cruell insolencies falshood of those who seek their Advancement by iniurious wicked meanes Preserve vs also from the guilt of their abhominations but especially from being so shameles as to make vaunts of oppression or of any other sinn Disenable root out of the land all such insolent offenders that the righteous florishing as green Olive trees beholding thy Iudgments may with reverent awe reioice in their subversion who are friends to Vnrighteousnes with a fearles confidence in thy love magnify thy Holy Name for ever ever Amen Psa 53. To the cheef Musitian Maschil A Psalm of David It is almost the same with the 14. Psalm And may be vsed to minde vs that our Nature was wholie depraved and that wee should desire the comming of Christ by whome wee are to be renewed c. THe foole doth God in hart denay And all corrupt are growne Perverse wicked is their way There is no Righteous-one For God from heav'n his eye declin'de Man's of-spring to behold And searched who did seek to finde Or know him as they should 2 But all their waies prepostrous were All fillthie vnsound None sawe he live vprightlie there Not one good man he found Ev'n brutishlie fond Sinners eat God's people as their bread They seek not God and horrors great They feel where is no dread 3 The Lord will breake the bones of them That have beseiged thee And thou shalt shame them since of him They disrespected be Would wee God's healp from Syon had For Iacob triumph shall And Isr'el will there of be glad When them he brings from thrall Free vs oh Lord from that vniversall corruption which overspreadeth our Nature that wee neither become so foolish to deny thee in our harts nor so perverse as to dishonour thee in our waies Soe behold our polutions that thou maist cleanse vs from them Soe consider our weaknes that thou maist breake the bands of all our foes So make vs to fear thee that all our other feares may be turned into ioye And cause vs to be so desirous of that salvation which was promised out of Syon that being delivered from the thraldome of sinn and death wee every true Israelite may triumph in our Salvation Redemption through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 54. To the cheef Musitian on Neginoth Maschil A Psalm of David when the Ziphims came said to Saul doth not David hide himself with vs It mystically prophecied the Iewes trecheries tirannies against Christ c. It is vsefull when wee are or have beene betraied or persecuted by false brethren c. DEfend mee Lord for thy Name sake In thy great powre adjudg thou mee Of all thy suites quick notise take And let my words well heeded be For Strangers doe against me rise And Tirants for my life have sought Not setting thee before their eyes Although my healp thou still hast wrought 2 The Lord my Soules vpholders gards His Truth hath chas'd my foes away And them with Vengance he rewards For which my Vowes I 'le freely pay To laud thy Name is wel approv'd And I oh Lord thy praise will sing Because my greefs thou hast remoov'd And on my foes my wish dost bring Encline thtne eare oh mercifull father vnto all our iust petitions suffer vs not to be oppressed by our professed foes nor to be betraied into their hands by those Aliens vnto thy Truth Goodnes from whome wee have better deserved But as thou hast bene alwaies heretofore our Healper and the vpholder of them who have befreinded vs. So continue we pray thee to reward our friends according to their kindnes to requite our foes according to their deservings to deliver vs from all our sorrowes through Iesus Christ To whome with thy blessed Spirit wee will offer vp the free Sacrifize of praise and thancksgivinge now for ever Amen Psa 55. To the cheef Musitian Neginoth Maschil a Psalm of David It personatet the faithfull complaining petitioning against the inhumanitie of their foes It deciphers also false brethren declares their destruction the securitie of the Elect. It may be vsed as the former OH God! my praiers hear Hide not away thine eare But hear cast on mee thine eye For loud my foes doe roare The wicked greeve me sore And therfore Lord thus loud I crie 2 With wrongs they mee persue A wrathfull spight they shewe And I at hart am greatlie vext Deaths torments mee oppresse I shake through fearfullnes With horrors great I am perplext 3 I sayd Doves wings had I To rest I then would flie Lo then farr hence I would abide I then would haste away And in some Desert stay Which frō the Tempest mee should hide Selah 4 Destroy slitt their tongues For strife oh Lord wrongs Possesse their Cittie night day In midst thereof I spi'de Sinn fraud guile abide These in her streats still made their stay 5 A foes contempt or scorne I could have shund or borne But mee no publike foe abus'de It was my trusted Peer As friends wee freindlie were And wee God's house togither vs'd 6 Arrest them Death Hell With whome such Mischeevs dwell For I vpon the Lord will call To God at night I 'le pray At morninge at nooneday And mee both hear save he shall 7 In warr he gave mee peace And mee will still release Ev'n me the Lord will hear and save But God will punish them Selah For they his feare contemn Because that they no Changes have 8 Their hands the Peace did breake Where they a league did make And though their speach most freindlie were Yet are sometime their words Like darts or naked swords Let God therefore thy Burthen bear 8 For God is thy defence