originall providence to his Saints a complaint of savage adversaries and extreme afflictions verse 9 EVen from the womb which me possest O Lord thou took'st me thence When I was on my mothers brest Thou wast my confidence verse 10 I from the naked womb was cast Upon thy care alone Thou from my mothers belly wast The God my soul doth own verse 11 Be not far from me trouble 's neer And none to help me out verse 12 So many bulls have every where Incompass'd me about Strong Bashan bulls encompassing Prevent me all escape verse 13 Their wide mouths like a ravening And roaring Lion gape verse 14 Like water I am shed and sunk My bones dis-joynted all My heart within my bowels shrunk Like molten wax doth fall verse 15 My strength is like a potsheard dri'd My tongue cleaves to my jawes In dust of death to be and bide Thou dost thy servant cause verse 16 For dogs have me invironed Assembled wicked bands Have me inclos'd and compassed They pierce my feet and hands verse 17 Yea I may reckon every bone On me they gaze and stare verse 18 Upon my vesture lots are thrown And they my garments share verse 19 But Lord my strength make haste to help And be not far from me verse 20 My darling soul from cruell whelp And bloody sword set free verse 21 Lest I by Lions mouths be torn Save and deliver me For from the horns of Unicorns Thou heard'st me pray to thee 3. Part. Argument The relief of the afflicted the dainties of the Gospel conversion of the Gentiles and successions of the Church verse 22 O Lord I will declare thy Name Among my brethren dear And I will spread thy praise and fame In congregations here verse 23 O yee his Saints that fear the Lord Praise him in word and deed Glorifie him with one accord O all yee Jacobs seed Yee seed of Israel do no less But always fear the Lord verse 24 Because th' afflicted souls distress He never hath abhorr'd He did not such a soul despise Nor unaffected hide From him his favourable eies But heard him when he cry'd verse 25 In great resort I 'l spread thy fame And pay my vowes I will Before them all that fear thy Name verse 26 The meek shall eat their fill They shall that seek him praise the Lord Your hearts shall live for ay verse 27 The worlds vast ends shall all record And turn to God shall they All kindred nations shall to thee In humble worship fall verse 28 The kingdoms gods and he shall bee Supreme of nations all verse 29 All sat ones on the earth shall eat And worship him they must And they must bow before his seat That stoop and lick the dust His own soul none can keep alive verse 30 A seed shall serve the Lord A Generation shall survive Which we for his record verse 31 They shall come forth and there declare His righteousnesse to those That born in after ages are That God did thus dispose PSAL. XXIII To the 2. French tune Argument The sure supply of the Saints THe Lord 's my Shepherd to provide No wofull want shall I abide verse 2 In pastures best He makes me rest He leads me by still waters side verse 3 Restores my soul as guide thereto For his names sake in paths most true verse 4 Though I invade Deaths horrid shade That darksome valley walking through Yet I will fear no kind of ill For thou art ever present still VVith me O God They staffe thy rod My heart with heav'nly comforts fill verse 5 My table thou hast furnish't so Even in the presence of my foe Thine ointment spread Upon my head Making my cup to overflow Yea all my lifes continued space verse 6 Surely thy goodness and thy grace Shall follow me Thy house shall be My ever constant dwelling place PSAL. XXIV Dutch Bass tune Argument He exhorts to receive Christ the King of the world describes the Citizens of his spirituall Kingdome THe earth 's the Lords with all her goods And all the worlds contain verse 2 He â—tablish'd it upon the floods And fixt it on the main verse 3 VVho in Gods holy place may stand His hill ascend unto verse 4 The pure in heart and clean in hand VVhose oaths are just and true VVho suffers not his soul to cleave To Idols most abhorr'd verse 5 He shall undoubtedly receive The blessing from the Lord. From God his Saviour he shall speed VVith gifts of saving grace verse 6 O Jacob this thy seekers seed Ev'n theirs that seek thy face verse 7 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up the head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 8 Who is this glory-crowned King His royall name record In battell always conquering The Strong and mighty Lord. verse 9 Yee everlasting doors stand ope Yee gates lift up your head And give the King of glory scope Within your courts to tread verse 10 Who may