was a Great ARMY of MESSENGERS and warly Kings fled they fled and the Good wife of the House diuided the spoile Will you lye in your Cotes with your silver gold plate-ed fethers yee Culver-winges while the ALSVFFICIENT snoweth Kings in Salmon and spreds them on it the HILL of GOD the HILL Bashan the HILL Bashan MOVNT GABHNVNIM why vrge yee the HILLS GABHNVNIM a Hill that GOD listeth to haue for his Seat Yea the ETERNALL will abide ther for ever The Chariots of GOD are twenty Millions of Souldiers and my LORD in the middes of them in the Sanctuary of Sinai Thou surmountest to the High-est thou takest captive and receivest Ransomes for men and also the Wayward ones are to abide still O GOD ETERNALL blessed be my LORD the GOD of my SALVATION when wee are burdned surely Our GOD is the GOD of SALVATION and the ISSVES of Death are my LORD the ETERNALLS but GOD will wound the head of his Enimyes and the hairy crown of him that walketh in his Crimes My LORD SAYED I vvill bring theÌ„ againe from BASHAN I will bring them againe from the Bottom of the Deep Sea That thou mayest blood thy feet and vvet the tonges of thy Doges in the blood of thine Enimyes They savv thy GOINGS ô GOD and Hovv my GOD and KING marched in his SANCTVARY Singers goe before and Minstrels follovv and in the midle are maydes tabouring vvith Tabors in the Congregations they blessed GOD they blessed the LORD from the Fountain of Israel Ther is litle Benjamin their Commander vvith the Princes of Iudah the Prince-es of Zabulon and Prince-es of Neph Taly their band Thy GOD send thy STRENGTH The strength ô GOD vvhich thou hast vvrought for vs out of thy Temple vpon Ierusalem that KINGS may vvaft giftes vnto thee CHASTICE thou the beastes vvith the reed and the herd of the mighty bulls vvith the Calues of the People that creep for peeces of mony Let him scatter the Nations that delight in vvars that Prince-es may com from Egypt Ethopia send her hand Post vnto GOD Yee KINGDOMES of the Erth SING vnto GOD CHAVNT out my LORD surely SING to him that ride-eth in the Ancient Heauens beholde vvith his VOYCE hee gaue a mighty VOYCE O giue STRENGTHE vnto GOD for Israel his highth and his STRENGTH in the Skyes My GOD terrible out of thy SANCTVARYES the Mighte of Israel that Giueth STRENGTH and FORTITVDE to his People Blessed be GOD. LXIX For the Cheeff vpon Shoshamin of David O Save mee ô GOD the waters are come euen to my SOVLE I steek fast in the deep mire and ther is no Standing I am come into the deep Waters and the Currents drowne mee I am weery of CALLING my throat is hoarse mine Eyes are spent with waiting for my GOD my Haters for nothing are more then the Haires of my Head and my Traytorous Enimyes exceed my Lockes that I restored that which I stole not O GOD thou knowest my Folly and my faultes be not hid from thee ô my LORD let theÌ„ not be abashed of mee that waite for thee ô warlike ETER GOD of the Hostes of Israel Let not them that seek thee be reproched by mee seeing I bear reproche for thee and my face is covered with shame I am a strange-er to my Bretheren â—nd vnknown to my Mothers children for the Zeal of thy House devoured mee the Reproche-es of thy Reproches falling vpoÌ„ mee My body fasted I wept that was a reproche to mee I put on Sack-cloth and they flouted mee they sit in their Doores and talke of mee and the Ale-drinkers rhime vpon mee And I with my PRAYER to the ETERNALL ô GOD when it pleaseth thee for thy great KINDENES TRVTHE of thy SALVATION Hear mee O Deliuer mee out of the Durt and let mee not steek fast let mee be deliuered from my Hate-ers and from the vvater-vvhirle-pooles let not the Currents overflovv mee let not the Deep svvallovv mee let not the Pit close her mouth vpon mee Consider mee ô ETERNALL of thy bountifull KINDENES and of thy great Mercyes look vpon mee and hide not thy face from thy Seruant vvhen I am in Distresse hye and Consider mee Com neer vnto my SOVLE ransom it com neer because of mine Enimyes and redeeme mee Thou knovvest my Reproche-es my Bashfullnes and Shame all my vvrongers are before thee Reproche and Greeff hath broken my