hee shall take nothing in his death nor shall his Glory descend after him Because hee made much of himselfe in his Life and men did set thee out because it went well with thee thou shallt enter into the Generation of his Fathers that Never shall see Lighte more till Everlasting Men in Honour vvithout VNDERSTANDING perish like vnto dumbe Beastes and there is noe talk of them L. A Psalm of Asaph THE most mighty GOD the ETERNALL hath SPOKEN and called the world from the East even to the West from moste faire Sion hee hath made to SHINE that our GOD will com not linger with a consumeing Fire before him a horrible Scorching round about him Hee will CALL vnto the Heaven aboue the Erth to IVDGE his People Gather to mee ô my Saintes doing my Covenant vvith Sacrifice for surely GOD himself is IVDGE and the Heavens shall tell his IVSTICE Hear ô my People Israel and I thy very GOD vvill SPEAKE protest of thee I approove thee not for thy Sacrifices nor thy burnt offrings vvhich are perpetually before mee I vvill none of the Bullocks of thy House nor of the Male goates of thy Folds for every Forest of Catell is mine and all the Beastes in a thousand Hills I knovv all the Foule of the Hills and the vvilde Beastes of the Feeld are vvith mee If I be hungry I vvill not tell thee for the vvhole Chaos is mine all the Implements thereof VVhat Doe I eat Bulls flesh or drink the blood of Hee-goates Sacrifice to GOD Thanksgiveing and to the moste Highe Soveraigne paye thy Vovves if thou CALL vpon mee J release thee in time of Distresse and thou shalt glorifie mee And to the Wicked GOD SAYED What hast thou to doe to declare mine ordinance takeing my Covenant in thy mouth seeing thou hate-est correction and castest my COMMANDEMENTS behinde thee If thou see-est a Theeff and runnest with him and hast thy Part with Adulterers thou settest thy mouth on Evill and with thy Tonge dost plot Deceipt thou sittest and speakest against thy Brother and slaunderest thine owne Mothers sonne These things thou doest because I hold my peace thou imaginest that I am as thou art I vvill reproove thee and reckon with thee to thy face I praye vnderstand THIS all yee that think not on GOD Lest J consume you and ther be none to deliver you Hee that sacrificeeth Thanksgiving doth Glorifie mee and J vvill putt him in the VVAYE and shevv him the SALVATION of GOD. LI. For the Cheeff A Psalme of David When Nathan the Prophet came to him as hee went in vnto Bath Shebah HAVE pitty on mee ô GOD according to thy LOVEING KINDENES and according to thy great MERCYES wipe away my Trespasses wash mee well from mine iniquity make mee clean from all my Sinne for I know my Trespasses and my Sinnes are ever before mee Towards thee onely haue I sinned and thee onely have I displeaseed that all that thou SPEAKE-EST and JVDGE-EST may be right and cleer Behold in Iniquity vvas J born in Sinn my Mother conceiued mee Loe thou delightest in the TRVTHE of the Loynes therefore teache mee the WISDOM that is moste inward Purge mee with Isop that I may be clean wash mee that I may be whiteer then Snow let mee heare some ioye gladnes that the bones that thou hast broke-en may reioyce ô hide thy face from my Sinnes and wipe away all mine Iniquityes make mee a clean Hart ô GOD and renew a perfect Minde within mee ô cast mee not away from thy Presence nor take thou thy holly Spirit from mee Bring mee the Ioy of thy SALVATION And with thy free Spirit vphold mee that I may teach Trespassers thy WAYES Sinners how to com vnto thee O GOD O GOD of my SALVATION deliver mee from blood that my Tonge may sounde out thy RIGHTEOVSNES ô LORD open my Lips that my Mouth may tell out thy PRAYSE For thou hast noe Delighte in Sacrifice Offering thou wilt none if I would giue it The SACRIFICES of GOD are a Contrite Spirit GOD setteth by a broken and an afflicted hart ô mend vp Sion in thy favour and build vp the Walles of Ierusalem that then they may offer vp Bullocks vpon thine Altar and thou mayest delighte in righte Sacrifices and in perfect offerings LII For the Cheeff A Mascil of David How Doeg the Edomite told Saul and sayd to him David is com to Abimeleks House WHY dost thou allwayes glory in MISCHEEFF and in the DBTESTATION of the Almigthy ô Stout-man Thou vvorkeest Greeff vvith thy tonge like a keen rasor doeing Deceipt Thou lovest Naughtynes better then Goodnes to speake false rather then righte Surely Thou lovest all devouring talke O deceiptfull Tonge Even so GOD shall throw thee down for ever prostrate thee and pull thee out of thy Tent and root thee out of the world for ever Surely and the RIGHTEOVS shall see it and Feare and LAVGHE vpon him Loe this is the Stout man that put not GOD his Confidence and trusted in his great Riches and had confidence in his Substance But I like a green olive-tree in the House of GOD will trust in the LOVEING KINDENES of GOD evermore I will thank thee for ever for that thou hast don and because thy NAME is good I will tary in presence of thy Saintes for ever LIII For the Cheeff ouer the Chore A Mascil of DAVID THE Ignorant fool THINKETH in his minde ther is no GOD They doe all manner of abominable filthly vvrong and none doth good GOD looked out of Heaven vpon all Human men to see vvhether ther vvere any DISCREET man seeking after GOD and all vver gon back and all becom stinking Reprobats together none doeing good noe not one Doe not the workers of Greeff know they eat vp my People like meat vvhen they CALL not vpon GOD Where they feare a FEARE ther is no feare because GOD hath dispersed the bones of thy besieger thou make-est them abashed as if GOD had cast them off GOD graunt that Iacob may be once glad and Israel REIOYCE out of Sion the SALVATION of Israel when GOD shall bring again the captivity of his People LIV. For the Cheeff in
and so terriblely confounded the spirit and wits of Kinges and Princees cropping highe trees and Kingdoms for them to performe his Promiss Gen. 12. c. as Ps. 2. Whence this psalme is formed which sheweth that that psalme together with the first hath his authority from the beginning of the booke and is a Narration to the whole Pile and is no later work Construction Gnajin an eye or prospect as the word of God hath out of Ierusalem and Zion and hee is admirable for his Name ther. A contrary property of the eye is sleep they slept their sleep c. Bothe chariot and hors were in a swefâ— c. that he is more eminent and more in sight then any savage mountain or promontory whatsoever Thou appeerest greater c. thou art very terrible c. even as a lion Amos 3. Vau the second letter for a hook or crook betokeneth feat Their weapons fell out of their handes and they could not hold them for feare Feare of the Iudgement of God pulleth them back As a lion is terrible in his sight and voice so is God terrible in rebuke and anger wrath c. and crosseth all projects stoppeth and perverteth the wayes of men La. 3. By both the letters Gnav from Gnavah to cross or pervert or marr Leviticus The Scriptures and preaching of the word of God make the handes of the wicked to shake it dauntes their courage and taketh down the stoutest to save and help the poor in Zion Hee is cheeffly honoured where hee hath don most for his people hee requireeth his ministers office with diligence for this favour in these wordes yee that be about him c. to bee allwayes mindefull of his benefits and with great devotion to serv him The whole is fear and terror Gods Name is a lion in Iudah Gen. 49. Amo. 3. Apo. 5. PSALM LXXVII THinking upon the dayes of old as Ps. 143. and the yeeres of the right hand of the moste highe which is the time that Israel was burdened in distress and in sore affliction and was wonderfully and mightyly redeemed and miraculously saveed and delivered as Ps. 114. by their cryeing and complaining unto God their Saviour in their distress Seeing now hee cryeth moste incessantly in his distress and will never leave calling nor bee pacified haveing been long therin without attendance stretching out his unweeryed handes with an uncomforted soule crying himself out of breath stareing with his eyes and amased Ps. 17. that hee knoweth not what to say at the long suffering and tarying of the Eternall his God but wondereth at his highe displeasure whether in his anger hee hath forgotten his promiss of Grace and loveing kindenes or hath sealed and stopped up all his mercyes with anger so considering Gods mighty redemption of the church when they cryed by his walking on the waters and pathes in the seas Psal. 8.65 hee wondereth hee is not heard Construction Gnajin an eye or sight I sought c. by all meanes my hand was stretched out c. thy way c. 1. Sam. 1. heerto hee alludeeth in things in sight and things out of sight the sight of the eye myne eye-watches c. the waters seas c. to remember and call to minde sight of the minde soul hart spirit c. for a kinde of seeing turning away and forgetting and Meteors c. lightnings c. as Chronicles by the term world generation ever never more c. Zain to hear by compulsion of a continuall voice by all kinde of meanes in a hiphil or coactive sens by force of sound as touching his prayer and also the Elements As the eares bee daughters of musicque so his songs and meditations and his talke and commemoration in the night are to open his eares Concerning both the letters they signify 77. the limites of Iudgement of condemnation wrath and revenge which is the boundes of Chronicles seven fold and seventy fold vengeance And that now Mercy was to bee looked for after such an expiration And the same letters spell Gnaz strength for Gods unspeakable Acts don by his Arm and right hand his Ministry mark the doubling of the generall and speciall that is all kindes and propertyes whatsover Leviticus Thy way is in thy Sanctuary c. and thy way is in the Sea and in the great waters of the Scriptures c. and becaus thy steps are hard to finde it is to be preached by the Ministry for conducting of the people as it was by Moses and Aaron that mercy and truth bee all wayes set before them which is the way of God Ps. 25. And the fidelity of Gods promiss and covenant by which his people live In this Psalme the term Iehovah is not used at all but Adona and El to express power and dominion accordingly So doo the Teachers becom Rulers as the Levites had charge of the Ark and word of God and the regularity therof that mighty strength PSALM LXXVIII EPhraim by Idolatry started from the Church and rebelled in Ieroboam that Hosea sheweth which is the parable of this Psalme pointing out by this all the stubbornes and perversnes of Israel and faithfullnes of the Church and their often temptations and revoltings How they continually vexed and angered God that at the last notwithstanding all his compassion and reconciliation hee destroyed and cast them off in Shilo as Ps. 132. and refuseed Ephraim and chose Sion for to dwell at and chose the tribe of Iudah for his inheritance and out of it his servant David to feed them as Ps. 108. So seeing every transgression hath just recompense Hee recounteth all from Aegypt to David and willeth the Church to bee warned by the example of Ephraim who for shooting aside and refuseing of God was soon rejected by God and this is the sum of all Hosea and the doctrine of this parable Construction Gnajin or Gnen the letter for 70 as for an age or generation which is seventy yeers by the term Dor so often doubled Gnaijn or Gnen the word for an eye or look as for parables or ridles which are to the eye to look unto or seeming truthes And after the manner of truthes when they bee revealed Heerto belong great wonders secrets miracles and mystryes of the Scriptures The Sea the cloud the fire of the Law Deut. 33. The rock and bread and flesh 1. Cor. 10. Ioh. 6. Math. 16. see hee clave the sea c. hee clave the rocks mark all the repetition of the words rock c. when hard and cloudy dark and hid sayings are brought to light and to a heavenly sense as Gnen for fountaine and rivers of doctrine broken up So likewise concerning the plagues hee sent ill generations and ill kindes of men and angry occasions Ps. 105. for a destruction Apo. 21.16 Châ—th the other letter for Fear bringeth-in all the terrible things of God fire and sword and all plagues for tempting angring of him for not keepeing his way baptizeing with
mighty hand and long reaching arm all the wonderfull works in the world of his goodnes and his mercey Psal. 23. and his everlasting Kingdom of kindenes and compassion in cutting off the ungodly and saveing of the Church in thinking upon them in their low estate and setling them in their enimyes land and provideing food for all flesh the unperishing food of his word the searching wherof is the bread of eternall life and an everlasting nuriture So the wicked are visited justly for ignorant worship and workmanship to the sowerth degree of the ungodly and disobedient but his mercy is to last for thousands even for ever to the Godly and obedient rebellion against the word beeing a sinn of witche craft and transgression moste wicked idolatry Ther was no imagination presented or propounded with it but that all tricks formes and fansyes of man wear vain and hatefull and abominable Psal. 119. S. For this Godhead of understanding beeing the God of all possiblity and to whom nothing is impossible or hard but all his wayes are secrets and miraculous in the eyes of man wherby all was made and facioned and revealed preserved and maintened and by perpetuall judgement defended and saveed how absurd then is the imploreing of sensless aide against all rule of creation and against the Kingdom of grace prayed for Yf hee doth the things which no man els doth why beleeve they him not yf not for his own sake yet for his works hee ought to bee beleeved in and trusted unto Therfor that they worship that wonderfull Creator defender and preserver the God of heaven that made the heaven and the earth the sea and all fountains for his infinite works of mercey grace and compassion in his Kingdom by his heavenly light of wisdom reason and knowledge invented disscerned and brought in frame and not so placable Gods of their own makeing wherin against all reason and understanding the Creature is set in place of the Creator and a man worshipeth what hee will and contenteth himself as hee will which is moste monstrous For this invention yeeldeth no correction nor amâ—ndment and is no part of the Kingdom prayed for seeing no obedience is due to the work of a mans own hands no more then the father should obey the childe or childâ—en lay up and provide for their parents Therfor who so ever receiveth not the Kingdom of God as a litle childe for correction and obedience hee shall not enter therinto Construction Quoph of Jaquaph to compass by kindenes ps 32. worship and adoreing of the ministers tormentors the contrary Lamed for lerning the word of creation and preservation The Eternall his existens is of so great extent and power and wisdom by his ministry that it maisters all the gods and kings and lords of the world Deut. 10. Ex. 34. The divers vowelling of Iehovah used but once all