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
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
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
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
assembled are For they God's works to minde will bring Who love to them doe bear Most famous deeds the Lord hath done His Iustice hath no ends His works are worthy to be knowne His bounty farr extends 2 All them that feare his Name he feeds His League he thinks vpon And for his folke by wondrous deeds The Gentiles Realmes he wonn His hands have Truth Iustice wrought His precepts all are sure With Truth Iudgment fully fraught For ever to endure 3 God sent and hath his Flock redeemd His Leagues eternall are His Name is rev'rently esteem'd And full of holy-feare The feare of God is Wisdome's gate And therefore wise is he Who seekes to enter in thereat His praises endles be Most mercifull Father wōderfull in thy workings dreadfull in thy iudgments vnfallable in thy Truth vnspeakable in thy Mercies fill us we pray thee with that sanctified Feare which is the beginning of true UUisdome So manifest vnto us thy eternall Truth so remember us of thy Covenant so feede us with spirituall nourishments that we may be strengthned to walk in thy wayes at the last enter the Gates of eternall blessednes through the mediation of Iesus Christ our Lord Amen Another of the same AL praise to God my hart now render shall Before the Iust of him I 'le mention make Confessing that his wond'rous Actions all Deserve that wee should pleasure in them take Exceeding great his glorious deeds appear From age to Age his Iustice doth extend Growne famous all his glorious workings are His Bounties his Mercies have no end In feeding such as feare him he is free Kept firme his promise is from age to age Long since that so his Folk his powr might see Made were the Gentiles lands their heritage Nor Truth nor Iustice passe but from his hand Of all his lawes the firme fullfillings be Provided soe that they shall ever stand Quit from all wrongs from all falshoods free Redeemer of his people he became So firme a League likewise he did ordaine That he hath fixt fortifide the same Vnchangably for ever to remaine With holines feare he clothes his Name Yea Wisdome's first foundation is his fear Right wise are they that well observe the same And such from Age to age commended are Psa 112. Halelujah It mentions many priveledges properties of the Elect shewes that the wicked for their greater vexation shall behold their happines c. It is a consolatory Hymne and serves to keep vndiscouraged those whoe are exercised by the skoffs prosperities of worldlings WHo on Gods lawe his love doth place And feareth him right blest is hee God will on earth advance his race And blest his faithfull seed shall be His house with plenty shall be dight His Iustice shall not be confinde In darknes he shall still have light For he is meek just kinde 2 The righteous lends helps the pore His dealings he discreetly weighes His fame abides for evermore And in a state vnchangd he staies He starts not evill Newes to heare On God his hopes muzings be His hart is fixt will not fear Till on his foes his wish he see 3 He on the pore doth Almes bestowe And alway just he doth abide For which his horne shall powrfull growe And with renowne be dignifide Which when vngodly men perceave They shall through envy despight Growe furious gnash their teeth greeve And loose thir hopes longings quite VVe humbly beseech thee oh mercifull God to infuse into our harts such a filial fear of thee Such a firme trust in thy Mercies Such a prudent regard to all things which are necessarily pertinent to our selves So charitable a respect vnto the necessities of our pore brethren soe constant a willingnes to performe all the duties in which we are obliged to any of thy Creatures That being without slavish terrors we may be couragious what rumors soever we hear enioy the commodities of this life to the vexation of our spiritual foes eternall Blessednes hereafter to thy glory Amen Another of the same ALl they that fear the Lord attaine to blisse Because that such delight God's will to doe Conferd on them shall honors be for this Deriving to their seed great blessings to Encreasing wealth their houses full shall fill For aye the Iustman's righteousnes remaines Great light on him in darknes beameth still He righteous is kinde Mercy daignes If need require he lends gives besides Kept streight are all his waies by prudent care Layd fast his groundworke are firme he bides Made endles his memorialls likewise are No fears he feels though evill Newes there be On God with fixed hart he doth relie Puts trust in him not shrincking till that hee Quite overthrowne