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wonder at the deph his lamentati
pne whose soul wa { with his own, BGt We
do wonder when read that IT VA q.
lamentation overt as well as Jonafh u
GI Sam. /, 1T.) 3, ecret Of it is that Da1dd
saw not the mars ul his enemy hut he,
saw the King San anointed OF the L6d 4
If we could only,u be children Of God as
dear to Him, and hey viii bewhen peri
tected, we wouldss more pity for their
failings and s,rroll- their sims. y
s. 1.-THE bastle y bore against Saul and
the archers hit 81 IN He was NOT; any,
longer In mercifuf hai 1s, but in the hands Of
those who nlew no h4&ercy. Long suffering,
and mercy had follower him many years; he
had been spared many time and warned
often; but che thatt eing often reproved,
hardensth his neck, 81 ball suddenly be de-i
stroyed, and that with {p4t remedy - and now
mercy is past for hid land Judgment has
reached him. +.
. 4. Therefore Saul &ook sword and fell
uponitn Saul being sPrs wounded asked his
arrnor bearer to slaE I'm; but notice the!
nSason: 'sLest these d fircumcised comeand
Ei,rusf me through al abuse me- y What q
eftar lie has Of being lshonored by those un-t
cjrcumcised, what HEeen sense Of honor, hut
q is the old story as when he pleaded with
Samuel: Honor me thpw before the eldersoft
nv people and beforaI IEaep (chap. xv., 8g.
It was his honor, andE bot the honor of G6d,
that he was careful aSbbut. In Saul's case iSt
Was Seni and his elo1rf that was uppermost.)s
hnt In Dayjd,s case. 1Ohyid was nothing and
the Lord and His rio1}rt was eyerythiile. h
5. .sHis armor be4Ifr = fell hke-f
wise upon his swordR hnd died with him.
This looks heroic and Pike spirit Of DEVOTION
n b;s master bnt; Mad he been devoted toii
81 a. -, ;ns+aad - 20 So1 nr mora davoted fnl
God than IN SanjA ri wonid inot have,
done 90. No man who fears God viii take
his own life. and anTone who believes Gods
concerning the awful future of the ungodlyi
as revealed in Scripture could not think Of
rnshinc madIv intoitJ Simple unbelief IS the
csnse of ali s1ich Conduct. r.. &
= q .tso SarI Ii;ad = I'd his threa song and
,,o 80. NJ haarer and an his man +hat san.
dsv sS T. tooetbern What then, T%s words al
the Lord Jesus. In Luke xvi, and othersJ
words of the Spirit plainly recorded In Scrip,
redeemed by Che urecious blood Of His dear
Son. ITO die is gafn,n ITO depart and be with;
Christ Is far better,n and when the spirit
leaves the body, our conscious personal LIE
continues and the angels guide or carry MS
toperfect bliss in His presence. But II wei
die In our sins and disobedient tits equally
plain that the portion Of such, while also per
crashing of teeth and fearful looking for Of
Judgment, "a =
ssTe,ool 4 q = fdrsook the cities and
aaj and the Pbilistines Icame and dwelt In
them.n Here is NOT dnly the defeat and
Sianohter of the Lords people Israel, but
the;r nossessions which they ought to have
kent; and enioyed. are possessed BY their ene-
,n;es This is SAD. indesd. and the only rears
COS, 70 tbot tha neonle of God had turned
tbei, hacIs upor, Him.
3 .eThe PhfIistines came to strip the slain.n
Ths def,srs of God caioot do enough to show
their hatred of Him and His professed fol-
lowers n is the devil who possesses them and
who is called truly a deyourer and DESTROYER.
WIZ ~ Sou - - L;s IoaS as,J e+,;n,.e3 dfp
his armor. and sent = to publish it
4 + y among the people.n Thus what Saul
feerad came mon him. and these uncircurn-
cised Philistines abused his BODY. But worst
cisen ina,seS isS StI;sheS s HrosJ o,,n,,y aSsse
!9ia oi an ~ waS .,. 81 az IiT;na % and TIme
God When one who bears the name of
Ies1s is in any way overcome by the world, : :
the Aesb or tbe devil that HoIy Name
hIssnhamed and thus S}shonored by the,Nahs
thns committed and not; only are si1cb Ghris-
t! illus cs .L1 -. oI1L Trl,sst;o I'D at and
Gians w Lney aie th..t 4ioIIddTSecioIIs name
aesPiSeo Dy StasS Sns nis ba; exalted is,de-
s-;:od oISo IN their a6S1nt. JSSf+, 81!
'p11eu 1n @ suTbev mt h;s aflhor in the house OF
ashto-otb. iU and they fasSsned his body to the
ash o. Ra,thsb1n y W41at victory for the
!Siata,, L,,f;t will not continue Blessed be
fSo God +hst al tSe victories of Bis enemies are
onSv WT fnr . little time. bu5 the victory Of His
dear Son is Tor eternity. I;