Harte I looked for escapeing and ther vvas none I looked for Comforters and I finde none but they put Gall in my feeding and giue mee viniger to Drinke for my thirst O let their tables before them be a Trap and their freendly Truce-es a tileed Snare let their Eyes be dark from seeing it and make their Loynes allvvayes tumble povver vpon them thy vvrath let the Kindling of thy COVNTENANCE ouertake them Let their Tyrets be vvaste and noe man dvvell in their Tents and because they pursue him vvhom thou hast strooken and reckoned to greev thy Slaine Put thou VVRONG vpon their VVRONG let them neuer com into thy RIGHTE Let them be vvipe-ed out of the Book of Life and vvith the IVST let them neuer be vvritten and I beeing in Misery and Greeff that thy SALVATION may releeue mee that I may PRAYSE and Magnify the NAME of GOD vvith Songs of THANKSGIVING and it shall please the ETERNALL better then a yong horned clouen footed ox bullock That the LOVVLY may see it and reioyce and yee that seek GOD it may reuiue your hartes that the ETERNALL hearkeneth to the Poore and despiseth not his Prisoners That the Heauens and Earth and Sea and all that creepeth in them may Prayse him for GOD vvill saue Sion and build the Cittyes of Iudah that they may dvvell there and possess it and that the SEED of his Seruants that Loue his NAME may inherit it and abide in it for euer LXX For the Cheeff of David for Remembrance O GOD ETERNALL make haste to deliver mee and help mee that they may be abashed and confounded that seek my Life and be turned back with Reproche that would hurt mee Let them returne with shame that SAYE ô Sir ô Sir that all that seek thee and loue thy SALVATION may be glad and reioyce in thee and all way SAY GOD be great And I being wreched and needdy ô
aspireing and ambitious appetite 1 Ioh. 2. not fit for a scholler Lamed and Alâ—ph for learning and instruction they make Lo not so that hee is no such but humble and a reformed man meek and docible fit to attend doctrine and the pleasure and kindenes of God He is not carried away with pride and worldly pleasure but is content to be taught as a childe his A. B Ce. Is. 28. and so hee sheweth by a double mention of the first letters of the rew And is contented with the things revealed Deut. 29. And so hee would have Israel to bee perpetually All the three letters make Quala to dis-esteem as hee was vile in his own eyes Mark these words repeated soul waiting not c. and words varyed high lofty great hard opposed to tame and plain and wained c. as Aspireing to contentment Deuteronomy All waiting of Israel is for grace and kindenes and performance of promiss to such as bee fitt and adopted and chosen c. while Israel serveth c. PSALM CXXXII THer is a majesty of Godlines ther is a heavenly countenance of pure religion but zeal and devotion make the dignity therof that a man may be found approoved and in all pointes perfect and holy before God Which is heeâ— shewed by Davids vow and the Lords considering both that is the place that David so devourly sought for and found the Lord so much delighted and affected And becaus their affections so met and their harts so well agreed and because God promissed to David all benefit of salvation from Sion by the Priesthood and aflowershing and a lerned and a dureing estate of the Kingdom yf hee kept his covenant and that hee will victuall the citty well with the word of God Psal. 81. and confound his enimyes therwith till they blush and retire therat hee prayeth God now to take his rest upon his holy hill and by the strength of his Law Ps. 99. the Ark of judgement and right to send it that the Priests may preach righteousnes Ps. 40. and the people doo all worship and the queristers sing out aloud holy holy holy and highly sanctifye the God of Sabboth with all habit and behaviour of holynes That the anointed may never remove or turn back again but seek unto their patience and faith and love and spirituall knowledge provide for all their wants that nothing may bee wanting but that they may overcom in their triall and bee refreshed in the paradise of God bee made