what to say To still their clamour only that they may Repair to thee for answer and receive What thou thinks meet I know 't is bread they crave The Famine now grown over all the Earth And every Creature suffering under dearth The Store-houses were opened and meat The moneyed Egyptians did eat Yet though he sold to many of the store The Famine waxed daily more and more Neither did Egypt only Victuals want But in all other Countryes Food was scant Yea even in Cana'n which was wont to be For plenteousness the Worlds Granary The Famine plac'd it self in every Face Which Jacob seeing cryed out Alass What shall we do we 'd better ne'r been born Then die for hunger yet I hear there 's Corn In Egypt up then get you down and try If of the Ruler you can any buy Go thither therefore all of you save one Him leave with me I cannot be alone Father said they our lives we owe to you Can we refuse then what you bid us do No Benjamin shall stay till we are come With all our Asses fully loaden home Your blessing Sir e'r we our Journey take We are all ready only that we lack That God's and mine your Journey prosper may Till ye return I 'le never cease to pray Your Money make full weight entreat the man Tell him the Famine's great in Canaan And that with others you are come to buy Egyptian Corn your wants that may supply Now unto Zoan Jacob's Sons are come Saying is the Lord the Governor at home We come from far O let 's obtain the grace To speak and shew him our disast'rous case Lo I am here said he your business At this they bow'd to the Earth and could express Nothing his Glory and their present grief Ties up their Tongues they cannot ask relief The Prince again who all their Faces knew Stranged himself from them and angry grew Saying whence come you surely you are Spies The countenance often the heart betrayes This rough expression so encreas'd their fear That trembling they reply No Sir this year Our Syrian Land was parch'd and nothing bore Meer want made us come unto thee for store Go go you lye I know your whispering Perswadeth me that there is no such thing But Villains come the nakedness to view Of this our Land and then himself withdrew Nay Good my Lord said they our Story hear We all Sons unto one and true men are Mark what we say and if we tell you Lyes Then and not else conclude that we are Spies Tush this is nothing every man will say As much if so by that he cleared may Be but if you give not a better reason Of your down coming I will swear there 's Treason Intended Then we 're twelve reply'd the other Brethren of whom you see ten and another At home his Fathers joy and one is not Ha now that you be Spies I surely wot And so for all your words I shall you prove If you bring not to me your Fathers Love Choose out among you one and for him send Till then our Controversie cannot end Nor you be clear if you do not I swear By Pharaoh's Life that you vile Vagrants are Go bring the Lad his Face when I do see I 'le say all 's true that ye have said to me Resolve this Prison must be your abode Till all agree this do live I fear God If ye be true men then let one of you Be bound in Prison where you all are now And let the rest take Corn that may supply Your wants at home lest they for hunger die In this great Famine only bring the Boy It 's truth I seek to prove not to destroy Your lives to which they 'gree and say t' each other We guilty are concerning our dear Brother Who to his anguish't Soul so hard'ned were That when he pray'd his plaint we would not hear For which in Justice our Almighty God Doth lay on us this his afflicting Rod. Then Reuben unto them reply'd and said Did I not tell you so when fast you laid Your hands upon the Boy but did no good Therefore of us required is his blood This they among themselves in Hebrew spake Thinking that Joseph could no notice take For seeing one who as his part requir'd Interpreted what they of him desir'd And unto them what his Lords answer was They spake their minds aloud about the cause Of their distresses which when Egypt's Lord Had heard he turn'd from them without a word His sympathizing Soul swell'd so high That he must either quickly burst or cry See where Gods Spirit dwells no hatred lives He turns again communes in heart forgives Their ancient Crime yet seemingly unkind He from them Simeon takes and him doth bind And then commands his Servants for to fill Their Sacks with Corn not leaving off until They said they had enough the money he Bids put into their Sacks mouths most secretly Provision for their way bids also take Saying here 's enough I would not have you lack Nor yet diminish ought that ye have bought It 's pity you should come so far for naught Their Asses now when they all loaded had From Egypt soon they