the psalme intendeth but rule and might and mercie ps 102. repeated according to the letters Iehovah twenty six times Vav a hook or crook hee brought them out c. hee freed them from c. Lord and worship agree Ier. 22. Ps. 8. Mark the repetition The three letters make quolo his voice or word as Ps. 29. Deuteronomy the Ministers are set to prais and bless and worship 1 Cro. 16. so in the last psalme and this the Eternall is the mighty Actor of salvation by his grace Mark the first and last words and the continuall burden of the song for a rehearsall Gods kindenes twenty six times repeated according to the number of 26 made up just by the letters of Jehovah PSALM CXXXVII IN this psalme the Iewes shew care in pleasing God rather than man their Creator Redeemer and Inductor rather than their captiveer and suspender for either they will not sing at all and hang up their harps or if they will have them to sing it shall be that which they have little pleasure to hear for fear of takeing Gods name in vain and transgressing his will in vain rejoyceing in their heavy season against their harts or makeing their enimies mery with their sacred and good things which God would not allow of So that after they have made it a hard thing to sing for people in their case and harder to rejoyce with holy songs of Sion and that they did not think it meet to sing thes holy things among such houndes in a strange and an enimies land yet that the name of Sion and fame of Ierusalem may not be forgotten by them they take down their harps and apply their fingers and looss their tongs from the rooffs of their mouthes to shew that all their joy and delight was in Ierusalem and not with them all their song is nothing but a bitter prayer to God for a terrible revenge and payment upon them That as the Edomites incouraged to destroy Ierusalem to the ground to the utter ruine and desolation of it and no less could content them and the destroying citty Babel performd as much that now God would remember all their dealing and make them happy that should require them treble ps 94. with a merciless revenge and destruction uppon them that ther may be no mercy to the merciless or their children but that it may pleas God to dash them all in peeces against the stones with an utter confusion and destruction of them And this lest they should transgress the third commandment and displeas their God at their enemies request to use his name unprofitabely and deserv new punishment and disobey his known will and be worse beaten than before after their return home And becaus all pleasure is a kinde of idolatry but the true and only worship of God they will not pleas themselves nor their enemies with one word of their lips ps 16. nor shed one drop of prais or sacrifice any commendation to them at all Construction Quoph to compass Captiveers Inthraulers hanging takeing Lamed lerning his tong and hand shall be disused and all cunning forgotten Babel is repeated for a town of confusion and destruction of learning Gen. 11. IerusaleÌ„ for perfection alludeing to both mount Sion opposed to the rivers also So weeping and mirth remembring c. by Zain to hear by singing Song the sens rule of relation as the eares are the daughters of songs Eccl. 12. they shall be happy that pay theÌ„ with coÌ„fusion that seek it Obadiah mark the repetitioÌ„ you shall see the A. B. C. confouÌ„ded also by words of purpos under words of song which is also vers he conceals a return or torment Deuteronomy Singing is heer the act of repeating for a memoriall It shall be life eternall to punish persecutors So he hath still minde of his wonderfull way of salvation mark the repeating of these words happy repay dealt down with it c. PSALM CXXXVIII HEaring is the way to Christ and Moses and the Prophets are the Doctors to draw men unto him for they shall be all taught of God
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
seeketh to kill the JVST but the ETERNALL will not leaue him in his hand nor condemn him when he is to bee JVDGED If thou wilt Wait vpon the ETERNALL and observe his WAY he will exalt the to the Inheritance of the Land and thou shalt see the WICKED cutt off I haue seen the WICKED lusty and shooting vp like a green graff but Loe hee is passed by and gon and if I seek him he is not to be found MARK and consider the PLAINE and VPRIGHTE MANS end is Peace and the Posterity of the WICKED is cutt off and also the TRESPASSERS they themselues are destroyed The SALVATION of the IVST is from the ETERNALL that is their whole CONFIDENCE in Time of Destresse and the ETER will rescue them hee will rescue them from the WICKED and will SAVE them because they relye vp on him XXXVIII A Psalme of DAVID for a Memoriall O ETERN reproove mee not in thy chafe nor CORRECT mee in thy Choler for thine Atrowes are lighted on mee thy hand lyeth vpon mee I haue no helth in my flesh nor any ease in my bones thou rage-est so for my SINNE For mine Iniquities are gon vpon my head like a hevy burden more then I can carry my blovves are putrified and my Stripes stink for my folly I stoop and goe vvonderfull crooked I goe all day mourning my Loynes are full of Burning and I haue â—oe helth in my flesh I am much bruseed and vveakned I roare vvith the vvorying of my hart O LORD thou knovvest my Desire and my sighings are before thee my hart is in Paine my Strength is gon mine eyes are spent and mine eyesighte gon from mee My Lovers and my Freends vvill not com nigh my Plague my Kinsmen stand a farre off VVhile they that seek my life and serch my hurt speak corrupt vvords to intrap mee and talk nothing but Deceipt all the Day and I like a dumb body that could not speak so vvas I like a man that heareth not and like one that could not rebuke Thou shalt CONSIDER and ANSWER for mee ô LORD my GOD for I WAITE for thee ô ETERN lesse they LAVGH at mee for what I say and MAGNIFY themselues over mee when my foot slippeth For I was ready to halt and my greeff is euer before mee When I shew mine Iniquity and am sory for my Sinn For they that are Enimies of my Life are mighty and many and they that hate mee wrongfully are wonderfully increased They are against mee because I follow that which is God paying mee EVILL for GOOD Forsake mee not ô ETER bee not farre from mee ô my GOD my LORD my SALVATION make haste to help mee XXXIX For the Cheeff for Ieduthun A Psalme of DAVID I Thought I would look to my WAY for Sinning with my tonge and to bridle my Mouth before the WICKED Therfore I became stark Dumb and forbore from speaking that which was GOOD and that greeved mee more And I CHAFED in my minde and my Thoughts weare on fire so I SPAKE and SAYED ô ETERNALL shew mee when my end shall bee and the MESVRE of my DAYES I may know how long I shall stay I know thou hast made all my dayes but a HANDFVLL and my whole Age is Nothing before thee for Surely every mans ABIDEING is nothing but Meer Vanity Every man is much troubled and caryed away with a vain Fansy to beap vp and knoweth not who shall Spend it but my only HOPE and WAITING is for thee O LORD Deliver mee from all my Trespasses make mee not weare the Reproche of the Filthy-fooles for I was still Silent held my Tonge because it was thy Dooing O take away thy SCOVRGE from my back I am quite consumed with the Tentation of thy hand VVhen thou CORRECTEST a man vvith Rebukes for Iniquity thou meltest avvay his Lovelynes like a Moth for Surely every man is fraile VANITY Heare my PRAYER ô ETERNALL and my Shouteing vnto thee hearken vnto my teares and be not deaff for J am a STRANGER vvith thee and a So JOURNER as my Fathers vvere ô Spare mee and deale gentlely vvith mee J may be somvvhat refreshed before J goe hence quite and com no more XL. For the Cheeff A Psalme of David I Continued my WAITING on the ETER and at last hee turned to mee and hard my SOVTEING And took mee out of a horrible Pitt out of Dirt and mire and gaue mee sure footing and sett my feet on a Rock and put a NEVV SONG in my mouth A PRAYSE to our GOD many savv it and FEARED and TRVSTED in the ETERNALL HAPPY is the man that makeeth the ETERNALL his TRVST and carreeth not for Mockers nor such as dravv to Falshood Thy mervilous FEASTS ô my GOD ETER vvhich thou hast don for vs are many and no man can reckon them vnto thee if I should assay to declare them they are to many to tell Sacrificees and Meat offerings thou carest not for THOV HAST MADE MEE EARES TO HEARE Neither burnt offerings nor Sinn offerings requireest thou Then SAYED I Loe heer I am in the open book plainely it is VVRITTEN of mee for I haue pleasure to doe thy vvill ô my GOD and in my Belly is thy LAVV J PREACH RIGHTEOVSNES in the Great Congregation and J shut not my Lips ô ETERN thou knovvest I conceal not thy RIGHTEOVSNES in my minde J declare thy FAITHFVLLNES Thy SALVATION I hide not thy Lo-KINDNES I declare thy TRVTH to the Great Congregation Therfore O ETERNALL shut not thou thy mercyes from mee but let thy LOVEING KINDNES and thy TRVTHE allwayes preserve mee for Innumerable Evills are come vpon mee and mine Iniquityes haue overtaken mee and I cannot SEE they are more then the Haires of my Head and my Hart fayleth Be so GOOD as to deliuer mee O ETERNALL O ETERNALL help mee with Speed and let them be ashamed and confounded that goe about to Shorten my Life and be turned back with Reproche that would hurt mee let them be Stund with their Shame that SAY ô Sir ô Sir That all that SEEK thee and Love thy SALVATION may be glad and reioyce in thee and SAY allwayes Great be the ETERNALL O
was a Great ARMY of MESSENGERS and warly Kings fled they fled and the Good wife of the House diuided the spoile Will you lye in your Cotes with your silver gold plate-ed fethers yee Culver-winges while the ALSVFFICIENT snoweth Kings in Salmon and spreds them on it the HILL of GOD the HILL Bashan the HILL Bashan MOVNT GABHNVNIM why vrge yee the HILLS GABHNVNIM a Hill that GOD listeth to haue for his Seat Yea the ETERNALL will abide ther for ever The Chariots of GOD are twenty Millions of Souldiers and my LORD in the middes of them in the Sanctuary of Sinai Thou surmountest to the High-est thou takest captive and receivest Ransomes for men and also the Wayward ones are to abide still O GOD ETERNALL blessed be my LORD the GOD of my SALVATION when wee are burdned surely Our GOD is the GOD of SALVATION and the ISSVES of Death are my LORD the ETERNALLS but GOD will wound the head of his Enimyes and the hairy crown of him that walketh in his Crimes My LORD SAYED I vvill bring theÌ„ againe from BASHAN I will bring them againe from the Bottom of the Deep Sea That thou mayest blood thy feet and vvet the tonges of thy Doges in the blood of thine Enimyes They savv thy GOINGS ô GOD and Hovv my GOD and KING marched in his SANCTVARY Singers goe before and Minstrels follovv and in the midle are maydes tabouring vvith Tabors in the Congregations they blessed GOD they blessed the LORD from the Fountain of Israel Ther is litle Benjamin their Commander vvith the Princes of Iudah the Prince-es of Zabulon and Prince-es of Neph Taly their band Thy GOD send thy STRENGTH The strength ô GOD vvhich thou hast vvrought for vs out of thy Temple vpon Ierusalem that KINGS may vvaft giftes vnto thee CHASTICE thou the beastes vvith the reed and the herd of the mighty bulls vvith the Calues of the People that creep for peeces of mony Let him scatter the Nations that delight in vvars that Prince-es may com from Egypt Ethopia send her hand Post vnto GOD Yee KINGDOMES of the Erth SING vnto GOD CHAVNT out my LORD surely SING to him that ride-eth in the Ancient Heauens beholde vvith his VOYCE hee gaue a mighty VOYCE O giue STRENGTHE vnto GOD for Israel his highth and his STRENGTH in the Skyes My GOD terrible out of thy SANCTVARYES the Mighte of Israel that Giueth STRENGTH and FORTITVDE to his People Blessed be GOD. LXIX For the Cheeff vpon Shoshamin of David O Save mee ô GOD the waters are come euen to my SOVLE I steek fast in the deep mire and ther is no Standing I am come into the deep Waters and the Currents drowne mee I am weery of CALLING my throat is hoarse mine Eyes are spent with waiting for my GOD my Haters for nothing are more then the Haires of my Head and my Traytorous Enimyes exceed my Lockes that I restored that which I stole not O GOD thou knowest my Folly and my faultes be not hid from thee ô my LORD let theÌ„ not be abashed of mee that waite for thee ô warlike ETER GOD of the Hostes of Israel Let not them that seek thee be reproched by mee seeing I bear reproche for thee and my face is covered with shame I am a strange-er to my Bretheren â—nd vnknown to my Mothers children for the Zeal of thy House devoured mee the Reproche-es of thy Reproches falling vpoÌ„ mee My body fasted I wept that was a reproche to mee I put on Sack-cloth and they flouted mee they sit in their Doores and talke of mee and the Ale-drinkers rhime vpon mee And I with my PRAYER to the ETERNALL ô GOD when it pleaseth thee for thy great KINDENES TRVTHE of thy SALVATION Hear mee O Deliuer mee out of the Durt and let mee not steek fast let mee be deliuered from my Hate-ers and from the vvater-vvhirle-pooles let not the Currents overflovv mee let not the Deep svvallovv mee let not the Pit close her mouth vpon mee Consider mee ô ETERNALL of thy bountifull KINDENES and of thy great Mercyes look vpon mee and hide not thy face from thy Seruant vvhen I am in Distresse hye and Consider mee Com neer vnto my SOVLE ransom it com neer because of mine Enimyes and redeeme mee Thou knovvest my Reproche-es my Bashfullnes and Shame all my vvrongers are before thee Reproche and Greeff hath broken my Harte I looked for escapeing and ther vvas none I looked for Comforters and I finde none but they put Gall in my feeding and giue mee viniger to Drinke for my thirst O let their tables before them be a Trap and their freendly Truce-es a tileed Snare let their Eyes be dark from seeing it and make their Loynes allvvayes tumble povver vpon them thy vvrath let the Kindling of thy COVNTENANCE ouertake them Let their Tyrets be vvaste and noe man dvvell in their Tents and because they pursue him vvhom thou hast strooken and reckoned to greev thy Slaine Put thou VVRONG vpon their VVRONG let them neuer com into thy RIGHTE Let them be vvipe-ed out of the Book of Life and vvith the IVST let them neuer be vvritten and I beeing in Misery and Greeff that thy SALVATION may releeue mee that I may PRAYSE and Magnify the NAME of GOD vvith Songs of THANKSGIVING and it shall please the ETERNALL better then a yong horned clouen footed ox bullock That the LOVVLY may see it and reioyce and yee that seek GOD it may reuiue your hartes that the ETERNALL hearkeneth to the Poore and despiseth not his Prisoners That the Heauens and Earth and Sea and all that creepeth in them may Prayse him for GOD vvill saue Sion and build the Cittyes of Iudah that they may dvvell there and possess it and that the SEED of his Seruants that Loue his NAME may inherit it and abide in it for euer LXX For the Cheeff of David for Remembrance O GOD ETERNALL make haste to deliver mee and help mee that they may be abashed and confounded that seek my Life and be turned back with Reproche that would hurt mee Let them returne with shame that SAYE ô Sir ô Sir that all that seek thee and loue thy SALVATION may be glad and reioyce in thee and all way SAY GOD be great And I being wreched and needdy ô
