for ay The xxiiij chapiter DOutles I can but muse to sée the mightie that are riche How knowing God they vexe the poore their crueltie is suche The poore dooth cry yet God permits their tiranny to reign The whorishe hed and wicked man yet surely shalbe slain The xxv chapiter ENding his talke Bildad began is their not power said he With him abooue whose men of war can not enumbred be Comparde with God no man is iust can womens birth be pure When lightê abooue to him are dark how then shall man indure The xxvi chapiter FUl strength power hath God aboue said Iob he néeds no ayd The hel so déep is séen to him the earth by him is staid The clouds and seas are bound by him the heauens by him are propt The Whale so huge moste serpent like by him his powre is stopt The xxvii chapiter GOd be my Iudge I wil not speak of things that shalbe vain My rightuousnes I wil not leaue for sin shall haue his pain Look what the wicked dooth increace the godly shall possesse And what he had he shall not haue thus wrath shall him so dresse The xxviij chapiter HOw secret seames out siluer giue and golde with Iron hard How precious stones and food for folkes and men from men be bard Héer in the earth these things are hid but wisedome hath no péer Whiche hid from men her for to finde is onely God to fear The xxix chapiter I say to you O that I were as I haue béen tofore When power might was in my hand and goods I had in store For euery man gaue me the place the poor I did defend And what I said or what I did all men did me commend The xxx chapiter KNowe you that now the contrary the vilest doo me mock They rail they skorn they laugh they talke I am their iesting stock The Lord therto is eke my fo O God doo me forgiue For I did help thaflicted man though now thou doost me gréeue The xxxi chapiter LEudly yet look I neuer did on mayden or on wife My houshold folke and strangers bothe of me had neuer strife Hungry and thirstie did I féed the naked did I clothe If I haue not delt iustly dole then let the earth me lothe The xxxii Chapiter MUche musing then said Elihu vnto his fellowes thrée Haue you no more to Iob to say and you mine elders be Til you were dasht I béeing yung I had nothing to say But fearles now frée spéeche shall paâ—â—e lest God take me away The xxxiii chapiter NOte wel my woords to Iob he said why saist thou thou art Iust Rebuke not God what so he dooth for rule hée hath and must In bed ful sick he dooth vs lay suche message vs to giue For to submit and graunt our gilt then surely shall wée liue The xxxiiii Chapiter O Yée that wise and learned be now further sée you mark God dooth not strike but wée deserue no thought to him is dark â–ª He hath no eye to great or lowe the riche and poor are like Yet Iob dooth think him self so iust that God should not him strike The xxxv chapiter PRocéeding foorth Elihu said be thou O Iob vniust Or be thou iust as thou doost say yet this is true to trust That God is ne the more or lesse made holy or defilde But if a man on him doo call he shall finde him ful milde The xxxvi Psalme QUietly hear me yet a while God dooth not strike for nought But for to tel and mend our sin that we tofore haue wrought Bue if they skorn then shall they die or if the time they track So great is God him to beholde our knowledge is to slack The xxxvii Chapiter RUling like as a Prince on hie our God dooth all things guide The storme the haile the frost y e snowe of him they haue their tide To punishe lands or them to blesse O Iob this is moste true Alone he guides the things he made then giue him glory due The xxxviii Chapiter SO then the Lord him self did speak to Iob wast thou said he When I the heauens earth did make of councel then with me Canst thou ought doo in hie or lowe of wonders that I wrought Hast thou in waters or in land the treasures of them sought The xxxix chapiter THe Gotes the Hindes and Unicorn their gendring and their force The Pecock gay and foolishe stork or of the barbed horse Or of the Hauk that flies by South or of the Egles might By thy deuice haue these their giftê to mooue and take their flightê â–ª The xl chapiter WHen Iob had hard what God had said he humbly did obay And said he had said and would be stil then foorth the Lord did say The power and might of Leuiathan or Behemoth by name Canst thou him rule with snare or gin or make him milde and tame The xli chapiter AL men may think his powre is great though mine it not excéed Yet what ye make him for to hurt he counts it as a réed His paths are in the mightie sea all men from him doo slide The