in minde that she is the treasureâ—â—e both of those graces which cause contentment within our selues and make vs acceptable to God By the last part we may apprehend the comfort that will follow when we desire that the open profession of Christ may be granted meerely for the loue of him Song 17. Sing this as the ninth Song THou Daughter of the Royall Line How comely are those Feet of thine When their beseeming Shooes they weare The curious knitting of thy Thighes Is like the costly Gemiâ—es of prize Which wrought by skilfull workmen are 2 Thy Nauell is a Goblet round Where Liquor euermore is found Thy faire and fruitfull Belly showes As doth a goodly heape of Wheat With Lillies round about beset And thy two Brests like twinned Roes 3 Thy Necke like some white Towre doth rise Like Heshbon Fish-pooles are thine Eyes Which neere the Gate Bath-rabbim lye Thy Nose which thee doth wel-become Is like the Towre of Libanum That on Damascus hath an eye 4 Thy Head like Scarlet doth appeare The Hayre thereof like purple are And in those Threads the King is bound Oh Loue how wondrous farre art Thou How perfect doe thy pleasures show And how thy Ioyes in them abound 5 Thou Statur'd art in Palme-tree-wise Thy Breasts like Clusters doe arise I said into this Palme I 'le goe My hold shall on her branches be And those thy Breasts shall be to me Like clusters that on Uines doe growe 6 Thy Nostrils sauour shall aswell As newly-gathered fruits doe smell Thy Speech shall also relish so As purest wine thâ—t for my Deale Is â—itting drinâ—e and able were To cause an old mans lippes to goe 7 I my Beloued's am And he Hath his affection set on me Come well-beloued come away Into the Fields let 's walke along And there the Villages among Eu'n in the Country we will stay 8 We to the Vines betimes will goe And see if they doe spring or no Or if the tender Grapes appeare We will moreouer goe and see If the Pomegranats blossom'd be And I my Loue will giue thee â—here 9 Sweet smels the Mandrakes doe afford And we within our Gates are stor'd Of all things that delightfull be Yea whether new or olde they are Prepared they be for my Deare And I haue layd them vp for thee 10 Would as my Brother thou might'st be That suckt my Mothers breast with me Oh would it were no otherwise In publike then I thee would meet And giue thee kisses in the street And none there is should thee despise 11 Then I my selfe would for thee come And bring thee to my Mothers home Thou likewise shouldst instruct me there And wine that is commixt with Spice Sweet wine of the Pomgranat iuyce I would for thee to drinke prepare 12 My Head with his left-hand he stayd His right-hand ouer me he laid And being so imbrac'd by him Said he I charge you not disease Nor wake my Loue vntill she please You Daughters of Ierusalem The tenth Canticle IN this last part of Solomons Song he first singeth that sweet peace and extraordinary prosperity vouchsafed vnto the Church after her great persecutions and expresseth it by putting the question who she was that came out of the wildernesse leaning on her Beloued Secondly hee introduceth Christ putting the humane Nature in remembrance from what estate he had raised it and requiring the dearest of our affections in regard of the ardency vnquâ—ncâ—ablenesse and inestimâ—ble value of his loue Thirdly hâ—uing remembred the Church of the affection due to him Christ teacheth her the charitable care she ought to hâ—ue of others and thâ—t she being brought into his fauour and protection should seeke the preferment of her younger Sister also euen the people who haue not yet the breasts of Gods two Testaments to nourish their soules Fourthly the Churches true Solomon or Peace-maker meaning Iesus Christ hauing a Vineyard in Baal-hammon that is wheresoeuer there are pâ—â—ple Herein is declared thâ— reward of such as are profitably employed in that Vineyard And lastly the confirmation of Christs marriage vpon the Hils of Spice meaning Heauen is hastned In singing this Canticle wee ought to meditate what estate God hath raised vs from what loue hee hath vouchsafed what our charity should be to others what we should minde concerning this life and what desire we should haue to the comforts of the world to come Song 18. WHo 's this that leaning on her Friend Doth from the Wildernesse ascend Minde how I raised thee Eu'n where thy Mother thee conceiu'd where she that brought thâ—e forth conceiu'd beneath an Apple-tree 2 Me in thy heart engrauen beare And Seale-like on thy handâ—wrist weare For Loue is strong as Death Fierce as the Graue is Iealousie The coales thereof doe burning lye And furious flames it hath 3 Much Water cannot coole Loues flame No floods haue power to quench the same For Loue so high is prizâ—d That who to buy it would assay Though all his wealth he gaue away it would be all despis'd 4 We haue A Sister scarcely growne For she is such a little one That yet no Breasts hath shee What thing shall we now vndertake To doe for this our Sisters sake If spoken for shee be 5 If that a wall she doe appeare We Tuâ—retâ— vpon her will reare And Pallaces of Plate And then with boords of Cedar-tâ—ee Enclose and fence her in will we If that she be a Gate 6 A wall already built I am And now my Breasts vpon the same Doe Turret-like arise Since when as one that findeth rest And is of setled peace possest I seemed in his eyes 7 A Vineyard hath King Solomon This Uineyard is at Baal-hamon Which he to Keepers put And eu'ry one that therein wrought A thousand siluer-pieces brought And gaue him for the fruite 8 My Vineyard which belongs to me Eu'n I my selfe doe ouersee To thee oh Solomon A thousand-fold doth appertaine And those that keep the same shall gaine Two hundred-fold for one 9 Thou whose abode the Gardens are Thy Fellowes vnto thee giue eare Cause me to heare thy voice And let my Loue as swiftly goe As doth a Hart or nimble Roe Upon the Hils of Spice The first Song of Esay Esa. 5. IN this Song the Prophet singing of Christ and hiâ— Vineyard first sheweth that notwithstanding his laboâ— bestowed in fencing and manuring thereof it broughâ— forth sowre grapes Secondly he summoneth theiâ— Consciences whom he couertly vprayded to be Iuâ—â—ges of Gods great loue and their vnprofitableneâ—â— Thirdly he showes both how he intends to deâ—â— with his Vineyard and who they are whom he pointeâ— out in this Parable Now seeing it hath befallen tâ—â— Iewes according to this Propheticall Hymne we are 〈◊〉 make a two-fold vse in singing it First thereby 〈◊〉 memorize the Mercy and Iustice of God both whâ—â—â— are manifested in this Song his Mercy in forewâ—â—â—ning his Iustice in punishing euen his owne peopâ—â— Secondly we are so to mediâ—ate
