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A16215 Meditations upon the XLII. Psalme. By William Bloys esquire Bloys, William, 17th cent. 1632 (1632) STC 3140; ESTC S114171 95,230 372

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ourselves_o juvenal_n mollissima_fw-la corda_fw-la humano_fw-la generi_fw-la etc._n etc._n juvenal_n and_o compassion_n towards_o other_o and_o there_o be_v many_o that_o have_v not_o power_n to_o retain_v their_o tear_n 22.28_o excidunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la retinentibus_fw-la lacrymae_fw-la senec._n act._n 22.28_o but_o as_o the_o chief_a captain_n say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o free_v bear_v but_o with_o a_o great_a sum_n he_o obtain_v his_o freedom_n so_o we_o by_o our_o birth_n be_v not_o able_a to_o shed_v such_o tear_n as_o david_n do_v but_o with_o many_o prayer_n we_o obtain_v this_o freedom_n that_o we_o can_v mourn_v before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o life_n in_o the_o child_n if_o it_o cry_v and_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a testimony_n that_o we_o be_v bear_v again_o and_o have_v the_o life_n of_o grace_n in_o we_o when_o we_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v humble_a ourselves_o in_o weep_v and_o lamentation_n tear_n do_v accompany_v any_o vehement_a commotion_n 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and_o weep_v there_o so_o let_v we_o seek_v some_o retire_a place_n sen._n jer._n 13.17_o nemo_fw-la sibi_fw-la tristis_fw-la est_fw-la sen._n that_o our_o soul_n may_v weep_v in_o secret_a as_o jeremiah_n do_v worldly_a sorrow_n desire_v to_o be_v manifest_a and_o appear_v unto_o man_n but_o this_o godly_a sorrow_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n martial_n siquis_fw-la adest_fw-la iussae_fw-la prosi●unt_fw-la lacrymae_fw-la martial_n none_o but_o our_o heavenly_a father_n see_v it_o and_o these_o our_o tear_n must_v not_o be_v like_o the_o morning_n cloud_n or_o the_o early_a dew_n 13.3_o hos_fw-la 13.3_o but_o as_o the_o former_a and_o the_o latter_a rain_n they_o must_v begin_v in_o our_o first_o conversion_n and_o they_o must_v continue_v so_o long_o as_o we_o continue_v ever_o run_v down_o plenteous_o like_o aaron_n ointment_n 133._o psal_n 133._o which_o go_v down_o from_o his_o head_n to_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n so_o we_o shall_v wish_v our_o head_n to_o 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full_a of_o this_o holy_a water_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v thereby_o 12.17_o heb._n 12.17_o if_o esau_n find_v no_o place_n of_o repentance_n though_o he_o seek_v it_o careful_o with_o tear_n what_o can_v we_o think_v of_o those_o that_o come_v short_a of_o he_o who_o as_o we_o may_v fear_v come_v short_a of_o heaven_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o place_n of_o torment_n sanaz_n mat._n 8.12_o sum_n nilus_n sumque_fw-la aetna_n simul_fw-la sanaz_n there_o shall_v be_v weep_v the_o punishment_n be_v most_o just_a for_o they_o that_o never_o mourn_v in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o life_n the_o light_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o eye_n 34_o luke_n 1●_n 34_o the_o light_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o tear_n in_o the_o eye_n and_o as_o one_o sueton._n gallum_fw-la terrinium_n capio_fw-la repentè_fw-fr oc●●is_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la ad_fw-la media_fw-la mori_fw-la destinantem_fw-la sueton._n who_o have_v lose_v the_o sight_n of_o his_o eye_n do_v resolve_v to_o famish_v his_o body_n 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myself_o by_o give_v a_o answer_n to_o david_n demand_n before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o question_n which_o be_v verse_n v._o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v in_o i_o hope_v thou_o in_o god_n for_o i_o shall_v yet_o praise_v he_o for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o countenance_n wherein_o he_o make_v further_a declaration_n of_o his_o sorrowful_a and_o perplex_a estate_n that_o his_o soul_n in_o this_o time_n of_o trouble_n do_v pant_v and_o thirst_n and_o be_v pour_v out_o and_o cast_v down_o and_o disquiet_v not_o find_v release_n from_o misery_n nor_o evasion_n out_o of_o these_o calamity_n now_o if_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v darkness_n 6.23_o mat._n 6.23_o how_o great_a be_v that_o darkness_n and_o if_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v sorrowful_a how_o great_a be_v that_o sorrow_n 12.25_o pro._n 12.25_o when_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v yea_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o as_o 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do_v