He gardeth innocence And Sinners downe to Hell will thrust Not half their daies they live Who murther or deceive But in the Lord I put my trust Many greevous oh Lord are those troubles which exercise thy Children especially in those places where prophanes or false worship is openly approoved but the greatest Afflictions are occasioned by Hypocrites False breathren those who abuse us vnder cullour of Religeon or by pretences of dearest Amitie Defend vs therfor oh God from those harmfull Serpents Give us the wings of Dovelike innocence to carry us above their snares Grant us those enterchanges of Prosperitie Adversity which may keep us both in thy Fear Love Suffer not the tribulations of the world nor the temptations of the Devill nor the miseries of the Flesh to oppresse us But let us lay all our burthens vpon thee confidently Trust in thee firmly Seek thee duly love thee sincerely enioy thy gratious protection for ever more Amen Psa 56. To the cheef Musitian vpon the mute Dove in the Desert a golden Psalm of David when the Philistims took him in Gath. It typically personates the Church in persecution is a prayer a complaint against her
thy grace did then vphold 7 When many thoughts opprest me much Thy comforts did my soul delight For thou partakest not with such Whoe sentence give against the right Or such as have the Iust withstood To death condemning guiltles blood 8 But thou oh Lord shalt me defend Thou art my God my Rock my Fort And all the harmes my Foes intend Thou shalt vpon themselves retort Yea for the guilt of their offence Thou Lord our God shalt root them hence Oh thou supream Iudge of the world severe Avenger of all wrongs Behold the fury the despight insolent Cruelties of our Adversaries and deliver the pore the widdowe the Fatherles all thy Oppressed Children out of their wicked hands Thy forbearance hath made the perverters of Iustice seeme to conceive that thou either see'st not or els regardest not their impieties Yea those oppressers are growne so powrfull so many that wee scarce finde any to take part with vs against their Iniuries but that wee have assurance of thy Assistance wee should be vtterly without hope Oh! continue our hopes in thee Sett thou in order all that is amisse destroy all the Favourers of Iniustice keep vs alway harmles both in soul body through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 95. This Psalme exhorts to praise God and warnes to harken to his voice whilst wee have tyme lest like our fore-Fathers wee be deprived of his Rest for our obstinacie It should be often sung to remember vs that wee embrace God's free grace whilst it is offred TO God our Saviour lett 's renewe Our songs with chearfull voice Our thanckfulnes before him shewe With Psalmes in him rejoice For God the Lord most powrfull is The King of Gods is hee The earth's obscurest vales are his And his high mountaines be 2 The seas he made they are his owne Drie land his Creature was Come serve him then fall wee downe Before our Makers face He is our God his flock wee are His pasture-sheep are wee That you his voice may therfor heare More tender-harted be 3 Not like your Fathers when that in The Desert proov'd they were And tempted him though they had seene His works of wonder there Full forty years they moov'd his wrath And therfor thus sayd hee A wandring hart this people hath My waies they will see 4 And I to them in my iust rage Did by mine Oath protest That none of all that froward age Should come within my rest Oh God! the Creator preserver governour of all things UUee give thee thancks for making vs after thine owne Image for sending thy Eternal-word to regenerate vs when wee were made worse then nothing So far wee ought to be from arrogating the powre either of our Beeing or Well-beeing that wee must confesse to vndoe our selves is all which wee are able of our selves do Like our fore Fathers our harts are wandring from thy waies all our life long wee do more mere harden them by custome in sinn Yet oh Lord seeing wee are the sheep of thy pasture bring us home to thy Fo de seeing we are thy People soften our harts givs us grace so to harken to thy voice in this Day of our Trial that in the Day of thy Iudgment wee may enter into thy Rest through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 96. UUee are herein exhorted to sing preach the New-songs of the Gospell to the praise of Christ our King And in regard other Gods are but vanities all nations are provoked to ioyne in praising him c. We should sing it to glorify Christ for his powre his Truth c. COme now in some New-indighting Blesse God the world's Almightie King His Name 's due praise in songs reciting Of his Salvation daylie sing His Fame works of admiration Yee people heed yee Nations hear His powre deserves high exaltation For all the Gods lesse dreadfull are 2 The Gentiles Gods are foolish fictions But our great God did heav'n creat Powr glory praise all perfections Attend him in his holy-seat To him due praise yee kindreds render Extoll his powre his glory sing To God's great Name fitt honours tender Approach his Courts offrings bring 3 Within his house with praise professe him And let him be adored there Let all the world their God confesse him And serve him with a holy feare Yea to the Gentiles let them publish The Lord their King that his might The wav'ring earth shall fast establish And do the wronged