and plagues withall Because her sins have reach't unto the Heavens high And God doth find and call to mind all her iniquity Reward her to the â—ull as she rewarded you And fill her cup twice double up as she was wont to do Look how much she hath been a proud Luxurious Liver So much inflict her torments strict and so much sorrow give her For thus within her heart I sit a Queen saith she No desolate poor widdowes state nor sorrow shall I see And therefore shall her plagues come on her in one day Famine and death and mournfull breath to make her pine away And she shall utterly be burnt with fire at length For God the Lord that doth reward and judge her hath such strength H. 8. Charities QVALIFICATIONS 1 Cor. 13. 4 5. LOng-suffering is charity and most exceeding kind It envies not nor vaunts it self nor is puft up in mind Doth not unseemly bear it self it seeketh not her own Is not provoked easily and evil it thinks none 6 7 8. It joyes not in iniquity but in the truth takes joy Beheves and bears indures and hopes in all things patiently And charity fails not at all but Prophesies shall fail And tongues shall cease and knowledge fade but love shall still prevail 13. And now do Faith and Hope abide and Charity these three But that which is most magnifi'd is Love and Charity H. 9. CHASTISEMENT Heb. 12. 5 6. THe castigation of thy God my Son do not despise And when rebuked by his rod faint not in any wise For whom he loves he never leaves without chastisement fit And every Son whom he receives must to his scourge submit 7 8. By his chastisement if ye bleed Sonne-like you have your lot For what Son is there whom indeed the Father chastneth not But if yee no chastisement bear which all partake of here Then Bastards verily ye are and not his children dear 11. And now indeed no chastening doth for the present seem A joyous but a grievous thing as usually we deem But afterward it nere ' â—helesse doth yeild us evidenâ—ly The peacefull fruits of righteousnesse when exercis'd thereby H. 10. CHRIST his BENEFITS Eph. 1. 3. 1 Cor. 1. 30. BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord Made to us wisdom righteousnesse and sanctifying grace Redemption also to possesse the purchas'd heavenly place 2 Co. 5. 21. Ioh. 14 6. Eph. 2. 18. Made also to be sin for us who from all sin was free Thaâ— we the perfect righteousnesse of God in Christ might be The way the truth and life he is and thorough him alone We by one Spirit have accesse unto the holy One Col. 3. 11. Where there is neither Greek nor Jew nor sex of great or small Barbarian Scythian bond or free but Christ is all in all 2 PART Rom. 8. 1 2 There is no condemnation now to them that are in Christ Who by the Spirit walk with God not as by flesh intic'd Because the Law of Spirit and life which is in Christ our Lord Hath made us free from force of sinne and us from death restor'd 3. Gal. 4. 4. 1 Pet. 1. 8. For when the Law was weak through flesh and had not strength to save God sent his Son of Virgin-seed and him to us he gave Whom having never seen we love and through beleef no lesse Rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of gloriousnesse Jude 25. Rev. 4. 13. God only wise our Saviour that on the throne doth sit Have honour glory praise and power for ever so be it H. 11. CHRIST'S COMMISSION Mat. 10. 1 8. VVHenas 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 Leapers cleanse the dead men cause to live Cast Devils out your grant is free and therefore freely give 14 15 16 Whoso receives or hears you not it shall be farrmore ease For Sodom and Gomorha's land at judgment then for these Behold as sheep in midst of Wolves I send you forth saith he The Serpents wisdome therefore use and Doves simplicity 2 PART Mat. 28. 18 19 Behold all power is given me in heaven and in earth Go therefore into all the world and set my Doctrine forth 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 what ever 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 H. 12. COMMVNION of SAINTS Heb 12. 22 23 NOw are we come to Sion Mount the City of abode The heavenly Jerusalem where dwels the living God To Hosts of Angels numberlesse and to the Assembly met The general Church of Gods first born whose Names in Heaven are set 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 Christ our Advocate in Gods new Covenant Court Whose sprinkled blood speaks better things then Abel's did report 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 H. 13. 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 righteousnesse with humble heart alone And with the tongue doth man confesse unto salvation 1 Tim. 3. 16. This Mystery of Godlinesse is very great and high God manifested in the flesh the spirit did justifie The blessed Angels saw his face the Gentiles heard his story Believ'd on in the world he was and taken up to glory H. 14. CONFESSION of SIN All people c. Hab. 1. 13. Dan. 9. 6. O Lord that art of purer eye then to behold iniquity We all have sinned we confesse we have committed wickednesse Isa. 59. 12. Ezr. 9. 6. Our trespasses against us show our sinnes we cannot choose but know For they are swolln above our head and are unto the heavens spread Luk. 15. 18. O Father we have grievously offended thee that dwellest on high Unworthy to be own'd therefore as thy dear children any more Ezra 9. 13. Ezek. 18. 32. Yet hast thou never punisht 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 H. 15. CONFIDENCE in GOD O Lord consider c. Haba 3. 17 18. ALthough the figtree shall not
