verse 3 When as mine adversaries shall Be turned back with shame For in thy presence they shall fall And perish by the same verse 4 For thou ô Lord thou hast alone Maintain'd my righteous Cause Thou fatest in thy righteous Throne To judge by righteous Lawes verse 5 Thou hast rebuk't the heathen rude And made for ever void Their hatefull name so that the lewd Are utterly destroy'd verse 6 Destructions are accomplished O Enemie so it frames Thou hast destroy'd and ruined Great Cities and their names verse 7 But God the true Eternall one For ever shall abide He hath prepar'd his kingly throne Just Judgement to decide verse 8 From Judgement he will not decline Exactly just and true To judge the world and will assigne To every man his due verse 9 The Lord moreover will become A refuge for th' opprest In times extreamly troublesome Securest place of rest verse 10 In thee will all men trust repose That know thy faithfull Name For thou hast not forsaken those That duly seek the same 2. Part. Argument God is glorified in delivering the Church and taking the wicked in their own craftinesse verse 11 UNto the Lord our God sing praise That dwells in Zion mount And all his wondrous works and wayes Unto the Church recount verse 12 When he for blood inquiry makes Those he forgets not then But into his remembrance takes The cryes of humble men verse 13 From gates of death thou dost me rear Have mercy on my state Think on the troubles that I bear Of those that do me hate verse 14 That I in Zions daughters gates May all thy praise record For thy salvation consolates My thankfull heart ô Lord. verse 15 Sunk down the wicked Heathen are Into the pit they made Their foot is taken in the snare Which they themselves have laid verse 16 By doing Judgement God is known The wicked man is snar'd By that destruction which his own Mischievous hands prepar'd verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to Hell These God-forgetting men verse 18 For poor men shall not alwayes dwell In dark oblivions den The needies long expecting eyes For ever shall not fail verse 19 Up Lord against the Heathen rise And let not man prevail Let them be judged in thy sight verse 20 And all the Nations then With fear and dread be danted quite And know themselves but men PSAL. X. York tune The presumption and crueltie of the wicked WHy dost thou Lord stand off so farre And seem'st thy self to hide And see'st what troublous times here are And what oppressing pride verse 2 Wherewith the wicked hunt the poor O let them be surpris'd Caught in the snare they thought so sure And which themselves devis'd verse 3 He boasteth of his hearts desire And doth the covetous blesse Whom while the wicked doth admire The Lord abhorres no lesse verse 4 Not seeking after God a jot Such is his staring pride In all his thoughts God commeth not verse 5 His waies none can abide Thy Judgements Lord are far enough Above his purblind sight At 's enemies he makes a puff And by them all sets light verse 6 His heart hath said I know that I Shall never be displac't Nor of the least adversitie At any time shall tast verse 7 His mouth is full of blasphemie Of fraud deceit and wrong Mischievousness and vanitie Sit underneath his tongue verse 8 In lurking dens and od by-ways Of Villages he sits The innocent he takes and slays In secret holes and pits 2. Part. Argument The craft and crueltie of the wicked prayer prevails against their power verse 9 MOst privily against poor men He bends his murth'rous eyes And like a Lyon in his den In wait he closely lies That he the simple man may get He lies in secret wait When once he draws him to his net Then doth he catch him strait verse 10 He doth crouch down and lowly bend Humbling himself withall That so the poor man that 's his end By his strong Ones may fall verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides away his eyes On purpose he beholds it not verse 12 O Lord ô God arise Forget not but thy hand forth-stretch For poor men undertrod verse 13 O wherefore should a wicked wretch Contemn all-mighty God It shall not be requir'd at all Thus hath he said in heart verse 14 But of their mischief spite and gall Thou Lord a witness art And wilt requite it with thy hand The poor man doth commend Himself to thee for thou dost stand The fatherless his friend 3. Part. Argument as before verse 15 THe arm of Tyrants merciless Lord break in sunder quite Search out his secret wickedness Till all be come to light verse 16 God reigneth an eternall King By whose revenging hand The heathen people perishing Are banished the land verse 17 Lord the desire of humble men Hath pierc't thine easie ear An heart thou wilt prepare us then And cause thine Eare to hear verse 18 To judge the poor and fatherlesse That are opprest so sore That earthly men may not oppresse Nor vex them any more PSAL. XI French 1. Tune Argument The Saints impregnable safety so long as God is in