all the glorie of man as the flower of gras the grasse withereth and the flower thereof falleth away Psal 62. 9. Surely men of low degree are vanitie and men of high degree are a lie to be laid in the ballance they are altogether lighter then vanitie 39. 5. Verily euery man at his best state is altogether vanitie The end of the world 3. Math. 24. AS Iesus sate vpon the Mount of Oliues the disciples came vnto him priuately saying tell vs what shall bee the signe of thy comming and of the end of the world 4. And Iesus answered and said vnto them Take heede that no man deceiue you 5. For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceiue many 6. And yee shall heare of warres and rumors of warres See that yee bee not troubled for all these things must come to passe but the end is not yet Math 24. 7. For nation shall rise against nation and kingdome against kingdome and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in diuers places 8. All these are but the beginning of sorrowes 9. Then shall they deliuer you vp to be afflicted and shall kill you and yee shall bee hated of all Nations for my names sake 10. And they shall many be offended and shall betray one another and shall hate one another 11. And many false prophets shall arise and shall deceiue many 12. And because iniquitie shall abound the loue of many shall waxe cold 13. But hee that shall endure vnto the end shall be saued 14. And this Gospell of the Kingdome shall be preached in all the world for a witnesse vnto all Nations and then shall the end come 21. Then shall be great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time no not euer shall bee Mat. 24. 22. And except those dayes should bee shortned there should no flesh bee saued but for the elects sake those dayes shall bee shortned 24. There shall arise false christs and false prophets and shal shew great signes and wonders in so much that if it were possible they shall deceiue the very elect 2. Tim. 3. 1. This know also that in the last dayes perilous times shall come 2. For men shall bee louers of their owne selues couetous boasters proud blasphemers disobedient to Parents vnthankefull vnholy 3. Without naturall affection truce-breakers false accusers incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good 4. Traytors heady high minded louers of pleasures more then louers of God 5. Hauing a forme of godlinesse but denying the power thereof from such turne away 6. For of this sort are they which creepe into houses and leade captiue silly women ladē with sins led away with diuers lusts 7. Euer learning and neuer able to come to the knowledge of the truth 2. Tim. 3. 8. Now as Iannes Iambres withstood Moses so do these also resist the truth men of corrupt mindes reprobate concerning faith 9. But they shall proceede no further for their folly shall bee manifested vnto all men as theirs also was Luke 21. 25. And there shall be signes in the Sunne and in the Moone and in the starres and vpon the earth distresse of nations with perplexitie the sea and the waters shall roare 26. Mens heart fayling them for feare and for looking after those things which are comming on the earth for the powers of heauen shal be shaken 27. And then shall they see the sonne of man comming in a cloude with power and great glory 28. And when these things shall begin to come to passe then looke vp and lift vp your heads for your redemption draweth nigh 13. Mar. 13. But of that day and houre knoweth no man not the Angels in heauen nor the son but the father Luke 21. 36. Watch yee therefore and pray alwayes that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to passe and to stand before the sonne of man 1. Thes 4. 15. For this we say vnto you by the word of the Lord that wee which are aliue and remaine vnto the comming of the Lord shall not preuent them which are asleepe 16. For the Lord himselfe shall descend from heauen with a shoute with the voice of the Archangel and with the trumpe of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first 17. Then we which are aliue and remaine shall bee caught vp together with them in the clouds to meete the Lord in the aire and so shall we euer be with the Lord. The Iudgement 27. Heb. 9. IT is appointed vnto all men to die but after this the Iudgement 7. Eccles. 12. The dust shall returne to the earth as it was and the spirit shall returne to God who gaue it 1. 2. Cor. 5. Wee know if our earthly house of this Tabernacle were dissolued we haue a building of God a house not made with hand eternall in the heauens Rom. 8. 10. The bodie is dead because of sinne but the spirit is life because of righteousnesse Gal. 6. 8. He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reape corruption but hee that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reape life euerlasting Iohn 5. 