them up in fear of God and nurture of his truth 5 6 9. Servants obey your Masters will with reverentiall fear Not with eye-service pleasing men but as Christs Servants dear And Masters do your Servants right knowing you have on high A Master who hath no respect of persons partially Rev. 1. 7. 22. 12. Behold he cometh in the clouds whom every eye shall see And every man shall have reward so as his works shall be H. 35. GOVERNMENT of the TONGVE Jam. 1. 36. Mat. 12. 36. IF he that seems Religious doth not his Tongue refrain That mans Religion verily is exercis'd in vain For suâ—e of every idle word that any man shall say He is to give account thereof at Gods great Judgment Day 5. 22. Jam. 3. 2. Rash anger shall be judg'd a sin contemptuous speech goes higher And he that saith Thou fool shall be in danger of hell-fire But not to sinne in word nor tongue doth restifie and tell A perfect man and one that can rule all the body well H. 36. The HARVEST Have mercy c. Mat. 9. 37 38. THe Harvest truly sirs is very great to view But lo the saithfull Labourerâ— are but a very few Pray ye the Lord therefore whose own the Harvest is To send out labourers good store into this field of his Joh 4. 35 36. Phil. 4. 17. That he that doth engage to sow and â—eap or â—ither May have eternal life for wage and both reioyce together And that our fruit amount as we desire and pray Abundantly to our account in that great Harvest day H. 37. The High and Lofty ONE O Lord consider Isa. 57. 15 THus saith the high and lofty One Inhabiting Eternity Whose Name is Holy be it known I dwell in holy place on high Also with him that is contrite whose humble Spiâ—â—t sighs and groans To cheer the humble in my sight and cheer the heart of contrite ones 16. 66. 2. For still contending with the â—â—ail and keeping anger unallay'd The spirits would before me fail and those poor souls which I have made But unto him will I besure To look with favour saith the Lord That is in spirit meek and poor â—nd trembles at my holy word H. 38. HVMILIATION Hos. 6. 1 Come now and let us search and try the waies that we have trod And turn again unfeignedly unto the Lord our God For he hath torn and put to pain and he hath made the wound And he will bind it up again and make us whole and sound 3. Jam. 4. 9 After two daies he will revive and raise us up the third And make us in his sight alive that felt so sharp a sword Be then afflicted weep and mourn repentance to expresse Your laughter into mourning turn your joy to heavinesse 10. Mic. 6. 9. Joel 2. 13. Hear him that smiteth and the rod humble your selves and stoop Cast down your selves in sight of God and he shall raise you up For he is gracious mercifull and unto anger slack Of kindnesse great and one that will his judgments soon call back H. 39. Against IDOLATRT 1 Cor. 10. 14 22. 2 Cor. 6. 1â— FLee fast from all Idolatry from Idols keep you free Provoke we God to Jealousie are we more strong then he With Belial can Christ accord or can these things unite The house of Idols and our Lord the darknesse and the light 15 16 17 18. Unrighteousnesse can that combine with righteousnesse to dwell Or can the true Believer joyn with any Infidell Be therefore separate and cleer and all uncleannesse â—ee And ye my Sons and Daughters dear and I your God will be Rev. 3. 4. For but a few are exquisite and keep their Garments fair And these shall walk with me in white for worthy Saints they are H. 40. The Jew and Gentilesâ—ALL Rom. 11. 26. 15. THere cometh a Deliverer from Sion hill on high To turn away ungodlinesse from Jacobs Family For if the world be reconcil'd by casting them away Much more shall their return be stild life from the dead that day 26 27 16. And then all Israel shall be sav'd as Scripture doth declare Because the Gifts and Calls of God without repentance are For if the first-sruits holy be the lump is holy too And if the root yeild sanctiâ—ee So shall the branches do 2 PART Rom. 11. 32 33. Yet now hath God adjudg'd the Jews by unbelief to fall That he might this occasion choose to shew his grace to all O depth of riches infinite and wisdome of our God! His judgments O how past our sight his Tracts O how untrod 34 35 36. For who hath known the mind of God or lent his counsels aid Or who hath given unto him and it shall be repaid For of and thorough him are all and passe to him agen To whom be praise of great and small for evermore A men H. 41. Jew and Gentiles FVLLNESSE held â—ut in many PROMISES Ye children c. Isa. 66. 