but their goods were Guelphes and must pay for it The Gibellines of Papia could not foresee this our Catholikes by them may Let them leaue their brainsicke desires and divelish purposes of bringing a Faciâ—… Canis into their country least by experience they fâ—…le which God forbid that though themselues be Catholikes their goods may be Heretikes perhaps some Heretike-blood in their bodies also by contagion of ours The Lord take away this stony heart from them and giue them an heart of flesh a new spirit that wee may all iointly praise him for the deliverance of our gracious Queene pray for the continuance of her blessed governement to the honour of his name the furtherance of his gospell the welfare of his Church the peace and prosperity of our English Iuda the griefe disappointment of Popish Assyrians and the confusioÌ„ of Antichrist At Corpus Christi College in Oxford Octob. 24. 1586. PSAL. 18. VER 47 48 49 50 51. 47. The Lord liveth and my blessed strength therefore let the God of my salvation be exalted 48 The mighty God that giveth me revengements and bringeth people vnder me 49. That delivereth me from mine enemies yea thou hast exalted me aboue them that rose vp against me thou hast delivered me from the cruell man 50. Therefore will I confesse thee O Lord among the Gentilâ—… and I will sâ—…g vnto thy name 51. He giveth great deliverances to his king sheweth mercy to his annointed to David and to his seed for ever IT hath beene a godly custome of the faithful although not observed so customably alwaies as by the Rules of faith it ought that when they received any speciall benefit either in attaining to things commodious for them or 〈◊〉 avoiding of discommodities they lifted vp their voices to the authour of it the Father of mercies the God of all comfort and did honour him with giving speciall thankes for it Melchisedek king of Salem a man of power and credit in the land of Canaan had not so great cause to care for the state of Abram Lot two strangers in the land Yet when Abram had rescued Lot being taken and had spoiled the spoilers Melchisedek brake forth into his praise who gaue the victorie Blessed bee the high God which hath delivered thine enimies into thy hand The state of the Israelits touched Moses neerer how much the lesse is it to be marvelled at if he thought it his duty to magnifie the Lord for guiding them out of Egypt through the red Sea and drowning Pharaâ—… with his host Though that the childreÌ„ of Israel themselues an vnthankfull murmuring and stifâ—…ecked nation should ioine therein with Moses all both men and women it is a president worthy to be noted to the shame of ChristiaÌ„s if in greater measure of the grace of God we shew lesse gratitude for his graces The feasting ioy that the Iewes kept for their owne deliverance out of the snares of Haman and for his destruction with the partakers of his conspiracie might seeme to bee only a proâ—…ne reioycing as worldly â—…ded men câ—…monly doe vse at their good successes But that it was holy and seasoned with a sacrifice such a sacrifice as lawfully they might offer there where then they were dispersed the circumstance of sending parts vnto the poore with precepts and examples of daies in like sort kept holy to the Lord doth argue Wee are assembled at this present fathers and brethren beloued in the Lord to giue him most humble most harty thanks for his great and singular goodnesse shewed vnto vs in discovering the traiterous intent of graceles wretches who vilanously conspired to take away the life of our gracious Queene whom God long preserue to kindle flames of vprores through the realme to the vtter wasting of her faithfull subiects O that wee had the hearts to praise him for it with the like religious affection of spirit in zeale and sinceritie as Melchisedek did for Lot recovered by Abram as Moses and the Israelites for the Egyptian yoke broken as the Iewes for their safety and the destruction of their enimies Sure we hâ—…ue greater causes so to doe then any of them had For Lot was but one and that a meane man nor much indangered more then of losse of libertie Here a most excellent Princesse was in hazard not of libertie but of life with God knoweth how many righteous Lots besides And the bodily tâ—…s which the Israelites endured in Egypt vnder the taske-mastâ—…s that Pharaâ—… placed over them were nothing in comparison of the spirituall bondage of Antichristian tyrants to whom might these Egyptian impâ—… hâ—… had their wills we should it is likely hâ—…e beene most lamentably enthralled Neither hath the Lord so mercifully delivered vs out of the Lions mouth at this time onely but at sundry other heretofore often that the Iewes could not be so much beholding to him for that of Haman who did