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B00224 Two pleasant ditties, one of the birth, the other of the passion of Christ. To the tune of Dulcina. Of Natiuity. 1628-1629? (1629) STC 14577; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[394] 1,298 2

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Two pleasant Ditties one of the Birth the other of the Passion of Christ To the tune of Dulcina Of Natiuity IVry came to Ieru-salem all the world was taxed then Blessed Mary brought to Bethelem more then all the world agen A gift so blest So good the best that ere was seene was heard or done A King a Christ Prophet and Priest a Iesus God a Man a Sonne Happie night a day was neuer halfe so happie sweet and faire Singing Soldiers blessed euer fill the skie with sweetest ayre Amaz'd men feare They see they heare yet doubt and aske how this was done T' was bid be bold It was fore told this night hath God himselfe a Son There appeares a golden Vsher Kings attending in their traine The bright Sun could not out blush her such a Star ner'e shone againe See now it staies Seeming it sayes Goe in and see what there is done A Child whose birth Leagues heauen and earth Iesus to vs to God a Sonne Subtill Herod sought to find him with a purpose blacke as hell But a greater power confin●d him and his purpose did repell Who should betray Doe al obey as fitting was it should be done They al adore And kneele before this God and Man to God a Sonne 'T was vpon a Commets blazing Cuma to Augustus said This fore-shewes an act amazing for a Mother still a maid A Babe shall beare That al must feare and suddenly it must be done Nay Caesar thou To him must bow hee 's God a Man to God a Sonne Is not this a blessed wonder God is Man and Man is God Foolish Iewes mistooke the thunder should proclaime this King abroad Angels they sing Behold the King in Bethelem where this was done Then we as they Reioyce and say We haue a Sauiour God a Sonne The second part To the same Tune TVrne your eyes that are affixed on this worlds deceuing things And with ioyes and sorrowes mixed looke vpon the King of Kings Who let his throwne With ioyes vnknowne tooke flesh like ours like vs drew breath For vs to die Heere fixe our eye and thinke vpon his precious death See him in the garden praying while his sad Disciples slept See him in the Garden sweating drops of blood and how he wept As man he was He wept alas and trembling feare to loose his breath Yet to heauens will He yeelded still then thinke vpon his precious death See him by the Souldiers taken when with Aue and a kisse He that Heauen had quite forsaken had betrayd him and with this Behold him bound And garded round to Caiphas borne to loose his breath There see the Iewes Heauens King abuse O thinke vpon his precious death See him in the hands of Pilat like a base offender stript See the moane and teares they smile at while they see our Sauiour whipt Behold him bleed His purple weede record while you haue life and breath His taunts and scornes His Crowne of thornes or thinke vpon his precious death See him in the howre of parting hanging on his bloody Crosse See his wounds conceiue his smarting and our gaine by his liues losse On either side A Fellow died the one derides him leauing breath The other prayes And humbly saies O saue me by thy precious death See as in these pangs he thirsted and that heat to coole did call How these Iewes like Iudas cursed bring him vinegar and gall His spirit then To Heauen agen commending with his latest breath The world he leaues That man deceaues O thinke vpon his precious death Finis Printed by the Assignes of Thomas Symcocke