Ghost therefore Be glory as at first was done and shall be evermore 2. PART On the Birth Kingdom and Conquests of CHRIST Isa. 9.3 4. NOW Lord before thee we rejoyce as men in Harvest-while As Conquerors lift up their voice when they divide the spoil For thou hast broke the burd'nous yoke the Staff that bare the sway The Rod of our Oppressors Power as once in Midian's day For every battel generally of Warriours prime and good Is with confused noise and cry and Garments roll'd in bloud But this of Christ's against his Foes that spightfully conspire Shall be with burning where it goes and Fuel mixt with Fire The day doth come as God assures that like an Oven shall burn And all the proud and wicked doers that day shall overturn But unto them that fear my Name there shall arise and spring The Sun of Peace and Righteousness with healing in his wing To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore Hymn XII At FVNERALS to mitigate Mourning Job 1.21 NAked we go unto the Grave as from the womb we came God gives and takes but what he gave and blessed be his Name For he shall wipe off tears one day and make all faces free And our rebuke quite take away and no more death shall be No sorrow shall nor crying last nor any further pain Because the former things are past and never come again Hymn XIII At Funerals to press Patience 1 Tim. 6.7 Job 1.21 NOthing we brought into this world and it is out of doubt That we from hence when-ever call'd can carry nothing out The Lord of his good pleasure gave the Lord doth take away And let his Name the honour have and bless him day by day Hymn XIV At Funerals touching the preciousness of the Saints death Psal. 116.15 Rom. 14.8 A Thing of price unparallell'd in God our Soviour's eyes The death of all his Saints is held when any of them dies For while we live we live to God to God we also die And live or die we are indeed the Lords peculiarly Hymn XV. At Funerals touching the Resurrection Job 19.25 I Know that my Redemeer lives I know he lives alway And shall appear and stand up here on earth at Judgment day And though my skin and next to that my body turn to dust Yet in my flesh restor'd afresh I shall see God I trust Whom I shall perfectly behold when I from dust recover Not otherwise but with these eyes my self and not another Hymn 16. At Funerals touching the Saints safety in Death John 11.25 26. THE Resurrection and the Life saith Christ our Lord am I And he that hath in me belief shall live although he die And whosoever here he be that draws this mortal breath And stedfastly believes in Me shall never more see death Hymn 17. At Funerals touching the Saints sweet Rest. Rev. 14.13 I Heard a voice that spake and said to me from Heaven on high Write blessed henceforth are the dead that in the Lord do die Yea saith the Spirit that such men may leave their labours hard Their works likewise do follow them to reap a full reward Hymn 18. A Thanksgiving at or after the Sacrament All People c. Luke 2.13 GLory to God in Highest Place On Earth be peace to Men free grace We praise we bless thee we adore And glorifie thee evermore Rom. 11.17 We thank thee for thy glory great Lord God that hast the Sovereign seat O heavenly King and God alone The Father the Almighty One. John 1.14 29. Acts 2.36 O God the true begotten Word Son of the Father Christ and Lord O Lamb of God that tak'st away The worlds great sin thy grace display 2 Cor. 5.21 1 Pet. 2.24 Thou that wast made sin for our sake Who knew'st no sin some pity take Thou that did'st in thy body bear The sins of all receive our prayer Eph. 1.20 21. Job 10.30 Thou that dost sit at God's right hand One with the Father in Command Above all Angels having place Have mercy on us and shew grace Acts 2.27 33 36. For Thou art Christ the Holy One The onely LORD and Thou alone Art with the Holy Ghost most high In God the Father's Dignity Hymn 19. Attonement sought upon Humiliation or a woefull bewailing of our Corruptions and Calamities Dan. 9.4 5. O God that great and dreadfull art who keepest truth and grace To them that love thee in their heart and do thy Laws embrace O we have sinned we confess we have done wickedly We have rebell'd by wickedness and great Apostasie 6 7 9. Not hearkning to thy Messengers who spake by thy command To Princes Kings and Ancestors and People of our Land. But Lord to thee belongeth grace to us contrary way Belongs confusion of the face as at this present day 14.12 Therefore the Lord hath watch'd the stroke and brought it on us all And hath confirm'd the Word he spoke against us so to fall Our Judges too that judged us on them the Lord hath brought The evil so prodigious for sins which we have wrought 12 13. For under the whole Heav'ns of God among all sorts of men The like hath not been done abroad as to Jerusalem Yet sought we not to know the truth nor for repentance pray'd But God is just in all he doth for we have not obey'd 2. PART Dan 9.8 11. Confusion of the face pertains to us and to our Kings Our Peers and Parents for our pains in doing wicked things For all have broke thy Law O Lord revolting worse and worse That we might not obey thy Word which pours out all this curse 9.16 But mercy and forgivenesses belong O Lord to thee Though our rebellious Trespasses grow to a high degree O Lord according unto all thy righteousness we pray Let not thy dreadfull fury fall but turn thy wrath away 18.19 For we present not our address before thy Mercy-Seat For any of our righteousness but for thy mercies great Lord hear forgive and pity take hearken O Lord and do Defer not for thine own dear sake now thou art pray'd unto 18.17 Incline thine ear O Lord and hear open thine eyes and see Our desolations and the place relating unto thee And let thy face behold with grace thy Sanctuaries seat Whose present state is desolate for Christ's sake we intreat Hymn 20. A wofull Lamentation or David's Elegy for Saul and Jonathan 2 Sam 1.19 THY beauty is O Israel in thy high places slain O how those mighty Champions fell and we the loss sustain O tell it not to any one nor publish it in Gath Nor in the streets of Askalon that Israel bears such wrath 20.21 The Daughters of the Philistins lest they therein rejoyce And those uncircumcised ones lest they lift up their voice Ye mountains great of Gilboa let neither Rain nor Dew Nor fields of Offrings from that day for ever fall on you 21. For there the
of him that is most high and shall forthwith appear All they to sure Salvation whose works are good and right And they to condemnation in evil that delight Prov. 12.28 Rom. 6.23 Gal. 6.8 For life is found in righteous ways no death can be therein But death the certain wages pays of all unpardon'd sin All they that sow to sinfull flesh corruption shall inherit But endless life shall them refresh that sow unto the Spirit 1 Cor. 15.58 Be stedfast Brethren now therefore and alwaies be unmov'd Abounding now and evermore in works of God approv'd Because ye know his Holy Word doth make the Promise plain So that your labour in the Lord can never be in vain 2. PART Luke 21.34 Be carefull lest at any time you should by your excess Surcharge your souls with surfeiting or shamefull drunkenness And lest your heart be overcome with weight of worldly cares And so that day the day of Doom o'retake you unawares 1 Thes. 5.2 3. Luke 12.47 Because the day of Christ will come like as a Thief by night And when they say Peace Peace will be shall suddain vengeance light He that did know his Masters will and not himself prepare To do according to his skill full many a stripe shall bear 37 38 44. But blessed are those Servants all that watch with wakefull mind Whom Christ shall at his coming call and in this posture find He shall come forth assuredly and set them at his board And make them partners in the Joy of their advanced Lord. HYMN 145. Justification Rom. 8.33 34. IT is the Lord that justifies who therefore shall condemn It is our Saviour Christ that dy'd or rather rose agen Who also is at God's right hand ascended up on high And maketh intercession there for us continually Heb. 4.16 Col 3.17 Now therefore let us boldly come in certain hope to speed Unto the Throne of grace for grace to help in time of need And let all things we speak or do be in the name of one To God the Father giving thanks through Christ our Lord alone HYMN 146. Laud and Praise for God's Judgments or the Lambs Song Rev. 15.3 4. THY works are great and marvellous Lord God th' Almighty one Thy ways are true and righteous thou King of Saints alone Who shall not fear thee O most high and glorifie thy Name For thou alone for sanctity deservest laud and fame For all the Nations of the earth shall come and worship thee Because thy judgments are set forth so plain for us to see HYMN 147. Longing after Christ. Ye Children c. Joh. 6.32 35. Chap. 7.38 THE bread of God so truly callâ—d That giveth life unto the world is he that down from Heaven came And with this sweet celestial bread Lord let us be replenished and give us ever of the same For he that as the Scripture saith Laies hold on Christ by lively Faith shall never thirst or hunger more For by that Faith and feeding so Out of his belly there shall flow of living waters plenteous store Rev. 22.17 20. Cant. 8.14 Jam. 5.8 Come say the Spirit and the Bride And so of all let be reply'd that hear the Lamb and his dear Wife Come all that thirst and take your fill Take freely whosoever will the water of eternal life Make hast my love and be not slow Be like the nimble Hart or Row tracing upon the Mountains spic'd And I behold come speedily The coming of the Lord draws nigh Amen so come Lord Jesus Christ. HYMN 148. Love of God. Joh. 3.16 1 Joh 4 9. Joh. 3.17 SO greatly God did love the world that freely he did give His onely and begotten Son that we through him might live God sent him not into the world the world for to condemn But that he might be manifest a Saviour unto men Rev. 1.5 Joh. 3.16 Rev. 21.24 Who loved us and gave himself for our eternal good And washt away our scarlet sins in his own precious blood And whosoever trusts in him shall never perish quite But he shall have eternal life and live in endless