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A poetical essay towards an epitome of the gospel of the blessed Jesus
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Atwood, William, d. 1705?
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Keeping them under by 's black Legion Mark 5.9 Long had they revell'd in their harrast Land But quit their Conquest at his sole command An Herd of Swine are giv'n them for their prey Mat. 8 33. Thus doing hurt they go more pleas'd away Our Saviour further still his pity shows And hears the Widow's cries relieves her woes Luke 7.12 His Mother 's onely Son left her alone She mourn'd her loss the joy of life was gone Life to her Son the Son to her he gave Mocking the jaws of the expecting Grave Whilst he was hast'ning at the Ruler's Pray'r Mat. 9.18 His Daughter's mouldring House of Clay t' repair His Virtue t' a believing Woman flows Luke 8.46 Whose Bloody Flux Art did in vain oppose V. 43. Although amidst a pressing croud he stands V. 45. He feels her Faith more than an hundred Hands How much soever that did from him drain Enough to Cure the World did still remain They who had clos'd Jairus his Daughter's Eyes Laught when he said behold asleep she lies Mat. 9.24 But were confounded when they saw her rise She rose to meet her King and shall again At his more pompous coming to his Reign Those two Blind Men whose Eyes he did restore V. 27. The Light Eclips'd by filme had seen before But now a new-born Sun more brightly shin'd And yet perhaps to that they still were Blind His wonders the Dumb Spirit did express V. 32. And soon the silent Fishes do no less Mat. 14.17 Mat. 15.34 Thingâ— most insensate duller Man upbraid At his command ev'n Stones would have obey'd Mat. 4.3 And Bread of their reformed substance made Now he his Deputies does reinstate Mat. 10. In Empire uncontroll'd by Hell or Fate Mat. 16.18 Twelve were those Spirit'al Hero's whom he chose Mat. 10.1 Dev'ls and diseases trembling pow'rs t' oppose With large Commission he does send them out To deal his common Grace to all about Thus he his Kingdom carefully divides For all by'mself or Ministers provides He bids them offer terms to Isr'el first V. 6. Isr'el which for Heav'ns darling had been Nurs'd That they the Worthy should salute with Peace V. 13. From importuning the unworthy cease They should not trust unguarded innocence V. 16. But take to 't Wisdom for its best defence Under the covert of omnipotence Serpentine Wisdom Dove-like puritie Without th' Almighties shield will useless be He furnisheth with wards against all blows Who ev'ry thrust and diff'rent posture knows Yet doth not always Miracles engage His Saints should flee when persecut'ions rage V. 23. Though God assist not in a noted way Yet he the Plot for their escape may lay But should th' insulting Enemies prevail Their malice of the wish'd success will fail Death is the greatest mischief of their hate V. 28. Such death can't punish or annihilate But does to everlasting life translate God only can the Soul to pain confine Eternal freedom comes from their design In a good cause who would not chuse to dye The ill of death i th' circumstance does lye For God or for one's Country to expire Is the ambition of a noble Fire His Soul has little of th' orig'nal heat who 'd in a just though dangerous cause retreat Who danger seeks too much his courage boasts 'T is but a tempting of the Lord of Hoasts He to such straglers promis'd no supply They 'r but the Martyrs of their vanity Peace the first blessing of a prosp'rous Reign V. 34. In an unsetled Kingdom 's sought in vain Till Christ our Monarch is own'd absolute Each for his priviledge will hold dispute Parents and Children divers factions head V. 35. With zeal the Armies for the cause are led From Rights and Life see the malignants hurld T' attend their Soveraign in the other World Happy the suff'rers on the Loyal side For them their Royal Captain fought and dy'd Through him we more then Conquer though opprest And take the Garland in Eternal Rest There our imperfect Services sincere Immense Reward shall through his merits bear V. 42. To John the Messenger of Peace from Heav'n Mat. 11.10 An earnest of his pay by Christ is giv'n To firm assurance many ' a Man pretends The doubt of his our Saviour's plaudit ends The World for such a Vision who 'd not give And till th' expected hour in Prison live V. 2. The Soul would be enlarg'd to Heav'n its home By inchoation of the bliss to come To such a ground of hope none may pretend Yet lesser lights shall reach that glorious end For Jesus proffers to unloose those Chains Which tie us unto Sin that source of pains Lerna malorum The lab'ring with their Sins he doth invite Because his Yoak is easie burden light He shews that God doth Humane wants regard Mat. 12. ad V. 8. And that