God detect That truth was raisde and lyes deiect 1 THe lyuing Lord doth raigne as king The erth therfore full glad may sing The iles may ioy so many sene That he is come to make thē clene 2 Thicke cloudes and darke be him about On wycked men to thunder stout Both iustice right and equitie Of his high throne the bases bée 3 The fyre him goeth before in sight Wyth blasing leames of fearefull lyght By which full wyde he doth enflame Hys foes to burne which scorne his name 4 His lighteninges shyne the world full out On euery side whote sparkes to spout The earth at sight for feare doth quake No puissance can resistence make 5 The mountaynes hye as ware did melte At God his face thus present feit I say at face of Lord so hye The earth dyd feale his maiestye 6 The heauens declare his rightwisnes When he by them strikth wickednes All peoples thus his glory sawe How drad he is whom all should awe 7 A shamde be all which Idols serue Who chose vayne gods from God to swerne Ye angels all which seruauntes be Come worship hym bowe downe your knée 8 So Sion ioyed in hearing this And Iury ioyd in townes of hys O Lord for these thy domes entent That such should haue sharpe punishment 9 For thou O Lord doost all excell That here by low in earth do dwell Exalted far in name thou art Aboue all Gods so new vpstart 10 O ye that loue thys Lord so hye Hate ye all vyce of mawmetrye He kéepth theyr soules who serue hym pure From wycked hand to ryd them sure 11 Now lyght is sprong to ryghteous man That day from darke ▪ discerne he can And ioy is falne to rightfull hart From whence no power can hym depart 12 Then ioy ye iust in thys your Lord Thys lyght hys grace alway record Hys holines well thynke and thanke Hys name confesse therin be franke ¶ The Collecte O Lord the preseruer of all thy faythfull sayntes on whom as on thyne electe portion thou doost perpetually raigne inspire we besech thee into our harts the bright beames of the scriptures of thy prophets and apostles that what soeuer as yet remayne in our hartes as sauoring the olde carnall blyndnes of our originall darknes may be illitened by the heauenly lyght of thy holy sprite to whom c. The Argument Psalme XCVIII Here thankes be done that God in worde most true Sent Christ his sonne mans losse agayne to cure All thinges that bee must laud hym euer due Such peace to see restord in earth so sure 1 SYng ye all new to God a song on hye For he most true hath meruels newly wrought Hys able hand hath wonne hym victory Hys arme so grand this helth to man hath brought 2 The Lord of loue thys health hath open layd So man to moue to serue in hart aryght Hys righteousnes he hath full plainly splayd For theyr redresse to Gentiles eyes and syght 3 He cald to mynde hys gentle mercies frée To Iacob kynde hys truth and fayth to kepe ▪ The earth all whole thys helth dyd fully sée O hym extoll thys God our Lord so meke 4 Thou earth sing out all whole I say full glad In voyce most stout with gentle musikes sound To God thy Lord reioyce for mercy had Thy songes record thou art most duely bound 5 Yea sing in harpe to God and Lord so hye Sing round sharpe wyth all thy tunes and stringes Wyth harpe bid I with note of Psalmodie Your voyce apply to ioy these heauenly thinges 6 With trūpets blow wyth shaulme so swetely sing Both hye and low extende your harty strength Make iubilies before this heauenly king For Lord he is to serue I say at length 7 Let eke the seas rose out in merie chere Thys Lord to please wyth all her fishe in store The world so round and all the dwellers there your voyce rebound to prayse this Lord the more 8 The floudes a like Let them now clap their hands This Lord to seke wyth man in ioyfull hart The mountayns hie so houge aboue the landes Let them be by to daunce wyth man in part 9 To God do this let it in sight be plyed For come he is as lord to iudge the land Hys iustice sword the worlde shall iudge and guide Hys equall word to all shall euenly stande ¶ The Collecte POure into our harts O Lord thy healthfull grace which thou hast reuelde to all Gentiles so spred by the rightwisnes of thy gospel we hūbly besech thee that as thou once camest to be iudged and condemned for vs most misera le sinners so at thy next returne thou would graunt vs mercy to escape thy fearefull iudgement for whom thou tokst vpon thee to be condemned for the raunsome of our sinne to whom with the father c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XCIX Swete Christ his raigne this Psalme compristh As Rabins all can say no lesse God graunt that they with vs would ryse To sing these thankes to hym in fleshe 1 THe Lord to raigne is bent therin All folke ought than his presence dread He sitteth betwixe the Cherubin Let all the earth then quake I reade 2 This Lord is great in Zion séene Where power he sheweth ruleth with loue And hye he is on all the Heathen If they