Kings and weare the crown of Eternall life and be fed with the scriptures and to receive holy names in the book of life never to be blotted And reign over nations bee like everlasting pillers in the temple with new names of their new creation graven upon them sit in the throne of Godlynes blessed with all dignity and honour by thes keyes of knowledge that open all undeniable truthe shut the mouthes of fashood that bindeeth the divill and Satan hand and foot in his arguments and casteâ—h him into utter darknes and giveeth cleer light to them that sit in darknes and that hee would dissolve the chains of ignorance of them that walk in absurdity and redeem them and save them Construction Quoph to compass or inviron by his affliction and his vow of absteining from rest and fasting from so great an appetite to finde an entertainment and contentment for the great Pastor of Israel Lev. 23. Is. 58. also clothing or indueing Iob 19. Is. 61. Lamed doctrine from Beth-lehem and Sion wher the poor have their fill of bread Ier. 50. of righteousnes salvation perpetually preached and praises Beth a hous dwelling habitation place of rest footstool c see the doubling of the words and the synonimyes throughout appetite affliction and satisfaction is all Deut. 12. Hee reckoneth heer all the kindes of rests that can bee imagined because it is Gods rest and that by doubling the word Tabernacle hous bed sleep dwelling habitation footstool right doctrine a joyfull Ministry their Anoynted throne meat and bred of salvation a flowrishing crown their anoynted and shame to their Enimyes neither is hee unmindefull of the Quiescents grammaticall as in the word Jvva hee desired doubled Deuteronomy Sion is the place hee hath chosen to be served and glorifyed in Deut. 2. for a perpetuall countenance to his elect and a shame to their foes yf they observe his word and keep his covenant the life therof shall bee their life for ever Deut. 32. and they shall not bee stirred PSALM CXXXIII THe Church beeing setled in a quiet conscience and haveing a peacable Kingdom within them hee now commeth to the admiration of the goodnes and the benefit the glory and the sweetnes of it Wher hee makeeth the subjects all of one degree wher ther is no difference between the servant and the sonne male and female servant and servant far or neer ther beeing one maister and father and reconcileer unto all for they are both by grace and both by adoption nor between Iew and gentile bond or free for ther is a redemption from bondage and a freedom from servitude to which as well they in the house as out of the hous are predestinated â—o becom all alike the children of God beeing led by the spirit of God And thus Christ was before Abraham and thus Abraham rejoyced to see his dayes by haveing the same Kingdom and religion in his bosom So that ther is no priority or preheminence heer to take place and as they are all children and sonnes of God by faith so they are all heires and all part-takeers of the Kingdom and blessednes therof as they have been part-takeers of the suffering belonging to it And therfor are they called bretheren for all have one and the same birth parentage haveing the same conceites dooing the same workes leading the same lives minde the same thinges knit together all in one minde beeing of the same study affection the same indevour the same subjection and the same protestation and this in the same service of God the father and maister in all holynes and rightheousnes when all their hartes agree in all things and God with them how admirable indeâ—d may they say is their dwelling together It yeeldes a sweet prospect for how sweet are the sermons of righteousnes that flow over the Priests lips and drop down his beard and the gift of grace and the indument of them that runneth down all the coat of Levi from highe to low even to the skirts and the doctrine that falleth upon them as the dew upon the grass Theâ— is no ointment so sweet and good nor rain so pleasant as thes savery showers of heavenly understanding and spirituall blessings and everlasting life when as from hill to hill one hart lendeth another grace and knowledge and peace joy eternall in a quiet minde Construction Quoph to compass so the band of fraternity Za. 11. and vnity of religion Lamed the
