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Youths divine pastime containing forty remarkable scripture histories turned into common English verse : with forty curious pictures proper to each story : very delightful for the virtuous imploying the vacant hours of young persons, and preventing vain and vicious divertisements : together with several scripture hymns upon divers occasions.
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R. B., 1632?-1725?
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to streng then him And bows himself with all his power He plucks the Pallace to the ground A thousand slays at his last hour Thus dy'd Heavens Champion with renown And at his Death more Honour won Than by his Glorious Conquests he Even all his Life before had done XVII Vpon David and Goliah 1 Sam. 17. WHen Israel ' gainst the Philistines Made War under King Saul They had a Giant in their Host Whom they Goliah call He taller was than others far In strength he did excel He had an Head-piece all of Brass And he with Pride did swell He marches up to Israel's Tents And boldly does proclaim Defiance to the best of them That dare at him to aim The Israelites were much afraid And trembled at his voice Which made their Enemies laugh and scoff And over them rejoice Thus proud Goliah oft doth vaunt And challenge them to Fight But there was none the courage had To meet this Man of Might When David comes into the Host And hears the boasts he makes He much disdains his Blasphemies The Combate undertakes Goliah doth the Youth despise Swears he will have his life David as vallantly replies His death shall end the strife Goliah comes with Sword and Spear But David with a Sling And though the Giant rage and swear David him down doth bring He only slings a little Stone And therewith lays him dead Which done he bravely marches on And then cuts off his Head XVIII Vpon David and Abigail 1 Sam. 25. IN great distress to th' Wilderness Of Paran David fled To save himself from furious Saul Who close him followed Being in want he sends his Men To Nabal for relief But he instead of Food returns What added to his grief David he calls a Run-away And nothing will bestow He will not give his Bread and Drink To Men he does not know The young Men back to David come And Nabal's words declare Who vows his Family to slay And none of them to spare When one of Nabal's Servants heard His Master so severe He told his Wife who instantly The Consequence did fear Plenty of Bread and Wine she takes And unto David goes To pacify his wrath and save Her House from Blood and Woes Being discreet at David's Feet She falls and favour craves Prays he 'll be pleas'd to be appeas'd Since God him often saves He hears her voice and does rejoyce She kept him back from Blood He up her lifts receives her Gifts And promises her good Soon after Gods revenging Rod Took away Nabal's Life Then David sent for Abigail And took her to his Wife XIX Vpon David and Bathsheba 2 Sam. 11. VVHen Joab against Ammon fought King David staid at home And on his House did use to walk Till Joab back should come From conquering his Enemies One Evening thus imploy'd Bathsheba who was very fair Bathing her self he spied Her Beauty prov'd a snare to him He sent and she is brought With whom he folly doth commit Which him much mischief wrought And to conceal his wickedness And cover this vile deed Her Husband poor Uriah's doom'd Though innocent to bleed This faithful valiant Souldier Must be expos'd to die Lest he his Wives Adultery Should happen to descry Joab must be imploy'd therein Who never asks the Cause David then takes her to his Wife And thus rejects Gods Laws Lord if the best of men may thus So foully sin and fall What need have we to watch and pray And on thy Name to call For thy assistance and thy grace Temptations to withstand That they may ne're prevail on us To break the least Command Since we observe that one sin still Is followed by another Vainly like David men design The first the last shall cover XX. Vpon David and Nathan 2 Sam. 12. DAvid a while lay quietly And thought his Crime conceal'd But foolish Man can never hide What God will have reveal'd For Nathan came and in Gods Name Lay'd to his charge this sin And threatens him that for the same The Lord will visit him Thou didst quoth he this secretly But I before the Sun Will shew to all how I detest The Fact that thou hast done Uriah 's Wife and then his Life Were subject to thy Lust And now thy Wives and Childrens death Shall shew that I am just Thus saith the Lord I 'll draw