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A sacred memorie of the miracles wrought by our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ. Written by Samuel Rowlands
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Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?
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Cana where by miracle diuine He made of perfect water purest wine Went to the Lord and earnest sute begon That he would please to come and heale his sonne At Capernaum where he then did lye In all mens iudgement at the point to dye Iesus replyed except that Signes you see And wonders wrought you haue not faith in me The Ruler answered siâ— affoord thine ayde Ere deathes hard hand vpon my child be layde My dearest sonne is breathing out his last Oh come and helpe before his life be past Then Iesus to his heart did comfort giue Doe thou depart thy dying sonne doth liue Because thou hast a faithfull constant mind At thy returne in health thou shalt him find As with great ioy he from our Sauiour went Some of his seruants came incontinent And met their master cheerefull on the way With voyces full of comfort thus did say Thy son whose sicknesse caus'd vs all complaine Is wonderfull restor'd to health againe He liues and all his former griefe is past Which lay most wofull breathing out his last Then he demaunded at what time and howre He was deliuer'd from Deaths fatall power And they replyed yesterday at seuen The feauer left him prais'd be God of heau'n Then knew the father t' was the time direct That Iesus of his mercies free respect Said vnto him thy dying son doth siue That instant he restoring life did giue And hereupon he and his houshould all Beleeu'd and faithfull did on Iesus call At Poole Bethesda where attending lay Of blind and lame and withr'ed that each day Expected cure when heau'nly Cherubin Did touch the waters then to get them in And wash away all griefes they did sustaine A man that eight and thirty yeare in paine Endeuour'd helpe amongst the Lazars there Yet wofull wretch not any whit the neare For still when he entended to haue good By entring that same sanctified floud Alwayes by others he was thrust aside Where euery man did for himselfe prouide And got before him so that he put by In most perplexed state distrest did lye Christ comming there and knowing well how long He had sustained this preuenting wrong Sayd to the sicke wilt thou haue helpe at all Oh sir quoth he I know not how I shall I haue no friend that will so much befriend me As an assisting hand at need to lend me When waters moue by holy Angels touch To get me in there 's none will do so much But when I seeke with all my best endeuour Some one or other doth preuent me euer Stepping before me thus am I kept backe To doe me good all helpe of friends I lacke Then Christ whose word to heale him did suffice Said but vnto him take thy bed arise Depart away who cheerefully arose Tooke vp his burden and from thence he goes This gracious worke vpon the Sabboth done The Iewes would quarrell for it with Gods sonne His sinnefull creatures which he made of clay Would question him who made both night and day Not thinking how his word fram'd all that 's wrought And how that word can bring that all to nought A man borne blind vpon the way did lye Asking for almes as Iesus passed by And the Disciples to their Master said Lord tell vs why this punishment is layde On that blind creature what hath he misdone Is it for Fathers trespasse or for sonne Iesus reply'd the cause he wanteth sight Depriued of the day adorning light Is not for any wicked works of sinne That Parents or himselfe haue liued in But that the mighty power of God might be Made manifestly knowne in such as he I am to worke the works of him that sent me While it is day before darke night preuent me As long as I within the world abide I am the light that vnto glory guide When thus the Lord had spoke spittle and clay He mixt together and the same did lay Vpon the eyes of him that was borne blind Whose hope resolued with a faithfull mind That Christ had power to giue those eyes true sight Which neuer yet had seene what thing was light Then Iesus sayd vnto the blind-man goe And wash thy selfe within the Poole Siloe Which by interpretation is call'd sent He with more ioy then can be vttered went And did according hauing sight as cleare As euer did to glorious light appeare Whereat great wonder present was in all Which saw what to the begger did befall Borne blind they knew of none to be denide And most miraculous now perfect ey'd Yet question'd him and fell to great debate And wickedly from Christ did derogate Denying him his owne eternall might More blind in soule then was the man of sight Lazarus raysed from death The Souldiers at Christes betraying cast to the ground Malcus eare cut off by Peter healed The temples veile rent stones diuide graues open the dead arise Iohn 11. Iohn 18. Luk. 22. Mathew 27. Two holy sisters had theyr brother lying In Bethany euen at the point of dying One blessed Magdalen that with her teares Did wash Christs feet dri'd them with her haires The other gratious Martha these sent thus To Iesus for their brother Lazarus Oh Lord behold he whom thou louest deere Is grieuous sicke affoorde thy presence here His danger will admit of no delayes Yet Iesus tarried where he was two dayes Then said to his Disciples our kind friend Lazarus sleepes but wake him I entend Lord they reply'd if he but sleepe we know He shall doe well there will no danger grow But then he plainely spake his breath is fled And soule departed Lazarus is dead And I am glad for your sakes in this case That I was absent with you from the place Because you may belieue now you and I Will goe and visite him at Bethany When they came thither there they notice haue That he had lyen foure dayes within his graue And many of the Iewes whom loue did lead Were comforting the sisters of the dead Martha saw Iesus and alow'd she cride Had'st thou been here my brother had not dyed Yet this I know assured truth to be What thou dost aske of God hee le giue it thee Then Iesus sayd arise againe he shall I know it Lord quoth she and so must all At that great day of Resurrection when All shall arise both good and wicked men I resurrection am and Life doe giue He that beleeues in me though dead shall liue And he that liueth and belieues in me Shall neuer dye Beleeu'st thou this quoth he Yea Lord she said thou art Gods sonne I know Should come into this world and grace bestow Then Mary came fell downe and grieuous wept Saying deare Lord our brother we had kept Hadst thou been heere his life preseru'd had bin And these woe teares we had not bathed in Then Iesus groned in the Spirit and said Show me the place where is the body layd They said come Lord behold and therewithall From his most holy blessed eyes