hear And save thou mee according to thy vvord Yea save thou mee I thy praise will preach When thou shalt thy Commands to mee declare Thy vvord likewise to others I will teach For all thy Precepts true righteous are Yeald me thy hand my saftie to assure For thy Commands my chosen part I make Thy Saving-health I labour to procure And in thy Lavve oh Lord I pleasure take Yet longer let me live to sing thy praise And let thy Iudgments Lord my helpers be Now mee thy servāt seek who sheep-like straies For never is thy Lawe forgot of mee Most mercifull Father wee have all erred strayed from thy waies like lost sheep give us therefore that Lawe of Faith by which wee may be brought home to thy Folde UUhen wee have obtained this Grace let us truely esteeme it hartly praise thee for it diligently preach it to others Oh spare our lives vntill the New-man shall be fully perfected in vs that wee may accomplish the work for which wee were created glorify thy Name world without end Amen Psa 120. A song of Degrees VVhy these Psalmes are so called it is vncertaine for Iewish fancies are not vvorth heeding but perhaps our Degrees tovvard the spirituall Temple are here mystically included for the first degree thithervvard is to have a sight of our misery a detestatiō of the worlds vanities figured by Mesech Kedar in this Psalme It is vsefull when wee are constrained to live among false worshippers or wearied by our owne corruptions c. I Call'd on God in my destresse Who heard mee when I prayd From lieng deceitfulnes Lord save my Soul I said What hire oh thou deceitfull tongue Prepared is for thee But arrowes that are sharp strong And coales that burning be 2 Ah! woe is mee that I so long In Mesech must reside And that perforce I must among The Tents of Kedar bide My soul hath beene too long alas With such as wranglers are For when I speake to them of peace For warr they do prepare Father of Mercie Keep vs from the lieng deceits of the Devill his Members reward them according to their malice Vouchsafe to us also such a sight loathing of our naturall estate that wee may have an earnest longinge to be translated from the Tents of Vngodlines be incorporated into thy heavenly Ierusalem through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 121. A song of Degrees Another Degree is to fixe the eye of our soul on God acknowledging him only the meanes of our deliverance our defence c. It directs vs to whome wee should seek encourageth to depend on God in all our waies MIne eyes above the hills I reare And thence of healp I hopefull am For from the Lord my succours are From him that heav'n earth did frame My feet vnmoov'd he alway keeps He is my garde that ever wakes For he nor slumbers neither sleeps Who charge of Isr'el vndertakes 2 The Lord ev'n as thy shade will stay On thy righthand for thy defence Nor Moone by night nor Sunne by day Shall harme thee by their Influence For God will save thee from all woe Hee will thy soul from dangers free And whether in or out thou goe Thy gard at all times he will bee Gratious Protector Cause us to expect all our deliverances from thee with a constant dependance vpon thy savegard in all proceedings Keep us without slavish fear or wavering in our Faith And be thou all way soe watchfull over us so near vnto vs that neither those dangers whereto wee are commonly subiect nor the extraordinarie Influences of the heavens nor any other vnexpectede Evēts harme our bodies endanger our soules or interrupt our lawfull callings either now or hereafter Amen Psa 122. A song of Degrees Another Stepp is a delight in the pietie of others ioined with love to God's worship accompanied with harty wellwishing to his Church The Elect are here personated reioicing on this Degree Wee should vse it to provoke vs vnto the same I Ioyed when they said to mee God's house let vs ascend vnto For now Ierusalem to thee And through thy Ports our feet shall goe Ierusalem is fairly Scited A Towne well-built well-vnited 2 There meet the Tribes God's Tribes alone Hus name in Isr'el to declare There placed is the Iudgment Throne The Thrones of Davids house are there Oh seek her peare for they are blessed That have to Salem love expressed 3 Let Peace a Bullworke round her make Let Plenties in her Turrets be This Peace wee wish ev'n for their sake Who mates Brethren are to mee Yea God our Lord 's faire habitation Thus makes mee pray for thy Salvation Inspire us oh Lord with a delight mutuall desires to further each other in thy service Let us take pleasure in thy Sanctuarie be alwaies to our powre healpfull zealous to effect continue the Peace of Syon even for the sakes of our brethren for our owne sakes for thy glory sake oh Father that wee may reap the benifit of her Peace Plenties through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 123. A song of Degrees Another Stepp is obedient attendance on God's will in all suffrings with assured faith in him vvhich is here professed by the faithfull soul It is vsefull to advance vs to this Degree OH Lord that in the heav'ns remainest Lo wee advance our eyes to thee And Lord our God till healp thou daignest They shall on the affixed bee As men or Maides that waiting stand Vpon their Lord or Ladie 's hand 2 Oh grant vs Lord thy dear compassion For wee extream contempts have borne Vouchsafe vs Lord thy Consolation For why our harts are greev'd with scorne Ev'n by the scornes pride of them Who live at ease vs contemn Hovv ever thou shalt please to afflict vs oh Lord or hovv longsoever thou deferr any desired Blessing let vs be contented to attend thy Pleasure watchfull to performe what thou shalt require further at our hands soe our suffrings shall the sooner be redressed our dutiful obedience be rewarded through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 124. A song of Degrees Another Staire is acknowledgment of former deliverances of the beginnings of Gods graces already obtained as in this Psalme Wee may vse it after any Deliverances but especially such as are most publike BUt that the Lord our part did please to take But that God holpe vs Isr'el now may say When men did their Assaults against vs make Wee to their throtes had bene a living-prey For wroth at vs with spighfull rage were they 2 Wee by the Flouds had then bene closed round Ev'n quite above our soul the streames had gone The swelling flouds our soul had surely drownd Wee therfor blesse praise the Lord alone That by their teeth wee were not ceaz'd vpon 3 For as a bird out of a fouling snare Ev'n so our
he timely brings And his leaf shall neuer perish Ev'rie thing shall prosper to Which he vndertakes to do 3 Thus the wicked shall not fare But be like such dustie matter As the whirl-winde here there On the spatious earth doth scatter Nor shall they withstand their doomes When the day of Judgment comes 4 Neither haue they place or stay In the righteous congregation For God knowes the Just-mans waie With a gratious approbation But those paths that Sinners tread To assured ruine lead Psa 2. It is a prophecie of Christ his kingdom Act. 4. declaring the vaine furie of his Opposers the wrath of God against them his eternall Decree concerning that King the powre extent of his kingdom c. It exhorts Kings subiects also to fear serue him It may be sung to encrease Faith amid the Churches persecutions c. WHat mooves the Gentiles to repine What makes the people foolish growe That Earthlie Kings do thus combine And Rulers meet in Counsell so The Lord his beloved Christ Rebelliously they disobay His powre say these let vs resist And break cast their cords away 2 But God who sitts in heav'n aboue Their foolish purpose will deride His anger shall their torment proue And them in wrath he then shall chide Ev'n I' saith God my King did place Vpon my holy Syon hill And by the Lord what vttred was To me saith Christ now sing I will 3 Thou art my Sonn begot by me This day and if thou make demande The gentiles I will give to thee And make thee King of e'vry land An yron scepter thou shalt sway And if thy Lore they followe not Thou shalt compel them to obay Or break them like an earthen pott 4 Then Kings be wise Rulers lerne To serue the Lord with awfull joy Yea kisse the Sonn lest wroth he turne And ouerthrow you in your way For when his wrath inflamed growes Though but a litle moon'd he seem Then blest are all who shall repose Their constant hopes faith in him Blessed Sonn of God begotten before all time and by thy Father appointed to be King over the whole world let thy Kingdom come all the oppositions of thy adversaries be turned to thy glorie let thy grace erable vs to pluck downe that Antichrist which the world the flesh or the Devil shal seek to set vp against thee in the TeÌ„ple of our harts that wee yealding due obedience to thee thy commands may escape thy burning indignation sincerely embrace thy Gospell with awful ioy persevere in the way leading to that felicity which is prepared for those who put their trust in thee Amen Another of the same SUch uproars mad why do the Gentiles make What follies do the people doate upon Earths Kings conspire Rulers counsel take Against the Lord his Anointed-one Oh come let us break their bands they say Come let vs cast from vs their cords away 2 But God in heav'n deriding their designe Shall vexing them his minde in wrath declare Who e're saies he repines this King of mine On Syon fitts 't was I that plac'd him there And what the Lord himself to me hath told Concerning him I purpose to vnfold 3 Thou art my sonn this day begot I thee Demand therfore he said I will giue The Gentiles thine inheritance to be And rule of all the world thou shalt receiue An iron mace thou shalt vpon them lay And break them like a sherd of potters clay 4 Therfore yee Kings Rulers be more wise Come serve the Lord your God with awfull ioy And kisse the Sonn lest if his wrath arise You be destroid perish from the way For when inflam'd his burning anger growes Right blest are all who trust in him repose Psa 3. Apsalm of David when he fled from Absolom his Son It mistically Prophecied the multitude of Christs foes their bitter censures the great love of God the effects of Prayer Christ his Death Resurrection the confusion of his Adversaries the safety of his Elect. c It is vsefull to strengthen faith in our temptations c. MY foes how many Lord are they What swarmes of them there be And of my soul how many say In God no part hath he Yet thou art Lord my praise my gard Thou didst my head vprear And from thy holy-hill hast heard What my entreaties were 2 I lay slept safe arose Because thou brought'st me ayd And though tenn thousands me enclose I will not be afraid Rise Lord my God from all foes Me safe now also make Their Jaw-bone smite let thy blows The teeth of Sinners breake 3 For saving health alone to thee To thee oh Lord pertaines And whosoe're thy people be Thy peace on them remaines Sweet Iesu who being causesly compassed about with all those innumerable emnities persecutions which wee deserued didst nevertheles trusting in the powre of thy God head ly down without fear sleeping as it were in the midst of them by a voluntary Death wake againe the third day by the same powre to the confusion of thy foes Grant we pray thee that the multitude of our corporall spirituall enemies never make vs despaire of thy mercy but that in all troubles temptations we reioicing trusting in thy love may be kept harmles confesse that our salvation is by thee only who livest raignest world without end Amen Psa 4. To the cheef musician on Neginoth a Psalm of David It vpraides those who deride the Truth exhorts to faith Repentance The common with of world-lings the desire also of a faithful-soul is here expressed It serves to confirme vs against the scornes of Atheists meer carnal men c. OH God my Righteousnes give ear Enlargd I was by thee My humble suite now also hear And pitty take on me Vaine Sonns of men how long will yee My glorie thus abuse Though lies you seek assured be That God the just will chuse 2 Yea God will hear me when I cry Fear therfore to offend And on your bedd serch privatly Your thinckings amend Make Righteousnes your sacrifize On God assurance place For worldly Goods the world-ling cries But grant me Lord thy grace 3 For thou my hart hast joyed more Then corne wine's encrease Thou mak'st me safe I therefore In thee will sleep in peace Olthou fountaine of all righteousnes free justifier of thne Elect seeing by thy common grace we are som what enlarged from our natural bondage grant a full delverance from all our corruptions by thy speciall favour Let neither frailties discouragments nor alurements incline vâ—to vanitie But so cause vs to consider whome thou chusest that with a filial fear we may refrain from sinn having our inward man renewed as well as our outward actions reformed we may offer the true sacrifize of righteousnes Encourage vs also through assurance of thy favour that
He gloriously hath freed And everlasting mercie shown To David his seed Vouchsafe most gratious Lord according to thy accustomed mercie to be still our Protector let thy Name be alwaies glorified for the miraculous deliverances of thy Church now in al Ages especially for the great worke of mans generall redemption Instruct vs in the spiritual warfar enable vs against all our visible invisible foes subdue vnto vs all our owne rebellious Affections deliver vs out of all our suffrings Give vs victorie over everie temptation Encrease thy kingdome by the calling of those who are not yet thy People And make vs vnfainedlie thanckful vnto thee for these all the rest of thy mercies through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psal 19. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It declares the vniversal preaching of Gods Divinity by the book of his Creatures it is a prophecie of the generall pubâ—iation of the Gospel Rom. 10. It sheweth a so the properties of the divine word It may be used to praise God for the priveledges which we have by his word as a prayer for sanctification c. GOds glorie shines among the Sphears The heav'ns his handle-works disclose Their daylie speach his powre declares And e'vry night his wisdome showes Their language in al tongues is found Their Line about Earths globe doth runn Through-out the world their words do sound And there 's the Pallace of the Sunn 2 He Bride-groome-like refresh'd appears When he forgoes his lodging place Or gyant-like when vp he rears And chears himself to runn a Race His Iornâ—ies are from thence begun Ev'n where the bounds of heav'n are sett And he quite round the world doth runn Refreshing all things with his heat 3 God's Rule is plaine soules convarts His witnes firme maketh wise His lawes are just glad our harts His Precepts pure clear our eyes His blamles Feare is vn-confin'de Both true right are all his doomes More worth then gold ev'n gold refin'de More sweet then hony in the combes 4 Moreover they thy servant warne By keeping them he profit winns But Lord his guilt who cann descerne Oh! therfor purge my secreat sinns From daring Crimes thy sarvant save And let them bear no sway in me So I the lesse rebuke shall have And from the great-offence be free 5 Oh! when I speake let ev'ry word And ev'rie muzing of my hart Be pleasing in thy sight oh Lord For thou my strength saviour art No excuse is lest oh mercifull Father if we be ignorant of thee or vnconformable to thy will for by the book of thy Creatures it was long-since declared vnto the whole world which Text being corrupted by humane Inventions thou didst explaine it againe in the volumes of the Prophets Since then it was more illustrated by the writings of the Apostles And the prime scope of all these Bookes thy blessed Spirit daylie preacheth interpreteth throughout the world by ordinarie or extraordinarie meanes The powre truth puritie sweetnes profitabelnes of this divine word wee do or must confesse also to be evident Nevertheles because wee have much wilful ignorance many secret corruptions we humbly pray thee so extraordinarilie to enlighten our darknes to purge our concealed polutions that we being illuminated sanctified by the holie-ghost the vnpardonable Sinn may be avoided we made acceptable to thee in Christ Iesus Amen Psa 20. To the cheef Musitian A Psalme of David It is a prayer for spirituall graces with a protestation of affiance in God it mistically toucheth the Prest-hood royal dignity of Christ c. It may be vsed to desire Gods acceptance of vs in his Sonn may serve in some cases as a prayer for christian princes and pastors c. THe Lord at need vouchsafe thee grace Let Jacobs God thy cause defend Protect thee from his holy-place And strength to thee from Syon send Thy guifts let him remember still Let him accept thy Sacrifize Selah Thy harts request let him fulfill And prosper all thou shalt devise 2 We wil reioice thy peace to see And in Gods name our Ensignes wave When al thy suites are granted thee For God I know his Christ will save By his right-hand's almightie force God hears vs from his holy-hill Some trust in charrets or in horse But we Gods Name remember still 3 In that regard we raised are And stand vpright when they do fal Oh! let the king our prayers hear And save vs Lord when we do call Assist vs mercifully oh God in all our Aflictions Accept the Sacrifise offred for vs by Christ Iesus the high-preist of our seules in his Mediations grant vnto vs all our faithful petitions That so renouncing al temporall Assurances trustinge only in thy defence we may arise from those sinns into which many fall without repentance and that we may be made partakers of thy Salvation with our kinglie Mediatour who liveth raighneth with thee oh father thy holy-spirit world without end Amen Psa 21. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David It is a literal prophecie of the kingly dignitie of Christ mentioninge some of his royall prerogatives c. It may be vsed as a thanckfull commemoration of the preheminence of our spirituall king c. LOrd in thy strength how joies the king And of thine aide how glad is he His harts desires in ev'rie thing Have bene bestow'd on him by thee Selah With blessings thou didst him prevent With purest gold thou cowud'st his head To ask for life was his intent And he of endles life hath sped 2 Through thy defence he famous growes And is to high preferment reard On him thy blisse-evernal flowes Thy gratious lookes his hart have chear'd Through thy meer love the king shal stand Still firme if he on thee tepose And Lord thy hand ev'n thy right-hand Shall serch finde out all thy foes 3 As ovens hot with flames will do So thou shalt scorch them in thyne yre And in thy wrath consume them so As if they burned in the fire Yea thou shalt from the race of man Root out their fruite pluck their seed Because to wrong thee they begann Although they could not act the deed 4 Thou shalt expose them as it were A Marke within thy shooting-place Thy stringed shafts thou shalt prepare And stick thine Arrowes in their face Thus be thou still exalted Lord By thine owne powre thy trophies raise And then with joye wee will record Thy Matchles might in songs of praise Blessed be thy Name oh God for that high preferment which thou hast ouchsafed the Manhood by assuming the same to thy Deitie by bestowing theron a soveraigntie over al the rest of thy Creatures Give vs humility to ascribe al the glorie therof to Christ Iesus Hear all our petitions in him Teach vs by his example so to trust in thee that we may obtaine the priveledges of his glorious
Lord Amen Psa 47. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme for the Sonns of Chorah It provoketh to reioicinge for the Ascention of Christ praiseth him for subiecting the world to his spiritual dominion for vniting Iewes Gentiles c. Wee should vse it to those purposes TO God all people ioyfullie Clapp hands with exultation For dreadfull is the Lord most high Great king of ev'ry Nation He vnto vs by his great powre Much people hath subjected And made our heritage the flowre Of Iacob his elected Selah 2 With trumpets with merry noise Is God the Lord ascended Oh! let him be with joyfull voice In songs of praise commended Of God our kinge the praise now sing Sing praise honour do him The Lord of all the world is king Sing praise with knowledge to him 3 God sitts vpon his holy throne Or'e all the Gentiles raigninge And calleth ev'ry willing-one To Iacobs God pertaininge For vnto God whome ev'rie tongue With high applause commendeth The worlds protection doth belonge And he the same defendeth Eternal Sonn God great in powre terrible in Iudgment King of Kings Lord of Lords who sitting on the right-hand of thy Father hast subiected the world to thy Dominion elected vnto thy selfe out of all Nations those willing-ones who are obedient to thy Call Oh grant that wee may not hide thy Talent or belie thy bountie by their perswasions who tell vs that thou expectest to reap where thou sowedst not but let vs thanckfully acknowledge thy Common grace VVhen we are perticulerly called let vs runn vnto thee by thy assisting Spirit obtain that speciall Favour which makes a sure Election and from which there is no falling So we shall see that Truth at which so many slumble with cheerfull harts triumphant voices ascribe our salvation wholy to thee all honor powre glory to thy maiesty now for ever more Amen Psa 48. A Psalm songe for the Sonns of Chorah It extolls the Lord the place of his dwelling confesseth his mercy his Bounty exhorts others to consider publish he same Wee above many other Nations should vse this to praise God for our Syon c. THe Lord is great great his Fame Should in his holy mountaine be For Syon is a goodly Frame The praise of all the world is shee Shee north-ward stands shee doth hight The Cittie of the King of might 2 The Lord is knowne to be her garde For when great kings against her came They much admir'd admiring feard And fearing fledd away with shame Ev'n with such pangs suchlike feare As women that in travaile are 3 For thou didst raise an Easterne winde Which all the shipps of Tarsus brake And Lord of Hoasts now true we finde What others of thy Cittie spake Yea wee have heard now wee see That God will still her keeper be Selah 4 Within thy Temple wee oh God Vpon thy loving-kindnes thought Thy Name is published abrode With Justice thy Right-hand is fraught And in thy Iudgments Syon shall Reioice with Iudah's daughters all Through Syon goe about her walke Her Bullworks marke her Turrets heed That of her beauties you may talke And tell her glories to your seed For God in life will be our guide And in our death our God abide Thou art worthy oh Lord God to receive honor praise powre for thou hast beautified soe fortified thy Cittie the Catholick Church thy auncient promises concerning her are so gratiouslie fulfilled that many famous Nations Kingdomes potentates who despised opposed her small beginning having since vewed her with reverence terror admiration are driven back from their Idolatries ashamed of their malitious Intentions Make vs oh God! faithfull Citizens of this thy Citty delighted so to observe publish the beauties priveledges thereof that the number of her inhabitans may be increased that wee they may there live vnder they protection for ever ever Amen Psa 49. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm for the Sonns of Chorah It declares the common vanity the solly of men in honor c. It is vsefull to comfort the weak Christian against the scandalls of the Crosse strengthens him that is offendeth at the prosperities of the wicked c. YEe dwellers all on earth give eare Both rich pore high lowe For musings deep I will declare And wisdome from my tongue shall flowe Dark Problems I will harken out A Ridle to my harpe I 'le sing For of that day what should I doubt Which all my faults will round me bring 2 They who their trust in Riches have And glorie in their wealths encrease Their brothers life shall neither save Nor with his God procure him peace For soules redemptions are so deare That no man cann sufficient have To purchase life for ever here Or scape the Dungeon of the grave 3 Men see both fooles wisemen die And that their gettings others wast Yet to their Names their lands they tie And thinck their house will ever last But man's vaine honor soone decaies Ev'n as the bruitish creature dies And though their seed their course do praise Their waies are neither safe nor wise Selah 4 Like sheep they food for death are made Who shall a cov'ring on them laie Their glories in the grave shall fade And Iust-men rise more blest then they Selah Despaire not then though some thou see Surpassing thee in place or pelfe Since God thy soul from hell will free And home receive thee to him self 5 For though their life more blest they thought And others did their path commend They to their grave shall carry nought Nor shall their pompe to them descend No to their Fathers they must passe And lie in darknes quite forgott For foolish men in honor'd place Are like the beast which dies to rott It is a Riddle oh Father of Wisdome that happines should be attained without wealth honours and such transitorie things Therfor worldings magnify them selves applaud others according to their temporal Acheivments But when Sinn followes at the heels to Iudgment when the grave shall devour our beauties when the price of Soules is required then their vanity will be apparant Grant therfor oh Lord that neither the worlds esteem of such things make vs to overvalue them nor our want of them to be discouraged but â—â—t vs be fully contented in our salvation by thee So when they perish like beasts are consumed forgotten in the grave who were honorable rich without understanding wee whome they iudged vnhappie shal at the Resurrection arise blessed and glorified through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 50. A Psalm for Asaph It prophecies of the last Iudgement summons Iewes Gentiles there vnto It declares by what lawe they shall be iudged Reprehends Hypocrites exhorts to repentance c. It is vseful to warne that wee be not hypocriticall in regard
all shall one day be disclosed c. THe Lord our God th'Almightie-one Hath spoke summon'd all That are bewixt the rising Sunn And places of his fall God's glorie Syon first will showe With noise approch will hee Before him burning fire shall goe A storme shall round him be 2 Through heav'n earth he shall aloud His folke to iudgment call His Saints that Sacrisizes vow'd Appear before him shall His Iustice heav'n shall shewe abrode For God the Iudge will be Hark Isr'el for ev'n I thy God Will thee accuse saith hee 3 I for thine Offrings blame thee not Which were my due of olde Nor Bullock ask I neither Goate Out of thy Stall or Folde For I more heards of Cattell owne Then all the Mountaines yeald To mee all Beasts Birds are known That live in wood or feild 4 If I were hungrie dost thou thinck Since all the world is mine Thy Goates bloud I would ask to drinck Or feed on Bulls of thine No rather pay in thanckfulnes Thy Vowes and call on me So I shall pittie thy destresse And have due praise from thee 5 But to the wicked saies the Lord How darest thou to prate Of my commands of my word Whilst thou dost Counsell hate For when thou dost a Theef perceive A share with him thou tak'st Thou in Adulterie dost live And wicked words thou speak'st 6 Thy Brother thine owne Mothers sonn Thou causles dost revile I silent was thou hast done These wicked things the while Yea thou hast therevpon suppos'd That I was like to thee But all thy folly shall disclos'd And now apparant be 7 Yee that of God forgetfull are Of this Remembrance have Els I shall you in peeces tear When there is none to save For I am glorifide of those That give due praise to mee And such as well their lives dispose My saving-health shall see Allmighty God who with maiestic terror shalt come to iudge the world require an Account of everie one according to the Talent receaved especially of vs who are Saints by an ordinarie visible Callinge give vs grace to offer the acceptable Sacrifize of Righteousnes true obedience Let not our Religion be meerly formall without the fruites of good life Let vs not be of those hypocriticall talkers professers of thy word whoe hate reformation vncharitably censure their owne Brethren neither let thy long forbearance of our Sinns cause vs any way to abuse thy mercies But grant rather that we may so vnfaignedly embrace thee in our harts so truly serve thee in our lives that thou maist be glorified by vs wee saved by thee in the last Iudgment Amen Psa 51. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David when Nathan the prophet came vnto him after he had gone into Bethsheba It personates a man trulie penitent and a true confession contrition purpose of amendment is the subiect of this Psalme Everie true penitentiarie may sing it in his humiliation c. OH Lord of thy abounding Love To my offence remissive be My Follies Purge my Sinn remove And of thy grace daigne grace to me For still my fault before me lies Yea by my selfe I am accus'd Thee thee alone my conscience cries Ev'n to thy face I have abus'd 2 Which here I do confesse oh Lord That when to censure thou art brought Men true my finde thy Truthfull word And judge thy Iudgments as they ought For sinnfull though my parents made My Beeing my Birth to bee From thee a secret grace I had To forme the Truth thou seek'st in mee 3 And if I purg'd with hysope were Mee thou shouldst make more white then snowe Yea thy Glad-message when I heare The bones thou brak'st will healthfull growe Then from my faults thy face divart Blot all my follies out of sight Creat in me a spotles hart And make my Spirit Lord vpright 4 Oh! let me not rejected be Take not thy Holie-ghost away To joiefull health restore thou mee Let thy free Spirit be my stay So I will other Sinners guide To seek thy grace walk thy waies And if my bloudie sinn thou hide Thy Iustice oh my God I 'le praise 5 Which praises that my tongue may sing My lipps oh Lord my God vnclose For Burnt-oblations I would bring But thou hast quite reiected those A greeved Soul a contrite hart Is God's best-liked Sacrifize With such oh God! thou pleased art And such thou never shalt despise 6 As thou art pleas'd Mount Syon blesse And wall about Ierusalem The Sacrifize of Righteousnes Shall then obtaine thy good esteem Yea thou shalt then their Guifts receive And they shall all their Offrings pay Ev'n whole Burnt-offrings they shall give And Oxen on thine Altar slay Oh Lord our owne Consciences accuse vs will pronounce thee iust if thou condemn vs for though it might somewhat moove thy compassion to consider our disabilities by Original Polution yet knowing what grace thou hast secretly infused both to resist that naturall corruption and to forme also within vs that Righteousnes which thou requirest wee have no excuse no hope but to appeal to thy mercie To thy Mercie therfor wee appeal beleeving to be perfectly purified by the sprinckling of thy dear Sonns bloud Oh! forgive vs for his sake Restore vs to thy favour repaire what is decaied in soul or bodie so comfort renue guide strengthen vs by the continuall presence of the Holy-ghost that our conversation may be more vpright all our future endeavours become acceptable to thy glorie to the saving of our Soules to the consolation of other penitent Sinners through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psal 52. To the cheef Musitian Maschil a Psalm of David when Doeg the Edomite came told Saul said vnto him David is come vnto the house of Abhimelech It mistically personates the Elect vpraiding their persecutors foretelling their shamfull ruine reicicing in their owne deliverances c. It is vsefull in persecutions WHy vaunt'st thou Tiraunt of thy wrong God's love will still the same appear Although thy mischeef-working tongue Faines lies as keen as Razors are Thou evill more then Good respect'st Thou lovest falshood more then right Selah All harmfull speaches thou affect'st And tongues which publish forth deceit 2 But thee from hence the Lord shall tear And from the Land thy dwelling take Selah The Iust shall see the same with feare And sport at thy destruction make Yea they shall say Loe this was hee Who sought not God to make him stronge But labour'd how he great might be By getting wealth doeng wrong 3 Then as for mee I prosper shall As Olive trees that have their place Within Gods holie temple wall And still depend vpon his grace There Lord I 'le spread abrode thy fame Yea then I 'le praise thee for thy love And trust for ever in thy Name Which all thy Saints will well approve Deliver vs oh gratious Lord from the
cruell insolencies falshood of those who seek their Advancement by iniurious wicked meanes Preserve vs also from the guilt of their abhominations but especially from being so shameles as to make vaunts of oppression or of any other sinn Disenable root out of the land all such insolent offenders that the righteous florishing as green Olive trees beholding thy Iudgments may with reverent awe reioice in their subversion who are friends to Vnrighteousnes with a fearles confidence in thy love magnify thy Holy Name for ever ever Amen Psa 53. To the cheef Musitian Maschil A Psalm of David It is almost the same with the 14. Psalm And may be vsed to minde vs that our Nature was wholie depraved and that wee should desire the comming of Christ by whome wee are to be renewed c. THe foole doth God in hart denay And all corrupt are growne Perverse wicked is their way There is no Righteous-one For God from heav'n his eye declin'de Man's of-spring to behold And searched who did seek to finde Or know him as they should 2 But all their waies prepostrous were All fillthie vnsound None sawe he live vprightlie there Not one good man he found Ev'n brutishlie fond Sinners eat God's people as their bread They seek not God and horrors great They feel where is no dread 3 The Lord will breake the bones of them That have beseiged thee And thou shalt shame them since of him They disrespected be Would wee God's healp from Syon had For Iacob triumph shall And Isr'el will there of be glad When them he brings from thrall Free vs oh Lord from that vniversall corruption which overspreadeth our Nature that wee neither become so foolish to deny thee in our harts nor so perverse as to dishonour thee in our waies Soe behold our polutions that thou maist cleanse vs from them Soe consider our weaknes that thou maist breake the bands of all our foes So make vs to fear thee that all our other feares may be turned into ioye And cause vs to be so desirous of that salvation which was promised out of Syon that being delivered from the thraldome of sinn and death wee every true Israelite may triumph in our Salvation Redemption through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 54. To the cheef Musitian on Neginoth Maschil A Psalm of David when the Ziphims came said to Saul doth not David hide himself with vs It mystically prophecied the Iewes trecheries tirannies against Christ c. It is vsefull when wee are or have beene betraied or persecuted by false brethren c. DEfend mee Lord for thy Name sake In thy great powre adjudg thou mee Of all thy suites quick notise take And let my words well heeded be For Strangers doe against me rise And Tirants for my life have sought Not setting thee before their eyes Although my healp thou still hast wrought 2 The Lord my Soules vpholders gards His Truth hath chas'd my foes away And them with Vengance he rewards For which my Vowes I 'le freely pay To laud thy Name is wel approv'd And I oh Lord thy praise will sing Because my greefs thou hast remoov'd And on my foes my wish dost bring Encline thtne eare oh mercifull father vnto all our iust petitions suffer vs not to be oppressed by our professed foes nor to be betraied into their hands by those Aliens vnto thy Truth Goodnes from whome wee have better deserved But as thou hast bene alwaies heretofore our Healper and the vpholder of them who have befreinded vs. So continue we pray thee to reward our friends according to their kindnes to requite our foes according to their deservings to deliver vs from all our sorrowes through Iesus Christ To whome with thy blessed Spirit wee will offer vp the free Sacrifize of praise and thancksgivinge now for ever Amen Psa 55. To the cheef Musitian Neginoth Maschil a Psalm of David It personatet the faithfull complaining petitioning against the inhumanitie of their foes It deciphers also false brethren declares their destruction the securitie of the Elect. It may be vsed as the former OH God! my praiers hear Hide not away thine eare But hear cast on mee thine eye For loud my foes doe roare The wicked greeve me sore And therfore Lord thus loud I crie 2 With wrongs they mee persue A wrathfull spight they shewe And I at hart am greatlie vext Deaths torments mee oppresse I shake through fearfullnes With horrors great I am perplext 3 I sayd Doves wings had I To rest I then would flie Lo then farr hence I would abide I then would haste away And in some Desert stay Which frō the Tempest mee should hide Selah 4 Destroy slitt their tongues For strife oh Lord wrongs Possesse their Cittie night day In midst thereof I spi'de Sinn fraud guile abide These in her streats still made their stay 5 A foes contempt or scorne I could have shund or borne But mee no publike foe abus'de It was my trusted Peer As friends wee freindlie were And wee God's house togither vs'd 6 Arrest them Death Hell With whome such Mischeevs dwell For I vpon the Lord will call To God at night I 'le pray At morninge at nooneday And mee both hear save he shall 7 In warr he gave mee peace And mee will still release Ev'n me the Lord will hear and save But God will punish them Selah For they his feare contemn Because that they no Changes have 8 Their hands the Peace did breake Where they a league did make And though their speach most freindlie were Yet are sometime their words Like darts or naked swords Let God therefore thy Burthen bear 8 For God is thy defence He gardeth innocence And Sinners downe to Hell will thrust Not half their daies they live Who murther or deceive But in the Lord I put my trust Many greevous oh Lord are those troubles which exercise thy Children especially in those places where prophanes or false worship is openly approoved but the greatest Afflictions are occasioned by Hypocrites False breathren those who abuse us vnder cullour of Religeon or by pretences of dearest Amitie Defend vs therfor oh God from those harmfull Serpents Give us the wings of Dovelike innocence to carry us above their snares Grant us those enterchanges of Prosperitie Adversity which may keep us both in thy Fear Love Suffer not the tribulations of the world nor the temptations of the Devill nor the miseries of the Flesh to oppresse us But let us lay all our burthens vpon thee confidently Trust in thee firmly Seek thee duly love thee sincerely enioy thy gratious protection for ever more Amen Psa 56. To the cheef Musitian vpon the mute Dove in the Desert a golden Psalm of David when the Philistims took him in Gath. It typically personates the Church in persecution is a prayer a complaint against her
