there we in him rejoyc'd HYMN 414. 2. PART Argument God's Soveraign Rule He keeps our Soul alive Though we with tryals and afflictions strive Psal. 66. v. 7. verse 7 GOD'S power still rules the world abroad his eyes all Lands descry O let not then rebellious men exalt themselves on high verse 8 O all ye people bless our God with earnest voices strive To sound the fame of his great Name verse 9 who keeps our souls alive And suffers not on any side our feet to be remov'd verse 10 Yet thou O God hast us'd thy rod and us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace try'd so througly try'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set within the net and therein brought by thee HYMN 415. 3. PART Argument Afflictions great imposed and allay'd The vows of gratitude are sworn and pay'd Psalm 66. v. 11. Afflictions sore and violent thou mad'st our loyns abide verse 12 Yea thou didst then cause furious men over our heads to ride Through flames of fire O Lord we went and through the watry flouds But surely thou hast brought us now to places stor'd with goods verse 13 Burnt offerings to thy house I 'll bear those very vows to pay verse 14 Which I did make and which I spake in my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt Sacrifice of Fatlings there my sould to thee devotes With Incense too of Rams enough with Bullocks offering Goats HYMN 416. Release from Afflictions 4. PART Psalm 66.11 LORD thou hast brought us oftentimes into a tangling strait And laid afflictions on our loins with an oppressing weight verse 12 Over our head fierce men did ride by thee on purpose sent And we distrest on every side through fire and water went. But when we were thus under-trod and hopeless seem'd our case Even then thou brought'st us out O God into a wealthy place verse 13 Therefore will I come to thy house burnt offerings to bestow And I will pay thee all the vows which my engagements owe. HYMN 417. 5. PART Argument Experience told stirs up to prayer and praise Sins kept withhold true blessings in our ways 2. METRE Psalm 66.16 verse 16 COme hearken all that fear the Lord and I will let you know What special Love the Lord above to my dear Soul did shew verse 17 My mouth did his renown record my tongue his praise preferr'd verse 18 But if within I harbour'd sin my prayer should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily and hath been well content With willing ear my voice to hear and what I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie who turned not away Nor held from me his mercy free when I to him did pray HYMN 418. Revelation of the Gospel 1. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 67. verse 2 SHEW Grace to us O God and bless us every one Thy face Divine on us let shine thy way on Earth make known verse 3 Let Nations see thy light let people praise thy Name O let them all in general thus see thus spread thy fame verse 4 Let Nations shout and sing because thou art set forth A righteous King in governing and judging all the Earth verse 5 Let People praise thy Name let all of them praise thee verse 6 Then shall the Earth her fruits bring forth and great increase shall be verse 7 God our own God shall then abundant blessings send And men shall fear him every where to Earths remotest end HYMN 419. Revelation and Riches of the Gospel 2. METRE Give laud c. Psalm 67. BE good O God to thine and pour thy blessings forth Thy face on us let shine and shew thy way on Earth With such success That Nations all may see their call To blessedness O let the people then give praise O God to thee And let all sorts of men in thy sweet praise agree Let them confess Thy Holy Name and spread thy fame With thankfulness O make the Nations glad and let them sing for joy For thou shalt judge O God the people righteously Thy Rule shall bless The Nations all in general With happiness O let the people then give praise to thee O God And let all sorts of men proclaim thy praise abroad Let all confess Thy Holy Name and spread thy fame With cheerfulness Then shall the earth afford a plentifull encrease And our own God the Lord to bless us shall not cease God shall us bless Earth far and near his Name shall fear With awfulness HYMN 420. Rising of the Ark or Exurgat Deus The mighty God c. Psalm 68.1 2. LET God arise and dissipate his foes Let those that hate him flee before his face As smoke is driven away just so let those Be driven away and God pursue the chase As fire doth melt the wax and makes it liquid So perish in God's presence let the wicked 3 4. But let the just their joys in God proclaim And let them glory in the Lord most high Sing to the Lord sing praises to his Name Exalt ye him that rideth on the sky By JAH his Name exalt him and adore him And most exceedingly rejoyce before him 5 6. A tender Father of the Fatherless A Judge of Widows is Almighty God And so indeed he doth himself express From 's holy habitation and abode He sets the desolate in habitations To dwell with their own housholds and relations 6. Psalm 106.48 He bringeth out those that are bound with chains And frees the Pris'ners with a powerfull hand But the rebellious people he restrains And makes their dwelling in a barren Land. Let Israel's God be ever blest therefore And People say Amen for evermore HYMN 421. Sanctuary Songs for the wonderfull works of God. Psal. 68.32 SING unto God with one accord ye Kingdoms of the earth O sing ye praises to the Lord and set his honour forth verse 33 To him that mounts the highest sphere of Heavens fram'd of old And sendeth out his thunder there most mighty to behold verse 34 Ascribe to God Omnipotence for that to him pertains O're Israel is his excellence and in the clouds he reigns verse 35 O God thou art a dreadfull God and so thou mak'st it known From Heaven which is thy blest abode and Sion's sacred throne The God of Israel is our tower and it is onely he That gives his people strength and power and blest his Name shall be Sion's Reparations To the Tune of the old 130. Psalm Psalm 69.34 LET the Heavens praise begin let the Earth pursue it Let the Sea and all therein joyn their suffrage to it verse 35 For the Lord will Sion save Judah's Cities rear Houses new that men may have and possessions there Psalm 106.48 verse 36 There his Servants seed shall claim th' heritage excelling There shall they that love his Name have perpetual dwelling Let the God of Israel then have the praise for ever And the People say Amen joyning all together HYMN 423. Speedy deliverance pray'd for
thou hast dealt most favourably with Jacob's Land of late And turn'd our sad captivity into a free estate Unto thy people thou didst please to seal a pardon free Their grievous sins and trespasses are covered all by thee Thou hast removed from the path where all thine anger lay And from the fierceness of thy wrath hast turn'd thy self away Turn us O God our Saviour thus with thee for to comply And cause thine anger towards us to cease perpetually Wilt thou be angry evermore and not thy wrath recall Wilt thou draw out thy wrath so sore to Generations all Wilt thou not quicken us again and so far set us free That we thy people which remain may much rejoyce in thee HYMN 449. 2. PART Argument The Church redeem'd and warn'd gives God the praise He prophesies great good in Gospel Days NOW will I hear attentively what God the Lord will say In hope of true tranquillity to follow many a day For to his Saints and people dear the Lord will utter peace But let them take a warning here and former follies cease And sure the Lord's salvation is Nigh them that fear his Name That Glory may dwell here with his and fill our Land with fame Mercy and truth together meet whilst Christ the Kingdom sways And righteousness and peace do meet in Glorious Gospel-Days And truth shall spring from humane race by Christ our Saviour's Birth And righteousness looks down with Grace from Heaven to bless the Earth Yea God shall give us each good thing with righteousness and peace And he shall make our Land to bring abundance of encrease That sure example for our sake the righteousness of God Shall go before and make us take the way that he hath trod Psalm 86. to v. 7. HYMN 450. Argument The Saints Calamity and God's propensity Strong Arguments of pity All People c. LORD bow thine ear attend my cry for I am poor and in the dust Preserve my righteous soul for I in thee my God do put my trust Thy mercy Lord to me extend and hearken to my mournfull voice Daily my cries to thee ascend O make thy Servants soul rejoyce Thou Lord art good for rvermore to pardon sins art still inclin'd And all that do thy grace implore shall thine abundant mercy find To thee I humbly make address Lord hear my prayer my voice attend I 'll call on thee in my distress for thou wilt me an answer send HYMN 451. Turning or conversion of the Gentiles 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 86.8 9. AMong the Gods there 's none like thee nor any works like thine O Lord All Nations whom thou mad'st to be shall come to thee with one accord 10. With Adoration they shall come to glorify the Holy One For the great God great things hath done yea thou O God art God alone Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God the Lord therefore be blest and praised yet agen And let all people evermore say cheerfully Amen Amen HYMN 452. Turning the Gentiles or Sions Glory 1. METRE Psalm 87. IN Holy Hills the Ground-work lies of Sion's Edifice verse 2 Whose Gates beyond all Jacob's Land the Lord doth love and prize verse 3 O City of God renown'd and fam'd thy Converts are proclaim'd verse 4 Egypt for one and Babylon I to my friends have nam'd Philistia Tyre and Ethiop ' there was born and made an heir verse 5 And Sion they shall point and say did this and that man bear And the most High shall stablish her and such mens birth refer verse 6 To Sion Mount so make his count when he doth register As well the voice of him that sings as he that tunes the strings verse 7 Of musick sweet therein shall meet in thee are all my Springs HYMN 453. Turning the Gentiles to the Church 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 87. THE Church well built upon the word is consecrated to the Lord Who bears to Sion great respect and chiefly to his own Elect. Most Glorious things of her fore-told in Gospel-days we shall behold The Gentiles shall convert and dwell as heirs of life with Israel Tidings shall be of many a man born there a famous Christian And God shall stablish them and theirs and count them his adopted heirs Then Lord our giving thanks to thee the musick of our souls shall be For all the Springs of Grace and Skill are made to flow from Sion-hill HYMN 454. Validity of promises or faithfulness of God's Chastisements All People c. Psalm 89.30 31. IF David's seed my Law forsake and do not execute my will If they infringe the Laws I make and do not my Commands fulfill 32. Then will I visit and chastise their bold transgressions with the rod Correcting their Iniquities with stripes and punishments saith God 33. But of my loving kindness yet I will not wholly him bereave Nor will my faithfulness permit to fail and take a final leave 34. My Covenant with my faithfull King I 'll not reverse nor quite eclipse Nor will I alter any thing that I have spoken with my lips Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God the Lord most high be ever blest and prais'd therefore And let all people magnify his blessed Name for evermore HYMN 455. Vanishing of Life Psalm 90.10.5 THE days of our determin'd years are threescore years and ten And if at fourscore strength appears that strength is weakness then So speedily we pass away and we are quickly gone Just like a floud that makes no stay but hastily runs on 6 12. Like Grass which in the morning grows but is cut down at night At morning fresh and fair it shews at evening withers quite LORD let our frail mortality be so well understood That we may wisely learn of thee for our eternal good HYMN 456. Vanishing of Life or the short age of man. All People c. Psalm 90.10 THE common age of mortal men is counted threescore years and ten And if to fourscore some attain Their life is but a lengthned pain So quickly comes it to decay And suddenly we drop away Lord teach the numbring of our days To bring our hearts to wisedoms ways HYMN 457. Wishing for good times Psal. 90.13 REturn O Lord how long a space let it repent thee much Touching thy Servants wofull case whose sufferings have been such 14. O satisfy us speedily with thy compassions kind That all our days may yield us joy and gladness chear our mind 15. As thou hast sent us sorrows keen so send us comforts glad For days and years that we have seen so sorrowfull and sad 16. O let thy work appear unto thy servants every one Thy Glory to their Children show when we are dead and gone The Lord our God shine on his Church and grace our joynt endeavour O prosper thou our handy-works and stablish them for ever HYMN 458. Psal. 91. Argument Choice Saints preserv'd in pestilential times While Sinners smart for unrepented crimes All People c. verse 1 WHO
The builders labour but in vain In vain the watch abstain from sleep Unless the Lord the City keep In vain ye rise before the light And break the slumbers of the night In vain ye eat the bread of care While God's belov'd the labour spare Lo Children are an heritage That come from God and grow to age As formidable to the foe As Arrows from a Giants Bow. Happy is he and most renown'd Whose quivers with such shafts abound It shall not shame him to debate With adversaries in the gate HYMN 541. Olive Branches Psalm 128. 1. METRE BLessed are all that fear the Lord and walk in his good ways verse 2 For thou shalt of thy labours eat with comfort all thy daies verse 3 Like fruitfull Vine on thy house side thy loving Wife shall be Thy Children round about thy board as plants of Olive-tree verse 4 Lo thus the man that fears the Lord is blessed in his ways verse 5 The Lord shall send from Sion-hill to bless thee all thy days The welfare of Jerusalem to thy mature decease verse 6 And Childrens Children thou shalt see with Israel's stablish'd peace HYMN 542. Olive Branches Ye Children c. Psalm 128. 2. METRE BLessed O blessed on record Is every one that fears the Lord and walketh in his perfect way For thou shalt have in store to eat Of goods well got by thine own sweat O happy happy thou I say Like to a Vine with fruitfull boughs On thy house side such is thy spouse with goodly branches springing out Thy daughters and thy sons shall be Like to the plants of Olive-tree decking thy Table round about Behold that thus above the rest Shall such a man be surely blest who fears the Lord unfeignedly The Lord shall plenteously distill His blessings out of Sion-hill that thou may'st be enrich'd thereby Yea all the days that thou dost live This blessing God to thee shall give to see Jerusalem do well And Childrens Children thou shalt see Of thine own loyns that spring from thee and likewise peace on Israel HYMN 543. Onsets upon Israel or the Plowers defeated Psalm 129. 1. METRE EVEN from my tender infancy many a time have they verse 2 Afflicted me from infancy may Israel now say Many a time have they set on with all their spight and power Yet have they fail'd and not prevail'd against me to this hour verse 3 The Plowers plow'd upon my back long furrows did they make verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut their cord Yea all their cords he brake verse 5 And let them be confounded all turn'd back in their design And put to flight that Sion spight and bear ill will to thine verse 6 Let them be made like to the Corn upon the houses top Which gets no height but withers straight before it comes to crop verse 7 Which neveâ— fills the Reapers hand nor his that comes â—ehind To pluck and pull a bosome full for sheaves and bands to bind Concerning which the passengers no benediction frame Nor never say along the Way we bless you in God's Name HYMN 544. Onsets upon Israel or the Plowers defeated Give laud c. Psalm 129. 2. METRE FULL often of a truth and many a time have they Distrest me from my youth may Israel now say even from the first Yet could they not effect their plot and do their worst They plow'd upon my back as plow-shares tear the Ground Long furrows did they make and many a grievous Wound with wicked hands Just is the Lord who cut their cord and brake their bands And Lord confound them all and bring it so to pass That Sion's foes may fall and all may be as Grass on houses top Which withers straight before the height of growing up Which never hath the hap to fill the mowers hand Nor lies in binders lap so much as makes a band nor passengers Along the Way do never say God-speed you sirs HYMN 545. Pardoning mercies Psal. 130. 1. METRE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O Lord to thee I make my moan in these my depths of Grief I call I cry I sigh and groan trusting to find relief verse 2 Hear then O Lord hear my request thy gracious ear incline And let it fully be possest with these desires of mine verse 3 O Lord if thou shouldst strictly weigh the sins that we have doneâ— Who should escape or who could say that he could answer one verse 4 But thou O Lord art rather bent to tenderness and Grace That we might have encouragement to fear before thy face verse 5 Therefore my soul with patience doth wait upon thy Will And on thy Word with confidence my hope is fixed still verse 6 My soul with longing appetite doth wait on God alway More eager than the Watch for light the Watch for break of day verse 7 Let Israel boldly trust upon the Lords's free grace and love And plentifull redemption that comes from God above verse 8 Who from the more abundant store of Grace which he supplies shall blot out all the heavy score of our iniquities HYMN 546. Pardoning mercies implored Psalm 130. 2. METRE OUT of the Depths I cry'd to thee Lord let my voice be heard And let thine ears attentive be unto my suits preferr'd Such are our sins that none could stand If thou shouldst mark the same But there 's forgiveness at thy hand that men may fear thy Name I wait on God and on his Word my soul doth wait and stay I wait more earnest for the Lord than Watchmen for the day I say more earnestly than those that watch for morning light Let Israel thus on God repose whose mercy 's infinite Redemption in most plentious wise with him is found to be And from all his iniquities he shall set Israel free O render thanks to our great God the God of Heaven therefore Whose mercies know no period but last for evermore HYMN 547. Pardoning mercies plentifull All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. Out of Psalm 130. 3. METRE OUT of the deeps I cry'd to thee Lord hear the prayer that I have prest And let thine ears attentive be unto the voice of my request For if thou mark iniquities Lord who may stand before thine eyes But there 's forgiveness Lord with thee That sweetly feared thou may'st be I wait for God my soul doth stay his word I hope in day and night My soul waits for the Lord I say more than the Watch-men for the light Let Israel hope in God therefore For with the Lord is mercy store Plentious Redemption he brings in To save all Israel from his sin HYMN 548. 4. METRE Argument The depths of mercy give relief Vnto the utmost depths of Grief Psalm 130. FROM the depths of troubled mind Lord to thee I cryed And to thee O Lord most kind were my prayers applyed Lord vouchsafe to hear my cry in commiseration Bow thine ear attentively to my supplication If thou mark iniquity who Lord should be cleared