heaven his different dealing with the good and bad IN God I put my Confidence Why do yee utter such a word Why say you to my soul fly hence Unto your mountain as a bird verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bowes Their arrows on their strings prepare In secret for to shoot at those That upright-hearted persons are verse 3 If the foundations be destroy'd What can the Righteous do they say verse 4 Heavens holy temple stands not void For God is present there for ay The Lord within the heavens high Hath stablished his royall throne His Eyes behold his Eye-lids try The sonnes of mortall men each one verse 5 The Lord the righteous throughly tries But he the wicked greatly hates And him that loveth cruelties His righteous soul abominates verse 6 Brimstone and fire and tangling snares Upon the wicked raine shall he An horrible tempest he prepares The portion of their cup to be verse 7 For God that is a righteous one Doth righteousnesse as much affect The upright man he looks upon With very singular respect PSAL. XII To new tune Argument The great corruption of the wicked world their prophane and presumptuous speeches The preservation of the Church O Lord put to thy helping hand For now the godly cease The faithfull people of the land Exceedingly decrease verse 2 Men generally Speak vanitie Unto their friends apart Their conference slips From flattering lips And from a double heart verse 3 The lips that utter flatterings The Lord will cut away And tongues that speak presumptuous things verse 4 For thus they boast and say We shall not fail But to prevail With tongue and lips most free They are in our Peculiar
round about verse 14 Thou makest us a by-word here Among the heathen spread Among the people every-where A shaking of the head verse 15 Lo my confusion through disgrace Before me still I see The shame of my abashed face Hath also covered mee verse 16 For his voice sake that doth reherse Such blasphemies and taunts By reason of th' avenger fierce And adversaries vaunts 3. Part. Argument The constancy and integritie of the Church in persecution verse 17 THis storm of trouble have we felt Yet have not thee forgot Nor in thy Covenant falsly dealt verse 18 Our hearts diverting not Nor from thy ways our steps have stray'd verse 19 Though thou hast broke us sore In Dragons dens and deaths dark shade Where we are covered ore verse 20 If our Gods Name we have forgot To strange gods rear'd our hands verse 21 God shall discov'r it shall he not Our thoughts that understands verse 22 We all day long are kil'd and slain Even for thy dear Names sake As sheep for slaughter we are ta'n verse 23 Why sleep'st thou Lord awake Cast us not off for evermore verse 24 Arise why hid'st thy face Forgetting our afflictions sore And our distressed case verse 25 For down to dust our soul is trod On earth as worms we craul verse 26 For thy sweet mercies sake ô God Rise help redeem us all PSAL. XLV To Coventry tune The perfections and prerogatives of Christ Jesus set forth in a type of Solomon MY studious heart contemplating Good matter doth indite I of the King Compos'd a thing Which here I will recite My tongue is as a Writers pen To frequent writing us'd verse 2 O fairer then The sons of men Thy lips have grace infus'd God therefore hath thee ever blest verse 3 Thy sword gird on thy thigh And be thou drest O mightiest With state and majesty verse 4 Ride on in this thy majesty VVith prosperous success Because of thy Humilitie Thy truth and righteousness And thy right hand shall teach thee things Even rare and dreadfull arts verse 5 Thy shasts keen stings Shall wound the Kings Proud adversaries hearts VVhereby thy foes are undertrod verse 6 For ever lasts thy throne Thy ruling rod Even thine ô God It is a righteous one verse 7 Thy soul loves truth and lewdnes hates And God thy God therefore Thee consecrates Above thy mates VVith oil of gladnes store verse 8 Out of the Iv'ry palaces With fragrant garments clad Myrrhe Alôes And Cassia please Whereby they make thee glad verse 9 Among the noble female band Kings daughters were inroll'd At thy right hand The Queen did stand In purest Ophir gold 2. Part. Argument The happy calling and manifold priviledges of the Church in type of Solomons Queen verse 10 HEarken ô daughter bow thine ear Consider and incline Forget what were Thy people there And fathers house of thine verse 11 Then shall the Kings affections stream Desire thy beautie trim For he must reign Thy Lord supream And thou must worship him verse 12 With gifts among them shall resort Thy daughter there ô Tyre The richer sort There craying for 't Thy favour shall desire verse 13 The daughter of this royall line VVithin for to behold Doth with divine Resplendence shine Her clothing all wrought gold verse 14 Be brought unto the King shall shee In needle-work aray'd And unto thee Her train shall be And virgin-mates convay'd verse 15 With nuptiall