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The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament
The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament: faithfully translated into English metre. ; For the use, edification and comfort of the saints in public and private: especially in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture references and texts]The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament: faithfully translated into English metre. ; For the use, edification and comfort of the saints in publick and private: especially in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture references and texts]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Michael Perry, 1698
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
O God why hast thou cast us off? thy rage why dost thou keep For evermore thus smoking out against thy pasture sheep? verse 2 Mind thou thy church thou boughtest of old; even thy possessions rod Which thou redeemest, this Scions mount, wherein thou hast abode.
O God why hast thou cast us off? thy rage why dost thou keep For ever•ore thus smoaking out against thy pasture sheep? verse 2 Mind thou thy church thou bought'st of old; even thy possessions rod Which thou redeem'st, this Sions mount, wherein thou hast abode.
verse 3 Unto the lasting ruinous wastes, lift up thy feet on high: All that the foe hath evilly done within thy Sanctuary. verse 4 Within the Congregations wherein thy people me•, ⟨p. 181⟩Thine enemies roar: their ensigns they for tokens have up set.
verse 5 The man that axes on thick trees did lift up, had renown verse 6 But now with axe and mauls at once they beat its carved works down. verse 7 They fired have thy Sanctuary, thy name its dwelling place, By casting down unto the ground, they do profanely raze.
verse 5 The man that axes on thick trees did lift up, had renown verse 6 But now with ax and mauls at once they beat its carv'd works down. verse 7 They fired have thy Sanctuary, thy name its dwelling place, By casting down unto the ground, they do prophanely rase.