The imitation of Dauid his godly and constant resolution in bearing all his trialls, troubles and afflictions being a king whose example of faith, patience, hope, obedience and deliueries, thankfulnesse and prayer, is left euen for princes, potentates, and all true Christians to imitate. Collected by way of meditations and prayers out of the 27. Psalme. By I.N.

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The imitation of Dauid his godly and constant resolution in bearing all his trialls, troubles and afflictions being a king whose example of faith, patience, hope, obedience and deliueries, thankfulnesse and prayer, is left euen for princes, potentates, and all true Christians to imitate. Collected by way of meditations and prayers out of the 27. Psalme. By I.N.

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Norden, John, 1548-1625?

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London :: Printed by Iohn Haviland, for Richard Whittakers and George Latham,

1624.

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Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms XXVII -- Meditations -- Early works to 1800.

Prayers -- Early works to 1800.

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"The imitation of Dauid his godly and constant resolution in bearing all his trialls, troubles and afflictions being a king whose example of faith, patience, hope, obedience and deliueries, thankfulnesse and prayer, is left euen for princes, potentates, and all true Christians to imitate. Collected by way of meditations and prayers out of the 27. Psalme. By I.N." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08277.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE HIGH and most noble, CHARLES, Prince of Wales, Duke of Corn∣wall, and of Yorke, and Earle of Chester, bee here in this life truest honour, highest happi∣nesse, and most perfect peace, and after this life eter∣nall glory in the Heauens.
• TO THE MOST Illustrious, Religious, and most royally borne Princesse,
• The Table.
• A MOTIVE to the Reader, touching Meditati∣on and Prayer.
  • First of Meditation.
  • Of Prayer.
• Errata.
• THE IMITATION OF DAVID his holy resolution in all his troubles.
• MEDITATIONS and Prayers vpon the 27. PSALME.
  • VERSE 1. The Lord is my light and my saluation, whom shall I feare? The Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I bee afraid?
    • A Prayer that God will be our light and our saluation in all our troubles and dangers.
  • VERSE 2. and 3. 2. When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes, came vpon mee to eat vp my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3. If an host pitched against me, my heart should not be afraid; though warre be raised against me, I will trust in thee.
    • A Praier to God; that he will defend vs from our Enemies.
  • VERSE 4. One thing haue I desired of the Lord that I will re∣quire, euen that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the daies of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.
    • A Praier for spirituall know∣ledge, and increase of our holy desires to visit the Tem∣ple of God, to heare his Word, to pray vnto him, and to praise him.
  • VERSE 5. In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his Tabernacle, in the secret place of his Pauilion shall he hide mee, and set me vpon a Rocke.
    • A Prayer in whatsoeuer trouble.
  • VERSE 6. That he will now lift vp my head aboue mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his Taberna∣cle sacrifices of ioy, I will sing and praise the Lord.
    • A Praier with thanksgiuing to God, for defence from ene∣mies, in that they haue not preuailed against vs.
  • VERSE 7. Hearken vnto my voice, O Lord, when I cry, haue mer∣cy also vpon me and heare me.
    • A Praier, that God will haue mercy vpon vs and heare vs.
  • VERSE 8. When thou saidst, seeke yee my face, mine heart answe∣red vnto thee, O Lord, I will seeke thy face.
    • A Praier that God will neuer hide his face from vs.
  • VERSE 9. Hide not thy face from mee, nor cast thy seruant away in displeasure; thou hast beene my succour, leaue me not, neither forsake me O God of my saluation.
    • A Prayer that God will be al∣waies neere vnto vs in our afflictions, and not to hide his face and fauour from vs.
  • VERSE 10. Though my Father and my Mother forsake me, thou Lord wilt take me vp.
    • A Prayer that God will shew himselfe our father in all our troubles and afflictions when all other helpe faileth.
  • VERSE 11. Teach mee thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a right path, because of mine enemies.
    • A Prayer that God will be plea∣sed to direct vs in his waies, and leade vs vprightly be∣cause of our enemies.
  • VERSE 12. Giue me not ouer to the lust of mine enemies, for there are false witnesses risen vp against mee, and such as speake cruelly.
    • A Prayer, that God will pre∣serue vs from our enemies, that they preuaile not against vs, and to preuent vs of false witnesses.
  • VERSE 13. I should haue fainted except I had beleeued to see the goodnesse of thee in the land of the liuing.
    • A Prayer that God will not for∣sake vs in our troubles, and that our faith faile not.
  • VERSE 14. Hope in the Lord, be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and trust in the Lord.
    • A Prayer for strength, pati∣ence, and hope in troubles.
    • A Prayer for forgiuenesse of sinnes, reformation of life, and comfort in affliction.
    • An effectuall Prayer for for∣giuenesse of sinnes.
    • A Praier for the morning, with thankes for rest and safetie.
    • A Praier to be vsed before a man goes to his rest.