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Show Tbe fecorid Book thefirftpartCus P.16:9.24 ch greatett chingss and commanded fomeeof oftheir ownePrinces, and of theito wa bre , andthe morning following annointed him King thinn to be laine without any-triall oflaw, being fometimeby Prophets reprehendéd, fometime nots Forrhough Dawid confefled his offence forthe death of: #rish, verse ofIftae ‘rhimall that fhould happeeti Afterl.thishe told n himcinthe way homeward, that twomen foysomkilling his elder brother and others, "the fame was not imputed varo-him as any fhould incounter him by: Xahe/s Sepulchie, who fhould tell him, that his Affes were found, and that his Fathers cares were changed from the feare of lofing his beatts, to doubt the loffe.of hisSonne: that he fhould then meet three other men inthe plaine of Tabor; then a. company of Prophets : and that hee fhould be partaker of. GodsSpiric; and prophecie with them:and that thereby his condition and difpofition fhould beichanged from the vulgar,into that which became a King elected and fauoured by God. i xo. Burthe Prophets here {poken of,menindued with {piricuall gifts, were notof thefir offence. ‘That the ftate.of Yael thould receive this change of geuerniment., it was, not onely' fore-rold by 440/¢s in Deateronomie,but pereeiued by tacobin this Scripture >The Sceptir hallnot depart fromJuds, oe, Iewas.alfopromiled by Godto Abraham tora blefling: Eorit ivas noronelyaflured tharhus iMlues thould.in number equall theftacresia heauen, burdhat Kings fhould proceed, of him: -Wbithftate feeing in is framed from the patrerney, of his folerule, whois Lord ofthe Vaiuerfall sand the excéllencythereof in telpecof and moft reuerenced number,whoby diuine renelation foretold things rocome, repre- all other gouernments, hath beene by many:idicious men handled.and prooued, [thal hended without feare the errors of their Kings,and wrought miracles 3 0F which number ia notneed to overpaint that whichis garnifhed with better colours already.) than] can lay/on In thetime of the ludges euery man hath obferued wharciuill Warre sfrae/ had: what Ourragious flaughters they committed vpofi each other: s)/in-what mifcrable feruitude they lidied fonmany yeares : and, whenit fared beft with them, they did but defend their owne Tertitoriessorrecouerfomeparts thereof formerly loft. The Canaanites dweltin were Mofés,lofwa,Samuel, and after them Gad, Nathan, Abias, Elias,Elifens,E[ay, leremie, chryfink and the reft ; for thefe Prophets, faith S,chry/offome, Omnia femporapel carrunt,praterita, prafentiac&futdra: bug they were of thofe of whomS. Paul {peaketh Of, ¢.Cor.14.14. who inriched with soisicaelh pls expontided che Srapantesand the Faw. At Mifpeth Samuelaffembled the peop esthat le might prefent Seu/to them, whoas yet knewnothingof hiselection : neither did Saud acquaint his owneV ncletherewiths thebeftvallies ofthe Countrie., The Ammonites heldmuchof Gilead ouct Tordansthe Philittims the Sea-coatts, andthe Jebufites Hierufalemit {elfe,till- Dauids time :all which i whenhe asked himwhat had paft betweene him and Samuel: foreither hee thought his 20 eftare not yetaflured,or elfe that itmight be dangerous for him to suede it, till hewere tharKing did novonely. conquer:and. eftablith,, but hee mafteredand fubieétedall the confirmed by generallconfent. When the T fics were.aflembled at Mizpeth, the gener neighbour Nations;and Kings,and made them histributariesand va(lals. But whethet rall opinion is,that he was chofen bylot. ons be thinkes by the anfwerof it,weretorthatthe Iftaelites were moued by thofereafons y which allurerhemoft ofall when heasked counfaile ofthe Lord. Butthe cafting of lots was vee onely mach vied ments oft amongthe lewes, but by many others, ifnotbyall nations. The. and of promife Was His diuided by lot: God commandedlots to be caft on thetwo Joates,which fhould be fa: ¥<* anddefend them ; whereuato when Samwel had warrant from'God to confent, hee fent cucry man to hisowne Citieand abiding. : | syealys ds 2\i ; Bee gothe diuifion ofgrounds or honours; and in things to be vaderzaken ; thetwo firtt kinds ced is he pec- were called Diuifory; the third,Diuinatory ;and vnto oneof thefethree all may beere- Ee hehae duced: allwhich kinds howfoeuer