by CHRIST which Simeon looked for and saw more clearely and nearelie then his forbeares Vers 2. None holy no rocke This most true for holinesse and power are in GOD essentially and perfyte in the creature by communication onely and in part being compared with GOD. Iob. 4.18 Verse 5. Hath ceased To wit to bee hungrie and are filled Seven that is many Ruth 4.11 Set out themself to wit for hyred servants for want of food Verse 8. The pillars See Iob. 48. v. 4. Psal 124. v. 8. Psal 112.26 and 104. verse 5. Verse 10. To his KING that is to say to CHRIST IE SUS to whom hee was to giue all power in Heaven and earth as his appointed King Psal 2. Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1. THis song is called a prayer because it is spoken to GOD and in end hath a prayer but the purpose of it is a thanksgiving and so these well joyned according to the precept of the Apostle Phi. 4.6 Obs 2. It is easie to GOD when hee will to make a heavie heart light and joyfull a dispysed person honorable one silenced to speake boldly These things and other benefites are obtained by humiliation prayer Obs 3. verse 1. Whatsoever benefite GOD bestows vpon vs wee should not so much thinke of it or vse it as looke to GOD the giver of it and praise him not being as the swyoe who feed vpon fallen fruit but looke not vp to the tree Obs 4. We should labour to know Gods attributes by his word and workes wee should meditate therevpon that wee may loue feare trust him and obey his will alwayes Obs 5. verse 2. It is easier to tell what God is not or to deny any creature to bee like him then to tell what hee is for God beeing alwayes infinit cannot be defyned affirmatiuelie so well as negatiuelie Obs 6. Pryde is a hereditarie sicknesse in men and women yet GOD resisteth the proude and giveth grace to the humble Iam. 4.6 Obs 7. verse 3. to the 8. The providence of GOD rules all things maks all mutations among men Ps 107. Obs 8. Wee should not look vpon things and judge of them by present apperance for the earth is as a stage wee are players there vpon everie one is not that hee seemeth to bee in the play for a beggar there may represent a King a wise man a foole a wicked man a good but wee should abide patiently the catastrophe of the play staying till the morning when everie man putteth on his owne coat that is the morning of the resurrection Psal 49.14 1. Iohn 3.1 Obs 9. verse 9.10 The godly of old tooke their deliverances particular and of the Kirk in generall as types of their great salvation by Christ which they looked for 1. Pet. 1.10 This song paraphrased in English meeter to the tune of the 103. Psalme Verse 1. MY heart rejoyceth in the Lord in him my horne is hie My mouth is open wyde and large against my enemie In thy salvation I joye 2. none holy like to thee For there is none but thou O Lord a God a rocke to mee 3. Speake thou no more words arrogant as thou was wont before For God knowes all things very well and doth both lesse and more 4. The strong mans Bow is broken quyte the weake hath put on strength 5. The full beginne to begge their bread the hungrie eate at length The barren hath her seven borne the mother of sonnes is weake 6. The Lord hee kills and giveth life casts downe and vp doth take 7. Hee makes men poore and hee makes rich hee humbles and raiseth hie 8. Ev'n poore men from the dung and dust Princes equalls to bee For to the Lord the pillars of the earth doe appertaine And therevpon hath hee set fast the world and all therein 9. The feete hee will keepe of his Saints that they may never swerve The wicked shall in darknesse dwell as they do well deserve No man shall by his owne strength stand 10. O Lord stoppe all their strife The Lord will shoot his thunderbolts at him from heaven right rife The ends of earth the Lord shal judge his King hee shall make strong And hee shall his Anoynteds horne lift vp ere it bee long The Song of Hezechiah King of Iudah Esay 38. Text. I Said in the cutting of my dayes I shall goe to the ports of the grave I am deprived of the rest of my yeares I said I shall not see IAH Iah in the land of the living I shall not behold man more with the inhabitants of the world My habitation is gone and flitted from me as a sheep-heards tent I haue cut off as a weaver my lyfe he wil cut me off from the thrum from the daye to the night thou will destroy mee I resolved vnto the morning as a Lyon hee so bruised all my bones from the daye to the night thou consumes me As a crane a swallow I chettered I sighed like a dove myne eyes were lifted vp to the hight IEHOVAH I am weake give me rest What shall I saye both hee said to mee and he himself hath done it I shall goe on all my yeeres with the bitternesse of my soule Lord vpon these they shall live in all wherein the lyfe of my spirit is and thou wilt heale me and give me life Behold for peace I had bitternesse and thou hast loved my soule from the pit of rottennesse because thou hast cast all my sinnes behind thy back For the graue shal not confesse vnto thee death praise thee neither shall they hope who goe downe to the pit to thy trueth The living the living hee shall confesse vnto thee as I this day the father to the sonnes shall make knowne thy trueth IEHOVAH to saue mee Therefore my songs shall we play all the dayes of our lyfe in the House of IEHOVAH Paraphrase 1. VVHen I thought God was cutting the threed of my life by deaths knife I thought and said within my selfe I shall now die young and child-lesse 2. Then my greatest griefe was that my bodily eyes should not see God for a long time and presentlie to be deprived of the sight of him in the mirrour of his workes word and Sacraments 3. My dwelling place leaves mee and I it as a sheep-herd leaveth his tent the web of my life is cut out as the weaver cutteth out a web out of his loome for I made it short by sins God hath made it short in his justice and gives to mee no rest daye or night 4. After the nights vnrest I looked for no better in the morning but that hee cruelly wold destroy mee 5. The cranes and swallows cannot speak in their pain yet they chatter and the dove cheeps so vnder so great griefe and paine I could doe nothing but mourne sigh lift vp my eyes and heart to God 6. It is the Lord I can neither say good nor euill he hath spoken to mee by his servant
