too long have the horrors of Sodom irritated and provoked God The night already approacheth and there remains no day but to behold two Angels in the habit of Pilgrims who seek out Lot even at the Gates of Sodom observe how welcome they are and certainly they have met with an Heart who perfectly understands the rights of Hospitality observe what hast he makes to them how he casts himself at their Feet how he conjures them to spend at least one night in his House In fine after some refusals and Complements he inforceth them by his charitable importunities to shelter themselves in his Lodging they enter into it and nothing but Feasts and congratulations are seen in this House But they were no sooner risen from the Table and preparing to take some repose when immediatly Sodomites came from aâ—l parts like inraged Wolves howling and trembling as if they had already felt the Agony of Death and the Flames which were ready to devour them Mean while Lot is very much afflicted for these Cyclops of Hell are come out of a Furnace of obscurities with Hammers and Iron Bars in their Handâ— to break his Gate in a thousand pieces to destroy Fathers and Children Masters and Servants Mean while the night slips away and from the break of day as if the Sun should have served to inkindle the Pyle of Sodom two Angels delegated for the preservation of Lot taking him by the Hand with his Wife and two Daughters constrained them to depart together out of the City advertizing them that to preserve their lives and to enjoy the benefit they had received they must seek out a refuge upon some high Mountain without turning their Heads or Eyes towards the unhappy Sodom least some Whirlwind of Flames should chance to surprise and devour them Behold then Lot much astonished Nevertheless he conjures these amiable Spirits to afford him a retreat in a little Town not far from thence the Angels granted all he desired and the Village assign'd him for a Sanctuary was also freed from the Flames for his sake But as there is nothing weaker and more wavering than a Womans mind Lot had not power enough to hinder her Head which was filled only with Wind from moving at the sight of the first Lightnings which preceeded this Storm so in testimony of her inconstancy she was transformed into a Pillar of Salt as if Goâ— intended by this exemplary punishment to leave unto over light Souls a Tragick monument of inconstancy and a dreadfull effect of Temerity Mean while the â—eavens are no longer but a lively source of Flames and Fires The Sun Moon and Stars are so many Chanels through which God powres down upon Sodom and Gomorrha all the Thunderbolts of his wrath The Clouds are the Torrents of Thunder which makes a hideous noise which tears the Skyes and carries away all without pitty nothing is seen in the Air but Flaming obscurities and ardent shadows heaped upon one another which form a Hears-cloath to cover the shamefull Reliques of these loathsome Coals The Earth on the other side is an inlivened gulph of burning Coals which vomit forth so many Firebrands and Torches as at length one would believe that the Air the Skyes the Clouds and the Earth were no other than a Hell Nothing is heard there but Clamors Sobs Rages Blasphemies and roarings out What a spectacle is it to see Men and Women with Bodies all on fire running through the Streets their Hair flaming their Eyes sparkling their Mouths burning and their Hearts filled with Sulphur What a Monstrous Spectacle is it to behold an Infant in his Mothers bosom and in his Nurses Arms like a lump of Sulphur which is consumed with the flash of a Torch Who hath ever heard that the World was watred with a rain of Sulphur with a Deluge of Fire and with an Inundation of burning Coals and Flames What Thunder what spoyl what desolation of Wood-piles of Houses and Furnaces Beds Tables Cubbords Gold Iron Marbles and Diamonds turned into Fire-brands Alas where are the Hâ—avens Where is the Air Where is the Sea and Earth when the whole World is on Fire Ah poor Lot What is become of thy Wife and where are thy Kindred and what may thy Daughters think beholding the smoak of that Fire which devours the Bodies of their unfortunate Husbands Me thinks I see him with his Daughters in the foulds of a Mountain where he endeavours to shelter himself from these frightfull inundations which burn and desolate all his Country But with what grief will Abrahams chast Heart be touch'd when he knows that the Daughters of Lot are consumed with an other Fire and they inkindle such black Flames as even hinder them from knowing their own Father or at least from treating him with that respect which Nature and piety required Gen. 19. God Sodom and