haue made the carcases of thy Servants meat for the fowles of Heaven and the flesh of thy Gratious ones food for the beasts of the erth They haue shed their blood like water round about Ierusalem and ther is none that buiryeth them and wee are a Reproche a Laughing stock and a Mocking stock to all our Neighbours round about vs. O ETERNALL wher to wilt thou be angry for euer how lōg shall thy Ialousy burn like fire ô powre out thy hot Wrath vpon the Hethen which know thee not and vpon the Kingdoms that call not vpon thy NAME Because it hath eatē vp Iacob and they haue made his goodly dwelling desolate Remember not our former Iniquityes but set thy mercyes quickly before vs for wee are greatly waste-ed Help vs ô GOD for the GLORY of thy NAME and deliuer vs and make reconciliation for our sinnes for thy Names sake Why shall the Hethen SAY Wher is their GOD Let him be known manifestly among the Hethen before our eyes a Revenge of the blood of his Servantes that is shed Let the Prisoners groneing come before thee and according to the greatnes of thine ARME restore thou them that are condemned to dye And to our Neighbours turn into their bosomes seven times ô Lord their Reproche which they have reproched thee and wee thy People and the sheep of thy pasture will publish and tell out thy PRAYSE for ever yea for all Generations LXXX For the Cheeff vpon Shoshannim Edbuth A Psalm of ASAPH O Sheephard of Israel hear vs thou that conductest Ioseph like a flock of sheep Inhabitest the Cherubs SHINE out Rouse vp thy STRENGTH before Ephraim Benjamin and Manasses and come and help vs. Guide vs O GOD by the Shineing of thy COVNTENANCE we may be safe O ETERNALL GOD of hostes How long wilt thou FVME against the PRAYERS of thy People thou feedest them with bred of weeping and make-est them drink with abundance of Teares Thou settest vs a Taunt for our Neighbours and our Enimyes make a Mock at them O GOD of Hostes Conduct vs by the Shineing of thy COVNTENANCE wee may bee safe Thou remoovedst a VINE out of Egypt and expelledst the Hethen and plantedst it thou madest a clean riddance before it and madest her rootes take root fill the Land and the hilles wear covered with her Shadow her branches beeing like mighty Ceders her short bowes and sucking shoots shee reached out to the Sea and to the Rivers Why hast thou broke-en down her hedgees that all Travailers doe curss her The Savage Swine out of the wood and the wilde beestes of the feeld waste it and devoure it ô GOD of Warr com look vpon I pray thee out of Heauen and behold and visit this Vine the Stock which thy right hand hath planted and vpon the SONNE which thou hast confirmed to thy self which are burnt with fire as of a purgeing and perish with thy chideing Countenance Let thy Hand bee vpon all human men of thy Right hand which thou hast confirmed vnto thee that wee may not slip back from thee quicken vs to call vpon thy NAME ô ETERNALL GOD of Hostes Guid vs with the Shineing of thy COVNTENANCE that wee may be safe LXXXI For the Cheeff vpon the Git Instrument A Psalm of ASAPH SOVND out to our MIGHTY GOD of STRENGTH Sing aloud to the GOD of Jacob take vp the Psaltery and take the taber the sweet harp and the Viol and at our feast-dayes in the new-moones appointed blow the Trumpet for that was a prescribe-ed custom of the GOD of Iacob vnto Israel hee set it a TESTIMONY in Ioseph of his going out against the Land of Egypt I heard Lips that I knew not hee whos shoulders I took from the burden and his handes went from the basket in distresse thou didst call J released thee I answered thee in secret thunder tryed thee at the waters of Meribah surely Hear O thou my People of Israel and I will protest of thee if thou wilt hear mee that ther bee no strange GOD within thee neither wilt fall down to worship any forain GOD I the ETERNALL thy GOD which brought thee out of the Land of Egypt open thy mouth wide and I will fill it But my People Israel would not hearken to my VOYCE nor consent vnto mee and I let them goe in the torment of their mindes and walk in their own counsells If Israel had hearkened to mee and had walked in my wayes J would had soon abased their Enimyes and layed my hand on their foes The Haters of the ETERNALL had been devoteed to him and their time should had lasted for Ever and hee would had fed him with wheaten flower and I would had satisfyed thee from the Hony rock LXXXII A Psalm of ASAPH GOD standeth cheeff in the Assembly of GOD and is IVDGE among the Godes themselves Why will you doe wrong JVDGEMENT and accept the face of the vvicked ones Surely Iudge yee the Empty and the fatherlesse the oppressed and poor-man with Iust IVDGEMENT Free and deliuer the Empty and Needy out of the handes of the VVicked But they know nothing nor vnderstand any thing they walk in darknes that all the foundations of the Erth are moved I sayd Yee are Godes and I call yee all the Children of the Most Highe but like men shall yee dye and fall like any one of the Prince-es Vp thou O GOD and Iudge the Earth for thou hast inheritance in all Nations LXXXIII A Psalm Song of ASAPH O GOD bee not thou silent hold not thy peace nor sit thou still ô ALLMIGHTY one For behold thine ENIMYES that hate thee make a noyse and hold vp the head they take crafty counsell against thy People and consult against thy Preserved They say Come let vs cut them off from a Nation that the NAME of Israel bee never remembred more for they consult in their mindes together and make a Covenant against thee The Tabernacles of Edom and Moab and the Ismaelites and them of Hagar Gebal and Ammon and Amalek and Phelistia with the Inhabitantes of Tyre yea Assur also is ioyned with them and wear a helping Arme to the Children of Lot surely Doe thou to them as thou didst to Midian as thou
in Horeb and Worshiped it and change-ed their GLORY for the Feature of an Oxe that eateth grasse They forgat GOD their SAVIOVR that did GREAT THJNGES in Egypt and WONDERFVLL THINGS in the Land of Ham and TERRIBLE THJNGES at the RED SEA And hee thought to smite them but Moses his chosen stood in the Breach before him to turn again his Heat from destroying And they Refused the DELIGHTFVLL Land and beleeued not his WORD and Murmured in their Tentes and hearkened not on the VOJCE of the ETERNALL and hee took vp his Hand against them to overthrow them in the Wildernes and to overthrow their Seed and Skater them among the Countryes of the Heathen And they wear yoked to Baal-Peor and did eat the Sacrifice-es of the Dead And they VEXED with their DEVISES that the Plague break out among them and Phineas stood vp and prayed and the PLAGVE was restrained and it was counted RIGHTEOVSNES to him for all Generations for euer And they ANGERED at the Waters of Meribhah that hee punished MOSES for them When they VEXED his Minde and hee Muttered with his Lips They smote not the Nations vvhich the ETERNALL commanded them and they vvere mingled among the Heathen and lerned their VVORKES and serued their Idoles and they vvear a SNARE vnto them and they Sacrifice-ed their Sonnes and their Daughters to DESTROYERS they povvred out INNOCENT blood The blood of their Sonnes and Daughters which they Sacrifice-ed to the Idoles of Canaan That the Earth vvas couered vvith Blood and they vvere poluted vvith their WORKS going a vvhoreing in their ENTERPRISE-ES And the ANGER of the ETERNALL kindled against his People and hee abhorred his INHERITANCE and gaue them into the hands of the Heathen and they that hate-ed them vvear commanders ouer them their Enimyes oppressed them and they vvear humbled vnder their hand Many times hee deliuered them vvhen they had Vexed him vvith their COVNSELLS that they vvear brought lovv for their Jniquity and considered vvhen they vvere in Distresse by his hearing their Crye and Remembred his Couenant to them and vas Comfortable according to his great KINDENESSES and took them to MERCY before all their Captiuers Saue vs O ETERNALL our GOD and gather vs from among the Heathen to worship thy HOLLY NAME to delighte our selues in thy PRAYSE Blessed bee the ETERNALL the GOD of Israel from Everlasting and to Everlasting and let all the People say Amen The ETERNALL be praysed THE FIFTH BOOK CVII WORSHIP the ETERNALL for his GOODNES and LOVEING KINDENES that is for euer Let the RANSOMED of the ETERNALL vvhom hee hath ransomed from the hand of the Tormentor and gathered from the Countryes East VVest North and South that vvandered in a Desolation vvithout a vvay in the VVildernes and found noe dvvelling Citty hungry thirsty that their soules fainted in them and they Cryed to the ETERNALL in their Distresse and hee deliuered them out of their Streits and directed them a right vvay to goe vnto a dvvelling Citty SAY Let men confesse the wonderfull KINDENES of the ETERNALL to the children of men Because hee satisfyed the thirsty Soul the hungry soul hee vvell filled Let THEM that dvvelt in obscure Darknes PRISONERS afflicted vvith iron because they disobeyed the SAYINGS of the ALLMJGHTY and set lighte by the COVNSELLS of the moste HIGH That hee brought dovvn their harts vvith Sorrovv and they fell and had noe Helper and they Cryed vnto the ETERNALL in their Distresse and hee holp them out of their streit troubles hee brought them out of the obscure DARKENES and brake their BANDES CONFESSE the wonderfull KINDENES of the ETERNALL to the children of men Because hee brake the brasen dores and cut off the bars of iron FOOLES that by meanes of their transgressions and Jniquityes are afflicted that their soules abhorre all meat and are euen at deathes dore and they Crye vnto the ETERNALL in their DISTRESSE and hee helpeth them out of their streit troubles That sendeth his VVORD and healeth them and reskevveth them from their Destructions Let THEM confesse the wonderfull KINDENES of the ETERNALL to the children of men Let them Sacrifice sacrifice-es of THANKS and declare his VVORKS vvith TRIVMPH They vvhich goe to Sea in Ships and doe buissines in the Great Waters They vvhich see the Wonderfull Works of the ETERNALL in the Deep Hovv hee commandeth a Stormvvinde to rise and it raiseth the vvaues therof that they mount vp to Heauen and descend dovvn to the Deeps that their Soules doe melt vvith Misery they runn about reeling like dronken men and all their skill is spent and they Crye vnto the ETERNALL in their Distresse and hee bringeth them out of their streit troubles Hee calmeth the Storm and their vvaues are still and they reioyce vvhen they are quiet and hee bringeth them to the Heauen vvher they vvould bee Let THEM confesse the wonderfull KINDENES of the ETERNALL to the children of men And let them exalte him in the Congregation of the commun People and praise him in the Seates of the ELDERS That transposeth riuers to a VVildernes and fountaines of vvater to a thirsty-place a fruitfull Land to barennes for the Naughtines of them that dvvell in it that transposeth a VVildernes into vvater-pooles and a dry land into Fountaines of vvater and ther hee setleth the hungry and they build Cittyes of Habitation sovv fieldes plant Vineyardes that may yeeld fruitfull reuenues and blesseth them that they increase exceedingly their beasts hee make-eth not a few vvhen they vvear fevv and oppressed vvith constreint and misery and sorrovv Povvring contempt vpon Princeces and made them vvander in the rude Desert vvith out a vvay and hee releeued the Needy out of Affliction and made them familyes like flocks of sheep Vprighte-men reioyceed to see it and wrong dealing stopped her mouth bee that is Wise both will observe these thinges and they will vnderstand thes KINDENESES of the ETERNALL CVIII A Psalm Song of DAVID MY hart is ready ô GOD I will sing Psalmes yea my GLORY vp Lute and Harp I will awake betime I will celebrate thee among the Nations and chaunt thee out among the People because the greatnes of thy KINDENES is aboue the Heauens and thy FAYTHFVLLNES is euen to the cloudes Bee thou exalted O GOD aboue the Heavens and thy GLORY ouer all
and let coles be throvven vpon them in hot coles that they never rise againe That noe foul tonged man be established in the earth and that the Malice of the Iniurious man hunt him to Destruction I know the ETERN will doe the right Sentence of the Afflicted and needy seeing Iust and vpright men shall sit and celebrate thy NAME and remaine before thee CXLI A Psalm of DAVID O ETERNALL I CALL on thee ô hasten to mee ô hear my Voice when J call vnto thee Let my PRAYER be made burnt JNCENSE before thee and the lifting vp of my handes an Evening Offring Set ô ETERNALL a wach to my mouth to ward at the Dore of my Lippes Incline not my minde to any bad matter to enterprize enterprizes wickedly with Molesters let not mee eat of their deinty meates let the Iust man beat mee in Kindenes and reproove mee and let not my head refuse pretious oyle because while they are in their Miseryes also my PRAYER shall bee That their condemners be smitten by the Rock that they hear my Sayings beeing sweet As of a hevver or cleever on the earth our bones are scatered at the pits mouth But tovvard thee ô ETERN ô LORD are mine eyes and in thee doe I relye ô shake not off my life keep mee from the traps they tile for mee and the snares of Molesting men Let the VVicked fall into the Meashes therof vvhile I escape at once CXLII A Maskil of DAVID A Prayer vvhen hee vvas in the Cave WITH my Voice J cry vnto the ETERN with my Voice I make REQVEST to the ETERN I power out my Complaint before him and tell my Distresse before him When my spirit fainteth on mee and they hide snares in the way that I goe and thou knowest my Pathes Look vpon my right hand and see and J have noe acquaintance all Refuge is perished from mee and ther is none that careth for my life I CRY vnto thee ô ETERN and Say O thou my RELY and PORTION in the living world hearken to my Loud PRAYER because J am exceedingly spent O deliver mee from my Pursuers for they are to strong for mee ô bring my Life out of Hold to vvorship thy NAME vvith the Just ones about mee for thy Boūtifullnes vpon mee CXLIII A Psalm of DAVID O ETERNALL heare my Prayer and hearkē to my Supplications And in thine owne TRVTH and Righteousnes consider mee And enter not into Iudgement With thy Servant for noe living creature is Iust before thee Because the Enimy pursueth my Soul and beates down my life to the ground and make-eth mee dwell in obscurity like them that are dead for ever And my spirit fainteth on mee and my hart is wasted within mee I remember the dayes of old and Meditate of all thy Work I talk of the Doing of thy handes J spread my handes vnto thee open my minde like a thirsty land vnto thee surely Make hast and consider mee O ETERNALL and hide not thy Face from mee for my Spirit is spent I am to be compared with them that are going to the Pitt Betimes