forbidden, and God fmote many of them with a great Slaughter, and they fent the Ark away to Kirjathjearim, 1 Sam. vi. 19-21.

78 Q. How did Samuel deliver Ifrael from the Philiftines when they made new War upon them? A. He offered a Burnt-offering, and prayed to the Lord, and God fought against the Philistines with Thunder from Heaven, and fcattered and deftroyed them, 1 Sam. vii. 9, 10, 13.

79 Q. How did Samuel govern the People? A: He travelled through the Land every Year, he judged Ifrael with great Honour and Justice for many Years, but in his old Age he made his Sons Judges, and they oppreffed and abufed the People, 1 Sam. vii. 15, 16, 17. and xii. 1-5. and viii. 1-4.

80 Q. What was the Requeft of the People on this Occafion? A. That they might have a King Jike the reft of the Nations, i Sam. viii. 5.

81 Q. What did Samuel do in this Cafe? A. He would have advised them againft it, becaufe God was their King, but they ftill persisted in defiring a Man for a King, 1 Sam. viii. 6, 7, 19, 20.

82 Q. Did Samuel gratify them in this Defire? A. Being admonished of God, he complied with their Defire, and appointed a King over them, 1 Sam. viii. 22.

CHAP

CHAP. IX.

Of the Government of ISRAEL under their Kings, and firft of SAUI and DAVID.

HO was the firft King of Ifrael? A.

10. WH

Saul, a very tall young Man, the Son of Kifh a Benjamite, 1 Sam. ix. 1, 2.

2 Q. How did Samuel first meet with him? A. Saul was fent by his Father to feek fome Affes that he had loft, and afking Samuel about them, Samuel took him afide privately and anointed him King of Ifrael, i Sam. ix. and x.

3 Q. But how was he made King publickly? A. God chofe and determined Saul to be King by cafting Lots among the Tribes and Families of I rael, 1 Sam. x. 19, &c.

4Q. How did Saul behave himself in his Kingdom? A. He governed well at firft for a little time, but afterward he difobeyed the Word of God in feveral Inftances, and God rejected him, 1 Sam. xiii. 13. and xv. 23.

5 Q. Whom did God chufe in his room? A. David of the Tribe of Judah, who is called the Man after God's own Heart, 1 Sam. xvi. 1. and xiii. 14. Acts xiii. 22.

6 Q. Who were the Forefathers of David? A. He was the youngest Son of Jeffe, who was the Son of Obed, who was the Son of Boaz by Ruth his Wife, Ruth iv. 17-22.

7Q What was this Ruth? A. She was a Woman of Moab, and the married Mahlon a Jew, the Son of Naomi, when they came to

fojourn

fojourn in Moab, because of a Famine in Ifraɛl, Ruth i.

8 Q. Did Ruth leave the Country of Moab? A. Yes, after her Husband died in the Land of Moab, fhe followed her Mother-in-law Naomi into the Land of Ifrael, and took the God of Ifrael for her God, Ruth i. 16, 17.

9 Q. What kind Providence attended her in the Land of Ifrael? A. Boaz, a rich Man, who was near of kin to her former Hufband, married her, and fo fhe became the Great-Grandmother of David, Ruth i. 16, 17.

10 Q. What was David's Employment? A. Being the youngest Son of a large Family, he was bred up to keep his Father's Sheep, 1 Sam. xvi. 11.

IIQ. What confiderable Actions did he do while be was a Shepherd? A. He killed a Lion and a Bear who came to rob his Father's Flock, 1 Sam. xvii. 34

12 Q. How did God anoint him to be King? A. He fent Samuel fecretly to anoint him with Oil at Bethlehem in the midft of his Brethren, 1 Sam.

xvi. 13.

i 13 Q. How did David make his firft Appearance at Court? A David understood Musick, and when the evil Spirit of Melancholy came upon Saul, hearing of David's Skill in Musick, he fent for him to play on the Harp to refresh him, 1 Sam. xvi. 16-23.

14 Q. What remarkable Action made him more publickly known? A. When Goliah the Giant challenged the Men of Ifrael, David undertook the Combat, and flew him with a Sling and a Stone, I Sam. xvii.

15 Q. How did Saul employ him afterward? A. He fent him out against the Philistines, and he flew many Thousands of them.

16 Q. How came Saul then to bear him an Illwill? A. From mere Envy, because the Women of Ifrael fung to their Inftruments of Musick, "Saul had flain his Thoufands, and David his "ten Thousands, 1 Sam. xxviii. 5, 6, 7.

17 Q. Wherein did Saul difcover his Ill-Will to Will him? A. He threw a Javelin at him, and often attempted to kill him, 1 Sam. xviii. 21.

18 Q. Did not Saul marry his fecond Daughter Michal to him? A. Yes, but he required of him the Slaughter of a hundred Philiftines instead of her Dowry, hoping that David himself would be flain in the Attempt, 1 Sam. xviii. 17-30.

19 Q. Who then were the Friends of David when the King was his Enemy? A. All the People of Ifrael loved him, and fo did Jonathan the Son of Saul, who fkreened him often from his Father's Malice, 1 Sam. xviii. 5. and xix. 2.

20 Q. But how could David escape so long when Saul ordered his Servants to kill him? A. He filed from Place to Place in the Land of Ifrael, and was hunted like a Partridge on the Mountains, till at laft he was forced to hide himself twice among the Philiftines, 1 Sam. xxi, 10. and xxvi. 20. and xxvii. I.

21 Q. What did he do there? A. When he was at Gath the first time he feigned himself mad, lest Achifh the King of Gath should kill him, 1 Sam. xxi. 12, 13.

22 Q. How did David fave his Father's House from Saul's Rage? A. He defired the King of "Moab to let his Father and his Mother dwell

there,

there, but he himself went into the Land of Judah, 1 Sam. xxii. 1—5.

23 Q. How did Saul further manifeft his Rage against David? A. He flew fourscore and five Perfons of the Priefts of the Lord, because he fuppofed they had concealed David, and did not tell the King where he was, 1 Sam. xxii. 17, 18.

24 Q. Had David any Army under his Command at this Time? A. Yes, he had gathered together about four hundred Men, which grew in a little time to fix hundred, 1 Sam. xxii. 2. and xxiii. 13.

25 Q. Did David fight with Saul all this time? A. No, he avoided him, and fled from him continually, by fhifting his Place when foever Saul purfued him, and at laft was forced to go into the Land of the Philistines again, 1 Sam. xxiii. and xxiv. and xxvii.

26 Q Did David never attempt to kill Saul? A. No, but he fpared his Life twice when he had it in his Power to kill him, I Sam. xxiv. 7, 8, 10, II. and xxvi. 11, 12, &c.

27 Q. Had this Kindness of David no Influence to foften the Heart of Saul toward him? A. Yes, it did for the prefent; but Saul's Envy and Malice were fo rooted in his Heart, that they prevailed above all the Principles of Kindness and Gratitude, 1 Sam. xxiv. 16, 17, &c. Chap. xxvi. 1—3. and xxvii. I.

28 Q. What became of Saul at laft? A. The Philistines invaded Ifrael, and Saul was in great Diftrefs, because God gave him no Directions, nor answered him by Dreams, nor by the Priests nor Prophets, 1 Sam. xxviii. 4, 5, 6.

29 Q. What did Saul do then? A. He enquired of a Woman who had a familiar Spirit,

and