joys and festivall They shall these Ladies bring Where met they shall Have entrance all To th' Palace of the King verse 16 Thy fathers for succession sake Shall leave a fruitfull birth VVhom thou mai'st take And Princes make In all the Christian earth verse 17 To ages all I 'l keep in store Remembrance of thy Name Thy praise therefore For evermore Shall all the earth proclame PSAL. XLVI To Dutch tune The siege of Jerusalem is raised the Church triumpheth in God GOD is our strength and present aid Our refuge in our need verse 2 Therefore we will not be afraid Nor tottering earth-quakes heed verse 3 Tho midst of Seas huge hils be hurld Tho troubled waters rore And swellings of the billows curld Make mountains tremble sore verse 4 A river there with crystall stream Shall glad that Citie of his The sacred tents of God supream verse 5 The Lord amidst her is Right early God shall help her there She shall not once be mov'd verse 6 The heathen Kingdoms moved were And most outragious prov'd He uttering then that voice of his Made th' earth to melt away verse 7 The Lord of hoasts with Israel is And Jacobs God our stay verse 8 Come see Gods works whose powerfull hand The earth hath des'late made verse 9 He ceaseth wars in every Land He breaks the desp'rate blade He fires the Chariot breaks the bow verse 10 Be still and know saith he That I am God on earth below And there extoll'd will be Among the heathens magnifi'd Shall be my glorious power verse 11 The Lord of hoasts is on our side And Jacobs God our Tower PSAL. XLVII To Martyrs tune The happy calling of the Jews and Gentiles the triumphant carrying up of the Ark. 1 King 8. 4. CLap hands ye people generally With voice of triumph glad verse 2 Shout to the Lord that is most high And greatly to be drad Ore all the earth a mightie King verse 3 He shall subdue the lands And people in subjection bring To Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage shall God select The portion fair set out Of Jacob whom he did affect verse 5 The Lord 's gone up with shout The Lord 's gone up with trumpets sound To God due praises sing verse 6 Sing praises ô sing praises round Sing praises to our King verse 7 Of all the earth God's King alone Sing praise with knowledge then verse 8 God sits upon his holy throne Reigns ore the heathen men verse 9 The peoples Princes hither throng People of Abrahams God The shields of th' earth to God belong Exalted all abroad PSAL. XLVIII To old England tune To siege of Jerusalem is raised He praiseth the beautifull structure thereof GReat is the LORD his praise no less For so must we record In mountain of his holiness And Citie of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beauteous thing And on her Northern side The Citie of the mightie King The whole earths joy and pride verse 3 The LORD within her palace there Is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were Together they past-by verse 5 They saw it and they marvailed And troubled sore they were verse 6 They hasted thence for fear and dread Which seis'd upon them there As child bed-pains take woman-kinde So sorely pain'd were they verse 7 Thou breakest with an Eastern winde The Tarsean
from youth to age I am distracted while that I Indure such wrath and rage verse 16 Thy fierce displeasure o'r me goes Thy terrours cut me down verse 17 And every day they me inclose As streams that threat to drown They all together me invade verse 18 Thou sep'rat'st friend and lover And darkness with it's misty shade Doth my acquaintance cover PSAL. LXXXIX Dutch tune Ethan magnifies Gods love and faithfulness to the house of David verse 1 MY song for ever shall express The mercies of the Lord My mouth shall all his faithfulness From age to age record verse 2 For mercy shall said I be built For ever to indure Thou in the very heavens wilt Thy truth establish sure verse 3 I with my chosen have agreed To faithfull David swore verse 4 My servant I will fix thy seed To stand for evermore To ages all thy throne I 'l raise verse 5 And heav'n shall find a tongue Thy wondrous faithfulness to praise Thy gathered Saints among verse 6 In heaven who may any way With our Lord God compare VVho of the glorious Angels may So bold compar'son dare verse 7 The Saints assemblies that are his Must greatly fear his Name And all that round about him is Must reverence the same 2. Part. Argument Gods goodness to the Church in creation and government of the world verse 8 O Lord of hosts what god excels Like thee with great pow'r crown'd Thy faithfulness who parallels In all thy circuits round verse 9 The restless raging of the seas Thou rulest at thy will Her swelling waves thou dost appease And mak'st it calm and still verse 10 Thou brok'st in pieces Egypts land Like one that slaught'red lies Thou hast with thine almighty hand Disperst thine enemies verse 11 The heavens and the earth are thine The world and all inclos'd Thou