mightie Whale with diuel possest he is the King of pride The xlii chapiter BEfore the Lord Iob did repent confessing how that he The wonderous woorks or mightie power of God he could not sée His fréends were wild to offer giftê that Iob might for them pray And God gaue him of all things more then he had ere that day ¶ Thus Iob hath doon his patience ye haue heard all his broile How Sathan wrought to turn his faith how freends did him turmoile Now sporting songs for liuely wits suche as the Lord doo fear From Dauids harp the sommary to you shall wel appear The Psalmes of Dauid The first Psalme A Happy hap the man shall haue whiche not with sinners walks Ne he that in the wicked chair of God in scorne italks His frute shalbe moste plenteously rewarded eke with blisse When sinners shall decay and fall of heauenly ioyes to misse The ii Psalme BEware saith he how that ye rage ye rulers all in vain For God wil haue his sonne to rule in might and poure to reign Therfore se that ye couet lore and serue the Lord in fear Kisse him in time lest yée doo smart when he shall once appéer The iii. Psalme CAst out of Kingdome Dauid cryes to God for ayd and strength He hath reléef he dooth confesse God did him hear at length And surely he hath confidence that God wil succour send That he wil strike his enemies and eke his flock defend The iiii Psalme DOut cast away he trusted God though Saule did him molest He checketh all the taunting men that did his reign detest And prooueth that the care of God continually dooth féed Those that he loues so that they may take rest and sléep at néed The v. Psalme EFtsoones in his aduersitie betime to God he prayes Affirming God to be ful iust detesting sinners wayes
be destroyd The iii. chapiter COnsumde was Elies sight away and as he lay and slept Samuel thrise the Lord did call who vnto Ely sâ—ept â— call thée not it is the Lord doo thou to him obay And so hée did and Ely knew on him what God did say The iiii chapiter DOughtely fought the Israelites yet were they put to flight The Philistian hoste twise bet theÌ„ down and took their Ark by might The sonnes of Ely they were kild whiche when their father hard He fel out of his seat for wo and burst his neck backward The v. chapiter EArly arose the Asdodits their Dagon for to sée â–ª The Ark of God twise thrue him down and bated his degrée Stricken they were with Emerodes the Ark made them ful wo From whence it came they did decrée thither to let it go The vj. chapiter FUlly and whole they did consent that home the Ark should wend With mise and arses made of golde so home they did it send Two kine new milche did cary it the right way home they went The Bethsanites they it receiude for whiche they were all shent The vii chapiter GOD willed Israel that they should their Idols quite destroy By Samuels mouth and they confest their sinnes to him on hie They willed Samuel for to pray the enemies they did fear They were destroyd fought no more the space of many a yéer The viii chapiter HOw Samuels sonnes did wickedly the people did it ming And not content of Samuel they did desire a king He them denide and axt the Lord who did to them consent And bad him tel what he would doo when he one to them sent The ix chapiter IT came to passe that Saule Cis sonne his Asses went to finde The Sear fondée he did inquire who tolde him all his minde Thy Asses they are found and thou the Israelites must guide He feasted him and on the morn he took him sole on side The x. chapiter KIsse did Samuel and anoint then Saul to be their King And told him things which came to passe as he afore did ming â—o Prophecy he did and tolde his vnckle halfe his hap The lot did fall to Saule as King And vnthriftê grudgd therat The xi chapiter LAy siege to Iabes Nahas did whiche was an Ammonite They did submit he sent them woord their eyes to thrust out quite Then seuen dayes respite they did take then ayd lesse they would yéeld So Saule did win the peoples hartê in winning of the féeld The xii chapiter MArk my woords said Samuel then your willes I haue obayed If I did wrong or taken bribe it shall again be paide How God had doon in time afore and would doo he them tolde With thunder and raine he feard all and sharply them controlde The xiii Chapiter NOw Saule being king he got him men against his foes to fight And when the hoste drue néer to Saule he did that was not right He offended God in dooing the thing that Samuel should haue doon A Smith to make them tooles to fight in Israel had they none The xiiii chapiter OUer with one then Ionathas