their departure made Travelling hard till it was time to bait Their Asses and themselves had need to eat Their Dinner over Beasts now to be proven'd One his Sack opens and cryes out I 'm cosen'd Did you not all see me my money pay And yet 't is here in my Sacks mouth this day This quickly made their joyful Faces lowr And curse the day and the unhappy hour When they their Brother sold It surely is For vengence said they that our God doth this Up and let 's load again till we our place In Canaan see and our old Fathers face That from his wise and long experience May gather'd be what can proceed from hence Now they 're returned home and do relate To Jacob how the Steward did them hate All which we might well by his car'age gather But Ah! said they this was not all dear Father For he would not convinced be but we Must needs be spies come Egypt for to see And though we spoke the truth all this he urg'd May come from Subtile Rogues and so be forg'd But if you will prove true said he leave one Till ye have brought me Jacob's little Son This we were forc'd to do Simeon is there And must till Ben our Brother doth repair Thither with us when we go next to buy Whose sight will work poor Sim's delivery And our free Traffick throughout all the Land Of this we have the Rulers Word and Hand But pray let 's see your Corn if it be right Said Jacob sure your Money was full weight You shall Dear Father bring the Asses nigh That we may empty't in the Granary Lift up this Sack 't is of unusual weight Pray God there be not here another slight Look here 's my Money mine and mine and mine And all of
to the weary Pilgrim on his way What 's greater joy than when he sees and wheâ— His friends receive him safe return'd agen Such straits had I in all my life yet still I sought to be submissive to the will Of my good God and shall I quest'on now That Strength and Goodness which I ever knew No thou art welcome as the Harbinger To call me hence where my affections were All this sad time that I have liv'd on earth No man's more willing to resign his breath Death Thou' rt not afraid of death as Dives was Laz. No Sir you see that I have no such cause Death You are a debtor too and 't must be paid Laz. Yes unto nature What my sins have made Me liable to th' Law when Christ did bleed He said that from the same I should be freed Whose Cross my Crown and Blood my Treasure is This being so pardon I cannot miss Death Then thou art ready Laz. Yes through Heav'ns Grace And hope e're long to see his blessed face â—n Glory Who is that behind you stands Death It is an Angel into whose blest hands You must resign your Soul Now I must see The Rich Man's Funeral Solemnitie Pride Sexton Chyrurgions Masons Carvers Pr. This loathsome pale-fac'd Death made me retire â—rom my deceased Lord whose last desire Was That you Sexton ring his passing Bell And you Embalmers dress his Body well And that you Masons out of Marble Rock â—ig for his Statue a substantial Block 〈◊〉 length sev'n foot breadth four and somewhat more â—or's just dimension as he was before â—ou'r wish'd likewise who Mallet use and Tool â—o cut th' Effigies while his wandring Soul â—oth miriads of years 'bout Lethe Streams â—ange drink and sleep until his newer Dreams Remove him to the fair Elizium Where none but such as my dear Dives come Sext. Master I went about your just Commands But flaming Spirits flood and held my hands Saying That since you you had damn'd his Soul He was no better if the Bell did towl Though then at Pray'r these unexpected words With stranger Faces and prodigious Swords Repell'd my spirits so as I seem'd to be As fit for my last Fun'ral Rite as he Pr. Well 't is no matter I and Gluttony In spight of Heav'n and Hell will Ringers be Chyrurg ' on s view the Corps and spare no cost We do too little when we do the most For our dead Father Dives by whose breath All men received either life or death Though we 'bove all as Trustees must our skill Use till we have performed his last Will. An 't shall be done Artists what say you to 't Chyr Sir Art availeth not we cannot do it The sparkling Glow-worm yesterday shin'd bright Melts into Rottenness A horrid sight Pr. Where is the leaden Coffin put him in Chyr Nor this Sir can we do he hath no skin His flesh and bones consume nothing remains So save your Gold good Sir as we our pains Pr. Is' t usual for dead men to do so Chyr No no it only speaks where he 's to go Pr. Why He 's already in th' Elizian Groves Chyr Be not deceiv'd Heav'n no corrupt'on love Pr. And do you truly think his state is bad Chyr We do so truly and think your's as sad Without Repentance Pr. Now I know ye rave Chyr We knew what we should have no more we crave Pr. Masons where is the Stone that I bespoke For 's Statue