 | PSALMOSTHEIOS[Greek], Or a Divine psalme or, Song, Wherein Predestination is maintained, yet the honour of Jehovah preserved and vindicated: And to that eternall song the holy Scripture dedicated. By John Davis [i.e. Davies]. Whereunto is annexed an Elogie upon the Patron, With certaine Divine Epigrams to whom the Author presented some of his Books |  |
Upon the title of this little Book, namely, a Psalme.
Psalms though now of late with us some men deem,As foolish, yet their worths deserve esteem.
King David thus exhorteth well to sing,
Let S'ons children be joyfull in thou King.
Israel he exhorteth all along,
To praise, to sing unto the Lord a Song.
At singing Psalms let none presume to rail;
For frō the heart through th'month it doth prevail,
Like Gol'ahs sword; for 'tis a weapon strong
To conquer, though to reason weak, a song,
Search Gods word, see that place that Irehearse,
2 Chron. twentieth Chapter 22 Verse,
Jehos'phat consult's with those in his dayes,
And appointed singers to th'Lord, to praise
The beauty of holinesse, and to say,
Before th'army, Gods mercy is for aye:
And when that they began to praise, to sing
To God on high, their everlasting King;
'Gainst Ammons children God set ambushment;
For they were smitten, and each other smote.
Hallelujah was not in mouth nor throat.
To speak the worth, the force, the fame, the glory
Of singing, give me leave to sing this story:
The Protestants within a Town in France
Besieg'd, still at the time they did advance
To fight their enemies, they would go out,
Singing of Psalms or Songs, which to the rout
Or company of their besiegers grew
So terrible, though but the voice of few,
That ere the gates were open, they could heare
Their singing voice, and run away for fear.
Now let men cease to say, to sing is vain,
Since holy Writ, and story thwarts it plain.
John Davis.
| PSALMOSTHEIOS[Greek], Or a Divine psalme or, Song, Wherein Predestination is maintained, yet the honour of Jehovah preserved and vindicated: And to that eternall song the holy Scripture dedicated. By John Davis [i.e. Davies]. Whereunto is annexed an Elogie upon the Patron, With certaine Divine Epigrams to whom the Author presented some of his Books | |