went his signe was true they fled When Saule it knew with all his men he folowd vpon the dead If any did eat ere night were come then die he should said Saule Ionathas eat and should haue dide the hoste denide it all The xv chapiter POinted was Saule of Gods owne mouth the Amalakites to kil He disobayd the almightie Lord and folowd his foolishe wil. Then Samuel shewd him how that God was sory he made him king Obedience more he looks to haue then any burnt offering ¶ Halfe Samuels first book ye haue had some say the first of Kings VVherin is shewd the meruaylous woorks of God in his dooings Of Dauids calling to be King Samuel did him noint It shalbe shewd you afterward the Chapters shall it point The xvi Chapiter APoint did God that Samuel should chuse Dauid to be King For fear of Saule he went in close and faind an offering So Dauid being chosen king an euil sprite came on Saule When Dauid came and plaid on harp the sprite went out of Saule The xvij chapiter BOldly bragged Goliah then on his great might and strengthe None durst go out to cope with him til Dauid came at length Proffer he did to fight with him yet harnes had he none A sling he had and out he went and kild him with a stone The xviii chapiter COme out did women and did sing in ioy of enemies fall They sang ten thousand Dauid slue a thousand slain of Saule Then Saule deuised Dauids death yet scapte he with his life To haue his death Michol he gaue to be his spoused wife The xix chapiter DEuise did Saul stil Dauids death for all the othe he sware And when he plaid to void the sprite he thrue at him a spear Then in his house he had béen slain but Michol causd him flée And they him sought Saule and his men began to prophecy The xx chapiter EFtsoones Dauid and Ionathas compact their faiths in one If Saule him mist and were displeasd he should knowe how to gon Then Saule fel out with Ionathas that void was Dauids place Then by a signe he gaue him woord to flée in any cace The xxi chapiter Flée from Saule then Dauid did to Ahimelech he came The â—ewbread suttely he obtaind but by was Sauls herdman The Philistians swoord he got also to Achis king he went He was afraid he faind him mad the King was not content The xxii chapiter GO foorth dooth Dauid on his way th' opprest to him did come He left his kinred with a King and went away with some Doeg tolde of Abimelech for whom Saule sent and slue And all the house and Town also saue one that â—led the crue The xxiii Chapiter HElp did Dauid a Cittie besiegd Reylah it was calld And Saule wel hopte to kil him there it was a Cittie walld In a thicket he was betraid Saule thought him to haue spoild The streight was great Dauid was in but Saule then home recoild The xxiiij chapiter IN daunger great was Saule the king in caue so it did hap If Dauid would he had béen slain he cut but his cote lap Then Dauid cride to Saule and said sée what I might haue doon So Saule sware Dauid to be good to him in his kingdome The xxv chapiter KNowe ye may of Samuels death â–ª and Naball his shéep shearing Who angred Dauid very muche his churlishe part once hearing If Abigail had him not met they had then lost their life Immediatly the fool did die and Dauid had his wife The xxvi chapiter LIyng a sléep in Abners tent Saule lost his spear and cruse Whiche Dauid had and cride aloud and tolde it them as newes When Saule had heard all Dauids minde his fault he did confesse And knowledge Dauids reign as king and last he did him blesse The xxvii chapiter MUche a doo had Dauid with Saule
therfore he fled the land And went to Achis King of Geth in the Philistian land He slue of them in rouing wise and left not one a liue And tolde the king another tale who did his woords beléeue The xxviii chapiter NOw battaile begins betwéen them bothe and Saule to God did speak He had no woord of God again when he his minde did break A woman him raisd as he beléeued Samuel that then was dead Who tolde him plain he should be slain and Dauid set in his stede The xxix chapiter OUt went the heathen by their ranks the Lords did Dauid spie They art of Achis what he was who him extolde on hie But they were fumde and said plainly he would doo them some lack And Achis tolde to Dauid all who early sent him back The xxx chapiter PErished was the town with fire where Dauids wiues did dwel And men and women led away then Dauid axt councel Followe he did and them destroid and home returnd again The spoiles was delt and presentê sent the riches of the slain The xxxi chapiter QUickly fled the Israelites and gaue their foes the féeld