THE SECOND TOME

iFAITHFVLLY VrANS- *^1

HOLIE BLATIN.

LATED INTO ENGLISH,OVT OF THE AVTHfflTICALDiligently conferred with thelHebrew, Greeke, and other Editions in diuds languages.

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& in Vniuerfitate Diacenfi Profcflbr.S. Theologize Do&or, ciufdcmin Academia^uaccna Profeflbr. and oftentimes there be fo manit lockes and keyes ofoneringffa/me, as there be diuers perfons that fpeahe^ to diuers endes and purpofes. For albeit diuers myftenes are fometimes con- But oneprin-

? L^ , vet there is but one orecn rfalme: ocnerwile it should bediuided into manie Pfalmes. Our fir ft endeuour therfore muft be,to find the proper key of euery Pfalme,that is, T n e to know what is principally therein conteyned. To this r u fe" purpofethelerned Expoiitersofthis booke, haueobferued tenne general pointes, or feueral matters, to which al the contents may be reduced, as it were, fo manie keyes, and meanes of entranceinto the fenfe, and true vnderftanding of al the Pfalmes. And the fame may likewife be called A jforcp the tenne ftringes of this diuinc inftrument. Vpon one of ftringes. which, euery Pfalme principally playeth, touching the reft moreorleiIe,ascauferequireth, for more melodious harmonie, and perfect mufike.

netted, and fo require fundne keyes

cl

a

yof

principal, &: proper Key

The firft key, or ftring, is God himfelf: One in

Subftance:

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Three in Perfons. Almightie, Alperfed, Powre, VVif- "dSL* dom, Goodnes, Maieftie, Iuftice, Mereie, & other Diuinc z. Attributes. The fecond, is Gods workes of Creation, Con- Godswork:*, feruation, andGouerningofthe whole world. The third, GcdsprcuiGods Prouidence, efpecially towards man, in protecting d - ncc 4and rewarding the iuft: in permitting, and punishing the The He: :brei wicked. The fourth, is the peculiar calling of the He- people, brew people, their beginning in Abraham, Ifaac, and lacob their maruelous increafe in -^gypt diuers eftates,-

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manieadmirabieand miraculous thinges donne amon^ft them; with their ingratitude, reiection, and reprobation. ClmftourRc- The fifth principal key, and firing is Chrifl, the promifed demcr. Redemcr of mankind prophecying his Incarnation, Natiuitic,Trauels, Sufferings, Death, Rcfurreftion, Afcen^ Conucrftonof on > an ^ Glorie. The fixt is the propagation or Chrifls Gcndics, the name and Religion, with Sacrifice and Sacramntes, in the 6 multitude of Gentiles beleeuing in him, euen to the vcChurch^ tcrmofl coafles of the earth, the Catholique Church euer 7. vifible. The fcuenth is the true maner of feruing God, g00d with fincere faith, and good workes. The eight, holie vorkfs:

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Dauidinterpofeth maniethinges concerning himfelfe. As Gods lingular benefites towards him, for which he rcndereth thankes, and diuine praifes, recounteth his enimies, dangers, and afflictions of mind &: bodie, namely by Saul, Abfalon and others, humbly befeeking, and obtaining

Gods protection.

He alfoexpreffeth

in himfelfe a perfect

image, and patterne of a fincere and hartie penitent: beGeneraiRe- wayling, confefTing, and punifhing his owne finnes. The furreaion,& ninth is the end and renouation of this world, with the u gement. g cnera Refurre&ion, and Iudgement.The tenth is eterEtcmalgiory nal felicitie, and punishment, according as euerie one deandpainc. -feructh in this life. Thefe are the tenne keyes of this holie Booke and tenne flringesof this Diuine Pfalter. Moreouer to finde which of thefe is the proper key and Fourevaycs principal firing of euerie Pfalme,lerned Diuines vfe foure to find the efpecialwayes.Firflby the title, added by Efdras, or the cucfi^pfafmc. Seucntie two Interpreters, for an introduction to the fenfe T of the fame Pfalmc. So it appearcth that the third Pfalme Bj t otitic. treacccn ii ter ally of Dauids danger, and deliuerie from his fonne Abfalon: which is the eight key. though myflically it fignifieth Chrifls Perfecution, Paffion, &Rcfurrection, i. which is the fifth key. Secondly, if there be no title, or if it declare not fufficiently the key, or principal matter conj; ,-

fnlEew

Teitament.

teyned

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it

may fome times be found by

allegation

and

application

VPON THR PsALMES.application of

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feme fpecia!

part thereof in the

new Tc la-

ment. So*u.

euidenc Act. 4. v. is. c. \;. v. tf. Heb. 1. j.&.Hcb.s.v.s.th&t the fecond Pfalme pertcyncth to Chrifr, impugned and perfccuccd by diuers aduerfaries.it isj."