doth all his foes espie Releef among the pore bestoweth he So keeping still his dealings all vpright That him advanc'd Vngodly men shall see Vex gnash their teeth loose their lōgings quite Psa 113. Halelujah It magnifieth God for his great love to mankinde both in generall perticuler But cheefly for extending his Church so vniversally for raising us from the dunghills of corrupted Nature to the thrones of Grace for taking away our spiritual sterrillity c. The vse appears YEe servants of the Lord With praise Gods Name adore The Name of God the Lord Blesse now evermore Oh sing his praise Through ev'ry place which in his race The Sunn survaies 2 All nations fear his powres His glory mounts the sky There is no God like ours No other Lord so high Yet he doth bowe All things to see that in heavn be Or Earth belowe 3 The pore from ground he fetts From dyrt the meek he brings And them with kings he setts Ev'n with his peoples kings And her that had A barren wombe he made become A mother glad Glorious Lord God! who to the confusion of the proud hauty hast made choise of the vile despised things of this world thereby to magnify thy Name Raise us we pray thee from the Dunghill of our Corrupted Nature that by thy Grace wee may become Rulers over our owne Affections And make us also who have bene heretofore barren in all Goodnes so fruitfull hereafter in Faith good-works that our soules may be saved thy Name glorified through out the whole world for ever ever Amen Another of the same PRaise yee the Lord blesse his Name Yea now ever blesse the same Yee servants of the Lord our God For from the Sunns ascending place Ev'n to the vtmost of his race His Name 's due praise is fam'd abrode Or'e Nations all yea or'e the Sphears The Lord our God his glory rears And never was his equall found For though his dwelling he on high He doth beholde with humbled eye All things in heav'n on the ground 2 The pore from dust mire he brings To sit with Princes with Kings
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
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
life oh Lord Let all thy saints remembring it With praise thy holines recorde 2 Thy wrath abides not long in thee But in thy favour life appears And joy shall in the morning be Though over-night there may be teares In my advancement once I sayd That nothing should my foot remove Because my mountaine thou hadst laid So firmelie Lord by thy meer love 3 Yet when thy face thou didst but hide I quickly was opprest againe And then to thee againe I cride And in my crie did thus complaine What profit will my bloud afford When I shal to the grave descend Oh! cann it sing thy praises Lord Or cann the dust thy truth comend 4 Lord hear pittie take on me To succour me thy help employ That chang'd to songs my sighes may be My mourning-weeds to robes of ioy So I for ever with my tongue Will praise the oh my God my Lord And in a never-ending song Thy mercies thanckfully record Sweet Iesu so great are thy Mercies that in a night thou convertest into trivmphs the most desperate Afflictions yea in the very moment of greatest horrors thou strangly infusest vnexpressible ioyes yet such is our corruption that vpon thy favours we often build those false assurances which beget more pride then thanckfulnes so we are iustly shakeÌ„ againe froÌ„ our confidence tha 〈…〉 akinge the foundation thereof more firme by true humiliation grounded meerly on thy mercies we way stand immoveable for-ever Oh! grant that by meditating thy voluntarie-humiliation we may descend to the true Annihilation renouncing of our selves that by virtue of thy Burial Resurrection we wâ—â— escape the Dungeons of the Grave Hell Change the mourning-garmeÌ„t of our flesh into the robes of immortalitie praise thee for thy mercies world without end Amen Psa 31. To the cheef Musitian a Psalm of David It personates Christ his Church in persecution containes a large intermixture of many petitions complaints c admirably fets forth the varietie of affections incident to a soul working out salvation with star trembling It is vsefull in great agonies afflictions of minde c. BEcause I do on thee depend That sham'd I may not be Lord in thy Iustice me defend And quickly hear thou me Be still my rock my walled-bowre And me vouchsafe to save For thou art my defensive towre And all the strength I have 2 Be pleas'd for thy namesake to come And be my hopeful stay Direct thou me pluck me from Those netts my foes do lay Thou art my strength vnto thee My spirit I commit For thou Lord God of Truth art he Who hast redeemed it 3 I them abhorr who lies approve But Lord I trust in thee And of thy grace in thy love My whole reioicings be For me thou didst from cares discharge Thou knew'st my soul