Theological Theses · §1165

David’s Psalms show saintly confidence of righteousness and eternal life before God

David’s Psalms display confident assurance of righteousness and eternal life before God.

Psalm 17 and 103 especially voice forgiveness, healing, and redemption as present mercies.

Latin

V. Id patet variis exemplis sanctorum tam Veteris quam Novi Testamenti. Nam David de sua in Dei conspectu justitia confidit, & certam vitae aeternae fiduciam prae se fert, dum sic ait Psal. 17. Ego autem in justitia apparebo conspectui tuo, satiabor quum apparuerit Gloria tua. Sive, ut habet veritas Hebraica, Ego in justitia videbo faciem tuam, & similitudine tua satiabor quum evigilavero. Quibus consentanea sunt quae leguntur Psalmo sequenti: Retribuet mihi Dominus secundum justitiam meam, & secundum puritatem manuum mearum retribuet mihi. Quia custodivi vias Domini, nec impie gessi a Deo meo. Quoniam omnia judicia ejus in conspectu meo, & justitias ejus, ejus non repuli a me. Et ero, sive fui, immaculatus cum eo, & observabo me ab iniquitate mea. Et eandem quoque fiduciam ostendit, dum animae suae ita gratulatur, Psal. 103. Benedic anima mea Domino, & noli oblivisci omnes retributiones ejus. Qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis, qui sanat omnes infirmitates tuas. Qui redimit de interitu vitam tuam: Qui coronat te in misericordia & miserationibus. Qui replet in bonis desiderium tuum: renovabitur ut aquila juventus tua.

About this text

Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu, Sedan Theses, newly rendered from Latin: from theology proper through the Roman theses I–77 and the Reformed theses of Part Two. The theses only — not the collected works.

English follows locked Pitt Latin through Imaginum CLOSED + Sanctorum Cultu Romana CLOSED + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL. 1675 PDF ~384-390 (book ~370-376); Vision OCR + pdftotext + tess. No modern English. This slice densifies Sanctorum Pars Secunda I-XL. Next: Pars Secunda XLI–fin (~CI). Claim stays claimed (book densify not done).

Catalogue & scope

ESTC R17887; Wing L802. IA bub_gb_eOkHAW4G0-wC (+ EEBO 1675 for gap leaves). Densify through Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL (Pars Secunda not closed; not whole folio).

Witnesses

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