the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 4 Oh praise him both you Ice and Snow You Nights and Dayes doe you the same With what or Darke or Light doth show You Cloudes and eu'ry shining Flame Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 5 Thou Earth you Mountaines and you Hills And whatsoeuer thereon growes You Fountaines Riuers Springs and Rills You Seas and all that ebbes or flowes Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 6 You Whales and all the Water yeelds You of the Feather'd airy-breed You Beasts and Cattell of the fields And you that are of humane seed Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 7 Let Israel the LORD confesse So let his Priests that in him trust Him let his Seruants also blesse Yea Soules and Spirits of the Iust Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 8 You blessed Saints his praises tell And you that are of humble heart With Ananias Misael And Azarias bearing part Blesse you the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore The Song of S. Ambrose or Te Deum THis Song commonly called Te Deum or the Song of S. Ambrose was repeated at the baptizing of S. Augustine And as it is recorded was composed at that very time by those two Reuerend Fathers answering one another as it were by immediate inspiration It is one of the most auncient Hymnes of the Christian Church excellently praising and confessing the blessed Trinitie and thereâ—ore is daily and worthily made vse of in our Liturgie and reckoned among the Sacred Hymnes Song 42. Sing this as the 44. Song WE praise Thee GOD we knowledge Thee To be the LORD for euermore And the eternall Father we Throughout the earth doe thee adore All Angels with all powers within The compasse of the heauens high Both Cherubin and Seraphin To Thee perpetually do cry 2 Oh holy holy holy-one Thou LORD and GOD of Sabbath art Whose praise and Maiesty alone Fils heauen and earth in eu'ry part The glorious Troupe Apostolike The Prophets worthy Company The Maâ—tyrs army-royall eke Are those whom thou art praised by 3 Thou through the holy Churâ—h art knowne The Father of vnbounded powre Thy worthy true and only Sonne The Holy Ghost the Comfortour Of Glory thou oh Christ art King The Father's Sonne for euermore Who men from endlesse Death to bring The Virgins wombe didst not abhorre 4 When Conquerour of Death thou wert Heau'n to the Faithfull openedst thou And in the Fathers glory art At Gods right-hand enthroned now Whence we beleeue that thou shalt come To iudge vs in the day of wrath Oh therefore helpe thy Seruants whom Thy precious blood Redeemed hath 5 Them with those Saints doe Thou record That gaine eternall glory may Thine Heritage and People LORD Saue blesse guide and advance for aye By vs thou dayly prais'd hast beene And we will praise Thee without end Oh keepe vs LORD this day from sinne And let thy mercy vs defend 6 Thy mercy LORD let vs receiue As we our trust repose in thee Oh LORD in thee I trusted haue Confounded neuer let me be Athanasius Creede or Quicunque vult THis Creed was composed by Athanasius after the wicked heresie of Arrius had spread it selfe through the world that so the faith of the Catholicke Church concerning the Mystery of the blessed Trinity might be the better vnderstood and professed to the ouerthrow and preuenting of Arrianisme or the like heresies And to the same purpose it is appointed to be said or sung vpon certaine dayes of the yeare in the Church of England Song 43. Sing this as the 3. Song THose that will saued be must hold The true Catholike Faith And keepe it wholly if they would Escape eternall death Which Faith a Trinity adores In One and One in Three So as the Substance being one Distinct the Persons be 2 One Person of the Father is Another of the Sonne Another of the Holy-Ghost And yet their Godhead one Alike in glory and in their Eternity as much For as the Father both the Sonne And Holy-Ghost is such 3 The Father vncreate and so The Sonne and Spirit be The Father he is Infinite The other two as He. The Father an Eternall is Eternall is the Sonne So is the Holy-Ghost yet these Eternally but One. 4 Nor say we there are Infinites Or vncreated Three For there can but one Infinite Or vncreated be So Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost All three Almighties are And yet not three Almighties tho But onely One is there 5 The Father