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A15647	The hymnes and songs of the Church diuided into two parts. The first part comprehends the canonicall hymnes, and such parcels of Holy Scripture as may properly be sung, with some other ancient songs and creeds. The second part consists of spirituall songs, appropriated to the seuerall times and occasions obserueable in the Church of England. Translated and composed, by G.W.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Songs of the Old Testament.; Wither, George, 1588-1667. Cantica sacra.; Gibbons, Orlando, 1583-1625.	1623 (1623)	STC 25910A; ESTC S120233	90,046	236

so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine The Name of GOD thou neuer shalt abuse By Swearing or repeating it in vaine For him that doth his Name prophanely vse The LORD will as a guiltie-one arraigne Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may kee●e this blessed Law of thine To keepe the Sabbath holy beare in minde Sixe dayes thine owne affaires apply thou to The Seau'nth is GODS owne day for rest assign'd And thou no kinde of worke therein shalt doe Thou nor thy Childe thy Seruants nor th● Beast Nor he that Guest-wise with thee doth abide For after sixe dayes labour GOD did rest And therefore he that day hath sanctifi'de Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine See that vnto thy Parents thou doe giue Such honour as the Childe by dutie owes That thou a long and blessed life maist liue Within the Land the LORD thy GOD bestowes Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt be wary that thou no man slay Thou shalt from all Adultery be cleare Thou shalt not Steale anothers good away Nor witnesse-false against thy Neighbour beare Haue mercie LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine With what is thine remaining well apaid Thou shalt not couer what thy Neighbours is His House nor Wife his Seruant Man nor Maid His Oxe nor Asse nor any thing of his Thy mercy Lord thy mercy let vs haue And in our hearts these Lawes of thine engraue The Lords Prayer Mat. 6.7 THe Lords Prayer hath beene aunciently and vsually sung also and to that purpose was heretofore both translated and paraphras'd in verse which way of expression howsoeuer some weake Iudgements haue condemned it doth no whit disparage or mis-beseeme a Prayer For Dauid made many prayers in verse● And indeede measured words were first deuised and vsed to expresse the praises of God and petitions made to him Yea those are the ancient and proper subiects of Poesie as appeares throughout the Sacred writ in the first humane Antiquities Verse the●fore dishonors not diuine Subiects but those men doe prophane and dishonour Verse who abuse it on vaine and meere prophane expressions The scope and vse of this prayer is so frequently treated of that I thinke I shall not need to insist thereon in this place Song 38. Sing this as the 3. Song OUr Father which in heauen art We sanctifie thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done In heau'n and earth the same Giue vs this day our Daily bread And vs Forgiue thou so As we on them that vs offend Forgiuenesse doe bestow Into Temptation lead vs not But vs from euill free For thine the Kingdome powre and praise Is and shall euer be The Apostles Creede THe effect and vse of this Creed is so generally taught that this Preface need not be enlarged And as touching the singing and versifying of it that which is said in the Preface to the Lords Prayer may serue for both Song 39. IN God the Father I beleeue Who made all Creatures by his word And true beleefe I likewise haue In Iesus Christ his Sonne our LORD Who by the Holy Ghost conceiu'd Was of the Uirgine Mary borne Who meekely Pilat's wrongs recei'ud And crucified was with scorne 2 Who Di'de and in the Graue hath laine Who did the lowest Pit descend Who on the third day rose againe And vp to Heauen did ascend Who at his Fathers right-hand there Now throaned sits and thence shall come To take his seat of Iudgement here And giue both quicke and dead their doome 3 I in the Holy Ghost beleeue The holy Church-Catholike too And that the Saints Communion haue Undoubtedly beleeue I doe I well assured am likewise A pardon for my s●nnes to gaine And that my Flesh from death shall rise And euerlasting life obtaine A Funerall Song THe first Stanza of this Song is taken out of S. Iohn● Gospell Cap. 11. Ver. 25.26 The second Stanza Iob 19.25 26 27. The third Stanza 1 Tim. 6.7 and Iob 1.21 The last Stanza Reu. 14.13 And in the order of Buriall appointed by the Church of England it is appointed to be sung or read as the Minister pleaseth That therefore it may be the more conueniently vsed either way according to the Churches appointment it is here turned into Lyricke Verse It was ordained to comfort the Liuing by putting them in minde of the Resurrection and of the happinesse of those who dye in the faith of Christ Iesus Song 40. Sing this as the 9. Song I Am the Life the LORD thus saith The Resurrection is through me And whoso'ere in me hath faith Shall liue