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Now this text (which is alleged out of the threescore and eight Psalm) showeth, that God is verily exalted in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ. In deed in that song David preacheth and singeth the praise of God, because that being stablished King of Israel, and bearing the figure of our Lord Jesus Christ, he had set up Gods service in his pureness again, redressed the great number of disorders that had bin under the reign of Saul, and finally prospered in a great sort of victories, insomuch that God had uttered such grace upon him, as it appeared plainly, that his kingdom was not the kingdom of a mortal and transitory man, b•t rather that God minded too have his glory known there. That is Davids proper meaning. Therefore whereas he sayeth, first of all, that God is gone up, he followeth the common manner of the speaking of the Scripture: for inasmuch as all things had gone too much too havoc in the time of Saul: God seemed too have bin asleep. Again, Religion was as good as beaten down: and there was such excessive liberty of doing evil, that a man would have said, that God governed not that people any more. David then showeth a wonderful change, in that he saith, that God is gone up: that is to say, that he showed by effect that he had a care of his Church, that he intended too keep it under his protection, and meant too have his majesty known there. That is one point. Hereunto he addeth, thou hast led captivity captive: meaning thereby, that God had subdued his enemies round about him, of whom there had bin a great number, which sought nothing else but the ruin and desolation of the people. Therefore David meaneth that as soon as God went up, by ⟨p. 168⟩and by he brake and bruised the heads of his enemies, so as they came no more too trouble his people, as who should say, they had found by experience, that all their practices, force, and assaults had booted them nothing at all. Thereupon he addeth, that immediately also he received gifts of men: too betoken that they which had bin so overcome, had offered tribute unto God, as to their sovereign King. True it is, that this was done in Davids person. Nevertheless it was Gods mind too have his glory shine forth in that man, whom he had so chosen and shoaled out, and whom it was his pleasure to have anointed of Samuel.¹

Now this text (which is alledged out of the threescore and eyght Psalme) sheweth, that God is verily exalted in the person of our Lord Iesus Christ. In deede in that song Dauid preacheth aud singeth the praise of God, bycause that beyng stablished King of Israell, and bearing the figure of our Lord Iesus Christ, he had set vp Gods seruice in his purenesse agein, redressed the great number of disorders that had bin vnder the reigne of Saule, and finally prospered in a great sort of victories, insomuch that God had vttered such grace vppon him, as it appeared plainly, that his kingdome was not the kingdome of a mortall and transitorie man, bt rather that God mynded too haue his glorie knowen there. That is Dauids proper meaning. Therfore wheras he sayeth, first of all, that God is gone vp, he followeth the common manner of the speaking of the Scripture: for inasmuch as all things had gone tootoo much too hauocke in the tyme of Saule: God seemed too haue bin asleepe. Agein, Religion was as good as beaten down: and there was such excessiue libertie of dooing euill, that a man would haue sayd, that God gouerned not that people any more. Dauid then sheweth a woonderfull chaunge, in that he sayth, that God is gone vp: that is to say, that he shewed by effect that he had a care of his Church, that he intented too keepe it vnder his protection, and ment too haue his maiestie knowen there. That is one poynt. Hereuntoo he addeth, thou hast led captiuitie captiue: meaning therby, that God had subdewed his enemyes round about him, of whom there had bin a great number, which sought nothing else but the ruine and desolation of the people. Therfore Dauid meaneth that as soone as God went vp, by