likewise GOD and LORD And GOD and LORD the Sonne And GOD and LORD the Holy Ghost Yet GOD and LORD but One. For though each Person by himselfe We GOD and LORD confesse Yet Christian Faith forbids that we Three GODS or LORDS professe 6 The Father nor begot nor made Begot not made the Sonne Made nor begot the Holy-Ghost But a Proceeding-One One Father not three Fathers then One onely Sonne not three One Holy-Ghost we doe confesse And that no moe they be 7 And lesse or greater then the rest This Trinity hath none But they both Coeternall be And equall eu'ry one He therefore that will saued be As we haue said before Must One in Three and Three in One Beleeue and still adore 8 That Iesus Christ incarnate was He must beleeue with this And how that both the Sonne of GOD And GOD and Man 〈◊〉 is GOD of his Fathers substance pure Begot ere Time was made Man of his Mothers substance borne When Time his fulnesse had 9 Both perfect God and perfect Man In Soule and flesh as we The â—athers equall being God Is Man beneath is â—e Though God Man yet but one Christ And â—o dispose it so The Godhead was not turnâ—d to flesh But Manhood tooke thereto 10 The Substance vn-confusâ—d He one In Person doth subsist As Soule and Body make one Man So God and Man is Christ Who suffred and went downe to Hell That we might saued be The third day he arose againe And Heauâ—n ascended he 11 At God the Fathers right-hand there He 〈◊〉 and at the Doome He to adiudge both quicke and dead From thence againe shall come Then all men with their flesh shall rise And he account require Well-doers into blisse shall goe The Bad to endlesse Fâ—re Veni Creator THâ—s is a very aâ—ciâ—nt Hymne composed in Latine 〈◊〉 and câ—mmoâ—ly called Veni Crâ—ator because those are the first words of it By the Cannons of our Church it is commanded to be said or sung at the Consecration of Bishops and at the Ordination of Ministers c. It is therefore here translated sillâ—â—le for sillable in the same kind of measure which it hath in the Latine Song 44. COme Holy-Ghost the Maker come Take in the soules of thine thy place Thou whom our hearts had being from Oh fill them with thy heauenly grace Thou art that Comfort
a house prepare My Fathers GOD whose prayse I will declare 2 Well knoâ—es the LORD to war what doth pertaine The LORD-Almighty is his glorious Name â—e Pharaohs Charrets and his armed Traine Amid the Sea or'ewhelming ouercame Those of his Army that were most renoun'd â—e hath together in the Red-sea drown'd The Deepes a couering ouer them were throwne And to the bottome sunke they like a stone 3 LORD by thy powre thy Right hand famous growes Thy Right hand LORD thy Foe destroyed hath Thy Glory thy Opposers ouerthrowes And stubble-like consumes them in thy wrath A blast but from thy nostrils forth did goe And vp together did the waters flow Yea rowled vp on heapes the liquid Flood Amid the Sea as if congealed stood 4 I will pursue them their Pursuer cri'd I will or'etake them and the spoile enioy My lust vpon them shal be satisfi'd With sword vnsheath'd my hand shall them destroy Then from thy breath a gale of winde was sent The billowes of the Sea quite or'e them went And they the mighty waters suncke into Eu'n as a weighty peece of Lead will do 5 LORD who like thee among the GODS is there In holinesse so glorious who may be Whose prayses so exceeding dreadfull are In doing wonders who can equall thee Thy glorious Right hand thou on high didst reare And in the earth they quickly swallow'd were But thou in mercy on-ward hast conuaâ—d Thy People whose redemption thou hast paid 6 Them by thy strength thou hast bin pleasâ—d to beare Unto a holy Dwelling place of thine The Nations at report thereof shall feare And grieue shall they that dwell in Palestine On Edoms Princes shall amazement fall The mighty men of Moab tremble shall And such as in the land of Cana'n dwell Shall pine away of this when they heare tell 7 They shal be ceazed with a dreadfull feare Stoâ—e-quiet thy Right hand shall make them be Till passed ouer LORD thy People are Till those passe ouer that were bought by thee For thou shalt make theÌ„ to thy Hill repaire And plant them there oh LORD where thou art heire Eu'n there where thou thy Dwelling hast prepar'd That Holy place which thine owne hands haue rear'd 8 The LORD shall euer and for euer raigne His Soueraignty shall neuer haue an end For when as Pharoh