light Luke 2.24 To God therefore that dwells on high be praise and glory still On earth be true tranquillity and unto men good will. 2. PART 1 Joh. 2.3 c. 5.3 Hereby we know undoubtedly that we do love the Lord By keeping with fidelity the Precepts of his Word And this is sure God's love in us that we his Laws fulfill Nor do we count them burdenous but do them with good will. 4.19 Eph. 1.4 1 Joh. 4.10 19. The perfect Love of God most high is manifested thus And we love him so perfectly because He first lov'd us Herein is love not ours it is but his for our dear sake In sending that sweet son of his our debts to undertake Rev. 5.13 To him that sits upon the Throne and to the Lamb therefore Be glory strength dominion and honour evermore HYMN 149. Love of the World forbidden Mat. 16.26 Col. 3.2 WHAT shall it profit any man the world to purchase whole And thereby miss the certain bliss of his immortal soul Oh set your strong affections then on things that are above And let no worth of things on earth be motives of your Love. 1 Joh. 2.16.15 All in the world is pride of Life and lusts of flesh and eyes Which do not from the Father come but from the world they rise Love not the world nor things thereof if any love so low The perfect Love of God above in him can never flow 17. These worldly things all pass away and periâ—h altogether But to fulfill God's holy will makes to abide for ever HYMN 150. Marriage Heb. 13.4 THE due estate of Marriage as Scripture doth assure Is honourable every where the bed preserved pure But Harlots and Adulterers that violate this thing By practice of unchastity will God to Judgment bring 1 Thes. 4.4 Col. 3.19 20. Then let us every one know how his vessel to possess In honourable dignity and spotless holiness And Husbands dearly love your Wives giving no bitter word And Wives submit obediently to them as to the Lord. 1 Pet. 3.3 4. And your adorning let not be in any pompous way Of plâ—ited hair and wearing gold or putting on aray But of the heart and hidden man where no corruption lies And of a meek and quiet soul which God doth highly prize 1 Cor. 7.39 1 Pet. 3.7 And be not yoakt unequally but joyned in the Lord Honouring the Wife the weaker Sex according to the Word And live together lovingly as heirs of Grace of Life That disagreements hinder not the prayers of Man and Wife Mat. 22.30 And in the Resurrection where none are in Marriage given Ye shall be like the Angels there Triumphant Saints in Heaven HYMN 151. Mediator All People c. 1 Tim. 2.5 ONE God there is and one alone and Mediator none but one The man whom we Christ Jesus call who gave himself full price for all 1 Joh. 2.1 3.
called us with an effectual call Of his good pleasure marvellous not for our Works at all But of his purpose and his grace ordain'd to every man And by Christ Jesus given us before the World began And now is made most manifest in that which doth appear By coming of the ever-blest the Lord our Saviour dear Who hath abolish'd death thereby and hath in every place Brought life and immortality to light by Gospel grace To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore HYMN 281. The Cross and Crown All People c. 2 Tim. 2.11 THIS is a very faithfull Word If we be dead with Christ our Lord Then will he us to life restore To live with him for evermore For if we suffer and sustain Then shall we with him also reign If we deny Him then I say He 'll deny us another day If we believe not wanting faith Yet is He true to what He saith And howsoe'er we falsify Yet can He not Himself deny All Glory to the Holy One That sits upon the sovereign throne And to the Lamb of God therefore Be glory now and evermore HYMN 282. Vessels to honour 2 Tim. 2.19 Mat. 22.14 Eph. 5.3 THE Lord's foundation stedfast is having this seal thereto The Lord well knoweth who are his and they are but a few Therefore let all unanimously that name Christ's Holy Name Depart from all iniquity which is to Saints a shame But in a great House are at once Vessels as seemeth good Not onely Gold and Silver ones but likewise Earth and Wood. And unto Honour some are fram'd and to dishonour some If any shun the things here blam'd and as refin'd do come A Vessel it shall him produce of honour and regard A meet one for the masters use to all good Works prepar'd To him that sits upon the throne and to the Lamb therefore Be Glory and Dominion and Honour evermore HYMN 283. Evill Times to be amended The Mighty God c. 2 Tim. 3.1 THIS also known as that which must be known that in the last days perilous times shall come Men shall be lovers of themselves alone proud covetous boasters and blasphemers some Unthankfull yielding Parents no subjection Unholy void of natural affection Truce-breakers false accusers violent Traitors and disesteemers of the good Heady highminded and incontinent loving their pleasures more than loving God Having a form of Godliness denying The power thereof with these is no complying 2 Tim. 2.22 1 Thes 5.15 But follow righteousness with one accord faith charity and peace unanimously With all the Saints that call upon the Lord out of an heart that savours purity And that which good is follow altogether Among your selves and all men whatsoever HYMN 284. Exhortations to good Works All people c. Tit. 3.1 PUT them in mind all those of ours Subject to be to higher Powers To Principalities and STATES And duteous to the MAGISTRATES To all good Works addicted still To speak of no man any ill To use no bitterness or gall But shewing meekness unto all For we our selves in former times Were much addicted to such crimes Foolish we were to envy bent And very DISOBEDIENT Deceiv'd and serving divers lusts And pleasures most pernicious Living in malice and debate Hatefull and given much to hate But when appear'd the kinder love Of God our Saviour from above Not by the Works of Righteousness Which we have acted more or less But saved by his grace from Wrath And his regenerating BATH And by the very innermost Renewing of the Holy Ghost Which he shed on us plenteously By Jesus Christ to justify Through grace which He towards us bears Of endless life to make us HEIRS HYMN 285. Dehortation from evil All People c. Tit. 1.8 THIS is a saying very true And always to be press'd on you That they that do in God believe Should carefully good Works atchieve And let all ours learn to produce Good Works for charitable use These things are good for us and them And profitable unto MEN. But foolish Questions still avoid And Genealogies of pride And vain contentions of the Law Which from the Ways of Truth withdraw An Heretick of any SECT When twice admonisht soon reject Knowing such are subverted quite And sin against their inward light And shun the Words that are prophane And bablings which are all in vain For they will grow to more excess Of error and ungodliness Beware therefore lest led aside By wicked errors wandring wide And leaving truth which ye profess Ye fall from your own stedfastness But have a care to grow a pace To grow in knowledge and in grace Knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord Whose Name we praise with one accord HYMN 286. Pure and impure described Tit. 1.15 Rev. 3.4 UNTO the pure are all things pure but to the faithless and defil'd Is nothing so ye may be sure for mind and conscience both are soil'd They still profess to know the Lord but in their deeds deny him straight Abominable and untow'rd and t' every good Work reprobate But some are holy and upright and keep their garments clean and fair And these shall walk with God in White for worthy Saints esteem'd they are HYMN 287. Fruitfulness blessed Heb. 6.7 THE Earth which oft drinks in the showers And bringeth forth sweet Herbs Flowers Meet for his use by whom 't was drest Is blest of God and richly blest But that which bringeth forth far worse Rejected is and near a curse Namely that brings forth thorns and briers Whose end is burning flames and fires HYMN 288. Charity rewarded Heb. 6.10 Gal. 6.9 THE Lord is not unrighteous your labours to forget Which ye have shew'd towards his Nameâ— with love so strongly set In that ye have administred unto his Saints so dear And still ye do administer unto his servants here And we desire each one of you with diligence to attend Unto the full assurances of Hope unto the end And be not slack through negligence but followers of all these That thorough Faith and Patience obtain'd the Promises And let us all good Works pursue not fainting any jot For we shall reap in season due if fainting hinder not To Father Son and Holy One be praise and glory then As was and is and shall be his World without end Amen HYMN 289. Benediction from the God of peace Heb. 13.20 THE God of peace we now intreat that brought our Saviour from the dead That Shepherd of the Sheep so great whose pretious bloud for us was shed And th' everlasting Covenant seal'd through that dear bloud which he did spill Make you compleat through grace reveal'd in all good Works to do his will Working in you through Jesus Christ things pleasing for the Lord to see To whom be glory in the high'st for evermore Amen say we HYMN 290. Evenness of Spirit in all conditions Jam. 1.9 LET Brethren of a low degree be joyfull to
