life oh Lord Let all thy saints remembring it With praise thy holines recorde 2 Thy wrath abides not long in thee But in thy favour life appears And joy shall in the morning be Though over-night there may be teares In my advancement once I sayd That nothing should my foot remove Because my mountaine thou hadst laid So firmelie Lord by thy meer love 3 Yet when thy face thou didst but hide I quickly was opprest againe And then to thee againe I cride And in my crie did thus complaine What profit will my bloud afford When I shal to the grave descend Oh! cann it sing thy praises Lord Or cann the dust thy truth comend 4 Lord hear pittie take on me To succour me thy help employ That chang'd to songs my sighes may be My mourning-weeds to robes of ioy So I for ever with my tongue Will praise the oh my God my Lord And in a never-ending song Thy mercies thanckfully record Sweet Iesu so great are thy Mercies that in a night thou convertest into trivmphs the most desperate Afflictions yea in the very moment of greatest horrors thou strangly infusest vnexpressible ioyes yet such is our corruption that vpon thy favours we often build those false assurances which beget more pride then thanckfulnes so we are iustly shakeÌ„ againe froÌ„ our confidence tha 〈…〉 akinge the foundation thereof more firme by true humiliation grounded meerly on thy mercies we way stand immoveable for-ever Oh! grant that by meditating thy voluntarie-humiliation we may descend to the true Annihilation renouncing of our selves that by virtue of thy Burial Resurrection we wâ—â— escape the Dungeons of the Grave Hell Change the mourning-garmeÌ„t of our flesh into the robes of immortalitie praise thee for thy mercies world without end Amen Psa 31. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David It personates Christ his Church in persecution containes a large intermixture of many petitions complaints c admirably fets forth the varietie of affections incident to a soul working out salvation with star trembling It is vsefull in great agonies afflictions of minde c. BEcause I do on thee depend That sham'd I may not be Lord in thy Iustice me defend And quickly hear thou me Be still my rock my walled-bowre And me vouchsafe to save For thou art my defensive towre And all the strength I have 2 Be pleas'd for thy namesake to come And be my hopeful stay Direct thou me pluck me from Those netts my foes do lay Thou art my strength vnto thee My spirit I commit For thou Lord God of Truth art he Who hast redeemed it 3 I them abhorr who lies approve But Lord I trust in thee And of thy grace in thy love My whole reioicings be For me thou didst from cares discharge Thou knew'st my soul in woe My fettred feet thou didst enlarge And keptst me from my foe 4 Have mercie Lord for I am vext Mine eies with greef decay In soul flesh I am perplext Greef wasts my life away My yeares with sigheng shortned are My sight to faile beginns My bones consume my strength doth wear And al is for my sinns 5 My scornefull foes do me vpraid My neighbours more then they My freinds to see me are afrayd And far they fly away As one long dead vnthought vpon Ev'n pot-sherd like I fare I flander'd am of many a one And round me terrors are 6 Yet when to take my life fro me They plotts against me layd Relieng still oh Lord on thee Thou art my God I sayd Thou know'st the times when me to take From my persueng soes Therfor to me for mercie sake Thy cheerfull face disclose 7 Lord let me not be made asham'd Because thy help I crave But let the wicked be defam'd And silenc'd in the grave Their lieng lips for ever close Who murmur in despight Disdainfull words in scorne of those Whose courses are vpright 8 Oh! what great favours wilt thou shew To such as honor thee And bring to passe in publike vewe For them that faithfull be Thy secret presence shal prevent The Tyrants hautie wrongs And they shall in thy privie-tent Avoyd the strife of tongues 9 Praise God for when I rash lie thought That I quite lost had binn Me to a warlike Towne he brought And honord me therein My suites cries he likewise heard Yee saints of his therfore The Lord your God with good regard Love honor adore 10 The faithfull he doth keep from harme And their proud foes contemn Be bolde he your harts will arme Who put your trust in him Our sinns oh Lord bring on vs many great afflictions They consume our flesh blinde our eyes rott our bones fright our harts afflict our consciences They cause vs to be vprayded scorned betrayed persecuted by our foes They make vs to be envyed contemned reproched abused among our neighbours They occasion that we are miscensured for sakeÌ„ yea forgotten of our best affected freinds and which is worst of all they bring on vs thy displeasure make vs almost desperatly to forsake thee Deliver vs oh deliver vs from these evills but especially from the sinns which occasion them Thou art our sole refuge the God into whose hands we have committed our spirits So embolden vs therfor in thy grace that we the rest of thy Saints seeing how great favours thou bestowest on all them that fear thee may praise thy Name for ever ever Amen Psa 32. A Psalm of David Maschil It shewes the free forgivenes of sinn by grace Rom 4. 6. The danger of hidinge the benifit of confessing our sinns and the powre of timely prayer It exhorts also that we do not brutishly abuse the grace of God c It should be sung to remember vs of Gods mercies of these duties c. A Blest estate that man is in Whose crimes the Lord forgives hides Ev'n he to whome God laies no sinn And in whose hart no fraud abides Till I my faults did open lay My bones with paine were tired out Thy hand opprest me night and day And I became like Summers drought 2 My Trespas I reveald therfore I shewd my secret faults to thee And vowd to hide my sinns no more So thou their guilt forgavest me For this the Iust on thee shall call At seasons when thou maist be found And he shall have no harme at all Though mighty Flouds enclose him round 3 Thou art oh Lord my hiding-place Wherein when peril greatest growes From dangers thou shalt me release And me with songs of health enclose Selah Thus thou dost also seem to say I will instruct thee with mine eye And so inform thee in the way That thou shalt never walk awrie 4 Then be not like the Horse or Mule That void of vnderstanding be Which thou with Bitt Raines must rule Lest els they fling or fall on thee The Sinners plagues
awfull God! dreadfull is thy frown when we beholde thee angrie for Sinn lothsome are our sinns when they appeare to a wounded conscience vnsufferable our afflictions when our consciences accuse vs VVe have sinned oh Lord we have sinned and are therfor tormented both in soul bodie yet we beseech thee deal not with vs according to our sinns but for thy mercie-sake vouchsafe vs a favorable correction those remedies consolations which thou knowest best for our infirmities VVhē thou art offended our foes are not only mischeevous vexations but our kindred also forsake vs our best beloved freinds afflict vs which is yet more we our selves are our owne tormenters VVhatsoever therfor betides vs or whosoever is iniurious wee have nothing to replie nor any to accuse but our selves Oh! pittie our distempers hear vs help vs deliver vs for the bitter passion sake of Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 39. To the cheef Musitian to Iduthun a psalme of David The Prophet resolves a patient watchfulnes over the tongue Bemoanes the vanitie miserie of mankinde petitions for God's mercie c. It may serve to instruct comfort vs during the provocations of the wicked in other afflictions IVow'd to keep my waies vpright And that in words I none would wrong While sinners were therfore in sight I shut my lipps stayd my tongue What er'e they sayd I silent stood Refraining words though they were good 2 But greefs did then to stirr beginn Which hot in me my hart did make My thoughts inflam'd a fire within Which loos'd my tongue then I spake Lord of my end informe thou me And what my dayes frailties be 3 For loe my life is but a spann It seems as nothing in thine eyes Ev'n at his best most vaine is man And like the shade away he flies He tires himself with needles paines And knowes not who shall reap his gaines 4 On thee therefore I do attend My trust oh Lord I place on thee From all my sinns my soul defend From flouting-fooles preserve thou mee For I forbare to speak a word Because it was thy doeng Lord. 5 Thy hand with blowes doth me afflict Oh! take thy heavie strokes away When thou for sinn dost man correct Thou Moth-like sretst their Forme awaie Therfore no cause of doubts remaine That ev'ry man is wholie vaine 6 Lord hear my suite my criengs hear Let not my teares vnmention'd goe For as thy Guests my Fathers were And strangers here ev'n I am soe Oh! spare grant me strength I pray Before I passe from hence for aye Give vs Grace oh Lord that our tongues neither offend by vndiscreet or evill speakings nor by continueng silent whē we ought to speake Remember vs how short and vaine our lives are how foolish it is to wearie our selves consume our time for that with we may never enioy loosing in the meane while assured blessings Enable vs to sustaine the crosse which thou shalt lay vpon vs without repininge lay no more on vs then thou shalt make vs able to beare Deliver vs from the scorne of fooles but especiallie from those transgressions by which our beauty is consumed Mark our teares hear our cries and spare vs in this our pilgrimage vntill we have atained the strength by which we may stand firm in thy favour through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 40. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It is applied vnto Christ Hebr. 10. It praiseth God for our Redemption declares the abolishing of the Ceremonial Law the obedience of Christ the preaching of the Gospell c. It is vsefull to commemorate Christs obedience to give praise for former deliverances to pray for future preservation MY constant hopes on God are sett Who when I cride gave eare to me He brought me from the myrie-pitt Ev'n from the denn where horrors be Vpon a Rock my feet he plac't He setled there my standing fast 2 And that his praise I might declare A new-made song to me he taught Which many men shall hear with fear And to depend on God be brought For they who trust in him are blest And they who pride lies detest 3 Those wonders Lord which thou hast wrought Those things my God so many are Which thou concerning vs hast thought That none cann them to thee declare O Lord to order them to thee Is far too great a task for me 4 No offrings thou dost now require But only that thy words I hear No Sacrifize consum'd in fire By thee for sinns desired are Then Loe I sayd I come to be That which thy Book foretold of me 5 I ioy to do thy will oh God! Thy Law is in my hart enrowld And Lord thy Iustice all abrode In great Assemblies I have tolde Thou know'st my lipps thy Truth reveald And. that my hart hath nought conceald 6 I made thy faithful-dealing knowne I did thy saving-health declare I have not kept thy Love vnshowne Nor hidd thy Truth where hearers were Therfor to me thy mercy showe Thy Truth Love Lord make me know 7 For mischeeves more then cann be tolde Have now enclos'd me round about My sinns on me have layd such holde There is no place of looking out Their number doth my haires out goe And therfor faint my hart doth growe 8 Oh Lord vouchsafe my life to save With speed oh God! assist I pray That they with shame a fall may have Who seek to take my Soul away Let those that wish amisse to me With shame scorne repelled be 9 With rooting-out those men require And paie them with deserved shame Whoe in those words of scorne delight Which bring on me disgrace or blame But give him ioy in his desires Who after thee oh Lord enquires 10 Let them who love thy saving-health Confesse thee Lord for evermore For thou art mindfull of my wealth And heedest me though I am pore Lord God my helper make thou speed To help me still at ev'rie need Allmightie God by whose divine powre Iesus Christ was raised out of the myrie pitt of the Grave with tryvmph ascended from the Dungeons of Hell into the highest heavens Grant that by his example we may continually offer vp the sweet ever acceptable Sacrifize of Obedience to thy Will. UUrite thy Lawe in our Harts Let our Tongues publish thy Righteousnes thy Truth to all the world And though our manyfold Sinns make vs vnworthy of thy grace yet deliver vs from that shame punishmēt which they deserve that our Foes may be disappointed of their hope that we together with all thy Saints may ioyfully confesse thy great Mercie through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psal 41. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David It declares the reward of Charitie towards the pore members of Christ expresseth the Hypocrisy of his foes Beseecheth God's assistance praiseth him for our exaltation by Christ It is vsefull for these
thy holy name beseeching thee so to moisten the clodds of our harts with dewes from above that wee whome thou hast planted in thy visible Garden may not be lesse fruitfull then those to whome thou hast not yet vouchsafed the same priveledges But grant that both wee they according to what we have received may bring forth fruites acceptable vnto thee through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 66. A song a Psalme It praiseth God both for temporall spirituall blessings especially for the great benifit of our vniversall Redēption which is typically expressed by allusion to the Iewes deliverance from the Egiptian bondage c. It may be sung to praise God for our deliverances from sinn the Devil c. YEe kingdomes all God's praise expresse In songs exalt land his Name To him his dreadfull Acts confesse And how his Arme his foes doth tame Let all the world before him bowe With singing to his Name him Selah And let all men more heedfull growe What dreadfull things he did for them 2 The sea he dri'de through the Maine Wee walk'd on foote him praising there He hath obtain'd a boundles raigne And of all Nations he hath care He will not let the Rebells thrive Selah Oh! blesse our God sing his praise For he preserves our soul alive And he from slipps our footing staies 3 By thee oh God! wee prooved were Like silver tried refin'de Thou didst entrap vs in a snare And round our loines affllictions binde Above our heads thou mad'st men ride And through both Flouds fires we came But thou didst rest at last provide And I will praise thee for the same 4 Ev'n in thy house those vowes I 'le pay Which in destresse were sworne by mee Fatt Rams Bullocks I will slay And burne sweet incense vnto thee Selah Come hither yee that fear the Lord And hear what for my soule he wrought When his assistance I emplor'd And him with praise-full voice besought 5 If any sinn my hart affects The Lord will then withdraw his eare But surelie God my suite affects For he my vocall moane did hear Oh! let him ever praised be For not reiecting my request And for his Mercie shew'd to me Oh! let him be for ever blest Blessed be thy Name oh gratious God for all thy benifitts especially for our many spiritual deliverances which are everie day as wonderfull now as when the Redd-sea was dried up For through Seas of terrors Deserts of tribulations wee passe many Dangers many trialls many enterchanges of Adversitie prosperitie in this life to refine prepare us for a blessed habitation that without impeachment to thy Iustice wee may be made capable of thy free-Mercie Oh! root out of our harts that affection to sinn which interrupts thy hearing of our prayers and grant that by sacrifizinge our brutish affections offring vp the sweet Incense of a Faith fruitfull in Good works wee may declare our selves thanckfull vnto thee and that wee our Oblation may be made acceptable through the Merrits of Iesus Christ Amen Psa 67. To the cheef Musitian vpon Neginoth a Psalme a song It expresseth a longing for the vniversall spreading of that saving grace which is offred to Iewes Gentiles shewes the blessednes which will succeed the same It is daylie sung in our Liturgie for the enlargment of the Catholick Faith THy blessing Lord bestowe Shewe vs thy glorious Face Selah That all the world thy waies may knowe And see thy saving-grace 2 Let all men give thee praise Let all sing praise to thee Let nations all sing out thy praise For thou their Iudge must be 3 God is the Nations kinge Selah Let Nations all therefore Let Nations all vnto him sing And praise him ever more 4 Then earth shall give encrease And God whose Folke wee are That God shall vs vouchsafe to blesse And him the world shall fear Allmighty God vouchsafe that wee whome thou hast alreadie enlightned with a gratious measure of thy Saving-knowledge may so evidently enioy also thy protection the continuall brightnes of thy Favour that all the Nations of the world beholding the benifit of thy Service may be allured to ioyne with us in magnifienge of thee Let also a due consideration that thou art Vniversall king makes vs beleeve that thou hast provided means of salvation for all thy Subiects and let the remembrance that thou art vniversall Iudge make vs all so fruitfull that thou maist be vniversally feared glorified wee blessed world without end Amen Psa 68. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme or song of David It is a Prophecie of Christ Heb. 4. 8. Herein by allusion to some passages in the olde Testament many Evangelical mysteries are shaddowed out to witt the Resurrection Ascention sending of the holy-ghost Callinge of the Gentiles c. It is vsefull to commemorate those mysteries c. LEt God arise all his Foes affright Let those that hate him be despers'd flie Let Sinners passe like smoke out of his sight And melt like wax which in the fire doth lie But from the Iust let him expel their sadnes And make them glad in him with perfect gladnes 2 Oh! prais Gods name who rides above the sphear His Name Eternal in your Songs commend For in his holy-place he still appeares The Orphanes Father the widdowes freind He captives frees he strangers entertaineth And for the proud a fruitles land ordaineth 3 Whē thou didst Lord thy peoples passage make And waies for thē through deserts vast prepare At sight of thee both heav'n earth did shake Yea Sinai shook when Isr'els God was there Thou gav'st thy flock sweet raines as need required And mad'st thē strōg whē they were weak tired 4 There dwelleth now thy Congregation Lord Where for the pore thy goodnes roō had made Whē thou thy self hadst first proclaim'd the word Great Armies thē of Preachers there they had Kings troupes did flie shee the spoile divided Who came not forth but in her tent resided 5 Ye shal be made tho lodg'd with pots ye were As fair as doves with gold silver wings As white as snowe in Salmon did appeare When there the Lord dispersed mighty Kings Like Bashan hill God's holy mountaine sheweth And Bashan-like all other hills or'e veweth 6 This hill is God's hee inhabits here Then why insult yee soe yee meaner hills God's charrets twice ten thousand Augells are And he by them in holy Sinai dwells Ascending high ev'n thraldome he enthralled And bought vs guifts whē we his foes were called 7 Thus God hath done that he might dwel in vs. Oh! let this God our saviour blessed be Selah For with good things he dailie lodeth vs And God of Life Lord of death is hee He breaks the heads of those that him receive not And wounds the crown of him that sinning leavs 8 From Bashan the Deeps I wil saith God Bring
