Hooinh egzainiomnh, or, A treatise of holy dedication both personal and domestick the latter of which is (in special) recommended to the citizens of London, upon their entring into their new habitations / by Tho. Jacomb ...

CHAP. 1. The Introduction: The words explained.

THis Psalm is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Psalmus praetitulatus; (so Divines call those, which have Titles prefixed to them.) The Title thereof is

that, upon which as the Basis or Foun∣dation, I intend to build this Dis∣course. There is sometimes that in the Porch, before you enter the main and principal building, which may please and profit a judicious Eye: Thus 'tis here; though the words I fixe upon, be but a bare Title, and so but as the porch or in-let into the Psalm it self; yet there is that matter contained in them, which may be ve∣ry useful, and may much delight and profit a serious Christian. This I am sure of, they offer that, which fully suits with my present design, and therefore here I will lay my founda∣tion.

Let me premise this, in General; the Titles of the Psalms are not to be neglected, or slightly passed over; but but they are to be weighed and conside∣red, as well as the Psalm it self. Take three reasons to prove and back this Assertion.

1. Because (according to the opi∣nion generally received) they are of divine inspiration; that spirit that dictated the Psalm, did dictate the Title also. They are a part of the

Scripture, and All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, 2 Tim. 3.16. In this blessed book of the Psalms, (which the Ancient Fathers do very much magnifie) there are the Contents (pre∣fixed before them as before other parts of Holy Writ) the Titles, the Psalm it self: The first are confessedly of Man, merely of Humane invention and addition, (though I do not deny the usefulness of them.) The two lat∣ter are of God, and have his stamp up∣on them. And if so, then 'tis not without reason, that some have been dissatisfied at the leaving out of these Titles, in some Editions of the Bible, (as 'tis known they are;) for why should we lose any Iota or tittle of the word of God? Some learned men con∣jecture, that the Psalms at the first penning of them, were not put toge∣ther, or put into that order wherein now we have them, but that that was done afterwards by Ezra; and that he also (that the Church might be the better directed in the use of them) set the Titles before them: Let this be granted, this makes not against what here I have asserted, this Ezra being

a Prophet, and extraordinarily inspired in what he did.

2. Because they are of excellent use; for they are as a key to open the whole Psalm; they contri∣bute much light to the right understanding of it. By the(a) Titles we learn, who was the Author of it, when it was penn'd, upon what occasion, what the drift and scope of it is; and the knowledge of these conduces much to the clearing up of the Psalm it self. I am not willing to stay upon this, other∣wise it might easily be made out in se∣veral instances. Do but take this very Title, which I have fix'd upon; it shews, when the following Psalm was composed, when it was used, upon what occasion; it was at the Dedication of the House of David. And if you please to read it, you will find it to be adapted and suited to such a time, and such an end; it consists of Prayer and Praise; these two are intermingled

through the whole Psalm (verse 1.) I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoyce over me: (verse 4.) Sing unto the Lord (O ye Saints) and give thanks at the remembrance of his Holiness: (verse 11.) Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing, &c. To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. Here is praise. Verse 10. Hear O Lord, and have mercy upon me, Lord be thou my helper. Here is prayer. And these were the two things, which were main∣ly used in religious Dedications; and therefore though there be no literal or express mention in the Psalm of Dedi∣cation, yet the matter of it is well enough suited to the Title, it consist∣ing of those two great things, which (I say) were most in use in religious Dedications.

3. Because precious matter is often wrapp'd up in the very Title; taking it by it self, apart from the body of the Psalm, before which 'tis placed. These are not only as the key to open the Ca∣binet, but sometimes they are as the

Cabinet it self, in which many excel∣lent and precious truths are locked up. The key though it be made of iron, yet 'tis valued because of its use, (for the iron-key will open the lock as well as any other:) But if it be made of gold, then 'tis prized, not only for its use, but for its own intrinsick worth. 'Tis thus in the Titles of the Psalms; and particularly in that which I am upon. It speaks of House-dedication, that's an excellent subject, a very high and weigh∣ty duty (as will hereafter appear.) This we learn out of it; out of this Mine we dig this treasure: And in respect to this, the Jews in their dedi∣catory Acts made use of it. So Mai∣monides tells us; who says,

when the Israelites brought their baskets of first fruits to the Sanctuary, and came thither in Companies, they sang by the way the 122. Psalm; when they came to the Sanctuary, they sang the 150. Psalm: and when they were come into the Court-yard, the Levites said this 30. Psalm.

