37.12 13. c. 5. About the last part of Redemption by Christ both of our bodies and spirits and of Zions repair Resurrection of witnesses the future glory and liberty of the New Jerusalem 6. The joy and Halelujahs of all Saints at Christs standing with them on Zion 7. Some more private Meditations and Poems on Paradise regain'd and also Occasional Hymns on our fires so oft repeated on that in Breadstreet the late Drought and after it Rain On Death of Friends or Children and the Sickness or Recovery of some And on the Sabbath c. Errata's PAge 4. line 18. Read Wine p. 12 l. 17. r. side p. 15. l. 11. f of r. and p. 16. l. 27. r. inquir'd p. 19. l. 29. dele to p. 20. r. and you from wick l. 14 r. Christ s p. 24. l. 5. r. O come p. 25. l. 20 r. and for your l. 24. r. ye ' ave trimmed up your Lamps p. 26 l. 4. r. aye p. 29. l. 13. r. blest p. 30 l. 2 r of 's love or d. of p. 31 l. 5. r. throw p. 32. l. 2 r. who thou art p. 36. l. 17. r. on p. 45 l. 11. Gogs p. 47 l. 6. dele his p. 48. l. 14. r. compassions p 49. l. 12. r. hidd n. p. 55. l. 3. r. t' a morn p. 60 l. 22 their eyes p. 72 l. 2 dele the p. 74. l. 15. but those p. 75. l. 8. r. your h. p. 83. l. 25. for nigh r. near p. 86. l. 3. for thus r. them p. 87. l. 9 r. and ch 25. 6. p. 88. l. 1. d. s. p. 101. l. 10. boding l. 11. r. none p. 103. l. 25 r. scortching Sun l. ult where thine thou safe dost p. 110. l. 24. r. the Lord. p. 114. l. 29. r in 's p. 118. l. 6. r. rejoyce l. 8. for and r. to 's raign p. 119. l. 20. r. exalted be p. 121 l. 22. hate and from her retire l. 24. r. burning her p. 123 l. 20. r. on harv p. 129 l. 2. r. vale of l. 17 dele th' l. ult dele to p. 134 l. 1. r brake p. 137 l. 9. r. their p. 148. l. 13. and Nimrods hunt for prey p. 149. l. 29. r. befall p. 150 l. 27. r. said p. 156 l. 8. dele s in nation p. 157. l. 6. dele s in lamentation p. 162 l. 12. r. so p. 163. r. will p. 166. l. 8. dele s in Zions l. 12 r. heads p. 168 Hymn 146 two lines are added to the first staff which belonged to the second p. 174 l. 2. r. what sin p 176 l. 3. r their fate p. 178 l. 7. r. God p. 193. l. 7. dele Hymn and division on the base p. 195. l. 4 r. if he in us This Hymn two Adams fruit compares And way to th' tree of Life declares AS mans first sin quickly led in A curse on 's Children all So did the second Adam win All lost by t'other's fall The fruit that he pluck off the Tree Off knowledge all did fill With ignorance and enmity ' Against all his makers will Yet God thought fit out of this pit that fall'n man should rise And come to eat a fruit more sweet amidst Gods Paradise Oh therefore when ye Sons of men will ye his calls embrace Return and come to him with whom yet ye may hope for Grace Here grows a Tree of Life will be your food and medicine With him that well of life does dwell to him your hearts incline Against the sting of Adams sin here Antidote you 'le find Your dying Soul may on this pole its brazen Serpent mind VVhy will ye dye this tree is nigh to eat if you endeavour Your welcom 's free O tast and see yea eat and live for ever 2 Hymn A Pisgah sight or foretasts and sips of Canaan BLest be the Lord that hath forgiven our sin throw Christ his merit A new and living way to Heaven conducting by his Spirit Gods Sons are heirs of Glory all joynt-heirs with Christ their King They all obey his powerful call and new songs to him sing Their priviledges here are great To ask and have their will On his own Throne Christ will them set and so their joy fulfil Our bodies now so vile and low through grief contempt and pain Tho' death under the clods them sow shall yet arise to raign Then no uncircumcised one before that judge shall stand For heirs of Glory they alone must sit on Christs right hand They that by Bacahs Vale once past now come to Berecha And thus Before their King at last still sing Halelujah 3 Hymn A Prophetick Lamentation for our Times O Lord draw near prevent our fear of Romish desolation For Babels whore lies at the door with her abomination That man of sin long since got in and in Christs Throne does sit And throw Gods anger we are in danger to fall into his pit Th' old Dragon fierce does wound and peirce thy Sions blessed Seed But Christ departs that cuts our hearts who soon could wound his head But Lord return for thee we mourn Our Prophets we see none That where we are can well declare while Christ our light is gone Send forth thy Sword thy Holy word Leviathans head to wound Rouze Judahs Lion let Virgin Sion no more sit on the ground VVhy does thy face so full of Grace eclipsed still remain Both Devils and men subdue and then thou Lord alone shalt raign 4 Hymne A Thirsty cry after that good Spirit of Adoption O Lord our hearts do thirst and cry for thy pure living water Thy spirit is good Oh such a floud on droughty Souls Lord scatter Then shall we like thy Garden be full of all pleasant fruit For Christ laid up O then hee 'l sup of Wines his tast that suits Then Sharons's Rose that withering is in beauty shall appear Thornes shall not so with Lillies grow nor Saints still Sackcloth wear Then shall that Sun of Righteousness heal them that fear his name True judgement shall in Desart dwell and wipe off Sions shame Then Babels moon in darkness soon unto a change will come The Virgins shall in triumph call Their Bridegroom to his home Adopted ones now cease all groanes Heavens meet the Earth with Songs Lord come away for such a day thy whole creation longs 5 Hymne The Thirsty Soul ONe thing of thee Lord I desire and yet that one is all With ' love of Christ my heart inspire that mine I may him call O let the Coals of Jah inflame my Soul with burning love Unite my heart to fear thy name O send in Noah's Dove The Olive branch of peace to bring wherein I shall rejoyce And over all my sorrows sing in faiths melodious voice And when that King of Righteousness shall raign and prosper too With peace he will our Islands bless them that oppress undo Extend good will to Sions Hill that now we ruin'd call Oh build agen Jerusalem repair her broken wall From Sion Israels safety speed so
with God i' th' dark For the return o' th' absent Ark. as in Jer. 8.19 and Ps 80.3 7 14 19. HOw long Lord wilt thou hide thy face which yet thou bidst us seek Why should thy haters thee disgrace insulting oâ—'e thy meek Our foes reproach us very much asking us where 's your God This is the loss our heart doth touch God's gone from 's old abode Will not our foes ride o're our head and soon of all bereave us And th' ark to Dagon captive lead if once our God should leave us Oh now 's the crown fall'n from our head if once our God depart And all Religious hopes lye dead in lifeless formes at th' heart But when will God return O when and cause his face to shine These Lions to their final den O Lord at last confine Then shall Gods lambs feed in their place the spirit of Grace descend Our King in Zion show's bright face and Babels Kingdom end 68 Hymn The spouse by Bacha's Vale of tears Thirsts till in Zion she appears FOr God the living God my Soul pants and enquires In Vales I cry on mountains high I utter strong desires I seek yet find him not asking of watchmen all I run yet find i 'm still behind and he far from my call Time was my Lebanon did glorious Cedars yeild For Christ my Spouse that his own house himself not man might build But now my walls are broke Foxes upon them walk My Lord is gone off from his throne from whence he once did talk But yet those Mountains tell good news to th' desolate My Lord to raign comes once again for this I 'le gladly wait With mercies he 'l return both Babels throne to waste And to refresh our Wilderness do this O Jesus hast 69 Hymn The Soul with pain seeks Christ at last She finds and so she holds him fast Cant. 3.1 2 3. LIke to the flames of heav'nly fire so is thy love O God! Tho 't first descend yet 't will aspire to fix there it's abode Delayes or distance blow 't not out tho' sin full oft does grieve him Yet I of mine not his love doubt that good report I 'le give him His loves first call with me did gain that did my heart command A visit now 's hard to obtain in dry and weary Land But O who understands his way to love yet anger faign T' ecclipse and after beams display lift up cast down again This Lord I by thy help resolve Tho' now i' th' dark I sit On thee firm hope still to revolve and to thy will submit Art thou withdrawn I 'le yet pursue when slain in the I 'le trust The hopes of better days like dew shall ev'n revive my dust 70 Hymn The hidden face of God regain'd Breeds vows and hopes he 'l be retain'd IN Bacha's Vale of tears I thirst did pant and grope At last appears above my fears a blessed door of hope My Lord was wondrous kind for tho' he angry was Yet now I find hee 's well inclin'd my trespass by to pass When first to me he came he knock't long at my door Blest be his name I may 't proclaim his patience me forbore Now if at 's door I stay why should I not submit Thus hope I may without delay at last hee 'l open it With mercies many and great he will return again Plots hee 'l defeat his work compleat and o're our Isles shall raign His Tabernacle then ' mongst us hee 'l place and hold Yea once agen from righteous men rebukes shall clean be roul'd His candlesticks shall be for 's walk of Gold most pure Thrice blest is he that him shall see that day shall aye endure 71 Hymn Th' afflicted Soul ' and Spouse complaint That her beloved mate does want like the 102 Psal title c. TOuching thy pleasant Vineyard Lord bought and by thee brought hither How sad is it that men abhorr'd Should cut and make it wither Good room thou for it here did make and caus'd it fill the Land And gath'red'st stones out for its sake to plant it with thy hand Now when for 's fruits God came to look but lost his expectation He left it wast that Boars might pluck and make 't a desolation Oh barren most degen'rate plant once of a noble Vine That his return the Lord would grant and cause his face to shine Our desert then shall spring again and bud like Jesse's branch Our Lord will come at last to raign his Vine's-bleeding to staunch Light to impart to souls forsak'n to dry bones lively dews Virgins secure asleep t' awak'n to tell-mourners good news Th' afflicteds prayers he 'l then regard to Babel blood repay T' Saints small and great a just reward Lord hast that glorious day 71 Hymn Of Zion's King this Hymn let 's sing 2 Sam. 23 3 5. Isai 60.17 18. THe Rock of Israel said who will his word fulfil All knees shall bow for all do owe subjection to his will This earth through sin accurst with blessings shall increase Hill's barren soyl wine milk and oyl shall yield plenty with peace Our own God will us bless men shall no more oppress Officers all we peace shall call exactors righteousness No Lion shall be there Christ Lambs to death to bring His righteous Laws pleading their cause shall make the Widows sing Lord let thy Kingdom come and holy will be done That Babylon may have no throne let whore and beast be gone Praise waits for thee O Lord In Zion joyful songs Fulfil thy word furbish thy Sword to thee vengeance belongs Then Halelujahs we will ever sing to thee With righteousness the Isles oh bless and from proud Nimrods free 72 Hymn The Spouse enquires where she may find Her well beloved Christ most kind ALL ye my Lord that know Or love heark to my moan Ye watchmen all to you I call Shew where my love is gone What means his distance now when love has made him dear What win my heart and then depart O this is hard to bear Or why 's he gone or fled my sin is sure the cause That once he came blest be his name how much his love still draws Where is that blessed place in Heav'n they see his face That way therefore I must adore rev'rent and 's feet embrace In hopes I 'le wait the day when hee 'l no longer stay But Clouds dispel and tydings tell of joy to last alway Till then my heart shall be his principality But men and devils sin and all evils at last shall vanquish't lye 73 Hymn This calls to humble Lamentation VVhen God departs from Soul or Nation ALL ye from whom your Lord so dear is griev'd away and gone That formerly you felt so nigh and seek sigh and bemoan Where once his light has on us shone and after is obscur'd Eclipst and gone that loss alone is woful to b' endur'd 'T is greater wo well to have been t' enjoy and after loose Gods lightsome
