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A spirituall song conteining an historicall discourse from the infancie of the world, vntill this present time: setting downe the treacherous practises of the wicked, against the children of God: describing also the markes and ouerthrow of antichrist, with a thankesgiuing to God for the preseruation of her Maiestie, and of his Church. Drawen out of the holy Scriptures, by Roger Cotton.
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Cotton, Roger.
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STC 5869; ESTC S116424
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A Spirituall Song conteining an Historicall Discourse from the infancie of the world vntill this present time Setting downe the treacherous practises of the wicked against the children of God Decribing also the markes and ouerthrow of Antichrist with a thankesgiuing to God for the preseruation of her Maiestie and of his Church Drawen out of the holy Scriptures By Roger Cotton Psal. 37.12 The wicked practiseth against the iust and gnasheth his teeth against him Psal. 37.13 But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne for he seeth that his day is comming Psal. 37.33 The wicked haue drawne their sworde and haue bent their bowes to cast downe the poore and needie and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation Psal. 37. But their sworde shall enter into their owne hartes and their bowes shalbe broken At London Printed by G. Simson and W. White 1596. To the right worshypfull Sir Francis Drake Knight Roger Cotton wisheth continuance of health with prosperous estate and felicitie THe happie estate of the present with the constant hope of further prosperitie Right worshipfull by the glorious conquest of the heauenly armie of holy ones and the vertuous zeale that you haue alwayes had to defende Gods trueth her Maiesties right and Countries tranquilitie hath imboldened mee being a poore brother of the Worshypfull societie of Drapers whereinto you were lately incorporated to present vnto you an Historicall discourse and short thankes giuing which I haue rudely but truly and according to the storie collected out of the holy Scriptures declaring therein the extreame rankour of the wicked agaynst the godly throughout all ages with the iust iudgementes of God duely rewarding their impieties and also a description of the marks of that Tirannicall Sea of Antichrist the sworne enemie to the gracious Gospell of eternall saluation heereby hoping to encourage all such as would auoyde the heauie burthē of that Egyptiecal yoke the captiuitie of that misticall Babell and the persecution of Gog and Magog to study the holy worde of God which is the sworde of the spirite and to take vnto them the whole armor thereof whereby they may be able to resist all the assaultes of the euyll one with all his souldiers and may also haue a full hope in the Lord that in the ende they shall haue a victorious conquest as now we haue and so learne with Martyrs Apostles and holy Prophets to reioyce and sing Hosanna and Haleluiah for the wound of that seauen headed Oragon and dyly to pray for the ouerthrow of his whole rage so shall their naked sores be couered healed with the leaues of that florishyng Tree of euerlasting lyfe which groweth by the Christall streames of that pure Riuer running through the Citie of God the celestial Ierusalem This if your Worshyp shal accept being the first frutes of my small paynes not regarding the barbarousnes of my phrase verse being no Scholler but the zealous affection of my hart to the loue of your godly care for the vpholding of Gods Religion I shall hauing so skilfull a Pilote to stirre my sterne and so worthy a Captaine to encounter the enimie be imbouldned hereafter to wade into deeper discourses as God shall blesse and time permit to gratifie your worthinesse withall Vntill which time I humbly commende your selfe and your most vertuous proceedinges to the gracious gouernment of the puissant Iehouah the victorious King of eternall glorie Your worships to command R. C. To the Reader IT hath been an vsuall thing gentle Reader throughout the whole Scriptures for later ages to make recitall of former stories both concerning the cruell rage of the wicked against the Church of God and also the tender care the Lord hath had for the defence and deliuery of his and vpon present experience of the same haue assembled themselues togeather not onely to shew foorth Gods glorie by songes of prayse and thanksgiuing but also to confesse that as they haue heard so haue they seene and therefore in the pallaces of Syon was God wel knowen for a refuge yea for a God most great therefore by them most highly to be praysed Euen so likewyse since all thinges that are written in the holy Scriptures are written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might haue hope I haue brought to your remembraunce as breefely as I can the cheefest stories therein conteined for this purpose that when you haue heard you may also say that you haue seene his great seueritie in the late miraculous destruction of his and our Romish enimies and his accustomed mercie in the deliuerance and preseruation of his children and so by that meanes be stirred vp to giue all thankes and prayse vnto God and to haue your hartes firmly stayed vpon him who is a wall and strong defence to Syon his Beloued and who continually sits vpon a throne hauing a Rainebow round about to assure vs of his fauour to be continued agaynst the waters which the olde Dragon powreth out by the Italian Synagoue of Rome wherefore seeing he is our defence against the troublesome waues of this lyfe let vs neuer cease to be talking of the noble actes which hee hath doone and the great deliuerance which he hath shewed from tyme to tyme and so take occasion to haue our mouthes filled with his prayses continually so shall God haue his glorie and I my whole desire and thus I rest praying for thy peace and wishing for my brethrens sake thy prosperitie O Ierusalem Yours in the Lord R. C. P. K. In commendation of this worke IF Poets pens deserued prayse Whose paynes deserued well Much more the mindes the pens the men Indued with heauenly skill Of loue of warre of Plants of Birds Of Sheepe and Shepheards toyes Haue Poets writ who lie in dust Bereft of heauenly ioyes Yet these we see through worlde their prayse With eccho doth resound Much more is prayse to Cotton due Who makes Gods worde his ground G. W. in prayse of this Booke WIll men be taught in whom to put their trust In time of troubles stird by tyrants pride Or will they learne to whom the godly must Sing thankfull Himnes when happie dayes betide Lo heere a Lantarne that may giue them light Both to relie and to reioyce a right A. W. in commendations of this discourse LEt worldly wisedome stande a part let policie giue place To simple ones to little babes whose hartes are filde with grace Whose tongues declare his prayse to whom all prayse belonges With ioyfulnes with singing cheere in Psalmes and spirituall Songs And you that hitherto haue hid your Talents in the ground Come learne of him that hath but one Gods mercies to resound R. I. in commendation of this worke YOu idle Drones that fleece and cannot feede You speechles ones that can not barke nor bay You Slowwoormes mates that make so euill speede To spie the Foxe and driue the Wolfe away This Booke shall be your iudge an other day Which sweetely