An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

First, That when David sent to summon that fort, the Jebusites who were the defendants, trusting in the strength of the place, told David in scorn that he must first conquer the blind and the lame. As implying that blind and lame soldiers, were garrison good enough to deal with his great Army upon the advantage of such a fortress.

First, That when David sent to summon that fort, the Iebusites who were the defendants, trusting in the strength of the place, told David in scorn that he must first conquer the blinde and the lame. As implying that blinde and lame souldiers, were garison good enough to deal with his great Army upon the advantage of such a fortresse.

Secondly, The blind and the lame, may rather be the Idols and strange Gods which the Jebusites worshipped, of whose protection, they were not the less confident, because the Jews counted them but blind and lame. As if they had said, even these gods, which you call blind and lame, see well enough what ye ⟨p. 496⟩are doing, and will come fast enough, and too fast for your ease, to our aid and succour. These blind and lame gods were justly hated of Davids soul, but he had learned better then to hate men, who were made lame or blind by God.

Secondly, The blinde and the lame, may rather be the Idols and strange Gods which the Iebusites worshipped, of whose protection, they were not the lesse confident, because the Jews counted them but blinde and lame. As if they had said, even these gods, which you call blinde and lame, see well enough what ye ⟨p. 496⟩are doing, and will come fast enough, and too fast for your ease, to our aid and succour. These blinde and lame gods were justly hated of Davids soul, but he had learned better then to hate men, who were made lame or blinde by God.