and feare to offend mee whose hand none can escape 40. For I hold vp my hand to Heaven and sweare saying As I am the everliving GOD. 41. My enemies thinke my sword wil alwayes be hid in the scabard and because I am patient that I cease to bee a iust judge but they shall feele the contrare when my wrath shall breake out against them 42. There shall bee no end of my vengeance vntill the earth bee filled with blood and dead bodies my enemies be made captives vpon whom I will haue no mercie 43. Seeing GOD will manifest his goodnesse to his people I sraell his mercie it is the part of all nations to acknowledge the same and to praise him in the cōmunion of Sancts both of Iewes Gentiles The argument and analysis of this song GOD caused and commanded Moses to write this Song preach it to Israel and to testifie Gods goodnesse and grace to them and to convince them of vnthankfulnesse towards God and to prepare the catholick kirk of the Iewes who were to bee dispersed through the world Therefore hee commanded this song to bee put in the mouth of the Israelites and to be preserved in writen monuments Deut 31.19 The summe of this Song is this GOD the Father of his Church and Iudge of all the world contests with the people of Israel by this solemne Song of his goodnesse towards them of their ingratitude and contumacie seene already in Moses dayes and now forseene by him that it would bee greater heereafter and therefore prophesieth by Moses of the rejection of the Iewes calling of the Gentiles The parts of this song are three 1. the preface verse 1.2.3 The 2. a narration from the 4. verse to the 43. The 3. the conclusion of the Song verse 43. The 1. part which is the preface or beginning of the song con taineth an exhortation to the Heavens and earth to attend to this Song verse 1. a reason of this exhortation verse 2. a precept to the people to bee attentive docile with the reason thereof verse 3. The 2. part of the Song containeth in it first a narration of things bygone before the penning of this song from the 4. verse to the 19. Secondly a narration of things that were to come from the 19. to the 43. The summe of the narration of things bygone is set downe verse 4.5 The enarration or exposition thereof from the 5. verse to the 19. and the summe containeth in it 2. things The 1. concernes God verse 4 The 2. concernes the people of Israel verse 5. which is aggredged and they taxed with foule ingratitude verse 6. The enarration and exposition of these thinges keepes this order 1. the part of God is set downe from the 6. vers to the 15. Next the part of the people is set downe from the 15. verse to the 19. Gods part verse 6 proved by antiquitie and testimonie of their fore-beears verse 7. and from his providence for them from the beginning of the world verse 8. with the reason therof verse 9. Thirdly from his care of them when they were in the Wildernes verse 10. illustrated by similitude verse 11.12 Fourthly from his placing of them in the land of CANAAN verse 13.14 The enarration of the part of the people and the exposition thereof verse 16.17.18 The 2. part of the narration concerning things to come containeth 2. things 1. Gods justice against the vnthankful and rebellious Iewes from the 19. to the 35. Secondly the work of Gods mercy to a remnant of them from the 35 verse to the 43. The worke of Gods justice is set downe in this order 1. that he abhorred them and the reason verse 19.2 that hee resolved to leave them to themselues with the reason thereof verse 20.3 That hee will pay them home with like for like lege talionis verse 21. with the reason thereof verse 22. 4. That he will multiplie plagues vpon them verse 23.24.25 5. That hee purposed to haue put away their memorial amongst men were not the respect hee had to his owne glorie and the pride of their enemies verse 26 27. 6. Hee wisheth they had a minde and heart to consider and bee sensible of his dealings with them of their end together with the reason of all verse 28.29.30 which he proves by the testimonie of Gentils their enemies verse 31. and subjoyneth reasons of his severitie against them verse 32.33.34.35 The work of his mercy to the remnant of them is set down verse 36. Amplified with the triumph and iusulting of his people over their enemies verse 37.38 Which hee confirmeth by the demonstration of his power verse 39. and by his oath verse 40.41.42 The conclusion of the Song verse 43. containeth an exhortation to the Church catholick of Iewes and Gentiles to praise God with the reason thereof Annotations vpon this Song Verse 2. My doctrine the Hebrew word signifieth received learning a good description of the doctrine of true religion because it is receiued from GOD not devysed by men 1. Cor. 11.23 Ioh. 8.28 and should be receaved by the hearers with this respect 1. Thess 2.13 and this imports that the teacher receaues it frō God and the hearers also from him by his ministers Shall drop so Micah 5.7 Esay 55.10 The doctrine of false teachers not so Iud 6.12 Pro. 25.15 and this is a wish rather then a promise Raine dew figures of heavenly graces Gen. 27.28 Grasse