This I have premised, that I might both a little inform you as to the Titles of the Psalms, and also that I might

justifie my self, in my grounding of the ensuing discourse upon a bare Title. It will be convenient, before I come to that which I aim at, to go over the words, and to give you the explication of them, and that will take up some time.

They begin thus — A Psalm and Song. The learned put a difference betwixt these;(a) they say they differ thus; when there was not on∣ly the voice but some Musical instrument joyn∣ed with it, then it was a Psalm; when there was only a voice with∣out any musick, then it was a Song: when both went together, musick and voice, then it was a Psalm and Song. Nay(b) some are so curious and critical, as to ob∣serve

something from the Order; when 'tis Psalm and Song, (as here, and Psal. 65.) then the musick went before the voice; when 'tis Song and Psalm (as Psalm 60.) then the voice went before the musick. I assent to the difference put betwixt them. The Apostle brings them in as distinct, Col. 3.16. (and he adds a third, viz. an Hymm.) But as to the inferring of any thing from the order, that is a ve∣ry nicety, a meer speculation. But let this pass, I am not much concerned in this clause; that which follows is that which I must abide upon.

(At the dedication of the House of David) Something here must be spo∣ken, 1. to the act, (Dedication) 2. to the object, or the Thing dedicated: (the House of David.)

For the Act; doubtless this was no sinful, idolatrous, unwarrantable dedi∣cation; but that rather which was law∣ful, nay religious and holy. You read in Dan. 3.3. of a wicked, impious de∣dication: The Princes, the Governors, and Captains, the Judges, the Treasu∣rers, the Counsellors, the Sheriffs, and all the Rulers of the Provinces were ga∣thered

together, unto the [dedication] of the Image, that Nebuchadnezzar the King had set up. This was very so∣lemn, but very sinful. After the dedi∣cation, then came the adoration (as you see verse 7.) — But the dedication, which the Text speaks of, was of a quite other nature; it was that which was done to the true God, in a right manner, upon right ends; and so it was holy and praise-worthy.

It will be asked, what was this de∣dication that here David makes? wherein did it consist? For answer to this, I shall not spend much time in the opening of the word; which in the Hebr. is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; from 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, which sig∣nifies to initiate and dedicate — The substantive is used, Nehem. 12.27. Numb. 7.10. the Verb in several pla∣ces — The Greek word (which the LXX. use, and the Greek Fathers generally) is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉— (which in sound as well as in sense, bears a great vicinity to the Hebrew word) — Joh. 10.22. you read of the Feast of the de∣dication; there 'tis, (〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉—) But I told you I would not stay upon the word, but rather come to the Thing.

Dedication then, (as 'tis appli'd to places or things) notes,

• 1. Initiation;
• 2. Restauration;
• 3. Setting apart, in a solemn manner, by some religious rites and acts —
• 4. Consecration, to holy ends and uses —

Each of these are included in dedication: And so when David is said to dedicate his House, 'twas either his first entrance into it, or his restoring of it to its first and primitive purity; or his setting of it apart, by religious rites and acts; or his consecrating of it to holy ends and uses. To open these briefly.

1. To dedicate a thing, it is to initi∣ate it, to enter upon it, to take the first possession of it — Dedication (saith Ainsworth) is then, when a new thing is first imploy'd, and put to that use for which it was made; as when a man first enters upon his house, which he hath either built or purchased, or 'tis given to him, or descends to him, this is de∣dication. So it seems to be taken, Deut. 20.5. What man is he that hath built a new house, and hath not dedica∣ted it? Let him go and return to his house, lest he dye in the battel, and ano∣ther man dedicate it — (that is) en∣ter

upon it, and take possession of it. This notion suits well enough with the word in the Origi∣nal, which signifies to initiate, (as hath been shown) and several learned men open it by this; and so 'tis fre∣quently used in Classi∣cal Authors. The mean∣ing of the words then is this; A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the House of David; (that is) when David first entred upon his House, he made use of this Psalm; or he pen∣ned this Psalm; for this use, and for this time, when he entred upon his new habitation.