people right 4 Let heav'n earth with joy-excelling Reioice before him ever more The seas all things in them dwelling The feilds the woods all their store For lo the Lord approcheth nearlie Behold to judge the world he comes The wicked he will judge serverely And give the people righteous doomes Honour wisdome powre praise be ascribed vnto thee oh king of the world by all thy Creatures according to the severall faculties which thou hast bestowed vpon them Be thou glorified in thy selfe also according to that which thy In comprehensiblenes deserveth beyond what thy creatures are able to ascribe Let all heathenish deities all those Idolls which carnall men have set vp in their harts appear such vanities as they are let thy Soveraignty be acknow ledged thy worship truely celebrated by Iewes Gentiles all Nations throughout the world Let vs especially who are of thy visible Church performe this duty let our harts be so established so filled with Holines filial awe that wee may expect thy comming to Iudgment with comefort wellcome thy opproach with shouts of tryvmphs songs of exvltation Amen Psa 97. The soveraignty of Christ with his comming to Iudgment the Ioy which the faithfull shall conceive thereby the confusion which will fall on the wicked is here foretold c. It may be mystically applied also to our Saviours first coramling And may be sung to stir vp our spirituall reioicing in both his Advents THe Lord is king be therfor glad Yee Lands Iles now this is known With Clouds darknes he is cladd And Truth Iustice gard his throne A burning flame before him goes Wherewith he shall consume his foes 2 He to the world his Glory shew'd And earth beheld the same with fear Like waxe hills melted when they vew'd The Lord the world's great Lord appear His Righteousnes the heav'ns have showne His glories are to all men knowne 3 All Idoll servers he destroies And of all Gods will honor'd be It Syon gladds Iacob ioyes His righteous doomes to hear see Above the highest hills he dwells And all the Gods he farr excells 4 Hate sinn yee Lovers of the Lord For he his holie-ones will save And light Truth to those afford That harts vpright faithfull have Yee saints therefore record confesse And praise with Ioy God's holines Oh Christ the everlasting sonn of the Father Thou
be How long shal my oppressors thrive And I their scornings beare Lest of my life it me deptive Behold oh Lord heare 2 For els my foes will say in boast That I the foile have had And they who now afflict me most Will of my fall be gladd But in my hart are hopes of thee Which health joy will bringe And thou hast dealt so wel with mee That I thy praise will sing Psal 14. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It sheweth mans general corruption our natural estate before we become regenerated by Gods especiall Grace c. We should sing it to minde vs what we are of our selves how much we should desire a Renovation THe foole his God in hart denayes And quite corrupt mankinde is growne Their walkings are in hatefull waies Vpright or good there is not one The Lord from heav'n declinde his eye And all the sonns of men he scannd That he from thence might search trie Who did him seek or vnderstand 2 But all of them corrupted were All men beside the way are gone He saw not one deal justlie there Not one man good oh no not one So bruitish are Transgressors all That they like bread my people eat On God likewise they never call And therfor is their terror great 3 For God preserves the faithfull seed Ev'n them who righteous waies affect And though his Counsel none doth heed Yet God the poreman will protect Would we Gods ayde from Syon had Which must his folke from thraldome bringe For Iacob would therof be glad And Isr'el should rejoice sing Acknowledginge oh most gratious Redeemer our general corruption that in vs there is no goodnes we humbly beseech thee by the Salvation promised out of Syon to deliver us from our spirituall captivitie so to sanctify our poluted nature that our terrors may be removed our lives amended thy evangelical counsells hartelie embraced and that we becomming true Israelites inwhome there is no guile may at last be saved by thy Mercie reioice among the faith full in thy new Jerusalem for ever ever Amen Psa 15. A Psalm of David It questions answeres who shal be admitted into Gods famelie to wit such as are sanctified in thought word deed c. It is vsefull to inform vs what our Conversations ought to be who professe our selues to be of God's houshold LOrd who shall rest within thy tent Or on thy holy hill But he that 's trulie innocent And sheweth mercy still Whose hart emploies a truth-full tongue And none by slander greeves Who neither doth his neighbours wronge Nor lies of them beleeves 2 Who favours those that feare the Lord And sinners doth abhor Who shifts not from his promis'd word Though to his losse he swore Who putts not coine to griping loane Nor takes a wicked fee He doubtles is a blessed one And shall vnmooved be Flesh bloud oh God is neither able to fulfill thy lawe nor to enter into the kingdome of heaven before it be purged sanctified by the pretious body bloud of thy dear Sonn Seeing therfor thou requirest that both our outward inward man should be conformable to that example of perfect Righteousnes which he hath left who is gone up before into thy holy Tabernacles to prepare mansions for all who desire to be followers of him make vs we beseech thee so obedient to the discipline of the Catholick Church his dwelling place on earth that we may have his righteosnes imputed be kept immovable in thy favour vntill we shal be translated to those heavenly habitations where thou livest raignest world without end Amen Psa 16. Michtam of David It is a literal prophecie of Christ Act. 2. 