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Divine poems being meditations upon several sermons, preached at Eckington in the county of Darbie / by Mr. S.G. And put into vers by William Wood of Eckington, Gent.
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Wood, William.; S. G.
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1655
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Wing W3414; Thomason E844_16; ESTC R210371
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God offend Stand here impli'es a general Command A mandate signed by some Supreme hand A warning-piece whose thunder-like report The sons of men from sinning doth dehort In standing stand wee tremblinglie in awe Dreading through sin to violate God's Law If fiend and flesh the world would all withdraw thee Yet let these Cautions alwaies over-awe thee If any by these caveats grace shall gain Let And be linked to this virtuous chain Sin not least that thou Crucifie again The Lord of life which for thy sins was slain Sin not but back with speed in time retire Else death 's thy wage thy guerdon and thy hire Commune Confer keep constant Consultation With thine own heart which knowe's thy conversation Let an Enquiry be by Inquisition Betwixt our hearts and us of our condition Endeavor this with all thy Industrie With mindful heart perform it heartilie And with thy heart keep reckoning daie by daie And so thy debt more easie is to paie We have this adage at our finger's ends That oft accountants long continue friends On other's faults forbear surcease to treat Thy heart at home can work thee till thou sweat Admit no Inmates in thy heart to dwel As vain desires and lusts which aye rebel Both grace and vertue freely entertain For by such guests thou shalt be sure to gain Stand not on Stages for to bee admired Such ostenation is not here required Thy Chamber sighs sent from an honest heart God will accept and take them in good part Our Closet thoughts conceiv'd in Secrecie Omniscient God reward 's them openlie In loud high thunder such distracting noise God did not come but in the low still voice When Solomon God's sacred house did rear Then all was still no hammering in the ear Be Still these words may plainly bear the sence Of Peace Rest Quiet suffering Patience Pursuing good eschewing that is ill In every vertue to be frequent still If this discourse fitts not for explication To fast from sin Stil hitts th'interpretation Upon a Sermon deliverd a Darby before the Judges of Assize March the 8th 1652. upon the ensuing Text. PSALM 77. 20. Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron PROLOGUE The Judge that judgeth all terrene estates Send 's an Ambassage to his Delegates And by his Nuntio here doth represent A limb of Israels antique government Alluding to the flocks will not bee led Nor by their Pastors in fresh pastures fed DAvid dejected tempted to despair Rouzeth his faith looke's back on God's great care Recovering Comfort in this place recite's Gods dealings with his dearest Israelites How that hee led them by the faithful hand Of special Trustees through their enemies land In leading them thou didst not dog nor drive By furious force nor flock nor fleece can thrive Moses and Aaron had God's substitution To put his works and will in execution They were his Instruments his mediate hand Went in and out before his chosen band Moses for Eminence hee held the chair The charge of souls was left to Aaron's care Moses was Magistrate and swaid the sword Aaron dispenser of the Sacred Word Both were install'd by God's immediate hand Without these twain nor Church nor State can stand The Lord is founder and chief Corner Stone Of governments the power is his alone The Ministrie cannot promulge the word Unless supported by the secular sword Moses and Aaron joyntly both together All 's off the hooks where there is want of either Moses though meek was Captain for Conduction Aaron was ghostly Father for Instruction The Charge in Chief it was for preservation As food and raiment and like reparation Not only so but for the flocks protection From ravenous wolves rot scab and such infection Order and union hence may be collected which in these dangerous dayes is much neglected These are the Master-props of Church and State Which cherished sweet peace doth propagate Our text may tolerate this application Ther 's many straggling straies within this Nation Many blind guides in these dogmatick daies Lead's captive souls into pernicious waies Many escapes which start out of the fold By word nor sword that will not be controld For want of Discipline and due correction People perverse are pestred with infection EPILOGUE My honored Lords advanc'd to Moses place Mercie with judgement see yee interlace Spare the Subjected debellate the strong Support your flocks from violence and wrong Supplant ill weeds that spread in every place Which let 's the growth of the good Hearb of Grace Upon a Sermon delivered upon the occasion of the Rain descending in June and July 1652. PSAL. 147. 