excellencie Th' Eternal God is thy refuge to which thou may resort And the arms everlasting are underneath to support 1 Sam. 2.1 My heart rejoiceth in the Lord mine horn's exalted hie In IEHOVAH my mouth 's enlarg over mine enemie Because in thy salvation I do rejoice there 's none Holy as is IEHOVAH for besides Thee there 's not one Nor like our God is any rock let not your talk exceed In pride and let not arrogance out of your mouth proceed Because IEHOVAH is a God of knowledge infinite And by him actions weighed are strong mens bows broke are quite And they that stumbled being weak with strength are gift about They who were full now for their bread themselves have hired out And they did cease that hungry were so that the barren bare Sev'n and she waxed weak who had of children greater store The Lord doâ—h kill and makes alive brings down to the graves ditch And bringeth up again The LORD makes poor and maketh rich He bringeth low and lifteth up He raiseth when he will The poor out of the dust and He lifts up from the dunghill The begger to set them among the Princes and to make Them as their own inheritance the throne of glory take Because the pillars of the earth unto the Lord alone Belong and He established the world hath them upon His â—aints feet He will keep and all the wicked silent shall In darkness be for man by strength shall not prevail at all The adversaries of the Lord shall broken be asunder All into pieces out of heav'n He shall upon them thunder The Lord shall judge th' ends of th' earth and to his King appointed He shall give strength and shall exalt the horn of his anointed Sam. 1.22 His people for His great Names sake the Lord will not forsake Because it pleased hath the Lord His People you to make Sam. â— 29 Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent For He is not a man that He should alter his intent 1 Sam. 16.7 The Lord sees not as man does see for man lookes on the eyes The outward shew the Lord he looks on th' heart * Psal 7.9 1 Sam. 17.45 the reins He tries David said to the Philistine Thou comes to me with Sword With spear with Sheild but I to thee in the Name of the Lord The Lord of Hosts come He who is the God of the armies Of Israel whom with disdain thou haughtily defies The Lord he will deliver thee into my hands this day And I will smite thee and will take thine head from thee away And of the Philistean host the carcases this day To Fowls of th' air to earths wild beasts I will give for a prey That all the earth the people all who in the earth do dwel May certainly know that there is a God in Israel And all this great Assembly shall know clearly that the Lord Saveth not nor delivereth with spear nor yet with sword Because the Battel is the Lords who over all commands And he will you deliver up and give into our hands 2 Sam. 7.18 Then went King David in and sat before the Lord and he Said Who am I O LORD GOD and what is my house that me Thou hast brought hitherto And yet this was a thing but smal Into thy sight O Lord God but Thou spoken hast withall Of the house of Thy servant for a great while to come on And is this O Lord God of man the law and fashion And what can David unto Thee say more for thou dost know O Lord thy servant perfectly for thy words sake hast Thou And after Thine own heart prepar'd all this great dignity That to thy servant Thou might make this greatness knowen be ver 26. Wherefore O Lord God thou art great for like Thee there is none Nor is there any God beside Thee Thou art God alone â— Sam. â—â— 2 And let Thy Name be magnifi'd for ever let them tell Saying the Lord of hosts He is God over Israel He said the Lord He is my Rock and He is my Fortress And He is my Deliverer to free me from distress The God of my rock I will trust Him staying Him upon He is my shield and He 's the horn of my Salvation â— Chro. â— 10 My high tower and my refuge to which I for defence Do flee my Saviour Thou me savest from violence And David said Blessed be Thou IEHOVAH the most Hy God of our Father Israel for all eternity Lord Thine the greatness is and pow'r the glory victory Eternitie and unto Thee belongs the Majestie For all in heav'n and earth is Thine the kingdom 's Thine with all O Lord and Thou art as the head exalted above all Riches and honour come of Thee Thou reigns ov'r all in state In Thine hand 's power and might and thine hand it 's to make great And to give strength to all Therefore now our God we to Thee Give thanks and Thy most glorious Naâ— praising we glorifie But who am I what 's my people that we should able be After this sort so willingly to offer unto Thee For all 's of Thee and of Thy own we given have to Thee For we before Thee strangers are and sojourners are we As all our fathers were Our days on earth as shadows glide And there 's no expectation that here we shall abide O Lord our God all this store which We have prepar'd that we ver 17. For thy most holy Name a house to thee might edifie Cometh of Thine hand and is all Thine owen properly I know also my God that Thou the heart dost search and try And as for me in th'uprightness of my heart willingly ver 18. I offer'd all these things and now with gladness I did see Thy people present here to Thee to offer willingly Lord God of Abraham Isaac and Israel who be Our fathers this for ever keep in the imaginations Of the reiterated thoughts and lasting cogitations â— Chro. â— 14 Of the heart of Thy people and Thy peoples hearts to thee Prepare and their prepared heartâ— establish stedfastlie O Lord the God of Israel there is no God like thee Into the heav'n nor in the earth who keepest constantlie ver 18. The covenant and bountie free and mercy keeps in store Vnto thy servants who with all their hearts walk Thee before But O! will God in very deed on earth dwel and remain With men Behold heav'n and the heav'n of heav'ns cannot contain Thee who Incomprehensible art and from Limits free How much less can this house which I have builded unto Thee Nehem. 1.4 Hearing these words I sat down wept and mourned day by day And fasted and before the God of Heaven I did pray â—ers 5. And said I Thee beseech O Lord God of the heaven hie The great God and the terrible who keeps most faithfully The covenant and as in store
