The Mighty Fallen
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Excerpt from The Mighty Fallen: A Discourse Occasioned by the Assassination of President Lincoln, Delivered in the Presbyterian Church, Batavia, N. Y., Sunday Morning, April 23d, 1865 This is part of a lamentation of one mighty man over two others. In the providence of God, David was to come to the throne of Israel. He had been annointed by the prophet of the Lord. He expected that God would fulfill his word concerning him, but he had as yet no assurance, but faith in God, that he would ever be king. Saul had driven him from his sight, and hunted him from the land. For safety he had escaped to Gath, and made alliance with Achish, its king. This alliance, during its continuance, was honorable to both parties. It was kept in good faith. But it was not to continue. The Philistines would make war upon Israel, and the other lords of the Philistines, from fear of David, insisted that he should not go up with them to battle. Achish compelled David and his men to return to the city of Ziklag, in which he dwelt. After his return, the Philistines joined battle with Israel at Mount Gilboa. Israel was put to flight, and Saul and Jonathan were slain. When the messenger brought the news to Ziklag, instead of rejoicing that the death of Saul opened the way for him to the throne, David was smitten with grief. If ever he had felt hostility - there was no evidence that he had - it was now gone. His great and generous soul forgot all the injuries that he had suffered, and was overwhelmed with anguish. The great love which he felt for Jonathan, reached even to Saul; and as the flood-tide covers the smooth and rough places alike within its limits, and at its height reveals not the inequalities of its bed, but only the glassy surface of the all-embracing element, so this love of David enveloped both father and son in pleasant remembrances: "Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions. Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and other delights; who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distressed for thee my brother Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been unto me; thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen and the weapons of war perished." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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