the Cittie fought but yet at last they lost Zedechias sonnes were kild he saw the wicked did so rout The Town and Temple was destroid and then his eyes thrust out ¶ The last and fourth book of the Kings the second some it call Is gone and past with matters hard in meeter for to fall The Crownicles the douts shall mend God let vs liue therto And send vs grace to doo the thing that we intend to doo ¶ Finis The first book of the Chronicles ¶ The i. chapiter ADam his ligne is héer exprest to Iacob and Esau Then haue you tolde what kings did rule the Edomites by law Eight kings they had before the time that Israel had a King What Dukes they had ye may haue there if you inquire the thing The ii Chapiter BEgin the second Chapter dooth with Iacob and his sonnes And then of Iudahs progeny it next in order comes Seauen were the sonnes that Isay had whose father was Obed And Dauid yungest was of them yet was he made their hed The iii. chapiter COncubines diuers Dauid had of sonnes he had ninetéen â—n Hebron sixe Hierusalem there had he iust thirtéen These by his wiues to him were born in whiche was Salomon The Kings that ruled after him the chapter telleth on The iiii chapiter DRawn out is then the ligne and stock of Iudah and his kin In wanting food to féed their shéep good pasture they did win Of Simions sonnes somewhat is said how valiantly they went They béeing few yet sped they wel and had their whole intent The v. chapiter EUil fauoured lust to fathers wife lost Ruben his birthright And Iosephs stock came in his roum a people ful of might Yet is his stock héer tolde and what a noble fight they fought A land they wan but after fel from God who draue them out The vi Chapiter FOlowing on of Leuies ligne expressed is at large Of whom came Aaron and his sonnes that had the préestly charge Citties they had of other tribes for refuge and besides For them and their posterities as lots to them were guides The vii Chapiter GOing on foorth by Israel to tel who came of him Of Izacar and Beniamin Manasses and Ephraim Then Ephraims stock by men of Gath were slain whiche made him sad His fréends did comfort him right wel and then a sonne he had The viii chapiter HEar more is tolde of Beniamin his sonnes by right discent How they begat from childe to childe and lineally foorth went Out of which tribe came foorth king Saul and of his sonnes by rowe As tolde and eke of valiant men that shot wel in a bowe The ix chapiter ISrael is now numbred in certain tribes by name The Leuites and the chéefest préestê that were of greatest fame The ouerséears of the woorks the porters in their charge The oyntment makers vessel kéepers are héer tolde out at large The x. chapiter KIng Saule is slain by Philistins and Ionathas his sonne His body stript his hed cut of after the féeld was wun The cause is tolde why he was slain by councelling with the Deuil And Dauid brought into his raign who rooted out muche euil The xi chapiter LIke as the Lord had promised by Samuel his man So Dauid now is chosen King Hierusalem he wan His noble men are tolde by name and eke their mightie actê He that wil read the chapter out shall hear of woorthy factê The xii chapiter MEn that of might were meruailous to Dauid now did flock And suche as knew the featê of warres came out of euery stock Out of eche tribe good souldiers their captains with their number Are héer so tolde and with suche hartê as might make Dauid wunder The xiii chapiter NOw Dauid héer dooth councel take the Ark first home to bring Whiche Saule did nothing care to doo as long as he was king And one was slain for touching it when as the Ark did shake So came it short to Sion hil it made the king to quake The xiiii chapiter OF woork men and of Ceder trées sent to him héer is tolde Wherby his kingdome stablished to say he durst be bolde His sonnes and wiues are then exprest the Philistines inuade With God he talkte whose wil obayd he flue them in a slade The xv chapiter PRepare did he a multitude for to fetche home the Ark The Leuites bare it on their backs plesantly sang eche clark With shouting noise and instruments and Dauid daunst his part The daintie damsel Michol then despisde him in her hart The xvi chapiter QUietly now the Ark is set the tabernacle vnder The préestê appointed to giue thanks according to their number A Psalme he made in praise of God to laud his holy name In the hundred and the fift Psalme there shall ye finde the same The xvii chapiter REfuse did God that Dauid should an house vnto him build But as before so would he stil dwel vnder tent in féeld But that a sonne of his should make a