whatsoever is well preserved and don and wrought according to God Io. 3. is likewise well saveed and easily defended and mainteined And for this the Church hath their beleeff and faith in God the maker of heaven and earth for their ready help in distresses as Ps. 46.115 and for their continuall preservation Seeing that as a father hath pitty on his â—wn childe and a mother succoureth that shee bringeth foorth so that ther will wanâ— no care and vigilancey in the Creator for succour and maintenance and preservation of the creature who will not sleep from the shadow of the word from Ierusalem on their right hand that is on their south side and instruction from thence And so all things may bee possible unto them for their deliverance to keep them that they fall into no ill wayes that no season or weather shall hurt them That they bee not sunn buâ—nt and scorched with infamy and ignominious reproche and bee safe from the greatest dominions on either side round about them That all their goeing out and in all their Exodus and leading of their lives from morning till evening and from day to day shall bee with security from time to time for ever Construction Quoph of Iaquaph to inviron as standers by one or to one as helpers and assisters Ps. 94. a shadow at the right hand for a Defendour and a Protector Ps. 16. Ier. 3. And a looker to Caph of Caphaph to bow or bend his feet shall not be stirred by captivity Hee that keepeth him will not sleep let him be taken but will see him safe foorth home by day by night Caph a hand for help shadow saveing c. Ex. 33. Aleph for instruction hee meaneth by the great builder instructor his tutor and keeper of the way of his life Ge. 3. Ps. 146.91 Mark the repetition Deuteronomy Heer the rehearsall is of the God of kindenes him self the Eternall so often repeated And God of truthe that is so infinit in his mercey and compassion That takeeth in hand all misery and all calamity to cure Ps. 146. How vigilant hee is It is wonderfull for the salvation of his people according to his word that sleepeth not Ps. 33. Ehje and Jehovah Are terms of greeff Eze. 7. Is. 47. and greeff and woe keepeth wakeing greeff moveth compassion and that is the Eternall Is. 54. that sendeth and pittyeth c. Ex. 3.33 Ma. 24. Mark the efficacey of the wordes Eternall keep preserve c. goeing out and in life c. PSALM CXXII THough I had all faith that I could remove mountaines and had not love it were nothing love is better then any sacrifice love fullfilleth the Law love is the end of the comandemment Ro. 13. 1. Tim. 1. Math. 22. Therfor hee that judgeth rightly of it is not far from the kingdom of God The peace of God passeth all understanding and keepeth the hart in knowledge and love of him therfor except the church bee well seasoned with knowledge and have peace one with an other faith is not so dureable so firm so constant and so forceible For without knowledge followeth no beleeff nor any conclusion without circumstance nor any rock without a sound demonstration nor effect without charity which is by mariage and Affinity of consequencees and aptnes and likeing by conjugation that whatsoever can bee concludeed likeed and also agreed upon by the Church what ever it bee that undoubtedly is made possible Therfor all is to bee don in Love for love hath boldnes and ther is no fear in love So what can bee beleeued but that which the love and affectation and combination of the causes concord in all moodes may perform or what beleeff in Christ except the ground work bee love for knowledge puffeth up but love edifieth And for this hee prooveth the amiablenes of Ierusalem and the glory of the Church of God and allurements therunto Psalm 87. to abide in the Law of God is to keep his commandements by the construction the resort the Excercise for fraternity freendship acquaintance the house of God that is in it for which hee loveeth it moste deerly and wisheth peace about it and prosperity within it and that all may prosper that love it and delighteeth so much to goe up unto it and remain in it Construction Quoph of Iaquaph to compass or inviron as by the trenches and palacees that are about the citty for peace Alludeing to the Name of the citty Is. 20.32.60 Ps. 48.147 By their greeting and saluteing and freendly wishes is meant their manner which is bowing for Caph the second letter as Mich. 6. by bidding wishing their welth and peace as Math. 10. Lu. 10. Caph for the soles of the feet Ierusalem becaus ther were the cheeff thrones and Assemblyes Bâ—th a hous is heer by the hous of the Eternall and the hous of David c. Also the tribes or branches for houses Mark all the repeating of the