this Kingly person be And all the glory his The Lord of hosts and none but he The King of glory is PSAL. XXV To Sweet tune Argument David sueth for Gods protection and pardon of his sins specially those of his youth LOrd I lift up my soul to thee verse 2 In thee my God I trust repose O Let not me Ashamed be Nor over-topt by envious foes verse 3 Put none to shame whom goodness draws To wait upon thy holy name Who break thy lawes Without a cause Let them be rather put to shame verse 4 Shew me thy paths teach me thy way verse 5 Lead in thy truth and teach my heart On thee all day I wait and stay For thou my God and Saviour art verse 6 Thy tender loving kindnesses And thy sweet mercies manifold O Lord now please To think on these For they have ever been of old verse 7 My great transgressions what they be Nor yet my sins of youth record In mercy free Remember mee Even for thy goodness sake O Lord. verse 8 The Lord 's a good and upright one To them therefore that go aside Will he alone His ways make known verse 9 The meeke will he in judgement guide He to the meek will teach his way verse 10 Lo all his paths are truth and grace To such are they As do obey His covenant and his laws imbrace verse 11 Lord I beseech thee earnestly For thy names sake I thee intreat To pardon my Iniquity For it is most exceeding great 2. Part. Argument He prayes for help in affliction and the like for the Church verse 12 WHat man is he whom God indues With grace and care the Lord to please To him God shews What way to choose verse 13 His soule shall also dwell at ease His seed shall have inheritance here verse 14 His secret will the
Lord disclose To them most clear That do him fear And he to them his covenant shows verse 15 Mine eyes on God are ever set By whose great help I make no doubt My feet to get Out of the net For he shall surely pluck them out verse 16 Turn thee to me compassionate Affliction hath me over-charg'd Behold my state Is desolate verse 17 And troubles of my heart inlarg'd O bring me out of my distress verse 18 Behold th' affliction I am in What painfulness Doth me oppress And Lord forgive me all my sin verse 19 Consider my malicious foes For very many such there be Rank hatred shows It self in those And cruelly they hated me verse 20 O keep my soul from them that plot And unto me deliverance send O let me not Be sham'd a jot For on thy name do I depend verse 21 Let innocence and uprightness Preserve me for I trust in thee Lord grant redress Of all distress verse 22 That Israel so redeem'd may be PS AL. XXVI To the 2. French tune Argument Davids integrity and love to the ordinances he avoydeth the ungodly way and unhappy end of the wicked MY righteous judgement Lord decide For I in innocence abide Still walking just In God I trust And therefore sure I shall not slide verse 2 My heart examine prove and try My secret reins O Lord descry verse 3 Thy kind love lies Before mine eyes And walked in thy truth have I. verse 4 I have not with vain persons sate For hypocrites I am no mate verse 5 The multitude Of sinners leud I verily detest and hate I do not sit with wicked bands verse 6 In innocence I wash my hands So I no doubt VVill press about The place whereon thine Altar stands verse 7 VVith thankfull voyce there to declare And publish all thy wonders rare Such love did I Continually Unto thy habitation bear verse 8 O Lord I love that dwelling place The house of thy frequented grace verse 9 My soul joyn not With sinners lot Nor yet my life with bloody race verse 10 Within whose hand is villany Their right hand full of bribery verse 11 But as for me I 'll constant be Walking in my integrity Redeem me grant me Lord thy grace verse 12 My foot is in an even place I will record Thy praise O Lord Before the congregations face PSAL. XXVII To Martyrs tune 1. part Argument Davids care to serve God is his crown and comfort against all adversaries and afflictions THe Lord 's my saving health and light Why should I be dismaid He of my life 's the strength and might Why should I be afraid verse 2 When as mine enemies and my foes Most wicked persons all To eat my flesh against me rose They stumbling down did fall verse 3 Tho hosts against me pitch their tents Should fear my heart surprise No I will be thus confident Tho wars against me rise verse 4 One thing of GOD I have desir'd Which I will seek for still That I till life be quite expir'd May dwell in Sions hill That there within his house I may The Lords faire beauty view Enquiring for the blessed way VVithin his Temple true verse 5 In tabernacles of his grace He shall securely lock And hide me