Mas Coming hither it was broke Pr. I think we shall be cross'd in each design Mas We ne're were so till now 't is a bad sign Pr. I never heard so much of these till now Mas Such om ' nous things may make a proud man bow Pr. Bow with a Pox then what must the most do Mas We answer soon learn to be humble too Pr. Be gon ye Rogues about your business Mas From such as you we ne're expected less Pr. Carvers have you no such already made Car. Yes but we must take pains about the head which we with artificial hairs must cover And in his hands put bags of Gold however Now Sir it 's done according to your mind Pr. Come take your Mony I 'll have that 's behind Mourners Thrice cursed be the day and Fate That did our bliss obliterate Our golden Mine is now shut up Its owner drinks of Styg'an Cup While we his Votaries do groan Being depriv'd of him alone From whom we all our living had All but his Flatter'rs wanted bread His Friends though few he loved well Since for them he would go to Hell Where we must leave him and repent E're our last glass of time be spent Or else we must expect that Doom To which he is too surely come For his neglect of Pietie Of which he would no lover be Our Tears are vain then let 's give o're And take possession of his store It is sufficient that his Glory Will live as long as Sacred Story And name of Dives will be sweet To every earthly Proselyte Who make their God of gilded clay Till Heav'n as him sweep them away There needs no Tomb most Rich Mens Purses Wrap him as Children by their Nurses Death Angel Lazarus Death Friend Lazarus how like you my returnâ— Laz. Well though your absence gave me cause to mourn Had not the glor'ous Light you left behind Made my past mis'ries vanish from my mind Death Doth not the Doom of the Rich Man affright Thy feeble flesh Laz. Ne're while I see this Light Which I am sure is earnest of that bliss I shall receive when come where Jesus is Keep me no longer here I am most willing Thou canst not hurt me having lost thy Sting Speaketh to the Angel And you if sent from God to be my Guide Hold fast dark night rough way may make me slide Ang. Joy of thy Lord I 'm come for that same end To bring thee safe to Heav'n he did me send Whose will I always cheerfully obey Yet e're we take our wing pray let us stay And talk of your Adventur's here below This I desire Laz. I 'll tell you what I know What entertainment had you all this time On earth Laz. As Cynthia now Full now Prime Or as bright Phebus whose resplendant Rays Give heat and light to the renewed days And yet are sometimes wrapt in Clouds and Mist That if he shine or not it is not guest Or when pale Luna overshades his face So various was my state while in this place Ang. Is there not then 'mong Mortals difference Laz. Yes that 's one cause for which I would go hence Some swim in pleasure some are drown'd in want Though this last happens where true Grace is scant The Rich oppress the Poor the fat devour The lean and yet this lasteth not an hour Being compared with Eternity Ang. Do not some say that they shall never dy Laz. Yes so said the Rich Man but yesterday Now I am almost weary of my stay For
though I 'm glad to see your glorious light I long to see my God who shines more bright Into whose presence I desire to be Ang. I have yet one word more to say to thee What were thy thoughts of Heav'n when thy distress And sores were grievous Laz. You may eas'ly guess I never yet despair'd of Shaddai's help Though men look'd on me as a leprous whelp Ang. And think'st thou that such Misers come to bliss Laz. The Scripture saith To such God's Promise is Ang. Trust me thou dar'st then with thy happy Soul Laz. Why should I fear Since you dare not controul Your Makers Mandat who desires that ye Neâ—r leave my better part till plac'd it be In Abram's bosom where I shall inherit More than Elisha's or Elia's spirit Ang. This pleaseth well What thy last words may be I 'll hear of Mankinds treple Enemy And so go hence The Flesh the World and Hell Are those I mean b'ing such since Adam fell Laz. The Devil a Lyar is whom I defie And ever did you are my witness by His black suggests that did my Maker rob Of 's Glory I despis'd and shar'd with Job In 's dunghil scabs and rather than commit A wilful trespass I would to the pit Have gone alive he hath a murd'ring mind Although he flatter let him get behind As for the alluring world th' Almighty knows It never received ought of me it owes Me many common favours fare it well 'T was better want them then have gone to Hell Poor flesh I am a debtor unto thee Wait but a while my Lord will satisfie With Interest what e'r I took on score Enough for all thou shalt revive Nay more Thou shalt be glorifi'd with Christ thy Head At Day of Judgment