Ghost therefore Be glory as at first was done and shall be evermore 2. PART On the Birth Kingdom and Conquests of CHRIST Isa. 9.3 4. NOW Lord before thee we rejoyce as men in Harvest-while As Conquerors lift up their voice when they divide the spoil For thou hast broke the burd'nous yoke the Staff that bare the sway The Rod of our Oppressors Power as once in Midian's day For every battel generally of Warriours prime and good Is with confused noise and cry and Garments roll'd in bloud But this of Christ's against his Foes that spightfully conspire Shall be with burning where it goes and Fuel mixt with Fire The day doth come as God assures that like an Oven shall burn And all the proud and wicked doers that day shall overturn But unto them that fear my Name there shall arise and spring The Sun of Peace and Righteousness with healing in his wing To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore Hymn XII At FVNERALS to mitigate Mourning Job 1.21 NAked we go unto the Grave as from the womb we came God gives and takes but what he gave and blessed be his Name For he shall wipe off tears one day and make all faces free And our rebuke quite take away and no more death shall be No sorrow shall nor crying last nor any further pain Because the former things are past and never come again Hymn XIII At Funerals to press Patience 1 Tim. 6.7 Job 1.21 NOthing we brought into this world and it is out of doubt That we from hence when-ever call'd can carry nothing out The Lord of his good pleasure gave the Lord doth take away And let his Name the honour have and bless him day by day Hymn XIV At Funerals touching the preciousness of the Saints death Psal. 116.15 Rom. 14.8 A Thing of price unparallell'd in God our Soviour's eyes The death of all his Saints is held when any of them dies For while we live we live to God to God we also die And live or die we are indeed the Lords peculiarly Hymn XV. At Funerals touching the Resurrection Job 19.25 I Know that my Redemeer lives I know he lives alway And shall appear and stand up here on earth at Judgment day And though my skin and next to that my body turn to dust Yet in my flesh restor'd afresh I shall see God I trust Whom I shall perfectly behold when I from dust recover Not otherwise but with these eyes my self and not another Hymn 16. At Funerals touching the Saints safety in Death John 11.25 26. THE Resurrection and the Life saith Christ our Lord am I And he that hath in me belief shall live although he die And whosoever here he be that draws this mortal breath And stedfastly believes in Me shall never more see death Hymn 17. At Funerals touching the Saints sweet Rest. Rev. 14.13 I Heard a voice that spake and said to me from Heaven on high Write blessed henceforth are the dead that in the Lord do die Yea saith the Spirit that such men may leave their labours hard Their works likewise do follow them to reap a full reward Hymn 18. A Thanksgiving at or after the Sacrament All People c. Luke 2.13 GLory to God in Highest Place On Earth be peace to Men free grace We praise we bless thee we adore And glorifie thee evermore Rom. 11.17 We thank thee for thy glory great Lord God that hast the Sovereign seat O heavenly King and God alone The Father the Almighty One. John 1.14 29. Acts 2.36 O God the true begotten Word Son of the Father Christ and Lord O Lamb of God that tak'st away The worlds great sin thy grace display 2 Cor. 5.21 1 Pet. 2.24 Thou that wast made sin for our sake Who knew'st no sin some pity take Thou that did'st in thy body bear The sins of all receive our prayer Eph. 1.20 21. Job 10.30 Thou that dost sit at God's right hand One with the Father in Command Above all Angels having place Have mercy on us and shew grace Acts 2.27 33 36. For Thou art Christ the Holy One The onely LORD and Thou alone Art with the Holy Ghost most high In God the Father's Dignity Hymn 19. Attonement sought upon Humiliation or a woefull bewailing of our Corruptions and Calamities Dan. 9.4 5. O God that great and dreadfull art who keepest truth and grace To them that love thee in their heart and do thy Laws embrace O we have sinned we confess we have done wickedly We have rebell'd by wickedness and great Apostasie 6 7 9. Not hearkning to thy Messengers who spake by thy command To Princes Kings and Ancestors and People of our Land. But Lord to thee belongeth grace to us contrary way Belongs confusion of the face as at this present day 14.12 Therefore the Lord hath watch'd the stroke and brought it on us all And hath confirm'd the Word he spoke against us so to fall Our Judges too that judged us on them the Lord hath brought The evil so prodigious for sins which we have wrought 12 13. For under the whole Heav'ns of God among all sorts of men The like hath not been done abroad as to Jerusalem Yet sought we not to know the truth nor for repentance pray'd But God is just in all he doth for we have not obey'd 2. PART Dan 9.8 11. Confusion of the face pertains to us and to our Kings Our Peers and Parents for our pains in doing wicked things For all have broke thy Law O Lord revolting worse and worse That we might not obey thy Word which pours out all this curse 9.16 But mercy and forgivenesses belong O Lord to thee Though our rebellious Trespasses grow to a high degree O Lord according unto all thy righteousness we pray Let not thy dreadfull fury fall but turn thy wrath away 18.19 For we present not our address before thy Mercy-Seat For any of our righteousness but for thy mercies great Lord hear forgive and pity take hearken O Lord and do Defer not for thine own dear sake now thou art pray'd unto 18.17 Incline thine ear O Lord and hear open thine eyes and see Our desolations and the place relating unto thee And let thy face behold with grace thy Sanctuaries seat Whose present state is desolate for Christ's sake we intreat Hymn 20. A wofull Lamentation or David's Elegy for Saul and Jonathan 2 Sam 1.19 THY beauty is O Israel in thy high places slain O how those mighty Champions fell and we the loss sustain O tell it not to any one nor publish it in Gath Nor in the streets of Askalon that Israel bears such wrath 20.21 The Daughters of the Philistins lest they therein rejoyce And those uncircumcised ones lest they lift up their voice Ye mountains great of Gilboa let neither Rain nor Dew Nor fields of Offrings from that day for ever fall on you 21. For there the
God is seen in this To hate the Paths that lead amiss Pride Arrogance and all the rest Of evil ways doth God detest 13.10 The froward mouth saith he I hate Onely by pride comes all debate And sure God scorns the scornfull race But to the lowly gives his grace Luke 14.11 He then that doth himself exalt Shall be debas'd by 's own default But the self-humbling soul shall be Exalted in a high degree HYMN 53. Kind love of God in Christ. 1 John 3.2 BEhold dear Saints what kind of love the Father grants to us To be the Sons of God above and he to stile us thus Therefore the World discerns us not because it knew not him And we are Sons of God begot though yet with eyes so dim 3. Mat. 25.31 Not seeing what we once shall see but this we know most clear That like unto him we shall be when he shall next appear For we shall see him as he is in glorifi'd estate And sitting on that Throne of his where all the world must wait Heb. 6.19 1 John 3.3 This hope we have whereon to roll as that which cannot fail A stedfast Anchor of the soul Entring within the Veil And he that hath this hope on high establisht in him sure Doth purifie himself thereby as God himself is pure Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Eternal honour let be done henceforth for evermore 2. PART Rom. 8.35 36. WHO can take off Christ's love from us can trouble or distress Or Persecution perillous or need or nakedness Can Famine do it or the Sword as David hath his Song For thy sake are we slain O Lord and killed all day long 37 38. Counted as sheep for butchery nay we though martyr'd thus Triumph in all these gloriously through him that loved us I am persuaded on this wise that neither Death nor Life Nor Angels Principalities nor Powers with us at strife 39. Nor present things nor things to come nor height nor depth together Nor any thing that can be done by Creatures whatsoever Shall separate us from the love which of his own accord Is born to us by God above through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory as at first was done and shall be evermore HYMN 54. King David's EXALTATION in type of Christ. Give land c. 1 Pet. 2.6 Mat. 21.42 Psal. 118.22 23. LO here the stone Elect and which as ye have read The Builders did reject now made the Corner's head This work most wise God wrought for us and marvellous in all our eyes 24.25 This is the day so sweet which God himself hath made We will rejoyce in it and be exceeding glad I earnestly Beseech thee Lord now to afford Prosperity 26 27. Blest is he that doth come in God's good Name to us And we have sent you home blest from his Holy House God is the Lord That hath so bright and clear a light this day restor'd Heb 13.16 Come bind the Sacrifice with Cords yet never worn Bind it before our eyes unto the Altars horn Shew charity That Sacrifice the Lord doth prize exceedingly Psal 69.30 Now will I praise God's Name with a delightfull Song And magnifie his Fame with thankfull heart and tongue And this likewise Beyond the proof of horn or hoof the Lord shall prize Psal. 118.28.29 O God thou art my God thou art my God I say Thy Name I will applaud thy praise I will display Give thanks to God Whose goodness flows whose mercy knows no period HYMN 55. Large Mercies Corporal All People c. Psal. 68.21 22. BLessed be God Our Saving health Who daily loads us with his wealth The Issues of assayling death Belong to God who gives us breath He sends