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A36033	Pious annotations, upon the Holy Bible expounding the difficult places thereof learnedly, and plainly: vvith other things of great importance. By the reverend, learned and godly divine, Mr. Iohn Diodati, minister of the gospell; and now living in Geneva. It is ordered this 11. of Ianuury, 1642, by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this exposition of the book of the Old and new Testament, be printed by Nicholas Fussel, stationer. Iohn White.; Annotationes in Biblia. English	Diodati, Giovanni, 1576-1649.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1510; Wing D1509A; ESTC R5893	1,521,231	922

●ay come that thou wilt not bee able to be bountifull doe it therefore whilest God affordeth thee the meanes to doe it Gal. 6. 10. Or seeing thou art not sure not to fall into povertie be charitable that in adverse times thou mayest have charitie used towards thee either by God or men Luke Chapter 16. ver 9. V. 3. If the clouds The Italian When the Even ●s the clouds after they are growne thicke doe dissolve and powre downe their water upon the earth so the covetous man is at last constrained by death to leave all for death makes man like a tree digged up by the roots which beares no fruit and remaineth so for ever V. 4. Hee that Even as the Husbandman that will stand too strictly to watch the just time and perfect opportunitie may lose the season wherin he ought to doe his businesse So hee that hath too many carnall respects loseth his time of well doing which he cannot recover when he will V. 5. The workes That is to say the Councells and secret dispositions of his providence which determineth of the casualties of this life and of the houre of death wherefore doe thou good at all times that thou mayest not be surprised V. 6. In the morning Namely at all times and upon all occasions Sow That is to say doe deeds of charitie which are the seeds of the harvest of eternall life a Corinthians 9. 10. Galathians 6. 7. Shall prosper The Italian Shall happen best This is spoken either in regard of men whereof some are more thankefull than others or in respect of God who amongst diverse objects of Charitie doth oftentimes present some to men that are very precious in his sight for love of which he doth proportionably increase the reward See Matthew 10. ver 41 42. Heb. 13. 2. V. 7. The light Even as the sweetnesse of this life is in worldly men quite overthrowne by their thinking upon death from which there is no returne So in the faithfull it must bee qualified by the same meanes that they may judge of the said sweetnesse rightly and not set their affections too much upon it but in time dispose themselves to a happy end The twelfth Chapter in the Italian begins at this ninth Verse V. 9. Rejoyce It is lawfull and seemely for thee to enjoy the flower of thine age and therein follow thy naturall deligh●s so thou alwayes keepe the feare of God in thine heart and remember his everlasting judgment not to licence thy selfe to do evill nor to use any excesse in that which of it selfe is good and lawfull Eccl. 3. 12. V. 10. Are vanitie That is to say short and transitory and doth not come againe therefore man may lawfully enjoy it whilest God doth permit it CHAP. XII VERSE 1. THe evill dayes Namely old age which being grievous and burthensome enough of it selfe by reason of the diseases it brings along with it there is no reason it should be overburthened or oppressed with bitter Repentance for youth mispent Or his meaning is that the securest way is not to put off amendment of life untill extreame old age at which time it is very hard to doe it and is seldome done then in truth and sincerity V. 2. The Sunne A figurative description of the defects of old age and by this first he meaneth the weakening of the superior faculties as the judgment the understanding the memory and the imagination And have the same correspondencie with the body of man as these celestiall bodies have with the earth The Clouds The defluxions which fall upon the breast and stomacke they likewise returning to the braine matter enough to breed more V. 3. The keepers Namely the hands and the armes Strong men Namely the reines The grinders The teeth Cease The Italian Shall faile Namely in number or strength Those that Namely the eyes V. 4. The doores Italian The two doores Namely the eye liddes shriveled and hanging downe in old men Is low Namely when the hearing grows weak which hearing is caused by two bones within side of the eare whereof the one stands still and the other moves like to two stones of a Mill. At the voice Italian At the sound Hee seemes to meane the dry cough with which old men are troubled doth break their sleepe The daughters of Musicke All the Organs