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A81983	Psalmos theios, or a Divine psalme or, song, wherein predestination is maintained, yet the honour of Jehovah preserved and vindicated: and to that eternall song the holy scripture dedicated, / by John Davis. Whereunto is annexed an elogie upon the patron, with certaine divine epigrams to whom the author presented some of his books..	Davis, John, b. 1628 or 9.	1652 (1652)	Wing D388; Thomason E683_24; ESTC R206823	21,012	64

unknown to each reprobate Answ I answer that if they cannot discover That God deludes them how can any other That prosecutes this strange objection charge The just and righteous God with couzenage What are they turned Gods that they Can thus unlock disclose display This hidden veiled mystery That none within the World espie Since that Gods wayes without all doubt Are a ships way past finding out Surel ' if there be no reprobates Can say that God equivocates With any with them while h'exhorted Them to believe and be converted And yet with-holds the grace whereby They should upon his Son relye Because th are cannot truly know Whether they reprobates or no Then surely he that doth maintain This mysticall or rather vain Objection must give ore for shame Thus basely the great God to blame Till of himself he 's able to trace The just God in fault and in his own case Only and not on others thus to declaim Before themselves in any wise complain Of Gods dealing with them who do not vent A word perchance against unchang'd intent Thus more be pleas'd to give me leave God doth not reprobates deceive In offering grace to them by The Gospel in its Ministry Though he resolveth not to give The faith by which the just do live Because th' reprobates I will maintain By th' Gospel preach't to them do gain As first oft-times they bear away That which becomes a present stay To their drooping souls which would sink Into despair should they not drink Of th' Gospels spring possibility They have and more a probability Of true conversion which none under heaven Have but such to whom the Gospel's given And secondly they know the Attributes Of God which to the World he distributes They know the nature suff'rings and merits Of Jesus Christ and who by him inherits The Kingdom they know 't is such alone That hath a soft not a heart of stone Now are not these unmatched rare Priviledges beyond compare Except saving knowledge what doth excell To speak truly I cannot tell Which as before for ought they know They may obtain e're hence they go Now who can say the Lord doth hardly deal With reprobates I dare appeal Unto themselves who cannot but Thus speak Jehovah doth not shut All his favours up from the reprobate But this is true that I relate Thirdly reprobates by th' Gospel gain Those outward blessings which do pertain Thereto whereof they have a share As great as such who chosen are The Gospel commonly with it doth bring Peace plenty with each outward thing It always brings blessings great and many Of which reprobates drink as deep as any Therefore 't is not altogether vain To th' reprobates as some would maintain Fourthly reprobates though not sanctified Call'd by the Gospel yet 't is not denied But many morall vertues thence they gain Withall the grace of God which doth restrain Their running head-long to th' excesse Of vice of sin and wickednesse The Word of God becomes so prevalent In their souls to whom 't is sent That it makes them to act and do Many things for God yea and to Go farre i' th' practise of religion That they seem almost without suspicion To be th' elect of God the sheep Of Jesus Christ which he will keep Therefore it comes into my minde again Though th' Gospel doth not save 't is not vain 'T is by the Gospel reprobates injoy Communion with elect which doth imploy My Muse again this to maintain The Gospel preached is not vain Because the profit and blessing 's not small T' have fellowship with the best of all Mankinde t' enjoy the society Of Gods elect who practise piety Because the Scripture oft relates That God hath oft blest reprobates For th' only sake of his elect That live with them in due respect Read what great blessings God did yield To Josephs masters house and field For Josephs sake 't is on record I' th' Book of truth his written word Object But some may say the Gospel aggravates The condemnation of the reprobates Because it leaves them all as I suppose Without excuse so they gain not but lose Answ I answer such a man even thus 't is true 'T is better for some they had nere knew The Word the Gospel yea for only they That go on in a rebellious way Without restraint but as for such Who are reclaimed by it much They gain obtein as shall appear By what I say and write down here Though 't doth their condemnation aggravate Yet know withall 't doth extenuate The same another way by detracting The number of their sins which they 're acting While here they live who would have added Sin to sin as if they were n'ere cladded Therewith notable to abstain Did not the Gospel-check restrain So that observe they gain more by the last Than by the first they lose for all your hast How'ere I dare affirme the very knowledge Of the Gospel is such a priviledge And