foundest by that pow'r divine verse 12 Which North and South compos'd Tabor and Hermon wondrously Shall in thy Name delight verse 13 Thy hand is strong thy right hand high Thy arm is full of might verse 14 Justice and Judgement on thy throâ— Retain a dwelling place Pure truth and mercy joyn'd in one Shall go before thy face verse 15 That people blessed we record That knows the joyfull sound Thy countenances light ô Lord Shall safely them surround verse 16 Even them thy righteousness shall raise And they shall take delight verse 17 In thy great Name that is their praise And glory of their might Thy favour such that shall there spring Our horns advancement thence verse 18 For Israels holy one 's our King The Lord is our defence 3. Part. Argument Prophecies and promises to Davids house recorded verse 19 IN vision to thy Saint was said For then thou mad'st it known Lo I my helping hand have laid Upon a mightie one verse 20 A chosen Israelite I crown'd With holy Oil have I My servant David whom I found Anointed purposely verse 21 Mine hand shall stablish his success Mine arm shall make him strong verse 22 No foe no sonne of wickedness Shall crush or do him wrong verse 23 I 'l crush his foes before his face Plague them that do him hate verse 24 But will my faithfulness and grace With him perpetuate â—is horn shall be exalted high By my great Names command verse 25 I 'l stretch to th'Seas his soveraigntie To th'river his right hand verse 26 Thou art my Father he shall cry So invocate my Name My God my rock my sure supply Whence my salvation came verse 27 Him my first-born will I advance All earthly Kings above verse 28 And ever grant continuance Unto him of my love My cov'nant shall with him stand fast verse 29 His seed shall still endure And I will make his throne to last As dayes of heaven sure 4. Part. Argument He shews that God corrects his people but never casts them off verse 30 IF Davids seed forsake my Law Not execute my will verse 31 If from my precepts they withdraw Not my commands fulfill verse 32 They shall be sure that I their God Their wickedness and sin With scourges of a smarting rod To visit will begin verse 33 But of my loving kindness yet I will not him bereave Nor will my faithfulness permit To take a finall leave verse 34 My cov'nant with my chosen King By me shall ne'er be broke Nor will I alter any thing Which once my lips have spoke verse 35 Once by my holiness I swore To David I 'l not lie verse 36 His seed shall last for evermore His throne before mine eye verse 37 Like Sun and Moon it shall be fixt For ever they shall be Heavens faithfull witnesses betwixt My chosen King and me 5. Part. Argument He complains of great distress besall'n the house of David seeming to disprove Gods promises verse 38 BUt thine anointed now abhor'd Thou hast cast off in wroth verse 39 Made void thy servants cov'nant Lord The cov'nant of thy troth By casting down to ground thou hast Profan'd his sacred crown verse 40 Of his strong holds made wofull waste His hedges all broke down verse 41 All passengers do him destroy He is in en'mies scorn verse 42 And all his foes thou mad'st to joy And liftest up their horn verse 43 Yea thou hast turn'd and blunted quite His swords puissant edge And for to stand it out in fight Thou hast not been his pledge verse 44 His glory thou hast caus'd to cease And cast his throne to ground verse 45 His youthfull days thou didst decrease And him with shame confound 6. Part. Argument He prays for restauration of Davids kingdome considering Gods faithfull promises and the greatness of the adversaries verse 46 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy face Shall thy continuall rage Flame out as fire so long a space verse 47 O think of my short age Why hast thou made all men in vain verse 48 What man draws vitall breath That shall his soul from grave detain And not at all see death verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses Which thou didst swear and vow To David in thy righteousness O Lord where are they now verse 50 Remember Lord thy Saints reproach What taunts my bosome bears VVhich all the mighty people broach Thine en'mies taunts are theirs verse 51 Wherewith they have reproacht the ways Of thine anointed King verse 52 To God be everlasting praise Amen Lord grant the thing PSAL. XC London long tune Moses prays God the eternall stay of the Church to sanctifie the many mortalities of Israel in the Wilderness for their sinnes LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place In generations all Thou wast ere there was forme or face Of creature great or small verse 2 Before the mountains had their birth The world or smallest clod Of all this vast and spacious earth Thou art eternall God verse 3 But as for man that 's made of clay He 's