and destroy utterlie Who art thou that thou should presume anothers Iudge to be Iam. 5.11 Behold we count them happy which endure affliction Ye have heard of the patience of Iob and lookt upon The Lords end that the Lord is of many bowels and He Pitifully commiserats those in distress that be 1 Pet. â— 19 Let sufferers according to God's will commit unto God as a faithful Creator their souls while well they do â—it 1.2 In the hope of eternal life which God who cannot lie Promis'd before the world began ev'n from eternitie 1 Iohn 4.16 God love is and he who doth dwell in love dwelleth in God And God in him who dwells in love dwelleth and makes abode 1 Iohn 5.7 There 's three that bear record in heav'n the Father and the Son Who is the Word the holy Ghost these blessed Three are One. Rev. 1.4 From Him which is was is to come grace be to you and peace And from the Spirits sev'n which are before his throne of grace And from Iesus the Saviour Christ by anointing made The faithful witness and the first begotten from the dead And the Prince of the kings on earth To Him that loved us And wash'd us from our sins in his own blood most precious And made us Kings and Priests to God his Father to Him then Be glory and dominion for evermore Amen Rev 4.8 Each of the four beasts had six wings about them round and they Were full of eyes they have no rest by night nor yet by day Saying Holy holy holy Lord God omnipotent Which was and is and is to come the same still permanent And when these beasts glory honour and thanks to him did give That on the throne sat who for all Eternity doth live The four and twenty Presbyters did down before him fall That sat upon the throne who lives to ages ages all And cast their crowns before the throne saying Thou art O Lord Worthy to take glore honour pow'r for thou hast by thy word All things of nothing made and they are yet continued still And were at first created for the pleasure of Thy will. Rev. 6.9 And when the Lamb had opened the fifth seal I did see Vnder th' altar the souls of them that were slain cruellie For God's word and testimony which firmly held had they Vnto the death and they did cry with a loud voice and say How long O Lord holy and true to Iudge do'st thou forbear And to avenge our blood on those who earths indwellers are And white robes to each one of them were giv'n and it was said To them that for a little time they should yet rest apaid Vntil their fellow-servants and their brethren that should be Killed as they had been should be fulfilled perfectlie Rev. 7.9 After I saw and lo a great numberless multitude Of nations and kindreds all and people and tongues stood Before the throne and stood before the Lamb cloth'd and aray'd In white robes and palms in their hands and with a loud voice cry'd Saying Salvation to our God which sits the throne upon And to the Lamb. And th'Angels all stood round about the throne And Presbyters and the four beasts and did fall down before The throne upon their faces and God humbly did adore Saying Amen Blessing and Glore Wisdom Thanks Honour hie And Power and Might be to our God for ay so let it be Rev. 10.6 And sware by him that liveth for ages and ages who Created heaven and things that are there and earth below And things that therein are and sea and all things there that swime And things that creep therein that there should be no longer time Rev. 11 15. The sev'nth Angel sounds and in heav'n great voices were these words Saying The kingdoms of the world are now become our Lords And his Christs kingdoms and He shall reign unto ages all And th'elders twice twelve which before God sat on thrones did fall Vpon their faces and ador'd God in most reverent Manner saying We give thee thanks Lord God omnipotent Who art and wast and art to come because Thou unto Thee Hast taken thy great power and hast reign'd gloriouslie Rev. 14.6 And I another Angel saw in midst of heav'n flee Having the Gospel which endures unto eternitie To preach to all that dwell on earth and unto nations all And to each kindred and each tongue and people great and smal Saying with a loud voice Fear God and give Him glory for The hour of His Iudgment is come and worship and adore Him that did make the heaven high and made the earth below And made the Sea and fountains which in waters out do flow Rev. 15 â— And they the song of Moses sing the servant of the Lord The Lambs song also they did sing saying with one accord Both great and marvellous thy works Lord God Almighty are Iust and true are Thy wayes Thou King of Saints Who would not fear Thee O Lord God and glorifie thy Name and it declare To be most glorious Because Thou only holy are For all the Nations shal come and worship in thy sight Because Thy righteous