8. OH who hath heard of such a thing As now Gods power to passe doth bring or who hath seen such things as these For shall a land can any say Be made to bring forth in a day Are Nations born at once with ease Before that Sion travelled She presently was brought to bed and brought forth Sonnes by heavenly aid Before she travelled she brought forth Before her pain she brought the birth and of a sweet man-child was laid 54. 1. 66. 9. Break out O barren Church and sing Thou that didst once no children bring let joyfull Songs take up thy life Thus saith the Lord of thine estate The children of the desolate are more then of the married wife For shall I bring it to the birth And then not bring the children forth saith the Almighty Sovereign Lord Or shall I cause to bring forth some And then untimely shut the womb thy God O Sion spake this word 2. PART Isa. 66. 10 11 12. Rejoyce ye with Jerusalem And let her Lovers all of them in her spiritual joyes partake Rejoyce I say lift up your voice Be glad with her and much rejoyce all ye that mouâ—ned for her sake That ye may suck and take your fill Of Consolatious which distill in plenty from your Mothers breasts Then shall ye suck danâ—'t on her knees Milk out and much delighted be with her abundant gloriousnesse 54. 7 8. 62. 4. 60. 4 8. Though for a very little space Angry I was and hid my face and thou wast termed desolate Yet will I gather thee again With kindnesses that shall remain and bear an everlasting date Destruction shall no more be heard Within thy land nor wasting â—eard nor violence be in thy waies But thorowout thy borders all Thy walls salvation they shall call and give thy gates the Name of praise 3. PART Isa. 55. 4 5. 54. 2 3 4. Hearken O people and give ear My righteousnesse is drawing nâ—er my saving health I will disclose My arm shall judge the heathen men The Isles
of your works lest any man should boast To him let all the Church therefore ascribe with one accord All praise and honour evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord HYMN LV MORAL PRECEPTS Prest with Arguments Mic. 6. 8. Psal. 37. 28. Col. 3. 25. THe Lord hath shewed thee O man what God requires as good Do justly love compassion walk humâ—ly with thy God Because the Lord loves equâ—ty his Saâ—nts he will not leave And he that deals injuriously shall sutably receive Mat. 5. 7. Jam. 2. 13. Luk. 14. 11. And mercy to the merciful the Lord will still expresse But judgement shall with rigour â—all upon the mercilesse And God doth still resist the proud but gives the humble grace Self-humbling then shall honour men self-honouring shall abase 2. PART Jam. 5. 12. Eph. 4. 25. Rev. 21. 8. Swear not by heaven nor by earth nor any oath at all Lest into condemnation by such offence ye fall Put lies away and speak the truth for every wilful liar Must sure partake of that broad lake which burns with brimstone-fire Rom. 13. 13. Heb. 12. 14. Shun â—urfeiting and drunkennesse and do not lead your lâ—fe In chambering and wantonness in envy or in strife And ever follow peace with all and holiness together Without which grace there 's no man shall behold Gods face for ever 3. PART Eph. 4. 31 29. Rom. 12. 21. All malice wrath and bitterness and clamor put away And be not overcome with ill but let the good bear sway And let no talk come from your mouths corrupt in any case But such as serves to edifie and teach the hearers gâ—ace Eph. 5. 3 4. But fornication avarice and what pollutes or taints Amongst you let not once be nam'd as it becometh Saints Nor filthiness nor foolish talk noâ— unbeseeming jests Which things are not convenient but rather thankfulnesse 4. PART Rom 12. 10 15. Eph. 2. 4. Gal. 6. 2. By kinde affection mutually the love of brethren keep Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce and weep with them that weep And heed not your own things alone but each for other care And to fulfill the Law of Christ each others burden bear Rom. 12. 16. Mat. 7. 1 2. Mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate And be not wise in your own eyes pufft up with self-conceit And judge not that you be not judg'd for as you mete to men Accordingly shall God reply and deal to you agen 5. PART M. 7. 12. R. 13. 7. ch. 12. 17. T. 3. 2. 1 Th. 4. 7. Do as you would be done unto and give to all their right Of no man ever speak amisse nor ill with ill requite Let none defraud or go beyond his brother any way For God avengeth all such things and will the wrong repay Jam. 5. 9. Joh. 7. 24. Phil. 4. 5. Rom. 14. 4. And brethren let no one of you against another grudge Nor judge ye by appearances but righteous judgement judge And let your moderation be manifest to all The Lord our Master is at hand to whom we stand or fall 6. PART Ecc es. 5. 4 5 Heb. 13. 16. When thou hast vowed a vow to God defer not then to pay For God hath no delight in fools that mock him with delay And to do good and distribute forget ye in no wise For God is pleas'd exceedingly with such like sacrifice Phil. 4. 8. 1 Cor. 4. 5. And all things honest just and true and such as sweetly please For vertue praise and good report think on such things as these Until the secrets of all hearts be publisht all abroad And then shall every one of us have his due praise of God HYMN LVI More spiritual PRECEPTS Prov. 3. 5 6. Mat. 22. 37. 1 Thes. 5. 15 16. TRust in the Lord with all thy heart love him with all thy might In all thy ways acknowledge him and make him thy delight Pursue good things rejoycing still and pray continually Quench not the Spirit any way despise not prophecy Rom. 12. 11. Heb. 12. 28. Joh. 6. 27. With fervent spirit serve the Lord and having grace draw neer To worship God with reverence and godly filial fear And for the food that perisheth be not at any strife But for the food that doth endure to everlasting life Mat 6. 33. And seek Gods Kingdom first of all his righteoâ—snesse pursue And then shall all the other things be added unto you HYMN LVII MORTALITY and IMMORTALITY Isa 40. 6 7 All flesh is grass and soon must yeeld for all the goodly shew Which is but as a flower in field that some short time doth grow The gras doth wither and is gone the flower doth fade and passe Because Gods Spirit blows thereon the people sure is grass 8. 1 Cor. 15. 53 The grasse doth change the flower doth fade at one rebuking blast But lo the word our Lord hath said for ever standeth fast The corruptible must put on a state that cannot die The mortal must be cloath'd upon with immortality 54. 56 57. The saying then fulfill'd shall be recorded of this thing O grave where is thy victory O death where is thy sting The sting of death sin needs must be the Law the strength of sin But thanks to God for vicâ—o y through Christ our Lord herein HYMN LVIII MORTIFICATION Col 3. 5. Rom. 6. 12. c. 8. 13. YOur earthly members mortifie and let no sin bear sway Or in your mortal body reign whâ—le ye the lusts obey For if ye serve the flesh ye die but if that by the Spirit The bodâ—es lasts ye mortisie then shall ye life inherit c. 6. 16. c. 13. 14. For his ye are whom ye obey whether of sin to death Or else of righteousnesse to life after this mortal breath Put on then â—esus Christ the Lord and for the fleshes ease Make no provision nor regard the lusts thereof to please 2. PART Rom. 8. 7. c. 12. 2. The carnal minde is enmity against the living Lord Not subject neither can it be to his revealed word Be chang'd therefore by minds renew'd that ye may understand What pleasing good and perfect things the Lord doth here command ch. 8. 6. ch. 6. 11 8. Because to be of carnal minde is death without release But if spiritually inclin'd it savours life and peace Then count your selves as dead to sin to God in Christ alive Because if we be dead with him we trust we shall revive HYMN LIX MOSES Song All people c. Exod. 15. 1. NOw sing unto the Lord will I for he hath triumpht gloriously The horse and rider both of these his hand hath cast into the Seas 5 6 The depths devour'd them every one They sank to th' bottom as a stone Lord thy right hand with power shines bright thy right hand crusht the enemy quite 7 In thy great excellence O God thou hast those rebels under-trod Thou sentest forth thy wrath whereby they were consum'd as stubble dry 9 The enemy thus
