A summary but pithy rehearsal of the specialties of the favour done him by God against nSaul, against oSauls son Ish-bosheth, against the pPhilistines, the qMoabites, the rSyrians, the sAmmonites, the tAmalekites, and the uIdumaeans, against xAbsalom, against ySheba, with their rebellious complices of Israel & Judah too. Of whom a great many were punished in justice: the Lord avenging him of some, by other mens hands; of some, by his own, as being armed thereunto with bthe sword of vengeance. The rest, though their lives were spared in mercy, yet were they brought in awe and subjection under him. So himself, his enemies either not remaining or not remaining enemies, at the least not daring to practise their enmity, was delivered from them. Yea, (which 12he uttereth more emphatically by turning of his 13speech to God) God did exalt him and advance him higher then any of his adversaries, that rose up against him, and delivered him from Saul, who of long time pursued him most fiercely & put him oft in present dā ger 14of his life, from the cruel, violent, the most violent man. Touching his duty whereupon, he addeth, Therefore will I confess thee, o Lord, among the Gentiles; and I will sing unto thy name: he giveth great deliverances to his king, and showeth mercy to his anointed; to David & to his seed for ever. To confess the Lord, is to acknowledge him to be the author and giver of whatsoever good ⟨p. 7⟩we have: to sing unto his name, is with joyful melody of voice to acknowledge it. But these things doth David vow that he will do: and therein will testify, even before the Gentiles, that the Lord, who made him king and anointed him, doth give him great deliverances, and showeth him mercy, nor only him, but his too, his seed, his posterity and progeny for ever. The very literal sense of the which words doth import an excellent thankfulness in David, that would yield such tokens thereof, among the Gentiles, the heathens, whom he had subdued: a more excellent goodness and graciousness in 15God, who raised him to royal state, and mightily preserved him in it, and rid him out of many dangers, and showed mercy still to him, yea to his of spring also that should reign after him. But all this is base in respect of that which the holy Ghost in a spiritual meaning doth hereby signify & betoken.
A summary but pithy rehearsal of the specialties of the fauour done him by God against nSaul, against oSauls sonne Ish-bosheth, against the pPhilistines, the qMoabites, the rSyrians, the sAmmonites, the tAmalekites, and the uIdumaeans, against xAbsolon, against ySheba, with their rebellious complices of Israel & Iuda too. Of whom a great many were punished in iustice: the Lord avenging him of some, by other mens hands; of some, by his owne, as being armed therevnto with bthe sword of vengeance. The rest, though their liues were spared in mercy, yet were they brought in awe and subiection vnder him. So himselfe, his enimies either not remaining or not remaining enimies, at the least not daring to practise their enmitie, was delivered from them. Yea, (which 12he vttereth more emphatically by turning of his 13speech to God) God did exalt him and advance him higher then any of his adversaries, that rose vp against him, and delivered him from Saul, who of long time pursued him most fiercely & put him oft in presēt dā ger 14of his life, from the cruel, violent, the most violent man. Touching his duty wherevpon, he addeth, Therefore will I confesse thee, o Lord, among the Gentiles; and I will sing vnto thy name: hee giueth great deliverances to his king, and sheweth mercy to his anointed; to David & to his seed for ever. To confesse the Lord, is to acknowledge him to bee the author and giver of whatsoever good
- n1. Sam. 18. & 19. & 23. & 24 & 26.
- o2 S• 2 & 3. & 4.
- p1 Sam. 5 & 8
- q2. Sam. 8.
- r2 Sam. 8 10.
- s2 Sam 8. & 10 & 11.
- t1. Sam 30. & 2 Sam. 3.
- u2. Sam. 8. Psal. 60
- x2. Sam. 15. & 17 & 18.
- y2. Sam. 20.
- bRom. 13 4
- 12• 2 Sam 4. 8.
- 13• 2 Sam. 10. 18 & 18. 31.
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