attempts of our Adversaries enable us to sustaine with Christian patience that part of thy Crosse which thou appointest us to bear that being chearfull partakers of thy suffrings we may partake also thy victorious Trivmphs in the Kingdome of heaven Amen Psa 130. A song of Degrees Another Ascent is earnest prayer VVhich the Faithfull soul here powreth forth for assistance c. It may serve as a forme of prayer in great extremities LOrd from the depths to thee I sue My vocall prayer hear And when my Voice my wants doth shewe Encline to mee thine ear Lord who cann bear it if severe To mark our faults thou be But that wee faint not in thy fear Compassion waites on thee 2 On God I waite on his word My soul her hopes doth lay My soul more waiteth for the Lord Then watchmen for the day Oh Isr'ell trust in God for hee Hath gratious help in store And from thy sinns delivers thee Both now evermore Gratiously hear our prayers oh Lord in all our troubles enter not into iudgment with us thy servants vnles thou overshaddowe us by the wings of thy Mercy for our iustice is vnrighteousnes in thy sight Give us grace to hope in thee with patient expectation of thy good pleasure soe enable vs at least in our true desire to fufill our promises to thee that without infringment of thy Justice we may be delivered both from the guilt punishment of our sinns through thy Mercie in Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 131. A song of Degrees Another Degree is vnfained humilitie For such as humble them selves shall be exalted Here all arrogance ambition selftrust is disclaimed a sole dependance on God professed and others exhorted to the same It is vsefull to beget humility OH Lord I have no scornefull eie Nor proud nor loftie minde I seek not things that are too high But humbly am inclinde My soul is like an infant wean'd Ev'n from his mothers brest And Isr'el so to be sustaind On God should alway rest None of thy Creatures oh God have made them selves to be so vile as wee yet none are more proud or selfeconceited none more presumptiously inquifitive into thy forbidden Seacrets Oh give us more humility lesse desire to those curiosities which are above vs pertinent to advance the Kingdome of Sathan rather then the Kingdome of Heaven which is to be entred which a Childlike Obedience humiliation This Humiliation wee againe beseech thee to grant vs for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Psa 132 A song of Degrees Another Degree is a hartie purpose to prepare a Temple for God in our harts to endeavour the setling of his outward worship which is here mistically implied It is vsefull to stirr vs to this Degree REmember Lord what David's troubles be And what to Iacob's mightie God he swore In house or bedd I will not rest said he Nor shall mine eyes or sleep or slumber more Vntill a place be found of my providing For Iacob's God the mighty Lord's abiding 2 Lo Ephrata wee heard the place should be And in the forrest-feilds wee found the same Thy house therefore to enter purpose wee And at thy footstoole will adore thy Name Arise oh Lord ascend thy resting bowre Thou the Arck of thy Almightie powre 3 Let righteousnes thy sacred Preists aray And. let thy saints a ioyfull tryvmph make Oh turne not thy Messiah's face away For thy beloved Servant David's sake To whome thou swar'st thy promise vnrecalled That on his Throne his Seed should be installed 4 If they saidst thou my League word respect Thy Children on thy Throne shall ever sitt For I the Lord did Syon hill elect And for my dwelling I have chosen it My setled rest is there I 'le possesse it I love it with plenties I will blesse it 5 The pore thereof with bread I will sustaine Her Preists I 'le clothe will health her saints shal A Lamp for mine Anointed I 'le ordaine sing And I will make the horne of David spring I those will shame that for is harme endeavor But on himself his Crowne shall flourish ever Suffer vs not oh Lord to take rest in any thing vntill wee have provided thee a dwelling in our seules then let vs entertaine there nought els but that which may be serviceable vnto thee Take thou possession of vs furnish vs as becommeth Temples for thy presence Remember all thy promises to the Faithfull for they only are that seed of David to whome thy Covenants belong they are those Elected-ones whome thou hast promised never to forsake Give vs all outward meanes of this invisible grace Continue among vs the succession of holy faithfull Pastors The Bread of thy Word the Clothings of Righteousnes the Lampe of Illumination the Horne of good Government the Ioye of the Holy-ghost that the enimies of thy Church may be ashamed shee crowned with honour blessednes for ever Amen Psa 133. A song of Degrees Another Step is that which the preposterous Zeal of Schismaticks hath much defaced to wit Charitie brotherly Vnitie which is here excellenly Illustrated to moove vs to ascend it Wee should sing it to encrease Vnitie Love SEe Breth'ren see how sweet a blisse It is our lives in love to lead It like that pretious Oyntment is Which once anointed Aron's head And on his heard from thence did flowe Ev'n to his garment skirts belowe 2 It like refreshing dewe doth prove Which downe on Hermon's topp distills Ev'n like the dewe which from above Descendeth downe on Syon hills For there God promisd heretofore To blesse with life for ever more Oh God! so deare to thee is brotherly Love that all Faith yea Martirdome wanting that Uirtue is of no esteeme So profitable is it vnto vs That like pretious oyntment on the head or like shewres falling on high mountaines it descends spreads vntill every member be refreshed therewith Encrease therfor wee beseech thee this Virtue among vs without which all others are counterfeits let vs so preserve Vnity brotherly kindnes in this life that wee may enioy thy eternall Love Vniō in the life to come through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 134. A song of Degrees This is the last Degree For the highest Ascent is the glorifieng of God Note that the first last Degrees only are placed according to their Order because necessarily our first step to Godward must be the fight of our Misery The highest is to praise him The rest are not ascended by all in one and the same order therefore no precise order is observed in their placing Wee should sing it to provoke to this Dutie COme now praise the Lord all yee That his attendants are Ev'n you that in God's temple be And praise him nightly there Your hands within Gods holy-place Advance praise his Name And yov from Syon he shall blesse That heav'n
contemning the desire of world-lings reioicing more in thy gratious aspect then in al temporal advantages we may ly downe to sleep our last sleep without horror rest in the firme hope of a glorious Resurrection Amen Psa 5. To the cheef musician on Neginoth a Psalm of David It beseecheth audience of God for sundry respects prayeth that he would subvert his Adversaries be mercifull to his Church It may be vsefull when we are oppressed by the enimies of Christ for his Cause c. LOrd weigh my thoughts my words attend My King my God encline thine ear My suites I will to thee commend And thou my voice betime shalt hear I will oh Lord betimes arise And pray wait for thy supplies 2 For thou in sinn hast no delight No evills in thy dwellings be The foole abides not in thy sight The wicked are abhord of thee Thou root'st out all who falshoods prate And bloud guile in man dost hate 3 But I in thy abounding grace Thy house will visite in thy fear And worship in thy holy-place Oh teach me Lord thy Justice there Unto my vewe thy way disclose Because of them that are my foes 4 Their words thoughts are false naught Their throte is like a gaping graue Therfore oh God let them be caught And fall by what they plotted haue Yea seeing they thy foes haue binn Expose them to their swarmes of sinn 5 But chear vp those who trust in thee That such as well thy name affect May still therin triumphant be And joy that thou dost them protect For Lord the just thou shalt reward And sheild-like make thy grace their gard Oh soveraigne Lord God make vs both timely diligent seekers of thy grace Let the due consideration of thy perfections of our natural unworthines cause vs humbly to attend on thee vnfainedly frequenting thy Congregation there truly serving thee according to thine owne ordinance Instruct vs fully in thy way left our spiritual adversaries drawe vs into error Let our experience of their malice subtilety keep vs the more cautious Let them be taken in their owne snares to thy glorie let the faithfull alwaies reioice in thy protection through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 6. To the cheef musitian on Neginoth vpon Sheminith a Psalm of David It bewailes the miseries corruptions of the humane nature with penitential expressions emplores Gods mercy c. It may be sung when oppressed by our sinns infirmities we haue invoked God received comforts LOrd in thy rage correct me not To me oh do not roughly speake Nor chide me when thy wrath is hott But pitty me for I am weake Oh Lord vouchsafe to cure my paines For through my bones the torments goe My hart is vext much complaines Good God! hów long shal this be soe 2 Returne help my soul oh Lord Mee let thy meer compassion saue For who in death shall thee record Or give thee praises in the grave With groanes I tire in the nights My bedd in flouds of teares doth swim Through in-ward greefs foes despights Mine cies decay my sight growes dimm 3 But Sinners now depart fro mee God heares my suite my plaint my crie Which let my foes with blushing see And vext greeu'd my presence fly Most awfull God speake favourably to vs in this day of thy offered grace lest in the day of thy wrathfull indignation we be cast into hell sire Behol'd our frailties our torments our horrible distempers Observe into how great perills our desperation may cast vs have mercy oh lord have mercy vpon us miserable offenders Turify our poluted flesh enlighten our bleared eyes cure our wounded harts chear our afflicted spirits revive our fainting soules chase away all our malitious accusers that we escaping the dungeon in which thy praise is forgotten may magnify thy mercies in the land of the living to the vexation of malignant spirits to the honor of thy name for euer euer Amen Psa 7. Shiggaijon of David which he sung to the Lord concerninge the wòrds of Chush the Benjamite It is the Complaint of an innocent vniustly accused referring himself to be iudged according to his inno-cency It may be vsed when the true Church or any members thereof are slandred by their foes c. LOrd God on thee I do depend Me from the spoiler save Lest Lion-like my soul he rend When I no helper have For if oh Lord my God in this My hands found guiltie be If I rewarded him amisse That was at peace with me 2 Nay I to him did mercy shewe Who sought my causeles blame Els let my foe my soul persue And ouertake the same Yea let hlm tread when down I fall My life into the clay And in a dust-heap there-withall Mine honor let him lay 3 Oh Lord thy selfe in wrath advance For wroth my spoilers be According to thine ordinance Arise judge thou me That multitudes to thee may come For their sakes great appear Yea judge them Lord giue me doome As just ag I am clear 4 Confounde the sinners wickednes But still the just maintaine For thou oh God of righteousnes Canst serch both Hart Reine God is my sheild he protects The Godly from decay His doomes are just he corrects The wicked ev'ry day 5 Except they turne his blade he whetts A bowe still bent he hath He shafts for persecutors getts And instruments of death For lo with mischeeues being bigg They first conceive a sinn Next bring forth lies then pitt-falls digg Where they themselues fal in 6 Thus on their heads their mischeeus all Do justly tumble downe And wicked mens devises fall On their devizers crowne For which the justice of the Lord I 'le strive to glorify And will in songs of praise record The name of God most high Eternal God defend vs from slanderous accusations from that roaring Lion who is alway ready to devour vs And though our accusers are often so malitious that in respect of them we may have some appearance of innoceny yet cause vs so to acknowledg our selves guiltie in thy sight that we may be Iustifed by the righteousnes which we have by imputation from thy dear sonn for we have no Innocency but his No Saviour but he nor dare we in our greatest puritie appeare any where but at the Throne of thy mercy which let us who seek the same alwaies obtain let the severity of thy iustice fall only on our Adversaries who despise thy grace that both in mercy iustice thou maist be magnifyed for euer euer Amen Psa 8. To the cheef Musitian vpon Gittith a Psalm of David It sings the glory powre dominion of Christ magnifies the love of God in the admirable exaltation of the humane nature by the incarnation of his Sonn c. It may be vsed to praise God for the great priveledges which we haue
Amen Another of the same LOrd why standest thou so farr Why at need am I forsaken Poremen wrondg'd by Tirants are Let them in those guiles be taken Which by them contrived were 2 For in boast the Sinner sayes That his longings he possesseth He the Covetous doth praise And their practises he blesseth Though the Lord abhors their waies 3 Proud loftie lookes hath he God nor seeking nor beleeving All his Courses greevous be And thy judgments past conceivinge Are too high for him to see 4 With contempt he sleights his foes Fearing neither falls nor sliding From his mouth much cursing flowes Vnderneath his tongue still hiding Mischeef sinn guilefull showes In blinde paths he lurks pries Harmles men to spoile murther At the pore he darts his eyes And unseene his drifts to further Like the denned lion lies He doth watch the pore to spoile Whome he snares ouerthroweth For to take him in his toyle He with humble crowchings boweth Ceazing him by force the while Then in hart thus muzeth he God shall sleightly passe it over Hide his face never see But rise Lord thy strength discover That the meek aven'gd may be Let not Sinners mock thee soe As if thou didst nought regard it Lo thou see'st yea see'st them do Spightfull wrong to reward it Thou shalt set thy hand there-to Thou art poremens hopefull stay Orphanes helper in oppression Break the Sinners armes I pray Serch thou after his transgression And then purg it all away God who raignes for evermore From his land the Gentiles driveth Hears chears helps the pore And the Orphane so reviveth That he feares not as before Psa 11. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David The faithful soule being tempted to despaire makes fast the Anchor of his Hope by considering Gods powre his love to such as trust in him his hatred to their vnfaithful adversaries c. It may be vsed to comfort vs in desperate temptations imminent perills IN God my trust is placed still Then wherefor do you say That as a bird vnto the hill My soul should fly away For loe their bow the wicked bend And arrowes they prepare That they vnseene their shafts may send At such as needie are If overthrowne the Ground-works lie What cann the best men do Gods holy seat is heav'n on high And he must look therto Man-kinde with closd open eyes Ev'n righteous men God prooues And him he doth in soul despize That wicked Courses loves For wicked men the Lord prepares And raines into thir eupp A storme of brimstone fire snares Which they must swallow up But being in himself vpright He justice doth affect And godly men have in his sight A looke of good respect Permit not oh God! the accusings of our consciences nor the bitter censures of others whether iustly or vniustly pronounced to overthrow our hopes of thy Mercy Let not the groundworks of our faith be vndermined by any Temptation but seeing thou serchest the secrets of our harts findest that raked vp among our many frailties corruptions there are yet vnquenched in our soules the smokings of that fire which was first kindled by thy grace Re-inflame we pray thee our spiritual affections to thee thy lawe That when malitious offenders receive the bitter draught prepared for them we may thanckfully take the Cupp of Salvation reioice in thy gratious favours through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 12. To the cheef Musitian vpon Sheminith A Psalm of David The elect are prayd for The circumventions insultings of the wicked are mentioned with a promise of redresse the stabilitie of Gods word is declared It may be vsed when heresie or prophanesse beginnes to spread c. HElp Lord for no Good man is left All faithfulnes is quite bereft And from the race of men departs They lies vnto their neighbours tell Vpon their lipps faire speaches dwell When falshood lurketh in their hartes 2 But God shall cut their lipps that gloze And pluck away the tongues of those Who proudly make their vauntings thus Wee of our tongues will masters be Our lipps are ours who is he That shall have Lord-ship over vs 3 But I saith God will now arise Ev'n for the sighengs the cries Of those that wrong'd or greeved are And I will them in saftie sett Beyond their powre who in their nett The poremans footsteps would ensnare 4 Gods wordes refinde the Test will bide Like silver seav'n tymes purifide And God will keep them ever true Though for a while men lewd base Do sitt in honors higest place And ev'ry where their folly shewe Consider oh Lord the general vnfaithfulnes which now overpreads the whole earth Observe the falshood pride hypocrisie insolencies of the Adversaris of Truth Behold the suffrings of thy small flock Convert or confound their oppressors fulfill thy gratious promises made to the pore in Spirit preserve thy word from being made frustrate or perverted by those wicked-ones who are now exalted both in church commonwealth to thy dishonor and when they have acted their follies during the tyme which thou shalt permit let thy purified word prevaile to the purging of this corrupt world to the encreasing of the number of thy elect through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 13. To the Cheef Musitian a Psalm of David It expresseth hartie longinges after spirituall Consolations shews the perplexties of a soule seeking rest in her owne Counsells c. It may besung when feeling our natural defects the malice of our foes we desire the comforts of the Holy-glost c. HOw long forgetst thou mee Shall thus obscured be Thy cheerful face oh Lord for aye Still in my soul shal I Perplext muzing lie With hart oppressed all the day 2 My God! shall still my foe Insult vpon me foe Hear mine eyes enlighten thou Els death wil me surprize And then mine enimies Will say we haue prevailed now 3 For they who malice mee Will Ioy my fall to see But Lord thy mercies I will minde I 'le in thine ayde rejoice And praise thee with my voice Because to me thou hast bene kinde Dear God vnsufferable is a troubled spirit seeking rest in it selfe Or in any thinge without thee when thou art absent the presence of all temporal consolations doe but encrease torment vnles thou speake peace to our soules all thy creatures help to aggravate our afflictions Revive therfor our hartes by thy sweet presence Enlighten the eyes of our mindes that we sleep not in sinn so cbear vs by the light of thy Countenance that our foes insult not over vs but grant rather that we reioicing in thy Saluation may both live dy with Comfort to the honor of thy blessed Name Amen Another of the same OH Lord how long wilt thou drawe back And hide thy face fro me How long shal I selfe-Counsell take And greev'd in spirit