continued in the Land Support those whome thou hast raised to be as it were pillers in thy Church or Commonwealth keep them from being so impudent or vaine glorious in their preferment as if it came either causuallie or by their owne Industrie or deservings But so cause theÌ„ us to perceive thy purpose thy providence both in our severall advancements humiliations that we may the better discharge our perticuler duties And when thou shalt fill out the redwine of thy wrath to all obstinate malefactors let us be refreshed by taking the Cupp of Salvation which thou hast prepared for all them who shall be iustified through the merrits of Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 76. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme or song for Asaph It is a Triumph-song to praise God for that knowledge of him which he hath vouchsafed vnto his Church typified by Iudah Ierusalem Syon It glorifieth Christ also for his conquests over sinn Death the Devill The vse is manyfest IN Iurie God is knowne full well His Name 's in Isr'el great He in Ierusalem doth dwell And Syon is his seat Shaft sword sheild he battred there Yea there he wonn the Feild Selah And more his powrs and honors are Then spoilers Burroughts yeald 2 The strong are foilde their dream is flowne Their strength hath not prevaild For at the God of Iacob's frowne Both horse Charret faild Thou dreadfull art none oh Lord Thine angry looks cann bear For when thy voice from heav'n is heard The Earth is dumbe with fear 3 The meek on earth when thou to save And judge them Lord shalt please Selah Thou by man's wrath shalt honour have And his hot rage appease To God make vowes presents give All yee that round him are For he doth kings of breath deprive And makes great princes fear Glorify thy self oh Lord God! in thy holy Catholick Church by the final overthrowe of all her enimies Let thy powre break all their Instruments of mischeef Let the preaching of thy Gospell the thundring of thy Iudgments which have already destroyed the powre made frustrate the Dreames of the old heathnish Idolaters their false Philosophie vtterly overthrowe the strength of that carnal wisdome which at this day standeth in opposition to thy Truth Let our furious dissentions be appeased let the frowardnes rage blind zeal of all men become a meanes of encreasing thy glory to the confusion of thy stoutest opposers to the Salvation of the meekeharted through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psal 77. To the cheef Musitian to Iduthun a Psalm for Asaph It expresseth those interchanges of Doubts Hopes Feares Comforts Assurances through which wee work out salvation with fear trembling It serves to minde vs of our fraile condition shewes how to order our throughts in spiritual combats TO God ev'n to the Lord I prayd And hee did hear my moanes Both day night I sought his aide With never-ceasing groanes My hart no comforts entertain'd But fixt on him her thought Selah And so I greev'd so complain'd That lowe my soul was brought 2 Mine eyes from sleep hee did with holde With paine I lost my tongue I mus'd on daies yeares of olde And what was once my song Yea all alone at night I lay Thus musing in my minde Lord wilt thou cast mee quite away And never more bee kinde 3 Is thy compassion lost out right Shall thy sirme promise faile Hast thou for got thy Mercie quite O're Love shall hate prevaile No this my frailtie is quoth I And these but changes are Wrought by the powre of God most high Which I in minde will bear 4 Thy works wonders past oh Lord I 'le therfor muse vpon Thy former Acts I will record And shewe what thou hast done Thy walkings in thy house declare That there 's no God like thee And what thy powre marvailes are Thou mak'st all people see 5 For Iacob's for Ioseph's race Thine arme did purchase aide Selah And seas Flouds to vewe thy face Were troubled afraide The Clouds did melt the Vapours crasht Thine Arrowes forth were shott Thy thunders roar'd the lightnings flasht And Earth a trembling got 6 Thou wentst through seas with steps vn-eide Thy paths were in the Deep And Moses did with Aron guide Thy people there like sheep Father of mercy God of all consolation who hast often tymes gloriously miraculously hertofore delivered thy Children made safe passage for them through horrible Feares troubles perills temptations be mercifull vnto us wee beseech thee in all our inward outward offlictions especially when our sinns cause thee to exercise us with such chaunges as may make us fearfull wee have lost thy favour UUee deserve to be deprived of thy compassion of all those comforts protections which wee have long enioyed by thy free grace Nevertheles grant that wee never fall quite away from thy regard but may so returne alwaies vnto thee that our frailties may be pitied our peni tence accepted our petitions entertained wee continued in a full fruition of all thy mercies gratious promises in Christ Iesus Amen Psa 78. Maschil for Asaph It commemorates the Iewes obstinate increduliâ—itie with God's plagues Mercies interchangeably sent among them vntill the tyme of David Wee should vse it to warne vs of God's long-suffring toward the whole humane Nature whose perversenes is here mistically set forth as also the sending of the true David Iesus Christ NOw to my Law my people give thine eare wel observ what weighty things are tolde For lo my lipps a problem shal declare And plainely sing grave sayengs dark old That nether what our Fathers have revealed Nor what we know be from our babes concealed 2 God's powr praisfull wonders I wil blaze His Testaments to Iacob I will showe How he likwise in Isr'el setled lawes Which they were bound to let their childreÌ„ know That so they might to their next ages teach them And Age to age for ever after preach them 3 That they in God a faithful hope might place And not forget his works or his command As heretofore their Fathers head strong race Whose hart with God vprightly did not stand Like Ephr'ims brood who bows weapoÌ„s bearing Forsook the Feild the day of hattell fearing 4 Gods law they brak his cov'nant they did slite And on his works or marvailes never thought Yet many signes wonders in their sight In Zoan feildes Egipt-land he wrought To make their way the sea in twaine he cleaved And high on heaps the rowling waters heaved 5 A pillerd-Cloud by day he made their guide A Column-fir'd to clear the night he sent More over he the Rocks did then divide And streams like seas along the Desert went From craggy flints sweet waters forth he brused And springs from theÌ„ce like Rivers were diffused 6 But they went on to move his anger
Selah Thine anger thou hast quite appeas'd And thy just wrath for borne Oh Lord of Hoasts now thou art pleas'd Let vs to thee returne 2 For why shouldst thou still wroth remaine And vexed rather be Then chear thy people's harts againe That they may joy in thee To save vs Lord thy favour showe And let vs hear in peace Thy word among vs preached soe That wee from sinn may cease 3 Then shall thy saving-health abide Near those who fear thy Name And in our Land shall still reside Thy glories thy fame Then Truth Love shall meet kisse And Iustice Peace embrace Yea Truth on earth Righteousnes From heav'n shal shew her face 4 The Lord with ev'rie needfull store Shall make our Kingdome flowe And send his Righteousnes before That wee his way may know Oh Lord wee acknowledge that from tyme to tyme thou hast bene exceeding gratious to thy whole Church to this parte thereof in perticuler For when thy Blessings made us wanton thou didst alwaies humble us by thy fatherly corrections when thou hadst worthilie afflicted us according as thy wisdome sawe cōvenient thou didst ever mercifully comfort restore us againe to thy favour Continue oh God wee pray thee this thy gratious respect vnto our infirmities grant wee may so repent of our sinns so vnfainedly professe thy Truth so diligently practise the works of righteousnes that Honestie Religeon Faith Good-works may inseperably be vnited in every one of vs that the abundance of thy temporal spiritual blessings may be powred forth on this Kingdome on thy whole Church for ever ever Amen Psa 86. A prayer of David It personates Christ in his humiliation prayeng in the behalfe of his mystical body for several necessities thereof intermixing some vowes of praise acknowledgments of Gods Attributes c. It is an vsefull forme of prayer in many temptations afflictions LOrd hear me for great wants I have My soules defender be My God! thy Saint servant save Who puts his trust in thee That thou thy grace to me afford My daylie crie requires Thy servants hart revive oh Lord Which vp to thee aspires 2 For thou good Lord soone pard'nest all Who seek thy grace to finde Oh! hear me now to thee I call And bear my suite in minde My dangers I to thee will show That thou mayst healp assigne For there is no such God as thou Nor any works like thine 3 All nations whome thou dist creat Shall praise worship thee For thou alone oh God art great And great thy wonders be Teach me thy waies in thy fear My soul to thee vnite So never shall my hart forbear Thy praises to indight 4 I scap'd the grave by thy large grace When proud cruel foes Who set not thee before their face To take my soul arose Oh God! thou art a gratious Lord Long-suffring kinde free With Truth Love most largly stor'd Now therefore pitty mee 5 Return oh Lord mee revive Let mee thy favour have Thy strength to me thy servant give Thy Handmaids of-spring save Yea for my good vouchsafe some signe That all my foes may know I am a Favorite of thine And blush they wrong'd me soe Almighty most mercifull Father have pitty vpon us according to thine infinite goodnes compassion Let vs not alwayes wander after our owne imaginations nor be continually exercised with such Afflictions as may make vs the scorne of all that hate vs but according to thy infinite mercy vnparaleld goodnes Have mercy vpon vs And not on vs only but on all those people whome thou hast created that according to thy promise they may all serve praise thee Setle them vs in thy Truth guide vs in thy waies so restore confirme vs in thy favour by some apparant signes of thy love speciall grace that our adversaries may be ashamed of their hatred we thanckfull for al thy Mercies through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 87. A Psalm or song for the sonns of Chorah It describes the scituation glorie of the Church typified by Syon prophetically declareth that all Kingdomes shall be incorporated into that Citty of God that all Nations shall there obtaine their New-birth c. It serves among other vses to informe that God's Church excludeth no Nation c. THe Lord hath his Foundations plac'd Above the heighest mountaines crownes Yea Syons ports he more hath grac't Then all the rest of Iacob's Townes And glorious things are fam'd abrode Of thee oh Cittie lov'd of God Selah 2 For God accounts as borne in thee Egiptians if they him desire Nay though from Babell sprung they be From Chush Philistia or from Tyre For he hath sayd that all on earth In Syon may renew their Birth 3 The God most high will strengthen her And shall record each faithful soul As having had first-beeing there Selah When hee his people doth enrowl For there are all that play or sing And thence proceeds each blessed thing Thou oh Lord art no accepter of persons but every one that feares thee worketh righteousnes of what place soever he be or from whom soever he were descended hath promise of admission into thy Church to be regestred as a free-borne Citizen of thy spiritual Syon Make vs thanckfull Oh God for this large priveledge And seeing none are exempted but such as willfully exclude themselves seing also it is manifest to thee only who they are let us hope charitably of all men whilst there is time of grace and repentance endeavoureng by our prayers instructions freindly reproofs good examples as much as wee are able to bring them to become the Members of this Corporation to enioy a Christian fellowship with vs in Christ Iesu our Lord. Amen Psal 88. A song or Psalm for the Sonns of Chorah to the cheef Musitian vpon Mahalath Leanoth Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite It personates Christ his members complaining of his their sorrowes contempts suffrings c. And it is full of passionate petitions expostulations We may vse it in private or Publike afflicctions LOrd of whose assisting might I was never yet denied All the day all the night I to thee have call'd cried Now regard my wofull plight 2 Let thine Ear thy Minde thine Eyes To the dropping pleading eryeng Of my Teares my Cause my Cries Grant me hearing weighing eyeng For my soul afflicted lies 3 I to Death am drawing nigh And am priz'd as one interred Like a strengthles man I lye As algeady slaine and buried Free among the dead am I. 4 Yea as one forgot of thee Or as from thy hand Abiected Darksome pitts my lodging be And in Dungeons deep afflicted Thy strict hand oppresseth mee 5 All thy wayes I doe sustaine Thou dost make my Lovers flee mee Selah And my freinds fro me restarine Shutt I am where none cann free me Then
thy grace did then vphold 7 When many thoughts opprest me much Thy comforts did my soul delight For thou partakest not with such Whoe sentence give against the right Or such as have the Iust withstood To death condemning guiltles blood 8 But thou oh Lord shalt me defend Thou art my God my Rock my Fort And all the harmes my Foes intend Thou shalt vpon themselves retort Yea for the guilt of their offence Thou Lord our God shalt root them hence Oh thou supream Iudge of the world severe Avenger of all wrongs Behold the fury the despight insolent Cruelties of our Adversaries and deliver the pore the widdowe the Fatherles all thy Oppressed Children out of their wicked hands Thy forbearance hath made the perverters of Iustice seeme to conceive that thou either see'st not or els regardest not their impieties Yea those oppressers are growne so powrfull so many that wee scarce finde any to take part with vs against their Iniuries but that wee have assurance of thy Assistance wee should be vtterly without hope Oh! continue our hopes in thee Sett thou in order all that is amisse destroy all the Favourers of Iniustice keep vs alway harmles both in soul body through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 95. This Psalme exhorts to praise God and warnes to harken to his voice whilst wee have tyme lest like our fore-Fathers wee be deprived of his Rest for our obstinacie It should be often sung to remember vs that wee embrace God's free grace whilst it is offred TO God our Saviour lett 's renewe Our songs with chearfull voice Our thanckfulnes before him shewe With Psalmes in him rejoice For God the Lord most powrfull is The King of Gods is hee The earth's obscurest vales are his And his high mountaines be 2 The seas he made they are his owne Drie land his Creature was Come serve him then fall wee downe Before our Makers face He is our God his flock wee are His pasture-sheep are wee That you his voice may therfor heare More tender-harted be 3 Not like your Fathers when that in The Desert proov'd they were And tempted him though they had seene His works of wonder there Full forty years they moov'd his wrath And therfor thus sayd hee A wandring hart this people hath My waies they will see 4 And I to them in my iust rage Did by mine Oath protest That none of all that froward age Should come within my rest Oh God! the Creator preserver governour of all things UUee give thee thancks for making vs after thine owne Image for sending thy Eternal-word to regenerate vs when wee were made worse then nothing So far wee ought to be from arrogating the powre either of our Beeing or Well-beeing that wee must confesse to vndoe our selves is all which wee are able of our selves do Like our fore Fathers our harts are wandring from thy waies all our life long wee do more mere harden them by custome in sinn Yet oh Lord seeing wee are the sheep of thy pasture bring us home to thy Fo de seeing we are thy People soften our harts givs us grace so to harken to thy voice in this Day of our Trial that in the Day of thy Iudgment wee may enter into thy Rest through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 96. UUee are herein exhorted to sing preach the New-songs of the Gospell to the praise of Christ our King And in regard other Gods are but vanities all nations are provoked to ioyne in praising him c. We should sing it to glorify Christ for his powre his Truth c. COme now in some New-indighting Blesse God the world's Almightie King His Name 's due praise in songs reciting Of his Salvation daylie sing His Fame works of admiration Yee people heed yee Nations hear His powre deserves high exaltation For all the Gods lesse dreadfull are 2 The Gentiles Gods are foolish fictions But our great God did heav'n creat Powr glory praise all perfections Attend him in his holy-seat To him due praise yee kindreds render Extoll his powre his glory sing To God's great Name fitt honours tender Approach his Courts offrings bring 3 Within his house with praise professe him And let him be adored there Let all the world their God confesse him And serve him with a holy feare Yea to the Gentiles let them publish The Lord their King that his might The wav'ring earth shall fast establish And do the wronged people right 4 Let heav'n earth with joy-excelling Reioice before him ever more The seas all things in them dwelling The feilds the woods all their store For lo the Lord approcheth nearlie Behold to judge the world he comes The wicked he will judge serverely And give the people righteous doomes Honour wisdome powre praise be ascribed vnto thee oh king of the world by all thy Creatures according to the severall faculties which thou hast bestowed vpon them Be thou glorified in thy selfe also according to that which thy In comprehensiblenes deserveth beyond what thy creatures are able to ascribe Let all heathenish deities all those Idolls which carnall men have set vp in their harts appear such vanities as they are let thy Soveraignty be acknow ledged thy worship truely celebrated by Iewes Gentiles all Nations throughout the world Let vs especially who are of thy visible Church performe this duty let our harts be so established so filled with Holines filial awe that wee may expect thy comming to Iudgment with comefort wellcome thy opproach with shouts of tryvmphs songs of exvltation Amen Psa 97. The soveraignty of Christ with his comming to Iudgment the Ioy which the faithfull shall conceive thereby the confusion which will fall on the wicked is here foretold c. It may be mystically applied also to our Saviours first coramling And may be sung to stir vp our spirituall reioicing in both his Advents THe Lord is king be therfor glad Yee Lands Iles now this is known With Clouds darknes he is cladd And Truth Iustice gard his throne A burning flame before him goes Wherewith he shall consume his foes 2 He to the world his Glory shew'd And earth beheld the same with fear Like waxe hills melted when they vew'd The Lord the world's great Lord appear His Righteousnes the heav'ns have showne His glories are to all men knowne 3 All Idoll servers he destroies And of all Gods will honor'd be It Syon gladds Iacob ioyes His righteous doomes to hear see Above the highest hills he dwells And all the Gods he farr excells 4 Hate sinn yee Lovers of the Lord For he his holie-ones will save And light Truth to those afford That harts vpright faithfull have Yee saints therefore record confesse And praise with Ioy God's holines Oh Christ the everlasting sonn of the Father Thou
only art the Catholick king it is no lesse then blasphemy for any other to assume that Title Rule thou therfor in thine owne Kingdome cast all Vsurpers out of thy Throne Publish thy glories to the world Let thy Truth Iustice terrify thy Foes consume all Ungodlines out of the land Root out all Idolatries that Iacob Syon thy Church her Children may reioice Enthrone thy self also in our harts let thy presence consume thence the Mountaines of our presumption with every thing which there exalts it self against thee that the hatred of Sinn the Love of thy presence the light of thy Truth the Ioye of the holy-ghost may be there established for ever ever Amen Psa 98. A Psalm The whole world is exhorted to sing the new songs of the Gospell the great powre Victories of Christ It showes also how we ought to praise him To these ends we should vse it c. NEw songs vnto the Lord indite For mighty marvailes he hath done His Right-hand hath prevaild in fight His holy Arme the conquest wonn The Gentiles have in publike vew'd Howiust healpfull he hath beene To Isr'el Truth Love he shew'd His Mercies all the world hath seene 2 Then through the world his glory sing Sing praises with triumphant voice To praise the Lord the Psalt'rie bringe And on the Harp with Psalmes reioice The Lord the King with mirth adore With Trump Flute this Ioye beginn Yee seas with all your fullnes roare Thou earth be glad all therein 3 Before the Lord your ioyes expresse Yee Flouds hills for lo he comes To judge the world with equalnes And give the people righteous doomes Almighty Sonn of God wee blesse praise thee for the manifestation of thy Mercy to the whole world in the miraculous work of our Redemption Thou didst come to us in despised weaknes Yet hast thou therein showne such vnresistable powre that it prevailed against the wisdome of the worldly-wise magnified thy derided Crosse above all the most renowned Deities of the Gentiles This thou didst by appearing in a contemptible estate Oh! how glorious how powrfull wilt thou be in thy second comming It now draweth nigh Oh! let it not come vpon vs as a theef in the night but as the Travaile vpon a womam who keepeth a iust reconing ioyeth in the hopes of her Birth more then shee feares the paines of her Travaile So according to the counsell of thy holy spirit wee may expect receive thee with praises Triumphs reioicings Amen Psa 99. It magnifieth the royall dignity of Christ exhorts to feare serve praise him according to the example of Moses Aron Samuel UUe may vse this to informe vs that wee the Patriarks have but one the same Christ our saviour THe Lord is King he doth make Betwixt the Cherubins his throne Yee people fear yee Kingdomes quake For great in Syon he is growne Or'e Nations all himself he rais'd His Name is fear'd holy to Oh! let this powrfull king be prais'd For he vprightly loves to do 2 His powre delights in righteous waies With Iacob he will justly deal The Lord our God oh therfore praise And at his holy footstool kneel His Preist with Moses A'ron was And Samuel did invoke his Name These humbly sought the Lord for grace And they from him obtaind the same 3 Hee from the Cloudie-piller spake And on his words those men relide They of his lawes did conscience make And God therfore to them replide Yea though their errors he did blame To them he did his grace afford Oh serve our God praise his Name For sacred is our God the Lord. Oh Christ who sittest betweene the Cherubims rulest both in heaven earth wee thy subiects do humbly tender our homage to thy royall Maiestie magnifieng thy Iustice thy Mercy thy powre Thou art the same yesterday to day for ever VVee beseech thee therfor to make vs both followers of the Patriarks thy servants in their faithfull obedience partakers also of those mercies which thou hast vouchsafed them Though iustly thou correc test our errors yet in pitty regard our infirmities accept our penitence hear our prayers even for the sake of thy bitter passion sweet Iesus Amen Psa 100. A Psalme of praise It commemorates two great Benifits our Creation which is common to all that Free Election which is peculier to the Chosen Flock of Christ whereby they have the Freedom of his pasturage and of his protection It is therfore vsefull to praise God for the same REioyce in God yee Nations In chearfulnes adore him With ioyfull acclamations Present your Selves before him For God the Lord did make vs No hand therein had wee He for his flock doth take vs His Pasture-sheep wee be 2 His Gates Courts possesse yee To thanck him goe yee thither His Name with gladnes blesse yee And sing his praise togither For God is kinde for ever His grace he freely daignes His Truth will faile vs never For endles it remaines Thy hands oh Lord did make vs therfor we praise thee for our Creation for all the naturall Faculties where with it pleased thee to endowe our soules bodies Thou hast also redeemed us wee therfor likwise praise thee for our Election Vocation Iustification Sanctification Illumination Preservation hope of Glorification for all the pretious Lincks of that golden Chaine wherein are ioyned together the meanes of our Salvation Thou hast wee confesse done already so much for vs that we have almost nothing to pray for but thanckfulnes the cōtinuatiō of thy free Mercies hitherto vouchsafed for which wee humbly beseech thee that wee may truly praise thee for thē for ever ever Amen Another of the same OH all yee Kingdomes praise the Lord Before him let your Ioy be showne With singing let him be ador'd And for your God let him be knowne 2 He made vs his owne wee be His Flock pasture-sheep wee are His Gates Courts then enter yee And give him thancks praises there 3 Yea praise him his Name confesse For in the Lord all good resides His Mercies his Faithfulnes Throughout all Ages firme abides Psa 101. A Psalme of David It personates Christ proposing the divine morrall political Oeconomical dutie of good Princes promising the execution there of in his Kingdome Famely This is indeed the right singing of Mercy Iudgmēt this Psalme is vsefull at the Coronatiō of Kings or when Magistrates are admitted into their places OF Iudgment of Love to thee Now Lord a song I will indite Oh come vnite thy selfe to me And I will keep my waies vpright With perfect hart my house I 'le guide No wicked thinge shall please mine eyes I 'le those detest who turne aside And all their deeds I will despise 2 No froward hart with me shall
Citty fortifide But God of whome despisd were wee 5 Oh God! who didst our hoasts forsake From vs our greefs thus alwaies take For man's vaine succours wee contemn Through God wee valiant Acts have done Our foes by him are overthrowne And he shall sett his feet on them Oh Lord God of Hoasts true in thy word powrful in thy performances According to thy auncient promises thy Church is wonderfully enlarged thou hast now thy lot of Inheritance in those places where they have bene enimies to thy Truth UUee beseech thâ—â— more more to enlarge thy Kingdome to be continually present with us in all our spiritual conflicts that by thy powre we may tread vnder foot the world the flesh the Devill making servants vnto us in the execution of thy will those affections which have heretofore prevailed against us VVee rely on thee only On thee only our harts are fixed And for thy goodnes we desire with all our faculties to praise magnify thy Name for evermore Amen Psa 109. To the cheef Musition a Psalme of David It is applied vnto Iudas Acts 1. 20. and is it vsefull to terrify Gods Foes all Hypocrites by shewing the Iudgments pronounced by the holy-ghost against all such But let none abuse this or any such like Psalmes by repeating them in their owne quarrells lest the Curses fall on themselves OH God my praise now silence breake For wicked men that guileful be With open Iawes against me speake And with false tongues have slandred mee With hatefull words they mee enclose Without all Cause with mee they warr And for my Love they are my foes Yet for their weal my prayers are 2 For my goodworks ill deeds I gett My love with hate they do requite Or'e them therefore some Tyrant set At his right-hand let Sathan waite Let Iustice them to death persue Account it sinn for them to pray Cutt short their dayes make them fewe Let others take their place away 3 Keep fatherles their Orphane-breed And husbandies their widdow'd wives Yea Cause thou their accursed seed To begg wander all their lives Their vncouth denns let then forsake To begg what must their life sustaine Their labors let oppressors take And Strangers rob them of their gaine 4 Let none regard though they lament Nor pitty take on such a race But quite away in one descent Their of-spring their Name deface Let God still minde the guilt they drewe From both their parents at their birth And keep it allway's in his vewe Till they are nam'd no more on earth 5 For why they no compassion shew'd To him that greev'd pained lay But they the needy soul persu'de The broken hart they sought to slay They Cursings Lov'd let them be made The part therefore of their just lot In Blessings they no pleasures had And therfor they possesse them not 6 With curses they themselves did clothe As with a gowne or with a cloke Therefore as oyle or water doth Through bones bowells let them soke Let Curses them like Belts inclose And as their clothes such men aray Ev'n thus oh Lord require my Foes Who of my soul amisse do say 7 But for thy Name sake save thou mee Deal wel with me mercy daigne For wounded is my hart in mee And I am pore full of paine I vanish like an Evening shade I Locust like am tost about My knees are weake through fasting made My flesh is leane wasted out 8 They mee despise ev'n to my face And scornfull nods at mee they make Oh Lord my God! of thy meer grace To bring me help now vndertake Make them to see then confesse That by thy hand I helped am Lord though they Curse yet do thou blesse And let them rise to see their shame 9 But make oh Lord thy Servants glad Whilst they that my illwillers are With shame ev'n their owne shame are clad As if with Robes arayd they were My tongue shall praise thee then therfore Confessing where Assemblies be That God is Patron of the pore And from false doomes their soules doth free Oh God! terrible art thou in those iudgments which thou dost pronounce against all malitious vnrepeÌ„taÌ„t Sinners UUee beseech thee therfore grant us grace to repent all our transgressions to shewe compassion to all thy pore members in their Afflictions that we may finde Mercy in our sorrowes UUee often see thy iudgments but wee neither know whome thou correctest in love to amendment nor whome in fury to their destruction For thou reservest that secret vnto thy self To keep vs both in our dealings Censures alway charitable to those whome thou smitest Oh teach us therefore true Charity let us never doe or wish evill to any man in our owne Causes But let us apply thy iudgmeÌ„ts to sinn in generall imprecate that they may fall only on the enimies of our Lord and saviour Iesus Christ Amen Psa 110. A Psalme of David It is literally of Christ Math. 22. it mentioneth the Deity Humanity Soveraignety Preisthood Powre Conquests Passion Resurrection of the Messiah We may sing it with respect to those perticulers VNto my Lord the Lord thus spake Sitt downe at my right hand And of thy foes I 'le footstooles make Whereon thy feet shall stand The Lord shall out of Syon bring The scepter of thy might And over them thou shalt be king Who now resist thy right 2 On thy great Day in serving thee Men willing mindes will shewe And from the wombe thy birth shall be As is the morninge dewe The Lord hath sworne will nor check Nor change the word he swore Thou art as was Melchizedek A preist for evermore 3 The Lord shall smite when wroth he growes Great kings at thy righthand The Gentiles judge slay his foes Which are in ev'ry land The heads of kingdomes he shall slay And as he passeth-by Shall drinck the Torrent in the way And raise his head on high Almighty God who hast given thy eternal Sonn with whome thou art the same in Essence to be in an unspeakable manner conceaved in the Virgines wombe To be made an everlasting preist for us after the Order of Melchizedek And in his Passage through this life to drinck the bitter Torrent of his Passion Grant wee beseech thee that by virtue of his blessed Incarnation our nature may be sanctified prepared for Grace that by his Death we may dye to sinn that by the powre of his Resurrection wee may arise to righteousnes by his glorious Ascention be victorious ever all our enimies both spiritual temporall for ever ever Amen Psa 111. Halelujah It praiseth God for his miraculous works his wisdome Mercy Iustice for the Covenant of has Grace c. It may be sung to continue in vs the fear of God to praise him for his benefits especially for our Redemption WIth all my hart God's praise I 'le sing Where saints
soul escaped from the ginn The nett is broke wee deliver'd are And God whose work the heav'ns earth have binn Is hee whose Name our healp consisteth in Many times oh Lord wee are delivered by thy Mercy from evident vnavoidable perills But there is no moment in which wee are not compassed about with invisible foes vnthought of Dangers far more fearfull more impossible to be avoyded vnles thou didst gratiously defēd us Grāt therfor that a filiall awe of thy Iudgmēts a true esteeme of thy Mercies may make us hartily thanckfull vnto thee for them now for ever Amen Psa 125. A song of Degrees Another Ascent is firme Beleef in God The safetie of such is here alluded to the impregnability of Mount-Syon Ierusalem the punishment of wavering Apostates is threatned c. It is vsefull to raise vs to this Degree c. MOunt-Syon like for ever fixt are those Whose hopefull trust vpon the Lord is founded For he his faithfull People will enclose Ev'n as with hills Ierusalem is rounded As long as Time's perpetuall motion goes 2 The Rod of wicked men shall not alight Where God the Lot of righteousnes bestoweth Lest righteous men pertake in evill might For to the Good the Lord his mercy showeth And favours all that are in hart vpright 3 But Sliders-back such as wander wide In their owne crooked paths waies vneven Shall by the Lord be thither ledd aside Where portions due to hypocrites are given But Isr'el shall in endles peace abide Oh God many ignorances errors both in Iudgment Manners wee are naturally subiect vnto Teach us therfore what wee ought to Beleeve or practise then preserve vs vnwavering in our Faith so sincerely constant in a holy Life That wee may not have our portion with Apostates or Hypocrites but be pertakers in the true Peace of Isr'el through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 126. A song of Degrees another Degree is a reioicing in our Electiō spirituall freedome which is here typically expressed with a prophetical prayer for that ioye promised by Christ vnto the true Mourners Ioh. 16. 20. Wee may sing it as a thancksgiving for our Redemption to comfort in spirituall mournings WHen God made Syon free And her from thrall did bring It seemed as a Dreame to be And wee did laugh sing 2 The Lord the heathen sedd Great Marvailes wrought for vs. Great marvailes he hath wrought indeed And therfor sing wee thus 3 Lord back our Captives bringe As Flouds to sea-ward flowe So they shall then reioice sing Who did in sorrowe sowe 4 Who outward-bound doth mourne If he good seed employ Shall doubtles back againe returne And bring home sheaves with ioy Let our greatest reioicings oh Lord be in thy redeeming us from the Bondage of Sinn that our Names are in the Book of life for marvailous was this deliverance Let our greatest sorrowes be for our Offences and for the losse of thy favour which are indeed Causes of the greatest Lamentation soe our short sorrowe shall be turned in to everlasting Ioyes glorious Trivmphs world without end Amen Psa 127. A song of Degrees for Solomon Another Staire is to ascribe our beeing well-being to the Mercie providence of God It may be sung to acknowledge the same in all our works endeavours c. IF God the Pallace build not The workmen loose their paine If God the Cittie sheild not The watchman wakes in vaine In vaine is early stirring In vaine late watch wee keep Or eat the bread of caringe But those God loves may sleep 2 A fruithfull wombes possessing At God's disposing stands And Children are a blessing Like shafts in Giants hands Right blest is he that beareth His Quiver ful of those For in the Gate he dareth To meet smite his foes Grant almighty God that whether wee endeavour for our soules or bodies we never glory or trust in our owne workings For thou must blesse the beginning proceeding conlusion of every endeavour or all our industry is lost Nay wee have not so much as powre over our bodie or the fruite therof Let us therfor neither forget thee in the vse of the meanes nor neglect the meanes which thou hast appointed That what ever the events be our vndertakings may bring profit to us glory to thy holy Name So be it Psa 128. A song of Degrees Another Stepp is filiall feare of God to which many temporall blessings are here promised It is vsed at the solemnization of mariages serves to encrease in vs the feare of God IF God thou feare keep his way He blessings will bestowe Thy labour shall thy food purvay And happie thou shalt growe Like fruit-full vines vpon thy house Thy wife shall proove to thee Thy Children like faire olive-boughes Shall round thy Table be 2 Thus thon that fearest God shalt thrive From Syon he shall blesse And thou shalt see whilst thou dost live Ierusalem in peace He shall prolong thy life till thou Thy Childrens Children see And that thy ioye may greater growe In Isr'ell rest shall bee Oh Lord of thy abundant Mercy thou hast promised not only the blessings of the next life But alsoe all those which are most comfortable in this world so far forth as shall conduce to their happines who truly serve seare thee Oh teach us that filiall fear that obedience for which thou hast made those promises that wee may performe what thou requirest Yet not for the outward blessing sake but meerly for the love of Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 129. A song of Degrees Another Step is a patient susstaining of the Crosse VVhich patience of the saints is here mentioned both the tiranny condition of their oppressors breefly illustrated Wee may vse it to increase continue Christian Patience FUll often since my youth may Isr'el say Full often since my youth they mee assailed And still without successe they went away trailed Yea on my back their ploughs the ploughers And on the same long furrowes ploughed they 2 The Lord who is a perfect Righteous-one The Cords of wicked men in peeces breaketh And Syons foes shall quite be overthrowne Ev'n like that grasse which root on houses taketh And fades away before it ripe is growne 3 For nor his Armefull nor his handful there Remaines for him that bindes or him that moweth Nor is there any high-way Passenger Who there is blessing in God's Name bestoweth Or doth so much as bidd them well to fare Sweet Iesu who wert persecuted even from thy cradle to thy grave on whose back the sharpe stripes ploughed long furrowes for our Sinns worthelie have wee deserved to be whipped with reproches to our face to be furrowed with slanders behinde our backs and to suffer all other indignities Nevertheles since by thy suffrings thou hast as well prevailed for us as for thy self make voyd the