termnes Deuteronomy They say that in Ierusalem men ought to worship Io. 4. Deu. 12.16 This is the place of repeating and admireing recreating of all flesh with the word and remembrance of all God his works and goodnes to them Ps. 65. which they frequented and whither they solemnly resorted therfor Zach. 14. Mark the repetition and commendation of it Both for preaching and judgeing and correcting of them PSALM CXXIII BY these degrees they get up into celestiall dwellings highe placees and roomes of godlynes and spirituall understanding by which all principality and power is subdueed and the captiveers them selves captiveed as Ps. 68. And they are made a complet building and temple of holynes and divine knowledge and replenished with the fullnes of God From which Asscension and cogitation beeing higher then any heaven all degrees of Ministers according to their measure and gift for thâ— gathering of the Saincte are furnished Eph. 4. Now that this Psalme and the former as they touch so that they may bee seen to concern ech other mark the property of love it suffereth long and beareth all things And again becaus God hath his whole dwelling in these heavenly placees and they are in so base esteem and skorned among the proud Quiescents by them that are at case for their poverty by which they have long remained in great derision as servants stedfastly look and gape and tend at their masters handes for meat and wagees so the Churches eyes are bent unto the father of spirits looking for som spirituall grace that hee will pitty them and give them som heavenly reward and victory and salvation For their singular suffering and waiting Construction Grace mercy and peace the comun safegard of the Apostles is heer the invironing for Quoph the first letter by doubling of the termn pitty as also of the name Eternall For countenance Exod. 33. Psal. 84. The contrary is skorn and contempt that they have their fill of in time of captivity by proud
refreshing let them bowe before him The SEED that serveth him shall bee reconed the Generation of the LORD which shall com and tell of his RIGHTEOVSNES and shew to a people vnborn what hee hath don XXIII A Psalme of David THE ETERNALL is my sheaperd I shall not want he will fold me vpon the greene gresse and leade me by the quyet waters Hee will convert my minde and guyde mee in the tracks of RIGHTEOVSNES for his Names sake Yea when I goe in the dim dusky valley I feare no ill because thou art with me and thy very rodd thy leaning staff thy comfort me Hard by my tormenters thou furnishest a table before me Thou anointest my head with oyle and fillest my Cupp brim full for goodnes and KINDENES have followed mee all dayes of my life and I will contynwe in the House of the ETERNALL to my lives end XXIV A Psalme of David THE earth is the ETERNALLS and all the implements thereof the World and all that dwell therein are his for the founded it vpon the Sea and set it sure vpon the Ryvers who may come vp vnto his Hill or stand in his Holy place only Innocent hands and pure hearts and such as doe not sett their mindes vpon vanitie nor sweare deceitfuâ—ly Such a on shall come and receive the blessing of RIGHTEOVSNES from the ETERNALL the God of their Salvation this is the Generation that looketh after him Iacob is hee that seeketh thy face surely Therefore open your cheeff gates set vp your mighty doores that the KING of GLORY may com in Who is the KING of GLORY even the ETERNALL that is strong and valiant the ETERNALL the valiant warrier open your cheeff gates set vp your everlasting doores that the KING of GLORY may com in Who is this that is KING of GLORY even the warlik ETER he is KING of GLORY surely XXV Of David O My God ETERNALL vpon thee doe I set my minde and in thee doe I trust let mee not be abashed and mine Enimies vaunt over mee nor let any that wait on thee bee abashed but let them be abashed that revolt without cause Wise mee thy wayes ô ETERNALL and teach mee thy pathes train mee and instruct mee in thy truth for thou art the GOD of my salvation and I waite all wayes on thee Remember thy wonted Mercies and loving-kindenesses which have ever been remember not my youthfull sinnes and transgressions but remember mee according to thy LOVING-KINDENES for thy Goodnes sake ô ETERNALL The ETERNALL is very vpright and will teach Sinners the way hee will direct the Humble right and make the Meek ones perfect in his way All the WAYES of the ETERNALL are true LOVING KINDNES FAITHFVLNES for them that keep his Covenant and Testimonies therefore ô ETER for thy NAMES sake pardon mine Iniquity that is so great who so feareth the Eter him will hee teach what way to chuse