Iudgments are made manifest and bright â—ev 16. And I did hear the Angel of the waters who did say Thou righteous art O Lord who art and wast and shalt be ay Because thou thu judg'd for thy Saints and Prophets blood they shed And Thou gav'st them blood to drink for they this deserved had And I another heard out of the Altar say Trulie Lord God Almighty Thy Iudgments both true and righteous be â—v â— 1 I heard in heaven a great voice of a great companie Saying Allelujah O praise unto the Lord give ye Salvation Honour Glory Pow'r to the Lord our God for True and just are His Iudgments for He judged the great whore Which did corrupt the earth with her vile fornication and Hath the blood of His servants dear avenged at her hand Again they Allelujah said Praise to the Lord give ye And the whores smoke ascended up unto eterniâ—ie And then the Elders twenty four and the four beasts did fall Down and did worship God that sat on the throne saying all Amen Allelujah O praise to IAH IEHOVAH be And from the throne there came a voice saying our God praise ye His servants all and ye both smal and great who do Him fear And I a voice as of a great multitude then did hear As many waters voice and as the voice of strong thundrings Saying Allelujah for the Lord God Almighty reigns Let us joy leap and give Him glore for the Lambs marriage-day Is come and His Wife hath her self prepar'd in her array And it was giv'n to her to be arrayed in the dress Of clean white linen fine for this is the Saints righteousness Iude ver 24. To Him that 's able you to keep from falling and you set Before His glory without
be His Name shall be call'd Wonderful Counseller Mighty God Eternal Father Prince of Peace there shall no period Be of His governments increase and peace on Davids throne And his Kingdom to order it and stablish it upon Iustice and Iudgement from henceforth ev'n to eternitie The Lord of hosts his Zeal shall this perform most perfectlie Isa 11.1 And out of lesse's stemme there shall come forth a tender rod And from his roots a branch shall grow on him shall make abode The spirit of the Lord the sp'rit of wisdom in its height And understanding the Spirit of counsel and of might The spirit of knowledge and of IEHOVAHS fear and shal Make him of understanding quick in reverential Fear of the Lord and He shall not Iudge after his eyes sight Not after hearing of His ears reprove but judge aright The poor with righteousness and shall reprove with equitie For the meek of the earth and with his mouths rod smite shall he Th' earth with his lips breath he shall slay the wicked Righteousness Shall His loins girdle be and His reins girdle faithfulness vers 10 And in that day of grace there shall a root of lesse be Which as the peoples ensign shall stand and stay stedfastlie Vnto it shall the Gentiles seek inquiring earnestlie And his rest shall be glorious yea it shall glory be Isa 16.5 And in mercy the throne shall be stablish't with stedfastness And He shall fixtly sit on it in truth and faithfulness In Davids tabernacle He judgeth continually And seeking Iudgment righteousness He hasteth speedily Isa 28.16 Therefore the Lord God sayeth thus for a foundation Behold in Sion I do lay a Stone a tried stone A corner stone most precious a sure foundation That man shall not make haste who doth believe his Name upon Isa 32.1 Behold a King in righteousness shall reign and Princes hie Shal rule in judgment And a man a hiding place shall be From the wind and a covert from the tempest which doth blow As rivers of waters which in a place that 's drie do flow And as the cooling shadow of a great rock which doth stand For the faint travellers solace into a weary land Isa 42.1 My Servant whom I do uphold Behold O wondrous sight My Elect One in whom my soul doth constantly delight I have my spirit put on Him He to the Gentiles shall Iudgment bring forth He shall not cry nor lift up nor at all Cause his voice to be heard into the street A bruised reed He shall not break the smoking flax he shall not quench but feed He shall bring forth Iudgment to truth He shall not fail nor be Discouraged until He hath set judgment stedfastlie Into the earth and for his Law the Isles shall duely wait Thus saith God the Lord He that the heavens did create And stretcht them out spre'd forth the earth and what comes out of it To folk on it who walk therein who giveth breath and sp'rit I IEHOVAH have called Thee in righteousness and I Will hold thine hand and will thee keep and give Thee graciously To be the peoples covenant and for the Gentiles light To open the blind eyes of those who want both light and sight To bring the prisoners out of the prison grieveous And these who do in darkness fit out of the prison-house I am the LORD that is my Name My glory I no wise Will to another give nor to grav'n images my praise Isa 49.6 It is a light thing that thou should be my servant onlie Iacobs tribes to raise and restore these who preserved be Of Isra'l for the Gentiles light I also will give thee That thou unto the end of th' earth may my salvation be Isa 50.4 The Lord God freely given hath the learned tongue to me That I might know how I might speak a word seasonablie To him that 's weary he wak'neth morning by morning he Wak'neth mine ear to hear as these hear who the learned be The Lord God he hath opened mine ear and I was not Rebellious nor turned back my back to these who smote I gave and gave my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair My face