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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44493	The divine wooer, or, A poem setting forth the love and loveliness of the Lord Jesus and his great desire of our welfare and happiness, and propounding many arguments ... to persuade souls to the faith and obedience of him ... / composed by J.H.	Horn, John, 1614-1676.	1673 (1673)	Wing H2799; ESTC R27420	153,766	354

worshippers from death Either of body or of soul though they Did do their service to them every day Dead fouls with dead things suit the living God Who quickens what is dead and with his rod Corrects the Nations living things likes best Even living groans of an inspired brest The World such living service can't perform It hates the pow'r and only likes a Form Of Godliness which they may leave or take Use or lay by as for their turn 't doth make Mistake me not herein as if I thought Or else intended to judge all pray'rs naught That are taught by a Book or as if none Might pray acceptably who pray thereon It is the Worlds bad guise I here reprove Who serve God with pretences their sins love Which many too may do that pray without A Book and so too many do no doubt Delight themselves in their own gifts and parts While yet their lusts they love with all their hearts Witness the pride or avarice of some Who yet as Saints into God's presence come I know a Book that service may hold forth Which God requires and shews to be of worth And so each sacred Bible doth declare What worship God requires of praise and pray'r Or other ways of service but no ground Of any such distinction so is found As if some Bibles did not shew the way How we should serve God and unto him pray I do suppose it was some other thing That you did signifie in your saying Likely those Form's of Pray'r you meant thereby That are injoyned by Authority If so pray know that I the words of them Do not except against much less condemn The Prayers are pithy Orthodox and good More gen'rally if rightly understood And such as whereto I Amen can say Heartily when with them I hear men pray And so may others too I think although Some few things there among scruple I do Unto the pure all things are pure and good But that must warily be understood For what I am not satisfied in I cannot say I am without my sin Nor would I thereby stain my Conscience Or unto others give cause of offence But why you Sir those Prayers the Service call I can't well tell nor much inquire it shall I call them not my Service they that do May lay them on the Altar I think so They might be off'red up although they there Should lye untouch't or unread all the year As a sum of the Churches pray'rs and praise And so less grief to some men they would raise And they the same are and as pithy too Though never read as when men read them do Though I the reading of them too allow To such as please if any would them know Or in those words would their desires express I can mine sometimes too with readiness Though I profess I ne'r could find it yet In any passage of the holy writ That God requires or holy men did use To read their pray'rs to God but pray excuse That passage in me I leave others free Let others leave me so and we agree Sententious Verses of an unknown Author COnfession is to cure our sin A very present Medicine Thy Saviour on his Cross did choose To save thy life his own to loose Our Saviour cry'd Repent Repent As John who fore our Saviour went Blessed be the Name of Jesus Who tormented was to ease us The grace of Jesus is to me The only true felicity Christ's Cross my Crown I do esteem What ever earthy men do deem My hope in Christ is fixed sure Who wounded was my wounds to cure My hope shall never be confounded Because my hope on Christ is grounded My soul cleave fast to Christ above For nought on earth deserves thy love Fear not my soul be not dismaid For Jesus Christ thy debts hath paid The Death of Christ is life to thee If thou a Christian truly be Faith is not faith unless it be A faith that works by charity Christ is by marriage knit to thee If thou to him by Sanctity Admire my soul the mystery Of Jesus Christ's nativity Christ was conceiv'd i' th' Virgins womb That thou might'st a Son of God become Christ unto thee if thou be his Both light and food and Medicine is If thou polluted art with sin The fountain's open enter in He that doth eat and drink by ●aith Christ's flesh and blood salvation hath Be wise do not too far inquire For what thou rather shouldst admire Christ is ascended up on high And we must up as Eagles flie God sealeth by his holy Spirit As many as shall life inherit Great is the Churches dignity That chosen is Christ's spouse to be In Christ we are of God elect What 's out of Christ God doth reject Our prayers do pierce the starry sky And fetch down blessings from on high The Angels of the Lord protect All those that are the Lord 's elect The Devils treacheries who knows A thousand ways he seeks our woes He 's only wise who God doth know And doth by life his knowledge show To live it is not but to dye To live in sin securely Christ's life must be a Rule to thee If Christ's Disciple thou wilt be Thou from thy self must first depart Before thou can'st in Christ have part Thy soul can nothing satiate But God who did the same create Labour to have thy conscience pure When all things fail that will endure What is a bubble such is man Whose life in length is but a span The man that Covets is but poor Although he riches have great store The sign by which the Saints we know It is by love their faith to show The soul that chaste is is Christ's Spouse His bed of rest his lodging house The life of man's a rolling stone Mov'd to and fro and quickly gone Love not the World the World is vain But love the things that will remain The Palme-tree grows the more prest down And crosses prove the Churches crown Take up thy cross and it endure Then of a crown thou shalt be sure Let not tentations cast thee down For perseverance will thee crown Think every day to be thy last And when that 's come thy life is past Grieve not when Christian friends do dye They gain by Death eternity Remember that Christ Jesus shall Thoughts words and deeds to judgment call All earthly things tread under thee And let thy thoughts in Heaven be The Saints are Pilgrims here below And towards Heaven their country go If thou beest here a child of grace ' Mongst Angels thou shalt have a place If into Hell thou would'st not fall Think dayly on 't and mind God's call The pains of Hell do far extend Beyond all time World without end Doth Adam dye Christ in thee live Christ shall eternal life thee give Upon the carelesness and covetousness of some that regard not to Read much-less are willing to buy good and useful Books and the wickedness of others that traduce them