here vnto people compared for their frailtie Es 40.6 or admonition to bee fruitfull Heb. 6. Verse 3. The name that is his majestie his workes of mercie and justice Verse 4. ROCK The septuagints translate this word GOD who is a Rocke to his Church Mat. 16.18 1. Cor. 10.4 and this word imports GODS constancie wherein his servants trust His worke The Greeke translats workes Heb. 3.9 Verse 5. Not of his sonnes for they sinne of infirmitie and this showes the effect of the law differing from the effect of the Ghospelf Rom. 7.9 Phil. 2.5 Verse 6. Requyt see the contrare spoken to God by David Psal 103.10 Father that bought thee this aggredges their vnthankfulnesse forgetting the benefites of their redemption adoption regeneration Made thee that is not onely created thee but also redeemed and called thee and put thee in a high estate whē thou was nothing 1. Sam. 12 6. Es 43.7 Mark 3.14 Verse 7. The dayes of old That is looke not so much what thou art now as what thy forbears were once Ios 24. this argument also is vsed for consolation Ps 77.67 Psal 119.52 Psal 14.3.5 Verse 9. Thy Elders who are yet living among you Portion that is the Church and members thereof are the heirs of God coheirs with Christ Ro. 8.17 Verse 10. Wildernesse that is I fand them needie vnworthy flying frō the enemy enemies to me but I gratiously and mercifullie receaved and intertained them though most vnworthie Ezec. 16. Rom. 5.10 Aple of his eye that is
draweth on totall and finall apostasie vpon the other not so God giving grace to repent Obs 18. The more liberall God is to vs the more thankfull should wee bee the taste of his goodnesse should force vs to loue him Obs 19. God is good to all his creatures but in speciall manner to his Church Psal 147. Obs 20. The benefits of adoption and regeneration are attributed to hypocrites because externally they are called thereto But they are proper to the Elect whom Paul calleth the worke of GOD created to good workes Eph. 2. or Moses heere by the word made as in the 15. verse meanes Gods providence in making his people great and renowned Obs 21. verse 6. This aggredgeth the peoples vn thankfulnesse that God was so good to them and they wicked against God Obs 22. If wee will looke back to our beginning naturall spirituall or civill wee shall see wee haue no reason to bee proud Obs 23. verse 7. The best and surest witnesses of Gods benefites are these who beeing indeede godlie haue had long experience of them Obs 24. God so loved his Church that in the creation of the world and in the midst of his providence hee had a speciall regard to it not for their merite but because of his gratious election and adoption where by hee hath made them his heirs and coheirs with CHRIST Rom. 2.8 verse 8.9 Obs 25.10.11.12 David Ps 105. repeats GODs benefites to this people farther of nor Moses doeth in this song for Moses labouring to bee short beginneth at their comming to the wildernesse Obs 26. verse 13.14 Varietie of creatures for mans necessitie vtilitie and pleasure flowes from GODS liberalitie to man for the which man should bee thankfull See Psal 104. Obs 27. verse 15. Ieschurun or hee who should haue beene righteous is put for Israell by Ironicall illusion because they prooved vnrighteous and vnthankfull so GOD to Adam Gen. 3.22 Obs 28. Hee concluds all the faults of this people with their sinne of Idolatrie the haynousnesse whereof hee sets foorth by the similitude of an impudent harlot prostituting her selfe to other men of purpose to provoke her husband to anger for idolatrie is the highest sinne against GODS Law Obs 29. Men and women are called GODs children by nature because of creatioÌ„ or by grace by regeneration generallie or in a speciall respect Moses cals this people so heere because of their generall and outward calling which divynes cals voluntatem signi distinguish it a voluntate bene placiti Obs 30. GOD punishes not rashlie but takes first due inquisition of the fault howbeit he needs not who knoweth all things by his example to teach judges their duetie See Genes 11.5 and 18.21 Obs 31. verse 19. If GOD lye aback from vs and leaue vs to our selfe wee shall runne to perdition and if hee returne to vs wee shall bee saved Psal 30 39. Psalme 80.3.7.19 Obs 32 GOD raisde vp the Egyptians Syrians Assyrians Babilonians Grecians Romans against his people All those he calleth foolish how beit they were politick honorable wealthie vet vnlyke to the people of GOD while they served GOD. See Deut. 4.6.7.8 and Psal 147.19.20 Obs 33. It is a fearefull thing to fall in the hands of GOD beeing angrie with vs for even our GOD is a consuming fyre Heb. 12.29 Obs 34. verse 20.21 All plagues and punishments comes from God Amos. 3.6 yet to the godly they are made fatherly chastisments for their good Heb. 12 Obs 35. verse 27.28 GOD magnifies his mercie in making grace to superabound where sinne abounded Rom. 5.20 and his owne glorie is the end of all his working Obs 36.29.30 c. GOD requyres three things of his people which hee missed in them 1. The habit of wisedome 2. The vnderstanding of things concerning his glorie and their owne salvation 3. prouidence to foresee things to come Obs 37 verse 34.35 GODS judgements sleepe not as wicked men thinke but ly at the doore Gen. 4. 