Gomorra burneth quite Lot and his Wife do â—ave themselves by flight Yet Lot doth burn with a Flame far more wild For he gets his own Daughters both with Child None but Abraham remains constant in his sincerity he is still in the same place where God spake to him with so much tenderness and privacy Faithfull Friend of God Father of all Nations support of men Vice-King of the Earth Abraham canst thou behold this dreadfull fire without Sighs and Tears Weep then Abraham weep to quench these Flames but rather inkindle some pile to swallow up these Monsters which infect the World by the contagious shasts of their incestuous brutalities CHAP. XVII Giveing an account of the Birth of Isaack and of the Banishment of Agar Ishmael Gen. 21. Poor Agar's banish'd from Old Sara's Face With Ishmael the wildest of his Race Through unknown Paths they Range till by a Spring Sitting Gods Angel to them Ioy doth bring IN fine Heaven hath heard the vows and prayers of Abraham Isaack is born and Sara is so much ravished at the sight of this happy prodigy that she can hardly believe what she sees What a wonder is it to see this Child of Tears and Desires become an object of a ravishing Joy Sara art thou afraid that the life of thy Son will bring thee death and that the excess of a joy so little expected will even melt thy heart For my part I allready apprehend lest the pastime of Isaack and Ishmael prove the occasion of a quarel and that at last either the Mother or Child must be chased away In effect Sara could not endure the sight of Agar and Ishmael she intreats Abraham to put both of them out of his House But Abraham who hath the tenderness of a Father for Ishmael cannot condescend to her desires It seems to this good Man that the severing of Isaack and Ishmael would even cut his heart in two There is a necessity Nevertheless of obeying the request of Sara for God commands Abraham in this occasion to execute all his injunctions with promise that notwithstanding all contrary appearances Isaack and Ishmael shall
it is good to enjoy the company of the Godly while they are living so it is not amiss if it will stand with convenience to be buried with them after death The old Prophets bones escaped a burâ—ing by being buried with the other Prophets and the Man who was tumbled into the grave of Elisha was revived by the virtue of his Bones And we read in the Acts and Monuments That the body of Peter Martyr's wife was buried in a dunghil but afterwards being taken up in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth it was honourably buried in Oxford in the Grave of one Frideswick a Popish-the-Saint to this end that if Popery which God forbid should over-spread our Kingdom again and if the Papists should go about to untomb Peter Martyrs Wifes Bones they should be puzzled to distinguish betwixt the Womans body and the Reliques of that their Saint so good it is sometimes to be buried with those who some do account pious though perchance in very deed they be not so The Lord do so to me and more also To ascertain Naomi of the seriousness of her intentions herein Ruth backs what formerly she had said with an Oath lined with an execration If ought but Death See here the large extent of a Saints love it lasts till Death and no wonder for it is not founded upon Honour Beauty Wealth or any other sinister respect in the party beloved which is subject to Age or Mutability but only on the Grace and Piety in him which Foundation because it alwayes lasteth the love which is built upon it is also perpetual Part thee and me Death is that which parteth one Friend from another Then the dear Father must part with his dutiful Child then the dutiful Child must forget his dear Father then the kind Husband must leave his constant Wife then the constant Wife must losâ— her kind Husband then the careful Master must be sundred from his industrious Servant then the industrious Servant must be sundred from his careful Master Yet this may be some comfort to those whose Friends death hath taken away that as our Saviour said to his Disciples Yet a little while and â—ou shall not see me and yet a little while and you shall see me again So yet a little while and we shall noâ— see our Friends and yet a little while and we shall see them again in the Kingdom of Heaven for nâ—â— miâ—â—umur sed prâ—mittumur we do not foregoe them but they go before us A Dialogue between Naomi and Ruth Argument Kind Ruth her Husband dead to Naomi Dâ—'s cleave resolving so to live and dy In all adversity she makes a Vow To follow her and her kind Aid allow To prop her Aged years when kindly she Accepts of her dear Daughters company Naomi SEe'st thou not that Orpah thy Sister has left me