25. it hath relation to the communion of saints The sole-mediatorship of Christ his resurrection his sitting at the right-hand of God c. It is usefull to confirm vs in these articles of our faith afore mentioned c. SAve me oh Lord for I haue laid My trustfull hope alone on thee And to thy self my Soul hath said That thou oh Lord her Lord shalt be My goods to thee are nothing worth But in their vse I will declare That I affect thy Saints on earth And such as well-deservers are 2 All they who serve another God Shall gaine encrease of greefs blame Their drinck-oblation staind with bloud I 'le nor prefer nor speake their Name God is my birth-right my share He fills my Cupp maintaines my Lot Faire portions my divisions are And pleasant places I have gott 3 The Lord be praisd who wrought it so For he in this did me advize My Reines by night inform'd me to And God I place before mine eyes Who stands at my right-hand so near That me no fears of chaing molest It both my hart voice doth cheare My flesh likewise in hope doth rest 4 For Lord thou neither wilt permit That left in hell my soul should lie Nor wilt thou suffer in the Pitt Thy holy-one to putrifie But through lifes path-way me shalt bring Where in thy sight at thy right hand All Ioyes and each delightfull thinge For ever for ever stand Grant oh Lord our soules may so truly affect thee that thy pore members may reap the fruites of our charitable affections Let vs continue so constant also in thy true worship that all our offrings may be made acceptable by the mediation of Christ Iesus that we may inherit our portion with him So his blessed Soul body against which nor hell nor corruption could prevaile shall drawe after him our soules out of the hell of an aflicted conscience our bodies from the graves of sinn mortalitie to enioy with him a ioyfull resurrection at his right-hand the fullnes of all pleasures in thy glorious presence for evermore Amen Another of the same PReserve me Lord for I on thee depend And for her Lord my soul professes thee Though to thy self my wealth no profit lend Thy Saints on earth my love shall therby see But they shall feel their sorrow still encreased Whose offrings are to other Gods addressed 2 Their bloudie-drinck-oblation to present Or with my lipps so name them I disdaine Thou art my Lott where with I am content Thou for my cupp a portion shalt maintaine To me the Lines a goodly share divided And praisd be God that me so well hath guided 3 My reines likewise instruct me in the night Before mine eyes the Lord still seemes to stand And sure I shall preserved be vpright Because the Lord remaines at my right-hand It glads my hart with joy my tongue now singeth And hopefull rest vnto my fleash it bringeth 4 For why my soul thou shalt not leave in hell Nor let thy holy-one corruption see But vnto me thy path of life reveal Which thither tends wher joies perfections be Ev'n thither where at thy right-hand attending Those plaesures are which never shal haue
assembled are For they God's works to minde will bring Who love to them doe bear Most famous deeds the Lord hath done His Iustice hath no ends His works are worthy to be knowne His bounty farr extends 2 All them that feare his Name he feeds His League he thinks vpon And for his folke by wondrous deeds The Gentiles Realmes he wonn His hands have Truth Iustice wrought His precepts all are sure With Truth Iudgment fully fraught For ever to endure 3 God sent and hath his Flock redeemd His Leagues eternall are His Name is rev'rently esteem'd And full of holy-feare The feare of God is Wisdome's gate And therefore wise is he Who seekes to enter in thereat His praises endles be Most mercifull Father wōderfull in thy workings dreadfull in thy iudgments vnfallable in thy Truth vnspeakable in thy Mercies fill us we pray thee with that sanctified Feare which is the beginning of true UUisdome So manifest vnto us thy eternall Truth so remember us of thy Covenant so feede us with spirituall nourishments that we may be strengthned to walk in thy wayes at the last enter the Gates of eternall blessednes through the mediation of Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Another of the same AL praise to God my hart now render shall Before the Iust of him I 'le mention make Confessing that his wond'rous Actions all Deserve that wee should pleasure in them take Exceeding great his glorious deeds appear From age to Age his Iustice doth extend Growne famous all his glorious workings are His Bounties his Mercies have no end In feeding such as feare him he is free Kept firme his promise is from age to age Long since that so his Folk his powr might see Made were the Gentiles lands their heritage Nor Truth nor Iustice passe but from his hand Of all his lawes the firme fullfillings be Provided soe that they shall ever stand Quit from all wrongs from all falshoods free Redeemer of his people he became So firme a League likewise he did ordaine That he hath fixt fortifide the same Vnchangably for ever to remaine With holines