7 8. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving sing praises upon the harp unto our God Who covereth the heaven with clouds who prepareth rain for the earth who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains O Let the people of all sorts and ranks Unto our God sing prais with giving thanks Sing to the Harp with David's spirit and voice And let the hearts of all the earth rejoyce Sing and resing unto the King of Kings Which hath reviv'd all vegetable things The God of mercies of his great good will On barren earth make's Clouds drop fatness still With wonderment wee well may sing and say Our June and July 's turned into May Those wonted withering months men use to mow Our grass did then both freshly spring and grow Let 's magnifie our God with publick praise With Psalms and Hymns and Hallelujahs When Tellus was dismantled of her green And on our Sun-burnt soil small grass was seen Then Earth's inhabitants agast did stand Dreading a fearful famine through this land Wee wretched worldlings have a faithless Crew Which do despair unless all things ensue According to their gaping expectation They whine repine with grudging murmuration Others there are depend on nature's will Thinking the clouds do constantly distill Their Influence sans Providence Divine This their belief shall bee no Creed of mine For wee by Sacred writ do understand The clouds God's bottles are within his hand And when those sponges hee shall please to wring Wee earthlings here expect a fruitful spring Behold vain man with eyes of purblind reason God's open hand come's never out of season He send 's his former and his later rains Thy herds with grass thy life with bread sustain's When man with diffidence is most despairing The cloudy heav'ns give 's hope that rain's preparing When wee conclude wee 're starv'd undon forlorn God's fair Inheritance abound's with corn Not in low vales alone but Mountain tops With laughter and great joy wee reap our Crops Bless mee the bounty of God's liberal hand With admiration hath enrich'd this land If wine oyl rayment food for life be scant Content's a feast can satiate all want What shall wee render for our preservation Our breath our being life and sustentation Let us with exultation sound his praise That feed's us clothe's us lengthen's out our daies Rejoyce I say I
say again rejoyce Let us lift up our heads hearts hands and voice Lord let it bee our Constant resolutions To land thy love for all thy distributions JOHN 1. 8. If wee say that wee have no sin wee deceive our selves and the truth is not in us IF wee or yee if all of us or any ' Mongst the unstable Crowd of Earth's ill many With arrogance dare say wee have no sin Hee sin 's and wretchedly offend's therein For at the best they are but self-deceivers Berest of truth deluded false beleevers The Saints illustrious vessels of perfection They do not brag nor boast of self-perfection But are of meekly garb amongst these wee Stand not on points of self-integritie But grant if that wee say wee have no sin Our selves wee cheat wee have no truth within Our saints in shew puft up with inspiration These finless sort disclaim all Condonation This Paradox is of so deep a die The best condemn 't they all adjudg't a lie A cloud of Penitents wee may recount Whose excellencies our best acts surmount And these by Invocation did not lin To supplicate God's mercie for their sin The best of saints their hands were oft unclean Even as a menstrous cloth defil'd obscene wee need not travel far to start the crew Of some that are as naught as they are new Who dare disturb the Pastor in 's devotions And in great Congregations cause commotions Affront the Magistrate even to his face Thwart him with tearms of overmuch disgrace By works and words the better wee may ken To segregate these Sects from sober men They 're heady giddy constant as the winde To every cavilling fallacie inclin'd Blasphemers boasters proud and insolent Despising order Civil Government By these and other spots they are well known To be a tribe that truth will never owne These thus perverted lately did begin To hold this tenet that they have no sin The Saints in virtue which did aye excel This hainous heresie condemn'd to hell The General Councils with considerate ire Adjudg'd these crimes to be calcin'd