charge you by the chief of powers That ye a constant silence keep Nor till he call disturb his sleep Chorus Who 's this whose feet the hills ascend From desarts leaning on his friend The Church I my belov'd first rais'd when he Lay under the Pome-citron tree Thy carefull mother in that shade With anguish her fair belly lay'd Be I oh thou my better part A Seal imprest upon thy heart Let me thy fingers Signet prove For death is not more strong than love The Grave not so insatiate As jealousies inflame debate Should falling clouds with flouds conspire Their waters could not quench loves fire Nor all in Natures treasury The freedom of affection buy We have a sister immature Who hath no breasts as yet obscure What ornaments shall we bestow When mortals her endowments know Christ. On her if strongly built to bear We will a silver Pallace rear Or if a door to deck the same We 'll leaves of carved silver frame The Church I am a firm foundation For my belov'd to build upon My breasts are towers I his delight His object and sole favourite Christ. Late at Bal-hamon Solomon Let forth his Vine-yards every one For fruits and wine there yearly made A thousand silver pieces paid The Church This Vine-yard thus which I possess With diligence I daily dress Thou Solomon shalt have thy due Two hundred more remain for you Out of the surplus of our gains Who in our Vine-yard took such pains Christ. O thou that in the Garden liv'st And life-infusing counsel giv'st To those that in thy song rejoyce To me address thy cheerfull voice The Church Come my belov'd O come away Love is impatient of delay Run like a youthfull Hart or Roe On hills where pretious spices grow A CATALOGUE OF VERTUOUS WOMEN Recorded in the Old and New Testament 1 Cor. 7.16 What knowest thou O Wife whether thou shalt save thy Husband Or how knowest thou O Man whether thou shalt save thy Wife The Second Edition with Additions LONDON Printed for William Cooper at the Pelican in Little Britain 1688. To the Right Honourable the Lady FRANCES Countess of Rutland Right Honourable and Renowned Lady THE favourable acceptation which this small Present found with you incouraged me to communicate it to other vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen who were very desirous of a Copy of it which desires growing ample and importunate made me weary of writing and willing though not ambitious to impart it to the Press partly to commemorate the honourable acceptation and partly to congratulate and gratifie the respects it found Moreover by much perusal I perceived that I had left out many memorable Persons of high account in Holy Scriptures and that some that were put in had too scant a Character wherefore to make all compleat and to leave a living Monument of those Resplendent Vertues that are recorded of the Female Sex which will undoubtedly excite good Women to Godly imitation I have presumed to make this Paper publick for the honour of that Sex which God hath so highly honoured as the most acute Aretius observes upon the pious Womens coming first to the Sepulchre of our Saviour Luke 24.1 Totum hoc ad gloriam Muliebris Sexus pertinere That it did all belong to the Glory of the Female Sex and learned Polanus saith on the same occasion Syntag. Theol. Christ. Page 419. at the letter C. Column 1. Resurrectio Christi primum ab Angelo annunciata est mulieribus quia voluit Deus sic ornare pietatem illarum quarum Zelus pro Gloria Christi fervidior erat quà m Virorum The Resurrection of Christ saith he was first told by the Angel to the Women because their zeal for the glory of Christ was hotter than the Mens Considering therefore that it cannot be condemned for flattery for none can inherit such glory but they that imitate them nor can it provoke envy or disdain which is so clear a record of the Holy Scriptures neither doth it derogate from the Man but dignifie him For as he is her head so she is his glory 1 Cor. 11.3.7 And a Vertuous Woman is a Crown to her Husband Prov. 12.4 I humbly crave your Honours allowance and acceptation of the Publication in your Name And so with supplications for your Honours long health and happiness I rest Your Honours duly devoted and most humble Servant William Barton To the Right Honourable the Lady FRANCES Countess of Rutland An EPIGRAM Presented on the Feast Day of our Blessed Saviour's Nativity Anno Dom. 1669. 'T IS a famous Character Which I oft have heard of Herâ— Corresponding to the Fame Of her Noble Father's Name Thus Religion understood Often runneth in a Bloud And for multitude we find Most what of the Woman-kind This is still the true Renown Vertue which puts envy down So the Sacred Book defines All the Ancient Heroines A CATALOGUE OF VERTUOUS WOMEN c. Gen. 3.26 Vers. 15. EVE the Mother of all Living Who was sav'd by God's forgiving When she first embrac'd the Creed Of the precious promis'd Seed Gen. 3.15 Deeply doubtless she resented Her transgression and repented Had her share in Godly grief If therein she was not chief Ibidem Neither did she so far grieve But as truly did believe In the Saviour promised Who should break the Serpents head Gen. 4.2 Vers. 25 26. She brought forth the Proto-Martyr And good Seth that follow'd after In the daies of which good man Publick worship first began Gen. 4.25 And of whom she prophecy'd This said she did God provide In the room of Abel slain By the cruel hand of Cain Ibidem Thus was Eve in primest place Mother of the Godly Race And a Pattern doth appear Of them all that follow here 1 Pet. 3.6 Gen. 17.15 Sarah that obey'd the word Of her Dear and call'd him Lord Though her own Name mounts so high And a like doth signifie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Lady or Princess Gen. 22.20 c. Milcah mightily renown'd Springing forth as fruitfull Ground Mother of Bethuel saith the text Father of her that follows next Gen. 27.26 Vers. 12. Good Rebeccah griev'd to death With the Heathenish Dames of Heth Wishing him the Pristaâ—ly place That was principal in â—erâ—ce Mat. 2.18 Gen. 35.19 Jer. 31.15 Beauteous Rachel whose sad cross Lack of Children seem'd as loss For as loss it was resented And as mournfully lamented See Diod. on Mat. 2.16 c. Jer. 31.15 Thus by Faith she prophecy'd Of the Bethlehem babes that dy'd Mothers tears and Childrens bloud See Postsc Made a lamentable Floud Note 1st Gen. 30.22 Ch. 41.28.36 Ch. 47.25 Yet at length her Prayers obtain'd Such a Seed as rul'd and reign'd Aegypt's Foster Father Who did large provisions gather 1 Sam. 10.21.24 Gen. 48.16 Ch. 49.22 Benjamin from whom did spring Israel's first exalted King And from Joseph soon ensu'd Ephraim's populous multitude Exod. 6.20 ch 2.2 c. 1.21 Next is to be
Holy Church the World throughout thy power profess thy praise prefer The Father of endless Majesty Thine only Son most true most high with th' Holy Ghost the Comforter 3. Part. Psal. 24.10.2.7 Gal. 4.4 Heb. 9.15 Thou art the King of glory O Christ The King of glory in the high'st the Fathers everlasting Son. Thou freely didst our flesh assume And not abhor the Virgins Womb for Mans redemption to be done When thou hadst overcome the pains Of sharpest death which sadly reigns o're all mankind because of sin Thou didst set open in thy Love The Kingdom there of Heav'n above that all Believers might come in 4. Part. Heb. 1.3 Joh. 5.22 Mat. 8.11.19.28 O Saviour Christ Thou art set down At God's right hand in high renown and in thy Fathers glory bright We do believe it Lord of thee That thou shalt come our judge to be who hast the sole and Sovereign right We humbly pray Thee Lord therefore Assist thy servants evermore those whom thy precious blood did buy Make them be numbred on the Thrones Of glory with the Holy Ones in Everlasting dignity 5. Part. Psal. 28.9.115.1 Mat. 6.13 Psal. 123.3.33.22.31.1 Thy people Lord thine heritage Preserve and bless from age to age govern and lift them up for ever We dayly magnifie thy Name We worship and adore the same World without end surceasing never Thy grace and favour Lord give in To keep us safe this day from sin Shew mercy Lord shew mercy free Shew mercy Lord as we confide On thee O Lord have I rely'd confounded let me never be The third Metre To the Common-Tune WE praise thee God we acknowledge thee the only Lord to be O Father the Eternal One the whole Earth worships Thee To thee all Angels cry aloud the Heavens and all therein Continually to thee do cry Cherube and Seraphin O Holy Holy Holy Lord the Lord the God of Hosts In Heaven and Earth thy praise is spread throughout the Skie and Coasts The Apostles glorious Company and Prophets goodly train And Noble Host of Martyrs blest thy praises do proclaim The Holy Church confesseth Thee throughout the spacious Earth The Father of a Majesty that cannot be set forth Also thine Honourable true thy dear and only Son And Holy Ghost the Comforter of every faithfull one Of glory thou O Christ art King that Title is thy due Thou art the Everlasting Son Of God the Father true When sinfull mans deliverance was that thou camest for To be inclos'd in Virgins Womb Thou diddest not abhor The sharp and cruel pains of death when thou had'st conquer'd whole Thou didst set open Heavens gate to every faithfull soul. Thou in thy Fathers glory great at God's right hand dost sit We trust that thou shalt come to be our Judge to set us quit Help then thy servants whom Thou hast bought with thy precious blood In endless glory reckon them among thy Saints so good Do thou O Lord thy people save bless thine inheritance Govern them Lord by thy good grace and ever them advance We magnifie thee day by day thy Name we do adore World without end continually vouchsafe thy grace therefore And keep us Lord this day from sin lest we offend and fall Have mercy on us O good Lord have mercy on us all Lord let thy mercy light on us as we do trust in thee In thee I trust Lord let me not confounded ever be Fourth Metre To the Tune of the 50th Psalm The mighty God c. WE give thee praise O God with one accord We all acknowledge thee to be the Lord All the whole Earth adores thee O most high The blessed Father from Eternity Angels loud Voices joyn their praise with ours The Heav'ns on high and all the Heavenly Powers Both Cherubin and Seraphin so bright Continual cries of praise to thee recite O Holy Holy Holy Lord they say Lord God of Sabbaoth whom all Hosts obey Both Heav'n and Earth are filled every where With thy Majestick glory shining there The blest Apostles glorious Company Do praise thy Holy Name harmoniously The Prophets goodly fellowship proclaim The constant praises of thy glorious Name The Noble Hosts of Martyrs also bless thee The Holy Church through all the Earth confess thee The Father of a Majesty unknown Thine Honourable true and only Son Also the Holy Ghost they do confess The Comforter of thine in their distress The King of Glory thou O Christ art Crowned The Fathers everlasting Son renowned When thou took'st on thee what none other can Namely to work deliverance for man The Virgins Womb thou diddest not abhor To enter on the Work thou camest for When thou hadst quell'd the pains of death