Now as the holy spirit of God speaking by the mouth David, hath set down here no superfluous matter, but such as he knew to be profitable for our instruction: Let us also diligently weigh and consider all the words, which are here touched. In the first place he saith, Righteous art thou O Lord: and true in thy Judgements. We have already heretofore handled, that the judgements of God in this Psalm are called, the commandments of the law which he giveth unto us, to rule our lives by. Even so, when David saith, that God is righteous & true in his judgements: It is as much as if he had said, That god hath declared what his nature is in his law, that we might behold him in it, as in a glass. This then is as much as if he should have said, O Lord, we have thine Image truly and lively pictured and expressed in this doctrine which thou hast delivered unto us in thy law, there we see thee to be righteous, and also that thou hast commanded nothing therein, which tendeth not to the same end. Will we then magnify God aright? We must know him to be such a one as he showeth himself to be by his word, & not to fashion our selves like unto a great number of scoffers, which will not stick to say that god is altogether good, wise, and righteous: but yet they will separate them selves from his word: forge themselves a God in the air, or else they would ⟨p. 148⟩be contented that there were such a medley as that there were no more divinity known. Now see how god showeth himself, as I have said, by his word. We must then, if we intend to confess him to be righteous, good, true, & faithful, to give these commendations unto his word, wherein he hath once for all declared unto us his will. Now after David hath used this word righteous, he addeth, Thou hast commanded justice by thy testimonies, and trueth especially. See then how David handleth it him self, showing that the law of God is wholly righteous, because saith he, that it leadeth us to righteousness and trueth. Now when these two things are in it, what may we say, but that which hath already been before said? What is that? It is so far of with a great number, that when they are convinced hereof, are persuaded in good earnest to say Amen without dissembling. And to prove it to be so, how many men shall we see submit themselves in this point to the trueth of God, whereunto he desireth to lead us by his word?
Now as the holy spirite of God speaking by the mouth Dauid, hath set down here no superfluous matter, but such as he knewe to be profitable for our instruction: Let vs also dillgently weigh and consider all the wordes, which are heere touched. In the first place he sayth, Righteous art thou O Lord: and true in thy Iudgements. We haue already heretofore handled, that the iudgements of God in this Psalme are called, the commandements of the law which he giueth vnto vs, to rule our liues by. Euen so, when Dauid saith, that God is righteous & true in his iudgemēts: It is asmuch as if he had said, That god hath declared what his nature is in his law, that we might behold him in it, as in a glasse. This then is asmuch as if he should haue said, O Lord, wee haue thine Image truely and liuely pictured and expressed in this doctrine which thou hast deliuered vnto vs in thy law, there we see thee to be righteous, and also that thou hast commaunded nothing therein, which tendeth not to the same ende. Wil we thē magnifie God aright? We must know him to be such a one as he sheweth himselfe to be by his word, & not to fashion our selues like vnto a great number of scoffers, which wil not stick to say that god is altogither good, wise, and righteous: but yet they wil separate them selues frō his word: forge thēselues a God in the aire, or else they would ⟨p. 148⟩bee contented that there were such a medley as that there were no more diuinitie known. Now see how god sheweth himself, as I haue said, by his word. We must then, if wee intend to cōfesse him to be righteous, good, true, & faithfull, to giue these cōmendarions vnto his word, wherin he hath once for all declared vnto vs his wil. Now after Dauid hath vsed this word righteous, he addeth, Thou hast commanded iustice by thy testimomes, and trueth especially. See thē how Dauid handleth it him selfe, shewing that the lawe of God is wholy righteous, because saith he, that it leadeth vs to righteousnes and trueth. Now when these two thinges are in it, what may we say, but that which hath already beene before said? What is that? It is so far of with a greate number, that when they are cōuinced heerof, are perswaded in good earnest to say Amen without dessēbling. And to proue it to be so, how many men shal we see submit thēselues in this point to the trueth of God, whereunto he desireth to leade vs by his word?
