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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73862	Moyses in a map of his miracles. By Michael Drayton Esquire	Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.	1604 (1604)	STC 7209; ESTC S234	35,694	106

the watchfull post That the neere-bording enuious Amaleck Was marching towards them with a mightie host When he forth Josua from the rest doth drawe A man selected of couragious spirit Which Moyses with prophetick eie foresawe Should be the man his roome that should inherit Commaunding him to muster out of hand And draw his forces presently to head Against that proud Amalakite to stand Which in the field a puissant Armie led Whilst on rocke Horeb with erected hand Bearing the Rod vp to the glorious skie Twixt Hur and Aron Amrams sonne doth stand Whilst both the hosts for victorie doe trie VVhen blades are brandish'd and the fight begun VVarres thundring horror trumpets do proclame VVith the reflection of the radiant Sun Seemes to beholders as a generall flame Much courage and dexteritie that day On either part sufficiently is showne And on the earth full many a Souldier lay Thrusting through danger to make good his owne Heere men might see how many a strenuous guide Striueth to make his enemie to bleede Now the fierce vaward then the rereward plide As he perceaueth the Battalians neede They fight the full day he the Rod vpheld But when his strength by long continuing failes Where as before the Jsraelites had queld The aduerse proud Amalakite preuailes Whilst the two Hebrewes prouident of harmes Setting graue Moyses downe vpon a stone And by their force support his wearied armes Vntill the foe was lastly ouerthrowne Jethro the iust to whom report had tolde Th'atchieuements wrought by his renowned sonne That all the world did tributarie holde By deedes in Egipt God by him had done This good olde man to consummate their ioyes In happy hower his Sonne is come to see Bringing his wife and his two little Boyes Moyses sent backe in Midian safe to bee Which by this time two proper Youths are growne Bred by their Grandsire with exceeding care In all the host there hardly could be showne That with those Boyes for beautie could compare Such mirth and feasting as for them was seene For this graue Father and this godly Dame Vnto this day in Jsrael had not beene Since to kinde Joseph righteous Jacob came The day milde Moyses scarsly can suffice To tell this man the troubles they had past The wonders God had acted in their eies Since they in Midian kindly parted last Jethro that mark'd the paines that Moyses tooke In rising earlie and in resting late That did himselfe into all causes looke And in his person censure each debate This Princely Priest a man exceeding wise And long experienc'd in this great affaire For at that time fewe States or Monarchies VVhose gouernment he could not well declare Reproues good Moyses in this zealous deede Quoth he me think'st thou do'st not well in this The course wherein I see thou doest proceede Trouble to thee and to the people is Appoint out Iudges and inferiour Courts Twixt the Plebeians and thy selfe to bee From them receaue those matters by report Speake thou to God and let them speake to thee In things important be thou still in place In lesser causes leauing them to deale So may you both your quietnes embrace By an exact and perfect Common-weale Now when to Sina they approched neare God calls vp Moyses to the mount aboue And all the rest commaundeth to forbeare Nor from the bounds assign'd them to remoue For who those limits loosely did exceede VVhich were by Moyses mark'd them out beneath The Lord had irreuocably decreed VVith darts or stones should surely die the death VVhere as the people in a wondrous fright VVith harts transfixed euen with frosen blood Beheld their Leader openly in sight Passe to the Lord where he in glory stood Thunder and lightning led him downe the aire Trumpets celestiall sounding as he came VVhich strooke the people with astounding feare Himselfe inuested in a splendorous flame Sina before him fearefully doth shake Couered all ouer with a smouldring smoake As readie the foundation to forsake On the dread presence of the Lord to looke Erect your spirits and lend attentiue eare To marke at Sina what to you is said Weake Moyses now you shall not simplie heare The Sonne of Amram and of Jacobed But he that Adam did imparadice And lent him comfort in his proper blood And saued Noe that did the Arke deuise When the olde world else perish'd in the flood To righteous Abraham Canaan frankly lent And brought forth Isaack so extreamely late Jacob so faire and many Children sent And rais'd chast Ioseph to so high estate He whose iust hand plagu'd Egipt for your sake That Pharos power so scornfully did mocke Way for his people through the Sea did make Gaue food from Heauen and water from the rocke Whilst Moyses now in this cloud-couered hill Full fortie daies his pure aboade did make VVhilst that great God in his Almightie will VVith him of all his Ordinances brake The Decalogue from which Religion tooke The Being sinne and righteousnes began The different knowledge and the certaine booke Of testimonie betwixt God and man The Ceremoniall as ludiciall lawes From his high wisedom that receau'd their ground Not to be altred in the smallest clause But as their Maker wondrously profound The composition of that sacred fane Which as a Symbol curiously did shewe What all his sixe daies workmanship containe Whose perfect modell his owne finger drewe Whose absence thence gaue leasure to their lust Oppugning Aron Idols them to frame And by their power still strengthen this disgust In him denouncing the Almighties name A gold-made God how durst you euer name For him so long had led you from the skie In sight of Sina crowned with a flame His glory thence residing in your eie Such things might melt mortalitie to see That euen the very Elements did fright He that in Egipt had perform'd for thee As made the world amazed at his might Thy soule transpierced ne're before thou feld'st But like a Quarrie 't euen claue thy breast Comming from Sina when as thou beheld'st Th'Elected Jsrael kneeling to a Beast Him sence forsooke his sinewes strengthlesse are He came so much amazed there-withall The stonie tables slip'd him vnaware That with their owne weight brake them in the fall Downe this proud lump ambitiously he flung Into base dust dissoluing it with fire That since they for varietie did long They should thereby euen surfet their desire And sent the minerall through their hatefull throats Whence late those horrid blasphemies did flie On bestiall figures when they fell to doate In prostitution to idolatrie Now when this potion that they lately tooke This Chimick medicine made them to prepare Vpon their beards and on their bosome stooke He doth their slaughter presently prepare What 's he himselfe to Leuie could alie Before this Calfe not sinfullie did fall Girds not his broade blade to his sinewie thie When he heares Moyses vnto Armes to call Killing not him appointed he should slay Though they had slep'd in eithers armes