necessity's from nothing barr'd Which the Jews cavill'd when they saw and heard The wither'd Hand restor'd gave them a blow V. 10 13. Yet whence it came the faithless would not know But fancy Satan would himself or'ethrow V. 24. He shews that Sins repented pardon find But what are to Blaspheme the Holy Ghost design'd V. 31. But yet he cautions us with tender care That we of ev'ry idle word beware V. 36. Words which lose Heav'n and often here ensnare V. 37. They issue from the Heart the Fountain head V. 34. As is the Spring such streams about are spread Except Repentance all doth purifie For them at Judgment large accounts will lye V. 36. He marks the danger of relapse in Sin V. 44. Sickness and Fiends return much worse agen V. 45. T' encourage Righteousness he doth declare Who do his Fathers Will his Brethren are V. 5â— And shall paternal Blessings with him share God doth his Sacred Seed to all divide Mat. 13. a 3 ad 9. And would have the whole World in Christ ally'd The product is according to the Ground He casts his Seed to all the Furrows round But strength in few to ripen it is found Satan their nat'ral hardness or acquir'd Will disappoint the Harvest long desir'd Yet still God's ready with his proffer'd Grace Till it to obstinacy yields the place Judicial hardness then succeeds to theirs And they are wholly left the Devils shares They then are blinded ' cause they would not see V. 13 14. The greatest light to them will darkness be But oh how Blessed are those open'd Eyes V. 16. That see this Truth and Worship where it lyes From small beginnings Truth doth strangely thrive V. 32. Where they to propagate it's Seed do strive In the prepared Soyl does quickly rise Adorns the Earth and reaches to the Skies It 's way like Leaven through the whole it makes V. 33. Which thence a wholsom Savour freely takes The Son
16 ad 23. Whereby with a distinction Men may Sin Except their Tribe they Heav'n deny to all V. 13. But unto them 't is unconditional Yet about room they need not be severe For they are never likely to come there Whilst they the utmost of Religion place In the preciseness of the Garb and Face In little rigors which God ne're requir'd And the Traditions of a Man admir'd But pass-by justice mercy charity V. 23. Let them as lower dispensations lye Yet their Redeemer taught them better things And for this scatter'd Fowl extends his Wings V. 37. Sin being taxt he fore-tells punishment Mat. 24. Revealing angry Heav'ns most dire intent The desolation of the stubborn Jews A faint resemblance of the World's he shews That great Catastrophe he saw most cleer Yet would not fix the time but point to 't near V. 33. He marks the Symptoms of the World's decay What tumults to its feaver lead the way False Prophets and false Christs shall fill the Stage V. 24. Ills in themselves as they the last presage Ev'n the Elect had need be on their Guard ' Gainst them and the great foll'wing day prepar'd The careless they 'l to their subjection bring Apeing with wonders the Prophetick King He will the Earth from these foul Monsters cleer But in a day unlook'd for will appear V. 42 50. Angelick Trumpeters shall go before V. 31. Whilst through the Clouds our Sov'raign Judge is bore To circuit all the whole Creation o're Who would not let him here possess his Throne Their base Rebellion shall for ever moan They for a while may Lord it o're th' Elect V. 49. Christ soon will cast them down his own Erect They may oppress and revel with their spoil But sure-avenging Heav'n does mock the while Heav'n that at their calamity will smile But they who true to their Great Master prov'd V. 46. Shall be t' advancement in the Skies remov'd Their prudence justice temp'rance being approv'd Such Spiritual promotion all would reach Mat. 25. That many fail this Preaching King doth teach Not through the want of the blest Bridegroom's call Though the Oyl were not that was general V. 8. Who have not the conditions of their own Trust vainly supererrogation V. 8. God gave to all Talents enough t' improve V. 15. That others thrive doth but our sloth reprove He will exact a just and full account Whilst it lies still the Int'rest high will mount V. 27. Those happy Servants that put out to Trade Returns inestimable will have made a 35 ad 41. Especially for what with ' Poor is laid Christ takes upon himself what they contract They as receivers under him do act Who those his Ministers misuse or slight He at the Righteous Judgment will requite Good and ill Offices with him are weigh'd And to the full large compensation made The Teachers and the Elders of the Jews Mat. 26.3 Whose miserable lot he plainly shews Vext by that Mouth which proclaim'd future Fire To put to Death the Lord of Life conspire V. 4. At Simon 's House as he at Table sate V. 6. She her own memory did consecrate Who on