Psalms — Chapter 113

(b)‘The people of lewes were more notorioufly renowmed in the world from the rime of their deliuerie out of Aegypt, forthe peculiar people , whom God fan&i- Sed,& in whom,as in his elected enheritance-or dominion , he dwelled and reigned, Exo, 14, 3« The (c) fea faw, and (d) fled: lordan (e)- was turned backeward, Hofue 3.) (cd The Pfalmift writing in verfe dothoften -defcribe things-in peetical manner,. (d} when the Ifraelites went forth of Acgyprt, (e) when they-entredinto-Chanaan, bur more truly then prophane poets: for that'invery-deed al-creatures , otherwife ‘fenfles, as the fea, doe in a fort feele the power-of their Creatour ,.& obey his wil,

or fome other mouing -of hils , nor menrio- { ned by Moyfes ,orelsihe Pfalmift fpcaketh ot the rocks of the torrenes , which bowed, that the Ifraelices might reft in Ar, and lie inthe borders of the Moabires. Num. 21.v.1f. s- (g) What ayleth thee o fea that thou didft flye: and thou o Ierdan, thar thou waft turned backeward, . (g) By the-figure A poft ophe he fpeaketh to the fea, riuer , and hils< vfing alfo Profopoperia,as if fenfles things vnderftood , and sbould anfwer. :

that rocke yealded them water in their necef: ‘fitie. l*Not ro VS © LORD, NOT TO V's : but to thy name giue the glorie, 0. For (7) thy mercie, and (k) thytruth : left at any time (/) the Gen- tils fay : Where is their God? Ley eee The meruelous pafiage of Ifael trom Aegy pt. } The 4. key. t ae ™ Here fone Hebrew Rabbins be- ginve an other Pfalme, but 5 ? { by the cohe- I rence of the imateer Saint ! Auguftine proveth thar Ht 1s but one Pfalme, where lis shewed thai ene trie inui- fible God is knowen by fuch wo. kes as are here recited: and contrariwife, thatthe gens ils’ itols are not Gods , becaufe they are made ot filuer, gold,: or other Matter , by mens hands: . hauing refem- blanceor li- ning things are laleogecher fenfles, ! 3. ; co a ae in them, l17, (2) The houfe of Hrael. hath hoped in our Lord: he is their helper 206 THE BOOK G) Thou didit al this,oGod , of meere mereete towards chy people: (A) rorthy truths fake, fecing thou didi promife to protectrhem: (1) thatthe Gentils should not take ocesfion to blat fpheme.

But our God is in beauen: he hath done al things what foeuer he would,

“” The idols.of the centils are filucr , and gold, the workes of mens hands,

The Idols of the Gentils are siluer and gold. All Catholike Diuines agree in this authentical definition of Idolatrie: that it is diuine honour giuen to any creature other then God. Of the diuers sorts of Idolatrie the ancient learned Doctors haue written much: Iustinus Martyr, Tertullian, Arnobius, Lactantius, and most copiouslie and profoundly Saint Augustine in his ten first books de Ciuitate Dei. The most grosse sort of all is the Idolatrie which the Psalmist here describeth, when Images made by mens hands are immediately honoured as Gods in themselues. Comparing these visible senseless imagined Gods with the one eternall inuisible God: by how much they are more visible, so much more they are contemptible. Those that make them or haue confidence in them are most absurde, becoming like to the same idols in their vnderstanding. And all Idolaters are most wicked, giuing diuine honour to any creature, and are therein seruants of diuels.

Aaron hath hoped in our Lord: he is their helper and their protectour, 19, They that fcare our Lord haue hoped in-our Lord ; he istheir helper and their pro:ectour,

He hath-bleffled the houfe of !frael.: he hath bleffed the houfe of Aaron, 21, Hehath bleffed al that feare our'Lord, the litle with the great. 22, Our Lord adde vpon you: vpon you, & vpon your children,

but (p) thre earth he hath giuento the children of men. (0) This ia effect al worldlie politikes fay in their harts: as it were quitting their intereft of heauen to God , (p) and contenting themfclues with carthlic poffett ons.

(r) that goe downe into hel:- (q) But when fiich prophane men are dead , they make no shew at al of praifing God. (vr) tor.parting from the earth they. defeend into hel, and-thcre evernally blafpheme God. 26, but we ( f) that live doe bleffe our. Lord, from this time, and for: euer, (f) Contrariwife the inf, afpsring.to heauen, which is the. proper Kingdom of Goi, & ving this world as they ought to doe, fora meanes to afcend into > heauen, shal ‘bleafic end praife God tor euermore, ANNO- es fenfles,not able to fpeake with their mouth,and therin more bafe in nature then the OF PSALMES, 207 ANNGTATIONS. PSALME CXIIIL 1