and is again returned to her People why should'st thou then remain since Heaven's Eternal King has taken to himself Chilion the dear Pledge of your tender Love there live happy since all hopes are vanished that from my aged Womb more Sons should spring Ruth Have I not lived with you these many years even when wall-breaking Famine bared the sun-burnt Fields and Men as well as Beasts by thousands fell to fat the Bosom of our Common Mother Naomi 'T is true you have but then Heavens plenteous hand showred blessings on me then my Husband and my careful Sons drew breath But now Ruth Now why Can you once imagine that want can cause my love to wast no for your own and my dead Chilions sake I 'll love you still and render you â—he Duty that becomes a Daughter in Law Naomi Thy tender years can never undergo the â—ardship that poor wandring Naâ—mi may meet with 〈◊〉 she can be setled in the place where first she â—rew her Breath therefore consider and whilst â—ou are in Moabs borders think of the plenty that â—bounds in your own indulgent Mothers Womb. Ruth I have already cast the business in my Mind and am resolved that Winters chilling Storms nor Summers scorching beat attended with the sharp Contests of poverty and pining want shall never part us Death it self in all his dismal shapes is not of force to shake my fixed determination Naomi You yet are young and have not strugled with Misfortunes nor contended with the world and therefore know not of what force they are consider how belated Naomi in her long Journey must be often forced to make the Ground her Bed and underneath some spreading Tree lie stretched Exposed to all the injuries of weather whilst soft sleep flys from her careful Breast and she with sighs and groans is forced to wound the murmuring Air. Ruth If upon some bleak Mountains top whose covering is Snow and Globes of Solid Ice where Winters lasting Tyranny still Reigns you should be forced 〈◊〉 make your Bed I 'de there repose This Arm should be your Pillow whilst your Daughter your obedieâ—â— Ruth froze to your side Naomi Could you do this Yet think again and well consider that old Age comes fast on me and I shall soon be summoned to the Grave where you being left a stranger in the Land of Israel and far from your Relations meet with much contempt and scorn from the proud Daughters of the Land Then will be the time of your repentance theâ— you 'll blame that ill starr'd day you left your Country and your Friends for the sad company of wretched Naomi Ruth Let that not trouble my dear Adopted Mother for when unfâ—iendly Death with his cold Icy hand shall grasp your Life I 'll mourn much like a Widdow Turtle till in floods of swelling Grief I 'm wasted to Eternity and then our bodies shall not be disjoyned but in 〈◊〉 Grave we 'll lie till our returning Souls shall wake 〈◊〉 drowsie courses and hand in hand we take our way to Heaven Naomi Can there be such constant Faith in Woman O thou glory of our Sex let me embrace thee Thus whilst my poor heart o'reflows with Joy O thou dear recompence of all my toils who makest amends forHusband and for Sons loss may Heavens Favours shour upon your Head and you be blessed in all you undertake Ruth Your kind Expressions are too large a retribution for what I have resolved but see the Morning Dawn salutes the World let 's lose no time but strait begin our Iourney to the wish'd Bethlehem of Juda. Naomi Be it as you have said my only Comfort and blest Solace of my age Conclusion Thus setting forth they unto Bethlehem came Where Naomi desired to change her Name As griev'd at her great loss but in the end Rich Boaz weds Ruth and soon becomes her Friend Ruth Soon grows fruitful and from her does spring The Lineal Rank good David Israels King Dagons Fall before the Ark. The Sins of Israel growing great Gods rage Was bent against his Chosen Heritage Old Ely's Sons polluting holy things And with vile Haâ—ds disdain the
had been given him and the artifices he had used to bring them to a Head and to understand whether it were the will of God that Rebecca should be Isaacks Wife Eliezer could not doubt it and Rebecca but too much testified by her silence that her desires consented thereunto Bathuel and Laban were also of this opinion and therefore they were to dispose themselves to the commands of God The promise then of Marriage being given on both sides Eliezer made presents to Rebecca and her Brethren after this there was nothing but Feasts and adieus to the Kindred of this new promise briefly some Dayes must be spent in rendring those duties which Honour and Nature required At last Rebecca took leave of her Mother and Brethren she with Eliezer and his Servants got up upon Camels