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A29417 A breif and full account of Mr. Tate's and Mr. Brady's new version of the Psalms by a true son of the Church of England. True son of the Church of England. 1698 (1698) Wing B4528; ESTC R35383 16,825 47

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A BREIF And Full ACCOUNT OF Mr. Tate's and Mr. Brady's New VERSION OF THE PSALMS By a true Son of the Church of England LONDON Printed for Joseph Wild at the Elephant at Charing-Cross M DC XCVIII TO All the Learned and Pious PATRONS AND PROMOTERS OF THE New VERSION OF THE PSALMS This small TREATISE SHEWING That the Vse of them in Churches Chappels and Congregations Having the Royal Allowance of His Majesty in Council and the Recommendation of several of the Bishops is agreeable to the Constitutions of the Church of England and the Authority of Convocations Is Humbly Dedicated by Their Most obedient Servant A Modest Vindication OF THE New VERSION OF THE PSALMS THE fond Affection which Men retain for ancient Customs is generally so very powerful and prevailing that a Reformation even from the most prejudicial of them is hardly obtain'd without putting an ungrateful task upon Humane Nature for by lonḡ acquaintance they insinuate themselves so insensibly into our Love and Esteem that they frequently blind our Reason inslave and captivate our Inclinations and we can never release our selves from their Tyranny without mighty Strugling and Reluctance 'T is to these prejudices mainly that the various false Religions in the World owe their maintenance and support and to these likewise must be ascrib'd all those several Heats and Contests which so grievoufly disturb'd these Nations at the time of our Reformation from the gross Errors of the Church of Rome And to what else but these can we more candidly impute those unexpected Endeavours that have been used against the New Version of the Psalms Which design'd to retreive that part of our Devotion from the many palpable Absurdities which were in the Old Translation and has been so lasting a reproach to the Honour of our Church However it is hoped that this unhappy Objection may at length be taken off and nothing retain'd in our publick Service which may be matter of just offence to any and that therefore we shall not indulge any Error when we have so fair an opportunity of seeing it Corrected And that I may vindicate our Church from such as asperse her in this particular and are willing to impeach her Credit and impair her Reputation by alledging that the Anciens Psalms of Sternhold and Hopkins were injoyn'd as part of her publick Devotion I must crave leave to correct this great Mistake and do acquaint them that the Old Version never had any particular Recommendation either from the King or Bishops or Convocation and that this New Translation is that which has obtain'd both the Allowance and Recommendation of Authority And after I have given them a short account of its Rise and Proḡress will endeavour to let them see that the publick use of it in our Churches is agreeable to Reason conformable to the Constitutions of our Church and the Authority of Convocations and subservient to the Advancement and Increase of Piety And therefore that this fmall Tract does hereupon humbly presume to bespeak the Favour of all such persons as have any regard for Reason or Devotion or the Government in Church or State But First I will endeavour to give some account of the Rise and Progress of this New Version which has been thought by some of the greatest Men of the times to be a Work so well perform'd and so favourable a Providence has all along attended it that they seem to promise it a very kind Reception and Encouragement in the World and it has already met with considerable Encouragement The Undertakers at first propos'd this pious Design between themselves but in a little time it was Communicated and as speedily Receiv'd and Nourish'd by Persons of the Highest Rank and principal Authority in the Nation both in Church and State Whose Abilities being agreeable to the Eminence of their Quality gave them an advantageous prospect into all the convenience and necessity of so good a Work and what a dissusive and opportune Blessing it was likely to prove to the Reform'd Church of these Dominions particularly in removing those daily Exceptions which are made against this part of our publick Devotion Whereupon the late Queen of Blessed and Immortal Memory was pleas'd to promise it Her Royal Countenance And the late Arch-Bishop of Canterbury whose excellent Endowments were so suitable to the Dignity of his Station did freely acquaint the Translators That he was glad so useful a Work was carrying on in his Days After the Kingdom had sustain'd so considerable a loss by the Death of those two Eminent Persons who were such Ornaments to the Nation the present Arch Bishop who was chosen to succeed in the See of Canterbury and acquits himself so well in that weighty Charge which he has in the Church was pleas'd to look favourably upon this Religious Design and support that Patronage which they had promis'd it And many more of the learned and judicious Prelates who were unwilling that a Design so Pious and Useful should meet with any Obstruction gave it likewise their Encouragement Besides these Sir John Sommers now Lord High-Chancelour of England the Earl of Pembroke Lord Privy-Seal the Earl of Dorset and Middlesex and the Right Honourable Charles Mountague Chancellour of the Exchequer all Persons of singular and shining Parts were the great support of the Undertaking and the mighty Patrons and Promoters of this difficult and Religious Work Among whom there are not wanting Persons of such accurate Judgment in all Poetick excellence and of such skill in that Language wherein the Psalms were originally writ that the very mention of their Names in such a Work as this is sufficient to Recommend it effectually to all this part of the Ingenious World and their Stamp upon it to make it pass currant for Standard Verse with all the best Masters of Poetry among us The Translators who attempted it were sufficiently known to them for their Qualifications and Abilities who were neither Ignorant of the Nature and Genius of true Poetry nor Strangers to the Learned Languages And such as are absolute Judges in this matter do justly own the near Relation there is between the English and the Original When the Work was finish'd and had pass'd the Censure of his Grace the Arch-Bishop and several more of his Brethern the Right Reverend Prelates who vouchsaf'd to peruse it and give in their Alterations and Remarks a Petition was presented to His Majesty in Council for allowing the liberty of a publick Reception of it in all Churches Chappels and Congregations which was accordingly granted and is now Printed before the Book and runs thus At the Court at KENSINGTON December 3. 1696. Present The King 's Most Excellent Majesty in COUNCIL UPON the humble Petition of Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate this Day read at the Board setting forth that the Peti'ioners have with their utmost Care and Industry compleated A New Version of the Psalms of David in English Metre fitted for Publick Use and humbly