they may feeme chancefull, are yet orderedand di; ofthe Higt: tected by God : asin the Prowerbs : The lat iscaff into the lap, but the whole difpofition is ofon him 5 ; laine that thee Lord. And inlike in lik fort fell the kingdome cingd ofIftael on Saul, é, norby by chance,sbut but bY: by. Frewwe they were no ena a by a "oe Ae iokeae Meee -oe -a =ee Sophim9 Safe ; . a inna ofSaniwhont'yet he knew not,but knewthe ee Spromifes)and:sdv/alfo hauing SPmoces w. i ; ee ails ars iccigzissoy Afles guinness hens. ror - rab Stbroek 3 ke Gods ordinance, who gaue Samuel former knowledge. ofhis election: from which ee election Sax withdrew himfelfe in modeftie, as both Lefeys caniters its and as pee ce gather is f es to Samuel, when hee acknowledged himethe Artificers. felt: ‘C ore ne eee Cuca by God, found rie Saul SeEsodes t Tribe. 7 Be AI isde dis was hidden, and brought him amongthe people, and hee wastaller than all the relt peshin Mefz amatht,to'nnd a see fh iourneyit4o 4oby the fhoulders. And Samue/made them know thathee was the chofenking of Ifrael, a tofinde his beafts. In whic stewallt < whereuponallthe multitude faluted him King, and prayed for him; yct fome there ff ¢ greateft things by the fimple a a 1.8478.46, wetethat enuiedhis glorie (as in all eftates there are fuch) who did not acknowledge him by offting him prefents,asthe manner was : ofwhom Sau/, to auoidefedition, took 1,cen-.r0. eaten: ote 8Sg a as a yee 0 e.oflethro; andafter to.mak Dauidthe youngeft ofcight fons and byt he Scriptures calleda little one,' who was then keeping of beats; and changedh is theep hooke'into a Scepter, making him ofall other themoft victorious king of ludaandIfrael. So sobs_ theitets,to become fithers of cafting : and lame: s were taken from + digaitie men,and that died notin the graue,asall worldly ing if Hennes RSs bun Honours'doé - but pestanncotenitcoetaig Gods euerlafting per andeuetlafting! kingdome. Sito. When Samuel was 10 Go Honour which attended |him, Saméelanfwered thathimfelte himito tac high place} where s rowing te oon ra " sb sfiia! Coketheseer Wetcinuited, conferred with him-afterw: Seieks ; dv sie do f atds\of the affaires of the kingdome, #7. GOTT T. Of thee ftablifbing of Sail by hesfirft vidtorie. entred into Ramath ing, whom ssj | hecexpetted, and flayed his arriyall attath,he hee prepated a banquet for the king d gre, . im know that; Notlong after came ernest \d himofythat hee fhould tule th ow that it was the famewhomhee ha € People of God: Sau/ finding Samuel in the gate, ri knowing him not, though 4 Proph ctificed, and which turned off : a figure of Chrilts faffering, and our deliucrance,for P whofe garments the lewesalfo caft lots. Cicero; Plautus, Panfanias, and others haue ren2 membred diuers forts of lots, vfed by the Romanes,Grecians,and other Nations : Belles acces 26 ; a he ? Ofthe election ofSaul, Be ist Samuel had difmiffedthe affembly. ar Mixpabshee forbare theelcction sd \G-6fakino-til fai : Os shéidaschesAr rere and *Th Prin Thammim : thatis, by the anfwer af the Pricft, wearing that myfterie vpon his breft ee Nations to liueyndera Monarch, or whether by this meanesthey fought to bee cleeted fromthe fonnes ofSamue/,they, became deafe-to all the perfwafions and threats which Samuebnfed-infitting yponthis point,that they wouldhaueaking, bothto judge them oelaclin 395 Cua rs6.§.3- ofithe Hip oie oe secs Godsgracesto bee beftowed onhim | Saul placed in the kingdom,bu ‘ BF O fooner was Dies f) Nahasking ofthe Ammonites prepared tthat hereceiued knowledge that a WE: to beficge Iabes Gilead: which nation 1KING in fince the great ouerthrow giuen them by /ephta, neuer durft attempt any thing vpontheIfraclites, tillthe beginning ofsa#/ histule. Andalthoughthe Ammonites did alwaies, attend vpon the aduantage of time, to recover thofe Territories : * * 3 i ‘ which firft the Amorite,& then Iffael difpoffeft them of which they madethegroundof their inuafion in /ephta's time; yet they neuer perfwaded themfelues ofmore advantage than at this prefent. For firft,they knew that there.were many ofthe I {raelit es that did nog willingly fubmit them{elues to this new King fecondlythey were remembredthat the Philiftims had not long before flaine 34000.:, ofthe ir men of Warre : andbefides e vied |