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tradition_n	faith_n	find_v	scripture_n	1,889	5	5.9425	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07789	Nyne songs collected out of the Holy Scriptures of Old and New Testament, drawne foorth of the pure fountaines of Hebreuu and Greeke ; translated, paraphrased in prose, summed, analysed, notted vpon, grounds for vse and doctrine observed in every one of them, and finally paraphrased in English meeter, by Mr. William Moray ...	Morray, William.	1634 (1634)	STC 18166; ESTC S1306	47,991	144

draweth on totall and finall apostasie vpon the other not so God giving grace to repent Obs 18. The more liberall God is to vs the more thankfull should wee bee the taste of his goodnesse should force vs to loue him Obs 19. God is good to all his creatures but in speciall manner to his Church Psal 147. Obs 20. The benefits of adoption and regeneration are attributed to hypocrites because externally they are called thereto But they are proper to the Elect whom Paul calleth the worke of GOD created to good workes Eph. 2. or Moses heere by the word made as in the 15. verse meanes Gods providence in making his people great and renowned Obs 21. verse 6. This aggredgeth the peoples vn thankfulnesse that God was so good to them and they wicked against God Obs 22. If wee will looke back to our beginning naturall spirituall or civill wee shall see wee haue no reason to bee proud Obs 23. verse 7. The best and surest witnesses of Gods benefites are these who beeing indeede godlie haue had long experience of them Obs 24. God so loved his Church that in the creation of the world and in the midst of his providence hee had a speciall regard to it not for their merite but because of his gratious election and adoption where by hee hath made them his heirs and coheirs with CHRIST Rom. 2.8 verse 8.9 Obs 25.10.11.12 David Ps 105. repeats GODs benefites to this people farther of nor Moses doeth in this song for Moses labouring to bee short beginneth at their comming to the wildernesse Obs 26. verse 13.14 Varietie of creatures for mans necessitie vtilitie and pleasure flowes from GODS liberalitie to man for the which man should bee thankfull See Psal 104. Obs 27. verse 15. Ieschurun or hee who should haue beene righteous is put for Israell by Ironicall illusion because they prooved vnrighteous and vnthankfull so GOD to Adam Gen. 3.22 Obs 28. Hee concluds all the faults of this people with their sinne of Idolatrie the haynousnesse whereof hee sets foorth by the similitude of an impudent harlot prostituting her selfe to other men of purpose to provoke her husband to anger for idolatrie is the highest sinne against GODS Law Obs 29. Men and women are called GODs children by nature because of creatiō or by grace by regeneration generallie or in a speciall respect Moses cals this people so heere because of their generall and outward calling which divynes cals voluntatem signi distinguish it a voluntate bene placiti Obs 30. GOD punishes not rashlie but takes first due inquisition of the fault howbeit he needs not who knoweth all things by his example to teach judges their duetie See Genes 11.5 and 18.21 Obs 31. verse 19. If GOD lye aback from vs and leaue vs to our selfe wee shall runne to perdition and if hee returne to vs wee shall bee saved Psal 30 39. Psalme 80.3.7.19 Obs 32 GOD raisde vp the Egyptians Syrians Assyrians Babilonians Grecians Romans against his people All those he calleth foolish how beit they were politick honorable wealthie vet vnlyke to the people of GOD while they served GOD. See Deut. 4.6.7.8 and Psal 147.19.20 Obs 33. It is a fearefull thing to fall in the hands of GOD beeing angrie with vs for even our GOD is a consuming fyre Heb. 12.29 Obs 34. verse 20.21 All plagues and punishments comes from God Amos. 3.6 yet to the godly they are made fatherly chastisments for their good Heb. 12 Obs 35. verse 27.28 GOD magnifies his mercie in making grace to superabound where sinne abounded Rom. 5.20 and his owne glorie is the end of all his working Obs 36.29.30 c. GOD requyres three things of his people which hee missed in them 1. The habit of wisedome 2. The vnderstanding of things concerning his glorie and their owne salvation 3. prouidence to foresee things to come Obs 37 verse 34.35 GODS judgements sleepe not as wicked men thinke but ly at the doore Gen. 4. 7. Ier. 17.1 2. Pet. 3.9 Obs 38. When GOD hath chastised his people eneugh hee will cast the rod in the fire and in wrath remember mercie Hab. 3. ●3 Psal 89. Psal 30. Esay 54.8 that wee may haue experience heereof true repentance is requyred at our hands Zach. 2.3 Obs 39. When our estate is most desperate GODS helpe is nearest that hee onely may haue the praise 2. King 14.26 Obs 40. GOD is the supreme ruler of al things ordinar● or extraordinar of punishmēts deliverāces therefro● Obs 41. verse 36.37 c. Wee defraud GOD of his right if wee set him not aboue all and according to our place gifts callings trample not vnder foote al Idolatrie superstition will worship inventions and traditions of men which cannot bee demonstrat by the word of GOD whether it bee in matters of faith maners Church government or ceremonies joyned to the worship of GOD. Obs 42 verse 40.41.42 In holy Scripture wee find many oaths which GOD makes joyned sometime to promises and hee doth both promise and sweare that by two immutable things hee may confirme our faith Hebr. 6.18 and when hee sweares hee sweares by himselfe as having none greater ibid. 13. Obs 43. The whole Catholick Church of Iewes and Gentils and exhorted to sing and praise the LORD for his workes both of justice and mercie which hee would manifest to them Rom. 15.10 Obs 44. The word expiation alludes to the legall ceremonies and imports that salvation that was to be perfyted by IESVS CHRIST Obs 45. verse 43 With this prophesie of the calling of the Gentils and conversion of the Iewes as with a blast of a trumpet after a Kings proclamation hee concluds this song This song in meeter followeth to be sung with the tune of the 78. Psalme Verse 1. HEare O yee Heavens what I doe speake O Earth my wordes attend Vers 2. My doctrine shall drop down as raine my speach lyke deaw I 'le spend And as small raine on tender hearbs and showres vpon the grasse So shall my word much fruit bring foorth not beeing heard amisse Vers 3. Since I the name of God the Lord will publish and proclame Ascribe yee people all to him the greatnesse of the same Vers 4. God is a rocke his work 's perfite for all his wayes are just A strong God faithfull without sinne hee must bee right and just Vers 5. His people are become corrupt and filthie now they are Perverse and crooked is their kinde vnlike his children deare Vers 6. O foolish people and vnwise who so the Lord reward Thy Father Maker Saviour wilt thou not him regard Vers 7. The dayes of old the ages past fathers fore-beears all Will tell and teach thee this for treuth if for them thou wilt call Vers 8. When the most High to Nations did heritage divide A pleasant bounds for Israel hee did even then provide Vers 9. For they his chosen people were the portion of the Lord The line on them layde for himselfe