7. Ier. 17.1 2. Pet. 3.9 Obs 38. When GOD hath chastised his people eneugh hee will cast the rod in the fire and in wrath remember mercie Hab. 3. â—3 Psal 89. Psal 30. Esay 54.8 that wee may haue experience heereof true repentance is requyred at our hands Zach. 2.3 Obs 39. When our estate is most desperate GODS helpe is nearest that hee onely may haue the praise 2. King 14.26 Obs 40. GOD is the supreme ruler of al things ordinarâ— or extraordinar of punishmeÌ„ts deliveraÌ„ces therefroâ— Obs 41. verse 36.37 c. Wee defraud GOD of his right if wee set him not aboue all and according to our place gifts callings trample not vnder foote al Idolatrie superstition will worship inventions and traditions of men which cannot bee demonstrat by the word of GOD whether it bee in matters of faith maners Church government or ceremonies joyned to the worship of GOD. Obs 42 verse 40.41.42 In holy Scripture wee find many oaths which GOD makes joyned sometime to promises and hee doth both promise and sweare that by two immutable things hee may confirme our faith Hebr. 6.18 and when hee sweares hee sweares by himselfe as having none greater ibid. 13. Obs 43. The whole Catholick Church of Iewes and Gentils and exhorted to sing and praise the LORD for his workes both of justice and mercie which hee would manifest to them Rom. 15.10 Obs 44. The word expiation alludes to the legall ceremonies and imports that salvation that was to be perfyted by IESVS CHRIST Obs 45. verse 43 With this prophesie of the calling of the Gentils and conversion of the Iewes as with a blast of a trumpet after a Kings proclamation hee concluds this song This song in meeter followeth to be sung with the tune of the 78. Psalme Verse 1. HEare O yee Heavens what I doe speake O Earth my wordes attend Vers 2. My doctrine shall drop down as raine my speach lyke deaw I 'le spend And as small raine on tender hearbs and showres vpon the grasse So shall my word much fruit bring foorth not beeing heard amisse Vers 3. Since I the name of God the Lord will publish and proclame Ascribe yee people all to him the greatnesse of the same Vers 4. God is a rocke his work 's perfite for all his wayes are just A strong God faithfull without sinne hee must bee right and just Vers 5. His people are become corrupt and filthie now they are Perverse and crooked is their kinde vnlike his children deare Vers 6. O foolish people and vnwise who so the Lord reward Thy Father Maker Saviour wilt thou not him regard Vers 7. The dayes of old the ages past fathers fore-beears all Will tell and teach thee this for treuth if for them thou wilt call Vers 8. When the most High to Nations did heritage divide A pleasant bounds for Israel hee did even then provide Vers 9. For they his chosen people were the portion of the Lord The line on them layde for himselfe
Vers 10. Hee found him in a Wildernesse was roaring waste and voyde About the which hee causde them goe for hee them sore annoyde Hee school'd him there and taught him too by long experience Hee kept him as the apple of his eye with patience Vers 11. As Eagles flighter ov'r their young and stirres vp all their nest Spreads out their wings to beare their birds where they themselves think best Vers 12. Ev'n so the Lord his people led and with him their was none No strange strong God made any help IEHOVE did all alone Vers 13. Above the monts he causde them ryde and feede in fruitfull field Honey from rockes and oyle from flint to suck gaue God their shield Vers 14. Butter of kyne and milke of sheepe with fat of lambes rammes sweet Well fed on Bashan hill they eate such meate for them was meete The choisest wheat the finest flowre was also to them foode The berrie of the wyne they drinke Vers 15. But Israel grew fat and flang both fat and grosse grew thou Ieschurun vpright should haue beene though fat him covered thorow His God who made him hee forsakes and so Salvation Him hee despised who did him good so vngrate's this Nation Vers 16. To jealousie with their strange gods then did they him provoke To anger with thinges hee abhorr'd casting from them his yoke Vers 17. To Devils they did sacrifice in place of God their Lord The gods both new and neare they serv'de their fathers such abhorr'd Vers 18. The Rocke begate thee thou forgate the God that brought thee out Of mothers wombe is out of mind hee 'le punish thee but doubt Vers 19. For when the Lord saw all their sins hee abdicat with griefe His sonnes and eeke his daughters all and made them no reliefe Vers 20. And then hee said my face from them heereafter I will hyde And I will see what end will bee A froward generation vnfaithfull children they Are now become and will no more My holy Law obey Verse 21. To jealousie with their none gods since they doe mee provoke And with their vanities trouble mee how beit they bee my flocke With those that now no people are provoked shall they bee And with a foolish nation To rage and jealousie Verse 22. For in my wrath there kindled is a hote consuming fire Which shall burne downe vnto the deepe Through earth through dub through myre There shall bee left no fruit on earth increase there shall bee none The grounds of mountaines great also this fire shall burne vpon Verse 23. My plagues on them I 'le multiplie And spend my arrows all Verse 24. Brunt vp with hunger shall they bee with pest lyke burning coale Bitter destruction will I send by beasts devoruing lust And serpents poyson shall them hurt Verse 25. Without the sword shall orphans make within all full of feare The chosen youth the virgin close the infant and gray haire Verse 26. I said that I should scatter them in corners and should make Of them no more memoriall that one might notice take Verse 27. Were not I feare the wrath of those that enemies were to mee Least they should say through ignorance God did not this but wee Verse 28. A nation voyde of counsell they yet counsell will not take In them no vnderstanding is I sorrow for their sake Verse 29. Oh that they somuch wisdome had as this to vnderstand Their latter end what it will bee who such things take in hand Verse 30. How should it come to passe that one a thousand