not liue to put them more then once in danger Wherefore that wee may accept the more thankfully and dutifully esteeme of his inestimable goodnesse in saving our gracious Queene and vs her subiects from so great so many so 〈◊〉 Mâ—…iefs I haue thought good to take for the ground of mine advertisement and exhortation these wordes which you haue heard written by the godly Prince and Prophet David in the eighteenth Psalme asoâ—…g of thanksgiving which he made when the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enimies out of the hand of Saul Forso is it noted in the title thereof and manifested farther by the course of the story iâ—… the second of Samuel where the same is wholly registred againe well-nigh word for word as a most worthy and memorable monument to bee thought vpon eftâ—…s of all posteritie that on like favour received of the Lord they might shew themselues alike gratefull to him In these words therefore compreheÌ„ding briefly the purport and 〈◊〉 of the whole Psalme by way of conclusion two things are recommâ—… to our considerations one is the benefite of God in delivering David from his enimies the other the thankfulnes of David vnto God for the deliverance The benefit of God in delivering David is signified by that he faith The Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that the Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 specâ—… of his being his everlasting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whâ—… sense notwithstanding be is said to liue and to â—…ly but in respect of his workes his effects to David ward in whose preservatioÌ„ he sheweth that he 〈◊〉 and saueth his and ruleth all things by his 〈◊〉 providence Which meaning David openeth in that hee adioineth and my blessed strength calling God his strength his fortresse his rocke his blessed strength and fortresse his rocke his blessed strength and fortresse because his life his safety his welfare is maintained by the might and mercy of the living God As in the beginning he testified also The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse and my
the Iewes onely as then the faithfull did according to their order of praying in the Temple but among the Gentiles also in time to come whē they being called to the church of Christ should be made acquainted with his Psalms Hymnes and learne to praise the Lord with him So that I may say the same of these words that on like occasion our Saviour did of other This day is this scripture fulfilled in your eares Howbeit not onely these wordes of this Scripture are fulfilled this day but the other too that lay forth the favour of God vnto his childrē in saving his anointed For what more commodity did the Iewes receiue by King Davids meanes then we by our sove raigne Lady Queene Elisabeths What enimies what dangers what deaths did he escape frō the like wherof the Lord hath not as often as wonderfully preserved her Maiesty The arke of the covenant wherein the testimony was laid whereon the mercy-seat was placed from which the voice of God was hard at which his name was called vpon whereto they had not sought in the daies of Saul King David brought into his city and caused the Levites ioyfully to play on instruments of musicke and lift vp their voices at the bringing of it Queene Elisabeth hath brought vs the body and truth of that where of his ceremonies were but shadowes onely the free vse and Christian doctrine of the Gospell the word of God the holy Scriptures the praiers and publike service of the Highest all in a language knowne to all and hath moved her Subiects to receiue these meanes of their instruction and k salvation with l Psalmes hymnes and spirituall songs singing with a grace in their harts vnto the Lord David to those heavenly treasures added earthly enriched his kingdome with silver and gold The purity of coine restored by her Maiesty for brssae and copper monies wherewith shee found the realme pestered doth say no lesse for her beside plate of siluer and gold with other ornamēts in so great plenty as if God would verifie according to the letter that which hee promised his Church in a mysterie n For brasse will I bring gold and for yron will I bring silver Much did it make for the safety of Iurie that o David put garisons in Syria Idumaea countries that bordered vpon the North and South thereof Much But more for England that Elisabeth to passe over the fortifying of borders hath furnished it with all sort of armour and munition never more or better and thereto with a royall navie of vessels so stately so strong so wel appointed for wars that our land is fensed with wals not only of wood P as Graecia was against Xerxes but of brasse and yron too against foreine enimies The people of Israel confes sed of themselues