blessing of it self that those who are Ingenious reprobates would not care With the Gospel to undergo in fine A greater punishment than lesser sine But some perchance will answer thus and say Although I am in haste yet I can stay To ask another question once again Answ Thus If the Gospel rightly do pertain To none but God's elect why is it then Preached so generally to all men If it were truly ' ffectuall to none But th'elect it should be preach't to them ' lone Quest For answer Mark what shall be said In these reasons before you laid The Gospel is generally propounded Reason 1 To th' elect reprobate because confounded They are or mingled with each other as The weeds tares are with the corne grasse Or as the dust the chaffe with wheat is found Or as the stones are with the solid ground Now as the raine doth oft-times fall upon The tares the weeds and stones as well as on The wheat the fertile soyle the grasse Not ' cause it principally was Intended to them but for that They 're intermixed with the wheat So the Gospels pleasant showres fall upon The reprobated the rejected one Whom holy Scripture doth compare To rocks to stones to weeds to tare Not no not to save as some sect Do prate but ' cause with Gods elect They 're mixt who are in Scripture found Compar'd to wheat to mellow ground For whose effect'all calling it was meant For whose change conversion onely sent Reason 2 Secondly 't is thus preached gen'rally Because Ministers know not infallibly The reprobates from the elect If they could know who would reject The Gospel they would then deny unto Such to preach but alas they know not who Are chosen loved who are elected Nor who are reprobated rejected Therefore it is they preach to all That so th' elected they may call Reason 3 Thirdly the Gospel's preached thus To all to ev'ry

ΨΑΛΜ ΟΣ ΘΕῙΟΣ Or a Divine PSALME OR SONG Wherein Predestination is maintained yet the honour of JEHOVAH preserved and vindicated And to that eternall SONG the holy Scripture dedicated By JOHN DAVIS Whereunto is annexed an Elogie upon the Patron With certaine Divine Epigrams to whom the Author presented some of his Books So then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace Rom. 11. 5. What shall we say then Is there unrighteousnesse with God God forbid Rom. 9. 14. LONDON Printed andare to be sold by Humphrey Moseley at the Princes Arms in Pauls Church-yard and by Andrew Kemb at S. Margarets Hill in Southwark 1652. Vpon the title of this little Book namely a Psalme PSalms though now of late with us some men deem As foolish yet their worths deserve esteem King David thus exhorteth well to sing Let S'ons children be joyfull in their King Israel he exhorteth all along To praise to sing unto the Lord a Song At singing Psalms let none presume to rail For frō the heart through th'month it dothprevail Like Gol'ahs sword for 't is aweapon strong To conquer though to reason weak a song Search Godsword see that place that Irehearse 2 Chron. twentieth Chapter 22 Verse Jehos'phat consult's with those in his dayes And appointed singers to th'Lord to praise The beauty of holinesse and to say Before th' army Gods mercy is for aye And when that they began to praise to sing To God on high their everlasting King The purpose of their foes he did prevent ' Gainst Ammons children God set ambushment For they were smitten and each other smote Hallelujah was not in mouth nor c throat To speak the worth the force the fame the glory Of singing give me leave to sing this story The Protestants within a Town in France Besieg'd still at the time they did advance To fight rheir enemies they would go out Singing of Psalms or Songs which to the rout Or company of their besiegers grew So terrible though but the voice of few That ere the gates were open they could heare Their singing voice and run away for fear Now let men cease to say to sing is vain Since holy Writ and story thwarts it plain John Davis To his Meditation THy meaning here ô Muse I pray dilate Canst thou the Lord preserve or vindicate Is not Jehovah all-sufficient In and of himself pray what hast thou meant By these thy words I answer some do strive In this our age to rob bereave deprive God of his titles they think it no shame To say he mocks poor souls now can you blame Me thus to speak since errours out of date To Gods dispraise are fash'ons now of late The foes to truth say in Predestination The Lord is guilty of Equivocation Which I deny in all my foll'wing pages Concording with Gods Word learned Sages Yet not this ' lone but many errours more Have landed here of late on th' English shore Which I oppose according to my gift And if by this I chance to give a lift And displace this errour un'versall grace Together with Freewill which creeps apace Into our faith of late I shall do more In these few lines than many heretofore In greater Volumes ' cause I understand The hearts of all men are within Gods hand To be turned by whom and when he please I have a hope that this may do 't with ease I 'm satisfi'd ô Mufe with this thou say'st 'T is wel thou speak'st thy mind ere thou decay'st Go forth with speed pow'r against thy foes Fear none of them thy Patron will oppose Them all thou hast likewise some