house he was content Then landed he the Lord therfore sitting within his tent The xviii Chapiter SUche battailes then as Dauid fought this chapter dooth declare The Philistines the Moabites they all subdued are The Edomites with other Kings did Dauid ouerthrowe And those that were his rulers chéef their names héer may ye knowe The xix chapiter THen Dauid sent of right good wil a new King for to gréet The messengers were madly shauen their cotes cut ful vnméet Suche wrath their maister took therfore that battail gan to broile The Moabites the Aramites they fled and had the spoile The xx chapiter WHen Princes vse in battaile ray their armies to set out Then Ioab went and wan a town and took a King ful stout Whose crown was set on Dauids head whiche waid a waightie waight Suche Giants then were ouerthrowne as lackt no strength nor height The xxi chapiter According as the Deuil did tempt Dauid did tel his flock Of thrée hard stripes the Pestilence he chose to be his stroke Thrée score and ten thousands of men the Angel did deuour The plague is ceast â–ª an aulter built vpon a threshing floure The xxii chapiter BEing at rest now in his seat all things he dooth prouide Wherwith to build to God an house at the apointed tide Good councel to his sonne he giues for to erect the same His noble men he dooth exhorte to help the woork to frame The xxiii Chapiter CHosen king was Salomon then by Dauid for to reign The préesthood eke of Leuies kinde was numbered again Then Aarons stock and Moyses ligne are pointed bothe as one Their names and eke their offices for them to wait vpon The xxiiij chapiter DEuision of Aarons séed the king by lot did make And so eche man that had his roum by lot he did it take Yet was there left of Amrams house whose names by course are tolde And lots were cast for equalnes betwixt the yung and olde The xxv chapiter EChe man that
wrong to doo lest they doo smart for it And though their names be nere so great if Iustice they doo misse As men ful mean they perishe shall let them be sure of this The lxxxiii Psalme COmplain they did of neighbour foâ—â— beséeching God of ayd The wickeds talke they doo expresse what they of them haue said Beséeching God them to destroy like others them before â—o forcing foes to knowe his might and fear it euermore The lxxxiiii Psalme DAuid was driuen by Absalon from Sion and his seat Dooth shew his zeale vnto Gods house and so he dooth intreat Affirming rather in the Churche a door kéeper to be Then in the tentê of wicked men to haue a hie degrée The lxxxv Psalme EXilde they were as captiue men but now returnd from thrall The peoples sinnes they are remit God hath forgiuen them all So thanks he giues an prophesieth their helth their ioy and faith Their goodnes iustice and their peace all this to fore he saith The lxxxvi Psalme FOr hapful hearing of the Lord the Prophet now dooth pray â–ª For help for ayd for ioyful signe he prayes not to denay Against all suche as sought his wo this prayer did he make That God is far aboue all Gods he dare wel vndertake The lxxxvii Psalme GLory ful great and founded sure to Sion dooth he giue The Churche of Christ in constant faith whiche héer on earth dooth liue No churche there is of might so great not Babilon in déed The mighty monarks of the earth shée far dooth them excéed The lxxxviii Psalme HUmblenes in affliction this Psalme dooth tend therto In sicknes time and great distresse so Dauid vide to doo With doleful chéer and woful care all comfortles he cries As dead in graue and darknes déep no help that he espies The lxxxix Psalme IN endles wise sing praise he wil to God that is abooue For his great goodnes and his faith shewd to him in his looue In kéeping promise to his tribe of whom the Lord was borne Whose Kingdome eke and stablenes he telles of long befoâ—n The xC. Psalme KNowe héer ye may th'eternitie of God all worlds before And of mans life the breuitie for watching wholesome lore Of miseries and shorted life our sinnes are cause of all For ioyes he prayth in time to come â–ª that they may be equall The xCi Psalme LO lo saith hée who so dooth dwel vnder the Lords defence What so betide he néed not care from where or eke from whence His faith and hope that pends on God so firme is set and sure That nothing can him hurt or noy but safe he shall endure The xCii. Psalme MUche good it is to celebrate he saith to God on hie His goodnes and his faithfulnes with song and melody His woorks or goodnes wicked men doo nothing knowe at all But godly men in knowledge growe and so for ay they shall The xCiii Psalme NOne dooth reign but God alone