let mee hear thy LOVEING KINDENES because I trust in thee and let mee know the WAY that I should goe because I open my minde vnto thee Deliver mee from mine Enimyes ô ETERNALL my concealing is vvith thee Teach mee to doe thy vvill ô thou my GOD by thy good Spirit lead mee in plain Ground For thy NAMES sake ô ETERNALL revive mee by thy Righteousnes bring my Soul out of Distresse and in thy LOVING KINDENES dissolve thou mine Enimyes and destroy all them that torment my Life for I am thy Servant CXLIV Of DAVID BLESSED be the ETERNALL my Rock that maketh my handes cunning for warr and my fingers for the Battail my KINDENES FORTRESSE RELEEFF and RESCVER my DEFENSE that J relye on that bringeth in commande my People vnder mee ô ETERNALL what is wreched man that thou take-est Notice of him make-est reckning of him man that is like vnto Vanity and his dayes like a shadow that passeth by O ETERNALL bow the Heavens com down touch the Mountaines that they smoke Lighten with thy Lightning and scater them send out thine Arrowes and disturb them Send thy handes from an highe rid mee and deliver mee from great WATERS from the handes of Alians Whose mouth speaketh falshood and whose right hand is a right hand of wrong ô GOD that I may sing a NEW SONG vnto thee and a PSALM vpon the ten-stringed Viol. Which giveth SALVATION to Kinges and rids his Servant David from the hurtfull sword ô rid mee and deliver mee from the handes of Alians whose mouth speaketh falshood whose right hand is a right hand of wrong That our Sonnes may bee like Plantes well grown in their youth and our Daughters like Buttresses well carved of the building of the Temple That our Buttryes be full conteining from Meale to Meale That our Sheep may be come many Thousandes in our streetes That our cattell may be well lode-en that ther bee noe Robery nor runing out nor Out-cry in our open streets Happy is the people that it is so with and happy is the people whose GOD is the ETERNALL CXLV A Praise of DAVID I Will extoll bless thy NAME ô my GOD ô KING for evermore I will dayly blesse Praise thy NAME for evermore Great is the ETERNALL and exceedingly to be praise-ed and of his Greatnes ther is noe serching Let one Generation commend thy Workes to another and declare thy Excellent Acts. The Maiesty of the Glory of thy Worship and thy Wonderfull Acts I will talk of Let them tell thy Terrible Mighte and I will reckon vp thy Greatnes Let them buble out the Remembrance of thy great GOODNES and sound out thy JVSTICE The ETERN is Gratious and Mercyfull and Patient and of Great Kindenes the ETERN that is Good to all and hath Mercy vpon all his Workes let all thy Workes set thee out ô ETERN and thy Gratious Ones blesse thee let them tell out the Glory of thy KINGDOM speak of thine Excellency To make his Excellent Acts knovvn to the Sonnes of Adam and the seemly Glory of his KINGDOM Thy KINGDOM is a KINGDOM of all Age-es and thine EMPIRE is in every Generation The ETERN is an
resolution of thankfullnes lest hee should seem to haue any thing that hee did not requite or pay for which wear stealth And becaus hee was so much bound unto God for his great bounty and love all his life long for the true service of him hee will bee his true servant to his lives end And so seeing by following the doctrine of the Law of God called the green feeld and the quiet wateâ—s hee wanteth nothing his minde is converted and himself guided the right way to all blessednes of this life and seeing in all doubtfull cases hee hath great comfort and boldnes therby hee resolveth to continue in the contemplation therof for ever And this for one part of the way of God P 25. Construction Caph a hand wherby hee leadeth him and guideth like a sheep Psal. 77.78 by repetition of the sense in divers words to that purpose leadeth converteth guideth The office of a shephard Ciph a cliff or cave which to a sheep is by nature mostâ— fearfull also any dark passage The third part is from Ghimel to reward or waine As a sheep heard is a pastor or feeder so heer hee maketh him awaynlings feast as Gen. 21. and hee was ever favourable to him That was his reward as Ps. 62. Prov. 31. Genesis His quiescency is the doctrine of the ministry as Noah walked with God and found favour in his sight Gen. 6. so hee is no way deficient but for lodgeing cours directioÌ„ and diet is about him by him before him and after him with all consolation and comforts and graces Hee aboundeth by daylye feeding on the word The quiescents are full in many words to be marked so hee is begotten and reformed by grace PSALM XXIV THe last Psalme 23 was of the excellent Love and kindenes of God unto his faithfull servantes and this of the truth and faithfullnes of his word to them that loue him unite-ed in the next psalme 25. for the whole way of God The maner of the creation argueth and truely testifieth the Creator so the workes of a man be found to signify the hart then yf the hart bee pure and clean the testimony is good and true Hee that hath neither wrought with his hands nor thought wrong in his hart a man that is true and faithfull and just with his tongue and is not given to falshood dissembling and deceipt hee it is that shall bee blessed of God and receiue the crown of righteousnes and salvation Ps. 4.133.134 And thes are they that follow the Lamb. Apo. 19. Seeing this same and such was the very protestation of the Iewes and sâ—rvantes of God and the church which mightily excelled all nations for pureity of profession and religion as Ps 47. hee sheweth that their Testimony is moste neighbourly and moste Iustifiable before God and that all religion beside this did tâ—stâ—fy falsshood and was moste damnable to all Therfor seeing in this Psalme Religion is made a true protestation or protestation of the truth or verification or justification or truth it self and faith and strength Ps. 22. and illumination of the Law of God and glory of all men Ps. 4. and that the God of this religion beeing truth that rideeth on a white hors and fighteth valiantly the written verity and righteousnes that excelleth in strength and victory and is a mighty warrier and the people of the Iewes and seed of Iacob the protestants therof and becaus their religion and profession shone beyond all men for Glory which is righteousnes Ps 4. Therfor the Prophet maketh proclamation therof and cryeth room for them before all men and all enterâ—animent and preferment to be given them in all hollynes Aeternaque ferri robera c the everlasting gates to be set open for them Which without all question or doubt for glory are the cheeffest and their God the King of Glory This is a pure and undefiled religion free of all filthy conversation wherby a man may live unspotted in the world and unsteined of men Construction Caph the sole of the foot and that in thes words who shall goe up and who shall stand beeing the office and property of the feet as Ios. 3. Caph a hand by innocent handes which hee interprets the purity and syncerity of the Minde and also the office which is to take or receiue as in Nasa repeated Daleth a doore or gate often as open your cheeffe gates set up your mighty doores c. This was the gate of the Eternall and the Princes only the east gate of the temple Eze. 44. that never was to be opened but for them Ps. 118. Genesis The quiescents the letters Ehevi mentioned in Chi how and mi how And the letters Iehova are the replenishing of words beeing written as the Massorets call them Which is the generall domination of them in the perfection of wrighting Hee that is not defect in his devotion shall receive full quiescencey and content Thee only haue I seen righteous in this generation Gen. 6. The syncere shall entertaine the kingdom of glory the Kingdom of Righteousnes bee exalted dwell with God and rest with him Thou art my beloved sonn in thee I am well pleased The quiescency is entertainment and that is signifyed in Nasa diversly taken and Bo diversly written bothe full and defect with a quiescent and without called nah nirce and nah nister a quiescent seen and unseen written and not written mark the repetition PSALM XXV TO dash all worldly covetousnes which is the root of all evill and the net of all intanglements the witchery of all transgression and breach of all the Commandements by the wickednes of the minde and liquorishnes of Imagination he sheweth that his whole minde is set upon God and the way of Godlynes which is his faith and truth and love as Ps. 23.24 that his trust and whole relye is upon him and that all his hope and expectation is in him and all his waiting for him and all his covet is his Law Ps. 115. and all his honour riches and glory and strength delighte is God And that hee may not fail of his direction heerin that his minde is not set upon gain but to the Law of God Ps. 119. h. becaus Gods minde and promiss and covenant is to teach all them that will obserue his word and to make the humble and meek moste learned therin and to set them well at eâ—s and make them heires of the Land Now when a multitude of enimyes haue a moste unjust hatred to him and distresses very many and great are befallen him and his affliction and greeff exceeding much for his sinnes hee prayeth that for his dayly expectance hee bee not deceived nor ashamed of his hope but as his eyes are allwayes upon him that God will teach him the right way of salvation through his truâ—he and everlasting mercyes and kindenesses to him Ps. 143. That hee would forgiue the sinnes of his youth and pardon his extreame iniquity that
of Lamed for rarity by repeating the words Chaunt unto the Eternall That Glory may chaunt thee out c. For the lerned priestes Gods holy ones and gracious ministers Is. 42. the grace of Doctrine beeing a lively and a lightsom thing as ignorance is wrathfull and horrible Genesis Dagesh tephereth Dagesh of glory in beged cepet and Raphe As in thes wordes that Glory may chaunt thee c. And in thes words thou didst heale Tirpaeni Which Dagesh is used for sweetnes of sound in the oration and this Dagesh is only in six letters dagesht and six undagesht according to the six tribes on either shoulder of the Ephod wherin the priest was to Minister PSALM XXXI HAveing seen the goodnes of the Eternal wich hee trusted verily to see as Ps. 27. To wit his wonderfull kindenes that hee was at liberty among his Enimyes and that in a strange and strict citty Gath and sheweth the benefit therof and teacheth it as in Psalm 34. A B C. by his valiant waiting who giveth thanks for his deliverance for fearing the Eternall and that hee was not cutt off from the sight of God but had his request to inioye his service Now in great perplexity by his fals accusers and beeing mightily broken through iniquity for their privy plotting for his life by all manner of false reportes and violence hee prayeth for his own deliverance by this Argument first by the righteousnes of the Eternall and for his Name righteousnes sake which should lead and guide him aright to salvation Secondly to the Eternall his strength his fort and Garison becaus hee commended and committed his life into his handes with his whole trust and rely upon him And thirdly that the Eternall was a God of truth and that hee could not abide vain falshood but did put his trust only in the Eternall And against his Enimyes thus that all arrogant fals lofty proud and spitefull speakers against the Iust may haue an everlasting silence below and be dumb in the ground And seeing thes are the just rewards of the Eternall hee comforteth them that wait on him in hope that hee shall never be ashamed therof shewing in this Psalm what is his whole rely and confidence what is his Rock and Garison and fayth and beleeff and the first Article of his Creed even to beleeve in the truthe the Word Ps. 120 45. the God and power therof And to trust therin for Salvation and to committ him self wholy therto to bee redeemed by the knowledge of the Law and confidently trusting to work out his salvation by the obseruing therof And this is that which maketh him fayth full and patient and long suffering and constant and not faint in distersses and miseryes but to be of good cheer and of good comfort becaus God will strengthen their hartes with his Goodnes Exod 33. Construction· Lamed and Aleph lerning instruction for the strength of the Law Ps. 29. which is heer defineed and determined to bee Iustice Love and truth which is the firmnes of their faith and boldnes hope and patience and comfort of the beleevers and therfore called the church and the foundatioÌ„ and the Rock and stroÌ„g-hold for the sure preservation redemption and safe cariage of life unto salvation of them Math. 16. This is the spirituall rock that refreshed the whole campe which rock was Christ 1 Cor. 10. c. The brest plate of righteousnes that imboldned him Ephes. 1. as is seen by the doubling of thes wordes relying trusting and committing of him self in all kinde of distresses This is formed from Exod. 33. wher it is called Gods presence favour goodnes and glory and rock and safety by using the same termes as after a perfet modell also for Lo of Laah to be dissolved and deficient as hee was Genesis The term hiemanti in grammer to beleeve And heerby the Eternall preserveth the faythfull that are well fed with the word and wear this confidence and soundly payeth the wicked proud and contemptuous persons with destruction The word hasah to rely alludeth to hosen the fortitude the stones of reputation and hasin the strength of the Eternall Ps. 89. The number to the 12. dagghesfoâ—tes or hazakim sh q t s t s n v z l i m h. For comfort of the hart and confirming the minde That the minde be established in all good Doctrine in thes wordes hizkois lebhabhchen make strong your minde bee yee of good cheer and couragious PSALM XXXII HAveing felt the hevy hand of God upon him and the parching of his wrath by his trobles foâ— all his trespass sinn deceipt and iniquity which letted his Prayer and the happines of his forgivenes Ps. 65. After his confession and prayer to him hee counselleth the Godly to pray in time and conveniently left in time of inundation of trobles called waters Ps. 120. they finde impediment and harder entertainment And for this caus hee prayeth to his Defence the Eternall for preservation from Distress and to bee regarded by the Eternall his righteousnes for direction and righteousnes Who answereth yf they bee not Asses and will understand his Eye shall tend him and teach him his way And wher sorrows belong to the wicked his loveing kindenes shall inviron him about If you haue ten thousand Instructors yet you haue but one father and who can forgiue sinns but God only even the Allsufficient father of instruction The Law that bindeth and looseth saveth and condemneth The ever wakeing Eye of the Law shall tend them and advise them and teach them instruct them So they bee not like Asses and dull headed and except they will not lend their eares to understanding that for acknowledgeing their sinns they may be forgiven remitted and saved And thus by fayth are the righteous saved and blessed from the Mercy seat Exod. 25 26 27. In judgement remember Mercy wher Iudgement is expressed by the hevynes of Gods hand as love covereth a multitude of sinns S. Pauls rule So at the Mercy seat Attonement and reconciliation was to be made for all As Lev. 16. after confession The Mystery whose sinns are covered and condemnations wipeed out from kipporeth which is to cover or a Covering by all allusion As the mercy seat is over the Ark and Mercy rejoyceth over Iudgement and loveing kindenes shall be round about a faythfull man and they that cry for Mercy heer shall be rescued and let escape damnation as the goat c. Lev. 16. From hence was Moses admonished Num. 7. Construction Lamed lerned Lerning is still a guard to a wise man to keep him from sinn And what a great felcity is it to be found faultless or cleered by the word of God to beware of trespass and to see the way to Grace I will wise c. Beth is a house by his hideing and preserving or protection for favour and kindenes the walles of Salvation the good Edification that is dayly about the Iust. So the tractable are edifyed and the