spirit of Prophesie in David and of what polish't Saphyrs will your New Jerusalem be made but all Gods not mans 'T is no error in a Preacher to seek out Dibvrei chaphets words of desire Eccl. 12.10 i. e. verba complacentiae Vatablus tho' cadency in rhymes and lines delight not God yet it and method too in English Speech Prayer Print may profit us and help Memory and please Affection in the vulgar I bring but a loop or Badger-skin to tye or warm at the Altar or if only to sing in our Families not to impose a form only till times of bettering let it be welcome as that womans box to Christ to do what we can as Mark 14.8 But because they were so pleasing to some that beg'd and others that took Copies of them at the uttering tho' not so many so full and distinct as here I hope it will be as welcom this New year to such to see them in Print as then to hear 'em and however let none grudg the Youth if I dedicate this first part to them and if these pass off well being only 500 Copies and the charge pretty deep too To the Elder of my Auditory I may produce in due time the Second Part with a larger Epistle on the various Scripture-victories from Genesis to Revelation if God permit I add a Title too and Index to find any Hymn if any use them to conclude let your tuning of the heart be the most melodious part for Non vox sed votum non musica chordula sed cor non clamor sed amor psallit in aure dei Some Dedicatory Odes in three Poems to Little Children To be prefixt to the First Part of Hymns Psal 34.11 Eccles 12.1 Come little Children lend your ear To learn how you the Lord may fear Cast wanton Ballads all away Thus daily learn to Sing and Pray 1st part On your Misery LOrd I was born at first in sin To Satan sold a slave And thus before my life begin expos'd to wrath and grave No good by nature can I do yet bent to evil am A stranger unto God also of fall'n race I came My birth in sin and misery did force many a cry My life subject to vanity did truely Prophesie My Childhood like to Moses was expos'd upon the floud Helpless and in hopeless case weeping and in my blood In Childhood I did place delight in baubles and fool-toyes So ignorant of what was right those were my greatest joyes I quickly to do evil learn and naughty words to use But good I slowly do discern and oft to do 't refuse I better pleased am with play or toyes that fancy feed Then keeping of Gods Sabbath day or learning pray or read How shall I ever be so wise as Isa'ck was and some That young were burn't Gods sacrifice when suffering times do come 2d Part. On your Duty WHen years do ripen up your wit now Primrose-vertues gather Learn oft to read in Holy Writ and so to call God father Children that can their Fathers tell do please ripe wits they prize Early to know God sure does well such babes are truly wise Learn willingly your Catechise to understand each part To say 't by rote must not suffice true knowledge lyes i th' heart Ask questions of your Parents oft as well as answer theirs He learns but little profits naught that doubts not nor enquires Avoid Cards Dice and all such Games as now too much are us'd Let wanton sports quarrels nicknames and jears be quite refus'd Gods holy name take not in vain use not one idle word All wanton talk and dance refrain cry not if hurt O Lord. If recreation you must have bee 't cheap short innocent Your carr'age sweet and habit grave as babes meek and content But above all O learn to pray bemoan your sinful nature Beg not in forms or words to say me Lord make a new Creature Keep love and prize Gods Sabbath day in Worship be rev'rent Also to what your Parents say be most obedient How free was Isa'ck bound admire affecting Martyrdome And three behold sav'd in the fire mind these if suff'rings come 3d. Part. Now to encourage tender hearts This Hymn some hope to youth imparts LOrd thou me first didst form to thee I sure was born And shall I be away from thee by sin and Satan torn My Parents did thee fear and me to God devote And in thy law and holy awe my nurture did promote My infant life God spar'd that favour was not mean 'T is sad to dye in youth and lye our life with the unclean I good example had that kept from great excess Which fills the bones of aged ones that sins of youth possess Restraining grace is good natural Conscience too This gives me hope that God will op'e my heart it to renew I have my Parents dear vows prayers and tears oft cost How cann't e're be that they shu'd see so precious blossoms lost Abram for Ishmael did pray with some success But God would place the promist grace on Isa'ck's head express 2d Part. LOrd when with Abraham thy Friend thou cov'nant struck It past for deed of gift to 's seed of which they long partook His seed tho' now cast off to him at last hee 'l take He doth declare those Children are belov'd for Fathers sake Eight instances there are recorded in Gods word Who did in youth fear God love Truth which comfort does afford Isa'ck was offering made on th' alter bound and laid Yet so when bound he no fault found but God that slaughter staid Joseph to Isr'el brought his brethren's bad report They him for that do emulate tho's Father lov'd him for 't when Joshua was young his zeal was hot for God So 's Obadiah and King Josiah that down Ball 's altars trod Samu'll betimes was call'd Yea made Gods Prophet young To Eli old sad tidings told and Isra'l judged long Jeremy was sanctify'd and young did prophesie And John was from the womb call'd home fore going the most high Lois and Eunice gave Timothy education Fully to know Scriptures that show wisdom unto Salvation All ages since produce young Martyrs not a few That have defy'd the Tyrants pride the love of Christ to shew Such times O Lord prevent but if that may not be Fit me to dye ere I deny my Lord that dy'd for me Of the three Children see Hymn 94. Besides the Index or an Alphabetical Table at the end the young reader after the Epistles finds and hint of the heads or Scriptures to which most of the Hymns relate as these seven that follow 1. THe glory of Christ Offices viz. 1. Feeding 2. Pleading 3. Ruling and defending his 2. The happiness of them enjoy the presence of God with them Nations or Saints 3. Of Christ breaking and Conquering of all especially his four last adversaries viz. The 1. Dragon 2. Beast 3. Whore 4. Death 4. The defeating of all Plots and Plotters on Esther 9.1 and Psal
long a captive lead So Jacob shall rejoyce indeed and Isra'l shall be glad 6 Hymn A sigh from the whole Creation In a Threnetick Hymn O Lord that true and righteous art hark how thy Creatures all Do sigh and groan by thee alone to be redeem'd from thral From bondage of mans wickedness we were redeem'd say they Why then are we mans vanity subjected to obey The curse and wrath we bear is great cross to our makers will How long must we by tyranny mens lawless lusts fulfil Lord sweep the world refine the Church from dross tinn straw and stubble By fire and sope revive our hope Our Island save from trouble No feller then on us shall come nor burdens us oppress Christ will with justice truth and peace and Halelujahs bless 7 Hymn Zions Lamentation after the Lord. HOw long Lord dost thou hide thy face to us return we crave The riches of thy powerful grace vouchsafe thy poor to have See how the Boars and Beasts of prey do pluck and spoyl thy Vine And wher 's your God blaspheming say as if it were not thine The World in wrath and bloud does roule its burdens still increase To thee Lord cries its weary Soul when shall these mischiefs cease Thy Spirits become to mighty ones a vile reproach and scorn Among the pots thy ' dopted Sons do lie black and forlorn O turn to us turn us to thee powre out thy Spirit again Thy promise is and that 's our bliss Jesus shall live and raign 8 Hymn A sigh for pure Worship The 1st Part. LOrd show to us thy way and will to VVorship thee aright Give by thy word and spirit that skill to lead into thy sight VVhen God to me said seek my face my heart its eccho cry'd To seek thy face oh give me grace But Lord it do not hide For that alone will gladness give and joy with peace far more Then corn and wine souls do not live on earth or goods in store Then will I to thine Altar go and in its flames delight The way to bliss thus I shall know and pleasures in thy sight Here I the end of wicked ones shall plainly see and read For life to Israels dry bones hence I 'le beleive and plead Lord hast to bring that righteous King into his Temple pure Its glory ope the whore the Pope in their abyss secure That second Temple God will rear and his Salvation wall it In 's beauty there will Christ appear Jehovah Shammah call it 9 Hymn Hopes for the approaching Glory The 2d part OUr God will come in hast in 's Glory to appear And now fulfil to Zions Hill his promist good so near Rejoyce ye Sons of God All ye that Sion love Shake from your eyes the dust rise your sins and bands remove His time now posteth on For Babels final doom And great Salvation in every nation Oh let thy Kingdom come Though Nations rush and rage Oh bring them to thy foot And hear the prayer of such as are in dust and destitute Then Jesse's branch will bud Two staves unite in one Then may we hope all priso'ns op'e That Christ may have the Throne Idols he will abolish And worship pure appoint Sion espouse to be his house And or'e it Christ annoint Oh then rejoyce in hope Of such a glorious day When all that mourn their tunes will turn Singing Halelujah 10 Hymn Future hopes of Good YE Saints that do Jehovah fear sing with melodious hearts That chosen are of God most dear his secrets to impart Before the earths foundations he on you plac't his Election And when these heavens no more shall be you 'l