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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14379	Englands hallelu-jah. Or, Great Brittaines gratefull retribution, for Gods gratious benediction In our many and most famous deliuerances, since the halcyon-dayes of euer-blessed Queene Elizabeth, to these present times. Together, with diuers of Dauids Psalmes, according to the French metre and measures. By I:V	Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.	1631 (1631)	STC 24697; ESTC S111549	31,133	126

ENGLANDS Hallelu-jah OR GREAT BRITTAINES Gratefull Retribution for Gods Gratious Benediction In our many and most famous Deliuerances since the Halcyon-Dayes of euer-blessed Queene ELIZABETH to these present Times Together with diuers of Dauids Psalmes according to the French Metre and Measures By I V Psalme 103.1.2 Blesse the Lord ô my Soule and all that is within me blesse his holy Name Blesse the Lord ô my Soule and forget not All his Benefits Non est dignus dandis Qui non est gratus pro datis ¶ Printed at London by The Purfoot for Henry Seile and are to be sold at the Tygers Head in S. Paules Church-yard 1631. TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull his most worthy and highly honoured Friends Sir Hugh Hamersley Knight and Mr. Alderman Parkburst Two of the principall Gouernours of Christs-Hospitall I V wisheth the Kingdome of Grace heere and the Kingdome of Glory hereafter THis Poeme Right Wor being intended as a promoueing Spurre and incitemen● to that most excellent and amiable duty of Gratitude of which sweetly sayeth St. Augustine Quid melius animo geramus aut ore promamus an t calamo pingamus quam Graetias Hoc nil breuius dici nil suauius andiri nec fructuosius ab bominibus agi potest What sayes Hee can wee better beare in our minde or vtter with our tongue or set-forth with our pen than Thanksgiuing a man can speake nothing more succinct heare nothing more sweet nor doe any thing more aduantageous than This of Thankefulnesse I therefore most worthy Sirs knowing my Selfe deeply indebted to your Worships for many former Fauours and continued Courtesies towards me was duly incited yea stimulated to apprehend this fit and faire oportunity to intimate my long obliged Gratitude by an humble Dedication of this small Symboll of my sincere Thankfulnesse to your good Worships Which had not the malignity of the Times prohibited was intended for the yeere of your as pious as prudent honourable Maioralty of this Citty whose Gates at this day doe blesse you as Ierusalems did good Nehemiah Nehem the 13.22 for your then honourable and godly care of the Lords sacred Sabboth Accept worthy Sirs I humbly pray you This poore Presentation of my obliged seruice now for though it comes lately yet it comes loyally and from his heart who in all due and true obseruance desires most respectiuely to Rest. Your good Worships euer to bee commanded Iohn Vicars To the Christian Reader SVch good Reader are the Crimes Of these graceles gratelesse Times Such mans grosse Ingratitude For Gods mercies multitude So forgetfull of his Kindnesse So possest with carnall Blindnesse That we need King Phillips-Boy Eu'ry morning to employ At the Doore of each mans Heart To performe th' Aduisers part Long and loud and oft to cry Man Remember God on high I considering This great Need And how few thereto proceed Haue for want of One more fit Bouldly vndertaken It Euen a Monitour to be To the Soule of Thee and Mee Dayly duly to repeate Past and Present Mercies great Counting it the Queene of Labours To re-count Gods boundlesse Fauours Wherein if Thou giue consent I enioy my Hearts content I obtaine what I desire Hauing kindled This blest Fire Which thus kindled ô I pray It may neuer dye decay But burne-forth with Zeales bright Flame To the Praise of Gods great Name This This onely seekes and prayes Hee that truly rests alwayes Thine in the Lord Iesus Iohn Vicars TO HIS SINGVLAR good Cousen M R. JOHN VICARS The most Praise-worthie Authour OF Englands Hallelu-jah THese Lines and Layes once twice againe o're-read Refresht my Soule and rauisht haue my Heart So great Content and Comfort in Mee bred I could not choose but to your-se●fe impart They haue Mee chang'd for once made mee Poet Your Muse Nought-els that I do know could doe it I 'll Say in Prose what you doe Sing in Verse Most Christianly The Lord is to be praised And in a home-spunne Speach I 'll still reherse What you most sweetly soundly heere haue phrased In this Angellike Song a part I Loue And though I say 't but Here I 'll Sing 't Aboue Thomas Vicars B D Englands Hallelu-jah 1. MY thankefull heart and hand doe vndertake To write indite some holy heauenly Song Some sacred Song of Loue and Land to make Which may to Englands Lord alone belong O that my Pen were prompt as that sweet writers That sacred sugred Kingly Praise-Inditers 2. O euerliuing euerlouing Lord Father of Mercies Fountaine of all Grace Whose noble Name and Fame Heauen Earth record Glorious in Heauen in Earth in euery Place Who art farre fairer in thy beauteous praise Than is the Sun in all his brightest rayes 3. Thou art most glorious in the Worlds Creation Wherein are various Workes of wonder showne But much more glorious in Mans Restauration Wherein was Mercies-Miracle well knowne Thy workes ô Lord indeed are wondrous great But yet thy Mercies must haue supreme seate 4. The Heauens declare thy handy workes ô Lord The Earth is full of Creatures admirable The Sea a Sea of Wonders doth affoord Full fraught with Fishes huge innumerable But yet thy Loue to Man amongst them all I iustly most admire and euer shall 5. Man out of Dust base dust at first created Yet after thy blest Image blestly made Man Lord of all thy Creatures ordinated Man by them all in Earth Aire Sea obay'd Yet Man by Pride and Hells malignity Deprau'd of Blisse Depriu'd of 's Royalty 6. To Man much blest in his pure Generation To Man most curs'd in his Degenerous-case To Man best blest in his Re-generation By Christ Mans sole Peace-maker Spring of Grace To Man I say and of all Men to Those Whom Hee by Faith to be his Flocke hath chose 7. And of all These to Vs his Little-flocke To Vs I say his English-Israelites To Vs ingrafted on old Israels stocke And to Our Land of Goshen whom the frights Of forreine Foes and home-bred Enemies By force and fraud haue oft sought to surprise 8. Thy Loue ô Lord I say to Our poore Nation Beside Spirituall-Graces largely giuen Thy Word and Sacraments Food of Saluation The best High-way for vs to walke to Heauen Thy many Temporall Protections great From all the dangers which fell Foes did threat 9. From all the Terrours of our Foes without vs From all the Horrours of our Foes within From all that rose against vs round about vs From Truth to Errour vs to worke and win This thy great Loue our great Deliuerance This would my gratefull Voyce and Verse aduance 10. That maugre all the might and spight of Spaine And Antichristian Balaam of Rome Thou hast and wilt thy Churches right maintaine And turne Romes Curses to hir owne dire doome Blessing whom he would Curse crossing the hate Of Spaines proud Amalecke that Scourge of State 11. And as hard hearted Pharaoh and his Traine In Aegypt by Gods fearefull