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Dauids harpe ful of moost delectable armony, newely strynged and set in tune by Theadore Basille
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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Scripture bycause it quickeneth gyueth lyfe to them that be fore were dead laye buryed in the stynckynge donge hyll of synne Thus se we that what so euer the olde Poetes haue wrytten in ti mes past coÌ„cernyng y e excellency of y e musike of theyr Minstrelles it is altogither nothiÌ„g elles than a very type figure cloud shadow of this our Mynstrell Dauid which doth y â— very same thynge in dede which they fayned in wordes So that al the glory prayse of true Musyke ought of ryght only to redowne vn to oure moost excellente Musicion Dauid And althoughe he sheweth hymselfe a very perfecte Musicion connynge Mynstrell in all his other soÌ„ges Psalmes yet me thiÌ„ke in this our Psalme he farre excelleth almoste ouercoÌ„meth himself his Harpe soundeth so pleasauntly his songe is so ful of moost swete delectable armony Neither doth he entreate of vayne childish lyght tryflynge thiges but of serious graue earnest weyghty matters For he syngeth of fayth of the confession of his fayth of good workes of the crosse trouble affliccion of the vanitie noughtynes of man of the benefites of God of the inuo cacion callynge on the name of y â— LORDE of the vowes to be performed vnto the LORDE before his peo ple of the deathe of Saynctes and howe precious it is in the syght of God of the free delyueraunce from Satan synne death hell desperacion c. thorowe Christ of the Sacrifice of prayse and as I maye at the last make an ende of the ryghte institucion of a Christen mans life in this worlde What songe may be coÌ„pared vnto this our song What Harpe maketh so goodly plesauÌ„te melodye as this Harpe of Dauid doth Let all mynstrels gyue place to this our Mynstrel Let all Harpes other musicall instrumentes be silente holde theyr peace whan Dauids harpe entreth coÌ„meth in place Let all songes be banysshed whan Dauids Psalmes be songe For what so euer Dauid syngethe it is excellent incoÌ„parable He w t his songes exciteth prouoketh en flameth y e myndes of the faythefull diligent hearers vnto the loue desyre not of traÌ„sitory but of heaueÌ„ ly thynges He conforteth the conforteles He exhorteth the synnner vnto amendmeÌ„t of lyfe He lyfteth vp the desperate vnto the hoope of Goddes mercy He corroborateth maketh stronge the weake He healeth the diseased He rayseth vp the dead vnto lyfe He makethe the sad mery He exhilarateth reioycethe y â— merely disposed To coÌ„clude he is a Mynstrell fytte for all kynde of parsons so y â— they be bent vnto god lynes Ah woulde God y â— all Mynstrels in the world yea all sorte of parsons both olde yonge woulde ones leaue theyr lasciuious wantoÌ„ vnclene balades syng such god ly vertuous songes as Dauid te cheth them wherby they myght be auocated called away from synne excited stored vp vnto vertue goodnes For it is not vncomly for Christen men to synge ChristeÌ„ songes yea that in all places so that it be done reuerently w toute ony iestynge scoffynge raylynge or reproche of other persons Moreouer who can deny y â— there is much great vertue in Dauids Harpe seynge that the sounde ther of dyd chase dryue awaye the vncleane wycked spirite out of king Saul wherwith at other tymes he was miserably afflicted troubled Agayne must not Dauids songes be of great excellency seyng that y â— sonne of god came downe from the glorious throne of his heauenly fa ther to accoÌ„plish fulfyl theÌ„ Doth not Paule also saye be ye fylled w t the spirite speakynge among your selues in Psalmes Hymnes spirituall songes syngyng makyng melody in your hartes to y e LORDE euer gyuyng thanckes for all thinges in the name of our LORDE Iesu Christ Certes the Psalmody of Dauid maye well be called y â— Trea sure house of the holye Scripture For it contayne the what so euer is necessary for a christeÌ„ maÌ„ to know There is nothynge in the lawe no thynge in the Prophetes nothyng in y e prechyng of Christ of his apo stles y t this noble Mynstrell Kyng Prophet doth not decantate and synge w t moost goodly manifeste wordes He syngeth all the workes woÌ„derous miracles of God from the begynnynge of the worlde vntyll the redeÌ„pcion of mankynde by Christ. He syngeth Christes