us Rain and fruitfull Years Our hearts with Food and gladness cheers And gives us with a rich supply All things in plenty to enjoy Psal. 44.8 Joel 2. Psal. 46.9 2 Cor. 9.10 He sav'd us from our enemies hand And hath done great things for our Land Wars o're the Earth he soon doth cease Blessing the Fruits of our increase Psal. 115.1 Not unto us O Lord therefore Not unto us on any score But to thy Name the glory take For thy sweet truth and mercy sake HYMN 56. Large Mercies Spiritual Eph. 3 7. BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With Spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord. As he hath chosen us in him before the World began To be without the blame of Sin with Love to God and Man. Having predestinated Us adopted Children dear Of his good pleasure chosen thus and now by Christ brought near To praise the glory of his grace wherein he hath so done His Saints with Favour to embrace through Jesus Christ his Son. Rev 1.4 In whom we have Redemption free through his most precious blood Pardon of our Iniquity by that rich grace of God. To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore HYMN 57. Large Mercies Temporal implored to make Jerusalem a praise in the Earth Isa. 62.1 FOR Sions sake I undertake and will not hold my peace And for Jerusalems dear sake I will not rest or cease Untill her righteousness appear as glorious as the light And her Salvation shine as clear as doth a lamp by night Till Gentiles see thy righteousness thy glory Kings proclaim And a new Name shall Sion bless which God 's own mouth shall Name 4.6.3.1 Thou shalt no more as heretofore be in forlorn estate Nor shall thy Borders any more be termed desolate Ye that make mention of the Lord resolve within your breast And keep not silence nor afford the great Jehovah rest Till Sion be a Diadem by God's own hand held forth And till he make Jerusalem a praise in all the Earth HYMN 58. Large Mercies through Christ in things Eternal Eph. 1.8 BLessed be God who doth display abundant grace to us In depth of Wisedom every way and Prudence marvellous Having to us discovered the myst'ry of his will As his good pleasure purposed towards us to fulfill That in the full appointed time he might Collect in one All things in Heav'n and Earth to joyn in Him and him alone In whom we also have obtain'd the inheritance above Predestinated and Ordain'd unto it of his Love. According to the purposes which he performeth still That worketh all things as he please by Counsel of his will. To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore HYMN 59. Life and Conversation Conscientious Isa. 33.15 THE man that walks as God prescribes in paths of Justice plain That speaks the truth and scorneth bribes and all oppressive gain That stops his ear from hearing Blood from evil shuts his Eye That man shall have a safe abode and he shall dwell on
a Reprobated mind unseemly things to do Who knowing well God's Judgment just what death such men deserve Both do such things and please their lust in liking those that swerve To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore HYMN 97. Winking at the times of ignorance Act. 17.30.1.7 Mat. 24.36 GOD winked at the times that were in former blindness spent But now are all men every where commanded to repent Because the Lord whose power 's no less hath set the day unknown To judg the world in righteousness by his appointed one Act. 17.31 Rom. 6.9 Whereof he hath sufficiently inform'd us all before By raising him miraculously from death to die no more To Father Son and Holy One be all the glory then As hath been done since time begun World without end Amen HYMN 98. Works Words and Thoughts for the Lord's-day All People c. Mark 2.27 Rev. 1.10 THIS is the day God made for man To Spiritualize a Christian This is the day upon record Whereof the Son of Man is Lord. Isa. 58.13.48.17 Lord make thy day my dear delight To think and speak and act aright For Thou alone art God most high That teachest us to edifie Ibidem Psal. 139. ult Thou art our guide and thou dost show The way wherein we ought to go Cause us to take the path most blest That leads to everlasting rest Heb. 4.9.3 For such a rest there doth remain For God's own People to obtain And all that are believers true Are sure to enter thereinto Rev. 4.13 All glory to the Holy One That sits upon the Sovereign Throne And to the Lamb of God therefore Be Praise and Honour evermore 2. PART 2 Thes. 3.1 Psal. 51.13 LORD give thy Gospel a free course And crown it with effectual force That converts may come in to Thee And Saints this day built up may be Col. 4.3 Rev. 3.8 John 5.25 A door of Utterance open Lord To him that speaks thy Holy Word A door of Entrance also give That thy dead men may hear and live Rev. 3.7 O thou that hast at thy command The Keys of David in thy hand Thou onely openest or canst shut Into whose hands those Keys are put Luke 24.45 Psal. 51.15 Open our hearts to apprehend The Scriptures which thy Prophets penn'd And open Lord our lips alwaies To make our mouth shew forth thy praise Rev. 4.13 All glory to the Holy One That sits upon the Sovereign Throne And to the Lamb of God most high Be given praise perpetually HYMN 99. Wrongs to be remitted or a Lesson of true Charity Mat. 18.21 Heb. 12.25 THUS Peter to our Saviour spake How oft O Lord said he Must I forgive my Brothers faults Till seven times must it be Our Saviour made him this reply I that do speak from Heaven Say not to thee till seven times but times full seventy seven For if ye pardon faults to men this Charity assures That God your heavenly Father then will also pardon yours But if ye do not from your heart forgive as ye should do Your heavenly Father will impart no pardon unto you Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore HYMN 100. Worldly CARES forbidden Mat. 6.31 25 32. O Take no thought solicitous what you shall eat or drink And wherewithall you should be cloth'd be never toyl'd to think Is not the life much more than meat the body than the cloaths And that your need of these is great your heavenly Father knows 26 28 29. The fowls that neither sow nor reap nor into Barns do gather Consider how they are supply'd by your celestial Father Think how in fields the Lilies grow that neither toyl nor spin Yet made that glory no such shew that Solomon liv'd in 30 25. And sure if God so cloath the grass cut down when at the heighth Shall he not then much more cloath you O ye of little faith Take ye therefore no thoughtfull care for present life I say What ye should eat or drink or wear for bodily array 32. 1 Pet. 5.7 Jude 25. For after all these things abroad the Gentiles do pursue But cast ye all your care on God for he takes care for you God onely wise our Saviour have all the glory then Dominion Majesty and Power both now and ever Amen 2. PART Phil. 4.6 Be carefull for no worldly thing but still in all distress Your Prayers and Supplications bring to God with thankfulness 7. And then the peace which God imparts past all that can be known Shall sweetly keep your minds and hearts through Christ the Holy One. Jude 25. God onely wise our Saviour have all the glory then Dominion Majesty and Power world without end Amen The end of the First Century The Second Century Hymn CI. Acclamations of Praise for Babylon's Fall. Rev. 14.8.16.5 NOW Babylon is fall'n and sunk drunk that City great in state Because she made the Nations with wine adulterate And Thou O Lord art righteous who art and alwaies wast And art to come most glorious for judging as thou hast 6 7. For thy Saints bloud hangs on the score thy Prophets bloud they shed And bloud to drink thou gav'st them store as they have merited Even so Lord God omnipotent we gladly do confess Thy Judgments are most eminent for truth and righteousness 19.3 1 7. Now Allelujah sing aloud Salvation Glory Fame Be given to the Lord our God and Honour to his Name Be glad in God for this just doom rejoyce and honour Him The Marriage of the Lamb is come his Wife hath made her trim HYMN 102. ALLELVJAH for the same Give laud c. Rev. 19.5 6. PRaise to our God proclaim O ye his Servants all And ye that fear his Name together great and small Allelu-jah For God supream with power doth reign and bears the sway 9.1 O they be ever blest that shall be call'd unto The Lambs great Marriage Feast These are God's words most true Allelu-jah Strength Glory Power and Fame to our Lord God alway 2. For thou hast powred forth thy wrath on that great whore That did corrupt the earth with all her acts impure And hast this day Aveng'd the flood of thy Saints bloâ—d Allelu-jah 11.15 The Kingdoms of this world are every one become The Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ his Son And he alway Shall reign on high with Majesty Allelu-jah HYMN 103. ALMS-DEEDS Isa. 32.8 Psal. 112.9 THE Just deviseth liberal things and by such things shall stand He hath disperst his Charity and with a liberal hand With honour and with dignity his horn shall sure be rais'd And these his deeds of piety for ever shall be prais'd 2 Cor. 9.6 Ecc. 11.1 For he that soweth liberally shall gather many a heap And he that soweth sparingly but sparingly shall reap Then on the waters cast thy bread it shall not be