he that pities him God will give him ease a couch of contenâ—ment I am a poor sinner needing mercy A figure of Iudas By justice in a lawfull â— y. A pledge of my deliverance and their destruction Melts in grief Such seasts Sabbaths as God appointed To think of them in these places of banishment will comfort me Songs of his experienced power and goodness Makes me hold up my head with comfort T is but a vile price they are sold for Makes me blush and hang down my head A Poem a bride-song Forward to utter thy praises Spirituall beauty Ioh. 7. 46. Exercise O Christ thy martiall and princely power convince convert c. Magnanimity mixt with meekness Thy success shall be glorious Oil of the Spirit making joyfull in God Above Moses Melchisedeâ— c. and the best Saints Thy adorning sweet smelling gifts and graces come from heaven typed by Solomons ivory palace Kingdoms and Provinces added to the Jewish Church Forget carnall affections The Churches obedience is her beautie Gentiles be Proselytes Spirituall beautie 1 Pet. 3. 4. At last day in robes of righteousneâ—s Ephes. 5. 27. Additionall Churches Mat. 25. 10. Succession of the Church and some famous instruments This Psalm shall ever honour Christ. It s thought that of Senacherib 2. Chr. 32. 21. Siloh runs still for all their threats and brags 2. King 18. 27. 19. 24. Much more the spirituall springs 2 King 19. 35 Figuring Christs ascension and the glorious state of the Church Subject the Gentiles to our faith As he chose us and provided for us so he shall bring in the rest with us Ioh. 10. 16. The Governers ow dutie to God In token of the spirituall beauty of the Church Sion where the Temple was built was on the South-side Jerusalem The Princes of Senacherib and others 2 Kin. 19. 36. 2 Chr. 20. 2. It was a shipwrack like defeat full of fear and confusion Tarshish a Citie famous foâ— shipping We have seen proved what we heard promised and prayed for in the Temple Of my misdeeds and evill wayes or of my close persecutors Much less his soul. At the resurrection when the night of death is past Which shall recompence my lying in the grave The grave and hell Gloriously as comming from that holy glorious place 1 King 8. 11. Heaven and earth shall be witness Professors by all the seals of my Covenant For thinking the outward Ceremony enough His adultery murther 2 Sam. 11. As a ghost in my sight As the onely punisher or pardoner Oh what a majesty have I offended Originall corruption aggravates and so doth grace received With the bloud of Christ signified by it Exod. 12. 22. As unable to recover of himself By publishing this Psalm of my fall and thy favour By occasion of Saul and Doeg 1 Sam. 21. In getting wealth and preferment by wickedness I shall flourish specially in my soul. Their destruction and my deliverance Prov. 28. 1. No marvell for somtimes God hath torn them in pieces that sought the ruine of the Church As barbarous as heathen Take their part that take mine Being in Keilah Threap it upon me tho guiltless Set them at ods to their destruction in Keilah let them not agree about betraying me Angels or companionâ— with me delivered No bad success Saul did so 1 Sam. 19. 6. Commend the faithfulnes of his promises Persecutions causing me to flee and flit from place to place Yea thou keepest a Register of them Be repulsed by my prayers By Gods grace I will praise the certainty of his promises Deadly dangers From falling into sin or sorrow Setting Saul on 1 Sam. 24. 9. So prophecying of the Gospel to be heard there My tongue Isa. 48. 8. Inchanters ticed the adder out of her hole by a voice or tune to kill them but som were so craftie as to stop one ear with the tayl and the other with the ground lest the inchantment should tice her out Make them as weak as water A snail out â—f her shell Heb. Before they i. e. the godly feel your thorns pricky he i. e. God shall blast both the quick and burned i. e. dead thorn Such as are implacable and incorrigible Some think it a prophecy of the dispersed unbeleeving Jews None remain in honour or happiness Since they raven like dogs let them speed no better let them be emptie c. Meditate of the advanced kingdom of Christ thus typed The land feels the sad effects of warre to this day A more bitter cup of affliction but of late appear great tokens oâ— thy love to witness the truth of thy promises proceed Lord to prosper David to conquer the remotest places Ephraim for Souldiers Iudah for Counsellors servile Moab c. yet glad that Christ overcomes them By Absolâ—ms conspiracy From the deserts whither I am fled perswade me to rest on thy power and promises I desire to frequent thy Tabernacle Thy mercies represented by the Cherubims Exo. 37. 9. The best heritage Acts 26. 18. In his seed according to faith To disparage the righteous Once and again many a time and oft No ordinances Slain in battâ—ll and left a prey to the beasts And for every good Christian. Rev. 1. 6. All that worship the true God aright Gen. 31. 