submissive and the gentle well indued but the froward hamperd are kirbed Psal. 18. As the letters Lamed beth are first over the Psalme so are they the last signifying the hart Wher all crosses and comfort meet wher sinn harboureth wher grace entreth faith repentance worketh and amendment groweth confession and all plainenes issueth and remission commeth and all salvation and joy and happines and triumph followeth Genesis The Retoricall Accent Metheg a bridle is used compared to the Law to check the froward and to pardon the penitent the happy estate of remission to the refreiners the great grace of continence as Metheg is to the word for sweetnes and especially for distance and Gaja for roaring and crying as the prince of Accents Is. 55. Ps. 22. All language is doltish and senseles without the Melody of time and quantity in syllabes and pointes and stops in Oration according to all degrees of Declination in the sentence Ther is no trespass but against righteousnes the virtue of the Eternall and ther is no forgevines but from the God therof nor happynes nor joy but to trust in him and indevour it PSALME XXXIII NOw hee willeth all the just to triumph royally for the certainty and effect of Gods word which hee fully-ly describe-eth the happines of the Nation that are the Eternalls inheritance And for that in all the Scriptures called the heavens and his dwelling seat from whence hee hath his prospect which are formed to the hartes of all men no salvation is found to haue been by great Armys of Kings or strength of men and horses as Psal. 147. but by the vigilancey and care of the Eternall in his Law called his Eye to deliver and releeve them that fear him and because their Soul waiteth upon the Eternall whom they make their sole defence and delight and trust in him hee craveeth the like mercy upon the whole Church as their hope is in him Now seeing the counsell of Gods word passeth the counsell and all conceipt of the heathen for creating and reforming of mankinde and bringing them to knowledge that they may bee strong in fayth and of a sound hope unto salvation and that instruction is a new Creation hee willeth a sabath of praise and sanctification to bee solemnized as Psal. 92. by the just for the godlynes of them and praise of his maker For salvation is not by strength but by fayth as appeereth in the Lordes battailes by patience the Armour of the saintes Gods holy Oracle and mercy seat considereth all men From hence was Moses admonished Num. 7. by the brest plate of Iudgement the ingraven form of Godhead and wisedom Exod. 28.39 Construction Lamed leerning shewing the instruction promissed Ps. 32. The preservation of the Saintes and beleevers Levit. 8. shewing judgement justice mercey and truthe to be the definition of the word of God Ioh. 1. Math. 23. that yee may know what it is and this is a lerning This Psalme belongeth to the former by repeating the wordes therof and the mystery in the prospect of the Eternal doubled for the preest and deeps in treasures and counsell and cogitation for the brest plate of judgement imbrodered The Efficacy and power of the word of God the eternity of the light the advisement discretion therof the brest plate and the vanity of humane lerning What reverence it asketh what fear of offending how precious the observing and how painfull the offending is Fear yee the Eternall c. Ghimel hee rewardeth according to all mens workes how sure it cometh how beneficiall to the elect the providence to thē that fear God for the best understanding Ther is no safety by multitude fortitude nor faculty but all grace and pardon and forgivenes help and protection is by fayth and patience The fear of God is the observing of the commandements which is his word and the makeing conscience of transgression therof seeing all that is don is for fear or love and this is finall and a principall lerning as the End of the commandement is love c. 1. Tim. 1. The Scriptures are an Eternall Oracle of counsell and advise they have both Vrim Thummim in them light of knowledge and perfection of life The tree of knowledge and of cariage that is taught of God Gen. 3. Io. 6. 1. Thess. 5. and this is that which the preest is to bear upon his hart and to be indued with all to shew that the kingdom of God standeth in suffering and not in pomp Genesis Metheg a bridle so is the word of God a rule to hold us in and direct us it is full of regularity right and strait and true as the world it self in his cours the honour of upright mē For Metheg Jasher or Munnah Metheg turned to Munnah to serve Zakeph caton the grammaticall Acent Metheg gaja the accutest and loudest musick Accent Other propertyes of the rule bee expressed by the words counsel Actions by faith and patience by the waiting and trustinge by refreining absteining from ill restraining the minde And this is a moderation above all kingdom or worldly dominion of hors or man whatsoever and governeth all things PSALM XXXIV FOr Gods mercyes upon him giving him that strength of beleeff hee resolveth to praise him and bless him allwayes and with all his might and allureeth a whole congregation to the sanctifying of him for the releeff of his distressed case by his great goodnes and mercyes in guarding him by the spirit of his word Therfor hee will now let them know the use and benefit of Gods service and fear that is that it will make men like giants for countenance and continuāce and state of Eternity Psal. 112. And for stature like goodly Cedars and as it is the way to long life by description so what this service and fear is by definition Psal. 92. and how it is accomplished to speak plainly and truely without any hypocrisy or dissimulation to doe good and not evill following the way of peace And in this way the Lord will look upon them and hear them allwayes and deliver them out of all evills Bee the woes of the just never so many yet hee will save him whole from falling into temptation when the wicked by som ill shall be utterly desolate wasted and slaine And this is expressed farther by a mystery between P and P in the A B C rew shewing that the afflictions of the church shall have joyes sevenfold after captivity of 70. at 490 yeers end as in two Reshes and Tsade in the Vers Resh wher hee sheweth eternall comfort to the just by Gods favours and the utter condemnation of the wicked by Gods angry lookes upon thē out of his word And this behaviour David accounteth to availe much to the strengthening of his faith to waite for all promiss of this life and that to com And thus much for the upright childe of the Church begotten by much misery and affliction
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
freendes as Salomon sayeth and good likeing is highly commended of the world that taketh him clean away and deludeeth him and bewitcheth astonyeth his understanding that hee is no more capable then a beast Dan. 4. of the golden rules of righteousnes by law or by faith as a scholer of Ierusalem So dyeth hee and goeth into oblivion and descendeth into utter darknes and corruption like a dumb beast never to be mentioned more which for want of fayth or virtue to succed him or good education to out live or survive him hee dyeth a second death and all his honour and glory is ended with him in the dust as Ps. 7. and death triumpheth over him And as Pride goeth before the fall so the fall of man is the trusting in riches and honour and letting slip knowledge and understanding the fear of the Lord. When David seeth this end com of the Rich whose state all along is contrary 2. Thes. 1. to his hee beeing much perplexed with the errors of his life hee easily concludeth that by his dayly affliction and misery hee is therby to look for eternall comfort glory and felicity Therfor hee feareth not but hee shall bee made wise unto salvation and by correction escape the pit that his form and shape corrupt not as Ps· 16. but his faith and rigteousnes shall last for ever From the fall of Adam who was turned out of honour for disobedience Gen. 3. Construction Mem waters For understanding and knowledge waters of life the waters of Iudah c. Is. 48. also riches or abundance of wealth the Riche-mans way makes him a fool no better thaÌ„ a beast yf hee wanteth wisdom Hee seeketh for land houses to last for ever in his Name hee findeth suddainly the grave for his everlasting dwelling which shall have the dominion over him and wear him all to dust for the letter Tet and Mot both the letters for his translation such is his passing hence or demigration a kinde of passover The moste illustrious estate in this world moste glittering turneth to long lasting obscurity Eccl. 11. mark the resounding Man in honour c. and all the termes doubled Is. 8.11.32 Ier. 2.51 Exodus The ninth Petaroth and chapter 30. for the Sacrifice or offering mony of every person But that can not redeem from death No welth is sufficient but the waters of life and understanding of knowledge of the fear of God This is the substance hee presumeth on Ps. 16. mark the words of redemption no man shall redeem c but God will redeem c. again remember A kinde of Name is when a man desireth to leave a Memory PSALM L. THe word of the Everlasting the God of Godes by the mouth of Moses in his last testament to the children of Israel hath been preached in Sion to all the world for a warning of his angry fearfull and horrible judgement of his Law called a consumeing fire for falling away transgression Now hee beeing the God that judgeth calleth heaven and earth to witness of his Iustâ—ce which as in Psalme 40. in the Priestly part of service is an utter condemnation of sacrifice for the glorifyeing of God And also of the leviticall part the usurping of the word that is without regard of instruction or observation Therfor because hee is a God of mercy and in his mercy releaseth when they call on him in distress hee wil have mercy and noâ— Sacrifice a spirituall Thanks-offering rather then a cloveen footed bullock Ps. 69. to glorify him and hee will shew him the way of salvation least in his wrath they bee consumeed and devoured without deliverance As gifts are not gratious to the kinde and as presentes provoke not freendes and all the glory of freendes is to bee freely used and called upon in distress so al Gods glory is free mercy and not sacrifice to bee wholely and onely relyed and called upon because the best sacrifice serveth not in time of judgement but a penitent invocation in trouble for him that will be saveed and comforted And they must have no other freend or God but him to worship to call upon or to serve And this is for the profession of his deer Saintes and chosen Servantes and Elect mentioned in the first table whom in his Kingdom hee thus reprooveth for their drowzines in observing Again the wicked are utterly condemned before him for takeing his name wholely in vain through out the second table when hee observeth none of his commandements but resisteth his will breaketh his Law though it bee in his mouth To these also belong confession repentance and amendement a calling upon God yf they will be put in the way of salvation So that the book of the Law the two Tables beeing opened and the whole world to bee judged either for misdooing or not dooing wee are all condemned without repentance and the mercy of God Like the breaking of the Tables Exo. 31.32 for defect in the holy preesthood Levites as well as the wicked Lev. 6.7 And hee maketh prayer the calling upon God and his Name better then sacrifice as grace is ever more worth then woâ—kes Construction Nun. Defective That all are defective by the Law In manner of performance what the perfection is what the imperfection Nun for ofspring what is to be disanulled what to bee established what to bee condemned what to be justifyed I approove not c. but I will reproove thee c. Exodus The divers kindes of Sacrificers when they are com to sacrifice to their God as they pretended in Aegypt And what kinde of Sacrifice is best properest way of salvation and the greatest glory to God even the Fruit and Calves of the lips Hos. 14. Heb. 13. See these wordes repeated Sacrifice to God c. Hee that sacrifice-eth Thanks-offering c. God called a consumming fire for his Name PSALM LI. DAvid takeeth his occasion in this Psalme to accuse himself of Murther and Adultery though hee speaketh but of Murther which was caused by Adultery And seeing in his conscience the uglynes of this Sinn and transgression and the continuall blemish of his guiltines and that hee had onely sinned against God and highly displeased him by transgressing his word becaus the fleshly and naturall man had prevailed in him and that hee had this wickednes in him from the womb according to the truthe of the Scriptures as Ps. 58. and God loved the truthe from the hart and confession beeing requireed as Ps. 50. and as the story of the Leper doth follow sacrifice in the Law so heer And therfor hee turneth his sinning to Lepry and for his form proceedeth in the person of a Leper and prayeth for forgivenes as a Leper for clensing Math. 8. Luc. 17. And in this cloud hee beginneth at the mercy seat that God would shew his mighty kindenes and mercy upon him and wipe away all his trespass and wash away all his sinn and