in their secret place And set me on a rock In his pavilion shall he me In troublous times inclose verse 6 And now my head shall lift up be Above my neighbouring foes I therefore to his tents professe My offrings for to bring A sacrifice of joyfulnesse VVill I present and sing Yea to the LORD sing praise will I verse 7 Lord hear me when to thee VVith earnest voice I call and cry Have mercy answering me 2. Part. Argument The sweet ecchoes of a gracious heart the providence of God to the Saints in want of worldly friends verse 8 WHen as thou said'st seek ye my face My heart said unto thee I 'l seek thy face Lord grant thy grace verse 9 And hide thee not from me In anger cast me not away Nor leave thy servant quite Forsake me not thou wast my stay O God my saving might verse 10 When parents leave will God provide verse 11 To me thy wayes disclose And in a plain path be my guide Because of all my foes verse 12 Deliver not to enemies To have their will on me False witnesses against me rise That breath out cruelty verse 13 And surely I had fainted then But that I hop'd to see Here in the land of living men GODS goodness shew'd to me verse 14 Wait on the LORDS assistant Name Thy heart with courage stay And he shall fortifie the same Wait on the LORD I say PSAL. XXVIII To York tune Argument He prayeth for the Church and curseth the wicked hypocrites and atheists O LORD my rock I cry to thee To me ô be not dumbe Lest if to me thou silent be I like dead men become verse 2 My supplications audible Hear when I call to thee When tow'rd thy holy Oracle My hands up-lifted be verse 3 With wicked doers devoid of grace O draw me not away Which speak their neighbours fair to face But secretly betray verse 4 Repay their deeds and handy-works Indeavours and desarts With all their wickedness that lurks In their malicious hearts verse 5 Since they Gods works did not regard Nor what his hands fulfill'd Destruction sure is their reward God shall them never build verse 6 Blessed be God because he heard My supplications voice My hearts repose and help conferr'd Which make it much rejoyce verse 7 The LORD' 's my strength my shield my tow'r I 'l sing his praise alone verse 8 The LORD' 's their strength Saviour Of his anointed one verse 9 Thine heritage LORD bless and keep So that it perish never Nor onely keep but feed thy sheep And lift them up for ever PSAL. XXIX To Davids tune Argument Potentates exhorted to praise the supream King for the wonders of nature and the people of God for their perpetuall protection YE mighty to the LORD give you Deserved strength and fame verse 2 O give the LORD the glory due To his most facred Name In beauteous place of holiness VVorship the Lord most high verse 3 VVho doth his pow'rfull voice express In waters of the skie Lord God of glory's thunders fly From elements watry tow'r verse 4 Gods voice is full of Majesty Gods voice is full of pow'r verse 5 God thundring voice let fall thereon Breaks down the Cedars tall The Lord in thee ô Lebanon Makes Cedar trees to fall verse 6 He makes them skip as young calves do VVith tottering earth-quakes torn Mount Lebanon and Syrion too Like youngling Unicorn verse 7 Gods voice doth flames of fire divide verse 8 The Lord's voice deserts shakes Yea Kedesh desert terrifi'd VVith his dread thunder quakes verse 9 God's voice doth through the forests pierce And hindes to
glorified for the victories of Christ and the Church the true seed of David verse 46 O Blessed be my rock of power That ever doth abide And let the Lord my Saviour Be highly magnifi'd verse 47 'T is God that hath avenged me My people he subjects And my Deliverer is he That me from foes protects verse 48 Above them hast thou rais'd my head That did my hurt conspire And me from him delivered VVhom fury set on fire verse 49 Among the heathen for this thing Thy praises I 'l proclame And cheerfull songs of triumph sing To thy victorious Name verse 50 Full great deliv'rance he doth bring And mercy keeps in store For David his anointed King And HIS seed evermore PSAL. XIX To Davids tune 1. Part. Argument The creatures shew Gods glory the Scriptures his grace and saving knowledge THe heavens give to understand The glory of the Lord The operations of his hand The firmaments record verse 2 Night unto night hath knowledg show'n And day with day confer'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none Where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line doth close and comprehend The vast earth round about Unto the worlds remotest end Their words are passed out The Lord a TABERNACLE there Did for the Sun