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Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladnesse.

13 Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing ô my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

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In te, Domine, speravi. Psal: 31. In thee, Lord, haue I put my trust let me never be put to confusion, deliver me in thy righteousnesse

2 Bow down thine eare to me make hast to deliver me.

3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence: That thou mayest saue me.

4 ffor thou art my strong Rock, and my Castle : be thou also my guide and lead me for thy names sake.

5 Draw me out of the net that they haue laid privily for me for thou art my strength.

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6 Into thy hands I comend my Spirit

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thou hast redeemed me, D Lord, thou God of truth

7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities and my trust hath been in the Lord.

8 I will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy for

1. 20. The 433rd page of the MS. Book commences with "6 Into". 1. 22. No point after "truth" in orig.

1. 25. In "rejoice", an "i" altered into the "j”.

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thou hast considered my trouble, and hast knowne my soul in adversities.

9 Thou hast not shut me vp into the hand of but hast set my feet in a large room.

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10 Haue mercy vpon me, D Lord, for I am in trouble and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness; yea, my soul and my body.

11 ffor my life is waxen old with heavinesse and my yeares with mourning.

12 My strength faileth me, because of mine Iniquity and my bones are consumed.

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13 I became a Reproof among all mine enemies, but especially among my Neighbours and they of mine acquaintance were affraid of

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me, and they that did see without, conveyed themselves from me.

14 I am cleane forgotten, as a dead man out of mind: I am become like a broken vessell:

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15 ffor I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude and feare is on every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to take away my life.

16 But my hope hath been in thee, D Lord: I have said, thou art my God.

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17 My time is in thine hand, deliver me from

the hand of mine enemies and from them, that persecute me.

1. 8. An erasure before "old", and the "o" written upon an erasure.

18 Shew thy servant the light of thy countenance and Saue me for thy mercies sake.

19 Let me not be confounded, Lord, for I haue called vpon thee: Let the ungodly be put to confusion, and be put to silence in the graue.

20 Let the lying lips be put to silence : which cruelly, disdainfully, and despightfully speak against the righteous.

21 O how plentifull is thy goodnesse, which thou hast laid vp for them that feare thee and that thou hast prepared for them

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that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men!

22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine owne presence from the provoking of all men : thou shalt keep them secretly in thy Tabernacle from the strife of tongues.

23 Thanks be to the Lord for he hath shewed me marvellous great kindness in a strong Citie.

24 And when I made hast, I said: I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes.

25 Neverthelesse thou heardest the voice of

my prayer when I cryed unto thee.

26 O loue the Lord, all ye his Saints : for the

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1. 13. The 434th page of the MS. Book commences with the word "that":—it has no

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Lord preserueth them that are faithfull, and plenteously rewardeth the proud Doer.

27 Be strong, and he shall establish your heart all ye that put your trust in the Lord.

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Beati, quorum Psal: 32.

Blessed is he whose unrighteousnesse is forgiven and whose sin is

covered.

2 Blessed is the man, Unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin. and in whose spirit there is no guile.

3 ffor while I held my tongue my bones consumed away through my dayly complaineing.

4 ffor thy hand is heavy vpon me day and night and my moisture is like the drought in Summer.

5 I will acknowledge my Sins unto thee: and mine vnrighteousnesse haue I not hid.

6 I said, I will confesse my Sins unto the Lord and so thou forgauest the wickednesse of my Sin.

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7 ffor this shall every one that is godly, make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found but in the great waterfloods they shall not come nigh him.

8 Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt preserue me from trouble: thou shalt compasse me about with Songs of Deliverance.

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9 I will informe thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt goe and I will guide thee with mine eye.

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10 Be ye not like horse and mule, which haue no Understanding whose mouths must beheld with bit and bridle, lest they fall vpon thee.

11 Great plagues remain for the Ungodly : but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy imbraceth him on every side.

12 Be glad,

the Lord and be

of heart.

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ye righteous, and rejoice in
joyfull all ye that are true

Exultate, iusti. Psal: 33.

Rejoice in the Lord, Dye righteous for it becometh well the just to be thankfull.

2 Praise the Lord with harp Sing praises unto him with the Lute, and instrument of ten strings.

3 Sing unto the Lord a new Song Sing praises lustily unto him with a good courage

4 ffor the word of the Lord is true and all his workes are faithfull.

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1. 5.

The 435th page of the MS. Book commences with "9 I will".
"beheld", sic orig.

1. 10.

In "rejoice", an "i" altered into the "j".

1. 11.

In "joyfull", an "i" altered into the "j".

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