a like their hartes would moue 3 O let them all thy name confesse The bad to beate the good to blisse For greate it is in fearefulnes The power therof most sacred is 4 All Princely power loueth equitye And equitye thou broughtst in sight In Iacobs stocke thou didst applye To iudgement true and iustice right 5 Our Lord this God O magnifye Both Iewes and Gréekes your wayes relēt To his fotestole his sacrarye Bow downe your knées most reuerent 6 As Moses méeke so Aaron graue Were chiefe his priestes so Samuell Among them were his power to craue They cryed to God he hard them well 7 To them in cloud spred pillour like He spake as all the people sawe They did his hests and statutes kepe Which he them gaue in pact for law 8 O Lord our God thou hardst them iust And spardst them Lord for thine owne sake Yea when with plagues thou didst thē thrust For foule attempts which they did make 9 Extoll this God our Lord so frée Fall downe before his holy hill For God our Lord in maiestye Most sacred is and iust in will ¶ The Collecte THou art both Lord and king we most humbly cōfesse it right deare sauiour although the Iewishe phariseyes saye the contrary thou only gouernst the hartes and conscience of men and by thy only grace doost iustifye the same we beseche thee so to rayse vp the piller of thy heauenly light to shyne to our soules that we may be alway defended from all errour and aduersitie to offer vnto thee the sacrifice of prayer in thankes geuing who liuest raignest one god with
minister their bitter potions to sicke children least they should abhorre their helth for the bitternes of their drinkes for the most part they annointe the brinkes of the cuppes with hony And for this ende bee these sweete and harmonious songes deuised for vs that such as be children either by age or children by maners should in deede haue their soules wholesomely instructed though for the time they seme but to sing onely Furthermore we see commonlye that they which be of the vulgare people or of rude and grosse nature can not redely beare away and kepe in mynde the graue preceptes of the Apostles or Prophetes where yet the deuine psalmes they synge at home in their houses and abrode they can recorde them And certainly though a man were neuer so furiouslye raging in ire and wrath yet assone as he heare the swete tunes of the Psalmes straight way is he asswaged of his fury and must depart more quiet in mynd by reason of the melodie The psalme is the rest of the soule the rodde of peace it stilleth and pacifieth the ragyng bellowes of the minde for it doth asswage and mollifie that irefull power and passion of the soule it induceth chastity where reigned wantonnes it maketh amitie where was discorde it knitteth frendes together it returneth enemies to an vnitie againe For who can long repute him as an enemy with whom he ioyneth himselfe in lifting vppe hys voyce to God in prayer So that the song of the Psalme worketh charitie whiche is the greatest treasure of all goodnesse that can be deuising by this inducement of concord singing the knot and bonde of vnitie so ioyning the people together after the similitude of a quiere in their vnitie of singing The Psalme is an introduction to beginners it is a furtherer to them which go forwarde to vertue it is to the perfect man a stable foundation to rest on it is the swete voyce the onely mouth of the spouse of Christ the church The psalme doth cheare the feastfull day the better to reioyce it worketh that same heauines whiche is heauines to godwarde for the psalme is able to plucke out teares of any mans hart though it be neuer so stony harde O wise and merueilous deuise of our heauenlye scholemaister who could inuent that we should both pleasantly sing and therwith profitably learne where by wholesome doctrine might bee the deper printed in vs for that which with violence and force is learned of vs is not wont to abide long but that whiche entreth into vs with pleasure and by louing grace it continueth the lenger in our hartes it sticketh the faster in our memories Now as for the matter and content of the Psalme what is there but that a man maye learne it there Is not there to be learned the valiauntnes of fortitude The righteousnes of iustice The sobernes of temperance The perfection of prudence The forme of penaunce The measure of patience Yea and whatsoeuer soundeth to vertue or perfection is it not there taught In the Psalme is conteined absolute diuinitie both prophecy of christes comming in the flesh The thretfull warninges of the iudgement The hope of our rising agayne The feare of Gods punishmentes The promises of euerlasting ioye The reuelatiō of all mysteries all these be laide and couched vp in the Psalter booke as in a great treasure house common to al men Which booke the Prophet Dauid framed most aptly among many instruments of musike to agree with