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A13070	A fift proceeding in the harmony of King Dauids harpe That is to say, a godly and learned exposition of 5. other moe [sic] psalmes of the princely Prophet Dauid: beginning with the 68. and ending with the 72. psalme, being the last part of the first tome, or one halfe of the booke of psalmes. Written in Latin by the reuerend Doctor Victorinus Strigelius: professor of diuinity in the Vniuersity of Lipsia in Germanie. Anno. 1576. Translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London. 1594. Seene, and allowed.; Hypomnēmata in omnes Psalmos Davidis. Psalm 68-72. English	Strigel, Victorinus, 1524-1569.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1598 (1598)	STC 23363; ESTC S113498	57,243	82

helpe me O God Let them be ashamed and confounded that seeke after my soule let them bee turned backeward and put to confusion that wish me euill Let them for their reward be soone brought to shame that crie ouer me there there LIke as when we take an oath which is a kinde of taking God to witnesse in calling vpon him we craue that God woulde bee witnesse of our promise and a iust Iudge in punishing the partie which breaketh promise So in euerie our praier wee must craue of God that he would confirme the worke that he hath begun in vs and that hee would destroy the workes of the diuell and his instruments As when we recite these wordes Hallowed be thy name we do not onelie craue that the glorie of God maie bee made more excellent both by the true doctrine and by good examples but that also all wicked opinions in Religion and lewde examples in life by reason wherof the name of God amongst y e nations is blasphemed might euerie where be vtterlie extinguished So in like maner Dauid craueth helpe and defence in a good cause and the subuersion of his malicious cruell enemies whose diuelish malice and euill custome in working mischiefe was such that both their will was groedilie desirous of hurting their tongue earnestlie giuen to manifest the same and their hands nights and dayes prepared to shed the blood of the godlie lie ones Against these poysonfull Aspes prayeth Dauid here for their euill successe of their enterprises and except they will bee spéedilie conuerted for their vniuersall destruction So let vs craue of God that hee would with his mightie hand restrain or vtterlie cut off both Pope and Turke the two strong armes of Antichrist and that he would not long deferre the execution of his most iust iudgement but that hee would make haste to punish the enemie for the glorie of his names sake But let all those that seeke thee bee ioyfull and glad in thee and let all such as delight in thy saluation say alway the Lord be praised As for me I am poore and in miserie haste thee vnto me O God Thou art my helper and my redeemer Lord make no long tarrying Vnto the godlie ones which exercise faith in their dailic calamities and dangers these speeches of Dauid are not obscure I am poore and in miserie That is destitute of mans helpe and defences Thou therefore OGod bee my helper and deliuerer and that indeed without tarrying helpe and saue me least I perish or be ouercome of the cruell enemie for thou knowest thine owne creature out infirmitie is knowne vnto thee Thou knowest also that the Diuell goeth about and seeketh whom he may deuour and destroy 2. Pet. 5. 8. Wherefore seeing thou art a faithfull God do not thou suffer vs to be tempted aboue our strenght but giue with temptation an end that me may be able to endure that thou laiest vpon vs. A Psalme of Dauid In te Domine speraui c. The Argument ALthough certaine persons too much louers of themselues do imagine in their mindes that they excell in wisdome and strength the first flower of mankinde yet notwithstanding the thing it selfe sheweth that the nature of man as it were barren is at this day more weake and of lesse strength then it was in the beginning For most trulie is it saide of the learned ones In prima eatate mundi regnasse rationem gubernatricem inuentricem optimarum artium Deinde successisse aetatem bellatricem in qua armis imperia constituta sunt quatuor Monarchiae orbem terrarum rexerunt In hac vero Senecta mundi dominars That is In the first age of the world Reason ruled as gouernesse and inuenter of good artes After that succeeded the warlike age wherein by force of armes kingdomes were ordained and the foure Monarchies ruled and gouerned al the world But now in this olde age of the worlde concupiscence reigneth for nature of man being now made weaker neither studieth for wisdome as they did of olde neither taken vpon her those toyling labours of warfarre which strong men did in times past but as it were weakned in the sinewes seeketh after delites and pleasures This infirmitie of nature in vs doth the diuell more outragiouslie assault at this day and as it were leaning vpon a bending wall stirres vp Heretikes and tyrants partlie with craft or guile and partlie with manifest violence to ouerthrow and vtterlie destroy all the holie ones yea and extinguish the name of Christ whom this foresaid deadly enemie of ours well knoweth shall hereafter not long to come and iudge all people and giue vnto his Congregation euerlasting blessings and shall cast away these diuels with all the wicked ones into eternall destruction and torments Therefore now greater and more difficult is our necessitie cause then euer it was at any time in the church because wee haue against vs the skem and ende of the worlde that same extreame outrage of the Pope and of the Turke who as D. Martin Luther sayeth seeke to deuour vs. And I pray you how many trouble the Church now in her olde age with mouing vnnecessarie or needlesse disputations and like peeuish olde women dauncing out of order stirre vp a great dust as the Greeke Prouerbe saith And others like wawling Cats running away out of this life leaue an euill smell behind them This masse of mischiefes and miseries Dauid foreseeing to come in his time craueth most feruentlie of God that hee would not forsake nor cast away his Church in her extreame olde age so fowly deformed but that he would succour and defende her against the Diuell who in the ende of his tyrannie rageth more cruelly Seeing then Dauid foreseeing future stormes and tempestes in his time made such prayers for the ship which bare the Church of what minde behooueth it vs nowe at length to bee who are tossed with the verie same stormes But the verie same thing happeneth vnto vs which did to the Apostles which neither vnderstoode the greatnesse of Christes sorrowes nor are yet greatlie grieued in minde therewith no rather are wee ouercome with heauie sleepe as the Apostles were Let vs therefore correct this securitie and negligence and let vs craue of God that hee would helpe gouerne and strengthen vs least either our carelesse mindes fall headlong into Epicureal contempt of God or else being oppressed with the burthen of calamities bee vtterlie destroyed with desperation like as Ely Saule and innumerable others were ❧ The Psalme and Exposition thereof In thee O I orde haue I put my trust let me neuer bee put to confusion but rid me and deliuer me in thy righteousnesse encline thine eare vnto me and saue me WHere as before in the II. Psalme verse 6. and 8. these words are sufficientlie expounded I wil now onelie admonish the reader touching the little worde righteousnesse which is vsed in some places actiuelie in