Which was for â—s and many spent for pardon of our sin 5. PART 1 Job 4. 10. ch. 5. 6. Herein is love not ours to God but his to us most large In sending down his onely Son our great debts to discharge Lo this is he that came to us by water and by blood And not by one of them alone but both wayes to our good Joâ—. 17. 17. Acts 13. 39. Therefore he sanctified himself to lead us into truth That he thereby might sanctifie us also as he doth By whom we may be justifi'd from sins both great and small From which set free we could not be by Moses Laws at all 1 Thes 1. 10. He sav'd us from the wrath to come at that most dreadful day And was so good to shed his blood to wash our sins away 6. PART Mat. 21. 9. Rev. 5. 9. Hosanna to King Davids sonne Hosanna to the Christ That in th' Almighties Name doth come Hosanna in the high'st For thou wast slain and art alive redeeming us to God From every Nation Kingdom Tongue by thy most precious blood 1 Pet. 1. 18. 1 Thes. 1. 10. Rev. 1. 5. Corruptive things as silver is and gold redeem'd us not But the dear blood of Christ our Lord a Lamb without a spot Even Jesus Christ who saved us from storms of future wrath Whose love to wash our sins away made his own blood the bath 5. 13. To him that on the Throne sits down and Christ the Lamb therefore Be blessing glory and renown and power for evermore HYMN LXXIX SANCTIFICATION Eph. 5. 14. ch. 4. 17 18 A Waken thou that sleep'st in sin and stand up from the dead And Christ shall let his light break in whereby thou shalt be led Then walk not as some Gentiles walk in vanity of minde Estranged from the life of God because their hearts are blinde 19 20 21. Who being past the sense of sin let loose to all excesse Of â—â—nton and unclean desires and that with greediness But ye have not so learned Christ if ye by him were taught And as the truth in Jesus is have learnt him as ye ought 22. ch. 5. 11. The old man that ye do put off which is corrupt and vile In sinful lusts of former life which did your souls beguile And have no fellowship at all with works that shun the light But rather such unfruitful works reprove in open sight 2. PART Eph. 4. 24 23. ch. 5. 8 11. Cast off the old man with his deeds and put ye on the new Made after God in righteousnesse and holinesse most true And be renew'd in heart and soul and walk as sons of light And prove what things the Lord allows as pleasing in his sight 2 Tim. 2. 19 22 21. Râ—m And as 't is meet let every one that names the Name of Christ Depart from all iniquity and by no lust be tic'd The purging of our selves from these will evidently produce Vessels to honour sanctifi'd meet for the Masters use Rom. 6. 22. 1 Tim. 1. 17. And being thus from sin made free Gods service to attend The fruit to holinesse shall be Eternal life the end Now to the true eternal King not seen with humane eye Th' immortal onely wise true God be praise perpetually HYMN LXXX SALVATION SHINING Tit. 2. 11 12 GOds grace that brings salvation hath shone to every eye Teaching us worldly lusts to shun and all impiety And that we should live soberly and in a godly way With rigteousnesse and equity while in this world we stay 13 14. That blessed hope still looking for and glorious drawing neer When that great God our Saviour Christ Jesus shall appear Who freely gave himself for us for our dear sakes to die That we might be redeemed thus from all iniquitie 1 T. 6. 17. Rev. 5. 13. To purifie to his own Name from whom this grace proceeds A people of peculiar claim and zealous of good deeds Unto the King of kings therefore that on the throne doth sit Be honour glory praise and power for ever so be it HYMN LXXXI SCRIPTURES Job 5. 39. SEarch Scriptures for ye hope thereby eternal life to have And those are they that testifie of him that came to save Rom. 15. 4. For what of old is registred was for our learning penn'd That we by Scriptures comforted might hope unto the end 2 Pet. 1. 21. The prophecie came not of old by mans own private will But holy men of God foretold by heaven-inspired skill Isa. 8. 20. Then to the Law and Testament for they that speak not right And as this word doth represent in them there is no light 2 Tim. 3. 