that q they were delivered out of the hād of the Philistines other enimies by that King The wars which our Queene hath had for our safegard in Frāce elsewhere even aliens haue seen shewed to the world that they were atchieved with marvellous honour and advantage to her selfe and her realme As this by Gods grace which shee hath presently vpon the like ground in the low countries shal be in due time also Againe how sweet a peace haue we so long enioyed vnder her at home as vnder a Solomon in that cōsideratiō rather thē a David The fruits whereof if nothing from abroad had sprong to our wealth and welfare which hath notwithstanding in no small abundance might countervaile the profites that did grow to Iurie by Davids warres victories Yea our dearth and sicknes the chastisements and afflictions that now we do taste or did heretofore as needes we must some and expedient we should haue been but gentle threats to her Maiesties subiects in respect of his the famine that lasted three yeares togither the plague that consumed seaventy thousand men And though by occasion of difficulties and wants what of men what of maintenance her Highnes hath not yet bin able to provide that wise and faithful worke men for the perfit edifying of the house of God with doctrine and discipline shoulde bee set in every Church through her dominion as neither was b David by reason of his warres to build vp the Temple yet as hee prepared things necessary for it that it might bee the better done when time should serue so hath shee by fostering Colleges and Schooles the nurseries of the ministerie Her princely care wherof hath appeared specially of late vnto vs in a branch of Oliue that was almost withered the state of Queenes College Which she hath refreshed confirmed advanced with benefits immunities so bountifully and noblely that we our posterity haue as iust cause to thinke of Queene Elisabeth in the name thereof as of Queene Philippa Our whole Oliue tree did generally feele it before in the famous and worthy Act of Parliament for the maintenance of Colleges and the reliefe of Scholers in both the Vniversities and also Winchester and Eaton An Act that I haue heard men of iudgement say and I am persivaded that they said truely God grant the care of Heads and industrie of Students doe bring it to effect may proue as beneficiall for the increase of learning as might the erecting at least of two Colleges The cōmodities then which we haue receaued by her blessed governement are as great and many as those which the Iewes did receaue by Davids That we cannot chuse but acknowledge Gods favour to haue beene as singularly extended vnto vs in preserving her as it was to them in preserving him For although her Maiestie hath not beene assaulted by so many forraine enimies as David yet by more domesticall Wherein her deliverances are to bee esteemed so much the more precious by how much it is easier to beware of open foes then of secret of vipers that are farther of then in our bosomes of Abners though valiant who professe hostilitie then of trecherous Ioabs who pretend amitie First in Queen Maries time the house of Saul I mean the brood of them who preferre will-worships before obedience to God fearing as Saul did that their seeds succession should not be established as long as David lived desired devised to bring that to passe which one of them sithence made mone it was not done the boughs were cut of the root was not hewed vp But the axe which he wished to the plesant root fel on the root of bitternes his owne hairie scalpe the devises of the wicked were disappointed by the Lord and their desires frustrated Afterward the vsurper the Ish-bosheth of Rome indeed an Ish-bosheth when She was anointed and setled in her throne sought to dispossesse her by his accursed curse Antichristian sentence declared and published in his Bul. Moorton sent from him to stirre vp wicked spirits
Ghost for saying of his father and of his mother I looke not on him neither doth he acknowledge his brethren nor knowe his children but they obserue the word of God and keepe his covenant All Christians are bound herein to be Levites regarding neither father nor mother son nor daughter in respect of God when his woâ—…d and covenant commeth into question Wherefore sith this is a speciall point thereof that all the tithes bee brought into the storehouse that in his house there may be meat we should obserue and keepe it though with the disfavour of friends whatsoever And as it â—…ehoueth vs to doe it our selues so to wish that others enioy the blessâ—…ng with vs In which case the duty that we owe to Kings and all 〈◊〉 authoritie doth bind vs to pray for the high court of ParliameÌ„t that by their ordinaÌ„ce the Church may bee repaired and