Psalms — Chapter 71

(b) the Gentils are come into thine inheritance , they (c) haue polluted thy holre temple: they haue made Jerufalem (d)as a watch- towre of fruits. i (6) Cruel infidels haue inuaded thofé things , which perteyneterhy Church: (¢) euen poffefied & prophaned the holie remple of the lewes,& Churches of Catholike Chiittians. Fulfilled by Antiochus in Terufalem, by she Vandalsin Afrike, by Pro- -teftants, and Puritans , in diuers parts of Europe, and wil be more. vniuerfally by. Antichrift mal Chriftendom: (.¢) Infteadiof. great and faire Churches ,Gods fer~ uants are faine to vfe meanc houfes, yea poore corages.

(f) the lide hilles iuftice, ; (¢)*A prophecie of ‘the Apoftles receiuing power to preach Chrifts Ghofpel of peaceand reconciliation of mento God by penance; (f ) andot other Apoftolical men that folow their fteps.

Salomon in figure of Chrift was for a time a iuftand good King. _5.And he fhal ¢b) continue with the funne,and betore the.moone in ge- i nerarion and generation. (b) Bat only Chrift,not Salomon, nor.anie o:her King of that people,continueth or - rcigneth tor euer. 6,He (+)thal defcend as raynevpona fleece: and as drops diflilling vpon the earth, (i) The manner of Chrifts Incarnation moft filent,fweete,and grateful,

(kh) Againe the Prophet inculcateth,that Chrifts kingdom,his Church, shal con- tinue tor eucr,

(m) Kings of Tharfis,and (n) the Ilands fhal offer prefents: the Kings of the Arabians,and of Saba shal bring guifts, 1fa.60. Mat... (m)The 2 eet sperinse OF PSALMES. IfT (m)The three Sages or Kings,which adored our >auiour,and offered gold, frankin- cenfe,& myrrh,were the firftchat rulGlted this prophecie:& after wards Conftantin the Great,and orher Emperoars,Kings,and Priac-s. (1; Among ft other Hands Great Bryttannie (the greareft of curope) was conucrted to Chrift,according. to this pro- epiit.ad YimothSophronius Ser. de Nat Apoft,& alij. ) Morein the time of Eleu- therius.Laftly our Euglish ration by S:Augaftin and others fent by S. Gregorie. i1,.And al Kings of the earth:shal adore him : al nations shal ferue him,

Becaufe he thal deliuer the poore fromthe mightie : and the poore which had notrelper,

14.From vfuries and iniquitie he shal redeeme their fouls:and their name shal be honourable betore him. 15.And :: he shal liue,and there ihal be giuen him of the gold of Arabia, and theyshal adore it alwates:althe day they shal bleffe him, 16.And there shal bea frmament im the earth in the tops of mountaines, the fruit therof {hal be extolled farre aboue Libanus:and they shal ffou- Yrish of the citie,as-the grafle of theearth. _ '17,.Be his naine blefled foreuer: be‘ore the funne his name is perma- nent, And al the tribes of the earch fhal be bleffed in him: al nations fhal.ma- gnifie him. (¢ ) No miracles can-be done but by Gods power.

(p) Adoue al other desires the holiz Propher wished Gods glorie,and praifes inal. (4) Itfeemeth by this appendix added by Efdras , tharthis Pfalme wasdaft com--} =: How is this prophecie ve- rihe excepr , the Church be alwayes vifi~ ble, Affli@ien in Tthis world‘is jrecompenfed inthe end. The 9 key. Be THE BOOR PSALME LXXIL The royal Prophet, first profe/sing the vn peakable goodnes of God, 2.10 the per[on of the-weake complaineth, that the wicked profper and the suft-are afflitted: 15 :reprebendeth the murnsuration , for.though we can not comprehend the (e- ret indgements of God, 8. yet theyare moft muff, 25, So with defire aoref in God,he promifeth exer to prasfe bim. {1A Pfalme (a) to Afaph, (4)To befong by Afaph the maifter-of mufike,and his companic. O w (b) goodis God to Ifrael,to them that are of aright hart! H (b) God is fo excellent good,as no tong can expreffe,no hart can conceiue,