did into the Maine With Charrets and with horsemen downe descend The LORD did backe againe the Sea recall And with those waters ouerwhelm'd them all But through the very inmost of the same The seed of Israel safe and dry-shod came The second Song of Moses Deut. 23. THis Song was giuen by God himselfe to be taught the Iewes that it might remaine as a witnesse against them when they should forget his benefits For it appeares the diuine wisedome knew that when the Law would be lost or forgotten a Song might be remembred to posteritie In this Hymne Heauen and Earth being câ—lled to witnesse the Prâ—phet makes first a narration of the Iewes peruersnes and then deliuereth prophetically three principall things wherein diuers other particulars are considerable The first is a Praediction of the Iewes Idolatry with the punishments of it The second is their hâ—tred to Christ with their Abiection And the last is of the calling of the Gentiles We therefore that haue by fâ—ith and experience seene the successe of what is herein foretold ought to sing it often in remembrance of Gods Iustice and Mercy And seeing we are all apt enough to become as forgetfull of our Redeemers fauour as they we should by the repetition hereof seeke so to stirre vp our considerations that as Saint Paul counselleth we might the better meditate the goodnesse and seueritie of God c. For if he hath not spared the naturall branches Let vs take heed as the same Apostle aduiseth Rom. 11.24 Song 2. Sing this as the first Song TO what I speake an eare yee Heauens lend And heare thou Earth what words I vtter wil. Like drops of Raine my Speeches shall descend And as the Dew my Doctrine shall distill Like to the smaller Raine on tender flowres And as vpon the grasse the greater showres For I the LORDS great Name will publish now That so our GOD may praysed be of you 2 He is that Rocke whose workes perfection are For all his wayes with iudgement guided be A GOD of truth from all wrong-doing cleere A truely iust and righteous-one is he Though they themselues defil'd vnlike his sons And are a crooked race of froward-ones Oh mad and foolish Nation why dost thou Thy selfe vnto the LORD so thanklesse show 3 Thy Father and Redeemer is not he Hath he not made and now confirm'd thee fast Oh call to mind the dayes that older be And weigh the yeares of many ages past For if thou aske thy Father he will tell Thy Elders also can informe thee well How he the high'st did Adams sonnes diuide And shares for eu'ry Family prouide 4 And how the Nations Bounds he did prepare In number with the Sonnes of Israel For in his People had the LORD his share And Iacob for his part alotted fell Whom finding in a place possest of none A Desert vaâ—â— vntilled and vnknowne He taught them there he led them farre and nigh And kept them as the Apple of his eye 5 Eu'n as an Eagle to prouoke her young About her nest doth houer here and there Spread forth her wings to traine her birds along And sometime on her backâ— her yonglings beare Right so the LORD conducted them alone When for his aid Strange god with him was none Them on the High-lands of the earth he set Where they the plenties of the field might eat 6 For them he made the Rocke with Hony flow He drayned oyle from stones and them did feed With milke of Shâ—epe with butter of the Cow With Goats fat Lambs Rams of Bashan breed The finest of the wheat he made their food And of the Grape they drunke the purest blood But herewithall vnthankfull Israel So fat became he kicked with his heel 7 Growne â—at and â—ith their grossenesse couerd or'e Their God their Maker they did soone forsake Their Rock of health regarded was no more But with Strange gods him iealous they did make To moue his wrath they hatefull things deuiz'd To Diuels in his stead they sacrifiz'd To Gods vnknowne that new inuented weâ—e And such as their Fore-fathers did not feare 8 They minded not the Rocke who them begate But quite forgot the God that â—orm'd them hath Which when the Lâ—Râ— perceiu'd it made him â—ate His Sonnes Daughters mouing him to wrath To marke their end said he I le hide my face For they are faithlesse Sonnes of froward race My wrath with what is not a GOD they moue And my displeasure with their follies proue 9 And I by those that are no People yet Their â—rathfull ielousie will moue for this And by a foolish Nation make them fret For in my wrath