of the voice will grow weake and dull V. 5. They shall bee The Italian Man shall bee That is to say the poore trembling old man shall be afraid to goe up into any high place for feare of falling downe The Almond Tree His head shall grow white The Grashopper His legges which were active and handsome Desire To eate and to enjoy their corporall pleasures See 2 Samuel Chapter 19. ver 35. Because At that age man runnes towards death and the grave The mourners Namely the deceased mans friends and kinred or the hired mourners according to the custome of those times Job Chapter 3. verse 8. Jeremiah Chapter 9. verse 17 shall goe about the hearse V. 6. The silver The golden These termes are to signifie the excellency of the Organs of mans body Cord A similitude taken from Wells to signifie the generall oeconomie and Fabrick of mans body by which if it be kept entire and in its just temper the body draweth life from the soule which is as it were the hidden spring of it and if that be loosed the body dies V. 7. The dust Namely the body which was at first framed out of the earth Shall returne For to appeare before him either to be gathered up into the mansion of the blessed or to be abissed into eternall damnation V. 10. Acceptable Or pleasing and delightfull to the soule V. 11. The words The word of God revealed by his holy Prophets is unto the Church not onely in stead of pasture but also in stead of an inclosure that it may not goe astray after false doctrines and vaine thoughts and inventions even as a sheepfold is for sheepe From one Which is the everlasting Sonne of God the Churches chiefe and supreame Shepheard Iohn Chapter 10. ver 1. 1 Peter chapter 5. verse 4. by whose spirit all the Prophets have spoken 1 Peter Chapter 1. verse 11. and 2 Peter 1. ver 21. V. 12. By these Namely by the words of wise men inspired by the Holy Ghost Bookes Of humane sciences the infatiable curiositie of which yeelds nothing even to the best wits but a labour altogether unprofitable for the obtaining of eternall happinesse V. 13. The conclusion The whole subject of this book is summarily comprehended in this point that man shall lead his life in the feare and obedience of God So that after this hee may enjoy everlasting happinesse subsisting before God through faith and innocency V. 14. Shall bring Hee shall cause every worke to come in at that judgment when he shall judge all secret things good or bad The Booke of the CANTICLE OF CANTICLES OR SONG of SONGS THE ARGVMENT AMongst

upon my groanes that is to say though I strive to represse them it is but all in vaine V. 3. VVhere I might finde O that hee would appeare to mee in vision or spiritually shew himselfe present by his power in my heart his seat not that of soveraign Maiesty or exact rigor but his throne of grace Heb. 4 16. V. 6. VVill hee plead I am sure hee would not deale with me as an enemie nor as having absolute power but in his fatherly benignity Isa. 27. 4. 8. Ier. 10. 24. V. 7. Might dispute in that laudable manner whereby the faithfull man opposeth unto the appearances of Gods wrath the firme persuasion of his grace by the seale of his spirit see of such a kind of contention Gen. 32. 24. should I bee I should by Gods definitive sentence bee absolved from your rash iudgements I Cor. 4. 5. or God himselfe after hee had heard my cause would free mee out of this hard prison Iob 13. 27. V. 10. As gold I should bee found good and loyall like gold comming out of the furnace V. 11. My foot hee doth confute Eliphaz his false accusations Iob 22. 5. V. 13. But hee is the Italian but if hee is notwithstanding this mine innocency I know that if it please him to afflict mee hee will doe it and it is not possible to oppose his will or to search out the reasons of it V. 14. And many hee doth not deale so with me alone but it is an ordinary thing V. 16. My heart soft the Italian melteth my heart makes mee want strength to beare his rigor see Psal. 39. 11. V. 17. Because I was not cut off the Italian why was I not cut off before that these calamities did fall upon mee neither hath hee the Italian leaves on t neither hath hee hitherto preserved mee from death which is the only meanes to end mine afflictions Iob 3. 23. and 6. 9. and 30. 24. CHAP. XXIV VER 1. WHy I doe not deny Gods justice in punishing the wicked and rewarding of the just I only dispute with you concerning the time namely because hee doth not doe it alwayes nor a like in this life but at that time as hee pleaseth which time is hidden to al men even to the faithfull V. 2. Some the Italian the wicked these words ought to be supplied out of the sixth verse according to the frequent use of the scriptures V. 4. They drive away the poore dare not stand in their way either by reason of their pride or by reason of their violence and thefts V. 5. As wilde asses they are a fierce cruell and untamed kinde of people for such is the nature of this beast Iob 39. 