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1 Samuel 14:1

Now it came to pass one day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father.

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Bede

AD 735

When Jonathan was about to go to the camp of the Philistines, he kept his plan hidden from his father and the rest of the people. Just as it is always most appropriate to avail oneself of the counsel of spiritual people, so it is also useful to keep hidden from carnal individuals great and virtuous undertakings, when planning or beginning them. We do this so that their fear might not break us and scare us while the desire of our mind is still tender; we also do this so that they themselves might not begin to do the very same things in emulation of us when they are not yet up to the task; and we also do this so that their imperfect praise might not degrade the integrity of our spiritual undertaking. For the following words relate that Saul at this juncture and the people who were with him had not yet attained spiritual maturity.

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