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A27986 The book of the Song of Solomon in meeter with some brief observations from the text, something pleasant, but more profitable to the unprejudiced reader, who loves the knowledge of God, and hath his heart inflam'd with the love of the Lord Jesus / by T.S. ... T. S. 1676 (1676) Wing B2632; ESTC R36655 56,274 78

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his sight 11 t Those Christ imploys in his vineyard ought to be both vigilant laborious diligent At Baalhamon a fertile fruitful plot A fruitful vineyard Solomon had got Which vineyard he lets out unto his keepers Which must be watchmen and not drowsy sleepers And every one of them must yearly bring Forth fruit thereof a thousand silverling 12 u The Church of Christ and so every Christian is Christs own and ought to be devoted wholy unto him The vineyard t'wich I have a proper right It is my own and always in my sight w He hath promist his presence with his people and will make provision for them My watchful eye her wants shall still be spying And when discern'd my grace shall be supplying Those wants of hers that she may fruitful be x To the end they may abound in Gospel fruit in good works And in great measure bring forth fruit to me Her blessing is prosperity and peace And I expect and look for much increase Not for my self alone nor for my sake y The labourers in Christs Church are blessed if faithful for they shall have a great reward But fellow laborers that pain do take To dig and plant and prune without regard Unto themselves sure I will them reward If I a thousand do look for at least Two hundred to allow them I am pleast They shall partake o' th glory that is mine And like the sun in brightness ever shine 13 z The true Church of Christ and th● pastours thereof teach and instruct others with saving doctrine and sound speech such as cannot be condemned O thou that in the gardens hast thy dwelling Regard this thing which to thee I am telling Thou hast companions which do heare thy voyce And thou must them instruct for therein lyes Thy duty to them thou must set before them The good and evil too not Lord ore them For they partake of the same precious faith And what the one have still the other hath a To be much in prayer is the duty of Saints it is the precept of Christ and pleasing to him if they do so And furthermore thou mayst cause me to hear Thy voyce also in humble hearty prayer It is a sacrifice right pleasant sweet And for the saints to offer it is meet My soul also with it is much delighted Remember how to it thou art invited 14 b Every gracious soul longs and prays for Christs second coming in glory that they may be freed from all that is greivous here reign with him in heaven hereafter amen come Lord Jesus come quickly My soul dear love's impatient of delay Make hast make hast and do no longer stay Be thou for swiftness like the roe or hart My only dear who on the mountains art Of spicy pleasures and all rare delight That ravish will the heart and dim the sight Of all beholders from those glorious hills The swetest pleasures evermore distills While I am here below I am opprest Lord Jesus quickly come to give me rest THE BOOK OF JONAH IN MEETRE CHAP. I. The Argument How Jonah's sent to Niniveh But he withstood Gods call In turning off another way And 's swallowed by a whale IN antient times as Scriptures do record In Isra'l dwelt a prophet of the Lord. Jona by name son of Amittais youth To whom the Lord sent forth his word of truth He long had preacht to Isra'ls ten tribes Converts them not but gains their mocks and gibes Now God doth see by means they do not profit When they should hear the word they rather scof it Their hearts are hard means makes them not amend Another way God will their prophet send The light from heaven must not always shine What God doth give he sometimes takes again Observation from Gods sending Jonah to Niniveh out of Israel when he preacht but did not profit When trees are barren do not bring forth fruit The gardener will pluck 'em up by the root When men have means for growth but do not grow God will not ta●●y but away will go When truth appears but truth men do not love Nor means nor mercies carefully improve For their cheif good their day is turn'd to night And darkness covers them instead of light The means they had before God will remove it And give it those that better will improve it When by the means they do not bring forth fruit Those shall have means that by the means will do 't On mine embassage Jona thou must go And hast away th' assirian city to That is so great so full and of such fame Through all the world 't is Niniveh by name And when thou comest there in herald-wise Declare thy message though they do despise Both it and thee lift up thy voice on high And like a trumpet sound a fearfull cry Against the city lest it doth repent And let it know for what end thou art sent For why I judge them not without a cause The people are found bteakers of my laws They have not lern'd to fear nor to adore me Their wickedness and sin it lies before me As Sodoms sins once cry'd lowd in mine ears So Ninivehs before my face appears For which I will the city overthrow Commission now thou hast see that thou go The greatest monarchs that the earth doth bear Nor Citys of most fame that ever were Nor might nor greatness gives immunity But all expos'd to judgment just they ly Observation from Gods not sparing the greatest places nor persons If they minde not their maker for to know Their makers minde is them to overthrow But Jona now as one amaz'd no doubt With this strange heathen news doth cast about What course to take that so he may not be A bringer of this news to Ninivee For why in Israel he had taken pain And preached long but 's preaching was in vain Doth those elaborate pains convert no Jews What hope is there that this unwelcome news This dreadful direful sermon should finde place Among the people of the heathen race And if it should then God was gracious bent And of the threatned judgment would repent That so his reputation he must lose Another way therefore the prophet goes When doubts arise and dangers stand before Seeming to cross the way we should go ore When at the stake our carnal interest lies And self must suffer by the enterprize How apt are we poor weaklings to suggest Our own devices not Gods ways the best Observation from Jonah's turning aside because he thought God would not make good his word against Niniveh Sin blinds mens eyes now Iona thinks to flee Out of his presence who doth view and see Each step he takes from his all-seeing eyes He posts away and unto Tarshish flyes Having cast off obedience to Gods word He steals away from serving of his Lord Thinking that by this unadvised flight To hide himself from Gods most peircing sight To