men should chase Or two ten thousand should compell To flee before their face If not because their rocke so strong had sold them for no pryce And GOD had causd them yeeld themselfe Verse 31. Your enemies judges if yee make their god is not like yours So strong a Rocke to trust vnto all yeares and dayes and howrs Verse 32. Of Sodoms ground Gomors field their vine with venmous graps And bitter are their clusters all when they are laid on heaps Verse 33. And so the wine that thereof comes like Dragons venome kils Or like the cruell head of Aspes whom poyson fully fils Verse 34. Doe I not keepe this sure in store My treasures seald among Verse 35. Vengeance is mine I will repay For I am GOD the strong Their foote shall slyde betyme For why the day'f perdition Is neare and bring with it in haste to them confusion Verse 36. The Lord shall judge his people so and yet hee shall repent When hee shall see his servants cease that all their strength is spent And few or none left to remaine in citie or in field Verse 37 Then shall they say their foes to scorne where is 〈…〉 Vers 38. Where are your gods who eat the fat Of offerings and dranke wyne Let those rvse vp and helpe you now or flee from mee and myne Verse 39. See now that I even I alone no other gods with mee I kill and I giue life also I wound and I heale thee Verse 40. And none can put out of my hand which vp to heaven I lift And say As I for ever liue the enemie shall not shift Verse 41. When I my glistring sword shal sharp to judgement lay my hand Then on my foes I le bee avengd my haters shall not stand Verse 42. My arrows shall be drunke with blud My sword shall flesh devoure The blood shall bee of men are slaine and captives more and more Vers 43. Praise yee his people nations all whose blood hee will revenge Vpon their foes but from his land and chosen will not change The Song of DEBORAH Iugdes 5. Text. BEcause hee hath taken revenge by Israel whē the people offered themselfe willingly Blesse yee IEHOVAH Heare O yee Kings giue eare O Princes I even I will sing to IEHOVAH the God of Israell IEHOVAH when thou went out of Seir when thou marched out of the land of Edom the earth was moved also the Heavens dropped also the clouds dropped water The mountaines flowed before the face of IEHOVA This Sinai before the face of the GOD of Israel In the dayes of Sangar the sonne of Anach In the days of Iahel the hy way ceased and they that walked went by byrods and boutgates The villages ceased in Israel they ceased vntill I Deborah arose that I arose a mother in Israell When he choosed new gods warre was in the gates no sword nor speare was sene among fourtie thousand in Israell My heart is to the law givers in Israell The wel-willing among the people Blesse yee IEHOVAH Ye that ryde vpō whyt asses ye that sit in iudgement ye that walke in the wayes Speake The delivered from the voyce of the archers in the places where water is drawne there they shall teach the righteousnesse of IEHOVAH his righteousnesse vpon his villages then the people of Iehovah went downe to the gates Ryse vp ryse vp Deborah ryse vp ryse vp vtter thy song Aryse Barak
plague therefore we should pray for it Psal 122.6 1. Tim. 2.2 and praise God for it Obs 9. vers 5.6 Princes and Princesses should be nourishers of the Church of God Esay 49.23 parents to their subjects therefore even the Ethnickes by the the light of nature called them Patres patriae and their kins-fold patritios Obs 10. vers 7. God is a jealous God and will not suffer his honour to be given to another but punisheth Idolaters with new punishments whatsoever the Idolatrie bee and howsoever mans ingine laboureth to collour or defend it Obs 11. vers 8 9.10 Wee should bee feeling members of the Church rejoysing when they rejoyce murning when they mourne Rom. 12.15 provoking others to serve God Psal 51.13 Obs 12. There are none so eminent in the Church who have not neede to bee stirred vp to their dueties Heb. 10 24. 2. Tim. 1.6 Obs 13. To triumph over enemies overcoming in lawfull warre is lawfull all triumphs amongst Gods people before Christs death were but praeludes and types of Christs triumph vpon the Crosse over principalities and powers Col. 2.15 and of his members at the latter day 1. Cor. 2.3 Obs 14 vers 11. Deborah hath the Song named after her Barak the triumph after him shee was the Prophetesse hee the leader of the Armie Iustice giveth to everie one his owne Obs 15. verse 13.14 By sinne Gods people are made the taile by repentance and obedience they become the head againe Deut. 28.12 Obs 16. As their names who have beene zealous for the cause of God and of their countrie are registrated for their everlasting good memorie so such as by infidelitie or feare haue lyen aback are noted with shame Prov. 10.7 Obs 17. vers 15.16.17 Reuben the father of that tribe regarded more his pleasure than his honour and so was degraduat by his father Iacob Gen. 49.3 This sticks to his posterity now so some sins are hereditary Obs 18. verse 18 Man proponeth and God disponeth yea Princes haue no power to performe all their intentions Psal 146.4 Prov. 21.1 Obs 19. verse 19.20 All creatures as at GODS command to fight against his enemies the enemies of his servants therefore hee is called the LORD of Hostes Devils and wicked men disobey the one hee holds in chaines Iud. 6. and hee can put his hooke in the nosthirles of the other Es 37.29 Obs 20. verse 21. Man should put his trust in GOD onely and in none other Psal 20.7 Psalme 146.3 Obs 21. verse 22. Whatsoever is done to Gods servants be it good or evill God thinkes it done to himself Mat. 25.25 Acts. 9.4 Obs 22 Before wee curse or vse imprecations wee should trye by what spirit wee