incarnacion preachinge workyng of miracles passion death resurreccion ascencion glory the blessynge of all nacions the conuersion of the GeÌ„tiles withe all other misteries that pertayne to our helth He syngethe the iudgement mercy of God He syngeth the discoÌ„mendacion of vice auauncement of vertue He syngeth the vanite vnryghteousnes of mens streÌ„gthes without y e helpe of God To be short he sigeth what so euer is expidiente for a Christen maÌ„s knowledge So that eueÌ„ this one boke alone of Dauids songes had ben sufficieÌ„t truly to instructe a man in the ryghteousnes of God but y t the goodnes of God would y â— our fragilite weakenes ignorancy shoulde be holpen w t mo scriptures O the wonderful meruelous strength of Dauids Harpe O the great excedyng vertu of Dauids songes Happy is that man that de lyghteth hath a pleasure in them for he shal neuer be vexed w tan euel spirite He shall alwaye abhore vice enbrase vertue He shall neuer be sadde but euer reioyce w t a godly spiritual myrth Would God that all men of honoure woulde noryshe such Mynstrelles in theyr houses as Dauid is that might syng vn to theÌ„ bothe at dyner supper yea and at all other tymes these moost swete delectable songes of Dauid So should both they all theyr family be desposed to lyue more vertuously than many be nowe a dayes be prouoked to leaue theyr poÌ„pous galaÌ„t wycked venereal fleshly beastlyke vncleane manner of lyuynge Would God also that all fathers mothers al masters and mastresses would brynge vp theyr chyldren and seruauÌ„tes in the syngynge of these moost godly songes Agayne woulde God y â— all Scholemasters teachers of youth would in stede of Uirgile Ouide Horas Catullus Tibullus Propertiê° c teach these verses of Dauid For so shoulde they not only obtayne eloquence but also diuine erudicion godlye knoweledge spirituall wisdome encrease in all kynde of ver tue vnto the great glory of God y â— saluacion of theyr owne soules the ryght institucioÌ„ of theyr owne lyfe the great ioye of theyr parentes y â— good reporte of theyr techers and to the hygh coÌ„modite of the ChristeÌ„ publique weale God grafit that it maye once thus come to passe But I wyll returne vnto our Psalme which I haue entiteled iÌ„ the forhed of my boke Dauids Harpe Some man wyll meruayle peradueÌ„ture whye I call this Psalme Dauids Harpe
Dauids Harpe ful of moost delectable armony newely strynged and set in tune by Theodore Basille Psal. 97. ¶ Prayse the Lorde vpon the Harpe and syng to the Harpe wyth a Psalme of thankes giuynge Wyth Trompectes also Shawmes oh shewe your selues ioyeful before the Lord the Kynge ¶ The principall contentes of this boke i. Of faythe Of the confession of fayth of good workes ii Of the crosse persecucion trouble for the truethes sake iii Of the vanite falsehode vnrighteousnes of man iiii Of the benefites and great gyftes of God v Of bearynge the Crosse callynge on the name of the LORDE vi Of vowes to be payde what they vii Of y e death of sayntes howe are precious it is in the syghte of God viii Of the Chyrch of Christ and y â— Sy nagoge of Antechrist ix Of the free delyueraunce from the bondes of Satan thorowe Christ. x Of the Sacrifice of prayse Read and thou shalte reioyse For hearyng this heueÌ„ly voyce ¶ To the ryghte honorable Syr George Broke Lord Cob ham Theodore Basille wys sheth long lyfe coÌ„tinu al helth prosperoê° felicite ALthoughe in the whole psalmody of Da uid there canne not be foâ—…e one Psalme whi che is not able to replenysh the spirituall true Christen man wyth suche so great ioye as is ineffable can by no meanes be expressed yet in my iudgement and opinioÌ„ this Psalme which I haue nowe from all the other selected to declare beynge in nomber the hun dred fyftene after the coÌ„mon Laten translacioÌ„ farre excellethe and chalengethe the preeminence as I may so speake For verely so oft as I redeâ—…t me thik I am in a ioyfuland delectable Paradyse wher al kynd of pleasures do abound so ofte as I taste of it it semeth vnto me lyke a goldeÌ„ floude which floweth forth wyth moost goodly and pleasaunte stremes to conclude this Psalme so ofte as I heare the wordes of it beteth replenyssheth myne eares w t suche swete and delectable armony as none maye iustely be compared vnto it so that neyther Mercurius Apollo nor his sonne Orpheus nor yet any other whome the auncient Poetes do so greatly coÌ„mend