wholly bee defac't 9 But Lord encreast thy People are Encreast they are by thee And thou art glorifiâ—d as farre As earths wide limits bee For Lord in their distresses when Thy rod on them was laid They vnto thee did hasten then And without ceasing praid 10 As one with child is paind when as Her throwes of bearing bee And cries in panguâ—s before thy face Oh LORD so fared wee Wee haue conceiu'd and for a birth Of winde haue pained binn The world 's vnsafe and still on earth They thriue that dwell therein 11 Thy Dead shall liue and rise againe With my dead-Body shall Oh you that in the dust remaine Awake and sing you all For as the deaw doth hearbs renew That buried seem'd before So earth shall through thy heauenly deaw Her Dead aliue restore 12 My People to thy Chambers fare Shut close the doore to thee And stay a while a moment there Till past the Fury bee For lo the Lord doth now arise Hee commeth from his place To punish their impieties Who now the world possesse 13 The earth that blood discouer shall Which is in her conceal'd And bring to light those murthers all Which yet are vnreueal'd The Praier of Hezekiah Esay 37.15 IN this Praier Hezekiah hauing first acknowledged Gods Maiestie â—nd almighty poweâ— desires him both to heare consider his Aduersaries blasphemie Then to manifest the necessity of his present assistance vrgeth the power his foe had obtained ouer such as serued not the true God And as it seemeth impoâ—tunes deliuerance not so much in regard of his owne safety as that the Blasphemer and all the world might know the difference betweene the Lords power and the arrogant bragges of men This Song may bee vsed whensoeuer the Turke or any other great Aduersary preuailing against false Worshippers shall thereupon growe insolent and threaten Gods Church also as if in despight of him he had formerly preuailed by his owne strength For the name of Senâ—â—â—herib may be mystically applyed to any such enemy We may vse this Hymne also against those secret Blasphemies which the Deuill whispers vnto our soules or when by temptations hee seekes to driuâ— vs to despaire by laying before vs how many others he hath destroied who seemed to haue beene in as good assurance as wee For he is indeede that mysticall Assyrian Prince who hath ouerthrowne whoâ—e Countries Nations with their Gods in whom they trusted Such as are these Temporall power Riches Superstitious worship Carnall wisdome Idols c. which being but the works of men and yet trusted in as Gods hee hath power to destroy them Song 22. O Lord of Hoasts and God of Israel Thou who betweene the Cherubins dost dwell Of all the world thou onely art the King And heau'n and earth vnto their form didst bring 2 LORD bow thine eare to heare attentiue be Lift vp thine eyes and daigne oh LORD to set What words Sennacherib hath cast abroad And his proud Message to the liuing GOD. 3 LORD true it is that Lands and Kingdomes all Are to the King of Ashur brought in thrall Yea he their Gods into the fire hath throwne For Gods they were not but of wood stone 4 Mans worke they were men destroi'd them haue Us therefore from his power vouchsafe to saue That all the Kingdomes of the world may see That thou art GOD that onely thou art hee Hezekiah's Thankesgiuing Esa. 38.10 HEzekiah hauing beene sicke and recouered made this Song of Thankesgiuing And setteth forth the mercy of God by considering these particulars The time of his Age the feares of his soule the rooting out of his posteritie the violence of his disease and the forgiuenesse of his sinnes added to the restoring of his health Then seeming to haue entred into a serious consideration of all this hee confesseth who are most bound to praise God and voweth this Deliuerance to euerlasting memorie This Song may be vsed after deliuerance from temporall sicknesse But in the principall sense it is a speciall Thankesgiuing for that cure which Iesus Christ wrought vpon the humane nature being in danger of euerlasting perdition For Hezekiah which signifieth helped of the Lord typâ—fieth Mankinde labouring vnder the sicknesse of sinne and death Isaiah who brought the medicine that cur'd him and is interpreted the saluation of the Lord figured our blessed Redeemer by whom the humane natâ—â—e is restored and whose sending into the world was mystically shewed by the Miracle of the Sunnes retrogradation To praise God for that mysterie therefore the Circumstances being well considered this Hymne seemeth very proper And doubtlesse for this cause it was partly preserued for these our times and ought often and heartily to be sung to that purpose Song 23. Sing this as the fourth Song WHen I suppos'd my time was at an end Thus to my selfe I did my selfe bemoâ—â—â— Now to the Gates of hell I must descend For all the remnant of my yeares are gone The Lord said I where now the liuing be Nor man on earth shall I for euer see 2 As when a Sheapheard hath remou'd his Tent Or as a weauers shuttle slips away Right so my Dwelling my Yeares were spent And so my sicknesse did my Life decay Each day ere night my death expected I And eu'ry night ere morning thought to dye 3 For He so Lyon-like my bones did breake That I scarce thought to liue another day A noyse I did like Cranes or Swalloweâ— make And as the Turtle I lamenting lay Then with vplifted eye-lids thus I spake Oh Lord on me oppressed mercy take 4 What shall I say he did his promise giue And as he promist he performed it And therefore I will neuer whilst I liue Those bitter passions of my soule forget Yea those that liue those vnborne shall know What life and rest thou didst on me bestow 4 My former Pleasures Sorrowes were become But in that loue which to my soule thou hast The Graue that all deuours thou kepâ—st me from And didst my errors all behind theâ— cast For nor the Graue nor Death can honor Thee Nor hope they for thy Truth that buried be 5 Oh! he that liues that liues as I doe now Eu'n he it is that shall thy praise declare Thy Truth the Father to his Seed shall showe And how thou me oh Lord hast daing'd to spare Yea Lord for this I will throughout my dayes Make musicke in thy house vnto thy praise The Lamentations of Ieremie As vsefull as any part of the old Testament for these present times â—igh fallen asleep in security are these Elegiacall Odes For they bring many things to our consideration 〈◊〉 what wee may and should lament for Secondly how carefull wee ought to bee of the Common-wealths prosperitie because if that goe to ruine the particular Church therein cherished must needes bee afflicted also and Gods worship hinâ—red Thirdly they teach vs that the ouerthrow of Kingdomes and Empires followes the abuse and nâ—glect of