8. Ier. 2. 24. Hos. 8 9. to their work namely to steale the wildernesse the Italian the field or the desert that is to say they live upon what they steale in the fields V. 8. They are wet those poore naked people doe flie before the faces of these violent men into solitary places where they doe endure great wants embrace an Hebrew phrase as Lam. 4. 5. his meaning is they lie upon the hard stone in stead of a bed wherein other men doe wrap themselves up in blankets and cover-lids V. 9. The fatherlesse namely to sell him into bondage V. 10. Take away c. the Italian they suffer hunger which bring them the sheafes they are so cruell that they suffer their servants and work-men to want in harvest and vintage time at which time nature it selfe teacheth liberality Deut. 25. 4. V. 12. From out of the citie which is as it were besieged by these field-theeves Iudg. 5. 11. Neh. 4. 23. layeth not hee doth not use them like malefactors V. 13. Against the light whether it be the naturall light of the conscience or the divine light of Gods Law and Word or the inward light of Gods spirit working oftentimes even in the very hearts of the wicked for to reprove them V. 14. Rising to goe into the fields to steale is as a thiefe the Italian worketh as a thiefe steales secretly and cunningly V. 16. They know not they take no delight in it they fly it and hate it for feare of being discovered and taken V. 17. Shaddow of horrible and fearfull even a● the darknesse of hell V. 18. Their portion they choose woody and barren places for their habitations as well to fly the society of men which they are enemies to as for to follow their theeving without fear and unpunished hee beholdeth not they fly frequented places such as ordinarily your vineyards are V. 19. Drought after they have led such a damnable and beastly life they doe for all this many times die a sweet and naturall death Iob 21. 13. 31. Psa. 73. 4. V. 20. Shall forget him their dearest friends as their owne mothers doe quickly forget the love of them his meaning is that they have no more communion with the living as a tree that is rotten and worm-eaten V. 21. The barren which was a wretched and dishonourable condition as well as the widdow see 1 Sam. 1. 6. V. 22. Draweth also they subvert and overthrow all publick order and lawfull government with their violence see Iob 9. 24. V. 23. To be in safetie namely meanes sufficient to maintaine themselves his eies hee seemes to love and favour them and to take an especiall care of them CHAP. XXV VER 2. DOminion hee is the soveraign Lord armed with terrible majesty therefore none ought to plead against him as thou O Iob hast desired to doe but contrariwise every one ought to submit unto him with all reverence and humility V. 3. Of his armies namely his Angels in whose nature and number appeareth the greatnesse of his Majesty upon whom by him all men live and subsist understand discourse and are guided and directed Iohn 1. 3. Acts 17. 28. so that being all that they are only out of his pure and meere good will they are not proprietaries in any thing which propriety must be the ground of all judiciall act●on● V. 4. Iustified how can hee be perfect of himselfe without the gift of grace His meaning is that not only Gods Majesty but even his own naturall corruption also should keep him from contending with God that is borne namely man that is borne in sin and under a curse the signe whereof appeares in the womans bearing and bringing forth Gen. 3. 16. CHAP. XXVI VER 2. HOw hast thou thou Bildad and thy companions will undertake to c●mfort advise and instruct me but you doe not proceed well and goe the contrary way to work for to exclude mee from all accesse and filiall communication with God and bring mee upon nothing but the consideration of his terrible Majesty is the way to cast mee into despai●e Your counsell of converting my selfe being g●ounded upon a false supposition is vain and pernitious The instructing of mee in such ordinary and common things is altogether unprofitable I knowing confessing and