God is seen in this To hate the Paths that lead amiss Pride Arrogance and all the rest Of evil ways doth God detest 13.10 The froward mouth saith he I hate Onely by pride comes all debate And sure God scorns the scornfull race But to the lowly gives his grace Luke 14.11 He then that doth himself exalt Shall be debas'd by 's own default But the self-humbling soul shall be Exalted in a high degree HYMN 53. Kind love of God in Christ. 1 John 3.2 BEhold dear Saints what kind of love the Father grants to us To be the Sons of God above and he to stile us thus Therefore the World discerns us not because it knew not him And we are Sons of God begot though yet with eyes so dim 3. Mat. 25.31 Not seeing what we once shall see but this we know most clear That like unto him we shall be when he shall next appear For we shall see him as he is in glorifi'd estate And sitting on that Throne of his where all the world must wait Heb. 6.19 1 John 3.3 This hope we have whereon to roll as that which cannot fail A stedfast Anchor of the soul Entring within the Veil And he that hath this hope on high establisht in him sure Doth purifie himself thereby as God himself is pure Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Eternal honour let be done henceforth for evermore 2. PART Rom. 8.35 36. WHO can take off Christ's love from us can trouble or distress Or Persecution perillous or need or nakedness Can Famine do it or the Sword as David hath his Song For thy sake are we slain O Lord and killed all day long 37 38. Counted as sheep for butchery nay we though martyr'd thus Triumph in all these gloriously through him that loved us I am persuaded on this wise that neither Death nor Life Nor Angels Principalities nor Powers with us at strife 39. Nor present things nor things to come nor height nor depth together Nor any thing that can be done by Creatures whatsoever Shall separate us from the love which of his own accord Is born to us by God above through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory as at first was done and shall be evermore HYMN 54. King David's EXALTATION in type of Christ. Give land c. 1 Pet. 2.6 Mat. 21.42 Psal. 118.22 23. LO here the stone Elect and which as ye have read The Builders did reject now made the Corner's head This work most wise God wrought for us and marvellous in all our eyes 24.25 This is the day so sweet which God himself hath made We will rejoyce in it and be exceeding glad I earnestly Beseech thee Lord now to afford Prosperity 26 27. Blest is he that doth come in God's good Name to us And we have sent you home blest from his Holy House God is the Lord That hath so bright and clear a light this day restor'd Heb 13.16 Come bind the Sacrifice with Cords yet never worn Bind it before our eyes unto the Altars horn Shew charity That Sacrifice the Lord doth prize exceedingly Psal 69.30 Now will I praise God's Name with a delightfull Song And magnifie his Fame with thankfull heart and tongue And this likewise Beyond the proof of horn or hoof the Lord shall prize Psal. 118.28.29 O God thou art my God thou art my God I say Thy Name I will applaud thy praise I will display Give thanks to God Whose goodness flows whose mercy knows no period HYMN 55. Large Mercies Corporal All People c. Psal. 68.21 22. BLessed be God Our Saving health Who daily loads us with his wealth The Issues of assayling death Belong to God who gives us breath He sends us Rain and fruitfull Years Our hearts with Food and gladness cheers And gives us with a rich supply All things in plenty to enjoy Psal. 44.8 Joel 2. Psal. 46.9 2 Cor. 9.10 He sav'd us from our enemies hand And hath done great things for our Land Wars o're the Earth he soon doth cease Blessing the Fruits of our increase Psal. 115.1 Not unto us O Lord therefore Not unto us on any score But to thy Name the glory take For thy sweet truth and mercy sake HYMN 56. Large Mercies Spiritual Eph. 3 7. BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With Spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord. As he hath chosen us in him before the World began To be without the blame of Sin with Love to God and Man. Having predestinated Us adopted Children dear Of his good pleasure chosen thus and now by Christ brought near To praise the glory of his grace wherein he hath so done His Saints with Favour to embrace through Jesus Christ his Son. Rev 1.4 In whom we have Redemption free through his most precious blood Pardon of our Iniquity by that rich grace of God. To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore HYMN 57. Large Mercies Temporal implored to make Jerusalem a praise in the Earth Isa. 62.1 FOR Sions sake I undertake and will not hold my peace And for Jerusalems dear sake I will not rest or cease Untill her righteousness appear as glorious as the light And her Salvation shine as clear as doth a lamp by night Till Gentiles see thy righteousness thy glory Kings proclaim And a new Name shall Sion bless which God 's own mouth shall Name 4.6.3.1 Thou shalt no more as heretofore be in forlorn estate Nor shall thy Borders any more be termed desolate Ye that make mention of the Lord resolve within your breast And keep not silence nor afford the great Jehovah rest Till Sion be a Diadem by God's own hand held forth And till he make Jerusalem a praise in all the Earth HYMN 58. Large Mercies through Christ in things Eternal Eph. 1.8 BLessed be God who doth display abundant grace to us In depth of Wisedom every way and Prudence marvellous Having to us discovered the myst'ry of his will As his good pleasure purposed towards us to fulfill That in the full appointed time he might Collect in one All things in Heav'n and Earth to joyn in Him and him alone In whom we also have obtain'd the inheritance above Predestinated and Ordain'd unto it of his Love. According to the purposes which he performeth still That worketh all things as he please by Counsel of his will. To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore HYMN 59. Life and Conversation Conscientious Isa. 33.15 THE man that walks as God prescribes in paths of Justice plain That speaks the truth and scorneth bribes and all oppressive gain That stops his ear from hearing Blood from evil shuts his Eye That man shall have a safe abode and he shall dwell on
omnipotent Which art and wast and art to come For thou hast taken unto thee Thy great pow'r and Authority and reign'd with Jesus Christ thy Son. Salvation to our God therefore Wisedom and blessing evermore to him that on the Throne doth sit And to the Lamb be glory bright Thanksgiving honour power and might Amen say we and so be it HYMN 125. Easy Yoke Have mercy c. Mat. 11.28 COME to me saith the Lord All ye that are opprest And griev'd within by weight of sin and I will give you rest Take on you my sweet yoke and learn of me this Art How meek to be and like to me that am of humble heart So shall your souls find rest not to be had elsewhere My yoke alone 's an easie one my burthen light to bear HYMN 126. Errours and Heresies to be avoided Gal. 5.1 Eph. 4.14 STand stedfastly in liberty wherewith ye are made free And in the yoke which Christ hath broke no more entangled be Nor childishly transported by loose Doctrines various wind Through their deceit that lye in wait beguiled souls to blind 15. 1 Thes. 5.21 24. But speaking truth in love thereof and not by error led Grow up and spring in every thing in him which is the Head. Prove all be sure keep what is pure shun all that seemeth ill Faithfull is he that calleth thee who also will fulfill 2. PART Col. 2.8 2 Cor. 11.19 Beware lest by Philosophy and vain deceit entic'd Ye follow mens traditions which are not after Christ. For Heresies must needs arise and Sects with you be found That such as be from error free may be approved sound 2 Pet. 3.17 18. Be carefull then lest wicked men should draw you to digress And there withall you strangely fall from your own stedfastness But grow apace in Heavenly Grace and knowledge of our Lord To whom alwaies be given praise of all with one accord HYMN 127. Esaies Song of Thanksgiving O Lord Consider Or All People c. Isa. ch 12. LORD I will praise thee now this day though thou wast angry with me sore Thine anger now thou turn'st away and all my comforts dost restore Behold God is my Saviour strong I will confide as not afraid For great Jehovah is my Song also my strength and saving aid Therefore by means of this supply possest with joy and great delight Ye shall draw water plenteously out of the wells of saving might Then shall ye say O praise the Lord call on his Name declare his deeds Among the people and record how far his noble Fame exceeds Sing to the Lord the sweetest Hymns of solemn praise with joy and mirth For he hath done most excellent things this is well known in all the Earth Oh thou that dost in Sion dwell cry out and shout for thou dost see The Holy one of Israel is mighty in the midst of thee Esaie's Triumphant Song Ye Children c. Isa. 26.1 2 4 5. WE have a City very strong God sets Salvation all along for Walls and Bulwarks every where Now open ye the Gates for them Of righteous Jerusalem which keep the truth to enter there And since the Lord Jehovah is Th' eternal Rock of strength to his in his great Name for ever trust He gives the proud the overthrow He lays the lofty City low flat to the ground and to the dust 8 10 11. Yea Lord in thine own judgments way We waited for thee every day our Souls desire is to thy Name But let thy favour be declar'd To wicked men they 'l not regard nor learn Religion by the same But most unjustly will transgress Here in the Land of uprightness and will not see God's 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 19 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 Fall'n by the powers that we put forth but by thy strength are under trod 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 untill the wrath be over-past For loe the Lord comes from his place To punish this ungodly race for wickedness that they maintain The Earth shall also now disclose The bloodshed of our barbarous foes and shall no more conceal her slain HYMN 129. Example of Saints Ephes. 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 negligence but followers of their spirit That thorough 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 by what good works they see That God your heavenly Father then much glorified may be Ezekiel's Infant Ye Children c. Ezek. 16.3 5 6. THUS saith the Lord to Israel Thy birth and birth-place know I well of Canaan's 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 didst remain I said to thee and said again Live Infant Live blest from above 8.11 14. Then over thee my skirt I spread Thy nakedness 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 dress Through my exceeding comliness which I put on thee saith the Lord HYMN 131. 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 as Scriptures clearly say It is a thing impossible to please God any way 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 Abraham's seed And blest with faithfull Abraham that are of faith indeed HYMN 132. Faith Proved Jam. 1.14 20. WHAT profits it my Brethren dear if any
THUS saith the Lord of Hosts but yet a little while And I will shake all Coasts yea every Land and Isle Yet once again I shake all these heav'n earth and seas and all the main 7. All Nations I will shake the Long desired day Which doth all Nations take loe that shall come I say And for all Coasts This house I will with glory fill saith God of Hoasts 9. The glory of this last far greater shall it grow Than of the Temple past the Lord of Hosts saith so And in this place Will I the Lord of Hosts afford sweet peace and grace Zach 4.6 7. H. 2.22 Yet not by might nor power but by my Spirit alone Saith God of Hosts our Tower The strength of all in one For who art thou O Mountain great the Empires seat to hinder now Zach. 4.7 Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain The stone that doth excell The head-stone of the same His hand shall fit And bring it out with general shout grace grace to it 9. Hag. 2.22 The hand of that same Man that laid the ground-work low Shall end what he began and I will overthrow The Heathen Kings Who then are they that slight the day of smaller things HYMN 172. Regeneration Joh. 3.5 Gal. 6.15 EXcept a man be born again of water and the spirit He cannot any way attain salvation to inherit For circumcision serveth none the priviledge is small Nor serves uncircumcision but a new creature 's all 2 Cor. 5.17 Jam. 1.18 Behold a man in Christ therefore and a new creature view Old things are past and come no more and all things are made new By his own will and word hath he wrought our regeneration A kind of first ripe fruit to be of all his whole Creation HYMN 173. Repentance Isa. 59.1 2. GOD's arm is never shortened but it can reach to save His ear not dull or wearied to hear us what we crave But from you do your sins divide your God that was so near And cause the Lord his face to hide so that he will not hear Ezek. 18.13 2 Cor. 30.9 Lay therefore your transgressions by repent and turn saith he And so your great iniquity your ruin shall not be Because the Lord is full of grace ready to pardon sin And will not hide away his face if ye return to him Luke 15.7 10. One sinner that returns agen makes Angels joy exceed More than do ninety nine just men that no repentance need 2. PART Jer. 3.13 1 Joh. 1.9 Acknowledge how ye have transgrest against the Lord your God And only let it be confest what by-paths ye have trod For if we do our sins confess faithfull and just is he From sin and all unrighteousness to cleanse and set us free Prov 28.13 Joel 2.13 Neh. 9.17 Ez. 18.32 For he that hides his sins shall fall they prosper but a space But to confess and leave them all shall with the Lord find grace For he is unto anger slow and ready to forgive And doth abundant kindness show wherefore return and live Exod. 34.7 For he reserves compassion for thousands that come in Remitting all transgression iniquity and sin 3. PART Isa. 55.6 7. Seek ye the Lord unfeignedly now while he may be found Oh call on him while he is nigh with mercies that abound Oh let the wicked leave his Lusts the way that sinners take And let the man unrighteous his sinfull thoughts forsake Chap. 1.18 And turn again unto the Lord while mercy now takes place And to our God so richly stor'd with guifts ef pardoning Grace For though your sins were crimson-like as red as scarlet full I saith the Lord will make them white as white as snow or wool Rev. 1.5 6. To him that thus hath loved us and washt off all our score With that pure floud of his own bloud be praise for evermore HYMN 174. Reproach for Christ and Imitation of him 1 Pet. 4.14 16. IF that ye be reproacht for Christ happy are ye and blest The Spirit of God and glory great upon your souls shall rest On their parts he 's ill spoken of but glorifi'd on yours Therefore let no man be asham'd that Christianly endures Mat. 5.11 12. Blessed are ye when men revile and speak each evil word Against you falsly for the sake of Christ your Sovereign Lord. Rejoyce and be exceeding glad considering the reward How great it is in heaven above for suffering Saints prepar'd 2. PART Phil. 2.5 7. Let that good mind be in you all that was in Christ our Lord Who being in the form of God the true eternal Word Yet made himself of no repute to death did condescend And came not to be tended on but to observe and tend Phil. 2.9 10. Heb. 9.28 Therefore God gave to him a Name above all Names most high That every knee should bow to him and every tongue comply Who came to take our sins away once by his own oblation And shall appear the second time without sin to salvation HYMN 175. Resurrection All People c. or O Lord consider c. 1 Cor. 15.20 21 22. NOW Christ is risen from the dead as whom no bands of death could keep And is to be acknowledged as the first fruits of those that sleep For as by man came death to raign so by a man to rise again And as by Adam all men die by Christ came immortality Col. 3.1 2 3 4 If ye be risen then with Christ set all your heart on things above And be not any way intic'd on earthly things to set your love For ye are dead to things abroad and your life hid with Christ in God When Christ who is our Life appears ye must shine with him in the Spheres HYMN 176. Revenge forbidden Rom. 12.19 Luke 6.27 Mat. 5.44 DEAR Saints avenge not your own selves nor let fierce wrath incense For vengeance saith the Lord is mine and I will recompense Love ye your very enemies and them that curse you bless Do good to them that use you ill with hate and spightfulness 45. And people persecuting you curse not but bless them rather That ye may be the children true of your celestial Father For he doth cause his rain to fall and lets his Sun to rise On good and bad in general just and unjust likewise HYMN 177. Sabbath Isa. 58.13 IF from my holy Sabbath-day thou turn away thy foot And do not by thy pleasures stray my Sabbath to pollute But call the Sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord And thine own carnal pleasure slight in thought in deed and word 14. Then shalt thou joy in God alone with sweet and sacred mirth And he shall make thee ride upon high places of the earth With Father Jacob's heritage the Lord shall feed thee fat For thus doth God's own mouth engage and thou mayst trust to that HYMN 178. Sacrament of the Supper Cant. 1.1 2. Chap. 2.5 LET those life-breathing lips of thine be joyn'd O Christ to me