command with my whole heart for ever 35 36. In paths of thy Commands Lord make me go aright For my desire so stands and therein I delight Incline my heart O Lord that I may not digress Incline it to thy word and not to covetousness 37 38. Lord turn away mine eyes turn them O Lord I pray From viewing vanities and quick'n me in thy way Establish thou thy word unto thy servant dear Who is devoted Lord unto thy faithfull fear 39 40. The obloquy I fear Lord turn away from me Eor I confess how clear how good thy judgments be Behold how my desires do for thy precepts press O stir those holy fires to shew thy righteousness Psalm 119. v. 41 to 48· 6. PART The great freedom of the Godly LORD let thy mercies come to me The saving health that flows from thee according to thy promise Lord So shall I have to answer those That are my most reproachfull foes for I have trusted in thy word And take not Lord the word of truth Take it not quite out of my mouth for in thy judgments do I hope So shall I keep and not and not give or'e To keep thy Statutes evermore for that is all my aim and scope And I will walk at liberty Because I seek unfeignedly the precepts which thou hast proclaim'd Thy Testimonies are such things That I will mention them to Kings and never be thereof asham'd And I will much delight my mind In thy Commandements enjoyn'd which I have loved to relate My hands likewise I will direct To thy commands which I affect and in thy Statutes meditate Psal. 119. v. 49 to 56. 7. PART Hearty comfort had in Godliness THY promise to thy servant mind whereon thou mad'st me rest This comfort in thy word I find it cheers me when distrest Though proud men have me greatly scoft thy laws I did not leave Thy judgments old I thought on oft and comfort did receive Yet horrour takes me for this age that leaves thy Statutes quite But in my house of Pilgrimage thy laws were my delight Thy name in mind I have retain'd when night her curtain draws I kept thy word and thus I gain'd because I kept thy laws Psalm 119. v. 57 to 64. 8. PART The Just man's portion and practice THOU art my portion O my Lord I said that I would keep thy word according to thy flat decree I beg thy favour from my heart Thy mercy Lord to me impart as thou hast kindly promis'd me I thought upon my sinfull way And turn'd my feet without delay unto thy Testimonies true I hastned and have not delay'd To keep the word which thou hast said commanding our obedience due The wicked men by troops and bands Have rob'd me with injurious hands yet have I not forgot thy Laws But ev'n at mid-night I will rise To reader thanks in Sacrifice thy righteous Judgments give such cause A dear cumpanion Lord am I To all that fear thee faithfully and of them all that keep thy way The Earth O Lord is richly stor'd With mercies which thou dost afford teach me thy Statutes to obey Psalm 119. v. 65 to 72. 9. PART The keenest affliction profitable ACcording to thy promise free Lord thou hast dealt full well with me Who am thy Servant fearing thee Teach me good judgment Lord I pray And knowledge of thy word and way for I believe what thou dost say While unchastised with thy rod I went astray from thee O God but in thy paths I since have trod Lord thou art good thy nature 's so And thou dost good thy works do show teach me O Lord thy Laws to know The proud against me forg'd a lie But my whole heart I will apply to keep thy precepts faithfully As fat as grease their heart is grown But Lord the Law which thou dost own is my delight and that alone 'T was good for me to undergo Th' afflicting hand of God I know that I might keep thy Statutes so The Law of thy dear mouth I hold Better to me a thousand fold than heaps of Silver and of Gold. Psalm 119. v. 73 to 80. 10. PART The love of Saints to Grace and Godliness I Am created Lord and fashion'd by thy hand O give me skill to know thy will and practice thy command All they that fear thy Name to see me will be glad For I O Lord believ'd thy word and therein help I had Thy Judgments Lord are just I know them so to be And in thy fidelâ—ty thou hast afflicted me Let thy kind love I pray for my true comfort make According to thy promise do for thy dear servants sake O let thy tender love come to me in thy sight That sweetly I may live thereby who in thy Law delight Let proud men be asham'd for they without a cause Have used me with injury but I will mind thy Laws Let those that fear thy Name turn in O Lord to me And every one to whom is known thy precepts what they be O let my heart be sound and in thy Statutes true That no just blame may bring me shame for any thing I do Psalm 119. v. 81 to 88. 11. PART The making God our hope MY soul for thy salvation faints with vehement desire Yet doth thy word uphold my heart with hope that cannot tire Mine eyes do fail for thy sweet word and thus they seem to say When wilt thou comfort me O Lord why dost thou thus delay For I am like a bottle Lord that in the smoak is set Yet do not I at any time thy holy word forget But Lord how long must I compute the time to bear controll When wilt thou Judgment execute on them that hunt my soul The proud have digged pits for me far from thy Law they are Thy precepts and their practices do differ very far But thy commandments O most high are faithfull just and true O help me for most wrongfully do they my soul pursue They had almost consumed me and sent me to the Grave Yet did not I forsake thy Law my very life to save Therefore in loving kindness Lord now quicken me with speed So shall I keep the righteous word which doth from thee proceed Psalm 119. v. 89 to 96. 12. PART The never failing of God's word FOR ever Lord thy word doth last And is in Heaven fixed fast Thy faithfulness all ages see The Earth abides as fix'd by thee They all continue to this day As thou appointest all obey Had not thy Law been my delight Affliction had o're-whelm'd me quite Never will I forgetfull be Of thy sweet Laws that quickened me Save me O Lord for I am thine And I have sought thy Laws divine The wicked have my death design'd But I thy Testimonies mind I find the worlds perfections fail But above all thy Laws avail Psalm 119. v. 97 to 104. 13. PART The power of Religion in practice THY Law O how I prise I mind it all the day Thereby thou
flesh no breaking in where dread and danger meets No going out to wars begun afresh no sad complaining uttered in our streets Happy the people blest so for their bodies Yea happy people whose protector God is HYMN 570. Out of Psalm 145. Argument Perpetual praises to the Lord are vow'd And Saints enjoyn'd to set them out aloud David's Psalm of praise I Will extoll thee Lord my King and bless thy Name for ever Each day will I be honouring thy Name neglecting never Great is the Lord and great in praise his greatness none can search One age shall praise thy works and ways to thy succeeding Church Thy mighty acts they shall proclaim and I will here discuss The glorious fame of thy great Name and works miraculous And men shall shew the mightiness of all thy dreadfull deeds And I 'll express with readiness thy greatness which exceeds The mem'ry of thy goodness great they largely shall express Thy righteousness they shall repeat in Songs of thankfulness HYMN 571. 2. PART Argument God's slow to anger prone to grace His mercy shines in every place Psalm 145. verse 8 THE Lord 's a very gracious one whom kind compassions fill To anger slow to mercy prone and bears us great good will. verse 9 The Lord is very good to all as all his creatures find And all his works in general taste of his mercies kind verse 10 Thee Lord shall all thy works renown and thee thy Saints shall bless verse 11 They shall renown thy Kingly Crown and thy great power express verse 12 To make the Sons of men to know God's mighty acts and great His Kingdoms gloriousness to show and his majestick Seat. verse 13 Thy Kingdom 's an eternal one and stands forever fast And thy alone Dominion from age to age shall last verse 21 Therefore my mouth shall speak his praise and universal flesh His holy Name 's renown shall raise and ever sound afresh HYMN 572. 3. PART Argument The weak upheld all Creatures are supply'd With timely food and God is magnifi'd Psalm 145. v. 20. THE Lord preserveth faithfully all those that do him love But all the wicked he 'll destroy with vengeance from above verse 15 The eyes of all do wait on thee and thou dost give them meat In fitting opportunity that all may have to eat verse 16 Thy opened hand O Lord of might doth great abundance bring To satisfie the appetite of every living thing Psalm 145. 4. PART Argument God just and holy takes delight To hear the Prayers of men upright He quite subverts lewd sinners ways And claims our universal praise verse 17 THE Lord is just in all his ways holy in all he doth verse 18 And nigh to every one that prays and calls on him in truth verse 19 He will fulfill the just desires of all the holy seed He hears their cry what that requires and helps them at their need verse 21 Let Israel's God the Lord therefore be prais'd of all together From first to last for evermore Amen Amen for ever HYMN 573. Trust in God blessed Psalm 146.1 2. 1. METRE GReat praise to God Almighty give my soul praise thou the Lord Yea whilst I have a day to live his praises I 'll record I will give praises â—o my God my soul and song agreeing Whilst here on earth I have abode whilst I have any being 3 4. Trust not in Princes mortal seed nor in the Son of man For help you in your greatest need be sure they never can His breath goes forth and he is dead he turneth to his clay And all his thoughts are perished in that same very day 5 6. But happy happy man is he whom Jacob's God doth own Whose help the Lord his God will be who hopes in him alone Which did the Heaven and Earth begin creating both together The Sea and all that is therein which keepeth truth for ever 7 8. Which executeth judgment good for men that are opprest Which to the hungry giveth food and prisoners sets at rest The Lord doth open blind mens eyes and raiseth from the dust The bowed down the Lord likewise doth greatly love the just 9. He keeps the stranger safe and sure in their forlorn estate The Lord relieves the Orphans poor and Widows desolate But as for men that disobey the Lord on them doth frown And their ungodly wicked way he turneth upside down 10. The Lord throughout all ages still shall reign for evermore Even thy God O Sion hill praise ye the Lord therefore HYMN 574. Trust in God immortal powerfull faithfull Give laud c. Psal. 146. v. 1 to 9. 