friends that will While they can speak defend thine honest quill While truth thou lov'st falshood dost disdain Thy neer and faithfull friend I shall remain John Davis Imprimatur John Downame To the truly Noble that eternall Song of Divine inspiration the administration of righteousnesse the sacred Scriptures of the Old and New Testament JOHN DAVIS wisheth all preservation and glory in this age and in that to come WHen I had finished this little Book according to custome I began to study a Patron I propounded in my thoughts divers men that of no ordinary rank and quality they were great men and according to appearance good men for I made it no small part of my study to choose such men that lov'd truth that so they might the better protect it but when I considered with my self that no mortall man was infallible and that the greatest and best men in the World have but a time here and that time short and that the strongest and ablest man hath not an irresistible power of himself to withstand the opposition made by multitudes of false spirits I was discouraged to confirme any of those which were in my thoughts for a Patron then I began to propound my self unto my self because I am best able to interpret my own meaning and if occasion serve to be my own Advocate and so patronize and protect this little Book from the violence of this our age which loves novelty rather than truth that which is new than that which is true but then considering if I should accept of my self it would be something an undervaluing or slighting those worthy Gentlemen that were in my thoughts and an esteeming of my selfe above my self as if none were so wise as my self which is meer folly whereupon I was almost in the minde of sending this forth into the malicious World amongst all its enemies without a Patron but at last the Lord put into my head and heart to think upon your incomparable selves whom I have made choice of for your fidelity ability and perpetuity if I had concluded on any other though for the present it might have been patronized and defended but alas in a short time it would have been left Fatherlesse Patronlesse and so become a poore distressed despised and rejected little one but oh I could not have chosen the like you are an immortall seed a Patron that will remain from generation to generation you are founded for ever Man shall passe nay heaven shall passe and earth shall passe but you will never passe away I may well compare Epistles Dedicatory to Funerall Sermons wherein men use to commend and praise the party deceased beyond their deserts and truly had I concluded upon any man for my Patron of this little work I must have flattered him or else in stead of protection I might have expected correction but for your parts you will not only deserve what I shall say but even excell the best language that I am able to speak concerning you and it is better so for I had rather be defective in my Patrons commendations than my Patron defective indeserts But now most compleat Patron I humbly beg your care of this my little one when other Patrons nare dead whe I my self am deceased

would both these tongues acquire Your Servant John Davis To his respected Friend Master Thomas Churchman of London Citizen SIr of my lines be pleas'd to take a view If any thing in them shall pleasure you It 's yours howsoever reject it not For it is truth it self was clean from spot I must confesse my Muse doth want a stile To speak truths wort●orpraise but stay a while 'T will praise it self yet thus 't is worth receiving But errour condemn'd is scarce worth reprieving Your servant John Davis To his much esteemed Friend and Cousin-german John Davis of The Greenway in Hereford-Shire HEre is truth errour the first maintained The last before the right'ous Judg arraigned I hope thou hast this will within thy brest Of trying all thou read'st to keep the best And not to take things carelesly on trust As if all thou readest were true and just Stir up stir up in thee that noble minde Like to the Bereans who searcht to finde If things were so or no in holy Writ See if it hath true Scripture stampt on it 'T is currant coine if othérwise 't is base Metall receive it not on any case The pains of touching only here is thine The pleasure of composing hath been mine Your loving Cousin and name-sake John Davis London May An. Dom. 1652. To his Brother in Law William Gardiner of Whitchurch in Hereford-Shire THe world hath mill'ons of obst'cles to let An honest man from paying of his debt But Love 's a debt which surely might be paid By all without demand and not delaid Love is a sum me thinks might soon be got He 's a dishonest man that payes it not Yet in this age so many do dis-joyn Love seems as scarce as any other coyne But the debt 's due by Scripture 't is attested Who denies to pay 't will surely be arrested Now let you and I ere the Serjeant come Of all we owe be sure to pay this sum I am your loving Brother John Davis To his Brother in Law Thomas Roberts at the Were-end in Hereford-Shire BRother I know you well the truth you love Which is the cause that principally move My Muse to send to write to tell to thee That errour is condemn'd and truth set free In these my lines