PSALME
.
3.8
.
Saluation
belongeth
vnto
the
Lord
,
and
thy
blessing
is
vpon
thy
people
.
THis
Psalme
was
Dauids
meditation
,
when
he
was
forced
to
flie
before
his
vnnaturall
Sonne
Absalom
,
who
tooke
vp
armes
to
depriue
him
of
the
kingdome
,
and
mightily
for
a
time
preuailed
against
him
.
Heerein
first
hee
falleth
into
an
admiration
,
of
the
great
number
of
his
enemies
conspiringe
his
destruction
,
but
falsely
perswadinge
themselues
that
God
had
forsaken
him
:
Vers.
1.2
.
Secondly
,
he
expresseth
what
confidence
he
put
in
God
,
and
what
assurance
he
had
by
him
against
all
the
assaults
and
attempts
of
his
aduersaries
.
vers.
3.4.5.6
.
Thirdly
,
he
maketh
petition
for
helpe
,
grounding
his
hope
vpon
Gods
former
protection
:
Vers.
7
,
Fourthly
,
he
concludeth
the
Psalme
with
this
Epiphonema
:
Saluation
belongeth
vnto
the
Lord
,
and
thy
blessing
is
vppon
thy
people
,
Verse
8
:
In
which
words
hee
ascribeth
vnto
the
Lord
the
power
of
sauing
them
which
be
in
peril
,
and
that
goodnesse
whereby
he
prouideth
for
the
safetie
of
his
people
,
and
heapeth
vppon
them
innumerable
benefits
and
blessings
:
Now
imagin
with
me
,
that
Dauid
sitting
aloft
in
his
Chaire
of
estate
looketh
downe
to
his
subiects
saying
,
Saluation
belongeth
vnto
the
Lord
:
And
then
casting
vppe
his
eyes
to
Heauen
,
by
an
Apostrophe
to
God
saith
thus
.
And
thy
blessing
is
vppon
thy
people
.
When
Jonas
had
cried
out
of
the
belly
of
Hell
,
and
the
Lord
had
heard
his
voice
,
By
Saluation
heere
,
is
vnderstood
temporall
preseruation
from
worldly
troubles
and
perils
:
of
the
which
I
expound
that
in
the
36
Psalme
.
Seeing
then
that
Saluation
is
of
the
Lord
,
vaine
is
the
hope
of
them
,
that
without
,
or
against
God
,
put
their
trust
in
any
worldly
meanes
.
When
Pharaoh
pursued
the
Jsraelites
,
he
reposed
his
vndoubted
hope
of
victorie
in
his
Chariots
,
Horses
,
and
great
Hoste
of
valiant
armed
men
:
but
when
the
Lord
came
forth
as
a
man
of
warre
against
him
,
then
he
and
all
his
were
cast
into
the
Sea
,
the
deepthes
couered
them
,
Salomons
Maximaes
,
Thus
hitherto
it
appeareth
that
Saluation
belongeth
to
the
Lord
onely
.
And
by
that
which
next
ensueth
it
shall
be
manifest
that
Gods
helpe
alone
is
sufficient
for
vs
.
For
when
the
Lord
in
Jsayes
times
perceaued
all
things
to
be
out
of
order
,
both
in
the
Church
and
the
Common-wealth
,
namely
that
iudgement
was
turned
backeward
,
Howbeit
,
though
Saluation
be
of
the
Lord
,
yet
the
ordinarie
meanes
of
preseruation
appointed
by
God
are
not
to
bee
neglected
:
Cushan
Rishathaim
,
Ecclesiastes
,
I
haue
seene
this
wisedom
vnder
the
sunne
,
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
,
and
not
Aaron
made
an
atonement
for
them
.
Miserable
then
and
wretched
was
the
state
of
the
Iewes
,
And
as
for
round
executing
of
Iustice
vpon
offenders
,
Now
that
Saluation
is
of
the
Lorde
wee
haue
had
good
experience
of
late
by
the
rare
manner
of
the
discouering
of
that
damnable
and
diuelish
deuise
which
should
haue
beene
acted
,
vpon
the
fift
of
Nouember
last
.
For
the
same
God
which
inspired
Elisha
that
hee
could
tell
the
King
of
Jsrael
,
And
that
it
may
otherwise
also
appeare
that
this
our
Saluation
was
of
the
Lorde
,
consider
with
what
intent
the
letter
aforesaid
was
written
,
namely
to
saue
one
friend
from
perishing
among
vs
,
but
this
resolution
being
still
holden
that
wee
should
haue
receiued
the
terrible
intended
blow
.
Howbeit
,
Almighty
God
,
who
by
his
infinite
power
and
wisedome
bringeth
light
out
of
darkenesse
,
and
life
out
of
death
:
Moreouer
the
greatnes
of
our
deliuerance
may
appeare
by
this
,
that
the
conspiracie
went
forward
,
and
our
daunger
continued
without
perfite
discouerie
,
till
within
few
houres
of
the
appointed
time
wherein
the
cruell
massacre
should
haue
been
put
in
execution
.