2. To dedicate, 'tis to restore a thing to its primitive use and purity. When things were either not used at all, or abused, and turn'd to a wrong use, the restoring of these to their proper use

and purity, was called dedication — Thus the Temple was dedicated, by Judas Maccabaeus, after Antiochus had so polluted it — Thus Da∣vid might dedicate his house, after it had been so defiled by Absalom. But I shall have occasion to speak more to this under the next head.

3. Dedication is the setting a thing or place apart, by some solemn and reli∣gious rites and acts; or 'tis the entring upon the possession of a thing or place, by some solemn, &c. — Dedication is a solemn and religious entrance upon pos∣session — Thus David dedicated his house, he entred upon it, by solemn prayer and praise, and penn'd this Psalm, which is made up of these two, for this very end. This I shall be large upon in the prosecution of this dis∣course.

4. Dedication is as much as Conse∣cration. To dedicate a thing to God, 'tis to consecrate it to holy ends and uses. Dedicated things were consecra∣ted things; for upon the dedication

they became consecrated. See at your leisure, 1 Kings 13.13. 2 Sam. 8.11. 1 Chron. 18.11. — The word which is rendred, by dedication, Heb. 9.18. is rendred by consecration, Heb. 10.20. To dedicate the house then, 'tis to consecrate it; what's that? to devote it to God, to set it apart for God, and for holy uses, (for herein lies the nature of consecration:) It rea∣ches to persons, time, places, things. The Scripture speaks of the Consecra∣tion of the Temple, 1 Kings 9.7. 2 Chron. 7.16, 20. of the Priests, Exod. 28.41. Exod. 29.22. 2 Chron. 26.18. of the sacrifices, 2 Chron. 29.33. of tithes, 2 Chron. 31.6. Levit. 27.30. of houses, and fields, and of whatever was given to God, Levit. 27. (per tot.) of the Sabbath, the first fruits, &c. Wherein did the consecration of all these lye? In their being set apart from common

uses, and in their being designed and destinated to holy ends and purposes. Davids dedication of his house, (in a great measure) came up to this; he consecrated his house to and for God; and he resolved that his house should be Gods house; where he dwelt God should dwell; his habitation should not be for sin, but for piety and godli∣ness: Thus he consecrated his house, and this was his dedication of it. That I may not not be mistaken, I shall show you in what sense I speak to the conse∣cration of private houses, when I come to house-dedication.

Let this suffice for the nature of the act; I come to the object, or the thing dedicated, that was Davids house, (according to our reading of the words:) A Psalm and Song at the de∣dication [of the house] of David. You find in Scripture mention made of the dedication of several things and places — The Tabernacle (that mo∣ving Temple, the seat of worship, till the erecting of the Temple) was anointed and sanctified, that, and all the instruments thereof, the Altar and the vessels thereof, Numb. 7.1. And of

the Altar, 'tis said, (verse 10.11.) The Princes offered for dedicating of the altar, &c. They shall offer their offer∣ing, each Prince on his day, for the de∣dicating of the altar — (verse 84.) This was the dedication of the altar, (in the day when it was anointed,) &c. (verse 88.) This was the dedication of the altar, after it was anointed — The Temple, that was dedicated; and this passed under a three fold dedication — The first was, at the first building of it by Solomon, 1 Kings 8.63. So the King and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the Lord. The second was, at the rebuilding of it by Zorababel, and the rest, after the return out of cap∣tivity, Ezra 6.16. And the children of Israel, the Priests and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy. The third was in the time of Judas Maccabaeus, after Antiochus had so polluted and profaned it; (for he had set up the image of Jupiter in it, destroyed the holy oyle and the vessels thereof, com∣mitted horrid indignities in it:)

