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A13064	Part of the harmony of King Dauids harp Conteining the first XXI. Psalmes of King Dauid. Briefly & learnedly expounded by the Reuerend D. Victorinus Strigelius Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersity of Lypsia in Germanie. Newly translated into English by Rich. Robinson. Briefe contentes of these 21. Psalmes. ...; Hypomnēmata in omnes Psalmos Davidis. Psalm 1-21. English	Strigel, Victorinus, 1524-1569.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1582 (1582)	STC 23358; ESTC S117923	149,499	260

these were not onely discomfited but that he had suche a tryumphante victorie as in steade of vngodly and false foresworne citizens afterwardes nations themselues yelded vnto him and began zealously to obey him Neither in deede is it a matter difficill to apply the meaning of this litle verse vnto Christ whome the hye préestes princes and greate multitude of peoples in his countrie with horrible furie persecuted and practised to put to death But for these false citizens the church was gathered and ioyned vnto him from amonge the gentiles And he is truely the chéefe heade of the nations that is of the churche vniuersall gathered from out of the séede of Abraham and the gentiles geuing life euerlasting vnto the same which Dauid could not by any meanes do Verse 47 The Lord liueth and blessed be my stronge God and let the God of my saluation be magnified Verse 48 It is God that reuengeth my cause bringeth people in subiection vnder me Verse 49 Thou art my deliuerer from mine enimies and from them that rise against me shalt thou exalt me and deliuer me from the vngodlie person Verse 50 For this cause will I magnifie thee amonge the nations oh Lord and will singe a Psalme vnto thy name Verse 51 Thou that exaltest the welfare of the kinge and performest mercies vnto Dauid thine anoynted and vnto his seede euen for euer and euer IN conclusion he affirmeth he wil render this thanks that he will celebrate or solemnishe these benefits to the ende the presence and glory of God may be in his church acknowledged and that many may learne to feare God call vpon him For vnto this end specially are thankes geuings to be referred that others being encouraged by our testimonies touching the benefittes of God might be in the same faith confirmed towards him and truely beleue that God is present in his church that he punisheth despisers of his heaueuly doctrine and worde and that he vnfainedly heareth receyueth and helpeth which conuerte vnto him and call vpon him The xix Psalme Ceeli enarrant gloriam c. THE ARGVMENT EVen as the xvilj Psalme may be interpreated two wayes first in deede historicallie touching Dauid and secondlie allegatorie touchinge Christ So the first parte of this Psalme may either be expounded concerning the glorie of God which shineth and is perceyued in the workmanshippe of the world either els of that true glorie which the doctrine of the gospell sheweth for both meaninges are true and haue in them verie muche erudition But if anie man had rather embrace that meaning which is referred vnto the onelie aduancement of the Gospell I will not anie waies be against him The second part without doubting entreateth of the efficacie of the gospel and discerneth the same not onelie from philosophie but also from the law which commaundeth that which is right and forbiddeth that which is wronge For philosophie can not heale the woundes of the conscience nor call backe mens soules from hell seeing it teacheth no certaine thing touching the will of God nor our saluation Bee it much lesse to purpose then that the lawe may be a hauen or succoure for our conscience strugling with sinne and death when it wonderfulie encreaseth our feares and astonishmentes with her threatning thunderbolts Therefore the alone preaching of the gospell hath force and efficacie that it may raise vp or comforte and confirme our consciences so wrastling and as it were to call them backe from death to life The third parte is a prayer agreeing with doctrine of the gospell For as the preaching of the gospell discribeth the mercie whereby God receyueth and preserueth wretched mankinde flying vnto the Mediator So in fine it craueth forforgeuenes of sinnes and clearly discerneth sinnes of ignorance negligence not wilfullie performed from transgressions against good conscience Concerning this difference as I am inexpounding I will saye more Verse 1 THe heauens declare the glorie of God and the firmament sheweth his handie worke GOD hath manye properties contayned in the phrase of glory which do shine in the workmanshippe of the worlde The order of the bodies in the worlde in the heauens in the elementes in thinges growing and in the same mind of man as a difference betwene good thinges and euill doth shewe the wisdome of God For seing it is imposible that this bewtifull order of thinges may by chaunce or happe appeare or remaine needfull it is that a skilfull workmaister must then be the principall cause of the worldes creation Moreouer the power of God is plainly seene in the greatnes of the heauenly bodies and swiftnes of theire mouing For who is not amased at the consideration of the Sunne which not without cause is of Plato called Oculus mundi the eye of the worlde For although the Sunne as the Mathematistes affirme is a hundreth sixtie and sixe times greater then the circuit of the whole earth yet this greate bodie dayly from the rysing vnto the setting thereof by the most mightie hand of God is caried aboute when as in deede if he should take his course on earth he passeth in his circuit euery hower 225. Germain miles And the goodnes of God towards mankinde is here perceyued because all thinges which are in this world are made and ordayned for mans sake I will not adde mo arguments to confirme this sentēce because the whole nature of thinges is a notable testimonie touching God the workman and his wisdome his power and goodnes I might rather adde a complaint and that the blindnes in many Athistes is to be lamented which contend that all bodies aboue and belowe are of meates as it were so wrought and made and that all things are suffered of vs by chaunce Notably therefore saith Cicero 2. lib. de natura deorum All this discription of the Skyes this so greate beautie of the heauēs may they séeme vnto any wise man to be made of bodies running hether and thether by chaunce and without aduisment or coulde any other nature hauing witte and reason bringe these thinges to passe which not onlye that they might be brought to effect haue wanted reason but without great reason can not be vnderstoode what maner thinges they are Againe for who would say that he were a man who when he sawe so vnfained mouinges of the heauens so firme orders of the skyes and all thinges so connexed and fitly framed would deny any reason to be in these and would say these are donne by chaunce which by how much prouidence they are done so by no capacitie can we attaine the same For although that nature be wholy created to make testimony of God that he is wise mightie bountifull and a friēd vnto mankinde yet full and perfecte glory can not be geuē vnto God without acknowledgement of the sonne of God And then it is attributed vnto God when we learne the worde of his gospell and by faith do acknowledge the sonne It is néedfull then that there