glorie give Free passage to ascend Who is the king of glorie say Oh say who might he be The Lord of Armies in aray That glorious king is he Seeing thou hast evidently declared oh Christ the Kinge of glorie who they are whome thou wilt admit into that kingdome whither thou art aseended and who are truly of that spirituall seed to whome thy promises appertaine Grant we beseech thee that we may make our Election sure by the workes of regeneration not be deluded by the false perswasions of a fruitles faith So all thy Creatures shall give both way and assistance to our Ascention after thee to whome with the father holy-spirit be ascribed all praise powre glorie now for evermore Amen Psa 25. A Psalme of David It containeth many petitions of an afflicted penitent Soul declares the excellence of the Lawe of Grace the priveledges of the regenerate c. It may be vsed when we are dejected by the sight of our guiltines are truly penitent c. I Lift my soul to thee My trust in thee is plac'd Oh let me Lord nor scorned be Nor by my foe disgrac'd But keep reproches all From those who thee attend And let on them Confusion fall That without Cause offend 2 Thy waies to me me impart Let me thy Truth be taught For thou oh God my Saviour art Whome I have alway sought Be still to me as kinde As thou of old hast binn And bear thou not those faults in minde which I have erred in 3 But grace to me afford Ev'u for thy goodnes sake As thou art good gratious Lord On me compassion take Direct al those that stray In iudgment guide the meek And them informe thou in thy way That humbly thee de seeke 4 For Truth Mercie Lord Are found in all thy wayes By ev'ry one who keeps thy word And thy Commands obayes Remit though great they are My sinns for thy Name sake And suffer him who thee doth fear His chosen-path to take 5 Then easd his hart shal growe His seed the Land shal fill And he that feares the Lord shall know His Counsells his will Myne eyes attend on thee That thou maist me release In mercie Lord returne to mee Forlorne in destresse 6 My greefs enlarged are Oh come me releeve My sorrowes heed regard my care And all my sinns forgive Observe oh Lord my foes Marke how abus'd I am And since I trust in thee repose Defend my soul from shame 7 Yea keep thou me vpright Because I hope in thee And from all wrongs all despight Let Isr'el saved be Remember not oh Lord our offences but of thy meer Mercie blot out all our transgressions Let neither the follies of our youth nor the greatnes of any other sinns deprive vs of thy wonted compassion Consider our weaknes our suffrings the condition of our adversaries as motives of thy pittie That our sinns beinge remitted our fetters vnlosed and thy secrets even the misteries of Saving-grace revealed wee may in true meeknes follow him who is the way the Truth and the Life be kept by thy speciall Grace from all future sinns dangers vnto our lives end Amen Another of the same A Loft I raise my soul oh Lord to thee And I in thee alone my trust have placed By those therfore that seek to mischeeve me Oh let me not be shamed nor disgraced Confound not those who seek to do thy will But shame those mē that Causeles have offended Direct thou me in thy Truths pathway still For Lord my health on thee I have attended Eternall God in mercie thinck on me As it hath bene of old thy gratious fashion Forgot let all my youthfull errors be For thy love sake Remember thy compassion Great is thy grace great thy Iustice Lord Therfor thy waies to sinful men thou showest Healp to thee meek thou dost likewise afford Whē he is iudgd guid'st him where thō goest In all thy waies both Truth Mercie be For such as have thy league word observed Keep therfor Lord thy grace in store for me For thy namesake though I have ill deserved Let those in whome thy sacred fear is found In their desired pathway Lord persever Make true content in all their soules abound And let their seed poslesse the land for ever No man oh Lord who stands in fear of thee Shall from thy league or Counsels be debarred On thee therfore mine eyes attending be That from the net my feet may be vnsnared Pleasd be in love to visit me againe For lo despis'd I am sore destressed Quit me from all my sorrowes my paine For my hart-greefs oh Lord are much encraesed Regard my wants Behold mark my woes Remitting all wherin I have offended See See oh Lord what numbers are my foes And what despights to me they have intended To help save my soul entreated be Thou art my Garde oh keep me vndisgraced Vpright pure because I trust in thee And from all Cares let Isr'el be released Psal 26. A Psalm of David It setts downe some marks of the true church of her members personates her iustifieing her self against the secret imputations of her foes from whome she desires to be distinguisht c. It is vsefull for those members of Christ whoe are falsly accused c. GIve sentence now oh Lord with me For I have walk'd aright And since I have relide on thee Preserve me still vpright Proue thou my hart Raines oh God Search there what thou canst finde For I the Paths of Truth have trodd And bear thy love in minde 2 With wicked men I have not sate Nor with dissemblers gone Prophane Assemblies I do hate And shunn the sinners throne With hands wash'd clean in simplenes I 'le round thine Altars goe And there in songs of thanckfulnes Thy wondrous works I 'le showe 3 For I that place affect oh God Where thou so much art fam'de Therfor with sinners thirsting blood Oh! let me not be nam'd Their hands their verie righthands be with bribes mischeefs fraught But Lord redeeme pitty me For I truths Paths have sought 4 In stedfast waies with fixed feet Firme standing I possesse For which where great Assemblies meet I will the Lord confesse Give vs grace oh Lord so to avoide the societie practises of wicked men that neither our consciences may accuse vs to be willfully guiltie of their crimes nor thou condemn vs for hypocrites when thou serchest iudgest the secrets of our harts Ioine to the puritie of manners a sincere devotion that honesty Religeon being knit married together in our soules by thee may never be divorced Let our zeal also to thy house our Love to thy Service be such as may distinguish vs from prophane worldlings so linck vs by charity to thy faithfull members that we may continue thine to our lives end Amen Psa 27. A Psalme of
Yet now disgrac'd thou throw'st vs by Our Hoast thou dost forsake Before our foes thou mak'st vs fly And spoiles from vs they take 4 Thou makest vs the Gentiles meat And vs like sheep they slaie We scattred for sale are sett To those who nothing paie At vs our neighbours laugh ieer Of vs they proverbs make The people round vs mock fleer At vs their heads they shake 5 Disgrace is alwaies in my sight And redd with shame I grow To hear the scornfull words of spight And railings of my foe Yet wee O Lord forget not thee Nor from thy cov'nant stray Nor changed in our harts are we Nor gone out of thy way 6 Nay though opprest in death's black shade Wee lodg'd with Dragons lie Thy Name wee nor forgotten had Nor to strang Gods did crie Yea Lord thou know'st who know'st each thought That daylie for thy sake We fare like sheep to slaughter brought And so our deaths wee take 7 Lord wake rise why sleepst thou so Reiect vs no for aye Why shouldst thou disrespect our woe And hide thy face away Behold ev'n to the dust wee make Our soules bodies bend Redeem vs for thy mercie sake Arise vs defend Deliver vs oh Lord from all our adversaries make vs to be still mindfull what wee have aunciently heard concerning thee from others what experience we our selves have had of thy iudgments and Mercies from time to time that neither our prosperities make vs arrogate any thing to our selves nor our Afflictions or persecutions cause vs to blaspheame or forget thee Yea though we should become the scorne laughing-stock of our Neighbours a prey to our foes be alwaies as the sheep appointed for slaugher yet keep vs vnchanged in the true Religeon in our love to thee That thou to whome both our outward Trialls our inward sinceritie is ever knowne mayst in due time help save vs whome thou hast redeemed through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 45. To the Cheef Musitian vpon Shosannim for the Sonns of Chorah Maschil It is as it were Christ's marriage-song and setts forth the glorie of that bridegroome of his Spouze It is vsefull to stir vp our spirituall affection to Christs c. MY tongue shall prompt the writers penn My thoughts of thee oh King to tell For thou excellst the Sonns of men And on thy lipps all graces dwell God wil thee blesse for evermore Great Conquerour vnto thy side With honor gird thy sword therefore And forward in thy Triumphs ride 2 Thy Righthand shall by deeds vpright By Truth Meeknes wonders doe Thy shafts thy foes to death shall smite And make the people serve thee to Eternal is thy Throne of state Thy Scepter from all wrong is free Thou Iustice lov'st thou Sinn dost hate And therfor God anointed thee 3 Yea thine owne God thy head anoints Ev'n with his oyle of Ioyfulnes And thee above thy Mates appoints The place of Sov'raigne to possesse The pretious Robes which thou put'st on Of Aloes Cassia of Mirrh Smell round about thine yv'rie throne When they thy hart have cheared there 4 Kings daughters have at all times bene Among thy Maides of honour found And at thy righthand stands the Queene In Ophir gold arayd crown'd Hear daughter my words respect Forget thy fathers kindred now And that the king may thee affect Him for thy Lord acknowledg thou 5 Then shall the Daughters come from Tyre And bring rich presents vnto thee The wealthy shall thy grace desire And Suitors for thy favours be The Daughter of the King doth wear An vpper garment wrought with gold But if her in-side should appear You all perfections would behold 6 Her to the kinge present they shall In Robes which are by needels wrought Ev'n with her fellowe Virgines all Attending her shee shall be brought They shall into his pallace come With ioyfull hart merry chear And shee shall in her fathers Roome To be her comforts Children bear 7 Great kings on earth shee them shall make And cause that men in future daies Such notice of her Name shall take That nations all shall sing her praise Most amiable Bridegroome of our seules whose excellencies ravish with spirituall affections all those who cann apprehend the beamings of thy maiesty with true faith Proceed on in the manifestation of thy powre Enflame our hart by the vision of thy perfections make our persons acceptable by the reflection of thy beauties enrich vs outwardly with the goldē embroideries of goodworks adorne vs inwardly with the Iewells of Divine graces and let thy holie-Spirit brings vs vnto thee acompanied with so many vnpoluted Affections that thou maiest take pleasure in our comelines and that we forgetting our carnall desires and wholie renouncing our selves may have our full contentation in thy dear embraces and enioy all the priveledges belonging to thy Spouze for ever and ever Amen Psa 46. To the cheef Musitian for the sonns of Chorah a song vpon Alamoth It expresseth on Assurance of God's protection the reasons thereof with an exhortation also to take notise of God's powre It is vsefull to vs for those purposes c. God is my strength when dangers are A ready healp approoved Therfore wee would not stand in feare Though all the world were mooved No though the Flouds had flowed-o're The highest earthlie dwellings And Seas did make the hillie shore To tremble at their swellings Selah 2 There is a River which doth glad The place where God resideth And happie is that Cittie made Because he there abideth Her vn-remoov'd firme to sett He timelie vndertaketh And though Realmes rave heathens frett Earth melts when he but speaketh 3 The Lord of hoasts our part will take Vs Iacobs God protecteth Selah Oh come therefore notise take What wonders God effecteth What wa st spoiles when he shall please Among mankinde he sendeth And how he makes both warr peace As far as land extendeth 4 He cutts the spear he breakes the bowe And he the Charret fireth Be still saith hee also know Your God the samer equireth I will divulge my fame abrode To ev'ry ethnick Nation The Lord of Hoasts ev'n Iacobs God With vs is our Salvation Selah No distrust have our soules oh Lord of thy loving protection yet when the contract betwixt thee vs was first published the whole world of our enimies raged at our preferment all the Corruptions of our Nature did furiously oppose our vnion And but that wee were strengthned by thy continuall presence refreshed by the ever-flowing River of thy grace they had shaken perhaps overthrown our Constancie Oh! continue thy assistance to our comfort their further vexation Protect vs from every evill confirm vs in all goodnes so break the weapons engines of vngodlines that all the world may extoll thy works wee continue for ever in thy Salvation through Iesus Christ our
night like Doggs they Bawling come They round the Cittie goe And slanders ranck threatnings from Their Mouthes lipps do flowe 3 For why say they none hears the same But God shall them detect The Gentiles also to defame His ayde I will expect For God 's my strength God healpeth mee Preventing grace bestowes And what my hart requires to see Inflicts vpon my Foes 4 Oh Lord our help disperse with shame Disperse them by thy powre But lest my Folke forget the same Them doe not quite devoure Vntill their tongue all words of spight And falshood vttred hath And when their pride is at the height Consume them in thy wrath 5 Yea Lord consume them vtterlie Till notise they obtaine That God throughout eternitie Doth over Iacob raigne Selah At night vnto the Cittie wall Like doggs they shall retreat Without it they shal bark bawle And whine for want of meat 6 But in the Morne aloud I 'le sing Both of thy powre grace And speake what succours thou didst bring When sore destrest I was Ev'n vnto thee oh God my powre My praise-full song shall be For thou art my defensive Towre And gratious vnto mee Iust Avenger of all malitious iniuries According to thy promises thou hast subiected the Gentiles to thy Sonns Dominion scattred the Iewes with a Cain like marke preventing their vtter extirpation that so their vagabond life may be a perpetuall memoriall both of their crueltie of our Savious Passion Let all those who shall make themselves partakers of their malitious heresie without repentance be partners in their punishment and let them hunt through the earth in error bawling like doggs without the walls of thy new Ierusalē for an example to all Ages But let so many of them as have bene misseled by ignorance only without willfull malice oh let them returne from their obstinacie in the Evening of their life or of this world let them hunger thirst after the true Messiah that in the Morning of their our Resurrection we may altogether praise glorifie thy holy Name Amen Psa 60. To the cheef Musitian vpon Shushan Eduth Michtam of David to teach when he strove with Aram Naharaym with Aram Zobath when Ioab returned slew of Edom in the salt vallie 12000. It bemoanes the present calamitie mitigates it by remembring God's promises Desires his conduct professeth Assurance in him It is vsefull to encourage those who fight vnder God's banner c. OH God! wee are despis'd of thee And in thy wrath dispersed be But now returne to vs againe Thou smot'st our land Loe it quakes Oh! stopp the breach for still it shakes And many cares thy folk sustaine 2 A giddie wine thou mad'st vs drink Yet they that feare thee do not shrinck They Truths displaied Flagg to beare Selah Oh! that thy Darling safe may be Let thy Right-hand or'e shaddow mee And bowe thou downe to me thine ear 3 Then as God's holy-voice declar'd All Shechem shall by mee be shar'd I 'le Succhoth Dale by Line receive I 'le Gilead Manasseth take Mount Eph'rim I my gard will make In Iudah I my law will give 4 My servile worke shall Moab doe O're Edom I will fling my shoe And Palestine of mee shall boast For who to Edom is my Guide Or to the Cittie fortifide But God that had forsook our Hoast 5 That Lord who did our Hoast forsake Shall of our greefs an ending make For man's vaine help wee do contemn Through God wee valiant Acts have done Our Foes by him shall downe be throwne And Hee shall set his feet on them Notwithstanding our many outward Afflictions make vs appeare as reprobates in the worlds opinion though by reason of our sinns wee our selves are sometime half afraids that thou oh God hast for saken despized vs yet havinge among vs the Ensigne of Truth as a testimonie of thy favour wee beleeve that thy spirituall kingdome shall be continued with vs be established in those places also which are not yet of thy visible Church Fulfill oh Lord our hopes herein that wee may break through the fortifications of the mistical Babilon that thy Spirituall Armies may be victorious through the conduct of our Lord Captaine Iesus Christ Amen Psa 61. To the cheef Musitian a psalme of David It desireth God's assistance confesseth former protections promiseth future trust in him It containes also a prediction of Christs kingdome a petition for Grace and a vowe of thanckefulnes To these ends it may be vsed LOrd let my plaint attention move When greev'd at hart I lie And lead mee to the Rock above When from Earth's ends I crie For as a Cittie fortifide From foes thou gardest mee Within thy Tent still safe I bide Thy Wings my Cov'ring bee Selah 2 Thou hear'dst my vowes gav'st mee shares With such as fear thy Name And spar'dst the king till hee in yeares An aged man became Oh! let thy Truth Mercie Lord Preserve him still by thee That still thy praise I may record And pay my vowes to thee Hear our Prayers oh Lord let our cries come vnto thee So firmlie establish vs on that Rock whereon thy Church is founded that it may be our Bullwork of defense in all dangers Cover vs with the wings of thy Mercie Succour vs in thy Tent be gratious vnto vs from what place or in whatsoever affliction wee call vpon thee That so having an outward portion among those who professe thee performing those vowes which wee made vnto thee in our Baptisme wee may be continued in thy favour vntil we shal be admitted into thy triumphant Church enioy life eternall with Christ Iesus Amen Psa 62. To the Cheef Musitian to Iduthun a Psalm of David It professeth trust in God threatens Characters out Antichrist his Members Exhorts to faith in Christ declares the vanitie of man of all tēporall assistances e. It may be sung to encrease Piety Faith Hope the contempt of temporall Vanities c. STill wait thou oh my Soul on God For he my helpe doth prove My Rock my Garde my Safe-abode Whence none cann mee remove Those therfor who conspire my fall His Blade shall root from hence And shake them like a rotten wall Or like a broken fence 2 They seek my shame They lies commend And hate when faire they speake Selah My Soul therfore on God attend Thy hope him only make For God my strength my healp my sort From harme will succour mee My praise my garde my firme support And my sole trust is hee 3 In God yee people alwaies hope To him your harts declare For he will prove a certaine propp When men deceitfull are Selah Men high lowe are lesse in weight Then things that are most vile Trust not therfore nor take delight In wealth in wrongs or guile 4 For once God said oft I heard That God both strong