derided as if she had kept a long Sabbath V. 8. Removed Heb. in a shaking namely of the head have seen for God hath shewn to the world her infamous wickednesses A terme taken from the ignomini●us punishments which were inflicted upon common and publike strumpets V. 9. Her silthinesse that is to say She hath made shew of her infamies A terme taken from prostituted whores or from menstruous women see Isa. 3. 9. Her last end namely the judgement which I should in the end give upon it V 10. Vpon all namely upon the holy vessels and treasures and upon the instruments of thy service and pledges of thy presence V. 14 The yoke that is to say The Lord hath fastened unto me the punishment of my sins and I cannot free my self from it V. 15. An assembly the Italian addeth at an appointed time that is to say he hath appointed the time and place when and where mine enemies should assault me He hath troden he hath broken and bruised it with extreme calamities see Isa. 63. 3. Rev. 14. 20 V. 16. The comforter namely God by his holy Spirit V. 17. Spreadeth forth the Italian Distributeth bread to her self with her own hands description of the want of comfort because that amongst the Iews the kinsfolks and neighbours did use to bring food to them that mourned for the death of their friends inviting them to take food and to comfort them selves see Deut. 26. 14. Ier. 16. 7. Ezek. 24. 17. Hos. 9 4. As a menstruous shunned and severed from all men as menstruous women were under the law V. 19. Lovers see vers 2. V. 20. Death by pestilence and famine V. 21. The day namely the time of thy vengeance which thou hast caused thy Prophets to foretell openly V. 22. Come remember it and let it come before thee that thou mayest give it condigne punishment CHAP. II. Vers. 1. COvered that is to say hath overcome her with extreme confusions and calamities depriving her of the light of good counsell and direction and taking all the lustre of happinesse and hope from her His footstool the Ark of the Covenant is so called 1 Chron. 28. 2. Psal. 99. 5. and 132. 7. Others do take it more generally for the whole Temple or the Sanctuary V. 2. Polluted He hath dealt with it as with an unclean thing hath taken away all the luster of it or hath deprived it of his grace and protection which before made it inviolable and holy V. 3. The horn that is to say the power and glory V. 6. Destroyed the Italian violently taken away he hath rooted out his Temple which was thought should have stood firme for ever others dissipated V. 7. They have namely the enemies V. 8. They languished that is to say they lie upon the ground and cannot be raised again V 9 The law is no more taught nor preached publikely nor observed in the ordinary service V. 10. The elders namely the Magistrates and Governours keep si●ence through extreme anguish and confusion V 11. My liver I am in a sound and trance as if I had poured out all mine entrails V. 13. VVhat thing that is to say What reasons or arguments shall I use to thee to comfort thee I cannot produce any examples of the like calamities which seemeth to ease ones grief V. 14 They have not they have not reproved thee for thy sins to bring thee to repentance for to keep thee from going into captivity False burdens the Italians burdens of vanity namely false prophecies of threatning against thine enemies Isaiah 13. 1. in confidence whereof thou hast straied further from thy dutie V 15. Clap their in derision and by way of insulting over them see Iob 27. 23. V. 17 His word namely the threatnings of his Law Lev. 26. 14. Deut. 28. 15. and the predictions of the Prophets from time to time V. 18. Their heart namely the poor Iews hearts O wall a representation of an extreme and universall grief as who should say O City wherein there is now nothing bat walls and houses being left void of inhabitants V. 19. The beginning namely in thy first sleep which is the deepest and sweetest sleep V. 22. As in a that is to say Thou hast gathered together all thy fearfull scourges at one time even as people come together in dayes of great solemnity CHAP. III. Vers. 1. I I am the prophet speaks in the person and name of all the people V. 3. Is he turned that is to say He strikes me at times and with redoubled blows see Iob 19. 12. V. 5. He hath he did as it were besiege me round with evils see Iob 19. 12. V. 9. Paths crooked that is to say He hath dis-ordered us and turned all our businesses counsels and State upside down making all things to fall out the contrary way V. 11. He hath he hath taken away from me all means of escaping from his rage and fury V. 14. To all or to all my nation And so it would be the Prophets particular complaint V. 16. He hath that is to say He hath tormented me with such harsh afflictions that I could not disgest them with any patience V. 19. The wormwood namely my most bitter afflictions V. 27. Bear to use himself to patience and obedience in time under the discipline of afflictions and of Gods Law V. 29. He putteth he shall humble himself before God he shall keep his mouth from murmuring and confesse his sin and unworthinesse Iob 42 6. to try by all such means as are appointed by God for to appease his wrath V. 30 He giveth that is to say He shall dispose himself willingly to suffer such evils with pa●ience as he shall know to be sent him from the Lord though they come upon him by the means of wicked men see Isa 50 6. V. 33. Willingly that is to say He takes no delight in it nor doth do it upon pleasure without being forced thereunto by their wickednesse see Isa. 28. 