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7views 0shareThe name of a child that is to be born: many evils shall come upon the Jews for their sins. 1 And the Lord said to me: Take thee a great…

9views 0shareA prayer in affliction, with confidence in God. A gradual canticle. 1 To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven. 2 Behold as the eyes of servants…

10views 0shareRules with regard to correction, discretion, and avoiding lies. 1 How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. 2…

14views 0shareA further description of the graces of the church the spouse of Christ. 1 What shalt thou see in the Sulamitess but the companies of camps? How beautiful are thy steps…

16views 0shareDavid condemneth the wickedness of Doeg, and foretelleth his destruction. [1] Unto the end, understanding for David, [2] When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul David went to the house…

47views 0shareMany wise sayings and axioms, relating to wisdom and folly, virtue and vice. 1 A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother….

6views 0shareThe prophet assures king Achaz that the two kings his enemies shall not take Jerusalem. A virgin shall conceive and bear a son. 1 And it came to pass in the…

16views 0shareThe desire and hope of the just for the coming of the kingdom of God, and the peace of his church. 1 I rejoiced at the things that were said to…

14views 0shareAdmonition against sundry vices. 1 A workman that is a drunkard shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little. 2 Wine and women…

10views 0shareThe spouse of Christ is but one: she is fair and terrible. 1 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the bed of aromatical spices, to feed in the…

14views 0shareThe repentance and confession of David after his sin. The fourth penitential psalm. [1] Unto the end, a psalm of David, [2] When Nathan the prophet came to him after he…

5views 0shareWisdom invites all to her feast. Folly calls another way. 1 Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars. 2 She hath slain her victims, mingled…

12views 0shareA glorious vision, in which the prophet’s lips are cleansed: he foretelleth the obstinacy of the Jews. 1 In the year that king Ozias died, I saw the Lord sitting upon…

11views 0shareGod is the keeper of his servants. A gradual canticle. 1 I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me. 2 My help is…

10views 0shareGod’s works are wonderful: we must serve him, and not our lusts. 1 He that liveth for ever created all things together. God only shall be justified, and he remaineth an…

8views 0shareChrist calls his spouse: she languishes with love: and describes him by his graces. 1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I…

5views 0shareChrist calls his spouse: she languishes with love: and describes him by his graces. 1 Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his apple trees. I…

14views 0shareThe coming of Christ: who prefers virtue and inward purity before the blood of victims. [1] A psalm for Asaph. The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: and he hath…

16views 0shareThe preaching of wisdom. Her excellence. 1 Doth not wisdom cry aloud, and prudence put forth her voice? 2 Standing in the top of the highest places by the way, in…