canst She is of all things principal and most to be advanc'd Of greater price than pearls and all desired treasure Her paths and ways have all the praise of perfect peace and pleasure 18 14 16 18. A tree of life to them upon her that lay hold Her Merchandise of greater price than silver or than gold Her right hand length of days her left bears wealth and honour And happy he who e're he be that lays fast hold upon her HYMN 197. Word preached All people c. 2 Cor. 10.4 Heb. 4.12 THe weapons of our warfare here have nothing carnal plac'd therein But mighty thorow God they are to pull down all strong holds of sin God's Word is such a powerfull one sharper than any two-edg'd sword It parts the marrow from the bone and is an heart-discerning Word 1 Pet. 2.2 Jam. 1.20 Then shunning guile and malice lewd envy reproach hypocrisie As babes new born desire the food of God's pure Word to grow thereby And let us set all sins apart with meekness to receive and have God's Word ingrafted in our heart which is of power our souls to save 2. PART Work of mercy magnifi'd or The second part of mercies forgot to be inserted in its due place 2 Cor. 7.13 If I shut heaven saith the Lord or leave the Land to be devour'd By Locusts or if I dispence some drought or dreadfull pestilence If then my People whom I grace with my great name shall seek my face Humble themselves and joyntly pray And turn them from their evil way Then will I hear in heaven high and pardon their Iniquity Most graciously I will forgive and heal the land wherein they live Jam. 2.13 Psal. 136.1 Thus mercy with triumphant voice against strict judgment doth rejoyce O thank the Lord of Heav'n therefore whose mercies last for evermore HYMN 198. Worker of Grace 2 Cor. 3.5 Phil. 2.12 WE have not the sufficiency and power of our own To think so much as one good thought as of our selves alone But all our whole sufficiency doth of the Lord proceed Who works in us most graciously both the desire and deed Jam. 1.17 Rom. 9.16 For every good and perfect gift proceeds from God above With whom there is no varying nor shadow of remove It is not then of him that wills nor him that runs the race But all our good on us distils from God that sheweth Grace Jude 24 25. To God therefore the only wise our Saviour strength and stay Be Thrones Dominions Dignities for evermore we pray HYMN 199. World and the Church 1 John 5.19 WE know we are of God most high for we are born of him And this whole world most generally lies soaking in their sin And lo the Son of God is come and we the same have known And he hath thus instructed us to know the faithfull one 20. Rev. 5.13 And we are in him that is true in Jesus Christ his Son This is the true God known to you and endless life begun Blessing and power and praise therefore to him be altogether That sits upon the sacred Throne and to the Lamb for ever HYMN 200. Zealous Ejaculations at Evening or Bed-time Give laud c. Psal. 31.6 Rev. 1.5 MY spirit O God do I into thy hands commit Lord God of Verity Thou hast redeemed it Thy grace so good Washt off our sin and bath'd us in our Saviour's blood Psal. 141.2.51.12 Mic. 7.19 Now let my prayers be as incense in thine eyes And hands up-lift to Thee as th' evening Sacrifice O cleanse my heart My sins subdue and still renew my inward part Rom. 14.8 That whiles I draw this breath I may live up to Thee And when I die the death to Thee Lord it may be That live or die Whatever time I may be thine perpetually Psal. 4.8 Rev. 1.4 And now my lying down shall be both sweet and sure For thou O Lord alone my dwelling dost secure All glory then To Father Son and Holy one forever Amen The End of the Second Century THE Third and Last Century OF CHAPT HYMNS Newly Translated HYMN 201. The Covenant of Grace entred to Abraham All people or O Lord consider c. Gen. 17.1.15.5 THus said the Lord to Abraham Lo I the Lord Almighty am Walk thou before me for thy part Sincere and with a perfect heart And covenant with thee will I And with thy seed successively Number the Stars and thou shalt tell The Summ whereto thy seed shall swell And he believed in the Lord Relying on his faithfull Word And it was counted unto him For Righteousness to trust therein So all that are of faith indeed Are blest with Abraham as his seed To Abraham's God be praise therefore From first to last for evermore HYMN 202. The Test to the Covenant All people c. Deut. 26.16 THis day the Lord commandeth thee Obedient to his Laws to be Keep them therefore in every part With all thy soul and all thy heart Thou hast avoucht the Lord this day To be thy God To keep his way His Statutes Laws and Judgments choice And still to hearken to his voice And God this day avoucheth thee His own peculiar stock to be As his most gracious promise stands That thou shouldst keep all his commands To Israel's God be praise therefore From first to last for evermore And let all faithfull people then Say cheerfully Amen Amen HYMN 203. The Song of Moses the man of God commanded to be learnt by heart of all Israel Deut. 32. to 44. v. Moses's Title Psalm 90. To the Tune of the Ten Commandments GIve ear O heavens from on high and I will speak this present day And hear O Earth attentively the awfull words which I shall say My doctrine shall drop down as showers my speech as dew shall gently pass And as small rain on herbs and flowers and as the showers upon the grass Because I will this day proclaim and publish fully all abroad The Lord our God's Almighty Name ascribe ye greatness to our God. He is the Rock his work 's compleat and all his ways just judgment be A God of truth without deceit exactly just and right is He. 2. PART v. 5. They are corrupt they bring a blot upon themselves of foul disgrace Their spot is not his Childrens spot they are a cross and crooked race Requite ye thus the Lord most high ye foolish people Is not He Thy Father dear that did thee buy hath he not made and stablisht thee Remember now the days of old the years of ages long ago Thy Father ask thou shalt be told and ask thine Elders they shall show When the most high did first divide inheritances unto men And separated far and wide all Adam's Sons as he did then He set the people bounds compleat but chiefly one that did excell According to the Number great of all his people Israel 3. PART v. 9. For lo the Portion of the Lord is Israel whom he doth advance And Jacob's house
in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Your Servant for Jesus sake William Barton Of the TUNES THE Tunes here set down are none of the common ones except that of the 100 Psalm Note That the Tune of the 51 Psalm O Lord consider c. or any Tune of eight Sillables in each Line when four Lines make up the Verse may be sung in the Tune of the 100 Psalm Note that the Tune call'd Where Righteousness c. may be changed into the usual Tune of the 67 Psalm if you put in two Sillables more in the third Line of every four Note That the New Tune set in Mr. Sandy's Psalm-Book by Mr. Henry Lawes for the 531 Hymn pag. 646. may be changed into the Tune of the 113 Psalm Ye Children c. if you put in two Sillables more into every third Line Note That the old 127 Psalm mentioned in the 564. Hymn pag. 678. hath no proper Tune of its own but in the old Psalm-Book is referred to the Tune of the 112 Psalm which is the proper Tune of the Lord's Prayer as it is in the old Psalm-Book Note That the 111 Psalm as it is in the old Psalm-Book may be sung in the Tune of the old 120 Psalm which is a shorter Tune And all these Tunes except the New Tunes are taken out of the old Psalm-Book rectified by Mr. Ravenscroft The TUNES of several HYMNS in this Book PSALM 50. The mighty God c. PSALM 51. O Lord consider c. PSALM 100. All People c. PSALM 111. With heart I do accord c. PSALM 112. The man is blest c. PSALM 113. Ye Children c. Ps. 120. In trouble and in thrall c. Psalm 121. I lift mine Eyes c. Psalm 122. I did in heart rejoyce c. Psalm 124. Now Israel may say c. Psalm 125. Such as in God do put c. Psalm 126. When that the Lord c. Psalm 130. Lord to thee c. Psalm 148. Give laud c. Complaint of a Sinner The New Tune for the 524. Hymn of the Sixth Century Page 617. The New Tune of the 532. Hymn of the Sixth Century Page 646. Here follows an Example of turning the Tune Where Righteousness doth say into the plain Tune of the 67 Psalm 6th Century Hymn 526. p. 622. 2. M. Have mercy c. TEach me O Lord the way whereto thy Statutes tend So shall I never go astray but keep it to the end Give me to understand and then shall I endeavour To act O Lord by thy command with my whole heart for ever In paths of thy commands Lord make me go aright For ver'ly my desire so stands and therein I delight Incline my heart O Lord that I may not digress Incline it to thy holy word and not to covetousness Lord turn away mine eyes turn them O Lord I pray From viewing worldly vanities and quicken me in thy way Establish thou thy word unto thy servant dear Who wholly is devoted Lord unto thy faithfull fear The obloquy I fear Lord turn away from me For I confess to thee how clear How good thy Judgments be Behold how my desires do for thy precepts press O stir these heats these holy fires to shew thy righteousness Here follows a perfect Praxis for the Tune of the old 111 Psalm because those Examples of p. 508. 2. M. and of the 120 Psalm want Hypermeters to each second Verse and may well be sung in the proper Tune of the 120 Ps. but not in the Tune of the old 111 Psalm Pardon of sin implored the suit pursued the mercy assured Out of the 130 Psalm OUT of the dreadfull deeps Where fear and horror keeps I cry'd to thee O Lord Lord hear my voice said I ATTEND unto my CRY And to my suits accord For shouldst thou mark O God What by-paths we have trod By sinfull Conversation Who then O Lord shall stand Or scape thy heavy hand Of righteous Condemnation But Lord there is with thee Forgiveness full and free That thou may'st be ador'd I wait upon the Lord My soul waits on his Word And there my hopes are stor'd My soul waits patiently Upon the Lord most high And for his words performing More eagerly than they That watch for break of day And dawning of the morning Yea Lord my soul and mind Attendeth still to find Free favour in thy sight Whereafter I enquire With earnester desire Than Watch-man for the light Let Israel hope therefore In God for evermore For with the Lord is mercy And plenteous grace with him To pardon all our sin Which made the Controversie A Perfect Praxis for the Tune of the old 126 Psalm Out of the 117 Psalm PRaise ye the Lord O all ye Nations far and near His praise record O all ye people every where Because we find How very great and marvellous His mercies kind And his compassion is to us His Faithfull Word Endures for evermore Praise ye the Lord Praise ye the Lord therefore The Fourth Century Beginning the PSALM-HYMNS HYMN 301. A blessed Man described Psalm 1. THE man is blest whose piety forbids to turn aside In Counsel or Society with men unsanctify'd That from those evil paths doth keep wherein the wicked are And joyns not in their fellowship that sit in scorners chair verse 2 But in the Law of God the Lord he placeth his delight And meditateth on his Word devoutly Day and Night verse 3 He shall be like a planted tree that near a River springs Which always as his seasons be abundant fruit forth brings verse 4 Whose leaf likewise shall never fade but flourish still and stand And prosperous shall his works be made what'ere he takes in hand verse 5 But as for men of wicked minds far otherwise are they And like the chaff which boisterous winds drive easily away verse 6 Therefore th' ungodly never may in Judgment rise up clear Nor sinners in the Judgment Day among the Saints appear verse 7 For God doth favourably know the Godly Persons Path Whereas the way that sinners go shall perish in his Wrath. HYMN 302. 2. METRE Argument Good men and bad this first Hymn comprehends Discovering fully both their ways and ends Have mercy c. Psalm 1. A Blessed man is he that is not led aside By counsels of impiety to go where sinners guide Nor sits in scorners seat but in Gods Law delights And in this Law doth meditate continual Days and Nights He shall be like a plant set by the Rivers side Whose boughs no timely fruit do want whose leaf shall fresh abide And well shall he succeed in all good works design'd Not so th' ungodly they shall speed as chaff dispers'd with wind Therefore ungodly men shall not stand justify'd Nor sinners with the righteous then when Judgment must be try'd For ways of men upright the Lord doth kindly know But sinners paths shall perish quite with everlasting woe
appoint my Table spread and in their sight My head with Oyl thou dost anoint my cup runs over day and night Surely thy goodness and thy grace shall follow me throughout my days And thy house be my dwelling place where I will ever give thee praise HYMN 336. God our good Shepherd 3. METRE Psalm 23. MY Shepherd is the living Lord and he that doth me feed How can I but be richly stor'd while he supplies my need verse 2 In pastures green and flourishing he makes me to repose Hard by the silent water spring whose stream with pleasure flows verse 3 He guides my soul so apt to stray a safer course to take Conducting me in his right way for his alone Name sake verse 4 And though I walk in deaths dark shade it shall me not dismay For thou art with me and hast made thy rod and staff my stay verse 5 My Table spread thou didst appoint in presence of my foe My head with Oyl thou dost anoint my cup doth over-flow verse 6 Thy grace and goodness certainly shall measure all my days And in thy house O God will I for ever give thee praise HYMN 337. God our sure-Shepherd 4. METRE Give Laud c. Psal. 23. THE Lord is evermore my Shepherd to provide I shall be sure therefore full well to be supply'd For by this means In pasture green I couch between the silent streams Most gratiously doth he restore my soul that strays And also leadeth me in those his righteous ways Which I should take The paths of truth and this he doth for his Name sake Yea though I walk on still through deaths most darksome Vale Yet will I fear none ill nor shall my courage fail For there thou art With me O God thy staff thy rod uphold my heart My Table thou hast spread in all my foes despite And hast it furnished here in mine enemies sight Thou ' nointst my head And fillest up my bounteous cup untill it shed The goodness Lord in thee and grace thou dost display Shall surely follow me unto my dying day And I therefore Will make abode i' th' house of God for evermore HYMN 338. Good Christians described To the Tune of the 124. Psalm Now Israel c. 1. METRE Psalm 24.3 WHO shall ascend into thine Hill on high And who shall dwell Lord in thy palace pure verse 4 The clean of hand and pure of heart is sure That hath not lift his soul to vanity Nor sworn unjustly or deceitfully verse 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord And righteousness to him so pure in heart The God of his salvation shall impart verse 6 This is the Generation that regard That seek that seek thy face O Jacob's Lord. HYMN 339. Devout and true Saints 2. METRE Psal. 24. THE Earth is God's and wholly his the World is all his own And whatsoever therein is belongs to him alone For he hath firmly fram'd it so above the Seas to stand And laid the liquid flouds below to flow within the Land. Who shall ascend into thy Hill or who may make account To stand and to continue still within thy holy mount The man of spotless purity in life and conscience too Whose soul affects not vanity whose oaths are just and true For such a one the Lord shall bless and he shall have convey'd The rich reward of righteousness from God his saving aid For these be they that are indeed true seekers of his grace O Jacob this is sure thy seed of them that seek thy face HYMN 340. Entrance of the King of Glory 3. METRE Psalm 24. YE Everlasting Doors and Gates lift up your heads on high And then the Prince of Potentates shall enter in thereby Who is this King so glorious the mighty Lord and strong In battel still victorious to him these Names belong Ye Everlasting Doors and Gates lift up your heads on high And then the Prince of Potentates shall enter in thereby Who may this King of Glory be his royal Name 's set down The Lord of Hosts and none but he is King of high renown HYMN 341. Good welcomers of the King of Glory 4. METRE To the preceding Tune Now Israel c. In Paraphrase Psal. 24.7 1 Cor. 6.19 Isa 30.18 LIFT up your heads ye Everlasting Gates Ye living Temples of the Holy Ghost Lift up your hearts to him whose might is most To entertain the Prince of Potentates And He shall enter who in mercy waits Col. 2.15 Rev. 14.14 verse 8 Who is this Prince of Princes here set down that vanquish'd Principalities and Powers It is this Soveraign King and Lord of ours That conquers all our foes and wears the Crown He is the King of Glory and Renown 1 Cor. 6.19 Isa. 30.18 verse 9 Lift up your heads ye everlasting Gates Ye living Temples of the Holy Ghost Lift up your hearts to him whose might is most To entertain the Prince of Potentates And he shall enter who in mercy waits Rev. 20.11.14.14 verse 10 Who is this Prince of Princes here set down It is the Soveraign Lord the Lord of Hosts That conquers Kingdoms Countries Lands and Coasts That sits upon the Throne and wears the Crown He is the King of Glory and Renown Psalm 106.48 Blessed be God whom Israel doth adore From everlasting let his Glorious Name To everlasting have renown and fame And let all people say Amen therefore Praise ye the Lord and praise him evermore HYMN 342. Psal. 25. Ver. 8. Argument God guides the meek and soon imparts His pardoning grace to penitent hearts verse 8 UPright and good is our Lord God and therefore takes delight To teach his way to them that stray and sinners to set right verse 9 In Judgment he a guide will be to meek men hating pride The meek I say shall know his way for God will be their guide verse 10 For all the ways which God displays are truth and mercy still To them that seek his Laws to keep and Covenants to fulfill verse 11 Wherefore for thy Name-sake do I thy mercy Lord intreat To pardon my iniquity for it is very great HYMN 343. Psal. 25. v. 12. Argument The Mysteries of God's free Grace Reveal'd to such as seek his face verse 12 WHO is the man that fears the Lord to him he plainly shews What way to go and how to know the way that he shall chuse verse 13 His soul shall dwell exceeding well in perfect peace and rest And 't is decreed that by his seed the Earth shall be posses'd verse 14 The secrets of the Lord above shall all that fear him know And unto them that fear his Name His Covenant he will show verse 22 To Israel then do thou O God thy sweet redemption send And bring all his adversities unto an happy end HYMN 344. 2. METRE Psalm 25. IN mercy Lord do thou regard th' affliction I am in O see the pain that I sustain and pardon all my sin Consider those that are my foes
