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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51411	Some meditations on the history recorded in the first fourteen chapters of Exodus, in meeter	Morton, Charles, 1627-1698.	1680 (1680)	Wing M2824A; ESTC R38056	9,375	18

Must first believe and practice what he teaches Moses thus warn'd his Son doth circumcise 25. Draws blood from Gershom tears from Zipporahs eyes Oh Bloody husband cryes she Man of blood 26. Carnal relations often hinder good But it is better friends then God t' offend Make friends our enemies keep God our friend Now on he goes his brother Aaron meets him 27. Sent forth by God and brotherly he greets him And hand in hand they into Egypt go 29. Congregate Israel and to them show Gods wondrous works and gracious words which said 30. 31. Israel believes worships and bows the head Approaching mercies when they do appear Should be receiv'd with reverence and fear To Pharo'h fruitful Egypts mighty King Ch. 5. 1. Next they address and do this message bring The God of Jacob saith Let Israel go And worship me the Lord will have it so The Lord sayes Pharo'h stay I do not know him 2. Nor any Suit or Service that I owe him Who is the Lord The Hebrews God say they 3. Hath us commanded Let us go wee pray A three-days Journey in the desart there To Sacrisice for otherwise we fear Hee 'l angry be if we neglect his word Hee 'l fall on us with Psstilence and Sword Here 's Gods command and Israels request Whereby in humble manner he is prest Israel's in danger if they do not do it If Pharo'h lets them then let him look to it If they a Sword and Pestilence do fear Then what may He that is their hinderer But hee 's resolv'd Go get you gon says he Moses and Aaron to your burthens yee 4. Doe hinder business you that are but two Doe stay the work that many hands might doe 5. Then doth he call the Taskers makes this Law Require the Tale of Bricks allow no Straw 7. 8. 8. For they are Idle hence arise their cries Let us go worship God go sacrifice Wretched uncharitableness is thine That thinkest all Religion but designe Not to please God onely our selves to please Not inward comfort but for outward ease Lay on more work and keep them at it hard 9. Their vain religious canting ne're regard 'T is said 't is done they find it to their grief 10. 14. 15. And first they fly to Pharo'h for relief Oh! Why are we thus hardly dealt withall How can we work without materiall 16. Thy people are in fault and wee are beaten Pharo'h instead of helping them does threaten 17. Sends them away with scorn Go Idlers go Youl 'd serve the Lord Serve Mee I 'le have it so Hear how the Harpy harps upon that word You 'r Idle you would go and serve the Lord A Pharoh's better farther off then nigh one Sheep little get by comming near the Lyon This will not do Moses and Aaron next 20. They met but being grieviously perplext They charge them as the cause of all their wo 21. Had it not been for you 't had not been so You made 's believe and put trust in the Lord And this hath put in Pharo'hs hand a sword Never was so severe th' Egyptian rod 23. Till you perswaded us to worship God Moses to God complains Why was I sent 22. To Israel their sorrows to augment Jehovah answers I do hear their cryes Ch. 6. 5. See their distresses I do Sympathise Do feel their loads Moses again is sent With a new Covenant new encouragement 6. 7. 9. But Israel that under griefs doth languish Cannot hear God nor Moses for their anguish O men of little faith that cannot see For tears th' Almighties Al-sufficiency O! men of feeble spirits that for one Rough passage doubt of their redemption O little love you shew that will depart From your Religion for a little smart Moses again is sent unto the King 11. But now alas his faith is wavering For if saith he Israel will not hear 12. My message Pharo'h will much less I fear But God doth charge him and his brother both 13. And therefore in they go though very loath Thus Stars of greatest magnitude wee see With fogs and clouds sometimes obscured bee Thus strongest pillars of the Church with weight Will bow a little till God set them right When into Pharohs presence they were come He frowning sayes what will these troublesome And ill bred fellows have they know our will They have our answer Will you ne're be still Where 's your commission mak 't appear that you Are sent of God and that your God is true Shew us some tricks our High Priests can doe this By power from our Gods Isis Osiris Our Garden gods Leekes Onions O the dotage Nascutur in hortis numina Ch. 7. 10. That shreds divinity to make their Pottage Then Aaron cast upon the ground his rod 'T is chang'd into a Serpent by his God The Jugling-wizzards Pharo'h calls and they 11. Perform the like But soon are made a prey To Aarons Serpent all their Magick fry 12. Thus solid Reason swallows sophistry Pharo'h is hardned Tush saith he for this 13. I care not while it doth not bite but hiss Thus some men Comets to a jest do turn Because they onely blaze and doe not burn Although perhaps sometimes they do foreshew Burning of Cities and of Navies too They shall not go no Sure it were as good You did permit them Next sign shall be Blood 17. 18. 19. 21. Blood in the rivers choaking all the fishes Blood in your ponds stone pots and wooden dishes Blood that shall putrifie the air and stink Blood in the waters you shall lothe to drink 'T is done Hell vicars ape this too His will 22. Is obstinate Pharo'h is Pharo'h still This is the first plague and indeed 't is great Though greater follow 't is about their meat Though some are of opinion and will tell ye Fish is no meat for you may fill your belly Therewith and yet keep fasting daies But I Saving their reverence think it drollery Now enter Frogs filling their region Ch. 8. 2. Water and Land a frog's Amphibion Some swim in broths some baked in their bread 3. Some are cold crawlers in their naked bed Some mufick croak to Pharo'h and perchance 4. Some in his Presence-Chamber skip and dance 'T is true his Priests had try'd what they could do And through permission frogs they brought up too But can they drive them down Now let them prove it They can bring mischief but they can't remove it Thus when with Moses they dare enter lists Th' appear Enchanters but no Exorcists Moses must be entreated now to pray This loathsome judgment may be ta'ne away Wretches may need and beg the prayers of those Sometimes whom otherwhile they most oppose And in design would their religion use Whose Persons and Religion they abuse Now that in this his turn might served be He makes a promise