21. V. 34 To crush the Italian while others stamp that is to say ●re not mans oppressions either in time of peace under pretence of right or in time of war all done by Gods permission and direction for the punishment of sins V 37. Who is he that is to say No enterprise nor counsell of man can take any effect without Gods will therefore we ought to ta●e as from his hands even those evils which men do unto us V. 51. Mine ●y● that is to say I do even consume and wear out my self with weeping the daughters namely the Cities and Commonalties of my distressed people V. 53 C●st as they did upon the carcases of those which died for some misdeed Iosh. 7. 26. and 8. 29. 2 Sam. 18. 17 V. 54. Waters namely a deluge of afflictions V. 57 Drewest neer thou hast alwayes been ready to relieve me when I have called upon thee O continue in doing so now at this present V. 59. Wrong in respect of mine enemies and their

have it to be a signe of exclamation or exaggeration V. 3. My glory hee in whose favour and assistauce I doe glory Or the author and defendor of the glory of my Kingdome which is in question the lifter up who comfortest and rejoycest mee freest me from dishonor and contempt heartenest and settest mee free raisest mee in dignity and honour All which things are meant by lifting up the head V. 4. I cryed hitherto I have alwayes found God propitious to my prayers and therefore I have the same confidence now at this present Or in this present occasion I feele my heart strengthned by faith in the grace of God by meanes of prayer of his holy hill namely out of his tabernacle set up in Sion hill 2 Sam. 6. 17. where the Arke was over which the Lord shewed himselfe present in grace and power V. 7. For thou hast thou hast alwayes broken overthrowne and beaten downe mine other enemies or thou hast already taken away from these all strength and meanes of hurting mee accomplish therefore the work of thy deliverance PSAL. IV. THE title to the the Italian given to published by David for the use of the Church though it was penned before upon some particular occasion chiefe Musician it appeares by first Chron. 15. 17. that even from time out of minde there had been amongst the ministers and officers of the Church sacred musicians under certaine heads or masters the originall whereof is unknown the Law making no mention thereof Afterwards David having invented new instruments and illustrated the art of Musick Amos 6. 5. did also appoint singers in the Temple and divided them into three companies and Asaph was chosen by him to sing those things which hee composed 1 Chron. 25. 1. 2. whereupon it is likely that it is he is meant in these titles of Psalmes on Neginoth that is to say upon stringed instruments the meaning may be that this Psalme was sung to such kinde of instruments or that it was sent to the chiefe of the musicians which played upon such instruments Every generall sort of instruments having it severall company of musicians 1 Chron. 15 19. 20. 21. V. 1. Of my righteousnesse witnesse judge and defender of mine innocency and right V. 2. Sonnes of men the Italian you chiefe men it seemeth he directeth his speeches to the officers of the Kingdome and to the heads of the eleven tribes who after the death of Saul did for a long time refuse to accept of David to be their King 2 Sam. 2. c. and 3. 1. my glory will ye contemne and seek to beat down my royall dignity which God hath conferred upon mee and of which I already begin to have possession in the tribe of Iudah vanity namely vaine and unprofitable designes to maintaine your greatnesses under the pretence of the house of Saul opposing mee who am your lawfull King seeke after frame deceitfull plots and false conspiracies to withstand mee V. 3. That is godly namely mee David whom hee hath endowed with true piety to re-establish his true service which is spoken in opposition of Saul who was reproved and of his abominable race see Psa. 89. 20. V. 4. Commune consider within your selves the great error which you commit and examine what your duty is and be still forbear plotting and taking councell together Heb. hold your peaces or be silent V. 5. Offer the dispose your selves by submiting to my government to have part in Gods true service in his Church before his arke in the holy place according to Gods order that you may have certain assurance of his grace and blessing which hath not been done in Sauls time 1 Chron. 13. 3. of righteousnesse pure and right ones according to Gods command Psal. 51. 