Three years after this, Iudas Maccabae∣us being victorious over Antiochus, comes and dedicates the Temple again, purges it from its defilements, and re∣stores it to its former use: the History of this you have, 1 Maccab. 4.36, 52, 53, 54, 56, 59. To this dedication, the most of Divines refer those words, Ioh. 10.22. And it was at Jerusalem, the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

Besides the dedication of these pla∣ces, which were impropriated to the worship of God; you read of the dedi∣cation of common places. As of the wall at Ierusalem, Nehem. 12.27. And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusa∣lem, they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, &c. Of private houses, Deut. 20.5.

And here 'tis said, At the dedication of the house of David.

But Expositors do not agree in their interpretations concerning this house; many will not have it to be understood of Davids private house; some make it to be the Tabernacle, into which David brought the Ark, when he fetch∣ed it from the house of Obed Edom, 2 Sam. 6.12, &c. At that time they say David penn'd this 30. Psalm: but this is only asserted not proved. 'Tis very probable that the 68. Psalm was penned upon this occasion, but as to this we have no such probability. Some make it to be the Temple; the Chaldee reads the words thus, For the dedication of the house of the Sanctuary, an hymn of David. In dedicatione do∣mus, (i. e.) Templi, licet non sit men∣tio Templi: At the dedication of the house, that is, of the Temple, though the Temple be not mentioned: (saith R. David) and most of the Jewish Inter∣preters go this way: almost all of them understand by the dedication of the house, the dedication of the Temple (as a learned Expositor observes.)

The best and the most judicious In∣terpreters

carry the words to Davids private house; to his ordinary dwelling house.

1. Because 'tis expresly said, (at the dedication of the house of David) 'tis not at the dedication of the house of God, but at the dedication of the house of David. Thus the words run in the(a) Hebrew, thus the(b) LXX ren∣der them: the(c) Translation of the Aethiopick version is very express: (and much more might be added upon this, if it was needful.)

2. It cannot be understood of the Temple, because in Davids time that

was not built; he was dead before the Temple was built; it was in his heart to build an house to God; it troubled him to dwell in an house of Cedar, when the ark of God dwelt in Curtains, 2 Sam. 7.2. but God told him, he was a man of blood, and he should not do it, but his Son should, 2 Sam. 7.13. He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his Kingdom for ever, &c. How then can we suppose, that David should pen a Psalm for the dedication of that which was not (as yet) in being.

This being concluded upon, that this House was Davids private house, there is another difficulty yet remain∣ing, and that is, where to fasten this dedication; to what especial time doth it refer? when was it that Da∣vid did thus dedicate his House?(d) some say this was done at the first building of his house, of which you read, 2 Sam. 5.11. He goes to Jerusa∣lem, conquers the Jebusites, takes the

strong hold of Zion, Israel come in to him, and own him for their King; so he builds him an house: (as there you may see.) Others say this was done when David returned to his House, after the rebel∣lion of his son Absalom, 2 Sam. 20.3. And Da∣vid came to his house at Jerusalem; and the King, &c. In the time of Davids absence, his wicked Son had sadly defiled his house, by incest and all manner of wickedness. Holy Da∣vid, when he comes to it again, oh, his House must be purg∣ed, cleansed from these horrid defile∣ments; and therefore he makes a fresh dedication of it to God. The most of Interpreters fall in with this period of time; now was the dedication, which the Text speaks of. I shall not be peremptory in fixing it, either here or there, both will serve for my pur∣pose, such a thing was done, Davids house was dedicated, though I cannot

be positive as to the time, when in special this was done.