I did not hide from shame and spitting I did bear Because the Lord God will me help therefore I shall not be Confounded therefore I my face like flint set stedfastlie And I know that I shall not be asham'd for near is he That justifies me Who is he that will contend with me Let us together stand he who is my adversarie Let him come near to me Behold the Lord God help will me Who is he that shall me condemn Lo as a garment doth They altogether shall wax old them eat up shall the moth Isa 52.13 Behold my servant he shall deal prudently he shall be Exalted and extolled and he shall be very hie As many ' stonisht were at thee His visage so more then Any man 's marred was his form more than the sons of men So He shall many nations sprinkle the kings shall be Silent shutting their mouths at Him for they shall come to see That which had not unto them been before told and declar'd And shall consider seriouslie that which they had not heard Isa 53.1 Who hath believed our report the preached heared word To whom revealed is the arm of IEHOVAH the Lord Because before him as a plant tender grow up shall he And as a root out of a ground which parched is and drie He hath no form nor comliness and when we shall Him see There is no aspect specious that Him desire should we He is despised and of men deserted and cast by A man of sorrows knowing griefs experimentally And we hid as it were from Him our faces He with scorn Despis'd was we esteem'd Him not He verily hath born Our griefs and sorrows carried He hath Yet Him to be Smitten stricken and afflicted of God esteem did we But He for our traâ—sgressions was wounded bruis'd was He For our sins the chastisement of our peace on Him did lie And with His stripes we healed are All we like Sheep astray Have gone we turned every one unto his owen way And upon Him the Lord hath laid all the iniquitie Of all of us He was opprest afflicted much was He Yet He did not open His mouth like to a Lamb is He Brought to the slaughter as a sheep that still and dumb doth lie Before the shearers so His mouth He op'ned not at all He was from prison taken and from judgment and who shall Declare his generation Because cut off was He Out of the land of these who live for the iniquitie Of my people He stricken was and in his death he made With the wicked and with the rich His grave because He had No vi'lence done nor was there ought of guile or fallacie In his mouth yet it pleas'd the Lord to bruise Him grievouslie And He hath put His
old even from eternitie vers 4. And in IEHOVAH'S strength and in the glorious Majestie Of the Name of the Lord his God stand feed and rule shall He And they abide shal for now great to th' earths end He shal be And this Man he shal be the Peace when our fierce enemie The proud Assyrian shal come into our land when he Into our stately Palaces shal tread triumphantlie Hag. 2.6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts yet once it 's a short while and I Will shake the heav'ns and earth and sea and the land that is dry And all the Nations of the earth shake and remove I will And the desire of Nations all shall come and I will fill This house with glory saith the Lord of hosts Silver to me Beâ—ongs the gold is mine thus saith the Lord of hosts most hie The glory of this latter house shal be more glorious And greater far than ever was that of the former house Sayeth IEHOVAH who is Lord of hosts and in this place Sayeth the Lord of hosts I will most graciously give peace Zech. 1.12 Then did the Angel of the Lord speak and this answer gave O Lord of hosts most high How long wilt thou not mercy have Vpon Ierusalem and on Iudahs cities each one ' Gainst which thou hast these seventy years had indignation The Lord the Angel answered that talkt with me who stood Among the myrtle trees with words comfortable and good Zech. 3.1 And he shew'd to me Ioshuah the high Priest who did stand Before the Angel of the Lord and Satan at his hand His right hand standing to resist him And the Lord this word Said unto Satan Lord rebuke thee Satan ev'n the Lord That chosen hath Ierusalem rebuke thee in his ire Is not this a branch plucked out of the devouring fire vers 8. O Ioshuah the high Priest thou thy fellows also hear They who before thee sit because they men of wonder are Behold I 'le bring my servant forth the BRANCH Behold the stone That I laid before Ioshuah seven eyes shall be upon One stone Lo I 'le its graving grave the LORD of hosts doth say And I 'le remove th'iniquity of that Land in one day Zech. 6.12 Thus speaks the Lord of hosts saying Behold the man whose Name The BRANCH is and He shal grow up out of his place the same Shal build the temple of the Lord ev'n He shal edifie The Temple of IEHOVAH and the glory bear shal He. And shal sit and rule on His throne and on His throne shal He Be Priest and the counsel of peace between them both shal be Zech. 9.9 O Zions daughter greatly joy exult and shout on hie O daughter of Ierusalem Lo thy King comes to thee He 's just and hath salvation a meek and lowly one Riding upon an ass a colt the asses foal upon Zech. 12.10 On David's house Ierusalems inhabitants upon I will pour out the Sp'rit of grace and supplication And on Me whom they peirc'd they 'l look and mourn for Him as one Mourns and in bitterness is for an only first born son Zech. 13.7 Against Him who my Shepherd is awake rouse up O sword And ' gainst the strong man He who is my fellow saith the Lord The Lord of Hosts the shepherd smite scatt'red shall