53. but God will discover hypocrite-professors Cunning to conceive close to conceal mischief Their threats and curses fall on themselves â—n and thorough Christ Published pressed and experienced by the ordinances there Judgements against our adversaries Eclipses Comets and strange accidents Every day hath some remarkable providence rejoicing the creatures Rain is God river The red Sea As from Egypt into Canaan See Numb 10. 35. 1 Chr. 15. 16. 26. Calleth to marriage blesseth it releaseth prisoners bond-slaves Exod. 19. 18. Ier. 5. 24. All manner of blessings 〈◊〉 34. 26. Thy chosen people and for their sake the land was blest Presently in all mens mouths Women had spoil brought home As scullions Intimating the happines of the church above all other people As Angels waited on God on Sinai Exo. 19. So on the Church Heb. 1. 14. Christ after his passion ascended conquering our captivers and received power to send down the Holy Ghost even for the Elect Gentils that were yet rebellious Escaps from death corporall spiritual temporall eternall Tho another Og of Bashan or red Sea were in their way Meditate of Christs glorification appearance at the last judgement From the first Israelite to the last or from the gifts of God himself Outward magnificence of that kingdom a type of the Church Wanton and brutish adversaries 2 King 8. 2. Mat. 2. 11. Yet in thy house we learn thy magnificence best My exceeding innocence Consumed with care to maintain thy pure service Iob. 2. 22. Meditate of Christs sufferings Smite them with the worst diseases as blindness palsie c. Let them increase sinne but never get pardon Both of Iews and Gentiles Held under the bondage of affliction
The true Church Also he promiseth the conversion of the Iews In the true Church typed by the land of Iudah Gavest command to thy Angels Psal. 91. 11. In which time Absolom rebelled More then can be told From deepest darkest dungeon of adveâ—sity 1 Chr. 23. 1. Then barren places will be fruitfull when justice abounds Meditate of Christs government After one crop to produce another From the red Sea to the Syrian from Euphrates to the great desert in token of Christs dominion all over the world Some fruitfulnes in the barrennest places yea a plentifull crop to rustle as the boughs The subjects of Christs Kingdome shall flourish Gal. 3. 8. They die of age or easie diseases without pangs of body or conscience Iob 21. 13. They meddle censure curse how and whom they list Gods people seek their favour that have so much and that makes them more carnall and prophane Till I consulted with that word which I had heard there When thou awakest to judgement thou shalt make their vain pomp which is but an Idea a fancie Yet thou didst not suffer the temptation to overcome me Hoping to set out thy works so as that none may stumble at prosperity or adversity of good or bad The land of Canaan and people of Israel Deut. 32. 9. Live to be perpetuall For signs of victory T was once a credit to build now to break down No sign of mending or ending our misery We can witness many former deliverances Pharaohs hosts and officers that great Leviathan Exod. 15. T was meat and drink to thy people to see his destruction The red sea and river Jordan Thy dearly beloved Church into the hand of c. Ignorant heathenish places abound wiâ—h tyrants We see by what is done who is the doer that David so much opposed reigns King but medicate more of Christ. The kingdome is in a toâ—â—ering condition under Saul for want of Justice but David put it in frame The cup of Gods wrath is a bloody one like their sins Their power For a faithfull and powerfull protector Arabian robbers are not so strong as God not the kingdoms of the world See 2 Chr. 22 21. Thy judgement terrified the world which was wrought for poor distressed Israel Thou gettest glory by permitting stopping tyrants rage What comfort I had heretofore To find out what the cause or what the end might be Such times wherin God displayd his greatest favours Thou hast appeared most unto thy people in such great works The red Sea seemed to be sensible of Gods presence Tempests there None knows now where that passage was As excellent things as Proverbs Apothegms He appointed us to rehearse these things See Numb 14. 40. The tribe of Ephraim carries the name of all Israel Zoan the chief Court of Pharaoh where greatest wonders were done Red Sea Exod. 14. 29. 19. Meditate of Christ the founâ—ain of grace Numb 11. 4. Grew not on earth but distill'd from heaven as if Angels had sed-on it Quails The chiefest and greatest So that 600000. were consumed in 40. yeers in the wilderness Limited his power to possibilities and likelihoods In Pharâ—ohs Court and all the land over Messengers of vengeanâ—â— On mountains where they set up Images Ezech. 20. 28 29. Their Idolatry cried loud in Gods ear Ier. 7. 14. His ark a monument of his mighty Name 1 Sam. 5. 1. Fire of Gods wrath * Because the men were killed up The wives as Phinehas wife died also Also t was a fashion for widows to mourn Ier. 9. 