attempts of our Adversaries enable us to sustaine with Christian patience that part of thy Crosse which thou appointest us to bear that being chearfull partakers of thy suffrings we may partake also thy victorious Trivmphs in the Kingdome of heaven Amen Psa 130. A song of Degrees Another Ascent is earnest prayer VVhich the Faithfull soul here powreth forth for assistance c. It may serve as a forme of prayer in great extremities LOrd from the depths to thee I sue My vocall prayer hear And when my Voice my wants doth shewe Encline to mee thine ear Lord who cann bear it if severe To mark our faults thou be But that wee faint not in thy fear Compassion waites on thee 2 On God I waite on his word My soul her hopes doth lay My soul more waiteth for the Lord Then watchmen for the day Oh Isr'ell trust in God for hee Hath gratious help in store And from thy sinns delivers thee Both now evermore Gratiously hear our prayers oh Lord in all our troubles enter not into iudgment with us thy servants vnles thou overshaddowe us by the wings of thy Mercy for our iustice is vnrighteousnes in thy sight Give us grace to hope in thee with patient expectation of thy good pleasure soe enable vs at least in our true desire to fufill our promises to thee that without infringment of thy Justice we may be delivered both from the guilt punishment of our sinns through thy Mercie in Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 131. A song of Degrees Another Degree is vnfained humilitie For such as humble them selves shall be exalted Here all arrogance ambition selftrust is disclaimed a sole dependance on God professed and others exhorted to the same It is vsefull to beget humility OH Lord I have no scornefull eie Nor proud nor loftie minde I seek not things that are too high But humbly am inclinde My soul is like an infant wean'd Ev'n from his mothers brest And Isr'el so to be sustaind On God should alway rest None of thy Creatures oh God have made them selves to be so vile as wee yet none are more proud or selfeconceited none more presumptiously inquifitive into thy forbidden Seacrets Oh give us more humility lesse desire to those curiosities which are above vs pertinent to advance the Kingdome of Sathan rather then the Kingdome of Heaven which is to be entred which a Childlike Obedience humiliation This Humiliation wee againe beseech thee to grant vs for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Psa 132 A song of Degrees Another Degree is a hartie purpose to prepare a Temple for God in our harts to endeavour the setling of his outward worship which is here mistically implied It is vsefull to stirr vs to this Degree REmember Lord what David's troubles be And what to Iacob's mightie God he swore In house or bedd I will not rest said he Nor shall mine eyes or sleep or slumber more Vntill a place be found of my providing For Iacob's God the mighty Lord's abiding 2 Lo Ephrata wee heard the place should be And in the forrest-feilds wee found the same Thy house therefore to enter purpose wee And at thy footstoole will adore thy Name Arise oh Lord ascend thy resting bowre Thou the Arck of thy Almightie powre 3 Let righteousnes thy sacred Preists aray And. let thy saints a ioyfull tryvmph make Oh turne not thy Messiah's face away For thy beloved Servant David's sake To whome thou swar'st thy promise vnrecalled That on his Throne his Seed should be installed 4 If they saidst thou my League word respect Thy Children on thy Throne shall ever sitt For I the Lord did Syon hill elect And for my dwelling I have chosen it My setled rest is there I 'le possesse it I love it with plenties I will blesse it 5 The pore thereof with bread I will sustaine Her Preists I 'le clothe will health her saints shal A Lamp for mine Anointed I 'le ordaine sing And I will make the horne of David spring I those will shame that for is harme endeavor But on himself his Crowne shall flourish ever Suffer vs not oh Lord to take rest in any thing vntill wee have provided thee a dwelling in our seules then let vs entertaine there nought els but that which may be serviceable vnto thee Take thou possession of vs furnish vs as becommeth Temples for thy presence Remember all thy promises to the Faithfull for they only are that seed of David to whome thy Covenants belong they are those Elected-ones whome thou hast promised never to forsake Give vs all outward meanes of this invisible grace Continue among vs the succession of holy faithfull Pastors The Bread of thy Word the Clothings of Righteousnes the Lampe of Illumination the Horne of good Government the Ioye of the Holy-ghost that the enimies of thy Church may be ashamed shee crowned with honour blessednes for ever Amen Psa 133. A song of Degrees Another Step is that which the preposterous Zeal of Schismaticks hath much defaced to wit Charitie brotherly Vnitie which is here excellenly Illustrated to moove vs to ascend it Wee should sing it to encrease Vnitie Love SEe Breth'ren see how sweet a blisse It is our lives in love to lead It like that pretious Oyntment is Which once anointed Aron's head And on his heard from thence did flowe Ev'n to his garment skirts belowe 2 It like refreshing dewe doth prove Which downe on Hermon's topp distills Ev'n like the dewe which from above Descendeth downe on Syon hills For there God promisd heretofore To blesse with life for ever more Oh God! so deare to thee is brotherly Love that all Faith yea Martirdome wanting that Uirtue is of no esteeme So profitable is it vnto vs That like pretious oyntment on the head or like shewres falling on high mountaines it descends spreads vntill every member be refreshed therewith Encrease therfor wee beseech thee this Virtue among vs without which all others are counterfeits let vs so preserve Vnity brotherly kindnes in this life that wee may enioy thy eternall Love Vniō in the life to come through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 134. A song of Degrees This is the last Degree For the highest Ascent is the glorifieng of God Note that the first last Degrees only are placed according to their Order because necessarily our first step to Godward must be the fight of our Misery The highest is to praise him The rest are not ascended by all in one and the same order therefore no precise order is observed in their placing Wee should sing it to provoke to this Dutie COme now praise the Lord all yee That his attendants are Ev'n you that in God's temple be And praise him nightly there Your hands within Gods holy-place Advance praise his Name And yov from Syon he shall blesse That heav'n
earth did frame Lord wee were created for thy Glorie All the time of our Pilgrimage on earth is to fitt vs for thy praise the highest Degree which wee cann attaine to either in this life or the next is to sing Halelujah vnto thy Name Oh grant wee may so honour thee in these Temples of our Bodies here vpon the Way on whome the Nights of affliction the Dayes of consolation doe interchangably succeed that in thy Ierusalem wee may sing praises vnto thee in that spirituall Temple wherein the presence of the Lambe maketh a continuation of Day of Ioy of all happines for ever more Amen Psa 135. Halelujah It exhorts to praise God in regard of his greatnes for our election for his omnipotency Mercy Iustice eternitie because other Gods are but ridiculons fictions c. To this end wee who are mistically the Sonns of Aron Levy should sing it c. OH all yee servants of the Lord His Name with praise confesse Ev'n you that of our God the Lord The house Courts possesse Oh praise God's Name for sweet it is To sing of his renowne For Iacob he hath chose for his And Isr'el for his owne 2 God is I knowe a powrfull-one He doth all Gods excell In heav'n his pleasure he hath done In earth in sea in hell He maketh vapours to arise Ev'n from Earth's farthest ends And he out of his Treasuries Winde raine lighting sends 3 The first-borne through the Egiptian coast Of man beast he slewe And on king Pharoh his hoast Rare wonders hee did shewe Great kings kingdomes downe he brought Ev'n Sehon Heshbon's king And Og of Bashan yea to nought All Can'an's Realmes did bring 4 Then for his Isr'els heritage Their lands he did bestowe For which hee 's fam'd from age to age And still shall famous growe When he to judge them doth appeare His people shall be sav'd But heathen God's man's makings were Of gold silver grav'd 5 Their carved mouthes are speachles found Their eyes no light cann see Though they have eares they heare no sound Their throates quite breathles be Much like to these their Makers are And they that serve them toe The Lord therefore let Isr'el fear And so let Aron doe 6 The Lord let Levie's houshould blesse In Syon let all them Who fear the Lord the Lord confesse That keeps Ierusalem Haleluiah Oh Lord our God wee hartely thanck thee for our creation preservation VVee magnify thy wisdom thy powre thy providence thy Iudgments thy Mercies and we acknowledge that the Deities of heathenish and carnall men yea all other things in which wee trust are but vanities false Gods fashioned by our owne wicked fancies Grant therfore that all of us even preist people who in Word professe thee may in hart fear thee in deed faithfully serve thee now for ever Amen Psa 136. This Psalme exhorts to praise God both for generall and perticuler benifits shewes that all are bestowed for his meer mercy-sake which is eternall It may be sung literally to commemorate what God did for the Patriarks or mistically as a thancksgivinge for the spirituall deliverances which these typified THe Lord is Good him therfore blesse And for his Grace that lasteth ever The God of Gods let vs confesse Because his Mercie faileth never The Lord of Lords with praise extoll For where he loves he alway loveth His Acts alone are wonderfull Because his Favour endles proveth 2 His Wisdome did creat the spheares For to all times his Kindnes lasteth And earth above the seas he rears Because his Pittie never wasteth He did the greater Lights provide For through each Age his Grace extendeth He made the Sunn the day to guide Because his Goodnes never endeth 3 He fram'd the Moone starrs for night For without bound is his Compassion And Egipts eldest-borne did smite Because his grace hath no cessation He brought forth Isr'el from their land For soe his endles grace procured With stretcht-out Arme powrfull hand Because his Mercie still endured 4 Hee did the Red sea then divide For. still his Kindnes he retaineth And Isr'el through the same did guide Because his Favour still remaineth There he did Pharoh's Army drowne For Love hee freely still bestoweth And through the Deserts brought his owne Because eternall Grace he showeth 5 Both huge powrfull kings he slewe For everlasting are his Graces Yea famous kings he overthrewe Because his Love times date surpasses Great Sehon king of th' Amorites For his Affection never faileth And Og that ruld the Bashamites Because his Mercy still prevaileth 6 Their heritage bestow'd hath he For so his endles Love required His Isr'el's heritage to be Because his Grace is vnexpired He did exalt vs from belowe For he to Pittie still enclineth And hee redeem'd vs from our foe Because no time his Grace confineth 7 Hee to all flesh their food hath given For his great Mercy faileth never Oh glorify the God of heav'n Because his Grace abideth ever VVhen wee looke back oh Lord vnto the beginning of thy visible workings pondering the never interrupted succession of thy Mercies vnto this day therewithall observe the performance of all thy promises to thy Church heretofore the continuance of thy abundant Loving-kindnes to us at this present UUee are assured that thy Goodnes Compassion is eternall VVee therfore beseech thee to give vs true thanckfulnes for the same that wee may confesse it aswell in deed as word praise magnify thy Name for ever ever Amen Psa 137. This Elegiacal Hymne mistically expresseth the Zeal love of the Faithfull to the Citty of God And Prophecies the fall of the spirituall Babilon Wee may sing it to comfort vs during the continuance of our Naturall bondage the tirranies of Antichrist AS wee nigh Babel River sate Wee overcharg'd with weepings were To thinck on Syon's pore estate And hung our harpes on willowes there For they to whome wee were inthralled On vs for songs of Syon called 2 Come sing they sayd a Syon-hymne Lord cann wee sing thy songs in thrall Vnles Oh dear Ierusalem Thee in my mirth preferr I shall Or if the thought of thee forgoe mee Let hand tongue prove vseles to me 3 Oh Lord remember Edom's brood And how whilst they Ierusalem Vnsackt vndefaced stood Her spoile was hast'ned on by them For loud thy cryed race it race it And to the groundwork downe deface it 4 Oh daughter of proud Babilon Thou shalt likewise destroyed be And he will prove a blessed-one Who shall avenge our Cause on thee Ev'n hee that payes thee our disgraces And braines thy babes in stony-places Oh Lord many of thy people suffer the scornes insultings of that Babilon which was typified by the Chaldean Citty And the Mysticall Edomites labour the vtter defacing of thy Church But deliver us oh Lord reward them according to their
contemning the desire of world-lings reioicing more in thy gratious aspect then in al temporal advantages we may ly downe to sleep our last sleep without horror rest in the firme hope of a glorious Resurrection Amen Psa 5. To the cheef musician on Neginoth a Psalm of David It beseecheth audience of God for sundry respects prayeth that he would subvert his Adversaries be mercifull to his Church It may be vsefull when we are oppressed by the enimies of Christ for his Cause c. LOrd weigh my thoughts my words attend My King my God encline thine ear My suites I will to thee commend And thou my voice betime shalt hear I will oh Lord betimes arise And pray wait for thy supplies 2 For thou in sinn hast no delight No evills in thy dwellings be The foole abides not in thy sight The wicked are abhord of thee Thou root'st out all who falshoods prate And bloud guile in man dost hate 3 But I in thy abounding grace Thy house will visite in thy fear And worship in thy holy-place Oh teach me Lord thy Justice there Unto my vewe thy way disclose Because of them that are my foes 4 Their words thoughts are false naught Their throte is like a gaping graue Therfore oh God let them be caught And fall by what they plotted haue Yea seeing they thy foes haue binn Expose them to their swarmes of sinn 5 But chear vp those who trust in thee That such as well thy name affect May still therin triumphant be And joy that thou dost them protect For Lord the just thou shalt reward And sheild-like make thy grace their gard Oh soveraigne Lord God make vs both timely diligent seekers of thy grace Let the due consideration of thy perfections of our natural unworthines cause vs humbly to attend on thee vnfainedly frequenting thy Congregation there truly serving thee according to thine owne ordinance Instruct vs fully in thy way left our spiritual adversaries drawe vs into error Let our experience of their malice subtilety keep vs the more cautious Let them be taken in their owne snares to thy glorie let the faithfull alwaies reioice in thy protection through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 6. To the cheef musitian on Neginoth vpon Sheminith a Psalm of David It bewailes the miseries corruptions of the humane nature with penitential expressions emplores Gods mercy c. It may be sung when oppressed by our sinns infirmities we haue invoked God received comforts LOrd in thy rage correct me not To me oh do not roughly speake Nor chide me when thy wrath is hott But pitty me for I am weake Oh Lord vouchsafe to cure my paines For through my bones the torments goe My hart is vext much complaines Good God! hów long shal this be soe 2 Returne help my soul oh Lord Mee let thy meer compassion saue For who in death shall thee record Or give thee praises in the grave With groanes I tire in the nights My bedd in flouds of teares doth swim Through in-ward greefs foes despights Mine cies decay my sight growes dimm 3 But Sinners now depart fro mee God heares my suite my plaint my crie Which let my foes with blushing see And vext greeu'd my presence fly Most awfull God speake favourably to vs in this day of thy offered grace lest in the day of thy wrathfull indignation we be cast into hell sire Behol'd our frailties our torments our horrible distempers Observe into how great perills our desperation may cast vs have mercy oh lord have mercy vpon us miserable offenders Turify our poluted flesh enlighten our bleared eyes cure our wounded harts chear our afflicted spirits revive our fainting soules chase away all our malitious accusers that we escaping the dungeon in which thy praise is forgotten may magnify thy mercies in the land of the living to the vexation of malignant spirits to the honor of thy name for euer euer Amen Psa 7. Shiggaijon of David which he sung to the Lord concerninge the wòrds of Chush the Benjamite It is the Complaint of an innocent vniustly accused referring himself to be iudged according to his inno-cency It may be vsed when the true Church or any members thereof are slandred by their foes c. LOrd God on thee I do depend Me from the spoiler save Lest Lion-like my soul he rend When I no helper have For if oh Lord my God in this My hands found guiltie be If I rewarded him amisse That was at peace with me 2 Nay I to him did mercy shewe Who sought my causeles blame Els let my foe my soul persue And ouertake the same Yea let hlm tread when down I fall My life into the clay And in a dust-heap there-withall Mine honor let him lay 3 Oh Lord thy selfe in wrath advance For wroth my spoilers be According to thine ordinance Arise judge thou me That multitudes to thee may come For their sakes great appear Yea judge them Lord giue me doome As just ag I am clear 4 Confounde the sinners wickednes But still the just maintaine For thou oh God of righteousnes Canst serch both Hart Reine God is my sheild he protects The Godly from decay His doomes are just he corrects The wicked ev'ry day 5 Except they turne his blade he whetts A bowe still bent he hath He shafts for persecutors getts And instruments of death For lo with mischeeues being bigg They first conceive a sinn Next bring forth lies then pitt-falls digg Where they themselues fal in 6 Thus on their heads their mischeeus all Do justly tumble downe And wicked mens devises fall On their devizers crowne For which the justice of the Lord I 'le strive to glorify And will in songs of praise record The name of God most high Eternal God defend vs from slanderous accusations from that roaring Lion who is alway ready to devour vs And though our accusers are often so malitious that in respect of them we may have some appearance of innoceny yet cause vs so to acknowledg our selves guiltie in thy sight that we may be Iustifed by the righteousnes which we have by imputation from thy dear sonn for we have no Innocency but his No Saviour but he nor dare we in our greatest puritie appeare any where but at the Throne of thy mercy which let us who seek the same alwaies obtain let the severity of thy iustice fall only on our Adversaries who despise thy grace that both in mercy iustice thou maist be magnifyed for euer euer Amen Psa 8. To the cheef Musitian vpon Gittith a Psalm of David It sings the glory powre dominion of Christ magnifies the love of God in the admirable exaltation of the humane nature by the incarnation of his Sonn c. It may be vsed to praise God for the great priveledges which we haue
receaved thereby HOw famous Lord our God appears Throughout the world thy glorious Name Above the height of all the Sphears Thou spreadst the splendor of thy fame The mouths of babes thy powr to show And sucklings tongues thou didst ordaine To stopp the mouth of ev'ry foe And their avengings to restraine 2 When on the heav'ns I sixe mine eye And moone starrs thy creatures heed Why careth God for man think I Or why regardeth he his seed He was below thine Angells plac'd And higher now advanc'd is he To rule thy works him raisd thou hast And at his feet all creatures be 3 O're heards flocks in stall solde O're cattell which at randome goe The sov'raigne place he now doth holde And over foules fishes to Yea rule throughout the sea he bears And over all within the same How famous Lord our God appears Throughout the world thy glorious Name Most glorious Lord God thou so lovedst the humane nature that it pleased thee to be made man by the mouths of babes sucklings magnifienge thy great powre by humbling as it were of the Deitie for a tyme to exalt the Manhood for euer For this thy vnexpressible humiliation incomprehensible favour we submissively prostrat our soules and bend the knees of our bodyes to the honor of thy Name beseeching thee that as all other creatures are obediently subiected to thy Sonns Dominion so wee may truly submit our wills to his good pleasure in Act word thought be thanckful for our many priveledges by his blessed Incarnation Resurrection Ascention now for euer Amen Psa 9. To the cheef Musitian vpon Muth-labben a psalm of David Herein the faithfull praise God for many good causes exhort others to do the same It may be vsed to praise the Lord for his many fold mercies vouchsafed to his Church for his just judgments on their foes c. NOw Lord. with all my hart voice Thy wondrous works I le magnify Of thee I 'le sing Of thee reioice And praise thy name oh God most high For thou didst put my foes to slight They fell fled out of thy sight 2 My lawfull cause thou dost vpholde Thou fit'st enthron'd thou judgest right The Gentiles are by thee contrould The wicked thou destroiest quite And thou their names away dost blot For evermore to be forgot 3 Thy slaughters now thou cruel Foe Are to an end for ever brought Those Townes which thou did'st overthrowe Are nameles now out of thought But God still sitteth on his throne Preparing judgment thervpon 4 The world he shall vprightly doome And justly judge the nations all The pore when times of trouble come He gardeth like a castle wall And they who seek know his name Are safe by trusting in the same 5 To God therfore in Syon sing To nations all make knowne his deeds For when to light he blood will bring He poremens wrongs criengs heeds Now also Lord thy grace I crave Oh! mark what woes foes I have 6 Thou sav'st me from the gates of hell That I thy praise with chearfull voice To Syon's daughters may reveal And in thy saving-health rejoice The Gentiles had a pitt-fall wrought But they themselves therin were caught 7 Their Nets have their owne feet en-inar'de And God is by his iudgments knowne The Sinners hands have trapps preparde Whereby them selves were ouerthrowue Thus downe to hell the wicked goe As all who fear not God shall doe 8 There is a time to minde the pore Their hope shall not for ever faile To judge the Gentiles Lord therfere Arise let not man prevaile The Nations fright vntill they see That they are men as others be Selah UUe haue often experience oh God that by thy favour all oppressions insultings secret cruelties shall come to an end and that thy Mercies thy Justice shall everlastingly continue both for the savegard of thy servants to reward the wicked according to their deserts Let this experience therfor be alwaies remembred when we are persecuted or afflicted let our confidence be ever so fixed vpon thee that we may neither be discouraged in Adversitie nor forgetfull in prosperitie to magnifie thy mercies but be readie vpon all occasions to glorifie thee both for the suppression of our foes for all our other deliverances through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 10. The Pride Crueltie Prophanesse Fraude of Antichrist Atheists Hipocrites is described God is invoked to redresse it his Dominion acknowledged his mercifull regard of the afflicted is confessed It may be vsed when we are oppressed by temporall or Spirituall Oppressors THy face oh Lord why dost thou hide And stand aloofe so farr Lo Sinners meerly out of pride The Spoile of poremen are Insnare them by their owne devise For of their Lust they boast And praise those Freindes to Avarice VVhome God abborreth most 2 Their scornefull eyes regard not thee Their hartes do thee denay Too high for them thy judgments be Stil greeuous is their way They snuff sleight their greatest Foes And come what mischeeves will Within their hartes they do suppose That they shal prosper still 3 Their mouthes with cursings overflowe Their tongues lie swear vaunt The pore to catch overthrowe Obscured paths they haunt They watch unseene for simple-men To ceaze them vn-aware They lurck like Lions in their denn And slielie them insnare 4 To catch the pore by lowlie shewes Their strength doth help them on They think in hart that God nor vewes Nor careth what is done But rise oh Lord thy powre to showe Leaue not the pore forgot For why should Sinners sleight thee soe And think thou mind'st them not 5 Thou see'st yea see'st their wickednes That punishd it may be And loe the pore Fatherles Commit their Cause to thee Lord God their helper break the strength Of ev'ry wicked-one Serch out their sinnes thou at length Shalt cause them to have none 6 Our ever-lasting king thou art Thou from the Realme likewise Hast forc'd the Gentiles to depart And heard the poremans cries Their harts thou shalt establish to And hear judge the pore That earth-bred man the Orphanes foe May them oppresse no more Almighty God seeing our safetie consisteth in thy loving presence be thou near at hand to defend assist in all extremities Abate the malice wickednes of our foes let their pride fraude crueltie make vs the more heedfull that we depart not willingly out of thy protection Uouchsafe also so to raigne in our soules to the suppression of all intrusions that our affections being ordered by illuminated Reason sanctified by Grace Christ may have the sole dominion there that we may sincerely embrace him with our whole harts honor him with all our faculties confesse him with our tongues glorify him by our works together with thee oh father the blessed Spirit now for ever
Amen Another of the same LOrd why standest thou so farr Why at need am I forsaken Poremen wrondg'd by Tirants are Let them in those guiles be taken Which by them contrived were 2 For in boast the Sinner sayes That his longings he possesseth He the Covetous doth praise And their practises he blesseth Though the Lord abhors their waies 3 Proud loftie lookes hath he God nor seeking nor beleeving All his Courses greevous be And thy judgments past conceivinge Are too high for him to see 4 With contempt he sleights his foes Fearing neither falls nor sliding From his mouth much cursing flowes Vnderneath his tongue still hiding Mischeef sinn guilefull showes In blinde paths he lurks pries Harmles men to spoile murther At the pore he darts his eyes And unseene his drifts to further Like the denned lion lies He doth watch the pore to spoile Whome he snares ouerthroweth For to take him in his toyle He with humble crowchings boweth Ceazing him by force the while Then in hart thus muzeth he God shall sleightly passe it over Hide his face never see But rise Lord thy strength discover That the meek aven'gd may be Let not Sinners mock thee soe As if thou didst nought regard it Lo thou see'st yea see'st them do Spightfull wrong to reward it Thou shalt set thy hand there-to Thou art poremens hopefull stay Orphanes helper in oppression Break the Sinners armes I pray Serch thou after his transgression And then purg it all away God who raignes for evermore From his land the Gentiles driveth Hears chears helps the pore And the Orphane so reviveth That he feares not as before Psa 11. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David The faithful soule being tempted to despaire makes fast the Anchor of his Hope by considering Gods powre his love to such as trust in him his hatred to their vnfaithful adversaries c. It may be vsed to comfort vs in desperate temptations imminent perills IN God my trust is placed still Then wherefor do you say That as a bird vnto the hill My soul should fly away For loe their bow the wicked bend And arrowes they prepare That they vnseene their shafts may send At such as needie are If overthrowne the Ground-works lie What cann the best men do Gods holy seat is heav'n on high And he must look therto Man-kinde with closd open eyes Ev'n righteous men God prooues And him he doth in soul despize That wicked Courses loves For wicked men the Lord prepares And raines into thir eupp A storme of brimstone fire snares Which they must swallow up But being in himself vpright He justice doth affect And godly men have in his sight A looke of good respect Permit not oh God! the accusings of our consciences nor the bitter censures of others whether iustly or vniustly pronounced to overthrow our hopes of thy Mercy Let not the groundworks of our faith be vndermined by any Temptation but seeing thou serchest the secrets of our harts findest that raked vp among our many frailties corruptions there are yet vnquenched in our soules the smokings of that fire which was first kindled by thy grace Re-inflame we pray thee our spiritual affections to thee thy lawe That when malitious offenders receive the bitter draught prepared for them we may thanckfully take the Cupp of Salvation reioice in thy gratious favours through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 12. To the cheef Musitian vpon Sheminith A Psalm of David The elect are prayd for The circumventions insultings of the wicked are mentioned with a promise of redresse the stabilitie of Gods word is declared It may be vsed when heresie or prophanesse beginnes to spread c. HElp Lord for no Good man is left All faithfulnes is quite bereft And from the race of men departs They lies vnto their neighbours tell Vpon their lipps faire speaches dwell When falshood lurketh in their hartes 2 But God shall cut their lipps that gloze And pluck away the tongues of those Who proudly make their vauntings thus Wee of our tongues will masters be Our lipps are ours who is he That shall have Lord-ship over vs 3 But I saith God will now arise Ev'n for the sighengs the cries Of those that wrong'd or greeved are And I will them in saftie sett Beyond their powre who in their nett The poremans footsteps would ensnare 4 Gods wordes refinde the Test will bide Like silver seav'n tymes purifide And God will keep them ever true Though for a while men lewd base Do sitt in honors higest place And ev'ry where their folly shewe Consider oh Lord the general vnfaithfulnes which now overpreads the whole earth Observe the falshood pride hypocrisie insolencies of the Adversaris of Truth Behold the suffrings of thy small flock Convert or confound their oppressors fulfill thy gratious promises made to the pore in Spirit preserve thy word from being made frustrate or perverted by those wicked-ones who are now exalted both in church commonwealth to thy dishonor and when they have acted their follies during the tyme which thou shalt permit let thy purified word prevaile to the purging of this corrupt world to the encreasing of the number of thy elect through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 13. To the Cheef Musitian a Psalm of David It expresseth hartie longinges after spirituall Consolations shews the perplexties of a soule seeking rest in her owne Counsells c. It may besung when feeling our natural defects the malice of our foes we desire the comforts of the Holy-glost c. HOw long forgetst thou mee Shall thus obscured be Thy cheerful face oh Lord for aye Still in my soul shal I Perplext muzing lie With hart oppressed all the day 2 My God! shall still my foe Insult vpon me foe Hear mine eyes enlighten thou Els death wil me surprize And then mine enimies Will say we haue prevailed now 3 For they who malice mee Will Ioy my fall to see But Lord thy mercies I will minde I 'le in thine ayde rejoice And praise thee with my voice Because to me thou hast bene kinde Dear God vnsufferable is a troubled spirit seeking rest in it selfe Or in any thinge without thee when thou art absent the presence of all temporal consolations doe but encrease torment vnles thou speake peace to our soules all thy creatures help to aggravate our afflictions Revive therfor our hartes by thy sweet presence Enlighten the eyes of our mindes that we sleep not in sinn so cbear vs by the light of thy Countenance that our foes insult not over vs but grant rather that we reioicing in thy Saluation may both live dy with Comfort to the honor of thy blessed Name Amen Another of the same OH Lord how long wilt thou drawe back And hide thy face fro me How long shal I selfe-Counsell take And greev'd in spirit
ending Psa 17. A prayer of David It personates Christs members in persecution desiring succour comforting thē selves in hope of the blessed vision of God after their Resurrection c. It is vsefull when we have cōsidered the quality of our foes by faith applyed vnto our selves the innocency of Christ with an affection therevnto LOrd hear my cause my suites my cries Which from vnfained lipps do flowe To rightfull things decline thine eyes And from thy self let sentence goe My secret thoughts are in thy sight Thou vew'st them in the darkest night 2 Thou trid'st my fault foundst it none For from offence I kept my tongue And as for things by others done My words preserved me from wrong Oh! be thou pleasd my course to guide And stay my feet lest els they slide 3 On thee I call for thou wilt hear Lord hear my complaint attend Let thy great love to me appeare And thy right-hand my life defend Ev'n that right-hand which from their foes Gards them who trust in thee repose 4 From Tiraunts me beseiging-round From Sinners who my harme assay Lord as thine eye-ball keep me sound And over me thy wings display For they with fatt quite round are clad And haughtie braggs their mouths have made 5 Me in my waies they have withstood And sought about with downe-cast eyes Like lions when they hunt for food Or lions whelp which lurking lies But rise resist foile them Lord From Sinners gard me by thy sword 6 Lord from those world-lings gard thou me Who in this life their lot receive Who full of wealth children be And for their babes large portions leave To wake from sinn looke on thee In thine owne forme cententeth mee Accept oh Lord our weak endeavours so teach us to moderate our thoughts to govern our tongues to order our conversations that no temporal or spirituall adversarie may iustly accuse or harm vs. Take vs into thy speciall protection because our foes are powrfull crue deligent in seeking our destruction but above all keep vs from the poluted conversations affections of those whose belly is their God and whose portion of happines is in this life that when we shal awake out of our graves we may appear in thy righteousnes reioice in our happy lot be fully satified in the fruition of thee who livest raignest world without end Amen Psa 18. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord who sung vnto the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of al his foes from the hand of Saul It mysticallie declareth Gods maiestical proceeding in the work of our redēption And it may be vsed to praise God for our deliverances by the Incarnation resurrection exaltation of Christ for the benifits which we receive thereby I Love the Lord for my support My horne of health is he My Rock my trust my Sheild my fort And oft hath helped me He merrits praise for when I cry Me from all foes he saves Though wrapt in pangs of death I lie And plungd in sorrowes waves 2 Yea when by death hell en-snar'd I sought the Lord in fear My God within his Temple heard And my complaints did hear Earths ground-work shook to feel his yre The trembling hills did quake His nostrills fum'de his mouth breath'd fire Which burning coales did make 3 Then downe he came heavu he bow'd His feet thick darknes hid A flieng Cherube he bestrode The winged windes he ridd A duskie fogg his Cov'ring was Dark waters were his tent Before the brightnes of his face Clouds fire hayle he sent 4 The Lord from heav'n did also make His thunders to be heard Yea when that great Almighty Spake Both fire haile appear'd His darts on ev'ry side he threwe Till they dispersed were His burning Lightninghs flashing flewe And caused them to fear 5 When he did frown a dreadfull blast He from his nostrills blow'd Which vp the seas lowe Depths did cast And Earths foundation show'd Then down he sent from among Great flouds advanced me And from those foes that were too strong He likewise garded me 6 They in my Cares did me prevent But still God was my hope He for his love-sake succour sent And gave me larger scope The Lord my Righteousnes observ'd His favour he bestow'd And as mine innocence deserv'd So he his mercy show'd 7 For in Gods wayes my walkings were From him I have not stept Still in my sight his iudgments are And I his lawes haue kept In him I instifide became For I did leave my sinn And as I iust righteous am Rewarded I haue binn 8 As he my hands did guiltles finde He so did me require For to the meek the Lord is kinde To righteous men vpright Among the pure he will be pure And on the froward frowne The poreman he will make secure And pluck the proud-man downe 9 My Darknes God shall brightnes make My Lampe enlight he shall By him I through an Army brake And overleap'd a wall Gods way is right pure is his word He saves if sought he be For who is God except the Lord Or who cann save but he 10 About my Loines he strength did binde He sett my path-way streight He made my feet out runn the Hinde And rais'd me to this height My hands to fight my Armes to bend A bowe of steel he taught His Buckler he to me did lend And saving-health it brought 11 His right-hand hath supported me His love hath made me great My stepps by him enlarged be And safe my feet are sett I did persue yea tooke my Foes And slewe til all were slaine They fell downe wounded by my blowes And could not rise againe 12 For he to fitt me for the war With powre did me indue And those who my opposers are Beneath my feet he threwe To conquer them who mee envide Me strong enough he made They cride and though to God they cride Replies nor helps they had 13 Then as the dust which whirl-windes tosse So small I them did beat And threw them forth as my rie-drosse Which lies about the streat Thus from the peoples vp-roares freed I through his grace became And now to be the Gentiles Head By him advanc'd I am 14 A nation shall my Servants be which knowes me not as yet Assoone as they have heard of me Themselves they shall submit The stranger shall stand out no more But in his Bullworks feare Oh praise the living Lord therfore Aloud Gods praise declare 15 Let God my saving-health be praisd By whome to passe it came That I above the people raisd And thus avenged am Above all them that me oppose He doth exalt my throne And saveth me from all my foes Ev'n from the Cruel-one 16 Among the gentiles now therefore I 'le thanck him for the same My song shall be for evermore In honor of his Name His king his anointed-one