be the sheep And I 'le upon the little ones my hand turn them to keep Mal. 3.1 Behold I will my messenger send and he shal prepare The way before Me and the Lord whom ye still seeking are Shal quickly to his Temple come ev'n He who is by right Messenger of the covenant in whom ye do delight Behold and wonder He shall come IEHOVAH this doth say The Lord of hosts But who is he who may abide the day Of His coming And who shal stand when He doeth appear For He is like to fullers sope like a refiners fire And He shal sit as one who doth refine and purifie Silver and He shal purifie these Levi's sons who be And them as gold and silver purge that being purged they Vnto the Lord in righteousness an off'ring offer may Then Iudahs and Ierusalems off'rings shal pleasant be To the Lord as in dayes of old and in years formerlie Mal. 4.2 And unto you that fear my Name the Sun of righteousness Shall rise with healing in his wings and ye shall make progress And grow up as calves of the stall ye shal the wicked tread For they ashes under the soles of your feet shall be made Mat. 1.21 She shal bring forth a Son and thou his Name shalt IESVS call For He his people from their sins save and deliver shal Mat. 3.16 And lo the heav'ns were opened unto Him from above And He the Sp'rit of God did see descending like a dove And lighting upon Him. And lo a voice from heaven came Saying This is my Son belov'd in whom well pleas'd I am Mat. 11 25. I thank thee Father Lord of Heav'n and earth for thou conceal'd These things from wise and prudent ones and them to babes reveal'd Ev'n so Father for so was the good pleasure before Thee All things delivered over are of my Father to Me None but the Father knows the Son none but the Son doth know The Father and he unto whom the Son wills him to show O all ye weary labouring ones and loaden and opprest With heavy burthens come to Me and I will give you rest Take up my yoke on you and learn of Me for I am meek And in heart lowly and ye shall find rest which ye do seek Ev'n rest unto your weary souls for easie and benign My yoke is and my burthen is light not a grievous thing Mat. 28.18 And Iesus came and spoke to them saying Authoritie And Power all in heav'n and earth is given unto Me. Go therefore teach all nations baptize them in the Name Of Father Son and holy Ghost teaching them all these same Things which I have commanded you And I behold and see Am with you still to the Worlds end Amen so let it be Luke 1.31 Lo thou shalt in thy womb conceive and shalt bring forth a son And thou shalt His Name IESVS call He shall be a great one And shall be called by this Name Son of the highest One And the Lord God shall give to Him his father Davids throne And He shall over Iacobs house reign to eternitie And of that Kingdom which belongs to Him no end shall be Then Mary to the Angel said How shal this be since I Know not a man And unto her the Angel did reply And said The Holy Ghost shal come upon thee wond'rouslie And the power of the most High shal over-shadow thee Therefore also that holy thing who is the most holy Which shal be born of thee the SON OF GOD shal called be V. 69. The Lord the God of Israel hath raised up for us
â— Thou art my servant I thee chose and not cast thee away Fear thou not for I am with thee Let nothing thee dismay For I 'm thy God I 'le strengthen thee I 'le help thee in distress I 'le thee uphold with the right hand of my pure righteousness Behold all they that were with rage incensed against thee Shall be confounded and asham'd they shall as nothing be They that as men of strife do strive against thee perish shall Thou shalt them seek but they shall not be to be found at all Even they that did contend with thee they that against thee fought And warred shall as nothing be and as a thing of nought For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand constantly Saying unto thee Fear not I will be a help to thee Worm Iacob and ye Israelites fear not I 'le help thee soon The Lord and thy Redeemer says Israels holy One. Isa 43.1 Thus saith the Lord who did create thee Iacob and who gave A form to thee O Israel fear not Because I have Redeem'd thee call'd thee by thy name thou mine art properly When thou do's through the waters pass then I am still with thee And through the rivers passes they shall not thee overflow Nor shalt thou burned be when as thou through the fire do's go Neither shall the devouring flame take kindling thee upon Because I am the Lord thy God Israels holy One Thy Saviour I Egypt gave thy ransom for to be And I did Ethiopia and Sheba give for thee vers 10 I 'm He before Me there was no God formed there shall none Be after Me I am the Lord the Saviour alone vers 13 Yea I before the day am He out of mine hand can none Deliver I will work and who shall make obstruction The Lord who thy Redeemer is Israels holy One Thus sayeth for your sakes I have sent unto Babylon And have brought down their Nobles all the Chaldeans whose cry Is in the ships I am the Lord thy holy One and I Am thy Creator Israel your King The Lord thus saith Who makes into the sea a way in waters strong a path Brings Chariot horse army and power forth they together low Shal ly not rise they are extinct they quenched are as tow vers 25 I ev'n I am He that do's blot out thy transgressions all For mine own sake I 'le not thy sins unto remembrance call Isa 44.6 Thus sayes the Lord the Lord of hosts Israels King and His Redeemer I 'm the first the last besides Me no God is