world as appeares Rom. 15. We should sing it to praise God for his Universal Grace GOd's praise yee Nations all declare The Lord yee people all adore For large to vs his Mercies are His Truth endures for evermore Haleluiah VVee praise thee oh Father of Mercy for that Vniversall Grace which thou hast vouchsafed in offring thy salvation without respect of persons vnto all mankinde forsaking none vntill they have first forsaken thee Make effectuall vnto vs wee beseech thee this generall favour That wee embracing the same by the Will which thou first makest capable of what thou presentest therevnto and that co-operating with thy Spirit according to the powre which thou shalt give vs we may be pertakers of that speciall grace which makes vs the Obiects of thy eternall Election from which there is no falling away Grant this even for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Psa 118. This Psalme Christ applied vnto himself Math 24. For he is that Corner-stone here mentioned Here also are mistically touched vpon his Passion Resurrection sonne other Evangelicall Uerities It is therefore vsed by our Church as proper for Easterday THe Lord is good him therfor blesse And for his Grace that faileth never Let Isr'el also now confesse His Mercy doth abide for ever Yea let the house of Aron say His Mercies have no ending day 2 Let all who fear him publish out His Mercies that eternal be For when at need his healp I sought Hee heard my plaint sett me free And since the Lord is thus mine Aide Of man I cannot be afraid 3 My helpers God's assistance have And I perceave it on my Foes More safe it is God's help to crave Then on man's healping to repose Yea faith in God more safety brings Then to rely on mighty kings 4 All nations seige to mee did lay But in Gods Name I them destroyd They me beleaguer'd ev'ry way But in Gods Name I them destroy'd As Bees they compast me about Like fire in thornes soone in soone out 5 I soone destroy'd them in Gods Name For when they sought to do me wrong The Lord my gratious ayde became My strength my health my ioyfull song And in his house the Iust may sing What God's right-hand to passe did bring 6 For God's right-hand is lifted high Greats things the Lords right-hand hath wrought And from the Grave escap'd am I To tell what God to passe hath brought For though he sore afflicted me Yet he from death did sett me free 7 Of Righteousnes vnclose the gate That I God's praises may expresse This Gate is God's yea this is that By which the Righteous have accesse And him I 'le praise for it is hee That heares healps saveth me 8 That 's now the cheefest Corner-stone Which once the builders did despise It was the work of God alone And seemeth wondrous in our eyes This is the day the Lord hath made Come let vs all therein be glad 9 Save Lord oh save vs Lord wee pray Blesse him that commeth in thy Name That from his house God blesse vs may We pray much desire the same For God's the Lord by whome our fight Obtaines the Vision of his Light 13 With Cords the Sacrifices binde Them to the Aulters Corners tye Thou art my God whose praise I 'le minde My God whome I will glorify Oh! praise the Lord. for great is he And without end his Mercies be Oh Lord Christ our saviour Thou art that pretious corner-stone which vnites nor Iewes Gentiles only but even the Godhead the Manhood into one spirituall Buildinge Thou art he by whome all our Enimies are destroyed Thou art hee by whome wee escape the grave of sinn the terrors of everlasting Death Thou only art that Gate of Righteousnes by which wee enter into life eternal And thou only art that Light in whose blessed Vision our happines doth consist Oh give vs part in all that which thy Incarnation Passion Death Buriall Resurrection Ascention hath merrited conquered for vs if it please thee let this be the Day which thou hast made to fill vs with such a gladnes as shall make vs ioyfull for ever more Amen Psa 119. This Psalme consisteth of many exhortations promises prayers complaints consolations directions Resolutions thancksgivings varciously intermixt according to the Churches various Occasions principally informes that God's word is the Rule of Life c. Alaph 1. HEe 's blest that in the perfect way Of God's pure Lawe hath trod Who doth his Testaments obay And wholy seeketh God For such will take no ill in hand Nor from his Pathway swarve But Lord as thou dost give command Thy Precepts they observe 2 Would God! my waies were so direct That keep thy Lawes I might For whilst I thy Commandes respect On mee no shame cann light With vpright hart thee praise I will When learn'd thy Iudgments be And then I will thy Lawes fullfill Therefore forsake not mee Another of the same ALl those are blest that in a blameles way Have by the Lawe of God their feet confinde As blest are those that his Decrees obay With all their harts desiring him to finde An evill act they never take in hand Nor frō Gods Pathway shall their footing swarve Wee likewise are inioyn'd by thy Command That wee thy Precepts duely should observe Ah! therefor would my wayes were guided so That all thy Statutes well observe I might For if thy Lawes I have regard vnto No shame at all on mee shall then alight And when thy righteous Iudgments I have learn'd With hart sincere I 'le sing thy praise therefore To keep thy Lawes I will moreover learne Oh! then forsake me not for ever more Give us oh Lord such perfect knowledge of thy Lawe such regard of thy Testimonies such practise in thy Waies such obedience to thy Precepts such love to thy Statutes Such diligence in thy commands such awe of thy Iudgments that our vnderstanding may be freed from error our Conversations from polution our Affections from vanity that thou mayst ever be glorified by us wee never be forsaken of thee Even for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Beth. 2. HOw cann youth's pathway cleansed be But by thy word oh Lord With all my hart I seek to thee Oh! guide mee by thy word I 'le keep thy Lawe with all my hart That I displease not thee Oh Lord that alway blessed art Thy Statutes teach to mee 2 To preach the Iudgments of thy Mouth My lipps I will employ For in thy Testimonies truth As in great wealth I ioye Vpon thy Lawes VVaies alone My thoughts Love are sett Thy Statutes my delight is on Thy UUord I 'le not forget Another of the same BY what may yongmēs wayes made blameles be But by their taking heed vnto thy UUord With all my hart I have desired thee From thy Commands let me not wander Lord. By layeng vp thy VVord within my hart To keep
thoughts from thy Commandements withdrawe Thy Iustice an eternall Iustice is And Truth it self thou givest for thy Lavve Sore paines sorrowes have layd hold on mee Yet I from thy Commands content receive Thy righteous Testimonies endles be Oh let me know them Lord that I may live It is true oh Lord that vvhat ever thou willest is Just needs no other reason thereof but that thou Willest it because thy Will is Truth Justice it self Keep us therfor from questioning the Justice of any thing vvhich thou hast Willed or Decreed preserue us also from their madnes vvho fancie Decrees vvhich thou never mad'st such as doe not make thee iustifiable by humane Reason Teach us to knovve that though thy Justice is incomprehensible yet so much as thy vvord hath expressed of it is such a Justice as makes thee even in our capacities Justifiable when thou art iudged such as may encourage us to endeavour to be just as thou art just holie as thou art holy by thy example This grant for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Coph 19. LOrd hear for in my hart I crie And I thy VVord obay To hear my call thine ear apply That keep thy Lavves I may Relieng on thy VVord I call'd Before the Morning-light To mark thy VVords mine eyes forestald The Watches of the night 2 As iust loving Lord thou art So hear quicken mee Lo such as from thy Lavve depart For mischeefe comming be Oh Lord to mee now nearer drawe Thy VVord all truth containes And long agoe I knewe thy Lavve Eternally remaines Another of the same THey healp oh Lord with all my hart I crave Thy just Commands resolving to obay To thee I call aloud mee daigne to save That so thy Testimonies keep I may To thee before the break of day I call And for my certaine ayde thy VVord I take The watches of the night mine eyes forestall That on thy Lavve my muzings I may make Thine ear vnto my voice in mercy bowe That mee thy Iudgments may revive oh Lord. They fast approach who seek my overthrowe Ev'n they who strangers are vnto thy VVord To mee oh Lord at all tymes be thou nigh Thy Statutes all perfection do containe And many daies agoe informed was I That thy Commands for ever shall remaine VVee rise early oh Lord cann sit vp late at night to prosecute our common affaires or to prevent the mischeevous purposes of any temporall Adversary Cause us vvee tray thee to be as vigilant in seeking thee in Meditating the deep Misteries of thy Lawe in foreseeing vvhat spirituall enimies are approching to endanger our soules Vouchsafe this oh Lord in all our endeavours assist us in all our prayers hear us in all our necessities be present vvith us in Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Resh 20. REgard my greef save me Lord For I obaie thy Lavves Hear me according to thy VVord Oh save plead my Cause Because thy VVord they muse not on From health are sinners far Revive mee Lord as thou hast done For great thy Mercies are 2 My foes spoilers many be Yet I thy VVord professe And greeve when I the wicked see Thy Statutes to transgresse Thy Lawe I love oh quicken mee As thou hast promis'd Lord. For endles thy just Iudgments be And ever true thy UUord Another of the same VEwe Lord what sorrowes have oppressed mee For to observe Lawe My minde I give Let mee adiudged deliver'd be And mee according to thy vvord revive Vngodly men from saving health are far Because they do not seek thy Statutes Lord Exceding great thy Tender-mercies are Reviue thou mee according to thy vvord Vext persude by many I have beene And yet I from thy Precepts have not straid I greeved was when sinners I had seene Because thy holy vvord they disobayd Vnto thy Lawe observe what love I shew And of thy tender mercie quicken mee Thy vvord through all eternitie is true And everlasting thy just Iudgments be Oh Christ the Mediatour in our minds wee are lovers observers of thy Lawe but in our mēbers wee are captivated vnto the Lawe of Sinn for which our greeved spirits do complaine with sighes groanes that are neither vtterable by the voice nor sensible to the flesh Oh deliver us from this bondage Plead thou our cause to thy Father Comfort our deiected soules let our love practise of thy Lawe quicken us in the way of Righteousnes make us partakers of thy Tender-Mercies for ever more Amen Schin 21. THough Princes causeles wrong'd mee much Thy Lawe I sleighted not But in thy word my ioies were such As his that Spoiles hath got The lienge lipps I do abhorr But I affect thy vvord Seav'n times a day I praise thee for Thy righteous Doomes oh Lord. 2 The Lovers of thy Lawe have peace And harme they shall have none Lord on thine aide my hopes I place And thy Commands have done My soul thy Testimonie kept In love therewith I grewe I from thy Precepts have not stept For thou my waies dost veiwe Another of the same WHē cause was none ev'n Princes wronged mee But of thy word alone my hart had feare And in that word my Ioies moreover be As great as their's that sharing booties are With much dislike all falshood I detest And I thy Lawe vnfainedlie affect Sev'n times a day thy praise I have exprest Because thy righteous Iudgments I respect What perfect peace have they that love thy word Ev'n such that nothing cann their quiet marr For thy salvation I have hoped Lord And thy Commands by mee performed are Well pleas'd with exceeding much delight My soul thy Testimonies keepeth still Thou know'st for all my waies are in thy sight That I thy Precepts thy Lawes fulfill Oh blessed Redeemer who wert persecuted by Princes for my sake without a Cause Thy many Prayers daylie offred to thy Father thy true delight in his Word thy detestation of falshood thy perfect fulfilling of the Lawe have obtained that thy righteousnes may be ascribed vnto us Oh grant that by performing what thou hast enabled us to do wee may retaine encrease the Talent freely given enioy thy Peace which passeth all vnderstanding for ever ever Amen Tau 22. REceive my cry guide thou mee As thou hast promisd Lord. Give ear saved let mee be According to thy vvord When thou to me hast showne thy vvaies My lipps thy praise will shewe My tongue thy blessed vvord shall praise For all thy Lawes are true 2 Mee let thy powrfull hand protect For I thy Lawe approove Thy Saving-health I do affect Thy Precepts I do love Oh let mee live to sing thy praise In Iudgment mee preserve Thy servant seek who sheep-like straies For I thy Lawe observe Another of the same YEald my Complaint oh Lord thy graitious ear And knowledge of thy Lawe to me afford My humble suite vouchsafe I pray to
intentions against us Let us take no pleasure in any temporall thing till wee have prevailed against the fury of our spiritual destroyers give vs grace so to crush all sinns heresies in their first birth that we may be made eternally safe happy through Iesus Christ cur Lord. Amen Another of the same AS nigh Babel streames wee fate Full of greefs vnbefreinded Minding Syon's pore estate From our eyes the teares descended And our Harps wee hanged by On the willowes growing nigh 2 For insulting on our woe They that vs had there inthralled Their imperious powre to showe For a song of Syon called Come yee Captives come said they Sing vs now an Hebrewe Lay. 3 But oh Lord what hart had wee In a forraigne habitation To repeat our songs of thee For our spoiler's recreation Ah alas wee cannot yet Thee Ierusalem forget 4 Oh Ierusalem if I Do not mourne all pleasure shunninge Whilst thy walls defaced lie Let my righthand loose his cunninge And for ever let my tounge To my Pallet fast be Clung 5 Oh remember blessed Lord E're Ierusalem was wasted How the sonns of Edom roar'd And her totall ruine hasted Till they levell all had laid Rase it rase it quite they said 6 But thou shalt be spoiled thus And be vs'd oh Babels daughter Iust as thou hast vsed vs. And that man who in thy slaughter On the stones thy Child'ren braines Shall be blessed for his paines Psa 138. A Psalme of David God is here praised for the truth of his Word for glorifieng his Sonn Christ for confirming his Elect for the Common grace vouchsafed to all c. It may be sung for any Deliverance But especially for our Redemption WIth all my hart I 'le sing abrode thy fame And praise thee where the Gods assēbled are Ev'n in thy house I 'le magnifie thy Name And for thy Truth Love thy praise declare For thou thy Name word o're all dost rear 2 When I did call thou mad'st replie to mee And strength vnto my soul thou didst afford All Kings of earth shall therfor honour thee As soone oh God as they have heard thy word And sing thy praise in thine own Paths oh Lord. 3 For thou art great thou oh Lord art high Yet hast regard of humble men belowe Thou vew'st the proude but with a sleighting eye Therefore altho through many greefs I goe I certaine am thou comforts wilt bestowe 4 Thy righthand Lord shall my salvation bee My foes feirce rage thy stretcht-out hād shal stay Thou shalt performe all things concerning mee Thy mercies Lord abide the same for aye Reiect not then thy handy-work I pray Oh Lord our Creator thou causlesly reiect est none whome thou hast made neither art thou such an accepter of Persōs as too many fancie thee bee But impartially acceptest in every Person that which is the Obiect of thy eternall Election where soever thou findest the same lovest that vnto the end Therefore thou extendest thy Truth and Mercy to all vouchsafing also thy Assisting powre to perfect that work which thy free-grace hath begunn yea thou effectually perfectest that worke in soe many as do humbly submit them selves to thy will resist not proudly the motions of thy spirit And though they passe through many temptations hazards thy hand still reacheth vnto thē comforts meanes of safe perseverance vnto the end Oh give us wisdome to perceave grace humbly to acknowledge this great Mercie which who soever denies Denies thy greatest glory make thou our endeavours answereable to the grace powre which wee have receaved through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 139. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It confesseth the all-seeing providence powre wisdome and Mercy of God And expresseth a desire of the Faithfull to be serched rectified by him c. It warnes vs not to live Hypocriticallie in regard God beholds vs at all times in all places c. OH Lord thy all-beholdinge eies Have serch'd well observed mee Thou see'st mee sitt thou see'st mee rise Thou know'st my thoughts e're thought they be Thou vew'st my wayes walkings Lord Thou see'st what in my bedd I doe And I do never speak a word But lo thyne ears do hear it to 2 Thou standst before me behinde Thy hand on mee doth alwaies lie Thy wisdome cannot be confinde And for my reach it is too high Then from thy spirit from thee Oh whither cann I fly or goe If heav'n I clime thou there wilt be If hell I dive there art thou to 3 If on the Mornings wings I ride And thinck to fly beyond the seas Thy hand ev'n there cann be my guide They right-hand there on mee cann ceaze Or if I say the Duskie night Shall hide mee Night will me bewray For darknes is to thee as light The day like night the night like day 4 My Reines to thee apparant are For in the wombe thou closedst mee I strangely was composed there And therefore I will honour thee Thy wondrous works my soul doth knowe And that my substance thou didst marke Ev'n when as in the earth belowe I was composed in the darke 5 Before I perfect Beeing tooke Or Forme or Matter for this frame My Members all were in thy booke And thou foresaw'st what now I am Therefore thy thoughts of vs how dear And Lord how infinite they bee As num'rous as the Sands they are And wake mee still to muze on thee 6 Vngodly men men of blood Destroy cause them to be gone For they speak ill of thee oh God And vainely proude thy foes are growne Thy haters I have hated Lord And greev'd at such as thee oppose With perfect hate I them abhord And those accounted as my foes 7 Oh God! a strict enquiry make My hart ev'ry thought survay Search if an evill Course I take And showe mee thy eternall way There is nothing oh Lord in the structure of our bodies or in the disposition of our mindes but it is knowne to thee with every Cause effect thereof Neither darknes nor distance of place cann so hide us from thee but that thou seest our Actions hearest our words perceavest our thoughts Yea what they are enclinable vnto before wee thinck them Give us grace therefor to behave our selves alwaies as in thy sight Let our secret intentions be vpright cause us to love and hate as thou dost Turge away all that which is evill in us infuse into our harts all those graces which may make us acceptable to thee in Christ Iesus Amen Psa 140. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It personates Christ's mysticall body desiring deliverance from Oppressors And describing their malice pride Trechery c. It is vsefull when any Congregation is greeved by the bitter scandalls lieng doctrines or mischeevous insinuations of Atheists false brethren e. LEt me oh God from sinners
ending Psa 17. A prayer of David It personates Christs members in persecution desiring succour comforting thē selves in hope of the blessed vision of God after their Resurrection c. It is vsefull when we have cōsidered the quality of our foes by faith applyed vnto our selves the innocency of Christ with an affection therevnto LOrd hear my cause my suites my cries Which from vnfained lipps do flowe To rightfull things decline thine eyes And from thy self let sentence goe My secret thoughts are in thy sight Thou vew'st them in the darkest night 2 Thou trid'st my fault foundst it none For from offence I kept my tongue And as for things by others done My words preserved me from wrong Oh! be thou pleasd my course to guide And stay my feet lest els they slide 3 On thee I call for thou wilt hear Lord hear my complaint attend Let thy great love to me appeare And thy right-hand my life defend Ev'n that right-hand which from their foes Gards them who trust in thee repose 4 From Tiraunts me beseiging-round From Sinners who my harme assay Lord as thine eye-ball keep me sound And over me thy wings display For they with fatt quite round are clad And haughtie braggs their mouths have made 5 Me in my waies they have withstood And sought about with downe-cast eyes Like lions when they hunt for food Or lions whelp which lurking lies But rise resist foile them Lord From Sinners gard me by thy sword 6 Lord from those world-lings gard thou me Who in this life their lot receive Who full of wealth children be And for their babes large portions leave To wake from sinn looke on thee In thine owne forme cententeth mee Accept oh Lord our weak endeavours so teach us to moderate our thoughts to govern our tongues to order our conversations that no temporal or spirituall adversarie may iustly accuse or harm vs. Take vs into thy speciall protection because our foes are powrfull crue deligent in seeking our destruction but above all keep vs from the poluted conversations affections of those whose belly is their God and whose portion of happines is in this life that when we shal awake out of our graves we may appear in thy righteousnes reioice in our happy lot be fully satified in the fruition of thee who livest raignest world without end Amen Psa 18. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord who sung vnto the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of al his foes from the hand of Saul It mysticallie declareth Gods maiestical proceeding in the work of our redēption And it may be vsed to praise God for our deliverances by the Incarnation resurrection exaltation of Christ for the benifits which we receive thereby I Love the Lord for my support My horne of health is he My Rock my trust my Sheild my fort And oft hath helped me He merrits praise for when I cry Me from all foes he saves Though wrapt in pangs of death I lie And plungd in sorrowes waves 2 Yea when by death hell en-snar'd I sought the Lord in fear My God within his Temple heard And my complaints did hear Earths ground-work shook to feel his yre The trembling hills did quake His nostrills fum'de his mouth breath'd fire Which burning coales did make 3 Then downe he came heavu he bow'd His feet thick darknes hid A flieng Cherube he bestrode The winged windes he ridd A duskie fogg his Cov'ring was Dark waters were his tent Before the brightnes of his face Clouds fire hayle he sent 4 The Lord from heav'n did also make His thunders to be heard Yea when that great Almighty Spake Both fire haile appear'd His darts on ev'ry side he threwe Till they dispersed were His burning Lightninghs flashing flewe And caused them to fear 5 When he did frown a dreadfull blast He from his nostrills blow'd Which vp the seas lowe Depths did cast And Earths foundation show'd Then down he sent from among Great flouds advanced me And from those foes that were too strong He likewise garded me 6 They in my Cares did me prevent But still God was my hope He for his love-sake succour sent And gave me larger scope The Lord my Righteousnes observ'd His favour he bestow'd And as mine innocence deserv'd So he his mercy show'd 7 For in Gods wayes my walkings were From him I have not stept Still in my sight his iudgments are And I his lawes haue kept In him I instifide became For I did leave my sinn And as I iust righteous am Rewarded I haue binn 8 As he my hands did guiltles finde He so did me require For to the meek the Lord is kinde To righteous men vpright Among the pure he will be pure And on the froward frowne The poreman he will make secure And pluck the proud-man downe 9 My Darknes God shall brightnes make My Lampe enlight he shall By him I through an Army brake And overleap'd a wall Gods way is right pure is his word He saves if sought he be For who is God except the Lord Or who cann save but he 10 About my Loines he strength did binde He sett my path-way streight He made my feet out runn the Hinde And rais'd me to this height My hands to fight my Armes to bend A bowe of steel he taught His Buckler he to me did lend And saving-health it brought 11 His right-hand hath supported me His love hath made me great My stepps by him enlarged be And safe my feet are sett I did persue yea tooke my Foes And slewe til all were slaine They fell downe wounded by my blowes And could not rise againe 12 For he to fitt me for the war With powre did me indue And those who my opposers are Beneath my feet he threwe To conquer them who mee envide Me strong enough he made They cride and though to God they cride Replies nor helps they had 13 Then as the dust which whirl-windes tosse So small I them did beat And threw them forth as my rie-drosse Which lies about the streat Thus from the peoples vp-roares freed I through his grace became And now to be the Gentiles Head By him advanc'd I am 14 A nation shall my Servants be which knowes me not as yet Assoone as they have heard of me Themselves they shall submit The stranger shall stand out no more But in his Bullworks feare Oh praise the living Lord therfore Aloud Gods praise declare 15 Let God my saving-health be praisd By whome to passe it came That I above the people raisd And thus avenged am Above all them that me oppose He doth exalt my throne And saveth me from all my foes Ev'n from the Cruel-one 16 Among the gentiles now therefore I 'le thanck him for the same My song shall be for evermore In honor of his Name His king his anointed-one
back my Folk as once frō thēce they came That thou maist wash thy feet in thy foes bloud And that thy dogs may come lick the same For they oh God my king thy goengs heeded They saw how in thy house thou hast proceeded 9 The singers first the minstrells next had place With whom the maids on timbrels plaieng wēt And then the Choire of Isr'els blessed race Did all in one to praise the Lord concent There went young Beniamin's Iudah's Guiders And Zabulon's Nepthalies Providers Oh Lord whoe bid'st that we should courage take Cōfirm thi work which thou for vs hast wrought At Salem then and for thy Temple sake To thee by kings shal guifts of price be brouht Their brutish troupes that armes do love to carrie Rebuke disperse make them tributarie 11 Then Egipts kings will seek vnto the Lord And Chush will then to God advance her hands His praise therfore yee kingdomes all record And sing aloud his praises all yee Lands For whē he rides the sphears his horse he maketh And lo his voice is thunder when he speaketh 12 All powre praise ascribe to God alone For his renowne is through all Isr'ell spread God is in heav'n the great Almighty-one And in his holy-place is full of dread His peoples powre by God is much encreased By Isr'els God let him therefore he blessed Eternal Sonn of God who art ascended vnto the right-hand of thy Father shalt come againe with maiestie to be our Vniversall Iudge Deliver vs from the thraldome of Sinn by the powre of thy Righteousnes And though wee have yet our conversations among Dragons in defiled habitions make us innocent as Doves as vnpoluted as the mountaine snowe Encrease the meanes of publishing thy Gospel and preserve Vnitie order good discipline in thy Church that the comelines thereof may allure all beholders to desire fellowship in thy Congregation that hereticks hirelings contentious persons may be reprooved reformed or cutt of that they who are yet without may be received into the Covenant that wee who are admitted may be confirmed without waveringe that the God head may be feared praised blessed now for ever more Amen Psa 69. To the cheef Musitian Shosannim a Psalme of David It personates Christ taking vpon him our sinns infirmities humbling himself before his Father declaring the Condition of his Adversaries shewing the bitternes of his passion signifieng the iudgments prepared for Sinners prayeng for his Elect c. Christs members may vse it to those purposes HEalp Lord for Flouds enclose my Soul In groundles depths I am bemir'd Above my head great waters rowle My parched throate with cries is tir'de Mine eyes are dim'd in seeking thee Moe then my haires my Foes are growne My spoilers are too strong for me And take as theirs what is mine owne 2 Thou knowest how I am too blame But for my sake let none of those Lord God of Isr'el suffer blame Who do in thee their trust repose For I sustaine reprochfull scorne And am disgraced for thy sake My brethren of my mother borne Of mee likewise a stranger make 3 Zeal to thy house hath worne mee out Thy scorners my reprochers be My Fastings my teares they flout And when I mourne they laugh at mee Of mee the Rulers evill spake The Drunckerds made of mee their songs But Lord my moane I timelie make In Mercie mark therefore my wrongs 4 Mee by thy Truth 's protection keep That miry-depths nor spightfull-foes Devouring-Flouds nor whirl-pooles deep Nor Dungeons Mouth my soul enclose But Lord of thy abounding grace For thy Love-sake returne hear To mee thy servant shew thy face And in my need incline thine ear 5 Drawe nigh save sett thou free My soul from those who bear me spight For all my wrongs are knowne to thee And all my Foes are in thy sight Rebukes scornes my hart nigh broke With greefs opprest I made my mone But where I did for pittie looke They would alas afford me none 6 They for my meat did gall prepare Sharp Vineger to quench my thirst Their Bourd therfore shall them ensnare And Blessings be to them accurst Their eye shall be depriv'd of sight A cure-les greef their back shall shake God's heavie wrath shall on them light His Vengance them shall overtake 7 None shall in their abiding-place Or in their Tent be dwelling found For whome thou smot'st those they did chase And greeved him whome thou didst wound More sinnfull still they shall become And in God's Iustice have no share Nor in that book of life have roome Wherein the Iust enrowled are 8 But I that pore scorned am Shall by thyne ayde oh Lord be raisd For which I 'le magnify thy Name And in my songs thou shalt be praisd And that oh Lord more pleases thee Then horn'd hoofed Oxe to give Which when the Meek thee seeking see It shall with ioye their hart revive 9 God's praise yee heav'ns earth declare Him praise thou sea all in thee For to the pore he lends his ear And hee doth sett the pris'ner free He Syon saves in time of need And Iudah's Townes he will erect To be for those for their seed Who serving him his Name affect Oh Lambe of God! which takest away the sinns of the world have mercie vpon vs. Thou that hast taken on thee our sinns felt our infirmities suffred all which wee deserved have mercie vpon vs. Thou who for our salvation didest bear the vnkindnesses of kindred familiers the reproches of Neighbours the scornes oppressions of strangers the reproofs of Magistrates the contempt of the basest people have mercy vpon vs. Thou who for cursakes hast endured insufferable torments of the bodie the vnspeakable agonies of the soul tasted the gall vineger of everie bitter passion have mercie vpon vs. Deliver us from them who seek to crucifie thee againe in thy members Raise us by thy Resurrection whome thou hast redeemed by thy passiō Glorifie us by thy Ascentiō in life eternall whome thou hast secured frō Damnation by thy Death Buriall And for that which thou hast done prepared for thine Elect let heaven earth praise thee world without end Amen Psa 70. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David to bring to Remembrance The Church praies for deliverance from her persecutors prophetically imprecates their confusion desires the prosperitie of the Godlie c. It may be sung when oppressors insult over vs. c. DEferr not Lord thy succours longe But bring my Foes to shame Ev'n those who plott my soul to wronge Bring back with losse blame On them who skoffe flout at mee Bestowe the Scorners hire But make them glad ioye in thee Who after thee enquire 2 Still God be prais'd let all men say Who on his ayde relie And make oh Lord no more delay For in great want am
