in those days I meane to thee they shall present â—e attributeth the victorie to god their giftes of laude and praise verse 30 30 He shall destroye the speremens raÌ„cks these calues and bulles of might and cause them tribute paye and daunt all such as loue to fight verse 31 31 Then shall the lords of Aegypt come and presents with them bringe The Mores moste blacke shall stretche their hands vnto their lord and kynge verse 32 32 Therfore ye kyngdomes of the earth giue praise vnto the lorde singe psalmes to god with one consent therto let all accorde Selah 33 Who thogh he ride and euer hath aboue the heauens bright yet by the fearfull thunderclappes men may well knowe his might verse 34 34 Therfore the strength of Israel ascribe to God on hye whose might power doth farre extend aboue the cloudy skye verse 35 35 O god thy holynes and power is drad for euermore the god of Israell giuth vs strength praysed be god therfore Quam bonus Israell Psal LXXIII Th. St. ¶ The Prophete teacheth by his example that neyther the wordlie prosperitie of the vngodlie nor yet the affliction of the good oght to discourage gods children but rather oght to moue vs to consider our fathers prouidence and to cawse vs to reuerence godes iudgementes for asmuche as the wicked vanyshe awaye lyke smoke and the godlie enter into lyfe euerlastyng In hope wherof he resigneth hym selff into godes handes HOw euer it be yet god ys good and kinde to Israell And to all such as safely kepe theyr conscience pure and well Yet lyke a fole I almost slipt my feete began to slyde and or I wyst euen at a pinche my steps awrie gan glide verse 3 3 For when I sawe suche folishe men I grudgd and did disdayne That wicked men all things should haue without turmoile or payne verse 4 4 They neuer suffer panges nor grief as if deathe should theym smyte Their bodies are bothe stowte and strong and euer in good plite verse 5 5 And free from al aduersitie when other men be shent And with the reste they take no parte of plage or punishement verse 6 6 Therfore presumption dothe embrace their neckes as dothe a chayne and are euen wrapte as in a robe with rapine and disdayne verse 7 7 They are so fed that euen for fatt their eies oftymes oute starte And as for worldely goodes they haue more then can wisshe theire harte verse 8 8 Their lyfe is moste licentious boasting muche of the wronge Which they haue done to symple men and euer pride among verse 9 9 The heauens and the liuing lord they spare not to blaspheme And prate they do on worldely things no wight they do esteme verse 10 10 The people of god ofte tymes turne backe to see their prosperous state How harde it is for gods children them selues to auoide the tentations of the worlde And almoste drinke the selfe same cup and follow the same rate verse 11 11 How can it be that god say they should know and vnderstand These worldely thinges since wicked men be lordes of sea and land verse 12 12 For we may see howe wicked men in riches still encrease Rewarded well with worldly goodes and liue in rest and peace verse 13 13 Than why doe I from wickednes my fantasy refraine And washe my handes with innocentes and clense my heart in vaine verse 14 14 And suffer scourges euery day as subiect to all blame And euery mornyng from my youth susteine rebuke and shame verse 15 15 And I had almost sayd as they misliking myne estate Gods children oght not to be contemned because the worldelings are preferred in dignitie and worldely honors But that I should thy children iudge as folke vnfortunate * 16 Than I bethoght me how I might this matter vnderstande But yet the labour was to great for me to take in hande verse 17 17 Vntil the tyme I went into thy holy place and then I vnderstode right perfitly the ende of al these men verse 18 18 And namely how thou settest them vpon a slippery place And at thy pleasure and thy wil thou doest them al deface verse 19 19 Then all meÌ„ muse at that straÌ„ge sight to see how sodenlye they are destroyd dispatcht consumd and dead so horribly verse 20 20 Muche like a dreame when one a waketh so shall their wealth decaye their famous names in all mens sight shall ebbe and passe awaye verse 21 21 Yet thus my hart was grieued then my mynd was much opprest verse 22 22 So fond was I and ignoraunt and in “ Heb. before thee thys