behold_v we_o as_o he_o do_v his_o servant_n david_n deliver_v we_o out_o of_o all_o affliction_n and_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o holy_a duty_n he_o see_v we_o as_o he_o do_v nathaneel_n 48._o joh._n 1_o 48._o send_v his_o grace_n to_o prevent_v accompany_v and_o follow_v we_o last_o when_o that_o which_o be_v perfect_a be_v come_v we_o shall_v with_o paul_n see_v he_o face_n to_o face_n 13.12_o 1._o cor._n 13.12_o true_o the_o light_n be_v sweet_a and_o a_o pleasant_a thing_n it_o be_v for_o the_o eye_n to_o behold_v the_o sun_n 11.7_o eccles_n 11.7_o if_o this_o outward_a light_n be_v so_o delightful_a than_o what_o a_o excellent_a blessing_n be_v it_o 26._o num._n 6._o verse_n 25_o 26._o when_o the_o lord_n do_v make_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o we_o and_o be_v gracious_a unto_o we_o and_o do_v lift_v up_o his_o countenance_n upon_o we_o that_o we_o may_v obtain_v this_o benediction_n we_o must_v be_v obedient_a unto_o his_o word_n when_o he_o say_v 27.8_o psal_n 27.8_o seek_v you_o my_o face_n our_o heart_n must_v answer_v thy_o face_n lord_n will_v i_o seek_v not_o for_o a_o short_a time_n 105.4_o &_o 105.4_o but_o continual_o and_o though_o a_o man_n behold_v his_o natural_a face_n in_o a_o glass_n go_v away_o 1.24_o jam._n 1.24_o &_o straightway_o forget_v what_o manner_n of_o man_n he_o be_v yet_o we_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v in_o mercy_n reveal_v himself_o unto_o we_o must_v not_o forget_v his_o benefit_n but_o ever_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o gift_n that_o be_v without_o repentance_n and_o always_o praise_v he_o for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o countenance_n we_o can_v expect_v deliverance_n out_o of_o trouble_n unless_o god_n do_v help_v we_o and_o when_o we_o have_v receive_v many_o blessing_n we_o shall_v neither_o desire_v nor_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o praise_v he_o without_o the_o help_n of_o his_o countenance_n so_o that_o god_n do_v provide_v both_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o sacrifice_n he_o free_o bestow_v his_o benefit_n and_o 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grief_n be_v assuage_v if_o we_o prostrate_v ourselves_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o prayer_n he_o will_v raise_v up_o our_o soul_n with_o spiritual_a comfort_n this_o be_v the_o best_a refuge_n of_o every_o believer_n whereby_o he_o hope_v for_o these_o sure_a mercy_n of_o david_n and_o this_o be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o a_o christian_a from_o whence_o he_o can_v be_v take_v and_o wherein_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v our_o sorrow_n may_v often_o cause_v we_o to_o call_v upon_o the_o lord_n but_o the_o soul_n be_v never_o cast_v down_o so_o low_a as_o to_o be_v whole_o disable_v from_o prayer_n be_v of_o a_o sorrowful_a spirit_n though_o we_o can_v express_v our_o misery_n yet_o we_o can_v speak_v in_o our_o heart_n unto_o the_o lord_n david_n be_v deject_v by_o grief_n and_o heaviness_n do_v yet_o lift_v up_o his_o soul_n in_o prayer_n and_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v his_o god_n though_o now_o he_o seem_v to_o forsake_v he_o when_o the_o wind_n do_v blow_v we_o wrap_v our_o 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thy_o gift_n it_o come_v from_o thou_o and_o i_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o thou_o how_o can_v it_o ascend_v towards_o thou_o when_o it_o be_v thus_o press_v down_o by_o manifold_a trouble_n the_o water_n be_v come_v in_o unto_o my_o soul_n 69.1.2_o psal_n 69.1.2_o i_o sink_v in_o deep_a mire_n where_o there_o be_v no_o stand_v my_o soul_n abide_v in_o this_o dark_a house_n of_o earth_n lie_v prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o rise_v lord_n hear_v the_o poor_a and_o despise_v not_o thy_o prisoner_n let_v thy_o salvation_n o_o god_n set_v i_o up_o on_o high_a let_v thy_o light_n and_o thy_o truth_n lead_v i_o and_o bring_v i_o unto_o thy_o holy_a hill_n and_o to_o thy_o tabernacle_n verse_n vi_o therefore_o will_v i_o remember_v thou_o from_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n and_o of_o the_o hermonite_n from_o the_o hill_n missar_n another_o help_n which_o david_n use_v to_o sustain_v himself_o in_o this_o time_n of_o trouble_n be_v by_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o jordan_n 3._o josh_n 3._o where_o god_n provide_v a_o passage_n for_o the_o israelit_v &_o preserve_v he_o when_o he_o pass_v over_o to_o shun_v saul_n so_o now_o go_v over_o the_o river_n 17.22_o 2._o sam._n 17.22_o he_o hope_v that_o god_n will_v make_v a_o way_n for_o he_o to_o escape_v the_o danger_n that_o may_v come_v