Dauids musick: or Psalmes of that royall prophet, once the sweete singer of that Israel vnfolded logically, expounded paraphrastically, and then followeth a more particular explanation of the words, with manifold doctrines and vses briefly obserued out of the same. By R.B. and R.A. preachers of Gods word in Somersetshire.

VERSE VIII.

Aske of me and I will giue thee the heathen for thine inheri∣tance, and the ends of the world thy possession.

ANd as for thee, thou art so altogether after mine owne heart, and hast found such fauour with me, and I am in thee so well pleased, thata I will giue thee thine hearts desire, and will not denie the request of thy lips. Aske therefore of me abundantly gifts, and honour and dominion, and I will giue thee not the one halfe of my kingdome, but all the Gen∣tiles for thine heritageb, which as a present shall be brought vnto thee, though now a people scattered abroad and spoy∣led: c thy dominion also shall be from sea to sea, and the ends of the earth shall be thy sure possession: all Kings shall wor∣ship thee, all nations shall doe thee seruice.

These words are another part of the decree, which the Pro∣phet foretels, Christ should declare in his person to the peo∣ple: the former concerned his person, this his kingdome: teaching,

That another maine doctrine of Christs ministrie was, to pub∣lish the nature and largenesse of his kingdome and dominion: of which the Prophets foretold, Psal. 72. 8. Esa. 60. 3. and Christ himselfe speaketh of also, Ioh. 12. 32.

This doctrine must we take notice of, and labour to vnder∣stand it: the error whereof did blind, and so doth to this day, the miserable Iewes, who still looke for an earthly pom∣pous Messiah to exalt them againe in an outward earthlie glorie.

Aske of me.

Here the words of God the Father are brought in, to ex∣presse his power to giue, and readinesse to inlarge Dauids and Christs kingdome, as another reason to confound the ene∣mies, and to shew their attempts to be vaine.

It is altogether vaine to oppose, and to keepe straight, such as God is willing to make mightie, and to giue them large dominions.

See in Nabuchadnezzar▪ Cyrus, Alexander, the Romans, Dan. 2. 17.—44. Iere. 27. 5. 6. 8.

This should admonish all in stead of opposing themselues, rather with quietnes to take vpon themselues the yoke of Kings and Princes, whom God hath established, and as the Prophet Ieremy exhorteth concerning Nabuchadnezzar▪ to pray for them, and seeke their peace: for in their peace shall themselues haue peace, Iere. 27. and 29. 7.

These words are vsed to expresse Gods singular loue: for so the speech is vsed, when one would shew how much he is well pleased with another. Mar. 6. 22. 1. King. 3. 5.

Dauid was greatly beloued of the Lord, one after his owne heart. Of this loue reade Psal. 89. 2. Sam. 8. 14.

Princes to follow the steps of Dauid, that they may be be∣loued of the Lord, as all the Kings of Iudah were, that did walke in his steps.

Vnderstand these words of the father, so spoken to Christ, as Christ act: for the fathers will to him shewes the sonnes act indeed.

Iesus Christ is deerely beloued of his father, and so well plea∣sed with him, as he can deny him nothing, Mat. 17. 5. Ioh. 11. 42. 2. Pet. 1. 17.

To heare him: This vse the Father teacheth: Matthew 17. 5.

To reioyce that we haue such an aduocate with the father, 1. Ioh. 2. 1. whom the Father will heare in any thing. Ioh. 11. 42. Rom. 8. 34.

To beleeue constantly, this authoritie of the Sonne to be so great with the Father.

And I shall giue thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the vttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

This is true in some sort of Dauid, who did subdue all his enemies round about him, as his storie shewes, 2. Sam. 8. but this is most fully accomplished in Christ, if wee doe consider the nature of his kingdome, which is spirituall, and therefore spiritually discerned.

All the earth is in Gods hands to giue as he pleaseth: Ier. 27. 5.

Dan. 4. 29. which he giueth to his sonne Iesus Christ the heire of all. Heb. 1. 2.

Therefore to pray vnto him to inlarge the kingdome of his sonne, to whom he hath made this so large promise.

That Iesus Christ reigneth ouer whom he pleaseth, and where he listeth: for his father biddeth him but aske and it shall be giuen him, Ioh. 3. 8. Act. 16. 6. 7. 9.

Exceeding comfort to the Church, that Christ is able to reigne where he listeth.

To humble such ouer whom Christ reigneth not: for it is because he will not reigne ouer them.

By heathen are meant all people excepting the Iewish na∣tion, the only people of God then visibly.

The Iewes did not only appertaine to Christs kingdome, but the Gentiles also, as appeareth this day, and in Esa. the 60. and Psal. 72. 11. foretold.

To confute the obstinacie of the Iewes, who cannot abide this doctrine, Act. 22. though taught by the Prophets.

That wee are the gift of God the Father vnto the sonne: the sonne hath none but what are giuen him of the father. Ioh. 17. and such as the father draweth. Ioh. 6. 37. 44. 65.

To praise the goodnesse of the father of our Lord Iesus Christ, who of his mercie hath giuen vs to his sonne: which we haue great cause to doe if we consider what wee Gentiles were. Ephes. 2. 12. Col. 1. 21.

The bounds heere noted are the vttermost parts of the earth, all the parts of the inhabited world: for so farre the do∣minions of Christ should extend: to teach,

That the Church of Christ which is his kingdome here, is Ca∣tholike. Psal. 72. 8.—

To beleeue the Catholike Church.

To confute those that tie it to a particular place, as the Do∣natists did to Affrick, and the Papists to the sea of Rome.

That Iesus Christ is the greatest Monarch of the world: Heb. 1. 2. Matth. 11. 27. and 28. 18. Ioh. 3. 35. Dan. 4. 22. 29. and therefore sent hee his Disciples ouer all the world: Mark. 16.

All to acknowledge him King of Kings, Reuelat. 19. 16. And all to worship him and doe him seruice. Ps. 72. 11.

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  Isai. 18. 7.
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