yea though now dead he be● And he for euer shall not dye That liuing doth on me relye 2 That my Redeemer liues I ween And that at last I rais'd shall be From earth and couer'd with my skinne In this my flesh my GOD shall see Yea with these eyes and these alone Eu'n I my GOD shall looke vpon 3 Into the world we naked come And naked backe againe we goe The LORD our wealth receiue we from And he doth take it from vs too The LORD both wils and workes the same And blessed therefore be his Name 4 From Heau'n there came a voyce to me And this it wil'd me to record The Dead from henceforth blessed be The Dead that dyeth in the LORD The Spirit thus doth likewise say For from their Workes at rest are they The Song of the three Children THis Song hath been anciently vsed in the Liturgie of the Church as profitable to the stirring vp of D●uotion and for the praise of God For it earnestly calleth vpon all creatures to set forth the glory of their Creator euen Angels Spirits and reasonable Creatures with those also that are vnreasonable and vnsensible And this speaking to things without Life is not to ●ntimate that they are capable of such like exhortations but rather that vpon consideration of the obedience which Beasts and insensible Creatures continue towards God according to the law imposed at their Creation men might be prouoked to remember the honour and praise which they ought to ascribe vnto their Almighty Creator as well as all his other Creatures Song 41. Sing this as the 9. Song OH all you Creatures of the LORD You Angels of the God most high You Heau'ns with what you doe afford And Waters all aboue the skie Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 2 Of God you euerlasting Powres Sunne Moone and Starres so bright that show You soking Deawes you dropping Showres And all you Winds of God that blow Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 3 Thou Fire and what doth heat containe Cold Winter and thou Summer faire You blustering Stormes of Haile and Raine And thou the Frost-congealing Ayre Blesse ye

And feed thy tender Kidlings there 7 My Loue thou art of greater force Then Pharaoh's troupes of Cha●ret-hor●e Thy cheekes and necke made louely be With rowes of stone and many a chaine And we gold-borders will ordaine Beset with siluer studs for thee The second Canticle THis Song seemeth to set forth the mysterie of Christ his Incarnation whereby the Churches first Petition mentioned in the former Canticle is accomplished And herein these particulars appeare to be mystically expressed His Birth and repose betweene the two Testaments with his sweet and sanctifying operations Secondly the Churches acknowledgment of her Redeemers beauty innocency and delightfulnesse with how pleasant and incorruptible an habitation is prepared for those Louers and what excellent priuiledges she hath by his fauour Thirdly Christ and his Church doe as two Louers interchangeably preferre one another before all others by way of comparison Fourthly the Spouses spirituall loue-sicke passions are expressed And lastly shee hauing declared how shee is enclosed in his embraces there is warning giuen that their sweet vnion be not disturbed This Canticle may be properly sung vpon the Feast of Christs Nati●ity or at any other time wee hauing first prepared our selues by a fruitfull meditating the particular mysteries of the Song Song 10. Sing this as the ninth Song WHile that the King was at repast My Spikenard his perfumings cast And twixt my breasts repos'd my Deare My Loue who is as sweet to me As Myrrh● or Camphire bund●es be Which at Engaddi Uineyards are 2 Loe thou art faire loe thou my Loue Art faire and eyed like the Doue Thou faire and pleasant art my Deare And loe our Bed with flowers is strow'd Our House is beam●d with Cedar-wood And of the Firre our Rafters are 3 I am the Rose that Sharon yeelds The Rose and Lilly of the fields And flower of all the Dales below My Loue among the Daughters showes As when a sweet and beauteous Rose Amid her bush of thornes doth grow 4 Among the Sonnes such is my Deare As doth an Apple-tree appeare Within a shrubby Forrest plac't I sate me downn beneath his shade Whereto a great desire I had And sweet his fruit was to my tast 5 Me to his banquet-house he bare Eu'n where his wine-prouisions are And there his Loue my banner was With Flagons me from fainting stay With Apples comfort me I pray For I am sicke of Loue alas 6 My head with his left hand he stayd His right-hand ouer me he layd And by the Harts and Roes said he You Daughters of Ierusalem Stirre not for you I charge by them Nor wake my Loue till pleas'd she be The third Canticle BY contemplating this Canticle we may be mystically informed of Christs calling his Church in the Apostles and of her estate in the beginning of Christianity when he went from place to place as a Hynde ouer the Mountaines to further the worke of our Redemption wooing his Disciples and in them his Church to follow him by shewing his Diuinity a little and a little as it were through the Grate and from behinde the