Saules sonnes were slain at the same time and Saule him self there kild His harnes and his body bothe they hung them vp on hie His body and his sonnes were burnt their bones layd at a trée ¶ This book the first is doon and past at Saules death it dooth end The second next while it dooth last ye shall haue we intend The second book of Samuel other wise the second of the Kings The first Chapiter A Yung man caried Dauid woord that Saule in féeld was slain For making of a lie to him death had hée for his pain Then Dauid wept and mourned sore for Saule and Ionathas death And sang a song all ful of wo that they had lost their breath The ii chapiter BEgin did Dauid then to reign in Hebron kingd he first And Isboseth by Abners meanes anoint him Israel durst Then twelue twelue so plaid in sporte that one eche other slue Twéen bothe the houses for that part the battail gan to brue The iii. chapiter COmpany with a Concubine made Abner to rebel From Isboseth he yéelded vp to Dauid Israel When he was gone in peace away by Ioab he returnd Who did him kil ful gilefully for whom the king sore mournd The iiii chapiter DAmpt was Israel with their king when Abners death they heard Two of the heads slue Isboseth and had a right reward To Dauid they did bring his head and hoped to haue thank As he that brought Saules death to him so had they for their prank The v. chapiter EChe sides were made now all in one Iuda and Israel And nointed Dauid once again who ruled them ful wel Hierusalem of Iebusites did Dauid win and take And battails twain he wan by might and made his foes to quake The vi chapiter FRom Abinadab thark was fetcht and Ozah God did strike Therfore with Obed it was left whiche made him wel to like When Dauid knew he fetcht it home afore it he did daunce Michol mockt him and for her fée no children was her chaunce The vii chapiter GOd vnto Dauid did deny a house for him to build I shrowded not in Ceder trées but dwelt alwaies in féeld Thy sonne a house shall rear for me and reign for euermore Then Dauid wholy praisd the Lord and thanked him therfore The viii chapiter HOw Dauid vsde his enemies and linde their liues and death The Assirians he did subdue and thousands lost their breath A forren King to him did yéeld and sent him giftê ful great He gaue them all to God and dooth his rulers names repeat The ix â–ª chapiter IN memory came to Dauids minde his vow to Ionathas made Ask he did if any were left that promise might be paid Miphiboseth was found and brought to whom the king gaue land And set him at his bord alway all this he did commaund The x. chapiter KNow ye may of an heathen king towards Dauid euil behaued Iust by their tailes he cut their coats and halfe their beards he shaued With Dauids men this part he playd who did his déeds requite He did him foile with all his power and put his ayd to flight The xi chapiter LUst caused Dauid for to sin with Bethsabe in déed Shée was with childe and then he sent for Vrias with spéed And when he would not lie with her he sent him back again And suche woord sent that he was set in place where he was slain The xii chapiter MAruaylous angry was the Lord with Dauid for this part When he it wist he did repent the déed with all his hart God him forgaue but yet the childe did die for this il thing Then next shée bare him Salomon who afterward was King The xiii chapiter â–ª NOw Thamar was a fair yung maid and Ammon did her lust He faind him sick and had his wil and from him did her thrust Then Absalon her brother déer did stil her from her cry And two yéer after causd him kild and afterward did flée The xiiii chapiter OUer passid was Dauids â—umâ— and Ioab wrought a â—eat By a woman for Absalon that hame he might him get The king did graunt and home he came but would not yet him sée Procured Ioab spake for him then kist the king and he The xv chapiter PIck so away the peoples hartê from Dauid did his sonne Rebel he did against the king this same was Absalon The King did flée for fear of 〈◊〉 bare footed and did wéep Yet had he spies that wrought for him whose councel they did kéep The xvi chapiter QUietly passed he the hil and Ziva brought him giftê Whom Semei curst and he preferd God in his secreat driftê Then Husai the rebel sarud but he was Dauids spie And Absalon in open sight with Dauids wiues did lie The xvii chapiter REfused was Ahithophel his councel took no place But Husay his woords were liked wel and Dauid knew the cace Then Dauid fled but Ahithophel him self did hang for wo And diuers men brought Dauid food their hunger mooued them