have a Resurrection Thrice blest they be whom God does chuse and pure in heart that be Tho' men abuse and you refuse such God at last shall see Then Saints shall know as they be known and see God as he is God will not shame their names to own for such shall live in blisse Then shall your bodies glorious rise first Christs then all his Saints When power divine them clarifies and full joys ends complaints Oh who then would not sigh and long this Kingdom 's wine to taste Thy Kingdom come and will be done that glorious state O hast 11 Hymn Faith's triumph in the hopes of a Resurrection or'e deaths Victory ALL ye that live and die in Christ O bless the Lord with me Beyond the grave a hope you have of perfect Victory Tho dying yet behold we live in sorrows still we sing Christ bore the curse and sin that 's worse death 's but in name a King What tho' from Abel to this day death of its conquests boast Christ through the sides of it did ride and so its sting was lost Nature it King of Terrors calls and terrour 't is to Kings Yet with delight into Gods sight body and Soul it brings Our first begotten from the dead arose and sits on high But when again he comes to raign his foes at 's foot must lye Our scatter'd bones about the Grave shall come again together And when we rise with these our eyes we God shall see for ever 12 Hymn Faiths triumph in the Resurrection of the dry bones ALL ye that love the Lord his grace that tasted have Tho' death devour there 's set an hour when you shall rise from grave Our life with Christ is hid Souls cannot dye therefore For while we sleep our Lord does keep Of hell and death the door Oh then rejoyce and sing Ye that dwell in the dust Shall in your lot stand without spot with spirits of perfect just What tho' our scattered bones lye still about graves mouth Christ unto you will life renew that has dew of his youth Isra'ls dry bones at last a spirit of Life shall get That Roman Sun and Jewish Moon under a cloud shall set Then shall the righteous shine as Suns before Gods sight With holy ones sitting on Thrones in everlasting light 13 Hymn Doxolog gratulatory Psal 16.7 ult BLessed be God for Jesus Christ and his free righteousness For nothing less lost souls could bless and lead to happiness My soul bless thou the Lord always and all that in thee is Instructed be behold and see what great Salvation's this The Lord 's set still before my sight I shall not be deprest My heart and voyce do both rejoyce in hope my flesh shall rest Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell nor to the grave captive But wilt me show what path to go where I shall ever live For in thy sight fulness of joy and pleasures are in store All treasures stand at thy right hand of life for evermore 14 Hymn An Hymn of Petitions for the Spirit as Psal 51.12 Cant. 5. ult TO thee Jehovah I do thirsting cry and crave That early dew thy spirit most true this droughty soul may have Awake O North wind blow O South breath pleasantly Behold how dry my Gardens lie my Plants wither and die
its end Most glorious things the Scripture sings o' th' City of God so fair That down shall move from God above in all dimensions square Her King 's the Lamb that built the same who ever lives her light None dwell within defil'd with sin all gems most perfect bright Her pearly wall and Towers so tall Salvation stiled is Angels it guard with watch and ward the City of God is this Here only Saints b' inhabitants that with the Lamb shall talk Through streets of Gold thus John us told all 's Pilgrims sing and walk Here runs for ever that clearest River all pleasures joys for aye Oh blest all they here dwell and stay Jehovah call 't Shammah 88 Hymn The Saints ultimate glorious state Admir'd but none can it relate 1 Cor. 2.9 and Apoc. 22.3 4. OH all ye Saints that have a right to that last glorious state Triumph and sing and take delight whilst you it contemplate To see God as we 're seen and know is here grace budding bliss But what it is there 's now can show to see him as he is To view our Lord in flesh these twain natures unite in one To see his wounds our way to raign and sitting in his Throne To tast the comforts of Gods spirit in their original VVithout desertion to inherit Christ's fellowship with all To joyn consort with Angels pure in heavenly harmony VVith joy and praise one hymn to ' dure all 'long Eternity But eye ne're saw no ear yet heard but on'ly thine O God! The things ineffable are prepar'd in that pleasant abode 89 Hymn A 2d part of the ult glory and joyes above Now pain crying and misery Cease when the Saints Gods Face do see Rev. 22.1 2. OH blissful glorious state what words can this define No terrene pleasures coelestial treasures nor how sweet can divine O perfect sinless Church of holy firstborn ones VVhat ioyes attend without an end those bright Eternal thrones Doth sight of Friends refresh here 's all with full content Here Gods own Plants Christ with the Saints dwell near no more t' absent Do springs Rivers delight or Gardens walks so green In that one thing Jesus our King may all and more be seen Do ordinances yield a well of Life most clear VVhat life shall we attain when he in 's glory shall appear Musick will charm the ear put sence t'an extasie Here one sweet Song shall last as long as vast Eternity Now grief turns into joy faith hopes run 'to fruition Now only love and joyes us move in t ' naked perfect Vision 90 Hymn The Spouse desires of Christ some signs To prove that 's heart to her inclines Commenting on Cant. 1.1 7. LOrd give m' a reconciling kiss me to embrace incline For sure thy loving kindness is far better than sweet wine As oyntment pow'r'd forth is thy name that gives most fragrant smell The Virgin-upright-ones proclaim therefore they love thee well Lord draw and after thee wee 'le run the Kings chambers into Tho' black by hot and scortch Sun yet comely i 'me also Tell me O thou my Soul does love where thou thy food dost take And rest at noon under thy grove in fafety thine dost make My love to thee from thine did flow when time of love came in And shall I now wander oh no! Nor sociate with sin Such love doth ravish Lord thy heart so wilt thou taken be Oh never may th' affections start that knit my soul to thee Curst with a Maranath ' is he that loves not Christ the anointed And o're all longs not him to see for 's Zion King appointed 91 Hymn Hark how the faithful will begin Welcome when he to feed comes in as Psal 24.7 9. 2d part YE lasting gates stand open and admit your glorious King Let him not knock without or stand that does his welcome bring VVhy stand'st thou blessed Lord without break in stay not to knock Thy key of love can ope ' no doubt each door with bars and lock But Lord I am unworthy thou under my Roof shouldst come Yet since my heart 's thy house I 'le vow to bid thee welcome home To entertain this King who 's able much less to do it well O Spikenard now my King 's at Table send forth thy fragrant smell That Wine of 's pomgranate I 'le break the same he brought I 'le bring That caus'd my lips asleep to speak and from the dust to sing I am my well belov'd's hee 's mine 'mong Lillies white he feeds Till day dawns I with him will dine or'e Hills see how he speeds Make hast oh King be like a Roe come running fly away Confound thy foes make Princes know thy raign abides for aye 92 Hymn The Spouse fed of Christs providore Beggs Lord such food give evermore TO th' heav'nly Court I went a visiting my King He knew 't before and ope't the door I came his fruits to bring I greatly was in doubt how I should entrance gain Yet in I went for word he sent he would me entertain When ent'red in I found a noble wellcome home And all that came once blind and lame yet for more guests was room The hungry naked poor yea blind and dumb all sung All heal'd and clad most princely fed his house with praises rung Then I for company my Songs could not restrain That he should smile on one so vile and with him cause to raign Our entertainment was of dainties for a King The wine he drew of 's Kingdom-new he did in person bring Oh then let every guest tho' here griev'd and opprest Lift up your eyes yon'd's paradise there hope to be at rest 93 Hymn Ye Nations listen to this call Before Gods face ye Isles shall fall 1st Part. YE Nations all attend this call for 't is the voice of God His Gospel take er'e Christ you break with 's heavy Iron rod. To God O turn your Idols burn let Dagon fall before The Ark of God where 's his abode and shall be evermore If ye withstand his strecht out hand by which he would you save It is most right in all mens sight that judgmeht ye should have For God has sworn this to perform that bow shall every knee Confess and know must high and low Christs glorious Majestie 2d Part. LEt God arise all 's Enemies shall scattered forces be Yea all that hate Zions good state before Gods face shall flee In 's holy place to see Gods face and hear s most pleasant voice Will finish Saints grief and complaints and make their hearts rejoyce The Wilderness joy shall express and sing to see that day When men of might quite out of sight shall perish and decay Gods countenance hee 'l then advance upon the desert rose His dew shall light on 's Lillies white that in low Vallies grows For his elect hee 'l then erect a throne of judgment high That he may bring each lofty thing 'fore it to search and try Then Saints shall