compose verse 5 Which as a Bridegroom doth appear That from his chamber goes Rejoycing for to run a race Like to a champion stout verse 6 At heavens farthest distant place Begins his going out And he to heavens utmost end His circuit makes compleat And there is nothing can defend Or hide it from his heart verse 7 The law of God is perfect pure The soul it purifies His testimonies are most sure And make the simple wise PSAL. XIX 2. Part. Argument The names and properties of the Scriptures the benefit of obeying them which makes the godly sue for grace verse 8 THe statues of the Lord are right And consolate the mind His precepts pure affording light To eyes by nature blind verse 9 Gods fear is clean from all defects And alwayes doth endure His Judgements just in all respects And truth it self no truer verse 10 Far more then many treasur'd summes Of gold to be embrac't Far sweeter then the hony-combes Or hony to the taste verse 11 They are thy servants monitors How he his life should frame A great reward 's provided for 's If we observe the same verse 12 But who can all his errours see O cleanse my heart within verse 13 From secret faults ô keep thou mee From all presumptuous sin O let it have no Regiment In me at any time And then shall I be innocent And cleer from greatest crime verse 14 The meditations of my heart And every word I say Take in good part ô Lord that art My Saviour strength and stay PSAL. XX. To choice tune Argument David going forth to battell offers sacrifice the Church prays confidently for acceptation and success LORD hear thee in this troublous day The name of Jacobs God defend verse 2 From Sion be thy strength and stay Help from the Sanctuary send verse 3 Thine offrings all in mind be kept He thy burnt Sacrifice accept verse 4 Thy hearts desire he grant thee still And all thy counsels LORD fulfill verse 5 We will rejoyce in thy defence And spread our banners in the name Of thee our God and confidence LORD hear thy prayers and grant the same verse 6 Now know I God will save from harm With saving strength of his right arm And heareth his anointed one From heav'n his high and holy throne verse 7 Some hope in Charets help to find And some in horses hope the same But wee will ever bear in mind The Lord our Gods all-helpfull name verse 8 They are brought down fallen quite But we are ris'n and stand upright verse 9 Save LORD let the King give ear Now when we pray our prayers to hear PSAL. XXI To Dutch tune Argument David gives thanks for victory and the rich blessings of God O LORD in thy salvation The King shall much delight With joy and exultation In thy great strength and might verse 2 For what his heart desir'd to have Thou granted'st every thing And what his lips of thee did crave Was not deni'd the King verse 3 With thy good blessings powred down Thou hast him richly sped And thou hast set a royall crown Of pure gold on his head verse 4 He ask't thee life and thou did'st give To him that blessing prime Even length of dayes that he might live An everlasting time verse 5 He glorieth most exceedingly In thy salvations aid For honour and great majestie Thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Of blessings ever-flowing streams Thou did'st to him impart And with thy countenances beams Rejoyc'd his joyfull heart verse 7 For LORD the King unfainedly Doth put his trust in thee And through thy mercie ô most High Remov'd he shall not be 2. Part. Argument The consuming wrath of Christ against all implacable adversaries verse 8 THy right-hand shall thy foes disclose Thy hand thy haters all verse 9 And fiery ovens shall burn thy foes What time thy wrath shall fall The Lord shall swallow them in fume Fire shall devour them then verse 10 Their fruit shalt thou from earth consume Their seeds from sons of men verse 11 For they against thee did intend A most mischievous thing But cannot bring to passe the end Of their imagining verse 12 Lord thou shalt make them for these things To turn their backs apace Charging thine arrows on thy strings Against their stubborn face verse 13 In thy peculiar strength O Lord Thy matchless glory raise So shall due cheerfull songs record Thy powers deferved praise PSAL. XXII To Oxford tune 1. Part. Argument David complains of desertion and disdainfulness of his enemies remembers to his comfort Gods ancient dealing with the Saints MY God my God wherefore hast thon Forsook me O wherefore Why art so far from helping now When I do cry and rore verse 2 My God I cry even all day long Yet hear'st thou not my moan All night I cannot hold my tongue verse 3 But thou 'rt an only one Thou that inhabit'st Israels praise verse 4 Our fathers hop'd in thee In thee they trusted all their dayes And thou did'st set them free verse 5 They cry'd to thee and by the same A blest deliverance got And trusting in thy holy Name Confounded were they not verse 6 But I 'm not reckned for a man A despicable worm A meer reproach of men I am Whom all the people spurn verse 7 All they that see me laugh O God Shoot out the lip do they And shake their heads with scornfull nod And thus they speak and say verse 8 He trusted that the Lord would be A Saviour for his sake Let him deliver him since he In him delight did take 2. Part. Argument Gods
