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Davids harp full of most delectable harmony, newly stringed and set in tuneDauids harpe ful of moost delectable armony, newely strynged and set in tune
Davids harp full of most delectable harmony, newly stringed and set in tune by Theodore BasilDauids harpe ful of moost delectable armony, newely strynged and set in tune by Theadore Basille
printed for Joha, 1542
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
What other thing, I pray you, dreamed they by the shaking of the great and hard Oaks tops, 1but only to show, that the word of God is of so great strength, that the Princes and rulers, yea even y• mighty Tyrants of the world can none otherwise then shake, tremble, bow & do reverence unto it, & grant that it is the almighty word of trueth, life, health & ⟨image 4⟩salvation, whereto they must needs obey & submit them selves, seeing that against it they can never prevail neither by act, counsel, wisdom assembly, synod, congregation, or any other humane policy, as Solomon testifieth, there is no wisdom there is no forecast 2there is no counsel y• can prevail against y• LORD, or else y• what so ever they go in hand with all, shall come to nought & shall not prosper, yea that they them selves also shall be destroyed, as Christ saith: Who so falleth on this stone, shall be broken 3on pieces, & look upon whom it falleth, it shall grind him to powder.
What other thyng, I pray you, dreamed they by the shakynge of the greate and harde Okes toppes, 1but only to shewe, yt the worde of God is of so great strength, that the Princes and rulers, yea euen y• myghtye Tyrauntes of the worlde can none otherwyse then shake, trē ble, bowe & do reuerence vnto it, & graunte that it is the almyghtye worde of trueth, lyfe, health & salua ⟨image 4⟩ciō, wherto they must nedes obey & submyt thē selues, seyng yt agenst it they can neuer preuayle neyther by act, coūcell, wysdōe assēbly, synode, congregacion, or ony other humayne polecy, as Salomon testifiethe, ther is no wysdōe there is no forcast