that his minde may rest well at ease his seed inherit the land the Etern will tell his minde to them that feare him for his covenant is to teach them Mine eyes are allwayes towards the ETERNALL that hee would take my feet out of the Net ô look vpon mee and haue Pitty on mee for I am very miserable and desolat bring mee out of my Destresses and Torments of my minde which they have enlarged Behold my Misery and Greeff and forgive mee all my sinnes see how many mine Enimies are what cruell hatred they haue to mee ô keep my life and deliver mee let mee not be abashed because I rely on thee let SOVNDNES VPRIGHTENES preserve mee because I wait ernestly on thee ô God deliver Israel from all his destresses XXVI Of David IVDGE mee ô ETERNALL for I walk in mine INTEGRITY and trust in the ETERNALL that I reel not Examine mee ô ETERNALL and proove mee try my very reines and my hart for thy Louing Kindenes is before mee and I walke in thy TRVTH I cannot abide vain men and com not with dissembling Hypocrites I hate the Assembly of Naughty persons I sit not with the Wicked but wash cleane my handes and am present about thine Altar ô ETERNALL with a thankfull voice to ring out and declare thy wondrous worke ô ETERNALL I love thy House of Habitation and Dwelling place of thy Glory Reckon not my person among the Sinners nor count thou my life among the liues of Bloody-men in whose hands is Fornication and whos right-hands are full of whoorish rewards And I that walke in mine INTEGRITY haue pitty on mee and redeem mee that my feet may stand in plaine ground and I may blesse the ETERNALL in the Synagogues XXVII Of David THE ETERNALL is my LIGHT and my salvation I feare no body the ETERNALL is the Stay of my life who should frighten mee when naughty men came against mee to devour mee and my sore Enimies to eat mee vp they stumbled and fell If a camp of men pitch against mee my HART shall not faint if ware rise against mee yet will I trust Only ONE THING I ask of the ETERNALL which I hartily desire That I might bide all my life in the House of the ETERNALL to behold the sweet delights of the ETERNALL and contemplate in his Temple That hee will keepe mee close in his Tabernacle in the euill time and hide mee safe in his Tent and in the Rock take mee vp and now advaunce mee over all mine Enimyes that are round about mee that I may sacrifice sacrifices of Triumph in his Tabernacle and sing PRAYSE the ETERNALL Heare ô ETERNALL my CRY I make vnto thee and consider mee and pitty mee Thine ô ETERN my Minde sayth Seek yee my face thy face ô ETERN wil I seek hide not thy face from mee turn not away thy Servant nor be angry with mee for thou art mine only help thou art the GOD of my Salvation doe not leave mee nor forsake mee And though my Father and Mother forsake mee let the ETERN take mee vp Teach mee thy WAYES ô ETERN and lead mee a right course because of mine Extortors let mee not be in the will of mine Oppressors when false witnesses rise against mee and
HAPPY is the man whos Trespasse is forgiuen and his Sinn concealed whom the ETERNALL chargeth not with Iniquity and in whos minde is no deceipt I CRYED dayly till I was hoarse and my bones Withered for thy hand was heavy vpon mee and my Moisture is overthrouwn as with a great Sommers drought surely I shewed thee my Sinnes and concealed not mine Iniquities I meant to confesse my Sinnes vnto the ETERNALL and thou forgavest the Iniquity and my Sinne surely Therefore let every Godly-One pray vnto thee when thou mayest be found lesse when Trobles arise they cannot com at him ô thou that art my Skonse and Hideing-place preserve mee from Destresse rescue them that CRY and gard mee suâ—ely I vvill vvise thee and teach thee vvhat VVAY to goe and vvill tend on thee vvith mine eyes if yee be not like a Horse and Asse voyd of all vnderstanding to be tyed vvith bitts in their mouthes and bridles on their heads to keep them from thee For the Sorrowes of the Wiâ—ked are great and many but he that TRVSTETH in the ETERNALL GRACE and LOVEING-KINDENES shall environ him Now reioyce and be glad in the ETERNALL yee IVST-ONES and Tâ—iumph all yee that be of an vpright minde XXXIII TRIVMPH in the ETERNALL all yee that be IVST for the PRAYSE of Vpright men is goodly sing to the ETERNALL with the Harp play vnto him with ten-stringed Viols sing a New song vnto him and play your loudest Musicque For the WORD of the ETERNALL is moste certain and all his WORKES are sure The ETERNALL loveth IVSTICE and RIGHTE and all the erth is full of his GRACIOVS GOODNES By the VVORD of the ETERNALL the Heavens vvere made and by his Breth all their Host he heaped vp the vvaters of the Sea and