or corrective as others now and then it 's prophetical often precatory alwayes monitory and edifying c. Above all in combats of mind or military congresses 't is wonderful to read the bless't efforts and contrary effects it has produc't in the open Feild at the facing not foyling only of an enemy as in 2 Chron. 20.21 22. and times of war plainly demonstrate both animating the hearts of the good and daunting the faces of the adversary Besides at the end of Supper our Lord he and they sang an Hymn as all acting they plurally in two Evangelists Math. 26.30 Mark 14.26 as did the Jews ending their Paschal-feast and tho' as corrupt times and Roman Impositions grew on certain vain gaudy customs in Chores Choristers Organ-Pipes and like Trumperies were by Satans malice and superstitious minds foysted and mixed with the duty and some made Hymns in praise of Arian Bishops Yet take off the Rites and Abuses and let none invent Instruments of Musick like David Amos 6.5 nor play on them before an Image as Dan. 3.7 15. and I see not but that old Hymnizing way and gift might be restor'd 1 Cor. 14.26 and a glory fill this and other appointments Now for the occasion of this way the Author uses observe this twofold account 1. Casting an eye cursorily on a plea one of the times publisht for forms of prayer he argues thus If it be lawful in Singing to use stinted set Forms why not in prayers too to let pass Why not in Sermons also Or Homilies c. I only answer for my own part that no set forms of song are by any compos'd in any Translation and far less imposed by any humane sanction on purpose to stint straiten or direct the spirit of God its gifts or graces in any that were to break the second Command as Mr. Cotton argues And as bad as the old Latin Missale so I never should use even the best Psalter 2. And more personally note that the Author many years ago being in his own and others eyes under a sentence of death despaired of life in an agony of dolour had suddenly injected and impress't on his spirit that place Psal 32.7 preserve from trouble and compass me about with songs of deliv'rance Which makes me say if God has perform'd his part in the former ought not I to essay to sing thus and as Hezekiah to call on others Isai 38. ult in consort to rejoyce in hopes of a glorious deliverance at hand the sparks of which hope laid up in Heav'n for us are already kindled above and are taking fire on earth never to be extinct till it have consum'd the Idols and Priests together inflamed the restorers zeal and well warm'd our Isles-Inhabitants with a love of reformation never to be cool'd by all Papists can do till that promis't restitution of all as Act. 3.19 21. and the desire of Nations come Hagg. 2.7 to fill his second Temple with his glory As for these songs such as they be do any ask what for matter I say they derive from Scripture-fountain for else I desire they may be vilipended But for the form of composure they flow'd from serious Meditations in secret sober reflections on the subjects then discourst and some such as memory helpt to recall had birth in private closet songs tho' many are lost for want of a speedy record If any dislike the method heads in some of them the transitions in others the reflections on present times the dull strain bad poetry or plain style the Author deems it not fit to apologize to cavillers let them do better or let these alone as the Hymns are at his own cost so he cares they only have them that with any joy in God once sung them If any say cui bono of what use I say of the same use as a pen'd Sermon dying speeches or prayers not to impose but for the recalling to mind things useful to us before and to the future profit of others the same end tho' a lower mean as for which Scripture in general and Psalms in particular were left and tho' the power and presence of a duty is not to be pen'd yet on the remembrance of things hear'd salvation in part depends 1 Cor. 15.2 If you say there 's a store too much already I yeild yet not too much bonum quo communius eo melius it s a pity bread and water because plentiful are as Manna was therefore more sleighted and a sign of a fulsome glutted age But let such stand by that the hungry poor and meek may eat and be satisfy'd some have tasted hony out of these bare carcasses are these jejune let others provoke their zeal and stir up far better gifts to do more worthily But I ask is' t lawful to gloss on a text by a long Sermon and not sing too a short Hymn Is' t call'd novelty or innovation admit yet as not old so nor new things are if bonum bene to be refus'd a scribe of Christ house is to bring out of the Lords treasury both new and old and at last the Lord will make all things new and yet Sternhold and Hopkins did well tho' not in Popish opinions in Psalms Some body must break the Ice to others call them Novatians who list besides in Eusebius and Ecclesiastical History it was thus so frequent to do that some a late do use of their own composure after Supper an Hymn Causabon's Reports of some poetical Enthusiasms and Religious Extasi's and some Females in Hysterical fits that utter'd verse extempore witness H. Tr's late large folio may all serve to excite the gift or to pray it down amongst us They that use this way are few I know but one grave learn'd man besides that so concludes in an Hymn publickly If any consult our Predecessors they may find this way with some Martyrs us'd in Mr. Fox and one lay'd on Qu. Ma. Desk against Popery a Woman on the death of one sweet Child sung thus All praise O Lord with heart and voyce we freely give to thee To whom the death of all thy Saints we know full dear to be In Dr. Beards Theatre p. 43. ch 14. in Mr. John Fenwick on Zion's joy in her King p. 92 93. A very pious Hymn In Geo. Withers specul p. 77 85. 91. 142 143. Also Pordag's Poems p. 157. 207. 215. 257. 300. The Pilgrim sings oft sweetly See the book Vpon 's passage from Babel to New Jerusalem Nay one is put in the preface to some of our large Bibles Which who can dislike If Tune or Meeter displease any can song in consort well be without both If so do so yet consider it 's as lawful to use poetry to sing in orderly voice harmony and measure as to use Grammar to teach Hebrew or Translate the Bible to Mother Tongue if human Ornature under the Law was not allow'd that Altar yet what polish't stones did Solomons Temple show by direction of the
long wilt thou thy work delay Oh come get done what tho ' st begun for thee in hope we stay Zion long doth complain and weeps i' th wilderness Says i 'm alone my Sons are gone Lord pitty my distress My Garden fence lies wast on Earth I have no Friend My bleeding stanch O Jesse's Branch my buds from death defend These subtile Foxes spoil that tear my Grapes so tender All that pass by do pluck and cry now let her King defend her But yet I 'le rest in hope my head retains affection He past through death his lively breath shall give me Resurrection Our Lamentations shall terminate in great joy Then falls the Throne of Babylon for God will her destroy From th' utmost ends of Earth Hosannah's heard shall be Our Isles shall sing to Jah and bring praise to Eternity 47 Hymn The Thirsty Soul being set on fire With Love for Christ pants in desire 1st part DRaw nigh thou whom my Soul doth love mine eye on thee is fixt Save thee alone object i 've none all other ioys are mixt Oh may I see thy blessed face Than heaven it self more sweet If this I may not yet I 'le stay below and kiss thy feet I have been long confin'd and toss't wandring like Noahs Dove For here is no true rest below Lord 't is in thee above If I thy face yet may not see thou bids me it to seek And sure fulfil his word God will o' th' Earth to all the meek They that him seek the Lord shall praise their hearts for aye shall live True hunger is Gods way to bliss on 's word then let 's believe Tho' darkness oft thy face eclipse and hides thee from my sight Yet will I stay for him alway for all his paths are right And tho' i 'm in the deeps low cast to him I 'le look again That flouds can quell and save from Hell for over all hee 'l raign 48 Hymn The Souls desires themselves do wast Of Christ to see or hear or tast 2d Part. THis one thing needful Lord I seek and that one thing 's my all But for the same I on thy name till I obtain 't will call That I may in thy presence dwell and after Christ inquire For in thy face all joy I place and that 's my whole desire This when I seek but cannot see my Faith and Hope 's delay'd Despair gets in and so to sin and Satan i 'm betray'd How long Lord shall my Soul be tost 'twixt hopes and cloudy fears Shew me thy face so full of grace remove my clouds and tears Our souls still long to see the day when our Immanuel That Lamb of God makes his abode On Sion Hill to dwell But if my Bridegroom yet deferr I 'le wait his blessed time For either he will come or we shall shortly go to him Then conflicts end in victory our sighs turn into praise This long dark night ta ' morning bright that Saints may sing always 49 Hymne Love in desire with panting brest Pursues enquires for Christ its rest 3d. Part. MY Soul Lord 's in a desert dry where waters there are none It longs to spy thy Majesty and for thee makes its moan To see thy beauty glory pear Oh how would that delight So to come near in holy fear and joy before thy sight For all my joys here sorrows breed this world yeilds not content 'T is Christ indeed alone can feed to Siloe's well i 'm sent When I the fiery poyson'd sting do of the Serpent find Then by looking on Christ my King heal'd is my heart and mind When I thy count'nance can obtain and in 't my pardon read And views again his Royal raign now Faith begins to feed Such sight then makes me cry aloud here Lord 't is good to stay Then in a Cloud my Lord does shroud and hide himself away Then from my Mount descend do I t' a vale of tears and say Yet hope will I day spring t' espy and sing all tears away 50 Hymn The Soul espying through the door It s fair beloved longs therefore 4th Part. LOrd Jesus let thy Sun-like face shine all my darkness out That I may of thy saving Grace and love be out of doubt Sometimes tho 't be not sought thy face thou 'rt pleas'd to let us see Such arbitrary acts of grace now show again to me Thou bids us ask yea seek and knock then sure thou'lt to us ope No bars are strong enough no lock can shut the door of hope If my belov'd still shut me out and say see me no more Yet will I look standing without in by the hole o' th' door Tho' Clouds and darkness us surrounds and Sion's flames grow hot His heart in Holy love abounds forget his own hee 'l not 'T is good to live by Faith whilst here in darkness t' hope for light When we in perfect light appear then full shall be our sight 51 Hymn The Councels of Achitophels To be defeat this hymn foretells 1st Part. Psal 9.16 17. WOnderful Councellor and King thou righteous art and wise On wicked men their crafts to bring that mischiefs did devise For they work in the dark and deep their wiles do seek to hide Mistaking God to be asleep while he has all espy'd Tush then they say can God regard what mischiefs we do hatch Yes he 'l retaliate and reward your gins your feet shall catch By judgments execute that are the Lord is known alway Their own works are the wicked's snare Higgaion sing Selah This to a future age record for people uncreate To read how wickedness abhorr'd God did retaliate Then men shall surely say and sing for just men is reward The Earth to judgment God will bring the suffering-meek regard Whoso is wise t' observe and tell and such like things record These prudent ones shall know right well the kindness of the Lord. 52 Hymn The more men hate O Lord above Vouchsafe the more of thy free love 2d Part. YE Saints of the most high Come and behold his deeds That he alone unsought has done for them he keeps and feeds The Foxes do conspire to spoyl Gods tender Vine Then Providence became its fence this Vineyard Lord is thine Then of it let us sing none surely hurt it may He never sleeps that watches keeps and waters 't night and day Men subtile may conspire and digg as deep as Hell God sees and smiles and blasts their wiles for he in heav'n do's dwell For he doth Zion love and walks her Towers round Proud Babylon falls from her throne God will her props confound Her Cedars God will fell her Sea and springs dry up For Zions sake God will her make to drink on 's sevenfoul'd cup. Be thou exalt'd O God all humane Glory stain That so thy Son on ev'ry Throne may then sole Monarch raign 53 Hymn An hymn of the turning away Of Gods anger from his people As Psal 85.1 3. and Isaiah 12 1. 5.