24. He that heareth my Word and beleeueth on him that sent me hath euerlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death vnto life 18. Psal 37. The Lord knoweth the daies of the vpright and their inheritance shall be for euer 20. But the wicked shall perish and the enemies of the Lord shall bee as the fat of lambes they shall consume into smoke shall they consume away 23. Rom. 6. The wages of sinne is death but the gift of GOD is eternall life thorough Iesus Christ our Lord. 22. The begger died Luke 16 and was carried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome the rich man also died and was buried 23. And in hell hee lift vp his eyes being in torments and seeth Abraham afarre off and Lazarus in his bosome 24. And he cryed and said father Abraham haue mercie on me and send Lazarus that hee may dip the tip of his finger in water and coole my tongue for I am tormented in this flame 25. But Abraham said sonne remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy good things and likewise Lazarus euill things but now he is comforted and thou art tormented 13. Wide is the gate Mat. 7. and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which goe in thereat 14. Straite is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth vnto life and few there bee that finde it 28. Iohn 15. The houre is comming in the which all that are in the graues shall heare his voice 29. And shall come forth they that haue done good vnto the resurrectiō of life and they that haue done euill vnto the resurrection of damnation Mat 25. 46. These shall
them which keepe the sayings of this booke worship God 10. 19. And I fell at his feet to worship him and he said vnto me see thou do it not I am thy fellow seruant and of thy brethren that haue the testimonie of Iesus Worship God 2. The Lord is great in Zion and he is high aboue all people 5. Exalt yee the Lord our God and worship at his footstoole for hee is holy Iosh 24. 14. Feare the Lord and serue him in sinceritie and in truth and put away the Gods which your fathers serued on the other side of the flood and in Egipt and serue ye the Lord. Isa 8. 13. Sanctifie the Lord of hosts himselfe and let him be your feare and let him be your dread Reuel 14. 7. Worship him that made heauen and earth and the sea and the fountaines of waters 8. Luke 4. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy GOD and him onely shalt thou serue Faith 1. Heb. 11. FAith is the substance of things hoped for the euidence of things not seene 6. Hee that commeth to God must beleeue that he is and that hee is a rewarder of them that diligently seeke him 46. Io. 12. I am come a light into the world that whosoeuer beleeueth on mee should not abide in darkenesse Iohn 3. 36. He that beleeueth on the sonne hath euerlasting life and he that beleeueth not the sonne shall not see life but the wrath of God shall abide on him Galat. 3. 26. Ye are the children of God by faith in Christ Iesus 22. The Scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne that the promise by faith of Iesus Christ might bee giuen to them that beleeue Act. 10. 43. To him giue all the Prophets witnesse that through his name whosoeuer belieueth in him shall receiue remission of sins 22. Heb. 10. Let vs draw neare with a true heart in full assurance of faith 23. Let vs hold fast the profession of our faith without wauering for hee is faithfull that promised 9. If thou shalt confesse with thy mouth the Lord Iesus Rom. 10. and shalt beleeue in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt bee saued 10. For with the heart man beleeueth vnto righteousnesse and with the mouth confession is made vnto saluation Gal. 3. 9. They that be of faith are blessed with faithfull Abraham 1. Pet. 1. 9. The end of your faith the saluation of your soules Repentance Hos 14. 1. O Israel returne vnto the Lord thy God for thou hast fallen by thine iniquitie Act. 3. 19. Repent yee therefore and bee conuerted that your sinnes may bee blotted out 23. Ezech. 18. Haue I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die saith the Lord God and not that hee should returne from his wayes and liue 30. Repent and turne your selues from all your transgressions so iniquitie shall not be your 〈◊〉 31. Cast away from you all your transgressions whereby you haue transgressed and make you a new heart and a new spirit 11. Turne ye turne ye 33. from your euill waies for why will ye die 〈◊〉 ô house of Israel Isa 1. 18. Come now and let vs reason together saith the Lord though your sinnes bee as scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they bee red like crimson they shall bee as wooll Heb. 6. 9. The Lord is long suffering to vs-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance Isa 55. 