2. METRE MY soul praise thou the Lord as long as thou hast breath In Songs his praise record and honour him till death trust not in Kings Nor humane seed which are indeed vain helpless things Breath fails and dust they be there all their thoughts are laid But happy happy he whom Jacobâ—s â—s God doth aid that hopes in him Who made all these Heav'n Earth and Seas and all therein That keepeth Covenant still that helps the wrong'd to right That doth the hungry fill that gives the blind their sight sets prisoners free Loves upright men and raiseth them bow'd down that be HYMN 575. Trust in the preserver viz. of Srangers Widows and Fatherless Give laud c. Psalm 146.9 3. METRE THE Lord 's Almighty hand preserveth evermore The Strangers in the Land the Widows and the poor and doth relieve The Fatherless in their distress that mourn and grieve As for the sinners way he turns it upside down But he shall reign for aye and wear th' Eternal Crown thy God thy Lord O Sion-hill shall govern still his praise record HYMN 576. 4. METRE Argument Never in Kings or Princes trust For they quickly fall to dust All People c. Psalm 146.1 to 5. THE Lord 's deserved praise proclaim my soul do thou extoll his fame I while I live will praises give unto the Lord 's Almighty Name Unto my God will I sing praise while breath prolongs my life and days Trust in no King nor mortal thing they can no help nor succour raise For lo there passeth out his breath and he returns to dust of death That very day his thoughts decay and every project perisheth HYMN 577. 5. METRE Argument Happy he that trusts alone In the high and holy one That made Heaven Seas and Shore And keeps Covenant evermore Psa. 146. O Happy happy happy one whoever Jacob's God hath known To be his aid whose hope is staid upon the Lord his God alone That made the Heavens Seas and Shore the Earth and all the num'rous store In liquid Seas he made all these and keepeth truth for evermore In judgment he for us proceeds for to avenge oppressors deeds From bondage he sets prisoners free the Lord likewise the hungry feeds HYMN 578. 6. METRE Argument God loves the Just helps the distrest For ever reigns his Name is blest Psal. 146. THE Lord doth
shall say no more but that if these twenty short Hymns following prefix'd for Preface being supernumerary to the Centuries and consisting most-what of History and Crimination be thought by some not so suitable for Song yet for Apology-sake I would have the Judicious consider that some Psalms consist of the same Subjects The 104th Psalm as learned Dr. Roberts saith is a Narrative of the first five days Creation and of Man for whom all things were made as is shewed throughout the Psalm The 105th and 106th Psalms are Narrative and Criminatory also as some other Psalms are as Psalm 50. and Psalm 78. and many others Neither are such Psalms without great use for Edification and Edification is a matter of such importance that the Apostle saith 1 Cor. 15.5.26 Let all things be done to edifying and Greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks with tongues that the Church may receive edifying So that if these twenty following Hymns touching the Creation c. were but frequently read though not sung it might by imprinting in the memory conduce much to Edification which is the design of the whole By Thy Servant For Jesus sake William Barton The Author has finished all that ever he intended both Hymns and Psalm-Book AN ADVERTISEMENT Concerning this Posthumous Edition OF THE HYMN-BOOK Courteous Reader BE pleased to understand that the Author of these Hymns having a natural Propensity to Divine Poesie and being conversant in the Hebrew Tongue took great delight in the study and frequent Meditation of David's Psalms which at last did incline him to set upon a new Translation thereof into English Metre finding withall that the ancient usage of our Speech in Sternhold and Hopkins Translation was become obsoletely contemptuous to many people of this Age which pious and laborious undertaking he having happily effected caused it to be published in the year of our Lord 1644. which Impression selling off quickly he set forth a second Edition in the year 1645. and it was again reprinted An. 1654. in 12o. besides the Piracies which some committed upon him afterwards finding himself at leisure in his Meditations upon several parts of Sacred Scripture he collected 100 Hymns and published them under the Title of a Century of Select Hymns collected out of S. Scripture and Printed Anno 1659. in 12o. and finding in a little time that this single Century was very acceptable to the people it did much encourage him to proceed as he did in collecting another Century of Chapter-Hymns for so he called them to distinguish them from the Psalm-Hymns which he afterwards published for after he had finished his second Century of Chapter-Hymns he took occasion to overlook the multiplicity of Aliters which he had made in his Translation of the Psalms wherein he found that many of those which he had refused at first were not inferiour to those which he had published in his Psalm-Book but were far too many to insert in that Book therefore not willing that any of his Labours should be lost he composed out of them two Centuries more of Psalm-Hymns which four Centuries unpollished and as yet not Methodized to use the Author 's own words in his Epistle to the Reader before the Psalm-Hymns Section 5. Because these Centuries were formerly put forth Anno Dom. 1668 against my will by an imperfect Copy and in great disorder I have put them into a handsome method passing by no Psalm of common use but have in whole or in part inserted it and have put the whole Psalms together in double Metres and having reviewed the four Centuries which were surreptitiously printed without the knowledge or consent of the Author but after that he did then methodize and polish them at his leisure to render them as near the Hebrew and yet as smooth and acceptable as was possible to mean Capacities and in the year 1670. he published the two Centuries of Chapter-Hymns and in the year 1672. he set forth the two Centuries of Psalm-Hymns at his own proper cost and charges and all in order according to his own desire and design but since that time it pleasing God to prolong his days he collected a third Century more out of the Chapters of the Old and New Testament and another out of the Psalms which he compleated together with a Catechism the Book of Canticles and a Catalogue of the Vertuous Women mentioned in Holy Writ all in Metre with the last Additions and Corrections of the Author 's own hand writing and his twenty Prefatory Hymns besides his Replenishings with various Metres as also compleating it with divers excellent Aliters with his last supervising and then declared to his Children Relations and Friends that he had finished all he designed returning thanks to Almighty God that had spared him to finish his Work and hoped he should survive to see both his Psalm-book and Hymn-book so at large compleated to be printed but within a short time after he sickened and upon the 14th day of May 1678. it pleased God to call him out of this life to his Heavenly Kingdom being aged about 74 or 75 and since his death his last Revise of the Psalm-book was printed Anno 1682. and Now this present year 1688. is published the rest of his Works carefully preserved ever since his death viz. The Compleat Hymn-Book in Six Centuries besides Aliters double Metres and distinct Parts which together with the Prefatory Hymns amounts to the number of 778 Hymns besides the Catechism the Book of Canticles and a Catalogue of Vertuous Women enlarged all in Metre and thoroughly corrected by his own hand a little before his Death The Third Century of Chapter-Hymns are wholly New and the last Century that he made of Psalm-Hymns which though mixed for Method sake are distinguishable by the Poetical Arguments were never before printed And though the Psalm-Hymns in this Edition follow in order yet you may not expect here a Psalm-Book for here is never a Hymn composed upon any of these 29 following Psalms viz. the 5.10.13.17.18.22.26.27.28.35.38.40.56.57.58.59.60.64.71.75.76.78.88.94.109.116.118.140.143 for these you may see his Psalm-Book printed 1682. in 12o. which with this Hymn-Book makes up the Author's Divine Works compleat I need say no more concerning this Posthumous Edition of the Hymn-Book it will sufficiently manifest its excellency in the perusal but this only I do assure the Reader that all the care imaginable has been taken that no Injustice might be done to the Memory of the Worthy Author through any considerable Errata's not only by the Circumspection of the Printer and Corrector but by sending the Sheets of the whole Work to be Corrected by his Son And Your Servant in Christ Jesus Edward Barton Minister of Welford in Northamptonshire Justin Martyr of the use and Excellency of Spiritual Songs in the Church In his 107. Answer to the Orthodox IT moves the mind and makes affections strong To that which is so taking in the SONG The fleshly motions are by it supprest