continued in the Land Support those whome thou hast raised to be as it were pillers in thy Church or Commonwealth keep them from being so impudent or vaine glorious in their preferment as if it came either causuallie or by their owne Industrie or deservings But so cause theÌ„ us to perceive thy purpose thy providence both in our severall advancements humiliations that we may the better discharge our perticuler duties And when thou shalt fill out the redwine of thy wrath to all obstinate malefactors let us be refreshed by taking the Cupp of Salvation which thou hast prepared for all them who shall be iustified through the merrits of Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 76. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme or song for Asaph It is a Triumph-song to praise God for that knowledge of him which he hath vouchsafed vnto his Church typified by Iudah Ierusalem Syon It glorifieth Christ also for his conquests over sinn Death the Devill The vse is manyfest IN Iurie God is knowne full well His Name 's in Isr'el great He in Ierusalem doth dwell And Syon is his seat Shaft sword sheild he battred there Yea there he wonn the Feild Selah And more his powrs and honors are Then spoilers Burroughts yeald 2 The strong are foilde their dream is flowne Their strength hath not prevaild For at the God of Iacob's frowne Both horse Charret faild Thou dreadfull art none oh Lord Thine angry looks cann bear For when thy voice from heav'n is heard The Earth is dumbe with fear 3 The meek on earth when thou to save And judge them Lord shalt please Selah Thou by man's wrath shalt honour have And his hot rage appease To God make vowes presents give All yee that round him are For he doth kings of breath deprive And makes great princes fear Glorify thy self oh Lord God! in thy holy Catholick Church by the final overthrowe of all her enimies Let thy powre break all their Instruments of mischeef Let the preaching of thy Gospell the thundring of thy Iudgments which have already destroyed the powre made frustrate the Dreames of the old heathnish Idolaters their false Philosophie vtterly overthrowe the strength of that carnal wisdome which at this day standeth in opposition to thy Truth Let our furious dissentions be appeased let the frowardnes rage blind zeal of all men become a meanes of encreasing thy glory to the confusion of thy stoutest opposers to the Salvation of the meekeharted through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psal 77. To the cheef Musitian to Iduthun a Psalm for Asaph It expresseth those interchanges of Doubts Hopes Feares Comforts Assurances through which wee work out salvation with fear trembling It serves to minde vs of our fraile condition shewes how to order our throughts in spiritual combats TO God ev'n to the Lord I prayd And hee did hear my moanes Both day night I sought his aide With never-ceasing groanes My hart no comforts entertain'd But fixt on him her thought Selah And so I greev'd so complain'd That lowe my soul was brought 2 Mine eyes from sleep hee did with holde With paine I lost my tongue I mus'd on daies yeares of olde And what was once my song Yea all alone at night I lay Thus musing in my minde Lord wilt thou cast mee quite away And never more bee kinde 3 Is thy compassion lost out right Shall thy sirme promise faile Hast thou for got thy Mercie quite O're Love shall hate prevaile No this my frailtie is quoth I And these but changes are Wrought by the powre of God most high Which I in minde will bear 4 Thy works wonders past oh Lord I 'le therfor muse vpon Thy former Acts I will record And shewe what thou hast done Thy walkings in thy house declare That there 's no God like thee And what thy powre marvailes are Thou mak'st all people see 5 For Iacob's for Ioseph's race Thine arme did purchase aide Selah And seas Flouds to vewe thy face Were troubled afraide The Clouds did melt the Vapours crasht Thine Arrowes forth were shott Thy thunders roar'd the lightnings flasht And Earth a trembling got 6 Thou wentst through seas with steps vn-eide Thy paths were in the Deep And Moses did with Aron guide Thy people there like sheep Father of mercy God of all consolation who hast often tymes gloriously miraculously hertofore delivered thy Children made safe passage for them through horrible Feares troubles perills temptations be mercifull vnto us wee beseech thee in all our inward outward offlictions especially when our sinns cause thee to exercise us with such chaunges as may make us fearfull wee have lost thy favour UUee deserve to be deprived of thy compassion of all those comforts protections which wee have long enioyed by thy free grace Nevertheles grant that wee never fall quite away from thy regard but may so returne alwaies vnto thee that our frailties may be pitied our peni tence accepted our petitions entertained wee continued in a full fruition of all thy mercies gratious promises in Christ Iesus Amen Psa 78. Maschil for Asaph It commemorates the Iewes obstinate increduliâ—itie with God's plagues Mercies interchangeably sent among them vntill the tyme of David Wee should vse it to warne vs of God's long-suffring toward the whole humane Nature whose perversenes is here mistically set forth as also the sending of the true David Iesus Christ NOw to my Law my people give thine eare wel observ what weighty things are tolde For lo my lipps a problem shal declare And plainely sing grave sayengs dark old That nether what our Fathers have revealed Nor what we know be from our babes concealed 2 God's powr praisfull wonders I wil blaze His Testaments to Iacob I will showe How he likwise in Isr'el setled lawes Which they were bound to let their childreÌ„ know That so they might to their next ages teach them And Age to age for ever after preach them 3 That they in God a faithful hope might place And not forget his works or his command As heretofore their Fathers head strong race Whose hart with God vprightly did not stand Like Ephr'ims brood who bows weapoÌ„s bearing Forsook the Feild the day of hattell fearing 4 Gods law they brak his cov'nant they did slite And on his works or marvailes never thought Yet many signes wonders in their sight In Zoan feildes Egipt-land he wrought To make their way the sea in twaine he cleaved And high on heaps the rowling waters heaved 5 A pillerd-Cloud by day he made their guide A Column-fir'd to clear the night he sent More over he the Rocks did then divide And streams like seas along the Desert went From craggy flints sweet waters forth he brused And springs from theÌ„ce like Rivers were diffused 6 But they went on to move his anger
wee are brought exceeding lowe Healp for thy Mercy 's cause wee pray For thy Name-sake forgive our sinn Lest els of thee the heathen say Where is their God they trusted in 4 But let it bee before our eyes Of all the Gentiles vnderstood By hearing of the pris'ners cries And by revenging of our bloud Them save likewise ev'n through thy might That vnto death appointed be And seaven fold oh God! requite Our neighbours scornful spights to thee 5 So wee thy pasture-sheep oh Lord Will give thee praise thancks therfore Yea we thy praises will record From age to age for ever more Looke downe ' oh Christ vpon the persecutions of thy Church behold the bloud of thy Martirs the prophanation of thy holy Ordinances the scorneful vpraidings the great calamities which are publikely inflicted on many true professors of thy Gospel even among those who are their neighbours in Beleif in the very streets of thine owne Cittie Though our sinns have deserved more yet for thy mercie sake for thine owne honor sake compassionate our humiliation forgive our offences let thy displeasure be rather manifested against those who are enimies to thy Truth So they who have in derision questioned thy regard of us shall be assured thereof by thy avenging our cause wee being secured from our Oppressors shal magnifiy thy holy Name for ever ever Amen Psa 80. To the cheef Musitian vpon Shosannim Eduth a Psalm for Asaph By the allegory of a Vine is expressed God's great care of the Iewish Church typifieng also the Christian Church whose complaints desires in her suffrings are here exprest It may be vsed by any congregations of the faithful when they are delivered vp to their foes c. HEar thou that Flock-like Ioseph guidest And twixt the Cherubims residest Now Isr'els Pastor shine thou clear To Beniamin's Eph'rims vewe Thy strength before Manasseth shewe And to defend vs drawe thou near 2 Returne of thy grace assure vs For that alone will save cure vs. Oh Lord of hoasts wee thee entreat For aye therfor close not thime ears Though long thou mak'st vs drinck our teares And giv'st vs weepings for our meat 3 Our Neighbours are at strife about vs Thou mak'st our foes to scorne flout vs Lord God of Hoasts our sorrow slake To save vs cause thy face to shine For thou from Egipt broughtst this Vine And threw'st out Nations for her sake 4 The place thou hadst before so tilled That rooting well the land shee filled And cov'red mountaines with her shade Her boughs did Cedar-like extend Shee branches to the sea did send And to the River shee did spread 5 Why of her hedge hast thou bereft her Why to the spoile of strangers left her And of the feirce vntamed swine The Forrest herds have her or'ethrowne Oh Lord of Hoasts from heav'n look downe Behold visite this thy Vine 6 That Vine which thy right-hand hath cherisht That branch which for thine owne was nourisht Is burn't spoild while thou dost frowne Oh! send for our defence to stand That Sonn of Man whome thy Right-hand Hath arm'd chosen for thine owne 7 Then we shall never more denie thee But being still revived by thee For ever call vpon thy Name Oh Lord of Hoasts convert vs nowe A gratious look on vs bestowe And thou shalt save vs by the same Notwithstanding oh gratious Father thou dost often water us with our owne teares expose us iustly to the beasts of the Forrest even to our owne brutish appetites though our vnthankfulnes hath worthilie deserved that wee should be chastised with many stormes of Adversitie Yet Remember wee beseech thee that wee are plants of thine owne Vineyeard branches of that goodly Vine which thou hast elected for thy self Behold visite us with a favourable aspect repaire those decayed Fences through which any strang lust or swinish Condition hath broken in vpon us Let our Foes by whome wee are persecuted our neighbours by whome we were mocked or preyed vpon our brethren who were censorious beholders of our afflicctions become witnesses also of thy renewing Favours That we may be comforted in thee continue for ever hereafter constant in thy fear service through the assistance of that man of thy Right-hand Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 81. To the Cheef Musitian on Gittith a Psalm for Asaph It is vsefull to commend vnto us the observation of our Christian Sabaths Solemnities which are piously to be regarded in all Ages because we commemorate in them our Deliverances from our spiritual Bondage typified by the Egiptian-thraldom c. It vpraideth man's in gratitude neglect of God c. IN God our strength let vs reioice To Iacob's God let vs now sing And in our Psalmes to help the voice The tymbrel harpe Psalt'rie bring The Moone renewing trumpets blowe And when the solemne feastings be For Iacobs God long time agoe In Isr'el did this lawe decree 2 This Testimonie he prepar'd When Ioseph came from Egipt-land And liv'd where hee a language heard Whose words he did not vnderstand From Burthens the potters task Thy hands shoulders I did free I help'd when thou for help didst ask And heard thee from the storme said he 3 Ev'n at the waters of debate Selah I sayd that might prove thee there Oh Isr'el mark what I relate And to my words incline thine ear Thou shalt no other God's at all But me the Lord thy God receive For thee I brought from Egipts thrall And will thy largest askings give 4 But Isr'el did my words contemn Of me my people would have none So to their pleasures left I them Who after their owne lusts are gone Oh! had my people mee obayd If Isr'el had my waies persu'de I on their foes my hand had laid Their haters I had soone subdew'd 5 My Foes had then obayd my powre And I had still my Folk vphild I them had fedd with purest flowre And with rock-hony them had fild Make us ever mindfull oh God to magnify thy Name for delivering us from our spiritual Bondage But at those times which thy Church according to the laudable custome of the Patriarks hath set apart to commemorate thy extraordinarie Mercies let us especially performe this dutie neither falsly counting it superstitiō to meet in the publike solemnization of thy praise nor vnthanckfully omit the continuation of so necessarie a service Give us grace also to consider that it is no constraining Decree of thine which hath made any of us vncaple of thy free grace but that it is meerly our owne wilfulnes which compels thy Iustice to leave us to our owne wills if we be cast off So we shall be kept the more obedient to thy commands thou who ren◠west the will before thou exact est obedience from it shalt accept the willingnes for the deed in due time work in us the Deed also to our
eternall salvation through Iesus Christ Amen Psa 82. A Psalme for Asaph It may be sung at our publike Iudicatures before them who administer in the great affaires of Church or Commonwealth to minde them of their duties c. For it instructs reproves Princes Pastors Magistrates abusing their Authority declares the reward of their Iniustice invokes God to take the iudicature to himself GOd stands where he doth see The Lords to Counsell goe And when the Gods in Iudgment be He judgeth what they do 22 Yee Nobles wherfor then Are yee vnjust so long Why favour yee vngodlie men To do the righteous wrong Selah 4 The pore young Orphanes greev'd The needie opprest Should by your Iustice be releev'd And from proud hands releast 4 But yee are men vnwise And walk without the light Ev'n you on whome the land relies Are out of order quite 5 You therefore whome I call The sonns of God most high And termed Gods like men shall fall And like such Princes dye 6 Thy self oh God! advance And give the world her doome For thine by due Inheritance All nations are become Grant almighty God that they to whome thou committest the goverment of thy Churches or Common-weales may not as it often happneth Be their greatest oppressors But give thy grace oh heavenly Father to all whome thou settest in Authority that they considering whose powre they have what they were what they shal be hereafter may become so wise in them selves such lights to others that Righteousnes may be advanced Vngodlines suppressed the pore fatherles releeved all abuses reformed and that such Dignities may be still conferred continued to the publike profit to thy eternal glorie Amen Psa 83. A Psalme or song for Asaph It may be vsed as a prayer against the Leagues Confederacies of the Churches soes such as Pagans Turks Hereticks and Falsebrethren for the whole List of them is here typically registred vnder their Names who were enimies to the Iewish Church BE e silent Lord no longer now To speak oh God no more forbear For lo thy foes do furious grow And proudly rais'd thy haters are They plot thy people to betray And thy intirest freinds to take Come of Isr'el now say they A nameles nation wee will make 2 As in one League all these combine And are against thee Lord agreed Ev'n Edom land Ism'els line And Moab's race Hagar's breed Philistim's Gebal Ammon Tyre Huge Amaleck Ashur to To help the Sonns of Lot conspire Assisting them in all they do Selah 3 But Lord like Madian make thou them Like Sisera and Iabin's traines Who slaughtred were by Kishon stream And lay like dung on Endor plaines Their dukes like Zeb Oreb make Like Zeba and Zalmana's Peers Who said they would God's houses take And his Possessions to be theirs 4 Lord wheel them round as turn'd wee see The dust or chaf when whirl-winds blowe And let thy wrath among them be Like flames on hills where woods do grow Yea let a dreadful storm arise Persueng them with death shame Let feares troubles them surprise Vntill they seek praise thy Name 5 So when that men behold their fall They shall confesse there none cann be Whome wee ETERNAL ought to call Or sov'raigne of the world but thee Permit not oh Lord those enimies to praile who have made Leagues confederacies against thy Church But as heretofore thou hast overthrowne al those Nations who were great oppressors of thy auncient people the Iewes who were types of our confederated Adversaries So wee beseech thee bring to suddaine destruction all the plotts enterprises and combinations of Turks hereticks vnbeleevers false brethren Protect us also we pray thee from the snares powre subtilties of our spiritual foes that thou being known our defender our trust being alwaies in thy defence wee may not fear the powre of any adversaries But for our manyfold protections praise magnify thy Eternal name through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 84. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm for the sonns of Chorah It setts forth the soules longings to be pertaker of the blessed Communion of saints the frution of God It shewes also the happines of such their demeanour in this vale of their Miserie c. It is vseful to stir vp in our soules on ardēt love to God his house c. OH Lord of Hoasts how pleasant are Thy dwellings thy courts to me In soul flesh for entrance there Eternal God my longings be The Sparrow findeth an abode The Swallow builds breedeth to Oh Lord of Hoasts my King my God Ev'n at thine alters thus they doe 2 Right blessed all thy houshold be For they are singing still thy praise Selah And blessed are the strong in thee Who in their harts affect thy waies As through the vale of tears they goe They find sweet springs of comforts there And they from strength to strength shal growe Till they with God in Syon are 2 Lord God of Hoasts give ear to me And mark oh Iacob's God my moane Selah Oh God our sheild behold see The face of thy Anointed-one For in thy house one day is more Then thousands any other where And I had rather keep thy dore Then live in pompe where sinners are 3 For as the Sunn thou shinest bright And wee from thee our light receive Thou art the sheild of men vpright And thou dost grace Glories give From such as walk the righteous way No needfull things withheld shall be For ever blest therefore are they Who trust oh Lord of Hoasts in thee Kindle in our harts oh Lord such an affection to thee such a longing after thy spiritual habitations that we may obtaine the measure of grace in this life that will fit us for the portion of glory in the life to come which thou hast prepared for all those who do hunger thrist after thee Number us among thy houshold-servants Make us to take pleasure in thy will in thy presence above all earthly preferments So enable us to walk from strength to strength that wee may become strong Walkers in thy waies and so instruct us to make a comfortable vse of all those afflictions which wee suffer in our Pilgrimage that wee may sincerely acknowledge our safetie our honor our sustenance all our temporal spiritual happines to be only from thee oh God who livest raignest world without end Amen Psa 85. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm for the sonns of Chorah The Church acknowledgeth God's benifits desires their continuance the forbearance of his wrath c. Wee may sing it to praise God for his bounty to his Church kingdome to desire the continuatiō of our happines by stil vouchsafing Mercy with his Iustice THou hast oh God thy Kingdome grac'st And Iacob's thrall repeald Thy peoples faults thou pard'ned hast And all their sinns conceald