ages all His Name do ye still magnifie PSAL. CXLVII To 1. French tune God is glorified for the works of his admirable providence and specially for favours to his Church in his Word and Ordinances PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet The praises of our God to sing For it is an employment sweet And praise a very comely thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem The outcasts gleans of Israels bounds verse 3 The broke in heart he healeth them And bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the starres he tells And all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells His understanding infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise But treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord with thanks praise And with the harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds orespreads the skie Prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructifie With store of grass on highest hills verse 9 Who to the beast doth food allot And feeds young ravens when they call verse 10 The strength of horse delights him not Nor yet the legs of champion tall verse 11 Who fear him he delights in them And such as on his grace rely verse 12 Praise praise thy God Jerusalem Thy God ô Sion magnifie verse 13 Thy children in thee he hath blest Strengthned the barrs w ch bar thy gates verse 14 Of wheat he fills thee with the best And in thy borders peace creates verse 15 He sends out his commandment full His word through th' air most swiftly posts verse 16 He gives us snow like gentle wool He spreads like ashes hoary frosts verse 17 His ice like morsells casts about His pinching cold who can sustain verse 18 His pow'rfull Word he sendeth out And makes the waters melt again His pow'r doth cause the winds to blow Whereby the rugged waters flows verse 19 His Word to Jacob he doth show His laws and judgments Israel knows verse 20 He dealt not so with other lands As for the Judgments of the Lord No heathen people understands Do ye therefore his praise record PSAL. CXLVIII Old England tune The creatures in their kinde praise God how much more his people obliged by his benefits PRaise ye the LORD praise ye the Lord From heavens lofty frame Him from on high O magnifie verse 2 All Angels praise his Name O all his hoasts his praise record verse 3 O praise him Moon and Sunne Ye stars of light That shine so bright The like of you be done verse 4 Ye heav'ns of heav'ns that are so high Praise him with full consent And waters ye On high that be Above the firmament verse 5 O let them praise and magnifie The LORDS almighty Name For lo they were Created there When his commandment came verse 6 He hath estâ—blisht them also For ever and for ever So firm decree Ordained hee That they shall pass it never verse 7 Praise ye the Lord from earth below Dragons and every deep verse 8 Fire vapour snow Hail-storms that blow His word that firmly keep verse 9 All mountains high and fruitfull trees All hills and Cedars tall verse 10 Ye fowl with wings And creeping things Ye beasts and cattell all verse 11 Kings Princes people all degrees Ye Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Children and babes And men of elder birth verse 13 The Lords great Name still praised be For that alone excells And far more high Then earth or skie His glitt'ring glory dwells verse 14 The praise of all his Saints is he His people neer alli'd From Israel born He exalts their horn The Lord be magnifi'd PSAL. CXLIX Magnificat tune The triumphs of the Church in memoriall of great deliverances and the subjection of the adversaries PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord A new composed song His memorable praise record His gathered Saints among verse 2 Let joyfull Israel shout and sing In their Creators Name Let Sions children in their King Triumphant joyes proclame verse 3 In dances let them praise his Name The harp before him bring And joyn the timbrell to the same