layed vp the bottomlesse Deeps in Treasures Stand in aw of the ETERNALL and feare him all people of the world for what hee sayth that shall bee and what soever hee Appointeth that shall stand The ETERNALL frustrateth the counsell of the Hethen and bringeth the peoples devises to nothing But the Counsel of the ETERNALL standeâ—h for ever and his Devises indure still from one age to another and happy is the Nation that hath the ETERNALL their GOD and the People whom hee chuseâ—h for his Inheritance The ETERNALL LOOKETH out of Heaven from his dweâ—ling Seat vpon all the Children of men that dwell in the world hee that both formed their hartes and is cunning in all their WORKES and Loe A King is not saved by the greatnes of his Army nor a Strong-man deliuered by his great strength A Horse is a vain thing for Salvation and cannot free for all his great Might But the EYE of the ETERNALL is vpon them that feare him and vvait for his LOVING-KINDENES To deliuer them from Death and releeve them in Famine Our Soul waiteth for â—he ETERN hee is our Help and Shield of Defence and because our Hart is delighted in him and our whole TRVST is in his holly NAME let thy mercy ô ETERNALL be vpon vs as our hope is in thee XXXIV A Psalme of David vpon his changing of his Behaviour before Abimelek or Achish King of Gath then when hee banished him hee went his way I Will ever thank the ETERN and allways PRAIS him with my mouth I my selfe will glory in him that the Lowly may be glad to heare it come magnify the ETERN with mee let vs extoll his NAME together for I sought out for the ETERN and hee answered mee and deliuered mee from all my Terrors Therefore let them look cheerfully vpon him and not be ashamed for this poore oppressed one in his affliction CRYED and the ETERN hard him and saved him out of all his Destresses The Angel of the ETERN will pitch about them that FEAR him and release them Now consider and mark how GOOD the ETERNALL is and how HAPPY is the MAN that relyeth on him Feare the ETERNALL all his Saintes For they shall vvant nothing that FEARE him the Lions vvhelps shall goe lean for vvant of meat and pine avvay for hunger but they that SEEK the ETERN shall not vvant any thing that is good Com then my Children and harken to mee and lett mee TEACH you the FEARE of the ETERNALL If you loue to liue long and loue to see many dayes Keep your Tonges from ill communication and your lips from speaking Deceipt medle vvith nothing that is ill but doe that vvhich is good seek after Peace and pursue it For the ETERN looketh tenderly to the IVST and hath a tender eare to their shouting VVhen they Crye hee heereth them and deliuereth them from all their Destresses But hee will look angry toward them that doe ill and will cutt off their Remembrance out of the Earth The ETERN is neer to them that be broken-harted and will save them of oppressed mindes for many are the Woes of the IVST-ONE but the ETER will deliuer him from them all and will keep him that not a bone of him shall be broken Som Mischeeff shall make an end of the Wicked and slay him and they that hate the IVST shall waste away but the ETERNALL will redeem his Servants life and none that relye on him shall be waste-ed XXXV Of DAVID DOE thou maintaine my Quarell ô ETERNALL and fight thou my Battell ô take vp thy Shield and Buckler and com and help mee draw out thy Speare and arme thee to meet my Pursuers Say to my life I will be thy SALVATION Let them be ashamed that seek my life and retire with sharp reproche that thinke mee ill and be like dust before the winde and the Angel of the ETERN driveing them let their WAY be in dark and slippery Place-es and the Angel of the ETERN to pursue them at the heeles Because they haue hid a Net in the Pitt for mee vndeserved and vndermined for my Life without a Cause Bring a RVINE on them that they be not ware of and let their owne Net that they have layed take themselues and by it let them fall into the same Ruine So my Soul shall be glad and reioyce in the SALVATION of the ETERNALL All my bones shall coÌ„fesse There is none like