time draw near Behold how Romes Achitophels for Babilon conspire To make our Isle in which Christ dwells an hearth for Martyrs fire O Lord no longer silent be arise them disappoint Saviours on this our Mount le ts see here our Messiah ' noint Them and their Nobles make even all like Oreb Zeeb likewise By their own counsels let them fall their plots themselves surprize Then from our Isles shall sound new Songs of great Salvation When Christ revenges all the wrongs done to this Nation The heavens likewise shall harmonize the Earth shall eccho ' gain On Babels ruines shall arise to Christ a glorious raign Then sing aloud for in this cloud our King and judge descends And with him Saints and Angels croud Gods mystery so ends Amen 61 Hymn From all that dare Gods throne withstand God to defend it lays his hand as Exod. 17. ult A glorious high and holy Throne Gods Sanctuary's call'd He in his glory sits thereon Saints here are safely wall d Thence hee 'l with vengeance just and right plead Zions bleeding cause And Rome judge as th' old Edomite when th' Isles recieve his Laws For Gods hand still on 's throne is laid and swears hee 'l it maintain His Sword and Scepter firm are stay'd to war with him 's in-vain Ye Sons of Zion bee'nt afraid your Lord of Hosts is great He weapon and it 's former made he can all charms defeat Against thee Lord no wisdom is no might that match him can Thy purpose never goes amiss but help is vain from man Then all ye holy ones rejoyce Angels and Saints proclaim With harmony of heart and voice the glory of his name That Sun of Righteousness his beams the Lord soon will display Whose healing wings his cooling streams all pain and thirst shall ' lay Amen 62 Hymn Gods presence mischiefs all prevents And with blessings of good presents THe Lord 's our King and Shepherd great he dwells and raigns in Zion And thence hee 'l craft and spite defeat thence roar as Judahs Lion If he in meekness wrath delay then rouze him up who dare And if hee 'l ramp upon his prey no mortals high hee 'l spare Hee 's the defence still to his flock tho' Wolves assault them may And when among them stands their rock in dark and cloudy day To Fatherless and Widdows too his help becomes their Song In Josephs Prison house also his presence goes along Do we through Vales of death's black shade as Souls bewildred walk His rod and staff shall both be made comforts to us to talk O Son of God mount Zion's Lamb in glory hast t' appear Thy number call inscribe that name Jehovah Shammah there 63 Hymn The visions of these latter days This hymne to Saints in part displayes OF all the sights since man on Earth th' almighty did create That our Messiah should have birth this was surpassing great His comming first was poor and low that few did him esteem But at 's return all 's foes shall bow all Angels worship him Oh how the sight of Christ will feed our hopes of sin forgiven Here may we read what grace decreed our just title to heaven To see all 's enemies trembling stand below under his feet But mourners stand at his right hand O joyful sight and sweet To such a sight Lord me direct here at a distance grace me Amongst Elect him to affect that shall at last embrace me One glance is joy ineffable a smile glory in the bud Oh then full sight how comfortable none ever understood Then those in vale of death that sate as Pilgrims mourning long Shall come from solitude in state to Sion with new song Then Virgins followers of the Lamb shall see that marriage day And in his name sing and proclaim victory Halelujah 64 Hymn This is that plant of high renown To whom all Scepters must bow down A plant or branch of great renown in Gods Paradise is It 's royal fruits O Lord shake down that them my lips may kiss This rose of Sharon may I smell O how 't will me delight His beauty does the Sun excel yea 't is ten Suns for bright His head with glori's ever crown'd his lips most full of grace His wrath Divels and men confound all joy lies in his face His hand a two edg'd Sword does bear his words meek and most sweet Under his shade I sate and there prostrate did kiss his feet Lord make me so to know thy love love to return again From the same root and spring to move and in thy love remain If I in darkness sit I 'le hope thou to me wilt be light A door of hope thou'lt to me o'pe and place me in thy sight Lord do not long defer thy word once more let Saints thee see But if thou yet delay'st afford to take us up to thee 65 Hymn Here doth the sou'l it self excite On Christ to fix its whole delight O love the Lord ye holy ones your strong Redeemer own Who for you hath prepared thrones not for himself alone Nothing in us Lord first did move thee save guilt and wretchedness But we have motives strong to love thee yet can't like love express If we to other lovers look wee 're justly disappointed Nay curst b'ecause we him forsook that 's Gods chos'n-anointed Oh how this look tho' from an hell does up as Jona buoy And in dry desert digs a well of Everlasting joy Oh come desire of Nations hast now let thy Kingdom come Leap over all our mountains fast and tread down whorish Rome See how our Isles wait for thy Laws and thrones of judgment just Revive thy work worship and cause in thee the Gentiles trust Then for the precious blood of Saints shall come righteous vengeance And songs of joy cease all complaints mourners on thrones advance Sions Redeemer shall appear 'fore him the lofty bend All that with him the cross did bear their joy never shall end 66 Hymn When God his Christ from Heav'n reveals The cross no more the Saints conceals YE that have mourners been and long-some troubles seen Lift up our head be comforted your hope 's are budding green Rejoyce in Christ your King ye birds of Paradise sing The Cedars tall begin to fall your Lords now on the wing Your Faith on 's cross may spye him meek and most comely Yet suff'ring glory 's but transitory he 'l raign eternally The more he was despis'd the more he 'l now be priz'd No might can stand ' gainst his command that mischief have devis'd But with what joy shall we our strong Redeemer see Sit Judge and King when every thing from sin and curse is free To 's Laws Rulers shall bow or stoop at 's feet a low Dagon and Baal ' fore's ark shall fall all th' Isles him fear and know Oh time flee fast away Lord hast that blessed day That when our King comes we may sing Hosannahs Halelujah Amen 67 Hymn Here 's love pleading
face of which alas the comfort few that knows Now cries the soul my Sun is set my plants wither and dye My hopes forlorn faith 's overborn waste does my Garden lye When he did first knock at my door I thought he came t' abide But I unkind sure caus'd his mind to ali'nate and hide Now if I can his visit gain or smile one day in seven My hopes again revive a main with some foretasts of heav'n But when Lord Jesus wilt ' return revive thy work O then Our Wilderness shall praise and bless thy Grace and power Amen 74 Hymn The Soul refresh with chear divine Does t'its appart'ments rest incline Longing its burdens to resign as Cant. 5 1. 5. LOrd I have long wandred abroad from Mountain unto Hill Now pilgrim like seek rest in God subject to thy good will In ' lonesome deserts tho' I bleat oft weary faint and sad Yet finest wheat of heav'n I eat Rock-hony makes me glad My burdens sin affliction scorn Oft cause my soul bow down To ease my heart himself has born he bought I wear the Crown The fiery Serpents oft me fright I sing with thorns at brest My faith at last gets Pisgah sight in hopes o' th' Land of rest My faith and sence combat together and both their weapons try Which shall obtain one knows not whether till Christ gives victory Return my soul unto thy rest take shade in weary land They that this refuge find are blest for rain and storm 's at hand A joyful rest Lord doth remain for all thy scatt'red ones A glorious King shall sit and raign and they with him on thrones 75 Hymn VVhen Saints of drought and heat complain The Shepherd answers thus again Cant. 1.5 6. LOrd when my day at first begun and grace on me did shine I quickly felt a scorching Sun upon my tender Vine Hence in appearance I put on a black and sable hue Oh when wilt thou let fall upon my herbs of Grace thy dew This fi'ry Dragons raging heat peirces my aking head Tempts me like Jonah oft to fret or wither which I dread My Shepherds voice instant I heard standing behind my wall Said flee to th' Rock be not afeard I knew 't and took his call Tho' Clouds eclipse thy morning Sun and evidence is not bright At noon's hot persecution cool ev'ning shall give light I am thy Sun shadow and shield in me alone 's thy rest Here light and safety both I yield thus all the flocks are blest A King most just shall reign er'e long him must his foes adore His Spouse singing her nuptial-Song then heat smites her no more 76 Hymn The Soul and Spouse tempted with heat For cool refreshing gales intreat Eying that promise Isai 4.6.8 Song c. 25.6 HOw long Lord shall this heat of persecution beat Which makes me pray shorten my day or make my Sun retreat Afflictions make me look like bottles in the smoak My heart alas withers as grass my fruitful branch is broke Yet Lord to thee I cry under thy shade I fly Thy healing wing shall cause me sing and down in safety lye Though Zion's Sons have lain 'mong pots in vile disdain He has foretold her wings with gold hee 'l beautifie again Mans rage shall cease and fall with noise of strangers all The branch or Sons of terrible ones shall break against the wall Then storms and heat shall ceases Lambs feed and lye in peace Then Babels Sun shall set at noon her torments