shield of Sovereignty was vilely cast away The shield of Saul as if that He had known no unction-Unction-day 2. PART Verse 22 23. From fat of many a mighty Man and bloud of enemies slain Went not the bow of Jonathan nor Sword of Saul in vain Lovely were Saul and Jonathan and living pleas'd us well Division in their death was none for both together fell 23 25. Swifter upon the chase they were than Eagles in their flight And stronger than the Lyons are although they fell in fight Daughters of Israel mourn for Saul who deck'd you gorgeously With Gems of Gold and cloath'd you all in cloth of scarlet-die 27. How are the mighty fallen then as we may sigh and say Weapons of War and warlike men how perish'd in a day Hymn 21. A zealous applause of Christian Conquests All People c. 1 Joh. 5.4 5. WHatever soul is born of God o'recomes the World effectually And thus the World is under-trod by Faith which gets the victory For who is he that can atchieve the conquest of the world abroad But he alone that doth believe that Jesus is the Son of God Col. 2.15 1 John 4.4 Who spoiling Principalities and Powers of hell that durst oppose Made shew of them in open wise triumphing over all his foes And ye have overcome them too ye little Children that are his For greater is the Lord in you than he that in these worldlings is Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and to the Holy Ghost therefore Eternal honour let be done from first to last for evermore Hymn 22. A zealous Invective against Hypocrisie Luke 12.1 WHen as a mighty multitude were gathered on a day Our Lord to his Disciples shew'd what things he had to say Beware of first said he to these and shun most heedfully The leaven of Scribes and Pharisees which is Hypocrisie Mat. 23.4.7.3 Most grievous burdens do they bind wherewith to load another But cannot one small finger find to bear it with their Brother They spy a mote when small or none within their Brothers eye Whenas a beam is in their own but that they never spy 23.13 15. The Kingdom where God's glory dwels is so shut up by them They neither enter in themselves nor suffer other men They coast and compass Sea and Shore to make one of their sect A Child of Hell made two-fold more than they by this effect 24. Luke 11.42 Joh. 21.8 They tythe their Mint and Anniseed what every Garden hath But weightier things they never heed as Mercy Judgment Faith. Demurely at a Gnat they strain a Camel swallowing whole But what 's their hope although they gain when God requires their soul 20.5 For the triumphing jollity of sinners soon goes o're The joy of Hypocrites shall be a moment and no more 2. PART Mat. 5.20 23 25. Unless your righteousness exceed the Scribes and Pharisees Ye can in no case hope to speed of Heaven more than these Which make the outside of the Cup and Platter clean enough But leave the inside all fill'd up with vile and odious stuff Luke 11 39. Mat. 23.14 The outside Hypocritical they finely scoure and dress But leave the inside full of all extortion and excess Poor Widows houses they devour and for to seem sincere Out of their lips long Prayers they pour these greater wrath shall bear Mat. 15.8 Jam. 3.11 Th' approach to God with mouth alone and honour him with their lips But what their mouth and lips do own their heart quite over-slips But first the wâ—sedom from above is pure without deceit Then peaceable and full of love and easie to intreat Jam. 3.17.1.27 'T is full of liberality and fruits of mercy kind 'T is void of partiality and of a double mind Religion pure and undefil'd with God and with the Father Is to relieve the Orphan-child with what estate we gather To visit Widows with our wealth from habitation hurl'd And for a man to keep himself unspotted of the world 3. PART Prov. 30.11 Mat. 23.27 There is a generation vile yet pure in their own eyes But are not cleansed all the while from their impurities They are like Tombs those painted ones that glister to the eye When full within of dead mens bones and all impurity Luke 16.15.18.9 They justifie themselves to men as if they had no sin But God well knows the hearts of them and what doth lodge within They trust upon themselves likewise to be a righteous sort But other people they despise as altogether short Isa. 65.5 Luke 16.15 They say stand by thy self apart and come not near to me For I am holier than thou art but God knows what they be These are a smoak saith God most high within my Nose too strong And as a fire of Jealousie that burneth all day long Job 36.13 14. For lo the Hypocrite in heart shall heap up wrath extream They often in their youth depart whose life 's among th' unclean The company of Hypocrites shall come to desolation And fire shall quite consume the gates of bribe abomination Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory as at first was done and shall be evermore Hymn 23. Blessed Angels Attendance Psal. 34.7.91.11 BEhold the Angel of the Lord encampeth round about All that fear God and is their guard to keep all dangers out For he hath given his Angels charge to keep thee day by day That thou mayst walk abroad at large with safety in thy way Psal. 91.12 Heb. 1.14 And they this charge must execute And bear thee in their Arm Lest ever thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone for harm For are not all these Ministers sent forth for ministration In their behalf that shall be heirs of God's assur'd Salvation Hymn 24. Blessedness of Pardon Rom. 4.6 MAN's blessedness most absolute thus David doth express Whose faith alone God doth impute to him for righteousness 7. For blessed is the man saith He whose pardon is brought in To clear him of Iniquity and cover all his sin 8.3 Blessed is He to whom the Lord imputeth none offence And thus the scripture doth record man's blessedness from hence 24.3 And unto us doth so remain if we in Him do trust Who dy'd for sin and rose again to justifie th' unjust Rev. 1.4.5.11 To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore Hymn 25. Boasting Corrected Have mercy c. Jer. 9.23 THUS saith the Lord of Hosts let not the man most wise Glory at all or make his boasts what wisedom in him lies The mighty in his might the rich man in his wealth Though he should have it to the height let him not boast himself 24. But all mans boast must be to boast in this alone In knowing and discerning me the Lord and gracious one I exercise kind love judgment and doing right Towards all men saith the Lord above for therein I delight Hymn
in vain For when long times accomplished it shall be found again Prov. 19.17 For he that giveth to the poor doth lend unto the Lord And trusting him he shall be sure to have it all restor'd HYMN 104. Blessed Death Rev. 14.13 BLessed O blessed are the dead that in the Lord do die Thus hath the Spirit witnessed and most assuredly For from their toils that were extream they are in quiet reâ—â— Their works likewise do follow them to make them truly blest Isa 57.2 Thus shall they enter into peace and quiet rest possess In blessed beds each one of these that walk in uprightness HYMN 105. Blessings of Obedience Prov. 3.1 2 3. MY Son keep my Commandements forget not my decree For length of daies long life and peace shall these things add to thee Then let not truth and mercy kind forsake thee and depart About thy neck my Precepts bind and write them in thy heart 4. Chap. 2.5 6. So shalt thou find a good respect and understanding then Approved in the sight of God and in the sight of men Then shalt thou understand and know his wisedom and his fear For from his mouth doth wisedom flow and he gives knowledge clear 10 11.9 When Wisedom enters in thy heart and is thy souls delight Discretion shall preserve thee then and knowledge keep thee right Then righteousness shall readily by thee be understood Judgment likewise and equity and every path that 's good Mat. 25.29 Prov. 4.18 For unto every one that hath there shall be given more And he shall have abundant grace still to encrease his store For like unto the shining light is every good man's way Which more and more shines clear and bright unto the perfect day 2. PART Deut. 28.1 2 3 4. If thou shalt hearken diligently To all that God commands The Lord thy God shall set thee high above all other Lands And all these blessings shall come on and overtake thee soon The blessings of the Town and Field and blessings of the Womb. 5 6 27. The Lord shall bless thee mightily with Fruits upon thy Ground Thy Flocks of Sheep shall multiply thy Cattel shall abound The Lord shall take away from thee all sickness and disease And lay upon thee no such Plague as did on Egypt seize 7 12. The Lord shall smite thine enemies that rise up in thy sight One way against thee shall they rise and seven ways take their flight The Lord shall make the Heavens give rain in season on thy Land And prosper thee in all thy works which thou shalt take in hand 9. 