Which is the fife key. Thirdly, when greater thinges arc affirmed ofanieperibn, or people, as of Dauid, Salomon,lewifti nation, or

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the like, then can be verified of them,

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me

muftneceflfarilybevndcrfloodofChrifrjOr his Church, inthe14.

new Teftament, or in Heauen. So the conclufion of the PJaime '.He that doth thefe thinges shdmt be rr.ouedfor etter,',

can not be verified of the tabernacle, nor temple of the Jewcs but of eternal Beatitude in heauen. V Vhich is the tenth key. Though the greater part of the Pfalme shewcth, that iuft and true dealing towards our neighboures, is ncceffarie for attayning of eternal Glorie. Fourtly when, both the title and Pfalme, or part thereof feme hard and obfcure,fomepart being more cleare, the true fenfe of al may begethered, by that which is more euident. Accorj

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clingtoS. Auguftinsrule,//. i.e. p. &I1.3.C. 26.T>ott.Chr'ift. So the title, and former part of the fifth Pfalme, being

more obfeure,plainly that

are explaned by the laft verfes, fhewing

God

wil iuflly iudge al

men both,

iuft

and

wicked, in the end of this world.

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is

the ninth key.

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By thefe and like meanes the principal key being found, ic wil more eafily appeare, what other keyes belong to the fame, and what other ftringesare aifo touched. At lead: the fludious may by thefe helpes make forne entrance, and for more exad knowlege fearch the iudgement of ancienc Fathers, and other learned Do&ours. But befides this Angular great comrnoditie, of compendious handling much Diuine matter infmalrowme, this bpoke hath an other fpecial excellencie, in the kind of ftile, and maner of vttering, which is Meeter, an d Verfe,in the original Hebrew tongue. And though in Greke, Latin, and other languages, the fame could not in like forme be

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exa&ly tranflatcd yet the number, and diftinclion of verfes isfo cbferued, thatitisaptformufike, aswcl voices as in^ rurnents ar) d to al other vfesof Gods feruants. Neither Abufcd-rc tethnocfVom is mufical maner of vttering Gods word and praxes, JeiTe, good iiunges. to be efteemed, becaufc profane Poetes haue in this kind of (tile vttered light, vaine, and falfe thinges. For the abufe of good thinges, doth not derogate from the goodnes therof, but rather commendeth the fame, which others defire Dauidspfaher to imitate. And clereitis, that this holie Pfalmodie was more ancient before anie profane poetrie now extant. For Homer the then any pro_ r r fane poctHc molt ancient or that forte, writte his poeme, at lealt two aow extant, hundred and fourtieyeares after the deftruction of Troy^\

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Apolidorus witnelTeth;others,namely Solinus, Herodotus, and Cornelius N epos fay longer. VVheras kind Dauid our DiuinePfalmift, reigned wichin one hundred years, after the Troianeswarres. There were in dede Amphion, Orpheus,and Mufcus before Dauid, but their verfes cither were not written, or fhortly periihed, only a confufe memorie remaining of them, recited, altered, and corrupted by \v ord of mouth: but before them were the facred Hifto* rie of lob, almoft al in verfe; and the two Canticles of MoyCcs 3 Exodiis.andDcut.ji. It is moreouer recorded that ct. Iubal( long before Noes floud)was the father of them,that fang on harpe, and organ. Mufike therfore is maruelous anc enc But facred Poetrieis in manieotherrefpe&es moftasi-

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excellent,

andto

moll: profitable. This holie Pfalmodie {'faith

pre/at.

S. Auguftin) isamedecinetoold jpiritual fores, itbringeth pre-

ftntremedie

wel dowr,

it

nev wvoundes : it maketh the good to perfeuere in mreth at once al predominating pafions, which

wexemensfouks. A little after: Pfalmodiedtiueth away euilffltrites, iuuiteth good Angels to helpc vs,it is a shield in night terrors, ornament to a refreshing of day trauels, a guard to children, yongmcn,acGmforte to oldmen, a mofi fi em lie grace to wemert. Vn!$ beginners it is an introduction, an augmentation to them that

m

eel: ltcogoe forward in vertue, afinblefrmtmentto the f erf

toyneth

vpon the Psalm es.eternal fweteperfume ofthe teleflial Armies>alSaincles

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ioyneth the whole Church militant in one voice; andisthej}iritual

and An-

gels intie iuen.

Toal this we may adde other caufcs, which moued the vvhyKine Royal Propheteto write this diuine poetrie. Firft he had Damdvritta from his youth (by Gods fpecialprouidcnce) a natural in- dlumc P ocmc clination to Mufrkejwherin he fWtlyfo excelled, that be- The firft caufc^Ske*** thztwhen he playde tu *r xV.Vfij. ontheharpCy Saul was refreshed, and'waxed better. Fortheeuil ffirite departed from him: faith the hoiie text. VVherforc he made thefcPfalmes, that him felfe and others might by finging them, imploy this gift of God to his more honour. Secondly, verfe being more eafie to lerne more firmly vcrfemorc kept in mind, and more pleafant in pra&ife (for as spine cafie & orcther with his deuotion,had fuch effe&,,

foreal theMufitiansin Ifrael, he was fele&ed to recreate king Saul, whom an euilfpinte vexed. And his skil, toge-

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fimufike doth recreate the hart of'man) the

Hoiie Ghoft con-

P lefant

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defcending to mans natural difpofnion,infpired Dauid to WritethefePfa'mes in meetcr, mixing the powre of diuine doff* with delegable melodie offong, that whiles the eare isallured with fvvete harmonie ofmufike^ the hart is indued

h prdfat

withto theMoftf'ecial

heauenlie bnowlege, pleafant to the mind^fiule.

and profitablealio

Thirdly,

Dauid

fingularly illuminated with

knowwith

lege of great, and

mod diuine Myfteries, induedis-)

of mind, the man chofen according would vtter the lame Mylteries,with godlie inftru&ions, and praiies of God, in themoil: gracious difpofition

greac,andm=morabIe lhin~verfe.

toGodsownehart\i, Reg.

moftexquifitekindoffhle; that is in verfe. For otherwife he was alfo very eloquent in profe, as wel appeareth byfundrie his excellent, and effectual difcourfes, in the books

Exe.

ij.

of Kinges,and Paralipomenon. For which caufe Moyfes alfo defcribed the pafTage of Ifrael forth of ^gypt through lri e read fea in a Canticle,after that he had related the fame wholehiftorie,moreat lar.^ein profe ;that al might fing, andfo render thankes with melodious voice, and mufical

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inftru-

it inftruments praifing God. Likewife in an other Canticle he compriled the whole law,alitle before his death. So alfo

Proemial Annotations

Deut, )

u

Barac and Debora:aiid after them Iudith,fonghis

praifes to5-.

Godfor their victories in verfe. Salomon watte the end of mdic.Prouerbes,and a whole booke (intituled Canticles &:)

llidith -

the Prophet Ieremie his Lamentations in verfe. Anna ha- T ,'tu Jr# uing obtained her prayer for a fonne, gauethankesto God **&*'

with a Canticle. The like did king Ezechias for recouerie Cadclcsmtteof focakB. TheProphets Ifaias,Ezechiel,Ionas, Abacuc,C *"

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acne.

Both diuine

dute children in the fornace: againein the new ^1** Tefbment, the B. virgin mother, iuft Zacharie, & deuout jibat.^, Simeon gauethankes, &lang praifes to God in Canticles. Dan h Fourthly, albeit the holie King was not permitted, to build the gorgious Temple for Gods feruice, as he greatlyanc^ tne

templc.

nc prouided both ftorc of nuifiSi^fn Gods defired to naue done, y ec number, of which 28 8. were t.pw thoufand in tians ( fourc made thefe Pfalmes as godlie ditties, 2 3> i ^ maifters to teach

)&

for this holie purpofe, in al folemnities of fealtes, and daylie facrifice,5