when he ' wakes the dead Ang. This true Confession makes the glorious Earth is not worthy of thee come with us Death strike him gently he 's the adopted Son Of Abram where I leave him and have done Abraham Lazarus Dives Abr. Welcome dear Child now I am filld with joy To see thee trample all did thee annoy 'T is Faith and Hope and Love that helpt thee hither Two of which cease the last shall never wither It 's Summer always here here 's no Hail-showers To stock the fruit once set or blast the Flowers Of bliss eteanal Pray look upon me My faithful Son whom I have long'd to see Here take this Crown this Royal Diadem Adron that head which formerly with shame Lay on the Dunghil Let thy spotted skin Henceforth be glorious as thy Soul within Prepare thine ears for the uncessant noise Of Saints and Angels who do all rejoyce At thy admission to this Sacred Quire Where all their Hymn's are fraught with Divine fire And none do sing of any thing but love That 's our eternal bus'ness now above Laz. All praise to the Almighty through whose Grace I fought the good fight and have won the race Abr. Raise thy Immortal Voice another Key Thou must sing Halelujahs night and day For ever La. Halelujah Devil Did my dark chains and torments fierce permit I should rejoyce to see Great Dives sit Here pin'd with anguish thirst and cold While my dear Friends consume his ill got Gold How fare you Sir How like ye your remove The Scene is alter'd since you were above Div. Ah me What ruful sights what squalid shapes Of Bears and Wolves and Tygers ugly Apes Devouring Vulturs and that which is worse Damn'd Furies foaming under Heav'ns curse Fire fire O fire dreadful sulphureous Devil Such entertainment you must have with us Dives I freeze I fry and cannot get way Devil Stay first for Purple and fine Linnen pay You took on trust your quintessence of blood Must be exchanged for the Styg'an flood The pleasure you have had for some few years Is ended after which eternal tears Must have succession Div. O! what glorious light Do I see shining through the gloomy night And place with fairest Diamonds and Pearls Beset and floored fit for none but Earls Or such as I once was What Sun-like Sage Is that his face bespeaks him of great age And who is that li'th in his glor'ous arms Sure 't is some Cupid who fond nature charms Devil Nothing but Nature yet I thought this load Of chains might have assur'd there was a God Whose habitation is the place you see Dives Then curst be they who have deceived me Devil That ancien's Abr'am and that glorious youth In 's happy arms is Lazarus whose mouth You once forbid to shew his wretched case Or give the least relief Div. Alas alas Will neither of them help me if I cry Devil 'T will but augment your torment you may try Dives Father dear Father Abram ease your Son Who li'th in torment else he is undon My misery 's so great I cannot tell But ah too sure it is the fire of Hell Which heretofore none could make me believe Yet dearest Father if you can relieve Me from this torment reach thy helping hand If not send Lazarus who thy Command is ready to obey and let him dip In cooling water but his fingers tip Which he upon my scorched tongue may drain To quench this flame which I cannot sustain Abr. Son be content time was thou wouldst not see Without disdain this poor man's miserie Nor wouldest give the crumbs fell from thy Table To satisfie his Soul when thou wast able His fortunes to have rais'd to such a pitch That none but Dives might have been more rich Then thou thy portion hadst while wretched he Lay in distress unpitied by thee Dost not remember these things Div. Yes O Yes Is this the cause I am depriv'd of bliss Abr. And good cause too wherefore give o're to grieve There 's none in Heav'n or Earth can thee relieve A fixed Gulf betwixt us ever shall Unmoved stand God's Justice brazen wall So that no heir of Heav'n can come to thee Nor thou to them for ease of misery Dives Then pray you send him to my Father's house I have five Brethren there are very loose They 're also feeding fat for this sad slaughter Abr. Tush News from Heav'n will only make their laughter For they who drowned are in earthly pleasure Have this hard fate neâ—re to repent at leisure Or mend that is amiss but spend their day In eating drinking rising up to play Till they are fall'n asleep Their golden Dreams â—re never well interpreted till Streams Of fire and brimstone from the higher powers Rain on their heads for ever Div. O these Showers Would I were turned to some Marble Rock Or had at first been made a sensless Block Oh! that great hills and mountains might us swallow Or that like Bruits I might for ever wallow On Earth and have no other ' count to make Abr. Give o're give o're and these your torments take Aâ— from a just and sin-revenging God Who will'd you once to bear a lighter load Div. O! but my Brethren