by_o absalon_n whereas_o he_o name_v the_o land_n of_o jordan_n and_o of_o the_o hermonite_n he_o sugge_v to_o our_o remembrance_n the_o victory_n which_o god_n give_v unto_o his_o people_n when_o they_o take_v the_o land_n that_o be_v on_o this_o side_n jordan_n from_o the_o river_n of_o arnon_n unto_o mount_n hermon_n at_o which_o time_n og_n 3.8_o deut._n 3.8_o who_o be_v of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o giant_n be_v overthrow_v and_o thereby_o his_o hope_n may_v be_v confirm_v that_o although_o high-minded_a absalon_n be_v swell_v with_o proud_a conceit_n 20.11_o 1._o king_n 20.11_o and_o gird_v on_o his_o harness_n di●_n boast_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o have_v put_v it_o off_o yet_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n be_v not_o shorten_v no●_n his_o power_n diminish_v bu●_n he_o will_v save_v and_o deliver_v all_o they_o that_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o now_o these_o three_o place_n here_o mention_v be_v the_o bound_n of_o that_o country_n inhabit_v by_o the_o israelite_n jordan_n towards_o the_o east_n hermon_n the_o north_n and_o the_o hill_n missar_n the_o south_n he_o may_v from_o thence_o have_v this_o comfortable_a assurance_n that_o god_n who_o be_v please_v to_o give_v unto_o his_o people_n so_o fruitful_a a_o land_n after_o their_o tedious_a passage_n through_o the_o wilderness_n will_v likewise_o in_o
city_n where_o he_o live_v to_o be_v expel_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n wherein_o he_o govern_v as_o unworthy_a to_o come_v within_o the_o border_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o god_n have_v promise_v that_o his_o throne_n shall_v be_v establish_v for_o ever_o and_o when_o his_o day_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v his_o seed_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o after_o he_o but_o not_o before_o he_o as_o absalon_n desire_v build_v his_o house_n upon_o his_o father_n ruin_n then_o to_o have_v his_o concubine_n defile_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o israel_n and_o all_o this_o not_o by_o a_o enemy_n for_o than_o he_o can_v have_v bear_v it_o more_o patient_o but_o by_o his_o own_o son_n and_o one_o messenger_n bring_v word_n that_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n be_v after_o absalon_n another_o tell_v he_o that_o ahitophel_n the_o king_n counsellor_n be_v among_o the_o conspirator_n moreover_o shimei_n do_v vex_v his_o righteous_a soul_n with_o malicious_a reproach_n now_o what_o can_v be_v do_v 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these_o misery_n there_o be_v a_o mighty_a tempest_n but_o no_o ship_n to_o defend_v he_o nor_o yet_o any_o sign_n of_o a_o calm_a as_o to_o the_o mariner_n neither_o any_o creature_n to_o waft_v he_o to_o the_o shore_n 1.4_o jonah_n 1.4_o as_o jonah_n have_v there_o be_v a_o boisterous_a wind_n that_o make_v the_o billow_n to_o go_v over_o he_o but_o the_o help_a hand_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n be_v not_o stretch_v out_o to_o uphold_v he_o 69.2_o mat._n 14.30_o psal_n 69.2_o as_o unto_o peter_n the_o flood_n overflow_v he_o the_o proud_a water_n go_v over_o his_o soul_n 124.5_o &_o 124.5_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o deep_a and_o all_o thy_o wave_n be_v upon_o he_o 2.3_o jonah_n 2.3_o not_o one_o wave_n alone_o but_o many_o but_o all_o of_o they_o there_o be_v such_o a_o variety_n of_o his_o cross_n and_o such_o a_o succession_n of_o his_o trouble_n that_o as_o the_o day_n be_v prolong_v until_o such_o time_n as_o joshuah_n have_v subdue_v his_o enemy_n so_o here_o the_o night_n of_o his_o misery_n be_v double_v until_o such_o time_n as_o god_n have_v perfect_v the_o work_n of_o humiliation_n in_o he_o god_n who_o be_v most_o perfect_a will_v finish_v every_o good_a work_n that_o he_o have_v begin_v in_o any_o of_o his_o child_n and_o be_v the_o author_n of_o time_n he_o dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n for_o our_o good_a make_v we_o strong_a when_o we_o be_v weak_a so_o that_o we_o may_v take_v pleasure_n in_o infirmity_n 12.10_o 2._o cor._n 12.10_o in_o reproach_n in_o necessity_n in_o persecution_n in_o distress_n for_o christ_n sake_n and_o by_o see_v our_o miserable_a and_o weak_a estate_n we_o learn_v not_o to_o trust_v in_o ourselves_o but_o in_o god_n who_o raise_v the_o dead_a when_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n do_v flow_v over_o our_o head_n we_o be_v thereby_o cleanse_v that_o we_o may_v be_v present_v unto_o christ_n without_o spot_n and_o blemish_n as_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n be_v cover_v by_o the_o depth_n 15.5_o exod._n 15.5_o 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