in woe My fettred feet thou didst enlarge And keptst me from my foe 4 Have mercie Lord for I am vext Mine eies with greef decay In soul flesh I am perplext Greef wasts my life away My yeares with sigheng shortned are My sight to faile beginns My bones consume my strength doth wear And al is for my sinns 5 My scornefull foes do me vpraid My neighbours more then they My freinds to see me are afrayd And far they fly away As one long dead vnthought vpon Ev'n pot-sherd like I fare I flander'd am of many a one And round me terrors are 6 Yet when to take my life fro me They plotts against me layd Relieng still oh Lord on thee Thou art my God I sayd Thou know'st the times when me to take From my persueng soes Therfor to me for mercie sake Thy cheerfull face disclose 7 Lord let me not be made asham'd Because thy help I crave But let the wicked be defam'd And silenc'd in the grave Their lieng lips for ever close Who murmur in despight Disdainfull words in scorne of those Whose courses are vpright 8 Oh! what great favours wilt thou shew To such as honor thee And bring to passe in publike vewe For them that faithfull be Thy secret presence shal prevent The Tyrants hautie wrongs And they shall in thy privie-tent Avoyd the strife of tongues 9 Praise God for when I rash lie thought That I quite lost had binn Me to a warlike Towne he brought And honord me therein My suites cries he likewise heard Yee saints of his therfore The Lord your God with good regard Love honor adore 10 The faithfull he doth keep from harme And their proud foes contemn Be bolde he your harts will arme Who put your trust in him Our sinns oh Lord bring on vs many great afflictions They consume our flesh blinde our eyes rott our bones fright our harts afflict our consciences They cause vs to be vprayded scorned betrayed persecuted by our foes They make vs to be envyed contemned reproched abused among our neighbours They occasion that we are miscensured for sakeÌ„ yea forgotten of our best affected freinds and which is worst of all they bring on vs thy displeasure make vs almost desperatly to forsake thee Deliver vs oh deliver vs from these evills but especially from the sinns which occasion them Thou art our sole refuge the God into whose hands we have committed our spirits So embolden vs therfor in thy grace that we the rest of thy Saints seeing how great favours thou bestowest on all them that fear thee may praise thy Name for ever ever Amen Psa 32. A Psalm of David Maschil It shewes the free forgivenes of sinn by grace Rom 4. 6. The danger of hidinge the benifit of confessing our sinns and the powre of timely prayer It exhorts also that we do not brutishly abuse the grace of God c It should be sung to remember vs of Gods mercies of these duties c. A Blest estate that man is in Whose crimes the Lord forgives hides Ev'n he to whome God laies no sinn And in whose hart no fraud abides Till I my faults did open lay My bones with paine were tired out Thy hand opprest me night and day And I became like Summers drought 2 My Trespas I reveald therfore I shewd my secret faults to thee And vowd to hide my sinns no more So thou their guilt forgavest me For this the Iust on thee shall call At seasons when thou maist be found And he shall have no harme at all Though mighty Flouds enclose him round 3 Thou art oh Lord my hiding-place Wherein when peril greatest growes From dangers thou shalt me release And me with songs of health enclose Selah Thus thou dost also seem to say I will instruct thee with mine eye And so inform thee in the way That thou shalt never walk awrie 4 Then be not like the Horse or Mule That void of vnderstanding be Which thou with Bitt Raines must rule Lest els they fling or fall on thee The Sinners plagues
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
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
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
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
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
kinde On all men will bestowe reward As he desert shall finde Grant oh Lord that wee may alway so patientlie attend on thee that persecutors falseteachers and all they who seek our fall or dishonour may be quite subverted or converted Make vs ever mindfull how strong a supporter thou art vnto all those who put their trust in thee how iust a rewarder of every one according to his deserving Seeing also wee cann have no safe assurance in the best men nor in the best outward meanes without thy speciall Assistance let vs never depend vpon them much lesse seek to be secured or to profit our selves by fraudulent or wicked practises But endeavoring rather to fulfill all righteousnes for thy sake and making our petitions to thee