and they advanced with the best diligence they could to arrive at Aâ—rahams House Isaack who was allwayes in expeâ—tation first received the news of Rebecca's arrival I leave to your thoughts what Ioy what Kisses and what Embraces However it were Rebecca is brought into the same apartment which Sara had wâ—ile she lived and immediately the Marriage of Isaack with Rebecca was accomplished according to the Ordinances of Heaven and the desires of Abraham who after this Marriage took a Wife called Ketura by whom he had six Children who served to carry their Fathers Name and Blood through numerous Generations But here by the way we may suppose Isaack to Salute Rebecca upon her first Arrival after the following manner viz. A Dialogue between Isaack and Rebecca upon their first meeting Isaack Welcome welcome to my happy Arms so made by this Embrace my joy my life my love my better part how Gracious is the God of Abraham in sending Isaack such a treasure Rebecca Alas my Lord you make me blush to see you transported at this rate for one not worthy of Great Abrahams Son some Queen with Kingdoms to her dowâ— had been more suitable than I. Isa. Not all the Queens the Eastern Countries yield cou'd have been half so welcome to my Arms as my dear joy my much loved and much admired Rebecca O thou Phaenix of the World let not so mean a thought enter thy Breast as to conceive thine Isaack can esteâ—m the Glittering honours black Ambition brings or all the Glories that attend on pompeous Majesty comparable to the warm joys of Love that fire his Heart when his Rebecca smiles Reb. Alas Alas I blush to death if you proceed at this rate all I can afford you indeed is Love and that shall ne're be wanting my Arms shall still be open to receive you and my Brest sâ—are your Cares to do your will next his that made us shall be the height of my Endeavours never dareing to dispute what you my Lord Command Isa. This Humility makes thee more lovely in my Eye than beauteous Morn or Earth when decked with her ImbroideredLivery Innameld with ten-thousand different Fragrancys Reb. O you value me at too high a rate and I must make it the future business of my self to deserve such an Esteem Isa. Esteem Why words can ne're express the boundless love my Soul conceives thy Name was pleasant and transporting to my Ravished Ear e're I beheld thy pleasant Face adorned with so much dazling brightness that I scarce conceive my self on Earth So soft so kind so charming and so beauteous a Treasure Sceptered Monarchs would be proud to gain and count themselves in the possessions happyer than to command the Knees of supple Nations when their wastfull Sword had brought the World into subjection Reb. O you overvalue me at such a rate that you 'l make me more indebted to your tender Love than all the Service of my life can pay Isa. My Tongue cannot express thy worth nor tell the Limmits of my Love No more then but le ts to our Bridal Chamber that my Actions may supply my Tongues defect and there transported on thy dear Bosome in soft Murmurs breath my passion forth till thy bless'd Womb grows pregnant with the Issue of our Loves and thou become the soft kind Mother of a hundred Princes Reb. My Lord I 'm all obedience what your will 's my Law as now intirely yours to be disposed of at your pleasure Isa. Then thus we go a Heaven united pair To Reap the joys that past expressions are From our chast Loves let all a pattern take Which must the Sons of Men thrice happy make And be a means to lift their Soulâ— above The World where all is Joy and sacred Love But to proceed amongst all the Children of Abraham Isaack is the Master of the House and Heir to all the possessions of Abraham I leave men to think as they please in what Ocean of delights Abrahams Heart did Swim seeing all the Graces wherewith God had filled him I am astonished why he dyed not a thousand times for Joy at the sight of Isaack and his dear Wife who had no affections but for God for him and for the generall good of his family But Abraham must render unto Nature the ordinary tribute due unto her This happy old Man this Father of all the faithfull this King of Nations this incompareable Patriark having lived like a Pilgrim upon Earth was obliged at lâ—st to arrive at the Haven and to die in the Arms of Isaack and Ishmael who buried him in the saâ—e place where his Wife was intered When Natures health in Abraham was spent Death doth distraine his Life for Adams rent His Sons do leave their Fathers Corps in Grave Vnder an Oak where stands a double Cave CHAP. XXI Giveing an account of the Birth of Jacob and Esau. AT the earnest request of Isaack Heaven was obliged to grant that at last which a long time