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
ayre And stronger they then Lyons were 4 Weepe Isrel's daughters weepe for Saul Who you with skarlet hath arayd Who clothed you with Pleasures all And on your garments gold hath layd How comes it he that mighty was The foyle in battell doth sustaine Thou Ionathan oh thou alas Upon thy Places-high wert slaine 5 And much distressed is my heart My brother Ionathan for thee My very deare-delight thou wert And wondrous was thy loue to me So wondrous it surpassed farre The loue of women eu'ry way Oh how the Mighty fallen are How warlike Instruments decay Dauids Thankesgiuing 1. Chro. 29.10 KIng Dauid hauing by perswasions and his ownâ— liberall example stirred vp the people to a bouâ—tifull Beneuolence toward the building of Gods house praysed him for that willing and cheereful free-offrinâ— And in this Thanksgiuing we obserue this method Firâ—â— he acknowledgeth Gods Blessednesse Greatnesse Powâ—â— Glory Victory Maiestie Bountie with the like and coâ—fesseth in generall that Honour Riches Strength wiâ—â— all other good things are at the Almighties disposing Secondly he therefore prayseth the Lord and acknowledgeth also that his and the peoples willingnesse 〈◊〉 giue came not of themselues but was Gods owâ—â— proper gift as well as that which they had giuen Laâ—â—ly He prayeth for the continuance of Gods blessinâ— both vpon their purposes and endeauours and thâ—â— their Beneuolence may be disposed to that End for whicâ— it was giuen This Song may be very properly vsed whensoeuer among vs there hath beene any free anâ— liberall contributions to good and pious Ends. Anâ— to fit the same the better to such purposes the Personâ— and some few circumstances are a little changed 〈◊〉 this Translation Song 6. Sing this as the fifth Song OH LORD our euerlasting GOD Blisse Greatnesse Power Praise is thine With thee haue Conquests their abode And glorious Maiestie diuine All things that earth and heau'n afford Thou at thine owne disposing hast To thee belongs the Kingdome LORD And thou for head or'e all art placâ—t 2 Thou wealth and Honour dost command To thee made subiect all things be Both strength and power are in thine hand To be dispos'd as pleaseth thee And now to thee our God therefore A Song of thankfulnesse we frame That what we owe we may restore And glorifie thy glorious Name 3 But what or who are we alas That we in giuing are so free Thine own before our Offring'was And all we haue we haue from thee For we are Ghuests and Strangers here As were our Fathers in thy sight Our dayes but shadow-like appeare And suddenly they take their flight 4 This offring LORD our GOD which thus We for thy Name sake haue bestowne Deriued was from thee to vs And that we giue is all thine owne Oh GOD thou proou'st the heart we know And dost affect vprightnesse there With gladnesse therefore we bestow What we haue freely offerd here 5 Still thus Oh LORD our GOD incline Their meanings who thy people be And euer let the hearts of thine Be thus prepared vnto Thee Yea giue vs perfit hearts we pray That we thy pâ—ecepts erre not from And grant our Contribution may An honour to thy Name become The Prayer of Nehemiah Nehem. 1.5 NEhemiah determining as the story sheweth to moue Artaxerxes for the repaire of the Citie and house of the Lord first made this prayer Wherein hauing acknowledged the Maiestie Iustice and Mercy of God he confesseth the haynousnesâ—e of his and his peoples sinnes desireth forgiuenesse entreateth for the peoples deliuerance from captiuitie and requesteth hâ— may find fauour in the sight of the King his Master Now we who by regeneration are the sonnes of Israel and such as in a spirituall sence may be said also to be dispersed among the heathen as often â—s we are carried captiue by the heathenish conâ—upiscences and vanities of the worâ—d euen we may in a litterall sence make vse of this excellent forme of confession before our seuerall Petitions And doubtlesâ—e a faithfull vsing oâ— these the Holy Ghosts owâ—e words with remembrance of the hâ—ppie successe they herâ—tofore had will much strengthen and encrease the hope confidence and comfort of him that prayeth Who changing the two last lines onely may appropriate it to any necâ—ssity For example if it be to be sung before labour concludâ— it thus And be thou pleas'd O LORD to blesse Our Labours with a good successe If before