point a beast verse 23 23 Yet neuertheles by my right hande thou holdst me alwayes faste verse 24 24 And with thy counsell doest me gide to glorye at the laste verse 25 25 What thyng is there that I can wisshe but thee in heauen aboue Neither superstition nor yet feare or subtiltie of man colde drawe him from the true woorshipinge of God and in the earthe there is nothyng lyke thee that I can loue verse 26 26 My flesh and eke my heart do faile but God doth fayle me neuer For of my heart God is the strength my porcyon eke for euer verse 27 27 And loe all suche as “ thee forsake thou shall destroye eychone Heb. go a whooring from thee And those that trust in any thyng sauinge in thee alone verse 28 28 Therfore will I drawe nere to god and euer with him dwell In god alone I put my trust thy wonders will I tell Attendite Psal LXXVIII Th. St. ¶ He sheweth how god of his mercy chose his churche of the posteritie of Abraham castyng in their teathe the stubburne rebellion of their fathers that the children might not onelie vnderstande that god of his free mercie made his couenaunte with their auncitors but also seing them so malicious and peruerse might be asshamed and so turne wholie to god In this psalme the holy ghoste hath coprehended as it were the some of all godes benefites to the intent the ignorant and grosse people might see in fewe wordes theffecte of the whole stories Attend my people to my law and to my wordes enclyne my mouth shall speak straÌ„ge parables and sentences diuine which we our selues haue heard and learnde euen of our fathers olde and which for our instruction our fathers haue vs tolde verse 4 4 Because we should not kepe it close from them that shoulde come after Who shulde gods power to their race praise and all his workes of wonder verse 5 5 To Iacob he commandement gaue Deut. 6. a. howe Israell shoulde lyue Willing our fathers shulde thesame vnto their children geue verse 6 6 That they and their posteritie God hath left his worde for to be vnderstande of all men exceptinge nother degre nor age that were not spronge vp tho Shoulde haue the knowledge of the lawe and teache their seede also verse 7 7
must procede to the Apostolicall rodd and correction Excommunication is the last remedie as vnto excommunication which is the greatest and last ponishement belonginge to the spirituall ministerie it is ordeyned that nothinge be attempted in that behalf with out the determination of the whole churche wherein also they must be ware and take good heede Rigor in ponishements oght to be auoyded that they seme not more readie to expell frome the congregation then to receyue againe those in whome they perceyue worthie frutes of repentance to appeare Neither yet to forbyd hym the hearinge of sermons which is excluded frome the sacraments and other duties of the churche that he may haue libertie and occasion to repent Finally that all ponishementes corrections Gods Woord is the onely rule of discipline censures and admonitions stretche no farther then Gods woorde with mercie may lawfully beare MATTH XV. They worshipe me in vayne teachinge doctrine which is mens traditions Come forthe of Babylon my people that ye be not partakers of her synnes nor receyue of her plagues for her synnes are gone vp to heauen and God hath remembred her wickednes Reuel 18. ONE AND FIFTIE PSALMES OF DAVID IN ENGLIshe metre wherof .37 were made by Thomas Sterneholde ād the rest by others Cōferred with the hebrewe and in certeyn places corrected as the text and sens of the Prophete required INTRATE PER ARCTAMVIAM Iam. 5. Yf any be afflicted let him pray and if any be merye let him singe Psalmes ONE AND FIFTIE PSALMES OF DAVID in Englishe metre wherof 37. were made by Thomas Sterneholde and the rest by others cōferred with the Hebrewe and in certeine places corrected as the text and sens of the Prophete required Beatus vir qui non abiit Psalme I. Th. Ster ¶ whether it was Esdras or any other that gathered the Psalmes into a booke it semeth he did sett this psalme first in maner of a preface to exhorte all godely men to studie and meditate the heauenly wisdome for the effect hereof is that they be happie which giue them selues wholy all their life to gods lawe And that the wicked contemners of God thogh they seme for a whyle fortunate yet at length