my Sword Against thy Family And first th' Adulterous Child now Born I do pronounce shall die I made thee king and gave thee Wives And all thou couldst desire Yea more I would have done for thee If more thou couldst require But since mine Enemies now Blaspheme For these thy evil ways Thy House shall have no rest nor peace VVithin it all thy days Thou dost confess thy wickedness I 'll therefore thee forgive Yet to be sure thou must endure My wrath whilst thou dost live Thus God declares he will not spare The best but them chastise Let us then fear him to offend For he is just and wise XXI Vpon David and Absalom 2 Sam. 13. DAvid doth still Gods Judgments see Now Absolom conspires His best beloved Absolom His Fathers Death desires He first contrived Amnon's Death And now invades the Crown David's grey Hairs with sorrow he Will bring unto the ground The Politick Achitophel In League with him doth join The Rebels now grow confident Of carrying their Design David flyes from Jerusalem VVeeps as he goes along VVith covered Head and bared Feet The Traitors still grow strong Alas what shall poor David do He calls upon the Lord And of him humbly doth implore He would his Aid afford God hears his Prayer confounds his Foes Brings all their Plots to nought In rage Achitophel hangs himself In his own Snare he 's caught Joab pursues young Absolom Assur'd of Victory And finds him hanging by the Locks I' th' Branches of a Tree And notwithstanding David's Charge He to him should be kind He with a Dart pierces his Heart The Youth his Life resign'd Then David mourns for Absolom As for an only Son Yea his dear Absolom's Life to save Wishes his own had gone XXII King Solomon and the two Harlots 1 Kings 3. VVHen Solomon in Peace possest The Throne of Israel His Wisdom far and neer was known Most King 's he did excel It happened two Harlots begg'd Of him to do them Right Who having heard them plead their Cause Soon brought the Truth to light Both dwelt together in one House Each did a Man-Child bear One Woman over-laid her Son I' th' Night for want of Care Then rises up and in the dark Doth to the other come And takes away her living Child Leaving her dead i' th' room The Mother wakes the dead Child finds But looking well thereon At length she certainly concludes This Child is not her own The other boldly doth affirm Her 's is the living Child The Difference is so great that they Could not be reconcil'd The King hears all and thinks this Cause Affection must decide
Calls for a Sword and tells them he The live Child will divide The Mother of the living Child Fearing it should be slain Yields that the other it should have And thereby makes it plain That she the real Mother is He it on her bestows The King for Wisdom is renown'd His Name more famous grows XXIII Elijah fed by Ravens 1 Kings 17. IN Ahab's Time great Wickedness Was acted in the Land For which God now resolves they shall Feel his afflicting Hand Elijah came and in the name Of God to him declares No Dew nor Rain upon the Earth Shall fall in full three Years Ahab is wroth the Prophet flies And by the Lord's Command At Cherith hides till God remove The Famine from the Land And there saith God by Ravens I Thee constantly will feed They ne're shall fail thee to supply With what thou stand'st in need Elijah nothing doubts but goes Where God did him advise Had we but Faith to trust in God We ne're should want supplies Of what is fit and good for us Which this good Prophet found Who is so far from wanting that He seemeth to abound The Ravens every Morning come And bring him Bread and Flesh And every Evening do the same Wherewith they him refresh Thus of the most unlikely means God sometimes maketh use Birds Beasts and Fishes do his will They cannot it refuse A Lion did with Honey feed Good Samson from the Jaw The Waters burst to quench his Thirst All must obey Gods Law XXVI Vpon Elijah 's Fiery Chariot 2 Kings 2. GOod Man how weary was thy Soul of violence and strife So great were thy Afflictions thou Wast weary of thy life Thou hunted wast from place to place Hid in a Den or Cave Because thou didst Repentance preach And Israel wouldst save Then God gave ear unto thy Pray'r And bid thee to prepare Thou now must into Heaven fly Thy Heart before was there This welcome Message having heard He goes to Jericho And thence to Jordan he makes haste For quickly he must go Triumphantly he marches on Elisha doth attend And all the way the Prophets say Thy Master must ascend When they were unto Jordan come Elijah smites the Flood The Waters presently give