Isa 57.15 Thus saith the high and lofty One that in eternity Dwells whose Name holy is I dwel in th' holy place and hie And with him that 's of a contrite and of a humble sp'rit The sp'rit of th' humble to revive and th' heart of the contrite Isa 66.1 The heav'n's my throne earth 's my footstool thus hath the Lord exprest Where is the house ye build to Me where 's the place of my rest All these mine hand made they have been but to him sayes the Lord I 'le look that 's poor of contrite sp'rit and trembleth at my word Ier. 2.12 O heav'ns be ye astonished at this and horriblie Be ye afraid saith the Lord most desolat be ye Because they ev'n they who by Name and Right My people be Committed have two hainous ills they have forsaken Me The living waters fountain full and hew'd them out with pain A cistern broken cisterns which no water can contain Ier. 3.23 From hills and mountains multitude in vain 's our expectation Truly into the Lord our God is Israels salvation Ier. 5.22 Fear ye not Me sayeth the Lord Will ye not trembling stand At my presence who for the seas bound placed have the sand By a perpetual decree that it cannot transgress Although its waves still toss themselves and each on other press Yet they cannot a whit prevail although they swell and roar And rage yet can they never pass over the sandy shoar But this vile people have a heart that 's to revolting pron A heart rebellious and they revolted are and gone Neither say they into their hearts Let us now fear the Lord Our God who by free gift the rain do 's lib'rally afford The former and the latter rain in his season and He Reserves to us the weeks which for harvest appointed be Ier. 9.23 Thus saith the Lord let not the wise man glory and delight In his wisdom nor let the strong man glory in his might Let not the rich man glory in his riches which will flie Let him that glories glory in this that he knoweth Me And understands that I the Lord exerce in earth aright Lov 's kindness judgement righteousness for in these I delight Ier. 10.6 There 's none like Thee LORD Thou art great Thy Name is great in might Who would not fear Thee for to Thee it appertains by right O King of nations since among all the wise men who be In nations and kingdoms all there is none like to Thee vers 10. The Lord He is the God of truth the Living God is He And He 's an everlasting King King of eternitie The earth shall tremble at His wrath and people of each nation Shall not be able to abide His wrathful indignation vers 12 Ier. 51.15 He by His power made the earth by His wisdom alone Stablisht the world stretcht out the heav'ns by His discretion A noise of waters is in heav'n if He his voice extend And from the end of earth He makes the vapours to ascend He maketh lightnings with the rain He contraries doth bind To serve Him joyntly and out of His treasures brings the wind v. 16. Iacob his portion 's not like them for He all things did frame Israel's his heritages rod Lord of hosts is his Name v. 14. O Lord though our iniquities against us testifie Do thou for Thy Names sake for our backslidings many be We sinn'd against Thee O Isra'ls hope from whom's our expectation And Israels Saviour in time of troublous tribulation Why shouldst thou as a stranger be as a way-faring wight Into the land who turns aside to tarry for a night Why as a man astonied shouldst Thou thy self behave Or like unto a man who is mighty that cannot save Yet Thou art in the midst of us O Lord and worthless we Have thy name called over us Leave us not utterlie Ier. 16.19 O Lord my strength and my fortress my refuge in the day Of trouble Gentiles from earths ends shall come to Thee and say Surely for their inheritance our fathers lies have had And vanity and things whereof no profit can be made Ier. 17.13 O Lord the hope of Israel all that forsake thee shall Ashamed be and they who do depart from thee shall all Be written in the earth for they forsaken have the Lord The fountain which
spot in joy exceeding great To God our Saviour only Wise be glory Majestie Dominion Power now and ay Amen so let it be PART II. â—ong 5.6 â—ph 3. â—8 19 â—ong â— 3 Gen. 3. â—5 Gen. 22 â—â— Gen. 48 â—6 â—en 49 â— â—ers 18. CHRIST altogether lovely is His lov 's breadth length depth height Passeth all knowledge Come dive in this depth of all delight Christ's Name is ointment poured out He is the womans seed Who 's heel the serpent bruis'd but He did bruise the serpents head Abrahams blessed seed in whom all nations blessed be The Angel who did Iacob from all ill redeem and free Shiloh to whom the gathering of people should be throng The Lords salvation for whom Iacob did wait and long â—xod â— 2 The Angel who out of the bush to Moses did appear Into a flame most wonderfull of not consuming fire The bush did burn yet was not burnt The fire doth burn not crush Deut. â—3 16 The Church because of His good will who dwelt into the bush And this is he of whom the Lord to Israel did say * Exod. â—3 20 Behold an Angel I do send before thee in the way To keep thee and to bring thee to the place prepar'd by Me. Beware of Him obey His voice provoke Him not for He Will not forgive thy trespasses for in him is my Name But if thou shalt indeed His voice hear and obey the same And do all that I speak I will be to thine enemies An enemy th'adversarie of thy adversaries And this is He concerning whom Moses did prophesie Deut. 18.15 The Lord thy God he said shal raise a Prophet unto thee From thy brethren out of the midst of thee