speaketh falshoods shall not bee established in my sight I will soon dissolve all WICKED ones of the earth wheÌ„ I shall cut off from the Citty of the ETERNALL all Workers of Greeff CII A Prayer of the Poore when hee fainted powered out his Complaint before the ETERNALL O ETERNALL hear my PRAYER and let my SHOVTING come vnto thee Hide not thy FACE from mee when I am in Distresse turne thine eare vnto mee and heare mee quickly when I CALL Because my dayes are consumed in smoke and my bones on fire like a brand my hart is strooken and withered like an Herb that I forget the eating of my meat By my loud sighing my bones steâ—k vnto my skinn I am like an OWLE of the Wildernes and a skrich OWLE of Waste place-es I am like a folitary bird watching vpon the House top All the day doe mine ENIMYES revile mee and my DEFAMERS coniure against mee That I eat Ashes like bread and mingle my drinke with Teares because of thy fomeing Indignaton for thou hast cast mee away My dayes are like a declineing shadow and I am withered like an herb and thou ô ETERNALL remainest for ever and thy REMEMBRANCE for all Generations ô vp and haue MERCY vpon Sion for the SETTIME is come to haue COMPASSION on it because thy Servantes like the stones thereof and hold the dust thereof gratious That the Heathen all Kingdomes of the earth may fear thy GLORYOVS NAME ô ETERN ô let the ETER that hath built Sion appeere in his GLORY regard the PRAYER of the SHAKEEN not despise their Prayer That this may be written for an other generation and that the People to be borne hearafter may prayse the ETERN O let the ETERNALL look out of Heauen his holly HIGHTH and look down vpon the Earth To hear the Prisoners groneing and to let a brode the CONDEMNED to tell out the NAME of the ETERN in SION and thy PRAYSE in JERVSALEM vvhen the Nations and Kingdomes are gathered together to Serue the ETER Hee that beat dovvn my Strength in the vvay and shortned my dayes J SAY O my ALLMIGHTY GOD take mee not avvaye in the midst of my dayes and thy yeers dureing all Generations O thou that vvast before the Earth vvas founded and the Heauens the vvork of thy Handes vvhich shall perish and thou shallt remaine and they all shall goe old like a Garment and thou shallt shift them and they shall be put off like clothes and thy yeers are neuer consumeed let the Children of thy Seruantes abide still before thee their Seed bee established in thy PRESENCE CIII Of DAVID BLESSE the ETERNALL ô my SOVL all my FORCES blesse his holly NAME ô BLESSE the ETERN ô my SOVLE and forget not his GOOD DEEDS That Pardoneth and healeth all thy greevous Iniquity that Redeemeth thy life from the Pit Gardeth thee with KINDENES and MERCY that Supplyeth thy youth with the Goodnes of thine ORNAMENTS as an Egle reneweth her self The ETERNALL that doth Just IVDGEMENT to all the oppressed and maketh his Wayes knowen to Moses and his Excellent WORKES to the Children of Israel The ETERNALL is mercifull gratious and patient and of great KINDENES hee vvill not striue perpetually nor keep contention for euer hee hath not don vnto vs according to our sinnes nor bestovved vpon vs according to our Jniquityes but as the Heauens are highe aboue the Earth so excelleth his KINDENES ouer them that fear him As farr as the East is from the VVest so farr hath hee put avvay our Transgression from him As a Father hath Mercy vpon his Children so hath the ETERNALL mercy vpon them that fear him Because hee Knovveth our CREATION and is mindefull that vvee are but Dust. A Sorrovvfull Mans dayes are like grass as a flovver of the Feeld so hee florisheth but the VVinde passeth ouer it and neither hee nor his Place is any more to bee discerned But the LOVING KINDENES of the ETERNALL is from age to age vpon them that fear him and his RIGHTEOVSNES to their childrens children to them that keep his COVENANT remember to doe his VISITATIONS The ETERNALL that hath confirmed his THRONE in Heauen and his KINGDOME in all Domination Blesse the ETERNALL yee his ANGELS that haue mightey Power to doe his COMMANDEMENTS and to hearken vpon the VOYCE of his WORD Blesse the ETERNALL all his EXCERCISE-ERS and MINISTERS that doe his will Blesse the ETERNALL all his WORKES in all places of his Dominion BLESSE the ETERNALL ô my SOVLE CIV BLESSE the ETERNALL ô my SOVL ô ETERN my GOD thou art exceeding great and CLOTHED with REVEREND MAIESTY Putting on the LIGHTE as a Garment and spreading the HEAVENS as a Couertain That maketh his CHAMBER FLOORES vpon the vvaters and his RIDEING vpon the Cloudes and goeth vpon the VVINGES of the vvinde making the VVINDES his MESSENGERS and Flameing fire his MJNISTERS That founded the Earth vpon her stayes that it can not be mooued vvorld vvithout end VVHOM the Deep couereth like a Garment and the VVaters that did stand aboue the Hilles but at the chideing VOJCE of thy THVNDER they make haste to flye the Hilles ascending and the Beaches descending to the Place vvhich thou hast founded for them and hast set a bound that they shall not passe nor return again to couer the Earth That sendeth the Springs into the Brookes running betvveen the Hilles that vvater all the beasts of the feeld the vvilde beasts breake their thirst by vvhich the birdes of Heauen haue their