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Show The Jecond Bookeof thefirtpare "408 hou a earl f Pzzabthe fonne of c4binadab, whom the | ord flev for prefiiming to Bathsaetechdugh it were with intent to {tayit e ym be 10 ¢ SHAP.I7.§,5, Ccsdbinedab Gibea to the Citie of Dawid; which bufineffe Was intertupted b Fret rarme -o it i tha. three yeeres it was with great folertinity drought into the Citie with fer. ken, But oh tacts allones oFiovfulneffe,in which Dawid himfelfi gladlybate 4 Ce a Michel derided him for dancing befote the 4rke,and afterward told hin es. a pas uncoucred as afoole in the eyes of the maidens his feruants: namely in {corne, That oe Al tient 7 in apparrell and behaniour; mixed himfelfe that he forgat his regall dignity both doth in appar Enron IS ind and ieeres - not that-fhee3. mongthe bafe multitude,dancing asfooles doe in aig ; and as vt : t difliked Dawids behauiour(as I take itthough fhe mac : it t . _ { of he ie: : i a i rather the aboundant griefe, which ris aeh ‘ ' Bee gi oe " husband to whomfhe wasdeliueredlaftly byforce, and re me : . ot - a et } of her father and brethren,out ofwhofe ruines fhe conceiued t iat the onne o a . hor built this his greatneffe : together with the many new ae and th paces & hrec-3. fince his Bree pee her breake out in thofe defpit< armes, for thick remained barrento herdeath. i ae vielenpeices with the Prophet Nathan for the bu go! ee Be or houfe of God: but was forbidden it, becaufe he was man : at wedtae : bloud. So greatly doth the Lord and King of all deteft homic ide s hauing a aes in vaine, that he would require the bloud ofman,atthe hand of mai Mane eee A cae which Dasid had made were iuft, and the bloud therein thed : as "* na vere 3 God, and his Church : yet forthis caufe it was not eee, re ae Jay the foundation of that holy Temple. Herebyit appeares how greatly tho : : ? deceiue themfelues,who thinke by bloud-fhed& terrourof aed arres,to a rae felues in gteatnefle like to the A/mightie, whichis a damnable pride ; not cat ing %ee tate his mercie and goodneffe,or fecke the bleffedneffe promifed by our Sewiourvt makers. ies epee althoughit was not pleafing tothe Lord to accept a Temple of bre a ding,yet was his religious intent fo well accepted,that hereupon he Recemie me ‘~ firmation of the Kingdometo him and his heires, andthat happie promife ofthe lafting Throne,thatfhould be eftablifhedin his feede. euct-39 §. V. Tne anerthrow of the Philjftims and Moabites: 2$am.80.1. £3 7 2 gemg'e : Ooneafter this; Z Dawid overthrew the Philifl ims, which made themalt ogethtet . : : hafte. Foritis "oy it is wwill S powerlefle, and vnableto make anyinuaf ieg vpon J/raclin ten, Accepitfrenum Amgarist manu Philiftheorums which place our Englifafig conuerts in thefe words, And Deuid tooke the bridle of bondage ont of the han oe Philiftims. The Latine of twnivsgiueth another and a better fenfe ; for by thatbt 4 ef of Amgar was meant the {trong Citie of Gath,or Geth, and fo the Genena rath it ce marginail note. This Citie of Gath wasthe fame which was afterward piess Tinins n8.c. of the fecond ofSam. fet onthe frontier of Pahefina at the ehtrance into Isdea and they madetheirincurfions, andthereinto their fetrait inall theirEphraim. Frome bee inuafions ; wie ~ ing taken by Dawid and demolifhed, there was left no fuch frontier towne oon ftrengthto the Phili/ti ms onthat part.The bill whereon Geth or Gath ftood, the "A book call Ammewherof and of the word Garis made Amgar of which Plinie in his tik a : and Chap.13.This expofition is made plaine and confirm in the firft ofchris Phill There was nonation bordering the /ewes that fo greatlyedafflicte d them ast sci #ims did, who before thetime of Sea/, (to the end they might not fharpen any "ibut againft them)did not leaue one Smith in all their Cities and Village s of that kin net i Sawery. infor't thet to come downe into theit tettitori e, for all iron worke whatfocit ute needed ; fo as the //raelites till this time ofDewidWere feldom e free from paying tothe Philiftims. iygand A Afterthis he gaue them foure othet ouetthtowes: but the war of the 44ene head rabisns came betweene. Inthe fir ofwhich he was indangered by h4i-beno i artes ofwhofefpeare weighed 300. fheckles of braffe,which make nine pound Ceccenpol ofour poizes:at which time Abifeai faccoured Dawid and flew the Philiffine, WACK Cuariz.