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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.
XV. Patience.
Let Patience have the perfect work ‖ which does belong to it; ‖ so you'll be perfect and entire ‖ de•c•ent in no point. ‖ But if that any of you are ‖ sensible that he wants ‖ the Wisdom, which is now proposed, ‖ ⟨p. 418⟩let him ask it of God; ‖ Who hath a liberal hand unto ‖ all Men does freely give, ‖ and don't upbraid their foolishness: ‖ so 'twill be given him. ‖
LEt Patience have the perfect work ‖ which does belong to it; ‖ so you'l be perfect and entire ‖ de•c•ent in no point. ‖ But if that any of you are ‖ sensible that he wants ‖ the Wisdom, which is now propos'd, ‖ ⟨p. 418⟩let him ask it of God; ‖ Who hath a liberal hand unto ‖ all Men does freely give, ‖ and don't upbraid their foolisimass: ‖ so 'twill be given him. ‖