glorie give Free passage to ascend Who is the king of glorie say Oh say who might he be The Lord of Armies in aray That glorious king is he Seeing thou hast evidently declared oh Christ the Kinge of glorie who they are whome thou wilt admit into that kingdome whither thou art aseended and who are truly of that spirituall seed to whome thy promises appertaine Grant we beseech thee that we may make our Election sure by the workes of regeneration not be deluded by the false perswasions of a fruitles faith So all thy Creatures shall give both way and assistance to our Ascention after thee to whome with the father holy-spirit be ascribed all praise powre glorie now for evermore Amen Psa 25. A Psalme of David It containeth many petitions of an afflicted penitent Soul declares the excellence of the Lawe of Grace the priveledges of the regenerate c. It may be vsed when we are dejected by the sight of our guiltines are truly penitent c. I Lift my soul to thee My trust in thee is plac'd Oh let me Lord nor scorned be Nor by my foe disgrac'd But keep reproches all From those who thee attend And let on them Confusion fall That without Cause offend 2 Thy waies to me me impart Let me thy Truth be taught For thou oh God my Saviour art Whome I have alway sought Be still to me as kinde As thou of old hast binn And bear thou not those faults in minde which I have erred in 3 But grace to me afford Ev'u for thy goodnes sake As thou art good gratious Lord On me compassion take Direct al those that stray In iudgment guide the meek And them informe thou in thy way That humbly thee de seeke 4 For Truth Mercie Lord Are found in all thy wayes By ev'ry one who keeps thy word And thy Commands obayes Remit though great they are My sinns for thy Name sake And suffer him who thee doth fear His chosen-path to take 5 Then easd his hart shal growe His seed the Land shal fill And he that feares the Lord shall know His Counsells his will Myne eyes attend on thee That thou maist me release In mercie Lord returne to mee Forlorne in destresse 6 My greefs enlarged are Oh come me releeve My sorrowes heed regard my care And all my sinns forgive Observe oh Lord my foes Marke how abus'd I am And since I trust in thee repose Defend my soul from shame 7 Yea keep thou me vpright Because I hope in thee And from all wrongs all despight Let Isr'el saved be Remember not oh Lord our offences but of thy meer Mercie blot out all our transgressions Let neither the follies of our youth nor the greatnes of any other sinns deprive vs of thy wonted compassion Consider our weaknes our suffrings the condition of our adversaries as motives of thy pittie That our sinns beinge remitted our fetters vnlosed and thy secrets even the misteries of Saving-grace revealed wee may in true meeknes follow him who is the way the Truth and the Life be kept by thy speciall Grace from all future sinns dangers vnto our lives end Amen Another of the same A Loft I raise my soul oh Lord to thee And I in thee alone my trust have placed By those therfore that seek to mischeeve me Oh let me not be shamed nor disgraced Confound not those who seek to do thy will But shame those mē that Causeles have offended Direct thou me in thy Truths pathway still For Lord my health on thee I have attended Eternall God in mercie thinck on me As it hath bene of old thy gratious fashion Forgot let all my youthfull errors be For thy love sake Remember thy compassion Great is thy grace great thy Iustice Lord Therfor thy waies to sinful men thou showest Healp to thee meek thou dost likewise afford Whē he is iudgd guid'st him where thō goest In all thy waies both Truth Mercie be For such as have thy league word observed Keep therfor Lord thy grace in store for me For thy namesake though I have ill deserved Let those in whome thy sacred fear is found In their desired pathway Lord persever Make true content in all their soules abound And let their seed poslesse the land for ever No man oh Lord who stands in fear of thee Shall from thy league or Counsels be debarred On thee therfore mine eyes attending be That from the net my feet may be vnsnared Pleasd be in love to visit me againe For lo despis'd I am sore destressed Quit me from all my sorrowes my paine For my hart-greefs oh Lord are much encraesed Regard my wants Behold mark my woes Remitting all wherin I have offended See See oh Lord what numbers are my foes And what despights to me they have intended To help save my soul entreated be Thou art my Garde oh keep me vndisgraced Vpright pure because I trust in thee And from all Cares let Isr'el be released Psal 26. A Psalm of David It setts downe some marks of the true church of her members personates her iustifieing her self against the secret imputations of her foes from whome she desires to be distinguisht c. It is vsefull for those members of Christ whoe are falsly accused c. GIve sentence now oh Lord with me For I have walk'd aright And since I have relide on thee Preserve me still vpright Proue thou my hart Raines oh God Search there what thou canst finde For I the Paths of Truth have trodd And bear thy love in minde 2 With wicked men I have not sate Nor with dissemblers gone Prophane Assemblies I do hate And shunn the sinners throne With hands wash'd clean in simplenes I 'le round thine Altars goe And there in songs of thanckfulnes Thy wondrous works I 'le showe 3 For I that place affect oh God Where thou so much art fam'de Therfor with sinners thirsting blood Oh! let me not be nam'd Their hands their verie righthands be with bribes mischeefs fraught But Lord redeeme pitty me For I truths Paths have sought 4 In stedfast waies with fixed feet Firme standing I possesse For which where great Assemblies meet I will the Lord confesse Give vs grace oh Lord so to avoide the societie practises of wicked men that neither our consciences may accuse vs to be willfully guiltie of their crimes nor thou condemn vs for hypocrites when thou serchest iudgest the secrets of our harts Ioine to the puritie of manners a sincere devotion that honesty Religeon being knit married together in our soules by thee may never be divorced Let our zeal also to thy house our Love to thy Service be such as may distinguish vs from prophane worldlings so linck vs by charity to thy faithfull members that we may continue thine to our lives end Amen Psa 27. A Psalme of
David It expresseth confidence in God a longing to enioye the priveledges of his sanctuarie It vowes also to seek serve him desires Gods assistance exhort to faith perseverance c. It is vsefull for all Christians to these purposes GOd is my light my health mine Ayde My lifes defence whome should I fear When wicked foes my death assayd They tript fell ruinde were I therfor will nor faint nor fly Although an hoast beseigeth me If God will not this boone deny For which I 'le now a suiter be 2 Ev'n that he grace to me afford My life-time in his house to spend To vewe the beautie of the Lord. And in his Temple to attend For in his Tent when dangers threat In secret he should me enclose Vpon a Rock my footing set And raise my head above my foes 3 Then in God's house a Sacrifise Of praises I would also give Hear therfor Lord let my cries A gratious Answere now receive When thou dost bid me seek thy face Thy face I 'le seek my hart replies Reiect not therfor nor disgrace Thy Servant who on thee relies 4 Oh Lord who didst my soul preserve When me my parents did forsake Because of them who me observe Now plaine to me thy path-waies make Yea from the pleasure of my foes Protect me Lord for lo with lies False witnesses do me oppose And cruel words they do devise 5 That had I not beleef to see Gods grace within that land of blisse Where endles life shal granted be My soul had fainted long e're this Attend thou still vpon the Lord And faint thou not who e're thou art Attend I say vpon the Lord And he shall fortify thy hart It is an vnspeakable favour oh Lord to live where wee may peaceably assemble in thy house obtaine thy comfortable presence in thy blessed word Sacraments How many oh God! how many are deprived of this consolation And oh how long with how litle sense of our happines have wee enioyed this great blessing Grant vnto vs we beseech thee mere thanckfulnes lest thou iustlie withdrawe thy abused grace Give in due time this great Benifit to all who vnfainedlie desire it for thy glorie In the mean while vouchsafe them patience to sustaine their burthen without fainting let the hope of that which is prepared for thie saints in the Land of the living stir vp them vs to a faithfull performance of our whole dutie towards thee through the assistance of thy holy-spirit Amen Psa 28. A Psalme of David It craves Gods assistance imprecates his Iudgments against the wicked professeth assurance in the divine protection ascribes glorie powre thancks to the Almighty c. It may be vsed as a prayer protestation of our faith in persecution OH Lord My strength I crie to thee Give eare Silence do not keep Lest not vnlike to those I be Which downe descend into the deep Observe my Cries what I pray When to thine Arke my hands I rear With sinners pluck me not away Who speake of peace yet purpose warr 2 Give them what their ill deeds require As they deserve so them reward For their lew'd works pay them their hire Because thy works they nought regard Yea seeing they thy works despize Destroy them never to be raisd But hear my suite heed my cries And be thou Lord for ever praisd 3 For thou art Lord my sheild mine ayde My strength of whome I hopeful am Therof my hart is well apaid And of thy praise my Songs I frame Thy Christ thou alway shalt protect Thou art his rock sav'd by thee Thine heritage thine Elect Blest fedd magnifide shall be Immortal God so manie so great perills do alway threaten vs that we are still at the brinck of destruction vnles thou be gratious we shall soone be swallowed vp Hear vs therfor when we cal on thee in the Mediation of Iesus Christ gather vs not among Hypocrites or notorious Malefactors But when they shal receive their due reward who by a dissembled Vnitie trouble the peace of thy Church or dishonor thy Name by Atheisme or prophanes let vs reap the fructe of our hopes to our ioyfull exaltation among thine elect to the glorifieng of thy Mercie through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 29. A Psalme of David It mistically expresseth the powre of Gods voice or evangelical word over all sorts of people in all places It may be vsed to praise God for having thereby according to this prophecie converted those who were naturally as obdurate as trees mountaines feilds brute-creatures AScribe yee Mightie to the Lord Ascribe al powre same Let him be in his house ador'd And honor yee his Name The Lord commandeth with his voice The seas greatest Floud And when the thunder makes a noise It is the voice of God 2 With powre the God of glorie speaks And awfull are his words His voice the strongest cedars breaks That Libanon affords Eu'n Libanon Shirion to He makes to start through feare As Vnicornes Bullocks do That yonge frightful are 3 God's voice between the flames doth flie God's voice the Desert shakes God's Voice doth adesh terrifie The Hinde it Calfeles makes Yea with his Voice the thickest grove To plainest veiwe he laies And in his Temple those things move All tongues to sing his praise 4 The Lord likewise doth in the Floud An endles rule possesse And blesseth al the Folke of God With fortitude peace Honor praise be given to thee oh Lord God for the powrful preaching of thy word let the sound of thie voice be still in our eares When we rage like a troubled sea let it calme vs UUhen we are like over-loftie Cedars let it humble vs when me are as vnmoveable as mountaines in our owne opinions let it shake vs when we are wanton like young Bullocks let it tame vs when we are as rude or barren as a wildernes let it civilize make vs fructful when we are pregnant with anie mischeef let it make our conceptions abortive when we are ensnared among the thick bushes of ignorance or worldlie Cares let it discover a passage out of error disentangle our harts from carnall affections that the whole world may be subiected vnto thee that we al tongues may praise magnifie thy Name for ever ever Amen Psa 30. A Psalm or song of the dedication of the house of David It seems a thancksgivinge for the resurrection of Christ whose true house or Temple was his Body It confesseth Gods gratiousnes mans weaknes c. We may vse it when arising from our sinns we resolve to dedicate our selves as tēples to the holy-ghost LOrd God thy praise I will declare For why thou me hast magnifide My foes insultings thou did'st bar And sav'dst me when for help I cride Yea from the dungeon the pit Thou keptst my soul
grow more more But they finde grace who trust in God Let just righteous men therfore With Shouts proclaime theyr joye abrode It is not oh gratious Redeemer our Innocencie or any good which of our selves we can performe that iustifies vs in thy sight but thy free grace thy hiding thy not-imputing our sinns That which thou expect est acceptest from vs toward the procuring of this favour is nothing els but humbled soules contrite spirits vnfaigned harts sincere confessions which thou thy self also must prepare help perfect in vs or we shall never perform them no though all the dangers torments of the world were before our eies Take therfor from vs our brutish ignorance curb our head-strong wilfulnes Rain our vnbridled appetites instruct vs by thy favorable aspect so guide vs by the bridle of reason religeous awe that we being governed according to thy will thou mayst be found of vs in all troubles at all seasons we reioice in thy mercy for ever ever Amen Psa 33. It exhorts to praise God declares who are most obliged therevnto In what manner we should performe this dutie for what principall causes c. We should often vse it to put vs in minde how much we are obliged to praise God c. YE Righteous in the Lord reioice For praise with Godly men doth sute Praise God with Psaltry Harpe Voice And on the twice-five-stringed Lute To him new ditties sing play And tune them to the loudest kay 2 For God is righteous in his word His Actions ful of truth appear His Bounty all the world hath storde His Darlings Truth Iustice are The Heav'ns were form'd when he but spake His breath did all their Armies make 3 The seas huge waves aloft he rear'd The Deeps as vp in store he layd Oh! let him through the world be fear'd And make Earths-dwellers all afraide For his Commandings are fulfill'd And all is done as he hath will'd 4 God makes the Gentiles proiects vaine And brings the Peoples plotts to nought But his decrees for aye remaine And everlasting is his thought Most surely blest therefore are those Whome for his owne the Lord hath chose 5 For God from heav'n doth cast his eye The Sonn 's of men to veiwe knowe Yea from his dwelling-place on high He marketh all on earth belowe Their hearts alike he shapeth to And heeds ev'n ev'ry work they do 6 Great Armies cannot save a kinge No strong-mans powre his life preserves The strength of horse vaine succours bringe But those who fear him God observes And whosoe're on him depends From dearth death he them defends 7 Our soul vpon the Lord shall waite Who hath our sheild shelter binn And he shall be our harts delight Because his Name we trusted in Oh! let vs Lord still succour'd be As we repose our trust in thee Blessed God! at thy word allthings were created by thy providence they are stil governed Thou hast fashioned the harts of all men to be in some measure capable of thy grace observest how they emploie that Talent Thy eternal decree remaines firme therfor theie whome thou chusest shall be blessed for ever Neither their owne strength nor any powre but thine is able to keep them safe Thou therfor on whome their soul waiteth shalt prevent the famine of that which is the meanes of their preservation therby keep them from totall or final-falling Lord make vs to reioice in this vnspeakable mercie Encrease our faith continue vs in the meanes whereby we are to make our Election sure VVe beleeve it is alreadie granted yet we praie for it because it is our dutie because we cannot chuse but praie for that which we beleeve hope to obtaine through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 34. A Psalme of David when he changed his behaviour before Abimeleck who drove him away he departed It seems to typefy Christ who being as it were disguised by taking our nature infirmities became therby contemptible to the great-ones of the world We should sing it to praise God for discovering to vs what is hid from the wordly wise c. NOw shall the Lords eternal praise The subiect of my song be made My Soul shall sing it all her daies The meek shall hear it be glad Let others come ready be To ioine in praising of his Name For when I cti'de he helped me And kept away my feared blame 2 He lightneth such as him observe And no disgrace vpon them falls He heares the pore will preserve From all his troubles when he calls His Angell-gards will them enclose Who of his God head awfull be Therfor his goodnes vnto those Who trust in him come Tast See 3 Yea fear the Lord yee Saints of his For he to such will al things grant The Lions whelps their food may misse But they that serve him nothing want Yee Children come attention give And I will teach th' Almighties feare How yee long time on earth may live And gaine a blessed-being here 4 Your tongues from slandrous words preserve Dissembling let your lipps eschewe Ill deeds avoid good works observe Seek peace after it persue For God beholdeth such as those And heares the Righteous when they pray But wicked men he doth oppose And roots their Name Fame away 5 The Lord will hear the Righteous crie From dangers he will them assure He to the broken hart is nigh And wounded Spirits he will cure Although the Iust hath many greeves The Lord so helps that they are gone In all his troubles him releeves And keeps him sound in ev'rie bone 6 By sinn the sinners death is wrought He shall not thrive that hates the Iust But God his servants lives hath bought And faileth none that in him trust Hear vs oh merciful God in cur present necessities and preserve vs from those future evills which we may iustlie fear Enlighten our vnderstandings rectifie our affections guide our tongues sanctifie our actions cure our deseased bodies heal our wounded soules Let thine Angells gard vs let thine owne eyes watch over vs and let vs be so instructed in thy fear that when our lion-like adversaries are emptie we maie be filled with thy goodnes delighted in thy sweetnes Grant also that when their memorial perisheth we being preserved sound both in soul body may â—nicie the promised blessing os long-life even of life-eternall in thy heavenlie kingdom for ever ever Amen Another of the same AT al tymes with my tongue I 'le blesse the Lord To sing of him I never will forbear But in my Soul his praise with mirth record And publish what the meek shall ioy to hear Come therfor helpe his praises to declare To magnify his Name let vs agree Discharg'd I was by him of all my fear And when his ayde I sought he ayded me Enlightned are their eyes that look
on him And no disgrace or shame or those cann fall For he in all their troubles helpeth them And hears the pore when he on him doth call God's Angell-gards round those that fear him be Encamped still to keep them from their Foes His greatnes and his goodnes tast see For all are blest who trust in him repose In him let all his Saints confine their fear For povertie from such resttained is Kept hungry oft the whelps of Lions are But they who fear the Lord no goodnes misse Let me from you yee babes attention gaine That I the fear of God to you may showe Mark also this all yee that would attaine Long life on earth happie daies to knowe No sland'rous tales envre your tongues to tell And let your lipps dissembling speach eschewe Of wicked words beware Vprightly deal Enquire our Peace after it persue Plac'd are Gods eyes vpon the Righteous race He to their cries an open ear doth lay Quite opposite to sinners is his face And from the land he rootes their name away Right willingly the Lord inclines his ear To hear save the righteous when they cry Sinn-wounded soules harts that broken are He never shunns but vnto such is nigh Though many greefs vpon the Godly fall The Lord will ev'ry one of them remove Vnbroke ev'n all his bones preserve he shall But sinn the death of sinful men shal prove Whoe so doth hate the Iust shall hated be For God his faithful servants wil redeem Yea all their soules from thral he setteth free And leaveth none that put their trust in him Psa 35. A Psalm of David It containes divers petitions prophetical Imprecations concerning the Adversaries of Christ of his members perticulerly mentioneth some of those misusages which he suffred by the Iewes c. We may properly sing it when we commemorate the Passion c. WIth such oh Lord as me oppose Vouchsafe to plead my right And pleased be to warr on those Who now against me fight Both sheild Buckler take in hand Rise for my help I pray Bring out the spear for me stand In my Persuers way 2 Say to my soul Thy health I am And bring to shameful wrack All those who seek my death or shame Yea sham'd repell them back Let them before God's Angel fly As chaff before the winde Let them before God's Angel fly Through paths vnsafe blinde 3 Since pitts they digg'd therein snares For me vniustly laid Let them be slaine at vn-awares In their owne trapps betraide Then Lord in thee my soul shal ioy Thy help my mirth shall be And all my bones oh Lord shal say That none cann equall thee 4 Thou sav'st thee pore men opprest From those that are too strong Thou free'st the pore who are destrest From such as do them wrong False witnesse rose charged me With words I never sayd And that my soul might spoiled be They Good with Ill repaide 5 Yet when great sicknes them opprest In sack-cloth cladd I mourn'd I fasted into my brest My prayers back return'd I greev'd for them as men bemone A Brother or a freind And sadly walk'd as when that one Bewailes his Mothers end 6 But when my greefs did me besett Their Merry-meetings were The baser sort in private mett And none did scofs forbear Yea at their Feasts in mock of me The Scorners gnash'd their teeth No longer Lord spectator be But save my soul from death 7 My Darling from the Lion save So thy great love oh Lord Where many folk their meetings have I 'le to thy praise record Oh! let not those who me despize Deride my pore estate Or lear on me with scornful eyes Whome they vniustly hate 8 They seek not Peace but Projects lay For them that peaceful be With gaping mouthes AH HA say they Our wish we now do see Thou saw'st it Therfor make no pawse Nor absent long abide But wake arise let my cause By thee Lord God be tri'de 9 Lord judge me in thy righteousnes That they deride not me And say in hart this Fall of his Is that which wee would see Oh! never give them cause to say We have devour'd him quite But shame root them out for aye That in my harme delight 10 Let them with shame scorne be cladd That have my soul deseas'd And let them trivmph be gladd Who in my cause are pleasd The Lord be prais'd let all men say That wish thy Servants Peace And with my tongue I 'le all the day Extol thy Righteousnes Oh blessed Redeemer let thy gratious assistance be alwaies readie to garde vs from the furious malice of our Foes And seeing their condition is not hidd from thee let thy iudgments be executed vpon all those who shall continue vnrepentant in their wickednes that thy Justice may be glorified as wel as thy Mercie Make vs also mindful oh Christ from what height of glorie thou didst voluntarilie humble thy self to what extream contempt thou wort abased how vnkindiie yea how despightfully handled even by those for whose Redemption thou wert pleased to descend And by thy example teach vs to be humble patient charitable in our suffrings that bearing thy crosse imitating thy virtues we may be pertakers of thy exaltation who livest raignest world without end Amen Psa 36. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David the servant of the Lord. It mentions the impiety corruptions of the wicked It declareth also the infinite Love mercie sweetnes Iustice of God c. It may be sung to bring to consideration God's goodnes whē the over-flowings of vngodlines circumvent vs MY hart within me sayes That Sinners fear not God And their self-pleasing course displaies Their hatefull guilt abrode Their words are wicked wiles Nor wise nor just are they Vpon their bedds they study Guiles And cursed is their way 2 The heav'ns thy Mercy fills Thy Truth doth reach the skye Thy justice Lord or'e-topps the hills And deep thy judgments lie Thou sav'st both man beast For Lord thy grace excells And vnderneath thy wings in rest Man-kinde securely dwells 3 With daineties of thy house They shall replenish'd be And streames of blisse they shall carowse For Life doth flowe from thee Thy light is Lord our light Therfore where thou art knowne Prolong thy grace that men vpright May make thy works their owne 4 Let not the foot of pride Oppose or hinder me Nor let me be remoov'd aside By hands that wicked be For thence the overthrowe Of Sinners first begann And when they fell they fell so lowe That rise they never cann UUee confesse oh Lord that by the corruption still remaining in our owne harts we are plainlie informed how Sinn being first conceived in thought will at last break forth into publike Act if thy great Mercie prevent not Uouch safe vs therfor not onlie thy common grace which thou spreadest over all but be pleased also
to displaie over vs the wings of thy special Mercies that being nourished in thy house with spiritual Banquets such as thy word thy Sacraments the Illuminations of thy Spirit we may escape the falling into those offēces from which there is no risingagaine Let thy Saving-grace be extended also to those who yet know thee not to the multiplieng of thy Elect through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 37. A Psalm of David It proposeth many counsells experimental Arguments to move vs not to be offended at the Prosperitie of world-lings to persuade a patient perseverance in well-doeng c. It is vsefull to keep vs contented with our estates hopefull in all temptations afslictions c. AT Sinners take thou no offence Nor vex thy self at such as they For they shall soone be swept from hence And like the grasse consume a way Beleeve in God live vpright So where thou dwell'st thou shalt be fedd And if in him thou take delight Of all thy hopes thou shalt be spedd Commit thou to the Lord thy way Trust him all shall well be done Thy Iustice shall out-shine the day Thy judgment passe the sunn at noone Delight in God his leasure bide And fret thou not that others thrive But thy displeasure lay aside Lest thou offence by vexing give Expect awhile thou shalt see The wicked fall men vpright Possessors of the land to be When Sinners dwellings vanish quite For meek-men shall possesse the land And peace enioy at full therein Though wicked men do them withstand Conspire gnash their teeth grinn God sees mocks the Sinners end His Blade in vaine he drawes to smite He shall his Bowe as vainely bend To slay the pore men vpright His Blade ev'n his owne hart shall gore His bowe shall breake and that small share The Right'ous hath shall profit more Then all their heaps that wicked are It shall be soe because the Lord Who breaks their arme that are vniust To Godlie-men will healps afford Which never shall deceive their trust Knowne to the Lord are all their waies Their heritage will alwaies last They shall not feare in ev'll-daies Nor emptie be when others Fast Lewd men they who parte have tooke Against the Lord shall then become Like fatt of Lambes or like the smoke Which melts or quite away doth fume Much borrowe those but never pay The Righteous lends mercie shewes Where he doth blesse right blest are they Where he doth curse a curse ensues No course he takes but God will guide His feet in his waye delight He falls not quite although he slide Because God holds him still vpright Olde-age youth I now have seene Yet saw no Iust-man or his seed Forlorne or begg For they have beene So kinde that they finde healp at need Proceed thou in this way therfore Depart from Sinn tread virtues path That thou maist live for ever more For God in Iudgment pleasure hath Quite roots he out the Sinners race But still his saints preserved are The Land they fully shall possesse And safelie dwell for ever there Right fitt for they discreetly talke The Lawe of God they ponder still And in their waies directly walke Though Sinners wait their life to spill Still therfor God will them defend And clear them when araign'd they be If thou likewise on him attend God in the Land will prosper thee The Sinners fall thine eye shall veiwe For I have seene them like the Bay Spread wide and make a goodlie shewe Then suddenly consume away Veiwe thou the Iust Observe them all For peace their later daies attends But wicked men togither fall And mischeef brings them to their ends Which comes to passe because the Iust The Lord at need their helper have For they in him do put their trust And them from Sinners he doth save Almightie God! make vs contented with our portion without medling in what appertaines to others Let not the prosperitie of the wicked cause vs to be envious fretfull or discouraged considering the ficklenes perill of their estate But give vs grace to be rather carefull that we discharge our owne duties Make vs faithfull chearfull patient meek charitable prudent diligent constant in the wayes of well-doeng that so we may be delivered from despaires scornes slanders conspiracies persecutions wants all other temporal disadvantages of this life be iustified in sight of the whole world at the Resurrection where it will be evident that the florishings of the wicked were never worth our envie that according to thy word the later end of the Righteous is the beginning of Blessednes for ever more Amē Psa 38. A Psalme of David to bring to Remembrance It is a penitentiall Psalme emploring the pacification of God's wrath expressing our natural miseries corruptions c. It is vsefull when we feel the guilt punishment of Sinn with a true repentance harty desire of pardon e. LOrd chide not when thou wroth shalt be Nor in thy rage my sinn chastise For deep thy shafts do stick in me And strict thy hand vpon me lies Paines in my flesh thy frownes have bredd My faults have rob'd my bones of rest My flouds of Sinn have drown'd my head And by their waight I am opprest 2 My wounds corrupt foule they growe My Crimes have causd that thus I fare With sorrowes I am pressed lowe And all day long my mournings are My Raines are grip'd sore deseas'd Throughout my body I am sore A wastinge-greef on me hath ceas'd And paind at hart aloud I roare 3 Oh Lord thou know'st what things I want My mournings are not hidd from thee My strength decayes my hart doth pant Mine eye-sight also faileth me My friends kindred shunn my greef My lovers hide themselves away And they who seek to take my life Close-engines to ensnare me lay 4 Yea they who for my harme awaite Speake words that full of mischeef are Yet how al day they muze deceit I hearing will not seeme to hear Nay I have stood as mute as he Whose tongue is partcht whose throte is dry Whose eares depriv'd of hearing be And in whose mouth is no replie 5 For I oh Lord on thee relie And answere I expect from thee Oh! therfor now attend my crie Lest els my foes insult on me For if my foote but slip aside They in my fall them selves delight My feet alas are prone to slide And still my greefs are in my sight 6 Beholde for my offence I greeve And my transgressions I bewaile Yet still my foes encrease live Yea still my causles-foes prevaile Moreover they who render ill For doeng well have mee with stood And borne me hate for my good-will Because I love the thing that 's good 7 Lord go not far therfore from hence From me my God! depart not farr But make thou speed in my defence Because from thee my succours are Most
awfull God! dreadfull is thy frown when we beholde thee angrie for Sinn lothsome are our sinns when they appeare to a wounded conscience vnsufferable our afflictions when our consciences accuse vs VVe have sinned oh Lord we have sinned and are therfor tormented both in soul bodie yet we beseech thee deal not with vs according to our sinns but for thy mercie-sake vouchsafe vs a favorable correction those remedies consolations which thou knowest best for our infirmities VVhē thou art offended our foes are not only mischeevous vexations but our kindred also forsake vs our best beloved freinds afflict vs which is yet more we our selves are our owne tormenters VVhatsoever therfor betides vs or whosoever is iniurious wee have nothing to replie nor any to accuse but our selves Oh! pittie our distempers hear vs help vs deliver vs for the bitter passion sake of Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 39. To the cheef Musitian to Iduthun a psalme of David The Prophet resolves a patient watchfulnes over the tongue Bemoanes the vanitie miserie of mankinde petitions for God's mercie c. It may serve to instruct comfort vs during the provocations of the wicked in other afflictions IVow'd to keep my waies vpright And that in words I none would wrong While sinners were therfore in sight I shut my lipps stayd my tongue What er'e they sayd I silent stood Refraining words though they were good 2 But greefs did then to stirr beginn Which hot in me my hart did make My thoughts inflam'd a fire within Which loos'd my tongue then I spake Lord of my end informe thou me And what my dayes frailties be 3 For loe my life is but a spann It seems as nothing in thine eyes Ev'n at his best most vaine is man And like the shade away he flies He tires himself with needles paines And knowes not who shall reap his gaines 4 On thee therefore I do attend My trust oh Lord I place on thee From all my sinns my soul defend From flouting-fooles preserve thou mee For I forbare to speak a word Because it was thy doeng Lord. 5 Thy hand with blowes doth me afflict Oh! take thy heavie strokes away When thou for sinn dost man correct Thou Moth-like sretst their Forme awaie Therfore no cause of doubts remaine That ev'ry man is wholie vaine 6 Lord hear my suite my criengs hear Let not my teares vnmention'd goe For as thy Guests my Fathers were And strangers here ev'n I am soe Oh! spare grant me strength I pray Before I passe from hence for aye Give vs Grace oh Lord that our tongues neither offend by vndiscreet or evill speakings nor by continueng silent whē we ought to speake Remember vs how short and vaine our lives are how foolish it is to wearie our selves consume our time for that with we may never enioy loosing in the meane while assured blessings Enable vs to sustaine the crosse which thou shalt lay vpon vs without repininge lay no more on vs then thou shalt make vs able to beare Deliver vs from the scorne of fooles but especiallie from those transgressions by which our beauty is consumed Mark our teares hear our cries and spare vs in this our pilgrimage vntill we have atained the strength by which we may stand firm in thy favour through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 40. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It is applied vnto Christ Hebr. 10. It praiseth God for our Redemption declares the abolishing of the Ceremonial Law the obedience of Christ the preaching of the Gospell c. It is vsefull to commemorate Christs obedience to give praise for former deliverances to pray for future preservation MY constant hopes on God are sett Who when I cride gave eare to me He brought me from the myrie-pitt Ev'n from the denn where horrors be Vpon a Rock my feet he plac't He setled there my standing fast 2 And that his praise I might declare A new-made song to me he taught Which many men shall hear with fear And to depend on God be brought For they who trust in him are blest And they who pride lies detest 3 Those wonders Lord which thou hast wrought Those things my God so many are Which thou concerning vs hast thought That none cann them to thee declare O Lord to order them to thee Is far too great a task for me 4 No offrings thou dost now require But only that thy words I hear No Sacrifize consum'd in fire By thee for sinns desired are Then Loe I sayd I come to be That which thy Book foretold of me 5 I ioy to do thy will oh God! Thy Law is in my hart enrowld And Lord thy Iustice all abrode In great Assemblies I have tolde Thou know'st my lipps thy Truth reveald And. that my hart hath nought conceald 6 I made thy faithful-dealing knowne I did thy saving-health declare I have not kept thy Love vnshowne Nor hidd thy Truth where hearers were Therfor to me thy mercy showe Thy Truth Love Lord make me know 7 For mischeeves more then cann be tolde Have now enclos'd me round about My sinns on me have layd such holde There is no place of looking out Their number doth my haires out goe And therfor faint my hart doth growe 8 Oh Lord vouchsafe my life to save With speed oh God! assist I pray That they with shame a fall may have Who seek to take my Soul away Let those that wish amisse to me With shame scorne repelled be 9 With rooting-out those men require And paie them with deserved shame Whoe in those words of scorne delight Which bring on me disgrace or blame But give him ioy in his desires Who after thee oh Lord enquires 10 Let them who love thy saving-health Confesse thee Lord for evermore For thou art mindfull of my wealth And heedest me though I am pore Lord God my helper make thou speed To help me still at ev'rie need Allmightie God by whose divine powre Iesus Christ was raised out of the myrie pitt of the Grave with tryvmph ascended from the Dungeons of Hell into the highest heavens Grant that by his example we may continually offer vp the sweet ever acceptable Sacrifize of Obedience to thy Will. UUrite thy Lawe in our Harts Let our Tongues publish thy Righteousnes thy Truth to all the world And though our manyfold Sinns make vs vnworthy of thy grace yet deliver vs from that shame punishmēt which they deserve that our Foes may be disappointed of their hope that we together with all thy Saints may ioyfully confesse thy great Mercie through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psal 41. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David It declares the reward of Charitie towards the pore members of Christ expresseth the Hypocrisy of his foes Beseecheth God's assistance praiseth him for our exaltation by Christ It is vsefull for these