Heauen Honour praise and glory be Now and still hereafter giuen For thy blessings daigned me Who hast granted and prepared More then can be well declared By thy mercy thou didst raise me From below the pits of clay Thou hast taught my lips to praise thee Where thy loue confesse I may And those blessed hopes dost leaue me Whereof no man can bereaue me By thy grace those passions troubles And those wants that me opprest Haue appearâ—d as water-bubbles Or as dreames and things in ieast For thy leisure still attending I with pleasure saw their ending Those afflictions and those terrors Which to others grim appeare Did but shew me where my errors And my imperfections were But distrustfull could not make me Of thy loue nor fright nor shake me When in publike to defame me A designe was brought to passe On their heads that meant to shame me Their owne malice turned was And that day most grace was showne me Which they thought should haue vndone me Therefore as thy blessed Psalmist When he saw his warres had end And his dayes were at the calmest Psalmes and Hymnes of praises pend So my rest by thee enioyed To thy praise I haue employed Yea remembring what I vowed When enclos'd from all but thee I thy presence was allowed While the world neglected me This my Muse hath tooke vpon her That she might aduance thine honour LORD accept my poore endeauour And assist thy seruant so In good Studies to perseuer That more fruitfull he may grow And become thereby the meeker Not his owne vaine Glory seeker Grant my frailties and my folly And those daily Sinnes I doe May not make this Worke vnholy Nor a blemish bring thereto But let all my faults committed With compassion be remitted Those base hopes that would possesse mâ— And those thoughts of vaine repute Which doe now and then oppresse me Doe not LORD to me impute And though part they will not from me Let them neuer ouercome me Till this present from obsceannesse Thou oh LORD hast kept my Pen And my Uerse abhorr'd vncleannesse Though it vaine were now and then My loose thoughts it ne're enflamed But I thereby them haue tamed Still with-hold me from delighting That which thine may mis-beseeme And from eu'ry kinde of Writing Whereby this may loose esteeme That I may with Faith and Reason Eu'ry future Uolume season Oh preserue me from committing Aught thatâ—s hainously amisse From all speeches him vnfitting That hath beene employâ—d on this Yea as much as may be daigned Keepe my very Thoughts vnstained That these Helpes vnto Deuotion May no scandall haue at all LORD I make to thee this motion For their sakes that vse them shall Of the world I am not fearefull Nor of mine owne glory carefull Whil'st thy fauours thou dost daigne me I despise the worlds respect And most comforts entertaine me When I suffer most neglect Yea I then am best rewarded When I seeme the least regarded For oh when I minde my Sauiour And how many a spightfull tongue Sland'red his most pure behauiour And his pious't workes did wrong I contented am and care not Though my life Detraction spare not Therefore when that I shall blamed Or with cause or causlesse be So thy Truth be not defamed Fall what can befall on me Let my fame of none be friended So thy Saints be not offended That is most my feare oh Father Thy assistance therefore send And oh let me perish rather Then thy little ones offend Let my life some honour doe thee Or by death returne me to thee For thy praise I wish and loue it And oh let my end be shame If for mine owne sake I couet Either life or death or fame So it may be to thy glory Let Detraction write my storie But to thee which way auaâ—ling Can my shame or honour be Truth shall euer be preuailing Whatsoe're is thought of me Thou nought loosest through my folly Nor gain'st ought by the most holy And I know that whosoeuer Hath thy glory in esteeme Will accept this good endeauour Whatsoe're the Workeman seeme Let oh therefore be fulfilled That which thou oh LORD hast willed And when I with Israels Singer To these Songs of Faith shall learne Thy ten-stringed Law to finger And that Musicke to discerne Lift me to that Angell-quire Whereunto thy Saints aspire FINIS To the Reader THat such as haue skill and are delighted with musicke may haue the more varietie to stirre vp the soone cloyed affections these Hymnes are fitted with many new tunes neuerthelesse all but some few of them may be sung to such tunes as haue beene heretofore in vse For the benefit therefore of those who haue no experience in Musicke I haue here set downe which Songs they be and to what old tunes they may be sung To the tune of the 1.2.3 and of an hundred other Psalmes may be sung Song the 3.21.32.33.35.38.43.53.57.58.67.69.72.78.81.83.85.86.87.90 To the tune of the 51.100.125 Psalmes and the ten Commandements c. may be sung Song the 5.6.8.11.12.27.28.34.42.44.48.51.52.56.60.61.64.65.66.68 70.73.76.77.80.88 To the tune of the 112.127 Psalmes the Lords Prayer c. may be sung Song the 7.40.41.45.49.50.54.59 62.71.74.75.79.82.84.89 To the tune of the 113. Psalme may be sung Song the 9.10.17 To the tune of the 25. Psalme may bee sung Song the 20. To the tune of the 124. Psalme may be sung Song the 47. FINIS Errata PAge 2 in the Title of the Song reade Exod. 15. p. 6. in the Title of the Song reade Deut. 32. pa. 40. li. 26 reade the pauement of it li. 43. reade with Charity pa. 42. in the direction for Thy reade Vnderneath pa 67. li. 18. for aliue reade to life pa. 110. li. 17. reade to the Gentiles pa. 138. in the direction for And reade The pa. 145. li. 17. for confuted reade comforted
