L 1 n.XIIl. J o N AT a A N s Lo~e, and SA u L s Envy. A and bites the unwelcomeearth for indignation, that he dies by the hand ofaShephe.rd:Earrh and Helllbare him betwixt them; fuch is tbc endofinfolence,and prefumption.O God,what is Refl1 and blood to thee,which canft make a little peeblcfloneftrongerthen a Gyant,and when thou wilr,by theweakeftmeanes canft ftrew thine enemies in thedull ~ Where now are the two lbidds of Go/iah, that they did not beareoffthis ftroke ofdeath ~ or whereforeferves that Weavers bcame, burro flrike the earth in falling~ or that fword, but to behead his M after~ What needed David load himfelfwith an unneceffary we"''on ~ one fword can ferve both Goliak and him;If Goliah had a man to beare his fl1ield,DavidbadGo/iah tobear his fword wherewith that proud blafphemous head is fevered from his lboulders : Nothing more honours God,. then the turning of \Vicked mens for>es againft themfelves: 11 There is none ofhisenemies, but carie• with them tbeir owne ddhuilion. Thus didft thou, 0 Son ofDavid, foyle Sathan with his owne weapon; that, whereby he me>nt deftrutlion eo thee and us, vanquilbed him through thy mighty power; and raifed thee to that glorious tnumph, and fuperexaltation, wherdn thou art, whereinwdhall be with theo. · J oN At HA N 5 Love,andS A u L s tll':P.J. C .Efidestbodifcomfitureof the Philiftims, Davids victory had a double iffue; Ionlllh4ns Love, and !Jau/s Envy, which Godfo mi.xed, rhatthe onewasaremedyoftheother: A good fon makes amends fora wayward father: How.precious was that ftone that killed fuch an ct!tm}! as Goltah,and purchafcd f~!Ch a friend as Ionath~?' ? All S4ult Courcie~ lookr upon David, none fo affected h1m, none d1d match h1m bm I•••th4n : That true corrofpondence,that was both in their faith and valour, hath kcyit their hearts: If David did fer upon a Beare,o Lyon,aGiant ; lonathan h:rr,l !h upon a whole Hoft,and pre, vaikd.:the fame Spitit animated both, the fame Faith incited both, the fame Hand profpered both : All Ifrael was not worth this paire of friend~ fo zealoufly confident,fo happily victorious:Similitude ofdifpolirions and eftates tios the fafteft knot< D ofaffettion:Awife foul hath piercing eies,and hath quickly difcerned the likelilleffe ofit felfin another 1 as wedoenofooner look into the glaffe orWater, b~tfaceanfwersto face; and where it fees a perfe.ft refemblance of it felf, qnnot choofe but love it with the fameaffcttion,that it reflects upon it fdfe. No man faw David that day,which had fo much coufe to a if-affect him; none in alllfrad 01ould be a loferby Davids fucceffe, but lonathan: Sauj was furecnough ferled for his time, onely hisSucccffor lbould forgoe all that, w~jch David lbould ~ain; fo as none bur David ftandsin l•nathans light,and yet all this cannotabate ono JOt,ordramof his love: Where God uniteth heans,carnall refpetlsaretoo weak to diffeverthem,iince that,which br<aks offaffection,muft needs hl' ftropge; thenth~ which conjoynethit. •'· E lon~~thandoth not delire to fmorher his love by concealmenr,l;>ut profe!fes~inhis ca>iage & atlions:He puts offrheRobe.that was upon him,& all his garments even to his Sword,andBow,and Girdle,and,givesthem unto his newfriend: It was perhaps not without a myftery,that Sa11ls clothes fitted not David,but Ionat/Mns fitted him,and thefe he is as glad to .wcare,as he was to be disburtheoedofthe other: tha.t there might be a perfect refemblance,their bodies are futed, as well as their hearts; Now the beholders can fay,theregoes lonath•ns orher fdf; Ifthere be another body under thofe clothes, there is the fame foul. Now David harh call: offhis ruffet coat,<tnd his fcrip,and is aShepherd nomore;he;, fuddenly become bothaCourcier, and a Caprain,and a Co111pani0n·tO the Prince; yet himfelfis not changedwith his habir,with·his condition:yea rather(as ifhis wifdome had rtferved it felffor his exaltation)he fo manage.th a fudden .Grearneffe,~s that he wii\Qet~~ll heaw: Honour lhewes·
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