Wall of his Humanity Moreouer the spring-like season of the Gospell after the cloudy and winter-like time vnder the Law is here set forth And then the Church hauing petitioned that the Curtaines of the Ceremoniall Law might be so drawne away as that she may both heare and see her Beloued in his vnuailed perfections she requesteth also that the sly enimies of his Vineyard may be destroyed She reioyceth likewise in their mutuall loues and prayeth him that whilst the day of Grace lasteth she may on all occasions enioy his speedy Consolations Lastly the Church confesseth how blindly she sought Christ during the Night of the Law how diligently and through what afflictions she searched after him how at length she found him where also with what affections she entertayned him And so concludes as in the former Canticle It ought therefore to be sung with Reuerence and consideration of the Mysteries therein contained Song XI Sing this as the fift Song I Heare my Loue and him I see Come leaping by the Mountaines there Loe o're the Hillockes trippeth He And Roe or Stag-like doth appeare L●e from behind the wall he pries Now at the window-grate is he Now speakes my Deare and saies arise My Loue my Faire and come with me 2 Loe Winter's past and com●e the Spring The Raine is gone the Weather cleare The season wooes the Birds to sing And on the Earth the flowers appeare The Turtle croweth in our Field Young Figs the Figge-tree downe doth weigh The blossom'd Uines a sauour yeeld Rise Loue my Faire and come away 3 My Doue that art obscured where The Rockes darke staires doe thee infold Thy voice thy sweet voice let me heare And Thee that louely sight behold Those Foxes cubs the Uines that marre Goe take vs whilst the Grapes be young My Loues am I and mine●s my Deare Who feeds the ●illy flowers among 4 While breake of Day when shades depart Returne my Well-beloued One Eu'n as a Roe or lusty Hart That doth on Bether Mountaines runne For him that to my soule is deare Within my bed by night I sought I sought but him I found not there Thus therefore with my selfe I thought 5 I le rise and round the Citty wend Through Lanes and open waies I 'le goe That I my soules-delight may finde So there I sought and mist him too The Citty-watch me lighted on Them askt I for my soules-delight And somewhat past them being gone My soules-beloued found I straight 6 Whom there in my embrace I caught And him forsooke I not till he Into my Mothers house I brought Her Chamber who conceiued me You Daughters of Ie●usalem Surre not by field-bred Harts and Roes For you I doe adiute by them Nor wake my Loue till she dispose The fourth Canticle HEre the Royall Prophet first singeth Christ his going forth to preach the Gospel metaphorically expressing it and as it were by way of ●dmira●●o● at the excellent manner thereof Next he mentioneth his Couch or resting place meaning either the Church or else that Bed of his Humanitie which the Holy Fathers and Pastors of the Church as her valiant Champions defended by the Sword of Gods Word against Infidels Heretickes and all the Powers and Terrours of the Kingdome of Darkenesse Then he mystically describeth that Palace Throne or abiding place of Christ together with the Glorie of it as well in regard of the precious matter of each seuerall part as in respect of the forme and ●eautie of the whole Fabri●ke And lastly he exhort●th 〈◊〉 the Faithfull vnder the name of the Daughters of Syon to contemplate seriously the excellent Glorie of Christ when by his Incarnation the Deitie was espoused to the Humanitie In singing this we are to meditate in what securitie and glorious contentment we shall enioy the embraces of our Redeemer seeing his Bed and place for entertainement of the Daughters of Ierusalem

saueth me My Spirit merry-makes For he vouchsafed hath to view His Handmaides poore degree And loe All Ages that ensue Shall blessed reckon me 2 Great things for me Th' Almightie does And holy is his Name From Age to Age he mercy showes On such as feare the same He by his Arme declar'd his might And this to passe hath brought That now the Proud are put to flight By what their hearts haue thought 3 The Mighty plucking from their Seat The Poore he placed there And for the hungrie takes the meate From such as weal●hy are But minding Mercy he hath show'd His seruant Isr'el grace As he to our Forefathers vow'd To Abraham and his Race Benedictus Luk. 1.68 ZAchary the Priest being vpon the birth of 〈◊〉 Son inspired with the knowledge of our 〈◊〉 Incarnation sung the second Euangelicall Hymne In which two things are especially considerable First he blesseth God because through the comming of Christ all the promises made vnto the Patriarkes and Prophets were fulfilled for the saluation of his people Secondly he declareth the Office and dutie of his owne sonne who was sent before to prepare the way of the Lord. This Song the Church hath worthily inserted into the Liturgie also and we ought therefore to sing it reuerently in memoriall of our Sauiours incarnation and to praise God for the fulfilling