Sir know not my Doom Abr. They 'll know 't I doubt too soon when they are come To that same place of torment where you are Div. Then send O send Sir e're they go too far Is not the gate of Heav'n ope ' while they live They may repent and God their sins forgive Abr. 'T is but in vain to send one from the dead Se'ing he can say no more than may be read In Moses Isai ' weeping Jeremie And all the rest whose Inspirations be Divine Then cursed wretch thou must give o're To cry bidding Adieu for evermore To Heav'n where Lazarus must now remain With me and thou in Hell's tormenting pain The Rich Man's EPITAPH FOR The EPILOGUE HEre li'th the Man who never did Good while he livâ—d nor Vice forbid Here li'th the Man who to his Wealth Trusted his Souls and Bodies health Here li'th the Man who out of measure Glutted himself with beastly pleasure For which his hungry Soul and dry Is doom'd eternally to fry In Hell A warning unto those Who in base Earth their trust repose His Sentence past let such give o're God's just still as he was before Avertat Deus hoc malum à nobis FINIS FIRE And Brimstone OR THE DESTRUCTION OF Sodom Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish Luk. 13.3 The Persons Prologus Angel God Angels of God Abraham Sarah Sodomites Lot Lot's Sons Devil Lot's Wife Chorus Prologus IF any think my Buskin is too much Like to Satyr know 't is not a touch If the Physitian can a Gangrene kill He must use Corrosives as well as skill Else putrid matter will infest the part That 's sound till it hath seized on the heart This is too often seen to be disapprov'd Let not the courteous Reader then be mov'd If I have laid the Axe to the Tree's root Thinking to fell it O! that I could do 't If Lot's Wife who was led by Angel's hand Scap'd not God's Judgment but doth Pillar stand Of Salt And seeing Justice doth begin With House of God must we not all fear sin That Adam out of Paradice did cast And after him drown'd the old World at last That slaved Israel four hundred years And costs each Heav'n-born Child much briny tears What say I tears for it the Son of God Sweat drops of blood and bore a heavy load Of wood for 's Cross and then resign'd his breath That who believes might not taste second death For it is Sodom burnt our present Theme We must beware of Sin or bear the blame If we give way this Circe will bewitch The best The fire 's hot made of wood pitch But hotter far that 's kindled by the breath Of Sin-revenging God eternal death FIRE and BRIMSTONE OR The Destruction of Sodom Angel God Abraham Sarah Angels BEhold how Sodom swaggers in its Pride And Lust and Gluttony none is espied That thoughts of Heaven have or bowe a knee But one poor Stranger who adoreth me My Servant Lot whose holy Soul they vex Because there 's no distinction made of Sex Nor age But all promiscuously do go Like Goats and Leopards that all they may know Each other Come we will go down and see Those horrid facts whose cry has come to me I am the Holy One who sit above My purer Eye cannot such things approve The Soul that sinneth it shall surely die Awake my Just revenge I 'le down and try If they my handy work who are but clay Dare quarrel with their Potter and say nay But we will do it Who can us controul What profiteth Religion since the Soul Is mortal as our flesh and cannot rise Let 's heap up sin on sin and heav'n despise Put on your walking habits Let us go And view the place to see if it be so Yet there 's a trusty Friend lives in our way By Mamre Grove there we must make some stay See Yonder is the place where Sun doth shine Gilding the Oakes whose tops seem to encline To bid us welcome Angels Eternal Son true Day-Star from on high It is our honour that we may draw nigh So great a Light and be employ'd by thee To execute thy Will we ready be Ab. Sarah Sa My Lord. Ab. Do'st not see strangers come Sa. I do I do 't is well you were at home Ab. Their gate bespeaks them great I 'le run and see Walking on foot perhaps they weary be Al-hail my Lord if I have favour found With thee pass not from off thy servant's ground Untill a little water fetched be To wash your Feet and you under this Tree Rest for a while it being almost noon You shall go on as soon as Dinner 's done For therefore to your servant are ye come Ang. 