5. If the Lords immediate designation of David, and his anointing1 by the divine authority of Samuel, had been that which is alone without the election of the people, made David formally King of Israel, then there were two Kings in Israel at one time; for Samuel ⟨p. 15⟩anointed David, and so he was formally King, upon the ground laid by Royalists, that the King hath no royal power from the people: and David after he himself was anointed by Samuel, divers times, calleth Saul the Lords anointed, and that by the inspiration of Gods spirit, as we and Royallist• do both agree. Now two lawful supreme Monarchs in one Kingdom, I conceive to be most repugnant to Gods truth, and sound reason; for they are as repugnant as two most Highs, or as two Infinites. 2. I• sh•ll follow, that David all the while betwixt his anointing by Samuel, and his coronation by the suffrages of all Israel at Hebron. 1. Was in-lacking, in discharging and acquitting himself of his royal duty, God having made him formally a King, and so laying upon him • ch•rge to execute justice and judgement, and defend Religion, which he did not discharge. 2. All Davids suffering upon Davids •art must be unjust, for, as King, he should have cut off the murderer Saul, who killed the Priests of the Lord; especially seeing Saul by this ground must be a private murderer, and David the only lawful King. 3. David, if he was formally King, deserted his calling in flying to the Philistines; for a King should not forsake his Kingdom upon no hazards, even of his life, no more th•n a Pilot should give over the helm in an extreme2 storm: but certainly Gods dispensation in this warranteth us to say no man can be formally a lawful King, without the suffrages of the people: for Saul, after Samuel from the Lord anointed him, remained a private man, and no King, till the people made him King, and elected him. And David, anointed by that same divine authority, remained formally a Subject, and not a King, till all Israel made him King at Hebron. And Solomon, though by God designed and ordained to be King, yet was never King, till the people made him King, 1 King. 1. ergo, there floweth something from the power of the people, by which he who is no King, now becometh a King, formally, and by Gods lawful call; whereas before the man was no King, but as touching all royal power a mere private man.
5. If the Lords immediate designation of David, and his annointing1 by the divine authoritie of Samuel, had been that which is alone without the election of the people, made David formally King of Israel, then there were two Kings in Israel at one time; for Samuel ⟨p. 15⟩annointed David, and so he was formally King, upon the ground layed by Royallists, that the King hath no royall power from the people: and David after he himselfe was annointed by Samuel, divers times, calleth Saul the Lords anointed, and that by the inspiration of Gods spirit, as we and Royallist• doe both agree. Now two lawfull supreme Monarchs in one Kingdome, I conceive to be most repugnant to Gods truth, and sound reason; for they are as repugnant as two most Highs, or as two Infinites. 2. I• sh•ll follow, that David all the while betwixt his anointing by Samuel, and his coronation by the suffrages of all Israel at Hebron. 1. Was in-lacking, in discharging and acquiting himselfe of his royall duty, God having made him formally a King, and so laying upon him • ch•rge to execute justice and judgement, and defend Religion, which he did not discharge. 2. All Davids suffering upon Davids •art must be unjust, for, as King, he should have cut off the murtherer Saul, who killed the Priests of the Lord; especially seeing Saul by this ground must be a private murtherer, and David the only lawfull King. 3. David, if he was formally King, deserted his calling in flying to the Philistims; for a King should not forsake his Kingdome upon no hazards, even of his life, no more th•n a Pilot should give over the helme in an ex•reme2 storme: but certainly Gods dispensation in this warranteth us to say no man can be formally a lawfull King, without the suffrages of the peo•le: for Saul, after Samuel from the Lord anointed him, remained a private man, and no King, till the people made him King, and elected him. And David, anointed by that same divine authoritie, remained formally a Subject, and not a King, till all Israel made him King at Hebron. And Salom•n, though by God designed and ordained to be King, yet was never King, till the people made him King,
- 1David not a King, because anointed by Samuel.
- 2By the peoples election one is made of no King a King.
