Psalms — Chapter 101

his workes are nothing worth, but vanish like fmoke , fo long as he isin mortal finne: (e) yea his beft workes, as if he giue almefe, taft,pray, and dye torthe truth, yetal thofe auaile nothing, 1,Cor. r3. but are (f j likedryed ftickes, or chips, fit to kindle the fire, sg. I-(g) am dtrucken as graffe , and my hart is withered : becaufe (b )1 haue iorgottento cate my. bread, (g) My foille feparated by finne from God, withereth as graffe that is cut from ure roote : (bh) oecaafz T iaac loit al fauour and-appetice to fpiritusl meate.

Thy youth shall be renewed as the Eagles. S. Augustine most probably affirmeth that in long time her beake growing long and stopping her mouth so that she can not eate, she breaketh the vpper hooked part thereof against a stone, and so receiueth meate and recouererth strength as in her youth. The Royal Prophet instructeth vs by the similitude of her long life that iust men, Gods seruants, are spiritually renouated in Christ, the principal rocke on whom the Church and all the faithful are built: either by receiuing new strength by his grace in their soules after they are weakened by sinne; or by restoration of their bodies glorified in the resurrection; or by both, as most Catholike Doctors vnderstand it.

flesh cleauing togethe:-withour moy {turc, or radical hamour.. I am.become like (1) a pellicame-of the-wildernes I ant become as (m) a night crow imtite houfe, (1) 1 flzd from conuerfation of men for ferow and shamcof my finnes: (#7) as a crow thar only flieth by night : or as an owle or batre. 8,. I haue watched , and am-become as (n ) a {parow folitarie.inthe houfe-cop. (4) Alfoasa fparow lasing loft: her mate,remaineth mourning :andfolitarie in the accuitomed neft, or neerexnto It.

He wil not be angrie alwayes. Origen misunderstood this place and some other like, holding an erronious opinion that euen the most wicked sinners, both men and diuels, shall at last be saued, and not eternally damned: which is a condemned heresie, contrarie to euident places of holy Scriptures. Mat. 5: The wicked shall goe into fire euerlasting, into euerlasting punishment. Apoc. 20: The beast and the false Prophet shall be tormented day and night for euer and euer. Neither are these words (God will not be angrie alwayes) spoken vniuersally touching all sinners whosoeuer, but are limited to those that feare him and keepe his testament.

(w) as} raffle, B (») Asa shadow deciineth to nothing, & al becommeth darknes, when the funne, and other light departeth, euen fo I, thatam bur a shadow, decline to meere darknes when thy rauour parteth from me: (w) and Llofe my beautie, as graffe cut from the ground -withereth. Lo.

am merueloufly comforted, confidering that thowour. Meffas;the Sonne 1 of God, art immutable for ever: (y) and thy memorable promife or redecmin e-m3- kind, wilhaue etfe@ in al genorations. _

(x, Thou rifing tohelp ,who feemed f to have forgot, wilt prore& the C hurch,and cucrie faithtul foule. (4) Becaufe thou haft differred long : (6) and becanfe the rime by thee deficned feemeth to approch,

Apoftles preach , shal proue good and fitte matter, for the buildingf thy Church: (d) and the fimpleft poore people , as ir were the earth or duft ,(e; shal participate.ot thisanercic. 16, And (f) the Gentils thal teare thy name oLord, and al {g) the Kings of theearth thy glorie, Cf Befides thofe Iewes that shal believe in Chrift : much more the Genrils sha] fearcard ferue him. (8,-His glorie is fo enident that al Kings know it, though al be not conuerted.

ouerthe workesof thy hands, ch) Chrift the Lord of al creatures.

Becaufe our Lord hath built Sion : and he fhal be feen in his glorie,

Lord, (4) That shal be made a new creature in Chrift. . 20, Becanfe he hath looked forth from his high holie place ; our Lord “from heauen hath looked vpon the earth, 4

; 22, That they may (A)fhew forth the name of our Lord in Sion: and { his praite lerufalem, . : ae ’ (KO The taithtul people of she Church , according to their habilitie endeauour to ; ferue Chrift. OF PSALMES. 158

(k) Perpetual fucceflion-of the-Catholike Church, PSALME LXIxX, An other prayer of Dawid, when he was per[ecuted by Abfalom:made ina Pfalme - after bis delsucrie. 1, Vnto (a) the end, a Pfalme of Dauid, in remembrance , that our (b) Lord faued him, (4) An apt prayer alfo for the affliGed in the new Teftament, (6) from the danger of Abfolon(z.Reg..8.) or from any perfecutour.

Inthe beginning,o Lord,thou didft found the earth:and the heauens are the workes of thy hands,