2 Samuel 1

A Christian recreation, is an exercise of some thing indifferent, both for the nature & use of it, only for the necessary refreshing of the body or mind, or both. So are allowed in the Scriptures the use of the Bow (2 Samuel 1:18), of Music (Nehemiah 7:67), of hunting (Canticles…

Psalm 146. It is pleasant, and sweet. 2 Samuel 1:26. You were very pleasant to me. Song of Solomon 5:10. He is white and ruddy.

Thirdly, the irrational or senseless creatures are cursed in reference to that which man suffers. Thus David cursed the mountains of Gilboa (2 Samuel 1:21), because there Saul and his beloved Jonathan were slain by the sword of the Philistines, because there the shield of the mi…

11. There is a wicked fearfulness in the heart to do evil (Jude 12), feeding themselves without fear. 2 Samuel 1:14: was you not afraid (says David to the Amalekite) to put out your hand to destroy the Lord's Anointed? It's a godly fear to tremble always, at feasting, speaking,…

And this is contradistinguished from the devils and hypocrites who cannot seek their lodging nor a hiding place against wrath in the Lord. 2. It is to lean and rest the body (2 Samuel 1:6): Saul leaned upon his spear, and by a metaphor it is to cast the burden upon the Lord (Isa…

O think what you will say to Christ for excuse of your not coming to him, when he did so graciously invite you. If you continue in your sins and unbelief, he will say to you as David did to the Amalekite condemned by him (2 Samuel 1:16), Your blood be upon your head. When the Lo…

5. Christ is lovely in his conversation. What was said of Saul and Jonathan, 2 Samuel 1:23. They were lovely in their lives; is much more true of Christ.

(1) Because, all sort of murder is expressly forbidden in the sixth command, you shalt not kill (Exodus 20:13), where there is a clear distinction made by the word "You," between a private man and a public magistrate, that does it by divine authority. (2) Because, though Saul wa…