shall come to miserable distruction when a man hath geuē once place to his cōcupiscence he beginneth to forget him selfe in his synne and so at lēgth falleth into a contempt of god which the prophet here calleth the chayre or seat of scorners THe man is blest that hath not bent to wicked rede his eare nor led his lyf as synners do nor sate in scorners chayre But in the law of god the lorde doth set his whole delight and in that law doth exercyse hymselfe both day and nyght verse 3 3 He shall be like the tree that groweth Ier. 17. b. fast by the riuer side Which brīgeth forth moste pleasant fruit in her due tyme and tyde Whose leafe shall neuer fade nor fall but florishe still and stande Euen so all thinges shall prosper well that this man takth in hande verse 4 4 So shall not the vngodly men Althogh the wicked seme to beare the swinge in this worlde yet the Lorde scattereth them like chaffe with a blast of his mouthe they shal be nothyng so But as the dust which from the earth the wyndes dryue to and fro verse 5 5 Therfore shall not the wicked men in iudgement stande vpryght nor yet the synners with the iuste shall come in place or sight verse 6 6 For why the way of godly men vnto the lorde is knowen And eke the waye of wicked men shall quite be ouerthrowen Quare fremuerunt Psal II. Th. Ster ¶ The Ptophete Dauid reioyseth that notwithstāding his ennemies rage and worldly power yet God wyll contynew his kyndome for euer and aduance it euen to the formost end of the worlde And therfore exhorteth kyngs and rulers that settinge vaine glorie a part they wolde humbly submit them selues vnder Gods yoke for it is in vaine to resist Here in is figured Christ and his kyngdome Vhy did the gentiles tumultes rayse what rage was in theyr brayne why dyd the Iewish people muse seyng all ys but vayne The kynges and rulers of the earth cōspire and are all bent agaynst the lord and Christ his sone which he amonge vs sent verse 3 3 Shal we be bound to them saye they let al theyr “ In heb great ropes or cables bondes be broke And of theyr doctrine and theyr lawe let vs reiect the yoke verse 4 4 But he that in the heauen dwelth theyr doynges will deride And make them all as mocking stockes throughout the worlde so wide verse 5 5 For in his wrath the lord will speake to them vpon a daye And in his fury rrouble them and than the lorde wyl saye verse 6 6 I haue annoynted him my kynge vpon my holy hill I will therfore lord preache thy lawes and eke declare thy will verse 7 7 For in this wyse the Lorde hymself did saye to me I wotte Thou art my deare and onely sonne to “ That is to say as touching mans knowlladge because it was the first tyme that Dauid appeared to be elected of god So it is applied to Christe because he was then first manifested to the worlde daye I the begot verse 8 8 All people I shal geue to thee as heyres at thy request The endes and coastes of al the earth by thee shal be possest verse 9 9 Thow shalt thē bruse euē with a mace as men vnder fote trodd And as the potters sheards shalt breake them with an yron rodd verse 10 10 Now ye O kinges and rulers al be wyse therfore and learnde By whome the matters of the world be iudged and discernde An exhortatiō to wicked rulers to repent verse 11 11 Se that ye serue the lorde aboue in trembling and in feare Se that with reuerence ye reioyce to him in lyke manere verse 12 12 Se that ye In signe of homage kisse and eke embrace his blessed sonne I say Lest in his wrath ye sodenly perishe in the For when they shall say peace and sauetie then shall the distrustion sodenly come 1. Thes 5. a. midd way verse 13 13 If once his wrath neuer so smale shall kiendle in his breast O then all they that trust in Christe shall happie be and blest Domine quà m multiplicati sunt Psal III. Tho. Ster ¶ Dauid beinge persecuted and driuen out of his kingdome by his owne sonne Absalom was greately tormented in mynd for his synnes against God ād therfore calleth vpō God and waxeth boulde through his promesses against the great terrors of his ennemies yea and against death it selfe which he sawe present before his eyes Finally he reioyseth for the good successe and victorie that God gaue him and all the churche ouer his ennemies Lord how are my foes encreast which vexe me more ād more They kyll my hart when as they say god