so The xviii chapiter SO number Dauid did his men and set them out in ray And charge gaue Dauid for his sonne his life in him to stay But contrary the féeld once wun Ioab did thrust him thorowe When Dauid wist he took on so that ioy was turnd to sorowe The xix chapiter TO stay his sorow Ioab went and brought the king in sight Then did Israel ioy it muche and willed him his right Whole Iuda came as they were wild their king home for to bring And Israel was not wel content for dooing of that thing The xx chapiter UP then rose a rebel again and Seba was his name He mooued Israel to rebel to get him self a fame Besiegd he was in Abel town they had béen all as dead But that a woman found the meanes that cast out was his head The xxi chapiter
Beséeching God to be his guide describing sinners race Affirming that God wil protect the iust in euery place The vi Psalme FUl fraught in féeling God his ire and death to shew his dart He humbly prayes God to forgiue and shewes his mourning hart Away saith he yée wicked men reéelf now haue I found My wishers euil shall haue this hap the Lord shall them confound The vii Psalme GIltles now Dauid did complain false tales to Saule were tolde He cléeres him self and prayeth God his cace for to beholde Affirming that the glory of God by that should eke beséen And how the euil in their deuice shall wast and perishe cleen The viii Psalme HOw wunderful in all his woorks is God aboue saith hée Whiche maketh babes to tel his fame and eke the starry skie But yet of man he museth more why God should him regard To knowe the thing he dooth confes for him it is to hard The ix Psalme I Wil giue praise to God saith he for victories by past Who had his foes and their defence bothe kild and ouer cast And now that foes doo flowe a freshe for wonted ayd he calles The wicked men they were destroyed he meanes that were King Sauls The x. Psalme KNowe héer yée may the trade way that wicked men do vse Describing eke their suttleties the poor for to abuse He calleth God for to aduenge the poor sustayning wrong Beséeching him to breke the arme of the vngodly throng The xi Psalme LO though said he the wicked bend their bowe at me to shoot And though to hilles they bid me â—lée and haue me in pursuite Yet shall the Lord poure down his wrath vpon the wicked rout And righteous men shall haue his loue of this their is no dout The xii Psalme MEn béeing falne from equitie Gods help hée dooth desire And that he would cut out the tungs of eche flattering lier For néedies sake the Lord wil rise and set the bond ful frée Gods woords are pure when wicked reign it is a shame to sée The xiii Psalme NOw vexed sore with sundry saâ—ts prest ready to dispair His anker olde he flées vnto to God he makes his prayer And lest his foes incouragde should be for to sée his fall He hauing ayd dooth hight him lauds that reigneth ouer all The xiiii Psalme OF foolishe men that inwardly doo say there is no God Describe he dooth their propertie and eke their fatall rod. For mocking of the poores deuice he dooth also request The thraldome of the Israelites that it might turn to rest The xv Psalme PEculiarly now dooth he tel why God did take and chuse Of his good wil into his house the people of the Iewes Forsooth because that they should shew to suche as were without By godly life that they were Gods to bring them out of dout The xvj Psalme QUestionles not for his woorks but for his faith alone He prayeth God him to preserue els succour hath he none Idolatrie hée dooth detest true worship dooth he like Affirming that his soule shall not be left in grauy dike The xvii Psalme REhearse hée dooth the crueltie of Saule and eke his men The raging pride and tiranny they shewd vnto him then Without deserâ—ê therfore he prayes reuenge of God to haue His giltles life to Saule was suche that makes him so to craue The xviii Psalme SIth God saith he hath stablisht me and set me in my throne For mercies great sauegard bothe to him be praies alone The kingdome of our Lord and Christe the whiche shall haue none end He saith shall stand spite of the foes so God shall him defend The xjx Psalme TO the intent the mighty power of God might wel be waid The heauens and might of lightê aboue by them he is displaid Besides all this his sacred woord and law that is so pure He dooth set out as perfet guide to walke therby ful sure The xx Psalme WHen that the King in warlike wise should go to Ammons hoste The people pray God to defend their King and eke their coste â–ª â—nd that the giftê and sacrifice whiche offer vp he did