'T is true go quickly do as thou hast said Ab. Up my dear Sarah now I lack thine aid Of Meal three measures thou shalt dress knead Cakes on the hearth make of it we want bread And I my self will bring a fatted Calf Out of the herd young man dress you its half Bring Milk and Butter hither unto me With Veal both roast and boil'd my Lord you see Your homely dinner Let your Friends take place Where the Almighty eats there needs no grace Accept such things as you are pleas'd to send To your poor Servant who will you attend Ang. These Favours I will certainly requite Upon thee and thy Wife who 's out of sight Where is thy Sarah Is she not at home Ab. Yes in the Tent. Ang. Then why did she not come For I intend about this time next year To come again and she shall surely bear A Son though Abraham be old and she Have no fore-runner of a pregnancie Sar. Ha ha Is not this likely to be true Have I been thus long Married to you Without Conception shall my nutted Breast And barren Womb procure a cleansing Feast No I shall sooner far expect my grave Than that such Pleasure you and I should have Ang. Hark Sarah laughs good Abra'm tell me why She cannot be thy Wife if she deny That the Almighty can all Natur 's laws Reverse dilate contract as he see 's cause Or thinketh she that any thing on Earth Can be too hard for him who gave all breath Once more I say I will return and she This time next Year shall Joyful Mother be Sar. Alas What shall I do he did me spie Laughing yet Woman-like I will denie I did not laugh Ang. Nay but thou didst forbear He cannot be deceiv'd who 's Eye and Ear. Arise Let us go hence a fearful stink Comes to my nostrils from that filthy sink Whose crying sins do hasten its decay Ab. Pray let your Servant bring you on your way Ang. Well Abraham since thou hast served me So faithfully nothing shall hidden be Of all that I am now about to do Here I will all relate before I go For thou shalt surely a great Nation be And all the World shall blessed be in thee The Sin
to defile 't will be a Sin Besides the old man hath perswaded them To stay if this be done he 'll bear the blame Forbear Sod You punies you 'l be Godly too Is this the way you do his daughters woo Son And we would have you so could we perswade Sod Ha see how like they grow to their old Dad Go get you hence we 'll make no more delay Give o're to plead or you shall dearly pay For your sobriety come out ye Rogue Bring forth these strangers do not time prorogue We hear they 're beauties 't is but what they owe Being within our Town we must them know See how he shuckes old Rascal do not dally With us nor time see'st not the City rally About thy House 't is but in vain to think That thou shalt eat our Bread or drink our Drink And not submit thy self unto our Will Lot All your requests if just I will fulfill I hope these boyst ' rous words are all but Jests Sod Confounded Dog bring forth thy handsome Guests Or by our great God Priapus we swear That we thy Body will in pieces tear Lot My Lords this rudeness is not strange to me Be not dismaid I will go out and see It my grave presence can make them give o're However after me I 'le shut the Door Brethren I do not understand your humour What is the cause that ye make such a rumour I' th' street at this time and about my Door Neighbours be rul'd this wickedness give o're And if your Beastly lust cannot refrain But that these strangers you with sin would stain See here two Maids of mine who Virgins be Use them at pleasure and let these go free Sod Rogue runagate slave think not that thou must Make such exchanges to restrain our Lust Who made the'a Judge If we be rul'd by thee Then must we bid adieu to Buggary But hold stand back or we will break the Door Lot Help help O help these Villains press me sore Sod Hark this mad fellow thinks to have Rescue Whence must it be from Heav'n I warrant you Heav'n help indeed of that we 're not afraid Though it and Hell combine their feeble aid Cannot reprieve the Prisoners within We are not scar'd with punishment of sin There Bald-pate God-adoring Rascal take yoâ— that strikes him How pretily he looks in 's dimpl'd Hat Now open to us strikes again Ang. Belov'd of Heav'n we see thy willingness To curb these wretches and our grief redress Come in to us and we 'll secure the Door Blindness shall make these Brands of Hell give o're Sod He is a Devil he'th bewitched me And me and me and me and me and me I 'm blind I 'm blind and cannot find the Door By Heav'n nor I I fear we must give o're We see their God can help them in a strait And cool our courage let us leave his Gate Begging him pardon for if we stand still He that hath struck us blind can also kill Not I for though I see not I can fell And if I catch the old knave I will deal Worse with him than before In spite of Heav'n We may in time with him also be ev'n For if he does not ope our Eyes again He and all his to morrow shall be slain Ang. Besides thy Family do'st any pity Daughters or Sons-in-Law within this City â—f any call them those we 'll not anoy But all the City else we will destroy Because the cry is wax'n