so grievous Thou openedst Heaven gate to all Believers At God's right hand thou hast thy seat on high And in the Fathers glorious dignity We do believe that thou shalt have the Throne And one day come to judge us every one O therefore help thy servants so esteemed That them when lost thy precious blood redeemed O make them to be numbred with thy Saints In endless Glory where no fulness wants Lord save thy people bless thine Heritage Govern and lift them up from age to age We magnifie Thee daily evermore World without end Thy Name we do adore Vouchsafe to keep us Lord this day from sin Have mercy on us and thy grace give in O Let thy mercy Lord upon us light As we have ever trusted in thy might O Lord in Thee my confidence is grounded O therefore let me never be confounded Hymn III. Adventus Christi or Accomplishment of the first Promise Joh. 1.14 THe eternal word took humane flesh and dwelt amongst us here And men beheld his gloriousness most plainly to appear As of th' alone begotten one of God the Father true So also full of grace He sho'n and glorious in our view And of his fulness from on high we have in every place Received Universally and richly grace for grace For lo the Law Man 's bound unto by Moses was made known But grace and truth to know and do by Jesus Christ alone To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore Hymn IV. A faithfull saying 1 Tim. 1.15 John 11.25.5.24 THIS is a saying verify'd and worthy all esteem That Jesus Christ came down and di'd poor sinners to redeem His Name whoever trusts upon shall live although he die And free from Condemnation shall live Eternally To him that thus hath loved us and cancell'd all our score With that pure flood of his own blood be praise for evermore Hymn V. A joyfull Death or the Song of Holy Simeon Luke 2.29 NOW lettest thou thy servant Lord depart in perfect peace According to thy faithfull Word concerning his decease For now mine eyes have seen declar'd ere death shall end my race The saving health Thou hast prepar'd before all peoples face 31. Rev. 1.4 A light to lighten clear enough the
26. Charity and Piety extended Prov. 3.9 10. 2 Cor. 9.7 HOnour the Lord with all thy store give thy first-fruits to him So shall thy Barns be fill'd with more the Press with Wine shall swim Let each man give as mov'd in mind not grudgingly however Nor of constraint for this we find God loves a cheerfull giver Mat. 1.14 But cursed the Deceiver is that hath in 's flock a Male And yet doth vow and sacrifice a thing corrupt and stale For I 'm a King most highly crown'd saith God the Lord of Hosts And dreadfully my Name doth sound in all the Heathen coasts Hymn 27. Circumcision of the Heart Jer. 9.25 BEhold saith God the time draws nigh that I will punish aâ—l Th' uncircumcised generally and circumcis'd shall fall 26. For just as all the Gentiles were uncircumcis'd in skin So all the house of Israel are uncircumcis'd within Deut. 10.16 The fore-skin of your hearts therefore be sure to Circumcise And be not henceforth any more stiff-neck'd in any wise Hymn 28. Confession of Sin. All People c. Joh. 7.20 Isa. 3.8 O Thou Preserver of mankind what shall we say or do to thee Or what excuse Lord can we find for we have sinn'd in great degree Our ways and doings still have been Against the Lord by grievous sin So to provoke the glorious eyes Of God by our Iniquities Job 40.4.42.5 Isa. 55.9 O we are vile in every part with self abhorring we relent And from the bottom of our heart in dust and ashes we repent But Lord thy ways and thoughts of grace Are not as ours of narrow space Thy thoughts transcend our thoughts as far As Heaven and Earth in distance are Hymn 29. Constant seeking of God by the Meek Have mercy c. Zeph. 2.3 SEEK seek the Lord most high O all ye meek on earth Ye that have wrought most faithfully the Judgments he set forth Seek Righteousness I say seek meekness it may be Ye shall be hid i' th evil day and from God's Wrath go free Hymn 30. Correction of Anger Jam. 1.19 20. LET every man be swift to hear but slow to speech and wrath Because man's wrath goes nothing near to God's most righteous path 3.16 For wheresoever strife takes place and lusts of envy lurk There is confusion in such case and every evil work Prov. 21.24 Eccles. 7.9 Proud haughty scorner is his Name in whom proud passion rules And anger rests not in the flame but in the breast of fools 16.32 Whereas the slow to wrath excell a Champion in renown And he that rules his spirit well the man that takes a Town 1 Pet. 3.4 Put on therefore the Ornament of meek and quiet minds Which in God's sight is eminent and great acceptance finds Hymn 31. Danger of heinous Sins and dehortation from them 2. Pet. 2.9 THE Lord of our Salvation knows well how to deliver The godly from Temptation how perilous soever And to reserve ungodly men unto the dreadfull day Of Judgment to be punish'd then for their ungodly way And those men more especially that wickedly transgress By practice of impurity and fleshly filthiness Acts. 3.19 Repent and be ye all therefore converted from your crimes To get your sins wip'd off the score against refreshing times Rev. 21.7 He that o'recomes this world impure shall gain the world to come And God will be his God be sure and he shall be his Son. 8. Heb. 6.8 But faithless ones and fool'd with fears vile persons thorns and briers Whoremongers Murd'rers Sorcerers Idolaters and Lyars Shall have their portion in the Lake that burns with sulph'rous breath Of fire and brimstone for their sake which is the second death 2. PART The Adulterers Peril and Penance Prov. 6.32 Whoso commits Adultery with women is not wise For he that doth so wickedly his own dear soul destroys 33. A wound he gets a brand of shame that 's sure to stick and stay And the dishonour of his Name is never done away 23.27.22.14 He falls as in some narâ—ow pit or in a ditch most deep Design'd for him to fall in it whom God abhors to keep 6.26 It brings a man of good estate unto a bit of bread And the Adultress lies in wait the precious blood to shed 2.18.5.18 Her house inclines to theirs that dye her paths to death's dark shade Yea it goes down to hell hard by and there her guests are laid 2.19 They seldom turn that are so bold as to go in to her Nor on the paths of life take hold who e're so lewdly err 7.24 25. Hearken therefore to my advice attend to what I say Let not her paths thy heart entice to wander in her way 3. PART The seven Abominations Prov. 6.16 Six things there are and here exprest which God almighty hates Yea seven things are manifest which he abominates A lofty look a lying tongue are both abhord of God And hands that act so great a wrong as shedding guiltless blood A heart that harbours Wickedness lewd projects to pursue And feet that press with eagerness mischievous deeds to do A slanderous witness speaking lies and Him that discord sows To make kind Brethren Enemies and feiends to be as foes 1 Pet. 3.10 Let him that loveth life therefore and longs to see good days Eschew all evil evermore and follow all good ways Let him refrain his tongue from ill his lips from speaking guile Let him seek peace with great good will and follow it all the while For th' eyes of God are bent with care the righteous to secure His ears He openeth to their prayer but frowns on th' evil doer 4. PART The flying Roll for Swearers and Cursers James 5.12 But above all things this I say my Brethren do not swear But let your words be yea and nay And every Oath forbear Because a Curse prodigious shall pass on every side And seise upon the Swearers house and there it shall abide And from that house shall not depart the Curse the Flying-Roll Till Stone and Timber it subvert and so consume it whole Yea Swearing makes a Land to Mourn and pleasant places dry When Men to such ill courses turn and so impetuously Be carefull that thou do not then God's Holy Name prophane For God will not acquit such Men as take his Name in vain Rom. 3.16.14 Destruction too and misery do all their paths possess Whose mouths are full of blasphemy Cursing and bitterness Col. 3.8 Cease anger then and wrath likewise and put off altogether Oaths Cursing and Scurrilities out of your Mouths for ever Hymn 32. Deceitfulness of the Heart Jer. 17.9 10. DEceitfull is the heart of man above all things that are And desperately carryed on to sin who knows how far I saith the Lord do search the heart and try the reins within And deal to each man his due part just as his works have been Hymn 33. Deliverance from shipwrack or of the Prophet Jonah All People c. Jonah 2. BY reason of our
and us from death restor'd 3. Gal. 4.4 1 Pet. 1.8 For when the Law was weak through Flesh and had no strength to save God sent his Son of Virgin-seed and him to us he gave Whom having never seen we love and through belâ—ef no less Rejoyce with joy unsâ—eakable and full of gloriousness Jude 25. Rev. 4.13 God onely wise our Saviour that on the Throne doth sit Have honour glory praise and power for ever so be it HYMN 111. Christ's Commission Mat. 10.1 8. WHenas our Lord had call'd his twelve he gave them power at large Against all Devils and Disease and thus he gave them charge Go heal the sick the Leaprous cleanse the dead men cause to live Cast Devils out your grant is free and therefore freely give 14 15 16. Whoso receives or heâ—rs you not it shall be far more ease For Sodom and Gomorrah's Land at judgment than for these Behold as Sheep in midst of Wolves I send you forth saith he The Serpents wisedom therefore use and Doves simplicity 2. PART Mat 28.18 19. Behold all power is given me in Heaven and Earth likewise Go therefore into all the world and Nations gospeâ—ize Baptize them in the Fathers Name in every Land and Coast And in the Name of God the Son and of the Holy Ghost 20. Rev. 19.16 Gal. 1.5 And teach them to observe and do whatever I command And I behold am now with you and while the world doth stand To Christ the King of Kings therefore and Lord of Lords most high Be praise and glory evermore to all eternity HYMN 112. Communion of Saints Heb. 12.22 23. NOW are we come to Sion Mount the City of abode The Heavenly Jerusalem where dwells the