19. V. 6. Lift thou up cause us to feel the effects of thy grace at full even as the son shooteth out his beams at full mid day PSAL. V. The title Nehiloth it seems that this word ought to be understood of all winde instruments V. 1. Meditation the conceits of my soule conceived and framed with deliberation and uttered with a low and humble voice yet with a most vehement affection all which is comprehended under the proper signification of the Hebrew word V. 3. Look up the Italian expecting or stand looking as Psa. 130. 6. V. 5. The foolish namely those which run eagerly upon sin and are as it were mad and enraged to commit evill V. 8. Lead mee give unto my actions and businesses a good direction that my actions may be holy and righteous and my businesses and affairs happy and blessed in thy the Italian with thy in thy law which declareth thy righteousnesse Or by thy firme loyalty and uprightnesse in the promises of thy grace Or in thy obedience V. 9. An open they gape continually with open mouth after the death and ruine of others like unto the sepulcher which never faith enough Prov. 27. 20. and 30. 16. Or their false discourses are like so many pits to cause a man to fall into or like● the throats of ravening wilde beastr to teare in peeces and devoure PSAL. VI. The title Neginoth see Ps. 4. upon the title Sheminith the Heb. word signifieth the eight and is a terme of musick opposite to Alamoth 1 Chro. 15. 20. 21. and it seems that by the first may bee understood the highest and shrillest tunes by Alamoth the lowest and by Muth-Labben Psa 9. the mean ones V. 2. My bones namely my strength the strongest parts of my body are cast down V. 3. How long shall thy wrath and thy punishment last how long wilt thou delay to aid me V. 5. For in the meaning of such like speeches which are very frequent in scripture is that God doth afflict his children for their triall or correction that by their deliverance he may produce matter of glory and praise unto himselfe in the middle of his Church Psa. 50. 15. so that God seemeth to be frustrate of his end if his children die before they bee restored or hereby is shewen the fear of Gods children anguished by feeling of his wrath least they should die out of his grace unreconciled and by that meanes be excluded and debarred from their desired aime to be everlastingly instruments of his glory V. 6. In the grave or in hell as it seemeth to be implied in the precedent verse V. 7. Waxeth old that is to say faint failing and dimme by reason of the disgrace and despight which mine enemies doe mee PSAL. VII THE title Shiggaion it seemeth to be some kinde of song to a pleasing and delightfull aire or some kinde of musick as Haba 3. 1. Cush this was very likely to have been some courtier of Sauls who had slaundered David see 1 Sam. 24. 10. V. 2. Tear my soul that is to say my person or body V. 3. Done this which is most falsely laid to my charge namely to have plotted Sauls death and the peoples revolt c. V. 4. That

was at namely my friend Psa. 41. 9. his meaning is I have been so farre from seeking to doe Saul hurt when he was my friend that I have contrariwise assisted him to my power after hee was wrongfully become mine enemy see 1 Sam. 23. 5. and 24. 7. and 26. 9. V. 5. Tread down let him throw me down and ignominiously tread mee to death and lay and after my death let my honour and reputation lie buried in some infamous dunghill Psa. 22. 15. and 89. 39. and Lam. 3. 53. V. 6. Thou hast commanded that is to say I am persuaded that thou hast decreed within thy selfe to re-establish thy Church and to take notice of mens actions I beseech thee to hasten on that time V. 7. Compasse thee make them appeare before thee and gather them into thy presence and then sit down upon thy throne A description of a solemne judgement V. 8. To my righteousnesse that is to say according to mine innocency in this action and the righteousnesse of this cause not any way concerning Gods soveraign right or the rigor of his law see Psal. 130. 3. and 143. 2. V. 9. The hearts namely the thoughts and meanings the reines the affections the inclinations and motions of the will V. 11. Angry though hee prolong the punishment of their misdeeds yet doth he still remember the offence and holdeth them guilty who treasure up wrath against the day of judgement Rom. 2. 5. V. 14. Hee travaileth with the Italian he bring eth forth hee doth what hee can to bring to passe and execute his wicked will salsehood an effect of which shall be to his own ruine quite contrary to his intent Isa. 33. 