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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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2 And thou wottest well Lord, that I cry not as do those delicate ⟨image 31⟩ones, which make much of a little, and cry loud for a small grief: For it is even deep to the quick that the keen heads of thine arrows shot off at me, have pierced: It is in very great earnest, that thy mighty hand is (as it were) settled upon me.
2 And thou wotest well Lord, that I crye not as doe those delicate ⟨image 31⟩ones, which make much of a litle, and crye loude for a small griefe: For it is euen deepe to the quicke that the keene heades of thine arrowes shot off at mee, haue pearced: It is in very great earnest, that thy mighty hand is (as it were) setled vpon me.
13 Regard, Lord, this poor body which hath no whole part: Respect these poor grinded bones: for in deed how might they stand, or have any being before thine angry face? And all, Lord, nevertheless most justly, since the whole cause thereof is in me who have so much offended thee:2 I confess and avow that it is so, and lo, the spring of all sorrows and torments wherein I am soused over head and ears, & utterly overwhelmed under this load, a load far to heavy and altogether ⟨image 31⟩together insupportable, if thou doest not sustain and stay me.
13 Regard, Lord, this poore body which hath no whole part: Respect these poore grynded bones: for in deede how might they stande, or haue any being before thine angry face? And all, Lorde, neuerthelesse most iustly, since the whole cause thereof is in me who haue so much offended thee: