£.,~ a.XIV. SA u L i11 D A v ·I'D s [ive, /. tQ6?~ A from doing thatching to my Mafler the Lords Anointed ; and now the good niaii bath work enough to defend bothhimfelfand his. perfecuter; himfelfe, from tlie importunatenecellity ofdoing violence,and his Ma(l:er from fuffering it. It was not moreeafie to rule his_own hands, then.difficult to rule a multitude; Davids troope conltfled of Male-conrenrs,all thatwere mdlllrelfe, :mdebt,tn bttternelfe offoule, were gathered to him : Many ifnever fo well orderedare hard to command ; a f<1111 ifdiforderly,more hard;manyand diforilerljr,rtmfl.needs be fo mucli the harden of all, that David never atchieved any vittory like unto this, wherein he firll overcame himfdfe, then his foldiers. ,, And what was the chlrme, where\vith •Daviiallayed thofe raging fpirirs ofbis followers~ No Oth!!r but this;Heis the Anointed ofrhe Lord.That holy Oyle was B the Antidoretor hisbloud; Sauidid 'nor lendDavid fo impierceable an Armout1 when heflJould encounter Goiiah,as DAvid now lent him in this pleaofhis unttio()< Which ofall the difcontented Out-lawes that lurked in that Cave, durll put fortli' his hand agairlll Sau/,when they once heard,Heis the Lords anointed~ Suchan im! prellion ofawe hath theDivine Providence caufed his Image to make in the hearts ofmeh,as that it makes Traitors cowards; fo as in !lead ofllriking; they trel\lble ; How much morelawldfe then the Out-lawes of Ifrael, are ihofe profelfed Ririg. leadersofChriflianiry;which !'ach and prattife,and iilcourlge,nnd reward,and ea. nonize the violation ofMa jelly~ It isnot enough 'for rhofe who arecommanders ofothers to refraine their own hands from doing evill, but they mull: carefully pre-· vent the iniquity oftheir heeles,elfe they !ball be ju!lly reputed rodo that byothers·, which in their own perfons they avoided; The!awes both ofGod and man prefup'-. C pofe us in fome fort anfwerable for.our eharge: os taking ir for granted, that we' thould not undertake thofe reynes, which we cannot monriage. There was no reafon David thouldlofe the. thanks of fo noble a demonll:rarion ofhis loyalty; whereto he trulls fo much,thathe dares call backthe man by whom hewas purfued ; and make him judge wheiher that fatt had not deferved a life. As his att, fo his word and gellure imported nothing but humble obedience, neitller ' was theremoremeeknelfe then fbrco in thatfoafonableperf,valton,Wherein he lets Sa>~l fee the error ofhis cfedulity, the unjuft lbnders ofmali! ioufnclfe, the opportunity ofhis revenge, the proofeofhis forbearance, the undeniable evidenceofhis innocence ; and after alowly difparagef(lenr ofhimfelf, appcJles to God for judgeb ment, for protettion. . . So lively and feeling Oratory did Sa•i findinthdap ofhis gar.mc!fr,~nd the lips of David,that it is not in thepower ofhis. envy,or ill nature to hold our any longw· Is this thy voyce my fon David,and SaJi/ lift up his vorce aildwept,and faid;Thou art more righteous then I. He, whore Harp was wont to quiet the frenzy of sa,.J, harh now by his words calmed his fury ; fo that now he theds teares in !lead of bloud ; and confefft'shis own wrong.,and D4'i.Jids integrity;And (as if he were ~w 3gain entred into the bounds ofNajoth in1l.amath)he prayes, and pi·ophdies good to him,whom h~ rnaliced for good ; The Lord render thee good for that thou hall done to me this day,for now behold,! know thatthou fl1alt be King. . . There is no heart made offlefl1,that fometime or other relents not;even flint ami E marble,will in fome weather/land on drops: I cannot think thefeteares and pro-, reftations fained. Doubtlelfe Satd meant as he faid, and palfed through fenltb,le1 fil$ of good and evil!: Let no man think himfelfe the betre1· fot good motions 1 1tlie prJife and benefitofthofegulls is notin rhe receit,butthe retention. . , · Who,that had feenethis meeting,could but have thought that all had been fure on Davids fide~ What can fecure us if not Teares, and Prayers, and Oarhes ~ Doubtlelfe'z>avidsmen which knewthemfdves obnoxious to Laws and Creditors, began 10 think of feme new ,refuge, as making account this new peeced leagud would be everlafling,they looked whebSaul would takeD<·vidhomerothe Courrl and dilfolve his Army, and recompence.that unjufl perfecution with jufl honour; when behold in the loofe, Sat1i go<s home, but D.avidaQd his men goe up unto th~ hold.WifeDavidknows Saul nor tobemor"kinde then untrufly;andtherefore had Xxxx rather
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