I have done with the opening of the words, as to the act and object of it. And by what I have laid down, I hope, the sense and meaning of them is suffi∣ciently cleared up. Yet before I con∣clude this, I cannot but set down some of the Antients Interpretations upon them. The Fathers generally do put a mystical and Allegorical sense upon them. Thus(a) Hierome,

The dedication of the house of David, is the resur∣rection of our Saviour, by which all our bodies are dedicated to life. David is a Type of Christ; the house of David is the house of Christ, (that is) the humanity is the house of divinity: then Christ built the house, when he took our flesh upon him, then he dedicated it, when he raised it up from the dead: And now the house of

David, (that is) of Christ, is built, namely the Church; 'tis building to the end, but at the resurrection 'tis dedica∣ted, when it shall enter upon immorta∣lity. [The Title] contains in it the voice of Christ, who by the resurrection of his body, hath dedicated the Church (the Mother of us all) to his own name and glory. Thus Au∣gust,(b) A Psalm of joy upon the resurrecti∣on, and the changing of our bodies into an im∣mortal state; in the Psalm foregoing, the Tabernacle is finished, where we live in the time of war. Here the house is dedicated, which shall abide in everlasting peace. Thus Theodoret,(c) He calls (says he) the dedica∣tion of the house, the re∣stauration of the Hu∣mane Nature, which Christ perfected, when he dy'd for us, and overcame death, and gave us the hope of resurrection.

Thus Cyrill, Nyssene, Basil do also Allegorize upon the

words; I will not further recite their words; for I shall crave leave (with all submission to so great persons) ra∣ther to embrace and pursue the literal, than the mystical and Allegorical sense.

And that leads me to speak of house-dedication, such as this of holy David was. The poor Heathens had some blind notions of dedication-work; hence they had their solemn days, which they dedicated to their Gods; their Temples, which were for their Idolatrous worship, they were dedica∣ted: their private hou∣ses also passed under some kind of dedicati∣on; but what was this to the dedication that David here makes, and to what others of the people of God make in imitation of his ex∣ample: this doth not lye in some foo∣lish Rites and Ceremonies, (which was all the dedication of the poor Hea∣thens,) but 'tis an holy, solemn, reli∣gious dedication; (as will appear in that which follows.)

Notes

• Non est igno∣randum, &c. — Esdras ut antiquae tradi∣tiones ferunt, in compositos eos, — in unum vo∣lumen collegit & retulit. Hilarius in Prolog. in Ex∣plan. Psalm. p. 334.
• Quid est Titulus nisi Clavis? Ʋt in domum non ingreditur nisi per clavem, ita & ut uniuscujusque Psalmi intellectus per clavem (h. e.) per titulum intelligitur. Hieron. in Proaem. ad Psalm. vid. Hila∣rium in Prologo in Psalm. explanat. p. 336. Quanquam haec à nobis, &c.
• (a)