dvvelling and charm out of the thick boughes That from his CHAMBER FLOORES vvatereth the Hilles that vvith the fruit of thy VVORKES the Earth may be satisfied That make-eth grasse to spring for bease and herbes for the seruice of Men that hee may bring foorth bread out of the Earth vvine to cheer a Sorrovvfull-mans hart to make a gladsom Countenance vvith oyle and bread to sustein a sorrovvfull-mans hart that they may bee satisfied vvith the Ceders of Libanon the Trees of the ETERNALL vvhich hee hath planted VVher the birdes doe make their nestes and the Firr Trees are the House of the Stork the highe Hilles are for the Roe-deer and Rockes a succour for the Cunnys Hee made the Moon for Seasons the Sunn to knovv his going dovvn thou puttest foorth Darknes and it is Night VVherin
to keep him from falling as Ps. 15 and beeing sure by these graces hee shall not dye till hee bee perfect in the way of life and see the full Ioy and pleasures of the word and sweet exposition therof by the Ministry the Kingdom of Heaven a celestiall government and Ioy of the holy Ghost ps 49.27 hee is made exceeding merry therwith and accounting all other invocation or relye intolerable hee will have all his welth and good and delight and pleasure whatsoever to be nothing in respect of God and this his Name and way of Salvation Ps. 4. And becaus his whole relyeing is upon God and hee is a Saviour of all them that relye on him Ps. 17. and this is all his way of Salvation and becaus hee will haue no other God nor worship nor esteem any thing in the world but him he prayeth to bee preserved by him And this from preserving the tree of Life Gen. 3. And so purgeing himself of all idolatry vain triumphing pride glory and reioyceing in worldly things and relying whole-ly vpon God and makeing divinity his portion and is counselled by his word and preferreth his Law Ps. 127. hee is greatly cheered and is throughly confident of all preservation and of a long and pleasant life that is ever before God propounded by his Ministry called his right hand in his church as Psalm 73.110 Construction The two letters pointeing at Jehovah shew absteining from all strange Gods and also his Ioy in the Ministry hee taketh Iad a hand in all his senses for might welth Sorrow place lot or quarter of inheritance to counsel teach and maintein and the right hand for promotion Vau is taken privative with negative signes that though the signification be craveing as is the term hook or crook yet by construction it is sayd as wel to leave and let goe as to hold as both are the propertyes of a hand also Genesis The kindes of quiescents are many as welth and pleasure and delight and Ioyes and counsell and instruction from God They are for his harts ease like a Mariage day Gods word gives him all content by the Ministry his right hand in which words the Name of the Eternall so sweetly resteth and that without deficiencey For hee refuseth all the contrary with note of deficients as Iod in Iissarowni and Nun thrise with bal. And thus by avoyding of Defection hee mainteineth the Quiescents PSALM XVII LAy up for your selues treasure in heaven wher neither moth nor canket corrupteth nor theeves break through and steal David observeth from Samuel that moth-eaten and rusty imagination of Saul how hee robs God of his honour by his disobedience and the worm of his corrupt conceit that all together neglect his commandement and break it to have his own will and pleasure fullfilled for som respect that hee graved to himself and worshipped by his estimation of the goodly things of the world Princees and fatlings Which becaus it is rebellious transgression and a willfull offense against the Law of God not to obey the word of his mouth but to bee bewitched with his pleasure and to make an Idol of his will and marking this well hee excuseeth himself of counterfeiting in his prayer or dissembling in his request unto God but that all is according to justice and equity and that hee will bee tryed by God that seeth all Therfor hee requesteth ernestly that his steps may be kept still in the Law of righteousnes Ps. 16. that his feet slip not into the wayes of them that fall and that hee follow not a king or please a multitude in doing of evill and for this hee justly prayeth unto him that is saviour of all by his ministry that rely on him Ps. 18. and hee haveing repose-ed all his treasure in God his undefiled way of righteousnes Ps. 16. that hee will hide his grace-es and favours from them that rise against him and that hee will keep him as watchfully as the eyelid saveth the sleepy eye Ps. 77. and protect him and save him by his truthe called the shadow of his