feare he clothes his Name Yea Wisdome's first foundation is his fear Right wise are they that well observe the same And such from Age to age commended are Psa 112. Halelujah It mentions many priveledges properties of the Elect shewes that the wicked for their greater vexation shall behold their happines c. It is a consolatory Hymne and serves to keep vndiscouraged those whoe are exercised by the skoffs prosperities of worldlings WHo on Gods lawe his love doth place And feareth him right blest is hee God will on earth advance his race And blest his faithfull seed shall be His house with plenty shall be dight His Iustice shall not be confinde In darknes he shall still have light For he is meek just kinde 2 The righteous lends helps the pore His dealings he discreetly weighes His fame abides for evermore And in a state vnchangd he staies He starts not evill Newes to heare On God his hopes muzings be His hart is fixt will not fear Till on his foes his wish he see 3 He on the pore doth Almes bestowe And alway just he doth abide For which his horne shall powrfull growe And with renowne be dignifide Which when vngodly men perceave They shall through envy despight Growe furious gnash their teeth greeve And loose thir hopes longings quite VVe humbly beseech thee oh mercifull God to infuse into our harts such a filial fear of thee Such a firme trust in thy Mercies Such a prudent regard to all things which are necessarily pertinent to our selves So charitable a respect vnto the necessities of our pore brethren soe constant a willingnes to performe all the duties in which we are obliged to any of thy Creatures That being without slavish terrors we may be couragious what rumors soever we hear enioy the commodities of this life to the vexation of our spiritual foes eternall Blessednes hereafter to thy glory Amen Another of the same ALl they that fear the Lord attaine to blisse Because that such delight God's will to doe Conferd on them shall honors be for this Deriving to their seed great blessings to Encreasing wealth their houses full shall fill For aye the Iustman's righteousnes remaines Great light on him in darknes beameth still He righteous is kinde Mercy daignes If need require he lends gives besides Kept streight are all his waies by prudent care Layd fast his groundworke are firme he bides Made endles his memorialls likewise are No fears he feels though evill Newes there be On God with fixed hart he doth relie Puts trust in him not shrincking till that hee Quite overthrowne doth all his foes espie Releef among the pore bestoweth he So keeping still his dealings all vpright That him advanc'd Vngodly men shall see Vex gnash their teeth loose their lōgings quite Psa 113. Halelujah It magnifieth God for his great love to mankinde both in generall perticuler But cheefly for extending his Church so vniversally for raising us from the dunghills of corrupted Nature to the thrones of Grace for taking away our spiritual sterrillity c. The vse appears YEe servants of the Lord With praise Gods Name adore The Name of God the Lord Blesse now evermore Oh sing his praise Through ev'ry place which in his race The Sunn survaies 2 All nations fear his powres His glory mounts the sky There is no God like ours No other Lord so high Yet he doth bowe All things to see that in heavn be Or Earth belowe 3 The pore from ground he fetts From dyrt the meek he brings And them with kings he setts Ev'n with his peoples kings And her that had A barren wombe he made become A mother glad Glorious Lord God! who to the confusion of the proud hauty hast made choise of the vile despised things of this world thereby to magnify thy Name Raise us we pray thee from the Dunghill of our Corrupted Nature that by thy Grace wee may become Rulers over our owne Affections And make us also who have bene heretofore barren in all Goodnes so fruitfull hereafter in Faith good-works that our soules may be saved thy Name glorified through out the whole world for ever ever Amen Another of the same PRaise yee the Lord blesse his Name Yea now ever blesse the same Yee servants of the Lord our God For from the Sunns ascending place Ev'n to the vtmost of his race His Name 's due praise is fam'd abrode Or'e Nations all yea or'e the Sphears The Lord our God his glory rears And never was his equall found For though his dwelling he on high He doth beholde with humbled eye All things in heav'n on the ground 2 The pore from dust mire he brings To sit with Princes with Kings
Ev'n of his people to be King And he a joyfull mother made Of her that erst no children had Vnto the Lord oh therefor sing To God the Father To the Sonn And holy-Ghost those three in one And that eternall One in three All glory bee for ever more All powre praise as heretofore Ascribed now ever be Psa 114. By alluding to the deliverance from Egipt to the driving back of Iordan the Redsea to the trembling of Sinay forcing waters from hard rocks our spirituall deliverances Reformations are typified Therfore our Church vseth this Psalme as proper for Easterday WHen Isr'el brought from Egipt was And Iacob from a forraigne tongue In Iudah was his holy place To him did Isre'ls rule belong The Sea saw that fledd away Ev'n Iordan also backward slipt The mountaines then like Rams did play Like Lambes the lesser hillocks tript 2 Thou sea what made thee so to fly Why didst thou Iordan backward goe Why daunc't