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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55570	Tsofer bepaḥ, or, The bird in the cage, chirping four distinct notes to his consorts abroad I. of consideration, counsel and consolation, II. some experiences and observations gathered in affliction ..., III. the lamentations of Jeremiah ..., IV. a true Christians spiritual pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another metre : and as a preface hereto, an epistle to the Welsh churches, and a brief narrative of the former propagation and late restriction of the Gospel ... in Wales ... / by Vava. Powell.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3078; ESTC R19436	71,339	204

* So Isa 3.4 babes ask bread and no man doth break it to them though sought 5 They that delicately did feed in the streets are des'late They that in scarlet were brought up dung-hils embrace of late 6 For the punishment of the sin and of th' iniquity Of the daughter of my People is greater in degree Then the punishment of the sin of Sodom that 's orethrown As in a moment and no hand staid on her falling down 7 Her Naz'rits were purer than snow than milk they were whiter Their bodies ruddier than rubies their † Polishing decking of Saphir 8 Their visage blacker is than cole not known in th' streets of some Their withered skin cleaves to their bones like a stick it 's become 9 The slain with the sword are better than those by hunger kill'd For these flow out struck through † So Hebr. with want of the fruits of the field 10 The pittiful womens own hands sod their own children dear They were their meat in the slaughter of my Peoples daughter 11 The Lord accomplish'd his fury his fierce wrath out he pour'd He kindled fire in Zion and her foundations devour'd 12 The kings of the earth and all the inhabitants below Would not have believed that the adversary or foe And that the crule enemy should prevail over them Have forcibly entred into the gates of Jerus'lem 13 For the sins of her Prophets and her Priests iniquities That have shed the blood of the just in midd'st her is this 14 They † Heb. the same mov'd as blind men in the streets they have polluted much Themselves with blood so that men could not once their garments touch 15 They cry'd unto them depart ye for it is polluted Depart ye depart ye touch not when away they had fled And wandred they said among the heathen every where They shall no longer inhabit nor sojourn with us here 16 The Lord's anger divided them hee 'l them no more esteem The Priests persons they did not † favour prize nor th' Elders highly deem 17 As for us our eyes as yet fail'd for our vain help we have Watch'd in watching for a Nation which yet could us not save 18 They hunt our steps that we cannot go in our streets safely Our end is near our days fulfil'd for our end 's come quickly 19 Our persecutors swifter are than th' Eagles of Heaven They pursu'd and laid wait for us on hills in desart then 20 The breath of our nostrils is gone which refresh'd our spirits The annointed of † Heb. Jehovah was taken in their pits Of whom we said and surely hop'd that under his shadow Among the heathen we shall live which hope is vanish'd now 21 Rejoyce and be exceeding glad O daughter of Edom That dwellest in the land of Vz the cup also shall come And likewise pass through unto thee and thou drunken shalt be And make thy self naked because of thine iniquity 22 The punishment accomplish'd is of thine iniquity O thou sad daughter of Zion he will no more carry Thee away to captivity thy sins he will visit O daughter of Edom he will thy sins discover yet CHAP. V. O Lord † Heb. signifies to remember or mind mind what is come on us think on and see our shame Our portion is turn'd to strangers our houses aliants claim We are orphans and fatherless our mothers as widdows We drank our water for money our wood is sold to us Our necks are under grievous and sore Persecution Whe labour and we have no rest our state Lord think upon We have through want given the hand to the Egyptians And to be satisfi'd with bread to the Assyrians Our father 's sin'd and they are not and their † Iniquities sins born have we Servants rul'd or'e us ther 's none that from their hand doth us free We gat our bread with the peril of our lives and no less Because of the devouring sword of the dry wilderness Our skin was black like an oven through sore famine likewise They ravish'd th' women in Zion and maids in Judah's Cities Princes once powerful are now by their hand up hanged The faces of our grave Elders were no whit honoured They took the beautiful young men to grind to make them food And