which is the first poynt ¶ The child The first is to put our whole confidence in God alone ¶ The minister Howe may that thing be done ¶ The childe We must first haue an assured knowledge that as he is almighty so he is all bountifull and parfitlie good ¶ The minister And is that sufficient The first point of honoring God ¶ The childe No. ¶ The minister Shewe the reason ¶ The childe For there is no worthines in vs why God should eyther shew his power to helpe vs or vse hys mercifull goodnes to saue vs. ¶ The minister What is than further requyred ¶ The childe This is requisite more that euerie one of vs be fully assured in his conscience that he is beloued of God that he will be both his father sauiour ¶ The minister Howe shall we be assured hereof ¶ The childe By his owne woorde wherin he vttereth moste playnlye vnto vs hys plentifull mercye in our sauiour Christ geueth vs vndoubted assurance of his louing mynd towardes vs. ¶ The minister The foundacion of our faith Well then I perceiue that the very ground to come by a sure confydence in God is to know him in our sauiour Christ ¶ The childe Yea truelye ¶ The minister Then briefelye what is the effecte and substaunce of thys knowledge of God in Christe ¶ The childe It is conteyned in the confession of the fayth vsed of all Christen men which is commonly called the Crede of the Apostles bothe because it is a compendyous and a briefe gatherynge of the articles of that faythe whiche hathe bene alwayes continued in Christes Churche and also because it was taken out of the pure doctrine of the Apostles ¶ The minister Rehearse the same ¶ The childe The Crede of the apostles I beleue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth And in Iesu Christ hys onely sonne our Lorde Who was conceyued by the holye Ghoste borne of the vyrgyn Marye Suffered passion vnder Ponce Pylate was crucifyed dead buried and descēded into hell He rose agayne the thyrde daye from deathe He ascended into heauen and sytteth on the right hande of God the father almyghtye From thense he wil come to iudge the quicke and the dead I beleue in the holye goste The holy Churche vniuersall the communion of Goddes electe the forgeuenesse of synnes the rysing agayne of the bodyes and lyfe euerlastyng ¶ The minister Sonday 3 To the intent that this confession maye be more particularely and playnely declared in to how many partes shal we deuyde it ¶ The childe In to foure principall partes The Christian faith standeth in four pointes ¶ The minister What be they ¶ The childe The fyrste concerneth God the father The seconde parte is of the sonne of God our sauiour Christe wherein briefly also the whole story of our redempcion is rehearsed The thyrde is touchyng the holye goste The fourth cōcerneth the holy Churche and Goddes free gyftes vnto the same ¶ The minister Seing there is but one God what moueth thee to make rehearsal of God the father God the sonne and God the holye gost as if ther were thre gods ¶ The childe As concerning the Trinitie Because that in the substance or nature of God wee haue to consider the Father as the fountayne beginning and originall cause of al thinges then secondarely his sonne who is hys euerlastyng wysedome thyrdly the holy ghoste who is his incōprehensible vertue and puissaunte myght which is extēded and spred vpon all creatures and yet neuertheles remaineth alwayes wholy in hymselfe ¶ The minister This is then the meanyng that there is no inconuenience at al to vnderstand seuerally and apart these three persons in the substāce of God who notwythstandyng is one and not therby deuyded ¶ The childe It is euen so ¶ The minister Make rehearsal nowe of the fyrst parte of the Crede ¶ The childe The first parte of the belief I beleue in God the father almighty maker of heauen and earth The minister Wherfore doest thou cal hym Father ¶ The childe I call hym so hauyng respect to Iesu Christ who is the euerlastyng worde begotten of God before all worldes without begynning The fathe who beyng afterwardes openly shewed vnto the world was euidentlye approuued and declared to be hys sonne Now seing God is oure Sauioure Christes father it foloweth necessarilye that he is also our father ¶ The minister What meanest thou by that thou callest hym Almightye ¶ The childe In that I say he is Almightye