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Commentary upon the Fifteen Psalms of Degrees
A commentary upon the fifteen Psalms, called Psalmi graduum, that is, Psalms of degrees faithfully copied out of the lectures of D. Martin Luther ; very fruitful and comfortable for all Christian afflicted consciences to read ; translated out of Latin into English by Henry Bull.A commentarie vpon the fiftene Psalmes, called Psalmi graduum, that is, Psalmes of degrees faithfully copied out of the lectures of D. Martin Luther ; very frutefull and comfortable for all Christian afflicted consciences to reade ; translated out of Latine into Englishe by Henry Bull.
London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier, 1577
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Verse. 6. Praised be the Lord, which hath not given us as a pray unto their teeth.
Verse. 6. Praised be the Lord, which hath not giuen vs as a pray vnto their teeth.
He exhorteth the faithful to be thankful for their deliverance, and expresseth unto them, how and (as it were) with what words they should declare their thankfulness. Wherein he setteth forth yet further by an other similitude, that it could not be but they must utterly have perished, if God had not miraculously defended them. For they were, saith he, no otherwise preserved then if a man should violently take a pray out of the jaws of a raging and cruel beast. As if he said: We were in deed like silly sheep, and as a pray ready to be devoured of cruel beasts: but praised be the Lord our God, which would not suffer us so to perish. He saith not: which hath delivered us: albeit he did in deed mightily deliver them: but, which hath not given us as a pray, &c. For this is it which specially y• holy Ghost here setteth forth, that the wicked can not hurt the godly be they never so many, mighty, furious, cruel and terrible, like to raging and violent waters, like to cruel & outrageous beasts, falling upon them with open mouth, except the Lord give them into their hands. Let us therefore with David sing praises unto the Lord our God, which keepeth and defendeth us that the raging and cruel beasts which have sharpened their teeth to devour us, can not hurt us. Without this merciful protection of our God, there is no way to stand against Satan & his cruel members the spare of one moment.
He exhorteth the faithfull to be thankfull for their deliuerance, and expresseth vnto them, how and (as it were) with what wordes they should declare their thankefulnes. Wherein he setteth forth yet further by an other similitude, that it coulde not be but they must vtterly haue perished, if God had not miraculously defended them. For they were, sayth he, no otherwise preserued then if a man should violently take a pray out of the iawes of a raging and cruell beast. As if he sayd: We were in deede like seely sheepe, and as a pray ready to be deuoured of cruell beasts: but praised be the Lorde our God, which woulde not suffer vs so to perish. He sayth not: which hath deliuered vs: albeit he did in deede mightely deliuer them: but, which hath not giuen vs as a pray, &c. For this is it which specially y holy Ghost here setteth forth, that the wicked can not hurt the godly be they neuer so many, mightie, furious, cruell and terrible, like to raging and violent waters, like to cruell & outragious beastes, falling vpon them with open mouth, except the Lord giue them into their hands. Let vs therefore with Dauid sing praises vnto the Lord our God, which keepeth and defendeth vs that the raging and cruell beasts which haue sharpned their teeth to deuour vs, can not hurt vs. Without this mercifull protection of our God, there is no way to stande against Satan & his cruell members the spare of one moment.