the children through their weakness did fall under the wood The Elders have ceas'd from the gates the youths from their † ●sick playing The joy of our heart is now ceas'd our dance turn'd to mourning The Crown is fallen from our heads wo to us we did sin For this our heart is faint for these things our eyes now are dim Because the mountain of Zion which is now desolate The cunning foxes upon it do boldly walk of late Thou O Lord for ever remain'st like to thee there is none Thy throne from generation to generation Wherefore dost thou forget us Lord and that for evermore And us forsake † So Heb. in the Margin for length of days this makes our suffering sore Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and we shall be turned Renew our days as thou of old did'st and hast promised But thou O Lord hast utterly we fear rejected us Against us thou art very wroth yet justly thou deal'st thus A true CHRISTIANS PILGRIMAGE Or AFFLICTED-STATE Setting forth Pathetically and Mystically a Saints Night and Day or Sorrow and Joy Most of it being A Vision seen in Affliction and profitable for Edification and Consolation The flying Sun the fading Shaddow The dismal Night the welcom Morrow O Glorious Sun that run'st with joy thy race And daily shewst the world thy goodly face Shine forth upon my Dyal tho but clay That I may rightly know the time of Day I thought it was scarce Noon but now I see The shadows of the Evening covering me Alas where have I been what have I done Had I my back all this while on the Sun Or did I sleep or dream that all my year A Summer without Winter would appear Alas my † Those six Words signifie the Conscience Watch Alarm and my Clock My mourning Dove my Sentinel and Cock. Slept all at once until that audibly One said the King and all his Train past by Then startling out of slumber I look'd out And saw his whirling Chariots fly about Ah thought I then I must lurk in the shade Until the Worlds great light doth Retrograde Where am I now on what ground do I stand I cannot see my right from my left hand Is this a Hill or Plain is' t Land or Water Oh! whither shall I step or flee for shelter I am soon doted and quite at a loss Already turn'd into my first Chaos Is there no hope of Light Oh I see none Where are the [a] Angels Pleiades and Orion Are all God's sparkling [b] Scriptures Diamonds divine So clad with clouds that none of them do shine I see not one about this Canopy Sad soul how fast comes on thy misery But where art thou fair [c] Church Moon wilt thou appear O [d] True Christian hearb of Grace lo here but ne'r the near Where is thy light O help if ever now Ah I cannot for the * Which is the cause of the Moons Eclipse earths thick shadow Hath interposed so between me and thee I am eclips'd look for no light from me

but in vain They gave their pleasant things for meat to bring their souls again See O Lord and consider me for vile I yet remain 12 Oh is it nothing unto you all ye that do passe by Behold and see if that there be any sorrow like my Sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the Lord now hath Afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger and wrath 13 Fire from above into my bones in justice he hath sent And it prevaileth against them by which my strength is spent For my feet he hath spread a net he back hath turned me Yea he hath made me desolate and all the day fainty 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his own hand They are wreathed and are come up on my neck as a band He hath made my strength for to fail the Lord delivered me Into their hands from whom I now cannot rise or get free 15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my men once mighty And in the midst of me he hath called an assembly Aganst me to crush my young men the Lord trod the Virgin The comely daughter of Judah in a wine-press for sin 16 For these things do I weep mine eye mine eye pours water down Because the Comforter that should relieve my Soul and own Is far from me and my children are desolate you see Because the Enemy hath so prevailed over me 17 Sad Zion spreadeth forth her hands to comfort her there 's none The Lord commanded concerning Jacob and his Zion That his Enemies should surround him yea Jerusalem Is as a menstruous woman now abiding among them 18 The Lord is wonderful righteous for I rebelled have Against his just commandment for all this he can save Hear I pray you all People then and this my sorrow see My maids and my young men are gone into Captivity 19 I called unto my Lovers but they deceived me My Priests and my Elders gave up the ghost in the City While they sought their meat that their souls