a iourney thus And LORD all dangers keepe vs fâ—om Both goâ—â—g foorth and comming home If before a battel thus And be thou pleased in the fight To make vs victors by thy might If in the time of famine thus And LORD vouchsafe thou in this need Our soules and bodies both to feed If before a Sermon c. thus And grant that we LORD in thy feare May to our profit speake and heare And the like as occasion requires Song 7. Sing this as the 9. Song LORD GOD of Heau'n who onely art The mighty God and full of feare Who neuer promise breaker wert But euer shewing mercy there Where men affection beare to thee And of thy Lawes obseruers be 2 Giue eare and ope thine eyes I pray That heard thy seruanâ—s suit may be Made in thy presence night and day For Israels Seed that serueth thee For Israels seed who I confesse Against thee grieuously transgresse 3 I and my Fathers house did sinne Corrupted all our actions bee And disrespectiue we haue bin Of Statutes Iudgements and Decree Of those which to retaine so fast Thy seruant Moses charg'd thou hast 4 Oh yet remember thou I pray These words which thou didst heretofore Unto thy seruant Moses say If ere saidst thou they vexe me more I will disperse them eu'ry where Among the Nations here and there 5 But if to me they shall conuert To doe those things my Law containe Though spread to Heau'ns extreamest part I would collect them thence againe And bring them there to make repose Where I to place my Name haue chose 6 Now these thy People are of right Thy seruants who to thee belong Whom thou hast purchas'd by thy Might And by thine Arme exceeding strong Oh! let thine eare Lord I thee pray Attentiue be to what I say 7 The prayer of thy seruant heare Oh heare thy seruants when they pray Who willing are thy Name to feare Thy seruant prosper thou to day And be thou pleas'd to grant that he May fauour'd in thy presence be The Song of King Lemuel Prou 31.10 THis Song is Alphabeticall in the originall It containeth an admirable description of a good Wife And these three things are here principally considerable the aduantage her Husband receiueth by her the commendable vertues she hath in her selfe And the reward thâ—â— followes her Her Husbands aduantages are these A quiet heartfree from iealousie or distrust of her a ricâ— estate without oppressing others and place of honoâ—â— in the Common-wealth Her vertues are Industry Prâ—uidence Chearefulnesse Courage and Vnweariednesse
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
thereon that we 〈◊〉 be warned to consider what fauours God hath voucâ—safed vs and what fruits we ought to bring forth leâ— he leaue vs also to be spoyled of our Aduersaries For in this Parable the holy Spirit speaketh vnto eueâ—â— Congregation who abuseth his fauours And doubâ—â—lesse all such as it hath fallen out in Antioch Laodiâ—â—â— and many other particular Churches shall be depriuâ— of Gods protection of the dewes of his holy spirâ—â— and of the sweete showres of his word to be left 〈◊〉 thornes and bryers the fruite of their owne naturaâ— Corruptions Song 19. Sing this as the 14. Song A Song of him whom I loue best And of his Vineyard sing I will A Vineyard once my Loue possest Well-seated on a fruitfull hill He kept it close-immured still The earth from stones he did refine And set it with the choisest vine 2 He in the midst a Fort did reare I win-presse therein also wrought But when he lookt it Grapes should beare Those Grapes were wilde-ones that it brought Ierusalem come speake thy thought And you of Iudah Iudges be Betwixt my vineyard here and me 3 Vnto my Uineyard what could more Performed be then I haue done Yet looking it should Grapes haue bore Saue wilde-ones it afforded none But goe to let it now alone Resolu'd I am to shew you too What with my vineyard I will doâ— 4 The Hedge I will remooue from thence That what so will deuoure it may I do one will breake the Walled-fence And through it make a troden way Yea all of it I wast will lay To digge or dresse it none shall care But thornes and bryers it shall beare 5 The Clouds I also will compell That there no raine descend for this For loe the house of Israel The Lord of Armies Vineyard is And Iudah is that Plant of his That Pleasant one who forth hath brought Oppression when he Iudgement sought He seeking Iustice found therein In lieu thereof a Cryingâ—sinne The 2. Song of Esay Esa. 12. ISaiah hauing