1 Sam. 15.22 The Lord shall then establish thee A people of his praise If thou shalt keep to his decree and walk in all his waies For better is Obedience than Bullocks Goats and Lambs And hearkning to the will of God than all the fat of Rams HYMN 106. Blessings on the Mount or Blessed Qualifications Mat. 5.3 to the 10. BLessed O blessed are the poor the poor I say in spirit For they shall have the Kingdom sure of Heaven to inherit And blessed they that mourn and weep for they shall meet with mirth And blessed also are the meek for theirs is all the earth Blessed are they that hunger much and thirst for righteousness For God shall satisfie all such with comforts that refresh And blessed are the mercifull for God will shew them Grace And blessed are the pure in soul for they shall see his face Blessed are they that strive for peace to make men to accord For we must call all such as these the Children of the Lord. And blessed are the sufferers for love of righteousness Because a Kingdom shall be theirs in Heaven to possess HYMN 107. Call out of Babylon Have mercy c. Rev. 18.4 8. COme out of Babylon my people at my Call Lest for her sake ye should partake her sins and plagues withall Because her sins have reach'd unto the Heavens high And God doth find and call to mind all her iniquity Reward her to the full as she rewarded you And fill her cup twice double up as she was wont to do Look how much she hath been a proud Luxurious Liver So much inflict her torments strict and so much sorrow give her For thus within her heart I sit a Queen saith she No desolate poor widows state nor sorrow shall I see And therefore shall her plagues come on her in one day Famine and death and mournfull breath to make her pine away And she shall utterly be burnt with fire at length For God the Lord that doth reward and judge her hath such strength HYMN 108. Charities Qualifications 1 Cor. 13.4 5. LOng-suffering is Charity and most exceeding kind It envies not nor vaunts it self nor is puff'd up in mind Doth not unseemly bear it self it seeketh not its own Is not provoked easily and evil it thinks none 6 7 8. It Joys not in iniquity but in the truth takes joy Believes and bears indures and hopes in all things patiently And Charity fails not at all but Prophecies shall fail And Tongues shall cease and Knowledge fade but Love shall still prevail 13. And now do Faith and Hope abide and Charity these three But that which is most magnifi'd is Love and Charity HYMN 109. Chastisement Heb. 12.5 6. THE castigation of thy God my Son do not despise And when rebuked by his Rod faint not in any wise For whom he loves he never leaves without chastisement fit And every Son whom he receives must to his scourge submit 7 8. By his chastisement if he bleed Son-lâ—ke you have your lot For what Son is there whom indeed the Father chast'neth not But if ye no chastisement bear which all partake of here Then Bastards verily ye are and not his Children dear 11. And now indeed no chastening doth for the present seem A joyouâ— but a grievous thing as usually we deem But afterward it ne'rtheless doth yield us evidently The peacefull fruits of righteousness when exercis'd thereby HYMN 110. Christ his Benefits Eph 1.3 1 Cor. 1.30 BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord. Made to us wisedom righteousness and sanctifying grace Redemption also to possess the purchas'd heavenly place 2 Cor. 5.21 Joh. 14.6 Eph. 2.18 Made also to be sin for us who from all sin was free That we the perfect righteousness of God in Christ might be The way the truth and life he is and thoâ—ow him alone We by one Spirit have access unto the Holy One. Col. 3.11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew nor Sex of great or small Barbarian Scythian bond or free but Christ is all in all 2 PART Rom. 8.1 2. There is no condemnation now to them that are in Christ Who by the Spirit walk with God not as by flesh entiâ—'d Because the Law of Spirit and Life which is in Christ our Lord Hath made us free from force of sin
hastned it so fast Alph ' and Omega First and Last To him that is a-thirst will I Give of the Fountain never dry the Wat'r of Life gratuitously He shall have all th' inheritance free That overcomes and shall have Mee his God and he my Son shall be But daunted ones devoyd of grace And all the unbelieving Race and all th' abominable base The murderers and whoremongers Inchanters Witches poysoners all lyars and Idolaters Shall have their part in that broad lake Which coals of fire and brimstone make this after death must they partake Glory to God Almighty then As was of old is now agen and shall be evermore Amen HYMN 300. The Celestial Paradise Our Father c. Rev. 22.1 AND after this he shewed me A River pure as pure might be A Crystal River very clear Of Waters of life which did appear Proceeding from the throne of God And from the Lambs most blest abode Rev. 22.2 Amidst the Street of Salem new And on each side the River grew The tree of life most rich and rare Twelve sorts of fruit each month it bare And lo the leaves thereto design'd Were for the healing of mankind Rev. 3.12 To him that overcomes said he I 'll give to eat of that same tree Of life and he shall have abode Within the Temple of my God A pillar there shall he persever And shall no more go forth for ever Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son Which is and was and is to come And to the seven Spirits of might Which are before the Throne so bright Be given all the praise therefore From first to last for evermore The End of the Hymns out of the New Testament A Brief Summary OF Christian Religion Poetically drawn up Shewing 1. What things are to be Believed 2. What things are to be Implored 3. What things are to be Performed A Christian must believe what Scripture saith Touching the Principles of Christian Faith. One true Eternal God unchangeable Most holy wise just mighty mercifull Invisible immense and infinite And having all things always in his sight Incomprehensible in Persons three The Father Son and Holy Ghost they be The fountain of this Personality Begets the Son who works by his supply Both these produce the Spirit which proceeds And works from both and they by him their deeds So none 's afore but in this order rare All coeternal and coequal are Predestination and foreseen decree Now for God's glory every thing shall be Creation of the world in six days space All Angels first Man in the latter place Perpetual providence the helpless fall Of sinning Angels Some ne're sinn'd at all These were elect and praise their Maker still And with great quickness execute his will These wait on Saints and bear them in their arm Those by permission tempt accuse and harm Reserv'd in chains of darkness which dismay Untill the judgment of the general day Man's innocence and happiness at first That Covenant broke and all therein accurst Original corruption actual sin Transgression censur'd and thus death came in The Law so plainly written in man's heart Obliterated for the greatest part The Earthly Paradise quite lost and gone And all mankind slain by the sin of one A better Covenant wrought man's Restoration By Christ the second Person 's Incarnation Conceiv'd in Virgin 's Womb by Heavenly Powers His manhood sin excepted just like ours To th' Second Person joyn'd immediately And mediately to the rest thereby Making both Natures but one Person still Though having both divine and humane will Divine and Humane Properties distinct Man-God God-Man both these together linkt Equal with God in his spiritual Nature Inferiour to him as the Mediatour Yet in both Natures not in man's alone Far above Angels in the highest Throne His perfect life and blessed Doctrines taught Backt with a world of wonders which he wrought His Judgment Passion Burial Resurrection Ascension Session in his bright perfection And Intercession there at God's right hand And having all things under his command The universal Churches sure Election Calling Adoption Tryal and Correction Redounding to their good Justification Sanctification and sure Preservation The seal of Baptism and the sacred Cup With many an Ordinance to build them up All to be guided by the Scriptures light Which Saints did pen and God's own Spirit indite The common call and gifts of many a one Never built up unto perfection Immortal souls of Saints celestial bliss Imprisonment of theirs that liv'd amiss The Resurrection and the Judgment-day Where Christ in chief and all the Saints bear sway The world that was accurs'd for man misled Purged by fire and reestablished Then Reprobates must pack to endless paiâ— And Saints in endless Glory shall remain 2. What things are to be implored The Preface of the Lord's Prayer Our Father which art in Heaven c. First it sets forth God's glorious attributes Of might and mercy and their blessed fruits Assuring he can help that dwells above And will do as a Father out of love That we through Christ who doth this grace display With reverence and confidence may pray The First Petition Hallowed be thy Name c. That worthy instruments may still be found In Church and State and God by them renown'd Our hearts even fill'd with Heaven our tongues apply'd To edifie and God be glorify'd And that our lives before the World may shine With glittering beams of Graces most Divine The Second Petition Thy Kingdom come c. That Saints be kept and Satan's Kingdom quell'd False Doctrines Errours Anti-Christs expell'd The Gospel spread and prosper'd every where And Christians labouring each man in his sphere For Jew and Gentiles call and confirmation Our happy end and final full Salvation The Third Petition Thy will be done in Earth at it is in Heaven c. That we with wisedom may be all inspir'd To know God's will in what he hath requir'd Our backward natures that are dark and dull Inflam'd with zeal to do it to the full And what he pleaseth of himself to do We may contentedly submit unto The Fourth Petition Giev us this day c. That we depending on God's providence By lawfull means and daily diligence Without ambition avarice or strife May have all needfull comforts of this life For us and ours not envying great or small But helping those that in affliction fall The Fifth Petition Forgive us our trespasses c. That we confessing our vile sinfull Nature Acts and neglects against our great Creatour Not having ought to pay or ought that 's good But of his gift may flee to Christ his bloud For Grace and Peace and Pardon while we live With peacefull minds addicted to forgive The sixth Petition And lead us not into temptation c. That we be never try'd above our strength By weal or wo but may prevail at length That either the temptation time be miss'd Or we with Graces armed to resist That ever watchfull we may never