man unto eternall life is by the Promiss which is holy of things unseen gracees and mercyes of God and forgivenes and a better and an everlasting life by fayth and hope and this knoweth no man but the holy spirit of God in man And thus is faith the rock to build upon as divers times in the word wherby hee payeth every man according to his work and judgeth all men according to their minde As the minde is conteined in the body so the Promiss is the soul of the Law and as wee are forbid to care for the body so the church is commanded to provide for the soul to cast them selves upon God to seek contentment by a gratious government and let all rudiments goe And this is his sure rock of victory and of salvation even his faith Construction Heer Samâ—c is taken passively also shewing his relye repose and trust and the strength of his support which is God The weaknes of the pâ—oples confidence that trust in the vanity of misgotten riches or in the falshood of Man Ps. 146. Beth a house they thrust hard at him and set upon him to overthrow and beat down all his riseing and his exaltation and dignity of his hous and to ruine all his repose by falshood which is a kinde of dwelling of the minde Sab to compass or inviron Gods wall about him which is his kindenes grace favour Ps. 21. cannot bee beaten down it is so strong And this confidence deceiveth no man but payeth every man for his travaile Exodus Hos. 12. The people play the crafty merchants in sacrificeing their misgotten welth and set their mindes wholely therupon for their salvation wher their faith is reprooved Beeing in an opposite cours to the sacrifices of righteousnes Ps. 4. faith of David which is counted righteousnes so hee dealeth by privation Every one that worketh righteousnes is accepted with God c. Marke the repetition of termes concerning all pointes God his rock and trust PSALM LXIII ASk and you shall receive and seek and you shall finde and knock and it shall bee opened unto you In the Last Psalme 62. hee sheweth that his life is sought by flaterers and dissembling hypocrites that use smooth wordes and have throtes like open graves and wicked and corrupt thoughtes to devour him and gape wide to receive him as Ps. 5. wher hee casteth off his confidence in Man for vanity and welth that groweth by wrong hee counteth nothing worth to save him and therfor relyeth wholy upon the strength of the kindenes and mercyes of God Heer they seek his life with the sword and hunt him into holes and corners of the earth and in this for playing the foxes with him hee prayeth that foxes may prey upon them and baite upon them in the ground and that hee may bee mery and have good cheer in the hous of God as Psal. 23 and be ravished with his glory and releeved with the living waters of his mercy which hee counteth better then life that hee may bless and prais his Name for ever and all their treacherous mouthes may bee stopped That this may bee hee knocketh at the word of Grace beeing athirst in the wildernes for waters of the scripture to refresh him Which wildernes hee maketh his solitary bed as often as hee awakes and thinks on him then to call upon him That hee himself may rejoyce in God and all may boast and glory to bee sworn in him Construction Samec again for the function of Godlynes the work of relyeing dayly adoration and admiration of his strength and glory and commendation for his grace as thanks of triumph after great good cheer of his mercyes dayly conversation and comunication with him Ghimel for Ghamul a wainling as hee was from all his affections in the wildernes Sag both the letters to depart or goe back This sense shineth through the whole Psalme beeing contrary to Appetition longing and adheering which is the whole tenor therof Zeph. 1. mark the report of the phrase Davids seeking of God and his Enimyes seeking of him Exodus The first of Zephany also shall shew what sacrifice the Lord will somtime have and what sacrifice is heer ment by the fullnes of the termes and sense of this psalme in it destruction of them that turn from the Lord and them that seek him not That they that play the foxes and betray him may have a foxes part in the wildernes Eze. 13. their trecherous mouthes stopped in the earth God will have his sacrifice aswell of his own sworn children that depart from him as of them that be devoted to other Gods and have never yet served him He will serve him self out of all sortes when he ordeineth a destruction PSALM LXIV COnsidering the deadly fear of persecution which David felt as Psal. 55. the sharpnes and egernes of his Enimyes dayly plots and secret conspiracy for his life to kill a just man without fear and to compass it suddainly by means not to be descryed nor discovered by any eye by deep prying into his hart and all his wayes rekoning that none can see them hee prayeth to bee delivered from this horror And as Servantes make their quarell their maisters so David concluding that they conspire against God belyeing him because hee seeth all their dooings and giveth warning in the hart by som passion and light of every action hee prayeth that God may give them a just recompens by this meanes of their own inventioÌ„ That their own reckoning may fall upon them that their own tonges that belye him may bee true upon themselves to strike them sudainly that they never see the stroke till it light upon them and they feel it to destruction That the very standers-by man perceiue the plain judgement of God upon them and that the just may rejoyce and glory in their relying in him O full of all subtilty the childe of the Divill and Enimy of all righteousnes This is the man hee feareth this is hee that hee cryeth out upon to bee defended and his life to bee preserved from That hee fall not into his handes whom hee describeeth by his practise and combination the secret pryeing and conspiracy against him and creeping into his bosom to beguile him by plotting and consulting against him as the Hethen doe in the same termes Ps. 2. This man is above all the Enimyes in the world to bee feared Ps. 55. This man keeps him company to Church and home prayes with him and eates with him and lernes with him and holdes with him as yf hee wear of the same religion and Diet with him and all to devour him What beast or fowl is so wilde or so vigilant to look to his life that dayly conversation will not tame and beguile and in time secure him Against such a one a man hath need to bee awake and watch early and late and at noon day Ps. 55. mischeevous greevous hurtfull and moste dangerous men As great Enimyes as
the word for meeting or kissing as mouth to mouth or face to face or neer or present by the itteration of the termes kindenes and truthe and righteousnes or Iustice and peace c. He to behold for the privative Thou forgavest and coveredst and thou contractedst break off c. For the habit shew Vs c. And the prospect of Truthe and righteousnes For his presence mark the doubling of the wordes Salvation Ps. 42. country and land The Eternalls likeing and goodnes to it In the first and last wordes Leviticus The good will of him that dwelt in the bush Deut. 33. is to his holy Land Exod. 3. his presence glory bounty Exod. 33. Ios. 5. and faith love and righteousnes and peace and salvation the rest of the Godly Armour and holy weapons and weedes of the Ministry Ps. 132. For mercy and remission and salvation in perill for sin that they bee not consumed with the flame of Gods wrath when they look in the Law Ministers of righteousnes shall goe before and lead as Prophets to direct his feet Luc. 1. PSALM LXXXVI THis Psalme is fitted to the former by the very wordes of the 25. That the reader should not misse but have an eye thither to mark the starr of his redemption and line of Gods Iustice and judgement which is seven fold the misery that they inflict upon the just and Gods vengeance and revenge upon the wicked and his payment of them to bring the Poor their hopes of inheritance and peace eternall with all plenty and delight with it by an utter rooting out of the wicked for ever as Ps. 37. And this is all for his kindenes and faith toward the Poor and distressed which hee calleth his way which also is his work which together is wonderfull that ther is none the like nor any God like him This way with many just reasons to be heard hee prayeth to bee taught and his hart to bee sharpened that hee may walk by the word of truth in the fear of his name to publish and glorify him for ever for his great deliverance by it as Ps. 88. That when many proud and terrible Tyrants which set not God nor his Law before them seek his life that God in the Kingdom of his compassion and kindenes would pitty them and bestow upon him his strength which is his Law and therby save the childe of the Church called the sonn of his hand maid and to shew som signe of this good unto him that the highe and fearfull looking men may bee abashed and abased when they see that God doth take his part against them Construction Pe a mouth for calling cryeing voice and prayer and name and hearing heaâ—kening and considering c. Relatives Mark the doubling of these wordes with requests and reasons which also is for Vau thâ— other letter for a crook a kinde of crooking or fetching by petition Likewise the two letters together make Po heer or hither which is also toward Which is the nature of pitty and kindenes also wordes often repeated By his mighty pulling of them out of hell and pittes of distresses and saveing them Mark the doubling of these words His perswasions and inducements Hee is poor hee is pittyfull hee trusteth to him hee calleth on him hee setteth his minde on him c. God is wonderfull kinde and a wonderfull doer 2. Cor. 4. And saveth strangely c. to the great glory and prais of his Name and calling upon him Ps. 50.91 and a shame to his foes by a signe of prosperity Leviticus Hee is com from Pastors Rulers and Kings and Gods and Angels and hostes Armyes exercisers or soldiers in the former Psalmes now to Ministers works creatures and servantes of God Psal. 134.103 Mark the often doubling of the word servant and son c. and the word Lord the relative to implye the same Such as bee the Priests dayly Callers upon God as was Moses and Aaron and Samuel Psal. 99. and Ezra c. For Saver or Helper of the people PSALM LXXXVII THer is no such mother as the Church of God nor any parentage like unto God his word ther is no such Church as Ierusalem and Sion from whence the word of God and the Law issueth that the gates the goeings in and out of Sion are better beloved with the everlasting then all the dwellings or cittyes of Iacob or the Church elswhere beside For when other citâ—yes are mentioned that this man or that man was born in them of Sion it is sayed more that this man was born in her in that which the most high built and established And when hee writeeth up his people hee will not leave out the place of their birth that were born there because of the excellent springs of musique that are in it And this commendeth the Childe of the Church and expoundeth the sonn of the hand maide in the former Psalme to shew the pretiousnes of the children of God the deernes of his servantes blood and the worthynes of their redemption Construction Pe a mouth by the ineffable fame of Ierusalem the mouth and talk of all the world By the words unspeakeable mention be sayd reckon c. for kindes of utterance springes singers and pipeers For mouth musique Zain for hear for the renowm and prais of the citty and what an honour it was to bee born in it and to bee brought up ther. Mark the word born doubled Zain for Zeh this for certainty by the repetition of that termn and sens so oft This man hee and hee or every one and hee c. both the letters make Paz for gold The golden citty new Ierusalem Apoc. 21. also Paz strength Gen. 49. Leviticus For the Church and Assembly and deer hous of God and his beloved Ministry for the place of highest degree of honour and prais called the gates of Sion The holy hill dwelling of Iacob Citty of God Gods founding and establishing c. for his service a place of harmony that ther is no place nor Church of the like Glory and strength authority The Leviticall office heer are the Musitians and praisers of God of which ther were 4000. 2. Cro. 23. PSALM LXXXVIII BEeing now in the Cadence and conclusion of this book and service also which is the proper place of praising and gloryfying of the name of God that in this Psalme by true cours nothing els câ—n bee expected but commendation and prais of the Everlasting for his great works of love and kindenes towards them Now by the languishing of the Church and their oppression in long captivity the Estate beeing altered the Memory and glory of Ierusalem dyeing and decaying every day seeing they now tell of their birthes in divers Nations and Cittyes and at length the Ierusalemites grow few as the Egyptian generation in the wildernes and they are estrangeed and their acquaintance obscureed and their estate abhorred and beecom abhominable like dead men now beeing thus
propertyes and forcees that hee hath in him and all that ever hee can doo and all the Excercisers of the Ministry that hear his voice and may doo his will and commandement and all the rest of the Church his works to bless him and thank his Name for all his benefits Construction Quoph of Iaquaph to compass Heerupon hee handleth the infinit reach and work Kingdom of Mercy and grace and love and kindenes of God the excellence therof to his observers and all them of tender harts that fear transgression His angels pitch round about such Psal. 34. This is equalled in the words and guardeth thee with kindenes and Mercey See the repetition kindenes mercey fear him Eternall c. For his kingdom and property of merccy domination dominion kingdom c. Ghimel the second letter to reward or bee beneficiall unto which is first in the word good deeds c. Hee hath not don according c. but c. and then by returning of thanks by the termn bless so often repeated And requireed of all degrees of ministers the kingdom and of the word and his will as grace for Grace Hee handleth here Gods lenity Mercey and goodnes onely according to the letters and also the Name Iehovah and of his virtue Exo. 33. Ro. 9. The Psalme hath just the A B C number of verses to shew that of som one letter hee treateth which is Ghimel for his great Goodnes to all sortes Mark the repetition Numbers The wildernes is wher the word of God is not hard of wherfor the preaching of the kingdom of it was in wilde countryes such as was Iohn Baptists and Pauls c. To Nations rude and hard harted which is heer intimated by the precisenes and great ability of the Ministry the contrary that can hear and are able to doe his word his will and his Kingdom of forgivenes their place is to thank him Because mercy kindenes and charity raigneth in them This is that which wee crave in the Lords prayer Math. 6. See the repetition in commandements word voice hear c. For untill the Kingdom bee com which is compassed with all heavenly civility Wee remain still in the wildernes ungoverned and unformed barbarous and rude PSALM CIV THe everlasting righteousnes of the Law of God the word by which all things were made and without it was made nothing that was made and that giveth life and breath and all things and that all have their living and their mooveing and their beeing in him the everlasting father and creator of the Church and Prince of peace beeing heer describeed for the utility and benefit heerof the people must meeds continue his blessing of the everlasting in his soul and thanks unto his God his discipline beeing of this sort First of his majesty and greatnes then his apparell then his habitation then his goeing and his sending and his work that the word of God is a comely a reverend a grave and a stately thing to behold and for beehaviour and