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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.
ILLUSTRATIONS on the CXIX. PSALM.
IT was required of the Jewish King, Peut. XXVII. 18. To write him a Copy of the Law in a Book. Is it not probable our David might be now at that Work? While his Hand was transcribing of the Divine Oracles, ⟨p. 343⟩[…] Heart mic•• be thus affected with them: And so might note the Devout Motions and Sallies of his •oly Heart, as he went along; which Independent […] is, he might afterwards cast into the Alphabetical Order wherein we now enjoy them.
IT was required of the Jewish King, Peut. XXVII. 18. To write him a Copy of the Law in a Book. Is it not probable our David might be now at that Work? While his Hand was transcribing of the Divine Oracles, ⟨p. 343⟩〈…〉 Heart mic•• be thus affected with them: And so might note the Devout Motions and Salleys of his •oly Heart, as he went along; which Independent 〈…〉 is, he might afterwards cast into the Alphabetical Order wherein we now enjoy them.
Theo•oret observes, David had great Varieties in […] Condition. All these are here collected into one Psalm; no connected with the Prayers he had made unto God […] the several Occasions. A Psalm sufficient (he says) […] afford all manner of Medicines for the Cure of the rious Diseases of Mankind.