a fire inflamed is And down to Hell the earth consume it shall Eu'n to the Mountains bottoms fruit and all In heapes vpon them mischiefes will I throw And shoot mine arrowes till I haue no moe 10 With hunger parched and consumâ—d with heat I will enforce them to a bitter end The teeth of Beasts vpon them will I set And will the poys'nous dust-fed Serpent send The sword without and feare within shall sâ—ay Maâ—ds yongmen babes and him whose haire is gray Yea I had vowâ—d to spread theÌ„ here there Men might forget that such a people were 11 But this the Foe compe'ld me to delay Lest thaâ— their aduersaries prouder growne Should â—when they heard it thus presume to say This not the LORD but our high hand hath done For in this People no discretion is Nor can their dulnesse reach to iudge of this Oh had they wisedome this to comprehend That so they might bethinke them of their end 12 How should one make a thousand run away Or two men put ten thousand to the foile Except their Rocke had sold them for a pray And that the LORD had clos'd them vp the while For though our Foes theÌ„selues the Iudges were Their God they cannot with our GOD compare But they haue vines like those that Sodom yeelds And such as are within Gomorrha fields 13 They beare the Grapes of gall vpon their vine Extreamely bitter are their clusters all Yea made of Dragons venom is their wine And of the cruell Aspes infectious gall And can this euer be forgot of me Or not be sealed where my treasures be Sure mine is vengeance and I will repay Their feet shall slide at their appointed day 14 Their time of Ruine neere at hand is come Those things that shall befall them hast will make For then the LORD shall giue his People doome And on his Seruants kind compassion take When he perceiues their strength bereft gone And that in prison they are left alone Where aâ—e their Gods become he then shall say Their Rocke on whom affiance they did lay 15 Who ate the fartest of their Sacrifice Who of their Drinke-oblations dranke the wine Let those vnto their succour now arise And vnder their protection them enshrine Behold consider now that I am He And that there is no other God with me I kill and make aliue I wound I cure And there is none can from my hand assure 16 For vp to heau'n on high my hand I reare And as I â—â—ue for euer this I say When I my shining sword to whet prepare And shall my hand to acting vengeance lay I will not câ—ase till I my foes requite And am aueng d on all that beare me spite But in their blood â—hich I shall make to flow Will steepe mine arrowes till they drunken grow 17 My sword shall eat the flesh and blood of those Who shal be either slaine or brought in thraâ—l When I begin this vengeance on my Foes Sing therefore wiâ—h his Pâ—ople Nations all For he his Seruants blood with blood will pay And due auengement on his Foes will lay But to his Land compassion he will show And on his People mercy shall bestow The Song of Deborah and Barak Iudges 5. THis Hymne was composed to glorifie God for the great ouerthrow giuen to Sisera who comming armed with many hundred Chareâ—s of Iron against the poore oppressed Israelites when they had not a sword or speare among forty thouâ—and of them was neuerthelesse miraculously discomfited to shew the vnbeleeuing people that the LORD onely is the God of bâ—ttles and that he is both able anâ— doth often deliuer his CHVRCH without the ordinary meanes By the repetition hereof we prayse God in commemorating one of the great Deliueranceâ— heretofore vouchsafed to his Church And in these times of feare and wauering we may also by this memorable example of God's prouidence strengthen our faith which is many times weakned by the outward power prosperitie or vaine boastings of the Churches Aduersaries Who shall doubtlesse be at last shamefully ruined according to the Propheticall imprecation concluding this Song notwithstanding their many likelihoods of preuailing Yea theâ— perhaps shall that destruction come on them to Gods greater Glory when our estate seemes to be most desperate Song 3. SIng praises Isr'el to the LORD that thee auenged so When to the fight with free accord The people forth did go You Kings giue care you Princes heare while to the LORD I raise my voice aloud and sing to GOD the LORD of Isr'el praise 2 When thou departedst LORD from Seir When thou leftst Edom fâ—eld Earth shooke the heauens dropped there The clouds did water yeeld LORD at thy sight A trembling fright Upon the Mountaines fell Euâ—n at thy looke Mount-Sinai shooke LORD GOD of Israel 3 Not long agoe in Shamghar's dayes Old Anath's valiant Sonne And late in Iael's time the wayes Frequented were of none The passengers Were wanderers In crooked paths vnknowne And none durst dwell Through Israel But in a walled Towne 4 Untill I Deborah arose Who rose a mother there In Isr'el when new Gods they chose That fild their gates with warre And they had there Nor shield nor speare In their possession then To armeâ— for fight One Israelite Mong forty thousand men 5 To those that Isr'els Captaines are My heart doth much incline To those I meane that willing were Oh LORD the prayse be thine Sing ye for this Whose vse it is To ride on Asses gray All ye that yet In Middin sit Or trauell by the way 6 The place where they their water drew From Archers now is cleare The 〈◊〉 vprightnesse they shall shew And â—is iust dealing there The Hamlets all Through Isr'el shall His righteousnesse record And downe vnto The Gates shall goe Th People of the LORD 7 Arise oh Deborah arise Riâ—e riâ—e and sing a Song Abinoam's sonne oh Barak rise Thy Captiues lead along Their Prince all By him made thrall To the Suruiuor be To triumph on The Mighty one The LORâ— vouchsafed me 8 A root from out of Ephraim Gain'st Amalek arose And of the people next to him The Beniamites were those From Machir where Good Leaders are Came well experienc't men And they came downe From Zabulon That handle well the Pen. 9 Along with Deborah did goe The Lords of Isachar With Isachar eu'n Barak too Was one among them there He foorth was sent And marching went On foot the lower-way For Reuben where Diuisions wereâ— Right thought-full hearts had they 10 The bleaâ—ing of the flockes to heare Oh wherefore didst thou stay r For Reuben where diuisions were Right thought-full hearts had they But why did they Of Gilead stay On Iordans other side And wherefore than Didst thou oh Dan Within thy Tents abide 11 Among his harbours lurking by The seaside Asher lay But Zabulun and Nephthali Kept not themselues away They people are Who fearelesse dare Their liues to death expose And did not