Foes acknowledging Gods regard of her suffrings professing assurance in him promising to be thanckfull c. It is vsefull to those ends c. HAve Mercie Lord for man hath sought To swallowe vp mischeeve mee My Foes with mee have daylie fought And Lord most high they many bee Thou art my hope when doubts arise Thy word hath brought me comforts to On thee alone my hart relies And fearles is what Flesh cann do 2 They wrest my words Lord ev'rie day To worke me harme they still devise They meet vnseene they mark my way And how they might my Soul surprise Therfore in thy just wrath oh God! Correct them for this Crime of theirs And as thou dost my Faults record Recorde botle vp my teares 3 For thou wilt save me Lord I knowe When thee I seek my Foes flie back Thy promise makes mee joyfull growe And of thy word my songs I make My trust oh God! is all in thee And of man's powre I fearles am Thy vowes are all perform'd on mee And I will praise thee for the same 4 For thou hast freed my Soul from death From falls thou dost my footing stay To walke by thee within that Path Which leads to Life a lightsome way Oh thou faithfull preserver of all who put their trust in thee Our visible invisible Adversaries do continually seek the destruction of our soules bodies by many secret mischeevous devises But our trust being placed vpon thee wee need not fear the malice of any Adversarie Grant vs grace therfore so to depend on thy promises so to lament our errors with teares of true Repentance that as our enimies mark our wayes to entrap vs wee our selves may mark them to prevent ensnarings that thou observing their hatred our penitence mayst cause vs to walke ioyfully in the way of eternal life through Iesus Christ Amen Psal 57. To the cheef Musitian Altaschith A Psalm of David when he fledd from Saul in the Cave It mystically expressed the Iewes persecutinge Christ even vnto his Grave wee that are his members partake in his suffrings may sing it to declare our iniuries to pray praise God for deliverances c. LOrd grant oh grant me thy compassion For I in thee my trust have placed Display thy wings for my Salvation Vntill my greefs are over-passed To thee I sue oh God most high To thee that canst all want supplie 2 From their despights who seek to rend mee Let help oh Lord from heav'n be daigned And let thy Truth Love defend me For I with Lions am detained With men inflam'd whose biting words Are shafts spears naked swords 3 Let over heav'n God's praise be reared And through the world his glorie showed For they who netts for mee prepared They who my soul to ground had bowed Ev'n they with in those trapps are caught Which for my fall their hāds had wrought Selah 4 Oh God! my hart now ready maketh My hart is for thy praise preparing My Tongue my Harpe my Lute awaketh And I my selfe betimes vprearing Will speake sing in praise of thee Where greatest throngs of people be 5 For Lord thy Mercies forth are stretched As farr as are the Sphears extended Thy Truth vnto the Clouds hath reached And thou thy self art high ascended Let still thy Fame praise oh God! Through heav'n earth be spread abrode Oh Lord to whome Mercy belongeth have mercy vpon vs let the Wings of thy protection be gratiously spread over vs vntill the Stormes of this life be overpast For so great so manyfold are those dangers those Miseries wherewith wee are alwaies enclosed by spirituall temporal foes that they have brought our bodies to the Grave our seules near vnto Hell Oh! let thy Truth Love defend vs from our Lion-like persecuters that our Harts being timely cheared our Thoughts Words Actions may harmoniously agree in manifesting thy praises And seeing thy holy Spirit hath plainely declared the Vniversality of thy proffered Grace let not vs presume to sett Limmits there vnto but publish thy glorie as vniversaly as thou hast extended thy Mercies through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 58. To the cheef Musitian Altaschith Michtam of David It reprehends characters that Serpentine generation whoe are obstinate enimies to the Gospell of Christ prophecies illustrates their destruction c. It is vsefull to encourage vs against their malice c. YEe congregation said yee right Yee Mortalls are your Doomes vpright No for you muse on works of Sinn Your hands with mischeevs filled are You from your Births vntoward were And from the wombe have liers binn 1 Your poyson like the serpents flowes Deaf-Adder-like your eares you close Though powrfull Charmes are wisely sung Oh God! their mouthes of teeth disarme And that their Fangs may do no harme Make tootheles Lord the Lion's young 3 Like sudden Flouds their furie slale When they would shoot their arrowes breake Yea make them quite consume away Like snailes consume them from the earth Or els like some vntimely birth Destroy them er'e they see the day 4 Before wee feel them prick or burne Them whirle-winde-like Lord overturne And sweep them hence in wrath alive Which Vengance when the Righteous vewe And vewing Sinn receive her due They joyfull thancks to thee shall give 5 Yea they shall trample on their bloud Who have bene Foes to doeng good And ev'rie man shall say see That Righteous men shall have their meed And that there is a God indeed By whome the world shall iudged be Keep vs oh Lord from having fellowship in the Congregations of those who are perverted in their Iudgment mischeevous in their Conversation Draf to good Instructions Obstinate in their heresies willfull continuers in all their natural Corruptions Deliver us from their malice Breake their Instruments of mischeef and let their deserved confusion fall suddenly vpon them That the Faithfull Congregation may vewe it that all men may see confesse thee to be the Righteous Iudge of the world the rewarder of all those who put their trust in thee Amen Psa 59. To the cheef Musitian Altaschith Michtam a Psalm of David when Saul sent they watched the house to kill him It cheefly prophecied the Iewes dogged crueltie to Christ that they should be preserved to wander in a vagabond Condition as wee see at this day for an example to others c. It serves to warne vs that wee resist not God's grace once offred c. MY God protect mee from my Foes From them who strive with mee From Sinners gard mee from those That bloodie-minded be For loe the mightie do combine They waite my soul to teare And without cause or fault of mine With speed there to prepare 2 Lord God of Hoasts Isr'el wake To heed succour mee The Gentiles Curbe vengance take Where sinns malitious be Selah At
night like Doggs they Bawling come They round the Cittie goe And slanders ranck threatnings from Their Mouthes lipps do flowe 3 For why say they none hears the same But God shall them detect The Gentiles also to defame His ayde I will expect For God 's my strength God healpeth mee Preventing grace bestowes And what my hart requires to see Inflicts vpon my Foes 4 Oh Lord our help disperse with shame Disperse them by thy powre But lest my Folke forget the same Them doe not quite devoure Vntill their tongue all words of spight And falshood vttred hath And when their pride is at the height Consume them in thy wrath 5 Yea Lord consume them vtterlie Till notise they obtaine That God throughout eternitie Doth over Iacob raigne Selah At night vnto the Cittie wall Like doggs they shall retreat Without it they shal bark bawle And whine for want of meat 6 But in the Morne aloud I 'le sing Both of thy powre grace And speake what succours thou didst bring When sore destrest I was Ev'n vnto thee oh God my powre My praise-full song shall be For thou art my defensive Towre And gratious vnto mee Iust Avenger of all malitious iniuries According to thy promises thou hast subiected the Gentiles to thy Sonns Dominion scattred the Iewes with a Cain like marke preventing their vtter extirpation that so their vagabond life may be a perpetuall memoriall both of their crueltie of our Savious Passion Let all those who shall make themselves partakers of their malitious heresie without repentance be partners in their punishment and let them hunt through the earth in error bawling like doggs without the walls of thy new Ierusalē for an example to all Ages But let so many of them as have bene misseled by ignorance only without willfull malice oh let them returne from their obstinacie in the Evening of their life or of this world let them hunger thirst after the true Messiah that in the Morning of their our Resurrection we may altogether praise glorifie thy holy Name Amen Psa 60. To the cheef Musitian vpon Shushan Eduth Michtam of David to teach when he strove with Aram Naharaym with Aram Zobath when Ioab returned slew of Edom in the salt vallie 12000. It bemoanes the present calamitie mitigates it by remembring God's promises Desires his conduct professeth Assurance in him It is vsefull to encourage those who fight vnder God's banner c. OH God! wee are despis'd of thee And in thy wrath dispersed be But now returne to vs againe Thou smot'st our land Loe it quakes Oh! stopp the breach for still it shakes And many cares thy folk sustaine 2 A giddie wine thou mad'st vs drink Yet they that feare thee do not shrinck They Truths displaied Flagg to beare Selah Oh! that thy Darling safe may be Let thy Right-hand or'e shaddow mee And bowe thou downe to me thine ear 3 Then as God's holy-voice declar'd All Shechem shall by mee be shar'd I 'le Succhoth Dale by Line receive I 'le Gilead Manasseth take Mount Eph'rim I my gard will make In Iudah I my law will give 4 My servile worke shall Moab doe O're Edom I will fling my shoe And Palestine of mee shall boast For who to Edom is my Guide Or to the Cittie fortifide But God that had forsook our Hoast 5 That Lord who did our Hoast forsake Shall of our greefs an ending make For man's vaine help wee do contemn Through God wee valiant Acts have done Our Foes by him shall downe be throwne And Hee shall set his feet on them Notwithstanding our many outward Afflictions make vs appeare as reprobates in the worlds opinion though by reason of our sinns wee our selves are sometime half afraids that thou oh God hast for saken despized vs yet havinge among vs the Ensigne of Truth as a testimonie of thy favour wee beleeve that thy spirituall kingdome shall be continued with vs be established in those places also which are not yet of thy visible Church Fulfill oh Lord our hopes herein that wee may break through the fortifications of the mistical Babilon that thy Spirituall Armies may be victorious through the conduct of our Lord Captaine Iesus Christ Amen Psa 61. To the cheef Musitian a psalme of David It desireth God's assistance confesseth former protections promiseth future trust in him It containes also a prediction of Christs kingdome a petition for Grace and a vowe of thanckefulnes To these ends it may be vsed LOrd let my plaint attention move When greev'd at hart I lie And lead mee to the Rock above When from Earth's ends I crie For as a Cittie fortifide From foes thou gardest mee Within thy Tent still safe I bide Thy Wings my Cov'ring bee Selah 2 Thou hear'dst my vowes gav'st mee shares With such as fear thy Name And spar'dst the king till hee in yeares An aged man became Oh! let thy Truth Mercie Lord Preserve him still by thee That still thy praise I may record And pay my vowes to thee Hear our Prayers oh Lord let our cries come vnto thee So firmlie establish vs on that Rock whereon thy Church is founded that it may be our Bullwork of defense in all dangers Cover vs with the wings of thy Mercie Succour vs in thy Tent be gratious vnto vs from what place or in whatsoever affliction wee call vpon thee That so having an outward portion among those who professe thee performing those vowes which wee made vnto thee in our Baptisme wee may be continued in thy favour vntil we shal be admitted into thy triumphant Church enioy life eternall with Christ Iesus Amen Psa 62. To the Cheef Musitian to Iduthun a Psalm of David It professeth trust in God threatens Characters out Antichrist his Members Exhorts to faith in Christ declares the vanitie of man of all tēporall assistances e. It may be sung to encrease Piety Faith Hope the contempt of temporall Vanities c. STill wait thou oh my Soul on God For he my helpe doth prove My Rock my Garde my Safe-abode Whence none cann mee remove Those therfor who conspire my fall His Blade shall root from hence And shake them like a rotten wall Or like a broken fence 2 They seek my shame They lies commend And hate when faire they speake Selah My Soul therfore on God attend Thy hope him only make For God my strength my healp my sort From harme will succour mee My praise my garde my firme support And my sole trust is hee 3 In God yee people alwaies hope To him your harts declare For he will prove a certaine propp When men deceitfull are Selah Men high lowe are lesse in weight Then things that are most vile Trust not therfore nor take delight In wealth in wrongs or guile 4 For once God said oft I heard That God both strong
thy holy name beseeching thee so to moisten the clodds of our harts with dewes from above that wee whome thou hast planted in thy visible Garden may not be lesse fruitfull then those to whome thou hast not yet vouchsafed the same priveledges But grant that both wee they according to what we have received may bring forth fruites acceptable vnto thee through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 66. A song a Psalme It praiseth God both for temporall spirituall blessings especially for the great benifit of our vniversall Redēption which is typically expressed by allusion to the Iewes deliverance from the Egiptian bondage c. It may be sung to praise God for our deliverances from sinn the Devil c. YEe kingdomes all God's praise expresse In songs exalt land his Name To him his dreadfull Acts confesse And how his Arme his foes doth tame Let all the world before him bowe With singing to his Name him Selah And let all men more heedfull growe What dreadfull things he did for them 2 The sea he dri'de through the Maine Wee walk'd on foote him praising there He hath obtain'd a boundles raigne And of all Nations he hath care He will not let the Rebells thrive Selah Oh! blesse our God sing his praise For he preserves our soul alive And he from slipps our footing staies 3 By thee oh God! wee prooved were Like silver tried refin'de Thou didst entrap vs in a snare And round our loines affllictions binde Above our heads thou mad'st men ride And through both Flouds fires we came But thou didst rest at last provide And I will praise thee for the same 4 Ev'n in thy house those vowes I 'le pay Which in destresse were sworne by mee Fatt Rams Bullocks I will slay And burne sweet incense vnto thee Selah Come hither yee that fear the Lord And hear what for my soule he wrought When his assistance I emplor'd And him with praise-full voice besought 5 If any sinn my hart affects The Lord will then withdraw his eare But surelie God my suite affects For he my vocall moane did hear Oh! let him ever praised be For not reiecting my request And for his Mercie shew'd to me Oh! let him be for ever blest Blessed be thy Name oh gratious God for all thy benifitts especially for our many spiritual deliverances which are everie day as wonderfull now as when the Redd-sea was dried up For through Seas of terrors Deserts of tribulations wee passe many Dangers many trialls many enterchanges of Adversitie prosperitie in this life to refine prepare us for a blessed habitation that without impeachment to thy Iustice wee may be made capable of thy free-Mercie Oh! root out of our harts that affection to sinn which interrupts thy hearing of our prayers and grant that by sacrifizinge our brutish affections offring vp the sweet Incense of a Faith fruitfull in Good works wee may declare our selves thanckfull vnto thee and that wee our Oblation may be made acceptable through the Merrits of Iesus Christ Amen Psa 67. To the cheef Musitian vpon Neginoth a Psalme a song It expresseth a longing for the vniversall spreading of that saving grace which is offred to Iewes Gentiles shewes the blessednes which will succeed the same It is daylie sung in our Liturgie for the enlargment of the Catholick Faith THy blessing Lord bestowe Shewe vs thy glorious Face Selah That all the world thy waies may knowe And see thy saving-grace 2 Let all men give thee praise Let all sing praise to thee Let nations all sing out thy praise For thou their Iudge must be 3 God is the Nations kinge Selah Let Nations all therefore Let Nations all vnto him sing And praise him ever more 4 Then earth shall give encrease And God whose Folke wee are That God shall vs vouchsafe to blesse And him the world shall fear Allmighty God vouchsafe that wee whome thou hast alreadie enlightned with a gratious measure of thy Saving-knowledge may so evidently enioy also thy protection the continuall brightnes of thy Favour that all the Nations of the world beholding the benifit of thy Service may be allured to ioyne with us in magnifienge of thee Let also a due consideration that thou art Vniversall king makes vs beleeve that thou hast provided means of salvation for all thy Subiects and let the remembrance that thou art vniversall Iudge make vs all so fruitfull that thou maist be vniversally feared glorified wee blessed world without end Amen Psa 68. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme or song of David It is a Prophecie of Christ Heb. 4. 8. Herein by allusion to some passages in the olde Testament many Evangelical mysteries are shaddowed out to witt the Resurrection Ascention sending of the holy-ghost Callinge of the Gentiles c. It is vsefull to commemorate those mysteries c. LEt God arise all his Foes affright Let those that hate him be despers'd flie Let Sinners passe like smoke out of his sight And melt like wax which in the fire doth lie But from the Iust let him expel their sadnes And make them glad in him with perfect gladnes 2 Oh! prais Gods name who rides above the sphear His Name Eternal in your Songs commend For in his holy-place he still appeares The Orphanes Father the widdowes freind He captives frees he strangers entertaineth And for the proud a fruitles land ordaineth 3 Whē thou didst Lord thy peoples passage make And waies for thē through deserts vast prepare At sight of thee both heav'n earth did shake Yea Sinai shook when Isr'els God was there Thou gav'st thy flock sweet raines as need required And mad'st thē strōg whē they were weak tired 4 There dwelleth now thy Congregation Lord Where for the pore thy goodnes roō had made Whē thou thy self hadst first proclaim'd the word Great Armies thē of Preachers there they had Kings troupes did flie shee the spoile divided Who came not forth but in her tent resided 5 Ye shal be made tho lodg'd with pots ye were As fair as doves with gold silver wings As white as snowe in Salmon did appeare When there the Lord dispersed mighty Kings Like Bashan hill God's holy mountaine sheweth And Bashan-like all other hills or'e veweth 6 This hill is God's hee inhabits here Then why insult yee soe yee meaner hills God's charrets twice ten thousand Augells are And he by them in holy Sinai dwells Ascending high ev'n thraldome he enthralled And bought vs guifts whē we his foes were called 7 Thus God hath done that he might dwel in vs. Oh! let this God our saviour blessed be Selah For with good things he dailie lodeth vs And God of Life Lord of death is hee He breaks the heads of those that him receive not And wounds the crown of him that sinning leavs 8 From Bashan the Deeps I wil saith God Bring
back my Folk as once frō thēce they came That thou maist wash thy feet in thy foes bloud And that thy dogs may come lick the same For they oh God my king thy goengs heeded They saw how in thy house thou hast proceeded 9 The singers first the minstrells next had place With whom the maids on timbrels plaieng wēt And then the Choire of Isr'els blessed race Did all in one to praise the Lord concent There went young Beniamin's Iudah's Guiders And Zabulon's Nepthalies Providers Oh Lord whoe bid'st that we should courage take Cōfirm thi work which thou for vs hast wrought At Salem then and for thy Temple sake To thee by kings shal guifts of price be brouht Their brutish troupes that armes do love to carrie Rebuke disperse make them tributarie 11 Then Egipts kings will seek vnto the Lord And Chush will then to God advance her hands His praise therfore yee kingdomes all record And sing aloud his praises all yee Lands For whē he rides the sphears his horse he maketh And lo his voice is thunder when he speaketh 12 All powre praise ascribe to God alone For his renowne is through all Isr'ell spread God is in heav'n the great Almighty-one And in his holy-place is full of dread His peoples powre by God is much encreased By Isr'els God let him therefore he blessed Eternal Sonn of God who art ascended vnto the right-hand of thy Father shalt come againe with maiestie to be our Vniversall Iudge Deliver vs from the thraldome of Sinn by the powre of thy Righteousnes And though wee have yet our conversations among Dragons in defiled habitions make us innocent as Doves as vnpoluted as the mountaine snowe Encrease the meanes of publishing thy Gospel and preserve Vnitie order good discipline in thy Church that the comelines thereof may allure all beholders to desire fellowship in thy Congregation that hereticks hirelings contentious persons may be reprooved reformed or cutt of that they who are yet without may be received into the Covenant that wee who are admitted may be confirmed without waveringe that the God head may be feared praised blessed now for ever more Amen Psa 69. To the cheef Musitian Shosannim a Psalme of David It personates Christ taking vpon him our sinns infirmities humbling himself before his Father declaring the Condition of his Adversaries shewing the bitternes of his passion signifieng the iudgments prepared for Sinners prayeng for his Elect c. Christs members may vse it to those purposes HEalp Lord for Flouds enclose my Soul In groundles depths I am bemir'd Above my head great waters rowle My parched throate with cries is tir'de Mine eyes are dim'd in seeking thee Moe then my haires my Foes are growne My spoilers are too strong for me And take as theirs what is mine owne 2 Thou knowest how I am too blame But for my sake let none of those Lord God of Isr'el suffer blame Who do in thee their trust repose For I sustaine reprochfull scorne And am disgraced for thy sake My brethren of my mother borne Of mee likewise a stranger make 3 Zeal to thy house hath worne mee out Thy scorners my reprochers be My Fastings my teares they flout And when I mourne they laugh at mee Of mee the Rulers evill spake The Drunckerds made of mee their songs But Lord my moane I timelie make In Mercie mark therefore my wrongs 4 Mee by thy Truth 's protection keep That miry-depths nor spightfull-foes Devouring-Flouds nor whirl-pooles deep Nor Dungeons Mouth my soul enclose But Lord of thy abounding grace For thy Love-sake returne hear To mee thy servant shew thy face And in my need incline thine ear 5 Drawe nigh save sett thou free My soul from those who bear me spight For all my wrongs are knowne to thee And all my Foes are in thy sight Rebukes scornes my hart nigh broke With greefs opprest I made my mone But where I did for pittie looke They would alas afford me none 6 They for my meat did gall prepare Sharp Vineger to quench my thirst Their Bourd therfore shall them ensnare And Blessings be to them accurst Their eye shall be depriv'd of sight A cure-les greef their back shall shake God's heavie wrath shall on them light His Vengance them shall overtake 7 None shall in their abiding-place Or in their Tent be dwelling found For whome thou smot'st those they did chase And greeved him whome thou didst wound More sinnfull still they shall become And in God's Iustice have no share Nor in that book of life have roome Wherein the Iust enrowled are 8 But I that pore scorned am Shall by thyne ayde oh Lord be raisd For which I 'le magnify thy Name And in my songs thou shalt be praisd And that oh Lord more pleases thee Then horn'd hoofed Oxe to give Which when the Meek thee seeking see It shall with ioye their hart revive 9 God's praise yee heav'ns earth declare Him praise thou sea all in thee For to the pore he lends his ear And hee doth sett the pris'ner free He Syon saves in time of need And Iudah's Townes he will erect To be for those for their seed Who serving him his Name affect Oh Lambe of God! which takest away the sinns of the world have mercie vpon vs. Thou that hast taken on thee our sinns felt our infirmities suffred all which wee deserved have mercie vpon vs. Thou who for our salvation didest bear the vnkindnesses of kindred familiers the reproches of Neighbours the scornes oppressions of strangers the reproofs of Magistrates the contempt of the basest people have mercy vpon vs. Thou who for cursakes hast endured insufferable torments of the bodie the vnspeakable agonies of the soul tasted the gall vineger of everie bitter passion have mercie vpon vs. Deliver us from them who seek to crucifie thee againe in thy members Raise us by thy Resurrection whome thou hast redeemed by thy passiō Glorifie us by thy Ascentiō in life eternall whome thou hast secured frō Damnation by thy Death Buriall And for that which thou hast done prepared for thine Elect let heaven earth praise thee world without end Amen Psa 70. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David to bring to Remembrance The Church praies for deliverance from her persecutors prophetically imprecates their confusion desires the prosperitie of the Godlie c. It may be sung when oppressors insult over vs. c. DEferr not Lord thy succours longe But bring my Foes to shame Ev'n those who plott my soul to wronge Bring back with losse blame On them who skoffe flout at mee Bestowe the Scorners hire But make them glad ioye in thee Who after thee enquire 2 Still God be prais'd let all men say Who on his ayde relie And make oh Lord no more delay For in great want am
did envie 2 From greefs like ours they seemed free Their pride Cruelties To them as clothes or bracelets be And fatt stuffs out their eyes They have their wills are so base To boast of Sinns wrongs And neither earth nor heav'nly place Escapes their evill tongues 3 To such Ful-springs as wel as they God's Children seek to goe For God the God most high they say Regards not what wee do Lo wicked men the world possesse And wealth honors gaine But wee have cleans'd in righteousnes Our harts hands in vaine 4 Yea wee still pininge goe say they Lamenting all day long Yet thus I speak not lest I may Thy weaker Children wrong I sought a reason for the same But I no cause descern'd Till to the house of God I came And there their end I learn'd 5 On slipp'rie seats them sett thou hast From whence with shame feare Ev'n suddainly they downe are cast And never more appeare For as a dream when thou dost wake Thou dost their Forme deface At such therefore offence to take Thou seest how fond I was 6 But still with mee thou dost abide Thou hold'st my Right-hand fast And by thy Counsells mee shalt guide To Glory's throne at last In heav'n or Earth account I make Of nothing but of thee And though my soul Flesh be weake Thou alway strengthnest mee 7 For thou oh God! my portion art And thou shalt them destroy Who runn a whooring in their hart Another to enioy Because right good the same doth seem To God approaching near And placing all my trust in him His works I will declare Direct thou so oh Lord all our works words thoughts that wee neither murmur at any afliction where with wee are exercised nor be discouraged in thy service because the wicked are more flourishing for a time VVee confesse it is oft our frailty to iudg of thy love by outward prosperities that great Adversities have tempted some to call into question thy providence to the shaking endangering of their Faith But grant wee pray thee that by frequenting thy house vsing the meanes of Perseverance wee may be so informed touching the fickle estate of wicked men in prosperitie of that happines which thou preparest for constant professors of thy Truth that wee never commit spiritual fornication against thee But that chusing thee for our portion supporting our weakenes by thy strength wee may continue in thy Fear Favour protection to our lives end Amen Psa 74. A Psalm for Asaph It mysticallie prophecied what havoke should be made in the Church by aluding to the destruction of the material Temple God is desired to vouchsafe his wonted Mercie in regard of the Foes outrage but especially for his owne honour sake It is a prayer for the Church in perseeution OH God! for ever why despis'd are wee Why is in rage thy pasturage laid wast Oh minde thy Flock redeem'd of old by thee That heritage which dearly bought thou hast Ev'n Syon mount whereon thy Name is plac't 2 Come Lord oh come destroy for evermore The Foe that on thy holy-place hath preyd Thy foes that in thy Congregation roare Who there for signes their ensignes have displaid And on the carved works their axes laid 3 For as if they some grove were hewing downe With Axe Maul the costly works they breake They flaming fires into thy house have throwne Thy name 's cheef seat a place prophane they make And in their harts of spoiling all they speake 4 Troughout the Land thy houses burned be Yet to declare the date of this our woe Nor visions now nor Prophets word have wee Lord when shall end these ragings of the Foe Shall he blaspheam thy Name for ever so 5 No more thy hād thy right-hād Lord withhold Within thy brest the same no longer hide For thou oh God! thou art our king of old And here on earth for vs thou didst provide When by thy powre thou didst the Sea divide 6 The Dragons Heads thou woundedst in the floud Leviathan's vast heads thou didst prepare In places wilde to be thy peoples food Yea frō dry rocks thou hewdst out fountains there And ma'dst firm land where mighty waters were 7 Thine is the day the night is also thine Thou ma'dst the light thou did'st form the sunn The world within her Zones thou didst confine shewdst what cours times hot cold should run Lord mind those things what the foe hath don 8 Observe how fools blaspheā thy name oh Lord Thy Turtles life defend from Sinners wrongs Observe our greefs thinck vpon thy word For to the world a darksome denn belongs Which harbors fraud inhumane deeds wrōgs 9 That so the pore vnsham'd may praise thy name To plead thy cause thine owne just cause arise Observe how fooles thee daylie do defame Yea bear in minde thy Foes malitious cries And to what height their shouts against vs rise Oh Lord God dreadful in iudgmēts infinit in mercies the devastation typified in thy Material Temple is fulfilled vpon thy spirituall Sanctuary Thy open Adversaries batter the maine Fabrick without whilst Schysmaticks Hypocrites break downe the Ornaments within betwixt both terrors confusions dissentions are so encreased that thy Church is indangered Have mercie vpon the people whome thou hast bought as heretofore shew thy selfe the King protector of thine Inheritance to the confusion of thy blaspheamers Though not for ours yet for thine honour sake let neither the temporall enimies of thy visible Church make spoile thereof nor our spirituall Destroier deface those Temples of thy holy-spirit which are erected in our harts But keep them alwaies vndefaced vnpoluted fitting receptacles for thee thy Graces through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 75. To the cheef Musitian Altaschith a Psalme or song for Asaph God is praised for his ready healp Christ promiseth to support iudge his Church Oppressors are reprooved the different portion of them of the Godly is declared It is vsefull to comfort against the insolencies of spiritual foes THee Lord wee praise magnifie To thee wee thanckfull are For that thy Name approcheth nigh Thy wondrous works declare When I the people have assum'd I Iustice will maintaine For when Earth's dwellers are consum'd Her pillers I sustaine Selah 2 To Fooles I said more prudent growe To Sinners thus I spake Your horne your horne advance not soe Nor such proud boasting make Nor East nor west advancements come Nor from the Mountaines flowe But God him self preferreth some And some doth overthrowe 3 From his full Cupp within his hand He mixt redd-wine doth poure Which ev'rie Sinner in the land Shall dreggs all devoure But I of Iacob's God will speak And alway sing his praise The hornes of Sinners I will break And high the Righteous raise Oh Christ the Sonn of God! so establish thy Kingdome in our harts that Righteousnes may be