before God had promised him and in conclusion therefore behold Rebecca great with Child and ready to lye down But as the pleasures of the World are not durable so she quickly feels the approaches of her labour They are no other than pains and throws and her Womb seemed to be a thick Cloud of Thunders and a Field of Battle in which two little Children begin an intestine War against each other which cannot end but by the Destruction of the Mother or the death of her Children However it were she consulted God and God answered her that she bore too Nations in her Womb and that two People should issue forth of her Bowels one of which should Triumph over the other and the Elder be slave unto the Younger And Iacob though the Younger supplanted Esau who was his Elder Brother For this reason Iacob received his name for as his Elder Brother was stiled Esau because his whole Body was covered with rough Hair so Iacob was called Iacob because at the issuing sorth of his Mothers Womb he hâ—ld Esau by the soal of his Foot to testify that he would supplant him Is not this an early beginning to War with each other since
slain A Dialogue between Joseph and his Mistress The Argument The shameless Wife of Potiphar whose Eyes Were full of Lawless love no sooner spies The beautiâ—s of old Jacobs captive Son But big with lust she trâ—es if he 'l be won To Act a thing that must displâ—ase his God But finding him avers and that he stood At distance with the sin her love at last Turns into rage and he 's in Prison cast Mistriss alone What a strange Passion do I feel how my heart beats and how my blushes come and go O me I am all sâ—aver so fierce my Blood boyls in my Veins this passion must be alay'd yet how nothing but the beauteous Hebrews Love can satisfie my desire Wherefore then do I refrain to let him see how much I doat upon him He 's my Slave and will not sure deny me such a favour yet methinks had he intended to be kind he might e're this have read the language of my Eyes perceived my eager gazings on his lovely face observed mâ— blushes and the many gentle grasps I 've given him these not regarded makes mâ—â—ear he will not yield me Love for Love and then O me I am miserable But see as I could wish he comes and now the House is still now now I 'll tell him all my mind and stifle this tormenting Flame no longer Wellcome my Hebrew to your Mistriss presence how does my lovely Ioseph do come wave this cringing distance anâ— be free Joseph enters What means the consort of my Lord by so much kindness to her Slave Mrs. No no 't is I'm the slave come sit sit down my Love 't is I'm the Captive fettered in the Chaines the snares of your bâ—wiâ—ching Eyes Jo. Ha! What is 't I hear A sovnd that makes my Heâ—rt to tremble and confounds my every part Mrs. O be be not so Coy nor Frighted but sit near my Love Why starts the Object of my Sole delight Why change his Looks And wherefore looks my Love so wildly Know's he not who it is that humbly sues for favour Jo. Too wâ—ll I know and thus wiâ—h low prostration on my Knees beg you 'd urge this talk no further Mrs. O rise and wound me not by a denyal How urge no further Sure could you perceive the passion that thus melt my Soul to tendâ—rness you 'd not be thus averse but pitty her whose Breast the fatal shafts of Love sent from your Eyes burn with Incessant fury Jo. Alas my Master Mrs. Your Master what of him he 's far from home his businâ—ss at the Court detains him from prying into the secrets of our Love Jo. But Gods all-seeing Eyes which pierce through the Aâ—strusest secrâ—ts and from wâ—ich the darkâ—st Councels are not hid behold us Mrs. Pish let not such vain fears keep back my Love my much Loved Hebrew from mâ—â—ting my â—ager Joyes and seeing transports in my Arms. Jo. Considâ—r well you are my Masters Wife behold my Master knows not what is with me in the House having committed all unto my Hand there is no greater in the House than I neither hath he kept any thing back from me but you because you are his Wife How then shall I do this great wickedness and Sin against God Mrs. O stand not on this niceties wave wave such fond Excuses in Compassion to a Kind Indearing Mistriss who Burns who Languishes and must Expire unless your kind complyance save her Life Still still you shall be great nay more then ever Jo. I dare not Sin against my God wer 't in your power to bribe me with the Scepter of the Vniverse Therefore lâ—t me implore you 'd name some other way that 's lawfull to oblige you and I 'm all Obedient Mrs. O 't is not in thy power in ought besides to indear me to your intrest Come come my Joy my Love my Life you shall you shall I say Jo. Horror and Mischief I 'll not stay but