wee may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlinesse and honesty When Eliasib the Priest the high Priest of the Iewes had made for his kinseman Tobias a great chamber where they afore time didlay the meat offering the incense and the vessels and the tithes and offerings appointed for the Levites and Priestes as soone as Nehâ—…mias the Prince of the people vnderstood thâ—…reof it grieved him sore Therefore he cast out the hâ—…ushold vessels of Tobias out of the chamber and brought thither againe the vessels of the house of God the meat offering and the incense And perceiuing further that the portions of the Levites were not given them who therefore were flâ—…d each into his land he reproâ—…eth the rulers said why is the house of God for saken and ass mbling them he set them in their place againe and all the Iewes brought the tithes into the storehouse to be divided to them The Pope in the iniquitie of his high vsurped Prâ—…hood over Christians endowed his kinsmen the mâ—…ks with titheâ—… and livings by which aforetâ—… the Pastors were maintâ—…ined Whereof it hath ensâ—…d tâ—…at many a Tobâ—… doth hold them vntill this day O thâ—…t it might gâ—…ue that it might 〈◊〉 our Nehemtâ—… the Parliâ—…ment that they might dispossesse Tobias thereof againe apply them to maintaine Pastours The Antichristian councell assembled at Trent tooke order for restoring of the goodes of Benefices and setting learned Priests in them with aâ—… sanulling of advowsons erecting Lectures and maintaining Teachers Seminaries of Schollers in all Cathedrall Churches to set Popery forward and build vp the the houses of Idumean Idols The children of this world are wiser in their generation then the children of light Baalites more zealous for their superstition then Israelites for the truth But thou caÌ„st O Lord and wilt vnlesse our sins provoke thy wrath against vs cause the light of thy countenance so to shine vpon vs that the Christian Court of our English Parliament shall be as carefull to build vp thy house advance religion that the vessels of thy temple which Nabuchodonosor tooke away and Baltasar did drinke in be restored by Cyrus to whome they are befallen that Elizabeth thy handmaid command the people to giue the portion of the Priests and Levites that they may be strong in the law of the Lord as did thy servant Ezekias that Pastours may be set againe in their places and all the Tithes be brought into the storehouse to be divided to theÌ„ that none of them want as Nehemias provided and thou commandest by thy Prophet So shall they by whom this noble worke is wrought be remembred in it and the kindnesse that they shew on the house of God and the offices thereof shall not be wiped out So shal the windowes of heaven be opened to vs and a blessing poured on vs without measure a temporall and eternall blessing for godlinesse hath promise of them both So shall the devourer be rebuked for our sakes and the Locusts the Iesuites and Seminary Priests shal not destroy our fruite neither shallour vine our Christian vine be barren So shall we be called blessed by all nations for wee shall bee a pleasant land a land that shall flowe with the word of God more to be desired then gold more sweet then hony Finally so shall Israel triumph over his enimies and the things of Esau shall be sought out his secret things shall be searched that is Christ shall raigne and Antichrist shall be confounded Which GOD grant for his mercy sake in Iesu Christ through the operation of his Holy Spirit to whom three persons one GOD bee all praise and honour and glory and power for ever ever Amen VERSE 7. 7 All thy confederates haue driven thee to the borders the men that were at peace with thee haue deceived thee prevailed against thee they that eate thy bread haue laid a wound vnder thee there is no vnderstanding in him THE Prophet hitherto set downe first the certainety of the destruction of the Idumeans and then laid before them the grievousnes of the same commeth nowe to this point which insueth which implyeth both the former shew ing that all their confederates and friends such as were nearest vnto them should ioine togither vtterly to destroy them Which circuÌ„stance as it argueth that they should certainely come to ruine and that no hope remained that they should be delivered from it seeing such as they hoped shoulde helpe them from it should be prepared to bring them to it so doth it amplifie the bitternes of it David coÌ„plaineth grievously that his familiar friend who went with him into the house of God whom hee trusted and who did eate of his bread that such a one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his heele against him If an enemy haâ—… doâ—… 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 