have no ease Sing ye distrest and poor now look to weep no more Your Sun does rise lift up your eyes and 'fore his throne adore 77 Hymn VVhen vials Babel-Rome consume Cool and refreshing times then come LOrd hasten Babels threat'n'd doom for Zion sake afford Cool and refreshing gales to come from th' presence of the Lord. Why should thy Lambs be led aside and vail'd from their right way From fellowship with thy holy bride with false companions stray The Pastors that thy flock have led as wolves have suckt their blood The rest with tears or poyson fed disperst alone i' th' wood But yet a Shepherd shall arise a Branch of great Renown His flock to save from 's Enemies and sway Scepter and Crown His times will restitution bring unto the whole creation His flock from wilderness shall sing for peace in every Nation The lofty shall be brought full low the lowly rais'd on high The Lord will righteous vengeance show on Romes conspiracy Christs word the Tyrants Sword will break that oft his lambs did gore To th' heathen then peace he will speak and raign for evermore 78 Hymn The Pilgrim now with Christ at rest His joy and triumph thus exprest LOrd I a stranger was and sojourner below Defil'd with sin till Christ came in thy Grace to make me know I sought in this world rest but found't labour in vain My life I spent To small content till I a Christ could gain My sin and misery became his time of love Tho' in my blood he meant my good himself did's bowels move I was a wandring Sheep bleating in deserts stray'd Till he me sought and home me brought me safe on 's shoulders lay'd He fed m' in pastures green me led by waters calm Sweet Wines I gate and down I sate at 's feet and sang my psalm Lord what am I Oh whence is all this love to me That thou should take me home and make one of thy Family But when my Lord returns to 's second Marriage feast Hee 'l then admit all 's lambs to sit on 's Throne in endless rest 79 Hymn The Pilgrim welcom'd as a King By Christ does further praises sing As Deuter. 26.5 11. LOrd when a Syrian-stranger poor ready to perish quite I call'd and begging at thy door was pitty'd in thy sight Thou brough't me in and I was fed with water wine and milk Thy robes of righteousness me clad more rich than royal silk When in 's own Chamber I was plac't my King one secret told On 's throne I should be with him grac't with 's crown richer than gold And as a sign he would defeat and break Levi'thans head And give his flesh to 's folk for meat and 's Manna for their bread As I mus'd on this mystery I quickly heard a voice Angels sang praise in melody so I 'gan to rejoyce Now blessing honour to the Lamb pow're wisdom riches praise Hosannahs be to 's glorious name and joyful songs always Now as I was about to sing I heard one on the throne Bad silence while I heard my King thus triumph sing alone 80 Hymn The Lambs triumph that did obtain Both vict'ry and our right to raign As Psal 40.7 John 17. Prov. 8.31 LOrd I before the World began with thee in glory sate Yet came in form of flesh humane thine to redintigrate That body thou prepar'd I gave to death an offering pure And victor did ascend from grave ' thine lasting life t' ensure To them
all joy Prophets Martyrs say Now God in wrath aveng'd us hath Again Halelujah 107 Hymn An Hymn for the Sabbath or Gospel Jubilee Dan. 2.44 c. LOrd hast that glorious day of rest that joyful jubilee Wherein the weary shall be blest and from oppression free Hark how the whole creation pants with thine adopted ones The King of Righteousness it wants to set up judgment-thrones That stone that from the Mountain was cut out not in mans hand Into a mount O let it pass that may all powers command A burdensome foundation stone in Sion then shall lie All that against it spurn each one shall by it fall and dye Thus God will raise henceforth his praise avengers all to still And crown the patient Saints with bays with joy peace and good will Then glory grace let 's to it sing Babel is fall'n wee 'l say This is our King of him let 's ring and shout Halelujah 108 Hymn Elijahs intercession 1 Kings 18.37 Rom. 11.3 O God to whom vengeance belongs lift up thy self on high Judge of the Earth revenge all wrongs done to thy Majesty Thy blasphemous and cruel foes on high exalt their horn Christs Tabernacle they oppose and at his Kingdom scorn Where is our God in taunt they say but we in hope say so Thy judgements once again display then where thou art they 'l know Oh pay these Isles a recompence both them that sin and suffer Justice and mercy too dispense then thanks and praise wee 'l offer Turn thou Lord give us yet one turn that all thy rod may feel Exalt to safety all that mourn vile ones make like a wheel Mans haughtiness then shall descend with Babel to the dust A Sword then Christ from heav'n will send plead with all flesh it must Thus multitudes Armies shall fall i' th valley of decision Then Christ his witness up will call and heal this vale of vision 109 Hymn Our Souls are tost 'twixt hope and fear Lord when shall Sions King appear Psal 43.3 10.43.2 OH Lord of hosts thine enemies boast against thy Children dear Come do not stay hear what they say where is your God O where Tho' promise made be long delay'd Lord Jesus thou hast said Thy word and will thou wilt fulfil our hop's in heaven up laid These swelling flouds threaten our bloods Religion to ore flow Upon them look through clouds rebuke thy vengeance on them show VVhen Providence of all defence has stript us utterly Do thou alone judge on thy throne and plead our cause on high Let Sions pain deliverance gain and glory to her King So shall our fear soon disappear our sorrows new songs bring But they that have long dug this grave themselves let in it fall By mischiefs cause most healing Laws subjecting great and small Open a door of hope once more dawn everlasting day Rescue our Isle Babel beguile so wee 'l sing Hosannah 110 Hymn Oh Juda's mighty Lion Return to save thy Sion Rev. 12.2 3. LOrd Jesus hast deliverance for Sion's now in pain So we thy praises shall advance when Christ returns to raign Our travel now twelve hundred years whilst Babilon has mirth Seems long yet when our Lord appears 't will glad both heav'n and Earth The Dragon seeking to devour before the woman stands His rage and malice Lord o're-power and from him save Three-Lands Let our deliverance come from thee by whom must Jacob rise Vain 's all the help of man we see to the we lift our eyes If none can save or plead a word in this vale of decision Thy mighty ones send down O Lord thy foes have in derision Then followers of the Lamb shall sing triumphant Songs and say Salvation to our head and King and praise to thee O Jah 111 Hymn On that Psal 32.7 With Songs of our deliverance near Encompass Lord thy People dear OH thou i' th' Heaven 's that hast thy seat deliv'rance that affords Saviours on Sions mountains set let th' Kingdoms be the Lord's Thy glorious arm in mighty facts of old thou didst make bare Now that thy name is near thine acts of wonder do declare Thine Ephah's heapt up full of sin and ripe the harvest grows When shall thy reaping work begin the Vine sat overflows Thy Char'ots once into the North were sent in num'rous train Revive thy work Angels send forth to quiet thy spirit again Fulfil thy wrath thou hast begun divide thou Babels Tongues And on her ruins raise thy Son our sorrows turn to Songs Then lasting smiles succeed our frowns darkness preceeds our day To Christ belongs all Thrones all Crowns all Isles Halelujah 112 Hymn Cantic Halelujaticum Some signs of good the Lord doth show That all thy name and power may know Justice before his face doth go SAlvations to the Lord belong Glory and Blessing too For all that long to do us wrong hee 'l utterly undo Deliverance sure approaches nigh and glory i' th' Land shall dwell Thy Majesty 's exalted high thy Robes of Justice smell Thy Harbingers O mighty King thus run before thy face 'T is like our Spring the Birds so sing why shou'd we not cry Grace Remember once 't was Edom's word it rase to 'th bottom rase Therefore our Lord their rage abhorr'd and turn'd to us his face Mens hearts seem to return again to pity Sions stones Earth shakes amain for Christ will raign and raise our dry-dead-bones Thy Flocks shall feed safe in the woods the Lion couch in 's denn The Lord thinks good t' enquire out blood so bee 't Lord God! Amen 113 Hymn When God to vengeance once arises Joy Saints but sinners wrath surprises In a gloss on Judg. 5.2.11 Deut. 32.42 LOrd for thy mercy's sake for Saints some vengeance take For unto thee appeal do we that heav'n and earth didst make Unto thy Saints return that wrath may cease to burn Now let our God burn up his rodd so comfort them that mourn How long shall furious might insult o're godly right Lord let thy Sword fulfil thy word with right O judge and fight And when our Heavens do smile to save this floating Isle Sion shall bless thy righteousness whom they sought to defile Then Babels pride shall fall her Towers and Captains all Her noble ones cease from their thrones the Captives from their thrall Then Sions Sons shall say 'T is he for whom we stay Lo he again is come to raign Lord welcome Hosannah 114 Hymn When God our freedom shall effect Great joy accrues to his Elect. Isaiah 26.1 ult Nahum 1. ult WHen God from Babel shall release his Captive Saints most dear All wrong and violence quite shall cease Christ will the Scepter bear No persecuting Wolf shall rage to tear the Lambs of God Peace runs with truth from age to age and God will burn his rod. The Lord Salvation will appoint for Walls and Bulwarks too Tho' he no man to save anoint that work himself hee 'l do Tho' he for Jacob's seed Elect