7. Let the wicked forsake his way and the vnrighteous man his thoughts and let him returne vnto the Lord and hee will haue mercy vpon him and to our GOD for hee will abundantly pardon 40. Let vs search Lam. 3. and trie our wayes and turne againe to the Lord. 25. The Lord is good to them that waite for him to the soule that seeketh him 27. Iob. 33. If any say I haue sinned and peruerted that which was right and it profited me not 28. He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit and his life shall fee the light 7. Psal 130. Let Israell hope in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercie and with him is plenteous redemption 8. And hee shall redeeme Israell from all his iniquities Confession Pro. 28. 13. HEe that couereth his sinnes shall not prosper but who so confesseth and forsaketh thē shall haue mercy Luke 15. 18. I will arise and go to my father and will say vnto him father I haue sinned against heauen and before thee 19. And am no more worthy to bee called thy sonne 5. Psal 32. I acknowledged my sinne vnto thee and mine iniquitie haue I not hid I said I will confesse my transgressions vnto the Lord and thou forgauest the iniquitie of my sinne 4. Dan. 9. I prayed vnto the Lord my God and made my confession and said O Lord the great and dreadfull God keeping the couenant and mercie to them that loue him and to them that keepe his commandements 5. Wee haue sinned and committed iniquitie and haue done wickedly and haue rebelled euen by departing from thy precepts and from thy iudgements Dan 9. 6. Neither haue wee hearkened vnto thy seruants the prophets which spake in thy name to our kings our princes and our fathers and to all the people of the land Nehem. 1 5. O Lord God of heauen the great and terrible God that keepeth couenant and mercie for them that loue him and obserue his commandements 6. Let thine eare bee now attentiue and thine eyes opē that thou mayst heare the prayer of thy seruant which I pray before thee now day and night for the children of Israel thy seruants and confesse the sinnes of the children of Israel which wee haue sinned against thee both I and my fathers house haue sinned 7. We haue dealt very corruptly against thee and haue not kept the commandements nor the statutes nor the Iudgements which thou commandedst thy seruant Moses 10. 2 Sam. 24. Dauid said vnto the Lord I haue sinned greatly in that I haue done and now I beseech thee O Lord take away the iniquitie of thy seruant for I haue done foolishly Luke 18. 13. The publican standing afarre off would not lift vp so much as his eyes vnto heauē but smote vpon his brest saying God be merciful vnto me a sinner 1. Iohn 1. 9. If wee confesse our sinnes hee is faithfull and iust to forgiue vs our sinnes and to cleanse vs from all vnrighteousnesse Rom. 14. 11. As I liue saith the Lord euery knee shall bow to me and euery tongue shall confesse to God 12. So then euery one of vs shall giue account of himselfe vnto God 4. Psal 41. Lord be mercifull vnto me heale my soule for I haue sinned against thee Faith and works 22. Iames 1. BE yee doers of the word and not hearers onely deceiuing your owne selues 23.
goe away into euerlasting punishment but the righteous into life eternall Dan. 12. 2. Many of them that sleepe in the dust of the earth shall awake some to euerlasting life and some to shame and euerlasting contempt Mat. 25. 31. When the sonne of man shall come in his glory and shall the holy Angels with him then shall hee sit vpon the throne of his glory 32. Mat. 25. And before him shall bee gathered all nations and he shall separate them one from another as a sheapheard diuideth his sheepe from the goates 33. And he shall set the sheepe on his right hand but the goates on the left 34. Then shall the king say vnto them on his right hand come yee blessed of my father inherit the kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world 41. Then shall hee say vnto them on the left hand depart from me yee cursed into euerlasting fire prepared for the deuill and his Angels Iude. 24. Now vnto him that is able to keepe you from falling and to present you faultlesse before the presence of his glory with exceeding ioy 25. To the only wise God our Sauiour be glorie and maiestie dominion and power now and euer Amen Reuel 22. 