still And much provokd the wrath of God most high By tempting him their lustings to fulfil And craving flesh their longings to supplie For with distrust they ask'd if God were able In that wilde place to furnish out a table 7 Springs flowd indeed sed they when rocks he smot But can he bread flesh as wel provide Which when God heard with Iacob he was hot And in his wrath he did with Isr'el chide Because no faith to his firm promise giving They stil remain'd in trustles vnbeleeving 8 He naitheles the gates of heav'n vnclos'd And made the clouds raine Manna for their meat The bread of heav'n among them he dispos'd And Angells food vnworthy men did eat A wind South-East-by East he then ordained And flesh as dust foules as sand it rained 9 These fild ther camp fluttred round their tēts Til they were cloid with what their lust persu'd Yet none of them his fleshlie minde repents which God avengd ev'n whē the meat thei chewd For his feirce wrath on Isr'el down he poured And of their cheefs the fattest he devoured 10 Yet sin'd they stil set his works at naught For which their time he wasted out in vaine Afflicting them til after him they sought And then in shew they did repent againe Yea then his powre to bear in mind they seemed And said he was the God that them redeemed 11 In which altho he knew their flattring mouth And lieng tōgues did nought but falshood speak Tho him their hart affected not in truth And tho they stil his holy League did break Of his meer grace he naitheles forgave them And from his wrath ev'n he himself did save thē 12 For them to be but flesh in minde he bare And gone like windes which never shal retire That they perverse eu'n in the Deserts were Yea that ev'n there they much incens'd his yre Provoking him by false fain'd repenting The holy-one of Isr'el discontenting 13 Nor on his powre nor on those daies they thought Wherin he from their foes did set them free They minded not the signes in Egipt wrought Nor those which they in Zoan feilds did see How he with bloud the wholsom springs distasted How them with flies of divers kinds he wasted 14 How he with frogs their stubborn foes anoyd How their encrease the Caterpillers pild How then the Locust al their fruits enioy'd Nor how the frost their vines destroid kild Nor how cold haile burning bolts of thunder Did slay their flocks break their trees asunder 15 For he did hurl on them his furious wrath To them both fears harmful-sprites he sent Vnto their deaths his rage did make a path And then to wrack both men cattel went He of their lives their eldest-born bereaved Through Egipt-land where C ham his lot receaved 16 Then like a flock his people forth he led Through places wilde cōducting thē like sheep He kept them safe without all cause of dread Whil'st he their foes o'rewhelmed in the deep And also gave when al this grace was done them That holy hill which his right-hand had won thē 17 Before their face the gentiles thēce he took And what was theirs to Isr'el gave by lot Yet stil almighty God they did provoke And his commands they still regarded not But being like their Fathers double-harted Like broken bowes from him aside they started 18 The Lord was wroth Iealous when he saw Their Images their hill-alters rear'd And ther-vpon from Isr'el did with drawe His former love so incens'd appear'd That of his place among them he repented And left his Tent in Siloh vnfrequented 19 By thraldom then he took way their powr He gave their strength glorie to their foe He caus'd the sword his people to devour And with his Land exceeding wroth did grow Consuming heat their yongmens vigor tired Their maides by none in wedlock were desired 20 Then by the sword his preists away he took Whome to bewaile the widdows were not spar'd But lo the Lord from sleeping then awook As when with wine a mighty man is chear'd Their hinder parts with secret-sores he wounded And al his foes with lasting shame confounded 21 Then he the Tent of Ioseph did refuse And Ephr'ims tent he did likewise reiect But Iudah's tribe it pleased him to chuse Ev'n Syon hill which he did best affect And there aloft he rais'd his habitation To be as firm as is the Earth's foundation 22 He from the flocks his servant David chose Frō bigwombd ewes from attending sheep His heritage to him he did dispose And Iacob's flock Isr'els heards to keep So with pure thoughts discreetly thē he guided And food for them sincerely he provided O Lord God! we have often bitterly censured the Iewes not considering that their storie is a Problem mistically decipheringe our condition Or that wee like David by Nathan's parable are therby made Iudges condemners of our selves If we overlooke the course of our lives we shal finde verified in our owne persons all those things which are mentioned of that People VVe have the like Covenant of grace wee have had miraculous deliverances both temporal spiritual some of us have tempted him as long longer in this wildernes of our Pilgrimage Our murmurings despairings longings yea our frowardnes infidelity hath bene as much as theirs VVe have had as many several pardons to winn us as many enterchanges of prosperity Adversitie to reform us have had them also for our examples yet are as disobedient as negligent as they Oh Good God lay not this to our Charge but grant we may so apply what thou hast left written of them for our warning that the fear of thy Iudgments the love of thy Mercies may reclaime us and that our great Sheapherd ev'n the true David Iesus Christ may guide us out of our wandrings bring us out of this wildernes into his eternal Rest Amen Psa 79. A Psalm for Asaph It is vsefull for any perticuler Church when it is tirannised over by Turks hereticks or such like members of Antichrist For the Church of Christ whose persecutions martirdomes were prefigured by those which fell on Ierusalem is here personated prayeng expressing her suffrings c. VPon thine heritage oh God! The Gentiles Ryots de commit Within thy Temple they have trod And wasted prophaned it The bodies of thy saints bestrowe The feilds about Ierusalem Their blood ev'n in the streets doth flowe And birds beasts do feed onthem 2 Their bones without a grave remaine And all our neighbours vs defame Oh Lord how long shal wee sustaine Thy burning rage thy iealous flame Let thy incensed wrath be pour'd On heathen lands that knowe not thee For they thy Iacob have devour'd And quite consum'd his dwellings be 3 Remember not our follies past Oh God! from whome our help doth flowe But thy sweet grace Lord let vs tast For
eternall salvation through Iesus Christ Amen Psa 82. A Psalme for Asaph It may be sung at our publike Iudicatures before them who administer in the great affaires of Church or Commonwealth to minde them of their duties c. For it instructs reproves Princes Pastors Magistrates abusing their Authority declares the reward of their Iniustice invokes God to take the iudicature to himself GOd stands where he doth see The Lords to Counsell goe And when the Gods in Iudgment be He judgeth what they do 22 Yee Nobles wherfor then Are yee vnjust so long Why favour yee vngodlie men To do the righteous wrong Selah 4 The pore young Orphanes greev'd The needie opprest Should by your Iustice be releev'd And from proud hands releast 4 But yee are men vnwise And walk without the light Ev'n you on whome the land relies Are out of order quite 5 You therefore whome I call The sonns of God most high And termed Gods like men shall fall And like such Princes dye 6 Thy self oh God! advance And give the world her doome For thine by due Inheritance All nations are become Grant almighty God that they to whome thou committest the goverment of thy Churches or Common-weales may not as it often happneth Be their greatest oppressors But give thy grace oh heavenly Father to all whome thou settest in Authority that they considering whose powre they have what they were what they shal be hereafter may become so wise in them selves such lights to others that Righteousnes may be advanced Vngodlines suppressed the pore fatherles releeved all abuses reformed and that such Dignities may be still conferred continued to the publike profit to thy eternal glorie Amen Psa 83. A Psalme or song for Asaph It may be vsed as a prayer against the Leagues Confederacies of the Churches soes such as Pagans Turks Hereticks and Falsebrethren for the whole List of them is here typically registred vnder their Names who were enimies to the Iewish Church BE e silent Lord no longer now To speak oh God no more forbear For lo thy foes do furious grow And proudly rais'd thy haters are They plot thy people to betray And thy intirest freinds to take Come of Isr'el now say they A nameles nation wee will make 2 As in one League all these combine And are against thee Lord agreed Ev'n Edom land Ism'els line And Moab's race Hagar's breed Philistim's Gebal Ammon Tyre Huge Amaleck Ashur to To help the Sonns of Lot conspire Assisting them in all they do Selah 3 But Lord like Madian make thou them Like Sisera and Iabin's traines Who slaughtred were by Kishon stream And lay like dung on Endor plaines Their dukes like Zeb Oreb make Like Zeba and Zalmana's Peers Who said they would God's houses take And his Possessions to be theirs 4 Lord wheel them round as turn'd wee see The dust or chaf when whirl-winds blowe And let thy wrath among them be Like flames on hills where woods do grow Yea let a dreadful storm arise Persueng them with death shame Let feares troubles them surprise Vntill they seek praise thy Name 5 So when that men behold their fall They shall confesse there none cann be Whome wee ETERNAL ought to call Or sov'raigne of the world but thee Permit not oh Lord those enimies to praile who have made Leagues confederacies against thy Church But as heretofore thou hast overthrowne al those Nations who were great oppressors of thy auncient people the Iewes who were types of our confederated Adversaries So wee beseech thee bring to suddaine destruction all the plotts enterprises and combinations of Turks hereticks vnbeleevers false brethren Protect us also we pray thee from the snares powre subtilties of our spiritual foes that thou being known our defender our trust being alwaies in thy defence wee may not fear the powre of any adversaries But for our manyfold protections praise magnify thy Eternal name through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 84. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm for the sonns of Chorah It setts forth the soules longings to be pertaker of the blessed Communion of saints the frution of God It shewes also the happines of such their demeanour in this vale of their Miserie c. It is vseful to stir vp in our soules on ardēt love to God his house c. OH Lord of Hoasts how pleasant are Thy dwellings thy courts to me In soul flesh for entrance there Eternal God my longings be The Sparrow findeth an abode The Swallow builds breedeth to Oh Lord of Hoasts my King my God Ev'n at thine alters thus they doe 2 Right blessed all thy houshold be For they are singing still thy praise Selah And blessed are the strong in thee Who in their harts affect thy waies As through the vale of tears they goe They find sweet springs of comforts there And they from strength to strength shal growe Till they with God in Syon are 2 Lord God of Hoasts give ear to me And mark oh Iacob's God my moane Selah Oh God our sheild behold see The face of thy Anointed-one For in thy house one day is more Then thousands any other where And I had rather keep thy dore Then live in pompe where sinners are 3 For as the Sunn thou shinest bright And wee from thee our light receive Thou art the sheild of men vpright And thou dost grace Glories give From such as walk the righteous way No needfull things withheld shall be For ever blest therefore are they Who trust oh Lord of Hoasts in thee Kindle in our harts oh Lord such an affection to thee such a longing after thy spiritual habitations that we may obtaine the measure of grace in this life that will fit us for the portion of glory in the life to come which thou hast prepared for all those who do hunger thrist after thee Number us among thy houshold-servants Make us to take pleasure in thy will in thy presence above all earthly preferments So enable us to walk from strength to strength that wee may become strong Walkers in thy waies and so instruct us to make a comfortable vse of all those afflictions which wee suffer in our Pilgrimage that wee may sincerely acknowledge our safetie our honor our sustenance all our temporal spiritual happines to be only from thee oh God who livest raignest world without end Amen Psa 85. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm for the sonns of Chorah The Church acknowledgeth God's benifits desires their continuance the forbearance of his wrath c. Wee may sing it to praise God for his bounty to his Church kingdome to desire the continuatiō of our happines by stil vouchsafing Mercy with his Iustice THou hast oh God thy Kingdome grac'st And Iacob's thrall repeald Thy peoples faults thou pard'ned hast And all their sinns conceald
hast cut short his youthful daies And him with shame thou dost confound Good Lord in thy enflamed rage Shall still thy face obscur'd remaine Oh minde the shortnes of mine age Why shouldst thy make mankind in vanie 14 Who lives whome Death shal not remove Or who from Death is ever free Selah Oh Lord where now is all that Love To David vow'd of old by thee Thy servants great reproach record And in my breast what scornes I bear Among those mightie Nations Lord Who likewise thy blaspheamers are 15 Oh God! ev'n thy Anointed-one They have derided in his waies But Lord what ever they have done To thee for evermore be praise Most gratious God thou hast not only promised thy mercifull assistance to all true beleevers but with an Oath also confirmed the same for the better strengthning of our weak faith Grant we pray thee that we neither become distrustfull of so gratious an Assurance neither discouraged by those Afflictions persecutions where withal thou shalt please to purg our corruptions nor be overcome by those tēptatiōs whereby our faith is exercised in the day of triall but cause us to depend on thy promise to be couragious victorious in all our battailes Give us wisdome likewise so to descern who are the true seed of David to whom the performāce of thy Covenant doth cheefly appertaine that wee deceave not our selves by a false application of thy spiritual promises nor delude our soules with temporarie hopes or fears But make vs ever constant both in that which wee ought to beleeve on thy part in that which is to be performed on our parts through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 90. The prayer of Moses the man of God In this Psalme the humane Nature which as the word Moses signifieth was Drawne out ev'n from the waters of perdition praiseth God for his eternal decree of her Restauration confesseth her vanity mortality c. To the same purpose wee should vse it LOrd thou art alwaies our abode Before the world beginning had Thou wer't eternally our God Yea long e're heav'n earth were made Thou say'st yee sonns of men returne And streight return'd to dust they be As one nights watch or day outworne So are a thousand yeares to thee 2 Thou like a Floud as in a dream Shalt sweep them suddenly away For like the flowring grasse they seem That springs fadeth in a day One frowne of thine consumes vs quite Thy wrath our troubles doth renewe Thou set'st our sinns before thy sight And bring'st our secret faults to vewe 3 Our tyme through thy displeasure wears And like a Tale that 's told are wee Our life is done at seaventie years Or eighty when wee strongest be For all the rest wee spend in woe And vanish e're wee be aware Thine Anger 's force Lord who doth knowe As is thy wrath such is thy fear 4 Instruct vs how to count our dayes That so our harts may wisdome learne And make thou Lord no long delaies But pleased now to me returne To vs betimes thy favour daigne That wee may all our life be glad And dayes years of joye obtaine For those of greef which wee have had 5 Thy workings let thy servants vewe Thy glories let their Children see Oh Lord our God! thy Beautie shewe Still shining on vs let it bee And all our works oh God we pray Establish thou so direct That well our labours prosper may And blessed be with good effect Instruct vs oh blessed God so to consider our vanities our errors the vncertainty of our short lives that wee may redeem the time by true Faith ioind with Christian prudence so order our Conversations that thy wrath may be appeased our sinns blotted away all our sorrowes turned into Ioyes Moreover during our short abiding here vouchsafe vs thy favour so assist our weak endeavours that wee may to thy glory finish the worke for which thou hast placed vs in this world And though our works be vnprofitable or such as like stuble will not abide the Fiery-triall yet let that which we shall build vp be at least grounded on the right Foundation that wee our selves may be safe through the free mercies of Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 91. This Psalme shewes that such as abide beleeve in Christ shal be secured from publike private calamities by an especiall protection of what nature soever their perills be at least the mischeef of them shall be prevented life eternal vouchsafed c. It is vsefull to strengthen Faith in great plagues general dangers WHo in the Closet the shade Of God almighty still resides Is by his Highnes fearles made And alway safe with him abides For I confesse the Lord hath binn A Fortresse a Rock to mee My God alone I trusted in And he my trust shall all waies be 2 He will no doubt secure thee from The Fowlers traps noysome Pest His wings thy shelter shall become Thou shalt beneath his feathers rest Thou for thy Sheild his Truth shalt bear And nothing then shall thee dismay Not that which wee at Midnight fear Nor any shaft that flies by day 3 No secret plague offend thee shall Nor what in publike wasts the Land Though at thy side a thousand fall And tenn tymes more at thy right-hand But thou shalt live to mark see The due reward of men vniust For God most high will favour thee Because in him thou putst thy trust 4 No mischeef shall to thee betide Nor any plague thy house infect For he doth Angell-gards provide Which in thy waies will thee protect Their hands will thee vprightly lead And from thy Paths all harmes expell Thou shalt on Aspes Lions tread On Lions younge on Dragons fell 5 For seeing his delight I am I will saith God be still his garde And since he knowes my holy Name To honours high he shall be rear'd When he doth call an ear I 'le give In troubles I with him will be On earth he longe shall honor'd live And he my saving-health shall see Blessed God giue us such assured confidence in thee that wee may be secured in those publike calamities for which our publike sinns have deserved thy scourge be delivered also from the mischeef of those perticuler punishments which our personal offences may iustly bring vpon vs. But how soever thou dealest with our bodies in this life let our soules be saved from the plauge of everlasting Death Let thy holy Angells keep vs in all our waies give vs thy grace to keep the waies in which thou hast appointed vs to walk VVhatsoever perills or terrors affront vs give courage to passe through them in the execution of our lawfull Callings without dismay or distrust And though they bring some smart let them not hinder but rather further the accomplishment of our eternal safety through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Another of the same
stay I will elect no wicked mate The slandrous tongue I 'le cutt away High-lookes I shun proude mindes I hate But through the land to dwell with mee I will equire for men vpright And those men shall my servants be Whose harts in perfect waies delight 3 No Cheater shall with mee have place No Liers in my sight shall stay And from God's Land I soone will chase And root all wicked men away Oh Lord God! all Authoritie is from thee and thou placest good Magistrates Governours both in church Commōwealth for a blessinge or permittest Tirants Fooles corrupt persons for the punishment of a wicked people Defend us wee pray thee from this plague and grant that they whome thou settest over us may be suppressers of all vices protectors of al virtues favourers of true Pietie be alwaies good examples in life conversation both to their Equalls Inferiors Let us also be the same in our severall places Callings that walking with good consciences vpright harts in an vndefiled way wee may as well sing of thy Iudgments as of thy mercios Amen Psa 102. A prayer of the Afflicted when he is overwhelmed and poureth out his complaint before the Lord. The Title shewes it may properly be sung by the pore in spirit who are afflicted by the sight of their owne vnworthines c. It containes a confession with a prediction of the benifits of the Gospell shewes the eternity of Christ's Kingdome LOrd mark my suite receive my crie Be present at my need Thine eares to my complaints apply And hear my suite with speed For smoke-like fumes my tyme away My bones are parcht with heat My wounded hart dries vp like hay And I forgoe my meat 2 My panifull groanes have made me leane And nought but skinn bone I fare ev'n like a Pelicane In deserts left alone Yea like the desert owle am I And watching I have sate As when alone on buildings high A Sparrow wants her mate 3 Mee all day long my foes revile At mee they frett swear And Ashes are my bread the while My drinck my Weepings are For thou in wrath advanced'st me That vile I might be made My dayes like shades declininge be Like new-sprung grasse I fade 4 But Lord thy tymes are without end All Ages thee record Now then arise thou befreind Afflicted Sion Lord. For now the tyme to favour her Fullfilled is outright And greeved all thy servants are To vewe her wofull plight 5 That Earthlie Kings may stand in feare And Princes dread thy Fame Build Syon's wall shew thou there The glorie of thy Name Then thou shalt hear all those that mourne Then thou shalt healp the pore Which I 'le record that men vn-borne May praise thee Lord therefore 6 For from thy holy-place on high The world survayeng then Thou Lord shalt hear the pris'ners cry And save condemned men Thy Name in Syon to declare And in Ierusalem Where Nations all Assembled are To shewe thy praise to them 7 Short-liv'd weak ful of greefe Thou mad'st me in my way But Lord at noonetyde of my life Remove me not I pray Thy yeares through ages all extend Thy hands long since did frame Both heav'n and earth yet when they end Thou shalt remaine the same 8 They old shall growe as garments do And be renew'd by thee Yea thou oh Lord shalt change them so And they shall changed But from all Changes thou art free'd Thy yeares for aye endure And all thy servants their seed Shall bide in thee secure Oh Lord the sole comforter of all destressed soules pittie the sighes complaints of thy pore afflicted Childrē whome thy displeasure for Sinn hath worthily deseased both in minde Body Open vnto us the Armes of thy compassion grant that what we have lost by our Offenses wee may recover by thy Bounty vpon our true repentance amendment of life which amendment wee beseech thee to hasten lest wee be cut short in the midst of our hopes Repaire alsoe the Decayes of thy Church in thy tyme appointed that her children may praise thee for it before mē during their short abiding here that when thou hast changed our Corruption into incorruption we may glorify thee among thy blessed Angels world without end Amen Psa 103. A Psalme of David The Prophet praiseth exhorts to praise God for many perticuler Benifits magnifieng his Compassion longsuffring Iustice c. declares the frailty of man c. It is vsefull to magnify the manifold Mercyes which wee have receaved by Iesus Christ COme praise the Lord come praise his Name My soul all that is in mee My soul come praise his holy Name And of his favours mindfull be For all thine errors he forgave He cur'd thy greefs he clos'd thy wound Thy Life he saved from the grave And thee with tender mercies crown'd 2 With Goodnes he thy mouth doth fill He like on Eagle makes thee younge And righteous Doomes he giveth still To ev'ry one that suffers wrong His waies to Moses he declar'd His deeds to Isr'el he did showe And kinde gratious is our Lord To mercy prone to Anger slowe 2 He will not alwaies vs vprayd Nor evermore displeasd is hee Nor hath he soe our sinns repaid As justly they deserve to be For they that fear him finde his grace Out-reach the spreadings of the skye And he from vs our sinns doth place As farr as East from West doth lie 4 He pitties them who fear his Name As fathers pitty their owne seed For well he knowes our britle frame And that from dust wee did proceed Our tyme is like the feild-bred-flowres Which now doe make a goodly shewe Anon some blast their forme devours And leaves no token where they grewe 5 But still there 's mercy in the Lord For them that awfull of him bee To them that keep minde his word His righteousnes imputeth hee His Throne aboue the heav'ns is rais'd And over all he beareth sway Of powrfull Angells he is prais'd They hear his voice him obay 6 Let all his hoasts his servants to Performe his will and praise his name Yea soe let all his creatures doe And oh my soul do thou the same Father of all pittie who art slowe to anger ready to forgive Looke vpon our infirmities consider our frailties in thy abundant compassion forgive our trespasses and deal not with us according to our deserts Cause us to be renewed like Eagles by casting of the old Man Fill our Mouths with songs of thy praise our harts with thine owne selfe that vnmatchable sweetnes that vnspeakable goodnos Cure all our infirmities healp in all our weaknesses by thy fatherly care Preserve vs in thy feare in the remenbrance of thy Covenant and in the wayes of thy Commandements to our lives end That wee honouring thee by thy Creatures here may glorifie thee among thy Angells Saints hereafter world
without end Amen Psal 104. The Majestie wisdome powre of God in the Creation preservation of all his Creatures is here described by excellent Metaphors We may sing it to praise him for making preserving all things to his owne glorie for our confortable vse c. The Title is Halelujah NOw shall my soul to praise the Lord assay For Lord my God! vnbounded is thy might With glories beames thy self thou dost aray And as with Robes art cloth'd about with Light Thou curtaine-like the heav'ns abrode displayest And in great flouds thy chābers roofs thou layest 2 The rowling Clouds thy speedy Charrets are And winged windes thy swift-pasd Coursers be Thy Messages the glorious Angells beare And burning fires like servants waite on thee The Globe of Earth so firmly thou hast grounded That none can shake the structur thou hast foūded 3 As with a robe wth flouds thou clothdst the same And then the waves above the hills aspir'd But at thy Check soone downe againe they came And when thy voice did thunder back retir'd From lofty heights by winding Vallies tracinge They thither fel where first they had their placing 4 And strongly there thou boundest them about That they no more the world should overflowe Among the Dales clear springs thou sendest out Which run between the mountaines to fro Thou drink from thence to forrest heards convaiest And there the thirst of Asses wilde alayest 5 Then by the Bancks of all those running Rills Among the boughs the birdes make melodies Thou from above with shewres bedew'st the hills And giv'st enough all Creatures to suffice For Cattell grasse for man thou herbs ordainest And him with food out of the earth sustainest 6 From thence proceeds the hart-reioicing-wine Refreshing oyle from thence doth also flowe That pretious oyle which makes the face to shine bread wherby man's hart more strōg may grow Thy Cedars tall due moysture have not wanted Not they which high on Libanon are planted 7 The feather'd foules their nests on thē do build The lofty Firrs are dwellings for the storke For clyming goats the mountains refuge yeald In craggy Rocks the fearfull connies lurke The changing Moon the tymes apointed showeth The constant Sunn his howr of setting knoweth 8 Thou Darknes cal'st so night shutts vp the day And then abrode the Forresters do roame With roarings loud the Lions hunt theyr prey And vnto thee oh God for meat they come The rising sunn anon returneth hither And in their denns they couch againe togither 9 Then man till night afresh his labour plies How many be thy wondrous works oh Lord In ev'ry thing thou art exceeding wise The spatious Earth by thee is fully stor'd And in the sea are many creatures dwelling Both great small whose number passeth telling 10 There sail the shipps there thou didst creat Leviathan to sport vpon the Floud Thy Creatures all from thee expect their meat And that thou shouldst in season give them food Which thou bestow'st they the same receiving Are filld with Goodnes of thy bounteous giving 11 Thou hid'st thy face loe they troubled are Thou stopt'st their breath lifeles dust they bee Againe thou breath'st they reviv'd appear And all the earth is new arayd by thee Oh! let the Lord with honour still be named And let him joy in that which he hath framed 12 If with his eye the earth he but survay The fearfull earth doth tremble at his look If on the hills he but a singer lay His very touch doth make the hills to smoke And whil'st my Life or beeing is enioyed To praise my God my tongue shall be employed 13 Sweet thoughts of him conceaved are in me And in the Lord my hart shal ever ioye For from his Land the wicked rooted be And he will them perpetually destroy Oh let his praise for ever be confessed Praise God my soul say The Lord be blessed Most glorious Lord God! thy admirable powre wisdome created the world which having once overflowed for Sinn thou didst againe replenish the same continueng the maine Fabrick ever since therein mainetaining a succession of innumerable different Creatures by a wonderfull providenee with a speciall regard vnto mankinde above them all Give us therfore grace wee beseech thee so to meditate thy workmanship thy wisdome thy great mercies herein that our harts beeing regenerated revived by the breathings of thy holy spirit wee may be thanckfull for thy great Favours that when our wickednes is rooted out wee perceaving all to be good which thou hast created or ordained may praise thy wisdome thy goodnes thy bountie for ever ever Amen Psa 105. Halelujah It typically expresseth by God's deliverances of the Iewes his Covenant with them the spiritual League graces vouchsafed to us c. We should therfor sing it not only historically but with a respect also to the Covenant of grace his mercies by Christ Iesus COme praise the Lord invoke his Name To all men make his actions knowne In Psalmes of praise sing forth his fame And speak what wonders he hath done Let them who seek the Lord be glad Let of his Name their boast be made 2 Oh search God's powre seek his face Still minde what wonders he hath done Let all that are of Abraham's race And Iacob's his elected-one God's wondrous works record with heed And minde what he hath fore-decreed 3 He is our God our mighty Lord His Iudgments through the world are spread He beares in minde his promis'd word Vnto a thousand Ages made Ev'n that which he to Abr'ham swore And vow'd to Isa'ck heretofore 4 To Iacob came the same decree In Isr'el to continue still To thee all thy seed sayd hee The Land of Can'an give I will Yea thus he spake when fewe they were And they themselves meer strangers there 5 When forraigners they liv'd among And oft from place to place remoov'd He suffred none to do them wrong But for their sakes ev'n kings reproov'd My prophets harme yee not sayd hee Vntouch'd let my Anointed be 6 Then he by dearth their Land made pore And did the staff of bread withhold But Ioseph he first sent before Eu'n him whome for a Slave they solde With fetters there his feet they pain'd And him in irons they detain'd 7 But when his Triall was decreed God's word his innocence disclos'd The king did send to have him freed And by the prince he was vnlos'd His cheef commander he was made To rule his house all he had 8 Of all his Lords he had command That he his Counsellers might guide Then Isr'el came to Egipt land And Iacob did with Cham reside And so his Children thrived there That stronger then his foes they were 9 Whose hate fraudulent intent When to his Folk he well made knowne His servant Moses then he sent And A'ron his Elected-one Who wrought great marvailes in his Name And
wonders in the Land of Ham. 10 He darknes cal'd dark it grewe For his commands were not withstood Throughout their Coast their fish he slewe And chang'd their waters into bloud Vpon their land he froggs did bring Which climb'd the chambers of the king 11 He spake flies of divers formes And lice through ev'ry quarter craw'ld Insteed of raine he gave them stormes And hayle lightnings forth he cald Which downe their vines figtrees brake And in their groves great spoile did make 12 The Locust came at his command And Caterpillers did abound The grasse they wasted from the land And ev'ry fruite vpon the ground Then he their Eldest-borne did smite The very prime of all their might 13 His people rich from thence he brought Among his Tribes no weaklings were All Egipt ioy'd when they went out For why of them they stood in feare A Canopy of Clouds they had To give them light a fire he made 14 The people askt quailes he gave With heav'nly bread he filled them The Rocks likewise for them he clave And through dry Lands he sent a Streame Because to minde that promise came Which he had made to Abraham 16 His people his chosen bands He brought away with loyfulnes To them he gave the Gentiles lands And they their labours did possesse That they might mark what he decreed And keep his lawes with carefull heed Preserve us oh Lord from that hardnes of hart for which thou sendest thy dreadfull iudgments into the world withhold alsoe thy plaugues from our Kingdome But especially that spirituall Darknes those Iudgments which are mistically signifiied by Lice froggs Locusts the rest of the Egiptiā plagues And as a meanes of this favour make us mindfull of that Covenant which then hast made vnto vs wee vnto thee in Christ Iesus VVee confesse thou didst gratiously lead our Fore-fathers in the wildernes feeding guiding preserving them by thy miraculous powre Be thou also we pray thee our Assistance protector in this our Pilgrimage feeding us with that heavenly Manna refreshing us out of that spirituall Rock whereof they had the type that wee may followe them who are gone before into the Land of the living there praise thee world without end Amen Psa 106. Halelujah It commemorates the perversenes of the Iewes in whome the humane Nature was typified therefore changing the persons to our selves We may sing it to set forth God's Grace long-suffring toward vs Who have enioyed the same favours are guilty of the same perversenes COme praise the Lord for wondrous good is he And without end his tender mercies are His powrfull Acts by none cann vttred be His praises due none fully cann declare They blessed are that have true judgment heeded And in the paths of righteousnes prooceeded 2 With such respect let me remembred be As that which to thy chosen thou dost bear Thy saving-health vouchsafe thou vnto me And place me there where thyne Elected are That I may tast the pleasures of thy Nation And partner be in all their exvltation 3 Wee have amisse like our fore-fathers done God's wondrous works in Egipt moov'd not thē His mercies great they never thought vpon But at the Sea the red-sea vexed him Who naitheles them for his namesake spared That his great powr might be by them declared 4 The Red-sea then was dride at his command And there as through the desert they do goe He saved them from their oppressors hand And them redeemd from their stronghanded foe For in the sloud he overwhelmd their haters And non of them escaped from the waters 5 Then they beleev'd praisd him in a song But soone his words works forgotten were For flesh ev'n in the Deserts they did long And much provok'd the Lord's displeasure there Their brutish lust with flesh indeed he served But therewithal their lustful souls were sterved 6 Their Campe at Moses grudgd with despight God's holy-one e'vn Aron did persue For which the Earth did Swallow Dathan quite And quick-devour'd Abiram his crewe A sudden flame their Congregation fired And made an end of those that had conspired 7 An Idoll then in Horeb they did raise A molten Calfe as God adored they And gave to God their Glory their Praise An Oxes forme that eateth grasse hay For God their Garde nor for his powre they cared In Egyipt Cham or at the sea declared 8 God therefore sayd he quite had ruin'd them But that his wrath by Moses was alayd The pleasant Land likewise they did contemn Beleeving not the words that he had sayd And in their tents their murmurs were a token They did nor hear nor heed what God had spokē 9 Another tyme his hand advanced was Them in the Desert to have overthrowne To mixe their seed among the gentile-race And scatter them through many lands vnknowne Because vnto Baal-peor they had bowed And fedd on meats to lifeles Idolls vowed 10 Yea then the Plague did fast among thē run Because their fault God's anger had encreast But Iustice was by Phineas timely done And there vpon that mischeef quickly ceast His righteousnes therefore shall be commended Through Ages all till Ages all are ended 11 At Meribath they made him angry to And wroth likewise with Moses for their sake For they provokt his humble spirit soe That he some words without advisement spake They did not slay their foes as God forewarned But mixt with such and their ill customs learned 12 Their Idol-Gods they serv'd which proov'd a snare To Devills they did sacrifize their seed They spilt the bloud of those that guiltles were Ev'n their owne sonns Daughters blood they shed To Canans Gods for offrings thē they killed And all the Land with bloody sinns defiled 13 Thus by their works poluted they became And whorishlie persude what they deviz'd Which did Gods wrath against them so inflame That he therefore his heritage despiz'd For them to serve the Nations he constrained And over them their Adversaries raigned 14 Their Foes opprest brought thē verie lowe And then though him their Courses did provoke He helped them when they did helples growe And when they cride compassion on them tooke His Cov'nant his grace to minde he called And succour'd thē by those who them enthralled 15 Oh Lord our God! still send vs healp frō thee That wee therfore may laud thy holy Name Divided from the Gentiles let vs be To sing thy praise trivmph in the same Let Isre'ls God with praise be still confessed And let al people say The Lord be blessed UUee confesse oh Lord God that wee have sinned according to all the transgressions of our forefathers added many Offences vnto theirs UUee confesse also that as to them thou hast multiplied thy mercies towards us Insomuch that our enimies yea our Afflictions have beene made comfortable And in steed of Plagues whose encrease continuance wee rather deserved
thou hast alured vs vnto thy love by many extraordinario blessings Oh God! let us no longer abuse thy patience but make us now soe to mind our part of the covenant which is betwixt us that wee may be seperated from our heathenish conversations be remembrend among thy people behold the good of thy Chosen reioice in the gladnes of thy Nation be pertakers in the glory of thine Inheritance for ever ever Amen Psa 107. Halelujah It exhorts to praise God for his vniversall Grace Acknowledgeth him the deliverer of all men in all places and in all troubles Confesseth him the Corrector Orderer and disposer of kingdomes persons famelies c. It is vsefull both for temporall spirituall belssings for by bodiey suffrings spirituall miseries are mystically signified COme praise the Lord thanckfully confesse That he is good gratious without end Let those whome God redeem'd his praise expers Ev'n those whome he did from their foes defend Collecting them from East westerne Nations From Northern Clymes southern habitations 2 In deserts wilde where no dwellings were They wandred on with drought hunger faint And them he freed from all destresses there When they to him had vttred their complaint He ledd them on in paths directly guiding To Citties faire whear they had safe abiding 3 Oh! let men praise the goodnes of the Lord And publish out his wonders to their seed For he to hungry men doth meat afford And with good things the longing soul doth feed He those vnbinds that are in fetters chained And in the bands shades of death detained 4 The word of God most high they did reject And small account of his advise they made With heat toile he therfor did afflict And cast them downe when they no helper had But in their need when they againe complained He tooke away the greef which they sustained 5 Frō deaths black shades he shew'd thē light some And all their bands did quite asunder break wais Let all mankinde therfore his wonders praise And of his works among their Children speake The brazen Gates he crakt open sett them Their yron barrs he broke forth he fett them 6 He plaugeth fooles because they have transgrest And for their sinns they much afflicted are Their fainting soules doe pleasant meats detest They to the gates of death approached near But seeking God when they were so oppressed From all their paines feares he them released 7 He sent his word which did their greevāce heal Preventing so their fall which hastned on Oh let all men God's goodnes therfore tell And shewe their seed what wonders he hath done Let them declare his works with joyfull singing The sacrifize of thanckfull praises bringing 8 They that in shipps at sea employed are And for their gaine to crosse the waves are bold May vewe the works of God-almighty there And in the deepes his wondrous deeds behold For he but breaths streight a storm appeareth Which vp aloft the rowling billowes beareth 9 Now mounts to heav'n anon descēds the keel And they grow faint with labour with fear As druncken men they stagger they reel And of their skill they quite deprived are Then to the Lord they cry who them releases From all their feares their dangers destresses 10 For he the stormes to gentle calmes cōvarts And quiet then the raging sea becomes Then they are joy'd Then eased are their harts And them he brings to their desired homes Of these his works let all men make relations And shewe his deeds to future generations 11 Oh sing his praise where great Assemblies are And him among your elders glorify He deserts makes where once great waters were He draines the springs of mighty Rivers drie And from rich Lands their fatnes oft he taketh When by their sinn her dwellers him forsaketh 12 The Deserts vast he turnes to standing Lakes And springs convaies to lands which barren were For hungry soules a dwelling there he makes Who for themselues do build a Citty there They sowe plant reap the hoped blessing Both of their seed of their Vines encreasing 13 He prospers them lo they are encreast Their flocks heards do fatt fruitfull grow Yet otherwhile he letts them be opprest low And with great plagues he sometime brings thē He takes from kings their princely estimation And makes them stray in pathles desolation 14 But frō all greefs the meek he still doth raise And makes like flocks his housholds to appear At sight thereof the Iust will sing his praise And they shall dumbe be strook that wicked are All this they mark that have true wisdom learned And God's great love by them is well descerned Most mercifull God! what Affliction is there from which wee are not howrely delivered or preserved by thee Nay what necessarie benifitts are there which wee have not in the best season receaved from thee in what place soever or of what Nation or condition soever wee are In our wandrings in our poverty in our sicknesses in our imprisonments in our Iournyes at sea land in our labours in our goods in our children in our sorrowes in our prosperities in our persons in our famelies in life in death yea in everie thing wee have continuall experience of thy Mercies insomuch that we may confesse thou delightest in nothing but in shewing Mercy vnles our sinns compel thy Iustice to afflict us that thy Mercies may not be despised and there is great Mercy even in that also Oh good God! make us ever mindful hereof give us wisdome so to mark consider these things that both wee our posteritie may magnifie thy vnspeakable bounty declare thy wonderful workings for ever ever Amen Psa 108. A song or Psalme of David This is composed of the later parts of the 57. 60 Psalmes yet differs from both for those beginn with lamentations end with reioieings but this is wholy triumphant personates the Church praising God for her enlargment c. Wee may sing it when the Church is released from some persecution or her limitts extended farther c. MY hart is sixt I oh Lord Will in my songs thy fame record And with my tongue sing praise to thee My Harp Psaltry are awake And I my selfe will readie make To praise thee where Assemblies be 2 For through the heav'ns thy Truth doth stretch Above the Sphears thy mercies reach Oh God! be still exalted high Thy praise through heav'n earth extend Let thy righthand thy Dear defend And still vouchsafe me thy replie 3 For as thy holy Voice declard With trivmphs Shechem I have sharde And I have measur'd Succoth Vale. Mine Gilead Manasseth are My head mount Ephraim high doth bear In Iudah stands my judgment Stall 4 Proud Moab is my drugding slave My foot in Edom fixt I have And Palestine doth ioye in me For who to Edom was my guide Or to the
world as appeares Rom. 15. We should sing it to praise God for his Universal Grace GOd's praise yee Nations all declare The Lord yee people all adore For large to vs his Mercies are His Truth endures for evermore Haleluiah VVee praise thee oh Father of Mercy for that Vniversall Grace which thou hast vouchsafed in offring thy salvation without respect of persons vnto all mankinde forsaking none vntill they have first forsaken thee Make effectuall vnto vs wee beseech thee this generall favour That wee embracing the same by the Will which thou first makest capable of what thou presentest therevnto and that co-operating with thy Spirit according to the powre which thou shalt give vs we may be pertakers of that speciall grace which makes vs the Obiects of thy eternall Election from which there is no falling away Grant this even for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Psa 118. This Psalme Christ applied vnto himself Math 24. For he is that Corner-stone here mentioned Here also are mistically touched vpon his Passion Resurrection sonne other Evangelicall Uerities It is therefore vsed by our Church as proper for Easterday THe Lord is good him therfor blesse And for his Grace that faileth never Let Isr'el also now confesse His Mercy doth abide for ever Yea let the house of Aron say His Mercies have no ending day 2 Let all who fear him publish out His Mercies that eternal be For when at need his healp I sought Hee heard my plaint sett me free And since the Lord is thus mine Aide Of man I cannot be afraid 3 My helpers God's assistance have And I perceave it on my Foes More safe it is God's help to crave Then on man's healping to repose Yea faith in God more safety brings Then to rely on mighty kings 4 All nations seige to mee did lay But in Gods Name I them destroyd They me beleaguer'd ev'ry way But in Gods Name I them destroy'd As Bees they compast me about Like fire in thornes soone in soone out 5 I soone destroy'd them in Gods Name For when they sought to do me wrong The Lord my gratious ayde became My strength my health my ioyfull song And in his house the Iust may sing What God's right-hand to passe did bring 6 For God's right-hand is lifted high Greats things the Lords right-hand hath wrought And from the Grave escap'd am I To tell what God to passe hath brought For though he sore afflicted me Yet he from death did sett me free 7 Of Righteousnes vnclose the gate That I God's praises may expresse This Gate is God's yea this is that By which the Righteous have accesse And him I 'le praise for it is hee That heares healps saveth me 8 That 's now the cheefest Corner-stone Which once the builders did despise It was the work of God alone And seemeth wondrous in our eyes This is the day the Lord hath made Come let vs all therein be glad 9 Save Lord oh save vs Lord wee pray Blesse him that commeth in thy Name That from his house God blesse vs may We pray much desire the same For God's the Lord by whome our fight Obtaines the Vision of his Light 13 With Cords the Sacrifices binde Them to the Aulters Corners tye Thou art my God whose praise I 'le minde My God whome I will glorify Oh! praise the Lord. for great is he And without end his Mercies be Oh Lord Christ our saviour Thou art that pretious corner-stone which vnites nor Iewes Gentiles only but even the Godhead the Manhood into one spirituall Buildinge Thou art he by whome all our Enimies are destroyed Thou art hee by whome wee escape the grave of sinn the terrors of everlasting Death Thou only art that Gate of Righteousnes by which wee enter into life eternal And thou only art that Light in whose blessed Vision our happines doth consist Oh give vs part in all that which thy Incarnation Passion Death Buriall Resurrection Ascention hath merrited conquered for vs if it please thee let this be the Day which thou hast made to fill vs with such a gladnes as shall make vs ioyfull for ever more Amen Psa 119. This Psalme consisteth of many exhortations promises prayers complaints consolations directions Resolutions thancksgivings varciously intermixt according to the Churches various Occasions principally informes that God's word is the Rule of Life c. Alaph 1. HEe 's blest that in the perfect way Of God's pure Lawe hath trod Who doth his Testaments obay And wholy seeketh God For such will take no ill in hand Nor from his Pathway swarve But Lord as thou dost give command Thy Precepts they observe 2 Would God! my waies were so direct That keep thy Lawes I might For whilst I thy Commandes respect On mee no shame cann light With vpright hart thee praise I will When learn'd thy Iudgments be And then I will thy Lawes fullfill Therefore forsake not mee Another of the same ALl those are blest that in a blameles way Have by the Lawe of God their feet confinde As blest are those that his Decrees obay With all their harts desiring him to finde An evill act they never take in hand Nor frō Gods Pathway shall their footing swarve Wee likewise are inioyn'd by thy Command That wee thy Precepts duely should observe Ah! therefor would my wayes were guided so That all thy Statutes well observe I might For if thy Lawes I have regard vnto No shame at all on mee shall then alight And when thy righteous Iudgments I have learn'd With hart sincere I 'le sing thy praise therefore To keep thy Lawes I will moreover learne Oh! then forsake me not for ever more Give us oh Lord such perfect knowledge of thy Lawe such regard of thy Testimonies such practise in thy Waies such obedience to thy Precepts such love to thy Statutes Such diligence in thy commands such awe of thy Iudgments that our vnderstanding may be freed from error our Conversations from polution our Affections from vanity that thou mayst ever be glorified by us wee never be forsaken of thee Even for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Beth. 2. HOw cann youth's pathway cleansed be But by thy word oh Lord With all my hart I seek to thee Oh! guide mee by thy word I 'le keep thy Lawe with all my hart That I displease not thee Oh Lord that alway blessed art Thy Statutes teach to mee 2 To preach the Iudgments of thy Mouth My lipps I will employ For in thy Testimonies truth As in great wealth I ioye Vpon thy Lawes VVaies alone My thoughts Love are sett Thy Statutes my delight is on Thy UUord I 'le not forget Another of the same BY what may yongmēs wayes made blameles be But by their taking heed vnto thy UUord With all my hart I have desired thee From thy Commands let me not wander Lord. By layeng vp thy VVord within my hart To keep
me from offending thee I thought Oh Lord my God thou alwaies blessed art Vouchsafe to me thy Statutes may be taught Betweene my lipps I oft have sounded forth The Iudgments of thy mouth and I have deem'd Thy Testimonies path of greater worth Then riches are by others most esteem'd Both on thy sacred Precepts I do muse And ever to thy UUaies have borne respect Thy Statutes as my pleasures I will vse And Lord they word I never will neglect Suffer vs not oh God to deferr the amendment of our lives vntill we be decrepit with age but let thy word reform us in our youth at least from this present howre let us beginn the cleansing of our waies with our whole harts Let us seek thee blesse thee speak of thee Muse on thee so delight in thee that thou maist delight in us keep us in the way of thy Commandements for ever ever Amen Gimel 3. LOrd grace thy servant so that he May live keep thy VVord The wonders of thy Lawe to see Enlight mine eyes oh Lord. A stranger here on earth I am Thy Precepts let me knowe My soul with longings faint became Thy Iudgments love I so 2 Their Cursed pride thou hast contrould Who from thy Lawes do swarve But shame scorne from mee withhold For I thy Truth observe Enthroned Princes mee reproov'd Yet on thy Lawes I thought Thy Testimonies I have lov'd To mee they Counsell taught Another of the same COnfer such Bountie on thy servant Lord That to fulfill thy Lawe survive I may That I may see the wonders of thy UUord Vnclose likewise Oh Lord mine eyes I pray Consid'ring that on earth I am a stranger Hide not from me the knowledge of thy Truth My soul to leave the body is in danger Shee so desires the Iudgments of thy mouth Controld thou hast the Cursed pride of them Who from thy iust Commandements have swarved Remoove away their scornes who mee contemn For I thy Testimonies have observed Contested with by Princes I have binn Yet I thy servant on thy Statutes muse Thy Testimonies my delights are in And them to be my Counsellers I chuse Almighty God seeing wee are but Pilgrims here on earth subiect to many wants many Infirmities many oppressions gratiously vouchsafe us that which is out wardly necessary for the body Supply that which is defective in our seules let thy Lawe arme us against the opposition of all our Adversaries through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Daleth 4. ACcording to thy word now chear My soul which lowe is brought My life's Consession thou shalt heare Let mee thy Lawe be taught Mee in thy way appointed set And I 'le they works record Greef tires my soul oh comfort it According to thy word 2 Me from the path of Lies remoove And by thy Lawe direct For I the waies of Truth do love Thy Iudgments I affect Disgrace me not for firme I stand To what thou hast decreed And I will runn at thy Command When thou my hart hast freed Another of the same DEclined is my soul ev'n to the ground Oh quicken mee according to thy word My waies I shew'd I thine answere found Thy Statutes also teach to mee oh Lord. Disclose to me thy Testimonies path And of thy wondrous works my talke shall be My life consumes because much greef it hath According to thy UUord establish mee Divide mee from that Path which liers love And gratiously vouchsafe to mee thy Lawe The way of Truth is that which I approve And of thy Iudgments I do stand in awe Distrustfull of thy word I never grewe Permit me not oh Lord to be disgrac't The way of thy Commands I will persue As soone at thou my hart enlarged hast Indowe our harts oh God! with such vnfained humiliation with such true Confession with such harty contrition with such love to thy Truth with hatred of error with a renewing of the whole man that wee may be more more enlarged from our sinns Corruptions vntill wee be perfectly restored to the full liberty of the Sonns of God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen He. 5. SHewe mee thy Truth from that way I never will depart Teach mee thy Lawes them for aye I 'le keep with all my hart Thy Statutes Paths to mee declare For I delight theron To love thy VVord my hart prepare And Avarice to shunn 2 From folly turne mine eyes oh Lord And keep mee in thy way Confirm thy Servant in thy VVord That so I fear thee may Because thy Iudgments gratious be My feared shame remove And in thy Statutes quicken me For Lord thy Lawes I love Another of the same ETernall God thy Statutes teach to mee That til their end I may fulfill them all To keep thy Lawe let me instructed be And I with all my hart observe it shall Enable me to keep each Lawe of thine Because that in their path I pleasure take My hart vnto thy Testaments incline That so all Avarice I may forsake Estrange mine eye from Obiects that are vaine And let mee be revived in thy Path. Thy word to mee thy servant now make plaine Who to thy fear him self devoted hath Expell thou far away the shame I fear For just good oh Lord thy Iudgments be See what my longings for thy Precepts are And in they righteousnes revive thou mee Oh Lord Ignorance of thy Lawe is the Cause that wee neither love nor beleeve it want of Love Beleef are the occasions of all our errors Give us therfor wee pray thee that Love that knowledge that beleef of thy word which may keep us in thy Paths Root Covetuosnes out of our harts let no solly allure our eyes to wander aside hereafter because there is Mercy in all thy Iudgments keep us from the shame which wee fear have already deserved Even for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Vau. 6. THy loving ayde vouchsafe mee still As thou hast promis'd Lord So I my scorners answere will For I beleeve thy word Since on thy Iudgments I rely Oh! do not Lord with drawe Thy VVord of Truth then shall I For ever keep thy Lawe 2 Now I to seek thy way am bent I cann with freedome walke And I will of thy Testament To Kings with boldnes talke In thy Commands I will delight For I have them approov'd I 'le minde thy word keep aright Thy Lawes which I have lov'd Another of the same FVfill thy promisd word favour daigne Yea grat thou mee thy saving-health oh Lord So I shall make replies to them againe Who flout at me because I trust thy word Firme trust vnto thy Iudgments Lord I have Therefor to leave thy Truth permit me never But make me to thyne Ordinances cleave And keep thy Lawes for ever for ever Free shall my walkings be vncontrould Because thy precepts are belov'd of me Thy Testaments to kings I will vnfold And of the same
no whit ashamed be Full dearly I have loved thy commands And they my most affected pleasures prove I 'le in thy precepte exercise my hands And muse vpon thy Lawes for them I love UUrite thy Lawes in our harts oh Lord engrave them in our minds wee humbly beseech thee Soe regenerate us that wee may become a Lawe vnto our selves have no desires in us but those which are agreable to thy Will. So wee shall neither slavishly fear the powre of any Authority nor be made ashamed by any bitter Censurers or scornfull reproovers but may take confidently vse conscionably our liberty in Christ Iesus Amen Zain 7. THat promise keep which thou hast made Thy servant's hope to be From thence in greefs I comforts had Thy word revived mee Though my disgrace the proud have sought Vnto thy Lawe I clave Vpon thy Iudgments past I thought And ear to them I gave 2 Of sinners who thy Lawe forsake I am in greevous feare Yet where my Pilgrim-Inn I take My songs thy Precepts are I kept thy Lawe on thy Name I mus'd when many slept And thus to passe oh Lord it came Because thy Lawe I kept Another of the same GIve heed vnto that UUord which thou hast sayd That UUord which thou didst make my hope to be For thence in my Afflictions I have ayde It is thy UUord that still reviveth mee Growne quite despis'd I was in proudmens eyes And yet I from thy Lawe declined not Thy Iudgments past did in my thought arise And Lord from them I consolation got Great horrors have surprized me because The wicked from thy precepts have gone wrong And in my house of Pilgrimage thy Lawes And thy Commandements have beene my song Good Lord I mention of thy Name have made Ev'n in the night I thy Lawe have kept And ev'ry profitable thing I had Because I from thy Precepts have not stept Oh Lord there is no better comforter in trouble then a faithfull remembrance of thy gratious promises nor any meanes to prevent the feare the disgraces or the mischeevous practises of the proud oppressor then by the Meditation practise of thy Lawes Grant therfore wee may soe minde the One so performe the other That wee may reioice in this house of our Pilgrimage all our life long Amen Chith 8. I Vow'd oh Lord to keep thy UUord For thou my portion art Thy promis'd Mercies now afford I begg them with my hart I turned to thy Testaments When I had scann'd my waies In keeping thy Commandements I vsed no delaies 2 By troups of sinners robd I was Thy Lawes yet minde I still And that thy Iustice I may praise At midnight rise I will Whoe e're dreads thee keeps thy word Shall my Compainon be Thy Mercy fills the world oh Lord Oh! teach thy Lawes to mee Another of the same HOw that thou art my portion Lord I sayd And I to keep thy Lawe have made a vowe With all my hart I for thy grace have prayd According to thy VVord have mercy now Here I have called vnto minde thy waies And turn'd my feet vnto thy Testaments Yea I have ready bene without delayes In executing thy Commandements Huge Troupes of wicked men have robbed mee Yet still thy Precepts in my hart I bear At midnight I will rise sing to thee Because thy Iudgments true righteous are Here I have gain'd the fellowship of those Who stand in fear of thee keep thy VVord Throughout the world thy tender-Mercy flowes Let me be train'd in all thy Statutes Lord. Grant us Grace oh God! soe to examine the Course of our life past what waies wee intend to walk hereafter that wee'may returne to thee with speedy repētance so resolve to keep thy commandements during the tyme to come that wee may enioye thee for our Portion both in the Night of our afflictions among the troups of our persecutors be comforted in the remembrance of thy abundant Mercyes through Iesus Christ Amen Teth. 9. THy servant Favour hath receiv'd According to thy word And thy Commands I have beleev'd Therfore instruct me Lord. Though till my troubles I mis-trod Thy VVord I follow now Thy Precepts teach to mee oh God For Good Kinde art thou 2 Thy Lawe with all my hart I seek Though mee the proud belye Their harts are fatt ev'n Brawner-like But lov'd thy Lawes have I. Now I have learn'd thy Statute's Truth My Cares I blessings deem And I the Precepts of thy Mouth Above all wealth esteem Another of the same IN all things to thy Servant thou art just According as thy UUord oh Lord hath showne Since therefor to thy Covenant I trust Thy Iudgmēts thy Truth to mee make knowe If that I had not bene by sorrowes crost I still had err'd But now I keep thy VVord Most Good thou art all is well thou dost Therefore thy Statutes teach to mee oh Lord. I by the proud have greatly bene belide Yet still I keep thy Lawe within my brest Their hart with fat like brawne is stupifide But with delight thy Lawe hath mee possest It is my weal that I afflicted was For by that meanes thy Statutes now I heed That Lawe of thine which from thy mouth did Great sums of gold silver doth exceed passe Sanctifie vnto us oh Lord all our Afflictions that being by them purified from our Corruptions wee may become vpright in all our wayes Suffer us not to be so fatted in our prosterities as to become insensible of thy Mercies or Iudgments Let our experience in thy word teach us to see acknowledge that our Afflictions are blessings And what soever Scandalls do arise let us continue in Obedience to thy Lawe thanckfully esteeme the same as wee ought for ever ever Amen Iod. 10. TO learne thy Lawe instruct mee Lord For mee thy hands have made So when they see mee trust thy word Thy servants will be glad I knowe thy Iudgments righteous are And all thy Stripes are Love Now let thy grace thy servant chear And true thy UUord approve 2 I love thy Lawe grant mee therfore Thy grace that live I may Defame the proud who wrong mee sore For I thy VVord obay Who knowes thy VVill feareth thee All such to mee convart And in thy Lawes lest sham'd I bee Lord rectify my hart Another of the same KIndle the knowledge of thy Lawe in mee For by thy hands I fashion'd was oh Lord. Thy servants will reioice my face to see Because I have relied on thy word Knowne well thy Iudgments are to be vpright And Lord on mee thy stripes in love thou laydst Oh make thy Tender-mercies my delight And comfort mee as in thy VVord thou saydst Kinde let mee finde thee Lord that I may live Because contentement in thy Lawe I finde Defame the Proud who me vniustly greeve For on thy Precepts I employ my minde Keepe those who thee do feare know thy
UVill That they may be converted vnto mee And in thy Lawes my hart confirme thou still That from disgrace I may preserved bee Lord wee are the workmanship of thy hands Soe instruct vs therfor in the vnderstanding and performance of thy Lawe that wee may accomplish the end of our Creation Make our knowledge of thy Statutes our Faith in thee our conformity to thy Will soe evident that thy Servants may reioice our foes become ashamed our corrections appear tokens of thy Love our shame be prevented our harts cheared life eternal obtayned Amen Caph. 11. MY soul for succour panting lies Yet is thy word my stay I seek thy Truth with longing eyes Oh Comfort mee they say I like a smoke-dride botle seeme Yet on thy Lawe I thought Summ vp my dayes iudge all them That have my ruine sought 2 For mee the Proud sunck pitts which be Forbidden by thy Lawes Thy VVords are true oh save thou mee Persu'de without a Cause Quite from the Land they drove me nigh Yet to thy Lawes I cleave Oh chear mee by thy grace that I Thy VVord may never leave Another of the same LOrd for thy healp my longing soul doth pant And on thy Promise al my hopes do lye Mynes eies do faile because thy VVord I want Come comfort mee with speaking looks they crie Like botles in the smoke I do appear Yet still thy Statutes minded are of mee How long shall I thy servant suffer hece Thy Iudgments on my foes oh let mee see Lo for my life the proud deep pitts have made Such as thy Lawe forbiddeth to prepare They mee persued though no cause they had Oh helpe for all thy Precepts faithfull are Long since my ruine they had nigh contriv'd I naitheles thy Statutes did not leave Let mee by thy compassion be reviv'd And to thy Testimonies I will cleave Oh Lord wee have Adversaries continually digging pitts for our soules VVee are sensible of great Afflictions our life daylie wears out by vnperceaved infirmities Yet wee feel not that longing to obtaine an incorruptible estate as to continue our present vanities Oh let that experience which wee have of miseries here that Faith which vve ought to have of vvhat thou hast promised hereafter make our harts pant vvith longing after the accomplishment of thy Truth for our full fruition of thee through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Lamed 12. THy VVord in heav'n remaines for aye Thy Truth shall still abide The earth so firmely thou didst lay It cannot swarve aside Thy Lawes keep ev'ry thing vpright For all thy servants be But that thy VVorde was my delight My Cares had ruin'de mee 2 I will not from thy Truth decline For life to mee it brought Oh save thou mee for I am thine And thy Decrees have sought Though sinners do my spoile intend Thy VVord in minde I bear Of all good works I see an end But large thy precepts are Another of the same MAde firme in heav'n thy promise is oh Lord And shall for ever for ever last Thy Faith fullnes all ages will record For as earths globe the same thou fixed hast Most firme to thy Decrees thy works do stand And all things as thy servants wait on thee But that I pleasure take in thy Command My sorrowes long e're this had ruin'd mee My hart shall never from thy Lavves decline For I by them to life againe was brought Vouchsafe to succour mee for I am thine And after thy Commandements have sought Much waiting hath among the wicked bene My fall to see but I thy Statutes minde Of all perfections I an end have seene Save of thy Lawe which cannot be confinde Almighty God by being obedient vnto the Lawe of their Creation thy other Creatures are preserved in order cōtinue thy faithfull servants Man-kinde only is rebellious yet wee have had often experience that a litle delight in thy Lawe is rewarded with great Blessings Soe encrease therfor our beleef of thy Truth our love to thy Lawe that wee may be more more conformable to thy Will at last be saved through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Mem. 13. IN thy Commands I pleasure take My dayly thoughts they bee Mee wiser then my foes they make And still remaine with mee More learne I from thy Statutes then My Teachers vnderstand And wiser am then aged men By keeping thy Command 2 My feet from evill waies I kept That keep thy Lawe I might I from thy Iudgments have not stept For mee thou holdst vpright Though hony to the mouth be sweet Thy VVord more sweetnes hath Through thy Commands I grewe discreet And shun'd the Liers Path. Another of the same NO parte of all the day I cann forbear To minde thy Lawe because I love the same It makes me wiser then my haters are For my companion still thy Lawe became Nay more then all my teachers I conceave Because my Musings are vpon thy VVill. And more then aged men I do perceave Because they Testimonies I fulfill No wicked pase or Path my feet shall vse That so thy UUord the better keep I might And I thy Iudgments never will refuse Because thou hast instructed mee aright Not halfe so sweet is honie to my mouth As are thy VVords for perfect sweet are they Thou hast encreast my knowledge by thy Truth And therfor I abhorr each evill way The wisdome oh Lord of this world is but foolishnes in respect of that which is learned by thy Word For nothing is see profitable or pleasant as that if it be meditated aright Give us grace therfor wee pray thee so to love it so to meditate thereon that wee may crack the shell which hides the sweet kernell thereof from the world by help of thy spirit thereby attaine that wisdome which our Ordinary Teacher the bare Letter hath not powre to discover let it guide us out of all error both in life doctrine though Iesus Christ Amen Nun. 14. THy word is to my feet a light A Lampe my way to showe I vow'd thy Doomes to keep aright And I will keep my Vowe I sore am greev'd Lord me revive According to thy Truth Teach mee thy Iudgments receive The Praises of my mouth 2 Although my soul in danger be Thy Statutes I obay And keep thy Lawes although for mee The wicked snares do lay Thy Cov'nants are mine Heritage They much reioice my minde And thy Decrees from age to age To keep I am inclinde Another of the same OH God thy VVord like Lāps my way doth show And to my feet it is a shining flame To keep thy righteous Iudgments I did vowe And I resolve that I will keep the same Opprest I am Me therefor Lord revive As by thy UUord thy promise is to do Accept that praise which I shall freely give And in thy Iudgments Lord instruct me to On thy Commands my thoughts are alway sett And lo my soul is alwaies in
my hands Vngodly men for mee have laid a nett Yet walk I not astray from thy Commands Of all my Ioyes thy UUord alone is cause Thy Testaments I make mine heritage My hart resolves to love keep thy Lawes While tyme endures throughout evry Age. Many waies oh Lord is thy Lawe healpfull vnto vs. It is a Schoolmaster to teach us A Rule whereby to square our Actions A glasse to shew us our deformities A light to guide us out of error a Remembrancer to shewe vs what we are liable vnto by Nature That so the terrors thereof may make the flesh more obedient to the spirit their harts the more thanck full whome Grace hath freed from the Curse condemning powre thereof yea it is alwaies vsefull in some kinde or other Oh write it therfor in our harts engrave it in our mindes for ever ever Amen Samech 15. THy Lawe I love with all my hart And wicked thoughts detest The place of my defence thou art And on thy VVord I rest Lewd men avoyd for I would faine My God's Commands obay According to thy VVord mainetaine My life hopes I pray 2 Support mee I nought shall dread For to thy word I cleave Vpon thy Lawes transgressers tread For guile shall them deceive Purgd out like drosse the wicked be I therefore love thy Lawe And of thy Iudgments of thee My flesh doth stand in awe Another of the same PRoud thonghts I hate and such as cause offence But with much love thy Lawe I do embrace Thou art my sheild oh Lord and my defence And in thy VVord my confidence I place Pack hence all yee that evill doers he For all my God's Commands I will obay According to thy VVord vphold thou mee That both my life hopes enioy I may Protect me no dangers I shall fear For in thy Statutes I will then delight Suppresse all those that from thy Precepts err For why they muse on nothing but deceit Purg'd out by thee like drosse thee wicked are And I thy Testimonies love therefore My flesh doth dread thee with a trembling fear And by thy Iudgments I am frighted sore Oh Lord let the consideration of thy Iudgmēts purge out all our wickednes so terrify our wanton flesh that it may tremble to offend thee Let the Meditation of thy Lawe of Love so work vpō our harts that our verie thinckings may be sanctified And let us be continually supported by thy asisting Grace that in thought word deed wee may persevere in obedience to thy Will be safe vnder thy protection for ever ever Amen Aijn 16. IN Iudgment I vprightly deal Let no man mee oppresse Be suretie for thy servants weal From Tyrants me release Mine eyes are dimm'd since for thy VVord And saving-health I sought Deal well with mee thy servant Lord Let me thy Lawe be taught 2 Since thee I serve Lord grant I may Thy Testimonies knowe Now is the time to work for they Thy Law would overthrowe Far more then gold then finest gold Thy Statutes I affect Thy Lawe in all things I vphold And errors way reject Another of the same QUit me from such as doe my harme assay For I according to thy Lawe have wrought Be suretie for thy Servants weal I pray That to the proud in thrall I be not brought Quite wasted are mine eyes almost blinde Since thy just VVord healp I did expect According to Mercie be thou kinde And me thy servant by thy Law direct Quench not that light by which thy Truth is known But give thy servant knowledg in thy VVord For they thy blessed Lawe have overthrowne And it is time that thou thy healp afford Quick therfore be For I above all gold Yea more then gold refinde thy VVord affect Thy Statutes all to be vpright I holde And all erroneous waies I disrespect Preserve us oh God from their wickednes who pretending a Christian Libertie seek to overthrowe make voyd thy Lawe to the quenching of the spirit to the fullfilling of their fleshly Will Grant rather that the more wee are freed from the Bondage of the Lawe the lesse obliged to the works thereof for our Justification the more we may labour to fullfill the same even for the love of Righteousnes in Iesus Christ Amen Pe. 17. RAre things thy Testaments comprise And are my soules delight Thy Statutes make the simple wise Their knowledg giveth light Through longing for thy Lawe I drewe My breath with panting Mouth Veiwe mee in Love as thou dost veiwe The Lovers of thy Truth 2 So guide my goengs by thy VVord No sinn in mee may raigne From spoile of men preserve me Lord. For I thy Truth retaine Teach mee thy Lawes let thy face Vpon thy servant shine For Streames I weep when men transgresse Or break a Lawe of thine Another of the same RIght wonderfull thy Testimonies are And therfor Lord my soul to keep thē strives Thy VVord's approching makes great light appear And Vnderstanding to the simple gives Respire pant I did with mouth vnclo'sd So greedy of thy Precepts I became Oh look on mee as when thou art disposd To look vpon the Lovers of thy Name Restraine my stepps according to thy UUord And let no sinn in me domion gaine From Cruel men defend thou mee oh Lord So I thy sacred Precepts will retaine Reflect on mee the brightnes of thy face And shewe thy Testimonies vnto mee For downe my cheeks the teares do flow apace Because thy Lawes despisd broken be Sweet Iesu though we desire to seeme wise wee are very simple in the best knowledge Oh encrease our vnderstanding Though vvee professe great Affection to thee thy Lawe yet vvee soone deny yea forsvvear both if vvee are in danger to partake of thy suffrings Oh look vpon vs therfor vvith such an aspect as thou didst cast on thy Apostle St. Peter that vveeping bitterly for our Sinns vnkindenesses as he did vve may obtaine the same forgivenes Amen Zade 18. THou just in all thy doengs Lord And in thy Iudgments art Thy Testimonies thy VVord Are true in ev'ry part I burne with zeal because I see My foes thy Truth neglect Thy VVord is pure which causeth mee That I the same affect 2 Thy precepts I will still retaine Though I despisd am growne Thy Iustice alway shall remaine Thy Lavve Truth are one In thy Commands my pleasures are Though troubles on mee fall Thy just eternall VVill declare And thereby live I shall Another of the same SIncere thou art oh Lord in all thou dost A true righteous Iudgment thou hast past Thy Testimonies are exceeding just And so is all that thou Commanded hast Spent through my zeal I am almost pin'de Since of thy Truth my foes regardles growe Thy VVord is to the vttermost refin'de And for that cause thy servant loves it soe Scorn'd despis'd I am yet cannot this My