living God. To Hosts of Angels numberless and to th' assembly there The General Church of God's first born whose names in Heaven appear 24. Mat. 25.32 And unto God the Judge of all on whom the world must wait And to the Spirits of all just men made perfect in that State. To Jesus Mediatour of the covenant now made new Whoâ—e sprinkled blood speaks better things than Abelâ—s â—s blood could do Rev. 5.13 Blessing and glory and renown then give we altogether To him that on the Throne sits down and to the Lamb for ever HYMN 113. Confession of Christ. Mat. 10.32 Rom. 10.10 HIM that confesseth me to men will I saith Christ record And will acknowledge him agen before my heavenly Lord. For man believes to righteousness with humble heart alone And with the tongue doth man confess unto Salvation 1 Tim 3.16 This Mystery of Godliness is very great and high God manifested in the flesh the Spirit did justifie The blessed Angels saw his face his word the Gentiles heard Believ'd on in the world he was to God's right hand preferr'd HYMN 114. Confession of Sin. All People c. Heb. 1.13 Dan. 9.6 O Lord that art of purer eye than to behold iniquity We all have sinned we confess and have committed wickedness Isa. 59.12 Ezr. 9.6 Our trespasses against us show our sins we cannot chuse but know For they are swollen above our head and are unto the Heavens spread Luke 15.18 O Father we have grievously offended Thee that dwell'st on high Unworthy to be own'd therefore as thy dear Children any more Ezra 9.13 Ezek. 18.32 Yet hast thou never punish'd sin so much as our deserts have been Nor is the death of him that dies a matter pleasing in thine eyes Neh. 9.27 Ezek. 13.32 For thou art unto anger slow and dost with grace and mercy flow Thou art most ready to forgive therefore let us return and live HYMN 115. Confidence in God. O Lord consider c. Hab. 3.17 18. ALthough the fig-tree shall not spring although the Vine no grape shall yield The Olive fail her fruit to bring nor any food be in the field The flock be cut off from the fold no beasts can in the stalls be had Yet in the Lord my joyes shall hold in God my Saviour Iâ—le be glad HYMN 116. The Conquest All People c. Deut. 33.26 to the end THere is not one 'tis truly said like Jeshurun's great God on high Who rides on heaven for thy aid with excellency on the sky Th' eternal God thy refuge is his everlasting Arms thy stay He will thrust out thine enemies before thee saying kill and slay Then Isr'el shall dwell safe unmixt and on a Land of Corn and Wine There Jacob's Fountain shall he fixt the Heavens dropping on his Vine O happy Isr'el we record whom like to thee doth God advance O people saved by the Lord the shield of thy deliverance Thy excellency's Sword is he and all thy foes of forreign Powers Shall be found lyers unto thee and thou shalt tread on their high Towers HYMN 117. Conscience 2 Tim. 1.5 Prov. 4.23 Act. 21.16 THE end of all the Law is Love out of an heart unstain'd A conscience that we can approve and out of Faith unfeign'd Keep then your heart with diligence with all the care you can A Conscience void of all offence both towards God and Man. Heb. 10.22 2 Cor. 1.12 1 Joh. 3.21 And so draw near with upright heart with faith both full and sure Our Conscience cleans'd our Bodies wash'd with Baptism-water pure And our rejoycing shall be this our consciences attest For if our hearts condemn us not on God we boldly rest HYMN 118. Contentation Prov. 30.8 9. LORD give me neither poverty nor too abundant store Give me to live conveniently and I desire no more Not riches Lord too largely deal lest pride should be my bane Nor poverty lest I should steal and take God's Name in vain Phil. 4.11 12. Heb. 13.5 And teach me if my state be scant or if I fulness find To know how to abound or want with a contented mind And let my conversation still be void of covetousness For God hath said I never will forsake thee in distress HYMN 119. Covenant-Grace Give laud c. Isa. 55.1 2 3. HO all that thirst and pine come to the waters here And ye that have no coyn Come buy and eat good chear O Come I say Buy milk and wine without your coyn without your pay Why do ye money spend for that which is not bread And labour to no end not bâ—ing fill'd or fed Heark diligently And eat ye food both fat and good to your souls joy Incline your ear and come hear and your soul shall live And I will make you room and I to you will give My Covenant-grace The mercies sure which shall indure to David's race 2. PART Give laud c. Ezek. 36.25 Besprinkle you will I wiâ—h water that shall cleanse And I will purifie your conscience by this means from Idols then And all excess of filthiness I 'le make you clean 26. I will in you create a heart with grace refin'd I will regenerate the Spirit of your mind your heart of stone I will remove and make it prove a tender
near To worship God with reverence and Godly filial fear And for the food that perisheth be not at any Strife But for the food that doth indure to everlasting life Mat. 6.33 And seek God's Kingdom first of all his righteousness pursue And then shall all the other things be added unto you HYMN 157. Mortality and Immortality Isa. 40.6 7. All flesh is grass and soon must yield for all the goodly show Which is but as a flower in field that some short time doth grow The grass doth wither and is gone the flower doth fade and pass Because God's Spirit blows thereon the people sure is grass 8. 1 Cor. 15.53 The grass doth change the flower doth fade at one rebuking blast But loe the word our Lord hath said for ever standeth fast The corruptible must put on a state that cannot die The mortal must be cloath'd upon with immortality 54 56 57. The Scriptures sayings then shall be fulfil'd for Saints to sing O Grave where is thy Victory O Death where is thy Sting The Sting of Death Sin needs must be the Law the strength of Sin But thanks to God for Victory through Christ our Lord herein HYMN 158. Mortification Col. 3.5 Rom. 6.12 c. 8.13 YOUR earthly members mortifie and let no sin bear sway Or in your mortal body reign while ye the lusts obey For if ye serve the flesh ye dye but if that by the Spirit The bodies lusts ye mortifie then shall ye life inherit Chap. 6.16 Chap. 13.14 For his ye are whom ye obey whether of sin to death Or else of righteousness to life after this mortal breath Put on then Jesus Christ the Lord and for the fleshes ease Make no provision nor regard the lusts thereof to please 2. PART Rom. 8 7. Chap. 12.2 The carnal mind is enmity against the living Lord Not subject neither can it be to his revealed word Be chang'd therefore by minds renew'd that ye may understand What pleasing good and perfect things the Lord doth here command Chap. 8.6 Chap. 6.11 8. Because to be of carnal mind is death without release But if Spiritually inclin'd it savours Life and Peace Then count your selves as dead to sin to God in Christ alive Because if we be dead with him we trust we shall revive Mose's Song All People c. Exod. 15.1 NOw sing unto the Lord will I for he hath triumph'd gloriously The Horse and Rider both of these his hand hath cast into the Seas 5 6. The depths devour'd them every one they sank to th' bottom as a stone Lord thy right hand with power shines bright thy right hand crusht the enemy quite 7 In thy great excellence O God thou hast those Rebels under-trod Thou sentâ—â—t forth thy wrath whereby they were consum'd as stubble dry 9 The enemy thus proudly spake I will pursue and overtake The spoil â—saith he I will divide my Lust shall so be satisfi'd 10 Then didst thou blow with blustring force the Sea returned to its course And covering them became their graves they sank as Lead in mighty Waves 11. Among the Gods who 's like to thee who like thee shines in sanctity Fearfull in praises as exceeds and doing rare and wondrous deeds HYMN 160. Oppression and Rapine disswaded Prov. 4.14 15 16. GO not with wicked men my Son go not with them I say Their crooked paths avoid and shun and come not near their way For if they do no wicked deed they take no rest at all Their sleep departs unless they speed of making some to fall Mic. 22. Prov. 4.17.2.13 They covet fields and violently they take them for a prey Oppressing Town and Family because they bear the sway They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of strife They leave the paths of Righteousness to lead a brutish life Isa. 59.7 8. Destruction and unhappiness are ever in their waies Nor do they know the way of peace for still their Judgment straies They make them crooked paths of sin form which they cannot cease And whosoever walks therein shall never know true peace 2. PART Prov. 1.10 11 13. My Son let sinners ticing thee be constantly withstood If they say come let us agree let us lay wait for blood All precious substance we shall find to make us rich and great And with the spoil of every kind shall fill our house compleat 14 15 16 18. Cast in thy Lot among us now let us have all one purse Refrain my Son and go not thou with them in this lewd course For unto rapine they run fast but loe their laying wait Shall be for their own lives at last and their own bloud the bait 19 31. The projects which they prosecute shall pay them home one day And they shall eat the bitter fruit of their own cursed way Such ways are his whoever strives his hands with bloud to stain To take away the owners lives for greediness of gain HYMN 161. Passion and Compassion of Christ. 1 Pet. 3.18 Chap. 2.24 LO Christ hath suffered once for sin the Just for wicked men That he might bring us unto God now reconcil'd agen Who bare our sins in his own flesh upon that cursed Tree That we should live to righteousness and dead to sin should be Isa. 53.6.3 All we like sheep have gone astray each took his course to fall And God hath laid the Load on him to answer for us all A man of sorrows sure he was and he hath born our grief Mean while we hid our face from him And gave him no relief Joh. 10.11 Lo this is that sweet Shepherd then so infinitely good That for his sheep laid down his Life and spilt his pretious bloud 2 PART Joh. 15.13 Rom. 5.7 A greater Love than this hath none to act or apprehend Than that a man should stake his life and lose it for his friend For scarce will any dye for him that lives most righteously Yet haply for a special friend some one might dare to dye 18. Chap. 14.9 But God commends his tender Love to us ward in this wise In that Christ Jesus dy'd for us when we were enemies And therefore did our Saviour die recover and revive To be the Lord both of the dead and those that are alive Heb. 13.15 By him therefore give we to God the sacrifice of praise The gratefull fruit of thankfull lips blessing his name alwaies HYMN 162. Patience Jam. 1.4 Heb. 10.36 LET Patience have her perfect work that ye may be intire And nothing wanting in your grace which God doth here require For ye have need of Patience that having done his Will Ye may receive the Promises which God shall then fulfill Chap. 6.19 Rom. 5.4 5. 2 Co. 4.17 For Patience works experience experience hope doth gain And hope shall never make asham'd whatever we sustain And lo our light affliction which is but transitory Works for us a more excellent eternal weight of glory 2 Tim. 2.12 Jam. 5.72 For they that suffer with the
