houſe d wich a perfect hearte. | 6] will manage all my Afffairs with Wiſdom and Integrity 3 ' which are the two chief Qualifications requilite for all men. Aat.10, 16. and moſt neceſlary in Princes. cO when wilt thou give me the Kingdom which thou haſt promiſed me, that fo I may be capable ofexecuting theſe good purpoſes, both for my own comfort, and for the benefit of thy people ? Or, withour an Interrogation, as this particle is uſed, Exod. 29, 24. whin thou fhalt come to me, He ſpeaks not exciu-
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r himſelf to be corrupted by his Royal Power and Dignity, as < 117 Sao of the World commodhy were, Withal he may inti- mat, that now he could not do as he deſired, and that by the ne- ceſſity of his affairs, he was forced to make ule of ſuch men as he did not likes and to wink at thoſe miſcarriages, which it was not now in his power to reform: God is ofc ſaid in Scripture to com? to men when he fulfils a promiſe to them, or confers a favour or Bleſſing upon them, as Gen. 18, to. Exod. 20. 24. Pſal. 80. 2. Iſa. 35. 4. &c. dn my own Court and Family, as well as in my publick Adminiſtrations ; knowing how great an inflaence the example of my privat Converſation will have upon my people, either to reform or corrupt them- e This Clauſe adds weight to the former, I will not only walk in a perfe& or right way ( which 2 man may do for politick Reaſons, or with evil deſign, but I will do ſo) with an upright and honeſt Heart, which is moſt accep- table to God.
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f To wit, to look upon it with deliberation and deſign, or with defire and dejight, as this phraſe here and clſewhere imphes. If any ungodly or unjuſt thing thall be ſuggeſted ro me, whatſoever ſpecious pretences it may be covered with, as Reston of State, or worldly Advantage, I will caſt it out of my mind and thoughts with abhorrency, fo far will I be from putting it'in Execution. g From God and from his Laws. h to wit, fuch work : Or, the Contagion of ſuch Examples. I will neither imitate nor indure ſuch works, nor ſuch workers. hs ;
4 Afroward heart ; ſhall depart from me &: I will
not know 4 a wicked perſon. .
i A man of a corrupt mind and wicked life, ſuch as other Princes chuſe and prefer as being ſuitable to themielves, and to their wicked deſigns. k Shall be turned out of my Court, Icir they ſhould tempt me, or infe& the reſt of my Family, or be in-
Nance. k . 5s Whoſo privily ſlandereth his neighbour »,him will
I cut off : him that hath an high look,and a proud heart
m ſuch as by ſecret and falſe Informations and Accuſations of others ſeck to gain my Favour, and advance themſelves by the Tuine of others ; which are the common peſts of Courts and King- doms. » Theſe he mentions, becauſe pride is the common plague of Courts, -and-the Fountain of -many enormities in Courtiers ; it makes them imperious and inſolent towards the poor opprefled SubjeQs that reſort to them for relief ; it inclines them: to thoſe countels and courſes not which arebeſt for the publick good, but which are moſt for their own honour and advantage, it makes them oppreſſive and injurious to others, that they may have wherewith to 1atisfie their own luſts.
6 Mine eyes ſhall beupon o the faithful p of theland,
o Either 1. to find them out- Or 2. to favour or encourage them, as this phraſe is oft uſed, as P/al. 34. 15. Jer. 39+ 12. and 42» 4- Þ Mex of truch, juſtice and integrity, who will be faithful firſt to God, and then to me and to my people» q Or, te jit or abide or corverſe with me, in mine Houſe and Counſels and publick Admi- niſtrations. » In the way of Gods precepts which aire pure and perteQ. 5 In domeſtick and publick Employments.
7 He that worketh deceit ; ſhall not dwell within my
houſe : hethattelleth lies u (ball F not tarry in my ſight x.
5 Hewho ſhall uſe any frauds or cheats, or fſubtile artifices to abuſe or wrong any of my people. Which David's Courtiers were more likely to indeavour, becauſe _ not permit any open violence. « He that ſhall abuſe me lies, as Courtiers uſually do their Princes, cither to defend and excuſe the guilty, or to betray the Innocent. x I will certainly and immediatly baniſh him from my preſence.
8 I wii * early y deſtroy all the wicked of the land :
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y Speedily and without delay, as ſoon as I ariſe in the Morning, or, as ſoon as I am ſeated in the Throne, that fo I may both pre- vent all that miſchief which otherwiſe they might do 3 and hinder the infe&Qtion of others by their evil example; and diſcourage and deter all my Subje&ts from the like practices. Heb. I the mornings, # e, every Morning, as the ſame phraſe is uſed alſo, Jeb. 7. 18. Pſal. 73.14. Ia. 33. 2. The Morning was the time allotted for the exerciſe of Judgment, See Jer. <1. 12. , z Either 1. from Jeruſalem, which, though now in the hands of the Jebulites, he Jooks upon by an Eye of Faith, as if he had it in polletsion ; which he deſigned for the chief and Royal City of his Kingdom, and for the ſcat of the Aik and Worſhip of God. And therefore this place above all other. was to be purged and preſerved from wickedneſ; and wicked men. Or 2, from the whole Nation or Common: wealth of Iſrael: for David did intend, and was obliged toreform not only that one City, but his whole Kingdom, which alſo may come un- der the name ot a Cy, as being combined and united under one Government : for which reaſon the name of City is given both to the whole Church of Chriſt, as I/a.26. r. Heb. 12. 22. Rewvel. 204 g. and to the great Antichurch, theKingdom of myſtical Babylon, Rev. 21.8, 13. and 17. 18, O@c. | |
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