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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
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14 O eternal God, I say, turn again to me that countenance, which with one look can revive the dead: Lay forth that great compassion to heal my fainting soul: for upon thine only grace it is that I ground my request.
14 O eternall God, I say, turne againe to mee that countenance, which with one looke can reuiue the dead: Lay forth that great compassion to heale my saynting soule: for vpon thine onely grace it is that I ground my request.
- 14 Return, O Lord: deliver my soul: save me for thy mercies sake.4 Returne, O Lord: deliuer my soule: saue me for thy mercies sake.
15 O God, thou knowest what a desire I have to be an instrument of thy glory, and to employ whatsoever ⟨image 20⟩it may please thee to make me to publish thy praises. Alas, Lord, my sins thus sending me to death, shall they be able to hinder this my purpose that comes of thee? For, being dead and lying in the dust, lo all my purpose broken off, my memory shall forthwith be taken quite away, my tongue shall speak no more of thee, my mouth shall cease to have any being: To be short, this poor corps being fordone, wherein shall it serve either thee, or my neighbours? Moreover Lord, if I do not only dye, according as is thine ordinance for all men to dye once, but also that I dye as one smitten in thine ire, Oh my God, my God, how can I remember thee in that last necessity? How can I call upon thee at my greatest need? To speak at once, what shall ⟨image 20⟩become of me woeful creature, going to a Judge that condemneth me, yea even already executeth his sentence upon me? Oh God, preserve me from this woe of woes, and giving me again for this time life to this poor body, assure my poor soul by witnessing unto it, that thine anger is ceased, to the end that death when it shall come, be not a messenger of terror, but rather may bring tidings of felicity forthwith to be enjoyed.