  Significant Tituli aut rem ge∣stam, quae carmini dederit occasi∣onem, aut Authorem, aut Argu∣mentum, aut Genus carminis, aut Musicum Instrumentum, aut Can∣torem; aut horum modò plura, modò pauciora. Castalio in Psal. 4.
• Ainsworth upon the words.
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  Vid. Hilarium in Prol. in Ex∣plan. Psalm. p. 336. Psalmus est, cum, &c. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &. Basil. in Psal. 1. p. 160. Psalmus propriè est illud Carmen, quod simul cum Psalterii instrumento suavi voce profertur; Ode seu Canticum vox quaedam Musica est cum Harmonia solo ore prolata. Euthym. in Praef. ad Psalm.
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  Canticum Psalmi cum vox Hu∣mana sequitur concentum Organi, Psalmus Cantici ubi contra. He∣braeorum Doctores differentiae hujus rationem, se ignorare ingenuè agnoscunt. Vaetabl. Where the Musical instruments vvent before the voice, there 'tvvas a Psalm and Song: Where the voices of men vvent before the Instruments, there a Song and Psalm: But this observation concerning the different placing of the vvords, seems to be a mere querk. English Annot.
• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Initiavit, dedicavit — Aven. Pagn, &c. Bonae notae au∣ctoribus, dedicare, idem est, quod primùm usurpare. Cocc. — Tum ho∣mines initiare, (sive dedicare) dicuntur domus, cum primùm in eis, edere, bibere, & habitare incipi∣unt — Hospin. de Orig. T••mpl. fol. 103. — Encaenia, aedis sacrae initiationes appellantur. Stuckius, Antiq. Conv. l. 1. c. 24, &c. An Encaenia purior sit lectio, quip∣pe (Suidâ interprete) sic diceba∣tur celebritas, quum novi quippiam foret gestum. Cael. Rhodigni. lib. 22. c. 14. — Suetonius speaking of Nero, of that stately Palace vvhich he had built, he adds, Ejusmodi domum cùm absolutam [dedicaret,] &c. (that is) First took possession of it — lib. 6. c. 31. — Dedicare non solum est 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, sed etiam au∣spicari usum alicujus rei — Ca∣saub. Plin. ad Traj. Vel opus publicum [dedicant] (that is) enter upon publick vvork He that did first put on a nevv Garment, he vvas said, vestem encaniare, Aug. in Joh. 10. Tract. 28. & lib. 7. in Joh. c. 9. —
• Encaeniorum nomen, Graecum est, ab innovando deductum, quòd res innovantur vel ex profano usu, vel ad eum usum, in quem primitùs erant institutae reducuntur. Hospin. de Orig. Fest. Christian. f. 113. But Casaubone tells us, that the word, perpetuò apud 70. Interpre∣tes, & N. Testamenti auctores, de iis dicitur, quae Deo dedicantur, & consecrantur; non quae obsoleta & abolita in usum revocantur.
• Dr. Hammond upon the Text. Dedicatio est initium habi∣tandi cum quâ∣dam solemnita∣te. Cajetan.
• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 dicuntur, quae sacro usui velu∣ti initiantur. Beza in Joh. 10.22. Lati∣ni, Dedicatio∣nes & Conse∣crationes vo∣cant, quòd res ab usu homi∣num prophano eximerentur, ut Deo usibús∣que sacris dedicaren∣tur. Hospin. de Orig. Fest. Christian. f. 115. Encaenia, A feast where∣in something is renewed; because those things only are reputed consecrated, vvhich are separated from their common use, and dedi∣cated to some nevv and holy use — Symps. Lexic. in D. 107. Godw. Jew. Antiq. l. 3. c. 11. — The Lexicographers, open Dedication, by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. Martin. Calcpin. &c. — Tully puts Con∣secration and Dedication together. Mens, Fides, Virtus, Concordia, consecratae & publicè dedicatae sunt. De Mat. Deor. — 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 dedica∣tio, quando aliquid è censu rerum profanarum aut vulgarium eximitur, peculiaribusque ceremoniis, consecratur Numini ad usus sacros. Geier. in Dan. 3.2. p. 241.
• Templum deambulatori∣um, August. calls it.
• 2 Chron. 7.5.
• Of this vid. Joseph. Anti∣quit. Jud. l. 12. c. 11. — I say, three years after, &c. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 — Joseph. ibid.— Encaeniorum, sive repurga∣rionum festivi∣tates atque epulas, quae in Templi, quod Antiochus polluerat, recuperati atque repurgati memoriam, agitatae fuerunt die 25. mensis Cisleu, qui partim Novembri, partim Decembri nostro respondet. Stuck. Antiq. Conviv. l. 1. c. 33. — Bux-torf. Synag. Iud. c. 23. Hospin. de Orig. Templ. f. 103. — The Feast of Dedication was a yearly festival, appointed by Iudas Maccabaeus, to be observed in the space of eight days, from the 25. &c. The reason of this feast vvas to remember Gods mercy in delivering them from Antiochus, vvho had set up the Idol of Iupiter in the Temple of God, and abolished the true vvorship of God — Godw. I••w. Antiq. l. 3. c. ult. —
• Vid. Lorin. in loc.
• Hebraei ferè omnes, per De∣dicationem do∣mus, intelli∣gunt Dedica∣tionem Templi. Muis in loc.
• (a)

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉:
• (b)

  — 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉—
• (c)