VVith these his praises sing verse 4 For lo the Lord exceedingly In Israel doth delight The meek he 'l richly beautifie With robes of saving might verse 5 In glory let the Saints be joy'd Sing lowd upon their bed verse 6 And their religious mouths imploy'd The Lords high praise to spread And let a double edged sword Be put into their hands verse 7 T' inflict the vengeance of the Lord Upon the heathen lands T' impose the peoples punishments verse 8 Their Kings in chains to bind Their noble Peers and Presidents In iron links confin'd verse 9 To execute upon them all The judgment on record Such honour to the Saints doth fall Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CL. To London short tune An exhortation to praise God with instruments of musick typing the melodie of Christians affections PRaise praise the Lord most high Within his Sanctu'rie In topmost tow'r Of his great pow'r With praise him magnifie verse 2 Praise him for acts renown'd With excellency crown'd According to His greatness do verse 3 Praise him with trumpets sound O praise him cheerfully VVith harp and psaltery verse 4 And let the dance His praise advance And timbrells melody Praise him with joynt consents Of stringed instruments The organs bring verse 5 Lowd cimballs ring Each one his praise presents High-sounding cymballs ring verse 6 Let every breathing thing The praise record Of this great Lord And HALLELUJAH sing FINIS THE TABLE Affliction MOderated Psal. 30 Ps. 118 ver 18. Sanctified Ps. 94. ver 12. Ps. 119. ver 67. Consisting with Gods love Ps. 89. 4 part Ps. 99. ver 8. Angels Serving God Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 104. 1. p. For the godly Ps. 34. 1. p. Ps. 91. 2. p. Age. Prayer for succour in old age Ps. 71. 2. 3. p. Atheism Described Ps. 14. 53. Cursed Ps. 28. ver 5. Ps. 104. v. 35. Ps. 107. ult Blessings On the ground Ps. 65. 2. p. Ps. 67. upon the godly Ps. 112. Babylonian Bondage Ps. 102. 1. p. Ps. 106 last p. Recovered Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 126. Backsliding Ps. 119. 22. p. Church Selected Ps. 95. 135. 1. p. Called Ps. 100. Corrupted 106. 2. p. c. Afflicted Ps. 74. 79. 80. Restored Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 102. 2. p. Preserved Ps. 124. 129. Priviledges thereof Ps. 65. 1. p. ps 87. Christ. His kingdom opposed Ps. 2. Raised ibidem His perfection Ps. 45. His offices Ps. 110. His Gospel government Ps. 72. 97. 98. 99. Complaints Of miseries personall Ps. 38. 88. 69. 1â— p. Ps. 25. 2. p. Of miseries Nationall Ps. 74. 79. 80. Conscience Ps. 18. ver 21. Creation and Creatures All of God Ps. 33. 1. And governed Ibidem Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 119. ver 91.
them with thy blessings The sound of the Gopel and that which calls thereto Fulfilled to the Church in Christ. In prophecy or by Prophets thou didst promise to promote David a type of Christ. No wicked tyrant His power and dominion See Ps. 72. 8. His seed shall cry Abba father David was the first King that God chose Meditate of Christ. Much more Christs seed Then how sure in Christ. I 'l never fail them while the world stands Afflictions may object that God hath cast us off but never prove it The glory of his kingdom which was a type of so sacred a kingdom is much abased by desolation of warre In the very beginning his kingdom is decayd and seems to be brought to a decrepit state The Church in a dying state As thou wouldst pitie short breathed man â—o much more thy Church As the wicked do Christ. A fourth part of the night Mat. 24. 43. Mat. 13. 35. A pleasant tale delights us and steals our thoughts from us and is done ere we are aware or willing so c. Thy wrath is as dreadfull as we do or can imagine To consider the shortnes and uncertainty thereof Thy work of mercy for Judgment is called his strange work Isa. 28. 21. but mercy his own work Isa. 26. 12. Vnder the wing of Gods protection is all safety From the Executioner of Judgement This Psalme is thought to be made on occasion of that plague 2 Sam. 24. The sickness is most infectious some write in the night and at noon Object Why doth the sickness take us away promiscuously Answ. I doubt we want that goodness they had of old Thou shalt see how it aâ— lights on the wicked Tyrants robbers hereticks and hypocrites meant by these beasts Intituled a Psalme for the Sabbath day Therefore should we keep the Sabbath for such memorials from morning to night Musick of affections now Rom. 11. 