for many such there be And thou hast seen how sharp and keen their malice is to me O keep and save my soul I crave and put me not to shame But keep me safe because I have believed in thy Name O Lord let my integrity and uprightness in me Preserve me still from every ill because I wait on thee To Israel now O God do thou thy sweet redemption send And bring all his adversities unto a happy end HYMN 345. Greatness of God seen in Tempests 1. METRE Psal. 29. GIVE to the Lord ye mighty men give glory strength and fame verse 2 Give glory great I say agen as due to his great Name Worship the Lord with head down bow'd in beauties holy place verse 3 Whose Thundring Voice upon the Cloud makes rain pour down apace The Glorious God makes Thunder fly from th' Elements Watry Towr verse 4 God's Voice is full of Majesty God's Voice is full of Power verse 5 He lets his thundring voice fall on and breaks the Cedar-trees The Cedars of mount Lebanon the Lord breaks such as these verse 6 He makes them dance as Bullocks do or youngling Unicorn Mount Lebanon and Syrion too with tottering Earth-quakes torn verse 7 His Voice divides the lightning flame verse 8 the Wilderness it shakes And Parans Wilderness by name by such concussion quakes verse 9 God's voice doth through the Forrest pierce and Hinds to calve compels And all his house his praise rehearse each tongue his glory tells verse 10 The Lord sits King upon the floud his Kingdom shall not cease verse 11 His peoples power he will make good and bless his Church with peace HYMN 346. Greatness of God seen in Thunder 2. METRE Psalm 29. YE mighty in your stock and tribe All Glory to the Lord ascribe In beauty of his holiness His Glorious Name adore and bless The Lord by his commanding power Brings down the Clouds in many a shower The Glorious God the Thunder sends And many Watry Clouds he rends His Voice is powerfull in the sky His Voice is full of Majesty His Voice when he in Thunder speaks The high and lofty Cedars breaks Like sporting Calves the Mountains trip Great Lebanon doth leap and skip Syrion by his motion born Leaps as a youngling Unicorn God's Voice divides the flames of fire When Lightnings with the Clouds conspire At his rebuke the Desart shakes The Wilderness of Kadesh quakes He makes to calve the frighted Hinds He bares the Forrest with his Winds And all that in the temple are His Soveraign Glory must declare God sits above the Watery main This Glorious God doth ever reign His Peoples strength he will encrease And bless them with long lasting peace HYMN 347. Psalm 30. Argument Escape from Death his thoughts employ He tells the quick return of joy I Will advance thee O most high that am advanc'd by thee Who hast not left an enemy to triumph over me verse 2 I cry'd to thee O God to save and thou hast made me whole verse 3 And from the all-devouring Grave brought back my gasping soul. To me a new life thou didst lend and wouldest not permit That I should hastily descend into the dreadfull pit verse 4 Sing to the Lord ye Saints of his and thankfully express How sweet the due remembrance is of his pure holiness verse 5 For though his anger burns a space it quickly slacks again But in his favour and his grace doth constant life remain Though sorrows lodge with â—s a night and make us weep and mourn Yet joy comes in at mornings light making a quick return HYMN 348. 2. PART Argument Prosperity puffs up then Grace withdraws Prayer is excited and gives God th' applause Psalm 30. verse 6 IN my prosperity I laid I never shall be mov'd verse 7 So strongly was my mountain laid so free thy favour prov'd Thou didst no sooner hide thy face But trouble did invade verse 8 Then Lord â—ory'd to thee for grace and supplication made verse 9 What proâ—it is there in my bloud when I to Grave go down Can Dust declare thy praise O God can Dust thy truth renown verse 10 Hear me O Lord O bow thine ear and pity on me take O Lord unto my help draw near for thy sweet mercy sake verse 11 My mourning then to melody thou didst for me convert My sackcloth thou hast quite laid by and me with gladness girt verse 12 To th' end my Glory may sing Laâ—d to thee and not give o're O Lord my God I will applaud thy Name for evermore HYMN 349. Happiness conferr'd on the Saints Psalm 31.19 O God how great felicity hast thou laid up in store For men affected faithfully to fear thee evermore What goodness Lord what recompence is wrought by thee for them That put their trust in thy defence before the sons of men verse 20 The secret of thy presence Lord shall those thy Servants hide And be their safety and their guard from man's insulting pride And thou shalt keep them secretly in a Pavilion sure And save them by that secrecy from strife of tongues secure Psalm 35.10 Psal. 76.10 And who O Lord is like to thee that sav'st the poor from spight Of 's over-potent enemy that seeks to crush him quite Surely the wrath in men that reigns shall turn unto thy praise Remaining wrath thy power restrainâ— when passion oversways Psalm 72.18 19. O Let the Lord of Israel be prais'd of rich and poor Whose works are such as do excell and he the onely doer And let the whole earth generally be fill'd and fill'd agen With his renown and Majesty Amen Amen Amen HYMN 350. Exceeding happiness of pardon· All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. Psalm 32. THE man is blest whose sin 's remitted Whose crimes are covered and acquitted To whom the Lord imputes no fault Nor guile is harbour'd in his thought For while I no confession made My strength with daily grief decay'd Thine anger burnt the day throughout My moisture turn'd to summers drought Then I confest and kept not in But said I will confess my sin And thou when I Lord did confess Forgav'st my sinfull wickedness For this cause all the Godly Race Shall seek thee in a time of Grace That when great flouds of waters roll No danger may come near their soul. Thou art my hiding place from wrongs To close me round with safeties songs I 'll tell and teach the faithfull so Mine eye shall guide them how to go O be not like the Horse and Mule Whom understanding doth not rule Whose stubborn mouths we must restrain From violence with bit and rean The wicked shall be curbed so And are reserv'd to many a wo But them that in the Lord confide Shall mercy close on every side Be joyfull therefore in the Lord Ye righteous men with one accord And shout for joy with great delight All ye that are in heart upright HYMN 351. Psal. 33. v. 13. to 21. Argument
the troubled waters rore And swelling Seas should shake the shore There is a River whose sweet stream Shall glad the City of God supream The Glory of his holy place Are th' Ordinances of his Grace The Lord is in the midst of her She shall not once be made to stir God gives her help and soon perform'd Tho' Heathens rag'd and Kingdoms storm'd His voice he utter'd soon 't was felt And made the stubborn Earth to melt The Lord of hosts is with us still The God of Jacob's our high hill HYMN 378. 2. PART Argument God ceaseth wars proclaims his power Is Israel's refuge and high Tower. Psalm 46. THE works of God O come and see How mild he makes the Earth to be He ceaseth wars to earths far ends He breaks the bow the spear he rends He breaks asunder steel entire He burns the Charriot in the fire Be still and know that I am God To be exalted all abroad Heathens saith he shall set me forth I 'll be exalted in the Earth The Lord of hosts is with us still The God of Jacob our high hill Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let all people joyntly then Give him renown and say Amen HYMN 379. Mercies to the Church by our Saviour's ascension 1. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 47. O People clap your hands and shout unto the Lord With Voice of Joy triumphantly and all with one accord verse 2 Because the Lord most high with terrour is set forth A mighty King in governing and ruling all the earth verse 3 He shall subdue the Lands for us as he thinks meet And make to fall the Nations all subjected at our feet verse 4 He shall elect for us a lot which doth excell A glorious choice for Jacob's house which he hath loved well verse 5 God is gone up on high ascending with a shout With Trumpets shrill to Sion-hill the Lord is thus gone out 2. PART verse 6 Sing praises unto God sing praises chearfully Sweet praises sing unto our King sing praise with melody verse 7 For God is Soveraign King of Earths remotest parts Your Voices raise to sing his praise with understanding hearts verse 8 God reigneth o're the Lands which Heathen men possess God sits upon his sacred Throne of perfect Holiness verse 9 The Princes of the world and people every one That are by Grace of Abraham's Race are gather'd to his Throne verse 10 For all the powers on Earth belong unto the Lord So much must he exalted be of all with one accord HYMN 380. Mercies to the Gentiles by Christ's ascension All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. 2. METRE Psalm 47. CLap hands ye people generally and shout to God with joy and mirth For dreadfull is the Lord most high a mighty King in all the Earth The Heathen he for us subdues and Nations to our feet subjects A glorious portion he shall chuse for Jacob whom he so affects God is ascended with a shout the Lord now while the Trumpet plays Sing praise to God his praise sing out sing praises to our King sing praise The Lord is King the Earth submits sing praise with understanding then Upon his Holy Throne he sits he ruleth o're the Heathen men Exod. 3.14 Hither the peoples Princes throng to him whose Name is call'd I AM The faithfull people that belong unto the God of Abraham Because the shields of all the Earth belong unto the Lord alone For they are of that heavenly birth and he the high exalted One. HYMN 381. Psal. 48. Argument The Churches beauty highly prais'd Her walls besieg'd the Siege is rais'd All people c. GReat is the Lord prais'd all abroad and greatly to be praised still Here in the City of our God and in his consecrated hill Mount Sion is a beautious thing the only joy of all the Earth The City of the soveraign King is situated on her North. God in her palaces is known to be a refuge near at hand Th' assembled Kings were quickly gone with all the whole beleaguering band They saw it and they marvelled and troubled hastned back again Surpriz'd as women tortured with keenest pangs of Child-bed pain Or like as when at thy command the Eastern wind with fury roars And splits the Tharsian Ships by Land upon the naked rocks and shores Now have we seen in Israel's Coasts what we have heard declar'd of old The City of our Lord of hosts the Lord for ever shall uphold HYMN 382. 2. PART Argument The Church records God's mercies past Her strength and safety to the last Psalm 48. A Midst thy holy house O God thy kindness to remembrance came Thy praise on earth is spread abroad according to thy Glorious Name Thy right hands full of righteousness therefore let Sion-mount rejoyce And Judahs Towns their joys express to hear thy iudgments awfull voice Walk round about and Sion see her stately Towers distinctly tell Her palaces consider ye and mark ye all her bulwarks well That so to all posterity it may be truly testify'd This God our God perpetually even unto death will be our guide HYMN 383. Psalm 49. Argument The Riddle of Worldlings peace summ'd up in this Death adds to Saints but ends the Worldlings bliss HEAR this with care ye People all that in the world do dwell Both rich and poor both great and small together hearken well My mouth the wisedom shall impart of God's most holy will The meditation of my heart shall be of heavenly skill I will incline a ready ear a Parable to mark And on my harp will make appear the sayings that are dark Why should I fear what I may feel when th' evil day falls out And th' iniquity of my heel shall compass me about They that on wealth with pride depend in heaping up thick clay None of them can redeem a friend none can his ransom pay The soul of man no price can buy such thoughts should cease to be That man should live immortally and no corruption see For all alike doth death surprize as knoweth all mankind The fool the wise and brutish dies and leave their wealth behind HYMN 384. 2. PART Argument The flattering World applauds and crowns her own But death and judgment makes Saints happiness known Psalm 49. THese are the thoughts which inwardly those worldlings entertain How that their house and family for ever shall remain Their dwelling place to ages all they think shall still endure Their Lands by their own Names they call to make the matter sure Yet man in honour and renown Hath soon his honour ceast And quickly to the grave goes down to perish as the beast This way of worldlings verily is but a foolish way Yet are they by posterity approv'd in all they say Like sheep so are they laid in grave and death shall them devour And just men shall dominion have at their awaking hour Mean while that outward pomp and grace whereof
METRE All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. Psal. 51.18 LORD cast a favourable eye On Sion's sad calamity Jerusalem's low walls repair And build them up again more fair 19 16. Then shalt thou be when once appeas'd With our devout oblations pleas'd But thou desir'st no Sacrifice Burnt Offerings take not in thine eyes 17. The Offerings of thy dear delight Are trembling souls and hearts contrite An humble heart that prostrate lies O God thou never wilt despise 10 15. Create in us O God therefore An heart refined more and more And open thou our lips always To make our mouth shew forth thy praise HYMN 393. Pardon implored 2. METRE Psalm 51. HAVE mercy on me O my God take pity Lord I pray And in thy mercies multitude wipe all my sins away Wash me O wash me thorowly from filthiness within Blot out my fowl iniquity and cleanse me from my sin For I acknowledge and confess transgressions done by me In horrid shapes of guiltiness my sin I always see Against thee Lord and onely thee the high and Holy One Have I transgrest in high degree as unto thee is known That when thou speak'st of my offence thou may'st be justify'd And clear in all thou shalt pronounce when I am jud'gd and try'd Behold how in iniquity I did my shape assume My mother hath conceived me a sinner from the womb But thou lov'st truth in th' inward part and wisedom put'st within Which makes me from my very heart to loath my self for sin HYMN 394. Pardon Justification and Sanctification implored 3. METRE Psalm 51. verse 7 PUrge me with Hyssop O my God for thou shalt cleanse me so O wash me in my Saviour's bloud whiter than any snow verse 8 O Let me hear the voice that spoke of joy and gladness sweet That so the bones which thou hast broke may with much comfort meet verse 9 Then from my sins Lord hide thine eyes and frowning face refrain And blot out mine iniquities that none of them remain verse 10 O God create in me an heart unspotted in thy sight Renewing in my inward part a spirit pure and right verse 11 O do not cast me quite away from presence of thy face Nor take from me I humbly pray thy holy spirit of grace verse 12 The joy of thy salvation sweet to me O Lord restore And thy free spirit O grant me it to stay me evermore verse 13 Transgressors then shall learn of me how to obtain thy grace And converts shall come in to thee and sinners seek thy face HYMN 395. Pardon of bloudshed and prayers for Sion 4. METRE Psal. 51.14 ACquit me from bloud-guiltiness Lord God my Saviour strong Then shall I sing thy righteousness with loud and joyfull tongue verse 15 And open thou my lips O Lord my drooping soul to raise Then shall my mouth aloud record and shew forth all thy praise verse 16 For thou desir'st no Sacrifice else would I give it thee Burnt Offerings Lord thou dost not prize nor take delight to see verse 17 A Soul that doth with sorrow smart is God's chief Sacrifice A broken and a contrite heart thou wilt not Lord despise verse 18 Do good in love to Sion hill build up Jerusalems wall verse 19 Then shall we bring our Offerings still and please thee therewithall Pure Sacrifice of righteousness and bullocks then shall they With whole burnt Offerings numberless upon thine Altar lay HYMN 396. Pardon of Sin implored 5. METRE All People c. Or O Lord Consider c Psal. 51. HAVE mercy on me O good God Thy loving kindness shed abroad And in thy mercies multitude O let my pardon be renew'd O wash me throughly from my sin And cleanse my heart from filth within For I confess my foul offence With horrour of my conscience Thee thee alone have I set light And done this evil in thy sight That if I were condemn'd I must Confess thy judgment to be just And well have I deserv'd that doom That am a sinner from the Womb And thou lov'st truth in th' inward part And hast put wisedom in my heart HYMN 397. Peace of Conscience implored Also Justification and Sanctification 6. METRE Psalm 51.7 PUrge me with that the Law doth mean By Hyssop and I shall be clean Wash me in Christ his bloud and so I shall be whiter than the snow Gladness and joy to me reveal The bones which thou hast broke to heal From all my sins Lord hide thine eyes And blot out mine iniquities Create a clean heart in thy view And a right spirit in me renew Cast me not off for my demerit Nor take from me thy holy Spirit Thy saving joys to me restore And spiritualize me more and more Then shall transgressors learn of me And sinners shall convert to thee HYMN 398. Peace of Conscience and pardon of bloudshed implored 7. METRE Psalm 51.14 FROM guilt of bloud-shed make me clear O God of my salvation dear Then shall my tongue loud Songs express To magnify thy righteousness Wherefore I pray thee O most high My lips to open powerfully And make my mouth aloud to raise The acclamations of thy praise For thou desir'st not Sacrifice Else would I make such flames to rise Burnt Off'ring thou delight'st not in As an approved purge for sin The Sacrifices of the Lord Are hearts contrite and self-abhorr'd A broken breast and heart contrite Surely O God thou wilt not slight HYMN 399. Prayers for Sions prosperity 8. METRE Psal. 51.18 DOE good O God in thy good will To Sion thy beloved hill Let it receive no detriment By sinners falls that do repent But O build up for thee and them The walls of thy Jerusalem Then shall our Sacrifices be Pure righteousness well lik'd of thee Then shall we offer from our soul Burnt Offrings and burnt Offrings whole And in a more spiritual way We shall our Sacrifices pay And Bullocks taken from the Yoke Shall make thy sacred Altar smoke Or rather purer flames shall dart Sent from the Altar of our heart HYMN 400. Properties of Tale-bearers accused Psalm 52. WHY dost thou Tyrant take a pride in doing mischief still Be sure God's goodness doth abide and so it ever will. verse 2 Thy tongue contrives mischievousness and cuts as rasour keen It worketh all deceitfulness in secret and unseen verse 3 Thy mind with mischief most accords with falshood and with wrong verse 4 Thou lovest all devouring words O thou deceitfull tongue verse 5 Therefore shall God destroy thy race and cut thee clean away And pluck thee from thy dwelling place both root and branch I say verse 6 The righteous then shall see and fear and laugh at his disgrace verse 7 See here the man that took no care his strength in God to place But trusted in his store of wealth to save him from distress And thought to fortifie himself by works of wickedness verse 8 But like a green fresh Olive-tree in God 's own house am I