how cann I tears refraine 6 Lord my greefs to thee I showe With my hands to thee vp-raised Cann the dead thy wonders knowe Or thy Love or truth be praised By the Sonns of Death belowe Selah 7 Cann thy Marvailes they vnfold Who in darknes quite are blinded Or thy Ius tice there be tolde Where is nothing said or minded Which was done in times of olde 8 Vnto thee oh Lord I crie And my suites prevent the Morninge Oh! why dost thou cast me by Still fro mee thy presence turninge Who am greev'd like to dy 9 Fro my youth oh Lord till now Mee thy terror hath destressed Nigh distract it makes me grow For thy wrath hath mee oppressed And thy feares have brought me lowe 10 They besett me ev'rie day Floud-like flowing alltogether And no freinds to help me stay Lovers nor Familiers neither For thou driv'st them all away Help us oh gratious Redeemer so to bear the manifold infirmities afflictions of our flesh so to endure the contempts neglects iniuries of the world so constantly to sustaine all the Assaults of our spiritual Adversaries that though we be deprived of all outward Freindships consolations wee may be inwardly satisfied comforted against every terror in every temptation Let us seek soe earnestly so early for thy assistance that escaping the spiritual blindnes which makes vncapable of thy praise that dungeon of vtter Darknes in which thy Righteousnes is obscured that everlasting Death from which there is no Resurrection we may enioy thy blessed presence where we shall magnify thy Mercies for ever ever Amen Another of the same LOrd God my healper day night To thee my moanings are Admit my suites vnto thy sight And my complainings hear For in my soul great sorrowes be My life drawes nigh the grave As one inter'd they count of mee And litle strength I have 2 As hee that 's dead buried long Death's free-man I became As one out of thy presence flung I quite forgotten am Thou laidst mee in the lowest ward Where darksome Dungeons are On mee thine Anger presseth hard And all thy stormes I bear Selah 3 Thou hast my freinds fro me restraind My Lovers mee despize I fast in prison am detain'd And sorrow dimms mine eyes Oh Lord all day to thee I sue My hands I meekly raise Thy wonders cann men buried shewe Or wake to sing thy praise Selah 4 Lord cann the grave thy Love expresse Thy Faith cann ruines teach Thy wonders or thy righteousnes Cann dumb Oblivion preach Betimes oh Lord I will erect My suites cries to thee Why shouldst thou then my soul reject And hide thy face fro mee 5 My soul is pain'd ev'n to the death And all my life I bear The heavy burthens of thy wrath Thy terrors thy fear They clos'd mee round like waters deep Where whilst begirt I lay Fro me my Lovers thou didst keep And hidst my freinds away Psa 89. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite It celebrates the mercy Goodnes Iustice power of God c. Mentioneth his League with David mystically declares that those covenants belong to his spiritual seed in the cheef place c. It instructs vs who are the right heyres of the promises c. NOw in a song of endles praise Thy Mercies I will sing oh Lord And vnto all succeeding dayes Thy faithfulnes I will record For I have sayd that thy great Love And Mercy shal be raised high And that thou shalt in heav'n above Thy Faith confirm magnify 2 Thou hast both vowed decreed To David thine Elected-one To multiply his faithful seed And build him vp an endles throne Selah Which heav'n shall to thy praise declare In works to be admired at And where thy Saints assembled are Thy Faithfulnes they shall relate 3 For whome like thee doth heav'n afford What earthly Kings thy equalls be Who art among they Saints ador'd And fear'd of all that wait on thee Oh Lord of Hoasts what Lord is found So faithful or so strong as thou Who setts the raging seas their bound And calm'st them when thy furious grow 4 Thou didst afflict all Egipt-land As one made weake by wounds blowes And by the powre of thy strong hand Thou hast dispersed all thy foes Thine heav'n earth all things be For thou alone didst all things frame The North South were made by thee And East West extoll thy Name 5 Strong armes thou hast with powrful hands And where thou dost thy Throne prepare With Iudgment Iustice alway stands And Truth Love thy Vshers are Oh! blest are they who know thy voice Thy look shall chear them in their waies They in thy Name shall still reioice And them thy Iustice high shal raise 6 For thou art Lord our strengths renowne Our horne shall by thy favour spring Thou art our strong defensive Towne The Saint of Isr'el our King By vision thou didst once declare And to thy Holy-one disclose That thou a healper wouldst prepare Among thy people to be chose 7 I have saidst thou my David found My holy oyle on shall flowe By mine owne Arme he shall be crown'd My hand shal strength on him bestowe His Foe shall do him no disgrace The Sonn of sinn he shall not fear For I will smite before his face All them that his Opposers are 8 My faith love on him shal stay My Name his honour shall mainetaine His hand shall make the seas obay His right-hand shall the flouds restraine His Father he shall knowledg me His God his Rock his defence For he my eldest borne shal be And King of ev'ry earthly Prince 9 To him I still will mercy grant He shall enioy my promise given Successors he shall never want His Throne shall stand as firme as heav'n And if my Lawes his Children break If they shall fro my precepts flye My statutes if they shall forsake Or from my Iudgments walk awry 10 Their sinns with stripes I wil correct And scourg them when amisse they do But those whome I do well-affect My Love will never quite forgoe For once ev'n by my self I swore I would no lye to David make My League I will not break therfore Nor change a word of that I spake 11 Lord thus thou saydst that a Throne Vnto his yssue should be given As lasting as the Sunn Moone Or as the witnesses of heav'n Selah But now as if he were abhor'd Thou dost on thyne Anointed frowne Thou makest voyd thy league oh Lord And on the ground hast hurld his crowne 12 His Fences thou didst rend away His warlike forts thou downe dost race All passers-by on him do prey His Neighbours flout at his disgrace His foes thou hast Victorious made Whereat his haters ioyfull be Thou dull'st the sharpnes of his blade And in the fight made faint was he 13 Thou hast obscur'd his glories raies His Throne thou castest on the ground Selah Thou
stay I will elect no wicked mate The slandrous tongue I 'le cutt away High-lookes I shun proude mindes I hate But through the land to dwell with mee I will equire for men vpright And those men shall my servants be Whose harts in perfect waies delight 3 No Cheater shall with mee have place No Liers in my sight shall stay And from God's Land I soone will chase And root all wicked men away Oh Lord God! all Authoritie is from thee and thou placest good Magistrates Governours both in church Commōwealth for a blessinge or permittest Tirants Fooles corrupt persons for the punishment of a wicked people Defend us wee pray thee from this plague and grant that they whome thou settest over us may be suppressers of all vices protectors of al virtues favourers of true Pietie be alwaies good examples in life conversation both to their Equalls Inferiors Let us also be the same in our severall places Callings that walking with good consciences vpright harts in an vndefiled way wee may as well sing of thy Iudgments as of thy mercios Amen Psa 102. A prayer of the Afflicted when he is overwhelmed and poureth out his complaint before the Lord. The Title shewes it may properly be sung by the pore in spirit who are afflicted by the sight of their owne vnworthines c. It containes a confession with a prediction of the benifits of the Gospell shewes the eternity of Christ's Kingdome LOrd mark my suite receive my crie Be present at my need Thine eares to my complaints apply And hear my suite with speed For smoke-like fumes my tyme away My bones are parcht with heat My wounded hart dries vp like hay And I forgoe my meat 2 My panifull groanes have made me leane And nought but skinn bone I fare ev'n like a Pelicane In deserts left alone Yea like the desert owle am I And watching I have sate As when alone on buildings high A Sparrow wants her mate 3 Mee all day long my foes revile At mee they frett swear And Ashes are my bread the while My drinck my Weepings are For thou in wrath advanced'st me That vile I might be made My dayes like shades declininge be Like new-sprung grasse I fade 4 But Lord thy tymes are without end All Ages thee record Now then arise thou befreind Afflicted Sion Lord. For now the tyme to favour her Fullfilled is outright And greeved all thy servants are To vewe her wofull plight 5 That Earthlie Kings may stand in feare And Princes dread thy Fame Build Syon's wall shew thou there The glorie of thy Name Then thou shalt hear all those that mourne Then thou shalt healp the pore Which I 'le record that men vn-borne May praise thee Lord therefore 6 For from thy holy-place on high The world survayeng then Thou Lord shalt hear the pris'ners cry And save condemned men Thy Name in Syon to declare And in Ierusalem Where Nations all Assembled are To shewe thy praise to them 7 Short-liv'd weak ful of greefe Thou mad'st me in my way But Lord at noonetyde of my life Remove me not I pray Thy yeares through ages all extend Thy hands long since did frame Both heav'n and earth yet when they end Thou shalt remaine the same 8 They old shall growe as garments do And be renew'd by thee Yea thou oh Lord shalt change them so And they shall changed But from all Changes thou art free'd Thy yeares for aye endure And all thy servants their seed Shall bide in thee secure Oh Lord the sole comforter of all destressed soules pittie the sighes complaints of thy pore afflicted Childrē whome thy displeasure for Sinn hath worthily deseased both in minde Body Open vnto us the Armes of thy compassion grant that what we have lost by our Offenses wee may recover by thy Bounty vpon our true repentance amendment of life which amendment wee beseech thee to hasten lest wee be cut short in the midst of our hopes Repaire alsoe the Decayes of thy Church in thy tyme appointed that her children may praise thee for it before mē during their short abiding here that when thou hast changed our Corruption into incorruption we may glorify thee among thy blessed Angels world without end Amen Psa 103. A Psalme of David The Prophet praiseth exhorts to praise God for many perticuler Benifits magnifieng his Compassion longsuffring Iustice c. declares the frailty of man c. It is vsefull to magnify the manifold Mercyes which wee have receaved by Iesus Christ COme praise the Lord come praise his Name My soul all that is in mee My soul come praise his holy Name And of his favours mindfull be For all thine errors he forgave He cur'd thy greefs he clos'd thy wound Thy Life he saved from the grave And thee with tender mercies crown'd 2 With Goodnes he thy mouth doth fill He like on Eagle makes thee younge And righteous Doomes he giveth still To ev'ry one that suffers wrong His waies to Moses he declar'd His deeds to Isr'el he did showe And kinde gratious is our Lord To mercy prone to Anger slowe 2 He will not alwaies vs vprayd Nor evermore displeasd is hee Nor hath he soe our sinns repaid As justly they deserve to be For they that fear him finde his grace Out-reach the spreadings of the skye And he from vs our sinns doth place As farr as East from West doth lie 4 He pitties them who fear his Name As fathers pitty their owne seed For well he knowes our britle frame And that from dust wee did proceed Our tyme is like the feild-bred-flowres Which now doe make a goodly shewe Anon some blast their forme devours And leaves no token where they grewe 5 But still there 's mercy in the Lord For them that awfull of him bee To them that keep minde his word His righteousnes imputeth hee His Throne aboue the heav'ns is rais'd And over all he beareth sway Of powrfull Angells he is prais'd They hear his voice him obay 6 Let all his hoasts his servants to Performe his will and praise his name Yea soe let all his creatures doe And oh my soul do thou the same Father of all pittie who art slowe to anger ready to forgive Looke vpon our infirmities consider our frailties in thy abundant compassion forgive our trespasses and deal not with us according to our deserts Cause us to be renewed like Eagles by casting of the old Man Fill our Mouths with songs of thy praise our harts with thine owne selfe that vnmatchable sweetnes that vnspeakable goodnos Cure all our infirmities healp in all our weaknesses by thy fatherly care Preserve vs in thy feare in the remenbrance of thy Covenant and in the wayes of thy Commandements to our lives end That wee honouring thee by thy Creatures here may glorifie thee among thy Angells Saints hereafter world
thou hast alured vs vnto thy love by many extraordinario blessings Oh God! let us no longer abuse thy patience but make us now soe to mind our part of the covenant which is betwixt us that wee may be seperated from our heathenish conversations be remembrend among thy people behold the good of thy Chosen reioice in the gladnes of thy Nation be pertakers in the glory of thine Inheritance for ever ever Amen Psa 107. Halelujah It exhorts to praise God for his vniversall Grace Acknowledgeth him the deliverer of all men in all places and in all troubles Confesseth him the Corrector Orderer and disposer of kingdomes persons famelies c. It is vsefull both for temporall spirituall belssings for by bodiey suffrings spirituall miseries are mystically signified COme praise the Lord thanckfully confesse That he is good gratious without end Let those whome God redeem'd his praise expers Ev'n those whome he did from their foes defend Collecting them from East westerne Nations From Northern Clymes southern habitations 2 In deserts wilde where no dwellings were They wandred on with drought hunger faint And them he freed from all destresses there When they to him had vttred their complaint He ledd them on in paths directly guiding To Citties faire whear they had safe abiding 3 Oh! let men praise the goodnes of the Lord And publish out his wonders to their seed For he to hungry men doth meat afford And with good things the longing soul doth feed He those vnbinds that are in fetters chained And in the bands shades of death detained 4 The word of God most high they did reject And small account of his advise they made With heat toile he therfor did afflict And cast them downe when they no helper had But in their need when they againe complained He tooke away the greef which they sustained 5 Frō deaths black shades he shew'd thē light some And all their bands did quite asunder break wais Let all mankinde therfore his wonders praise And of his works among their Children speake The brazen Gates he crakt open sett them Their yron barrs he broke forth he fett them 6 He plaugeth fooles because they have transgrest And for their sinns they much afflicted are Their fainting soules doe pleasant meats detest They to the gates of death approached near But seeking God when they were so oppressed From all their paines feares he them released 7 He sent his word which did their greevāce heal Preventing so their fall which hastned on Oh let all men God's goodnes therfore tell And shewe their seed what wonders he hath done Let them declare his works with joyfull singing The sacrifize of thanckfull praises bringing 8 They that in shipps at sea employed are And for their gaine to crosse the waves are bold May vewe the works of God-almighty there And in the deepes his wondrous deeds behold For he but breaths streight a storm appeareth Which vp aloft the rowling billowes beareth 9 Now mounts to heav'n anon descēds the keel And they grow faint with labour with fear As druncken men they stagger they reel And of their skill they quite deprived are Then to the Lord they cry who them releases From all their feares their dangers destresses 10 For he the stormes to gentle calmes cōvarts And quiet then the raging sea becomes Then they are joy'd Then eased are their harts And them he brings to their desired homes Of these his works let all men make relations And shewe his deeds to future generations 11 Oh sing his praise where great Assemblies are And him among your elders glorify He deserts makes where once great waters were He draines the springs of mighty Rivers drie And from rich Lands their fatnes oft he taketh When by their sinn her dwellers him forsaketh 12 The Deserts vast he turnes to standing Lakes And springs convaies to lands which barren were For hungry soules a dwelling there he makes Who for themselues do build a Citty there They sowe plant reap the hoped blessing Both of their seed of their Vines encreasing 13 He prospers them lo they are encreast Their flocks heards do fatt fruitfull grow Yet otherwhile he letts them be opprest low And with great plagues he sometime brings thē He takes from kings their princely estimation And makes them stray in pathles desolation 14 But frō all greefs the meek he still doth raise And makes like flocks his housholds to appear At sight thereof the Iust will sing his praise And they shall dumbe be strook that wicked are All this they mark that have true wisdom learned And God's great love by them is well descerned Most mercifull God! what Affliction is there from which wee are not howrely delivered or preserved by thee Nay what necessarie benifitts are there which wee have not in the best season receaved from thee in what place soever or of what Nation or condition soever wee are In our wandrings in our poverty in our sicknesses in our imprisonments in our Iournyes at sea land in our labours in our goods in our children in our sorrowes in our prosperities in our persons in our famelies in life in death yea in everie thing wee have continuall experience of thy Mercies insomuch that we may confesse thou delightest in nothing but in shewing Mercy vnles our sinns compel thy Iustice to afflict us that thy Mercies may not be despised and there is great Mercy even in that also Oh good God! make us ever mindful hereof give us wisdome so to mark consider these things that both wee our posteritie may magnifie thy vnspeakable bounty declare thy wonderful workings for ever ever Amen Psa 108. A song or Psalme of David This is composed of the later parts of the 57. 60 Psalmes yet differs from both for those beginn with lamentations end with reioieings but this is wholy triumphant personates the Church praising God for her enlargment c. Wee may sing it when the Church is released from some persecution or her limitts extended farther c. MY hart is sixt I oh Lord Will in my songs thy fame record And with my tongue sing praise to thee My Harp Psaltry are awake And I my selfe will readie make To praise thee where Assemblies be 2 For through the heav'ns thy Truth doth stretch Above the Sphears thy mercies reach Oh God! be still exalted high Thy praise through heav'n earth extend Let thy righthand thy Dear defend And still vouchsafe me thy replie 3 For as thy holy Voice declard With trivmphs Shechem I have sharde And I have measur'd Succoth Vale. Mine Gilead Manasseth are My head mount Ephraim high doth bear In Iudah stands my judgment Stall 4 Proud Moab is my drugding slave My foot in Edom fixt I have And Palestine doth ioye in me For who to Edom was my guide Or to the