of his promises and that Euangelicall preparation which he vouchsafed by sending his Fore●runner Song 33. Sing this as the 3. Song BLest be the GOD of Israel For he has People bought And in his seruant Dauid's house Hath great saluation wrought As by his Prophets he foretold Since Time began to be That from our Foes we might be safe And from our Haters free 2 That he might show our Fathers grace And beare in minde the same Which by an Oath he vow'd vnto Our Father Abraham That from our Aduersaries freed We serue him fearelesse might In righteousnesse and holinesse Our ●●fe-time in his sight 3 And of the highest thee oh Child The ●rophet I declare Before the LORD his face to goe His comming to prepare To teach his People how they shall That safety come to know Which by remission of their sinnes He doth on them bestowe 4 For it is through the tender Loue Of GOD alone where by That Day-spring hath to visit vs Descended from on high To light them who in darkenesse sit And in Deaths shade abide And in the blessed way of Pea●e Their wandring feet to guide T●● Song of Angels Luk. 2.13 THis is the third Euangelicall Song mentioned in the New Testament and it was sung by a quire of Angels at the birth of our blessed Sauiour Iesus Christ whose re●o●cing shall be m●de compleat by the redemption of m●nkinde In this Song they first glorifie God and then proclaime that happy ●ea●● and ●econciliation which his Sons Natiuity should bring vnto the world Reioycing therein and in that vnspeakeable good-wi●● and deare Communion which was thereby established betweene the Go head the Manhood and Them We therefore ought to ioyne with them in this Song and sing it often to praise God and quicken Faith and Charitie in our selues Song 34. THus Angels sung and thus sing we To GOD on high all glory be Let him on Earth his Peace bestowe And vnto men his fauour show Nunc Dimittis Luk. ● 29 THe fourth Euangelicall Hymne is this of Simeon who being in expectation of the comming of the Messias which according to Daniels 70. weekes was in those dayes to bee accomplished it was reuealed vnto him that he should no●●ye till he had seene Christ And accordingly he comming into the Temple by the spirits instigation when he was presented there as the Law commanded both beheld and embraced his Redeemer In this Song therefore he glorifieth God for the fulfilling of his promise made vnto him And ioyfully confesseth Iesus Christ before all the People In repeating this Hymne we ought also to confesse our Redeemer For Simeon was as it were the Churches speaker and hath for vs expressed that thankfull Ioy wherewithall wee should be filled when God enlightens●vs with the knowledge and spirituall vision of our Sauiour Song 35. Sing this as the ● Song GRant now in peace that by thy leaue I may depart oh LORD For thy Saluation seene I haue According to thy word That which prepared was by Thee Before all Peoples sight Thy Israels renowne to be And to the Gentiles light The Song of Moses and the Lambe Reuel 15.3 THe fifth and last Song recorded in the New Testament is this called by S. Iohn The Song of Moses and the Lambe being indeede the effect of that triumph Song which the Saints and blessed Martyrs shal sing vnto the honour of that Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world when they haue gotten the victory ouer Antichrist This Hy●●e the members of the true Church may sing to Gods g●●●y and the encrease of their owne comfort when they perceiue the power of the Almighty any way manifested vpon that Aduersarie It may be repeated also amid our greatest persecution● to strengthen our Faith and remember vs that whatsoeuer we suffer there will come a day wherein we shall haue cause to make vse of this Hymne with a perfect reioycing Song 36. Sing this as the 13. Song OH thou LORD thou GOD of might Who do'st all things worke aright Whatsoe're is done by thee Great and wondrous proues to be 2 True thy waies are and direct Holy King of Saints elect And oh therefore who is there That of thee retaines no feare 3 Who is there that shall deny Thy great Name to glorifie For thou LORD and thou alone Art the perfect Holy-one 4 In thy presence Nations all ●hall to adoration fall For thy Iudgement● now appeare Unto all men what they are Here end the Hymnes of the New Testament The X Commandements Exod. 20. ALthough the Decalogue be not originally in verse yet among vs it hath beene heretofore vsually sung Because therefore it may be a meanes to present these Precepts somewhat the oftner to remembrance make them the more frequently repeated and stirre vp those who sing and heare them to the better performance of their duties They are here also inserted and fitted to be sung Song 37. Sing this as the 4. Song THe great Almighty spake And thus said he I am the LORD thy GOD And I alone From cruell Ae●ypts thraldome set thee free And other G●DS but Me thou shalt haue none Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt not make an Image to adore Of ought on earth aboue it or below A Carued Worke thou shalt not ●●w before Nor any worship on the same ●estowe For I thy GOD a Iealous GOD am knowne And on their Seed the Fathers sinnes correct Untill the third and fourth Descent be gone But them I alwaies loue that me affect Haue mercy LORD and