seeketh to kill the JVST but the ETERNALL will not leaue him in his hand nor condemn him when he is to bee JVDGED If thou wilt Wait vpon the ETERNALL and observe his WAY he will exalt the to the Inheritance of the Land and thou shalt see the WICKED cutt off I haue seen the WICKED lusty and shooting vp like a green graff but Loe hee is passed by and gon and if I seek him he is not to be found MARK and consider the PLAINE and VPRIGHTE MANS end is Peace and the Posterity of the WICKED is cutt off and also the TRESPASSERS they themselues are destroyed The SALVATION of the IVST is from the ETERNALL that is their whole CONFIDENCE in Time of Destresse and the ETER will rescue them hee will rescue them from the WICKED and will SAVE them because they relye vp on him XXXVIII A Psalme of DAVID for a Memoriall O ETERN reproove mee not in thy chafe nor CORRECT mee in thy Choler for thine Atrowes are lighted on mee thy hand lyeth vpon mee I haue no helth in my flesh nor any ease in my bones thou rage-est so for my SINNE For mine Iniquities are gon vpon my head like a hevy burden more then I can carry my blovves are putrified and my Stripes stink for my folly I stoop and goe vvonderfull crooked I goe all day mourning my Loynes are full of Burning and I haue â—oe helth in my flesh I am much bruseed and vveakned I roare vvith the vvorying of my hart O LORD thou knovvest my Desire and my sighings are before thee my hart is in Paine my Strength is gon mine eyes are spent and mine eyesighte gon from mee My Lovers and my Freends vvill not com nigh my Plague my Kinsmen stand a farre off VVhile they that seek my life and serch my hurt speak corrupt vvords to intrap mee and talk nothing but Deceipt all the Day and I like a dumb body that could not speak so vvas I like a man that heareth not and like one that could not rebuke Thou shalt CONSIDER and ANSWER for mee ô LORD my GOD for I WAITE for thee ô ETERN lesse they LAVGH at mee for what I say and MAGNIFY themselues over mee when my foot slippeth For I was ready to halt and my greeff is euer before mee When I shew mine Iniquity and am sory for my Sinn For they that are Enimies of my Life are mighty and many and they that hate mee wrongfully are wonderfully increased They are against mee because I follow that which is God paying mee EVILL for GOOD Forsake mee not ô ETER bee not farre from mee ô my GOD my LORD my SALVATION make haste to help mee XXXIX For the Cheeff for Ieduthun A Psalme of DAVID I Thought I would look to my WAY for Sinning with my tonge and to bridle my Mouth before the WICKED Therfore I became stark Dumb and forbore from speaking that which was GOOD and that greeved mee more And I CHAFED in my minde and my Thoughts weare on fire so I SPAKE and SAYED ô ETERNALL shew mee when my end shall bee and the MESVRE of my DAYES I may know how long I shall stay I know thou hast made all my dayes but a HANDFVLL and my whole Age is Nothing before thee for Surely every mans ABIDEING is nothing but Meer Vanity Every man is much troubled and caryed away with a vain Fansy to beap vp and knoweth not who shall Spend it but my only HOPE and WAITING is for thee O LORD Deliver mee from all my Trespasses make mee not weare the Reproche of the Filthy-fooles for I was still Silent held my Tonge because it was thy Dooing O take away thy SCOVRGE from my back I am quite consumed with the Tentation of thy hand VVhen thou CORRECTEST a man vvith Rebukes for Iniquity thou meltest avvay his Lovelynes like a Moth for Surely every man is fraile VANITY Heare my PRAYER ô ETERNALL and my Shouteing vnto thee hearken vnto my teares and be not deaff for J am a STRANGER vvith thee and a So JOURNER as my Fathers vvere ô Spare mee and deale gentlely vvith mee J may be somvvhat refreshed before J goe hence quite and com no more XL. For the Cheeff A Psalme of David I Continued my WAITING on the ETER and at last hee turned to mee and hard my SOVTEING