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Show 392 ~TheJecond Booke ofthe firft part Cuar.i6.§.1) ------ ae : - = - Ciar.t6.$1 : » anfmer.of God, thus he [pake;Come and let vs goetathe Seer: tor he c that is nowcalledya Prophet,was in old time calledaSeer-And although it pleafed Godto appeate by his Ans manifett vifion; not that God bad alrogether with-drawachis grace from Lracl : butas the Chaldean Paraphratt hathit, thofe revelations before Samue/s time, were more cloy. sSamxz, dedand obfcure. Theplaces wherin Samuel iudged were Matfpa or Mitfpa, feated' on Seeinthis ail in Beniaminnecre Iuda.:. alfoGilgal,and Bethel,,of which wee haue {poken book:-128-1. él{ewhere, f _ The Philiftims taking knowledge of theaflembly and preparation of Warreat Mifp in the beginning of Samue/s gouernment, gathered their Armic, and matched towards 10 ., Mfetheirfonnes in his owne feruice to make them his Hotfé-micny Chariotrers, and Boots romen's whichisnotoncly not grieuoussbut by the Vaflalsofall Kings;according to theit the Cities. at whofe approachthe Iftaelites ftrucken with: feare, and with the memorie bitthand condition, defired:: it being very-aereeable to fubie@s of the belt qualitie to of.cheir former flaughrers and feruitude, befought Samuel to pray to God for them; who command forthe Kingin his Warres, "andiro till thé pround no leffe proper and apper- was.* then performing his {acrifice when the Philiftims werein view. But God being taining to thofethde arethereto: bred and broiztit vp ‘fo die like wile the officebof wos ing MOued with Samuels prayers (as he was bythole of Ato/ s; When Ifrael fought againt men-fervantsto dreffe meate, to bake breed, andthelike. ofRome, that the Amalekites at their firft entranceinto Arabia:) it pleafed him with thunderand temolsera peft ro.difperfe and beate downe the Armie ofthe Philiftims,accor dingto thepropheeie itwastold him Of Marsa, Samaels Mother, The Lords aduerfaries{ballbe defroyed, and out of heauen pak thatthe ene: he thunder vpon them,@rc. Lofepbus attirmes, that a part ofthe Phili(tims were (wallowed edhepothing Wathan earthquake : and that Samuel himfelfe led the Ifaclites in the profequurion, of difmaied,an-" their viGtorie.. After Which, Samuel erected a Monument in memorieof this happyfuc+29 ceeist, fe, obtained by the miraculous hand of God, which lofephus called, Lapidem fortem: 1Sam210, Samuel, Ebenezer, ortheftone of affiftance : and then following the opportunitie andad: many thingsynto'the Kings, asmany wiues; couerouftieffeyand the liked) hee comman: deth thac the Kings which were to raighe iter U/rac/;{hould writethe Law of Denteranome, orcaufe it to be written |: and to thew how greatly the King fhould honotir'the Lawheaddevhi it (ball beswith him, and hefball readétherein allthe dajes of his lifessbathe may learnetofearethe LordhisGods andte heepe allthe words ofthis Law,and thefe ordinups ces for to doc them: that hee may prolong his daies tx bi Kingdome; heeandbis Sonnes Barto ward the North and Eaft, and the Idumite on the South. ‘The eftate being thus fettled, Samuel forthe eafe of the people gaue audience andiudgemeatindivers places by turnes, 10 take away any other mansfield,fay they, is.contrary-to the Lawes of God, in thefame gobookewritten. Foritis {aid, That which ixiuft and right{bale thou follow, that thon maye/t Deut. 6: ri : OF SUL, tine, Nowif itbenot permitted to carry away grapes more than thou canft eat out ofa- = XVI But whereas inimediately: it isthreatnedy Mec willtake your Ficldssand your Vineyards, and your Left Cline trees, (dnd gine thems ta his: feruanes ysvith-other oppreffions ; this hath giuen, and aiues daily occaf> onto'fuchas wouldberiiled by theit ownedifcretion, td affirme that Same defetiberh herevntothenrthe power. Pa King; gduertied by his owne affections, and not 4 King that feareth God. "But othersvy ponfurcher examination conftrue chis ‘Texe farre‘orher20 wile, asteachitig vswhat Subiects ought with patience'ro beare artheir Soueraigns hand. The former opinion is grotindedfirft vpon that place Of Dewteronomicy where God fore=poyr rig fheweth this change of gouernment ftom ludges ro Kings ;andafterlicéliad forbidden uantage of the vi@orie,the I {raelites recouered divers Cities of their ow ne formerly loft, and held longin poffeffion of the Philiftims, who fora long time after did not offer any inuafion or reuenge.