fall But grow in Grace and be preserv'd in all The Conclusion For thine is the Kingdom c. That we may ever praise our heavenly King From whom all blessings friends and favours spring That all that hear may joyn with free consent And full assurance of accomplishment Waiting for answers as not beg'd in vain And so returning to our prayers again 3. What things are to be performed Which are contained in the Decalogue or Ten Commandments The First Commandment MAKE God the sovereign object of thy fear Faith love and joy and service most sincere The Second Commandment Act always in Religion every thing By Scripture warrant from the heavenly King. The Third Commandment Thou maist be short in duty never slight Nor use a word of God that 's vain or light The Fourth Commandment On Sabbaths always put thy soul to nurse Shun worldly thoughts occasions and discourse The Fifth Commandment Be sure to carry well in thy relation For none are good without that commendation The sixth Commandment Live peaceably with all shun wrath and strife By all good means preserve and succour life The Seventh Commandment Keep chastity all wantonness eschew In heart in habit touch or talk or view The Eighth Commandment Promote your neighbours and your own estate Sloth riot couz'nage and injustice hate The ninth Commandment Maintain thy Neighbours and thy own good Name Lies flatteries slanders scoffs and brags disclaim The Tenth Commandment Grudge not thy neighbours good quell fond desire And let thy heart to true content aspire A TABLE to the Three First Centuries containing the Chapter-Hymns A. ABominations seven Page 43 Acclamations of Praise or Te Deum Laudamus exemplified with proofs of Holy Scripture 2 Acclamations for Babylon's Fall 97 Access to the Throne of Grace at our awaking 1 Admonition of St. Jude 309 Adventus Christi or the Accomplishment of the First Promise 12 Advocate in Heaven 307 Adulterers Peril and Penance 42 Affections moderate 294 Aegypt's ten Plagues for the fifth of November 18 Agreement necessary 286 Allelujah for Babylon's Fall 98 Almighty Arm invoked 232 Almsdeeds 99 Amity and Vnity 296 Angels their blessed attendance 35 Anger corrected 39 Applause of Christian Conquests 30 Aptness to backsliding holpen by Grace 267 Arraignment of Ambition Covetousness and Cruelty 16 Arising of the Sun of Righteousness 284 Ascension of Christ and leading Captivity Captive 81 Astonishing Judgments or Aegypt's ten Plagues 18 Attonement sought upon humiliation or a wofull bewailing of our Corruptions and Calamities 27 Attendance of blessed Angels 35 B. BAbylon's Fall 97 Backsliders called back 242 Back-slidings censured or Israel's Revolt 266 Backslidings holpen by Grace 267 Backslidings healed 269 Benediction from the God of Peace 82 304 Best fear 292 Best rejoycing 293 Benediction of St. Jude 309 Bewailing our corruptions and calamities 27 Blessed Angels attendance 35 Blessed death 100 Blessings of obedience Ibid. Blessings on the Mount or blessed Qualifications 103 Blessedness of pardon 36 Boasting corrected 37 Bodies changed 88 Brotherhood 281 C. CAbinet 287 Call out of Babylon 104 Call of Grace 298 Calves of our Lips 267 Captives Prayers effectual 252 Carnal and evil doers rewarded 312 Change 224 Charity and Piety extended 37 Charity charged upon the rich 297 Charity what it is truly 94 Charities qualifications 105 Charity rewarded 304 Chastisement 105 Celestial Paradise 313 Child of light encouraged and instructed 231 Children of light exhorted 83 Children of God and Satan described 307 Christ's Birth Kingdom and Conquests 21 22 Christ's commission 108 Christ's Benefits 106 Christâ—s Passion and Compassion 167 Christian Conquests applauded 30 Circumcision of the Heart 38 Comforting mourners 232 Commands for comfort 229 Commination of Esay 52 Communion of Saints 109 Compassion and Passion of Christ 167 Confession of Christ 110 Confession of sin 38 110 Confessions and Supplications 56 Confidence in God 111 Confidence applauded and blessed 84 Confidence accursed 83 Conquest 112 Conscience Ibid. Constant seeking of God by the meek 39 Constancy of God's Covenant 253 Contentation 113 Conversation and life conscientious 69 Correction of anger 39 Correction of boasting 37 Coronation of Spiritual Conquerours 312 Corruptions and Calamities bewailed 27 Covenant of God constant 253 Covenant of Grace 114 Covenant of God's Grace entred to Abraham 213 Covenant of God for us with the Creature 55 Counsel of Christ 117 Counsel of Wisedom excellent 54 The Creed 118 Cross and Crown 298 Cup and Calamity of Drunkards 47 D. DAngers of heinous sins and dehortation from them 40 David's Exaltation in type of Christ 64 David's Elegy for Saul and Jonathan 29 Day of Grace proclaimed 84 Death blessed 100 Debate in measure 228 Deborah's Song 119 Deceitfulness of the heart 45 Descending of the Spirit 47 Dehortation from heinous sin 40 Dehortation from evil 302 Deliverance from shipwrack or the Prophet Jonah 45 Diligence in duties 121 Dissolution general longed for 70 Dragons downfall 122 Drawn Net 291 Drunkards Cup and Calamities 47 Due fear of God and the King 48 Duty to Magistrates Ibid. E. EAsy yoke 123 Effectual Prayers of Captives 252 Errours and Heresies to be avoided 124 Esay's Commination 52 Esay's Song of thanksgiving 125 Esay's triumphant Song 126 Evenness of spirit in all conditions 305 Evil times to be amended 300 Evil dehorted 302 Evil doers rewarded 312 Exalting a Nation 53 Exaltation of Humility Ibid Example of Saints 128 Exact doom 258 Excellent Counsel of Wisedom 54 Exhortation to Repentance 256 To good works 301 Of St. Jude 309 Expostulation with Job 225 Extension of Charity and Piety 37 Ezechiel's infant 128 Ezechiel's evil hearers 262 F. FAith praised 129 Faith proved 130 Faithfull Saying 13 Fruitfulness blessed 303 Fallow Ground to be dressed 55 False fears and false Deities derided 243 Fan of Judgment 286 Fast proclaimed 270 Fear of God and the King 48 Fleshly lusts restrained 80 Fire and Grasshoppers 276 Flying Role for Swearers and Cursers 44 Fool in grain 291 Funerals to press Patience 24 Funerals to mitigate mourning 23 Funerals touching the pretiousness of the Saints death 24 Funerals touching the Resurrection Ibid. Funerals touching the Saints safety in death 25 Funerals touching the Saints sweet rest 25 G. GEneral dissolution longed for 70 Giver of Grace 77 Glorious Throne 249 God's Children described 307 God's Covenant for us with the Creature 55 God's Children distinguished 308 God's Covenant constant 253 God's Oath of Grace 260 God's glittering Sword 131 God's jealousie for Jerusalem 56 Godâ—s jewels 282 God's Expostulation with Job 225 God's mercy the golden chain thereof or loves link 71 Good works exhorted 301 Government 132 Government of the Tongue 135 Graces call 298 Grasshoppers and fire 276 Great condemnation 85 Gifts ministerial conferred 73 H. HAinous sins dangerous 40 Healing of Backsliders 209 Heart Circumcised 38 Heart deceitfulness 45 Heavy Judgments 274 High and Lofty one 136 Humility exalted 53 Humiliation 137 Humble Supplications and Confessions 56 Humble Supplications in time of drought 57 Humble Supplications
Ver. 3.14.15 For he would undoubtedly Cure him of his Leprosy So he went and was made whole Both in body and in soul. 2 Chr. 34.22 26. Mat. 1.10 Hulldah dwelling in the College Perfect in Prophetick knowledge That did comfort King Josiah Grand-child to King Hezekiah Ver. 28.24 And assur'd his peacefull end For even death must stand his friend Though God's wrathfull indignation Scorcht the following Generation Ver. 25. And the Prophetess was bold To denounce the wrath foretold For their sin so far incens'd That the wrath could not be quench'd Esther 4.14 Royal Esther most religious Born as for a time prodigious With her Maidens mourn'd and pray'd Stak'd her life for Israel's aid Chap. 7.6 Cop'd with Haman got the day Which advanced Mordecay And if any women be Types of Christ 't is such as she Thus the Testament hath told Worthy Women of the Old Now great Ladies take a view Of the Worthies of the New. Luke 1.6 Ver. 44. First Elizabeth admire Whose obedience was entire Whose sweet Babe within her womb Leap'd for joy that Christ was come Luke 2 37. Chap. 7.38 Aged Anna that did pray Instantly both night and day Mary that did weep as fast Till her tears all price surpast Luke 10.39 Th' other Mary we must mention Who to Christ gave great attention For the better part she chose That which she could never lose John 11.2 Mat. 26.13 This was also she that shed Precious Spiknard on his head Which to such account did come As must pass through Christendom Luke 11.38 John 11.5 And good Martha must be number'd Though with too much care encumber'd One expresly said to be Lov'd of Christ among the three John 11.22 For she was a sound believer Though her brothers death did grieve her And confiding told our Lord He could raise him at a word Mark 12.44 2 Cor. 9.7 And the Widdow whose Gratuity Pass'd the rich mens superfluity Though two mites was all her living So much priz'd is cheerfull giving Mark 7.26 Mat. 15.20 And the Greek Syro-Phoenician Who so press'd her bold petition Term of Dog she overcomes Dogs said she may eat the crums Ibidem So she stoutly stood the tryal And misdoubted no denial For she knew she should prevail And her faith did never fail Mat. 9.20 Such a faith did Christ avouch Hers to be that stole a touch For said that believing soul If I touch I shall be whole John 4.26 She of Sychar made acquainted With Messias God's Annointed She made all the Town to know They believ'd and found it so John 19.25 Luke 2.35 And of them that so surpass Was the wife of Cleophas Sympathizing in the smart That did pierce the Virgins heart Ibidem See Postscript Note the third And the Virgins Sister there That did like affection bear And Salome who likewise Did so strongly Sympathize Luke 8.2 Mat. 27.46 And that Godly Convert then Called Mary Magdalen Who last serv'd our Saviour slain And first saw him rais'd again Acts 9.39 ch 17.34 Tabitha that did prepare Garments for the poor to wear Damaris that clave to Paul When the learn'd neglected all Acts 12.14 Rhoda that knew Peter's Voice And thereat did so rejoyce That she straight ran in and said Here 's the man for whom we pray'd Acts 16.14 c. She whose heart the Lord did open To attend