Ev'n of his people to be King And he a joyfull mother made Of her that erst no children had Vnto the Lord oh therefor sing To God the Father To the Sonn And holy-Ghost those three in one And that eternall One in three All glory bee for ever more All powre praise as heretofore Ascribed now ever be Psa 114. By alluding to the deliverance from Egipt to the driving back of Iordan the Redsea to the trembling of Sinay forcing waters from hard rocks our spirituall deliverances Reformations are typified Therfore our Church vseth this Psalme as proper for Easterday WHen Isr'el brought from Egipt was And Iacob from a forraigne tongue In Iudah was his holy place To him did Isre'ls rule belong The Sea saw that fledd away Ev'n Iordan also backward slipt The mountaines then like Rams did play Like Lambes the lesser hillocks tript 2 Thou sea what made thee so to fly Why didst thou Iordan backward goe Why daunc't like Rams the mountaines hye Yee hills like Lambs why tript yee so Shake earth at presence of the Lord When Iacob's God is present shake For he from Rocks a standing Ford And fountaines in the flints doth make Almighty God the deliverer of all pore destressed Captives wee are hy Nature the slaves of Sinn Death the Devill who do labour to hold us in eternall bondage But wee praise thee thou hast made a miraculous passage for our escape Oh! grant therfor that thy presēce may so startle us out of our securitie soe mollifie our flintie nature that the teares of true penitence may flowe plentifully from vs that we thanckfully walking in that way which thou hast prepared for our entrance into the Land of the living may be quite freed from our servitude enioy peace rest in thy Kingdome for ever ever Amen Psal 115. The Faithfull desire that al honor may be ascribed to God alone that their foes may not blaspheamously question his powre Then in the name of heathen Idolls their worshippers reprooves the vanity of all those assistances whereon carnall men rely c. It is vsefull when false worshippers blaspheame God by reason of our affliction c. NOt ours the glory make Lord give not vs the fame But for thy Truth Mercy sake Ascribe it to thy Name 2 To say where is their God! Why should the Gentiles dare Since he in heav'n hath his abode And works his pleasure there 3 Men's hands their Idolls make They gold silver be Possessing mouthes that cannot speake And eyes that cannot see 4 Their eares are senseles to Their nostril smelleth not Their hands feet nor feel nor goe No breath is in their throte 5 All they whoe those adore Or forme them like them be In God let Isr'el trust therefore For their defence is he 6 On God preserving them Let Aron's house depend Let those who feare him trust in him For he will such defend 7 God will remember vs And on vs Mercy showe On Isr'el on Aron's house He blessings will bestowe 8 He prospers great small That fear of him professe You your seed likewise he shall Still more more encrease 9 Of God you blessed be Who made both earth heav'n The heav'n of heav'ns inhabits he And earth to men hath given 10 Lord none cann thee adore Who dead silenc't are But I both now evermore Thy praises will declare Not for our owne deservings cann wee claime any thing oh Lord God neither for our owne sakes or our owne glorie ought wee to desire any deliverances or benifits from thy Maiestie As much therfor as our self-love will permit wee desire meerly for thine owne honour sake that publike Idolaters carnall minded men who serve Gods of their owne making may not scandalize thee or thy Truth by Occasion of such Miseries or Disgraces as fall on vs who professe the same But make vs oh God to love thee thy glory so farr above our owne lives reputations That whether wee be delivered or no wee may submit our selves to thy pleasure be truly comforted hartely pleased reioyce vnfainedly that wee are counted worthie to suffer for thy glory Amen Psa 116. The Faithfull professe affection to Christ Acknowledg their condition both by Nature Grace encourage others to trust in Gods favour resolve the same in them selves We may sing it when after some great Affliction or temptation wee are comforted sensible of our present passed estate c. I love the Lord for hee an eare To my complaints doth give And since he pleaseth me to hear I 'le seek him whil'st I live The feares of death enclosd me round Hell torments mee enthrald But still when paind my self I found On God's great Name I cal'd 2 Preserve my soul oh Lord I sayd For thou art full of grace Iust kinde ev'ry pore man's ayde My healp when greev'd I was My soul to this thy refuge fly For God is thy larg meed From death my soul from teares mine eye From falls my feet he freed 3 I shall with God enioy my life Where livinge men abide This I professe with firme beleif Though I was terrifide Yea though in rashnes I did say That all men liers were What for thy guifts I should repay Now Lord my questions are 4 Thy Cupp of saving-health I 'le take Vpon thy name I 'le call And of my vowes I 'le payment make Before thy servants all Thy saints their deaths suffrings be Right pretious in thine eye Oh Lord thy servant serving thee Thy handmayds Childe am I. 5 My fetters all thou brak'st away And I oh Lord therfore The sacrifize of thancks will pay And thy great Name adore To thee oh Lord I 'le pay my vowes Where thy Assemblies be Ev'n in the Courts of Gods owne house Ierusalem in thee Haleluiah Hear our prayers oh Lord God deliver our soules from the Death of Sinn For we are compassed with many perills fearfull Temptations Insomuch that wee are sometime almost ready to despaire distrust that there is noe Truth in any of our hopes Oh keep us by thy speciall grace from falling into those whirlpooles out of which there is no returning VVhen the guilt of Sinn the fears of Death the torments of hell the sugestions of the Devill conspiring with our frailties have once enclosed vs. UUee have then no powre of resistance in our selves it is thy great Mercy if the litle spark of our faith be not wholy quenched Help vs therfore in our extremityes Break the chaines of our Sinns vnlose the snares of Sathan give us grace to praise thee in thy Ierusalem to magnify thy Mercy in the Land of the living world without end Amen Psa 117. This is the least Psalme but it hath respect vnto the greatest Mysterie For it provokes all Nations to praise God for extending his grace to the whole
I will those wonders thou hast done That men from age to age may speak of thee Ev'n of thy Fame glories I will treat And shewe how rare thy wondrous workings are For when thy dreadfull Acts I shall repeat Then other men their largnes will declare Great speach of thy great goodnes they shal make And singing of thy Iustice they shalt showe How apt thou art compassion still to take How prone to pitty to wrath how slowe In doeng good to all thou Lord art free Thy Mercies are vpon thy Creatures all Kept glorious by thy deeds thy praises bee And therfor all thy Saints confesse thee shall Lord of thy kingdome 's glorie they shall tell And shewing ev'ry where what powre thou hast Make knowne how much thy mighty Acts excell And with what state thy royall Throne is plac't Not as a king that 's only temporall For endles eternall is thy throne On thee who e're depends though he should fall Thou Lord wilt lift him vp when he is down Plac'd are on thee all creatures eyes oh God! And thou dost give them food in season still Quite open thou dost reach thy hand abrode Each living Creatures longing to fulfill Right just thou art oh Lord in all thy wayes And as in all thy works thou holy art So thou art near to ev'ry one that praies To all that seek to thee with honest hart To thē that fear thy Name their wish thou giv'st And such as call vpon thee thou wilt save Vngodly men of safety thou depriv'st But all thy Lovers thy protection have Wherefore oh Lord to publish out thy fame In praisefull wise my mouth shall still endeaver Yea all flesh shall blesse thy holy Name And praise the same for ever for ever Oh Lord thy spirit hath said thou art good to all that thy Mercie is over all thy Works Stop the mouthes therfore of all those perverters of thy Truth and blaspheamers of thy most glorious Attribute who dare affirme that thou hast eternally Dereed purpossely Created irrevocably necessitated that the greatest number of soules should be vessells of wrath condemnation without any respect vnto Sinn Good God let this damnable blasphemy spread no further Give all men grace to perceave that they who pretend to honour thee by this doctrine do consequently vnavoydably impute vnto thy sacred Majestie all the wickednes both of men Devills contrary to all piety contrarie to thy expresse Word which is perverted to maintaine this heresy contrarie to that which naturall Reason hath written in our harts Lord these are they which have made thousands hide their Talent by sayeng that thou expectest to reap where thou sowedst not they have soe corrupted their owne iudgments most of their hearers that there is no meanes to prevent this pestilence of the soul but by prayer Vnto thee therfor wee pray Oh hear us even for thine owne honor sake for thy Mercie sake in Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 146. Haleluiah It stirreth vp the soul to perpetuall thanksgiving to depēdance vpon God alone giving reasons for the same c. Wee may sing it to minde vs of those duties MY soul praise thou the Lord As long as thou hast breath In song his praise record And honour him till death No credit place In earthlie kings or such vaine things As humane race 2 Breath failes dust they be One day their pompe destroies Right blest therefore is hee That Iacob's God enioyes And hopes in him Who framed these heav'n earth seas And all in them 3 For God is faithfull still Men wrong'd assist will hee The hungry he doth fill And setts the pris'ner free He Sight bestowes Loves men vpright maketh streight What crooked growes 4 The stranger he receives To Orphanes help imparts The widdowe he releives And Sinners paths subvarts The Lord therefore Oh Syon shall be king of all For evermore Haleluiah Almightie God Creator of heav'n earth the sure healper of all who trust in thee pitty our oppressions satisfy our spirituall hunger free vs from the bondage of sinn cure the blindnes of our Understandings be mercifull to vs in all the rest of our necessities infirmities Grant also that renouncinge all other Confidence depending only on thy favour wee may praise thee for these all thy Mercies in Christ Iesus Amen Psalme 147. It exhorts to praise God for encreasing building his Church typyfied by Ierusalem for many particuler mercies to his people for overthrowing the proud c. The vse is apparant OH glorifie the Lord For of God's praise to sing With justice doth accord Yea 't is a pleasant thing Ierusalem Hee will erect and recollect His Flock to him 2 The Contrite hart hee heales Hee cures their bruises all The Starrs he also tells And them by Name cann call This Lord of our In wise foresight is infinite And great in powre 3 The Lord the Meek doth raise The proud he brings to ground Oh therfor sing his praise Let Harps his praise resound He Clouds doth bring And shewres distills which on the hills Makes grasse to spring 4 Ev'n Beasts Ravens yonge He feedeth when they call In horse or footmen strong He ioyeth nought at all God loves all them Who in his grace their hopes doe place And honor him 5 Syon Salem blesse The Lord your God in song Who doth your seed encrease And hath your Gates made strong His Peace hath yet Your bounds vphild you he fild With flowre of wheat 6 Through earth his Mandates goe His word with swiftnes flies Like wooll he giveth snowe His frost like Ashes lies And then beside He forth doth slice cold flakes of Ice Which who cann bide 7 He speakes streight it thawes He breaths water flowes His statutes his Lawes He to his people showes No nation els His Iudgments know therfore soe With none he deals Haleluiah Most mercifull God who buildest vp thy heavenly Ierusalem by the gathering together of all the faithfull Not only taking notise of them who have starr-like perfections but even of vs also whoe are of those Blind and Lame whome thou hast caused to be called to thy banquet Nay though wee are as brute Beasts or vncleane Birds thou art ready to extend thy Mercy whensoever wee seek thee Oh make vs thanckfull for thy great Bounty Send out thy word to compell us by Stormes or to allure by Calmes according as it shal finde vs disposed let the graces of thy Spirit so thawe our congealed harts that the teares of true penitence may flow from vs produce all such other effects as may cause vs to know thy Iudgments to be of those people whome thou lovest in Iesus Christ Amen Psa 148. Halelujah All Creatures are here in a Poetical manner exhorted to glorify their Creator Wee should vse it to remember vs that God requireth all his Creatures
Selah Thine anger thou hast quite appeas'd And thy just wrath for borne Oh Lord of Hoasts now thou art pleas'd Let vs to thee returne 2 For why shouldst thou still wroth remaine And vexed rather be Then chear thy people's harts againe That they may joy in thee To save vs Lord thy favour showe And let vs hear in peace Thy word among vs preached soe That wee from sinn may cease 3 Then shall thy saving-health abide Near those who fear thy Name And in our Land shall still reside Thy glories thy fame Then Truth Love shall meet kisse And Iustice Peace embrace Yea Truth on earth Righteousnes From heav'n shal shew her face 4 The Lord with ev'rie needfull store Shall make our Kingdome flowe And send his Righteousnes before That wee his way may know Oh Lord wee acknowledge that from tyme to tyme thou hast bene exceeding gratious to thy whole Church to this parte thereof in perticuler For when thy Blessings made us wanton thou didst alwaies humble us by thy fatherly corrections when thou hadst worthilie afflicted us according as thy wisdome sawe cōvenient thou didst ever mercifully comfort restore us againe to thy favour Continue oh God wee pray thee this thy gratious respect vnto our infirmities grant wee may so repent of our sinns so vnfainedly professe thy Truth so diligently practise the works of righteousnes that Honestie Religeon Faith Good-works may inseperably be vnited in every one of vs that the abundance of thy temporal spiritual blessings may be powred forth on this Kingdome on thy whole Church for ever ever Amen Psa 86. A prayer of David It personates Christ in his humiliation prayeng in the behalfe of his mystical body for several necessities thereof intermixing some vowes of praise acknowledgments of Gods Attributes c. It is an vsefull forme of prayer in many temptations afflictions LOrd hear me for great wants I have My soules defender be My God! thy Saint servant save Who puts his trust in thee That thou thy grace to me afford My daylie crie requires Thy servants hart revive oh Lord Which vp to thee aspires 2 For thou good Lord soone pard'nest all Who seek thy grace to finde Oh! hear me now to thee I call And bear my suite in minde My dangers I to thee will show That thou mayst healp assigne For there is no such God as thou Nor any works like thine 3 All nations whome thou dist creat Shall praise worship thee For thou alone oh God art great And great thy wonders be Teach me thy waies in thy fear My soul to thee vnite So never shall my hart forbear Thy praises to indight 4 I scap'd the grave by thy large grace When proud cruel foes Who set not thee before their face To take my soul arose Oh God! thou art a gratious Lord Long-suffring kinde free With Truth Love most largly stor'd Now therefore pitty mee 5 Return oh Lord mee revive Let mee thy favour have Thy strength to me thy servant give Thy Handmaids of-spring save Yea for my good vouchsafe some signe That all my foes may know I am a Favorite of thine And blush they wrong'd me soe Almighty most mercifull Father have pitty vpon us according to thine infinite goodnes compassion Let vs not alwayes wander after our owne imaginations nor be continually exercised with such Afflictions as may make vs the scorne of all that hate vs but according to thy infinite mercy vnparaleld goodnes Have mercy vpon vs And not on vs only but on all those people whome thou hast created that according to thy promise they may all serve praise thee Setle them vs in thy Truth guide vs in thy waies so restore confirme vs in thy favour by some apparant signes of thy love speciall grace that our adversaries may be ashamed of their hatred we thanckfull for al thy Mercies through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 87. A Psalm or song for the sonns of Chorah It describes the scituation glorie of the Church typified by Syon prophetically declareth that all Kingdomes shall be incorporated into that Citty of God that all Nations shall there obtaine their New-birth c. It serves among other vses to informe that God's Church excludeth no Nation c. THe Lord hath his Foundations plac'd Above the heighest mountaines crownes Yea Syons ports he more hath grac't Then all the rest of Iacob's Townes And glorious things are fam'd abrode Of thee oh Cittie lov'd of God Selah 2 For God accounts as borne in thee Egiptians if they him desire Nay though from Babell sprung they be From Chush Philistia or from Tyre For he hath sayd that all on earth In Syon may renew their Birth 3 The God most high will strengthen her And shall record each faithful soul As having had first-beeing there Selah When hee his people doth enrowl For there are all that play or sing And thence proceeds each blessed thing Thou oh Lord art no accepter of persons but every one that feares thee worketh righteousnes of what place soever he be or from whom soever he were descended hath promise of admission into thy Church to be regestred as a free-borne Citizen of thy spiritual Syon Make vs thanckfull Oh God for this large priveledge And seeing none are exempted but such as willfully exclude themselves seing also it is manifest to thee only who they are let us hope charitably of all men whilst there is time of grace and repentance endeavoureng by our prayers instructions freindly reproofs good examples as much as wee are able to bring them to become the Members of this Corporation to enioy a Christian fellowship with vs in Christ Iesu our Lord. Amen Psal 88. A song or Psalm for the Sonns of Chorah to the cheef Musitian vpon Mahalath Leanoth Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite It personates Christ his members complaining of his their sorrowes contempts suffrings c. And it is full of passionate petitions expostulations We may vse it in private or Publike afflicctions LOrd of whose assisting might I was never yet denied All the day all the night I to thee have call'd cried Now regard my wofull plight 2 Let thine Ear thy Minde thine Eyes To the dropping pleading eryeng Of my Teares my Cause my Cries Grant me hearing weighing eyeng For my soul afflicted lies 3 I to Death am drawing nigh And am priz'd as one interred Like a strengthles man I lye As algeady slaine and buried Free among the dead am I. 4 Yea as one forgot of thee Or as from thy hand Abiected Darksome pitts my lodging be And in Dungeons deep afflicted Thy strict hand oppresseth mee 5 All thy wayes I doe sustaine Thou dost make my Lovers flee mee Selah And my freinds fro me restarine Shutt I am where none cann free me Then