33. Though multitudes Maintain my dignity They write that the Vnicorn is never taken â—ive Renew thy gifts and graces on me The true members of the Church How ever the godly are tryed or the wicked suffered Holy promises ordinances exercises The God of the puritans That gives man the faculty of reason To think they are unseen or shall scape unpunished Not every man afflicted but he that learns by it Esa. 26. 20. Tho God try the righteous and suffer the wicked for a time it will change Yet I was ready to distruct for my own part Then God came in c. I had been in my grave ere now Comforts of thy Word and Spirit Shall they that make laws for traps plead thy authoritie you must obey the King siâ— iâ— all things When ever ye hear his word or spirit moving you In forty yeers space a long day specially that notorious temptation Exod. 17. 6. Into Canaan a type of heaven Greatest tokens of his glory are in his Church For by Christ they shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption Rom. 8. 19 20 21 22. Gentiles come in The Church militant in unitie veritie safetie His coming is nigh at hand to teach judge justifie sanctifie Mediate of his coming to judgement Ilands aswell as continent rejoyce for the Kingdom of Christ dreadfull onely to his adversaries Kingdomes of Tyrants tremble at his Judgements Angels and men Let all false gods fall as Dagon c. their disciples worship the true God Light of coÌ„fort which if it spring not up in this world will be plentifull hereafter Such a holy nature cannot fail of his promises Luk. 1. 69. Published to the Gentiles Heb. 12. 28. Christs government delights in righteousness Kings thrones are adorn'd with Purple Arras c. Christs with righteousness At or before the Ark a Type of Christ. The word for a Priest is sometimes put for a great person Num. 16. 46. 1. Sam. 7. 9. Exod. 13. 21. Ancient miracles belong to us Pardon and chastisement may stand together For the things they did besides and against the word He made us his people Ioh. 15. 16. How much more doth Christ in his Church †In this song publikely profess it * CompreheÌ„ding all the vertues of a governour Doing all for thy glory When wilt thou settle mee in my kingdome mean while I will do so in my house Iâ—â— do no wrong to my subjects nor suffer any one to counsell me so I hate such doings c. The servants both of my Court and Crown shall be the best deserâ—ing Typing our bondage to Satan and the Romish Babylon Therefore my adversity is the greater Seventy yeers Ier. 25. 12. Of the ruins of the materiall temple how much more of the living temple of the holy Ghost Prayer shall bring thee deliverance Though in after ages Captives in Babylon Gentiles conversion Oh that this generation might see these days but we are broken with affliction and wearing away Her bill in old age grows so crooked she cannot eat till it fall off and then she revives Psal. 147. 29. Numerous Angels The father of lights for thou mad'st light the first day * Second day Gen. 1. 6. As nimble as a flame to execute his will Gen. 1. 3. Some think he treats of the five days Creation †Third day Gen. 1. 9. At first water lapt about the earth but God bounded the water to make the earth habitable Quere if Angels were not made the second day a Thy word Gen. 1. 7. was soon obey'd b Heb. The mountains ascend the valleys descend c As naturally being a lighter element they would Yet Rivers accommodate us tho the Seas cover not the earth Gen. 1. 14. Tho individuums i. e. particular creatures men beasts plants die yet the species the kinds of each continue still * As at Sina Exod. 19. I will not neglect to praise God for his work as profane men do Take him away in his sins Which signifies our safe conduct to the kingdome of glory My people taught and anointed with my Spirit Typing our provision preservation in the world Ouâ— of evils God intends good for his children Till the time came that God had said with himself i. e. decreed to deliver him his word of permission tri'd Josephs patience God guides wicked mens malice to our good No creatures disobedient to God but Devils and men Exod. 12. 35. Exod. 33. 12. Exod. 13. 22. These were types of heavenly food Meditate of the continuall care of God for our bodies and souls And of Christ signified by the rock of water 1 Cor. 10. 4. From Wilderness to Canaan and us from earth to heaven Wilfully transgressing Let me experimentally feel thy favour as thy elect Saints shall do Did not ediâ—â—e by them As divers dyed suddenly by surfet Psal. 78. 31. So some by consumptions going to the heart of them But that intercession was through Christ on whom we must meditate Aegypt was peopled by the posterity of cursed Cham. As unbeleevers do the heavenly Canaan Sware See Ezek. 20. Some