counsell to listen to It is arrayed all with light glory and manteled with the heavens of understanding It dwelleth in the Scriptures and rideeth in parables out of sight in a dark stile above the cloudes It is swift and speedy in operation as the winde and his message and Ministry so swift and so firey that ther is no withstanding or disputing hee so establisheth the earth in doctrine that shall never bee mooved the waters of the scriptures are so deep about it that all the world is drowned in them yet his thundering spirit mooving upon them by doctrine divideeth them and discouvereth the deep and his secrets therof and sending the rivers of his doctrine between the hills among the villages to instruct the brutish wher the heavenly birds of men may sing praises in the woods the books of the Bible by the fruit of his creation the hills are taught to bear fruit to satisfy and content the earth with grass for beasts as Nabuchadnezar that proud King outward man with that base diet of uncapability and hearbs fruit to make themselves all manner of sustenance countenance and confidence and grace to his creature the Church and inner man with all deintyes Psal. 23.21 That they may bee contented with the doctrine of the cedars the Ministry which God hath set in his Church wher the queristers dwell wher for loftynes of building and edification the holy stork is safe so is the Roe by the hills and the cunny by the rocks so that all salvation is by it Hee putteth of his light at seasons and layeth down his clothes of understanding by setting waneing and eclipsing of the lightes and makeeth darknes for the wicked to seek their pray and wilde and savage brute men to walk in ignorance that couch as soon as it is light and knowledge ariseeth at hearing of the word that the Church may travail safe and have all the understanding and injoy the light therof till the evening all their lives And what is ther in all the earth that the wisdom of God hath not wrought His wisdom is in the broad sea the Heathen and the deep is round about him ther is knowledge and understanding of all the creatures therin and the sport of the devill among them and of the ships upon it the Arks and the Churches saveed and transported by it All which doo hope upon him to receive instruction in their time who dealeth unto them his doctrine and they are well satisfyed and contented Yf they want the word or it bee restrained from them they are dead ther is no life in them and consume to nothing but at his sending out of his spirit the Law his firey message the face of the earth is clean changeed and the Church renewed and repaired and re-edifyed again And now that the glory of God the righteousnes of the Law Psal. 19. may bee revealed by him and God may rejoyce in him his Minister and work of his word and because his â—peech pleaseth him who is so terrible hee promiseeth to sing Psalmes unto him And because God likeeth it hee wil never have don that the wicked may bee quite consumeed And willeth his soul still to bless him For benefits as before Construction Quoph of Iaquaph to compass or inviron which is heer by all kindes of habit all habitude of apparell or worship or reputation that a man weareth or putteth on or that hee is indued with or is bestowed upon him or covereth Ps. 109. Chariots Chambers Servants c about him as light heavens garment clothed putting off covering chamber winde breath Ghost spirit c. See the repetition· Daleth the second letter for a door is expressed by the riseing and setting the goeing out and in of the Sunn in the Hebrew Ps. 19. For the use or end therof Both the letters Quad of Quadad to incline or bow down the head or croune for a worship after the manner of the
repetition Deuteronomy Ieshurun and Israel are acted as Deut. 32. Ies. 44. that the uprightnes of Israel should bring peace to Israel What is Israel but a quint-offence of uprightenes and pureity to whom God useeth to bee beneficiall Mark Jesharim and Israel all they that trust c. his people all the righteous all good and upright c. and this may serve for a rehearsall also PSALM CXXVI YF God bee made unto us wisdom righteousnes and sanctification and redemption hee that rejoyceth let him rejoice in the Lord for highe degrees of knowledge and exaltation into a paradise of revelation Let him rejoyce in the service and worship of him and the calling upon his Name as Ps. 92. in the time of peace for in troubles when they are not with themselves they are farr from God and can not com nighe him in time of wrath as Psal. 32. Now out of the greatest sorrow springs the greatest joy and out of abundance of suffering abundance of consolation and the Church hath been often fetched out of the mire and deep pit of destruction and the midst of hell Ps. 69.130 and by the mercyes of God in keeping still life in them in their captivityes and raising them again and redeeming them from the torment and thralldom of their consciences and themselves to the wonder of the world yea in the sight of the Heathen which useeth to strike such passion of joy into the veines and hart of them that they could not choos but laugh and sing in their sleep for their peace and redemption which was their whole affection and waiting beeing awake and in this they had their full desires that their joyes might bee full Now confessing and magnifying Gods great works of kindenes toward them before in divers reductions of them from divers countryes they pray that hee would now by that example bring them again from the rest as the Southeren rivers return flow from the south that out of a heavy seednes of deprivation they beeing scattered and sowen thus among the heathen ther may bee a joyfull return of them like a merry and fruitfull harvest of Sheaves Construction Quoph is heer returning comming about or back again as the dayes of the yeer Ps. 19. 2. Sam. 11. Iob 1. For the dayes of life Is. 38. also bringing about or to pass or compassing or effecting much c. Caph of Caphaph to bow or bend the lamentable depressing of them Psal. 146. captivity and holding and seed lep and sheaves and gripes for Caph a hand also Vau a crook or hook for their deportation and redemption also and for fellowship so heer is a time to weep and a time to laugh Eccl. 2. counterfeteed upon the story of Ishak for the mery return of the promissed seed with so great increas Am. 7. Gen. 16.17.21 Gal. 4. Is. 1. Rom. 9. By the word Laughter c. The name of Isaak Mark the repetition Psal. 14.53 Deuteronomy They increased and grew in their bondage like that in Aegypt as men fed in their sleep and grown fat Iob. 39. and multiplyed in their captivity which was a great work of Gods mercey and kindenes for the heathen to note and to make them merry PSALM CXXVII OVt of joy proceedeth comfort consolation in this Psalme the next the Churches sheaves of posterity and other gifts of peace for the rest and peace of the Church becaus the idolatrous care of this world chokeeth the joy in the Kingdom of God and stifleth all comfort and consolation in the word and in the holy Ghost and because the Church hath all their reward and strength by inheritance from the service of God Ps. 16. and the Prophets are the barrs of the citty gates Ps. 147 and all comfort and quietnes secureity and boldnes against theyr Enimyes by youthfull fruitfullnes of a Godly issue and are moste blessed from the love of him In this Psalme from Salomons overmuch preparation for Rehoboam a simple sonne the vanity of to much provision is moste wisely describeed For heerin men fall into divers temptations when their work is not spirituall nor their building God For they build with things not theirs and for want of due right and property there wanteth concord and for want of concord no construction or building can go up or stick together nor no care in the world can keep such together that which God provideth not As in the building of Babel Gen. 11. and edification in stâ—ange tonges for in Babel the stones of Ierusalem will not serve for building they can make no workmanship of them they feed upon Idolatry and labour in vain walls nor watchmen can hold them they know not what to doo with these spirituall stones but send them home as the Philistâ—ns did the Ark. Construction Quoph to inviron is the building for defence and strong watch about the citty The house of Israel cannot be safe and sure but upon the covenants and promises of God and instructions of the word this psalme is to be construed from Gen. 15 2. Sa. 12. 2. Cro. 23. La. 3. 1. Cro. 22. 1. Cor 3. Pro. 8. the restoring of the captivity is the reward of children Ier. 31. as well as the birth ps 2. for building Gen. 16.30 Caph bowed Caph a hand to contein or quiver or belly arrows and children See build builders hous citty children fruit of the womb children of youth arrows they shall bring forth their building with pain and sorrow opposed to contentment for neither walls nor watching can save their citty but good education and godlines Zain to hear or conceive the doctrine of the word or edification such is Gods building and such are his children as it is good to build and not a vain thâ—ng but a thing that will indure He writes upon Gnir a citty which is derived from Gnir to erect or build and also to watch Therefore he usâ—th all kindes both of building and watching and by sundry termnes mark the repetition Deuteronomy The children of God are well edified and no better defens nor security can be than good edification out of his word it is a blessed thing to abound with them and not a vain thing He sheweth it is the Lords work to restore them and that they cannot stand nor consist without him which is a wonderfull kindenes the contenting and blessing of his beloved PSALM CXXVIII A Mischeevous end belongeth to the wicked by reason of falsshood and deceit but to the godly and just man no temptation shall take them but that which they may well bear neither shall one bone of them be broken or any temptation impaire them at all that truely follow the way to peace but for all happines their labours of their hands shall follow them and stick unto them to cherish them It shall be good and dureable becaus of the equity thereof chiefly their wives the greatest blessings they shall have them to stick fast to the housâ— sides shewing their love they
God wil still lead him in plain ground and by this meanes bring him out of all distress and destroy his Enimyes and for his names sake revive him and that hee would graunt him this kindenes with speed not to hide his face and the understanding of his law from him and confound him This power is such as Christ gave to his Disciples over unclean spirits to cast them out and to heal all disseases that is to purge and rid men of all ill conversation of life by their doctrine speaking by the spirit of the father the word and addressing them to the keeping of the commandements which is the power of the Kingdom and government here prayed for Yf I cast out divills by the spirit of God then is the Kingdom of God com unto you Construction Quoph to compass by the words distress and torment and loveing kindenes and supplication c. Mem waters for doctrine teach mee lead mee revive mee let mee hear let mee know hide not thy face hear consider meditate remember talk c. For an Enimy pursue or flood or persecution Ghimel a reward loving kindenes servant Psal. 62. Hee chalengeth much becaus of his service of him his instruction to him and destruction to his Enimyes and heerunto is Enimy opposeed Mark all his works how they witnes nothing but desolation body and minde God must testify by his grace and favour to him in his deliverance Mark all the repetitions Eternall hear righteousnes consider servant liveing Enimy soul ground spirit dooing handes unto thee distress c. Hee prayeth God to cut off his working by his way of righteousnes opposed to falshood Causes why upon Ghimel to reward heare or answer twenty six according to the letters of Iehovah Deuteronomy Hee sheweth himself to bee a sound profession before God and diligent in all the imployment of godlynes and prayeth for the fruit and testimony of the way of godlynes and the liveing way and everlasting life by finding the mercyes favour of God upon him by his instruction as mens works witnes of them Ioh. 5.8.10 and this for a confession also to cross fals testimony PSALM CXLIV BEcaus his servants life and his hous is so greedily coveted hee prayeth God to take it to hart and with a furious judgement to descend to deliver him from thes uncircumcised tonges and handes of the seperate ones and aliens from his glory or welth called great waters That according to Psal. 92. hee may set the ten stringed violl to work with a new song a song of judgement and grace as Psal. 101. by saveing of Kings by his servant from the hurtfull sword according to his precept thou shall not covet his servant c. that seeing the commandements bee out hee may beginn with the Petaroth of judgements laws and statutes of condemnation and justification the Vrim and Thummim or the two hills and brefts of the Priests That so great a glory of Israel and the Church should not be extinguished That all estates might have their full utility plenty and ripenes that their sonns and daughters may bee safe without any ravenous or untimely covet or stealth to grow up wel educateed and neatly and gloriously facioned and edifyed in their youth in the fear of God And this for his man-servant and his maid servant becâ—us Gods servants are his Children That their cup-bord may never bee empty and that their sheep may bee infinit many increased in their streets the ox and the ass with their dayly burdens of wealth and store without any freebooting or robbery or covetous filching or wrangling or violent stealing or caus of out cry among them This hee counteth a moste glorious and happy estate of all with whom it thus fares and whos God and neighbour the everlasting is against whom ther is no prevailing and when the childe and hous-hold servants of God doo flowrish and are well replenished like Temples of holynes So as men are commanded to doo good especially to them of the hous-hold of faith so heer the strictest forbidding of Covet is that the Godly may injoy their quiet and their labours as Ps. 128. whithout deprivation or disturbance that God would bow the heavens and decline the Scriptures and touch the mountaines and Kingdomes and nations therwith that they may smoke again with the condemnation and firey judgement of them And that hee would blast them and dispers them and with terrible arrowes of his lightning destroy the Churches Enimyes And deliver his servantes from them Becaus all means of deliverance and way of salvation is his to rely on the shield of faith That hee takeeth notice of the Church and Ark of Noah under the person of Adam whos dayes are 930. And keepeth such computation of it as in the word Tsel 930 a shadow moste like to vanity and this agreeth with the posterity of the just in the termn Shalom 930 yeers Psal. 37. This Psalme keepeth the square of the Church the length and bredth to bee one Ezech. 41. Apoc. 7. Construction Quoph to compass or inviron is heer the great waters of falshood and injury of strangers that are opposit to all vicinity and good society Ps. 18.22 Ioh. 2. Also by all parts of his fortification defense and safety and Gods mercy about him Mem waters his heavens or waters above the firmament lightning Gods Arrows Zach. 9. Gods handes and messages and judgements Kings montaines Mem finall is 600. and that number is in the letters Shequer falshood or wrong Waters for people abundance or wealthy estate warr or doctrine of deliverance Daleth a door Doors of heaven Ps. 78. By breaking in running out streats without doores c. Math. 6. Ioh. 10. The effect of all is condemnation opposed to felicity how voyd of damage and hurt all neighbour hood should bee ps 15. And how improper improsperous all covet is but God only Mark all the repetition blessed happy handes fingers warr battail people man heavens highthes waters lightnings arrows handes scatter Kings mountains send rid or open deliver falshood wrong Alians mouth c. sing song Psalm salvation and hurtfull one in respect of the other sonnes buttersses buttryes Zach. 9. meat thousands cattell with other relations Deuteronomy Hee maketh heer happynes the eternity which only consisteth in relyeing in God That saveth him that hee can not bee hurt nor suffer any depriveing by foreiners at all Hee reckoneth up Gods safegard and his gracees to him for a confession and sings his deliverance The fathers before the flood their long lives desolation of the Church quite overwhelmed with the waters of warr as Dan. 9. strangeers and falshood beast Apoc. 13. PSALM CXLV TO sum up the Lords prayer and petition which holdeth out after the commandements in one word which is the Kingdom of heaven and power and glory therof Hee sheweth becaus the greatnes of God far passeth all magnificence and his estimablenes far beyond all examination Ps. 50. For his
