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.

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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.

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Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665.

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London :: Printed by W. Wilson, and are to be sold at his house in Well yard, neare West-Smithfield,

1656.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE TRVLY RELIGIOUS, And his much honored Friend Mr SAMUEL FREBORNE, and his Religious Consort in Prittlewell in Essex; The Author wisheth the increase of all Happinesse, Tem∣porall and Eternall.
• To the Christian Reader.
• The XC Psalme.
• MOSES His PRAYER. Or, An Exposition of the Nintieth PSALM.
  • title of prayer
    • A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
    • A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.
    • A Prayer of Moses.
    • A Prayer of Moses the man of God.
  • Ver. 1. Lord thou hast been our dwel∣ing place in all generations.
    • Lord thou hast been our habitation from generation to generation.
    • Lord thou hast been our dwelling place.
    • Lord thou hast been our dwelling place.
    • From generation to generation.
  • Ver. 2. Before the mountains were made, or ever thou hadst for med the earth, or the world, even from ever∣lasting to everlasting thou art God.
    • Before the Mountains, &c. even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God.
    • Before the Mountains were brought forth, &c.
    • Or ever thou hadst formed the earth or the world.
  • Ver. 3. Thou turnest man to destracti∣on, and sayest, Return again ye children of men.
    • Thou turnest man to destruction.
    • Thou turnest man to destruction
    • And sayest, Return ye sons of men.
    • Return again ye sons of Adam.
  • Ver. 4. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday, when it is past as a Watch in the Night.
    • For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but &c.
  • Ver. 5, 6. Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as sleep; in the morning they are as grasse which groweth up, in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
    • Thou carriest them away as with a flood.
    • Thou carriest them away as with a flood.
    • Thou Carriest them away as with a Flood.
    • They are as a sleep.
    • In the morning they are as grasse which groweth up; in the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down and wither∣eth.
  • Ver. 7. For we are consumed by thy anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
    • For we are consumed in thy anger, &c.
    • For we are consumed in thy anger.
    • But we are consumed in thy anger.
    • By thy anger, by thy hot anger.
    • We are consumed in thy anger.
    • And in thy wrath are we troubled.
  • Verse 8. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
    • Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, &c.
    • Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, &c.
    • And our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
    • Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
    • Whence we learn,
  • V. 9. For all our dayes are passed away in thy wrath, we spend our years as a tale that is told.
    • All our dayes.
    • Hence observe:
    • For all our daies are past away in thy wrath.
  • Ver. 10. The daies of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength but la∣bour and sorrow, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
    • The daies of our years are three∣score, &c.
    • Yet is their strength but labour and sorrow.
    • Hence we learn,
    • Yet is their strength but labour and sorrow.
    • For it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
    • And we fly away.
  • Ver. 11. Who knoweth the power of thy Anger: even according to thy fear, So is thy wrath.
    • Who knoweth.
    • VVho knoweth the power of thy Anger, &c.
    • Who knoweth the power of thy Anger according to thy fear.
    • The Reasons are
    • Who knoweth &c: According to thy feare.
  • Vers. 12. Teach us O Lord to Number our dayes, that mee may apply our herts to wisdome.
    • To number our dayes.
    • That we may apply our hearts to wisdom.
    • Now in seeking this wisdom, these Rules must be observed.
    • That we may apply our hearts to wis∣dome.
  • Vers. 13. Returne O Lord, How long? let it repent thee concerning thy Servants.
    • Returne O Lord.
    • Return, O Lord.
    • Return, O Lord.
    • Return O Lord, how long?
  • Ver. 14. O fill us with thy Mercy in the Morning, that we may rejoice and be glad all our daies.
    • The Doctrine is.
    • O fill us with thy mercy.
    • O fill us with thy mercy.
    • Satisfie us early (or) in the Mor∣ning.
    • That wee may be glad and rejoice all our daies.
  • Ver. 15. Make us glad, according to the daies, wherein thon hast afflict∣ed us: And the years wherein we have seen evill.
    • And herein we have
    • Comfort us.
    • Let us apply this.
    • According to the daies wherein thou hast afflicted us.
    • According to the days where in thou hast afflictedius.
    • And the yeares wherein we have seene evill.
  • ver. 16. Let thy worke appeare unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.
    • Let thy work.
    • Let thy work appeare.
    • Let thy workes appeare unto thy Servants.
    • Let thy works be seene.
    • And thy glory unto their children.
    • And thy glory unto their Children.
    • And thy glory to their children.
  • ver. 17. And let the beautie of the Lord our God be upon us, and stablish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
    • Stablish thou the work of our hands upon us.
      • See the reasons.
    • Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
• A Table of the principall Doctrines contained in this Book.