you will avouch it true If you will take an hour to read them through An Id'a of Philosophie to mee Thou gav'st lo here 's Divinity for thee From your Brother in Law John Davis To his Brother Robert Davis Barber-Chirurgeon of the City of London IF thou canst set a Song to Instrument Take pains with this it wil be time wel spent And though it may not disagree but suite With either Violl Harpsecall or Lute Yet let it not be only set to such But tune thy heart hereto and it will much Delight thy sp'rits what though it doth not like The eares of carnall men who only strike And harp upon that Instrument call'd Base O! sing with heart Gods praises in thy place Bad matter ne're so truly plaid is wrong Whatever others croke sing thou this Song Written by your Brother John Davis To his Brother Samuel Davis Cordwainer in the Town of Monmouth in Wales REad here the recreat'on of thy brother What gifts thou hast be sure thou dost not smother With this proviso start not out of size A word doth prove enough unto the wise Your Brother John Davis To the Captious READER I See some men do daily take and feed On such an herb that I account a weed And at Feasts that dish doth please my app'tite Which others cannot love but vainly slight Wherefore I here provide at this my Feast Rather what 's good than pleasing to each guest So if some palats cannot well relish This my sound meat my good and wholesome dish The fault now is not mine it only lights On their unsound and queamish appetites If some Criticks like not my good intentions The fault redounds on their ill apprehensions FINIS Errata In the Epistle p. 3. l. 12. r. parties ibid. l. 24. r. are r. when In the Psalme p. 6. l. 4. r. repent p. 7. l 6. r. ●e p. 8. l. 19. r. they p. 9. l 3. dele to p. 10. l. 16. r. if thus before but p. 22 l. 11. r. than ibid. l. 24. r. one p 23. l. 5 r. is p. 26. l. 22. r. names Epig. to my Countrey p. 2. l. 8. r. from whence Psal 149. a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 b Jer. 10. 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 d The singing of the Protestants at Mountaban in France defeated their enemies Deut. 31. 19. * 1 Cor. 7. 29. a The Scriptures the Books of the Old and New Testament b 1 Pet. 1. 23. c Psal 119. 152 d Matth. 24. 35. e Deut. 13. 16. a Ephes 1. 11. b 1 Tim. 5. 21. Matth. 25. 41. c Rom. 9. 22 23. d Rom. 8. 28 29 30. a Jam. 2. 10 11 b John 10. 3. c Titus 1. 1. c 2 Tim. 2. 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 d Ephes 4. 11. f Ephes 4. 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 g Gal. 3. 22. a Acts 13. 48. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Titus 1. 2. b Hab. 1. 13. a Acts 1. 24. b 2 Chron 6 30 c Eccl. 9. 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Rom. 11. 33. b Psal 77. 19. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Ezek. 36. 26. b Job 21. 7 to 17. c Rom. 15. 29. d Restraining grace e John 10. 28. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 f To the Reprobate a Gen. 39. 5. Luke 12. 46 47 b 2 Pet. 2. 20 21. c By adding to the greatnesse a Mat. 13. 24. b Mat 5. 45. c Mat. 13. d 2 Tim. 2. 19 20 21. Acts 1. 24 25. e 1 Tim. 2. 4. 1 Pet. 1. 13. a Gal. 6. 16. b Christ c In Scripturâ sacrâ Isa 45 23 Rom. 14. 10. Ephes 1. 21 22 d Reason 6. Rom. 9. 16. e 1 Cor. 3. 5. f 1 Cor. 4. 7. Rom. 2. 11. e Rom. 9. 15. Exodus 33. 19. f Jer. 18. 6. Ester 6. to 9. a Eccles 8. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 b T m. 6. 15. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c Psal 75. 7. a Job 22. 2 3. b Job 41. 11. c Paul Rom. 9. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Holinesse righteousnesse b Superlative a Gen. 40. 20 ●● 22. b Mat. 18 23 to 35. c Rom. 3. 10 11 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 d Rom. 6. 23. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Jehovah b Psal 96. 8. Hebr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The glory of his Name a Aetatis 23 May 16. 1652. b Psal 19 7 8. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c Psal 119 86. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c Psal 119. 80. d Psal 119 54. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 e Psal 119. 106 f Isa 55 11. g Pet. 1. 21. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 h Ephes 6. 17. i Psal 119. 30. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal 119. 117. k Jer. 1. 10. l Psal 19. 7. m Psal 19. 8. n Jer. 23. 29. o Ps 19. 10 11. p 2 Tim. 2 9. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 q 2 Kings 10. 10. r Luke 8. 21. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ſ Eccles 8. 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 t 1 Cor. 15. 36. u Jo. 13. 7. x Psal 119. 73. y Psal 119. 19. z Gen. 6. 5. a Psal 119. 18. b James 5. 17. c Ps 119. 140. Quaedam tametsi paradoxa videntur utraque pars est vera o My word a Hand c Your Ministry 1 Sam. 25. 22 23. 4 W W W W. in Hereford-S hire a Woolf. Water and fire good servants bad masters b Wool proves c Wood signifies mad Of Wheat is made bread yet bread perishing food d The Word of God a tree e An earnest man is a Bee f 1 Pet. 1. 23. Christs righteousnesse better than Wooll k 2 John 10 11 a A●●axerxes a Death a Tobacco b Oysters