great we must Reduce all Living in it into dust Lot Sons now take warning get you from this place Quickly the Sun shall not twice run his race From East to West before destruction shall Reward of lust on wicked Sodom fall God saith it and I 'm sure it will be done Sons if ye love your lives get ready soon To go with me Sons Sir this you told all of us long ago And yet nothing is come to pass you know You old and fearful are your brain is dry Before that it be so we shall espy Unusual signes from Heav'n if any be Such things we may believe but never thee Ang. Lot God give thee good morrow dost not spy The Sun in this Horizon mounting high Hast get thee hence with Daughters Sons and Wife Nothing that stayes behind shall keep in life You must out of the City speedily Lest for its sin you all consumed be Come there 's no time to stay or look about He that would not be burnt must get him out Why do you linger pray give me your hand Yours Madam pray give me we cannot stand Your God is merciful and full of pity And hath sent us to bring you out o' th' City Ang. Deus Scape for thy life shake off all Worldly cares When God afflicts all such things are but snares Trust not to humane help 't is I who fight And nothing's able to resist my might Go look streight forward if thou turn thy back Or any that is thine then I will make Thee feel the smart of my afflicting Rod. Fly to the Mountains lest Almighty God Consume thee with the City Lot Not so Lord Since I believe according to thy word And have found grace in saving of my Life As likewise have these two poor Girls and Wife Into the Mountains Lord I cannot fly â—est there some evil take me and I dye Add to thy former favours out of pity Leave for to flye unto the neighb'ring City T is but a little one my Lord it give Into thy Servant and his Soul shall Live Ang. Dear friend to shew thee what respect I bear â—o thee and all thy Servants this I hear â—nd grant what thou desirest flye in hast â—o thy entreated shelter while thou' rt past â—he City Wall my powerful hands are bound With cords of Love while thou art on this ground Although my Just revenge doth burn and chafe â—can do nothing till thou art come safe â—o Zoar. Chorus Curs'd be the day when we This stranger first did see Curs'd be the mouth that spake To us that we should take This wretch within our Walls Who Studieth our falls And hath with Heavâ—n conspir'd That Sodom may be fir'd There is no remedy We must destroyed be Come yet let 's endeavour To get the Rogues favour If he will but once pray We 're sure Heav'n will stay His hand and will revoke This sad and fatal stroke Rise let us to his Gate Perhaps it 's not too late And give his guests good words The best Sodom affords If these do not take place Then there will be no space Between us and the fire Taugh I must now retire Here 's such a loathsome smell That nothing if not Hell Can the same parallel Angel-God Sodomits Devil Lot Lot's Wife Ang. The Sun shines bright and Lot almost at home In Zoar now must Sodom have its doom Gomorah also Admah and Zeboim The fifth I will reserve as yet for him Awake my Justice and let
him because they wanted bread His Sons his Daughters and his Nephews all Are now descended at the Dreamers call Whose exact number then was but three score And ten of which three had been there before Joseph the father and his children two Manass and Ephra'm then he had no mo When they th' Egyptian borders did descry Jacob to 's fourth son Judah loud did cry Go down to Joseph bid him tell me where He will me place I am a stranger there Tell him at Goshen I will tarry while He come or send and shew me what 's his will And howsoever he dispose of me His word or work to me a law shall be As soon as Judah did his brother greet With these glad tidings he prepares to meet His aged father and before him stands Bows begs his blessing with uplifted hands And he again for joy his son to see Falls on his neck kissing it ardently Weeps and embraces so that all admire The strong affections of his aged Sire Who cry'd aloud O Joseph Jeseph now My darling Joseph I am sure that thou Dost live then this I of my God will crave That he my spirit may in haste receive Since I am wholly eased of the wo Hath me perplex'd these twenty years and two Then Joseph who had all this time been stop By tears which from his Princely eyes had dropt Said Father welcom Now I must go home And tell the King that all of you are come Who I am sure at this will much rejoyce And give command that I of you dispose Where best convenience may for you be had For this to me he hath already said And I will tell if he to know desire That you are Shepherds and you aim no higher When therefore he shall ask of you this thing You shall confirm