his precious Head the Oyl did pour V. 7. That unction took against the supream hour Our Saviour knowing that his end was nigh His House in order sets before he dye Blest Tokens of his love he leaves behind Symbols to represent himself design'd V. 26 27 28. O Lord for evermore give me this Bread John 6.34 That Wine that precious Blood for Sinners shed Now the last Scene of wickedness is near The Clouds forerunners of the Storm appear The Serpent spreads his Venom in a kiss V. 49. To ills there always a fair preface is Who Troops of Angels had at his command Would not usurping Earthly pow'rs withstand His Kingdom like the Path he shews is peace 'T was told War and its Emblems Swords should cease Isa 2.4 He here in part made good that Prophet's word Whilst in his service he condemns the Sword V. 52. Himself he does t' his Rebels Pris'ner make V. 57. His Servants then their captive Lord forsake V. 56. Yet Peter always forward follow'd near V. 58. But soon discover'd the worst kind of fear So hot-heads always prove when danger 's nigh Only the mod'rate promise constancy His Lord he had oppos'd but now deny'd Mat. 16.22 This out of weakness t'other out of pride Mov'd with the sense of Guilt he went and cry'd Mat. 26.75 But still the hardned Jews their Work pursue Mat. 27.1 Put on those Chains they must for ever rue V. 2. And unto Pilate brought their Pris'ner bound But Pilate soon their canker'd envy found V. 18. Besides an Angel on his Wife imprest V. 19. Those characters of Christ which fill'd her breast Till she declar'd them she could have no rest Yet see the Pow'r of importunity His Judgment and his Wife he doth deny ' Cause for pretended Justice loudly urg'd He yields and by no Water can be purg'd V. 24. He loads with stripes him who did bear our Sins V. 26. The condemnation of the Jews begins Hence is their Epocha of mournful times They cloath him with the colour of their crimes V. 28. A Scarlet Robe A Crown of Thorns they planted on his Head V. 29. In his Right Hand for Scepter plac'd a Reed To this mock'd King they in derision bow Their freedom by unrobing him avow V. 31. Treat him with blows and supercilious brow They further yet their poyson'd malice own Nothing but Crucifiction could atone That Prophecy and that their rage requir'd And they obtain'd the issue they desir'd V. 35. With two known Thieves he that secur'd Mankind V. 38. T' improve the malice by the scandals join'd Happy that chosen Thief whom God did make To shew how soon he 'l Man to Mercy take Christ with him carry'd the late penitent To Paradise immediately he went Luke 23.43 If Men to Heav'n their former habits * This life is the time of our preparation for our future state such a temper and disposition of mind as a Man carries with him out of this life he shall retain in the next 'T is true indeed Heaven perfects those holy and vertuous dispositions which are begun here but the other World alters no Man as to his main State Tillotsons Sermons pag. 33. Edit 2. bear Perhaps it may seem strange what he does there But the frame of his mind was alter'd here who 'l say that so late penitence as this Can now be true or have reward with his Yet that becomes not us to look into Let us but keep what is reveal'd in view See how Christ's goodness triumph'd o're his foes Ev'n to his Murtherers he blessings throws Luke 23.34 He who ne're ask'd in vain free pardon brought For them could think they did but what they ought Some thought they did God service by his end Who did not to his Miracles attend Their ign'rance might with care have conquer'd been They stood in need of Pardon for that Sin And thus that Holy Lamb both liv'd and dy'd Equal to God without assuming pride Philip. 2.6 And yet to Man in flesh and pain ally'd Affright'ned Nature trembling shook the Earth V. 51. To see him dye who gave to all things Birth The Rocks divide while Men their Hearts did close The Temple Rent and sleeping Saints arose V. 52. And well they might his death did Hell controul And to the Grave infus'd a quick'ning Soul Good Joseph his own name kept from decay V. 57. While he embalm'd the God-head's Corps of Clay And did in 's Tomb that sacred relick lay V. 60. Christ who prepares our Mansions in the Skies Mat. 28. Had done the same for what intomb'd here lies Now it he reassumes to shew to Men V. 9. His Church being fix'd with it returns agen Thither to intercede for Man he went Whence Grace through him is from the Father sent He promis'd and 't is sure he never ly'd He will for ever with his Church abide V. 20. Yet to it here his Sp'rit's by measure giv'n Whilst it remains a Candidate for Heav'n That place which he arose t' assure to his Consummates Grace in an unmeasur'd bliss May I the meanest Member that attain And Lord subject me here to thy most equal Raign SIT SOLI DEO GLORIA FINIS