to what was spoken And her heart set â—pe to â—each her Sets her house so to the Preacher Rom. 16.8 Phoebe that did service pay To the Church of Cenchrea And Priscilla that did purchase Thanks of all the Gentile-Churches Ver. 6.12 Mary too a Saint illustrious And for Saints dear sakes industrious So Tryphaena's works import And Tryphosa's came not short 2 Tim. 1.5 ch 3.15 Lois next as Scripture saith In whom dwell'd unfeigned faith And Eunice prais'd as high Which two train'd up Timothy 2 John 1. c. And the Lady call'd Elect With the Robes of Vertue deckt And her Children from their youth Walking stedfast in the truth Rom. 16.15 Phil. 4.3 2 John 13. Some but named are set down And a Name is some renown Here a Sister there a Wife Owned in the book of life Phil. 4.3 Luke 8.3 Women then as well as Men Have their praise by Scripture pen Women of their substance lent To our Lord with one assent Luke 8.3 One of these was good Susanna And the Noble Dame Joanna Herod's Stewards wife was one And a many more unknown Luke 23.27 Ver. 40.55 Women did with mournfull breath Most of all lament his death Women at his Grave did grieve On the sacred Sabbath Eve. Luke 23.50 chap. 24.1 And that past they did not fear To embalm his body there And had there the best inspection First into his Resurrection Acts 17.4.12 Lastly to give all their due Famous women and not few Were converted and strait-way At the Gospels spring of day Wherefore to conclude the story Of this faithfull Female glory One thing more I must annex In the honour of your Sex. Mat. 1.27 Luke 1.44 48. One of yours excell'd all other That was both a Maid and Mother Whom all Generations shall Blessed Virgin-Mother call Luke 1.32 Ver. 46. Mother of Almighty God Celebrated all abroad Yet was she of meek behaviour Magnifying Christ our Saviour Heb. 1.6 Luke 2.10 Whom all Angels evermore Are commanded to adore And with joy they all obey Witness this triumphant day FINIS The Post-script NOTE 1. For the distick in Italian Character Page 748. Take this following if you think it fit Infants of both Sexes some Suffered bloudy Martyrdom Though some Interpreters say that the Male Children onely suffered but that could hardly be See the Text in Jer. 31.18 And Reverend Bishop Hall in his Contemplations of Herod and the Infants saith thus All the Infants of Bethlehem shall suffer for this one Note 2. The Salique Law is a Law of France whereby the Crown of France cannot fall to a Woman The Original and injustice of it and how confuted and condemned from this President of Zelophehad's Daughters Num. 27. 36. c. See in Dr. Heylin's description of the World Edition 8. in Quarto page 80. and in the Edition in Folio pag. 177. Note 3. Some take the Virgin Mary's Sister spoken of John 19.25 to be the same with the Wife of Cleophas for thus the Text expresseth it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 His Mother and His Mothers Sister Mary the Wife of Cleophas and Mary Magdalene And Calvin construes it that this Mary call'd her Sister was her Cousin and might be the Daughter of Cleophas for any thing said in the Text and the Translators put it in a different Character But Aretius distinguisheth them Adest Mater Christi adest Soror ejus Adsunt aliae duae Mariae Uxor Cleophae Magdalenae There was present saith he the Mother of Christ there was present her Sister there were present two other Maries the Wife of Cleophas and Magdalene A TABLE to the Three Last Centuries containing the
mak'st me wise yea wiser Lord than they that are my foes For still with me thy precepts be whence wisedom flows I have attain'd more skill than all my teachers have By studying on thy will and more than men more grave I understand Because I do keep close unto thy strict command My feet I have refrain'd from every evil way That I might keep unstain'd the word which thou dost say I have not gone From thy decrees for thou by these hast led me on Thy Words how sweet they are how sweet unto my taste Yea sweeter Lord by far than honey for repast thy precepts praise It Is that I get skill and fly from all false ways Psalm 119. v. 105 to 112. 14. PART The pure Lamp of the word THY word 's a Lamp unto my feet A light to guide my paths most meet that I may never go astray And I have made a solemn Oath And to perform it am not loath that I will keep thy righteous way I am afflicted very sore Now quicken me O Lord therefore according to thy promise free The free-will Offerings which I mov'd I pray thee Lord let â—e approv'd and teach thy judgments unto me My soul is ever in my hand My life doth in such danger stand yet do I not forget thy Law The wicked laid a snare for me And yet I erred not from thee Nor from thy precepts did withdraw Thy Testimonies I have stor'd My heritage for ever Lord for all my hearts delight they be I have inclin'd my heart therefore To keep thy Statutes evermore untill I die and come to thee Psalm 119. v. 113 to 120. 15. PART The renouncing of ill courses and companions I Hate vain thoughts but love thy Law thou art my hiding place O Lord My shield when dangers near me draw and I have hoped in thy word Ye evil doers from me depart your company my course withstands For I am purpos'd in my heart to serve my God as he commands Uphold me Lord that I may live and Lord perform thy promise claim'd That of the hope which thou dost give I may at no time be asham'd Uphold me for if thou protect I shall be very safe thereby And I will have a due respect unto thy Laws continually Thou hast in anger under-trod all those that from thy Statutes stray For all their subtle shifts O God is but a foul deceiving way For all the wicked of the Earth as basest dross thou turnest by Therefore as things of greatest worth I love thy precepts wondrously Yet when I find what judgments fall my flesh doth quake for fear of thee Whose dreadfull hand so acts them all as makes me sore afraid to see Psalm 119. v. 121 to 128. 16. PART Supplication for deliverance and direction I Do what equity commands O leave me not to Tyrants hands that would oppress me out of spight Be surety for thy servants good Let proud oppressors be withstood and let them not o'rethrow my right Mine eyes for thy salvation fail I wait to see thy word prevail that rghteous word of thy decree Deal with thy Servant I intreat According to thy mercy great and all thy Statutes teach to me I am thy Servant give me skill That I may understand thy will. and may thy Testimonies know And now it is a needfull time For thee O Lord to work for thine for all thy Laws they overthrow Therefore do I thy Statutes love Above bright Gold yea far above The Gold that goes at greatest rate Therefore I count all thy decrees In all things right and none but these and all false ways I truly hate Psalm 119. v. 127 to 136. 17. PART The true Zeal and Charity of Christians THY Testimonies are most rare Therefore my souls delight they are The entrance of thy word gives light And makes the simple know aright I gaspt and panted very much My longing for thy Laws was such Look on me Lord and let me claim Thy Grace as one that loves thy Name Order my steps in thy good way And let no sin in me bear sway From mans oppression set me free So shall I keep to thy decree Thy face let on thy servant shine And teach to me thy Laws divine Rivers of tears run down mine eyes Because thy Statutes they despise Psal. 119. v. 137 to 144. 18. PART The true zeal and purity of Christians RIghteous art thou O Lord thy judgments are upright The precepts of thy word to which thou dost excite so earnestly Are most express for righteousness and equity My zeal Lord after those made me consume and pine Because my wicked foes forgot those words of thine but O most pure Is thy sweet word thy servant Lord loves it therefore And though I am but small and of as small regard Yet mind I most of all thy words which I have heard for ever doth Thy righteous word remain O Lord thy Law 's the truth And though adversity in very deep degree And great perplexity have taken hold on me yet in this plight My comfort stands in thy commands there 's my delight The righteousness O Lord Of thy Decrees Divine Doth stand on sure record and never can decline to me O give Compleater skill to do thy will and I shall live Psal. 119. v. 145 to 152. 19. PART The unwearied seeking of God. WITH earnest voice I cry and call Lord hear the words which I let fall for I will keep thy Statutes all O save me Lord I cry'd to thee Thy Testimonies then shall be most faithfully observ'd by me I did prevent the dawning day I' th morning I did cry and pray I made thy word my hope and stay Mine eyes prevent the watches late That I might freely contemplate and on thy word might meditate According as thy judgments be And after thy compassions free Lord hear my voice and quicken me Lo they draw nigh and near me press That follow after wickedness but from thy laws they far digress But thou O Lord art very nigh And thy commandments generally are perfect truth and equity Concerning thy decrees behold I knew O Lord I knew of old that thou hast founded them to hold Psalm 119. v. 153 to 160. 20. PART The unworthiness of the wicked counterpoised THINK how I am beset and Lord deliver me For I do not forget the word ordain'd by thee plead for me Lord And set me free and quicken me by thy good word Thy saving health is far from all ungodly men For what thy Statutes are is not sought out by them thy mercies kind Are great O Lord O let thy word cheer up my mind Many O Lord are those for they are not a few That are my utter foes and do my soul pursue with ill intents Yet do not I decline from thy Commandements Transgressors of thy laws I saw and seeing wept For I was griev'd thy word they have not kept consider Lord The love sincere which I do bear unto thy word Lord quicken me