only at vs depend wholie on thy protection for ever and ever Amen Psa 63. A Psalm of David when he was in the wildernes of Iudah It may be sung by those who are afflicted in the wildernes of this life hungring thirsting after righteousnes It expresseth their longing to be pertakers of the publike worship who are debarred from the same may be vsed also by them c. OH God! my God thou allwaies art For thee betimes I seeking pant With longing soul thirsting hart Ev'n as the land which raine doth want Yea Lord my soul doth long full sore Thy powre glorie to behold As I have seene them heretofore Ev'n in thy holie-place of olde 2 For why thy love doth life surpasse And I therfore will sing thy praise Thy Name I 'le all my lifetime blesse And vnto thee my hands I 'le raise For when I minde thee on my bed And muze upon thee in the Night It fills me as with marrowe fedd And I with ioye thy praise recite 3 Since me thou healp'st in my destresse Beneath thy wings I gladd remaine My Soul to thee doth closelie presse And thy Righthand shall mee sustaine But they shal to their grave descend Whose purpose is my soul to slay The Sword shall bring them to their end And they shall be the foxes prey 4 The king they who swear in truth By God's great Name in God shall ioy But he shall stop the liers mouth And ev'rie perjur'd soul destroy Cause vs to seeke thee timely oh Lord our God and when wee are wandring in the deserts of this life let vs hunger and thyrst after thee and thy righteousnes that wee may be satisfied according to thy promise Let our muzings be vpon thee both in the night of our Afflictions and vpon the bedd of our prosperities Let the contemplation of thy powre and glorie fill vs as with marrowe and fatnes Let thy Love be pretious vnto vs yea more pretious vnto vs then our lives Let the wings of thy Mercy and the powre of thine Arme so shaddowe and protect vs that both our Lionlike foxlike Adversaries being destroied and the mouth of all vnrighteousnes being stopped VVee and thy whole Church may reioice in thy Salvatoon for ever and ever Amen Psa 64. To the Cheef Musitian a Psalme of David It prophecies the Iewish malice against the Messiah at his passon and that accordinge to their owne imprecation the avengment of his bloud should be vpon them and their children c. It serves to minde vs what manner of foes wee have and for what assistance wee may hope c. LOrd hear my voice me acquite From terrors of the foe And from their plotts feirce despight That mischeefe seek to doe For they like swords their tongues prepare With words like arrowes keen They shoote the righteous without fear With quicknes vnseene 2 Themselves in Mischeefe strong they make Their plotts they thinck vnspide And search how that effect may take Which in their harts they hide But God shall wound them with a shaft Before they be aware So they shall fall by their owne craft And their owne sentence beare 3 Thereat beholders all shall flie And ev'rie man with feare The works of God shall magnifie And ponder what they are The righteous also with delight On God their hope shall build And they that are in hart vpright Shall with true joie be filld Oh Lord wee have so manie visible and invissble Adversaries secretly and continually plotting our destruction that our Soules are afflicted with great terror Some by whispering of slanders or by privie conspiracies seek to endanger our bodies Others by hidinge false Doctrines vnder appearances of Truth or masks of pietie or els by insinuating carnall or spirituall wickednesses before wee be aware deeplie wound our Consciences and very dangerously peirce our Soules with venemous arrowes Oh God! break and quench these fierie darts of Sathan Deliver vs from their cunninge Proiects shoot back their arrowes into their owne bosomes and let their predictions be fulfilled on themselves But grant that wee may still depend on thee that being delivered from all our terrors wee may serve thee in holines righteousnes all the daies of our life Amen Psa 65. To the Cheef Musitian a Psalme song of David It acknowledgeth God's manifold benifits First those which are peculier to the Elect then his Universall providence over all his Creatures c. Wee should sing it to those ends c. IN Syon Lord thine honor lies There vowes to thee are brought Ev'n there thou answer'st all mens cries And of all Flesh art sought Though many sinns do me oppresse From them thou purgest mee For thou thy Chosen-one dost blesse And bringst him near to thee 2 Within thy courts holie-place His dwelling he doth gaine Ev'n there where wee shall of thy grace Our wished fill obtaine Thou in thy Iustice dreadfull art Yet in thy grace wee stand And thou the hope of all men art That live on sea or land 