Psalms 19

Psalms 19:2

Day unto day] Or day after day: the vicissitude or continual succession of day and night speaketh much divine knowledge. The assiduity, and constancy without any intermission by the Heavens preaching is hereby expressed.

Psalms 19:3

There is no speech] Among all variety of Languages, yet this language and idiome of the heavens is one and the same, understood of all, and heard of all, ver. 4.

Psalms 19:4

Their line] Rom. X. 18. the Apostle hath it their sound, or voice. And such a like difference is found in Micah V. 2. with Matth. chap. II. 6. And again in Rom. IX. 33. with Isa. chap.

XXVIII. 16. The Apostle fits this Testimonie to his own purpose; not derogating thereby from the truth of the literal sense. As that Exod. XVI. 18. is applied, 2 Cor. VIII. 15. Or rather the Apostle retaines the literal sense, for the preaching of the Gospel to all the world, Rom.

XV. 19. Col. I. 6, 23. And out of this testimonie of the Psalme in its literal sense proves that the Gentiles had heard and learned somewhat of God and pietie before, out of the book of the Creation, Rom. I. 19. Acts XIV. 17.

Which was a forerunner to this more ample Doctrine and School of the Gospel, which now God was pleased to vouchsafe unto them. In summe, the Apostle herein followes the LXX. And applies this to the preaching of the Gospel to the Heathens; as God had formerly taught them, in another & a weaker maner and degree, by his works of Creation. They had as a voice to speak; so a line to write, rule, direct, and instruct, as Esay XXVIII. 10.

sunne] The carbuncle of heaven; the eye, and heart of the world, for its light, and heat.

Psalms 19:5

to runne a race] His race, is without intermission, or wearinesse; and the swiftnesse of his running, being so great a body, in its owne orbe, is even to amazement, and astonishment, almost beyond imagination. That the Sunne should stand, and the Earth so move, as some braines fancie, is no lesse then a prodigious Paradox.

Psalms 19:7

The Law] From the Book of Gods works, he comes now to the Book of his Word, in five verses. And in this Schoole, each verse in a maner doth expresse the name, the nature, the effects, the preciousnesse of this Word; much against all those imbasements and impeachments which the Papists would put upon it.

Psalms 19:10

gold] Gold of Havilah, good, Gen. II. 11, 12. Ophir, 1 Kings IX. 28. Uphaz, Jer. X. 9. This is the chiefest gold, Dan X. 5. Job XXVIII. 15. Psal. CXIX. 72. See the Observations on Esay XIII. 12.

Psalms 19:11

great reward] Which reward yet is of grace, not of merit, Rom. VIII. 3. through Gods free grace and bounty; not the merit of our works. The Apostle doth thus distinguish of merit, Rom. IV. 4, 5. and XI. 6. There is no merit properly, if the work be not properly out own; and not otherwise due debt; and justly equal to the reward. They are justly due out of his true and free promise.

Psalms 19:12

who can] Where then is that possibility, and facility of fulfilling the Law, even unto works of Supererogation, whereof Papists do so much brag?

Psalms 19:13

dominion over me] There are sinnes reigning; and not reigning, but rebelling, Rom. VI. 12, 22. and VII. 15,—20.