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Christian meditations upon eight Psalms of the prophet David. Made and newly set forthChristian meditations vpon eight Psalmes of the prophet Dauid. Made and newly set forth
Christian meditations upon eight Psalms of the prophet David. Made and newly set forth by Theodore Beza. Translated out of French, for the common benefit, into the vulgar tongue by I.S.Christian meditations vpon eight Psalmes of the prophet Dauid. Made and newly set forth by Theodore Beza. Translated out of French, for the common benefite, into the vulgare tongue by I.S.
Imprinted at London : In Bacon house, by Christopher Barker, printer to the Queens most excellent Majesty, 1582Imprinted at London : In Bacon house, by Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1582
¶A Meditation upon the first Psalm of David.¶A Meditation vpon the first Psalme of Dauid.
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Grant me through him the spirit of sanctification, which may fit me unto thy service, create in me the will and the power to do, pierce mine ears that in hearing I may hear, give me eyes to see, grant me feet to walk in thy ways: Then Lord, being wholly changed, I shall not hear thy word for fashion's sake, but I shall therein take all my pleasure, I shall eat I say with a good appetite of this quickening ⟨image 13⟩food, for I shall find a good smack in it: I shall digest it, and never think my self satisfied with it: Day and night I shall not cease to apply all mine understanding thereunto, that more and more I may be nourished and sustained in the full enjoying of that true, absolute, and eternal felicity.
Graūt me through him the spirit of sanctification, which may fit mee vnto thy seruice, create in me the will and the power to doe, pearce mine eares that in hearing I may heare, giue me eyes to see, graūt me feete to walke in thy wayes: Then Lord, being wholy changed, I shall not heare thy worde for facions sake, but I shall therein take all my pleasure, I shall eate I say with a good appetite of this quickening ⟨image 13⟩foode, for I shall finde a good smacke in it: I shal digest it, and neuer thinke my selfe satisfied with it: Day and night I shall not cease to applie all mine vnderstanding thereunto, that more and more I may be nourished and susteyned in the full enioying of that true, absolute, and eternall felicitie.
33 In mean while, O Lord my God, shall I be idle, and find leisure to do nothing, but only to occupy my thoughts in contemplation? Not so: for though he be nothing less then idle which exerciseth that part of him self received from thee, to know thee and consider thee in thy word and in thy works, and that no mans actions can be conducted but by the good discourse and resolution of the spirit: yet forasmuch as man was created