the instrumente called the Psaltrie Signifieng therby as I can iudge the grace of God to come frō boue by the inspiration of the holye ghost for thys onely instrumente of all other haue the cause of hys sounde from his vpper parte where the harpe or the lute by their wrestes haue their sound cōming forthe out of the lower parte of them but the psalterye put forth the swetenes of his harmonious melodie from the vpper part teaching vs therby that we should set our whole study and meditation in heauenly thinges aboue and not by the sweetenes of the tunes to bee borne downe to the sensuall affections and delectations of the fleshe Chrisostomus In Psalmos to .2 ho. 15. AS this life is susteyned by meate which it doth straighte way ministre after it be receyued euen so if we bestowe our endeuour to vertuous actes we shall obtaine Gods liuelye sprite by the possession whereof we shall flowe in all good workes which on the other side if we performe not the sayde sprite will flee from vs of whome if we be destitute we muste nedes halte in any doing we haue for if this holy sprite should depart from vs consequently wil the wicked sprite enter which thing may clearely be learned in Saule who was sore haunted therwith Now what should it helpe vs though we be not vexed so extreemely wyth suche a spirite as Saule was vexed if we bee tormented and choked by malicious actes and wretched dedes We haue therefore muche neede to haue Dauids harpe to sing to our soule some diuine harmony as well gotten out of the Prophet as also flowing from good life so that whether of them both we vse that is either to sing some Psalme or song of Dauid or yet to beginne a vertuous life we shal therby destroy the deuils power in vs as readily as Dauid was wont to asswage Saules fury with his harpe And this shall be our principall remedy to obtaine all righteousnes to the healthe of our soule yea beside this the deuill shall rage so much the more in fury when he seeth that for all his sinfull suggestions we be nothing drawne to euill for these vngratious and vncleane spirites are euen in the beginning of their temptations afrayde least we should haue occasion geuen vs by their wicked suggestions to turne our whole entent the rather to worke some laudable acte So that when they see we stande and perseuer stedfastly they rage the more for that they bee so frustrate in all their busie care they haue to hurt vs. Wherupon after our victory so gotten let vs sing out some song of thankes the farther to beate from vs that diuelish importune assault of our enemye for the deuill in deede cannot vtterly depriue vs of heauen no for many times he is a furderer to vs by his warryng against vs so that we be watching warely at him and vse sobernes to winne heauen from whence wilfully many be cast by their vngratious and sinfull liuing And verely whatsoeuer he be that offendeth of purpose and that of set will rageth in mischiefe is a plaine deuill and is not worthy to haue pardon or fauor of any man Let vs therfore sing to that soule that is affected wyth other sayinges of holy scripture specially Dauids Psalmes In suche wise that the outwarde voyce maye edifie the inwarde mynde Doubtlesse when we instructe and frame our tongue thus to sing the conscience of man must needes be ashamed if he doo not preserue that thing at
Through c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XII This Psalme declarth for truth so falne to ground The poore mans care for truth so falne to ground When pride bearth sayle But God will it confound No truth preuayle But God will it confound 1 HElpe Lord so hye this case for why not one good man is more The faythfull gone scant any one theyr children mynished sore 2 They talke so frée of vanitie one neyghbour neyghbour to In tong they glose it double gose their hartes dissemble so 3 All lips so vayne God will them strayne and plucke them vp by roote Oh that he wrung the boasting tunge to treade it vnderfoote 4 For thus they rayle we wyll preuayle our tonges must matters breake For who dare thus be Lord to vs our tonges must onely speake 5 For thys the stresse of comfortlesse for sighes that poore men make Now ryse wyll I sayth God most hye and helpe theyr part to take 6 Gods worde is sure it is as pure from earth as siluer quit Though tryde be golde in fire seuen folde his worde yet passeth it 7 O Lord so graue thou vs shalt saue and euermore preserue From all thys route that be so stoute for euer thée to serue 8 These walke most wyde in wycked pryde all cruelty they frame Whyle they so far exalted are poore men be put to shame ¶ The Collecte HAue mercy of our frailtie most louing father and graunte that we may keepe thy holy wordes with pure chaste hartes to escape the manifold deceites of mad and vayne talkers in errour Through c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XIII For patience