shonor he saith he could haue borne it Caesar containâ—…d himselfe when the rest of the Senate stroâ—…ke him wiâ—…h their pâ—…nkniues but when Brâ—…usâ—…ote â—…ote him hee â—…d â—…t tu quoâ—… 〈◊〉 filâ—… Even so is the 〈◊〉 of this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ction herein declared that it shoulde bee wroughâ—… 〈◊〉 their friends and confederates All thy confederatâ—…s 〈◊〉 The same thing also in effect is repeated 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vers waies to lay it deeper in their hearts and to put them the better in minde thereof For they that were in league with them are called their confederates The meÌ„ that were at peaâ—…e with them they that eate their bread their ruine signified when it is said haue driven thee to the borders haue deceived thee â—…revailed against thee laid a wound vnder thee All which is set out after the Prophets manner when he saith haue driveÌ„ haue deceived c. when he meaneth that they shoulde for that it should so surely come to passe as though it were done already The meanes is said to be by fraud guâ—…le wheÌ„ it is said they shall deceiue thee c wherevâ—…to is also added to make vp the mischiefe that
this treacherous dealing should be so crafty that they shoulde not espie much lesse prevent it When it is said there is no vnderstanding in him Wherof he also speaketh more at large in the next verse saying shall not Iâ—… that day saith the Lord even â—…estroy the wise men cut of Edom The point which I would here commende to your coÌ„siderations is that the Lord will 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Edom by his friends which is meant in these worâ—… Thy confederates haue driven thee The Iudgement of the Lord executed by his law vpon enticers to Idolatry disobedient to magistrates vnthankefull children c is in sundry places of Deutronomy knit vp with this senteÌ„ce So shall all Israel heare and feare Whereby is declared the end of punishments appointed by GOD and executed in iustice vpon offenders namely that the rest might heare and feare and learne not to offende in like maÌ„ner lest they incurre the like vengeance The point then that we haue to learne is to vnderstand by the ex ample of the Iustice of GOD executed vpon the Idumeans that all their confederates should driue them to the borders c that if any haue such hatred against the servants of GOD as Edom had against Israel then that this Iudgement is denounced against them For the Lord hath determined that who oppresseth his friends must be deceived and plagued by their friends and such as they reposed greatest confidence in The Madianites as it is in the history of the Iudges oppressed Israel very sore so that for feare of them the Israelites made them dens in the mouÌ„tains caues when Israel had sowen they came vp and destroied the fruit of the earth and left no food for Israel Against theÌ„ the Lorde sent Gedeon and to overthrow them he vsed not the hands of the Israelites but after that Gedeon the coÌ„ pany that were with them had blowne their trumpets and broken their pitchers the Lord set every mans sword against his neighbour Senacherib the king of Ashur came against Ierusalem and Ezechiah the king thereof with a mighty army thinking to make thrall to him all the people and Rabsakeh with most arrogant presumptuous words defied the Lord who he said could not deliver them But the Lord first confounded his armie and by an Angel destroyed them so that he was faine with shame to flee home where hee armed his two sonnes Adramelech and Shareser against him who wheÌ„ hee worshipped his God in the temple slew him with the sword But the cruelty of Nero against the Christians farre exceeded that of the Madianites and Senacherib in so much that he sowed them in the skins of wilde beasts so cast them to dogges to be devoured tying them also to stakes to burne in the night for lights But the Lorde raised against him his councell his friends captaines subiects c so that he found not that favour which Senacherib did for he could neither haue friend nor foe to do so much as kill him Yea if men woulde not conspire against these enimies of GODS people rather then they should lacke friends to destroy them the wormes out of their owne bowels should devour them as befell to Herod Antiochus Wherefore whosoever haue followed the cruelty of the Edonâ—…tes against the Israel of GOD let them remember for their instruction that they shal be parta kers of the same punishment with the Edomites And let vs consider that if the wicked draw his bow to shoote at the poore and needy though they whet the sword to slay the innocent yet their sworde shall enter into their owne heart and their bow shal be broken which the Prophet threatneth not without