and is yet continued in England aboue other Countries a neighbourly and plenti●ull hospitality in inuiting an● without inuitation receiuing vnto our well furnisht Tables our Tennants Neighbours Friends and Strangers to the honour of our Nation and encrease of amity and free-hearted kindnesse among vs. But most of all to the refreshing of the bowels of the Poore being the most Christian vse of such F●stiuals Which charitable and good English ●ustome hath of late beene seasonably re-aduanced by his Maiesties gracious care in commanding our Nobility and Gentry to repai●e especially at such times to their Country Mansions Song 46. A Son the Night before this blessed Morne A troupe of Angels vnto Shepheards told Where in a Stable hee was poorely borne Whom nor the earth nor Heau'n of heau'ns can hold Through Bethlem rung this newes at their returne Yea Angels sung that GOD WITH VS was borne And they made mirth because we should not mourne CHORVS His loue therefore oh let vs all confesse and to the Sonnes of men his workes expresse 2 This fauour Christ vouchsafed for our sake To buy vs Throanes He in a Manger lay Our weaknesse tooke tha● we his strength might take And was disrob'd that he might vs aray Our flesh he wore Our sinne to weare away Our curse he bore That we escape it may And wep● for vs that we might sing for aye His loue therefore oh let vs all confesse And to the Sonnes of men his workes expresse Song 47. Another for Christmas day Sing this as the 46. Song A Song of ioy vnto the LORD we sing And publish forth the fauours he hath showne We sing his praise from whom all ioy doth spring And tell abroad the wonders he hath done For such were neuer since the world begun His loue therefore oh let vs all confes●e And to the sonnes of men his workes expresse 2 As on this Day the Sonne of God was borne The blessed Word was then incarnate made The LORD to be a seruant held no scorne The Godhead was with humane nature clad And flesh a throne aboue all Angels had His loue therefore c. 3 Our sinne and sorrows on himselfe ●e tooke On vs his blisse and goodnesse to bestow To visite Earth he Heau'n a while forsooke And to aduaunce vs high descended low But with the sinnefull Angels dealt not so His loue therefore c. 4 A Mayd conceiu'd whom Man had neuer knowne The Fleece was moistned where no raine had been A Virgine she remaines that had a Sonne The Bush did flame that still remained greene And this befell when GOD with vs was seene His loue therefore c. 5 For sinfull men all this to passe was brought As long before the Prophets had forespoke So he that first our shame and ruine wrought Once bruz●d our heele but now his Head is broke And he hath made vs whole who gaue that stroke His loue therefore c. 6 The Lambe hath playd deuouring wolues among The Morning starre of Iacob doth appeare From Ies●●s roote our tree of life is sprung And all Gods words in him fulfilled are Yet we are slacke his prayles to declare His loue therefore c. Circumcision or Newyeares-Day THe Church solemnizeth this Day commonly called Newyeares-Day in memoriall of our Sauiours Circumcision that remembring how when he was but eight d●yes old he began to smart and shed his blood for vs we might praise him for the same that with due thankfulnesse considering how easie a Sacrament hee hath left vs in sleed of that bloody-one which the Law inioyned wee might be prouoked to bring forth the fruites of Regeneration Song 48. Sing this as the 44 Song THis Day thy flesh oh Christ did bleed Markt by the Circumcision-knife ●ecause the Law for mans misdeed Requir'd that earnest of thy life Those drops diuin'de that showre of bloud Which in thine Agonie began And that great showre foreshewd the floud Which from thy side the next day ran 2 Then through that milder Sacrament Succeeding this thy grace inspire Yea let thy smart make vs repent And circumcized hearts desire For he that either is baptiz'd Or circumciz'd in flesh alone Is but as an vncircumciz'd Or as an vnbaptized-one 3 The yeare anew we now begin And outward guifts receiu'd haue we Renue vs also LORD within And make vs new-yeares-gifts for thee Yea let vs with the passed yeare Our old affections cast away That we new-creatures may appeare And to redeeme the Time assay Twelfe-day or the Epiphanie TWelfeday otherwise called the Epiphany or the day of Manifestation is celebrated by the Church to the praise of God and in memoriall of that blessed and admirable discouery of our Sauiours birth which was vouchsafed vnto the Gentiles shortly after it came to passe For as the Shepheards of the Iewes were warned thereof and directed to the place by an Angell from Heauen So the Magi● of the Gentiles receiued the same particular notice of it by a Starre in the East that both Iewes and Gentiles might be left inexcusable if they came not to his