And took mee out of a horrible Pitt out of Dirt and mire and gaue mee sure footing and sett my feet on a Rock and put a NEVV SONG in my mouth A PRAYSE to our GOD many savv it and FEARED and TRVSTED in the ETERNALL HAPPY is the man that makeeth the ETERNALL his TRVST and carreeth not for Mockers nor such as dravv to Falshood Thy mervilous FEASTS ô my GOD ETER vvhich thou hast don for vs are many and no man can reckon them vnto thee if I should assay to declare them they are to many to tell Sacrificees and Meat offerings thou carest not for THOV HAST MADE MEE EARES TO HEARE Neither burnt offerings nor Sinn offerings requireest thou Then SAYED I Loe heer I am in the open book plainely it is VVRITTEN of mee for I haue pleasure to doe thy vvill ô my GOD and in my Belly is thy LAVV J PREACH RIGHTEOVSNES in the Great Congregation and J shut not my Lips ô ETERN thou knovvest I conceal not thy RIGHTEOVSNES in my minde J declare thy FAITHFVLLNES Thy SALVATION I hide not thy Lo-KINDNES I declare thy TRVTH to the Great Congregation Therfore O ETERNALL shut not thou thy mercyes from mee but let thy LOVEING KINDNES and thy TRVTHE allwayes preserve mee for Innumerable Evills are come vpon mee and mine Iniquityes haue overtaken mee and I cannot SEE they are more then the Haires of my Head and my Hart fayleth Be so GOOD as to deliuer mee O ETERNALL O ETERNALL help mee with Speed and let them be ashamed and confounded that goe about to Shorten my Life and be turned back with Reproche that would hurt mee let them be Stund with their Shame that SAY ô Sir ô Sir That all that SEEK thee and Love thy SALVATION may be glad and reioyce in thee and SAY allwayes Great be the ETERNALL O
and so terriblely confounded the spirit and wits of Kinges and Princees cropping highe trees and Kingdoms for them to performe his Promiss Gen. 12. c. as Ps. 2. Whence this psalme is formed which sheweth that that psalme together with the first hath his authority from the beginning of the booke and is a Narration to the whole Pile and is no later work Construction Gnajin an eye or prospect as the word of God hath out of Ierusalem and Zion and hee is admirable for his Name ther. A contrary property of the eye is sleep they slept their sleep c. Bothe chariot and hors were in a swefâ— c. that he is more eminent and more in sight then any savage mountain or promontory whatsoever Thou appeerest greater c. thou art very terrible c. even as a lion Amos 3. Vau the second letter for a hook or crook betokeneth feat Their weapons fell out of their handes and they could not hold them for feare Feare of the Iudgement of God pulleth them back As a lion is terrible in his sight and voice so is God terrible in rebuke and anger wrath c. and crosseth all projects stoppeth and perverteth the wayes of men La. 3. By both the letters Gnav from Gnavah to cross or pervert or marr Leviticus The Scriptures and preaching of the word of God make the handes of the wicked to shake it dauntes their courage and taketh down the stoutest to save and help the poor in Zion Hee is cheeffly honoured where hee hath don most for his people hee requireeth his ministers office with diligence for this favour in these wordes yee that be about him c. to bee allwayes mindefull of his benefits and with great devotion to serv him The whole is fear and terror Gods Name is a lion in Iudah Gen. 49. Amo. 3. Apo. 5. PSALM LXXVII THinking upon the dayes of old as Ps. 143. and the yeeres of the right hand of the moste highe which is the time that Israel was burdened in distress and in sore affliction and was wonderfully and mightyly redeemed and miraculously saveed and delivered as Ps. 114. by their cryeing and complaining unto God their Saviour in their distress Seeing now hee cryeth moste incessantly in his distress and will never leave calling nor bee pacified haveing been long therin without attendance stretching out his unweeryed handes with an uncomforted soule crying himself out of breath stareing with his eyes and amased Ps. 17. that hee knoweth not what to say at the long suffering and tarying of the Eternall his God