way All turns to him for good When safe got through Elijah says What shall I do for thee Ah says Elisha that thy Spirit Might doubled be on me Now as they walk a Chariot Of Fire does appear Takes up Elijah into th' Air But leaves Elisha there Swiftly he through the Sky doth ride And into Heaven's receiv'd Elisha having lost his Lord Exceedingly is griev'd XXV Vpon the Bears destroying Forty Children 2 Kings 2. ELijah gone Elisha now At Jericho does stay The Prophets Sons perswade him that His Master find they may He them forbids but they persist And urge him to 't again But after three days seeking him They find it is in vain The Citizens then him intreat He would their Waters cure Which he performs and healthfulness Doth unto them procure Then doth he toward Bethel go But as he past along Many young Children from the Town Him followed in a throng And mocking him they loudly cry'd Go up thou Bald-head go He meekly hears them for a while Which made them bolder grow They still mock on at length he turns And sternly doth them eye His angry words are worse than blows As they find instantly He doth them in the Lords Name Curse And quickly there appears Out of the dismal neighbouring Wood Two ravenous fierce she Bears Who soon do these young Scoffers seize And them in pleces tear They in a moment forty slay While others fly for fear Thus these Youths justly lost their lives Because they did miscall Gods Prophet Ah! Young Men let this A warning be to all XXVI Vpon Jezebel eaten by Dogs 2 Kings 9. KIng Ahab was a wicked Man And had a vitious Wife Call'd Jezebel She treacherously Robb'd Nabal of his life Because he would not let her have His own Inheritance And prospering in her wickedness She therein did advance The Prophets of the Lord before She caused to be slain Yea she did strive to Murder all That there might none remain When she her course had finished For her Inquity And for the Blood which she had shed This Jezebel must die Out of a Window she is cast And falls upon the ground Thus Jezebel doth find at last That God can her confound Her Blood is sprinkled on the Wall And on the Horses falls She innocent Blood had often spilt Which now for vengeance calls The Dogs did eat up Jezebel And nothing now remains Of this proud and ambitious Wretch But Skull and Feet and Hands They then that sought for Jezebel No Jezebel could find The rest of her devoured is Here 's all that 's left behind She that i' th' Morning painted had Her false bewitching Face E're Night by Dogs is eaten and Of Burial found no place XXVII Vpon Haman and Mordecai Esther 3. ESther's Belov'd Wedded and Crown'd A Treason Mordecai betray'd The Traytors are pursu'd and found Their Lives they for their Treason paid Haman th' Amalekite by Race A Favourite and in much grace His rage to Mordecai exprest For his not bowing as the rest Unto the King proud Haman sues For the destruction of the Jews The King consents and in his Name Decrees were sent t' effect the same The Jews and Mordecai lament Their miseries and great distresses But Mordecai the Queen possesses With cruel Haman's foul intent Her aid implor'd the Queen refuses To help them and her self excuses But urg'd by Mordecai consents To die or cross their Foes intents Unto the King Queen Esther goes He unexpected favour shows Demands her Suit She doth request The King and Haman to a Feast Mordecat's want of reverence Great Haman's haughty pride offends Acquaints his Wife with the offence And asks her Counsel and his Friends The King asks Haman what respects Becomes the Man whom he affects And with that Honour doth repay The good deserts of Mordecai The Queen brings Haman's accusation The King 's displeas'd and in a Passion And for his Crimes commands that he Fifty Foot high shall hanged be XXVIII Upon the History of Job Job 1.2 SAtan appears and then professes Himself Mans Enemy confesses Gods love to Job questions his Faith Gains power over all he hath The frighted Messengers tell Job his fourfold loss he tears his Robe Submits him to th' Almighty's trust Whom he concludeth to be Just Satan a second time appears Before th' Eternal boldly dares Abuse Job's tried Faith afresh And gains th' Afflicting of his Flesh Job plagu'd with Ulcers groveling lyes Plung'd in a gulf of miseries His Wife to Blasphemy doth tempt him His three Friends visit and lament him O'rewhelm'd with grief be breaketh forth Into impatience ' gainst his Birth Professes that his Heart did doubt And fear what since hath fallen out He counts his sorrows and from thence Excuses his impatience