Now therefore glorifie the Lord Dear brethren every one Both in your bodies and your souls for they are Gods alone And whither eat or drink ye do or ought else all your dayes Let all be done by each of you to Gods renown and praise HYMN LXVIII Recovery of the Church Have mercy c. Micâ— 7. 8 9. REjoyce not over me O thou mine enemy For when I fall the boast is small so soon arise shall I. And when I sit me down in darknesse desolate The â—ord will be a light to me in that distrest estate And I will therefore bear the Lords most just displeasure Since I have been entic'd to sin against him in such measure Until the Lord be pleas'd my cause to undertake And at my suit shall execute his judgement for my sake For verily the Lord will bring me forth to light And will express his righteousness apparent in my sight HYMN LXIX REDEEMING of TIME Eccles 12. 1 7. REmember thy Creator now in these thy younger dayes Before the year and day draw near when pleasure quite decayes Then shall the dust return to earth to earth from â—hence it came The spirit then goes back agen to God that gave the same 13 14. Now let us heaâ— the end of all that Scripture doth declare Oh fear the Lord and keep his word which should be all our care For every work both good and bad with every secret thing That here have past from first to last will God to judgement bring Eph. 5. 15 16. See that you walk exactly then and not as fools but wise And still redeem your precious time because bad dayes arise HYMN LXX REDEMPTION Out of the Songs of the blessed Virgin Mary of Zacharias and â—ld Simeon Luke 1. 46 47 50 MY soul doth highly magnifie the Lord of Soveraign power My spirit joys exceedingly in God my Saviour For holy is that Name of his and lets great grace to fall On them that fear him every where through generations all 51 52 The thiâ—gs that his right arm hath wrought have shew'd his strength full well Scattering the proud in that high thought wherewith their hearts did swell Yea he dethrones the mighty ones and plucks them from their seat And them that be of low degree he hath made high and great 53 54 55. He fills the hungry with good things the rich sends empty away And to his servant Israel brings soul-saving help this day Calling to minde his mercies kind to our fore-fathers told With Abraham and his seed to stand for ever as of old 2. PART Out of the Song of Zacharie Luke 1. 1. 68 69. The Lord the God of Israel we praise with one accord For visiting and redeeming us the people of the Lord For he hath thus rais'd up for us salvations surest horn Which in his servant Davids house is of a Virgin born 70 71 72 As holy Prophets all foretold should come to passe for man And by their mouth he spake of old since first the world began From hands of those our hateful foes that he would set us clear And so perform the mercy sworn unto our fathers dear 73 74 75. His holy Covenant still the same to be remembred thus His oath to father Abraham that he would grant to us That safely we from foes set free might walk in fearlesse wayes Of holiness and righteousnesse before him all our dayes 3. PART Out of the Songs of Simeon and Zacharie Luke 2. 30 31 32. And now O Lord our eyes have seen thy saving health and grace By power divine prepar'd to shine before all peoples face And as a light to shine full bright where blindfold Gentiles dwell And to be made the glory of thy people Israel c. 1. 77 78. The knowledge of salvation that God might thus give in Unto his people making known the pardon of their sin All through the love of God above so tenderly let fall Whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us all 79. ch 2. 14. From darknesse and the shade of death to grant us glad release And give us light to guide our feet into the paths of peace To God be glory now therefore in heavens highest place Let peace on earth be poured forth to men good will and grace HYMN LXXI REFORMATION Give laud c. Hag 2. 6. THus saith the Lord of Hoasts 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 lo 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 â—â—all it grow Then of the Temple past the Lord of Hoasts saith so And in this place It is the Lord of Hoasts his Word I will give peace Zach. 4. 6 7. Ha. 2. 22. Yet not by might nor power but by my spirit alone Saith God of Hoasts 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 excel the head-stone of the same His hand shall fit And bring it out with general shout grace grace to it Heg 2. 22 The hand that first began to lay the ground-work low The hand of that same man shall finish it also In spight of Kings For who are they that slight the day of smaller things HYMN LXXII Regeneration Jâ—h 3. 5. Gal. â— â—5 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 kinde of first-ripe-fruit to be of all his whole Creation HYMN LXXIII REPENTANCE Isa. 59. 1 2 GOds arme 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 Ezck. 18. 13. 2 Chron. 30. 9. Lay therefore your transgressions by Repent and turn saith he And so your great iniquitie your ruine 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 then do ninety-nine just men that no repentance need 2. PART Jer. 3. 13. 1 Job 1. 9. Acknowledg how ye have transgrest against the Lord your God And only let it be confest what by-paths you