who made the things are made By whiche his glory and his might are séen as in a shade His law also vnto a flock he gaue to learn him more And midst of them he gaue him self to fortify his lore The xCiiii Psalme OPprest wel néer with mightie foes for vengeance he dooth craue Beséeching sherching finding fault as though his fleshe did raue But finding help he giues the laud to God his sole defence And ful his hope he sets in him who shall him recompence The xCv. Psalme PEople slack he calleth foorth with double call he calles To laud the Lord he made these â–ª the â—arth and hilles as walles He is our God and pastour eke his voice if we neglect His rest we shall not sée no more then those that were reiect The lxxxxvi Psalme QUite ouer all to all he cryes to sing and laud the Lord Who passeth all the Gods on earth none can with him accord He telles before of Christe his reign how large that it shall stretche He comes he comes so tel it foorth to Gentiles shall he fetche The lxxxxvii Psalme REign dooth the Lord therfore the earth let it reioyce Iles And dasht be Gentiles and their Gods that woorship then their whiles But as for Sion let it ioy and doo the thing is good For light vpsprings let iust reioyce with laudes of chéerful mood The lxxxxviii Psalme SIng now saith he a song anew vnto the Lord abooue Who maruelously hath shewd him self to suche as doo him looue Therfore he willes that all the earth should praise and laud him stil For he shall come with Iustice right to Iudge after his wil. The lxxxxix Psalme TRiumphantly the Lord dooth reign the people fret and fume Let earth be moou'd and moou'd again with fretting to presume Yet shall the Lord rule ouer all and hear the iusts request Therfore set out his holy name towards hie where he dooth rest The C. Psalme UNto the laud and praise of God he stirreth all that come Suche as into his court approche he would not haue them dum The causes why that mooues therto he saith to be that hée Did fourm our shape we did not so his goodnes makes the glâ—e The Ci. Psalme A That Princes and Prelates eke would learn this Psalme by rote For publike weal and churchely rule here is a godly note That none in Court or Kirk should be that gaue them selues to euil And those should be prefard alone as made of sinne a driuel The Cii Psalme BEholding great calamities with double spéeche he cryes To hear his sute to way his cause to him aboue the skies That he would consolation send to him was graunt his sute Posterities may knowe therof by publike fame and brute The C.iii. Psalme CElebrate to God abooue and eke his name extol He counselleth his inward powers by meaning of his soule For kindenes shewd to him and his so forst he was to doo Bothe Angels might and ministers he willeth eke therto The C.iiii. Psalme DEdicate his soule to blesse again the Lord he willes Who lightsome glory putting on rules far abooue the hilles That God made all in partê he telles and eke his flock dooth cherishe By guyding some and féeding some or els they all should perishe The C.v. Psalme EUery one for to confesse the Lord and him to pray He willeth so and that they should set out his lauds alway For wunders that he wrought tofore ful many yéeres ere than He bréefly telles to mean therto beginning at Abram The C.vj. Psalme FUl often as before so béere be willes for to confesse The goodnes of the Lord so great to folke that were thankles Who were vnfaithful murmurers transgressours and rebels Deseruing muche but yet the Lord his pact he not refels The Cvii Psalme GO on he dooth as twice before to set out God as good Not onely to the Israelites â–ª as in a partiall mood But also vnto all the world bothe comforter and scourge For whiche he wil to God the laudes among them all
Against they should depart and go and giue them all a foil At midnight then the Lord did vow to make so great a slaughter The first born of Egipt to kil as it is tolde héer after The xii chapiter MAde héer is next the passeouer and swéet bread for to eat And if their children axt the cause the meaning they must treat The first born then destroyed are and robbed were the rest And so the Hebrues took their way towards the land behest The xiij chapiter NOw all the first in Israels birth the Lord did take and chuse Commaunding them aâ— yéerly feast among them for to vse Then passed they the wildernes with Iosephs bones also Two pillers for the day and night they had therby to go The xiiii chapiter OUt Pharo went hard in his hart against the Israelites So folowde he with all his train and came within their sightê But God his people did defend by