !hame and dearh to thelfraelites, y-.i he condefcends to a fevea dayes refpit: P'eihapshis cohlidencemade himthuscare- I , lclfe, I .
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