La scala santa, or, A scale of devotions musical and gradual being descants on the fifteen Psalms of Degrees, in metre : with contemplations and collects upon them, in prose, 1670.

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Title: La scala santa, or, A scale of devotions musical and gradual being descants on the fifteen Psalms of Degrees, in metre : with contemplations and collects upon them, in prose, 1670.
Author: Coleraine, Hugh Hare, Baron, 1606?-1667.
Publication: London :: Printed by A. Godbid and J. Playford,; 1681.
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Subject terms: Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms CXX-CXXXIV -- Paraphrases, English.; Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms CXX-CXXXIV -- Commentaries.; Psalms (Music)
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ALL ye, whô God's Do—me—stics are,
see you, with An—gels wait;
and in your Courses, like each Star,
by Night shine at Heav'ns Gate.

Look while ye stand,* 1.1 or kneel, or sit,
Ye serve and bless the Lord;
Look that your Hands God's Altar fit,
And to his Praise accord.

Look ye be clean, for Holiness
Becomes God's holy Place;
Watch well,* 1.2 and Pray, that Filthiness
None of God's Works deface.

Then God, who made the World, and stays
On Sion,Grace shall send;
'Till he shall Bless, and we shall Praise,
From hence, World without end.

Gloria Patri, &c.

To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Holy-Ghost, Be Glory giv'n, by ev'ry one Who make the Lord their Boast.

AMEN.

* 1.1

Among the Jews the Choir stood, the People kneeled, the High-Priest sate, and the washings of their Hands and Feet (so frequent during the time of their officiating) were call'd Sanctifications.

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* 1.2

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, in the 72. is short of the Ori∣ginal, though it means in holy Things, as well as Places, for it signifies Holiness in the Abstract (Christ typified by the Ark of the Covenant); and such Holiness in Men as could adapt them for the discharge of their Duty, which is hinted by the Apostle, 1 Tim. 2.8. And this was signified by the Jews often washing their Hands and Feet before their Praying, which was stiled 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Sanctification: Ʋt alibi indigitavi.

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