but wondereth at his highe displeasure whether in his anger hee hath forgotten his promiss of Grace and loveing kindenes or hath sealed and stopped up all his mercyes with anger so considering Gods mighty redemption of the church when they cryed by his walking on the waters and pathes in the seas Psal. 8.65 hee wondereth hee is not heard Construction Gnajin an eye or sight I sought c. by all meanes my hand was stretched out c. thy way c. 1. Sam. 1. heerto hee alludeeth in things in sight and things out of sight the sight of the eye myne eye-watches c. the waters seas c. to remember and call to minde sight of the minde soul hart spirit c. for a kinde of seeing turning away and forgetting and Meteors c. lightnings c. as Chronicles by the term world generation ever never more c. Zain to hear by compulsion of a continuall voice by all kinde of meanes in a hiphil or coactive sens by force of sound as touching his prayer and also the Elements As the eares bee daughters of musicque so his songs and meditations and his talke and commemoration in the night are to open his eares Concerning both the letters they signify 77. the limites of Iudgement of condemnation wrath and revenge which is the boundes of Chronicles seven fold and seventy fold vengeance And that now Mercy was to bee looked for after such an expiration And the same letters spell Gnaz strength for Gods unspeakable Acts don by his Arm and right hand his Ministry mark the doubling of the generall and speciall that is all kindes and propertyes whatsover Leviticus Thy way is in thy Sanctuary c. and thy way is in the Sea and in the great waters of the Scriptures c. and becaus thy steps are hard to finde it is to be preached by the Ministry for conducting of the people as it was by Moses and Aaron that mercy and truth bee all wayes set before them which is the way of God Ps. 25. And the fidelity of Gods promiss and covenant by which his people live In this Psalme the term Iehovah is not used at all but Adona and El to express power and dominion accordingly So doo the Teachers becom Rulers as the Levites had charge of the Ark and word of God and the regularity therof that mighty strength PSALM LXXVIII EPhraim by Idolatry started from the Church and rebelled in Ieroboam that Hosea sheweth which is the parable of this Psalme pointing out by this all the stubbornes and perversnes of Israel and faithfullnes of the Church and their often temptations and revoltings How they continually vexed and angered God that at the last notwithstanding all his compassion and reconciliation hee destroyed and cast them off in Shilo as Ps. 132. and refuseed Ephraim and chose Sion for to dwell at and chose the tribe of Iudah for his inheritance and out of it his servant David to feed them as Ps. 108. So seeing every transgression hath just recompense Hee recounteth all from Aegypt to David and willeth the Church to bee warned by the example of Ephraim who for shooting aside and refuseing of God was soon rejected by God and this is the sum of all Hosea and the doctrine of this parable Construction Gnajin or Gnen the letter for 70 as for an age or generation which is seventy yeers by the term Dor so often doubled Gnaijn or Gnen the word for an eye or look as for parables or ridles which are to the eye to look unto or seeming truthes And after the manner of truthes when they bee revealed Heerto belong great wonders secrets miracles and mystryes of the Scriptures The Sea the cloud the fire of the Law Deut. 33. The rock and bread and flesh 1. Cor. 10. Ioh. 6. Math. 16. see hee clave the sea c. hee clave the rocks mark all the repetition of the words rock c. when hard and cloudy dark and hid sayings are brought to light and to a heavenly sense as Gnen for fountaine and rivers of doctrine broken up So likewise concerning the plagues hee sent ill generations and ill kindes of men and angry occasions Ps. 105. for a destruction Apo. 21.16 Châ—th the other letter for Fear bringeth-in all the terrible things of God fire and sword and all plagues for tempting angring of him for not keepeing his way baptizeing with