3 Girt round with powre thy Vigor laies A ground-work for the hills The noise of seas Flouds it staies The peoples rage it stills Thy signes remotest Clymates feare Thee daye night they praise Their Lands to visite thou hast care And rich encrease it paies 4 To water all their furrowes there Thy River overflowes To feed them corne thou dost prepare And blessest that which growes Thou Crown'st the year with plentiousnes And fat thy paths are made It dropps vpon the wildernes And makes the mountaines glad 5 Faire flocks their fruitfull meads adorne Their vallies freshlie springe And are so filld with cropps of Corne That they do laugh sing In thy visible Church oh Father of Mercie thine honour thy Grace are most evident Nevertheles thy Mercie is not so confined but that thy Church invisibly extends it self into everie corner of the earth yea thy overflowing River makes vp thy harvest even in those deserts where wee behold no fertilitie there thou havinge regard as well to the soul as the bodic visitest them not only with temporal but with spiritual Blessings For which thy great providence mercie wee blesse
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
how cann I tears refraine 6 Lord my greefs to thee I showe With my hands to thee vp-raised Cann the dead thy wonders knowe Or thy Love or truth be praised By the Sonns of Death belowe Selah 7 Cann thy Marvailes they vnfold Who in darknes quite are blinded Or thy Ius tice there be tolde Where is nothing said or minded Which was done in times of olde 8 Vnto thee oh Lord I crie And my suites prevent the Morninge Oh! why dost thou cast me by Still fro mee thy presence turninge Who am greev'd like to dy 9 Fro my youth oh Lord till now Mee thy terror hath destressed Nigh distract it makes me grow For thy wrath hath mee oppressed And thy feares have brought me lowe 10 They besett me ev'rie day Floud-like flowing alltogether And no freinds to help me stay Lovers nor Familiers neither For thou driv'st them all away Help us oh gratious Redeemer so to bear the manifold infirmities afflictions of our flesh so to endure the contempts neglects iniuries of the world so constantly to sustaine all the Assaults of our spiritual Adversaries that though we be deprived of all outward Freindships consolations wee may be inwardly satisfied comforted against every terror in every temptation Let us seek soe earnestly so early for thy assistance that escaping the spiritual blindnes which makes vncapable of thy praise that dungeon of vtter Darknes in which thy Righteousnes is obscured that everlasting Death from which there is no Resurrection we may enioy thy blessed presence where we shall magnify thy Mercies for ever ever Amen Another of the same LOrd God my healper day night To thee my moanings are Admit my suites vnto thy sight And my complainings hear For in my soul great sorrowes be My life drawes nigh the grave As one inter'd they count of mee And litle strength I have 2 As hee that 's dead buried long Death's free-man I became As one out of thy presence flung I quite forgotten am Thou laidst mee in the lowest ward Where darksome Dungeons are On mee thine Anger presseth hard And all thy stormes I bear Selah 3 Thou hast my freinds fro me restraind My Lovers mee despize I fast in prison am detain'd And sorrow dimms mine eyes Oh Lord all day to thee I sue My hands I meekly raise Thy wonders cann men buried shewe Or wake to sing thy praise Selah 4 Lord cann the grave thy Love expresse Thy Faith cann ruines teach Thy wonders or thy righteousnes Cann dumb Oblivion preach Betimes oh Lord I will erect My suites cries to thee Why shouldst thou then my soul reject And hide thy face fro mee 5 My soul is pain'd ev'n to the death And all my life I bear The heavy burthens of thy wrath Thy terrors thy fear They clos'd mee round like waters deep Where whilst begirt I lay Fro me my Lovers thou didst keep And hidst my freinds away Psa 89. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite It celebrates the mercy Goodnes Iustice power of God c. Mentioneth his League with David mystically declares that those covenants belong to his spiritual seed in the cheef place c. It instructs vs who are the right heyres of the promises c. NOw in a song of endles praise Thy Mercies I will sing oh Lord And vnto all succeeding dayes Thy faithfulnes I will record For I have sayd that thy great Love And Mercy shal be raised high And that thou shalt in heav'n above Thy Faith confirm magnify 2 Thou hast both vowed decreed To David thine Elected-one To multiply his faithful seed And build him vp an endles throne Selah Which heav'n shall to thy praise declare In works to be admired at And where thy Saints assembled are Thy Faithfulnes they shall relate 