what is ment by this word almighti I meane not that he hath a power which he doth not exercise but contrariwise that al creatures be in his hād and vnder his gouernāce that he ordereth and dysposeth all thynges by hys vnsearcheable wisedome and prouidence that he ruleth the worlde as it pleaseth him and that continually he guydeth al thynges therin after hys own good pleasure The minister So then by thy saying the power of God is not ydle The power of god is not ydle nor vnoccupied but cōtinually exercised so that nothyng is done but by hym or by his leaue and ordinaunce ¶ The childe It is euen as you saye ¶ The minister Sonday 4 Wherfore is that clause added therunto Maker of heauen and earth ¶ The childe Because he hath made himselfe knowen vnto vs by his workes it is necessary for vs to seeke hym owt in thē Psal 14. Roma 1. For oure capacytye and the reache of oure vnderstanding is not sufficiēte nor able to cōprehende his diuyne substaunce but he hath made the world as a myrroure or glasse A glasse wherin we maye see God wherin we maye beholde his diuine maiestie in suche sorte as it is expediente for vs to knowe hym ¶ The minister Doest thou not comprehende all creatures in these two wordes heauen and earth ¶ The childe Yes verely they may righte well be vnderstanded in these two wordes seynge that all thinges be eyther heauenlye or earthlye ¶ The minister And why callest thou God only by the name of creator or maker seynge that to order thinges and to conserue them alwayes in their state is a thynge of muche more importaunce then to haue for one tyme created them ¶ The childe By thys worde Creator it is not onely meante that he dyd once create them hauyng no farther regarde to them afterwardes But we ought to vnderstand that as the worlde was made of him in the beginning euen so nowe he doth cōserue the same vpholdeth the state of thinges so that heauen and earth with the reste of the creatures Cōcerning the prouidence of God coulde not contynue in their estate if his power did not preserue them Moreouer seinge in this maner he dothe maintayne all thynges holdynge them as it were in his hand it must nedes folow that he hath the rule gouernance of all Wherefore in that that he is creator
frome heauen of whome who so euer eateth shall lyue for euer and raigne with hym in glorie worlde without ende So be yt A Thankes geuinge after meales LEt all nations magnifie the lord Psal 117. let all people reioyce in praysinge and extollinge his great mercies For his fatherly kindnes is plentifully shewede forth vpon vs and the trewth of his promesse endureth for euer WE render 1 Col. 3. c. thākes vnto thee ò lord God for the manifold benefites which we contynually receyue at thy bountefull hande not onely for that it hath pleased thee to feede vs in this present lyfe geuinge vnto vs all thinges necessarie for the same but especially because thow haste of thy free mercies 2 Rom. 8. c. Tit. 3. b. fashioned vs a newe into an assured hope of a farr better lyfe the which thowe hast 3 2. Tim. 1. b. declared vnto vs by thy holye gospell Therfore we humbly beseche the o heauenly father that thow wylt not suffer our affections to be so 4 1. Ioh. 2. ◠entangled or rooted in these earthly and corruptible thinges but that we may alwayes haue our mindes directed to thee on 5 1. Tim. 2. b. high continually watchinge for the 6 1. Cor. 1. b comminge of our lord and sauyor Christ 7 Rom. 8. d what tyme he shall appeare for our full redemption to whom with thee and the holie ghost be all honor and glorie for euer and euer So be it Euenynge prayers O LORD God father euerlastinge and full of pitie we acknowledge and confesse that we be not 1 Luk. 15. d. 18. c worthie to lyft vp our eies to heauen muche lesse to present our selues before thy Maiestie with confidence that thow wilt heare our prayers and grawnt our requestes if we consider our owne deseruinges for our consciences do accuse vs ād our synnes witnes against vs ād we knowe that thow arte ā vpright iudge which doest not iustifie the sinners ād wicked mē but 2 Exod. 2. a. ponishes the fautes of all suche as transgresse thy commaundementes Yet moste mercifull father since it hath pleased thee to 3 Psal 50. c. commaunde vs to call on thee in all our troubles and aduersities promesinge euen then