So
Pharaoh
brought
the
Jsraelites
into
such
straytes
,
But
indeede
one
motiue
of
the
conspiratours
to
encrease
their
hope
of
good
successe
in
this
wicked
enterprise
,
was
this
conceit
,
that
they
supposed
that
God
had
giuen
vs
ouer
for
our
sins
,
as
may
appeare
by
those
words
of
the
vndated
letter
formerly
named
,
God
&
man
haue
concurred
to
punish
the
wickednes
of
this
time
.
This
selfe
same
opinion
encouraged
Dauids
aduersaries
in
this
present
Psalme
,
And
there
is
yet
some
Aaron
left
to
make
an
atonement
for
vs
.
Yet
,
I
saie
,
some
Noes
,
Good
Lord
what
lenitie
went
before
on
the
behalfe
of
the
Kings
Maiestie
and
the
state
,
and
what
crueltie
was
like
to
haue
ensued
on
the
partes
of
the
conspiratours
?
Heereby
we
see
by
experience
the
truth
of
that
which
we
reade
in
the
Prophet
Isaie
:
Thus
the
traytours
would
haue
recompenced
the
Kings
lenitie
with
extreame
crueltie
;
for
if
they
had
prospered
in
their
most
mischieuous
intendement
,
they
meant
to
haue
killed
the
damme
with
the
yong
:
They
purposed
to
meete
vs
as
a
beare
robbed
of
her
whelpes
:
And
Naash
the
Ammonite
would
make
no
couenant
with
them
of
Jabesh
Gilead
,
These
vnderminers
of
the
state
said
happily
of
vs
one
to
another
,
let
vs
breake
their
bonds
and
take
their
cordes
from
vs
:
But
our
God
hath
made
them
like
vnto
a
wheele
,
and
as
the
stuble
before
the
wind
,
he
hath
filled
their
faces
with
shame
,
that
they
may
knowe
,
that
hee
which
is
called
Jehouah
is
alone
,
euen
the
most
high
ouer
all
the
earth
.
They
resemble
Ephraim
and
the
inhabitants
of
Samaria
,
which
saide
in
the
pride
and
presumption
of
their
heart
.
The
bricks
are
fallen
but
we
wil
build
it
with
hewen
stones
,
Now
then
for
somuch
as
no
man
doubteth
,
and
euerie
man
confesseth
,
that
our
late
deliuerance
out
of
exceeding
great
danger
proceeded
from
the
Lord
,
lette
vs
first
of
all
be
admonished
to
be
thankefull
vnto
Almightie
God
,
by
the
example
of
Dauid
,
who
after
that
hee
had
escaped
the
perill
of
the
Court
of
Achish
,
solemnely
promised
in
the
34.
Psalme
,
that
he
would
alwaies
giue
thankes
vnto
the
Lord
,
Ammon
,
Moab
,
and
Mount
Seir
,
assembled
his
soldiers
,
and
other
his
subiectes
to
blesse
the
lord
in
that
place
,
which
was
afterwarde
by
that
occasion
called
the
valley
of
blessing
.
Secondly
,
let
vs
receaue
admonition
to
be
constant
in
the
profession
of
the
Gospel
,
notwithstanding
all
threats
,
calumniations
,
and
dangers
intended
by
the
fraud
or
force
of
any
enemies
whatsoeuer
,
Thirdly
,
let
vs
be
encouraged
to
hope
for
such
helpe
and
succour
in
time
of
neede
hereafter
,
Fourthly
,
let
vs
be
exhorted
to
future
vigilancie
against
the
priuie
practises
of
the
Romish
faction
at
home
and
abroad
.
Remember
that
when
Ahab
had
ouerthrowen
Ben-hadad
in
one
sette
battell
,
hee
was
aduertised
by
a
Prophet
to
bee
of
good
courage
,
Heere
I
cannot
omitte
the
sentence
in
the
76.
Psalme
,
where
is
set
foorth
the
power
of
God
,
and
care
for
the
defence
of
his
people
of
Jeruslem
,
in
the
destruction
of
the
Armie
of
Sancherib
:
The
words
,
being
directed
to
Almightie
God
,
stand
thus
in
the
text
:
But
yet
the
remnant
of
their
rage
must
be
restrained
,
vnder
Gods
prouidence
,
by
circumspection
&
foresight
of
the
Church
and
common-wealth
watchmen
,
by
diligent
and
trustie
inquisition
,
and
by
vnpartiall
&
vndelayed
execution
of
lawes
,
which
is
the
verie
life
of
the
lawes
.
And
if
all
the
premisses
be
obserued
,
then
they
that
labour
to
bring
in
and
erect
poperie
,
shall
be
found
the
builders
of
Babell
to
their
owne
confusion
:
Also
when
Dauid
was
falsely
accused
by
Chush
,
Vpon
whome
falleth
Gods
blessing
?
verely
vpon
Gods
people
.
Therefore
we
must
first
shew
our selues
to
be
Gods
people
,
&
then
we
may
expect
the
encrease
and
continuance
of
Gods
blessing
.
For
the
accomplishing
whereof
,
FINIS
.