doth beforehand lively here present Shewing what dreadful Horror shall surprize All who to Christ and his are Enemies And have them Persecuted scorn'd or slighted How such shall stand amazed and affrighted At that strange turn and though 't will nought avail Their former foolish sinful ways bewail And with most bitter lamentations rue That they their lusts and pleasures to pursue Should God neglect and what might have prevented Their being so unspeakably Tormented And how the Saints in their most blessed state Their dear Redeemer's praise shall celebrate With Songs of Tryumph reigning gloriously As Kings with Him to all Eternity And then from both doth strongly reinforce His former suit that we would take the course Which he perswades namely with Christ to close Unfainedly not fearing wants or foes Which fears and doubtings in us to prevent Christ to us he again doth represent As all-sufficient to preserve and guide us And all things necessary to provide us Shewing Christ's tender love and special care Which he for all his Servants will declare That they shall have no reason to repent Their choice and then gives great incouragement That though we many strong corruptions have Christ's grace shall us from those corruptions save That we o're them through him shall conquest get And also over whatsoever let May interpose And that the only thing Which Christ desires is that we be willing To give our selves wholly to him and then He will give back himself to us agen And with himself whatever good thing he Shall needful for our souls and bodies see This and much more our hearts for to allure The Author doth I' th' Name of Christ assure These and many other things no less Remarkable then these which to express Or over them particularly to run Were but to light up candles to the Sun Since you in Reading may them find and see More fully then if hinted here by me On which I say when I had cast mine eye Observing also how judiciously Full and compendiously he doth express Each thing me thought that I could do no less Then leave some small memorial of my love To signifie how highly I approve The Authors Labour in this following Book Although I know not how it may be took Only I 'll hope the best desiring thee Who Read'st this Book thou would'st not tired be Nor grutch thy labour though it seemeth long Lest in so doing thou thy self do'st wrong And to thy shame declare how little thou Esteem'st of Christ Whose Excellence to shew This Author much more time and pains did spend As knowing none can him enough commend By all the Words or Books that can be writ Considering also there 's enough in it To Recompence thy labour if thou hast A Spiritual heart to relish and to taste Those Spiritual dainties and that Heavenly chear Which by this Author is presented here Or if as yet thou hast not yet through grace Whil'st thou herein behold'st with open face As in a glass that Glorious Love Divine Which in this Sun of Righteousness doth shine Who courts and wooes thee here with him to wed Thou may'st I say be Metamorphosed Into that Glorious Image whence we fell And then I know such Books will please thee well And to thy soul much joy and solace bring Yea thou wilt in a feeling manner sing That Song of Loves * p. 257 compos'd by this thy Friend And from thy own experience Christ commend As far more lovely than thou can'st conceive Which wishing to thee I shall take my leave March 10. 1672. R. T. If you would know my NAME This Accrostick shews the same Reader this Book presents a Match unto thee One of great Worth who for his Bride would have thee By this his Servant earnestly doth wooe thee Eternally to dignifie and save thee Refuse not then but take him at his word The whole World can't thee such a Match afford Think not his terms propos'd too strict and hard Or that he bids thee to thy loss But know Without him thou art quite undone and marr'd Since none but he can pay what thou do'st owe Or stand thy Friend at Death and Judgment day No more will he except thou him obey By Another SIR I have read your ex'llent wooing fit And find it coucht in plain but soaring wit The truest wisdom Sir your lines unfold How to make Christ the Husband of our souls Let Momus carp let Sycophants revile At this thy plain but Heaven aspiring stile We 'll leave them as they are and wave their scorn In his good time God will exalt his Horne Jn this thy heavenly wooer thou hast shown Our Saviours mercy and his love in one Here soul thy Christ to thee proposeth Heaven Nay he doth wooe thee to 't let not sins leaven Harbour in thee t' obstruct thy way to bliss O Soul admire that Christ thy wooer is Render him thanks for this his mercy great Never refuse so glorious a seat Eternal horrour will be thy retreat On the ensuing Poem THis Author minding God's great Love to us Was thereby mov'd to represent it thus No flaring dress nor gaudy Robes here worn And yet enough to keep his Muse from scorn Not a-la-Mode yet handsome neat and spruce To gain respect and stop or dam the sluce Of that prophaness which licentious rimes Sets ope in these our sad declining times The wooing here Divine no complement Needed nor us'd by way of supplement It treats of high and heavenly misteries Brought down to suit meanest capacities The heir of all God's first begotten Son Is here commended yet when all is done That all 's too short his praises to set forth Much here 's exprest but more admire his worth Praised be God for this sweet Melody Thanks also to that Instrument whereby The Match is here advis'd well may he speed In such endeavours and at every need Find such supplies of mercy from the Lord As he hath promis'd in his Holy Word May they too profit who shall read these Songs Praise be to God to whom all praise belongs James Horne On the foregoing Commendations of the following Poem OThers affect that by some Learned men Some Doctors Students Preachers or the pen Of some great Person what they put to Press Should be commended or delight to dress It with some curious Frontispeice my mind In good men's approbation more doth find It to content that such as God believe And his instructions likewell to receive Who godliness endeavour after fleeing What ever things are therewith disagreeing Commend my studies and endeavours for Such Persons praises God doth not abhor By such he 'll be commended when by those Who to true godliness are real foes Though great and rich and learned too they be To be extolled much disdaineth he Nor did that Kingly Poet David whose Praises were great in songs who did compose The sweetest Poems unto him invite The great or Learned Persons that they might Turn in to him