3 For whome like thee doth heav'n afford What earthly Kings thy equalls be Who art among they Saints ador'd And fear'd of all that wait on thee Oh Lord of Hoasts what Lord is found So faithful or so strong as thou Who setts the raging seas their bound And calm'st them when thy furious grow 4 Thou didst afflict all Egipt-land As one made weake by wounds blowes And by the powre of thy strong hand Thou hast dispersed all thy foes Thine heav'n earth all things be For thou alone didst all things frame The North South were made by thee And East West extoll thy Name 5 Strong armes thou hast with powrful hands And where thou dost thy Throne prepare With Iudgment Iustice alway stands And Truth Love thy Vshers are Oh! blest are they who know thy voice Thy look shall chear them in their waies They in thy Name shall still reioice And them thy Iustice high shal raise 6 For thou art Lord our strengths renowne Our horne shall by thy favour spring Thou art our strong defensive Towne The Saint of Isr'el our King By vision thou didst once declare And to thy Holy-one disclose That thou a healper wouldst prepare Among thy people to be chose 7 I have saidst thou my David found My holy oyle on shall flowe By mine owne Arme he shall be crown'd My hand shal strength on him bestowe His Foe shall do him no disgrace The Sonn of sinn he shall not fear For I will smite before his face All them that his Opposers are 8 My faith love on him shal stay My Name his honour shall mainetaine His hand shall make the seas obay His right-hand shall the flouds restraine His Father he shall knowledg me His God his Rock his defence For he my eldest borne shal be And King of ev'ry earthly Prince 9 To him I still will mercy grant He shall enioy my promise given Successors he shall never want His Throne shall stand as firme as heav'n And if my Lawes his Children break If they shall fro my precepts flye My statutes if they shall forsake Or from my Iudgments walk awry 10 Their sinns with stripes I wil correct And scourg them when amisse they do But those whome I do well-affect My Love will never quite forgoe For once ev'n by my self I swore I would no lye to David make My League I will not break therfore Nor change a word of that I spake 11 Lord thus thou saydst that a Throne Vnto his yssue should be given As lasting as the Sunn Moone Or as the witnesses of heav'n Selah But now as if he were abhor'd Thou dost on thyne Anointed frowne Thou makest voyd thy league oh Lord And on the ground hast hurld his crowne 12 His Fences thou didst rend away His warlike forts thou downe dost race All passers-by on him do prey His Neighbours flout at his disgrace His foes thou hast Victorious made Whereat his haters ioyfull be Thou dull'st the sharpnes of his blade And in the fight made faint was he 13 Thou hast obscur'd his glories raies His Throne thou castest on the ground Selah Thou
WHo resteth in the shade of God most high Within his privy-Chambers is reposed And therfor in my selfe thus mused I Thee as a Fort thy God hath round enclosed And is that Rock on which thou shalt rely 2 For he no doubt wil thy defender be From fowlers netts pestilent infection He with his wings will overshaddowe thee His Feathers wil become thy safe protection And for thy Sheild his Truth provideth he 3 No fear that lurks in darknes thee shal fright No arrow that abrode by day-time flieth No secret plague that walks about by night Nor that which in the street at noon-day slayeth Shal make thee fear how nigh soe're it light 4 A thousand faint sinck beside thee shall At thy right-hand ten thousand breathles lieng And yet thou shalt receive no harme at all But only see God's Iustice by espieng The due reward of sinners in their fall 5 For thou dost hope in him therfore hee Ev'n God that is most hye most excelling Wil neither let thee wrong'd nor harmed be Nor suffer any plague to touch thy dwelling But place his gard of Angells over thee 6 They in thy waies will thee conduct along And in their hands vphold thee as thy leaders That not a stone shal do thy footing wrong Yea thou vnhurt shalt sett thy foot on adders On dragons on lions old yong 7 For him that mee doth love th' Almighty sayes I will secure from sorrowes oppression That man likewise to honour I wil raise Who knowes my Name lives in that profession And I will give an answere when he prayes 8 In troublous times to him I will be nigh And out of all his cares I will repreeve him Him I will blesse greatlie dignify His fill of dayes I will moreover give him And granr him grace to live eternally Psa 92. A Psalm or song for the Sabbath It seems not vnproper for that great Sabbath in which wee commemorate our Saviours resurrection for it magnifieth God for the exaltation of the Righteous