are led as Christ said to his Disciples Iohn and Iames. God can overthrow mightie champions by weake meane and instruments as Pharaoh his overthrow Sisera's and many moe prove Obs 23. Deborah a true Prophetesse as the event declared the best tryall of prophesies are by event Obs 24. verse 23.24 25.26 Through faith the Fathers were renowmed Barak because his faith was weake had little honour in his victorie so Zachariah chastised for infiidelitie Christs disciples oft rebuked Obs 25. verse 27.28.29 When the wicked crye peace peace then suddenly commeth their destruction 1. Thess 3.3 The hope of the wicked shall perish the thing they feare shall come vpon them Obs 26. verse 30. The petitions of Gods servants moved by his holy Spirit registrated in holy Scripture are equivalent to promises and beeing turned in propositions comfort the godly may affray the wicked howbeit the Lord hold his Church vnder the crosse for a while yet their outgate shall be comfortable their end peace Ps 37. This song paraphrased in English meeter to the tune of the 76. Psalme Verse 1. THE LORD our quarrell hath revengd And made our people willing fight Now our estate is meekle changd To blesse his Name wee haue good right Vers 2. Heare O yee Kings and Princes all For to IEHOVAH sing I shall To Iaakobs GOD the GOD of might Vers 3. When thou O Lord from Seir went out And marched foorth from Edoms land The earth the clowds the Sphears about Were moved all at thy command Vers 4. The mountaines fled before thy face The mount Sinai shooke for a space Of Israels GOD they felt the hand Vers 5. When Sangar yet was in this life Whose father Anach was by name And Iahel also Chebers wife Israel did sustaine great shame Vers 6. For all their wayes were stopt about Till I Deborah did step out Israel thraldome from to clame Verse 7. Israel to them new gods did chuse And warres were made within their ports When they their GOD did then refuse No speare nor shield had their cohorts Vers 8. I loved then the nobles all That helped Israel in this thrall Blesse yee the LORD who vs comforts Vers 9. Merchants whyte asses on who ryde And yee in judgement who doe sit You who doe travell time and tyde Keepe not silence but speake of it Verse 10. For feare such as no water drew GODS justice foorth now they doe shew No justice now will judge omit Vers 11. Ryse vp ryse vp againe vp ryse Thou Deborah thy song to sing And thou Barak also aryse With thy triumph make earth to ring Vers 12. Lately vile slaves our nobles serv'd Now we doe reigne and they are starv'd Should wee not then praise GOD our King Vers 13. Ephram that pleasant mightie tree Whose roote to Amalek doth reach Did then send foorth strong boughs with mee Which Benjamin did also teach And Machir then for to come downe With the strong men of Zebulon Faire writers all and good in speach Vers 14. With Deborah the princes were Of Isachar as Barak chiefe With whom were many foote-men there Reuben Alas made no reliefe Vers 15. Then did yee sit as still as stockes To heare the bleating of your flockes And came not foorth to chase the thiefe Verse 16. Gilead beyond the river bode Then Dan with boats did still remaine Ascher like to a wylie Tod Sat at the sea next to the plaine Verse 17. But Zebulon and Napthali Hazard their soules though they should die Vpon the mountaines of the maine Verse 18. The kings came foorth to fight that day Even Canaans kings in Tanah field Megiddo's waters neare I say No profit did their labour yeild Verse 19. For starres from Heaven against them fought Vers 20. And Kisons flud against them wroght Ver. 21. I tramp the strong horsehoofes in field Verse 22. Gods Angell said Meroz bee curst Curse bitterly her people all To helpe the LORD that day who durst Not come among men strong and tall Verse 23. Blessed bee Iahel Chebers wife Aboue the women all her life Dwelling in tents which wee doe call Verse 24. Water hee ask'd shee gaue him milk And butter in a lordly plate Betwixt her hands as soft as silke Verse 25. Vnto a hammer made by art
Shee put her right hand and a naile In her left hand least shee should faile And through his temples causd it start Verse 26. Betwixt her feete hee bowed sore Hee fell hee sleept betwixt her feete Vntill in him was life no more And so to die for him was meete Verse 27. When his mother did then looke out To spye the fields round about Shee said my sonne stayes long in streete Verse 28. Her ladies wise did answere make And shee her selfe affirmed to Ver. 29. Now of the spoile their parts they take And so they haue now much ado So many damesels to divyde And colourd garments right well dy'de Right meete their shoulders all vnto Verse 30. O LORD let all those perish so That enemies are to thee and thine And such as loue thee moe and moe As cleare as sunne aboue to shine As cleare as sunne in his great strength So that thy Church may at the length Sing foorth thy praises with mee and myne The Song of CHANNAH 1. Samuel 2. Text. MY heart rejoyceth in IEHOVAH my horne is exalted in IEHOVAH my mouth is enlarged against my enemies for I rejoyce in thy salvation None holy like IEHOVAH for there is none but thou and no rocke like to our GOD. Multiplie not speaches highly highly let not the old come out of your mouth for IEHOVAH is a GOD of sciences and actions are not directed without him The bow of the strong is broken the weake is girded with strength They that were full of bread hath hyred themselfe and the hungrie hath ceased while the barren hath borne seven shee with many sonnes is weakned IEHOVAH kils and giues life casts downe to hell and makes to ascend IEHOVAH makes poore and rich hee causes to fall also hee exalts Hee raises the poore out of