a little before prophecied of the Inâ—â—â—nation of Iesus Christ and the excellencie of his kingdome doth in this Hymne praise him for his Mercy and foreâ—â—owes the Church also what her Song should be in that day of her Redemption The principall coâ—tenâ—s hereof are these A Confession of Gods mercy A prediction concerning the Sacrament of Baptisme and an exhortation to a ioyfull Thanksgiuing This Song the Church should still sing to the honour of Iesâ—â— Christ for our Redemption Yea in regard the Prophâ—â— foreseeing the good Cause we should haue to make vse thereof hath prophecied it should be the Churchâ— Hymne it seemeth not vnproper to be vsed on those dayes which are solemnized in memoriall of our Sauiours Natiuitie Or whensoeuer we shall be mooueâ— to praise God in memorizing the graâ—iâ—us Comfoâ—â— promised vs by his Prophets and fulfilled by his owne comming And to fit the same thâ— better to that pâ—â—â—pose I haue changed the Person and the Time in thâ—â— Translation Song 20. LOrd I will sâ—â—g to Thee for thou displeased wa st And yet with-drewest thy wrath from me And sent me comfort hast Thou art my health on whom A fearelesse Trust I lay For thou oh Lord thou art become My Strength my Song my Stay 2 And with reioycing now Sweet waters we conuay Forth of those Springs whence Life doth flowe And thus we therefore say Oh sing vnto the Lord His Name and workes proclaime Yea to the People beare record That glorious is his Name 3 Unto the Lord oh sing For wonders he hath done And many a renowned thing Which through the earth is knowne Oh sing aloud all yee On Sion hill that dwell For lo thy Holy-one in thee Is great oh Israel The third Song of Esay Esay 26. ESay composed this Song to comfort the Israelites in their caâ—tiuity to strengthen their patience in Affliction and settle their confidence on the promises of God First it remembreth them that Gods protection being euery where as auaileable as a defenced Citty they ought alwayes to relye on the firme peace which that affordeth Secondly he sheweth that the pride of Sinne shall be ouerthrowne and that the faithfull aâ—e resolued to flâ—e vnto their Redeemer and await his pleasure in their chastisâ—ments Thirdly he singeth the vtter desolation of Tyrants the encrease of the Church her afflictions her deliuerance the resurrection from death through Christ. Lastly the Faithfull are exhorted to attend patiently on the Lord their Sauiour who will come shortly to iudgement and take account for the blood of his Saints This Song is made in the person of the Church and may be sung to comfort and confirme vs in all our chastisements and persecutions by bringing to our consideration the short time of our endurance and the certainty of our Redeemers comming It may be vsed also to praise God both for his Iustice and Mercy Song 21. Sing this as the 3. Song A Citie now we haue obtain'd Where strong Defences are And God Saluation hath ordain'd For Wals and Bulwarkes there The Gates thereof wide open Yee That such as iustly doe And those that Truth 's obseruers be May enter thereinto 2 There thou in peace wilt keep them sure Whose thoughts well grounded be In peace â—hat euer shall endure Because they trusted Thee For euer therefore on the Lord Without distrust depend For in the Lord th' eternall Lord Is strength that hath no end 3 He makes the loftie Citie yeeld And her proud Dwellers bow He layâ—s it leuell with the fâ—eld Euâ—n with the dust below Their feet that are in want and care Their feet thereon shall tread Their way is right that righteous are And thou their path dost heed 4 Upon thy course of Iudgements we Oh LORD attending were And to record thy Name and Thee Our soules desirous are On Thee our minds with strong desire Are fixed in the night And after thee our hearts enquire Before the morning light 5 For when thy righteous Iudgements are Upon the earth discern'd By those that doe inhabite there Uprightnesse shall be learn'd Yet Sinners for no terrour will Iust dealing vnderstand But in their sinnes continue still Amid the Holy-Land 6 To seeke the glory of the LORD They vn-regardfull be And thy aduanced-hand Oh LORD They will not daigne to see But they shall see and see with shame That beare thy People spight Yea from thy Foes shall come a flame Which will deuoure them quite 7 Then LORD for vs thou wilt procure That we in peace may be Because that eu'ry worke of our Is wrought for vs by Thee And Lâ—RD our GOD though we are brought To other Lords in thrall Of thee alone shall be our thought Upon thy Name to call 8 They are deceast and neuer shall Renewed life obtaine They dye and shall not rise at all To tyrannize againe For thou didst visit them therefore And wide disperst them hast That so their Fame for euermore May