arm thy wisdom grace and strength From Serpents wiles and Dragons charm shall fear praise thee at length To thee we look for safety now our help on thee shall stay Oh King do thou make all heads bow before thy feet O Jah 122 Hymn Where Christ in saving power dwells That Land call it Immanuel's Isaiah 8.8 Hab. 3.2 WHen God from Teman march't ' gainst Judahs adversary In Palestine was his design to place his Sanctuary Heathen in wrath he thrasht dy'd red his Garments were To Isra'ls nation rode for Salvation because the Lord was there There Zion's mount he chose his Tent in it to rear All that invaded it were made to feel the Lord was there Like as for our two Isles God did of old appear So for ingrateful ones of late that mighty God was here The wonders God has wrought will show his Name is near Happy our Lands if God commands Immane'l's throne up here That City truly may be call'd the City of God Where Christ on high in 's majesty does raign and make abode With reverence to the Lamb these Nations shall therefore Bow and adore thy throne before O Jah for evermore 123. Hymn The soul traversing vales along Out of its deeps Eccho's this song as Psal 40.7 130.1 2. IN every state O Lord I 'le tune my heart for praise My sickness health poverty wealth life death thy glory raise When men despise me most or curse whom thou hast blest If for thy name I suffer shame thy glor'on me shall rest If poor naked and bare as Job in Garments rent My future bliss true treasure is with that my Soul 's content No honours here I 'le seek nor hunt applause with men A better state I emmulate to be God's Citizen My pris'n a Palace turns my torments yeild me ease The Lions Den hot wrath of men yeild joy comfort and peace When others much abound for nothing I 'le endeavour To spend my breath and life to death that I may praise thee ever 124 Hymn The soul resign'd in all affection To Gods will yeilds entire subjection 2 Sam. 15.25 26 THy holy and commanding will Lord let me know and do And all thy wise disposals still submit to undergo Whole hecatombs of lusts here lyes once dear as my right eye Them at thy feet I 'le Sacrifice and so to sin will dye This glittering world to some so dear with all its poyson's sweet I neither want nor love nor fear all lies dead under feet My Isa'cks that so much content as pleasant pictures gave I am with some a do content that God at 's call should have The presence of thine Ark I place and prize next to my heav'n Yet if my Lord suspend his face my hopes and joys stand even Yea Lord if I must prostrate lye to smiters I 'le endeavour In silence meek to yeild my cheek these deeps shall praise thee ever May I of God this one thing crave I 'le better joys ask none Ere I descend my darksome grave to see Christ set on 's throne 125 Hymn Tryals as waves succeed and rowl But can't o'rewhelm the faithful soul Psal 42.5 7. ult Jona 2.4 HElp Lord the deeps or'ewhelm my soul in mi'ry clay i 'm fast I to my Rock for shelter rowl till all my storms are past The flouds of wicked men their voice have lifted up on high The Saints twixt hope and fear they hoyse while Christ asleep doth lye Satans high tempting winds do roar my faith 's about to droop Spying nor Sun nor Star nor Shoar I loose my Anchor-hope But tho' my Lord retires or walks on waves ev'n like some sp'rit My stormy Bark he boards and talks hee 'l all things put to right That Ship where Christ steers at the helm the Holy Spirit gives gales No Winds or Waves her overwhelm Gods promise her Mast ne're fails Oh when that little-ston's-Kingdom grows to a Mountain-bless't Gods tossed Barks to Anchor come within vail safe to rest 126 Hymn The thankful soul desires always In every thing to give God praise Dan. 6.10 Phil. 3.1 1 Thes 5.16 18. LOrd tune my heart always to sing thy lofty praise Yea tho' in deeps me low thou keeps for thence thou can'st me raise Thy hands at first me made and ever since me staid When sunk beneath that pit of death thine arms were underlaid VVhen mercies we receive its justice praise to give But O to sing's a comely thing and joy tho' all things grieve Some Birds all night do sing but only in the spring My winter night shall sparkle bright in hopes I 'le praises bring Tho' Zion wast may lye and Babels Sons are high The righteous shall behold their fall standing that Red-Sea-by Such joys Lord may I gain and such First-fruits obtain My desert even shall look like heaven my crown foretells my raign 127 Hymn The Shepherd learns his young to go And how they may their Father know Of them his tender care to show Psal 8.2 Isai 5.17 Hos 11.3 4. AS I the Feilds o' th' wood did go a Shepherds voice most sweet I hear'd and thought I did him know but fear'd and fell at 's feet For 's head and face most awsome was as though I 'd seen a God But sweet his words as Barnabas in 's hands I spi'd a rod. With this said he my flock shall be and tender Lambs all fed With this such blows I 'l give my foes shall bruise the Dragons head I soon discern'd my Shepherds voice he sooner my condition My heart through hopes 'gan to rejoyce at 's feet I made petition Lord me to health when sick restore When lame apply thy baulm Lead me that I may stray no more my swelling Seas O calm When God shall strength by Babes ordain avenging-foes to still Lambs in fat pastures hee 'l maintain and raign ' or'e them he will Fear not O little flock for know that 't is your Fathers pleasure On you the Kingdom to bestow and rich durable treasure 128 Hymn Christ for his kids fights a fierce duel With Foxes Wolves and Lions cruel Cant. 1.7 Psal 9.16 Ezek. 34.12 AS I upon the Mountains high poor Kid alone did creep I hear'd an eccho to the cry the Shepherd's voice to 's sheep The Northside of the Mount did yell with houling beasts all day Where Lions Wolves and Foxes dwell and hunt for Nimrods prey On to'ther side the mount I found two little flocks of Kids Feeding their Shepherds Tents a round Christ standing them amidst Then I to him aloud cry'd out Lord sheild thy Lambs from harm Prevent these beasts that range about thy flocks against them arm His grant he soon to me dispach't good news comes soft as oyle These Beasts are watch't and shall be catch't in their own net and toyl No Lion on my Lambs shall roar nor ev'ning Wolves devour Foxes shall lay their plots no more I 'le sheild them by my power Thou Lord alone thy self mak'st known just judgments to
display When th' wickeds bands snare their own hands Higgaijon sing Selah 129 Hymn Christ visiting his Lambs most tender Doth arm himself as their defender as Mic. 2.12 5.5 8 9. Zacr. 10.3 4. O all ye Lambs of God that to your King belong See what a tender and strong defender your Shepherd's to his young His blood for them he shed will he deny them bread Shall God dear buy and men destroy that flock o're whom he 's head Do Wolves and Lions roar tho' fierce they are his Cattle These all hee 'l take but you will make like 's goodly Horse for battle Your Lord first from above you visited in 's love And surely when he comes again to dens these all remove Then fear not converts young to Zion that belong For judgment shall your foes be full but you shall have a song Both North and South shall sing in hope for Zions King VVill search for guilt of blood long spilt and lore each lofty thing The Lamb shall sit alone to judge on Zions throne And raign in peace truth righteousness and t' hear his pris'ners groan 130 Hymn The Shepherds rod commands subjection The flock tho' under sore correction Yeilds sacrifice in hot affection Psal 23.4 5. Ezek 20.37 AS I among the flocks of God did walk I heard a noise Like crying caus'd by a sharp rod yet 't made my soul rejoyce One cry'd my soul Lord weary is because of murderers Another sight for what 's amiss and ' cause our hope deferrs Some said we 're for thy sake all day Lord to be slain design'd The rest to beasts are made a prey yet to Gods will resign'd This sad O where 's our Shepherd gone that us'd t' be us among And that did sighing drop this groan But thou O Lord how long VVhy art t' from us absent so long as weary of thy flock In justice Lord avenge our wrong for thou 'rt our anchor's rock At last one David-like was born riding on 's Cherubim Priest like on 's side th' writers inkhorn all th' Angels worshIp't him His awful head all Crowns did wear the rocks before him break All th' Elects names on 's breast did bear and thus King like he spake 2d part 131 Hymn The Lord to Christ this purpose sware That he who our transgressions bare Should thus for us himself declare personating Christ as Matth. 