14. Blessed are they that doe his commandements that they may haue right to the tree of life may enter in through the gates into the citie 15. For without are dogges and sorcerers and whoremongers and murderers and Idolaters and whosoeuer loueth and maketh a lie PSALTERIES OF THE HOLY GHOST ROM 14 17. The Kingdome of GOD is not meate and drinke but righteousnesse and peace and ioy in the Holy Ghost LONDON Printed for E. BLACKMORE 1628. A PREFACE concerning the PSALMES DAVID is said to be the instrumentall cause of the Psalmes to whom all things were reuealed and by him set downe Hee is also esteemed the greater 2. Samuel 23.2 and more excellent Prophet in that hee did not Prophesie by certaine visions of things or darke couerings of words but by the inward motion onely of the holy Ghost which is most euident because the manifold and most beautifull riches in that tresurie conteined are impossible to be matched by any other Among which the inuocation of Almightie God being the greatest defence for our saluation against the continuall assaults of Satan is most excellently composed for a presedent and direction vnto vs vpon all occasions Eph. 6.18 We are commanded to pray alwayes with all prayer and supplication in the spirit which is impossible for vs to do vnlesse we be learned in the exercise of Pietie and guided therein by the holy Spirit of God The true rule whereof is to be taken out of the Booke of the Psalmes For by reading them we are as well stirred vp to the vnderstanding of our infirmities as admonished and taught how to seeke a sure remedie for them They are doubtlesse the Anatomie of all the parts of the soule for wee cannot finde any disposition or affection of the minde in our selues the forme and proportion whereof is not in this glasse represented When in this language we prepare our selues to speake vnto God we are drawne to so strict an examination of our transgressions that all our secret offences being disclosed and our hearts cleansed from hypocrisie wee cannot but deliuer a reall account and full confession of them By this language which is Verba spiritus sancti The words of the holy Ghost wee haue not onely a familiar accesse vnto God but do also find it more safe and auaileable for vs to acknowledge and confesse our sinnes before him then before men 1. Iohn 1.9 for he is faithfull and iust to forgiue vs our sinnes and to cleanse vs from all vnrighteousnesse Psal 118.8 And it is better to trust in him then to put confidence in man In them wee haue examples and directions of thanksgiuing for blessings receiued and dangers escaped They are most comfortable in all times of temptation trouble and affliction The Psalmes therefore ought to be our meditations in all holy exercises both priuate and publike they are the key of knowledge Almost all holy write and misteries are briefely contained in them Their scope is the right way to eternall felicitie Some of the Fathers do counsaile the young souldiers of Christ Iesus Cassidor first to learne them before they learne the other holy Scriptures Others affirme that they are Arma Iuuenum Climac ex sententia Patrum The armour and weapons of young men And I doubt not but they may also truely be accounted Armentaria senum The armories and storehouses of old men Another saith Basil Liber Psalmoâ—uÌ„ quidvi in se complectitur quod vsui sit omni bonae doctrinae promptuaâ—ium est The booke of the Psalmes containeth in it whatsoeuer is vsefull and is the storehouse of all good doctrine In them certainely is expressed as in a liuely resemblance the true rule of religious seruice and worship for the example of a godly man assaulted by all manner of temptations is of more power to moue and incourage vs to flie vnto God in time of necessitie then a Commandement alone In proem in 7. Psal poenitent INNOCENT the third saith Inter omnes orationis species post orationem dominicam perfecta in Psalmis forma orandi reperitur Among all kinds of prayer next vnto the Lords prayer the absolute forme of praying is sound in the Psalmes yet not onely the words are to bee read and rehearsed in our meditations but our hearts also must be attendant and eleuated vnto heauen for wee are taught to lift vp our hands with our hearts vnto God in the heauens The holy Ghost being the dictator and guide of Dauids penne Lam. 3.41 and tongue when they were by him registred It is most meete and requisite that in all times of our deuotion they bee recited with the assistance of the same blessed Spirit which wee must before-hand inuocate lifting vp holy hands 1. Tim. 2 8. without wrath or doubting S. AVGVSTINE in his last sicknesse appointed DAVIDS Penitentiall Psalmes to be written Possidius in vita August and set vpon the foure sides of the wall which on his sicke daies lying on his bed he did behold and reade alwaies shedding forth teares abundantly S. BASIL also being in his death bed desired that the Psalmes might bee read vnto him by GREGORIE NAZIANZEN A man certainely in his greatest sorrow and anguish of conscience occasioned by Gods wrath and iudgement may by them learn to raise vp and comfort himself Come then let vs bring our offering of the finest gold to lay vpon Gods Altar the least graine whereof is more precious in his sight then all the Alcumie of the world Let vs drinke of the purest fountaine and forsake the troubled and muddie riuers Isa 55.1 Euery one that thirsteth come ye to these waters and he that hath no money yea come