In trouble Dauid crieth For Gods desence In trouble Dauid crieth Lest deadly might Good hope in God he spieth Should blynd his sight Good hope in God he spieth 1 HOw long wilt thou forget me now for euer Lord my guyde How long wylt thou not me alow how long thy face wylt hyde 2 How long shall I thus heauely in soule séeke counsayle so How long my hart shall féele this smart to be thus vext wyth foe 3 O Lord my God represse thy rod heare now consider mée Myne eyes wyth lyght O cleare thou bryght dead sléepe lest they do sée 4 Lest that to hye myne enemye myght boast of hys preuayle If downe I were thys baratter would ioye to sée me quayle 5 But all my trust lyeth fully iust in thy good mercy still My hart thy helth shall ioy it selfe Gods goodnes laude I will The Collecte TOurne not thy face awaye from vs O God of all might and consolation lest our enemies preuayle against vs and so endue the hartes of vs thy seruantes with the reioysing spirite of thy saluation that we escape the dreadfull sleepe of second death Through Christ. c. The Argument Psalme XIIII This Psalme set out of sinners obstinate The carelesse route of sinners obstinate How far is syde which hold with God debate They wander wyde which hold with God debate 1 THe foole hath sayd in hart astrayd that God there is euen none In workes they are corrupt so far not one doth good not one 2 The Lord casth eye from heauen to spye the trade of Adams broode If that as there some wyse man were which God would séeke so good 3 But all astray haue take theyr way abominable made There is not one to do well none they all from truth decayd 4 For throtes they haue lyke open graue theyr tonges haue vsed deceyt And vnderslips theyr poyson lips of Aspes the venome beyt 5 Theyr mouthes do swim wyth cursings brim all bitternes to fyll Theyr féete make spede mans bloud to shede they force not whom they spyll 6 Destruction confusion in all theyr wayes do ryse Of peace no day they know the way Gods feare sée not theyr eyes 7 Haue they no mynd in hart so blynd in myschiefe how they go Who lyke as meate my people eate and God they call not to 8 But they shall there be once in feare where nought they feard in déede For God is spide most strong to bide wyth iust mans righteous séede 6 Where vaynly now ye mocke and mow at poore mans purpose iust When he is bent wyth fast entent in God to put his trust 7 Who els can spéede poore Iacobs séede wyth helpe from Zyon hill When God shall call hys people thrall reioyce all Iury will ¶ The Collecte VOuchsaue O Lorde to looke from thy holye heauens vpon the children of men and graunte vs to knowe the way of peace that we auoydyng the bondage of synne may haue the fruition of thy habitatiō in heauenly Ierusalem Through Christ. c. ¶ The Argument Psalme XV. Here Dauid craueth whom God alowth in sight And answer haueth whom God alowth in sight The sprite so sayth to worke by loue aright Who hath a fayth to worke by loue aright 1 WHo Lord shall byde by thy swéete syde In tabernacle sure Or who shall styll hold fast thy hyll which holy doth endure 2 Who walkth in state immaculate who blameles lyfe ensueth And rightwise déede fulfilth in spéede who speakth from hart the truth 3 Whose tonge in spyte doth not backebyte ne doth hys neyghbour euill Who cannot beare wyth quyet eare hys neyghbour slanderd still 4 And he whose eyes the bad despise and lawdth Gods fearefull men Who swearth also hys neyghbour to and chaungth not it ageyn 5 Who will not plie to vsurie hys coyne for lucres loue Who bribeth nothyng the iust to wryng oh he shall neuer moue ¶ The Collecte GRaunt we besech thee O bountiful lord god immaculate that we may walke in thy church without spot withdrawn wholy from the harmful workes of this wretched worlde so that while we labour to obserue the preceptes in earth we may at last attayne to thy heauenly habitation where thou raignest eternally one God the father the sonne and the holy spirite to whome be all honour and glory worlde wythout ende Amen ¶ The Argument Psalme XVI That Christ did pray and when himselfe did sue For his alway and when himselfe did sue His buriall the Prophet told full true His rise withall the Prophet told full true 1 O God of trust preserue me iust In soule and body to For why to thée my hope doth slée to none els will I go 2 O soule in sprite thou saydst aright to God who thée so wrought My God thou art of faythfull hart my goodes can vayle thée nought 3 All my delyght to sayntes full bryght is set which trauell here In vertues all celestiall they do excell so clere 4 Who multiplie theyr Idols hie and after them do gad Their sacrifice I whole despise I hate theyr names so mad 5 The Lord alone is porcion of myne inheritaunce My cup he is my crosse to blisse my lot he wyll aduaunce 6 My lot ful brode by lyne and rod so fayre did fall to mée That I reioyce the goodly choyce