And trusting in God's mercies free shall dwell perpetually verse 9 And I will ever spread thy fame for doing things so meet And wait upon thy Holy Name to all thy Saints so sweet The Fifth Century OF PSALM-HYMNS HYMN 401. Properties of Tale-bearers cursed and the blessing conferred on Saints Psalm 52. WHY dost thou boast of mischief most O man of worldly might God's goodness sure doth still endure to save me from thy spight Thou dost incline that tongue of thine to practise mischief great Yea it hath been a razer keen in working of deceit A readier will thou hast to ill than good to entertain And righteousness thou lovest less than for to lie and feign Thou lovest words as sharp as swords false tongue that doth betray Therefore the Lord shall bring a sword to cut thee clean away He shall destroy thee utterly pluck'd from thy dwelling place And bring about to root thee out from all the living race With terrour then shall righteous men look on and laugh and say See what befel an Infidel that made not God his stay But trusted more in worldly store and riches to possess And thus he fed and strengthened himself in wickedness But I shall be an Olive-tree in God's house growing still And in his grace my trust I place and so I ever will. On thee will I wait constantly for this thy deed Divine And spread the fame of thy great Name Which is so good to thine HYMN 402. Punishment of Atheists and protection of Saints 1. METRE Psalm 53. THE fool that is Atheistical hath spoke it for his part There is not any God at all for so he thinks in heart Corrupt they are exceedingly and so is all the brood Have acted vile iniquity and none of them doth good verse 2 The Lord lookt down from 's heavenly throne on sons of men below To see of whom the Lord was known or who did seek to know verse 3 But they were every one gone back defil'd with filth of sin Not one did tread in vertues track not one was skil'd therein verse 4 Are wicked doers so quite misled such by-paths have they trod To eat my people up like bread they have not call'd on God. verse 5 Sore terrours there shook every limb where was no cause of fright For God hath burst the bones of him that did against thee fight And thou hast put them all to shame God blasting all their ways verse 6 And O that such salvation came to Israel now a days When God brings back the captive state of Sion now so sad Then Jacob shall rejoyce thereat and Israel shall be glad HYMN 403. Punishment of Atheists and protection of Saints 2. METRE All People c Or O Lord Consider c. Psal. 53. FOOLS say in heart there is no God no God that humane actions heeds Corrupt they are and none doth good they do abominable deeds The Lord from his celestial throne lookt down on mortal men below To see if there were any one that knew God's will or sought to know But all were gone aside from grace wholly defil'd and in their bloud There was not one of all the race not one by nature doing good Have they no knowledge in their head these workers of iniquity Eating my people up like bread they never call on God most high They fear'd a fear where no fear was for God hath scattered all their bones That durst encamp against thy cause and thou hast sham'd those guilty ones And therefore were they thus dismay'd because despised of thy God And O that Israel's saving aid were come from Sion all abroad When God shall once from bondage bring the captive flock of Sion-hill Then Jacob shall triumph and sing and gladness Israel's heart shall fill HYMN 404. Judgments against Persecutors Psalm 54. BY thy great Name O God defend and judge me by thy might verse 2 O hear my prayer my words attend and do not set them light verse 3 For strangers do against me rise oppressors seek my soul They set not God before their eyes their actions to controle But God my helper doth abide the Lord doth still take part With those that gather on my side and do uphold my heart verse 5 He shall unto my foes repay the ill that they have wrought Lord in thy justice cut away and bring them all to nought verse 6 Most freely then shall I accord my offering to present And I will praise thy Name O Lord for it is excellent verse 7 For he hath me delivered from all my grief and wo Mine eye hath seen accomplished his will upon my foe verse 8 Let Israel's God and none but he from everlasting then To everlasting praised be Amen Amen Amen HYMN 405. Psalm 55.17 Argument Frequent prayer prevalent Want of Godâ—s fear destructive AT Morning Noon and Evening-tide unto the Lord I pray When I so constantly have cry'd he will not say me nay verse 19 Yea God shall hear when I complain and vex mine enemies sore Even he that doth of old remain and is for evermore Because they see no sudden change but find a fixt abode Therefore their courses are so strange therefore they fear not God. verse 23 Yet shall they soon be undertrod that wicked works commit For thou wilt bring them down O Cod into destructions pit The bloudy and deceitful one shall not live half his daies But I will trust in thee alone and give thy Name the praise HYMN 406. Quieting of Cares or repose in God. 1. METRE Psal. 61. LORD hear my cry my prayer attend verse 2 from Earths remotest part Mine earnest cries to thee I send when over-whelm'd in heart verse 3 Unto the rock of higher power Lord lead me graciously For thou â—â—st been my fort and tower against the enemy verse 4 Within thy tents I chuse to dwell and dwelling to endure Beneath thy wings I know right well I shall be safe and sure verse 5 The vows that did my soul engage Lord thou wast pleas'd to hear Thou gavest me the heritage of them that do thee fear verse 6 The life of thine anointed one thou wilt O Lord maintain As many a Generation before thee to remain verse 7 He shall abide before thy face for ever to endure Prepare thy mercy truth and grace which may preserve him sure verse 8 So shall I sing and utter still the praises of thy Name That all my vows I may fulfill and daily pay the same HYMN 407. Quieting of Cares or the Rock of Refuge 2. METRE Ye Children c. Psal. 61. LORD hear my cry my prayers attend For from the very utmost end of all the Earth to thee I cry When as my heart with sorrows weight Is over-whelm'd O lead me straight unto the rock that 's higher than I. For thou a shelter wast for me And a strong tower I have of thee against the adversaries face I will abide within thy tent And evermore be confident under thy Wings
verse 6 And executes just judgment still for every one that suffers wrong verse 7 His ways to Moses he declar'd his deeds to Israel he did show verse 8 And good and gracious is our Lord to mercy prone to anger slow verse 9 He will not always us upbraid nor evermore displeas'd is he verse 10 Nor hath he so our sins repay'd as justly they deserve to be verse 11 For they that fear him find his Grace outreach the spreadings of the Sky verse 12 And he from us our sins doth place as far as East from West doth lye HYMN 482. 2. PART All People c. Vers. 13. GOD pities them that fear his Name as Fathers pity their own Sons verse 14 For well he knows our brittle Frame and whence our composition comes verse 15 Our time is like the flowry Grass so fair and pleasant to the view verse 16 Which at a blast doth fade and pass and leaves no token where it grew verse 17 But still the mercy of the Lord doth bear an everlasting date To them that tremble at his word and are the true regenerate His righteousness doth still endure to Childrens Children great and small verse 18 To them that keep his Covenant sure and mind his Laws to do them all HYMN 483. 2. METRE Argument God's pardoning Grace he makes us to renew Our youth in age as Eagles use to do Psalm 103. verse 1 MY soul now bless with readiness the Lord's most holy Name And let my hearts most inward parts applaud and spread his fame verse 2 O bless the Lord his praise record my soul be not unkind As one that slights his benefits and puts them out of mind verse 3 Who pardons thy iniquity and cancels all thy score Who healeth thy infirmity and doth thy strength restore verse 4 Who from the Grave thy life did save and crown'd thee from above With mercies free enlarg'd to thee and with his tender love verse 5 Who satisfies thy mouth likewise with blessings that are good Thy flower of youth as th' Eagles doth he makes afresh to bud HYMN 484. 2. PART Argument God vindicates th' opprest as Israel found His mercies far beyond our sins abound GOD doth express his righteousness and judgment to the blest To vindicate the desolate and all that are opprest verse 7 His ways to Moses he did shew his acts to Israel's seed verse 8 The Lord is known a Gracious one and mercifull indeed To anger still inflexible but plentifull in Grace verse 9 He 'll not abide always to chide nor keep his wrath long space verse 10 We never felt his judgments dealt according to our sin Nor hath he thus rewarded us as our deserts have been HYMN 485. 3. PART Argument God's mercies larger than from East to West Parents have no such pity in their breast verse 11 FOR as the Sky is far more high Than Earths inferiour Frame So ample his compassion is to them that fear his Name verse 12 And as the East is from the West a distance marvellous So far I say he puts away our Trespasses from us verse 13 And as the mind of Fathers kind is towards their Children dear So doth the Lord much Grace afford to them that do him fear verse 14 For he can tell and knows full well how quickly we are crush'd He calls to mind out brittle kind and knows we are but dust HYMN 486. 4. PART Argument Man's frailty tendered by Gods clemency His goodness to the Saints posterity verse 15 THE days of man are like a span and quickly he must yield He spreadeth as the fading Grass and flower of the field verse 16 For when a blast of wind hath past upon it it is gone And then must it for ever quit the Ground it grew upon verse 17 But God's free Grace doth still take place for them that fear his Name His righteousness so fathomless may Childrens Children claim verse 18 I mean the seed that take good heed his Covenant to fulfill And think of his Divine Decrees to do them with good will. HYMN 487. 5. PART Argument God's Soveraign Throne where Hosts of Angels wait Each Faithfull one his praise doth celebrate verse 19 THOU hast O Lord in Heaven prepar'd a Throne without decay And over all in general thy Kingdom bears the sway verse 20 His praise recite ye Angels bright in strength that pass us all Ye that fulfill his holy will still hearkning to his call verse 21 His Name applaud ye Hosts of God his Ministers on high That do what his good pleasure is with all alacrity verse 22 O ye his Hosts in all the Coasts of his Dominion whole Bless ye the Lord with one accord O bless the Lord my soul. HYMN 488. Applause of God's Greatness 1. PART Psalm 104. MY Soul O bless and magnifie the Lord thy God so Great Who decks himself with Dignity and Majesty compleat verse 2 Who covereth himself with light and with a Garment fair Who stretcheth out the Heavens bright as Curtains in the Air. verse 3 Upon the watry Element his Chamber beams he binds The Clouds his Charet represent he walks on winged Winds verse 4 He makes his Angels Spirits entire not like our mortal seed His Ministers a flame of fire to pass his work with speed HYMN 489. Applause of the Creation 2. PART Psal. 104.5 THE Lord by his Almighty hand the Earths Foundation lay'd So sure that it shall ever stand although by nothing stay'd verse 6 Which at the first Creation was cloathed with the deep The waters had their station above the mountains steep verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled amain and could no longer stay Thy thundring voice did so constrain that they made hast away verse 8 Up by the mountains then they ran and down the dales apace Imbodying in the Ocean which was their founded place verse 9 Their passage now thou dost restrain by setting them a Bound That they may never turn again to cover all the Ground HYMN 490. Blessings of Provision applauded 3. PART Psal. 104.10 FResh Springs into the Vales he sends which run among the Hills verse 11 Each Beast the Forrest comprehends here take and drink their fills Wild Asses here their thirst do slake verse 12 here feathered Fowl do houze And nests for habitations make and sing among the boughs verse 13 He from his Chambers of the Sky the Earth with Rain hath stor'd Thy works the whole Earth satisfie with fruits which they afford verse 14 He makes the Grass to grow for Beasts and Herbs for man's own use Convenient food with full increase he makes the Earth produce Psal. 41.13 verse 15 And wine he gives to cheer the heart and Oyl to slick the face And bread which strengthneth every part the heart in chiefest place Let Israel's God the Lord most high be blest and prais'd therefore From time to time eternally henceforth for evermore HYMN 491. Blessings of the Creatures viz. Plants Planets 4. PART Psal. 104.16
Psalm-Hymns A AAron and Israel's Lamp 586 Affection to Ordinances 512 Affiance and repose in God. 369 Afflictions great imposed and allowed 482 Ancient Sabbath 528 Angels protecting Saints 415 Answer of our supplications 478 Appearing of Hope or Sion's Reparation 547 Applause of God's Mercies 550 Applause of God's greatness 557 Applause of the Creation Ibid. Arraignment of Persecutors 371 Arraignment and Ruin of Persecutors 372 Atheists shamed by babes and sucklings 374 B. BAbes and sucklings setting forth Gods praise 373 Babes and sucklings shaming Atheists 374 Believers victory over the Dragon 527 Believers Comfort and Crown Ibid. Benedicite c. Or Vniversal thanksgiving 709 Birth of our blessed Saviour 516 Blessed man described 361 Blessedness of Charity 422 Blessings of the Womb 653 654 Blessings ordained for man 560 Blessings conferred on Saints 465 Blessings rich and plentifull by Land and Sea 561 Blessings of a fruitfull year 477 Blessings of provision applauded 558 Blessings of the Creatures viz. Plants Planets c. 559 Blessings shewing forth the glory of God 562 C. CAlamity of the Wicked 377 Canaan the Type of Heaven 428 576 Canaan fell to Israel 4â—8 Captives redemption prayed for 593 Captives free favours Ibid. Chains of darkness for the wicked 378 Charity blessed 422 Chastisements God's faithfulness therein 523 Christ's Kingdom how exalted 366 Christ's Kingdom how opposed and hated 365 Christs praise 431 Christ's praise past all expression 434 Christ's power converting souls 432 Christ's Throne deckt with Justice Ibid. Christ's Reign and Triumph his enemies dread 535 Churches inward beauty and succession 434 Churches beauty highly prais'd 442 Churches favours pray'd for 583 Church besieged and delivered 442 Church records God's mercies her safety 443 Church-freedom to Saints 514 Church redeemed from Captivity 517 Church redeemed and warned 518 Comfort in godliness 624 Comforts flowing from above 426 Comforts for the righteous 379 Comparison between good and bad men their Works and their Rewards 364 Confusion of the wicked 380 Converted Nations comforted 535 Corruption of youth bridled 619 Corruption of the times 381 Creation applauded or service of the Creator 563 Creation applauded or service of the Elements 564 Creation applauded or service of the Field 566 Creation applauded or service of the Fruits 567 Creation applauded or service of the Seas 568 Creation-works wonders wrought of old 695 Creation-works demand ours and the Churches praise 694 Creatorâ—s Glory celebrated 570 Curbing of the wicked 382 D. DAvid's wicked enemies destroyed 475 Death the Saints advantage Worldlings sorrow 444 Death and Judgment shews difference between Saints and Sinners 445 Degenerate world described 383 384 Deliverance pray'd for 490 Deliverance urged 491 Deliverance celebrated 573 Depths of mercy 661 Derision of Idols 669 Description of true Christians 385 Description of true Citizens of Sion 386 Destruction of Rebellious Men 393 Difference betwixt Good and Bad 363 Devout and true Saints 399 Devotion of pious Pilgrims 620 Devotion Pardon and Vocation 478 Dull and drooping Saints quickened 620 