therewith reliev'd might be 20 Behold O Lord for I am in grievous distress and woe My bowels are troubled mine heart is turn'd within me too Because I have most grievously rebelled this is come Abroad the Sword bereaveth much there is like Death at home 21 They my foes have heard that I sigh there 's none to comfort me Yea all mine Enemies have heard of this my misery They are glad that thou hast done it thou yet the day wilt bring That thou hast call'd and they shall be like unto me suffering 22 Let all their wickedness O Lord in time come before thee And do unto them according as thou hast done to me Because of all my transgressions committed against thee For my sighs are many for sins and my heart is fainty CHAP. II. HOw hath the glorious Lord cover'd the daughter of Zion With a thick cloud in his anger and from Heaven cast down Unto the earth the lowest state Israels whole beauty And forgot his foot-stool in the day that he was angry 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the inhabitants well known Of Jacob and hath not piti'd in his wrath he threw down The daughters of Judah's strong holds he brought down to the ground He hath polluted the kingdom and her Princes once crownd 3 In his fierce anger he cut off Israels horn fully He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy And he is grievously incens'd against Jacob with ire Which round about sorely devour'd like to a flaming fire 4 He also bent his mighty bow like as an enemy He likewise stood with his right hand ev'n as an adversary And slew all things that did appear pleasant unto the eye In Zions daughters tent like fire he pour'd out his fury 5 The Lord was as an enemy he Israel swallowed And all her stately Pallaces he hath quite devoured He hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in The daughters of Judah's mourning and sorrow for her sin 6 And his Tabernacle away he did take violently As a Garden he destroy'd his places of Assembly The Lord caus'd Sabbaths and solemn feasts to cease in Zion He hath despis'd the King and Priest in his indignation 7 The Lord hath cast off his Altar he loath'd his sanctuary Her pallace wals he gave up to the hand of th' enemy And they in the house of the Lord have lifted up a voice As in the solemn feasting-days appointed to rejoyce 8 The Lord hath purposed also the wall to undermine Of the dear daughter of Zion he hath stretch'd out a line And he hath not withdrawn his hand from cruel destroying For he made rampart and walls mourn they joyn in languishing 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground her Bars are spoil'd and burst Her King and her Princes carried among the Gentiles curst The Law is no more to be seen her Prophets also find No vision nor Revelation from the Lord of his mind 10 The Elders of Zions daughther sit on the ground silent They have cast dust upon their heads in great astonishment They have girded themselves also with sack-cloth they are found The Virgins of Jerusalem hang their heads to the ground 11 Mine eyes do greatly fail with tears my bowels are troubled My liver and my inward parts on the earth is poured For the breach of the Daughter of my People in mis'ry For the babes and sucklings swoon in the streets of the City 12 They say to their Mothers where is the Corn and Wine we die When they swoon'd as the wounded in the streets of the City When their precious soul was poured and surrendred again Into their dear mothers bosom but all this was in vain 13 What thing shall I at this time take to testifie for thee Or what thing shall I parallel to thee in misery O daughter of Jerusalem what shall I think upon Equal to thee that I may give the consolation O Virgin daughter of Zion for thy breach is very Great like the sea who can heal thee of this thy misery 14 Thy Prophets have beheld both vain and foolish things for thee And they have not discovered thy great iniquity To turn away thy sore bondage by bidding thee repent But saw for thee false burdens and causes of banishment 15 All that passe by do now at thee clap their hands together They hiss and wag their heads now at Jerusalem's daughter Saying is this the City that men call the perfection Of beauty the joy of the whole earth Is this that Zion 16 All thine enemies have open'd their mouths wide against thee They hisse and gnash the teeth they say and that triumphantly We have now swallowed her up quite this is the day surely That we look'd for we it have found we have seen it fully 17 The Lord hath done what he devis'd and he hath fulfilled His words that in the daies of old himself had commanded He threw down and hath not piti'd and caused thine