yeeld The hilly-field Though Kings did them oppose 12 With them the Cananitish Kings At Tana'ch fought that day Close by Megiddo's water-springs Yet bore no Prize away For loe the Starres Fought in their Spheares Gainst Sisera fought they And some by force The water-course Of Kishon swept away 13 Eu'n Kishon Riuer which was long A famous Torrent knowne Oh thou my soule oh thou the strong Hast brauely trodden downe Their Horse whose pace So lofty was Their hoofes with prancing wound Those of the Strong That kickt and flung And fiercely beat the ground 14 A heauy curse on Meroz lay Curst be her dwellers all The Angell of the LORD doth say That Citie curse you shall And therefore this Accursing is They came not to the fight To helpe the LORD To helpe the LORD Against the Men of Might 15 But blest be Iael Heber's spouse The Kenite blest be she More then all women are of those That vse in Tents to be To him did she Giue milke when he Did water onely wish And butter set For him to eat Upon a lordly dish 16 She in her left hand tooke a naile And rais'd vp in the Right A workemans hammer wherewithall She Sisera did smite His head she tooke When she had strooke His pierced Temples through He fell withall And in the fall He at her feet did bow 17 He at her feet did bow his head Fell downe and life forlooke Meane whilâ— his longing Mother did From out her window looke Thus câ—ying at The Lattice grate Why stayes his Chariot so From hasting home Oh! wherefore come His Chariot wheeles so slow 18 As thus she spake her Ladies wise To her an answere gaue Yea to herselfe her selfe replies Sure sped saith she they haue And all this while They part the spoyle A Damsell one or twaie Each homeward beares And Sisera shares A party-colour'd Pray 19 Of needle-worke both sides of it In diuers colours are Eu'n such as doth his necke befit That vseth Spoyles to weare So LORD still so Thy foes or'e throwe But who in thee delight Oh! leâ— them be Sunne-like when he Ascendeth in his might The Song of Hannah 1. Sam. 2.1 HAnnah the wife of Elkanah being barâ—en and therefore vpbraided â—nd vexed by Peâ—innah her huâ—bands other wife prayed vnto the Lord for a Sonne And hauing obtained him glorified God in this Song for deliuering her from the contempt of her aduerâ—ary By Hannah which signifieth Grace or Gratious was the Church of Christ â—epresented And by Peninnah signifying despised or forsaken was figured the Iewish Synagogue This Song therefore is to be vnderstood as a mysticall Prophesie of that Abiection of the Iewes and calling of the Gentiles which was fulfilled vpon the birth of Iesus Christ our true Samuel at whose conception the blessed Virgine Mary in her Magnificat acknowledged the verifying of many particulars foretold in this Song euen almost in the same words In memoriall therefore of these Mysteries we ought to sing this Hymne to comfort vs also against the pride and arrogancie of those who by reason of their multitudes shall scorne and vpbraid the true Church as mother only of a few poore and obscure children And we may vse it likewise to prayse God for that fruitfulnesse which he hath giuen to our Holy mother who hath lately had many children aduanced to be Kings and to sit on the most eminent thrones of Glory in the earth according to this Propheticall Song Song 4. NOw in the LORD my heart doth pleasure take My hoâ—ne is in the LORD aduanced high And to my Foes an answere I will make Because in his saluation ioy'd am I. Like him there is not any holy-One And other LORD beside him there is none 2 Nor like our God another God is there So proudly vaunt not then as heretofore But let your tongues from henceforth now forbeare All vaine presuming words for euermore For why the LORD is God who all things knows And doth each purpose to his end dispose 3 Now broken is their bow that once were stout And girt with vigor they that stumbled are The Full themselues for bread haue hired out Which now they need not do that hungry were The Barren-wombe doth seuen children owne And she that once had many weake is growne 4 The LORD doth slay and he reuiues the slaine He to the graue doth bring and backe he beares The LORD makes poore and rich he makes againe He throweth downe and vp on high he reares He from the dust and from the dunghill brings The Begger and the poore to sit with Kings 5 He reares them to inherit Glories throne For why the LORD' 's the Earth's vpholders are The world hath he erected therevpon He to the footing of his Saints hath care But dumb in darknesse Sinners shall remaine For in their strength shall men be strong in vain 6 The LORD will to destruction bring them all Eu'n eu'ry one that shall with him contend From out of heau'n he thunder on them shall And iudge the world vnto the farthest end With strength power his King he will supply And raise the Horne of his Anointed high The Lamentation of Dauid ouer Saul and Ionathan his sonne 2. Sam. 1 1â— IN this funeâ—all Elegie Dauid bewaileth the Death of Saul and Ionathan from whence these obseruations may be collected First that the slaughter of a valiant Prince is an outward blemish and iust cause of sorrow in the State SecoÌ„dly that the insulting of an aduersary is not the least affliction Thirdly that the Mountaines of Gilboa are accursed to this day For by Gilbâ—â— which is interpreted slippery or inconstant is mystically vnderstood that irresolution or despaire by which men fall into the power of their spirituall aduersary Fourthly we hence may learne to commemorate those things which â—re â—raâ—e-worthy euen in our enemie Lastly it sheweth vs that wise and good men may tender oâ—e friend more affectionately then another and that it misbeseemes them not to bewaile their death This is to be â—ung historically for our instruction in the particulars afore mentioned And may be obserued as a patterne for our funerall Poemes Song 5. THy beauty Israel is gone slaine in the Places high is he The Mighty now are ouerthrowne Oh thus how commeth it to be Let not this newes their streets throughout In Gath or Askalon be told For feare Philistia's daughters flout Lest vaunt th'vncircumcized should 2 On you hereafter let no dewe You Mountaines of Gilboa fall Let there be neither showers on you Nor fields that breed an offring shall For there with shame away was throwne The Target of the strong alas The shield of Saul eu'n as of one That neu'r with oyle anoynted was 3 Nor from their blood that slaughter'd lay Nor from the fart of strong-men slaine Came Ionathan his bow away Nor drew forth Saul his sword in vaine In life time they were louely faire In death they vndiuided are More swift then Eagles of the