THUS saith the Lord of Hosts but yet a little while And I will shake all Coasts yea every Land and Isle Yet once again I shake all these heav'n earth and seas and all the main 7. All Nations I will shake the Long desired day Which doth all Nations take loe that shall come I say And for all Coasts This house I will with glory fill saith God of Hoasts 9. The glory of this last far greater shall it grow Than of the Temple past the Lord of Hosts saith so And in this place Will I the Lord of Hosts afford sweet peace and grace Zach 4.6 7. H. 2.22 Yet not by might nor power but by my Spirit alone Saith God of Hosts our Tower The strength of all in one For who art thou O Mountain great the Empires seat to hinder now Zach. 4.7 Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain The stone that doth excell The head-stone of the same His hand shall fit And bring it out with general shout grace grace to it 9. Hag. 2.22 The hand of that same Man that laid the ground-work low Shall end what he began and I will overthrow The Heathen Kings Who then are they that slight the day of smaller things HYMN 172. Regeneration Joh. 3.5 Gal. 6.15 EXcept a man be born again of water and the spirit He cannot any way attain salvation to inherit For circumcision serveth none the priviledge is small Nor serves uncircumcision but a new creature 's all 2 Cor. 5.17 Jam. 1.18 Behold a man in Christ therefore and a new creature view Old things are past and come no more and all things are made new By his own will and word hath he wrought our regeneration A kind of first ripe fruit to be of all his whole Creation HYMN 173. Repentance Isa. 59.1 2. GOD's arm is never shortened but it can reach to save His ear not dull or wearied to hear us what we crave But from you do your sins divide your God that was so near And cause the Lord his face to hide so that he will not hear Ezek. 18.13 2 Cor. 30.9 Lay therefore your transgressions by repent and turn saith he And so your great iniquity your ruin shall not be Because the Lord is full of grace ready to pardon sin And will not hide away his face if ye return to him Luke 15.7 10. One sinner that returns agen makes Angels joy exceed More than do ninety nine just men that no repentance need 2. PART Jer. 3.13 1 Joh. 1.9 Acknowledge how ye have transgrest against the Lord your God And only let it be confest what by-paths ye have trod For if we do our sins confess faithfull and just is he From sin and all unrighteousness to cleanse and set us free Prov 28.13 Joel 2.13 Neh. 9.17 Ez. 18.32 For he that hides his sins shall fall they prosper but a space But to confess and leave them all shall with the Lord find grace For he is unto anger slow and ready to forgive And doth abundant kindness show wherefore return and live Exod. 34.7 For he reserves compassion for thousands that come in Remitting all transgression iniquity and sin 3. PART Isa. 55.6 7. Seek ye the Lord unfeignedly now while he may be found Oh call on him while he is nigh with mercies that abound Oh let the wicked leave his Lusts the way that sinners take And let the man unrighteous his sinfull thoughts forsake Chap. 1.18 And turn again unto the Lord while mercy now takes place And to our God so richly stor'd with guifts ef pardoning Grace For though your sins were crimson-like as red as scarlet full I saith the Lord will make them white as white as snow or wool Rev. 1.5 6. To him that thus hath loved us and washt off all our score With that pure floud of his own bloud be praise for evermore HYMN 174. Reproach for Christ and Imitation of him 1 Pet. 4.14 16. IF that ye be reproacht for Christ happy are ye and blest The Spirit of God and glory great upon your souls shall rest On their parts he 's ill spoken of but glorifi'd on yours Therefore let no man be asham'd that Christianly endures Mat. 5.11 12. Blessed are ye when men revile and speak each evil word Against you falsly for the sake of Christ your Sovereign Lord. Rejoyce and be exceeding glad considering the reward How great it is in heaven above for suffering Saints prepar'd 2. PART Phil. 2.5 7. Let that good mind be in you all that was in Christ our Lord Who being in the form of God the true eternal Word Yet made himself of no repute to death did condescend And came not to be tended on but to observe and tend Phil. 2.9 10. Heb. 9.28 Therefore God gave to him a Name above all Names most high That every knee should bow to him and every tongue comply Who came to take our sins away once by his own oblation And shall appear the second time without sin to salvation HYMN 175. Resurrection All People c. or O Lord consider c. 1 Cor. 15.20 21 22. NOW Christ is risen from the dead as whom no bands of death could keep And is to be acknowledged as the first fruits of those that sleep For as by man came death to raign so by a man to rise again And as by Adam all men die by Christ came immortality Col. 3.1 2 3 4 If ye be risen then with Christ set all your heart on things above And be not any way intic'd on earthly things to set your love For ye are dead to things abroad and your life hid with Christ in God When Christ who is our Life appears ye must shine with him in the Spheres HYMN 176. Revenge forbidden Rom. 12.19 Luke 6.27 Mat. 5.44 DEAR Saints avenge not your own selves nor let fierce wrath incense For vengeance saith the Lord is mine and I will recompense Love ye your very enemies and them that curse you bless Do good to them that use you ill with hate and spightfulness 45. And people persecuting you curse not but bless them rather That ye may be the children true of your celestial Father For he doth cause his rain to fall and lets his Sun to rise On good and bad in general just and unjust likewise HYMN 177. Sabbath Isa. 58.13 IF from my holy Sabbath-day thou turn away thy foot And do not by thy pleasures stray my Sabbath to pollute But call the Sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord And thine own carnal pleasure slight in thought in deed and word 14. Then shalt thou joy in God alone with sweet and sacred mirth And he shall make thee ride upon high places of the earth With Father Jacob's heritage the Lord shall feed thee fat For thus doth God's own mouth engage and thou mayst trust to that HYMN 178. Sacrament of the Supper Cant. 1.1 2. Chap. 2.5 LET those life-breathing lips of thine be joyn'd O Christ to me
Instruction Understanding too Grant we may carefully pursue and wise to God thereby may be HYMN 269. The Draw-net Mat. 13.47 Pet. 12.3 THE Kingdom of the Gospel here which is for grace design'd Is like a net cast in the Sea gathering of every kind Which when 't was full men drew to shore sat down to make survey In Vessels gather'd up the good and cast the bad away So shall it be at this World's end the Angels shall come forth Severing the wicked from the just on all the Coasts on earth And they shall cast the wicked ones into a furnace-flame There shall be weeping gnashing teeth and everlasting shame HYMN 270. The Fool in grain Ye Children c. Luke 12.16 THere was a certain rich mans ground That plentifully did abound and made the wealthy owner say What shall I now devise to do Because I want a barn or two wherein I might my harvest lay But now it comes into my mind There is a means that I shall find to lay up all my wealthy Crop I will pull down my barns and build Much greater barns and have them fill'd and heaped up unto the top And I will say unto my Soul Soul live at ease without control eat thou and drink and merry be For worldly goods enough thou hast Lay'd up for many years to last and there can come no want to thee Thou fool said God this night shall they Require thy Soul and take 't away what then becomes of all thy store Such is the man that heaps up wealth And worldly treasures to himself and is not rich to God but poor HYMN 271. The best fear Mat. 10.23 Luke 12.4 MY friends said Christ to you I say fear ye not them that threaten you And can perhaps the body slay but after that no more can do But I will give you warning here and be ye warned by my word Whom ye should ever have in fear namely the mighty Sovereign Lord. Who after he hath smote and slain having all power of life and limb Can cast to hell and endless pain yea I say to you fear ye him HYMN 272. The best rejoycing Now Israel c. Luke 10.17 AND lo the Seventy Disciples came As they return'd from preaching of the word And thus they spake said unto our Lord O Lord we cannot but with joy proclaim How Devils are subject to us through thy Name Our Saviour said I know it must be so I saw proud Satan falling from on high Like to a flash of lightning from the Sky For his power shall come down but yours shall grow And conquer all the forces of the Foe Nevertheless rejoice ye not in this that Devils are subject unto your command But rather much rejoice to understand Your Names are written in the book of bliss And of Eternal life ye shall not miss To Him that sits upon the Throne therefore And unto Christ the Lamb the Holy One And to the seven Spirits before the Throne Ascribe in