The works of Mr Abraham Cowley Consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press, publish'd out of the author's original copies in two volumes . infatiably to prove With which rich Beauty feafts the Glutton Love. 74 But fcarce, alas, the firft fevn Days were paft,In which the Publick Nuptial Triumphs Saul this new Alliance did repent,Such fubtle Cares his jealous Thoughts torment,He envyM the good Work himfelf had donej , Feard David lefs his Servant than his Son,No longer his wild Wrath could he command;He feeks to ftain his own Imperial
The works of Mr Abraham Cowley Consisting of those which were formerly printed, and those which he design'd for the press, publish'd out of the author's original copies in two volumes . infatiably to prove With which rich Beauty feafts the Glutton Love. 74 But fcarce, alas, the firft fevn Days were paft,In which the Publick Nuptial Triumphs Saul this new Alliance did repent,Such fubtle Cares his jealous Thoughts torment,He envyM the good Work himfelf had donej , Feard David lefs his Servant than his Son,No longer his wild Wrath could he command;He feeks to ftain his own Imperial HandIn his Son^ Blood 5 and that twice cheated too,With Troops and Armies does one Life purfue. C 4 Said 45 2. Davideis, A Sacred Poem BookllL Said I but One? His thirfty Rage extends To thLives of all his Kindredy and his Friends y Ev*n Jonathan had dyd for being fo> Had not juft God put by thunnatural Blow. You fee. Sir, the true Caufe which brings us here 5No fullen Difcontent, or groundlefs Fear,No guilty A£i: or End calls us from to breath in Peace a while we to Serve^ and in mean Space to T^rayFor you who us receivejand -6/^ who drives away* 1 I J i f. 453 D JV ID E IS. BOOK IV. The CONTENT S. Moab carries his Guefts to hunt at Nebo, in theWay falls in TDifcourfe with David, and defiresto know of him the Reafons of the Change of Go-vernment in Ifrael, how Saul came to the Crown,and the Story him ^^^^r^,containing^ The State of the Common-wealth un-der the judges, the Motives/^?r which the Teopledefired a King^ their Deputies Speech to Samuelupon that Subje£f^ and his Reply, The ajfem-bling of the People at the Tabernacle to enquireGods pleafure, Gods Speech. The Ch^iracler^?/Saui, his Anointing by Samuel, and Ele^ionby Lot 5 the T>efe£lion of his Teople. The Warof Nahas King of Ammon againfi Jabes Gilead^Saul and Jonathan^ relieving of the Town. Jo-nathanV Charader, his Jingle Fight with Nahas,whom he flays^ and defeats his
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