in prouiding for disposing of her temporall affaires Moreouer continuall loue to her Husband liberality to the poore gouernment of her tongue and heedfulnesse to those courses her houshold takes Her reward is this Her Husband is confident in her she shall haue comfort of her labours her posterity shall blesse her her Husband shall praise her aboue other women she shall be honoured in life and haue ioy at her death It is indeed an excellent Marriage-Song fit to be vsed at the solemnizing of those Rites For it ministreth instruction becomming that occasion Yea perhaps the Musicke of it would stirre vp good affections also where vnpleasing discords are now heard if it were often sung in priuate Families Song VIII Sing this as the sixt Song WHo findes a Woman good and wise A gemme more worth then Pearls hath got Her Husbands heart on her relies To liue by spoyle he needeth not His comfort all his life is she No wrong she willingly will doe For Wooll and Flax her searches be And cheerefull hands she puts thereto 2 The Merchant-ship resembling right Her food she from a farre doth fet E're day she wakes that giue she might Her maids their taske her houshold meat A field she viewes and that she buyes Her hand doth plant a vineyard there Her loynes with courage vp she tyes Her Armes with vigor strengthned are 3 If in her worke she profit feele By night her Candle goes not out She puts her finger to the wheele Her hand the spindle twirles about To such as poore and needy are Her hand yea both hands reacheth she The Winter none of hers doth feare For double cloath d her houshold be 4 She Mantles maketh wrought by hand And silke and purple clothing gets Among the Rulers of the Land Knowne in the Gate her Husband sits For sale fine Linnen weaueth she And â—irdles to thâ— Marchant seâ—ds Renowne and strength her clothings be And ioy her later time attends 5 She speakes discreetly when she talkes The law of Grace her tongue hath learnâ—d She heeds the way her houshold walkes And feedeth not on bread vn-eatnâ—d Her Children risâ— and blest her call Her Husband thus applaudeth her Oh! thou hast farre surpast them all Though many Daughters thriuing are 6 Deceitfull Fauour quickly weares And Beauty suddenly decayes But if the LORD she truly fearâ—s That Woman well deserueth praise The fruit her handy worke obtaines Without repining grant her that And yeeld her what her labour gaines To doe her honour in the Gate THE SONG OF SONGS The Preface SVch is the mercy of God that hee taketh aduantage euen of our naturall affections to beget in our soules an apprehension of his loue and of the mysteries which tend to our true happinesse so fitting his diuine expressions to the seuerall inclinations of men that meanes might be prouided to winne some of all For otherwhile hee doth it by comparing the same to the glories of a temporall Kingdome to winne such as are most desirous of honours Sometime hee illustrates it by Treasures Gold and pretious Stones c. the better to allure such as are tempted with things of that nature And diuers other wayes also as appeares throughout the Booke of God But in this Song of Salomon wherein is mystically expressed the mutuall affâ—ction betwixt Christ and his Church with the chiefe passages therof throughout all Ages from Abel to the last Iudgement at which time their blessed marriage shall be fully consuÌ„mated he doth most mouingâ—y impart vnto vs the rauâ—shing contentments of the diuine-Loue by comparing it to that delight which is conceaued in the strongest the commonest the most pleasing the most naturall and the most commendable of our Affections And doubtles it powerfully preuaileth to the enflaming of their spirituall Loue who seeke rightly to vnderstand and apply the mysteries expressions herein contained Let no man therefore presume to sing or repeat in a carnall sense what is here spiritually intended vpon paine of Gods heauie indignation Nor let the wisedome of flesh and bloud vainely neglect Gods fauour in offring this for the comfort of such as will rightly apply the same because some Atheists and Sensuall men shall perhaps turne this grace of God into waâ—toâ—nesse to their owne condemnation The first Canticle IN this Canticle is first expressed that longing which the whole Catholicke Church had for the embraces of her Redeemer from the time of Abel till his first comming with her acknowledgement of his rauishing Excellencies her desire to be drawne after him and her confession of that ioyful happinesse which will arise from his fauours Secondly the particular Church of the Gentiles is brought in intreating an vndespised vnâ—on with the Synagogue of the Iewes both confessing and excusing her blemishes Thirdly the whole Catholike-Church is againe introduced as desiring to be fed and guided by her beloued Shepheard Fourthly her Petition is most graciously answered and she directed to follow the steps of the holy Patriarkes and Prophets Finally Christ setteth forth the power and rich graces of his Spouse with what other ornaments hee will prepare for her This Canticle wâ— may sing to the stirring vp of our spirituall Loue hauing first seriously meditated thâ—se things to wit That desire we ought to haue in our soules to be ioyned to Christ the excellencie of his perfections the backwardnesse of our humane Nature to entertaine his loue the deformity and dammage we sustaine till wee be receiued into the communion of Saints the readinesse of Christ to receiue and direct vs the pleasure he will take in our loue and the prouision he will make for the further beautifying of our soules Song 9. COme kisse me with those lips of thine For better are thy Loues then wine And as the powred Oyntments be Such is the sauour of thy Name And for the sweetnesse of the same The Virgins are in loue with thee 2 Begin but thou to draw me on And thâ—n we after Thee will run Oh King thy Chambers bring me to So we in thee delight shall finde And more then â—ine thy Loue will minde And loue thee as the Righteous doe 3 And Daughters of Ierusalem I pray you doe not me contemne Because that blacke I now appeare For I as louely am I know As Kedar Tents appeare in show Or Solomon his Curtaines are 4 Though blacke I am regard it not It is but Sunne-burne I haue got Whereof my Mothers Sonnes were cause Their Uineyard keeper me they made Through enuy which to me they had So mine owne Uine neglected was 5 Thou whom my soule doth best affect Uâ—â—o thy pastures me direct Where thou at Noone art stretcht along For why should I be stragling spide Like her that loues to turne aside Thy fellowâ—shepheards flockes among 6 Oh fairest of all Woman kinde If him thou know not where to finde Goe where the paths of Cattell are Their tract of foot-steps stray not from Till to the Shepheard Tents thou come