exception namely if the wicked turne not then the Lord will wheâ—… his sword c. And whereas he travâ—…led to bring forth a lie his mischiefe shall light on his owne head and the wrong which he imagined against others shall fall downe on his owne â—…lpe But the godly are at league with the stones of the field and the beasts of the earth but such as are not at peace with the Lord a stone shall fall on their head as on Abimelechs or Lyons shall fall on theÌ„ as on the Samaritans Wherefore such as are godly let them yet be more godly and let the wicked remember that all their confederates shall drive them to the borders c. Yet must we take heed that we imagine not that all such against whom their confederates deale are in nature and condition like the Idumeans For as other chastisements are common to the godly with the wicked though the effect fall not out alike in them both so also in this to be deceiued by friends and principally by those wee bee at peace with doe often happen vnto them For wee read of David that his familiar friend had laid a snare for him and such as were neere vnto him as Aâ—…tophel and his owne sonne Absolon That which befell to David happened also to Iesus Christ of whom David was a figure as is plainely declared in â—…e 〈◊〉 of Iohn where as the very words of 〈◊〉 are applied to Christ to teach vs the dealing of 〈◊〉 He that eateth bread with 〈◊〉 hath lift vp the heele against me Now we knowe that it is the chiefest blessing of Christians to bee made like to the image of Christ. No marvaile then if they haue beene so dealt withall and that such as haue eate their bread haue lift vp their heele against them The example of the noble Admirall of France traiterously murthered in Paris now 12. yeares since in this case is so pregnant that we need not goe further With whom there were so many thousandes murthered by such as professed themselues their friendes Whereby wee may perceiue that this is no certaine signe of Idumeans but that it is apparant that even in the Church of God there is falsehood in fellowship in trust treason The difference therefore in this point betwixt the wicked and the godly is 1 in the cause 2 in the comfort 1 In respect of the cause the wicked vngodly are worthily so served making their confederacie in world ly respects but the godly vnworthily so that David iustly protesteth If this wickednesse bee in my hand c. yea if I haue not deliuered him that without any cause was mine enemie c. 2 In respect of comfort for that the wicked when they be so intreated of their friends haue no manner of succour or ease which they can betake themselues vnto whereas the godly in this case fly to the Lord whom they finde to bee a sure rocke and certaine defence when the helpe of man fayleth and is set against them as David being persecuted by AbsoloÌ„ cryeth out how are my adversaries encreased how many rise vp a gainst me but thou Lord art a buckler for me my glory and the lifter vp of my
deliverer my God my strength in whom I will trust my shield and the horne of my salvation my refuge And this is the benefit of God vnto David The thankfulnesse of David vnto God followeth Therefore let the God of my salvation be exalted Wherein by the way the cause of his thankfulnesse to wit the benefit is repeated For though in our tongue the name of salvation is by commoÌ„ vse referred to the blissefull state of life eternal in the kingdome of heaveÌ„ wherto the scripture phrase doth likewise oft referre it yet is it amplified in the Prophets laÌ„guage heere to bodily safetie and temporall preservation of this present life As salvatioÌ„s also are afterward meÌ„tioned or as our English translation interpreteth it deliverances before he set downe the generall proposition with the same word I call vpon the Lord who is worthy to bee praised and I am safe from mine enimies Vnto this author then of his safety hee rendreth praise and honour and that in such sort as may stir vp others therevnto withall that God by the thankesgiving of more may bee more glorified let him be exalted To the performance of the which dutie that he may giue a sharper edge hotter zeale to himselfe and others he amplifieth and openeth more particularly both the cause of the duty and the dutie it selfe in the verses following Touching the cause of the dutie he saith The mighty God that giueth me reuengemeÌ„ts bringeth people vnder me that deliuereth me from mine enimies yea thou hast exalted me aboue them that rose vp against me thou hast deliuered me from the cruel man A summary but pithy rehearsal of the specialties of the fauour done him by God against Saul against Sauls sonne Ish-bosheth against the Philistines the Moabites the Syrians the Ammonites the Amalekites and the Idumaeans against