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A36109 A Discourse presented to those who seeke the reformation of the Church of England wherein is shewed that the new church discipline is daungerous both to religion, and also to the whole state : together with the opinions of certaine reverend and learned divines, concerning the fundamentall poynts of the true Protestant religion : with a short exposition upon some of Davids Psalmes, pertinent to these times of sedition. 1642 (1642) Wing D1616; ESTC R41098 212,174 304

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Saphyra in the o Act. 5.9 Acts of the Apostles they all perished in a Moment and came to suddaine destruction And it will be but a poore Comfort to vs that our Griefes are hereby shortned for taken on the suddaine and consequently not repenting how doe we leap as is said out of the Frying-pan into the Fire and change our Temporall Paines in this World for Paines Eternall Witnesse our Saviour who so oftentimes in one Chapter vseth these Words p Marc. 9.44.46.48 Where their Worme dieth not and the Fire is not quenched that is where their WORME the Worme of Conscience shall bee euer gnawing vpon them and the FIRE that is Hell-Fire shall neuer but burne them Body and Soule and yet not consume them the true SALAMANDERS in this one respect of the World to come PSAL. VII Domine Deus meus 1 O Lord my God in thee haue I put my trust saue me from all them that persecute me and deliuer me 2 Least he deuoure my Soule like a Lion and teare it in peeces while there is none to helpe 3 O Lord my God if I haue done any such thing or if there be any Wickednesse in mine Hands 4 If I haue rewarded euill vnto them that dealt friendly with mee yea I haue deliuered him that without any cause is mine Enemy 5 Then let mine Enemy persequute my Soule and take me yea let him tread my Life downe vpon the Earth and lay mine Honour in the Dust 6 Stand vp O Lord in thy Wrath and lift vp thy selfe because of the Indignation of mine Enemies arise vp for mee in the Iudgement that thou hast commaunded 7 And so shall the Congregation of the People come about thee for their sakes therefore lift vp thy self againe 8 The Lord shall iudge the People giue sentence with me O Lord according to my Righteousnes and according to the Innocency that is in me 9 O let the Wickednesse of the Vngodly come to an end but guide thou the Iust 10 For the Righteous God tryeth the very Hearts and Reines 11 My helpe commeth of God which preserueth them that are true of Heart 12 God is a Righteous Iudge strong and patient and God is prouoked euery Day 13 If a Man will not turne he will whet his SWord he hath bent his Bow and made it ready 14 He hath prepared for him the Instruments of Death he ordaineth his Arrowes against the Persecutors 15 Behold he trauaileth with Mischief he hath conceiued Sorrow and brought forth Vngodlines 16 He hath grauen and digged vp a Pit and is fallen himselfe into the Destruction that hee made for Other 17 For his trauaile shall come vpon his owne Head and his Wickednes shall fall vpon his owne Pate 18 I will giue Thankes vnto the Lord according to his Righteousnes and will praise the Name of the Lord the most High THE ANALYSIS THis Seauenth Psalme whether it hath his reference to Saul or Semei or to any other of Sauls Kinred in the Greeke Title there is mentioned Cush the Beniamite as also in the Hebrew as it is partly framed by way of Petition vnto God so partly by way of Doctrine and Instruction vnto Men. Davids Prayer and Petition to God is First to haue his Assistance as it is in the First Verse least by reason of his Enemies he should vtterly miscarry as it is in the Second who falsly accused him as it is in the Third and Fourth Verses which Accusations could they haue prooued he refused no Punishment as it is in the Fift Verse Secondly Davids Prayer and Petition to God is that God himselfe would take the matter into his owne Hands and shewe in his behalfe his Seuerity and Maiesty as it is in the Sixt Verse and that for their sakes who were the Godly as it is in the Seuenth Verse Thirdly Davids Prayer and Petition to God is to justifie him that is to make his Innocency appeare vnto the World as it is in the Eight Verse that so the Vngodly may bee repressed as it is in the Ninth and the reason of this Petition is for the Lord knew David inside and outside euen his inmost Thoughts as it is in the Tenth and Eleauenth Verses Davids Doctrine and Instruction to Men is concerning Gods Iudgments as it is in the Twelfe Verse wherewith he punisheth the Wicked as it is in the Thirteenth the Fourteenth the Fifteenth the Sixteenth and Seauenteenth Verses and therefore is to be praised as it is in the Eighteenth Verse And thus much of the Analysis VErse 1. O Lord my God in thee haue I put my trust saue me from all them that persecute mee and deliuer me Of LORD hath beene spoken a Exposam Ps 3.1 p. 64 and Ps 6.1 p. 149. before as also of b Expos on Ps 3.7 p. 75. GOD and of the Pronoune My that is so vsually annexed therevnto Besides what it is to c Expos on Ps 4.5 p. 102. Trust in God and how he is said to d Expos on Ps 6.4 p. 155. Saue So that nothing remaineth in this Verse to be shewed but only how the Prophet here doth vse the Words Saue and Deliuer in respect of God only and yet how God doth honour his Instruments bee they Ministers or Magistrates or Christians in generall with the selfe same Titles Like as our Saviour Christ he is the e Ioh. 8.12 Light of the World and yet he calleth his f Mat 5.14 Apostles so he is the g Esay 53.7 Lamb and yet hee calleth them h Luc. 10 3. so hee is the i 1. Cor. 10.4 Rocke and yet he calleth Peter l Mat. 16.18 so hee is the m Mat. 14 33. Sonne of God we are the n Rom. 8.17 Children of God and if Children saith the Apostle then Heyres Heyres of God and ioint Heyres with Christ Verse 2. Least he devoure my Soule like a Lyon and teare it in peeces while there is none to helpe That Soule is oftentimes taken for Life and so in this place hath beene obserued o Expos on Ps 6 4. p. 154. before otherwise though Saul were a King yet being but of that Mettle that other Kings are made of the Prophet David was not ignorant that hee was not to p Mat. 10.28 feare them that killed the Body but are not able to kill the Soule But from Words to come to Matter Our Prophet spake in the Verse before of his Persecutors as of Many he aymeth in this Second Verse at onely one One indeed might be the Fountaine of all whether Saul or Semei or Cush but if Saul then his Subiects if Semei or Cush then their Complices were most likely to be against him The Wicked most commonly flock together in q Nos Numerus sumus Horat Epist l. 1. ad Lollium Troops the Godly are commonly alone like r 1. King 19.14 Elias or Å¿ 2. King 6.17 Elisaeus though indeed neuer lesse