worship This day is obserued also in commemoration of our Sauiours Baptisme and of his first miracle in Canaan by which he was likewise manifested to be the Sonne of God Song 49. Sing this as the 9. Song THat so thy blessed birth oh Christ Might through the world be spread about Thy Starre appeared in the East Whereby the Gentiles found thee out And offring thee Myrrhe Incense Gold Thy three-fold Office did vnfold 2 Sweet Iesus let that Starre of thine Thy Grace which guides to finde out thee Within our hearts for euer shine That thou of vs found out mayst be And thou shalt be our King therefore Our Priest and Prophet euermore 3 Teares that from true repentance drop Instead of Myrrhe present will wee For Incense we will offer vp Our Prayers and Praises vnto Thee And bring for ●old each pious-deed Which doth from sauing-faith proceed 4 And as those Wise-men neuer went To visite Herod any more So finding thee we will repent Our courses follow●d heretofore And that we homeward may retire The Way by Thee we will enquire The Purification of S. Marie the Virgin ACcording to the time appointed in the Law of Moses the blessed Virgin S. Marie reckoned the days of Purification which were to be obserued after the birth of a male Childe And then as the Law commanded presented both her Sonne and her appointed Offring in the Temple Partly therefore in commemoration of that her true obedience to the Law and partly to memorize that presentation of our Redeemer which was performed by his blessed Mother at her Purification this Anniuersary is worthily obserued Song 50. Sing this as the 9. Song NO doubt but she that had the grace Thee in her wombe oh Christ to beare And did all woman-kinde surpasse Was hallow'd by thy being there And where the fruite so holy was The Birth could no pollution cause 2 Yet in

obedience to thy Law Her purifying-Rites were done That we might learne to stand in awe How from thine ordinance we runne For if we disobedient be Unpuri●●ed Soules haue we 3 Oh keepe vs LORD from thinking vaine What by thy word thou shalt command Let vs be sparing to complaine On what we doe not vnderstand And guide thy Church that she may still Command according to thy will 4 Uouchsafe that with one ioynt-consent We may thy praises euer sing Preserue thy seamelesse-Robe vnrent For which so many Lots doe fling And grant that being purifide From sinne we may in loue abide 5 Moreouer as thy Mother went That holy and thrice-blessed Mayd Thee in thy Temple to present With perfect humane flesh arrayd So let vs offerd vp to Thee Replenisht with thy spirit be 6 Yea let thy Church our Mother deare Within whose wombe new-borne we be Before thee at her time appeare To giue her Children vp to Thee And take for purified things Her and that offring which she brings The first day of Lent THe obseruation of Lent is a profitable institution of the Church not abridging the Christian liberty of meats but intended for a means to helpe to set the spirit at liberty from the flesh And therefore this Fast consisteth not altogether in a formall forbearance of this or that food but in a true mortification of the body For abstinence from flesh onely wherein also we ought to be obedient to the higher Powers more tendeth to the encrease of plenty and well-ordering things in the Common-wealth then to a spirituall Discipline Because it is apparant wee may ouer-pamper our selues as well with what is permitted as with what is forbidden this commendable obseruation which euery man ought to obserue so farre forth as he shall be able and his spirituall necessity requires was appointed partly to commemorate our Sauiours miraculous f●sting whereby he satisfied for the gluttony of our first Parents and at this season partly to coole our wanton bloud which at this time of the yeare is aptest to be e●flamed with euill concupiscences and partly also to prepare vs the better both to meditate the passion of our Sauiour which is alwaies commemorated about the end of Lent and to fit vs to receiue the blessed Sacrament of his Last Supper to our greater comfort Song 51. Sing this as the .44 Song THy wondrous Fastin● to record And our rebellious flesh to tame A holy Fast to thee oh LORD We haue intended in thy Name Oh sanctifie it we thee pray That we may thereby honour Thee And so dispose vs that it may To our aduantage al●o be 2 Let vs not grudgingly abstaine Nor secretly the gluttons play Nor openly for glory vaine Thy Churches ordinance obay But let vs fast as thou hast taught Thy Rule obseruing in each part With such intentions as we ought And with true singlenesse of heart 3 So thou shalt our Deuotions blesse And make this holy Discipline A meanes that longing to suppresse Which keeps our Will so crosse to thine And though our stricktest fastings faile To purchase of themselues thy grace Yet they to make for our auaile By thy deseruings shall haue place 4 True Fasting helpfull oft hath beene The wanton flesh to mortifie But takes not off the guilt of sinne Nor can we merit ought thereby It is thine Abstinence or none Which