Religion and that Sinne being the onely cause thereof wee ought to endure our chastisements without murmuring against God Fourthly they warne vs not to abuse Gods mercifull long-suffering Fiftly they perswaâ—e vs to commiserate and pray for the Church and our brethren in calamitie and not to despise them in their humiliations Sixtly they learne vs not to iudge the truth of Professions by those afflictions God laies vpon particular Churches seeing the Iewish Religion was the Truth and those Idolaters who led them into Captiuity Seuenthly they shew vs that neither the Antiquity Strength Fame or formall Sanctitie of any place â—onor Gods former respect thereunto shall priuiledge it from destruction if it continue in abusing his Grace And lastly they as it were limiting our sorrowes mind vs to cast our â—â—es on the mercies of God and to make such vse of his chastisements as may turne our Lamentations into Songs of Ioy. Lament 1. THis Elegie first bewaileth in generall tearmes that calamitie and destruction of Iudah and Ierusalem which is afteâ—wards more particularly mentioned Secondly it makes a confession of their manifold sinnes committed and is full of many paâ—sionate aud penitentiall complaints Iustifying the Lord in his Iudgements and confessing the vanitie of humane Consolations Lastly it containeth a short prayer for Gods mercy and a diuine prediction of those Iudgements which will fall on them by whom his people haue beene afflicted This Elegy may be sung whensoeuer any generall Calamitie falleth on the Common-wealth in which we liue we hauing first considered and applyed the particular Circumstances as there shall be cause We may sing it also Hystorically to memorize the Iustice of God and the miserable desolations of Iuda and Ierusalem recorded for our example Song 24. HOw sad and solitary now alas Is that well-peopled Citie come to be Which once so great among the Nations was And oh how widdow-like appeareth she She rule of all the Prouinces hath had And now her selfe is tributary made 2 All night shee maketh such excessiue mone That downe her cheekes a flood of teares doth flow And yet among her Louers there is none That consolation doth on her bestow For they that once her Louer did appeare Now turned foes and faithlesse to her are 3 Now Iudah in captiuity complaines That others heretofore so much opprest For her false seruice shee her selfe remaines Among those Heathens where shee findes no rest And apprehended in a Straite is shee By those that persecuters of her bee 4 The very waies of Sion doe lament The Gates thereof their lonelinesse deplore Because that no man commeth to frequent Her solemne Festiualls as heretofore Her Priests doe sigh her tender Virgins bee Uncomfortable left and so is Shee 5 Her Aduersaries are become her Chiefes On high exalted those that hate her are And God hath brought vpon her all those griefes Because so many her transgressions were Her Children driuen from her by the Foe Before him into loathed thraldome goe 6 From Sions-Daughter once without compare Now all her matchlesse louelinesse is gone And like those chased Harts her Princes fare Who seeke for pasture and can finde out none So of their strength depriu'd and fainting nigh Before their abâ—er foes they feebly flye 7 Ierusalem now thinkes vpon her crymes And calls to minde amid her present woes The pleasure shee enioy'd in former times Till first shee was surprized by her foes And how when they perceiued her forlorne They at her holy Sabbaths made a scorne 8 Ierusalems transgressions many were And therefore is it shee disdained lies Those who in former time haue honour'd her Her basenesse now behold and her despise Yea shee her selfe doth sit bewailing this And of her selfe her selfe ashamed is 9 Her owne vncleannesse in her Skirt shee bore Not then beleeuing what her end would bee This great destruction falls on her therefore And none to helpe or comfort her hath shee Oh heede thou Lord and pittie thou my woes For I am triumph't-ouer by my foes 10 Her Foe hath touch'd with his polluted hand Her things that Sacred were before her face And they whose entrance thou didst countermand Intruded haue into her Holy-place Those that were not so much approu'd by thee As of thy Congregation held to be 11 Her People doe with sighes and sorrowes get That little bread which for â—eleefe they haue And giue away their precious things for meat So to procure wherewith their life to saue Oh Lord consider this and ponder Thou How vile and how detected I am now 12 No pitty in you Passengers is there Your eyes oh somewhat hitherward encline And marke if euer any griefe there were Or sorrow that did equall this of mine This which the Lord on me inflicted hath Upon the day of his incensed wrath 13 He from aboue a Flame hath hurled downe That kindles in my bones preuailing fire A Net he ouer both my feet hath throwne By which I am compelled to retyre And he hath made me a â—orsaken-one To sit and weepe out all the day alone 14 The heauy yoke of my Transgressions now His hand hath wreathed and vpon me laid Beneath the same my tyred necke doth bow And all my strength is totally decay'd For me to those the LORD hath giuen o're Whose hands will hold me fast for euermore 15 The LORD hath trampled vnderneath their feet Eu'n all the mighty in the midst of me A great Assembly he hath caus'd to meet That all my ablest men might slaughtred be And Iudah's Uirgin-daughter treads vpon As in a wine-presse Grapes are trodden on 16 For this alas thus weepe I and mine eyes Mine eyes drop water thus because that He On whose assistance my sad soule relies In my distresse is farre away from me Eu'n while because of my preuailing Foe My Children are compel'd from me to goe 17 In vaine hath Syon stretched forth her hand For none vnto her succour draweth nigh Because the LORD hath giuen in command That Iacobs Foes should round about her lye And poore Ierusalem among them there Like some defâ—led woman doth appeare 18 The LORD is iustified nay-the-lesse Because I did not his commands obay All Nations therefore heare my heauinesse And heed it for your warning you I pray For into thraldome through my follies be My Virgins and my Young-men borne from me 19 Upon my Louers I haue cryed out But they my groundlesse hopes deceiued all I for my reu'rend Priests enquir'd about I also did vpon mine Elders call But in the City vp the ghost they gaue As they were seeking meat their liues to saue 20 Oh LORD take pitty now on my distresse For loe my soule distemper'd is in me My heart is ouercome with heauinesse Because I haue so much offended thee Thy Sword abroad my ruine doth become And Death doth also threaten me at home 21 And of my sad complaints my Foes haue heard But to afford me comfort there is none My troubles haue at full to them