my words by answering We and our Father Keepers are of Sheep Which he 'll no sooner hear then 's promise keep And give you Goshen where you safely shall Your tender Flocks grase and your Cattel all Your dwellings also he will set apart For Shepherds grieve Egyptians at the heart Now Joseph leaves his Father in that place Returns and speaks with Pharaoh Face to Face Saying my Father and his Family Are with their Substance come to visit thee Joseph said Pharaoh of this take my hand I 'm glad to see thy Father in my Land Call some of them and let them see my Face Assure thy self they shall with me find grace I will said Joseph then he quickly takes Five of his Brethren and a Present makes To Pharaoh who did instantly enquire What is your Trade or what will you desire We 're Shepherds and Sojourners in this Land Whose greatest errand is to kiss thy hand The next to see our Brother and have place Our Flocks to feed in Canaan there 's no grass The piercing Drought so scorched hath the land That there is nothing to be seen but Sand If therefore we shall of thee favour find Grant's Goshen Pastures and for this we 'll bind Our selves to be thy Subjects and our Seed Of thee and thine shall stand in Kingly dread Then Pharaoh unto Joseph did reply Since they 'r come down what will I them deny My Crown but spare and ask what e'r they please I 'le give all things conducing to their ease My Land 's before them as for their request In Goshen for them Dwellings make in haste And for a greater proof of love to thee Choose out among them some will active be And put my Cattel all into their hands Their hire from me let it be Gold and Lands But pray thee Joseph where 's thy aged Sire His face to see I have a great desire Greatest of Kings you shall lo here he is This said old Israel doth great Pharaoh bless Saying my Lord the King of Kings protect Your Sacred Person and since you respect Me and my Sons I 'le never cease to pray For you with hands to Heav'n lift night and day My thanks said Pharaoh now I must be bold To ask one question I would know how old Thou art Good Jacob soon this answer made An hundred thirty summers I have had As many winters have I also been In pilgrimage unsettled I mean Yet few and evil if you 'l deign to look Upon a Line in this my Table-book Where is inserted faithful Abrahams age An hundred and seventy five his stage Completes my father Isaac liv'd five more Though all this time their grievances were sore This said the old man looking round about Blesseth the King takes leave and walketh out Now come said he Son since you know I have Your Kings good will a fitting place I crave Where I and all my Children safe may be From all Sedition and Conspiracy Then Joseph beckn'd to his Sire and said Rameses is the best that can be had There take possession this my Lord commands These are your Writings signed with our hands The famine's great yet Joseph wills that he Since come to Egypt have no scarcity Of bread tho'in Canaan'd Egypt there was want In so much that the most began to faint For hunger but that Egypts Nursing Father Its currant money into stores did gather And such as from Canaan was brought to buy Corn he doth put into th' Treasury Now Egypts money doth begin to waste Which made the Natives run to him in haste And say Sir you must grant us fresh supply Of bread and corn or else for want we die There 's none but you can grant us any aid Who answered You 've got as much as paid But this my counsel is which if you take To bring your cattel you will not be slack And them for corn and bread exchange with me What profit they if you of famine die The hunger-starv'd Egyptians at this Do much rejoyce yea and with blessing bless The Ruler and with chearful hearts do bring Their Horses Cattel Flocks and every thing Except their Land all 's laid at Josephs feet Who willingly receiv'd and gave them meat Poor creatures they had good cause to fear For this provision ended with that year Was but the fixth since that great want began When it was ended they to Joseph ran Again for more lay'ng out their wretched case And saying to him We must die alass Our Money gone our Cattel you did crave We brought them now our Land is all we have Come buy this also let 's not starved be And we our selves will serve our King and thee Let us have Seed that we again may try Whether our Land as yet will fructifie At this his tender heart is fill'd with grief And eyes with tears which way for their relief Procures for he to Pharaoh makes it o're Making him Landlord who was King before Their ancient Livings he bids them forsake And for the future other Dwellings take For which they should to Pharaoh Egypts King As to the owner yearly Rent in bring But to the Priests there was more