night and day from harm They past the sea but Egipt men lay drowned in a swarm The xv chapiter PAst wheÌ„ they were this dauÌ„ger great they sang a goodly song A woman came with diuers mo and daunced all along The bitter water was made swéet and plesant for to drink God must be heard in his couenant and on him must we think The xvj chapiter QUainted when that they were two months within the wildernes They wisht them selues again to be in Egipt at their fleshe It rayned Quailes from heauen on hie and Manna for their bread And fortie yéeres in wildernes with that they were all fed The xvij chapiter REmoouing on they lacked drink and grudge then did the flock At Moyses sute then had they some whiche came out of a rock Foorth came a king hight Ameleck against them for to fight When Moyses hands were holden vp then were they put to flight The xviii chapiter SO Iethro Moyses father in law came Moyses for to sée Who welcomde him his wife sonnes after the best degrée When Iethro saw what paines he took when iudgement he did vse Suche actiue men as loued not coin to help he wild him chuse The xix chapiter THen as they went they came vnto the mount of Sinai A royall people they are calld if Gods wil they apply The Lord did say he that dooth touche the hil shall die outright But Moyses wild went vp to him in thunder and great light The xx chapiter WHen he was come he gaue to him ten iust commaundements Precepts to kéep and guide vs by with all their whole contents An aulter of earth then God did bid his man Moyses to make And if of stone he did it build no tool therto to take ¶ Twentie chapters afore are tolde in order as they stand The rest heere after ye may read if ye wil take in hand The xxi chapiter ANd then this book as it is calld euen Exodus by name Dooth tel good lawes for magistrates to execute the same That masters be not ouer sore their seruants for to main And he that kils a man is iudgd for it he must be sâ—ain The xxij chapiter BEholde you then these godly lawes of theft the fourth â—olde paid He that defiles an vnplight lasse he marry must the maid A witche and he that knowes a beast bothe die they must of right All vsury it is forbod and haâ—ed in Gods sight The xxiii chapiter COupeling wise these chapters thrée ronne all of ciuil lawes Iudges are wild to take no gifts but héere the poore mans cause Thou maist not followe a multitude wickednes to commit Nor haue to doo with forren Gods though thou shoulds die for it The xxiiij chapiter DEcrée to Moyses God did then and to the head rulers To worship him the whiche dooth dwel on hie aboue the starres The law was tolde and all the rout with voice therto obayes So Moyses went vp to the mount and bode there fortie dayes The xxv chapiter EUen then to him did God describe the fashion of his place His tabernacle how to build in euery point and cace He promised that in that house with Moyses he would treat Betwéen the Cherubs in their place whiche was his mercy seat The xxvi xxvii chapiter FOorth on is tolde in these two next chapters of Exodus Whiche was declarde to Moyses there as God did it discus How that his holy place and house whiche was his temple tho Should be as he had it deuisde wherby he might it knowe The xxviii chapiter GOd did also to him describe how Aaron should be clad Suche garments might the people tel what office Aaron had A brest lap and a tunicle a strait cote vnder that With other things that he must were whether he stood or sat The xxix chapiter HOw Aaron should a Préest be made to him was reuelated With all his sonnes after what sorte they should be consecrated And God to him did promise then that he would be their God â—nd they should knowe he had theÌ„ saued from Pharao and his rod. The xxx chapiter INioynd an aulter he must make theron to burn incence â—lso on it to reconcile yéerly for their offence â— brasen lauer he must make to washe and make all clean The anointing oyl with all the rest more holy things did mean The xxxi chapiter KNowledge two men theÌ„ had of God to woork the holy things The Saboth eke and day of rest God vnto Moyses minges â—nd Tables twain the Lord did giue to Moyses on the hil â—herin were writ the ten preceptê whiche was th'almighties wil. The xxxii chapiter LIke fooles a calfe was made there whilâ— the people were so vain And Moyses praid to God for them and burst the tables twain When he came down he chod the préest and burnt the calfe in fire Moyses earnestly praid for them yet some were paid their hire The xxxiii chapiter MArche on forward God to them bad that they should thense depart But God denide to go with