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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
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.
22 And how? even by quitting me my transgressions, by covering my sins, and by not reckoning uy mine iniquities: yet must thy judgement be satisfied even wholly and to the uttermost. Here behold again a depth of wisdom and goodness: For how great is that secret, now manifested by effect, where pardoning all, thou yet punishest all, and ⟨image 26⟩we having payed nothing, yet find our selves to have wholly satisfied thee? Judgement is become mercy to us: out of malediction thou drewest blessing, & death hath brought forth life. All this was thy doing, O God, infinitely great and even so good: for who also could have done it, but thou? thou hast done it, because it pleased thee, for, who knew thee, who loved thee, who gave unto thee first? That Emmanuel conceived by the holy Ghost, hath fully repaired in himself this poor nature conceived in iniquity. This righteous pledge hath accomplished all righteousness for us. The surety that ought nothing, hath paid for our discharge. Wherefore then troublest thou thy self poor conscience? That corruption wherein thou art, is blotted out in ⟨image 27⟩the holy of holies, conceived and borne for thee. The obedience of the acceptable one, with the fullness of his obedience, hath filled even till it overflow again, this want of righteousness, which thy Creator requireth of thee. The sufferings of the just of all justs are thine acquittance. Behold thy life and thy felicity: there is none elsewhere, there is, I say, none other Jesus, that one and only name of salvation. What remains then, but that cheerfully without gloss, and unfeignedly acknowledging thy self to be in death, thou receive this life by a lively faith, lively, I say, whose effects may show themselves.2 For besides that God can not be deceived, he is no saviour of deceivers. The God of trueth hateth all falsehood: and who doth wash himself, ⟨image 27⟩to the end to return to the filth? Is pardon given that we should sin more hardily? Doeth light bring us into darkness? And as no fitter example of all this may be, then my self: even so will I publish it,