like Rams the mountaines hye Yee hills like Lambs why tript yee so Shake earth at presence of the Lord When Iacob's God is present shake For he from Rocks a standing Ford And fountaines in the flints doth make Almighty God the deliverer of all pore destressed Captives wee are hy Nature the slaves of Sinn Death the Devill who do labour to hold us in eternall bondage But wee praise thee thou hast made a miraculous passage for our escape Oh! grant therfor that thy presēce may so startle us out of our securitie soe mollifie our flintie nature that the teares of true penitence may flowe plentifully from vs that we thanckfully walking in that way which thou hast prepared for our entrance into the Land of the living may be quite freed from our servitude enioy peace rest in thy Kingdome for ever ever Amen Psal 115. The Faithfull desire that al honor may be ascribed to God alone that their foes may not blaspheamously question his powre Then in the name of heathen Idolls their worshippers reprooves the vanity of all those assistances whereon carnall men rely c. It is vsefull when false worshippers blaspheame God by reason of our affliction c. NOt ours the glory make Lord give not vs the fame But for thy Truth Mercy sake Ascribe it to thy Name 2 To say where is their God! Why should the Gentiles dare Since he in heav'n hath his abode And works his pleasure there 3 Men's hands their Idolls make They gold silver be Possessing mouthes that cannot speake And eyes that cannot see 4 Their eares are senseles to Their nostril smelleth not Their hands feet nor feel nor goe No breath is in their throte 5 All they whoe those adore Or forme them like them be In God let Isr'el trust therefore For their defence is he 6 On God preserving them Let Aron's house depend Let those who feare him trust in him For he will such defend 7 God will remember vs And on vs Mercy showe On Isr'el on Aron's house He blessings will bestowe 8 He prospers great small That fear of him professe You your seed likewise he shall Still more more encrease 9 Of God you blessed be Who made both earth heav'n The heav'n of heav'ns inhabits he And earth to men hath given 10 Lord none cann thee adore Who dead silenc't are But I both now evermore Thy praises will declare Not for our owne deservings cann wee claime any thing oh Lord God neither for our owne sakes or our owne glorie ought wee to desire any deliverances or benifits from thy Maiestie As much therfor as our self-love will permit wee desire meerly for thine owne honour sake that publike Idolaters carnall minded men who serve Gods of their owne making may not scandalize thee or thy Truth by Occasion of such Miseries or Disgraces as fall on vs who professe the same But make vs oh God to love thee thy glory so farr above our owne lives reputations That whether wee be delivered or no wee may submit our selves to thy pleasure be truly comforted hartely pleased reioyce vnfainedly that wee are counted worthie to suffer for thy glory Amen Psa 116. The Faithfull professe affection to Christ Acknowledg their condition both by Nature Grace encourage others to trust in Gods favour resolve the same in them selves We may sing it when after some great Affliction or temptation wee are comforted sensible of our present passed estate c. I love the Lord for hee an eare To my complaints doth give And since he pleaseth me to hear I 'le seek him whil'st I live The feares of death enclosd me round Hell torments mee enthrald But still when paind my self I found On God's great Name I cal'd 2 Preserve my soul oh Lord I sayd For thou art full of grace Iust kinde ev'ry pore man's ayde My healp when greev'd I was My soul to this thy refuge fly For God is thy larg meed From death my soul from teares mine eye From falls my feet he freed 3 I shall with God enioy my life Where livinge men abide This I professe with firme beleif Though I was terrifide Yea though in rashnes I did say That all men liers were What for thy guifts I should repay Now Lord my questions are 4 Thy Cupp of saving-health I 'le take Vpon thy name I 'le call And of my vowes I 'le payment make Before thy servants all Thy saints their deaths suffrings be Right pretious in thine eye Oh Lord thy servant serving thee Thy handmayds Childe am I. 5 My fetters all thou brak'st away And I oh Lord therfore The sacrifize of thancks will pay And thy great Name adore To thee oh Lord I 'le pay my vowes Where thy Assemblies be Ev'n in the Courts of Gods owne house Ierusalem in thee Haleluiah Hear our prayers oh Lord God deliver our soules from the Death of Sinn For we are compassed with many perills fearfull Temptations Insomuch that wee are sometime almost ready to despaire distrust that there is noe Truth in any of our hopes Oh keep us by thy speciall grace from falling into those whirlpooles out of which there is no returning VVhen the guilt of Sinn the fears of Death the torments of hell the sugestions of the Devill conspiring with our frailties have once enclosed vs. UUee have then no powre of resistance in our selves it is thy great Mercy if the litle spark of our faith be not wholy quenched Help vs therfore in our extremityes Break the chaines of our Sinns vnlose the snares of Sathan give us grace to praise thee in thy Ierusalem to magnify thy Mercy in the Land of the living world without end Amen Psa 117. This is the least Psalme but it hath respect vnto the greatest Mysterie For it provokes all Nations to praise God for extending his grace to the whole
