A
PREFACE
.
THe
excellent
uses
of
the
Psalmes
are
manifold
,
yea
universall
;
for
they
are
good
for
all
spirituall
uses
and
advantages
.
They
have
in
them
Instruction
,
to
increase
our
knowledge
;
Spirituall
Fervour
,
to
inflame
our
zeale
;
Consolation
,
to
refresh
&
revive
our
fainting
soules
;
Praiers
,
to
fetch
blessings
from
God
;
and
Praises
,
to
returne
to
God
for
his
blessings
.
Yea
,
the
very
afflictions
of
the
Saints
therein
expressed
(
even
their
outward
sufferings
,
and
inward
dejections
and
desertions
)
are
no
small
consolations
to
us
.
For
,
by
them
wee
see
that
fiery
Tryalls
are
no
strange
matters
to
Saints
,
and
Saints
wee
may
bee
amid
all
these
fiery
Tryalls
.
But
withall
,
if
wee
marke
the
issue
of
th●…se
Tryalls
(
often
set
forth
in
these
Psalmes
)
then
wee
cannot
but
see
strong
and
vehement
incouragements
of
Faith
,
and
of
that
praier
of
Faith
,
which
saveth
the
sick
,
even
those
that
are
sick
at
h●…art
:
yea
,
sick
at
the
very
soule
.
For
how
often
doe
wee
see
a
sick
soule
to
begin
a
Psalme
,
even
in
the
belly
of
Hell
,
and
yet
end
it
in
Heaven
?
So
that
a
Saints
soul
being
as
it
were
in
Hell
,
yet
is
neare
unto
Heaven
,
if
it
can
be
earnest
with
God
in
these
melodious
Praiers
of
Faith
.
For
God
,
being
thus
called
on
,
turnes
in
to
the
soule
;
and
when
God
comes
into
a
soule
,
hee
makes
a
Heaven
there
,
though
a
Hell
were
there
before
.
And
then
naturally
(
I
speak
of
a
godly
nature
)
do
arise
in
the
soule
high
Jubilations
and
Extasies
,
and
not
these
onely
,
but
glorious
Thanksgivings
to
God
;
to
whom
alone
must
be
ascribed
the
bringing
of
light
out
of
darknesse
:
and
that
voice
of
joy
and
gladnesse
,
which
the
Saints
doe
heare
even
at
the
same
time
,
when
their
bones
are
broken
with
humiliation
.
Briefly
,
the
Psalmes
are
characters
and
representations
of
the
thoughts
,
meditations
,
and
affections
of
a
sanctified
soule
,
throughout
all
the
changes
of
her
pilgrimage
;
so
that
a
good
man
can
be
in
no
kind
of
estate
,
but
he
shall
find
his
owne
estate
in
a
Psalme
:
and
in
a
Psalme
,
he
may
find
thoughts
and
expressions
which
doe
well
agree
with
that
estate
,
and
make
it
good
unto
him
.
Thus
,
while
the
Psalmes
are
●…itted
to
all
the
members
of
the
Catholike
Church
in
all
their
estates
,
they
may
be
truly
called
Catholike
Songs
,
and
accordingly
should
be
ever
ready
for
the
use
of
the
truly
Catholike
members
of
the
Church
,
in
all
the
changes
of
their
severall
estates
.
And
toward
this
universall
use
of
them
,
divers
well-affected
persons
have
turned
them
into
their
own
languages
;
and
not
onely
so
,
but
they
have
turned
them
also
into
harmonious
Measures
,
that
they
may
be
still
used
as
Psalmes
,
that
is
,
as
spirituall
and
heavenly
Songs
.
For
the
advancement
of
this
profitable
use
,
apprehending
many
years
past
(
which
experience
hath
shewed
to
be
a
true
conjecture
)
that
a
forme
wholly
new
would
not
please
many
,
who
are
fastned
to
things
usuall
and
accustomed
(
though
if
Psalms
of
a
new
form
be
read
before
they
be
sung
,
there
is
no
hinderance
,
but
that
they
may
be
presently
used
;
and
after
a
little
use
will
grow
familiar
,
as
the
former
)
I
assaied
onely
to
change
some
pieces
of
the
usuall
version
,
even
such
as
seemed
to
call
aloud
,
and
,
as
it
were
,
undeniably
for
a
change
.
These
being
seen
,
it
was
desired
that
they
should
bee
increased
;
which
being
done
,
they
are
here
subjoyned
.