for the blessednes of his later end c. RIght good it is oh Lord most hye Thy praises to recite Thy Truth Love to magnifie At morning at night With tenn-string'd Instruments to sing The praises of thy Name And that wee harpes Psalt'ries bring To solemnize the same 2 For Lord thy works reioice my hart Thy Deeds my soul do chear How wonderfull in them thou are How deep thy muzings are The Foole Wordling nether knowe Nor heed such things at all And though like flowrs the wicked showe Their prospring proves their fall 3 But Lord thou allwaies art most hye Mark therfor Mark I pray How sinnfull men despersed flye And how thy foes decay My horne the Vnicorne's o're-topps Sweet-oyle is pourd on me And on my Foes my wished hopes I shall both hear see 4 The Iust shall flourish as the boughs Of Palmes Cedars do Or as the trees which round God's house Within his Courts do growe Yea they when age on them doth light Growe fruitfull fatt greene To prove the Lord my Rock vpright And blameles to have beene VVonderfull art thou oh Lord in all thy workings though thy purposes are deeper then our imaginations Yet by that which thou hast manifested wee behold in them great cause of much reioicing wee desire to praise thee for them with all our harts VVee have heretofore repined at the flourishings of the wicked at our owne suffrings But make vs hereafter to vnderstand that their prosperities are permitted to encrease their shame our humiliations vouchsafed that they may the more dignify our exaltations as it befell our blessed Saviour whose infamous Death occasioned that glorious resurrection which we commemorate in our Christian Sabbath Oh! make vs in due time partakers of his Rest grant that our olde age our last howres may be found fruitfull to thy glory our salvation through Iesus Christ Amen Psa 93. This Psalme prophecied the powre maiesty of Christ the perpetuity of his Kingdome in despight of all their fury who should rage against it c. Wee may sing it to comfort vs against the rage of the Devill his members THe Lord is King weareth A Robe of Glory bright He cloth'd with strength appeareth And girt with powrfull might The Earth he so hath grounded That moov'd it cannot be His Throne long since was founded More old then Time is he 2 The waters highly flowed And raisd their voice oh Lord The seas their furie showed And loud their Billowes roar'd But God in strength excelleth Strong seas powrfull deeps With him still purenes dwelleth And firm his Truth he keeps Oh Lord God Kings of Kings incomprehensible in Maiestie and in powre infinite give vs grace so to meditate thy vnspeakable Attributes that neither the frailties within vs nor the terrers without make vs distrustfull of our safety in thee For thou art our King our Lord our God Thou hast Wisdome enough to know what is best for vs Powre enough to effect it Love enough to grant it Perpetuitie enough to continue it Oh! give vs but grace faith enough to beleeve apply it though the Waters rage never so horribly we shall vndoubtedly be safe for ever and ever Amen Psa 94. The Church invokes Christ to come to Iudgment in regard of the cruelty of her Oppressors shewes the cause of their folly presumption c. It serves to informe how ignorant carnall men are of the powre waies of God may help to keep vs vndiscouraged during their Insultings c. LOrd God whose claime avengments are Thy selfe the Iust Avenger showe Thou judge of all arise draw near And on the proud their meed bestowe For Lord how long alas how long Shall sinners Ioye in doeng wrong 2 Despightfull words their tongues have spoke Great braggs the wicked have exprest Yea Lord thy people they have strook And thine Inheritance opprest They widdowes the stranger slay They Orphanes vnto death betray 3 For God say those will never knowe This Iacob's God shall never see Oh learne yee fooles more wise to growe Yee people fond more prudent be Cann hee or deaf or blinde be made From whome both ears eyes you had 4 He to the Nations ev'ry where Corrections Instructions gives To scourg you then will hee forbear Who all mens fruitles thoughts perceives They blessed are whome Lord thou chid'st And they whome in thy Lawe thou guid'st 5 Thou giv'st them rest when mischeevs rage Till pitts prepar'd for Sinners be And Lord thy Flock Heritage Shall never quite be left of thee In Iudgment Iustice shall be shewed And of all faithfull harts persued 6 Who will with mee lew'd men resist Or take my part against the badd Sure God himself doth mee assist My soul had els bene silent made But when I sayd that fall I should Mee Lord
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
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
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