A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity.

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Title: A commentary upon the whole Old Testament, added to that of the same author upon the whole New Testament published many years before, to make a compleat work upon the whole Bible. Vols. 2-4. Wherein the divers translations and expositions, literall and mysticall, of all the most famous commentators both ancient and modern are propounded, examined, and judged of, for the more full satisfaction of the studious reader in all things, and many most genuine notions inserted for edification in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. A work, the like unto which hath never yet been published by any man, yet very necessary, nor only for students in divinity; but also for every Christian that loveth the knowledge of divine things, or humane, whereof this comment is also full. Consisting of IV parts. I Upon the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses. II Upon the historical part, from Joshua to Esther. III Upon Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Solomons Song. IV Upon all the prophets both great and small. By John Mayer, doctor of divinity.
Author: Mayer, John, 1583-1664.
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PSAL. CXLII.

THis Psalme, as the title sheweth, was made by David, when he was hid in a Cave, into which Saul entred unwillingly to doe his easement, 1 Sam. 2. 4 instead of taking this advantage to kill him, he now falleth to prayer, and was heard accordingly, as the History sheweth.

When my spirit was over-whelmed within me, thou knewest my path; That * 1.1 is, when I in so apparent danger stood astonished, not knowing which way to take to escape Sauls hands, thou knewest by what way or meanes I should come out againe; and this was by holding Sauls eyes, that he might not see him or his men, being foure hundred in the way wherein I walked, they privily laid a snare for me; so that if I had had none other way of escaping but my owne, of keeping a∣loofe in the Wildernesse, I should certainly have come into Sauls hands, who had his Spyes, like snares set in every place to discover him, that he might be taken.

Bring me out of prison, &c. This he spake of the Cave, which he counted as a Prison, because there was no way to get out, but at the entrance, where Saul & his men were, although Calvin thinketh this too restrained, holding that by prison he meant all his streights in generall; but since he had no cause to except against it, considering that the Cave is expresly named in the title, shewing whereupon it was, that he spake thus of David, when Absalom persecuted him.

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