E. ENVY not Worldlings honour or delight Which ends in horrour and perpetual night 446 Enemies of the Saints increase 368 Enemies of King David destroyed 475 Entrance of the King of Glory 400 Escape from death and the Joy thereof 408 Establishment of Christ's Kingdom 493 Everlasting mercies 671 Exaltation of Christ's Kingdom 366 Exceeding happiness of pardon 412 Exhortations to fear God 415 Expectation of the Resurrection 387 Experience stirs up to prayer and praise 483 Extolling of Scripture Verity and Vertue 388 Exurgat Deus 487 F. FAith seen in fear of sin 389 Faiths Victorious Banner 391 Faithfulness of Saints to the end 621 Faithfulness of God's Chastisements 523 Falseness of Persecutours 423 Favours pray'd for 583 Favours free to Captives 593 Felicity of God's Protection 369 Felicity of the Church prayâ—d for 581 Flattering world applauds her own 445 Foes of the Lord dismay'd with fear 435 Free-Grace of God revealed 404 Free Favours to Colonies or Planters 594 Free Favours to distressed ones 595 Free favours to Prisoners 596 Free favours to sick-men 597 Free favours to such as go to Sea 598 Freedom of the Godly 623 Frequent Prayer prevalent 470 Fruits of the Earth perish or prosper at God's pleasure 599 Fruitfull year a Blessing 447 478 Fruitfulness of the Saints in Age 530 G. GEntiles called to Sion's Court 433 God's acceptable sacrifices 455 God ceaseth wars proclaims his power 438 God's Clemeney tenders mans frailty 555 God's comforts the Saints feast 418 God's different dealings with good and bad men 600 God's free Grace revealed to them that seek it 404 God's Free-grace to Israel 428 God's Free-love cheers the soul 426 God our good and sure Shepherd 396 397 God the good Shepherd of our souls 394 God the good Shepherd doth supply our wants 395 God's greatness and goodness 696 God's greatness seen in Tempests 405 God's greatness applauded 557 God's greatness seen in Thunder 407 God's glory in his Temple 534 God guides the meek and penitent 403 God's Judgments and Destruction of Rebels 393 God just and holy delights to hear prayers 688 God loves the just helps the distrest 694 God's mercies the Saints support 417 God's mercies keeps both man and beast 418 God's mercies to the Saints secure 418 God's mercies larger than from East to West 554 God's mightiness in Judgment 448 God's mightiness in mercy 449 God's mightiness in punishing the wicked 450 God's mightiness in the day of Judgment 451 God's mightiness in Vengeance upon the wicked 453 God's Ordinances cheer the godly mind 425 Godâ—s pardoning grace 552 God's praise set forth by babes and sucklings 373 God's praises past all expression 582 God a present refuge 437 God procures peace for the Saints 368 God's providences prais'd great foes submit 480 God's Providence cannot be descried 529 God's propensity to pity the Saints calamity 519 God's protection the felicity thereof 369 God's soveraign rule to keep our souls alive 481 God's Soveraign Throne 556 God slow to anger prone to grace 687 God subverts lewd sinners in their ways 688 God the sure portion of the pure in heart 499 God sends the seasons from above 708 God's true favorites 676 God vindicates the oppressed 553 God's wondrous works of Judgment 697 Good Christians described 398 Good Men and bad their ways and ends discovered 362 Good wellcomers of the King of glory 401 Gospel days celebrated 533 Gratulations to God and supplications for the Church 601 Greatness of Christ's Kingdom 602 Greatness of Christ's Kingdom expressed and explained 603 Great freedom of the godly 623 Great works of God celebrated 606 Great works of God for his Church 607 Great sins scorâ—d on great mercies are forgot 583 H. HAbitation of cruelty supprest 500 Happiness conferred on the Saints 410 Happiness of pardon 412 Hearty comfort in godliness 624 How to fear God aright 415 Holy Angels protecting Saints Ibid. Honour Happiness and Vertue of the Saints 608 Honours and promotions of the poor 611 612 Honouring God at
high And sin is a reproach no less to any Family Psal. 107.34 A fruitfull Land doth God expose to barrenness for sin And for the wickedness of those that live and dwell therein Job 22. ult But God doth save the smallest Land of th' innocent and pure And by the pureness of thy hand it is delivered sure HYMN 41. Excellent Counsel of Wisedom Prov. 8.1.33.1 32 33. WIsdom puts forth her voice and cries and such like words doth use Hear ye instruction and be wise and do not now refuse For ease shall slay those simple souls that let devotion dye And the prosperity of fools destroys them utterly But whoso hearkneth unto me shall dwell in safety still And shall be quiet safe and free from fear of any ill 2. PART 8.34 35 36. Blessed is he that heareth me saith Wisedom to her friends That at my Gate doth daily wait and at my door attends For surely he that findeth me finds life and shall obtain The favour of the Lord above to his eternal gain But he that sins against such things wrongs his own soul thereby And all that hate on me to wait love death and so shall dye HYMN 42. Fallow Ground to be dressed Hos. 10.12 SOW to your selves in righteousness and reap in mercy sweet Your fallow ground break up and dress for seed to make it meet For it is time to seek the Lord till he descending on you Shall come and of his own accord rain righteousness upon you HYMN 43. Gods Covenant for us with the Creatures Hos. 2.18 19 21. THUS saith the Lord above I have betrothed thee In mercy truth and tender love for ever unto me And in that day will I a faithfull Covenant make With all my Creatures generally for thy sweet safeties sake The heavens shall hear the earth the earth shall hear the corn The corn and wine that thence come forth shall hear my Church new born HYMN 44. Gods Jealousie for Jerusalem Zach 1.14 THUS saith the Lord of Hosts a Jealous God am I For Sion and for Salems Coasts with eager Jealousie 15. And I am unappeas'd towards Heathens yet unscourg'd For I was but a while displeas'd and they th' affliction urg'd 16. Therefore saith God I am return'd for all their sin With mercies to Jerusalem to build my house therein HYMN 45. Humble Supplications and Confessions All People c. Deut. 32.4 Rom. 7.12 14. O Thou most just and righteous God! Thy Law is holy just and good But we are carnal of our selves As sold to sin and nothing else Rom. 3.23 Psal. 15.5 For all have sinn'd of every sort And of thy glory are come short Our shape in sin we did assume And are transgressors from the womb Rom. 7.18 19. We from polluted Parents spring And in our flesh dwells no good thing The good we would do that we bate And do the evil that we hate Hos. 14.2 Take off all our iniquity And Lord receive us graciously So shall we sacrifice to thee The Fatlings of our lips most free HYMN 46. Humble Supplications in time of Drought All People c. Jer. 14.20 LORD we acknowledge and confess Our grievous sins and wickedness Our Fathers faults we do deplore For we have sinn'd against thee sore 21. For thy Name sake loath not thine own Do not disgrace thy glorious Throne Remember and do not infringe Thy Covenant with us for our sins 22. Can any of the Idol Powers Cause rain or can the heavens give showers O Lord our God art not thou he And therefore will we wait on thee Chron. 6.27 Send rain O Lord upon this Land Put here into thy peoples hand Lest Britain be one dried Strand And all our Earth be turn'd to Sand. And teach us that good way to know Wherein we alwaies ought to go HYMN 47. Humble Supplications in time of Sickness All People c. Jer. 10.24 COrrect us but in Judgment Lord Not in thy wrath with sharpened Sword Lest thou should'st bring us down thereby To dust and ruin utterly 9.21 Death climbs our windows by disease Enters into our PALACES Cuts off the Children from without And from the streets the young and stout 14.7 Isa. 38.9 O Lord though our Iniquities As witness-clouds against us rise Our help and healing undertake And do it for thine own Names sake HYMN 48. Humble Supplications in times of Tempest All People c. Psal. 103.19 Isa. 64.6 O Thou that dost in Heaven Reign We all are as a thing unclean And all our righteousnesses are As filthy rags unfit to wear And therefore are we justly made Like as a Leaf to fall and fade And our transgressions bearing sway As wind have taken us away Psal. 107.25.77.17 18. At thy command big storms arise Thunder and lightning fill the Skies The Clouds pour down their watry load Thy flaming Arrows fly abroad Joel 2.17 Isa. 64.9 Hab. 3.2 O spare thy People gracious God! Redeemed with thy precious Blood Keep not our sins upon record In wrath remember mercy Lord. HYMN 49. Humble Supplication in times of Transgression and Revolt All People c. Isa. 43.27 OUR Father Our first Father Lord Hath sinn'd and disobey'd thy Word And all our Teachers at the best Against thee greatly have transgress'd Isa. 64.9 Lord be not angry very sore Nor mind our faults for evermore See we beseech thee and behold How we are all thy Flock and Fold 8. Thou art our Father at this day Thou art the Potter we the Clay And we are all and every one Thy handy-work O Lord alone HYMN 50. Humble Supplication in time of War. All People c. Isa. 64.1 O That thou would'st the Heavens rend And in thy Glorious power descend And that the mountains might flow down At presence of thy face and frown 2. As when the melting fire doth flame It makes the waters boil a main To make thine enemies know thy might And Nations tremble at thy sight 3. When dreadfull things were done by thee Such as we never look'd to see Then at thy presence and thy frown The mighty Mountains flowed down Lam. 3.42 Isa. 64.5 But we have sinn'd and for our crimes Thou hast not spar'd but scourg'd the times But in thy mercies is ingrav'd CONTINVANCE and we shall be sav'd HYMN 51. Judgment waited for Luke 21.19 Jam. 5 7. Hab. 2.3 Heb. 10.37 POssess your Souls with patience and wait unweariedly Untill the coming of the Lord for lo the day draws â—â—gh For yet a little while endure Th' account shall not miscarry And he that shall come will be sure to come and will not tarry Heb. 10.38 39. Hab. 2.4 Now then the Just shall live by Faith but if a man draw back My soul shall have no joy in him that true belief doth lack But we are not of those that do draw back to condemnation But those that do believe unto the Souls assur'd Salvation HYMN 52. Judgment upon the Proud and Scornfull All People c. Prov. 8.13 THE fear of
in vain For when long times accomplished it shall be found again Prov. 19.17 For he that giveth to the poor doth lend unto the Lord And trusting him he shall be sure to have it all restor'd HYMN 104. Blessed Death Rev. 14.13 BLessed O blessed are the dead that in the Lord do die Thus hath the Spirit witnessed and most assuredly For from their toils that were extream they are in quiet reâ—â— Their works likewise do follow them to make them truly blest Isa 57.2 Thus shall they enter into peace and quiet rest possess In blessed beds each one of these that walk in uprightness HYMN 105. Blessings of Obedience Prov. 3.1 2 3. MY Son keep my Commandements forget not my decree For length of daies long life and peace shall these things add to thee Then let not truth and mercy kind forsake thee and depart About thy neck my Precepts bind and write them in thy heart 4. Chap. 2.5 6. So shalt thou find a good respect and understanding then Approved in the sight of God and in the sight of men Then shalt thou understand and know his wisedom and his fear For from his mouth doth wisedom flow and he gives knowledge clear 10 11.9 When Wisedom enters in thy heart and is thy souls delight Discretion shall preserve thee then and knowledge keep thee right Then righteousness shall readily by thee be understood Judgment likewise and equity and every path that 's good Mat. 25.29 Prov. 4.18 For unto every one that hath there shall be given more And he shall have abundant grace still to encrease his store For like unto the shining light is every good man's way Which more and more shines clear and bright unto the perfect day 2. PART Deut. 28.1 2 3 4. If thou shalt hearken diligently To all that God commands The Lord thy God shall set thee high above all other Lands And all these blessings shall come on and overtake thee soon The blessings of the Town and Field and blessings of the Womb. 5 6 27. The Lord shall bless thee mightily with Fruits upon thy Ground Thy Flocks of Sheep shall multiply thy Cattel shall abound The Lord shall take away from thee all sickness and disease And lay upon thee no such Plague as did on Egypt seize 7 12. The Lord shall smite thine enemies that rise up in thy sight One way against thee shall they rise and seven ways take their flight The Lord shall make the Heavens give rain in season on thy Land And prosper thee in all thy works which thou shalt take in hand 9. 1 Sam. 15.22 The Lord shall then establish thee A people of his praise If thou shalt keep to his decree and walk in all his waies For better is Obedience than Bullocks Goats and Lambs And hearkning to the will of God than all the fat of Rams HYMN 106. Blessings on the Mount or Blessed Qualifications Mat. 5.3 to the 10. BLessed O blessed are the poor the poor I say in spirit For they shall have the Kingdom sure of Heaven to inherit And blessed they that mourn and weep for they shall meet with mirth And blessed also are the meek for theirs is all the earth Blessed are they that hunger much and thirst for righteousness For God shall satisfie all such with comforts that refresh And blessed are the mercifull for God will shew them Grace And blessed are the pure in soul for they shall see his face Blessed are they that strive for peace to make men to accord For we must call all such as these the Children of the Lord. And blessed are the sufferers for love of righteousness Because a Kingdom shall be theirs in Heaven to possess HYMN 107. Call out of Babylon Have mercy c. Rev. 18.4 8. COme out of Babylon my people at my Call Lest for her sake ye should partake her sins and plagues withall Because her sins have reach'd unto the Heavens high And God doth find and call to mind all her iniquity Reward her to the full as she rewarded you And fill her cup twice double up as she was wont to do Look how much she hath been a proud Luxurious Liver So much inflict her torments strict and so much sorrow give her For thus within her heart I sit a Queen saith she No desolate poor widows state nor sorrow shall I see And therefore shall her plagues come on her in one day Famine and death and mournfull breath to make her pine away And she shall utterly be burnt with fire at length For God the Lord that doth reward and judge her hath such strength HYMN 108. Charities Qualifications 1 Cor. 13.4 5. LOng-suffering is Charity and most exceeding kind It envies not nor vaunts it self nor is puff'd up in mind Doth not unseemly bear it self it seeketh not its own Is not provoked easily and evil it thinks none 6 7 8. It Joys not in iniquity but in the truth takes joy Believes and bears indures and hopes in all things patiently And Charity fails not at all but Prophecies shall fail And Tongues shall cease and Knowledge fade but Love shall still prevail 13. And now do Faith and Hope abide and Charity these three But that which is most magnifi'd is Love and Charity HYMN 109. Chastisement Heb. 12.5 6. THE castigation of thy God my Son do not despise And when rebuked by his Rod faint not in any wise For whom he loves he never leaves without chastisement fit And every Son whom he receives must to his scourge submit 7 8. By his chastisement if he bleed Son-lâ—ke you have your lot For what Son is there whom indeed the Father chast'neth not But if ye no chastisement bear which all partake of here Then Bastards verily ye are and not his Children dear 11. And now indeed no chastening doth for the present seem A joyouâ— but a grievous thing as usually we deem But afterward it ne'rtheless doth yield us evidently The peacefull fruits of righteousness when exercis'd thereby HYMN 110. Christ his Benefits Eph 1.3 1 Cor. 1.30 BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord. Made to us wisedom righteousness and sanctifying grace Redemption also to possess the purchas'd heavenly place 2 Cor. 5.21 Joh. 14.6 Eph. 2.18 Made also to be sin for us who from all sin was free That we the perfect righteousness of God in Christ might be The way the truth and life he is and thoâ—ow him alone We by one Spirit have access unto the Holy One. Col. 3.11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew nor Sex of great or small Barbarian Scythian bond or free but Christ is all in all 2 PART Rom. 8.1 2. There is no condemnation now to them that are in Christ Who by the Spirit walk with God not as by flesh entiâ—'d Because the Law of Spirit and Life which is in Christ our Lord Hath made us free from force of sin