heaven and earth on sea and shore Dominion power and praise for evermore HYMN 273. Peace with all men Rom. 12.18 AS far as it is possible and in your power doth fall Retain ye still this Principle to live at peace with all Because the fruit of righteousness is sown of him in peace Whose quiet mind is still inclin'd to make Contention cease And therefore follow peace with all and holiness together Without which grace none see the face of God above for ever HYMN 274. Subsistance of God's Kingdom Rom. 14.17 GOD'S Kingdom is not meat and drink the things desir'd of most But righteousness and peace it is and joy i th' Holy Ghost And he that in these things serves Christ as all men ought to do Is much set by of God most high and men commend him too Let us therefore pursue the things that make for mutual peace And things whereby to edifie and make true Love increase HYMN 275. Moderate affections All People c. 1 Cor. 7.27 BRethren I say the time is short And this remains for every sort The Married so to lead their lives As free and not as having Wives The sad as sorrowing not too deep But weeping as they did not weep And they that joy in their fair lot Should joy as if they joyed not The buyers free from carefulness As if not buying to possess Using the World as doth befit And not at all abusing it For lo the World doth quite decay The fashion of it fades away But he that doth the Will of God Hath an Eternal blest abode All Glory to the Holy One That sits upon the soveraign Throne And to the Lamb of God therefore Be praise and Honour evermore HYMN 276. Sowing to the Spirit Gal 6.7 BE not deceiv'd my brethren dear God is not mock'd we know For all shall reap for things done here according as they sow He then that soweth to the flesh corruption shall inherit And they eternal happiness that sow unto the Spirit Unwearied then let us pursue good Works without complaint For we shall reap in season due if that we do not faint And taking opportunity do good to every man But chiefly to the family of Faith the best we can HYMN 277. Amity and Vnity Phil. 2.1 IF any Consolation in Christ is to be had If any Delectation in love to make us glad If any fellowship be felt in God's sweet Spirit of grace If any bowels that can melt or mercies taking place Fulfill our joy like-minded be in mutual love combin'd Having the self-same amity and unity of mind Let nothing out of strife be done or of vain-glory wrought But others to themselves each one preferring in his thought And look not every man of you on his own things alone But on the things of others too to comfort every one HYMN 278. Our Saviour's coming in the Clouds 1 Thess. 4.16 THE Lord himself shall once descend from Heaven with a shout And God's Arch-Angel shall attend and his loud voice break out And then the Trump of God likewise shall his alarum sound And first the dead in Christ shall rise and stand upon the ground Then shall the living that remain to Heaven in clouds repair And be caught up with all the train to meet the Lord i th' air And then shall we for ever joy in presence of the Lord Comfort your selves then mutually with this so sweet a Word HYMN 279. Charity charged upon the rich Now Israel c. 1 Tim. 6.17 THE rich in this World charge thou solemnly Not to be puffed up with secret pride Nor in uncertain riches to confide But on the living Lord that they rely Who gives us richly all things to enjoy That they do good and largely give to th' poor Ready to distribute of their estate And to be willing to communicate A good foundation laying up in store Of gaining life that lasts for evermore HYMN 280. The Call of Grace 2 Tim. 1.9 T IS God that lov'd and
THE trees of God no sap do want those goodly Cedar-trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The Birds make nests in these The Stork in stately fir-trees dwells verse 18 high Rocks the Goats befit The Conies in the hollow Cells of stony Rocks do sit verse 19 The Moon a certain course doth run and thou ordain'st it so And when to set none tells the Sun for he the time doth know Let Israel's God the Lord most high be blest and prais'd therefore From time to time eternally henceforth for evermore HYMN 492. Blessings ordain'd for man. 5. PART Psalm 104.20 THOU makest darkness o're the Earth and darkness makes the night And then the Forest-beasts creep forth whom day-time did affright verse 21 Young Lyons roaring for their prey of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they together make retreat In secret Dens they closely lurk verse 23 and then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work till evening calls him in Let Israelâ—s â—s God the Lord most high be magnifi'd therefore From time to time eternally henceforth for evermore HYMN 493. Blessings rich and plentifull by Land and Sea. 6. PART 1. METRE Psal. 104.24 HOW manifold O Lord are those the works of thine own hand All which thy wisedom did compose thy riches fill the Land. verse 25 No less this wide and spacious Sea wherein 's a huge increase Of creeping things that seek their prey both small and greater beasts verse 26 Here go the ships that carry man over the waters thin And here is that Leviathan thou mad'st to play therein verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend for seasonable food Thy liberal hand thou dost extend and they are fill'd with good 28 29 30. They gather what thou dost supply thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die and to their dust return Thy Spirit which a while withdrew anon thou sendest forth And by and by thou dost renew the face of all the Earth Let Israel's God the Lord most high be magnifi'd therefore At all times to eternity Amen for evermore HYMN 494. Blessings shewing forth the Glory of God. 7. PART 1. METRE Psal. 104.31 GOD's Glory in its perfect state for evermore shall stand The Lord shall joy to contemplate the works of his own hand Upon the Earth he casts his eye it trembleth at his look And if he touch the hills on high they smoke at his rebuke I 'll sing unto the Lord as long as I escape the Grave I 'll praise my God with cheerfull Song whil'st I my being have My thoughts of him much joy shall add much joy I say to me And in the Lord I will be glad and great my joy shall be But sinners shall be swept away and perish from the Earth Th' ungodly shall no more bear sway when judgment once comes forth But thou my soul with heart sincere applaud and praise the Lord And let the faithfull every where his Glorious praise record HYMN 495. Creation applauded or service of the Creator 1. PART 2. METRE Give laud c. Psalm 104.1 NOW must I needs applaud Jehovah from my heart And say O Lord my God how very great thou art thou dost thee cloath Most Gloriously with Majesty and honour both Thou coverest thee with light as with a Garment fair Spreading the Heavens bright as curtains in the air who lays likewise His Chamber-beams in watry streamâ— of Cloudy Skies Who also hath assign'd the Clouds to be his Coach And on the winged wind he walks and makes approach his Angel-Quire Spiritual Powers his Ministers a flame of fire HYMN 496. Creation applauded or service of the Elements 2. PART 2. METRE Give Laud c. Psalm 104.5 LORD thou hast laid of old the Earths foundation fast The Deeps did it enfold as with a Garment vast the watry floud Did not remove but far above the mountains stood At thy rebuke they fled thy thundring voice began They climb'd on mountains head and down the valleys ran hasting apace Unto the Ground which thou did'st found for their fit place Thou settest them their bound which they shall not pass o're The shore and solid Ground to compass any more in all the vale Springs run an end which he did send into the dale Abundant drink they yield where through the Hills they burst To every beast in field wild Asses quench their thirst and hard by these The Birds of Spring do sit and sing among the trees HYMN 497. Creation applauded or service of the field 3. PART 2. METRE Give laud c. Psal. 104.13 JEHOVAH from on high doth water all the Hills From Chambers of the Sky and all the Earth he fills and satisfies With fruits which thy great works supply in plenteous wise He doth the Grass produce for Cattel in the field And herbs for mans own use he makes the Earth to yield that he may bring Out of the Ground food to be found for every thing The heart of man to glad he giveth generous wine And Oyl from hence is had to make his face to shine and also bread Whereby mans heart in every part is strengthened HYMN 498. Creation-work applauded or service of the Fruits 4. PART 2. METRE Give Laud c. Vers. 16. GOD's trees are full of juice those Cedars many a one Which he did plant for use in hilly Lebanon where birds make nests The Stork to her takes trees of Fir wherein she rests The hills that are on high wild Goats for refuge climb In Rocks the Rabets lie the lights distinguish time he made the Moon Seasons to show the Sun doth know his going down Thou dost the darkness make and darkness makes the Night Then all the beasts forsake their dens that shade the light young Lyons rore After their prey from God do they seek all their store At rising of the Sun they get together then And hastily they run to hide them in their den man goes from home To work and ply his husbandry till ev'ning come HYMN 499. Creation work applauded or service of the Seas 2. METRE 5. PART Give laud c. Psalm 104.24 to 31. O Lord how manifold thy works are great and small Thy wisedom we behold in making of them all the Earth O Lord Is fill'd with thy benignity and richly stor'd So is this spacious deep wherein a huge increase Of countless Creatures keep both small and greater beasts the Ships here sail And made to swim and play therein that strong-set whale All these do wait on thee that thou maist give them meat When fitting seasons be and what thou giv'st they eat thy hand so good Thou openest wide they are supply'd and fill'd with food Thou hid'st thy face they mourn thou tak'st away their breath They dye and soon return unto their dust by death thy Spirit goes forth Comes a new race and spreads the face of all the Earth HYMN 500. Creator's Glory celebrated 6. PART 2.