pitty and compassion for his long patience and great benignity kindenes for his goodnes and mercyes to and over all his works because his Kingdom and power and glory is eternall for susteining them that are falling and in decay and setting upright them that are declineing and giving all things their meat in due time and liberally and freely and bountifully satisfyeing all living creatures with his open handes For his justice in all his wayes and kindenes upon all his creatures of his Church for his neernes to them that call upon him faithfully by performing what soever they request and hearing them and saveing them and destroying all the wicked as Psal. 92. That therfor seeing this Kingdom is of this kinde of heavenly operation not of the world which is the seed of the word sowen in the hart of man to govern him hee now as in the conclusions of all the rest of the books exalteth greatly this God and King of his and blesseth his name and the calling upon him for ever and ever Which exaltation and hallowing of his Name is a new work after the petition is ended to finish all which shall last for ever as Psal. 111 for makeing him sundry wayes ripe in the word of God and cherishing him therwith for setting him in the doctrine that lasteth for ever and ever That ever generation from the beginning to the end might prais his workes and the power therof And that hee will esteem the glory of his worshipp and tell of his wonderfull acts by the mystery of the priesthood and that they may speak of and confess the reverendnes and the strength of all his worship as Psa. 92 and mighty terrors ps 90. Hee hath thus reckoned his magnificence and greatnes that all his works and holy creatures might confess him and bless him and tell out his glory ps 57. and speak of his power to make known to all the children of men his powers and most inestimable glory of his kingdom that all eyes do wait for for their food of wisdom and understanding which is never out of season ps 1. For which he would that his mouth should alwaies speak Gods prais and all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever Construction Quoph of Jaquaph to compass or circuit as 1. K. 7. Heerto hee bringeth the greatness of his mercy and huge extent of his kingdom and power and glory therof by his infinit working without all circuit or bounds to receive all that call Mem waters for a kingdom rule domination Is. 8. the king is Jehovah as ps 24. by the curious takeing of the letters of his name in a new spelling of Iehovah for Iod He and Vav his miracles glory and mercy the salvation is the Scriptures for his kingdom of drawing and allureing when men hear and read and are ruled by them which is the calling upon them and serching them drawing and governing Ier. 31. Is. 54. Io. 6. behold for the admirable glory and shineing of it in all his creatures as by all words of utterance and declaration Quamah to stand or endure for the eternity perfection and infinite stature of his name for his exaltation and therfor the defective letter Nun or N. is left out of the row of the A. B.C. also Quamah for a field of standing corn Mark the doubleing of the words in all Deuteronomy The confession is the continueing of words of declartion of his acts of eternall life and wonderfull kindenes and way and workes of salvation and exaltation of his name Mark the repetition PSALM CXLVI IN this psalme hee considereth that hee will make his confidence sure and then spend all his life in prais and psalmes unto his God as ps 92. Therfor takeing away all vanity of worldly confidence hee seeketh the heavenly happines therof that the God of Sion and the Church and his righteousnes is to reign for ever and to bee exalted and praised Therfor heer as ps 118. hee willeth not to trust in unchariritable princes or any human men which know not the high wisdom of God nor the depth of the mysterie therof determined for the glory and safety of the Church which have no salvation or help in them that by and by consume and turn to earth as soon as the breath is out of them and in the same day all their estimation and reputation and thoughts are at an end and perish hee now sheweth a more than fleshly revelation to them that love him that is the godly of a sound rock to build upon that spirituall things must be set to spirituall things our faith in spirituall charity becaus God is spirit and this a healing faith hee commendeth greatly the beleeff in God and his word the Creator maintainer and restorer of all things and the happines of him that reposeeth all his help and hope in him setting him forth by his heavenly properties Tell Iohn what things ye have seen a preserver of truth and keeper of faithfullnes for ever a Releever of the oppressed and a graunter of his request and a righter of their caus a feeder of them that hunger for him a resolver of all that be tyed in ignorance and doubt or haesitation a giver of sight and knowledge to the blinde and unlearned and a streighter and director of them that bee of a wrong and a crooked opinion or lame and declining in their understanding and a lover of them that be right and most charitablely preserveth strangers with hospitality and mainteineth parents for orphans and husbands for widdowes as ps 68. a perverter crosser of all the wayes works of wicked men as ps 1 that they may perpetually bee seen to perish and com to naught the everlasting God and his most charitable word of righteousnes the God of Sion that reigneth and helpeth for ever for all ages and throghout all generations And thus much concerning a right beleeff confidence as in the 15 psalmes of degâ—ees as uppon the end of the petition Construction Quoph to compass hee keepeth 2 Kin. 11 salvation for walles Is. 26. faith salveth thy faith hath made thee whole c. Mem waters Lam. 3. G. the working doctrine of the Kingdom of the king God Iehovah Eternall the works of righteousnes great works of God by the word doeing makeing for his mighty reforming of all sorts Is. 42. Mark the repetition for one part of the kingdom Vau a hook or crook faith hope and love for affection and appetite the distinction and opposition of his trust The tree letters Quomo are for the raiser and comforter Is. 26.42 the opposition is God and man the one a releever and a reformer of the godly of all sortes Am 7. and the other a decayer Is. 2. God is an euerlasting erecter and helper of his and an overthrower of the wicked Mark the repetition Deuteronomy The praising and blessing of the Eternall doth intend his miraculous Acts and works of eternity and
by subjection and the kings and judges in the person of Adam reigning and ruleing over all things liveing and therfor were they to prais him Young men and maides becaus hee was created male and female Old folkes and children by their fructifying and multiplication of a godly seed from the word Increas and Multiply And in this becaus Israel was best entertained and the nearest people to him and had all preferment that his worship and exaltation of his name should in no wise bee neglected of them his Saints for ever Construction Quoph to compass or to inviron as with the cloke of prais Is. 61. from all his creatures and his dwelling in praises and inhabiting of them Ps. 22. that all his works and especially his people Israel and his messengers neerest about him for his exaltation of them should inviron him with prais Apoc. 19.4 Mark the words highthes hold up above exalt doubled Iehovah only Mem waters The name of the Eternall to be praised before and above heaven and earth and all the most commendable things of the world becaus they were made and exalted by him Hee worketh upon the term Iehovah By all the moods and tenses in the Hebrew how hee was imperative future and infinite and never preterite and transitory according to the present tens Hove Jehovah hee shall bee and remain for ever in his works and decrees ps 119· and therfor is called Eternall The waters all kinde of nations kindes and degrees Mark people heaven earth c. The name is six times for six dayes work Hee is to prais the name of Iehovah and that hee doth in the term Hu the affix of Iehovah as Elihu Abihu which two letters in number make iust the repetition of the word prais Heth to prostrate is implyed in the adoration and exaltation and worship of him and casting down their crowns before him Apoc. 4. Quemach meal for all sorts Persius sat 3.5 Deuteronomy Infinite praises and worship is due to him for leaving so many commendations behinde him in his works of all sorts ps 11 1. and this must needs bee confessed a work of great mercy and kindenes also and way of eternall life PSALM CXLIX NOw that the judgement may bee the cleere hee maketh this Psalme a copula or Medium suitable to the former last gon before To tell this judgement was the work of all the Prophets untill Iohn and then this kingdom was takeen by violence and force and men pressed unto it So that now after all places of invention hee now commeth to a collection or syllogizeing of the whole work by the judiciall part for ever unconfuteable That God that made the world should judge the same by sound confirmations consequences and proprietyes and rightes and lawes according to the power of his name Eloah and Elohim of Alah to swear to doo judgement and justice and right and to perform the oath which hee sware to bee a perpetuall redemption to his Church Psal. 110. and a glory to his people Israel with a reprooveing of all injury and injustice of the reprobate So the end is com the end is com as the Prophet sayth and Satan with all his perversity and adversity with all his malice and falshood and subdolity and treachery is judged and the day of wrath is com and hee is discovered and overcom and cast down and condemned for his cotinuall persecution of the Church For this benefit they are greatly to prais his name and sing Psalmes to him in honour of his name make invocation therupon that hath don all for them for reprooving confuteing and tormenting all their adversaryes and cheeff of them and that the Saintes for this peace should leap up in their beds for joy and make a glorious exaltation and triumph for this great day of victory and salvation with accents of exaltations and highe prayses of God and choise songs in their throats and a sharp sword in their handes lyeing by them to shew their meanes of deliverance and courage and valour and preparation of the word of God their defendour that whispers in the ears of all men and warneth them Heerto belong the fignified vertues in the apparell of the Priesthood that they may bee happy whom the Eternall the God of justice chargeeth not with iniquity Psal. 32. So that now it is in vain for to strive as Psal. 2. or the Kings and heades to think of casting away the cordes and bandes of their yokes of subjection to the Church for hee hath appointed his King over Sion and his horn and his anoynted and his prais as Psal. 141.92.86 God hath still favoured them that fear him and planted a gardine of pleasure for them that hee hath begotten a paradise of safety and salvation for his children and hath appointed his Angels and Ministers to pitch about them as Ps. 34. King of Iacob Is. 41.43 Ier. 8. to keep and preserve the way of righteousnes in this life the tree of their lives in holynes And with this grace hath God clotheed his saintes while their Enimyes are judged as ps 2.92.79 and for this ornament and Paradise and comly weed of salvation the skinn that covereth all nakednes that hath no cloud of shames upon it no spot or wrinkle in it Eph. 5. That his saintes should prais him in their congregation with a sonet of all confidence as ps 118. Construction Quoph to compass or inviron as the gratious ones Israel and the children of Sion in praising of him with Ioy in the holy Ghost another part of the Kingdom ps 145. in commendation of Iah their King and makeer Is. 53.22.41.43 Ier. 8. ps 29.48.24 by the spirituall and gutturall sound and prononciation of Iehovah psal 115.135 For every Law must have a King Jehovah calamity Jad a hand He the coactive conjugation of Hiphil working salvation and revenge Mark the words gratious ones and saintes maker work and fullfill Mem waters people heathen nations Kings Nobles c. The calamity and captivity of them and cutting them off and wearying of them according to Quamat to bee wearyed or dissolved Iob 16.22 Jah is intimated By exaltations in his Throat is the aspiration of He meant beeing a gutturall letter so is Iod signifyed by sword for hand ps 17. And thus hee is taken for maker King and God and Almighty and Revenger So they have the name of God or God in their throat and in their hand Mark all the words of Ioy rejoyceing and prais according to it and the repetition upon all Is. 45. Deuteronomy By all kindes of rejoyceing for their salvation the glory of their Kingdom 145.111.112.45 for his notable acts and the majesty of his name Jah in them in makeing and governing and saveing of them in beeing kinde to the kinde c. as psal 18. And this prais is also a good confession or rehearsall of his grace in the other Psalme his works and frame of the world set him out in