the dust hee lifts vp the beggar from the dung hill to make them sit with princes and makes them to inherit the throne of glorie for to IEHOVAH the pillars of the earth doe appertaine and he hath put vpon them the habitable world Hee will preserue the feete of his godly ones and the wicked shall bee silent in darknesse for a man shall not bee made strong by his owne strength IEHOVAH let their contentions be trampled vnder foote he shall thunder from Heaven vpon him IEHOVAH shall judge the ends of the earth and shall giue strength to his King and shall lift vp the horne of his CHRIST Paraphrase 1. OF this late and great benefite O LORD which thou hast bestowed vpon mee I haue conceaved so great joy that my heart which before was heavie now is light and my weakenesse made strong my mouth closed before is now opned against my enemies Pēinna others who reproached mee 2. In thee O LORD I rejoyce justlie who art most holy hath no companion neither is there any so able to saue 3. Speake not proudly as thou was wont to doe O my enemies for the LORD knowes all things and without him we can doe nothing 4 O Peninna thy strength is gone who insulted vpon my barrennesse and I who was weake am made strong 5. The case now is farre changed thou was full of prosperitie now thou must content thy selfe I was in great affliction when I had no child God hath now given to me one childe better nor seven more worth then all thine 6. The LORD is author of all changes can bring contrares out of contrares life out of death prosperitie out of adversitie light out of darknesse Gen. 1. 7. Povertie and riches are from the Lord low estate and honor comes frō him 8. None so poore whō God if hee will can not make rich none so vile but hee can make them honorable even companions to princes setting them in glorious thrones for the Lord hath set the pillars of the earth to it to stand vpon with the inhabitants there of which pillar is his word and power 9. All the wayes of the godly hee will direct and wicked men shall perish in darknesse for no man standeth in his owne strength 10. All who contend against GOD shall bee trode vnder foote hee shall thunder from Heaven against everie one of them the LORD shall judge the whole inhabitants of the world giving glory to his Sonne IESUS CHRIST the King of Kings The argument and analysis of this song CHANNAH the wife of Elkanah who also had another wife called Peninna beeing a long time barren which grieved her much for the Hebrew women knowing the promise of the seed of the woman to tread downe the head of the serpent Gen. 3. and that that seed should of the posteritie of Abraham their father esteemed barrennesse a great crosse And her companion Peninna having children to Elkanah insulting vpon her added affliction to the afflicted Therefore Channah prayed to God earnestly to comfort her to take away her reproach and giue her a son The Lord heard her prayer and gaue her a son whom therefore she called Samuell that is to say The strong God heard And shee beeing moved by the Spirit of GOD made and sung this song The parts of the song are 3. The 1 a proposition with the reason thereof verse 1.2 The 2. a dehortation with the reasons thereof from the 3. verse to the 9. The 3. the conclusion of the song verse 10. The proposition is of Channas joy in the LORD set foorth by the motives of her joy viz. the present benefite recaued and effect thereof her abilitie to answere Peninna and all other that vpbraided her before The reasons of the proposition are 2. the 1. taken frō the efficient joy to wit her deliverance from her griefe and reproach which shee ascribs to GOD and cals it hersalvation verse 1. The 2. reason is taken from the vnchangeable nature of GOD that hee is most holie most strong most true verse 2. The dehortation is proponed in the beginning of the 3. verse The summe of the proposition is That none specially Peninna bee any more proude or vtter loftie language which is the effect of pryde the reason of her dehortation are two The 1. is taken from Gods omniscience The 2. from his powerfull providence verse 3. The 2. reason is illustrat by the effects thereof 4.5.6.7.8 verse of which effects shee showeth the cause in the end of the 8. verse The conclusion of the song containes a pophecie of the salvation of the godly the destruction of the wicked with a reason 9. Next a petition conforme to the prophecie with a repetition more cleare of the prophecie verse 10. Annotations vpon this song AS this song begins so it cōtinues full of metaphors purposes flowing from great feeling and therefore wanting conjunctions In it also there be diverse apostrophees of al these the judicious reader may make vse Verse 1. Thy salvation so said Simeon in his song Luk. 3. for the saincts of old by temporall benefites as this was to Channa were stirred vp to thinke of the great salvation
