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Mr. Richard Baxter's paraphrase on the Psalms of David in metre with other hymns…
Mr. Richard Baxter's paraphrase on the Psalms of David in metre with other hymns / left fitted for the press by his own hand.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1692
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Mr. Baxter's PARAPHRASE ON THE PSALMS. › Psalm 14: PSALM XIV.
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.
1 The hearts and lives of wicked fools Tell us they no God [truly] own: Corrupt are they; their works are vile, [Of them] that do good there is none.
1 THe hearts and lives of wicked fools Tell us they no God [truly] own: Corrupt are they; their works are vile, [Of them] that do good there is none.
2 Upon the worldly sons of men From Heaven God looked [and searched] abroad, To see if any understood, And seriously sought [after] God.
2 Upon the worldly sons of men From Heav'n God lookt [and searcht] abroad, To see if any understood, And seriously sought [after] God.
3 They wholly filthy are become, They all [from him] aside are gone; None of them liveth to do good, Of all these [worldly] men, not one.
3 They wholly filthy are become, They all [from him] aside are gone; None of them liveth to do good, Of all these [wordly] men, not one.