thoughts from thy Commandements withdrawe Thy Iustice an eternall Iustice is And Truth it self thou givest for thy Lavve Sore paines sorrowes have layd hold on mee Yet I from thy Commands content receive Thy righteous Testimonies endles be Oh let me know them Lord that I may live It is true oh Lord that vvhat ever thou willest is Just needs no other reason thereof but that thou Willest it because thy Will is Truth Justice it self Keep us therfor from questioning the Justice of any thing vvhich thou hast Willed or Decreed preserue us also from their madnes vvho fancie Decrees vvhich thou never mad'st such as doe not make thee iustifiable by humane Reason Teach us to knovve that though thy Justice is incomprehensible yet so much as thy vvord hath expressed of it is such a Justice as makes thee even in our capacities Justifiable when thou art iudged such as may encourage us to endeavour to be just as thou art just holie as thou art holy by thy example This grant for Iesus Christ his sake Amen Coph 19. LOrd hear for in my hart I crie And I thy VVord obay To hear my call thine ear apply That keep thy Lavves I may Relieng on thy VVord I call'd Before the Morning-light To mark thy VVords mine eyes forestald The Watches of the night 2 As iust loving Lord thou art So hear quicken mee Lo such as from thy Lavve depart For mischeefe comming be Oh Lord to mee now nearer drawe Thy VVord all truth containes And long agoe I knewe thy Lavve Eternally remaines Another of the same THey healp oh Lord with all my hart I crave Thy just Commands resolving to obay To thee I call aloud mee daigne to save That so thy Testimonies keep I may To thee before the break of day I call And for my certaine ayde thy VVord I take The watches of the night mine eyes forestall That on thy Lavve my muzings I may make Thine ear vnto my voice in mercy bowe That mee thy Iudgments may revive oh Lord. They fast approach who seek my overthrowe Ev'n they who strangers are vnto thy VVord To mee oh Lord at all tymes be thou nigh Thy Statutes all perfection do containe And many daies agoe informed was I That thy Commands for ever shall remaine VVee rise early oh Lord cann sit vp late at night to prosecute our common affaires or to prevent the mischeevous purposes of any temporall Adversary Cause us vvee tray thee to be as vigilant in seeking thee in Meditating the deep Misteries of thy Lawe in foreseeing vvhat spirituall enimies are approching to endanger our soules Vouchsafe this oh Lord in all our endeavours assist us in all our prayers hear us in all our necessities be present vvith us in Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Resh 20. REgard my greef save me Lord For I obaie thy Lavves Hear me according to thy VVord Oh save plead my Cause Because thy VVord they muse not on From health are sinners far Revive mee Lord as thou hast done For great thy Mercies are 2 My foes spoilers many be Yet I thy VVord professe And greeve when I the wicked see Thy Statutes to transgresse Thy Lawe I love oh quicken mee As thou hast promis'd Lord. For endles thy just Iudgments be And ever true thy UUord Another of the same VEwe Lord what sorrowes have oppressed mee For to observe Lawe My minde I give Let mee adiudged deliver'd be And mee according to thy vvord revive Vngodly men from saving health are far Because they do not seek thy Statutes Lord Exceding great thy Tender-mercies are Reviue thou mee according to thy vvord Vext persude by many I have beene And yet I from thy Precepts have not straid I greeved was when sinners I had seene Because thy holy vvord they disobayd Vnto thy Lawe observe what love I shew And of thy tender mercie quicken mee Thy vvord through all eternitie is true And everlasting thy just Iudgments be Oh Christ the Mediatour in our minds wee are lovers observers of thy Lawe but in our mēbers wee are captivated vnto the Lawe of Sinn for which our greeved spirits do complaine with sighes groanes that are neither vtterable by the voice nor sensible to the flesh Oh deliver us from this bondage Plead thou our cause to thy Father Comfort our deiected soules let our love practise of thy Lawe quicken us in the way of Righteousnes make us partakers of thy Tender-Mercies for ever more Amen Schin 21. THough Princes causeles wrong'd mee much Thy Lawe I sleighted not But in thy word my ioies were such As his that Spoiles hath got The lienge lipps I do abhorr But I affect thy vvord Seav'n times a day I praise thee for Thy righteous Doomes oh Lord. 2 The Lovers of thy Lawe have peace And harme they shall have none Lord on thine aide my hopes I place And thy Commands have done My soul thy Testimonie kept In love therewith I grewe I from thy Precepts have not stept For thou my waies dost veiwe Another of the same WHē cause was none ev'n Princes wronged mee But of thy word alone my hart had feare And in that word my Ioies moreover be As great as their's that sharing booties are With much dislike all falshood I detest And I thy Lawe vnfainedlie affect Sev'n times a day thy praise I have exprest Because thy righteous Iudgments I respect What perfect peace have they that love thy word Ev'n such that nothing cann their quiet marr For thy salvation I have hoped Lord And thy Commands by mee performed are Well pleas'd with exceeding much delight My soul thy Testimonies keepeth still Thou know'st for all my waies are in thy sight That I thy Precepts thy Lawes fulfill Oh blessed Redeemer who wert persecuted by Princes for my sake without a Cause Thy many Prayers daylie offred to thy Father thy true delight in his Word thy detestation of falshood thy perfect fulfilling of the Lawe have obtained that thy righteousnes may be ascribed vnto us Oh grant that by performing what thou hast enabled us to do wee may retaine encrease the Talent freely given enioy thy Peace which passeth all vnderstanding for ever ever Amen Tau 22. REceive my cry guide thou mee As thou hast promisd Lord. Give ear saved let mee be According to thy vvord When thou to me hast showne thy vvaies My lipps thy praise will shewe My tongue thy blessed vvord shall praise For all thy Lawes are true 2 Mee let thy powrfull hand protect For I thy Lawe approove Thy Saving-health I do affect Thy Precepts I do love Oh let mee live to sing thy praise In Iudgment mee preserve Thy servant seek who sheep-like straies For I thy Lawe observe Another of the same YEald my Complaint oh Lord thy graitious ear And knowledge of thy Lawe to me afford My humble suite vouchsafe I pray to
intentions against us Let us take no pleasure in any temporall thing till wee have prevailed against the fury of our spiritual destroyers give vs grace so to crush all sinns heresies in their first birth that we may be made eternally safe happy through Iesus Christ cur Lord. Amen Another of the same AS nigh Babel streames wee fate Full of greefs vnbefreinded Minding Syon's pore estate From our eyes the teares descended And our Harps wee hanged by On the willowes growing nigh 2 For insulting on our woe They that vs had there inthralled Their imperious powre to showe For a song of Syon called Come yee Captives come said they Sing vs now an Hebrewe Lay. 3 But oh Lord what hart had wee In a forraigne habitation To repeat our songs of thee For our spoiler's recreation Ah alas wee cannot yet Thee Ierusalem forget 4 Oh Ierusalem if I Do not mourne all pleasure shunninge Whilst thy walls defaced lie Let my righthand loose his cunninge And for ever let my tounge To my Pallet fast be Clung 5 Oh remember blessed Lord E're Ierusalem was wasted How the sonns of Edom roar'd And her totall ruine hasted Till they levell all had laid Rase it rase it quite they said 6 But thou shalt be spoiled thus And be vs'd oh Babels daughter Iust as thou hast vsed vs. And that man who in thy slaughter On the stones thy Child'ren braines Shall be blessed for his paines Psa 138. A Psalme of David God is here praised for the truth of his Word for glorifieng his Sonn Christ for confirming his Elect for the Common grace vouchsafed to all c. It may be sung for any Deliverance But especially for our Redemption WIth all my hart I 'le sing abrode thy fame And praise thee where the Gods assēbled are Ev'n in thy house I 'le magnifie thy Name And for thy Truth Love thy praise declare For thou thy Name word o're all dost rear 2 When I did call thou mad'st replie to mee And strength vnto my soul thou didst afford All Kings of earth shall therfor honour thee As soone oh God as they have heard thy word And sing thy praise in thine own Paths oh Lord. 3 For thou art great thou oh Lord art high Yet hast regard of humble men belowe Thou vew'st the proude but with a sleighting eye Therefore altho through many greefs I goe I certaine am thou comforts wilt bestowe 4 Thy righthand Lord shall my salvation bee My foes feirce rage thy stretcht-out hād shal stay Thou shalt performe all things concerning mee Thy mercies Lord abide the same for aye Reiect not then thy handy-work I pray Oh Lord our Creator thou causlesly reiect est none whome thou hast made neither art thou such an accepter of Persōs as too many fancie thee bee But impartially acceptest in every Person that which is the Obiect of thy eternall Election where soever thou findest the same lovest that vnto the end Therefore thou extendest thy Truth and Mercy to all vouchsafing also thy Assisting powre to perfect that work which thy free-grace hath begunn yea thou effectually perfectest that worke in soe many as do humbly submit them selves to thy will resist not proudly the motions of thy spirit And though they passe through many temptations hazards thy hand still reacheth vnto thē comforts meanes of safe perseverance vnto the end Oh give us wisdome to perceave grace humbly to acknowledge this great Mercie which who soever denies Denies thy greatest glory make thou our endeavours answereable to the grace powre which wee have receaved through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Psa 139. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It confesseth the all-seeing providence powre wisdome and Mercy of God And expresseth a desire of the Faithfull to be serched rectified by him c. It warnes vs not to live Hypocriticallie in regard God beholds vs at all times in all places c. OH Lord thy all-beholdinge eies Have serch'd well observed mee Thou see'st mee sitt thou see'st mee rise Thou know'st my thoughts e're thought they be Thou vew'st my wayes walkings Lord Thou see'st what in my bedd I doe And I do never speak a word But lo thyne ears do hear it to 2 Thou standst before me behinde Thy hand on mee doth alwaies lie Thy wisdome cannot be confinde And for my reach it is too high Then from thy spirit from thee Oh whither cann I fly or goe If heav'n I clime thou there wilt be If hell I dive there art thou to 3 If on the Mornings wings I ride And thinck to fly beyond the seas Thy hand ev'n there cann be my guide They right-hand there on mee cann ceaze Or if I say the Duskie night Shall hide mee Night will me bewray For darknes is to thee as light The day like night the night like day 4 My Reines to thee apparant are For in the wombe thou closedst mee I strangely was composed there And therefore I will honour thee Thy wondrous works my soul doth knowe And that my substance thou didst marke Ev'n when as in the earth belowe I was composed in the darke 5 Before I perfect Beeing tooke Or Forme or Matter for this frame My Members all were in thy booke And thou foresaw'st what now I am Therefore thy thoughts of vs how dear And Lord how infinite they bee As num'rous as the Sands they are And wake mee still to muze on thee 6 Vngodly men men of blood Destroy cause them to be gone For they speak ill of thee oh God And vainely proude thy foes are growne Thy haters I have hated Lord And greev'd at such as thee oppose With perfect hate I them abhord And those accounted as my foes 7 Oh God! a strict enquiry make My hart ev'ry thought survay Search if an evill Course I take And showe mee thy eternall way There is nothing oh Lord in the structure of our bodies or in the disposition of our mindes but it is knowne to thee with every Cause effect thereof Neither darknes nor distance of place cann so hide us from thee but that thou seest our Actions hearest our words perceavest our thoughts Yea what they are enclinable vnto before wee thinck them Give us grace therefor to behave our selves alwaies as in thy sight Let our secret intentions be vpright cause us to love and hate as thou dost Turge away all that which is evill in us infuse into our harts all those graces which may make us acceptable to thee in Christ Iesus Amen Psa 140. To the cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It personates Christ's mysticall body desiring deliverance from Oppressors And describing their malice pride Trechery c. It is vsefull when any Congregation is greeved by the bitter scandalls lieng doctrines or mischeevous insinuations of Atheists false brethren e. LEt me oh God from sinners
be defended From those that are to violence inclined For in their harts they mischeef have intended And in malitious Leagues are fast combined Their stinging tōgs the vipers teeth have matched Between their lipps is Adders poyson hatched 2 Lord frō the hands of wicked men release mee From Cruel-men vouchafe secure to make me For to supplant my goengs they oppresse me And lo the proud prepareth snares to take mee Yea they have netts ginns trapps prepared In al my waies that I might be insnared 3 Lord hear I pray mark my supplication Thee for my God oh Lord I have professed And thou Lord God the strength of my Salvation Did'st gard mee when in Fight I was oppressed Oh grant not what the wicked man desireth But crosse his plotts lest hee too high aspireth 4 The Mischeef of their lipps will fal vpon them Ev'n on their heads that mee have circumvented Coales burning-hot shall downe be hurled on thē They shal with flames in dung'ons be tormented And in those Pitts infernall be detained From whence Redemption never cann be gained 5 On earth hee shall not thrive that 's evill tōgued For wicked men Reveng to death persueth But God I knowe doth patronize the wronged And in the pore man's cause his judgmet sheweth For which the just within his presence living Shall glorify his name with praises-giving Deliver us oh Mercifull God from the cruel purposes stinging slanders mischeevous practises of our wicked proud Adversaries who seek the ruine of our soules Arme us against them as hither to thou hast bene pleased Frustrate their devises bring on them their owne wickednes inflict on them that vengance which is prepared for impenitent Persecutors That wee being saved by thee thou mayst be glorified by us for ever ever Amen Psa 141. A Psalme of David It personates Christ the lifting vp of whose hands on the Crosse is accepted insteed of the legall sacrifice prayeng in the behalse of his Members And it is vsefull for vs to desire God's acceptation of our Prayers to give us the Goverment of our tongues to rectify our thoughts c. LOrd hear with speed my voices lamentation Vouchsafe to give my mournfull clamors hearing As incense or an Afternoones Oblation Accept my Prayers my hands vprearing Lord let my mouth as with a watch be warded And let the Portalls of my lipps be garded 2 Lest I to sinn with sinners may be trained Preserve my hart oh Lord from sinns infection Who rather then their pleasures to have gained Desire in Love the righteous man's correction As curing balme the same should be received And I would pray for thē whē they were greeved 3 Whē frō the Roks their judges down are heved The rest wil hear for I sweet words have spoken As on the Land where blocks are hew'd cleaved Our bones before the grave lie strow'd brokē Yet still mine eye on thee oh Lord attendeth And still my soul on thee alone dependeth 4 Then suffer not my soul to be reiected And that I be not by their wiles ensnared Let me from those close engines be directed Which for my soul the wicked have prepared Let their own snares which they have layd intrap thē And let me Lord for evermore escape them Accept oh Lord our petitions in the mediation of Christ Iesus Make us watchfull over our tongues so purify our harts from all evil affections that the pleasant baites of the wicked alure vs not to be partners in their sinns To that end teach us to bear patiently accept thanckfully the reproofs Corrections of thy Children yea let us pray for them who shall charitably reforme us And though by persecution wee should be scattred like bones among graves or chipps vpon the face of the earth yet let us alway trust in thee at last be gathered vp revive be made blessed everlastingly through Iesus Christ Amen Psa 142. Maschil of David when he was in the Cave It seemeth mistically to personate Iesus Christ expressing the agony of his soul in the Garden Or his being for saken at his Passion It may be sung when wee are left comfortles of the world MY voice to thee Oh God I reare To thee oh Lord I sue To thee my troubles I declare My greefs to thee I shew For when o're whelm'd my spirit was My Path was knowne to thee Ev'n when they hidd where I should passe A seacret snare for mee 2 I looked on my right-hand side But noe man knew mee there All succours faild not one I spide That of my soul had care Then Lord thou art my hope said I My Lot whilst life I have In my destresse observe my crye From spoile thy servant save 3 Yea since for mee they are too strong To praise thee sett mee free So righteous men to mee shall throng When thy great Love they see Sweet Iesu in thy bitter Agony thou hadst not any one no not among thyne owne desciples so sensible thereof as to watch with thee one howre A secret snare was layd for thee in that Garden whither thou went'st to pray for consolation And when they ledd thee to thy Passion None would knowe thee None assist thee Neither had any one care of thy soul Oh Dearest Redeemer this is often the Case of us thy Members in some Degree And when our Spirits are most overwhelmed with sorrowes it so happens That no man pitties it No eye beholds it but thyne For thy Passion sake do thou behold us with commiseration in these extremities that wee may be comforted that wee others may magnify thy great mercie for ever ever Amen Psa 143. A psalme of David It expresseth with much forvencie many conflicts of the spirit emploreth God's free Mercy in regard of our vniversall impurity of the malice of our foes disability of our nature c. The vse is manifest LOrd my humble supplication Heed heare with acceptation In thy Doomes of Truth Right Iudge but judge thou not severely For if thou observe vs nearly None are blameles in thy sight 2 By the foe my soul is chased Wounded in darknes placed As one buried long agoe I am inwardly perplexed Yea my spirit sore is vexed And my hart is full of woe 3 On the times now past I ponder And on all the works of wonder Which were framed by thy hands Thee I seek with due submission And my soul for thy fruition Longeth as the thirstie Lands Selah 4 Lord with speed give ear vnto me And thy face divart not fro me For my spirits feeble growe Since on thee I have depended Let mee timely be defended Lest into the grave I goe 5 Guide my feet by thy direction For thou hast my hart 's affection Me from all my foes release Lord my God my safe abidinge Bring mee by thy spirits guiding To the Land of Righteousnes 6 Grace to do thy pleasure give mee For thy
Namesake Lord revive me Let thy Iustice be my gard Yea destroy of thy compassion Those that seek my soules vexation For I am thy servant Lord. Oh Lord God if thou shouldst iudg us according to our deservings wee all flesh should everlastingly perish VVee appeall therefore to thy Mercie with a thirsty longing desire speedy assistance according to thy accustomed Loving-kindnes lest wee be swallowed vp by Despaire or devoured by our Foes For thine owne sake even for thy Iustice for thy Mercy for thy Name sake direct us in thy waies Instruct us in thy VVill protect us from all evills bring vs into the Land of the Living through Iesus Christ our Lord. Amen Another of the same LOrd mark my suite my sad complaining hear And in thy Truth Justice answear give Iudg not thy servant with a doome severe For in thy sight not one doth blameles live The foe hath chas'd my soul of life nigh reft mee And in the dark as one long dead hath left mee 2 In mee therfore my spirits downe are cast My hart is fill'd with many a heavie thought I muse vpon the dayes that now are past And on thy works ev'n al thy hāds have wrought With stretchtout hands with soul-thirsty pāting I thirst for thee as Land when raine is wanting 3 My spirit faints oh God with speed give ear If longer thou thy face obscure I dye Oh let thy Love to mee betimes appear For I on thee on thee alone relye Yea let me Lord within thy Paths be trained For vnto thee I lift a soul vnfained 4 Protect mee Lord in thee is my abode Keep off my foes teach thy will to mee Let thy good sp'rite because thou art my God My guide vnto the Land of Iustice be Yea mee oh Lord for thy Namesake revive thou My soul ev'n for thy Iustice sake reprive thou And of thy grace all those that mee oppressed Destroy thou Lord for I am thine professed Psa 144. A Psalme of David It blesseth God for his regard of the humane Nature Desires Christ's approch to Iudgment And requesteth to be delivered from worldlings c. It is vsefull to these purposes to inform vs that to be God's chose-ones is the greatest happines c. OH praise the Lord for he is all my Powre My hands Armes in warlike feats directing My grace my gard my sheild my healp my Towre My trusty freind my foes to mee subiecting Lord what is mā that thou art pleasd to know him Or what his child that thou sholdst favor show him 2 Mā is as nought his ioys like shades forsake him The heav'ns oh Lord decline down descēd thou But touch the Hils thou to smoke shalt mak thē To scatter them thy dreadfull lighting send thou Shoot out thy shafts vntill they be destroyed Let thy strong hand to healp mee be employed 3 Oh save mee from the water's over-swelling Let mee from forraigne Children be secured Whose mouthes are alwaies lies folly telling And whose righthands to falshood are envred Then to thy praise new songs I will be singing On harp Psalt'ry of a tennfold stringing 4 Let him who doth on kings bestow salvation And from the sword his servant David saveth Protect me frō that forraine generation Whose mouth speakes lies whose right-hand deceaveth Who beg for sonns daughters in their prayer Like plants pretious stones welshap'd faire 5 Who pray for Granards fully stored ever Who 's floks yong breed evn in their streets aboundeth Whose wellfed Oxe in labour faileth never in whose Townes nor cry nor tumult soundeth For tho such men a blessing have possessed Yet they whose God 's the Lord are much more blessed Father of Mercy God of all Consolation thou art alwaies our powrefull deliverer becommest every thing vnto vs which our harts cann desire Oh make vs thanckfull vnto thee for thy great regard of soe vnworthy Creatures And though meer worldlings Carnall Professors seeke thee for temporall Blessings Let vs love serve praise thee meerly for thine owne sake Keep vs from their falshood Hypocrisie selfelove with all their other wicked Conditions And though they boast of thy transitorie Blessings which wee enioy not Let us be contented that thou art our God Let that be our portion of happines let vs enioye it oh Lord for ever ever Amen Psa 145. Davids Psalme of Praise It may be vsed as a Patterne wherby to glorify God according to his principal Attributes such as his Infinitenes Omnipotencie Majesty Justice Mercie Goodnes Providence c. UUhich are mentioned in this Psalme I 'Le honour thee oh God my king And laud thy Name for aye Ev'n to thy Name I 'le alway sing And praise thee ev'rie day For thou art great beyond all bounds And great thy praises are Through Ages all thy glory sounds Thy wonders they declare 2 I 'le also shew thy royall state And thy rare works vnfolde That men thy wonders may relate When I thy powre have tolde That they thy Righteousnes may show And much thy glorie minde For thou to anger Lord art slowe Right gratious meek kinde 3 Thy goodnes thy mercies be In all thy works exprest Ev'n all thy works Lord honour thee And thee thy Saints have blest Thy kingdomes glory they will showe And sing thy greatnes forth That all mankinde thy powre may knowe And see thy Kingdoms worth 4 For thou for evermore shalt raigne And rule through Ages all The weak oh Lord thou wilt sustaine And lift vp those that fall On God all creatures sixe their eyes And fedd in season be For all things living to suffice An open hand hath hee 5 The Lord is just in all his waies His works are sacred all Nigh them who call on him he staies Nigh those who truly call Their hopes who fear him he effects And 's hears saves all those Ev'n those who love him God protects But sinners overthrowes 6 Oh let my mouth due praise therefore Vnto the Lord expresse And let all flesh for evermore His holy Name confesse Great oh Lord is thy Kingdome thy Powre thy Glory great are thy VVorks thy UUonders thy Praises Great also is thy VVisdome thy Goodnes thy Iustice thy Mercy Yea so infinite art thou in these all other excellencies That no attributes are sufficient to expresse thee Nevertheles wee thy Creatures being partakers of thy Abundance witnesses of thy Bounty towards all whome thou hast made Do according to the measure of our Capacities blesse thee for the same And desire to praise and magnify thy Name for ever ever Amen Another of the same ADvance I will thy Name oh God my king For evermore I will extoll the same Blesse thee I will oh Lord alway sing A davlie song of praises to thy Name Consid'ring that thy Greatnesse bound hath none And how thine honor should as boundles be Declare
I will those wonders thou hast done That men from age to age may speak of thee Ev'n of thy Fame glories I will treat And shewe how rare thy wondrous workings are For when thy dreadfull Acts I shall repeat Then other men their largnes will declare Great speach of thy great goodnes they shal make And singing of thy Iustice they shalt showe How apt thou art compassion still to take How prone to pitty to wrath how slowe In doeng good to all thou Lord art free Thy Mercies are vpon thy Creatures all Kept glorious by thy deeds thy praises bee And therfor all thy Saints confesse thee shall Lord of thy kingdome 's glorie they shall tell And shewing ev'ry where what powre thou hast Make knowne how much thy mighty Acts excell And with what state thy royall Throne is plac't Not as a king that 's only temporall For endles eternall is thy throne On thee who e're depends though he should fall Thou Lord wilt lift him vp when he is down Plac'd are on thee all creatures eyes oh God! And thou dost give them food in season still Quite open thou dost reach thy hand abrode Each living Creatures longing to fulfill Right just thou art oh Lord in all thy wayes And as in all thy works thou holy art So thou art near to ev'ry one that praies To all that seek to thee with honest hart To thē that fear thy Name their wish thou giv'st And such as call vpon thee thou wilt save Vngodly men of safety thou depriv'st But all thy Lovers thy protection have Wherefore oh Lord to publish out thy fame In praisefull wise my mouth shall still endeaver Yea all flesh shall blesse thy holy Name And praise the same for ever for ever Oh Lord thy spirit hath said thou art good to all that thy Mercie is over all thy Works Stop the mouthes therfore of all those perverters of thy Truth and blaspheamers of thy most glorious Attribute who dare affirme that thou hast eternally Dereed purpossely Created irrevocably necessitated that the greatest number of soules should be vessells of wrath condemnation without any respect vnto Sinn Good God let this damnable blasphemy spread no further Give all men grace to perceave that they who pretend to honour thee by this doctrine do consequently vnavoydably impute vnto thy sacred Majestie all the wickednes both of men Devills contrary to all piety contrarie to thy expresse Word which is perverted to maintaine this heresy contrarie to that which naturall Reason hath written in our harts Lord these are they which have made thousands hide their Talent by sayeng that thou expectest to reap where thou sowedst not they have soe corrupted their owne iudgments most of their hearers that there is no meanes to prevent this pestilence of the soul but by prayer Vnto thee therfor wee pray Oh hear us even for thine owne honor sake for thy Mercie sake in Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Psa 146. Haleluiah It stirreth vp the soul to perpetuall thanksgiving to depēdance vpon God alone giving reasons for the same c. Wee may sing it to minde vs of those duties MY soul praise thou the Lord As long as thou hast breath In song his praise record And honour him till death No credit place In earthlie kings or such vaine things As humane race 2 Breath failes dust they be One day their pompe destroies Right blest therefore is hee That Iacob's God enioyes And hopes in him Who framed these heav'n earth seas And all in them 3 For God is faithfull still Men wrong'd assist will hee The hungry he doth fill And setts the pris'ner free He Sight bestowes Loves men vpright maketh streight What crooked growes 4 The stranger he receives To Orphanes help imparts The widdowe he releives And Sinners paths subvarts The Lord therefore Oh Syon shall be king of all For evermore Haleluiah Almightie God Creator of heav'n earth the sure healper of all who trust in thee pitty our oppressions satisfy our spirituall hunger free vs from the bondage of sinn cure the blindnes of our Understandings be mercifull to vs in all the rest of our necessities infirmities Grant also that renouncinge all other Confidence depending only on thy favour wee may praise thee for these all thy Mercies in Christ Iesus Amen Psalme 147. It exhorts to praise God for encreasing building his Church typyfied by Ierusalem for many particuler mercies to his people for overthrowing the proud c. The vse is apparant OH glorifie the Lord For of God's praise to sing With justice doth accord Yea 't is a pleasant thing Ierusalem Hee will erect and recollect His Flock to him 2 The Contrite hart hee heales Hee cures their bruises all The Starrs he also tells And them by Name cann call This Lord of our In wise foresight is infinite And great in powre 3 The Lord the Meek doth raise The proud he brings to ground Oh therfor sing his praise Let Harps his praise resound He Clouds doth bring And shewres distills which on the hills Makes grasse to spring 4 Ev'n Beasts Ravens yonge He feedeth when they call In horse or footmen strong He ioyeth nought at all God loves all them Who in his grace their hopes doe place And honor him 5 Syon Salem blesse The Lord your God in song Who doth your seed encrease And hath your Gates made strong His Peace hath yet Your bounds vphild you he fild With flowre of wheat 6 Through earth his Mandates goe His word with swiftnes flies Like wooll he giveth snowe His frost like Ashes lies And then beside He forth doth slice cold flakes of Ice Which who cann bide 7 He speakes streight it thawes He breaths water flowes His statutes his Lawes He to his people showes No nation els His Iudgments know therfore soe With none he deals Haleluiah Most mercifull God who buildest vp thy heavenly Ierusalem by the gathering together of all the faithfull Not only taking notise of them who have starr-like perfections but even of vs also whoe are of those Blind and Lame whome thou hast caused to be called to thy banquet Nay though wee are as brute Beasts or vncleane Birds thou art ready to extend thy Mercy whensoever wee seek thee Oh make vs thanckfull for thy great Bounty Send out thy word to compell us by Stormes or to allure by Calmes according as it shal finde vs disposed let the graces of thy Spirit so thawe our congealed harts that the teares of true penitence may flow from vs produce all such other effects as may cause vs to know thy Iudgments to be of those people whome thou lovest in Iesus Christ Amen Psa 148. Halelujah All Creatures are here in a Poetical manner exhorted to glorify their Creator Wee should vse it to remember vs that God requireth all his Creatures
vs especially to praise him according to their natures THe Lord of heav'n confesse On high his glories raise Him let all Angells blesse And all his Armies praise Him glorifie Sunn moone starrs yee higher Sphears And Cloudie skie 2 From God your Beeings are Him therefore famous make You all Created were When he the word but spake And from that place Where fixt you be by his Decree You cannot passe 3 Praise God from Earth belowe Yee Dragons yee Deeps Fire haile Clouds winde snowe Whome in Command he keeps Praise yee his Name Hills great small Trees low tall Beasts wilde tame 4 All things that creep or flye Yee Kings yee vulger Throng All Princes meane or hye Both men Virgines yonge Ev'n yong old Exalt his Name For much his fame Should be extold 5 Oh let God's Name be praisd Above both earth skye For he his Saints hath raisd And sett their horne on hye Yea they that are Of Isr'els race are in his grace And ever dear Haleluiah Almightie God worthie to be praised of all Creatures both in heaven earth vouchsafe that thy whole Creation may ioyne in ascribing to thee that glorie for which it was ordained And let vs whome thou hast exalted above the rest of thy workmanship advance the highest Trophtes to thy glorie At lest grant this that wee who have dishonored thee in all thy Creatures may some way in some degree magnify thee also in every thing which thou hast made That so wee may be yet more exalted continue to be of those people whome thou hast elected lovest eternally in Christ Iesus Amen Psa 149. Halelujah This Psalme exhorts to praise God in the New songs of the Gospell declares the powre which shall be given thereby both to conviâ—ce the Consciences of heathen Idolators to chaine vp our unperious Affections c. Wee should vse it to provoke vs to praise God for the many priveledges given vnto his Saints c. IN songs-newe made your voice employ God's praise among his Saints to sing Let Isr'el in his maker ioye And Syon tryvmph in her king The praises of his Name advance With Harpe Tymbrell in the dance 2 The Lord his people doth respect And with his healp the meek arayes Then let the Saints his praise affect And on their bedds gladd Voices raise Let in their mouths his praise remaine And two-edg'd blades their hands retaine 3 Vpon the heathen people then They shall inflict avenging paines And binde their kings noblemen In yron Fetters in Chaines For to fulfill the written doome The Saints thus honor'd shall become Haleiulah Grant Almighty God that wee may sing vnto thy Glorie the New-songs of the Gospell to the tennstringed Instrument of thy Lawe by thy grace attaine that meeknes that holines which becommeth such as are thy Saints by their Visible Callinge Replenish our harts with ioyes of the holy-ghost fill our mouthes with songs of thy praise StrengtheÌ„ our handes to execute Iustice without partialitie give vs powre to chaine vp those heathenish Affections those noble-seeming Passions which had the Soveraigntie over vs heretofore so enable vs to fullfill all Righteousnes which thou hast commanded in thy word that wee may enioy all the Priveledges honours pertaining to thy Saints in Christ Iesus Amen Psa 150. Halelujah It exhorts all Creatures to praise God shewes in what manner wee should praise him mistically expressing the same by Instruments of Musick Wee should vse it to stirr vs vp to glorify God with every facultie which he hath bestowed on vs. COme praise the Lord come praise him With in his holy-seat In all his glories praise him And his great Acts repeat As he excelleth praise him With Trumpet and with Flute With Harp Psaltry praise him With Viol with Lute 2 Vpon the Tymbrel praise him In Song his praise advance Vpon the Organs praise him And praise him in the Dance On tingling Cimballs praise him On Cymballs loud that sound And let all creatures praise him In whome life-breath is found Haleluiah Oh blessed God thou bestowest all things necessary requirest nothing back againe but thanckfulnes Grant therfor wee pray thee that our soul every faculty thereof our body every member of the same our sighs our teares our grones our ioyes our paines our prosperities our Adversities our Virtues which wee have by thy grace our very sinns which wee have committed by out owne corruption our lives our deaths our salvations the condemnations of the vnrepentant all other things which in vs in thy whole Creation have either Beinge or possibility to bee or to be thought vpon may altogether severally both in their Discordes AgreemeÌ„ts make vp a pleasant harmony to the glorifieng of thy Maiesty for ever ever Amen FINIS A concluding HYMNE YEt among those many Creatures UUhich for living-breath are debters Though vnworthy I am one But not many weekes are passed Since the Blast that 's now possessed VV as in danger to be gone 2 They that prayd for my Salvation Far beyond their expectation My desired presence have And I sing among Livinge Songs of Thancks praises-givinge VVhome they look'd for in my Grave 3 Hee oh Friends for whome yee mourned From thee Pitt is back returned Ioie with him in God therefore Hee my Foes whome you oppressed Lives praies you may be blessed VVish him evill now no more 4 Come imagine I were lieng In my Grave let envieng Spight evill Censures goe VVee shall all er'e long come thither And be quiet there togither Let us whil'st wee live be soe 5 Or though God hath so permitted That wee must for him be fitted By each others wounding blowes Naitheles his praise endeavour And Assent in whatsoever Any way his glorie showes 6 VVhen I sawe life's Taper wasting And my end by sicknes hasting Many things to minde it brought And among my Meditations Musings Expostulations These were often in my thought 7 Lord are all those hopes bereaved VVhich I formerly conceaved That I should have here enioy'd Shall as well my good intentions As my vaine fond Inventions Now be frustrate destroi'd 8 I haved looked everie Morrowe For an ending of may sorrowe And once thought an end I had But perceaving newe Afflictions God sayd I whoe gives Corrections May yet one day make mee glad 2 He hath seene such Follies in mee That his Mercies cannot winn mee Therefor he his Rodd extends But when that hath purer made me Peradventure he will glad mee And declare that wee are freinds 10 Thus from tyme to tyme I eased My nigh fainting hart pleased My Desires which did rebell And I strongly Lord beleived I some Good should have received Till this deadlie Arrow fell 11 But I finde my great Corruption Hath bene such an Interruption To my Earthlie hopes in mee That ther 's now no expectation