wings Ps. 91. from all his wicked enimyes that spoyl him Ps. 12. and his ill wishers that on every side lay siege for his life that haue greasy thoughtes and proud words and watch as greedily and as privily to overthrow him as a lion for prey Now his life beeing in hazard thus among his opposits that haue their bellye 's full of the treasure and blessings of this life and spare for their children after them that have their portion and delight therin that are their own carvers in this world and worship the work of their own handes and their wicked inventions becaus they be enimyes of God that with his sword and his power hee would stand before him make them stoop beat him down and deliuer him seeing when hee awakes and beholdes in righteousnes but the image of Gods Law called his countenance and hath a perfect understanding therof hee hath enough and is satisfyed and hath all hee looketh for with full contentment Construction It beginnes with the letter Zain to hear and therfor hath all the words of that sense comming together in divers places The other letter Iod or Iad a hand reacheth all over the Psalme in the attributes wayes and exploites of the wicked and also salvation by Gods right hand and by his sword and his hand from all such bothe the letters make Iez to sprinkle for the proud aspersion of the wicked Genesis For defectives hee sheweth his own syncerity that his mouth and his hart agreeth and hee abandoneth the way of ravenous incrocheing and defective men which he maketh the moste prosperous in this life which doth most spoyle The token of deficients bal thrise repeated mortall men twise They are counted dead men and deficient that haue their part only in this life The wordes of deficiency that in minde cast about to destroy c. His quiesciencey is in the image of God PSALM XVIII THe full assureance of understanding and the riches therof is to know the Mystery of God the father and of Christ in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Thou art my beloved sonn in thee I am well pleased in the last Psalme 17. hee prayeth hartily for the heavenly light and revelatiō heerof and in this Psalme hee seeth the effect of his prayer The heavens open the spirit of meeknes descendeth after affliction and hee becommeth wise Psal. 119. th after a sea of troubles whē hee is baptized and haue passed through fire and water and cō to refreshing Ps. 66. and seeing hee is saveed for putting all manner of rely and confidence in God and God heard him and is angry with his enimyes and commeth with a mighty rage and terror secrecy and swiftnes against them and bringeth him out of affliction and releaseth him to shew his love unto him and that hee should not call upon God in vain that keepeth his wayes but
of his fayth which hee hath gotten by the Law Vpon the story of Cain and Abel Gen. 4. two bretheren vanity and vexation Ecclesiastes One slayeth the other as worldly sorrow causeth death Construction Lamed doctrine or Limmed to teach The doctrine beginneth wher the first word I sayd or I thought is used in the last Psalme and that concerning his halting and imperfection and that in speech Hee would faine preach it seemes but then woe be to him for the cavilling of the wicked yet preach hee will it seemes for his conscience can not hold to be silent hee will keep his wayes and keep his mouth and rule his tongue This is lerning and an observation God sets the wicked upon him and this is a sharp rod of correction hee desireth his end or ease and forgivenes that hee be not made a fool for his waiting which is only on God Spare him take off the rod and his sore hand upon him and hearken to his begging and heare his crying and this according to the case of a scholer And therfor is Adonah so especial-ly and so often used in this Psalme and the other for Lord or Maister Teth for the extending of Gods hand upon him and so much provoking him Both the letters together make Lat to ly hid or to hide Against this hee prayeth to be shewed the hidden knowledge of his end Genesis The grammaticall instruction or creation is Nah nistar the hiddeÌ„ quiescent that is seen by the doubling of that form in Edhegnah Jedang Elek c. One quiescencey is silence an other death and the end of his dayes another vanity vanishing when all is don and at an end and another the end of his punishement With double mention of Ish also Man wounded and cureed Gen. 4. PSALM XL. AFter long study in the Law of God called the waiting on the Eternall Ps. 130. beeing satisfyed and delivered from ignorance doubtfull hesitation called a mirey dungeon and haveing obteyned a sound beleeff called sure footing upon a Rock that made