and us from death restor'd 3. Gal. 4.4 1 Pet. 1.8 For when the Law was weak through Flesh and had no strength to save God sent his Son of Virgin-seed and him to us he gave Whom having never seen we love and through belâ—ef no less Rejoyce with joy unsâ—eakable and full of gloriousness Jude 25. Rev. 4.13 God onely wise our Saviour that on the Throne doth sit Have honour glory praise and power for ever so be it HYMN 111. Christ's Commission Mat. 10.1 8. WHenas our Lord had call'd his twelve he gave them power at large Against all Devils and Disease and thus he gave them charge Go heal the sick the Leaprous cleanse the dead men cause to live Cast Devils out your grant is free and therefore freely give 14 15 16. Whoso receives or heâ—rs you not it shall be far more ease For Sodom and Gomorrah's Land at judgment than for these Behold as Sheep in midst of Wolves I send you forth saith he The Serpents wisedom therefore use and Doves simplicity 2. PART Mat 28.18 19. Behold all power is given me in Heaven and Earth likewise Go therefore into all the world and Nations gospeâ—ize Baptize them in the Fathers Name in every Land and Coast And in the Name of God the Son and of the Holy Ghost 20. Rev. 19.16 Gal. 1.5 And teach them to observe and do whatever I command And I behold am now with you and while the world doth stand To Christ the King of Kings therefore and Lord of Lords most high Be praise and glory evermore to all eternity HYMN 112. Communion of Saints Heb. 12.22 23. NOW are we come to Sion Mount the City of abode The Heavenly Jerusalem where dwells the living God. To Hosts of Angels numberless and to th' assembly there The General Church of God's first born whose names in Heaven appear 24. Mat. 25.32 And unto God the Judge of all on whom the world must wait And to the Spirits of all just men made perfect in that State. To Jesus Mediatour of the covenant now made new Whoâ—e sprinkled blood speaks better things than Abelâ—s â—s blood could do Rev. 5.13 Blessing and glory and renown then give we altogether To him that on the Throne sits down and to the Lamb for ever HYMN 113. Confession of Christ. Mat. 10.32 Rom. 10.10 HIM that confesseth me to men will I saith Christ record And will acknowledge him agen before my heavenly Lord. For man believes to righteousness with humble heart alone And with the tongue doth man confess unto Salvation 1 Tim 3.16 This Mystery of Godliness is very great and high God manifested in the flesh the Spirit did justifie The blessed Angels saw his face his word the Gentiles heard Believ'd on in the world he was to God's right hand preferr'd HYMN 114. Confession of Sin. All People c. Heb. 1.13 Dan. 9.6 O Lord that art of purer eye than to behold iniquity We all have sinned we confess and have committed wickedness Isa. 59.12 Ezr. 9.6 Our trespasses against us show our sins we cannot chuse but know For they are swollen above our head and are unto the Heavens spread Luke 15.18 O Father we have grievously offended Thee that dwell'st on high Unworthy to be own'd therefore as thy dear Children any more Ezra 9.13 Ezek. 18.32 Yet hast thou never punish'd sin so much as our deserts have been Nor is the death of him that dies a matter pleasing in thine eyes Neh. 9.27 Ezek. 13.32 For thou art unto anger slow and dost with grace and mercy flow Thou art most ready to forgive therefore let us return and live HYMN 115. Confidence in God. O Lord consider c. Hab. 3.17 18. ALthough the fig-tree shall not spring although the Vine no grape shall yield The Olive fail her fruit to bring nor any food be in the field The flock be cut off from the fold no beasts can in the stalls be had Yet in the Lord my joyes shall hold in God my Saviour Iâ—le be glad HYMN 116. The Conquest All People c. Deut. 33.26 to the end THere is not one 'tis truly said like Jeshurun's great God on high Who rides on heaven for thy aid with excellency on the sky Th' eternal God thy refuge is his everlasting Arms thy stay He will thrust out thine enemies before thee saying kill and slay Then Isr'el shall dwell safe unmixt and on a Land of Corn and Wine There Jacob's Fountain shall he fixt the Heavens dropping on his Vine O happy Isr'el we record whom like to thee doth God advance O people saved by the Lord the shield of thy deliverance Thy excellency's Sword is he and all thy foes of forreign Powers Shall be found lyers unto thee and thou shalt tread on their high Towers HYMN 117. Conscience 2 Tim. 1.5 Prov. 4.23 Act. 21.16 THE end of all the Law is Love out of an heart unstain'd A conscience that we can approve and out of Faith unfeign'd Keep then your heart with diligence with all the care you can A Conscience void of all offence both towards God and Man. Heb. 10.22 2 Cor. 1.12 1 Joh. 3.21 And so draw near with upright heart with faith both full and sure Our Conscience cleans'd our Bodies wash'd with Baptism-water pure And our rejoycing shall be this our consciences attest For if our hearts condemn us not on God we boldly rest HYMN 118. Contentation Prov. 30.8 9. LORD give me neither poverty nor too abundant store Give me to live conveniently and I desire no more Not riches Lord too largely deal lest pride should be my bane Nor poverty lest I should steal and take God's Name in vain Phil. 4.11 12. Heb. 13.5 And teach me if my state be scant or if I fulness find To know how to abound or want with a contented mind And let my conversation still be void of covetousness For God hath said I never will forsake thee in distress HYMN 119. Covenant-Grace Give laud c. Isa. 55.1 2 3. HO all that thirst and pine come to the waters here And ye that have no coyn Come buy and eat good chear O Come I say Buy milk and wine without your coyn without your pay Why do ye money spend for that which is not bread And labour to no end not bâ—ing fill'd or fed Heark diligently And eat ye food both fat and good to your souls joy Incline your ear and come hear and your soul shall live And I will make you room and I to you will give My Covenant-grace The mercies sure which shall indure to David's race 2. PART Give laud c. Ezek. 36.25 Besprinkle you will I wiâ—h water that shall cleanse And I will purifie your conscience by this means from Idols then And all excess of filthiness I 'le make you clean 26. I will in you create a heart with grace refin'd I will regenerate the Spirit of your mind your heart of stone I will remove and make it prove a tender
If any sin we have on high an Advocate to qualifie Jesus the Just whose bloud was spilt to expiate our hainous guilt Rev. 5.13 Blessing and glory and renown to him that on the Throne sits down And to the Lamb of God therefore be praise and honour evermore HYMN 152. Mercies All People c. Mic. 6.18 to the end WHO is a God like unto thee that pardons all Iniquity And from their sins doth disengage the remnant of his heritage This wrath he doth not long excite for mercy is his dear delight He will return again he will and have compassion on us still Isa. 43.25 He will subdue our trespasses as drowned in the deepest Seas And for his own Name sake on high he blots them out of memory Thou wilt perform thy Truth and Grace to Abraham and Jacob's race As thou hast to our Fathers told and sworn it from the daies of old HYMN 153. Mercy and Terror mixt All People c. Nah. 1.2 JEalous is God's avenging eye the Lord avengeth furiously He will take vengeance on his foes and he reserveth wrath for those 3 Yet is the Lord to anger slow but of great power to overthrow And he will not at all acquit the wicked that repent no whit 6. Hab. 3.5 Before his fury who can stand who can abide his angry hand The Pestilence before him rolls beneath his feet are burning coals Nah. 1.5 The Mountains quake the Hills do melt when as his presence is but felt The earth is burnt at sight of him the world and all that dwell therein Isa. 14.27 Neh. 9.17 His judgments none can disanul but yet our God is mercifull Thine anger Lord is slow of pace thy kindness great and rich thy grace 2 PART All People c. Nah. 1.7 8. The Lord is good a Tower to his when as the day of trouble is And them that trust in him he knows but darkness shall pursue his foes 8.6 He will with over-running floud consume the Palaces that stood Like fire his fury poureth down the rocks by him are overthrown 9. Against him what do ye intend the Lord will make an utter end Affliction for so great a crime shall not rise up the second time 10. Folden as thorns although they be and drunken with prosperity They shall be very suddenly devour'd as stubble fully dry 15. O Judah keep thy solemn feasts thy Mountains bring good news of peace No more shall sinners pass through thee but utterly cut off shall be HYMN 154. Merit disclaimed Luk. 17.10 Phil. 2.13 WHen you have done the best ye can say thus with humble thought Unprofitable Servants all we do but what we ought For it is God that works in you he works both will and deed And of his meer good pleasure too doth all your power proceed Eph. 2.8 9. Chap. 3.21 And ye are sav'd by grace through faith wrought by the Holy Ghost Not of your selves nor 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 155. 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 humbly with thy God. Because the Lord loves equity his Saints he will not leave And he that deals injuriously shall suitably receive Mat. 5.7 Jam. 2.13 Luk. 14.11 And mercy to the mercifull the Lord will still express But Judgment shall with rigour fall upon the merciless 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 Lyes away and speak the Truth for every wilfull Lyer Must sure partake of that broad Lake which burns with brimstone-fire Rom. 13.13 Heb. 12.14 Shun surfeiting and drunkenness and do not lead your Life In chambering and wantonness in envy or in strife And ever follow peace withall and holiness together Without which grace there 's no man shall behold God's face for ever 3. PART Eph. 4.31 29. Rom. 12.21 All malice wrath and bitterness and clamour put away And be not overcome with ill but let the good bear sway And let no talk come from your mouthâ— corrupt in any case But such as serves to edifie and teach the hearers grace 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 nor unbeseeming jests Which things are not convenient but rather thankfulness 4. PART Rom. 12.10 15. Eph. 2.4 Gal. 6. By kind 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 puff'd 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 Mat. 7.12 Rom. 13.7 Chap. 12.17 T. 3.2 1 Thes. 4.7 Do as you would be done unto and give to all their right Of no man ever speak amiss not 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 judgment judge And let your moderation be manifest to all The Lord our Master is at hand to whom we stand or fall 6. PART Eccles. 5.4 5. Heb. 13.16 When thou hast vow'd 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 publish'd all abroad And then shall every one of us have his due praise of God. HYMN 156. 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 Walk after God's Commandements fear him obey his Voice Rejoyce in him continually and still I say rejoyce Rom. 12.11 Heb. 12.28 Joh. 6.27 With fervent spirit serve the Lord and having grace draw
fall But grow in Grace and be preserv'd in all The Conclusion For thine is the Kingdom c. That we may ever praise our heavenly King From whom all blessings friends and favours spring That all that hear may joyn with free consent And full assurance of accomplishment Waiting for answers as not beg'd in vain And so returning to our prayers again 3. What things are to be performed Which are contained in the Decalogue or Ten Commandments The First Commandment MAKE God the sovereign object of thy fear Faith love and joy and service most sincere The Second Commandment Act always in Religion every thing By Scripture warrant from the heavenly King. The Third Commandment Thou maist be short in duty never slight Nor use a word of God that 's vain or light The Fourth Commandment On Sabbaths always put thy soul to nurse Shun worldly thoughts occasions and discourse The Fifth Commandment Be sure to carry well in thy relation For none are good without that commendation The sixth Commandment Live peaceably with all shun wrath and strife By all good means preserve and succour life The Seventh Commandment Keep chastity all wantonness eschew In heart in habit touch or talk or view The Eighth Commandment Promote your neighbours and your own estate Sloth riot couz'nage and injustice hate The ninth Commandment Maintain thy Neighbours and thy own good Name Lies flatteries slanders scoffs and brags disclaim The Tenth Commandment Grudge not thy neighbours good quell fond desire And let thy heart to true content aspire A TABLE to the Three First Centuries containing the Chapter-Hymns A. ABominations seven Page 43 Acclamations of Praise or Te Deum Laudamus exemplified with proofs of Holy Scripture 2 Acclamations for Babylon's Fall 97 Access to the Throne of Grace at our awaking 1 Admonition of St. Jude 309 Adventus Christi or the Accomplishment of the First Promise 12 Advocate in Heaven 307 Adulterers Peril and Penance 42 Affections moderate 294 Aegypt's ten Plagues for the fifth of November 18 Agreement necessary 286 Allelujah for Babylon's Fall 98 Almighty Arm invoked 232 Almsdeeds 99 Amity and Vnity 296 Angels their blessed attendance 35 Anger corrected 39 Applause of Christian Conquests 30 Aptness to backsliding holpen by Grace 267 Arraignment of Ambition Covetousness and Cruelty 16 Arising of the Sun of Righteousness 284 Ascension of Christ and leading Captivity Captive 81 Astonishing Judgments or Aegypt's ten Plagues 18 Attonement sought upon humiliation or a wofull bewailing of our Corruptions and Calamities 27 Attendance of blessed Angels 35 B. BAbylon's Fall 97 Backsliders called back 242 Back-slidings censured or Israel's Revolt 266 Backslidings holpen by Grace 267 Backslidings healed 269 Benediction from the God of Peace 82 304 Best fear 292 Best rejoycing 293 Benediction of St. Jude 309 Bewailing our corruptions and calamities 27 Blessed Angels attendance 35 Blessed death 100 Blessings of obedience Ibid. Blessings on the Mount or blessed Qualifications 103 Blessedness of pardon 36 Boasting corrected 37 Bodies changed 88 Brotherhood 281 C. CAbinet 287 Call out of Babylon 104 Call of Grace 298 Calves of our Lips 267 Captives Prayers effectual 252 Carnal and evil doers rewarded 312 Change 224 Charity and Piety extended 37 Charity charged upon the rich 297 Charity what it is truly 94 Charities qualifications 105 Charity rewarded 304 Chastisement 105 Celestial Paradise 313 Child of light encouraged and instructed 231 Children of light exhorted 83 Children of God and Satan described 307 Christ's Birth Kingdom and Conquests 21 22 Christ's commission 108 Christ's Benefits 106 Christâ—s Passion and Compassion 167 Christian Conquests applauded 30 Circumcision of the Heart 38 Comforting mourners 232 Commands for comfort 229 Commination of Esay 52 Communion of Saints 109 Compassion and Passion of Christ 167 Confession of Christ 110 Confession of sin 38 110 Confessions and Supplications 56 Confidence in God 111 Confidence applauded and blessed 84 Confidence accursed 83 Conquest 112 Conscience Ibid. Constant seeking of God by the meek 39 Constancy of God's Covenant 253 Contentation 113 Conversation and life conscientious 69 Correction of anger 39 Correction of boasting 37 Coronation of Spiritual Conquerours 312 Corruptions and Calamities bewailed 27 Covenant of God constant 253 Covenant of Grace 114 Covenant of God's Grace entred to Abraham 213 Covenant of God for us with the Creature 55 Counsel of Christ 117 Counsel of Wisedom excellent 54 The Creed 118 Cross and Crown 298 Cup and Calamity of Drunkards 47 D. DAngers of heinous sins and dehortation from them 40 David's Exaltation in type of Christ 64 David's Elegy for Saul and Jonathan 29 Day of Grace proclaimed 84 Death blessed 100 Debate in measure 228 Deborah's Song 119 Deceitfulness of the heart 45 Descending of the Spirit 47 Dehortation from heinous sin 40 Dehortation from evil 302 Deliverance from shipwrack or the Prophet Jonah 45 Diligence in duties 121 Dissolution general longed for 70 Dragons downfall 122 Drawn Net 291 Drunkards Cup and Calamities 47 Due fear of God and the King 48 Duty to Magistrates Ibid. E. EAsy yoke 123 Effectual Prayers of Captives 252 Errours and Heresies to be avoided 124 Esay's Commination 52 Esay's Song of thanksgiving 125 Esay's triumphant Song 126 Evenness of spirit in all conditions 305 Evil times to be amended 300 Evil dehorted 302 Evil doers rewarded 312 Exalting a Nation 53 Exaltation of Humility Ibid Example of Saints 128 Exact doom 258 Excellent Counsel of Wisedom 54 Exhortation to Repentance 256 To good works 301 Of St. Jude 309 Expostulation with Job 225 Extension of Charity and Piety 37 Ezechiel's infant 128 Ezechiel's evil hearers 262 F. FAith praised 129 Faith proved 130 Faithfull Saying 13 Fruitfulness blessed 303 Fallow Ground to be dressed 55 False fears and false Deities derided 243 Fan of Judgment 286 Fast proclaimed 270 Fear of God and the King 48 Fleshly lusts restrained 80 Fire and Grasshoppers 276 Flying Role for Swearers and Cursers 44 Fool in grain 291 Funerals to press Patience 24 Funerals to mitigate mourning 23 Funerals touching the pretiousness of the Saints death 24 Funerals touching the Resurrection Ibid. Funerals touching the Saints safety in death 25 Funerals touching the Saints sweet rest 25 G. GEneral dissolution longed for 70 Giver of Grace 77 Glorious Throne 249 God's Children described 307 God's Covenant for us with the Creature 55 God's Children distinguished 308 God's Covenant constant 253 God's Oath of Grace 260 God's glittering Sword 131 God's jealousie for Jerusalem 56 Godâ—s jewels 282 God's Expostulation with Job 225 God's mercy the golden chain thereof or loves link 71 Good works exhorted 301 Government 132 Government of the Tongue 135 Graces call 298 Grasshoppers and fire 276 Great condemnation 85 Gifts ministerial conferred 73 H. HAinous sins dangerous 40 Healing of Backsliders 209 Heart Circumcised 38 Heart deceitfulness 45 Heavy Judgments 274 High and Lofty one 136 Humility exalted 53 Humiliation 137 Humble Supplications and Confessions 56 Humble Supplications in time of drought 57 Humble Supplications
