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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.
16 Is not the Mystical Body of our SAVIOUR principally intended? The Substance of the Church, whereof it was to be formed, was under the Eye of GOD, as proposed in the Decree of Election; yet ⟨p. 383⟩was, as such Imperfect. It was not formed or shaped into the Members of the Mystical Body; but they were all written in the Book of Life. And in, pursuance of the Purpose of GOD, there they are by the Holy Spirit, in the whole course, and continuance of Time, in their several Generations, fashioned into the shape designed for them. Thus our Dr. Owen Glosseth it.
17 The Vulgar Latin, and the LXX read it, How Precious cre thy Friends to me! The Hebrew may indeed be very well translated so. And the Translation agrees very well, with what is just before said, about the Members of our SAVIOUR, all which are the Friends of GOD. It suits also very well, with what follows about the Enemies of GOD; whom the Psal••st professes an Hatred of.
22 A Perfect Hatred. What is that? Gregory M. in his Pastoralis Cura, has a singular Gloss upon it; It is to Love the Creature and Hate the Sinner: To Love what he is, and Hate what he does. — Quod facti sunt diligore, et quod Faciunt increpare. He adds an Observation, Propheta tantus boo velut in Hostiam Deo obtulit, quod contra se pro Domino Pravorum in micitias Excitavit.