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A07789	Nyne songs collected out of the Holy Scriptures of Old and New Testament, drawne foorth of the pure fountaines of Hebreuu and Greeke ; translated, paraphrased in prose, summed, analysed, notted vpon, grounds for vse and doctrine observed in every one of them, and finally paraphrased in English meeter, by Mr. William Moray ...	Morray, William.	1634 (1634)	STC 18166; ESTC S1306	47,991	144

whiles cryed out why stayes he so long what can bee his stay 28. Her ladies essayed al their wits to comfort her yea even shee comforted her self with his owne words saying 29. They haue found their prey they are parting the spoyle even damosels to everie man and the colloured partie coloured garments sowed with nedle worke made to be ornaments for their neckes 30. This may bee a document to all ages that all the enemies of GOD shall perish and those that loue him shall shine as the sun at noone day The argument and analysis of this song AFter the death of Ehud who slew Eglon king of Moab and delyvered Israel out of the hands of Moabits whom they had served eighteene yeares before Israel had rest from enemies for the space of foure score yeares But againe Israel wrought wickednesse in the sight of the LORD therefore he delivered them over into the hands of Iabin king of the Canaanits the generall of whose armie was called Sisera who oppressed Israel the space of twentie yeares Then Israel repented them of their sinnes humbled themselfe and cryed to the Lord and hee heard them And Deborah Barak Iabel he made instruments to deliver them This deliverance is the argument of this Song sung by Deborah a Prophetesse There bee three chiefe and principall parts of this song 1 The exordium or beginning of this song vers 1. 2. Next the purpose from the 3. verse to the 30. Thirdly the conclusion of the song verse 30. The exordium containes in it 2. exhortations with their reasons The 1. exhortation is to Gods people to praise God the reason thereof is taken from their present deliverie verse 1. The 2 exhortation is to al kings and princes to bee attentiue to the words of this Song The reason thereof is taken from the purpose of the Prophetesse in this song to wit to praise and make manifest the onely true God v. 2. see the like Ps 2. The purpose of the song containes in it chiefely 5. things 1. a narration of things bygone from the 3 verse to the 8. Next an exhortation to praise God from the 8. vers to the 13. Thirdly a narration of the battell betwixt the Israelites and Cananits from the 13. to the 22. Fourthly a curse and blessing from the 22. verse to the 27. Fifthly a prettie prosopopeia from the 27. verse to the 30. The narration of things bygone containes 2. things 1. Gods wonderfull power in bringing his people through the wildernesse to the land of promise ver 3.4 Next the great miserie wherein Israel was of late with the reason thereof verse 13. that they had served new gods idols 5.6.7 The exhortation to praise God hath in it 4. things 1. the governours of this people verse 8. Next to merchants verse 9. Third to the commons verse 10. the reason thereof is their libertie The fourth part is to her selfe and Barak verse 11. with the reason thereof verse 12. The narration of the battell containes in it 1. the praise of the tribes of Israell who came to fight and the dispraise of such as lay abacke from the 13. verse to the 18. Secondly is set downe the part of the Canaanites verse 18. Thirdly the part of God and his people verse 19.20.21 The curse is vpon Meroz and his inhabitants with the reason thereof verse 22. The blessing is vpon Iahel with a narration on of her part and the event thereof from the 22. ver to the 27 the prosopopeia is of Sisera his mother her ladies talking to gether from the 27. verse to the 30. The conclusion which is the last part of the song containes a prayer for the confusion of the enemies of God and of his Church and for the prosperitie of all those who truely loue GOD verse 30. Annotations vpon this song IT was the custome of Lyrick Poets in giving of thanks to GOD to vse solemne verses as wee may read in Orpheus Linus Pindarus Horace so the priests of Mars among the Romans called Salij All these did so by the light of nature but holy men and women did the lyke by the inspiration of the holy spirit Verse 1. Revenge In Hebrew in revenging revenges Willing That is not all Israell but such onely as followed Barak who at the time had no authority in Israel Verse 2. The earth c. Hyperbolicall speaches signifying the power of Gods presence working in all his creatures Verse 4. Sinai That is to say not onely creatures which were as it were before GOD in his presence but also such as it were behind him were mooved Verse 6. Mother so called because beeing endued with the spirit of prophecie as a mother to her childrē so prophets were called fathers their disciples their sonnes Verse 7. Gates or ports signifying that the enemie was master of all for in the ports of cities judges sat and the munition of the citie lay there Verse 9. Whyte asses This may bee exponed either of merchants or great men as after chap. 10.4 12.14 Vers 13. EPHRAIM It may be meant of Deborah for chap. 4.5 it is said she dwelt in mount Ephraim Verse 14. A dish that is to say aboundantlie for the Hebrew word signifieth a veshell cup like appointed to be vsed at great sacrifices as chap. 6.38 Butter That is to say new milk new severed from the butter Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1. DEBORAH conceived and sung this Song by a prophetick spirit the very daye when the benefite was gotten teaching vs heereby to giue thankes to God for his benefites without delaye not lingering with Iacob to go to Bethel and performe his vowes neither beeing vnthankfull altogether as the nyne lepers were to Christ The Ethnicks sung their Paeans immediatly after victorie over their enemies Obs 2. It is God who revengeth the wrongs done to his servants for it is his office Deut. 32. which when we find we should praise him Psal 18.47 neither should wee avenge our self Pro. 25.21 Ro. 12.10 Obs 3. v. 1. All true fortitude comes of God and is his gift as the right vse of it and good event Psal 18 for our actions are not in our power Ier. 10.23 This doctrine refuteth the errour of mans free-will Obs 4. Whatsoever is writen in holy Scripture serveth not only for the age when it was written but also for the posteritie Rom. 15.4 1. Cor. 10.11 Obs 5. Kings Princes and potentates haue neede to bee exhorted to marke the judgements of God vpon their Peeres for pride so blinds their mindes that they mis-ken both God man Ps 2.10 Ps 70.12 Ps 82.6 Obs 6. Wee should remember Gods works of olde that wee may praise him trust in him and be comforted in the day of trouble Psal 77.11 Obs 7. vers 3.4 All creatures in heaven earth serve God only the Devils and mankind are rebellious Obs 8. Peace is a great benefite of God to Church common-wealth and Warre a great