them they were of froward hart And when the people hard therof they did lament in minde Moyses willed to sée Gods face and saw him but behinde The xxxiiii chapiter NOw were the tables made again and God his mercy plight To cope with gentles or their Gods it is forbidden quite The swéet bread feast is first begon and Saboth day is tolde The first frutes Moyses heard exprest whose face did shine like golde The xxxv chapiter OF diuers things to them is tolde that is afore exprest To offer tithes and pay their frutes eche one of them was prest Bezaleel Ahaliab whiche wrought in silk and sayes The tabernacle they must make and Moyses dooth them praise The xxxvi chapiter PLentie of things did these two make as God gaue them in gift Kings of golde and curtens eke to run all in a drift The people brought suche store of stuffe that there was ouer muche Willing they were to build Gods house and for to make it riche The xxxvii chapiter QUite all of wood the Ark
IN like as should the Iewes haue had so on their foes it fel For some were slain some hangd on trée the King did like it wel Then did they point that day to kéep holy from yéer to yéer With laudes praise w t déeds of almes as there it dooth appéer ¶ As Esthers book is finished so Iob ye shall haue next The patient man we wil you shew according to the text No Iew he was but gentile born yet did he walke aright He was before that Moyses was who did this book indight ¶ The book of Iob. The first Chapiter A Man there was that dwelt in Hus and Iob they did him call Of riches great who Sathan spoild and reâ—t it from him all His Children eke God gaue him leaue with fire to send them hence Yet for all this he could not breke Iob of his patience The ii Chapiter BIles and foule sores vpon his fleshe to vexe him woorse and woorse The Deuil got leaue to plague him with the mightie Lord to curse His wife also who should haue béen his stay and eke comfort Shée counseld him to curse the Lord his fréends did him exhort The iii. chapiter CUrsed now be the day said Iob wherein that I was born For nought is héer but wretchednes our labour is forlorn They are in blisse that graued be their sorrowes then are doon He wisht the pit his house had béen when life he first begoon The iiii chapiter DOost thou then said one Elephas waxe faint whiche héer tofore To suche as were in trouble like hast béen to them a lore The Lord wil doo what pleaseth him there is none iust but hée The Angels macht vnto their God vnpure are found to be The v. chapiter ELiphas stil procéedeth foorth with pacience him to arme He prooues the wicked in their welth haue soon come vnto harme And how the iust continually from God haue their defence He telleth Iob his happy state afore that he go hence The vi chapiter FUl sore in sores Iob dooth reply confessing he is weak And wishing death rebuking suche as to him would not speak And eke to suche as taunted him he liked not their talke He prooueth that in woord and déed he righteously did walke The vii chapiter â–ª GO on our dayes we doo on eartâ— as shadowes or as clouds And sudenly we leaue behinde our emptie framed shrouds â–ª Both night and day they haue their toâ— â–ª with woork and dreames itost Wherfore if God did not vs kéep so were we surely lost The viii chapiter HElp is there none said Bildad thâ— for thée in thy distresse But prayers to make in puritie and so thy sinnes confesse Then shalt thou haue thy good again and eke therto increace But Hipocrites that trust in déeds their glory soon shall ceace The ix chapiter IOb did consent and dooth affirm that God is muche of might And eke more iust then what he made none like him in his sight And that whoso with him dooth plead let him of this be sure He shalbe forced to confesse him self to be vnpure The x. chapiter KNow fain he would of God the cause why so he did him strike He was his woork and handy craft in fourm wel to be likte Séeing said he I knowe it not time giue me to repent He dooth describe the face of death that makes this life relent The xi chapiter LO said Sophar another fréend what woords this fellowe makes Uniustly he did Iob accuse that he was ful of crakes No measure can of God be had he knoweth secrets hid He willeth Iob for to repent so comfort should procéed The xii chapiter MEn riche in worldly welth dispise bothe God and godlines Thus then said Iob to those that came to mock his holines The might of God he dooth describe to passe all other power And that no strength can him restst if he begin to lower The xiii chapiter NOne of you all hath knowledge more said he then that I haue Therfore with