betrayed and forsaken of all his Disciples In commemoration of which passages the Church holds this yearely Assembly that our pious affections towards our Redeemer may be stirred vp to his glory and our comfort Song 54. Sing this as the 9. Song A Holy Sacrament this Day To vs thou didst oh LORD bequeath That by the same preserue we may A blest memoriall of thy Death Whereof oh let vs so partake We may with Thee one body make 2 Thy Holy-Supper being done The last which thou vouchsafedst here By Thee the feet of eu'ry one Of thy Disciples washed were To which Humility of thine Our hauty mindes doe thou encline 3 The rest of that Day thou didst vse To pray to comfort and aduise None might when thou wert gone abuse Thy Friends or make of them a prize Yet when thy pleasure thou hadst said By one of thine thou wert betrayd 4 And loe that night they all did flye Who sate so kindely by thy side Eu'n he that for thy loue would dye With oathes and curses thee denide Which to thy soule more nigh did goe Then all the wrongs thy Foes could doe 5 Sweet Iesus teach vs to conceiue How neere vnto thy heart it strooke When thy Beloued thee did leaue And thou didst backe vpon him looke We may hereafter nigh thee keepe And for our past denials weepe 6 Yea let each passage of this Day Within our hearts be grauen so That minde them we for euer may And still thy promise trust vnto So our affections shall to thee In life and death vnchanged be Friday before Easter THis Day we commemorate the vnsufferable Passion of Iesus Christ our blessed Redeemer who was at this season of the yeare despightfully crucified by Pilate and the Iewes Euery day we ought seriously to thinke vpon it by our selues But this day we ought to meet about it in the publike Assemblies that wee might prouoke each other to compunction of heart to renue the memorie of it and to moue those that haue not yet taken notice thereof to come along with vs to heare the story of his vnmatchlesse sorrow who for the loue of vs tooke vpon himselfe those punishments which our wickednesse deserned Song 55. Sing this as the 24 Song YOu that like heedlesse Strangers passe along As if nought here concerned you to day Draw nigh and heare the saddest Passion song That euer you did meet with in your way So sad a Storie ne're was told before Nor shall there be she like for euermore 2 The greatest King that euer wore a Crowne More then the basest Vassaile was abus'de The truest Louer that was euer knowne By them he lou'd was most vnkindly vs'de And â—e that liu'd from all transgressions cleare Was plagu'd for all the sinnes that euer were 3 Eu'n They in pitty of whose fall he wept Wâ—ought for his ruine whilst he sought their good And watchet for him when they should haue slept That they might quench their malice in his blood Yet wheÌ„ their bonds froÌ„ him he could haue thrown To saue their liues he daignâ—d to lose his owne 4 Those in whose harts compassion should haue been Insulted oâ—re his poore afflicted soule And those that nothing ill in him had seen As guilty him accus d of treason soule Nay him that neuer had one idle thought They for blaspheming vnto Iudgement brought 5 Where some to aske him vaine demands begin And some to make a sport with him deuise Some at his answeres and behauiour grin And some doe spit their filth into his eyes Some giue him blowes some mocke some reuile And he good heart sits quiet all the while 6 Oh that where such a throng of men should be No heart was found so gentle to relent And that so good and meeke a Lambe as He Should be so vsâ—de and yet no teare be spent Sure when once malice â—â—ls the heart of man Nor stone nor steele can be so hardned than 7 For after this his clothes from him they stript And then as if some Slaue this LORD had beene With cruell rods and scourges him they whipt Till wounds were ouer all his body seene In purple clad and crowned too with thorne They set him forth and honor'd him in scorne 8 And when they saw him in so sad a plight As might haue made a flintie heart to bleed They not a whit recanted at the sight But in their hellish fury did proceede Away with him Away with him they said And Crucifie him Crucifie him Cryde 9 A Crosse of wood that huge and heauy was Upon his bloudy shoulders next they lay Which onward to his Execution-place He carryd till he fainted in the way And when he thither weake and tyred came To giue him rest they nayld him to the same 10 Oh! could we but the thousand part relate Of those Afflictions which they made him beare Our hearts with passion would dissolue thereat And we should sit and weepe for euer here Nor should we glad againe hereafter be But that we hope in glory him to see 11 For while vpon the Crosse he payned hung And was with soule tormentings also greeu'd Farre more then can be told by any tongue Or in the hearts of mortals be conceau'd Those for whose sake he vnderwent such paine Reioyc'd thereat and held him in disdaine 12 One offerd to him vineger and gall A second did his pious workes deride To dicing for his Robes did others fall And many mockt him when to GOD he cry'd Yet he as they his paine still more procur'd Still lou'd and for their good the more endur'd 13 But though his matchlesse Loue immortall were It was a mortall Body he had on That could no more then mortall Bodies beare Their malice therefore did preuaile thereon And loe their vtmost furie hauing tri'de This Lambe of God gaue vp the ghost dy'de 14 Whose Death though cruell vnrelenting Man Could view without bewailing or affright The Sunne grew darke the Earth to quake began The Temple-vaile did rend asunder quite Yea hardest Rockes there wiâ—h in peeces brake And graues did open and the Dead awake 15 Oh therefore let vs all that present be This Innocent with moued soules embrace For this was our Redeemer this was he Who thus for our vnkindnesse vsed was Eu'n He the cursed Iewes and Pilate slew Is he alone of whom all this is true 16 Our sinnes of spight were part of those that day Whose cruell whips thornes did make him smart Our Lusts were those that tyr'de him in the way Our want of loue was that which pierc't his heart And still when we forget or sleight his paine We crucifie and torture him againe Easter day THis Day is solemnized in memoriall of our Sauiours blessed Resurrection froÌ„ the dead vpon which as the meÌ„bers with their head the Church began her triumph ouer Sinne Death and the Diuell And hath therefore appointed that to record this mysterie and to stirre vp thankfull reioycings in our