he asking writting tables because he could not speake wrote his name shall bee IOHN and immediatly his tongue was loosed and he opned his mouth and praised GOD. And beeing filled with the Spirit of GOD hee spake the words of this song The summe of it is he praised GOD for performing of his promise concerning Messiah made to their father Abraham and to David and foretold by the holy Prophets since the world beganne and in the end he prophecieth that his sonne Iohn should be the forerunner and furriour of CHRIST The parts of the song are three The 1. containeth the praise of GOD or an exhortation to praise him ver 1. at the beginning The 2. part containes the reasons of the exhortation from the 1. to the 9. And they are in number 3. The 1. is the visitation of his people The 2. is the redemption of them verse 1. The 3. reason is the raising vp of the horne of salvation in the house of David verse 2. All these 3. reasons are illustrate by comparing the promises of God and prophecies with these things the event and accomplishment of them verse 3.4.5.6.7.8 The 3. part of the song containes a prophecie concerning his sonne Iohn that he should bee called a Prophet be the furriour and sorerunner of CHRIST verse 9. Next the ministrie and doctriné of Iohn viz. to point out Messiah prepare the people to receaue him teach the doctrine of repentance faith for receaving by the mercie of GOD remission of sinnes verse 10.11 Thirdly hee sets downe the finall cause of CHRISTS first comming to wit to giue light comfort life eternall to all those that should beleeue in him verse 12.13 Annotations vpon this song Verse 1. BLessed The verb be is to be vnderstood Visited This word in holy Scripture signifieth whiles to punish Exod. 20. whiles to doe good as heere where it imports the personall presence of GOD in his Sonne IESUS CHRIST comming in the flesh to see the estate of GODS Church on earth and to redeeme them See Exod. 3.8 Redemption This word is diversly taken 1. for delivering by force and power out of the hand of the enemie as GOD redeemed his people out of Egypt 2. For going free with the enemies good will as the redemption from the Babylonian Captivitie 3. For ransoming that is paying the just pryce as heere and els where Verse 2 The Horne That is the strength a metaphor from horned beasts Verse 7. Without feare That is with confidence Eph. 3.12 for feare heere doth not signifie religious reverence but griefe for evill to come Verse 10. In the remission or by the remission of sinnes which is the manner by the which GOD saves vs. Rom. 4.7 Verse 11. Who commeth from aboue The Greeke word properly signifieth the sunne rysing And Messiah is so called in Hebrew Ier. 23.5 Zach. 3.8 Peace In the old Testament often signifieth prosperitie and in the New but heere it imports happinesse everlasting In this way CHRIST by his word leads vs for hee is the way the veritie and life Observations of grounds for vse and doctrine Obs 1 ALbeit these words of Zacharie bee called a prophecie yet the learned calleth this the second song in the New Testament There is indeed a prophecie in the foure last verses but the former containerh the praise of GOD. Obs 2. verse 1. It hath alwayes beene the practise of the godly after sight or sense of Gods benefites temporall or spirituall to praise GOD so should wee Obs 3. GOD maketh his promises to his Church good when there is least appearance hence the proverb when man is weakest GOD is strongest Obs 4. verse 2. The raising vp of the horne of salvation in the house of David is the continuing of Davids kingdome to bee an everlasting kingdome in the person of CHRIST Obs 5. The comparison of prophecies with their event argue the Scripture to be the word of GOD. Obs 6 verse 3. All the Patriarchs and Prophets beleeued and looked for the comming of Christ 1. Pet. 1. Obs 7. verse 4 5.6 The Covenant of grace is that God would forgiue vs our sinnes save vs from enemies chiefely spirituall sinne Satan death put vs in the estate of grace and bring vs to glorie which benefites Christ meriteth to vs by his death Obs 8. verse 8. The end of our redemption is that wee serue God Christ his Sonne in true holinesse righteousnes before him beware of hypocrisie Ps 50. Obs 9. Iohn new borne is installed in his office by the holy Ghost Obs 10. verse 10. The onely way to salvation by remission of sinnes through the merit of the blood of Christ was shewed in the bloody sacrifices from the beginning types heereof Obs 11. Gods mercie is over all his workes Psal 145.9 but the bowels of his mercie that is his superaboundant love towards his chosen in redeeming of them by Christ his Sonne Obs 12. verse 11. CHRIST is compared to the morning starre the sunne the light an orient from aboue all which haue good vse to comfort vs. This song paraphrased in English meeter to the tune of the 18. Psalme 1. THE LORD the GOD of Israel bee blest and praisde alway For hee with great redemption hath visit vs this day 2. The horne now of salvation to vs is raised hie Vnto the house of David his beloved as wee see 3. As did foretell our fathers all who prophets were by name Since that the world did first beginne by them hee spoke the same 4. That wee should bee delivered out of our enemies hand From everie one that did vs hate or that should vs withstand 5. According to the Covenant once with our fathers made Of mercie now remembered though they long since bee deade 6. The oath which vnto Abraham our father hee did sweare 7 To give to vs deliverance to serue him without feare 8. In righteousnesse and holynesse sincere before his face So long as life should in vs dure and that from race to race 9. And thou my little babe shall bee prophet of the most Hie And so bee cald because that thou the LORD himselfe shall see And thou before him first shall goe his way for to prepare 10. Instructing to salvation his people lesse and maire 11. That vnto them remission of all their sinnes is given 12. By GODS most tender mercie now set foorth before our eyne For now the Sunne of righteousnesse hath shyned from aboue 13. To them that sit in darknesse and in shaddow of the graue Our paths for to direct into the way that leads to peace And everlasting glorie next The Song of the Angels at the birth of CHRIST Luk. 2. Text. GLORY to GOD in the most High and in the earth peace to men good will Paraphrase GLORY is giving to GOD in the most hy Heavens peace is now vpon earth and good news to men The argument and analysis of this song ONE Angell maketh manifest the birth of Christ to