to helpe vs when we fele our selues as it were swalloued vp of death and 4 Psal 18. a desperation we vtterly renounce all worldely confidence and flee to thy soueraigne bountie as our onely stay and refuge besechinge thee not to call to 5 Psal 79. b. remembrance our manifold synnes and wickednes wherby we contynually prouoke thy wrath and indignation against vs neither our negligence and vnkindnes which haue neither worthely estemed nor in our lyues sufficiently expressed the swete comfort of thy gospell reueled vnto vs but rather to accept the obedience and death of thy sonne Iesus Christ who by offeringe vp his bodie in 6 Hebr. 9 10 sacrifice once for all hath made a sufficient recompence for all our synnes Haue mercie therfore vpon vs o lord and forgiue vs our 7 Psal 19. d offences Teache vs by thy holie spirite that we may rightlye waye theym and earnestly repent for the same And so muche the rather o lord becawse that the 8 Psal 58. a reprobate ād suche as thow hast forsakē can not prayse thee nor call vpon thy name but the 9 Psal 5. e repētinge harte the sorowfull minde the consciēce oppressed 10 Psal 107. a hungringe and thirstinge for thy grace shall euer sett forthe thy prayse and glorie And albeit we be but 11 Psal 22. a. wormes and dust yet thow arte our creator and we be the worke of thy handes yea thow arte our 12 2. Cor. 6. b. father and we thy children thow arte our shepherde ād we thy flocke thow arte our redemer and we the people whom thow haste boght thow arte our God and we thyn enheritance 13 Ier. 10. b. Psal 6. a. Correcte vs not therfore in thyne anger ò lord neither accordinge to our desertes poneshe vs but mercifully chastice vs with a fatherly affectiō that all the world may knowe that at what 14 Eze. 18. d tyme so euer a synner doth repent hym of his synne frome the bottome of his hart thow wylt put away his wickednes owt of thy remembrāce as thow haste promesed by thy holy Prophete (.) This marke directeth vs to that part of the morninge prayer that is for thincrease of the gospell which also may be sayd here as tyme erueth Finally forasmoche as it hath pleased thee to make the night for man to rest in as thow haste ordeyned hym the day to trauell graunt o deare father that we may so take our bodely rest that our soules may contynually 15 Luke 12. e. watche for the tyme that our lord Iesus Christe shall appeare for our deliuerance owte of this mortall lyfe and in the meane season that we not ouercome by any 16 Mat. 6. b. tentations fantasies dreames or illusions may fully set our mindes vpon thee loue thee feare thee and rest in thee furthermore that our sleape be not 17 Luke 21. e. excessiue or ouermoche after the insaciable desires of our fleshe but onely sufficiēt to content our weake nature that we may be better disposed to lyue in all godly conuersation to the glory of thy holy name and profett of our brethern So be it A PRAYER MADE at the first assemble of the congregation When the confessiō of our faithe and Whole orders of the church Was there red and approued O lord God almightie and father moste mercifull there is 1 3. king 8. c. none lyke thee in heauen nor in earthe which workest all thinges for the glorie of thy name and the comfort of thyne elect Thow dydst once make man ruler ouerall thy creatures and 2 Gen. 1. d. 2. b. placed hym in the garden of all pleasures but how sone alas dyd he in his felicitie 3 Gen. 3. d. forget thy goodnes Thy people Israell also in their wealth dyd euermore runne 4 Exod. 23. b. astray abusinge thy manifold mercies lyke as all fleshe contynually rageth when it hath gotten libertie and externall prosperitie But such is thy wisdome adioyned to thy mercies deare father that thow 5 Ezech. 18. g. sekest all meanes possible to brynge thy chyldrene to the sure sens and lyuely feelinge of thy fatherly fauor And therfore when prosperitie wyll not serue then sendest thow aduersitie graciously 6 Hebr. 12. a. Prouerb 7. a. correctinge all thy chyldren whome thow receyuest into thy howshold Wherfore we wretched and miserable synners render vnto thee moste humble and hartie thankes that yt hath pleased thee to call vs home to thy folde by thy fatherly correction at this present wheras in our prosperitie and libertie we dyd neglect thy graces offred vnto vs. For the which negligence ād many other greuous synnes wherof we now accuse our selues before thee thow mightest moste iustely haue gyuen vs vp to 7 Rom. 1. d reprobate mynds and induration of our hartes as thow haste done others But suche is thy goodnes ô lord that thow semest 8 Esa 47. d. to forget all our offences and haste called vs of thy good pleasure frome all Idolatries into this Citie moste christianlye refourmed to professe thy name and to suffer some 9 Matth. 