§.6. d, ‘ofthe Hiftory ofthe Worl 409 yong the Counfellors and Captaines of Danid( left the light of Ifraelmight loffe be quenched vowed that he fhould not thenceforth hazzard himfelfe jn i ail. The "°* any batt "#2¥47 fecond and third incounter and ouerthrow of the Philiftims was at 60b,a pla J ce neere Gefar, andthe laft at Gath or Geth. And being now better affitred ofthe Philiftims by the taking ofGeth,he inuaded Asoab,from whom hotwithftanding in his aduerf itie hée foughtfuccour,and left his parents with himin truft . But whether it were the fa me Kingorno, itis not knowne. The Rabbines fainethat Atoab flew thofe kinsfolkes ofDg wid, Whi ch lined vnderhis protection in Sau/s time; but queftionleffe Dauid well knew howthat Nation had bin 4 alwayes enemiesto Iftael,& tooke all the occafions to vex them that were offered. And ~ -healfo remembred thatin the 23.0f Dewt :God commanded Ifrael notto feek the peace or profperity ofth e Moabires,which Danid well obfe rued,for hee deftro ved two parts ofthe people, leauing a third totill the ground. This victory obtained, h € led his army bythe border ofAmmon towardsSsyria Zobah the region ofCAdadezer the fon ofRehob King thereof.Theplace is fet downe in the defcription of the holy Land : towh ich I referre the Reader. The warre which Dauid made vpon the Syrians. L is written in the' Text » Datiidfrrote alfo Hadade zer,e¥ borderat the riner Euphrates. Now whether the wordsc. as he went to recouer his (4s heewent to recover his border) bee referred to Dauid or Hadadezer 5 it isnot agreed vpon. Jumins thinkes that the article ( bee) hath' relation to Dauid , who. finding: Tobe oppreft' by Hadadexer; ouerthrew the-one, and fuccoured the other. Butthe ancient and moft recciued opinion, that: this.rccouery hath reference bable. For if Danid had intended any fuch enterprizeto the Syrian, is more' pro towards Eaphrates, he Was in fare bettercafe to haue proceededafterhis victor dezer being taken)he had nowleft no enemie on y than before :.{eeing that (Cada hig victuals and fupplies from him,orto ftop the paffagback,cither to purfuse him,to take es ofthe mountaines vpon him ‘at his returne. Againe,feeing Dawid was cither to paffe through part of Arabie the defart, or by the plaines of Palmyrewa,his army confifting offootmen, forthe moft,ifnot all : He had nowboth horfe and chariots good {tore to catry: his prouifions throu gh thofe vacultined: places, by which hee wasto hauc march ed before. he could haue reached Euphrates or any part thereof, But wee finde that Danid returned to Terufalem, af. terhe had twice ouerthrowne the Syrian army,not her Euphrates, but feeking to eftablith his purchafesalrbendinghis courfe towatds the ri« eady. made.Wherebyit may ‘appeare, that it was the Syridnjand not King David, chat was going to inlarge his border, as aforeis faid. ‘Theking of Syria,Damafcena,& of.Damafcus,wher eofthat region: is fo called, hea« ting that dadexer was ouerthtown by the ofhis own country whichadioined. to. syriaIfraelites, feari ng his owneftate,& the loffe Framites or Syriansto his'fuccour: but thefe,asZoba ofHadadezerfent for an army ofAand too foone forthemfelues:for there perif it appearetl',came toolate for Adadexer hed ofthofe fupplies 22000: This kin of Damatcus, Jofephus( out ofWicholans an ancie nt Hiftorian )calleth Aded,who was alfo of the fame name and familyas all thofe other yo 10 gteatnefle, and fo continued forten defce dads were: which now began to grow vp nts, tillthey were extinguifhed by the Afyrians,as is hewedheretofore. Dignjd hauin now reduced Damatfcus vider his obediz gnce,leftagarrifontherin,as he did in Edom:gzhaui ng alf6 fackt the adioyning Cities of Betali,gc Berathi,belonging to AdadezerofwhichCitie s Ptolemie calleth Betah, Tatiba? and Berdthihé nameth Barathena.Tobwvor'Th saecer(as inthe 'defcription-ofthe Holy ei,whofe country ofHamath ioynedto Ae 2 Sam, 3; land the reade vam tO congratulatethis fuccefle ofDawid: partly becau r may perceiue)fent his fon Zo~ partly becaulehe feared Danid now victorious.Healf fé he had war with Adadezer,& o prefented Dawid withveffels of gold, filuer, and btaffesallwhich toget her with the goldenthields ofthe Arami Qq tes,and the |