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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.
20 The Original may be rendered, The Goings forth of Death: All the several Ways of Dying, which are found by the Children of Men are appointed & ordered by God. The LXX render it, The Passages of Death. All the several and secret Avenues whereby Death invades Mankind, God is the Uncontrollable Disposer of them. After all, in the Goings from Death here mentioned, why should not the Resurrection from the Dead be referred unto?
20 The Original may be rendred, The Goings forth of Death: All the several Ways of Dying, which are found by the Children of Men are appointed & ordered by God. The LXX render it, The Passages of Death. All the several and secret Avenues whereby Death invades Mankind, God is the Uncontrollable Disposer of them. After all, in the Goings from Death here mentioned, why should not the Resurrection from the Dead be refer'd unto?
24 There seems to have been a fierce Captain who had Shaggy Hair, which gave him something of a terrible Aspect, here particularly referred unto. Why not Hadadezer? [2 Sam. VIII. 3.] Notandum. Pharaoh signifies, A long haired Man.
24 There seems to have been a fierce Captain who had Shaggy Hair, which gave him something of a terrible Aspect, here particularly referr'd unto. Why not Hadadezer? [2 Sam. VIII. 3.] Notandum. Pharaoh signifies, A long haired Man.
27 Jerome and Theodoret shall now help us, and let Lyra give some very melodious Notes unto us. Let the Amiable Alting and the Admirable Witsius more distinctly modulate them. The Glorious Ascension of our SAVIOUR unto Heaven is here described unto us. The Praises to be offered on that Occasion are intimated; and those Tribes of Israel are mentioned, from whence the Persons were to arise, that were to be considerable in Praising of the Lord. The first mentioned is Little Benjamin. As Benjamin was the Youngest Son of Jacob, so our Apostle Paul of this Tribe, was the last that was called unto the Apostleship. [See