winged with speed and resolution leave the Tents of wickedness Mrs. O he 's gone he 's gone Stay stay my Love my Joy my Life O! Leave me not I dye I Languish if you take your presence from me hard Hearted Man and hast thou quite forsaken me O Restless Restless is my mind What shall I do Was ever Woman Slighted thus Well Hebrew well since I am thus rejected and counted unworthy of your Love I 'll turn my Paâ—sion into Mortal hate and persecute thee with all the Malice iâ—jured Love can form in Womans angry mind his Garment he has left I 'll Charge him to have attâ—mpted what I so intreâ—ted for and loaded with Chains I 'll have him in a Dungâ—on layed where Megâ—r Famine soon shâ—ll wast his Beauty and make him repent he was unkind to her who held him once as dear as hâ—r own Life The Conclusion Joseph at Potiphars returns accus'd Falsly that he his Mistriss had Abus'd Cast into Irons yet finds favour there From his Stern Ialor God being every where At hand to keep him from the Rage of Men And soon's Exaulted to highstate again A Father unto Pharoah he is made And saves from Death old Jacob with his Bread When fearfull Famine made the Nations Groan So prosper those that fear the Lord alone A Paraphrase upon the Plagues of Egypt Israels delivery from Bondage And Pharo's overthrow in the Red-Sea The mighty God of Jacob loâ—king now Vpon his sacred Covenant his Vow He made unto the Patriarch Hear 's the Groans Of his oppressed Children their sad Moans Sounded so loud that he compassiâ—nate Pittying their wretched and deplored state Sâ—nt Moses and Wise Aaâ—on to the King His Sons from Nilus Land with spâ—ed to bring And that hiâ— mighty power might more appear He loads the Land with Plagues with Death and Fear Till by a stretched out hand he brought them thence Passing the Seas whilst Waters makâ— a Fence On either side and Heav'nly Beacons Light Them over the dry dusty Sands by Night But bardâ—n'd Pharaoh's wrath at what was done Thus to his Warriours in a Rage began Hast hast my Horses and my Arms provide Let all my Chariots March on either side The Fugitives that fly us are shut in The Sea and Wilderness they are between They soon shall know their God's to weak to save When our devouring Swords will dig their Grave Thus in Blasphâ—mious boasting he prepar'd And Arm'd with Fury followed on thâ—m hard Frighting the fearfull Rout though Seas gave wâ—y And Heav'n conspir'd proud Pharoah to dismay For coming to the deep and finding all The smitten Waters turâ—'d into a Wall And Israel pâ—ssing in he venture too Though much Amaz'd for Jacobs getting through The Storm began to rise the Skies shoot flame And Rushing winds from either quâ—rter came The Horses flounce and cast their Ridâ—rs down The Wheels fly off off tumblâ—s Pharoahs Crown Swift Horror and Amazment every where Besets them anâ— in dreaâ—full shapâ—s aâ—pâ—ar Tenthousand Furys seem â—efore their Eyâ—s And
at your pleasure Ahab Then I have sued in vain and you but triâ—le with your Prince consider who demanded it and mourn for your rash refusal Na. Ha 1the King has left me and in such a rage as does presage no less than ruine to poor Naboth yet let the angry Monarch use me as he please I 'll never yield to part with my Inheritance Conclusion In an ill time Naboth denys the King Who grieves till Jezabel does comfort bring And plots the ruine of the Israelite Whâ—'s ston'd to death but what got Ahab by 't 'T is true he has the Vineyard but 's soon slain As is his Son his Wife and all his Train A Dialogue between Jehu and Jezabel The Argument King Joram and King Ahazia slain To Jezreel goes Jehu with his Train Where Jezabel rebukes him but cast down Is slain and by the Horses trampled on Iez Stay haughty Rebel stay thy rapid wheels pollute not Jezreel with thy Bazlick breath A Queen commandeth thee to retire J. O! art thou found in all thy dazling Pomp and Gallantry thou baneful mischief of the world worst of things whose Whoredoms and prodigious Witchcraftâ— have caused Jacobs Seed so long to mourn under the Scourge of Heaven and polluted all the Land with blood of Innocents Iez Ha Inglorious Traytor darest thou this to me am not I still a Queen A Queen whose nodd Whilst Ahabs power remain'd made Princes startle and whose Frowns and Smiles were sure presages of Life or of Death then know your distance and be dumb J. Yes witness the consecrated Priests that fell â— Sacrifice to your revenge Witness the blood of Naboth â—nd the many mischiefs more the wicked Iezabel haâ— done causing not only Ahabs fall but Jorams and unthinking Ahazia's Fates Iez How Is Ioram slain as it was reported by your cruel hand consider well Had Zimri peace who slew his Master no