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Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…
Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original; but all in blank verse. : Fitted unto the tunes commonly used in our churches. Which pure offering is accompanied with illustrations, digging for hidden treasures in it; and rules to employ it upon the glorious and various intentions of it. : Whereunto are added, some other portions of the sacred Scripture, to enrich the cantional.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for B. Eliot, 1718
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.
But above all think on the Gifts of the Prophetic Spirit. Munster accordingly makes the People to be meant by the Land.
11 If we consider here, what was done for the People of God in the First Ages—We know they were so Victorious over their Opposers, that they returned with Songs of Triumph, and were met with Women ready to accompany them in the Praises of GOD. [Exod. XV. 23,] Kings and Generals fled. [Exod. XVII. Num. XXI.] Yea, they fled and left their Spoll. [Num. XXXI. 8, 11. Judges. VIII. 21, 26. ⟨p. 169⟩This welcome they gave to their Victorious Country Men. Tho you endured great Hardship in Egypt, where you loo•t more like Skullions then Soldiers, you shall hereafter appear most splendid, and the Wings of your Armies shall shine like those of a Dove. Their Word was fulfilled at the Entrance into Canaan; when by scattering of Kings God appeared most illustrious at Salmon, and gave them the Possession of the Country on that side of Jordan, as on the other side he subdued the King and Country of Bashan, the Hill whereof (which had so many fertile Risings) became the Hill of GOD. But the lofty Mountains must not grow proud of this. For not they but Zion had God chosen for His Habitation. The Heathen also must not brag of their many Chariots; for in Zion there are Ten Thousand times more, even innumerable Hosts of Angels attending on the Divine Majesty, who is with them there, as He was upon Mount Sinai: So much was declared by God who highly Exalted Himself, in the Astonishing Victories, which through' their Ministry He gave them over their Enemies; whom they carried Captive and their Spoils with them, to be Distributed among His People. All this is an Emblem of what is done by the Messiah. This is the Sum of the Patrician Paraphrase.