16 17. For Scripture's sacred verities came all by inspiration Able to perfect and make wise in all things to salvation HYMN LXXXII The SECRET REVEAL'D 1 Cor. 2. 7 8 14. GOds wisdome in a mystery we speak to perfect men But not the wisdom of this world nor what is known to them For man while meerly natural receives not what we press The things of God spiritual he counteth foolishnesse Prov. 24. 7. Mar. 4. 11. Too hard for him to know or learn for naturals too high And such as nothing can discern but a spiritual eye But unto yoâ— dear Saints it is touching the things of heaven To know that kingdoms mysteries to them it is not given Jude 25. To God our Saviour only wise be all the praise therefore Dominions Thrones and Dignities Amen for evermore HYMN LXXXIII The SECRET UNREVEAL'D Rom. 12. 3. Deut. 29. 29. BE wise unto sobriety as God hath given faith And dealt to each man diversly the measure that he hath The secret things that are decreed belong to God alone But to our selves and to our seed the things that are made known 1 Tim. 6. 17. Now to the blessed Prince of might the chief of Kings and Lords Who onely dwells in endless light which 〈◊〉 affords Whom no man can behold and see nor ever did see yet To him all praise and glory be for ever so be it HYMN LXXXIV SOULS under the ALTAR Give laud c. Rev. 6. 10. HOw long O Lord how long thou holy one and true Ere thou avenge our wrong and judge with judgement due Them that haâ—e spilt Our blood on earth and pour'd it forth with hainoâ—s guilt Luke 18. 7 8. And shall not the most high avenge his own Elect Which night and day do cry and pray to that effect Though he bear long I tell you he will speedily avenge their wrong Rom. 8. 36. Psal. 44. 23 24. But we are killed thus all day for thy dear sake As sheep they count of us which they for slaughter take O God arise Why dost thou yet our griefs forget and our sad cries 2 Thes. 1. 6 7 But with the Lord ye know the thing is just and due To render wrath and woe to them that trouble you But you that thus Afflicted are shall surely share sweet peace with us 8. When Christ shall come
regard nor learn Religion by the same But most unjustly will transgresse Here in the Land of uprightnesse and will not see Gods Majesty But they shall see and see with shame And feel as foes thy fiery flame for envying our felicity 2 PART Isa. 16. 18 12 Lord we have been with child in vain And we have been in grievous pain and as it were brought forth the wind For by our power we have not wrought The least deliverance can be thought in all the earth in any kind Nor have the dwellers on the earth Fal'n by the power that we put forth but by thy strength are undertrod For Lord thou wilt ordain at last True Peace for us because thou hast wrought all our work in us O God 20 21. O come my people enter thou Into thy secret chambers now and shut thy doors about thee fast And hide thy self now as it were But for a little moment there untiâ—â— the wrath be overpast For lo the Lord comes from his place To punish this maâ—ignant race for wickednesse that they maintain The earth shall also now disclose The blood shed of our barbarous foes and shall no more conceal her slain H. 29. EXAMPLE of SAINTS Eph. 5 1 2. Heb. 6. 12. BRethren be followers of the Lord as Children dear and true And walk in love with one accord as Christ hath loved you And be not slack through neglâ—gence but followers of their spirit That thorow Faith and Patience the Promises inherit 13. 7. Mat. 5. 16. Whose Faith likewise do ye pursue considering the end And blessed issue whereunto their conversations tend And let your light so shine to men that your good works discri'd May cause your heavenly Father then to be much glorified H 30. EZEKIELS IN FANT. Ye Children c. Ezek. 16. 3 5 6 THus saith the Lord to Israel Thy birth and birth-place know I well of Canaans cursed land to be And in the day when thou wast born Thou wast cast out to open scorn there was no eye to pity thee And when I saw thee passing by Polluted in thy blood to lye Behold it was the time of love When in thy blood thou didstremain I said to thee and said again Live Infant now born from above 8 11 14. Then over thee my skirt I spread Thy nakednesse I covered I sware to thee and made thee mine With ornaments I did thee deck I put a chain upon thy neck And Bracelets on those hands of thine And thy renown for beauty then Went forth among the heathen men that praised it with one accord For true it was a perfect dresse Through my exceeding comelinesse which I put on thee saith the Lord H. 31. FAITH PRAISED Heb. 11. 