17. With the piles 1. Sam. 5. 12. To build his Temple and call a king a type of Christ and his Church Build the Temple in the Antitype the Church A type of Christ our Shepherd In the Babylonian invasion or that 2 Marc. 5. 15. Worship thee not aright 2 King 17. 5. Ioseph put for Israel Amos 6. 6. 2 Chr. 5. 13. Shine forth in favour to us all They strive who shall have us their slaves Under parable of a vineyard Psal. 44. 2. The great increase of Israel peopling the land of Canaan Psal. 72. 8. Subject to the weakest adversary Cruell tyrants Alas it was but a little branch a little people The poor people whom thou didst fence and favour Signifying the melodie of our hearts Signifying our spirituall deliverance Feast of Tabernacles Lev. 23. 43. Lev. 23. 24. 31. 41. In Israel In memoriall of Israels going from Aegypt and God with him Lev. 23. 48. Psal. 114. 1. From making earthen vessels Exod. 1. 14. With favour wheÌ„ I might on a sudden have destroyed thee Exod. 17. 7. Establisht in a prosperous condition Tyrants will not know their dutie All runs to ruine for want of justice As Iezabel Athalia Herod c. In hot countries they dwelt in tents The Saracens were indeed Hagarens of Hagar the bond-maid The Turks succeed these pagans Gen. 19. 37. Iudges 4. 15. 7. 25. 8. 11. The dwellings of Gods people Restles ever falling into evill as a wheel dragd i th durt If not for love for fear I even envie the sparrows And emulate the Levites constant attendance upon the publick service Psal. 134. This Bacâ— was a dry plain where they were fain to dig for water or use rain-water as they journeyed to the Temple Exod. 32. 17. Their going from stage to stage was a type of our progress in grace and holding out to the end Remember thy covenant in Christ for we rejoice in thy service If he have faith tho perhaps he cannot alwayes come Meditate of ours from the Romish Babylon and pray for a full reformation Perfect the good work Some of thy people are in Babylon still I am perswaded God will grant our prayers Wait for Gods good time The performance joyned to the promise Christ from heaven in his divine nature from earth in his humane nature shall come teach and give example Born in the Church deny baptisme of Infants and none can be called thy haÌ„d-maids son He asketh a providential sign and not a miracle Specially in the later days As God chose Sion made it holy so his people Psal. 78. 68. Hast glorious priviledges Egypt and other heathen shall be converted I le tell the faithfull that believe it and pray for it Such and such a man was new born regenerate in the Church God himself â—hall number them among his elect Store of Preachers and Confessors All springs of grace and comfort in the true Church As a man discommoned from the world free from any affaires of the world Knowing that after death there was no hope All these are descriptions of the state of death A type of his favour to the church in Christ. Thy promises as ingraven in heaven are as sure as the heavens themselves Saints and Angels there Mat. 2. Made Egypt â— dead corps by the ten pâ—agues All coasts corners of the world praise thee Tabor and Hermon are put for East West because they stood so who hast inriched
write this God was Priapus a filthy God worshipped pudendis paâ—â—factiâ— Num. 25. An approved act how ever men might censure it Num. 20. 10 11 12. Meditate how prone our nature is to sin 'T is thought to be made in the Babylonian captivitie No sort of men undergo harder things How much more then for our spirituall deliverance Planters of a new country It was a common trade in ancient times Out of a dungeon Prison-gates To convince Atheists that heed not providence I wil divulge thy Gospel in these psalms to the Gentiles For the Angels both receive thy mercy and report it and it is infinite mercy Command deliverances for thy Church and to David in token therof * So must we for the enlarging Christs kingdome Remote parts as Shechem are my heritage And all the tribes and coasts of Israel Yea and the Gentiles also be tokening Christs rule over all But as Moab a wash-pot to wash the feet som are but slaves submitting to Christ out of necessitie To conquer the Citie as well as the field in token that Christ overcomes the most obstinate Let the Devill be ready to tempt him to sin Some understand Let all his actions be cross as hindred by Satan i. e. an adversary Turn his apologie and plea at judgement against himself Lov'd to be in an unregenerate state subject to the curse and cared not for the blessings of the Gospel Rise to attempt any wicked act Stand up a neer helper to the poor and persecuted To Christ my Lord. Gospel first preached at Jerusalem Conversion at the first preaching as plentifull as the morning dew * In the Church a beautifull creature †Heb. 7. 