I
doubt
not
but
the
reasons
of
the
changes
will
mostly
appeare
in
the
changes
themselves
;
and
the
Reader
may
easily
find
,
that
the
places
changed
might
well
receive
a
change
,
for
their
Cadence
or
Currence
,
or
for
some
old
and
abolished
words
;
or
,
which
is
more
,
for
agreeing
lesse
with
the
new
Translation
,
yea
,
with
the
Originall
it selfe
.
If
hereby
any
Saint
shal
receive
an
increase
of
light
in
his
understanding
,
or
of
fervour
in
his
will
and
affections
,
I
shall
desire
,
first
,
that
God
may
have
the
glory
,
who
is
the
giver
of
every
good
gift
;
an●…
then
,
that
he
will
requite
the
messenger
by
whom
God
hath
sent
him
a
blessing
,
with
this
praier
(
wherein
hee
may
joyne
himselfe
as
a
Partner
;
)
That
,
being
freed
from
the
guilt
,
spot
,
and
power
of
sin
,
and
daily
renewed
in
the
inner
man
,
amid
the
decayes
of
the
outward
,
by
the
free
mercy
of
a
most
gracious
Father
,
and
the
precious
Merits
of
a
most
sufficient
Saviour
,
and
the
communion
of
a
most
holy
and
hallowing
Spirit
,
hee
may
be
admitted
into
the
heavenly
Quire
of
glorified
Saints
and
Angels
,
and
with
them
sing
everlasting
Hallelujahs
,
to
the
most
glorious
Trinitie
,
in
eternall
felicity
.
To
the
READER
,
for
his
more
full
and
easie
satisfaction
.
IF
it
bee
too
much
to
compare
all
the
following
Psalmes
with
the
old
,
and
both
with
the
new
Translation
or
Originall
,
the
Reader
may
take
a
taste
of
what
hath
been
done
by
comparing
onely
these
Psalmes
(
or
some
of
them
)
whose
numbers
here
immediately
follow
:
2.
7.
10.
17.
18.
22.
27.
29.
31.
35.
36.
37.
42.
46.
49.
55.
57.
58.
62.
63.
71.
73.
74.
78.
80.
83.
89.
90.
91.
92.
104.
107.
119.
135.
137.
143.
Or
if
hee
desire
to
see
some
paternes
of
places
,
that
seem
to
call
aloud
for
amendment
(
among
divers
)
these
are
presented
to
him
:
Psal.
24.
6.
This
is
the
Bro●…d
of
Travellers
in
seeking
of
his
grace
,
As
Iacob
did
the
Israelites
in
that
time
of
his
race
.
Psal.
35.
8.
Lord
,
when
will
thou
amend
this
geare
?
why
dost
thou
stay
and
pause
?
O
rid
my
soule
,
my
onely
deare
,
out
of
these
Lions
clawes
.
Psal.
58.
6.
O
God
,
breake
thou
their
teeth
at
once
,
within
their
mouthes
throughout
:
The
tuskes
,
that
in
their
great
jaw-bones
,
like
Lions
whelps
hang
out
.
Psal.
74.
12.
Why
dost
thou
draw
thy
hand
a-backe
,
and
hide
it
in
thy
lap
?
O
plucke
it
out
;
and
be
not
slacke
to
give
thy
foes
a
rap
.
Psal.
91.
10.
Thou
shalt
not
need
none
ill
to
feare
,
with
thee
it
shall
not
●…ell
.
Psal.
92.
6.
The
man
unwise
hath
not
the
wit
this
geare
to
passe
to
bring
.
Psal.
119
110.
In
wisdome
I
do
passe
also
the
ancient
men
indeed
;
And
all
because
to
keep
thy
Lawes
I
held
it
aye
best
reed
.
Verse
120.
My
fl●…sh
,
alas
,
is
taken
with
feare
,
as
though
it
were
benum'd
:
For
when
I
see
thy
judgements
,
straight
I
am
as
one
aston'd
.
Psal.
135.
9.
Hee
hath
in
thee
shew'd
wonders
great
,
O
Egypt
,
void
of
vaunts
,
On
Pharaoh
thy
cursed
King
,
●…nd
his
severe
servants
.
These
,
and
the
like
places
,
may
the
Reader
find
amended
;
and
some
Psalms
set
to
harder
Tunes
,
(
and
not
easily
sung
by
the
unskilfull
,
nor
done
without
roughnesse
)
changed
:
and
the
whole
body
of
the
Psalmes
not
much
short
of
a
tolerable
smoothnesse
.