11.28 TO me all pow'r doth now belong my lambs rejoyce and sing My scattered flocks I dwell among your Prophet Preist and King I made my self a sacrifice your peace so to obtain And to fulfil the prophesies now only King I 'le raign Your foes before you I 'le subdue and plague all that me hate But keep with you my cov'nant true blest all on me that wait Do Gebal Ammon Amalek against my flock conspire Their plots and hairy scalps I 'le break and vex them in mine ire For I to purchase you have bled by that dear price ye 're mine And for your sake will interceed to compleat my design Thus ev'ry knee shall bow to me by force or free accord Each eye shall see the majesty and judgment of the Lord This tidings told I could not hold but heart and tongue must raise And to the lamb bowing made bold to lisp and sing his praise 3d. part 132 Hymn Gods Flocks now sing their songs to him That did to God their souls redeem Their Shepherd worthy ' f all esteem Revel 4.11 5.9 12 13 14. v. OH Shepherd of Gods flock thou only worthy art That we always should sound thy praise in life in lip and heart As lost Sheep were we all straying now here now there Thou Lord on him laid'st all our sin he paid't in 's bloud most dear What e're God promised hee 'l certainly compleat When all is done all foes are gone then Saints ascend his seat Ye Angels Cherubs all adjoyn with Seraphim Unite your votes extend your notes in loudest praise of him To him that was that lamb Gods sacrifice of old He that was slain shall shortly raign the keeper of Gods fold To him whose watchful eyes mischiefs and spite espies That will with right judgment requite mens haughty'st majesties To Angels praises then joyn Saints and Sons of men Hosannah's loud raise to the cloud sing praises do 't again 133 Hymn Elders and Witnesses each one Fall down before the Lambs high throne And sound his praise themselves alone Apoc. 7.9 11 14 17. chap. 8.1 AS I before the lamb's high throne with songs and palms did stand Among that multitude stood one that silence did command Then bowing I obeysance paid all th' Elders did the same Their four and twenty Crowns all laid at'th ' footstool of the lamb One of those Elders for the rest his strict enquiry made What is this multitude so blest with Palms one spake and said From tribulation great these came their robes they 've washed white And purify'd i' th' blood of th' lamb made thus just in Gods sight Martyrs with Witnesses now make their loud appeal and true How long Lord er'e thou ' l vengeance take and give that beast his due When shall dry bones revive again and sing that sleep in th' dust Then Zion's King in 's glory 'll raign the Islands hope and trust Now sing for now th' ambush is fixt and God has hid the gin That our reward their vengeance mixt with joy will soon bring in 134 Hymn Thy mercy's loads and multitudes My soul in praises thus includes As Psal 68.19 136.1 ult 150.2 3 6. in above 20 benefits YE heavens sing praises to the Lord let Saints their blessings bring Let th' earth his benefits all record yea praise him ev'ry thing Praise him for 's old electing love and Christs redemption-blood His spirit and grace that from above rain'd Manna for our food Him praise whose pour did all create and providence them maintain And will renew their lapsed state that Christ o're all may raign For light and peace and health oh do for day and night him praise For comforts yea and crosses too for good or evil days For faith and patience joy likewise in God le ts sing and boast Who causes grace in 's exercise triumph i th' Holy Ghost Him bless that plots and plotters all doth wondrously detect Causing those wrongs on them to fall that they meant for th' Elect. Now comes our King Zion's his throne to th' whore hee 'l vengeance pay His flock shall sit and sing each one praise him Halelujah 135 Hymn This instrument of seven strings In parts on our Salvation sings And joy to souls and Islands brings SIng to the Lord ye Saints a new triumphant Song Let Isles abroad know that to God Salvation doth belong From Dragon beast and whore from pits of desolation That gap't each hour us to devour he wrought so great Salvation For his unworthy flock a poor and peeled Nations So has our God in 's Chariot rode for sinful ones Salvation No
been yet God reviv'd me hath The sentence I of death received subscribing t' was most just The execution grace repriev'd that I in God might trust My moan was like a Crane or Dove for I was sore opprest God undertook my sin t' remove that gave my soul true rest The Lord was ready me to save renew'd my youth and days Gave issues joyful from the grave wee 'l therefore sing his praise Amen Halelujah 157 Hymn This second Hymn of praise they have That God has rescu'd from the grave Psal 6.3 6. 41 1 2 3. 39.4 5 10 11 13. LOrd when thy hand on me did lay this sharp correction This was my pray'r my vow and care to yeild thee all subjection My life and usefulness and times are in thy hand I 'le yeild them all up at thy call when thou shalt me command Thou didst me spare a while my life and strength restore Thou didst me save from pow're o' th' grave and now I 'le thee adore What shall I render Lord or what return to thee My life and health my goods and wealth shall now devoted be My Lord Physitian was did visit at my call My heart from fears my eye from tears he sav'd and feet from fall Oh Lord who 's like to thee now all my bones shall say My vows in sight of the upright to God I freely pay See Ps 116.3 4 12 15 16 18. 158 Hymn Tho' Satan leads into temptation Rebuke him Lord be our Salvation See Zacr. 3.1 2 3. Matth. 6.13 LOrd from th' old Serpent save his subtilty and pow're For by his wyles souls he beguiles seeking them to devour No fence but thine there is against an unseen foe To thee we cry O King most high that do'st his crafts fore-know Sometimes he tempts to pride to lust or Heresie And oft will stand at our right hand when unto God we fly But Lord us from him sheild rebuke him by thy word Thy faith shall be our victory thy spirit our Shield and Sword Tho' he the first man slew and may a David foyl This victory is Christs for he his crafts and works does spoil He once from Heav'n was cast and down to earth was flung O bind in 's chain that we again may sing that earst were stung For when our God of peace has trod this Dragon down His rage shall cease Saints live in peace and Jesus wear the Crown Rom. 16.20 159 Hymn Gods works are from the first Creation Saints joy their song their meditation Ps 92.4 5. 103.22 104.31 THy works O Lord are great in wisdom they exceed Decree Creation and Preservation to be admired indeed How pow'rful was thy word that all these did create And when our Lord descends that word must all annihilate But heav'ns when I consider which thou alone canst span Light'nings and thunder how do I wonder and cry Lord what is man Yea Lord what 's fall'n man of him why mindful art't That Moon and Stars serve monitors of what 's sinners desert What signs or fearful sights the Lord in heav'n does fix All work for good in famine food in wrath hee 'l mercy mix As God on Isra'ls doors his mark of safety gave And raign'd on them a Beth-lehem us in like case hee 'l save When vengeance-work is past and Gods dread fury 's o're Then sing your Psalms and bear you palms Zion shall weep no more 160 Hymn Good tidings of our Lords Salvation Brings joy and peace to ev'ry nation as Ps 53.6 67.2 3. 6 7. WHen God Salvation had decree'd for 's captives to effect In Char'ots he rode out for speed redeeming's own elect His wheels a path for him did pave Red Sea and Jordan too Free passage gave but turn'd a grave for those did them pursue Before him melted mountains great the Elements made a noise Rocks honey sweet and oyl did sweat here le ts in him rejoyce When God will work who shall withstand or save what shall demur For his command or mighty hand makes all lets to concur Jehovah is a man of war his hosts all creatures be His angels are yea ev'ry star ingag'd for 's victory With vestures red the grapes hee 'l tread so with a shout ascends Mans wrath is done when God's begun this scene Gods vyals ends 161 Hymn After the night so dark so long That morning star will bring a song Ps 97.11 Cant. 2.11 12. Mica 7.9 10. HOw long Lord will our darkness last our grief prolonging night When will our winter nights be past when shines our morning bright Long since our day fled fast away our souls like blind men grope Seeking for light but lo the night soon overclouds our hope Oh where is he 't promis'd to bring the poor and blind by th' way Make darkness light the dumb to sing turn shade of death to ' day VVe still complain clouds after rain oft make our hopes forelorn Yet is not far our morning star our day-light shall return Then Zion that in darkness sits her tears upon her cheeks Shall shine when God her sin remits and day spring on her breaks Rejoyce not then ye wicked men for God resists the proud To Gods upright is sown a light morning without a cloud If Skyes do loure our King has pow're o're waves to tread his way Hee 'l soon appear cast anchor here look up and hope for day see Luk. 1.78 Acts 27.27 162 Hymn When in dark wilderness we walk God then to us doth kindly talk Isa 35.1 2 6. 51.3 Hose 2.14 LOrd i 'm i' th' wilderness afraid to lose my way Let thy command me to that land of uprightness convey My desart's that of sin there wand'ring I am faint May I with ' bread of God be fed and with the rock acquaint When for my murmuring hot Serpents oft me sting If faith can spy my Lord on high healing is in his wing When thirst does scorch my soul my spring below all gone Christ with a dew strength does renew then singing I pass on I' th' vale of Bacha deep each step on 't drops a tear While hope 's delay'd my heart is staid in Zion to appear And tho' my way be rough and doubts o're cloud my eyes My wilderness like Eden is and smells like Paradise My soul on Pisgah mount look o're these first fruits tast Go not aside and Jesus guide me to that Land at last Ps 107.2 3 4 7. 163 Hymn The reign of Christ all wars shall cease From Babels yoak Zion release So brings us universal peace Isa 2.4 11.6 9.13 Micah 4.3 1. WHen Christ in righteousness shall raign according to Gods words Then truth and peace on earth obtain and break all Tyrants Swords 2. The Nations then learn no more wars but under quiet vines sit Beating their Swords into Plow shares Tyrants their fierceness quit 3. With envy cruelty and wrath none shall the rest annoy And none in bloud his Sword shall bathe none hurt wast or destroy 4. For Law and