with fire Yee that so boast of spirit to be brim full Which say yee have no sin your selves yee gull Com all yee missed erring gross mistakers Vain glorious Ranters or censorious Quakers Bring all your tricks your toies and wrested sleights Let 's poise them by the Sanctuaries weights Lord if wee sin against thee and offend For who sin 's not that here his dayes doth spend Wash me O wash nee throughly from my sin Blood and pollution which I wallow'd in If sinfull I my self shall justifie My mouth condemn's mee giveth mee the lie Hee that 's nost just hath failings oft doth fall On Earth hee live's not that sin 's not at all Here may wee add these useful short digressions Two to the temple went to make Confessions Pride and Humilitie goe both to pray But differently the clean contrarie way The Pharisee the Publican despised His own good works and alms he highly prized The publican's low posture and Contrition Obtained grace when pride had no remission This is that sin hul'd Lucifer from heaven Which is most capital amongst the seaven This is the sin of Serpentines device Ejected Adam out of Paradise These Luciferian sons and heirs of Pride Are not at height till Demi-Deifi'd Now to close up as wee did first begin Wee with Saint Paul conclude all 's under Sin 1 JOHN 3. 9. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him and hee cannot sin because he is born of God BEtwixt this present and precedent Text Many perverted are and much perplext The first is If wee say wee have no Sin Wee do deceive our selvs no truth 's within This He that 's born of God commit's no Sin Hee cannot sin his seed remain's within This is the substance of this twofold Text Though some words want others for feet's annext Some rash precipitants of late discover And give it out those texts do thwart each other Some overweeners sleight all sound direction Oppose all truth which soothe's not their affection Some rudely read wanting all sage sobriety Conclude that twixt these Texts there 's contrariety To carnal eyes though these seem opposite The spirit of truth doth friendly counite None ever yet that liv'd in Earth's vast round But Adam's spot within his flesh was found Hee that by natural birth is born of God Commit's no sin so need 's not dread his rod No there was none in all the Earth but one Which is our Saviour Jesus Christ alone Some few there are ' mongst every Tribe and Nation That mercy sealed by Regeneration Of such 't is said that they commit no sin Because they hate and loath to live therein Others averse to these that's neighbours nigh As those with solace work iniquity And these are they whose faculty and frame Do boast of ill whose glory is their shame These are enamour'd as Pigmation was One his stone statue lively limned lafs These make of sin their trade and occupation Their sport their pastime mirth and recreation Their business traffique and the sole affairs Live in 't and on 't and do abandon cares And in this sense 't is said hee cannot sin Unless consent conjoyn comply therein Many are missed many go awry The best do fail but fall not finally Hee cannot sin a Sin to condemnation That hath the earnest of his own Salvation Hee cannot sin to death in any case That is protected by preventing grace When hope seem'd helpless in the greatest need God hath reserv'd in his a holy seed On barren soils wee see few fruits are seen Ingrafted grace in God's time will grow green Though in the root no sap seem's visibly Yet grace all seeming wants can well supply The seed of grace at spring will fructifie Though with Sin 's storms it perish seeminglie 2 PET. 1. 9. Wee have also a more sure word of Prophecie whereunto yee do well that yee take heed as unto a light that shineth in a dark place untill the day dawn and the day stor arise in your hearts TH' Apostle for himself and 's fellow Jews Send 's to his Churches sure and certain news Debate 's the evidence of revelation Upon the case of Christ's transfiguration Hee stronglie back 's his Message and assertion Confirm's his babes begotten by Conversion What hee and others heard and saw with eye Hold's not so sure as word by prophesie Moses and all the Prophet were of old Their Laws are all in Court of heav'n inrol'd Their verity hath vauquish'd all denials Like purest gold sustain'd the fiery trials The scrupulous Jews do mutually consent Unto the truths in the old Testament The Maxime which doth credit this the most is the Dictator was the Holie Ghost The scope and drift of this asseveration doth ratifie Messia's Incarnation Next he commends their diligential heed Their practick part in that they hear or read And here forewarn's that superficially They do