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A02170
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Meditations and disquisitions upon the one and fiftieth Psalme of Dauid Miserere mei Deus. By Sr. Richard Baker, Knight.
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Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.
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1638
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STC 1231; ESTC S100560
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meditation_n and_o disquisition_n upon_o the_o one_o and_o fifty_o psalm_n of_o david_n miserere_fw-la mei_fw-la deus_fw-la by_o sr._n richard_n baker_n knight_n london_n print_v by_o edward_n griffin_n for_o anne_n bowler_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o marigold_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n 1638._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a edward_n earl_n of_o dorset_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n lord_n chamberlain_n to_o the_o queen_n and_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n most_o honour_a lord_n i_o know_v you_o neither_o like_v nor_o have_v leisure_n to_o look_v upon_o trifle_n but_o i_o know_v also_o you_o account_v not_o discourse_n of_o piety_n in_o the_o number_n of_o trifle_n this_o make_v i_o bold_a to_o present_v your_o lordship_n with_o this_o short_a treatise_n of_o meditation_n that_o be_v short_a it_o may_v not_o divert_v you_o long_o be_v pious_a not_o divert_v you_o at_o all_o i_o so_o much_o honour_v your_o lordship_n for_o your_o public_a virtue_n so_o much_o be_o bind_v to_o you_o for_o your_o private_a that_o i_o can_v forbear_v to_o present_v you_o with_o something_o as_o a_o testimony_n of_o my_o service_n in_o both_o and_o a_o rich_a present_n i_o can_v not_o think_v of_o than_o meditation_n upon_o this_o psalm_n of_o david_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o masterpiece_n of_o his_o repentance_n as_o his_o repentance_n the_o masterpiece_n of_o all_o his_o virtue_n the_o jewel_n itself_o be_v from_o david_n only_o the_o case_n from_o i_o and_o though_o the_o jewel_n deserve_v a_o more_o illustrious_a case_n and_o your_o person_n a_o more_o jllustrious_a present_n yet_o there_o be_v colour_n to_o hope_n i_o may_v be_v pardon_v in_o both_o see_v the_o jewel_n splendour_n give_v a_o lustre_n to_o any_o case_n and_o your_o nobleness_n to_o any_o present_a and_o though_o it_o may_v be_v present_v with_o a_o better_a hand_n yet_o it_o can_v with_o a_o better_a heart_n see_v he_o present_v it_o that_o be_v your_o lordship_n humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n richard_n baker_n perlegi_fw-la librum_fw-la hunc_fw-la cui_fw-la titulum_fw-la est_fw-la meditation_n upon_o the_o 51._o psalm_n eumque_fw-la tipis_fw-la mandari_fw-la permitto_fw-la samvel_n baker_n exit_fw-la aedib_fw-la londin_n junii_fw-la 21._o 1637._o meditation_n and_o disquisition_n upon_o the_o 51._o psalm_n of_o david_n o_o lord_n our_o god_n how_o excellent_a be_v thy_o name_n in_o all_o 1._o the_o world_n thy_o glorious_a majesty_n be_v excellent_a but_o that_o bring_v nothing_o to_o i_o thy_o justice_n be_v excellent_a but_o that_o bring_v i_o to_o nothing_o it_o be_v thy_o mercy_n that_o must_v do_v i_o good_a and_o therefore_o thy_o other_o excellency_n i_o adore_v but_o this_o i_o invocate_v to_o invocate_v thy_o justice_n i_o dare_v not_o thy_o glory_n i_o can_v but_o thy_o mercy_n i_o both_o dare_v and_o can_v for_o why_o shall_v i_o not_o dare_v when_o fear_n give_v i_o boldness_n how_o shall_v i_o not_o be_v able_a when_o weakness_n give_v i_o strength_n why_o shall_v i_o not_o dare_v when_o thou_o invite_v i_o to_o it_o how_o shall_v i_o not_o be_v able_a when_o thou_o draw_v i_o to_o it_o do_v thou_o invite_v i_o and_o shall_v i_o not_o come_v do_v thou_o draw_v i_o and_o shall_v i_o draw_v back_o can_v there_o be_v a_o patron_n so_o powerful_a as_o thou_o can_v there_o be_v a_o suppliant_a so_o deject_v as_o myself_o of_o who_o then_o be_v it_o fit_a to_o ask_v for_o mercy_n than_o of_o thou_o o_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o for_o who_o be_v it_o fit_a to_o ask_v for_o mercy_n than_o for_o i_o who_o be_o a_o creature_n of_o misery_n if_o i_o be_v not_o so_o miserable_a thou_o can_v not_o be_v to_o i_o so_o merciful_a and_o have_v i_o not_o reason_n then_o to_o ask_v that_o of_o thou_o which_o thou_o can_v not_o have_v so_o much_o occasion_n to_o manifest_v to_o i_o as_o by_o i_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o sin_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o misery_n and_o if_o no_o misery_n no_o exercise_n for_o thy_o mercy_n and_o will_v thou_o let_v it_o stand_v idle_a where_o it_o have_v so_o foul_a sin_n for_o so_o fair_a field_n to_o walk_v in_o have_v thou_o mercy_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o show_v it_o or_o will_v thou_o show_v it_o to_o other_o and_o not_o to_o i_o to_o say_v i_o have_v not_o deserve_v it_o be_v to_o make_v it_o no_o mercy_n for_o if_o i_o deserve_v it_o it_o be_v justice_n and_o not_o mercy_n be_v not_o thy_o mercy_n over_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o be_o not_o i_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n the_o more_o mercy_n thou_o show_v the_o more_o be_v thy_o honour_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o do_v that_o which_o be_v most_o for_o thy_o honour_n thou_o do_v show_v mercy_n to_o adam_n who_o be_v the_o first_o sinner_n and_o thou_o do_v show_v mercy_n to_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n who_o be_v the_o long_a sinner_n and_o will_v thou_o not_o show_v mercy_n to_o i_o who_o be_o not_o the_o first_o and_o hope_v not_o to_o be_v the_o long_a 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than_o absalon_n have_v for_o how_o else_o can_v manasses_n sin_n come_v to_o be_v more_o than_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o a_o sin_n though_o but_o in_o thought_n may_v just_o be_v think_v a_o million_o of_o sin_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o gospel_n that_o a_o man_n be_v possess_v with_o a_o unclean_a spirit_n but_o that_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v a_o legion_n so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o every_o sin_n it_o be_v but_o one_o sin_n but_o that_o one_o sin_n be_v a_o legion_n here_o therefore_o o_o my_o soul_n take_v heed_n