God now let me talke who shall me surely saue He prayeth God to pardon him and to absent his ire So shall he then escape the wrath of euerlasting fire The xiiii chapiter OF mens short state and misery and how their dayes be set Whiche none can passe nor cut therof his time prolong nor let And eke how that this world shall end and men shall blisse then haue So hope he prooues shall neuer die though men go down to graue The xv chapiter PUft vp with pride said Eliphas is Iob right wel I sée What knowest thou what canst thou tel but eke the same can wée Th'vngodly man he runneth foorth as stiffe as any stéel But God rebukes his sinful way whiche sharply he dooth féel The xvi chapiter QUenche yée your woords for shame ê™ Iob what coÌ„fort call you this My state and cace on euery side is far from ioy or blisse From witting sin by willing mood his hart and hands were clean Why he was stroke so gréeuously he musde what God did mean The xvii chapiter RIght rufully he shewth his cace to God that is on hie And stil rebukes the scornfulnes of those that stood him by But vertuous men he dooth commend for they in vertue growe He maketh count that he shall die and down to dust him bow The xviii Chapiter SUche tormentê as the wicked shall abide for their misdéeds Forsooth Bildah dooth tel to Iob as iust deserued méeds Bothe darknes with and pit and snarâ— his house and fame shall die Suche fée saith hée shall sinners haue and telles the cause and why The xix chapiter TEn times said Iob ye haue me vext what mean yée so to doo Yée sée me spoild on euery side and ad yée this therto O fauour me and hear my woords and write them vp in lead â–ª My sauiour liues whom I shall sée when vp shall rise the dead The xx chapiter WHen Iob had doon then Suphar spake and telles the wickeds lot How that his gain shall home again whiche he vniustly got And hauing store yet raking more stil saying he is poore He shall not scape the wrath of God when he on him dooth loure The xxi chapiter AH now said Iob hear me a while and answer to me giue Why doo the wicked prosper so and welthy long doo liue Yet is their end in wretchednes their God they did blaspheme At graue the poore shall haue asmuche as he that rulde a realme The xxii chapiter BE sure of this said Eliphas God wil with thée contend Thy crueltie to pouertie hath brought thée to this end Therfore conuert and turn to God and lay away thy pride And make thy boon in humblenes and God shalbe thy guide The xxiii chapiter CAn God be hid no no said Iob I knowe his mercy great Before behinde and on eche side gainst him may no man pleat His law and eke his woorthy hests I haue and wil obay He dooth his wil I doo him fear and so shall doo
once again for fréedome from his thrall By faith in hope he giues to God affirming this withall That God with fauour dooth beholde those that him loue and fear Preseruing them continually as samples doo appéer The xxxii Psalme MAruaylous sick he dooth confesse his sin to be the cause And blest to whom God not imputes the breaking of his lawes And after thus his faultê confest the wicked he exhorts To mend their life and holy men with ioyes he muche comfortê The xxxiii Psalme NOw righteous men reioice saith he in him that vs did make And gouerns all and is ful true his graunt shall neuer slake He sercheth hartê and knoweth thoughtê no secrets from him hid No help can saue but his right hand trust this he dooth you bid The xxxiiii Psalme OF fear and dread he béeing rid whom Achis counted mad He thanketh God who was the cause that good successe he had And so prouokes that godly men should stil in God put trust Affirming wicked slaughters great and sauegard for the iust The xxxv Psalme PLead thou my cause o God saith he gainst Saule and eke his court â–ª Their traps they set me for to catche let them turn to their hurt And saue thou me and also those that giltâ—es take my part And I shall praise thy holy name so long as liues my hart The xxxvi Psalme QUite gon from fear of God are those that followe wicked trace The gouernnaunce of God in earth dooth ioy his woful cace And so muche more he holdes that God his chosen shall preserue Who finally shall them defend and punishe those that swarue The xxxvii Psalme REck not saith he nor doo you fret that wicked men doo thriue Nor that thou séest the iust correct for thou shalt sée beliue How that the euil of cut shalbe and thou if thou abide Ful patiently shalt haue thy wishe when that thy cause is tride The xxxviii Psalme SIcknes eftsoones dooth cause him say his sinnes the same to bring The ire of God and fréend now fled with foes