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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 141: PSALM CXLI.
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.
3 O Lord, a constant watch Set thou my mouth before; And of my lips, left they offend, Do thou still keep the door.
4 To any evil thing Let not my heart incline, To join in sin with wicked men, Or of their pleasures dine.
4 To any evil thing Let not my heart incline, To joyn in sin with wicked men, Or of their pleasures dine.
5 Let righteous men in love Smite me, and me reprove; This shall not break my head, but as A precious Oil shall prove. In their distress I'll pray,
5 Let righteous men in love Smite me, and me reprove; This shall not break my head, but as A precious Oyl shall prove. In their distress I'le pray,
6 When in the stony street Their Judges are cast down, they'll hear, My words will then be sweet.