have trod For if we do our sinnes confesse faithful and just is he From sin and all unrighteousnesse 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 confesse and leave them all shall with the Lord finde grace For he is unto anger slow and ready to forgive And doth abundant kindnesse shew wherefore return and live Exod. 34. 7. For he reserves compassion for thousands that come in Remitting all transgression iniquity and sinne 3. PART Isa. 55. 6 7 Seek ye the Lord unfainedly 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 sinful thoughts forsake ch. 1. 18. And turn again unto the Lord while mercy now takes place And to our God so richly stor'd with gifts of 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 cancell'd all our score In that pure flood of his own blood be praise for evermore HYMN LXXIV REPROACH for CHRIST 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 off but glorifi'd on yours Therefore let no man be asham'd that Christianly endures Mat 5. 11 â—2 Blessed are you when men revile and speak each evil word Against you falsely for the sake of Christ your Soveraign 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 minde 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 LXXV RESURRECTION All people 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 LXXVI Against REVENGE Rom. 12. 19. Luke 6. 27. Mat. 5. 44 DEare Saints avenge not your own selves nor let fierce wrath incense For vengeance saith the Lord is mine and I will recompence Love ye your very enemies and them that curse you bless Do good to them that use you ill with hate and spitefulnesse 45. And people persecuting you curse not but blesse them rather That ye may be children true of your celestial father For he doth cause his rain to â—all and lets his Sun to rise On good and bad in general just and unjust likewise HYMN LXXVII The 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 in 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 Jacobs heritage the Lord shall feed thee fat For thus doth Gods own mouth engage and thou mayst trust to that HYMN LXXVIII SAGRAMENT of the SUPPER Cant. 1. 1 2. c. 2. 5. LEt those life-breathing lips of thine be joyn'd O Christ to me Because thy love excelleth wine and all the Saints love thee With flagons of refreshing joy and comforts from above Stay me O stay me powerfully for I am sick of love 2. 4 3. Into the house of Banqueting he brought me to be fed Love was his banner flourishing with honour ore my head Beneath his shadow I was plac'd with very great content His fruit was sweet unto my taste his Word and Sacrament 5. 1. O friends said he preferr'd on high eat well of my good chear And drink yea drink abundantly my guests to me most dear 2. PART Cant. 5. 16. 2 Cor. 5. 20. My Saviour my beloved one is mine and I am his Chief of ten thousand he alone pure red and white he is Made sin for us that knew no sin that so we might be made The righteousnesse of God in him by whom the price was paid Cant. 8. 7. ch. 1. 4 Stronger then death his love is found not to be bought with goods Nor quench'd with waters nor be drown'd with whatsoever floods O draw me my dear Saviour with those strong cords of love And then will we go after thee as fast as we can move We will record thy love O Lord above the joy of wine The Virgins fair that spotlesse are do love thy name Divine 3. PART 1 Cor. 5. 7 11. Lo Christ is sacrific'd for us our Passeover from heaven Now therefore let us keep the feast not with old lumps of leaven Not with the leav'n of wickednesse or leaven of malice led But keep it with sincerity and truths unleavened bread ch. 11. 29 28. Who eat and drink unworthily their own damnation earn Because they want a spiritual eye his body to discern Our hearts with care examined let us be stâ—rred up To eat of this coelestial bread and drink this sacred cup 26. To eat this bread and drink this cup holds forth a Saviour slain So often as we celebrate until he come again 4. PART 1 Cor. 10. 16. The cup of blessing which we blesse is it not understood The sweet communion to expresse of Christ our Saviours blood The bread we break the holy loas do we not all accord To call it the communion of the body of our Lord 17 For we though many are one bread and in one body joyne For all of us are joyntly fed with that one bread divine The living bread is he on high that down from heaven came And he shall live and never die that eateth of the same Mat. 26. 28. The blood of the new Testament we sweetly taste herein