merit fauour for vs must For when our glorioust workes are done We perish if in them we trust The Annuntiation of Marie THe Church hath dedicated this Day to memorize the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgine S. Marie who was about this time of the yeare saluted by the Angell Gabriel and we ought to sanctifie it with praising God for that vnexpressable Mysterie of our Sauiours Conception which was the happy newes the holy Angell brought vnto his Mother Nothing in the world is more worthy to be spoken of then this Fauor and yet nothing more vnspeakeable Song 52. Sing this as the 44. Song OUr hearts oh blessed GOD encline Thy true affection to embrace And that humility of thi●● Which for our sakes vouchsafed was Thy Goodnesse teach vs to put on As with our Nature thou wert clad And so to minde what thou hast done That we may praise thee and be glad 2 For thou not only held'st it meet To send an Angell from aboue An humble Mayd on earth to greet And bring the Message of thy Loue But laying as it were aside Those Glories none can comprehend Nor any mortall eyes abide Into her wombe thou didst descend 3 Bestow thou also thy respect On our despis'de and lowe degree And LORD oh doe not vs neglect Though worthy of contempt we be But through thy Messengers prepare And hallow so our hearts we pray That thou conceaued being there The fruits of faith bring forth we may Palme-Sunday PAlme-Sunday is so called by reason it was vpon that day in which Iesus riding to Ierusalem according to the Prophets the people strewed the way for him with their Garments and the branches of the Palme-tree And indeed it was in a manner the day of proclaiming him King as the Friday following was the day of his Coronation Worthily therefore is it commemorated And many excellent mysteries are thereby brought to remembrance which but for this Anniuersary most would forget and many perhaps neuer come to know Song 53. Sing this as the 3. Song WHen Iesus to Ierusalem And there to suffer rode The people all the way for him With Palme and Garments strowde And though he did f●●l meekely ●ide And poorely on an Asse Hosanna to the King they cride As he along did passe 2 His glory and his royall right Eu'n by a powre diuine As if in wordly pompes despight Through pouerty did shine And though the greater sort did frowne He exerciz●d his powre Till he himselfe did lay it downe At his appointed howre 3 Possession of his House he got The Marchants thence expel'd And though the Priests were madde thereat His Lectures there he held Oh! how should any be so dull To doubt who this might bee When they did things so wonderfull And workes so mighty see 4 LORD when to vs thou drawest nigh Instruct vs thee to know And to receiue thee ioyfully How meane so ere in show Yea though the rich and worldly-wise When we thy praises sing Both Thee and vs therefore despise Be thou approu'd our King Thursday before Easter AS vpon this Day our blessed Sauiour eating the Passeouer with his Disciples instituted the blessed Sacrament of his Last Supper Afterward he washed their feet prayed for them and for the faithfull generation instructed them confuted them warned them of what should come to passe both concerning themselues and his owne death and resurrection promised to send them a Comforter and expressed many other excellent things for the confirmation of their faith Then departing to a Garden he praying fell into his most bitter Agony which hauing ouercome hee was that night

vs not curious be to know But when thou bid●st vs to beleeue Let vs obey Let Reason goe Faith's obiects true and surer bee Then those that Reasons eyes doe see 3 Yet as by looking on the Sunne Though to his substance we are blinde And by the course we see him runne Some Notions we of him may finde So what thy Brightnesse doth conceale Thy word and workes in part reueale 4 Most glorious Essence we confesse In Thee whom by our faith we view Three Persons neither moe nor lesse Whose workings them distinctly shew And sure we are those persons Three Make but one GOD and thou art Hee 5 The Sunne a Motion hath we know Which Motion doth beget vs Light The Heat proceedeth from those two And each doth proper acts delight The Motion drawes out Time a line The Heate doth warme the Light doth shine 6 Yet though this Motion Light and Hea●e Distinctly by themselues we take Each in the other hath his seat And but one Sunne we see they make For what●o●ere the One will doe He workes it with the other two 7 So in the God-head there is knit A wondrous threefold True-loue-knot And perfect Vnion fastens it Though flesh and blood perceaue it not And what each Person doth alone By all the Trinity is done 8 Their Worke they ioyntly doe pursue Though they their Offices diuide And each one by himselfe hath due His proper Attributes beside But one in Substance they are still In Vertue one and one in Will 9 Eternall all the Persons be And yet ●ternall there●s but One So likewise Infinite all three Yet Infinite but One alone And neither Person aught doth misse That of the