1 2 13 FAith is the substance of those things which once we hope to get And the assured evidence of things not seen as yet By it the Elders have obtain'd a good report and fame And died boldly in this Faith before the Promise came 6. Rom. 4. 3. But without Faith and confidence for which the Scriptures call It is a thing impossible to please the Lord at all For he that comes to God must trust that God is God most high And the rewarder of them all that seek him diligently Gal. 3. 7 9. Know then that they that are of Faith are all of Abrahams seed And blest with faithfull Abraham that are of faith indeed H. 32. FAITH PROVED Jam. 2. 14 20 VVHat profit's it my Brethren dear if any person saith That he hath faith and hath not works is that a saving Faith But wilt thou know O thou vain man that faith by works unknown Is not a living faith but dead it being all alone 26. Gal. 5. 6. For as the body is but dead the which no breath supplies So Faith that is not perfected by works is dead likewise And neither circumcision availes with God above Nor yet uncircumcision but Faith that works by love H. 33. GODS Glittering SWORD Deut. 32. 39 to 43. I Kill saith God and make alive I wound and heal alone And there is none with me can strive to rescue any one For I lift up my hand on high to heaven above and say Behold I live eternally and am without decay If once my hand with judgment close and whets my glittering Sword With vengeance on my hatefull foes I 'le execute my Word I 'le make mine arrows drunk with blood my Sword shall flesh devour The slain and captives shall be food from the first on-set hour Rejoyce ye Nations with his land to whom he will be good And while his foes shall feel his hand avenge his servants blood H. 34. GOVERNMENT 2 Sam. 23. 1. Deut. 16. 20. 2 Co. 4. 4. 〈…〉 2 Chr. 19. 6. Ps. 82. 1. THe Prince that ruleth over men must be exceeding just And Goveâ—n in the fear of God that putteth him in trust Because the judgment is not mans but Gods the King of Kings Who sits among these earthly Gods to judge of all these things Rom. 13. 1. 5. 1 Tim. 2. 2. And every soul must needs submit unto the powers supream And not for wrâ—th but conscience sake be subject unto them And pray for Kings and Rulers all that we through their defence â—ay live in Peace and Godlinesse with all good conscience 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 5. 10. For we must every one appear and personally â—ome Before the judgment â—eat of Christ there to receive our doom Accordingly as every man hath in the body done And as the work is good or bad So shall his sentence run 2 PART 1 Th. 5. 12. 13. 1. Pâ— 4. 10. Obey those Rulers over you that warn you in the Lord And for their work sake prize them much that preach to you the word As each man hath receiv'd the gift let him discharge his place As good and faithfull Ministers of Gods abundant grace 1 Th. 5. â—4 2 Th. 3. 6 14. 1 Tim. 5. 22. Warn the â—â—ruly help the weak Support them lest they fall Câ—mfort the feeble minded ones be patient towards all Withdraw from the inordinate to shame them for their sin And no way be partakers of the sins that such live in Heb. 12. 15 16. 1 Cor. 14. 26 33. And let no root of bitternesse no person vain and vilde Spring up among you troubling you and many be defil'd Let all be done to edifie for God's the God of Peace In all the Churches of the Saints to make disorders cease 2 Cor. 13. 11. Rom. 13. 8. And live in Peace and Holinesse whereto ye have your call And then the God of Love and Peace shall still be with you all And owe to no man any thing but one to love another For 't is the Laws accomplishing to be a perfect Lover 2 PART Eph 6. 1 2 4. Obey your Parents in the Lord ye children as 't is fit This is the first Commandement with promise made to it Parents provoke not unto wrath your children in their youth But bring