Psalms — Chapter 47
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Verse 2
for greateft be- nefits receiued:fo the Catholike Churcn therby prefigured, & hauing receiued farre greater,is mo ft ox al bound to be grateful. BS 3.-Mounr Po ea staal OF PSALMES ° 93 Mount Sion is founded with the exultation of (d) the whole earth, ( e) the fides of the North, thecitieot the great King, . d) This can not be affirmed of Sion, orJerufalem,but is only verified of the Ca- tholike Chriftian Church : (¢) whofe coftes doc extend to the North,& to al quar- ters of the round earth.
Verse 4
(g) when he fhal re-. ceiue it, oo (f) The fame one God,one Chrift,one Faith,& one Religio in al particular Chur- chesof the whole milicant Church. (g) Andthis Vniuerfalitie and V nitie shal be, after that Chrift taking mans nature shal be afcended,and shal fend the Holie Ghoft, to tound & begin this Church,
Verse 5
(b) For the affured ecrtaintie of that is foreshewed, the Prophet fpeaketh in the pretertence, asif it were already donein his time , which he then faw in {pirite.
Verse 6
They (eeing it fo were inadmircion, were troubled , werc moued:
Verse 7
(é) Nothing more moueth the hart, & affe&teth al the bodie and foule, then fpiri- tual cogitations of faith and religion, and therroreit is compared to aWoman tra- ucling with child, who hath moft careful and gricuous paines. (k) Inwhich great confili@ of mans f pirit ,God by his grace giueth force ,to breake through the con- trarie affaults of our enimic, to remoue al impediments , and to ouercome the diifi- culties,
Verse 9
God: God hath founded it for euer, (1) This confiderarion, Thar al isnow done,thatwas of old prophecied, is a mer- uclous confirmation to Chriftians, ; 10, We haue receiued thy mercie,o God, (m)in the middes of thy temple. (m)Grace and mercie is only granted to thofe that are within,or come vnto Ca- tholike Church, 11.According to thy name,o God, fo alfo is thy prayfe vnto the ends of the earth :. thy right hand istul of (n) iuftice, (mAs God is praifed for his mercie, fo alfo tor his iuftices which doe neuer preiu- dice the enc the other. 12, Let mount Sion be glad, andthe daughters of Iuda reioyce , becaufe ot thy iudgements, o Lord,
Verse 13
(e) Confider the fortreffes or the Church , which arethe holie Fathers , and Do- ¢tours, thar watch and defend her wals. 14, Set your harts (p) on her firength ::and (q) diftribute ye her houfes, that you (r) may declare it in an other generation. (p) So reft you affured ror al matters of faithin this pillar of truth. (9)Obferne and marke diligently how manic particular Churches were {peedily sourded in the World, (r) and declare this to other generations , that they may alfo hoid fafithe fame faith, or returne ynio-it, 1 they be -relapfeds or at lafiembrace it , if fooner they haue not.