11. PSAL. VIII THE title Gittith a terme of Musick whose signification is unknown some hold that it was taken from the city of Gath of the Philistines from whence the ayre of this song or the manner of singing it or the instrument whereto it was sung had beene taken Others derive it from a word which signifieth a wine-presse as though this Psalme were to be sung upon the ayre of some merry song of thanksgiving which was used in time of vintage V. 1. Hast set thou hast established the seat of it in heaven for ever from whence it spreadeth its beames over the earth V. 2. Ordained the Italian sounded that is to say thou doest maintaine the glory of thy power goodnesse and providence against the blasphemies of carnall wisdome Rom. 8. 7. by the meanes of sucking babes whose birth sustenance and wonderfull protection convinceth the wickednesse of Atheists As if hee should say thou doest employ the little feeble and ignorant for instruments of thy glory against the bold undertakings of the wise and mighty Mat. 11. 25. 1 Cor. 1. 27. strength the Italian glory the Heb strength the word strength being often taken for glory because that the chiefe foundation of glory is might and strength that thou mightest namely to suppresse and keep down the avenger by this is meant a deadly and much incensed enemy see Psa. 44. 16. V. 5. A little lower this might very well bee referred to the command which was conferred upon man over all other creatures at the first creation But because by reason of sin he is fallen from it this is perfectly verified in Christ the second Adam who hath gotten the title of lawfull heires and possessors of the world for those which beleeve in him Rom. 4. 13. whereof they have but a taste in this world but in heaven they shall have the full fruition 1 Cor. 15. 27. Heb. 2. 7. PSAL. IX THE title Muth-Labben the Italian Almuth-labben according to some it is a terme of musick see upon Psa. 6. in the title According to others these words doe point out the subject of the Psalme and may signifie upon the death of him that stood in the middle namely Goliah who shewed himselfe between the two armies defying the Israelites 1 Sam. 17. 4. for which victory David composed this Psalme a long time after namely after hee had his settled habitation in Ierusalem V. 2 In thee making thee thy grace and thy deliverance the only subject of my joy v. 14. V. 3. At thy the Italian before thy being discomfited by thine only power who art the head of thy people and standest in the front of thine armies V. 6. O thou enemies an ironicall kinde of scoffe and insultation V. 7. Shall endure the Italian fitteth in his imperiall throne and judgement seat V. 13. From the gates Iob. 38. 17. V. 14. In the gates in the city or in the publick meetings which were held neere to the gates of the city of the daughter that is to say of the people which dwelt therein according to the ordinary phrase of scriptures V. 16. Snared overcome and ruined as a beast taken in the toiles Higgaion according to some it is a terme of musick whose signification is unknown see upon Psal 7. in the title According to others it is a note of exclamation and admiration as who should say O a thing worthy to bee considered and meditated upon V. 18. Shall not although hee seeme to bee neglected of God for a time yet that shall not bee perpetually V. 19. Prevaile the Italian get strength let him not through thy patience take more courage and boldnesse to endeavour himselfe more strongly against thy Church or let him not bee the stronger PSAL. X. VER 3. BOasteth hee braggeth of his evill life whereof hee maketh open profession or hee braggeth that hee will accomplish his wicked designes or glorieth that hee hath already accomplished them Others hee commendeth others who are according to the desires of his own soule that is to say hee respecteth none but such as are like him and them only hee esteemeth Psal. 36. 4. and 49. 18. Rom. 1. 32. V. 4. Of his countenance which pride hee carrieth engraven in his very countenance and makes it known in all his carriages and gestures will not seeke c. the Italian careth for nothing hee contemneth all divine and humane lawes hee feareth not nor respecteth not Gods judgements hee careth for nothing so bee may fullfill his desires hee enquires after nothing nor examines nothing all things are indifferent to him V. 5. Grievous the Italian prophane or troublesome that is to say all his endeavaurs and all his actions aime at nothing but at hurting of others are farre above for hee is altogether carnall hee hath not any disposition nor correspondency with thy law which is altogether spirituall and therefore cannot livelily represent unto himselfe the issue of the wicked according to the said law see Rom. 7. 14. 1 Cor. 2. 14. hee puffeth hee does most arrogantly despise them and is confident that hee can overthrow them with a puffe V. 7. Of cursing of perjuries and blasphemies towards God and curses against men mischiese the Italian perversnesse or trouble and torment that is to say the end of his deceitfull speeches is to