5. a. crosse emongeste thy people for thy trewth ād gospells sake and so to be thy 10 Luk 24. g. Acte 1. a. wytnesses with thy prophets and Apostles yea with thy dearely beloued sonne Iesus Christ our head to whome thow dost begynne here to fashon vs lyke that in his 11 1. Ioh. 3. a. glorie we may also be lyke hym when he shall appeare O lord God what 12 Psal 8. a. are we vpon whome thowe shuldest shewe this great mercye O moste louynge lord forgyue vs our vnthankefulnes and all our synnes for Iesus Christs sake O heauenly father increase thy holie spirite in vs to teache our hartes to crye 13 Gal. 4. a. Abba deare father to assure vs of our eternall election in Christ to reuele thy wyll more and more towards vs to confirme vs so in thy trewthe that we may lyue and dye therein and that by the power of the same spirite we may boldely gyue an accompts of our faith to all men with humblenes and mekenes that 14 1. Peter 3. c. where as they backbyte and slaunder vs as euyll doers they may be ashamed and once stopp their mowthes seinge our good conuersation in Christ Iesu for whose sake we beseche the o lord God to guyde gouerne and prosper this our enterprise in assemblinge our bretherne to prayse thy holie name And not onely to be here present with vs thy chyldrene 15 Math. 18. d. according to thy promesse but also mercifullie to assist thy like persecuted people our bretherne gathered in all other places that they and we consentinge together in one 16 Rom. 15. b. spirite and truethe may all worldly respectes set a part seke thy onely honor and glorie in all our and their assembles So be it 1. Cor. 3. No man can laye any other foundation then that which is layed euen Iesus Christe INTRATE PER ARCTAMVIAM Imprinted at Geneua by Iohn Crespin Anno. D. M.D.LVI the tenthe of february
body both doth thurst of thee to taste And in thys baren wildernes where waters there are none my fleshe ys partcht for thoght of thee for thee I wish alone verse 2 2 That I might see yet once agayne thy glorie strength and might As I was wont it to beholde within thy temple bright verse 3 3 For why thy mercies farre surmount this life and wretched dayes My lyppes therfore shal geue to thee due honour laude and prayse verse 4 4 And whiles I lyue I wil not fayle to worship thee alway And in thy name I shal lift vp my handes when I doe pray verse 5 5 My soule is filled as with marowe which is bothe fat and swete My mouthe therfore shall synge suche sōges as are for thee moste mete verse 6 6 When as in bed I thynke on thee and eke all the night tyde verse 7 7 For vnder couert of thy winges thou art my ioyful guide verse 8 8 My soule doth surely sticke to thee thy right hande is my power 1. Sam. 31. 9 And those that seke my soule to stroy them death shal sone deuoure verse 10 10 The swoorde shall thē deuoure eichone their carcases shall feed the hongrye foxes which do roue their praye to seeke at need verse 11 11 The king and all men shal reioyce that doe “ hebr that sweare by him that is which worshipe him alone professe Gods woorde For lyers mouthes shall then be stopt which haue the truth disturbde Exurgat Deus Psal LXVIII Th. St. ¶ In this Psalme Dauid settith forthe as in a glasse the wonderfull mercies of god towardes his people who by all meanes and moste strange sortes declared hym selff to theym And therfore gods churche by reason of his promyses graces and victories dothe excell withowte comparison all worldelie thynges he exhorteth therfore all men to prayse god foreuer LEt god arise and then his foes will turne them selues to flyght his enmyes then wyll runne abroade and scater out of syght And as the fyre dothe melt the waxe and wynde blowe smoke away so in the presence of the lorde the wycked shall decaye verse 3 3 But rightuous men before the lorde shall hartelie reioyse They shal be glad and mery