hear And save thou mee according to thy vvord Yea save thou mee I thy praise will preach When thou shalt thy Commands to mee declare Thy vvord likewise to others I will teach For all thy Precepts true righteous are Yeald me thy hand my saftie to assure For thy Commands my chosen part I make Thy Saving-health I labour to procure And in thy Lavve oh Lord I pleasure take Yet longer let me live to sing thy praise And let thy Iudgments Lord my helpers be Now mee thy servāt seek who sheep-like straies For never is thy Lawe forgot of mee Most mercifull Father wee have all erred strayed from thy waies like lost sheep give us therefore that Lawe of Faith by which wee may be brought home to thy Folde UUhen wee have obtained this Grace let us truely esteeme it hartly praise thee for it diligently preach it to others Oh spare our lives vntill the New-man shall be fully perfected in vs that wee may accomplish the work for which wee were created glorify thy Name world without end Amen Psa 120. A song of Degrees VVhy these Psalmes are so called it is vncertaine for Iewish fancies are not vvorth heeding but perhaps our Degrees tovvard the spirituall Temple are here mystically included for the first degree thithervvard is to have a sight of our misery a detestatiō of the worlds vanities figured by Mesech Kedar in this Psalme It is vsefull when wee are constrained to live among false worshippers or wearied by our owne corruptions c. I Call'd on God in my destresse Who heard mee when I prayd From lieng deceitfulnes Lord save my Soul I said What hire oh thou deceitfull tongue Prepared is for thee But arrowes that are sharp strong And coales that burning be 2 Ah! woe is mee that I so long In Mesech must reside And that perforce I must among The Tents of Kedar bide My soul hath beene too long alas With such as wranglers are For when I speake to them of peace For warr they do prepare Father of Mercie Keep vs from the lieng deceits of the Devill his Members reward them according to their malice Vouchsafe to us also such a sight loathing of our naturall estate that wee may have an earnest longinge to be translated from the Tents of Vngodlines be incorporated into thy heavenly Ierusalem through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 121. A song of Degrees Another Degree is to fixe the eye of our soul on God acknowledging him only the meanes of our deliverance our defence c. It directs vs to whome wee should seek encourageth to depend on God in all our waies MIne eyes above the hills I reare And thence of healp I hopefull am For from the Lord my succours are From him that heav'n earth did frame My feet vnmoov'd he alway keeps He is my garde that ever wakes For he nor slumbers neither sleeps Who charge of Isr'el vndertakes 2 The Lord ev'n as thy shade will stay On thy righthand for thy defence Nor Moone by night nor Sunne by day Shall harme thee by their Influence For God will save thee from all woe Hee will thy soul from dangers free And whether in or out thou goe Thy gard at all times he will bee Gratious Protector Cause us to expect all our deliverances from thee with a constant dependance vpon thy savegard in all proceedings Keep us without slavish fear or wavering in our Faith And be thou all way soe watchfull over us so near vnto vs that neither those dangers whereto wee are commonly subiect nor the extraordinarie Influences of the heavens nor any other vnexpectede Evēts harme our bodies endanger our soules or interrupt our lawfull callings either now or hereafter Amen Psa 122. A song of Degrees Another Stepp is a delight in the pietie of others ioined with love to God's worship accompanied with harty wellwishing to his Church The Elect are here personated reioicing on this Degree Wee should vse it to provoke vs vnto the same I Ioyed when they said to mee God's house let vs ascend vnto For now Ierusalem to thee And through thy Ports our feet shall goe Ierusalem is fairly Scited A Towne well-built well-vnited 2 There meet the Tribes God's Tribes alone Hus name in Isr'el to declare There placed is the Iudgment Throne The Thrones of Davids house are there Oh seek her peare for they are blessed That have to Salem love expressed 3 Let Peace a Bullworke round her make Let Plenties in her Turrets be This Peace wee wish ev'n for their sake Who mates Brethren are to mee Yea God our Lord 's faire habitation Thus makes mee pray for thy Salvation Inspire us oh Lord with a delight mutuall desires to further each other in thy service Let us take pleasure in thy Sanctuarie be alwaies to our powre healpfull zealous to effect continue the Peace of Syon even for the sakes of our brethren for our owne sakes for thy glory sake oh Father that wee may reap the benifit of her Peace Plenties through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 123. A song of Degrees Another Stepp is obedient attendance on God's will in all suffrings with assured faith in him vvhich is here professed by the faithfull soul It is vsefull to advance vs to this Degree OH Lord that in the heav'ns remainest Lo wee advance our eyes to thee And Lord our God till healp thou daignest They shall on the affixed bee As men or Maides that waiting stand Vpon their Lord or Ladie 's hand 2 Oh grant vs Lord thy dear compassion For wee extream contempts have