Moses his prayer. Or, An exposition of the nintieth Psalme.: In which is set forth, the frailty and misery of mankind; most needfull for these times. Wherein [brace] 1. The sum and scope. 2. The doctrines. 3. The reasons. 4. The uses of most texts are observed. / By Samuel Smith, minister of the Gospel, author of Davids repentance and the Great assize, and yet living.

Yet is their strength but labour and sorrow.

MOSES having in the former part of this Verse shewed the common rate of our life here in this world, and the ordinary stint, beyond which few passe;

Doth here likewise show, that as this long life that men 〈◊〉〈◊〉, being

compared to eternity is but short, and not to be stood upon, so it is not free from trouble and sorrow, from mise∣ry and affliction; but that the chiefest part of it, even the pride and flower of the strongest man is but labour and sorrow: so that the sweetnesse of the longest life is tempered with manifold sorrowes troubles, and afflictions, we never continue long at one stay, but in our chiefest prosperitie, our comforts are often blasted, and suddainly gone.

So that in these words we have to observe,

• 1. The misery of mans life, even in his best and most flourishing estate, it is mixed with labour and sorrow.
• 2. The ground and cause of this, which is, It is soon cut off, and we flie away.

First, in that Moses affirmes, that the life of man is ordinarily, not only short, and shut up within the compasse of seventie years, or at the most eightie years; but also affirmes, that the best and most excellent part of this time is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••ouble and sorrow: