to clefts o' th' rock they flee When shall our day and Sun return and we his glory see Thou answer'st prayers by terrible signs O God in righteousness Thy cov'nant writ with bloody lines gives hopes thou'lt yet us bless We at thy tokens are afraid the nations rush and swell Religion but a scorn is made to them amongst us dwell Oh now thine Iron rod lift up as once on Egypts Land To Beast and whore transmit that cup of trembling in our hand Of favour t' us some token show some sign presaging good Let all thy righteous vengeance know That spilt our precious blood Then in our land thy saved flock shall thee praise and adore And in the lamb our King and Rock rejoyce for evermore 32 Hymn An Hymn of a soul burning in love after Christs return MY soul doth thirst with hot desire in love it burns for thee Lord put not out such holy fire but in 't descend to me Before thee my iniquity O do not set in wrath But justifie and me espy righteous alone by Faith From me thine anger turn away life in thy favour lyes Visit my soul without delay and listen to my cries How long Lord wilt ' th' absent remain whilst Saints in darkness dwell Repeat thy wondrous works again so wee 'l thy glory tell Oh what a joyful day 't wil be to all in mourning state The Lord exalt alone to see the lofty desolate Then cool times of refreshing shall on parched souls descend Hail on the whore and beast will fall to Sion wrath to end Oh then all ye that do belong to Christ believe and say Make hast to come Oh dear Bridegroom judge raign Halelujah Amen 33 Hymn Christ and the beloved enjoying after longings HArk O my Soul hee 's come my love for whom I sought My burning ceases and joy increases since peace to me he brought My great unworthiness and sins he has forgiven My Faith gives vision like that fruition the Saints possesse in heaven This world I now despise things that farr better are I do foretast but best at last he doth for me prepare Tho' in this Vale of tears I oft did clouded lye Yet in his book I wishly look and there his face do spye Tho' sons of Belial now this earth accurst possess All wrath shall cease and Christ with peacâ— this world at last will bless My conversation then shall still in heaven remain And thence I still my hopes will fill Jesus shall come and raign Hope in thy promise is tho' distant wondrous sweet O then what grace to see his face When all bow at his feet 34 Hymn Psal 118.22 IN God let 's all triumph that Stone that men despis'd Is now become the corner stone most highly to be pris'd Oh joyful day indeed Gods act most marvelous Then let us cry Hosannahs high on earth Lord prosper us Glory to God on high praise unto Christ our King Peace and good-will the earth let fill prosperity now O bring O let that little stone Cut out not by mans hands The Image beat growing so great till it shall fill all Lands Amen 35 Hymn A cry 'gainst Babels whore O God to whom vengeance pertains revenge the blood and wrong That Sion for thy sake sustains thy Lilly thorns among Lift up thy feet hast to behold our sighs our griefs and fears Repay them that have been so bold to mix our blood with tears Make Inquisition swift and full after that whorish state That to her former sins doth pull blood guiltyness of late Lord make them like a wheel O power thy last hot vials on those Immanuels Isle that would devour and Christ thy Sun depose This shall the heavens with joy affect Apostles Martyrs too For all that Sion do afflict thou 'lt utterly undo Yea all the earth shall shout and ring sufferers be crown'd with bay All Sions mourners then will sing Amen Halelujah 36 Hymn Faith's triumph over all Sions Enemies and adversities THe Lord is Sions Sun and Shield from perils he us keeps Light he and safety us does yield who slumbers not nor sleeps Talk not so proudly ye that plot your mischeifs on your Beds For God that sees decrees your 't will fall on your own head Tho' God a bitter Cup constrain his people first to tast The dregs of ire unmixt remain for Sions foes at last Gods furnace Sions filth and tinn shall sepp'rate like the dross And when he has consum'd our sin then hee 'l transfer our cross Then all that mischief have devis'd shall by their counsels fall And in their own nets be surpriz'd yet Sion ' scape withal For God hath sworn not to repent his hands upon his throne All that against his King are bent that hand shall break each one Ye Sons of Sion then be glad shout of your King and say Behold he comes in vengeance clad you to reward Selah Lord break the wickeds Arms and Bands and like a wheel them make Snare them i' th works of their own hands for Christs and Sions sake 37 Hymn This Hymn's a precatory ode ' Gainst all the Enemies of God O God our Rock and Isra'ls stone Lift up thy mighty arm To save thy Flock for thou alone canst rescue Lambs from harm O break the wick'ds arm and might against us that conspire And let them melt before thy sight as wax before the fire Thick clouds of blood o're us increase to save O give command And from the Assyrian for our peace O let our Michael stand Thy Vine hath long been watered with Christs blood and her own Our bones long have been scattered Our King kept from his throne For Sions controverse ' Lord rise visit this vale of Vision Ye mighty ones descend likewise bring all things to decision Then shall our storms turn into calms our pricking thorns to bayes Our Dove-like mournings into Psalms our sighs and feares to praise 38 Hymn An hymn full of complaints To Christ King of the Saints THou Lord of hosts most high whose Chariots Angels are Hark to the plaints of all thy Saints thine arm to save make bare The Serpent now 's in hope his deadly wound to heal The whore does think more blood to drink and witness grave-stones Seal Rise Lord them disappoint O save thy Turtle Dove Thy times appoint Saviours t'annoint to rescue those thee love Feirce Lions at us roar Foxes with craft combine And we have none save thee alone to pity Oh incline The Whore judge and avenge the blood of all thy slain The man of sin break and bring in the Son of God's blest reign How long shall Sions pains of that Man-child delay Hast on that Birth to rule the earth Lord Jesus come away Thine Iron rod lift up thy foes to shivers bray Prevent our fears wipe off all tears Raign thou O Lamb for ay 39 Hymn A Song of that Redemption day That our Adoption doth display Exod. 19.4 Psalm 148.14 Rom. 8.23 1st Part. SIng and
In partly Complaint partly Comfort HOw long Lord shall thine anger burn against thy Pasture sheep O let thy favour soon return still do not fury keep This wasts our life and spirits away our sins upon us bind From it our foes presume to say our comforter's unkind Oh turn to us thy smiling face return our hearts again And turn thine hand on them apace that will not Christ should raign Then when thy fury 's turn'd away and God us comfort brings Thence we with joy shall waters draw from our Salvations springs Then Sion with her King shall shout o're Babels helpers all and all her Children round about do sing at Babels fall The Lamb then sitting on the Throne them by clear springs will guide And wipe away the tears each one that from our eyes did glide 54 Hymn The Virgins sigh for their Bridegroom Matth. 25.1 7. YE Virgins chast go forth in hast your Lamps light up and trim For by and by that midnight cry will call you to meet him Your dear Bridegroom's about to come and warns you to prepare For 't is unkind to sleep behind if you wise Virgins are Let grace give light as Oyl most bright to all the world about For if you sleep you can't well keep your Lamps from going out Then wrath and wo will be unto such slumbring Virgins when The Bridegrooms door is shut no more but five go in often But O the Feast the glorious rest and joy that Marriage day Shall bring each guest that 's to be blest his face to see for aye For sure with fat and delicate both Wine and marrow rare That Bridgeroom will them feed and fill that do for him prepare Then come away O do not stay to th' wedding O make hast For you er'e long shall sing the song hee 's come Halelujah 55 Hymn A groan from our evil times for better as Isai 32.1 2. and Psal 12.1 HElp Lord for upright ones do fail the faithful cease and those That mens iniquities do bewail are preyes to cruel foes We wait and long for Righteousness and yet no good appears Our hopes of healing times grow less that still augments our fears Judgment turns back no equity nor truth can entrance have Oh wake thy spirit of prophesie to raise them from their grave For sighs of poor that are opprest now Lord let Christ arise To set's in safe and quiet rest from all that them despise Then wisdom knowledge and Gods fear our times establish shall And Christ both Sword and Scepter bear to root out wicked all He shall be then our hidding place from winds and stormy rain As shaddow of a Rock his grace shall hidden Lambs sustain The Lord his God to him shall give his Father David's Throne And he for aye with Saints shall live and rule warr judge alone 56 Hymn A cry for Righteousness in the Earth as Psal 94.1 2. O God to whom vengeance belongs lift up thy self again Render rewards for all the wrongs thy Saints on Earth sustain For they blaspheme thy holy name and all the Earth oppress Thy holy Laws and righteous cause they brand for wickedness The thrones of wickedness still forge their mischiefs for a Law Thy people for their duty scourge and cause Prophets withdraw Lift up thy feet Oh come again our deso'late case behold All that thy Kingdom do disdain repay them seven fold Then pris'ners in the pit that lye and Prophets in the cave Souls that do under th' Altar cry just vengeance all will have Our Isles shall feast while whore and beast the Lord shall judge and slay But Sion Sing in Christ her King for aye Halelujah 57 Hymn The mourning solitary Dove For Christ pants and is sick of love I allude to the Title Psal 56.1 i. e. the mute solitary Dove having lost her mate O Lord how is my joy exchang'd to mourning like a Dove My harp upon the Willow's hang'd because i 've lost my love I wander bird-like solitary seeking my paradise O for an Ark or Sanctuary in Christ where true rest lies My sin in vale of death me clouds I mourning Sun-less go Temptations me pursue in crouds my sins too there 's my wo. To thee I cry Lord from these deeps deeps unto deeps do call If off all earthly joy thou strips O be instead of all Lord if thou through these clouds will look and from this pit me move My beauty that had me forsook returns wing'd like a Dove Lord unto Sion-mount shew grace Jerus'lem build again Christs Ark of presence with us place in 's glory aye to raign 58 Hymn Lord cry's the ' fflicted soul advance On me thy lightsome countenance as in Psal 4.6 THe light Lord of thy countenance be pleas'd to let me see So full a good none can advance may that once shine on me For clouds of darkness me o'respread sin hangs my hopes in doubt Oh Sun of righteousness me lead for now my Candle 's out My Lord that earst his face did show in clouds did disappear When he 'l return I do not know my hopes are mixt with fear Why are thy visits rare become and oft i 've none at all Oh now let faith thee welcome home my sloth rouze by this call Afflictions from thee pity crave Oh be not distant still Descend and visit this my cave and with thy light it fill Then shall I rise and ope mine eyes and turn my Thornes to Bay No night so long but morning song succeeds let 's hope for day Our Lord at last through clouds will hast him every eye shall see But only they that on him stay in that sight bless'd shall be Amen 59 Hymn When God the cry of prayers attends For long delays he 'l make 's amends OH thou that prayers dost hear how long wilt thou forbear To listen to the prayers that do proceed from Saints sincere T' avenge thy peoples wrong do not defer so long Our jubilee at last let 's see and found our joyful song Hard things thy Saints have seen afflicted long have been Lord by this rain keep and maintain thy heritage fresh and green Let Rome's proud Hierarchy under thy judgment lye Then Saints shall sing for Sions King shall be extol'd most high Then God will work his wonder old heav'ns dissolve with thunder His fire devours all Laws and powers that bound Religion under Then all the meek and poor praises shall sing before The lambs high Throne for he alone their comforts will restore Ye heavens rejoyce agen let Earth be glad for Then The Lord has bles't his flock with rest hast Lord even so Amen 60 Hymn Thus shall our Faith triumph on high O're all the power o' th enemy Psal 83.12 ult OH thou most high whose councels are both deep faithful and true Against our foes thine arm make bare frustrate and them subdue Thy Saints at thy command have pray'd this sixteen hundred year Thy Kingdom come so long delay'd Oh let it's
bring their elect King near to th' ancient of days And God with us shall dwell and thus wee 'l sing Immortal praise 94 Hymn Is God with us the Lord of Hosts Saints do not fear but rather boast O Glorious throne on high on which thou Lord does dwell Dispensing grace to Isra'ls race le ts mark its footstool well Lions are subject'd too 't 'fore it stand spirits seav'n Whose Oyl gives light both day and night leading to th' highest heaven What times Saints are afraid hence on a look or cry God gives command with mighty hand to save immediately Tho' thousands hem us in with camps of men and devils Gods with his Church is as a torch of fire devouring evils Ye Sons of Belial then dig pitts as deep as hell No crafts shall stand ' gainst Zions Land whose King 's Immanuel This Shepherd of Gods flock is wise and strong also With mighty arm his Lambs from harm to save and keep them too For he amongst them walks to feed protect and guide Who Lord dares band against thy hand When thou art on our side Balaam by cursed crafts sought Isr'el to devour VVhen God will bless man's wickedness must fail for lack of power If thou Lord stand for us against us be who dare If on thy Son first wrath begun thy foes how canst thou spare Shine forth O glorious Sun the Land light ' with thy rayes Oh once again descend Amen so we will sing thy praise 95 Hymn Ye Angels Cherubs Creatures all Sing praise in Chores Seraphical LEt Angels all that live above make a melodious noise Cast in your sparks to th' flames of love with Martyrs and rejoyce For he that fram'd the world has laid and fix't all for his glory The VVheel of nature and every creature in't's kind do sing before ' yee Praise him ye flouds and waters deep through which Christ lead his folk Let fire and flame exalt his name where once with three hee 'd walk Could we his inward converse learn with them three Nobles stout VVe should admire that from that fire tho' call'd they could come out Oh glorifie that Lord i' th' fires ye Saints that loves him dear Tho' love you burns yet from your urns a Phoenix shall appear VVhen Christ your King on Zion ' rises Babels hot flames shall cease Saints pure devotion then gains promotion with truth and lasting peace Christ Tent he then will place with men for evermore to stay VVith heat divine Christ face shall shine and mak 't eternal day 96 Hymn Cantic Igneum On the three Children Dan. 3. Christ present made three in the furnace four This kept them so that fire could not devour Heb. 11.34 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 YE mortal Kings on Earth behold Christs all-sufficient pow'r Look on admire that such a fire three children can't devour In one here 's many wonders wrought the fire to burn forbears Save only bands loost off their hands and slayes persecuters So Moses turn'd aside of old to view Gods bush on flame Well we may ' dmire zeal's hotter fire that cool'd and quench't the same No Royal rage can fires incense too hot for faith and love Lord on our Souls such heav'nly coales let fall and in us move That Jesus that for 's love to us could bleed us to redeem He doubtless hath quencht hotter wrath all glory praise to him Thou from a furnace hot like hell didst save us in like manner That for thy cause thy truth and laws thou mightst display thy banner When Zion's flames proud Babel tames Saints have their jubilee The earth in peace truth righteousness shall bow and sing to thee 97 Hymn Lord let that long accepted year Of full redemption hop'd draw near Psal 85.7 8. c. LOrd God of Hosts that hearest prayers come down thy heavens bow Sion for which there 's no man cares to save arise do thou According to the days wherein affliction we have had And years of sorrow we have seen Oh now Lord make us glad The sins of our long Wilderness and temptings from us roul Thy vine oh save it plant and dress with thy whole heart and soul Hear then what God will to us say for surely hee 'l speak peace To his own Saints that never they shall turn to foolishness Sure his Salvation draweth near God will the same command That glory too for those him fear may dwell within our land To Jewish Rites last Jubilee himself Messiah blew To Romish yoaks his raign shall be final and full adieu To God and to the Lamb therefore give Kingdom powre always Let men and Angels him adore and ever sing his praise 98 Hymn When hopes are low and undermin'd with fears And wicked high'st God usually appears Gen. 22.14 Zach. 1.8 10. OH God most high and wise thine ear to us incline Open thine eyes and them surprize that ' gainst thy Christ combine When Councels are most rife accomplished to be On Isa'c's life now stop the knife and God ' i th' mount let 's see Tho' Sons of Belial shout and tumults oft assail Repress their rout turn things about that wicked's hopes may fail Tho' Zions hope 's forlorn amongst the Myrtle's low Her vail is torn yet David's horn shall budd again and grow No weapon shall succeed ' gainst Zions peaceful state God has decreed and that with speed Babel to desolate A new creation bright will God himself bring forth Where Christ shall sit protecting it even in the sides o' th' North. Jesus our Bridegroom come for thee the wedding stays Thy Kingdom come to it make room let mourners sing thy praise 99 Hymn Angels and Cherubims all fulfil What changes God presiding will THe Lord above the Clouds presides he storms and winds does sway His Char'ots through Red-Sea he rides to find or force his way This world that seems to rowl and reel moves by divine command His spirit turns about each wheel and when he bids they stand Thou by thy pow'r do'st rule alway thine eyes all nations spy Yea when rebellious ones bear sway thou art exalted high When wicked ones are turn'd above God turns about the wheel Because the Lord doth Zion love her foes sha'll 's vengeance feel All those that Zion hate shall be like Corn on the house top That upright ones with joy shall see the Lords own sickle lop The Kingdom of Gods providence doth bring great things to pass But when his Son shall rule dispense the just flourish as grass On foes the Lord aloud will thunder to raise his witnesses And them advance that long lay under darkness and sore distress That change shall be a joyful one when Christ above shall sway Causing oppressions to be gone and sighs to flee away 100 Hymn One sits above the wheels To steer when our Faith reels THe Lord hath said his throne abides his Kingdom shall endure What if this world now rowls and slides his promise still stands sure Gods ship as on a
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
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
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
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
I have thy will made known and will more of them call On them my blood and spirit bestown with me abide they shall And I that for them freely bled o're sin will make them raign I 'le for them plead bless them with bread and see them once again That glory thou to me hast given I freely share to them To raign on Earth first after heav'n i' th' new Jerusalem This hear'd with adoration great before his blessed throne I fell at th' foot of 's mercy seat and prais'd the Lamb alone Amen said I blessing and pow're let all things give to thee Both Saints and Angels day and hour to all Eternity 81 Hymn A glorious feast Christ will provide Then lead to 's rest his holy Bride Isa 25.8 9. Apoc. 19.7 8. OH Shepherd of the Sheep thine is both flock and fold For thou hast sought them out and bought with price far above gold For them thou wil'st provide a Feast of red wine pure Most sweet of tast yet best at last which feast shall aye indure Mean while thy Vineyard thou tho' naked and forelorn Dost safely guard with watch and ward and wat'rest every morn Those boars and foxes all that humane judgment scapes Take in thy toyl that made such spoil of thy Vines-tender Grapes Then shall our winter end rains cease in pleasant spring Sweet flowres appear then we shall hear the Birds and Turtles sing Oh blest they that are call'd with th' Lambs Bride to be guest For now each head is crown'd and led to 's mansions aye to rest Then must the Lamb resign his Kingdom medi'atory Gods mystery shall finisht be i th' Fathers Royal Glory 82 Hymn When in this world our Lord shall raign These happy things shall then obtain As in Psal 2.6 9. and 72.3 4 12. Is 16.5 WHen God shall Christ his Son anoint on Zions holy hill Salvation thence he will appoint For walls and bulwarks still The great shall then no terrour be the good to over-awe And force them into corners flee For keeping of Gods Law The vile no more account shall bear Tyrants no more oppress No peircing bramble just ones tear None rise by wickedness But right and truth ascends the Throne to ' ffront iniquity And reason justice faith in one united shall agree Then worship pure shall not endure foggs superstitious Nor scarlet whore shall more allure to Babel for Gods house Scripture our Royal guide and Law the word the Sword shall blunt Vengeance shall horns and mitres saw the Nimrods cease to hunt Thus Heav'n and Earth to joy shall break a joy that ends distress He for the meek will judgment seek and hasten righteousness Amen 83 Hymn This Hymn enumerates the kinds Of mercies but the summe who finds As Psal 40.5 and 139.17 TO God let 's all sing praise that by his word all made Thus heav'n above and all that move on Earth their being had For Sun that lights the day for Moon and glittering stars That in the night foreshew us light as signs of peace or wars For th' Earth and all its hosts the Sea and what 's therein All subject stand by Gods command to man tho' fall'n by sin For Hail and Rain and Dew For stormy winds also For these fulfil Gods righteous will When men against it go For day and also night Summer and Winter's frost Contraries do Gods wisdom show and oft profit us most But Lord what 's fall'n man dominion such to have Or'e all things here and triumph there with Christ or'e death and grave Consume Lord from thy Earth destructive wicked men Oh come again resume thy raign come quickly Lord Amen 84 Hymn When once on Christ we fix our eyes 'T will make us all this world despise On Apoc. 12.1 A wonder great to John was shown a Church array'd most sweet With th' Sun most clear 12 Stars her crown but th' Moon under her feet Oh blissful sight once glorious now to behold most rare Our times show us not such a Spouse which dare with her compare When all is loss and dung for Christ unworthy our esteem Herein true pie'ty doth consist Such Christ came to redeem Lord why should Saints on things below their fond affections place Since hee 's ascended and we know we 're foll'wing him apace who 'le show us any good men say but real good mistake Lord of thy count'nance one bright ray on us to shine O make Oh this will glad and chear us more than Corn Oyl or new Wine The glory of this world 't will lowre to tast the joys divine When Idol-Dagon-self falls down Faith does this world disdain Earths Princes lose glory ' nd crown now Jesus comes to 's raign 85 Hymn The Bride with Christ unite'd by Faith Thus in communion sings and saith O thou most worthy to be sought thy praises we will tell Being into thy Chambers brought Our great Immanuel If one days fello'ship be so sweet here under 's cross and sorrow Or to sit pensive at his feet what joys succeed i' th' morrow Oh who can tell what joyful Songs may here be sung ' i th' night What triumph's then with heav'nly throngs have Saints in perfect light To be espous'd to Christ alone is unconceived grace What 's then to sit up in his Throne or still to see his face With Abr'am Isa'ck Jacob too to consort in one chore The Gentile Nations with the Jew all singing evermore To see vile men bundl'd and thrown down from Christ judgment seat All Clouds and Storms quite over blown and only good ones great Who can those future joyes display the pleasures of that River And City new where God will stay and Saints with him for ever 86 Hymn When Jesus judge and King shall raign Hee 'l Truth and Right fully maintain Psal 96.13 Lo he cometh c. OUr Lord and King shall come in hast the flame devours before him Angels his Char'ots moving fast all bowing down adore him His Saphir Throne just judgment is his Scepter Righteousness His sentence unto Saints gives bliss to th' wicked pains endless With him in judgment Saints preside where th' wicked shall not stand His flaming eyes they ca'n't abide but fall under his hands Oh how the mighty trembling look through horrour shame and fear VVhen from his face that last rebuke and sentence they shall hear They that before did judge the Lamb are doom'd with a depart That dreadful curse they wisht God damn that word will break their heart The just shall greatly sing for joy when they his vengeance view For whore and beast will he destroy that judges strong and true Greatness before him yields no plea repriving execution 'Fore whose white throne heav'n earth and Sea all suffer dissolution 87 Hymn To th' new Jerus'lem and her King All nations must their glory bring After that Isaiah 60 Apoc. 21. YE Nations all and Kings mortal this Prophesie attend Your earthly glory vile trnasitory here fades and 's at
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
merit was in us nor price of ours it bought For God if he will work is free Salvation gives for nought If means a wanting be he by divine creation VVith or without can bring about himself decreed Salvation Lord thy design and end on us let grace obtain VVhen judgements done O let thy Son by our Salvation raign Then songs of praise will we joyn with Romes Lamentations And palms will bear for Christ shall wear the Crown of our Salvation 136 Hymn Herein the Isles wait and petition Jesus to be King and Physitian As in Psal 72.15 and 106.4 5. LOrd let thy Son his Kingdom come for which our Isles do wait For when his throne obtains its room 't will cure both Church and state The good of those that thou hast choose Lord grant our eyes may see That we before thee may joy and glory with these thy heritage be Hark to the groans and piteous moans of all that suffer wrong Thy throne inherit quiet thy spirit in those that cry how long Then mounts to 's throne that mighty one with righteousness begirt O're Isles that head shall princes lead or tread like mortar-dirt Religion then with righteous men shall be no more opprest The Mytres horns the vulgar scorns the whole creations blest Then Psalms shall be Lord sung to thee Salvation to the lamb To Saints increase of joy and peace to foes eternal shame 137 Hymn Here 's prayer for Zions joy and peace That wickeds rage for aye may cease As Psal 7.1 2 6 9. and 122.6 7. LOrd quell the rage of wicked men their Councells countermine Releive thy Daniels from their den and once more save thy Vine For they not against us but thee this crafty Councel took Upon their rage and villany Lord through this cloud O look Be thou a sheild us to defend when they our flesh would eat Help from thy Sanctuary send and mind our low estate No confidence in men we place nor yet in Princes high Now mortals can't releive our case their promise proves a lye But God has said no weapon made prospers against the just Their Swords shall their own breasts invade at Zions sheild that thrust Shortly the Kingdoms of this world to Christ our Lord shall turn The beast in a deep pit be hurl'd and Babel-Rome shall burn The Lambs most holy war 's at hand which victory attends And triumph in Emanuels Land with Halelujahs ends 138 Hymn To Christ our well belov'd this song Of 's fruitful Vineyard does belong as Isai 5.1 5. and Psal 80. c YE Sons of men in Nations all this parable attend You Zions Sons obey this call to th' Shepherds voice now bend There is on earth a noble Vine planted within our Isle That shall e'r long in beauty shine for God will on it smile By nature it was wild at first sprung off a stock most base Of Trees for fruit and use the worst till it transplanted was At last the Lords electing love of wild did make it tame Into th' true Vine did it remove thus fruitful it became Its branches o're the wall are spread its leaves in winter green Its Clusters full of wine most red a sight sair to be seen And shall the Lord its fence destroy who watches it each hour Or let the Foxes it ' annoy the grapes thereof devour Oh no! his Vine hee 'l visit again destroy both Fox and Boar From violence hee 'l its peace maintain raign in 't for evermore 139 Hymn God hears Saints prayers and so has brought Plotters conspiracies to naught Psal 83.3 10. as Psal 37.12 13 32 33. v. THe righteous unto God do cry his ears to them inclines Defeats all vile conspiracy that crafty men design For they against the just are bent and crafty Councel take And Midians Princes do consent Lord like a wheel them make The Dukes of Am'leck Edom's stock with five Philistim Lords Consult against thine hidden flock and these Lord are their words The name of Isra'l now wee 'l rase their memory wee 'l devour The houses fair of God deface and these two Isles make our Lord rise them see and disappoint their tongues O Lord divide Some Saviours Gideon-like anoint and all their crafts deride That man may know thy pow'r is high in all the earth abroad May hear and fear thy Majesty for thou alone art God 140 Hymn The Lord in wisdom plots defeats That justice may fulfil his threats Psal 7.13 14 15 16. and Psal 9.16 THy wisdom Lord is deep thy might who dare withstand Thy wonders are beyond compare when thou lifts up thy hand Associate ye your selves combine together stand Consult again but all 's in vain against Immanuels Land For God has firmly sworn his hand laid on his throne Eternal war he will prepare For 's Son who sits thereon He that so deep a pit To catch his Brother delves Both he and all his part'ners fall and in it sink themselves Thus God does wrongs repay vengeance retaliate No majesty was e're too high but he above them sate Oh then let 's sing thy praise whose works so wond'rous be Ye saved flock extoll your rock to him for safty flee Exod. 18.9 10 11. 141 Hymn For Sion worshiping in Babylon after the 102 Psal v. 13. HOw many Lord are the complaints of Sions Children dear How long shall Saints endure restraints that worship in thy fear We see no signs in our dark times of an approaching good Romes whore still climbs to higher crimes threatning more guilt and blood Thy holy worship men pollute and Sanctuarys tread With feet of bruits because it suits unto that ten horned head But yet our God will rise at last and mercy wil't extend To Sion thou wil't favour show when time foreset does end For in her stones thy holy ones secret delight do take And therefore must pitty her dust till God her breach up make Then shall the Jew and Gentile too the true Messiah ' dore The Nations all him worship shall and praise for evermore 142 Hymn An hymn of Consolation for Sions mourners COmfort your selves ye mourners all to Sion that belong Shake off your bands hark to this call arise sing a new song You that are Children of the day and yet in darkness sit Your cloudy shadows fly away day spring will soon you visit For you have indignation born from God and men likewise But now your comforts all return your Sun will quickly rise Hark how the Nations rush and rage for God their fury hath In mercy now begun t' aswage and from us turns his wrath A banner of safety and love he for his truth displays And upon Sions Hill above her King his Scepter sways O then ye in the Isles that dwell wait yet a little while In faith do but this storm repell and so your heavens shall smile All signs Lord of thy burning wrath in favour take away In pleasant streams us cool and bathe Amen Halelujah 143 Hymn Of
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
Justice shall obtain and peace with truth shall greet Conscience detest unlawful gain Kings bowing at Christs feet 5. Then Ephra'ms envy shall depart Judah no more shall vex Divisions causing thoughts of heart shall Saints no more perplex 6. The Lion Wolf and Cockatrice becoming meek and tame Yea Leopards as in paradise be like and dwell with ' Lamb. 7. The Mountains forth great peace shall bring the earth its fruits in store Thus crown'd the little Hills shall sing pale Famine kill no more 8. The heav'ns no more shall be as brass but into drops distill This Iron-age away shall pass and God our prayers fulfil 9. The whole creation eas'd of pain shall triumph every day ' Cause Christ our King of peace shall raign and let him raign for aye Amen 164 Hymn Thy blessings Lord in plenteous rain Both man and beast richly maintain Isai 30.23 25. 55.10 Ezek. 34.26 Zacr. 10.1 2. Psal 68.9 WE give thee thanks O Lord the Father of small rain That bow'd thine ear our pra'ers to hear and gav'st us showres again Thy bottles thou didst ope and mad'st them powre a main The earth so dry to satisfie with a sweet plenteous rain Drought makes this mercy great that multiplies all grain Thus man and beast both feed and feast refresh't with fruitful rain Drought makes the dew more sweet so 's health succeeding pain Great was our fear Famine was near yet God prevents with rain Thus God i' th' wilderness with thirst did Isra'l train Causing the Rock water his flock and clouds bread on 'em rain The heathen Idols are then vanity more vain 'T is thou O Lord that dost afford in season mod'rate rain But bless't Lord is that Land o're which the Lord will raign Like rain shall he on mown grass be or shining after Rain Lord rain thy word on us yea Rain down righteousness And so will we give thanks to thee and aye thy bounty bless On Rain after the late drought 165 Hymn Thus blest are all both great and small Such as the Lord our God doth call Psal 56.4 Acts 2.38 Rom. 8.29 30. LOrd when thou first to me inclin'd and call'd me by thy grace Thou didst me find lost poor and blind yet didst my soul embrace My sin and misery both was thy motives me to save In pity thou didst by me pass and a free pardon gave He from a state did me translate of darkness and of thrall Into his light marvelous bright and liberty withal His love could no denial take no nay where God will call He will perswade has pow're to make his calls effectual Kindred Estates Possessions all and honours tho' in hand Have at Gods call been left let fall t' injoy that promiss't land Divine election argues affection his calling peace implies All justifi'd are sanctifi'd and these he glorifies Then ever blest be God for this adoption by his grace If call'd then we his sav'd ones be and so shall see his face 166 Hymn The souls treble sung on the base And low submissive frame and case 1 Sam. 3.18 2 Sam. 15.25 Lam. 3.27 29. 1. THe Lord Almighty fram'd us all That by his Gospel did us call That to his will we might submit The better sort ev'n Angels bow Yea div'ls against their wills below For to fulfil it is most fit 2. Gods will is always just and good Oh if it so were understood 'T would all reluctance quell and still Our soveraign we thee call O God Lets 's ne're rebel against thy rod Because it grows from holy will 3. Is it our lot tidings to hear Or things heavy and hard to bear 'T is best to hear in silence still For how can we attend Gods voice Our hearts hurry'd with jarring noise Against Gods wise disposing will 4. Have I nothing and others all Are others great we mean and small Say not that things are ord'red ill For as the worst oft crowns possess So God the best in rags may dress Yet these at last with glory fill 167 Hymn Division sung on the base 5. DO all my comforts turn to crosses So that for gain I meet with losses And emptyings while others fill Some fruits are bitter sweets and mock Let me climb up this craggy rock And Christ-like mortifie my will 6. Some things we hardly do obey Or else we do 't in much delay Unless the Lord sugar his pill Herein obedience best is known In subjugating all our own So to prefer Gods holy will 7. If God please others to admit On 's table or his lap to sit I 'm at his feet contented still For they that are submissive now Tho' with a tear to sit below At last kiss and embrace their fill 8. Is God displeas'd yet I am mute Tho' causeless me men persecute And dayly for Gods sake me kill All quarrels with my God I must Lay with my mouth low in the dust For perfect good Lord is thy will 9. If God at last one cranny ' f hope Or door of mercy'l to me o'pe Sit singing thus at 's door I will Hope shall to me assurance be That Faith shall get the victory For God his promise will fulfil 10. Do wicked men our heads ride o're In pomp while Saints are low and poor And Samson-like grind in a Mill Yet God will quickly bring 'em down And meek ones will with glory crown And mount his Son on Zion-hill 11. Does Babel's whore mount up on high Deck't in her double scarlet-dye Her gold'n cup with poysons fill Now 's a blest time Gods hand to turn And cause her with the beast to mourn So in her woe 's fulfil'd Gods will 12. If exil'd from his Ark we bee Yet we again his face shall see And then sing songs aloud and shrill But if he in 's has no delight Let 'm do what 's good in 's own sight High grace yeilds to Gods lowest will 13. Like Lillies in the Vales that grow Or Violets sweet that make no show So grace in self-content has skill 'T is fed with secret dews above Absconds yet to impart 't does love Melting its own into Gods will 14. In God I 'le place all my delight For that is ever good in 's sight And brings my hearts desire and will In him an object full I mind Tho ' n me he nothing pleasant find O let him rule and have me still 168 Hymn On Zion sparks of wrath first come Which end in flames on papal Rome Jerem. 25.29 1 Pet. 4.17 18. WHen God begins wrath to inflict On Zions Children dear To sinners woes it must predict Oh where shall such appear Gods cup of trembling Saints may think far bitterer than gall Yet they but tast sinners must drink the very dregs on 't all Tho' Famine Pestilence or Sword may on the just lot come Hee 'l feed and live here on a word till God shall call him home Lord what a burning bush is this how live we in these flames No furnace call 't
for where Christ is that Heav'n it's self proclaims And when these wars their course have run they 'l terminate in peace And when the Lamb's war long begun shall end our travels cease Those flames that in Gods bush have burn'd for now some thousand-years On Babels throne and seat once turn'd in them the Lamb appears Who 's Lord of Lords and King of Kings his chos'n followers then shall in the shadow of his wings for triumph sing Amen 169 Hymn Ten horns once conquered and tame Against the whore subserve the Lamb. Psal 75.4 10. Zacr. 1. ult Apoc. 6.16 WHen God doth rise his cause to plead that with the whore depends The beast and horns hee 'l captive lead and so the last wrath ends Long has this controversie stood and Seas of bloud 't has spil'd Oh! that the Lord decide it wou'd in Armageddon field For meekness truth and righteousness and for his Zions sake That he the earth with peace may bless hee 'l thorough vengeance take For he that judgeth her is strong and mighty is to save And his delay and suffering long will swifter vengeance have On Zion Hill then with the Lamb his followers shall be shown Who shall proclaim their fathers name he also them will own Saying these my redeemed ones no Women could defile Follow the Lamb up to their thrones in whose mouth is no guile Then Kings Captains and men of Might with bound free rich and poor To rocky holes agen take flight and face the Lamb no more 170 Hymn On the late Dissolution 81. Tho' all things have their Dissolution Our Lords return makes restitution Ps 11.3 and 75.3 Act. 3.19 21. LOrd what a world is this how is the whole-head sick When head and heart dissolve and part where 's body politick Foundations long have shook and all are out of frame The stone hath smote God will promote the Kingdom of the Lamb. As once one little stone brought down that railing †Goliah wight That in his pride Gods host defy'd and put all 's host to flight So shall the little stone by Gods decree once more Proud Babel strike and dash it like chaff of the threshing floor These bodies must dissolve and be renew'd again That they may be fitted to see Christs beauty in his raign Lord hast thy Son to reign then all things hee 'l restore Wound but one head and by its dread ten horns shall thee adore Ps 68.21 110.5 6. Apoc. 17.15 171 Hymn Rejoyce we in the Lord of Host That never yet a Battle lost In 's excellence believers boast Ps 46.7 11. 48.8 Isai 13.4 Luk. 2.13 THou Lord of hosts art General of absolute command In heav'n earth sea the souldiers all before thee armed stand If thou commandst one Angel go and put that host to flight Or kill some bloody Herod so 't is done all in a night If thou alone dost but accost an army in the field One look from thee O Lord of host or frown shall make them yeild If thou to Emrods or small Mice dost but allow commission Nay less worms flies and smallest lice repress vile mens ambition Those Records of thy wars O Lord are stor'd with the upright How God to women did afford to vanquish men of might But when the Lamb of God does stand in Armageddon last Satan and Rome at his command to flames below are cast Dan. 7.11 Apoc. 16.16 18.8.20 10. 172 Hymn Happy are they whose eyes shall see The good of them Gods chosen be They may rejoyce eternally Isa 12.3 Rom. 8.33 2 Thes 2.13 AScribe to God Salvation the fountain of All grace That to our consolation ' mongst his elect did place To him that in the lamb our head did call to holiness But to what happiness hee 'l lead what Angel can expresse To him that loves immutably whose gifts and calls are sure Like to himself eternally without repentance ' dure To him whose chain all 's own in folds none can a link undo And in 's own hands he both ends holds election glory too To him that all his own foreknew and care on them has took And them in time to life he drew and seal'd up in 's own book Lord had thy purpose pass't us by had'st never call'd nor chose But left us fall'n i' th' pit to dye who could thy will oppose But since thou lou'd us out o' th' pit and that good work 's begun That we may cry grace grace to it go on Lord till 't is done 173 Hymn A Vision of Gods faithful Lambs By prayer a quenching cruel flames Exod. 3.3 Ps 74.7 8. 83.12 NEar Zions Hill I walk't and in her fields did spy A flock of Lambs beset with flames Lord what are these said I A still voice to me said this Antichristian flame That Dragon blew and 's bloody crew but who shall quench the same A pool like Heshbon's then nigh to this flame I spy'd Which sighs and tears of sufferers the engine prayer supply'd A river also ran in deep and bloody streams Whose cryes no doubt them fires will out and bring again sweet beams The Lambs of God all joyn'd and under th' Altar cry'd How long shall groans of holy ones for vengeance be delay'd Then stood amidst the Throne a Lamb as 't had been slain Your bloud said he aveng'd shall be on all that scarlet train And this take for a sign of swift revenge to come When they shall cry peace and safety then is their final doom 174 Hymn Vnfaithfulness lamented here And prayer for strength to persevere Ps 5.9 12.1 2 5. 120.2 3. HElp Lord for men that godly be and faithful ones do quail Among the Sons of men we see that faithfulness does fail ' Gainst falshood and a lying tongue be thou our sure defence For fraud and violence do wrong to th' poor mans innocence For sighing of the poor opprest now'le God rise to redeem And him in safety set at rest from them that puff at him From lying lips that do deceive deliver thou our souls Sharp arrows let their Conscience grieve and hot Juniper-coals How long shall judgment into gall hemlock and wormwood turn Lord it to righteousness recall to chear up them that mourn With judgement Lord Zion redeem her converts free proclaim Then shall our land faithful esteem and City prize the same Come Lord thy throne on earth possess the beast and whore subdue That thou mayst sway in faithfulness that are most just and true 175 Hymn The glory and the dignity Of them Martyrs for Christ that dye Act. 7.54 Rev. 2.13 14. 13. and 20.4 REjoyce before the throne ye sufferers that are For upon it God's Lamb does sit his diadems to share Your faithfulness to death with him accepted is Behold him stand at Gods right hand to welcome you to bliss My cross with me y 'ave bore reproach want and disdain And now as ye suffer'd with me so with me shall ye raign Have ye beheaded
Sea is tost the winds contrary too Our anchor hold of hope oft lost Christ seems asleep also Then unbeleif makes surges beat has God cast off for aye Or is he gone from 's mercy seat doth promise lye we say Has grace forgot gracious to be can wrath or'ecome his love Oh no 't is mine infirmity I 'le wait for Noah's Dove I 'le Jonah-like look up again to Gods most holy Hill That o're all winds and waves can raign and change them at his will Th' old world God once turn'd to a Floud then Nimrods race o're turn'd He gave Levi'athan once for food and Babel's to be burn'd Old hearts old world shall be renew'd all things restor'd shall be the whore and beast being subdu'd Christ set on high wee ' I see Then let us our Hosannah's give and Halelujahs say To th' Lamb once slain that now doth live even our exalted Jah 101 Hymn Some Consolatory Hymns concluding the use of Psal 2.8 9. Vnto the Lamb let us give praise That is and shall be he that was OH thou most mighty one Unto the Lamb thy Son Our Saviour free give praise do we for our Redemption For thy dea'r chosens sake Levi'athans head thou break With such a wound that whole and sound none ever could it make This Isle thy Scepter wun and here thy work 's begun Oh Christ obtain thy throne again once more cry it is done Tho' Nations angry rush and at the Lamb do push God with his look will them rebuke with Iron rod them crush They sport it in our pain rejoyc't whiles we are slain Now they shall bow as footstools low for Christ to rise and raign Our sighs to joys shall turn and these our rods shall burn And God will raise to life and praise with dew of heav'n our urn Oh then le ts joy and say this is our long'd-for day In darkness sing for a blest spring now hastens Halelujah 102 Hymn God's able in his time and will All 's promises of grace 't fulfil Gen. 3.15 OH thou that faithful art thou keepst thy covenant true We praise and bless thy righteousness that is from us thy due Thy promise first was made to break the Serpents head Tho' he our heel do bruise yet wee 'l believe what God has said Tho' Lions on us roar and Foxes watch to tear Yet Christ doth keep his Lambs and Sheep and in his bosom bear The 're is no thorn nor brier can pierce Saints eyes or side No Cannanite dwells in thy sight nor Belial's Sons abide No vile uncircumcis'd no Sea to toss us on Rejoyce therefore now fear no more utter destruction For God will purge the bloud and filth Sion upon And when his wrath finish't he hath then wo to Babilon No Idols then shall stand nor Idol-Shepherds be But Christ alone shall on his throne that day exalt'd shall be Lord hast thy word fulfil accomplish all thy will Let Isra'ls seed return and feed on Sions holy hill VVhen God again brings back his people captive led Then Jacob shall rejoyce and all his Isr'el shall be glad 103 Hymn Gods roaring heaven and Earth doth shake Yet Saints in Christ their shelter make Joel 3.16 Isai 26. ult OH Isr'els help and hope our only Saviour Ease the complaints of thy dear Saints in such a tempting hour Hark thy creation groans by wicked men thy rod O make it free most gloriously like to the Sons of God Tho' all things dye and fade thou wilt make all things new Here wee 'l be glad since God has said that faithful is and true From him there shall proceed judgement in Righteousness Thus wars shall cease all men in peace in him themselves shall bless Then prayers shall turn to praise even those cast off that seem'd Thousands of years when Christ appears from wrath shall be redeem'd For Christ himself comes forth earths blood open to lay T' avenge the guilt of all was spilt from Abel's to th' last day Then no more crowns of thornes and griefs shall Saints array But clad with praise and palms always shall sing with joy for aye Amen Halelujah 104 Hymn Faith joys and triumphs o're The Dragon beast and whore Apo. 17.14 15. TO thee most holy one be giv'n Dominion With victory shall crowned be that spotless Lamb thy Son This Lamb once slain as 't were yet now 's alive again Resolv'd to break for Sions sake that 10 horn'd beastly raign VVhat Lands did Rome admire both hate and shall retire Now make her bare and ' gainst her war burn in her flesh with fire Thus on that whore Gods will the ten horns must fulfil Which shall make way for the lambs sway on Sions Holy Hill Then Isr'els out-casts all and suff'rers great and small Be gathered to Ghrist their head whom his own Spouse he 'l call This little Stones-Kingdom a mountain now 's become Nations desire all things conspire before it to make room Here God will make a feast of fatts and wines the best That fruitful Tree of life shall be our Paradisean feast This is that joyful day now sighs all flee away The Son of God shall make abode and raign in Zion aye 105 Hymn The joy of long differ'd return of prayers Psal 65.2 3. and 126.5 6. OH thou that hearest prayer to thee all flesh shall come How long shall Saints utter complaints praying for thy Kingdom How long against our prayers shall Gods hot anger smoak Whilst men in scorn exalt their horn our heart with tears we soak Why hid'st thou in a cloud that prayers cann't pass through Iniquities out-vote our cries but them all pardon thou Then shall our hearts rejoice th' earth then will give increase For God will hear destitute prayer and Sion bless with peace A Lion then will rise and roar out on his prey Seven phyals cup that whore shall sup on the Lambs ireful day Sion shall rise and sing answers our prayer o're take But wo shall fall on great and small with Sion war that make O then let 's sow in tears hoping that harvest day With Sions King to reap and sing and shout Halelujah 2d Part. Psal 102.13 15. The return of Prayers WHen God again vouchsafes to hear his Childrens suit Then for our trouble he 'l render double to th' prayers o' th' destitute Then with a cloud no more will he his count'nance cover His Sun again after the rain shall shine and storms fly over What comforts then shall spring surrounding Sions Hill That all shall sing that love her King his dews their Fleece will fill Then Sharons rose shall bud and Lilly of the vale With thorns that stood water'd with bloud shall rise grow strong and tall For God by terrible things will answer to us give Thus meek shall eat be satiate your hearts that seek shall live Ye Saints then sing for joy for Babels helpers all Cease from her throne and every one shall with or from her fall Yee Heavens Apostles