God-heads essence is 10 In Vnity and Trinity Thus oh Creator we adore Thy euer-praised Deity And thee confesse for euermore One Father one begotten Sonne One Holy-Ghost in God-head one Sunday in generall SVnday is our naturall appellation the Sabbath the Hebrew terme and the Lords day the Christian Name whereby we entitle Gods Seauenth day and if wilfull affectation be auoyded either Name is allowable It is a portion of Time sanctified by God immediately after the Worlds creation and by the diuine Law dedicated to be perpetually obserued to the honour of our Creator And though some things accidentally pertinent to the obseruation thereof haue bee●e changed yet that which is essentiall thereunto is for euer immutable Our Sauiour hath by his Resurrection hallowed for vs that which we now obse●ue instead of the Iewish Sabbath which being the day whereon he rested in the Graue the obseruation thereof and of all other Iewish Ceremonies was buried with him because they were to continue but till the accomplishment of those things whereof they were Types This is that day wherein our Redeemer began as it were his Eternall rest after hee had finished the worke of our Reparation and conquered death the last that was to be destroyed This Day we ought therefore to sanctifie according to Gods first institution Not Iewishly that is by a strict or meere outward abstaining from the seruile workes of the body onely according to the letter But Christianly to wit in spirit and truth both inwardly and outwardly so recreating our bodies and soules that wee may with a sanctified pleasure and as much as may be without wearinesse spend that day to the glory of God according to his commād the Churches direction euen to the vse of bodily labours exercises whensoeuer without respect to sensuall or couetous ends a rectified conscience shall perswade vs that the honor of God the charity we owe to our Neighbours or an vnfained necessity requires them to be done Song 60. Sing this as the 44. Song SIx dayes oh LORD the world to make And set all Creatures in aray Was all the lea●ure thou would'st take And then did●st rest the seauenth day That day thou there●ore hallowed hast And ri●htly by a law diuine Which till the end of time shall last The seauenth part of Time is thine 2 Then teach vs willingly to giue The tribute of our dayes to Thee By whom we new bo●h moue and liue And haue attain●d to what we be For of that Rest which by thy Word Thou hast beene pleased to enioyne The profit all is ours oh L●R● And but the praise alone is thine 3 Oh therefore let vs not consent To rob thee of thy Sabbath day Nor rest with carnall Rest content But sanctifie it all w● may Yea grant that we from sinnefull strife And all those workes thou do'st detest May keepe a Sabbath all our life And enter thy Eternall rest S. Andrewes day THe holy Church celebrateth this day to glorifie God for that fauour which hee vouchs●fed vnto her by the calling and ministry of blessed Andrew his Apostle and that by the remembrance of his readinesse to follo● and preach Christ both the honourable and Christian memorial due to an Apostle might be preserued and we stirred vp al●o to the imitation of his forwardnesse in our seuerall callings aduancing Gods honour and Gospell In which generall sence euery the meanest Christian hath a kinde of Apostleship to build vp not only in himselfe but in others also the Temple of the liuing God and to encrease and establish the kingdome of Christ. Song 61. Sing this as the 44. Song AS blessed Andrew on a day By fishing did his liuing earne Christ cam● and called him away That he to fish for men might learne And no delay thereat he made Nor questions fram'd of his intent But quite forsaking all he had Along with him that calld he went 2 Oh that we could so ready be To follow Christ when he doth call And that we could forsake as he Those N●ts that we are snar'd withall Or would this Fisherman of men Who set by all he had so light By his obedience shewed then And his example winne vs might 3 But Precepts and Examples faile Till thou thy grace LORD adde thereto Oh grant it and we shall preuaile In whatso'ere thou bidd'st vs do Yea we sha●l then that blisse conceiue Which in thy seruice we may finde And for thy sake be glad to leaue Our Nets and all we haue behinde S. Thomas day THis Day was set apart by the Church that it might be sanctified to the praise of God for his holy Apostle S. Thomas by whose preaching the Christian generation was multiplyed and that we might strengthen the beliefe we haue of our Sauiours vndeniable Resurrection by taking an yearely occasion to refresh our memories with that part of the Euangelicall sto●ie which mentioneth both this Apostles doubting and the confirmation of his faith by a sensible demonstration Song 62. Sing this as the 9. Song WHen Christ was risen from the dead And Thomas of the same was told He would not credit it he sed Though he himselfe should him● behold Till he his wounded hands had eyde And th●ust his fingers in his side 2 Which triall he did vndertake And