borne Vouchsafe vs Lord thy Consolation For why our harts are greev'd with scorne Ev'n by the scornes pride of them Who live at ease vs contemn Hovv ever thou shalt please to afflict vs oh Lord or hovv longsoever thou deferr any desired Blessing let vs be contented to attend thy Pleasure watchfull to performe what thou shalt require further at our hands soe our suffrings shall the sooner be redressed our dutiful obedience be rewarded through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 124. A song of Degrees Another Staire is acknowledgment of former deliverances of the beginnings of Gods graces already obtained as in this Psalme Wee may vse it after any Deliverances but especially such as are most publike BUt that the Lord our part did please to take But that God holpe vs Isr'el now may say When men did their Assaults against vs make Wee to their throtes had bene a living-prey For wroth at vs with spighfull rage were they 2 Wee by the Flouds had then bene closed round Ev'n quite above our soul the streames had gone The swelling flouds our soul had surely drownd Wee therfor blesse praise the Lord alone That by their teeth wee were not ceaz'd vpon 3 For as a bird out of a fouling snare Ev'n so our
Save the hope of that Salvation VVhich my Soul in heav'n shall see 12 VVhen my Sicknes mee tormented Thus I mus'd was contented In my Soul it should be thus And I praised God in Spirit For the lot shee should inherit But ther 's Flesh bloud in vs. 13 T was enough this Grace was showne me But my Fleshlie-part was on me UUhich was loth her works to lose I Said shee have watch'd cared Holy Hymns to have prepared VVhat shall now become of those 14 All my Youth I have consumed VVhere as els it is presumed VVealth or ease I might have wonn Pyous Laies to have composed To restraine men ill-disposed From those Paths in which they runn 15 Had I Honour sought or Treasure I had witt in equall Measure To the most that walk those waies But another Path I prized VVherein Death hath mee surprised Iust at Noonetide of my daies 16 And I see see it plainely That I spent my time as vainely As the most whome I condemn'd They had Fruits of their Endeavor Mine to me is lost for ever And of others is contemn'd 17 Many things that I intended Are begunn almost ended VVherein I my paines have lost UVhat on David's Hymns I mused Lies vnperfect vnpervsed And of all that greeves me most 18 Suchlike Thinckings partly holie Guilt with Good mixt with Follie Did possesse my wasting braine God had promis'd Isack to mee And the Blessing he did show me Yet of Ism'el I was faine 19 On the Handmaid of Perfection By her Mistresse's direction I begot the Birth you see And when Life was halfe expired In my hart I much desired That the Fruite might spared be 20 Which behold my God hath granted And some hopes I have not wanted That I shall preceave the Same Glad my hart that hath bene sory And be sung vnto the glory And the honor of his Name 21 Be it so as God hath willed Though this hope be not fulfilled I have Hopes that shall remaine Nay those Hopings which have failed Are not lost but much prevailed My cheef Longings to attaine 22 For which Grace Almighty maker And for that I am partaker Of the Common-life this day I do offer as Oblations These my harty Meditations Them mee accept I pray 23 All my former sinns forgivinge Grant that since among the living I obtaine a second Breath I in manners Affection May beginn that Resurrection UUhich prevents the Second-death 24 Here let these my Meditations Yeald mee still sweet Consolations UUhilst thy Grace this life prolongs And at last advance me thither VVhere all Blessed Saints togither Sing to thee eternall Songs Amen A Table directing to what Tunes heretofore in vse every Psalme in this Translation may be sung To the Tune of the first Psalme in the olde Translation to 30. other Tunes there vsed sing these 3. 4. 5. 7. 10. 11. 13. 15. 18. 22. 23. 24. 26. 29. 31. 35. 37. 42 43. 44. 46. 47. 50. 53. 59. 61. 62. 64. 65. 70. 73. 75. 76. 77. 85. 86. 88. 92. 95. 102. 110. 111. 116. 119. 120. 128. 130. 131. 134. 135. 142. 145. To the Tunes of the 51. Psalme of the 100. Psalme heretofore vsed to the Tunes of the X commandements Of the Lamentation imprinted at the end of the old Psalmbooke to the Tune of the Songe beginning thus From Turke Pope c. Being five severall Tunes may these Psalmes be sung 1. 2. 6. 14. 16. 19. 20. 21. 27 28. 30. 32. 34. 38. 41. 45. 49. 51. 52. 54. 56. 63. 66. 69. 72. 79. 81. 83. 84. 89. 90. 91. 96. 98. 99. 100. 101. 103. 109. 112. 114. 117. 121. 136. 139. To the Tune of the Pater noster at end of the old Psalmebooke may be sung these Psal 5. 9. 17. 33. 39. 40 48. 57. 87 94. 118. 105. 122. 123. 233. 137. 149. To the Tune of the 25. Psalme heretofore sing these 25. 36. 67. 82 125. 126. To the Tune of the 50. Psalme heretofore sing these 16. 68. 78. 104. 106. 107. 132. 140. 141. 143. 144. To the Tune of the 113. Psalme heretofore sing these 12. 58. 60. 80. 108. 113. To the Tune of the 122. Psalme heretofore sing these 13. 55. To the Tune of the 124. Psa heretofore sing these 71. 74. 91. 124. 129. 138. To the Tune of the 130. Psalme heretofore sing these 39. 100. 127. 150. To the Tune of the 148. heretofore sing these 113. 146. 147. 148. The Psalmes that are Aphabeticall are doubly translated some few other One of which translations is to be sung to French Tunes Shiggaijon Selah