Christ reigneth for ever in his Church: 3. notwithstanding many and great persecution against the faithful.Chriſt reigneth for euer in his Church: 3. notwithſtanding manie and great perſecution againſt the faithful.✦

Praise of Canticle to David himself, in the day before the sabbath, when the earth was founded. Our Lord hath reigned, he hath put on beauty: our Lord hath put on strength, and hath girded himself. For he hath established the round world, which shall not be moved.Prayſe a of Canticle b to Dauid himſelfe, in c the day before the ſabbath, d when the earth was founded. OVr Lord e hath reigned, he f hath put on beutie: our Lord hath g put on ſtrength, and hath girded him ſelfe. For he hath eſtabliſhed h the round world, which i ſhal not be moued.Laus cantici ipsi David, in die ante sabbatum, quando fundata est terra. Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est : indutus est Dominus fortitudinem, et præcinxit se. Etenim firmavit orbem terræ, qui non commovebitur.

1609 marginCanticle. Praise to be sung with voice: · David. composed by David: · day. the sixth day of the week, which is our Friday, · founded. in which day the Church of Christ was founded, by his blood shed on the cross. · reigned. Our Saviour founding his Church by his death began then to reign therein: · put. gloriously descending a soul into limbus, and in body to his grave: · put. he then put on all armour of strength to reform the world, and to enlarge his kingdom, according to his own prediction where he said: If I be exalted from the earth, I will draw all things unto myself. John 12. v. 31. · round. Not only in Jewry and Samaria, but the whole earth: · moved. and the same Church shall not be destroyed.Perpetuitie of the Church. the 6. key. · a Praiſe to be ſongue vvith voice: b compoſed by Dauid: c the ſixth day of the weeke, vvhich is our friday, d in vvhich day the Church of Chriſt vvas founded, by his bloud ſhed on the croſſe. · e Our Sauiour founding his Church by his death begane then to reigne therin: f glorioſly deſcending a ſoule into limbus, and in bodie to his graue: g he then put on al armour of ſtrength to reforme the world, and to inlarge his kingdom, according to his owne prediction where he ſaide: If I be exalted from the earth, I wil draw al thinges vnto myſelfe. Ioan. 12. v. 31. · h Not only in Iurie and Samaria, but the whole earth: i and the ſame Church ſhal not be deſtroyed.

2Thy seat is prepared from that time: thou art from everlasting.Thy ſeat is prepared from that time: thou k art from euerlaſting.Parata sedes tua ex tunc ; a sæculo tu es.

3The rivers, O Lord, have lifted up: the rivers have lifted up their voice.The l riuers ô Lord haue lifted vp: the riuers haue lifted vp their voice.Elevaverunt flumina, Domine, elevaverunt flumina vocem suam ; elevaverunt flumina fluctus suos,

4The rivers have lifted up their waves, above the voices of many waters. The surges of the sea are marvellous; marvellous is our Lord on high.The riuers haue lifted vp their waues, m aboue the voices of manie waters. The ſurges of the ſea are meruelous; n meruelous is our Lord on high.a vocibus aquarum multarum. Mirabiles elationes maris ; mirabilis in altis Dominus.

5Thy testimonies are made credible exceedingly: holiness thy house, O Lord, for length of days.Thy teſtimonies are made o credible exceedingly: p holines becometh thy houſe ô Lord q for length of daies.Testimonia tua credibilia facta sunt nimis ; domum tuam decet sanctitudo, Domine, in longitudinem dierum.

1609 margincredible. Articles of faith are not evidently apparent to knowledge, but evident to credibility, to those that are disposed by God's grace, illuminating their understanding, and moving their free will, to give consent of belief if they will · holiness. It behoveth therefore all members of the Church to converse piously, and religiously in this life, seeing she hath so excellent a spouse, protector, and instructor, · length. even to the end of the world.o Articles of faith are not euidently apparent to knovvlege, but euident to credibilitie, to thoſe that are diſpoſed by Gods grace, illuminating their vnderſtanding, and mouing their free vvil, to geue conſent of beleefe if they vvil p It behoueth therfore al members of the Church to conuerſe piouſly, and religiouſly in this life, ſeing ſhe hath ſo excellent a ſpouſe, protector, and inſtructor, q euen to the end of the vvorld.

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