That God would them accept and like before that foorth he yed The xxi Psalme AS soon as Dauid home returnd from victory in féeld â—n voice of all he thanked God whiche made his foes to yéeld â—ffirming that the Lord alone had giuen his foes the foile And that he would stil on so doo though they ne so turmoile The xxii Psalme BRought now into extremities and hope allmost decaid Yet hauing faith and found reléef again him self he stayd And by him self he dooth describe what should in time to come When Christe should be vpon the earth gainst him what should be doon The xxiii Psalme CAused by sundry succours past the Lord he takes for guide And hauing him for his defence he cares not what betide And séeing rest before his foes the Lord did to him giue He dooth not dout before he goes ful long and safe to liue The xxiiii Psalme DOutles thâ—n God dooth gouern all yet chéefly he dooth chuse Suche as doo liue in godly life and wickednes refuse The Gentile and the Iew are like if they obay his lore Their gates and doores of hartê mindâ— must subiect him before The xxv Psalme EFtsoones as often eke before with foes a freshe opprest He counts his sinnes to be the cause and makes to God request His youthful sinnes for to remit and to regard his cace With mercy and with fauour bothe to him to turn his face The xxvi Psalme FUl many were his enemies and iniuries assaid That Saule vniustly to him shewd he praith to God for ayd Affirming that although he were from house of God exilde If he returnd with slaughters great his aulters should be pilde The xxvii Psalme GOd is my light and sauegard bothe said hée and my defence Bereft from foes this I require â–ª it is my whole pretence His temple to beholde and â—ée to dwel therin for ay His face to vew his wayes to learn so faith hath béen my stay The xxviii Psalme HEuines now his hart besets to sée the wicked rout Desiring to be rid of them and wrath to root them out He prayseth God who is his strength and heard when he dooth call His hart therfore was ful of ioy and prayeth defence fro all The xxix Psalme IN power suche as doo rule and reign if God to be they wunder Then he them willes to learn his might by tempest and by thunder And though by them he sinners feares and makes them all to quake Yet wil he saue his chosen flock euen for his mercies sake The xxx Psalme KNowe did he wel deliuerance from God aboue to come He renders laudes eke for the same he shewes him self not dum The suden fall from liking state and eke for mercies stil Hée dooth declare and prayeth God his praise set out he wil. The xxxi Psalme LAudes and praise yet
once again for fréedome from his thrall By faith in hope he giues to God affirming this withall That God with fauour dooth beholde those that him loue and fear Preseruing them continually as samples doo appéer The xxxii Psalme MAruaylous sick he dooth confesse his sin to be the cause And blest to whom God not imputes the breaking of his lawes And after thus his faultê confest the wicked he exhorts To mend their life and holy men with ioyes he muche comfortê The xxxiii Psalme NOw righteous men reioice saith he in him that vs did make And gouerns all and is ful true his graunt shall neuer slake He sercheth hartê and knoweth thoughtê no secrets from him hid No help can saue but his right hand trust this he dooth you bid The xxxiiii Psalme OF fear and dread he béeing rid whom Achis counted mad He thanketh God who was the cause that good successe he had And so prouokes that godly men should stil in God put trust Affirming wicked slaughters great and sauegard for the iust The xxxv Psalme PLead thou my cause o God saith he gainst Saule and eke his court â–ª Their traps they set me for to catche let them turn to their hurt And saue thou me and also those that giltâ—es take my part And I shall praise thy holy name so long as liues my hart The xxxvi Psalme QUite gon from fear of God are those that followe wicked trace The gouernnaunce of God in earth dooth ioy his woful cace And so muche more he holdes that God his chosen shall preserue Who finally shall them defend and punishe those that swarue The xxxvii Psalme REck not saith he nor doo you fret that wicked men doo thriue Nor that thou séest the iust correct for thou shalt sée beliue How that the euil of cut shalbe and thou if thou abide Ful patiently shalt haue thy wishe when that thy cause is tride The xxxviii Psalme SIcknes eftsoones dooth cause him say his sinnes the same to bring The ire of God and fréend now fled with foes on him laughing Is cause that he intreateth