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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13069	A fourth proceeding in the harmony of King Dauids harp That is to say; a godly and learned exposition of six psalmes moe of the princely prophet Dauid, beginning with the 62. and ending with the 67. Psalme. Done in Latin by the reuerend Doctour Victorinus Strigelius professor in Diuinitie in the vniuersitie of Lipsia in Germany Anno 1502. Translated into English by Richard Robinson citizen of London 1596. Seene, perused, and allowed. ...; Hypomnēmata in omnes Psalmos Davidis. Psalm 62-67. English	Strigel, Victorinus, 1524-1569.; Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.	1596 (1596)	STC 23362; ESTC S105184	33,513	60

into heauen and nowe sitteth at the righthand of his father giuing vs his holy spirite and other necessarie giftes for the body and the soule Dauid thinking vpon so great matters praieth most feruently that the Messias euen at the first time would come vpon earth destroy the workes of the diuell sin and death and vnto his church gathered from both Iewes and Gentiles would restore life and righteousnesse euetlasting The Psalme and Exposition thereof Verse 1 God be mercifull vnto vs and blesse vs and shew vs the light of his countenance and be mercifull vnto vs. Verse 2 That thy way may bee knowne vpon earth thy sauing health among all nations BY the law saith S. Paul commeth the acknowledgment of sin and the law worketh wrath Rom. 3.20 For there is a spirituall iudgement accusing all sinnes in men Inward and outward and denouncing the wrath of God according to that saying Deut. 26 27. Cursed be euery one c. But in the gospel there is reuealed the mercy of God and the blessing is promised by through and for Christes sake that is full deliuerance from sinne and death and the restoring of righteousnes and life euerlasting Wherefore Dauid looking into the glasse of the law and therein beholding sinne and the wrath of God craueth that God woulde send his sonne as a most sure pledge of mercie and to blesse vs with all spirituall and heauenly blessing and to loue vs for his beloued sonnes sake For then doth God with a cheerefull and louely countenance looke vpon vs when hee reconcileth vs vnto him in Christ not imputing vnto vs our sinnes loueth vs with the same fatherly affection wherwith This foundation once laid that is we acknowledge the mediatour and receiuing by his meanes and for his sake forgiuenesse of sinnes and reconciliation wee may cry aloud with that most holy old Simeon Now Lord lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace according to thy word For mine eies haue seene thy saluation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people To bee a light to lighten the gentiles and to be the glorie of thy people Israel But seeing the sayinges of Isaias wherein Christ is called the saluation of God are knowne vnto all men they seeme not needfull for me heere to recite them at this time Verse 3 Let the people praise thee O God yea let all the people praise thee Verse 4 O let the nations reioice and be glad for thou shalt iudge the folke righteously and gouern the nations vpon earth Verse 5 Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee Quod latet ignotum est ignoti nulla cupid● That which is kept close is not knowne the thing vnknowne no man desireth How shall they beleeue if they heare not Howe shall they heare if none doe teach Hee therefore craueth of God not only to send his sonne but also to aduaunce the gospel whereby is gathered vnto the sonne an euerlasting inheritance both from amongst the Iewes and Gentiles And I haue spoken in the argument as also elsewhere how great a benefite the calling of the nations is to the societie of the true Church and vnto life euerlasting And there is not any vice or wickednesse wherewith the Ethnickes or heathen people haue not wickedly and filthily defiled themselues For they haue deuised a great number of Gods they haue called vpon dead men they haue slaine men for their sacrifices they haue mixed their lusts with sacr●fices and finally all kindes of mi●chiefes as it were furies sent out of hell haue wandered euerie where Whereas then such outcastes are cooptate or chosen and regenerate of God into the societie of the euerlasting Church that ought all mens mindes and tongues celebrate or haue reuerence For if God should deale with seuere iudgement towardes blinde and miserable persons he might or should haue stricken downeright all men with the thunderclap of his wrath and caused the ground to swallow them vp into euerlasting destruction But he in his wrathfull displeasure thinking vpon his mercy hath not brought vs vtterly to nothing nor cast away this our wretched lumpe of ours into euerlasting tormentes but with an vnspeakeable equitie and lenitie hath graunted vs a space to turne vnto him and hath giuen vs Teachers which might call vs backe from our errour and idolatry vnto true acknowledgement of God to the right vse of calling vpon him Therefore let euery one say with Ieremie Lamentat 3.22 It is the mercies of God that wee are not consumed And againe with the patriarck Iacob I am vnworthy O Lord of all thy mercies bestowed vpon me Genes 32.9 10. Verse 6 Then shal the earth bring forth her increase and God euen our owne God shall giue vs his blessing Verse 7 God shall blesse vs and all the endes of the world shall feare him In the latter verses are two notable places one of the efficacie of the ministerie of the gospell an other of the mysterie of the Trinitie Truely the teachers and preachers of the gospel seeme to profite no more therein then as the prouerbe is The Oxen plowing vpon the sand or as he that rolleth a stone vp against a hill But that the labour of them which teache in the church is not in vaine these sayings doe witnesse Isay 55.10.11 Surely as the raigne commeth downe and the Snow from heauen and returneth not thither but watereth the earth and maketh it to bring forth and budde that it may giue seed to the sower and bread vnto him that eateth So shall my word be that goeth out of my mouth it shall not returne vnto me void but it shall accomplishe that which I will and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it In the first Psalme 3. verse A Teacher of the Gospel is cōpared vnto a fruitfull tree Which bringeth forth sweete and whole some fruites In the 15. of S. Iohns Gospel 16 verse the sonne of God saith I haue ordained you that yee doe go and bring forth fruite and that your fruite remaine c. That is the labours of them which teach shall not only for a small time profite mankinde but shal gather vnto God an euerlasting Church and the same Doctors or Teachers shall haue their euerlasting rewardes With these and such like sayinges let godly teachers comfort themselues and let them not forsake their standing by reason they finde contempt of the word now and then also pouerty banishmēts and other daungers but let them go with merry and ioyfull mindes and with hope lighten their damages But not in vaine nor without good cause is The name of God here repeated thrice For although there is one diuine essence yet notwithstanding there are three persons of this Godhead namely the Eternall father who sent his sonne to take our humane nature vpon him The same sonne who is called by Iohn 1. cap. verse 1. the word and by Isayas cap. 7.14 cap.