3. Destroying the adversaries by heaps pursuing the victory as a warriour wetting his lips onely for hast Some understand it of Christs passion and resurrection Viz. Creation preservation c. Provision for soul and body typed by Manna of old Redemption Sanctification without which we have no true knowledge of his great works Good out of evill T is his meer grace that he should respect any Saint in heaven much more the poor on earth As barrennes was of old a great grief and children a great blessing so much more spiritually understood Meditate of our coming out of the world into the Church travelling towards heaven Israel was a holy and obedient people Red sea Sinai The Church shall survive in its generation to praise God Afflictions seeming as bitter as death †Lead my life as in thy sight with a particular trust that thou lookest to me 2 Cor. 4. 13. * A vanitie a thing of nought which who would think God should regard They were publick mercies in respect of the person representing Christ. * A custom of the Iews at feasts to lift up a cup at singing a Psalm which they cald the cup of salvatioÌ„ to which Christ alluded Luk. 22. 17. Born in the Church of beleeving progenitors and therefore interessed in the Covenant * He recals what he said man 's a lyer nâ— a Saint is a precious thing to God who prevents thâ—ir death or rewards it Day of Davids setling in the kingdom a type of Christs Meditate of Christ conquering the sons of Bâ—lial Saul or Ishbibenob 2 Sam. 21. 16. Davids deliverance a joy to all the Church Not be slain by Saul or any adversary Meditate of Christ of whom he was a type Gate of the Sanctuary where righteous men righteous ordinances c. David by Courtiers Christ by Cavillers Mat. 21. 42. Day of Davids inauguration and of Christs incarnation c. Blessed Ministers that preach these glad tidings It seems this Psalm was used at some solemn feast My soul faints Opened my heart in confession and petition Heresie and error Greediness of any lust restrains all my senses Therefore I would have nothing else to fear As well as to other good Christians Thy judgement on the wicked In time of my flitting and fleeing from Sauls persecution My grace was rewarded with more grace As at Ziglag 1 Sam. 30. 3. judgments of thy mouth and thy hand I grounded my faith on thy Word Doth at good for me Proud and fottish with prosperitie Prov. 17. 22. The days of my affliction No decay in nature Gen. 8. 22. Of a latitude to give full content Such teachers as were not godly My life in continuall danger Iudg. 12. 3. Heb. Boughs metaph thoughts that winde crookedly Ier. 4. 14. Some reade I hate the â—nstable For all their policie they deceive theÌ„selves Engage thy self for my defence To work a reformation Being confident that thou wilt maintain the truth Errors and Heresies Nothing needs disquiet or discourage them what ever falls out Though his back-slidings were not totall yet could he not recover of himself Some interpret this of the sin others of the punishment as keen and fierce as c. Juniper coals will keep fire a twelve-moneth if some may be beleeved Moll in loc As barbarous as Moors Arabians To heaven typed by Sion-hill When they lie in camp the hurtfull influences of heaven shall be restrained Made at their Arks remove 2 Sam. 6. 2. signifying unitie and uniformitie of the Church The males came thrice a year to worship before the Ark of the testimony represeÌ„ting Christ Exod. 34. 23. 25. 21. * Typing Christs government discipline In all the Cities and famous places typing Christs Congregations Which Temple typed the Church and Christs body that dy'd for us Ioh. 2. 21. Their rod rule may be upoÌ„ the back of the godly but notabide over long to make Gods people desperate As malefactors to execution Typing our deliverance from Romish Babylon We thought it but a dream Act. 12. 9. As comfortable as rivers in dry places They that sow seed when the dearth is so great they weep to spare so much In the gates of warre or Courts of justice which were built in the gates From heaven what was promised in Sion From the very beginning of the Church All the means instrumeÌ„ts of destruction Such ears of corn as grow on the house top never have the honour of a harvest so let the wicked never come to good Meditate how zealous we should be to promote Religion Never quiet in his minde till he could resolv where to build a Temple Which also betokened the temple of our hearts 1 Cor. 6. 19. * David born at Bethlem-Ephrata told us where the teÌ„ple should be built namely in Jerusalem which was once a wood land place * When these Tents are turned into a Temple figuring the setled state of the Church the Ark representing the strong God placed in the Propitiatory a type of Christ 1 Ioh. 2. 2. then shall we go to worship joyfully For thy Covenant sake with David through Christ of whom he is a type A type of Christs reigning in the Church The Temple was built on Mount Moriah Davids house on Sion which being more famous carries the name types Christs