like unto me To Him shall every one of you hearken attentivelie Ioshua 5.13 The Captain of IEHOVAH'S host Behold him he doth stand With his sword drawen out and held in His Almighty hand Ioshuah prostrat worships Him and ready to obey His will enquires What doth my Lord unto his servant say Thy shoe loose from thy foot because the place where thou dost stand Is holy said the Lord and he obeyed that command Iob 19.23 Iob wisheth that his words were writ and printed in a book Grav'n with an iron pen and lead for ever in the Rock That my Redeemer lives said he I know and understand And that He at the latter day upon the earth shall stand And though after my skin the worms this body do destroy Yet in my flesh I shall see God and his presence enjoy Whom mine eyes shal behold and whom I for my self shall see And not another though my reins consum'd within me be He 's Davids Seed Son Lord in whom the Kingdom doth endure For ever this true David did make Davids mercies sure Sam. â— 5 The Psalmist sweet near death did sing The Lord with me hath made An everlasting covenant in all things ordered And sure this and this only is all my salvation All my desire O how he lov'd to harp this string upon Hear some sweet notes of these sweet Psalms which do concern the King That by some lines ye may be mov'd these Psalms throughout to sing 〈◊〉 2.6 〈◊〉 8.4 â—b 2. Yet notwithstansting I have him to be my King c. Then say I what is man that he remembred c. 〈◊〉 14.7 O who is he who Israels salvation will give From out of Sion when the Lord brings back and doth relieve His peoples sad captivity Iacob shall joyfullie Exult and Israel shall then most glad and chearful be â—s 16. â— â—s 22. â—6 Before me still the Lord I set sith it is so c. For dogs have compast me about the wicked that did meet In their assembly me inclos'd they pierc'd my hands and feet Ps 40.5 Ps 45.1 O Lord my God full many are the wonders c. My heart boils up a goodly thing my works c. Ps 68.18 Thou hast O Lord most glorious ascended up c. While you the Song for Solomon do sing think all along That Solomon's the Shade but Christ the Substance of the Song Ps 72.17 Ps 89.19 Ps 110.1 Ps 118 22. His name for ever shall endure last like the Sun it shall c. In vision to thy holy One thou saidst c. The Lord did say unto my Lord sit thou at my rjght hand c. That stone is made head corner stone which builders c. Behold in Solomons Proverbs Wisdom speaks Here is One In Wisdom infinite more wise and great than Solomon Prov. 8.22 In the beginning of his way the Lord possessed me Before his works of old I was ev'n from eternitie Set up from the beginning ere earth was or depths profound I was brought forth ere fountains were in waters which abound Before the mountains setled were before the hills was I Brought forth ere He had made the eâ— or fields or part most hy Of the dust of the World. When He the heavens did prepare And set acompass on the face of the depth I was there When He established the clouds and fountains of the depth He strength'ned when He to the Sea gave his command to keep That the waters thereof should not pass beyond His command When He the earths foundations appointed firm to stand Then I was by Him one brought up with Him and His delight I daily was rejoycing still before Him in His sight And in the habitable part of His earth I ev'n then Rejoyced still and My delights were with the sons of men Now therefore O ye children hear and listen unto Me For blessed are they who do keep my wayes observantlie Instruction hear and be ye wise and do it not refuse Blest is the man that heareth Me and doeth daily use To watch at my gates waiting doth at my doors posts remain For who finds Me finds life and shall the Lords favour obtain But he who doth against Me sin this doth his madness prove Wrongs his own soul every one who hates me death doth love This Song of Songs that 's Solomons is set all songs above Because it sings so much of Christ His loveliness and Love. Christs Spirit in the Prophets speaks of Him they prophesie Isaiah in his vision did him most clearly see Isa 4.2 In that day shall IEHOVAH'S Branch beautie and glory be Most beautiful and glorious in the highest degree And th' earths fruit shall be lifted up on high it shall excell And comely be for those who be the ' scap'd of Israel Isa 7.14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give to you a wondrous sign Behold a virgin shall conceive and forth a Son shall bring And shall his Name Immanuel call O Name most precious Mat. 1.23 Isa 9.6 Which sayes that God in Christ God-man is God with and for us For unto us a child is born a Son giv'n graciouslie Is to us and the Government shall on His shoulder