  Psalmus Cantici Dedi∣cationis domus ipsius David. — Lorin, in loc. Quae verba indicant ipsius∣met Davidis domum, non autem Dei, &c. — To evade the strength of this, Eugubinus and Genebrard bring in David in the front of the Title — reading the vvords thus — A Psalm and Song of David, at the dedication of the House. And Muis vvarns the Reader, by no means to joyn David vvith House, but vvith Psalm and Song — Cave referas 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 David, ad nomen vox praecedens Domus, sed ad 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Psalmus Cantici — And his opinion as to the vvords is very strange — Venit mihi in mentem suspicari, Psalmum Cantici Dedicationis Domus, nihil aliud esse, quam Psalmum decantandum, eo Cantici & Musicae genere, cujus usus esset in Dedicatione Domus; vel iis Instrumentis Musicis, quorum in eo festo usus esset — Herein he's singular — To evade the strength of the second reason, the Jevvish Doctors say, that this vvas done by vvay of Prolepsis or anticipation — The Temple vvas not yet built, but David knevv by the message God sent him, it should be built in his Sons Time; upon this he composed this Psalm, and ordered his Son, vvhen the vvork should be done, to make use of this Psalm, at the dedication of it. So Kimchi, &c. But Aben Ezra understands it of Davids private House.
• (d)

  Sic & David cùm in Hierusalem no∣vam aedificavit domum, &c. Munster. Thus Apollinarius glosses upon the vvords— 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, &c. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉— Thus my reverend and vvorthy Friend (novv vvith God) Mr. A. Jackson. Qualis fuit illa dedicatio Fuit solennis consecratio pro∣pugnaculi Zionis, quod bactenus Jebusitae tenuerant, & idololatriae culin faedaverant. Freid. lib. — Vid. Dr. Hamm. in loc.
• — Probabile est, Davidem hunc Psalmum edidisse, quam in urbem regressus, domum suam in∣cestu filii & aliis sceleribus pollu∣tam, vellet repurgare, & Deo quasi de integro consecrare. Beza. Ideò de novo dedicabat, quia eum Absalom, foedissimè incestis stupris polluerat, Scultet. Cùm David domum suam ab Absalomo faedatam repurgavit — Grot. Calv. Iun. & Trem. Piscat. Fabric. Deodale, Lorin. all go this vvay, and pitch upon this time. And the matter of the Psalm, and several expres∣sions in it, seem most to favour this interpretation, (as they tell us.)
• (a)

  Dedicatio domus David, re∣surrectio Salvatoris intelligitur, in quâ omnia corpora vitae dedicantur. David figuram Christi tenet; do∣mus David, domus Christi, (i.e.) Humanitas domus est Divinitatis. Tunc aedificavit domum, quando Humanitatem carnis assumpsit; & tunc dedicavit, quando à mortuis eam resurgere fecit. Et modò aedi∣ficatur domus David, i. e. Christi, h. e. Ecclesia, usque in finem aedifi∣catur, sed in resurrectione dedica∣tur; quando immort alitatem ac∣ceptura est. Vocem redemptoris nostri continet, qui perresurrectio∣nem corporis sui, Ecclesiam (quae omnium mater est) acquisitam, suo nomini dedicavit. Hieron. in Com∣ment. ad Psalm. (If he vvas the Author of them, vvhich Erasmus and Amorbachius deny.)
• (b)

  Psalmus laetitiae resurrectionis, atque in immortalem statum muta∣tionis, atque innovationis corporis, &c. Nam superiori Psalmo. Ta∣bernaculum consummatum est, ubi habitamus belli tempore, nunc au∣tem domus dedicatur, quae in sem∣piternum pace permanebit — Aug. in Psal. t. 8.
• (c)

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. Theoder. 1.1. P. 504.
• Multa alia sacrificia, locdque sa∣cris faciendis dedicavi. Liv. 1. ab urbe — Vid. 34. ab urbe, c. 52. Templum pecuniâ meâ extruxi, cu∣jus dedicationem cum sit paratum, differre longius, irreligiosum est. Plin. Ep. lib. 4. & passim — of the dedication of private Houses, see many things in Tull. Or at. pro do∣mo suâ (versus finem.)