him change his note by a praise to God that brought many to the like confidence in the Eternall that saw it now shewing the infinit miracles that God hath don for the Church and their happines for trusting in him and seeing that no sacrifice nor offering can gratify content or satisfy for the same as Ps. 50. but hearing and obeying the word and findeing his own aptnes promptnes and inclination that way hee starteth up uttereth his profession and fayth the preaching of the same which because it is the whole will of God Ps. 1.137 hee hath pleasure in it and for mercy bestowed upon othersheerin hee prayeth for mercy as Ps. 119. L. And speedy deliverance from the Eternall Psal. 61. out of his innumerable and pittifull evills for iniquity by his Enimyes that seek his life That they may bee stund with their shame for ther mocking and they that seek the Eternall and love his salvation may rejoyce in him and magnify him for ever Construction Mem signifieth waters of which hee maketh divers kindes according to the propertyes therof as hee beginneth in the first word doubled Qavah to wait or hope from the nature of a standing pool called from thence Miqve and so for the sea Gen. 1. continual-ly waiting for resort So is Tiqveh hope also and for the continuall frequenting of the Scriptures and word of God from Quavithi in the other Psalme The Scriptures are called waters in my belly is the Law for the vessel c. The great congregation twise uttered for the Church and assembly I preach c. for I sprinkle the partes and propertyes of the Law and of the will of God And of these waters the waightyest things are Iustice and fidelity truth and mercy and the great and wonderfull works of God which hee declareth Actor 2. Another kinde of waters are woes and crosses and iniquityes in the world that overcom the harts of men and take away their sight when they abound Ps. 32. like a swefen or soumn An other kinde of waters are Enemyes as Ps. 18. 70.32 Ierm 49. That study to make an end of him and to hurt him and flout him These waters hee would have astonished and run back for shame and their current stopped that the right students my rejoyce for deliverance All which is notable by itteration Genesis A kinde of quiescencey is heer in his hope his fayth his rock the Eternall for constancey as a sound ground-work of preaching His ripenes in the Scriptures and perfect knowledge and understanding of them Ps. 73. This is his rest that shall comfort like Noah c. Gen. 7.2 Pet. 2. hee is pleased also in edification and reparation to tell Gods miracles and his mercyes The will of God is his delight This is his rest and rely in all troubles adversityes afflictions and reproch concerning all his works and sorrow of hands to comfort him Gen. 7. that God may be pleased in him Math. 3. And thus by the revolution of the words of the text PSALM XLI COnsidering the goodnes of the Eternal to them that bee good to the poor and their happines that bee releevers and instructers of them as Psal. 112. and the hardnes ill will and mercylessnes of his Enimyes and confederat freendes towards him when hee was ill and in misery hee prayeth the Eternall himself to â—ake pitty upon his sinfull soul and heal it which had sinned against him and to raise him again that hee may also recompense them Knowing heerby the love of God towards him when his Enimyes have not their wilis against him but hee keeps his integrity and the presence of the Eternall to wit his divine meditation thanked be God for ever The teaching of the poor the Law is the saveing from sinn and David beeing sick with sinn now for his doctrine out of the Law pâ—ayeth for forgivenes and remission of his sinnes and to bee healed and to bee revive-ed from sorrow and raised out of troubles His Enimyes beeing against his resurrection pray that still som divillish distress may keep him down and torment him that hee never rise again and never bee cheered more But because nothing can quell his Enimyes more then Gods favour in mainteyning his integrity out of the Law and keeping him still in the study therof and nothing cheere him so much as a sound beleef out of the word Ps. 21. and nothing pay his Enimyes so sore as his recovery and that ther is no way to requite or quite them but fayth wherwith the wicked are not indueed nor haue any weapon so durable they are so throughly payed for iniquity by his foundnes And this is the way hee desireeth to pay them Ps. 91.6 and this for his everlasting life his resurrection of his body and forgivenes of his sinnes And this is the faith that delivereth from Satan and all divillish fals and conterfet visitation both of foes and freendes