Ver. 3.14.15 For he would undoubtedly Cure him of his Leprosy So he went and was made whole Both in body and in soul. 2 Chr. 34.22 26. Mat. 1.10 Hulldah dwelling in the College Perfect in Prophetick knowledge That did comfort King Josiah Grand-child to King Hezekiah Ver. 28.24 And assur'd his peacefull end For even death must stand his friend Though God's wrathfull indignation Scorcht the following Generation Ver. 25. And the Prophetess was bold To denounce the wrath foretold For their sin so far incens'd That the wrath could not be quench'd Esther 4.14 Royal Esther most religious Born as for a time prodigious With her Maidens mourn'd and pray'd Stak'd her life for Israel's aid Chap. 7.6 Cop'd with Haman got the day Which advanced Mordecay And if any women be Types of Christ 't is such as she Thus the Testament hath told Worthy Women of the Old Now great Ladies take a view Of the Worthies of the New. Luke 1.6 Ver. 44. First Elizabeth admire Whose obedience was entire Whose sweet Babe within her womb Leap'd for joy that Christ was come Luke 2 37. Chap. 7.38 Aged Anna that did pray Instantly both night and day Mary that did weep as fast Till her tears all price surpast Luke 10.39 Th' other Mary we must mention Who to Christ gave great attention For the better part she chose That which she could never lose John 11.2 Mat. 26.13 This was also she that shed Precious Spiknard on his head Which to such account did come As must pass through Christendom Luke 11.38 John 11.5 And good Martha must be number'd Though with too much care encumber'd One expresly said to be Lov'd of Christ among the three John 11.22 For she was a sound believer Though her brothers death did grieve her And confiding told our Lord He could raise him at a word Mark 12.44 2 Cor. 9.7 And the Widdow whose Gratuity Pass'd the rich mens superfluity Though two mites was all her living So much priz'd is cheerfull giving Mark 7.26 Mat. 15.20 And the Greek Syro-Phoenician Who so press'd her bold petition Term of Dog she overcomes Dogs said she may eat the crums Ibidem So she stoutly stood the tryal And misdoubted no denial For she knew she should prevail And her faith did never fail Mat. 9.20 Such a faith did Christ avouch Hers to be that stole a touch For said that believing soul If I touch I shall be whole John 4.26 She of Sychar made acquainted With Messias God's Annointed She made all the Town to know They believ'd and found it so John 19.25 Luke 2.35 And of them that so surpass Was the wife of Cleophas Sympathizing in the smart That did pierce the Virgins heart Ibidem See Postscript Note the third And the Virgins Sister there That did like affection bear And Salome who likewise Did so strongly Sympathize Luke 8.2 Mat. 27.46 And that Godly Convert then Called Mary Magdalen Who last serv'd our Saviour slain And first saw him rais'd again Acts 9.39 ch 17.34 Tabitha that did prepare Garments for the poor to wear Damaris that clave to Paul When the learn'd neglected all Acts 12.14 Rhoda that knew Peter's Voice And thereat did so rejoyce That she straight ran in and said Here 's the man for whom we pray'd Acts 16.14 c. She whose heart the Lord did open To attend to what was spoken And her heart set â—pe to â—each her Sets her house so to the Preacher Rom. 16.8 Phoebe that did service pay To the Church of Cenchrea And Priscilla that did purchase Thanks of all the Gentile-Churches Ver. 6.12 Mary too a Saint illustrious And for Saints dear sakes industrious So Tryphaena's works import And Tryphosa's came not short 2 Tim. 1.5 ch 3.15 Lois next as Scripture saith In whom dwell'd unfeigned faith And Eunice prais'd as high Which two train'd up Timothy 2 John 1. c. And the Lady call'd Elect With the Robes of Vertue deckt And her Children from their youth Walking stedfast in the truth Rom. 16.15 Phil. 4.3 2 John 13. Some but named are set down And a Name is some renown Here a Sister there a Wife Owned in the book of life Phil. 4.3 Luke 8.3 Women then as well as Men Have their praise by Scripture pen Women of their substance lent To our Lord with one assent Luke 8.3 One of these was good Susanna And the Noble Dame Joanna Herod's Stewards wife was one And a many more unknown Luke 23.27 Ver. 40.55 Women did with mournfull breath Most of all lament his death Women at his Grave did grieve On the sacred Sabbath Eve. Luke 23.50 chap. 24.1 And that past they did not fear To embalm his body there And had there the best inspection First into his Resurrection Acts 17.4.12 Lastly to give all their due Famous women and not few Were converted and strait-way At the Gospels spring of day Wherefore to conclude the story Of this faithfull Female glory One thing more I must annex In the honour of your Sex. Mat. 1.27 Luke 1.44 48. One of yours excell'd all other That was both a Maid and Mother Whom all Generations shall Blessed Virgin-Mother call Luke 1.32 Ver. 46. Mother of Almighty God Celebrated all abroad Yet was she of meek behaviour Magnifying Christ our Saviour Heb. 1.6 Luke 2.10 Whom all Angels evermore Are commanded to adore And with joy they all obey Witness this triumphant day FINIS The Post-script NOTE 1. For the distick in Italian Character Page 748. Take this following if you think it fit Infants of both Sexes some Suffered bloudy Martyrdom Though some Interpreters say that the Male Children onely suffered but that could hardly be See the Text in Jer. 31.18 And Reverend Bishop Hall in his Contemplations of Herod and the Infants saith thus All the Infants of Bethlehem shall suffer for this one Note 2. The Salique Law is a Law of France whereby the Crown of France cannot fall to a Woman The Original and injustice of it and how confuted and condemned from this President of Zelophehad's Daughters Num. 27. 36. c. See in Dr. Heylin's description of the World Edition 8. in Quarto page 80. and in the Edition in Folio pag. 177. Note 3. Some take the Virgin Mary's Sister spoken of John 19.25 to be the same with the Wife of Cleophas for thus the Text expresseth it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Mother and His Mothers Sister Mary the Wife of Cleophas and Mary Magdalene And Calvin construes it that this Mary call'd her Sister was her Cousin and might be the Daughter of Cleophas for any thing said in the Text and the Translators put it in a different Character But Aretius distinguisheth them Adest Mater Christi adest Soror ejus Adsunt aliae duae Mariae Uxor Cleophae Magdalenae There was present saith he the Mother of Christ there was present her Sister there were present two other Maries the Wife of Cleophas and Magdalene A TABLE to the Three Last Centuries containing the