exalte wyth incomparable encomies prayses in theyr moost eloquente lucubracions and ornate monumeÌ„tes are able to compare wyth thys our Mynstrell Dauid beynge not only an excellent Musicion but also a puyssaunt kynge and a diuine Prophet Although they shame not to wryte that wyth theyr musicall instrumentes they ware able theyr melody beyng of so great efficacye vertue strength myghte power to make the greate Okes to shake theyr toppes to cause whole flockes of shepe goates oxen c. to followe them daunsyng pleasauntly to moue mountaynes to make the swyfte streames of the runnynge floudes to stonde styl yea to fetch oute soules euen out of hell For all these thynges dothe this our mynstrell Dauid also much more truely thaÌ„ they fayne of theyr old Musicions What other thyng I pray you dreamed they by the shakynge of the greate and harde Okes toppes but only to shewe y t the worde of God is of so great strength that the Princes and rulers yea euen y â— myghtye Tyrauntes of the worlde can none otherwyse then shake treÌ„ ble bowe do reuerence vnto it graunte that it is the almyghtye worde of trueth lyfe health salua cioÌ„ wherto they must nedes obey submyt theÌ„ selues seyng y t agenst it they can neuer preuayle neyther by act couÌ„cell wysdoÌ„e asseÌ„bly synode congregacion or ony other humayne polecy as Salomon testifiethe ther is no wysdoÌ„e there is no forcast there is no couÌ„sayle y â— caÌ„ preuayle agenst y â— LORD or els y â— what so euer they go in hand with all shall come to noughte shall not prosper yea that they them selues also shall be destroyed as Christ saythe Who so falleth on this stone shall be brokeÌ„ on peces loke vpon whome it falleth it shall grynd hym to poulder Agayne what ment they by the followynge and daunsynge of the shape gotes oxes c. but only to de clare that at y â— preachynge of God des word all people reiâ—…se are mery as we maye se in the moost blyssed virgin Mary which replete w t y â— great ioy of this worde songe on this maÌ„ner My soule magnifyeth the LORDE my spirite hath reioy sed in God my sauioure S. Elizabethe also wyfe to the moost vertuous preste â—…acharias mother to the holye man S. IohnÌ„ Baptiste sayd vnto Mary her Cosyn whan she came had saluted her Behold when I hearde the voyce of thy salutacioÌ„ the babe dyd skyppe in my wombe for ioye The Aungels also sayd to the Sheppardes Beholde I shew to you great ioye For there is borne to you this daye a Sauyour whiche is Christ the LORDE in y â— Cytie of Dauid What can make vs soner to be merye to daunse to skyppe to leape for ioye than to heare that by Christ the alone sauiour of the worlde we are delyuered from our spiritual enemy Pharao the dyuell and that by hym we are made safe froÌ„ synne death hell desperacion c. to whome all thorowe the synne of oure father Adam we ware made seruile captiue bonde thraull that we are nowe replenysshed wyth lyfe ioye pleasure felicite wealth rest peace traÌ„quilite quietnes of conscience and al kynd of gladnes Moreouer what is signified by the mouynge of mountaynes but the coÌ„uersion of men of power from infidelite vnto fayth froÌ„ ydolatry vnto the true worshyppynge of God from supersticion vnto god ly religion froÌ„ the dedes of the flesh vnto the fruytes of the spirite froÌ„ affiauÌ„ce reposed in theyr owne carnal politike workes vnto y e trust in the true and lyuynge God Furthermore what other thyng dyd they figure shadowe by y e stoÌ„dyng styl of the swyfte floudes but only the great admyracion merue lynge stupoure wonderynge of y e Gentyles whan they heard a newe kynde of religion taughte them as we maye se in the Actes of the Apo stles To be shorte as towchynge y â— fetchyng of soules out of hel what other thynge mente they theÌ„ that by the preachynge of Christes Gospel the very dead in synne shall reuiue be made alyue agen as Dauid sayth the lawe of the LORDE is pure it turnethe soules The wytnes of the LORDE is faythfull and gyuethe wisdome vnto babes The statutes of the LORDE are ryght reioyse the harte the coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t of the Lorde is pure gyueth light to the eyes Christ also sayth I am y e resurreccion lyfe he y t beleueth in me although he be dead yet shal he liue euery one that liueth and beleueth in me shall neuer dye Is not the Gospell of Christ called the word of lyfe in dyuers places of the holy