God to make him whole again And firmly stands to trust to that and so dooth stil remain The xxxix Psalme TEmpted then with extremities and gréefs that were infirme Eke fully bent this patience with silence to confirme Yet burst he out with doleful woords and dumnes quite he left Beséeching him of spéedy help that he be not bereft The xl Psalme WHen perils past were passed by he rendreth thanks to God And telleth plain he wil set out suche things as he hath bod Stil crauing mercy at his hand and foile on foes to fall With wishing those that doo him fear his prays to render all The xli Psalme AFflicted sore yet dooth he blesse those that his cace lament Complayning muche of fayned fréends that traytourously were bent But féeling God to be his ayd his haters rage to stay He rendreth thanks and dooth protest he wil doo so for ay The xlii Psalme BEâ—ing exilde from Christes flock to praise his holy name Yet dooth he ful protest a while from hart to doo the same Affirming though aduersities had ne so him opprest Yet should his soule haue confidencâ— in him to take her rest The xliii Psalme CAusles his foes did vexe him sore therfore to God he prayes Iudge thou my cause and be my light thus vnto God he sayes So by that meanes vnto thy hil and tabernacle bothe Upon my harp I wil thée thank my soule shall not it lothe The xliiii Psalme DUe thanks his people héer doo giue for mercies manifolde And féeling now the contrary Gods couenant they beholde Affirming that to be the cause why enemies them vexe Yet doo they vow his lawes to holde for all their wicked checks The xlv Psalme EXtolled is the maiestie of Salomon the King The Egipt wife that he did wed hath eke her extolling Wherby is shewd how the Gentiles to Christe shall spoused be His mercies large shall foorth so stretche that none refuse wil he The xlvi Psalme FOr help receiu'd béeing besiegd of King Sennacherib The land the Lord affirming so it shalbe stablished In putting trust in God alwayes who hath his whole delight To saue his Churche when succour all dooth séem to be gone quite The xlvii Psalme GGd that is of moste mightie power he willeth for to laud Whose kingly rule dooth make his foes that they by him be awd Who dooth also to Iacobs séed extend his lasting looue He telles before the Gentiles call by Christe that is abooue The xlviii Psalme HOw notably Hierusalem from sundry foes had ayd How that from God their force was such they could not be dismaid For whiche to God they render thanks as guide vnto their dittie And so describe the comely state of their moste noble Cittie The xlix Psalme INcline your eares saith he hark iudge not that suche as welth Haue in their hands that they be blest for sure it is but pelf And they shall passe and perishe all that haue therin their trust But God shall féed and saue in déed suche as in him are iust The l. Psalme KNowing ful wel how that the church of Ipocrites had store Who put their trust in outward showes more then in inward lore Whiche hée dooth check and telleth plain that God dooth more delight In inward thanks and due requestê then sacrifices bright The li. Psalme LO pardon now he pleadeth for the King I mean when hée By Nathans mouth did knowe his fault haue mercy Lord on me He saith and blot out all mi gilt and put away my sinne And doo not strike my people for the fault that I fel in The lii Psalme MUche musing why that wicked man that Doeg had to name Should boste him self so in his pride he saith God shall him tame And then he willes that faithful men should not suche tirants fear But stand in trust of Gods defence who shall their quarels bear The liii Psalme NO God at all the fool dooth say there is to sée my fact God looking down espied none that did regard his act Wherfore with fear they shalbe flight where fear there is no néed But sauing state with ioyfelnes his flock shall haue in déed The liiii Psalme O God hée saith doo thou me saue with enemies opprest And by thy power iudge thou my cause gainst suche as me detest Then wil I praise thy holy name and sacrifice ordain When of my foes my ful request of thée I doo obtain The lv Psalme PErsecuted so stil by Saule for succour he dooth pray Muche gréeued with a flattring sort that sought him to betray Moste ardently beseeching God his pittie for to shew And carefulnes he willeth men vpon the Lord to throwe The lvi Psalme QUestionles he séeth no way his foes for to withstand But forst he was to walke astray to voyd his enmies hand Wherfore he praith moste humblely to him that prayer alowes To way his cause and him