on him laughing Is cause that he intreateth God to make him whole again And firmly stands to trust to that and so dooth stil remain The xxxix Psalme TEmpted then with extremities and gréefs that were infirme Eke fully bent this patience with silence to confirme Yet burst he out with doleful woords and dumnes quite he left Beséeching him of spéedy help that he be not bereft The xl Psalme WHen perils past were passed by he rendreth thanks to God And telleth plain he wil set out suche things as he hath bod Stil crauing mercy at his hand and foile on foes to fall With wishing those that doo him fear his prays to render all The xli Psalme AFflicted sore yet dooth he blesse those that his cace lament Complayning muche of fayned fréends that traytourously were bent But féeling God to be his ayd his haters rage to stay He rendreth thanks and dooth protest he wil doo so for ay The xlii Psalme BEâ—ing exilde from Christes flock to praise his holy name Yet dooth he ful protest a while from hart to doo the same Affirming though aduersities had ne so him opprest Yet should his soule haue confidencâ— in him to take her rest The xliii Psalme CAusles his foes did vexe him sore therfore to God he prayes Iudge thou my cause and be my light thus vnto God he sayes So by that meanes vnto thy hil and tabernacle bothe Upon my harp I wil thée thank my soule shall not it lothe The xliiii Psalme DUe thanks his people héer doo giue for mercies manifolde And féeling now the contrary Gods couenant they beholde Affirming that to be the cause why enemies them vexe Yet doo they vow his lawes to holde for all their wicked checks The xlv Psalme EXtolled is the maiestie of Salomon the King The Egipt wife that he did wed hath eke her extolling Wherby is shewd how the Gentiles to Christe shall spoused be His mercies large shall foorth so stretche that none refuse wil he The xlvi Psalme FOr help receiu'd béeing besiegd of King Sennacherib The land the Lord affirming so it shalbe stablished In putting trust in God alwayes who hath his whole delight To saue his Churche when succour all dooth séem to be gone quite The xlvii Psalme GGd that is of moste mightie power he willeth for to laud Whose kingly rule dooth make his foes that they by him be awd Who dooth also to Iacobs séed extend his lasting looue He telles before the Gentiles call by Christe that is abooue The xlviii Psalme HOw notably Hierusalem from sundry foes had ayd How that from God their force was such they could not be dismaid For whiche to God they render thanks as guide vnto their dittie And so describe the comely state of their moste noble Cittie The xlix Psalme INcline your eares saith he hark iudge not that suche as welth Haue in their hands that they be blest for sure it is but pelf And they shall passe and perishe all that haue therin their trust But God shall féed and saue in déed suche as in him are iust The l. Psalme KNowing ful wel how that the church of Ipocrites had store Who put their trust in outward showes more then in inward lore Whiche hée dooth check and telleth plain that God dooth more delight In inward thanks and due requestê then sacrifices bright The li. Psalme LO pardon now he pleadeth for the King I mean when hée By Nathans mouth did knowe his fault haue mercy Lord on me He saith and blot out all mi gilt and put away my sinne And doo not strike my people for the fault that I fel in The lii Psalme MUche musing why that wicked man that Doeg had to name Should boste him self so in his pride he saith God shall him tame And then he willes that faithful men should not suche tirants fear But stand in trust of Gods defence who shall their quarels bear The liii Psalme NO God at all the fool dooth say there is to sée my fact God looking down espied none that did regard his act Wherfore with fear they shalbe flight where fear there is no néed But sauing state with ioyfelnes his flock shall haue in déed The liiii Psalme O God hée saith doo thou me saue with enemies opprest And by thy power iudge thou my cause gainst suche as me detest Then wil I praise thy holy name and sacrifice ordain When of my foes my ful request of thée I doo obtain The lv Psalme PErsecuted so stil by Saule for succour he dooth pray Muche gréeued with a flattring sort that sought him to betray Moste ardently beseeching God his pittie for to shew And carefulnes he willeth men vpon the Lord to throwe The lvi Psalme QUestionles he séeth no way his foes for to withstand But forst he was to walke astray to voyd his enmies hand Wherfore he praith moste humblely to him that prayer alowes To way his cause and him