Absolon against Sheba with their rebellious complices of Israel Iuda too Of whom a great many were punished in iustice the Lord avenging him of some by other mens hands of some by his owne as being armed therevnto with the sword of vengeance The rest though their liues were spared in mercy yet were they brought in awe and subiection vnder him So himselfe his enimies either not remaining or not remaining enimies at the least not daring to practise their enmitie was delivered from them Yea which he vttereth more emphatically by turning of his speech to God God did exalt him and advance him higher then any of his adversaries that rose vp against him and delivered him from Saul who of long time pursued him most fiercely put him oft in preseÌ„t daÌ„ger of his life from the cruel violent the most violent man Touching his duty wherevpon he addeth Therefore will I confesse thee o Lord among the Gentiles and I will sing vnto thy name hee giueth great deliverances to his king and sheweth mercy to his anointed to David to his seed for ever To confesse the Lord is to acknowledge him to bee the author and giver of whatsoever good we haue to sing vnto his name is with ioyfull melodie of voice to acknowledge it But these things doth David vow that he will do and therein will testifie even before the Gentiles that the Lord who made him king and anointed him doth giue him great deliverances and sheweth him mercy nor only him but his too his seed his posteritie and progenie for ever The very literal sense of the which words doth import an excellent thankfulnesse in David that would yeeld such tokens thereof among the Gentiles the heathens whom hee had subdued a more excellent goodnesse and graciousnes in God who raised him to royall state and mightily preserved him in it and rid him out of many dangers and shewed mercy still to him yea to his of spring also that should raigne after him But all this is base in respect of that which the holy Ghost in a spirituall meaning doth hereby signifie betoken For David was anointed king of the Iewes made conquerour of the Gentiles cast into perils troubles paines of death by speciall grace againe delivered from them to the intent hee might be a figure as we tearme it an image and picture an historicall picture and a living image that should resemble and represent the person of another David his sonne our Saviour Christ. Which mystery himselfe knowing as a Prophet did write by inspiration from God sundry things whereof the full perfit accomplishment appeareth in Christ his kingdome as the scriptures teach vs though a thinne slender performance of the same was before expressed and drawn out as it were by lineaments shadowes of a type and figure in David and his state So the great deliverances and salvations temporall given and assured to David and to his seed for ever after a sort that is for long continuance of many yeares succession did prefigure greater spiritual deliveraÌ„ces salvatioÌ„s simply absolutely eternal which should be likewise giveÌ„ to Christ to his seed that is to the faithful the chil dreÌ„ of God whoÌ„ Christ doth beget in his church by the inunortall seed of his word To Christ to his seed is given the treading downe of the Serpent the overthrow and victory of Satan and his Angels To Christ and to his seede is death quelled the graue vanquished the power of hell daunted and all their enimies put to flight To Christ and to his seede is a guard of Angâ—… appointed for their safety an entrance into Heaven opened and the ioies of life of everlasting solace of endlesse rest assured Which most excellent mercies deliverances salvations as the Prophets commonly in the ende of their prophecies do commende to men by figuratiue speeches of Israël of Iuda of Sion of Ierusalem and blessings incident thereto so in this conclusion of his song of thankes doth David ascende to them by the other to shewe himselfe gratefull vnto God for them A proofe whereof we haue in the last words that he concludeth with For therein he seemeth to respect the promise that the Lord would set vp his seed after him and stablish the throne of his kingdome for ever Which the Angel Gabriel sent to the Virgin Mary expoundeth of Christ telling her that God shall giue vnto him the throne of his Father David and he shall raigne over the house of Iacob for ever and of his kingdome shall be no end And a farther proofe in the former clause touching his confessing of God among the Gentiles considering that S. Paul declareth the goodnes of Christ in receiving the Gentiles to his glory to be meant thereby As if the holy Prophet had said that he would vse a new and vnaccustomed thankefulnesse to God for his passing singular and vnspeakable benefits neither would confesse him among