- And the better to attend their purpotes, androwithftand any of their attempts, the Ifraclites made peace withthe Amorites,or Canaanites, whichlay on their backes, and to the Northof them, thatthey might not bee affanited from. diuets parts.at onceshauing the Philiftims towardsthe Weft and Sea coaft, the Canaanite, to- Cua rp. DF wilh acaufe of fo great confequence andalteration; Saswel fought counpaile from Goul!s which farely hice didnotforthe eftablifhingof his owné: Sonnés / whorbeing' as they were;God would not haue approtied his election, Nowas it appearesBY che Text this fpeech or motion difpleafing him; bee vfedhis belt arguments to déhort'them + which when he perceiued to be oner-feeble, he deliuered vato them fromGods revelations the inconueniencesand miferies which thould befall cher "And yer,\allowhich hee fore{itiewed was not intolerable; butfach ashatl beetie borne; and is fo till by free confent ofthe Sbiedts towards thicir Princes. For firft hee makesthem knowsthatthe King will gelsto Ado/es,as before to Abraham,t/aac,and Laceb syctin the time of: Eli, there was.no as hath beene elfewherefaid, ofthe Hiftory ofthe World, nother mansvineyard, but forbidden by God:itis muchleffe lawfullto take the vineyard Dent.23.0-24) irfelfefromthe owher,dnd gineit to anothers: Neither aréthe wordsof the Téxt Ee 3 they)ftichas doe warrantthe Kingsof Iffael,ormakeit proper vatothem; to takeat will ~ = any thing from their vaflals,: Forit isinotdaid thatit fhallbe lawfull forthe King, orthe King may: doethis or thar sburitis writted, thatthe King will take yourfonnes >: and.as gaine,This fhall be che manner of the King that fhalkraigne ouer:you.God thereby. forethewing what power, feiiered from pietic ( becaufe irisaccouritable to God onely ) will --- ' aero wake Of the deliberation to change the Louernment into a Kingdome. £ VT whenagenow began to ouerstake serevel, and that hee wes notable to ynder-goe the burthenof fo catefulla hee %. put off fromhimfelfethe weiglit of the Gosttes. oFgoucrament, hie fanieus pY and -4byah, who iudged thepeople seRebeRicba 2 Citie,.the ve" ty vtmoit towards theSouth of luda. Andas placewas inconuenient and fatre away, fo were them "ei theae Pfle enol 22 from the infticeand eat ei Paha. - = "hirft ofcou touinetic, the more it fwalloweth,the moreit drieth, and d -firet! fi ding tafte in n0" thing butgaine; to recouer which dai Gxt ci ? ie a id e fice 0 Indgementto the bet Chapm ? nf ata price, and fold lu dws? Prien. Which whenthe Elders of Ifrael obferued, ana # that Samuel as man (t i . ours of hislowne, > anaturall they prayed (thougha Prophet) change not{o well difcerne theer they prayed thim toconfent totheircould of gouernment, and romeAs thema King, by whom they mightbe Nations were, who might alfo leadé\them to the Warreand defend eiudgedas F other them againft their enemies. 3 For after the }: and lamen table fuccefle which followed the 1 i hi when o Samuel by their firft bloffomes prom : se e thole au 110 eeee Way to put the gouernmentfromout uifed to yeeld Fruite no lefle bitter, they {W b h she choyce of a King. istace, whom they fo much reuerenced, but PY In | doe inthe furure: And heredfwe findethe firftexamplein dchab,who tooke from Nafark both his Vineyardand hislife, contrary to the truft which God had put im him} of govetiling well his péople.: For God commanded, Tihathis peoplefavuld bee indged sithDest. 16" ae Wherefore,;chongh the King hadoffered vnto.Wabirh comp.fition; asa ‘ineyard ofbetter value, or the Worth in money,whichhe refufed: yet becaufehee = ~_ accufed; andvniuitly condemned(though by colouroflaw, ) how grievoufly : b pas punithed byGod; the Scriptures tell vs. os ae Ifrael. For Godhadnotthen left his people to the Elders, buttothe King, vo eda lining Law, euenas Dawid ceftifierhoftumfelfe : Pofwisti me in caput genoF Forthis of S.Auzufline plea futficient for ke againtt theall-righteous God,to fay tharit wasNeitherwasiita done withouthis confent, and by is very true: Simalata tanocentia, non ef innocentia 3 fimu~ §o/ata cuitasian efequitas ifed duphicaturpeccatum in queef iniguitasfiraulatio's Pained imaocence, and fained equitic, aremeither the due orthe other : but the fault or offericers i wilt offerice there th déubled,insehich therets both iniquitie and difsimulation.Suchin effedtis their difputation; ‘ ho thinke his place.to coritaine the défcription ofa Tyrant... But the arguments onthe | contrary . J fide, > a5 the y are many and forcible, foarethey well knawneto all; being excellently handled in that Princely difcourfe of The true Law offree Aonarchies:which Treatife + may nor prefumero abridge; muchleffe hereto infert. Onely thus much E will saan practice doc thew the greatnefle of authoritie fay,thatif , euen the beft Kings of luda and Hrackwere not fo'sied by any lawes, butthar they did whatfocuer they pleafed be che |