all and cherefull in theire voyce verse 4 4 Synge prayse synge prayse vnto the lorde who rideth on the skie Extolle this name of “ Iah is one of the propre names of god and signifieth euermore Iah our god and hym do magnifie verse 5 5 That same is he that is aboue within his holy place That father is of fatherles and iudge of widdowes case verse 6 6 Howses he geueth and issue bothe vnto the comfortlesse He bryngeth bondmen owte of thrall and rebelles to distresse verse 7 7 When thou didst marche before thy folke the gyptians from emonge And broght them throgh the wildernes Selah which was bothe wide and longe verse 8 8 The earth did quake the rayne powred down hearde were great clappes of thūder the mont Sinay shoke in such sort as it wolde cleaue a sonder verse 9 9 Thyne heritage with dropes of rayne abundantly was washt and if perchance it baran waxt The abundāce and plentifulnes of the lande of Canaan by thee it was refresht verse 10 10 Thy chosen fllocke dothe there remayne thou haste prepard that place and for the poore thou doeste prouide of thyne especiall grace verse 11 11 God will gyue “ wemen causes iuste As Miriam Dehora Iudith to magnifie his name when as his people triomphes make and purchase brute and fame verse 12 12 For puissāt kynges for all their power shall flee and take the foyle and wemen which remayne at home shall help to parte the spoyle verse 13 13 And thogh you were as blacke as “ or triuets pottes your hewe should passe the doue whose wynges and fethers seme to haue syluer and golde aboue verse 14 14 When in this land god shall triumphe ouer kynges bothe high and lowe then shall it be lyke Salmon hill as whit as any snowe The churche of god doth excell all wordely things not in out warde pōpe but by the grace of god which ther remayneth because of his promes verse 15 15 Thogh Basan be a frutefull hill and in height others passe yet Zion godes moste holie hill dothe farre excell in grace verse 16 16 Why bragge ye thus ye hils moste high and leape for pride to gether this hill of zion god dothe loue and there will dwell for euer verse 17 17 Gods “ or charettes armie is two millions of “ or charettes warriours good and stronge he vnderstādeth Angells the lorde also in Sinai is present theym amonge * God toke not taxes to enrich him selfe but tob estowe thē on his church and therfore in the 4 to the Eph. S. Paul saith he gaue giftes followīg the greke translation Selah 18 Thou didst ò lorde ascend on high and captiues led theym all who in tymes paste thy chosen flocke in prison kept and thrall Thou madst theym tribute for to paye and suche as did repyne thou didest subdewe that they might dwell in thy temple dyuyne verse 19 19 Now praysed be the lorde for that he powrth on vs suche grace from day to day he is the god of owre health and solas verse 20 20 He is the God from whome alone saluacion cummeth playne He is the God by whome we scape all dangers death and payne verse 21 21 Thus God will wound his enmies head and breake the heary scalpe Of those that in theyr wickednes continually do walke verse 22 22 From “ He meaneth the victorie which Dauid had of Og kynge of Basan Basan wil I bring sayd he my people and my shepe And al myne owne as I haue doone from daunger of the depe verse 23 23 And make them dippe theyr feete in bloode of those that hare my name And dogges shall haue theyr tōges embrewed with licking of the same verse 24 24 All men may see how thou O God thyne enmies dost deface And howe thou goest as God and king into thy holy place verse 25 25 The syngers goe before with ioye the minstress folow after And in the middes the damsels playe with timbrel and with taber verse 26 26 Now in thy congregacions O Israel prayse the lorde And Iacobs whole posteritie geue thankes with one accorde verse 27 27 Theyr chief was “ Because he was the yōgest of the Patriarches Iacobs sōnes he calleth him litle Beniamin litle Beniamin but Iuda made their hoste with Zabulon and Neptalim which dwelld abowte their coste verse 28 28 As God hath geuen power to thee so lord make firme and sure The thing that thou hast wroght in vs for euer to endure verse 29 29 And in thy temple giftes will we giue vnto thee ò lord for thine vnto hierusalem sure promesse made by woord Yea and strange kyngs to vs subdued shall do like