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I from the Father did come forth and I have come into The World again I leave the world and to the Father go Ioh. 17.2 And thou hast giv'n him power of flesh that He to all Whom thou hast given to Him should give life perpetuall And this is life eternal Thee the only true God and Iesus the Christ whom Thou hast seâ—â— to know and understand Acts 3.13 The God of our Fathers his Son Iesus hath glorifi'd Whom ye deliv'red up and Him in Pilat's face deni'd When he thought to have let Him go But ye the holy One And just one did deny and ye made your petition That unto you a murderer might a free gift be made And kill'd the Prince of life whom Gâ— hath raised from the dead Acts 4.11 This is the stone so set at nought and undervalued Of you the builders which is now become the corners head And in none else salvation is No name else under heav'n By which in which we must be sav'd hath among men been giv'n Acts 5.30 Our fathers God rais'd Iesus whom ye slew and on a tree Hanged him God with his right hand exalted hath on hie To be a Prince and Saviour repentance for to give To Israel and all their sins to pardon and forgive Rom. 1.3 Concerning Iesus Christ his Son our Lord He who was made Of Davids seed as to the flesh and was determined To be the Son of God with pow'r according to the Sp'rit Rom. 9.5 Of holiness by rising from death which he vanquisht quite Of whom according to the flesh Christ came who is most hie God over all for ever blest Amen so let it be 1 Cor. 1.30 Of him are ye in Iesus Christ who is of God to us Made Wisdom Righteousness that we may be made righteous And made Sanctification us for to purifie And made Redemption that us He from all ill may free That so according as it is said in the written word The man that glorieth let him glory into the Lord. 2 Cor. 5.19 God in Christ reconciling was to Himself graciouslie The world imputing not to them their trespasses and He Commited hath to us the word of reconciliation We therefore as Ambassadours for Christ by our vocation As though God you besought by us we pray you earnestlie In Christ his stead that ye to God would reconciled be For He made Him who knew no sin sin for us that so we Who sinners were the righteousness of God in Him might be Eph. 1.20 Which He did work in Christ when he him rais'd from the dead and Him in the heav'nly places did set at his own right hand Far 'bove all Principalitie Pow'r Might Dominion And each name nam'd in this world and in that which cometh on And all things whatsoever He subordinat hath made Vnder his feet and He hath Him given for to be Head Over all things unto the Church his body mysticall Which Church the fulness is of Him who filleth all in all Phil. 2.5 Let this mind which was also in Christ Iesus in you be Who being in the form of God thought it no robberie To be equal with God but of no reputation He made himself and He the form of a servant took on And He was in the likeness and the habite of men made And found in fashion as a man He hath himself humbled And He became obedient to death ev'n to the death Of the cross Wherefore God also Him high exalted hath And a Name above every name he hath unto him giv'n That every knee in Iesus name should bowe of things in heav'n And in earth and under the earth and every tongue accord To say to God the Fathers glore that Iesus Christ is Lord. Colos 1.12 Thanking the Father who did us make meet that so we might Partake of the Inheritance of the Saints in the light Who from the pow'r of darkness did us draw and liberate And to the Kingdom of the Son of His Love us translate In whom we have redemption through His blood precious Ev'n the forgiv'ness of our sins Who is the glorious Image of God invisible and the first born by right Of ev'ry creature For all were created by His might Things in the earth below and things into the heavens hie Visible and invisible and whether Thrones they be Dominions Principalities Or Powers whatsoe're As all things by Him so all things for Him created were And He is before all things that have been or do exist And all things that are in the world in Him stand and consist And of the Body that 's to say the Church He is the Head Who the beginning is He is the first born from the dead That He in all pre-eminent might be and pre-excell For it the Father pleas'd that in Him fullness all should dwell 1 Thes 1.10 And to wait for his Son from heav'n whom he rais'd from the dead Ev'n Iesus who us from the wrath to come delivered 1 Tim. 2.5 For there 's one God and one between God and men for to tryst As Mediator most compleat ev'n the man Iesus Christ 1 Tim. 3.15 The ground and pillar of the truth and without all debate The mysterie of godliness is wonderfully great God manifest was in the flesh He justify'd hath been And cleared in the Spirit He hath been of Angels seen Vnto the Gentiles preached was and in the world believ'd And trusted on and up unto glory He was receiv'd Titus 2 1â— Expecting for that blessed hope th' appearing glorious Of the great GOD our Saviour Christ Iesus who for us Himself gave to redeem us from all our iniquitie And purge a choice folk zealous of good works His own to be Heb. 1.1 At sundry times in diverse wayes God who spoke in times past By Prophets to the fathers hath in these times which are last Spoke to us by his Son whom he of all appointed Heir By whom also He made the World who is the brightness clear Of his glory and the express image character bright Of his person upholding all by the word of his might When He had by himself purged our sins most perfectly â—eb 4. â—4 Sat down upon the right hand of the Majesty on hy Since then we have a great high Priest who through the heav'n is past Iesus the Son of God let us hold our profession fast For we have not such an high Priest that cannot sympathize And touched with the feeling be of our infirmities But he was tempted in all points after the same likeness Yet without sin wherefore let us with boldness make address Vnto the throne of grace that so we mercy may receive And find grace for that help which in the right time doth relieve â—eb 7. â— By so much as the Lord did swear and will it not repent Iesus was made a Sur'ty of a better testament 〈◊〉 24. But He since He