fierce vengeance followeâ—â—lose nor shall the bold aspiring Iehu escape liâ—â— mischief but o're taken by the stratagems of an inraged Queen new Tortures and unheard of Torments shall overthrow his pride and then too late you 'll know the keenest vengeance of a Queen provoked like Ahabs wife Jeh In vain are all your threats your power 's too short to execute your will this moment ends your malice with your life that so the Prophets words may be fullfill'd Slaves who waits there Ha A Troop of Eunuchs Yes yes fit panders for a lustful Queen Come throw your gawdy Mistriss down that so much pride in falling may be made the fluttering sport of Winds Iez Ha ha ha can you imagine Tyrant that those who live but by my Smiles dare use their Queen at such a rate Their Queen on whom their Lives and Fortunes Centre Jeh Dare yes He dies that dare gainsay or once delay what I command Slaves obey or Tortures shall force out your wretched lives He that a moment longer trifles with my pleasure shall not live to see the falling Sun Iez How Slaves stand off unhand me Villains Dare you thus approach your Queen Vile wretches Monsters damn'd ingrateful Monsters Are you turn'd Traytors too Ah Ah I fall whilst all my Pride and Glory is dasht in death O World instable world for ever now adieu Jeh So 't is as I wish'd I knew the fawning slaves durst not refuse compliance There let the Pride and Bane of Israel lie trampled till I take possession of the Kingdom and extinguish Ahabs house Conclusion The wicked Queen with lofty falling's slain Nor weltring in her blood does long remain E're Dogs devour her next her house does feel The dreadful fury of revenging Steel And Baals accursed Priest the Swords devour Whilst Jehu as God bid does use his pow'r A Dialogical Discourse between Isaiah and Hezekiah relating to the fifteen Additional Years The Argument The Syrians by the wastful Angel slain Jerusalem is freed but then again Good Hezekiah sickens and is bid To order all things as a man but dead Yet prayers and tears prevail for whilst he prays God fifteen years does add unto his days Hez HOw set my House in order why must death with his cold hand make Iudah Kingless whilâ—t in Tears the Widdow Nation drowns and the calm Air is tormented with her sighs Isa. 'T is the Decree of him that gave you life and has preserved you to this day by him I am commissioned to relate the doleful message and command you to prepare for immortality Hez Dye O terrible the very thoughts of Death affright me more than the Convulsions of expiring life can pain O! Can it be that he who ruled the chosen Seed whose hand so long has held a golden Scepter and every where received the loud applauses of the glad Plebeans must in the prime of strength and glory have his luster shroâ—ded in a Grave and there be made the sport and food of crawling Worms Isa. Consider Sir that you was born to dye and that stern death claims as his due the lives of Adams Sons as forfeited by our great Parent and subjected to his power nor can the glittering vanities in whom frail men too often put their confidence keep back his shaft a moment when his Commission is to seize their breath therefore let not the King delay to set his house in order Hez O fatal sound but stay good Prophet stay is there no mercy for your King must must his rising Sun so soon endure a black Eclipse his life so soon set in the gloomy Grave O for a longer course of days that I might live if but to tell of all the wonders God has done for wretched me O with what adoration wou'd I bend before the footstool of his mercy-seat would he be but intreated for my life Isa. Vrge it nâ— more Deaths Harbinger I am nor will the ghastly Terror long delay the execution therefore be wise O King and do as I have bid before it be too late before the King of Judah be no more Hez Alas Alas The strong Disease by preying on the vital powers has weakned me to that degree that now I am unfit to take recognisance of worldly things I know not what my Treasures are nor how to call my Fields and Vineyards by their proper names nor can I tell the number of my Servants nor whom I design the Scepter of Ierusalem I have put off too long these matters and now through fear and sickness am quite uncapable of stating 'em but could I live I 'de be no more so negligent Isa. Your hopes of life I fear are vain therefore consider well what I have said and think them not my words but his on whom the breath of life depends and so great King in Tears I take my leave Hez O stay thou sacred Prophet stay if but to close the wretched eyes of an expiring Monarch Hah will not the man of God vouchsafe to see his King put off his Scepter Crown and Robes of Majesty to be