How thou didst drive out Heathen men With thy strong hand to plant in them How thou those people didst afflict And cast them out in judgment strict For neither their own sword or hand Did get possession of the Lâ—nd Nor was it their own chivalry That sav'd them from the enemy But thy right and powerfull arm That kept them evermore from harm And Lord it was the lightsome glance Of thy sweet face and countenance Thou wast the aid of Israel still Because thou bear'st them great good will To Israel's God be praise therefore From first to last for evermore HYMN 369. Martyrdom or slaughter of the sheep 2. METRE Psalm 44.20 IF we have now forgot the Name of our Almighty One And stretched out our hands in vain to Idol-Gods unknown verse 21 Should not our God the matter try and understand the whole For he doth know undoubtedly the secrets of our soul. verse 22 Yea for thy sake O God are we slain all day long indeed And counted as the sheep we be which men for slaughter feed verse 23 Awaken and arise therefore why sleepest thou O Lord Cast us not off for evermore as people quite abhorr'd verse 24 O wherefore dost thou hide thy face and dost our grief forget In this forlorn and wofull case that hath our souls beset verse 25 For down to dust our soul is thrust our belly cleaves to th' Earth verse 26 Rise and afford some succour Lord to set thy mercy forth HYMN 370. 3. METRE All People c. Psalm 44.20 IF our God's name we have forgot or bow'd to gods whom we knew not Should not our God the sin disclose the secrets of our hearts that knows Yea for thy sake thus ill we fare that killed all day long we are Counted as sheep that have their life exposed to the slaughtering knife Awake why sleep'st thou Lord arise O do not quite cast off our cries Why dost thou hide thy face so long forgetting all our grief and wrong For to the ground our soul is thrust our belly cleaveth to the dust Arise our aid to undertake and save us for thy mercy sake So we thy flock and pasture-store shall give thee thanks for evermore And as thy mercies do engage shew forth thy praise from age to age HYMN 371. Psalm 45. Argument The praise of Christ who spake as no man did His powerfull word disclosing secrets hid Have mercy c. MY heart indicts good words To praise the Lord of Lords More swiftly than the Writers Pen My tongue his praise records O fairer than mankind Thy Lips with grace have shin'd And God therefore for evermore To bless thee hath design'd Thy sword gird on thy Thigh O mighty Majesty Ride on O King all conquering And ride on prosperously Because thou dost express Truth meekness righteousness And mak'st that word thy conquering sword Thou shalt have sure success HYMN 372. 2. PART Argument The power of Christ converting Souls But stubborn Enemies he controuls Psalm 45. THE right hand of thy might Thine Enemies shall smite With dreadfull sense of Conscience Till yielding to thy right Full sharp shall be thy dart In the King's enemies heart Nothing shall ease the Consciences Till they to thee convert As for the stubborn foe Well shall thy right hand know To wound such hearts with dreadfull darts And work their overthrow HYMN 373. 3. PART Argument The Throne of Christ with justice deckt The Graces of his Saints elect Have mercy c. Psalm 45.6 THY throne O God most high Abides perpetually Thy Government is excellent For truth and equity Thou lovest righteousness And sin thou hat'st no less Therefore hath God thy God bestow'd On thee such blest success And hath anointed thee With gifts of grace so free And oyl of joy transcendently Above all saints that be Thy graces all divine Which do from Heaven shine Like Cassia Myrrhe and Aloes are The joy of thee and thine Chief Saints in every place Shall come before thy face At thy right hand shall Israel stand All deckt in robes of grace HYMN 374. 4. PART Argument The Spouse of Christ he doth exhort The Gentiles call'd to Sions Court. Have mercy c. Psalm 45. v. 10. HEarken O spouse most dear consider and give ear Forget thy birth that sprung from earth And as new born appear So shall the King desire Thy beautious grace entire For none but he thy Lord must be Pure worship to require And converts most compleat Shall come with gifts full great The Gentiles which are great and rich Thy favour shall intreat And I will cause thy Name To be of endless fame And therefore all the people shall Thy praises still proclaim HYMN 375. 5. PART Argument The Churches inward beauty her succession The Jew and Gentiles glory with confession Of Christ our Saviour's praise past all expression Have mercy c. Psal. 45. v. 13. THE Kings dear spouse behold Deckt in her cloth of gold The inward dress of Holiness And graces manifold Be brought to Christ shall she In robes of sanctity Her Virgin mates confederates Must all be brought to thee With joy shall they resort And in triumphant sort Gentile and Jew be brought into The Kings celestial court And in the Fathers stead Thou shalt have children bred As Princes high for piety The Earth to overspread And I will cause thy Name To be of endless fame And therefore all the people shall Thy praises still proclaim HYMN 376. Psalm 46. Argument The Lord proclaim'd a present aid The foes with fear are much dismay'd All People c. GOD is our strength and present aid Our refuge in our need Therefore we will not be afraid Nor tottering earthquakes heed Though midst of Seas huge hills be hurl'd though troubled waters roar And swelling of the billows curld make mountains tremble sore A River there with Crystal stream shall glad that City of his The sacred tent of God supream the Lord amidst her is Right early God shall help her there she shall not once be mov'd The Heathen Kingdoms moved were and most outragious prov'd He uttering then that voice of his the earth did melt away The Lord of Hosts with Israel is and Jacob's God our stay Come see the work of God's own hand what desolation's made How wars are husht in all the Land and how he breaks the blade He burns the Charriot breaks the Bow be still and know saith he That I am God on earth below and there extol'd will be Of Heathens I 'll be magnifi'd in this my glorious power The Lord of Hosts is on our side and Jacob's God our tower HYMN 377. 2. METRE Argument A present refuge God appears Therefore the Saints should banish fears All People c. Psalm 46. GOD is our refuge and relief A very present help in grief Therefore we will not fear at all Although the earth should flit or fall And though the mountains should be hurl'd Amidst the Seas throughout the world Although
most secret place For thou O God hast heard my vows And thy free grace to me allows among thy Saints an hâ—ritage Thou wilt prolong upon the Throne The life of thine Anointed one and make his years as many an age He shall abide before thy face For ever O prepare thy Grace and truth which may preserve him still And I will sing due praise therefore Unto thy Name for evermore and daily all my vows fulfill HYMN 408. Quieting Principles Worldly Confidences condemned Psal. 62.8 9. O Have your hope in God alway ye Saints with one accord Pour out your hearts to him and say our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 For all mankind is vanity th' ignoble mean and base And they no better than a ly that are of higher place For lay them in the Balances with all their pomp and pelf And lighter weighs the best of these than vanity it self 2. PART Psalm 62.10 11 12. O Trust not in oppression in robbery be not vain If wealth increase rest not thereon nor set your heart on gain The Lord hath spoken more than once and often have I heard That God the Judgment must denounce for every mans reward The power belongs to him alone to punish and to spare And Lord thou giv'st to every one just as his actions are Let Israels mighty God therefore be prais'd perpetually From first to last for evermore Amen Amen say I. HYMN 409. King David's wicked Enemies destroyed Psalm 63. WIth marrow fat and delicate my soul suffic'd shall be My mouth always shall render praise with joyfull lips to thee When I record thy love O Lord upon my bed at night And meditate upon thee late before the morning light Since thou alone art he from whom my help proceeds and springs Therefore will I rest joyfully beneath thy shady wings My soul doth press with eagerness to follow after thee And still I stand by thy right hand for that upholdeth me But soon they must go down to dust that seek my soul to slay And falling by the sword shall die and be the foxes prey Yet shall the King God's praises sing from whom these Judgments come Who still prefers true worshippers and lying lips strikes dumb Let Israels God be then set forth and prais'd and prais'd agen His glory filling all the Earth Amen Amen Amen HYMN 410. Psalm 65. Argument Our silent praise awaits Gods holy place For his sweet pardoning satisfying grace His wonders both by Sea and Land Make all in admiration stand All people c. verse 1 IN Sion Lord praise waits for thee To thee the vow perform'd shall be verse 2 O thou that dost our prayers hear To thee shall all mankind draw near verse 3 Transgressions much against us say But thou shalt purge them clean away verse 4 O blessed men select that be And whom thou mak'st t' approach to thee Within thy sacred Courts to dwell Where we are satisfi'd full well With goodness of thy holy house Even of thy Temple glorious verse 5 By dreadfull things in righteousness Lord thou wilt answer our requests O God our saving health at hand Our only hope by Sea and Land. HYMN 411. 2 PART Argument The blessings of a fruitfull year Are sweetly celebrated here Psalm 65. verse 6 GOD by his strength sets fast the Hills And girt with power the Seas he stills verse 7 The noise of waves and tumults rude Of all the people multitude verse 8 Them too that dwell on utmost Coasts Thy signs affright O Lord of Hosts Thou mak'st the mornings early voice Likewise the Evenings to rejoyce Thou visitest the spacious Earth And waterest it with rain pour'd forth Greatly thou dost inrich each clod With the full water'd River of God. Thou dost prepare them Corn to grow When thou hast order'd for it so verse 10 Thou waterest abundantly Its ridges which were parcht and dry Thou lay'st her furrows by thy power Thou mak'st it soft with many a shower The springing of it thou dost bless verse 11 Thou crown'st the year with happiness verse 12 Thy paths drop fatness lo they drop Upon the wildernesses top The little hills and desarts wide Greatly rejoyce on every side verse 13 The flocks do cloath the pasture-ground The valleys do with Corn abound And covered o're with what they bring They shout for joy they also sing HYMN 412. Psalm 65. Another Metre Argument Devotion Pardon true Vocation With answer of our supplication Strange providences are renown'd A fruitfull year with glory crown'd The Mighty God c. verse 1 PRaise waits for thee O God in Sion hill To thee the vow shall be performed still verse 2 O thou that art the God that hearest prayer Gladly to thee shall all mankind repair verse 3 Iniquities have urg'd great things against us But with far greater mercies thou prevent'st us verse 4 Blest is the man thou chusest of all sorts T' approach to thee and dwell within thy Courts With fatness of thy house we shall be fill'd Such goodness shall thy holy Temple yield verse 5 By dreadfull things in righteous dispensation Thou answerest us O God of our salvation Thou art the confidence of Earths far ends And theirs the farthest Ocean comprehends verse 6 Who girt with power by strength set fast the hills verse 7 The noise of Seas he pacifies and stills The noise of all their billows he appeaseth And tumults of the people when he pleaseth verse 8 They also that inhabit utmost parts Are with thy tokens frighted at their hearts Thou mak'st th' out-goings of the mornings voice And of the evenings greatly to rejoyce verse 9 Thou visitest the Earth watred completely And with God's River dost inrich it greatly The River of God with water doth abound Then thou prepar'st them Corn to sow the ground verse 10 Thou water'st its ridges from the Sky Thou waterest it O God abundantly Thou lay'st her furrows mak'st it soft with showers Blessing her springing with her fruits flowers verse 11 Thou with thy goodness Crown'st the faithfull year Thy paths drop fatness dropping far and near verse 12 They drop on pastures of the desarts wide The little hills rejoyce on every side verse 13 Flocks cloath the pastures Corn o're valleys springing Shouting for joy and joy'd with cheerfull singing HYMN 413. Psalm 66. Argument Great providences prais'd great foes submit The Red-Sea dry'd and Israel passing it verse 1 SIng to the Lord O all ye Lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Set forth his fame and honour'd name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 Say Lord what works come from thine hands How dreadfull lo they be Through thy great strength thy foes at length Must all submit to thee verse 4 The Earth shall worship and obey Their songs thy praise shall spread verse 5 Come and behold Gods works of old To mortals full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went we through and dry shod too
own Visit me of thine own accord with thy salvation here made known verse 5 That I may see thy chosens good rejoycing with the present age And Nations happy neighbourhood and glory with thine heritage 6. Ver. 43. But we have sinn'd we must confess we have committed hainous crimes We have done grievous wickedness yet thou hast sav'd us oftentimes verse 47 And save us now O Lord our God and gather us from th' Heathen Lands Thy Name with praises to applaud and raise to thee triumphant hands verse 48 Let Israel's God be blessed then from first to last for evermore And let all people say Amen praise ye the Lord our God therefore Psal. 106. 2. METRE Argument God's praises are past all we can express Mans greatest praise is constant righteousness Have mercy c. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord most high his goodness magnifie Give thanks to God for he is good and good perpetually verse 2 Who canâ—â—t full declare the mighty acts and rare Of our great God and shew abroad what all his praises are verse 3 O blessed men are they that walk in judgments way And he that doth the works of truth and never goes astray Psalm 106. 2. PART Argument He prays to find such favour show'd As is upon the Church bestow'd verse 4 O Lord remember me with Grace and favour free Such as thine own have found and known vouchsaf'd to them by thee O shew me thine own self and thy sweet saving health That I may he reserv'd to see thy chosen peoples wealth And that I may rejoyce with glad and glorying voice In seeing this great Nations bliss whereof thou hast made choice Psalm 106. 3. PART Argument Great sins scor'd on great Mercies are forgot And yet through Mercy God destroy'd them not verse 6 BUT Lord we do confess we all of us transgress Have swerved by iniquity and have done wickedness verse 7 The wonders which thy hand perform'd in Aegypt Land Our Fathers old did them behold but did not understand Thy mercies many a one they did not think upon But at the Sea provoke did they the Red-Sea scor'd it on verse 8 Yet letting them alone he sav'd them every one For his great Name to spread his fame and make his power known Psalm 106. 4. PART Argument The Red-Sea dry'd the Enemies drown'd Israel believ'd but not with faith so sound verse 9 THE Red-Sea on each side at his rebuke was dry'd Through deeps profound as desart Ground he did his people guide verse 10 Their Saviour he did stand against their haters hand And did redeem and rescue them from th' Enemies command verse 11 The waters covered those that were their mortal foes And there was none not any one remaining to oppose verse 12 Then they his word believ'd for works which he atchiev'd And sung his praise for some few days but soon their God they griev'd Psal. 106. 5. PART Argument Israel forgets the Works of God most high They lust and surfeit and by surfeit die verse 13 THE works which he had wrought they presently forgot His councils wise they did despise and for them waited not verse 14 But lusted with excess within the wilderness And tempted God while they abode in desarts harbourless verse 15 Yet unto them he gave what they desir'd to have But after all he sent their soul with leanness to the Grave Psal. 106. 6. PART Argument Moses and Israel's Lamp Are envy'd in the Camp The Rebels that against them strive Are swallow'd up alive Israel as brutish more than half Adores a Golden-Calf verse 16 GOOD Moses they envy'd as they in Camps abide And envy drew on Aaron too whom God had sanctifi'd verse 17 The Earth did open then and swallow'd up the men Of Dathan and Abiram's band and shut her mouth on them verse 19 In Horeb they were bold to make a Calf of Gold And worshiped an Image dead which their own hands did mould verse 20 Thus they their Glory pass into a molten Mass Of Oxes rude similitude a Beast that eateth Grass Psalm 106. 7. PART Argument Moses while standing in the Gap Saves Israel from God's Thunder-Clap verse 21 THEY were forgetfull quite of God their Saviour's might Whose hand alone great things had done in Aegypt in their â—ight verse 22 He wrought with wondrous hand in Cham's accursed Land Dread things were they at that Red Sea perform'd by his command verse 23 Therefore the Lord did say he would those sinners slay Had not alone his chosen one been happ'ly in the way For when the breach was wide there Moses did abide And turn'd away his wrath that day else had they been destroy'd Psalm 106. 8. PART Argument Israel believes not but with murmurs base Provoke the Lord to th' ruin of their Race verse 24 YEA they in careless-wise that pleasant Land despise They entertain his words in vain as deeming them but lies verse 25 But murmur'd in their Tents and gave not their consents With willing ear his voice to hear in his Commandements verse 26 Therefore he sware no less but that he would suppress And overthrow them as a foe within the Wilderness verse 27 And also he decreed to overthrow their Seed By Tyrants hands in Forraign Lands where they were sure to bleed Psalm 106. 9. PART Argument Spiritual uncleanness follows Corporal Phineas do's justice and was blest in all Have mercy c. verse 28 TO Baal the God of Peor themselves adjoyned were And ate likewise the Sacrifice of those dead Idols there verse 29 Thus they provoked him to anger by their sin Of new devis'd Idolatries and so the plague broke in verse 30 Then Phineas rose with zeal just Judgment for to deal Which judgment made the plague be stay'd and Israels wounds to heal verse 31 'T was deemed righteousness which that act did express And Ages all for ever shall esteem it for no less Psalm 106. 10. PART Argument Murmuring at Meribah moves the meekest-man And Israel spares the worst of Canaan They mix with Heathens learn Idolatry From their example are ensnar'd thereby verse 32 AT Meribah they spake and did much anger make That ill it went through discontent with Moses for their sake verse 33 His Spirit they did provoke that unadvis'd he spoke Such error slips from hasty lips when passion hath the stroke verse 34 Neither did they destroy those Nations utterly But spared some concerning whom God charg'd that they should die And they were mingled then among the Heathen men And works most vile which did defile they also learn'd of them verse 36 And there they basely serv'd the Idols that were carv'd Which also were to them a snare as justly they deserv'd Psalm 106. 11. PART Argument Bloudy Idolatries and inhumane The Land of Israel do most grosly stain For all which sins the Lord most high Commits them to their Enemy Have mercy c. verse 37 YEA they did sacrifice their little Girls and Boys Offering the necks of either