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
appear'd Yet they are ioyfull that thou so hast done But thou wilt bring the Time set downe by Thee And then in sorrow they shall equall mee 22 Then shal those foule Offences they haue wrought Before thy presence be remembred all And whatso'ere my Sinnes on me haue brought For their Transgressions vpon them shall fall For so my sighings multiplied be That therewithall my heart is faint in me Lament 2. IN this Elegie the Prophet vseth a very patheticall exordium the better to awaken the peoples consideration and to make them the more sensible of their horrible calamity Which he first illustrateth in generall termes by comparing their estate to the miserable condition of one fallen from the glory of heauen to the lowest earth and in mentioning their being depriued of that glorious Temporall and Ecclesiasticall Gouernment which they formerly enioyed Afterwards he descends to particulars as the destruction of their Pallaces Forts Temple Walls and Gates the prophaning of their Saboths Feasts Rites c. the suspending of their Lawes Priests Prophets The slaughter of young-men and Virgins olde-men and Children with the famine and reproches they sustained c. All which acknowledging to be the iust Iudgements of God hee aduiseth them not to harken to the delusions of their false Prophets but to returne vnto the LORD by teares and hearty repentance For the vse and application see what hath beene said before the former Elegie Song 25. Sing this as the 24. Song HOw darke how be-clowded in his wrath The LORD hath caused Syon to appeare How Isr'els beauty he obscured hath As if throwne downe from Heau'n to Earth he were Oh! why is his displeasure growne so hot And why hath he his Footstoole so forgot 2 The LORD all Syons dwellings hath laid wast And in so doing he no sparing made For in his anger to the ground he cast The strongest Holds that Iudah's-Daughter had Them their Kingdome he to ground doth send And all the Princes of it doth suspend 3 When at the highest his displeasure was From Isâ—â—el all his horne of strength he broke And from before his aduersaries face His Right-hand that restrained him he tooke Yea he in Iacob kindled such a flame As round about hath quite consum'd the same 4 His Bow he as an aduersary bent And by his Right-hand he did plainely shew He drew it with an enemies intent For all that were the fairest Markes he slew In Syons Tabernacle this was done Eu'n there the fire of his displeasure shone 5 The LORD himselfe is he that was the foe By him is Isrâ—el thus to ruine gone His Palaces he ouerturned so And he his Holds of strength hath ouerthrowne Eu'n he it is from whom it doth arise That Isrâ—els Daughter thus lamenting lies 6 His Tabernacle Garden-like that was The LORD with violence hath tooke away He hath destroyed his Assembling-place And there nor Feasts nor Sabbaths now haue they No not in Syon For in his fierce wrath He both their King and Priests reiected hath 7 The LORD his holy Altar doth forgoe His Sanctuary he hath quite despiz'd Yea by his meere assistance hath our Foe The Bulwarkes of our Palaces surpriz'd And in the LORDS owne House rude Noyses are As loud as heretofore his Praises were 8 The LORD his thought did purposely encline The wals of Syon should be ouerthrowne To that intent he stretched forth his â—ine And drew not backe his hand till they were downe And so the Turrets with the bruised Wall Did both together to destruction fall 9 Her Gates in heapes of earth obscured are The Barres of them in pieces broke hath he Her King and those that once her Princes were Now borne away among the Gentiles be The Law is lost and they no Prophet haue That from the LORD a vision doth receiue 10 In silence seated on the lowly ground The Senators of Syons-Daughter are With Ashes they their careful heads haue crown'd And mourning Sackcloth girded on them weare Yea on the earth in a distressed-wise Ierusalemâ—s young Uirgins fixe their eyes 11 And for because my People suffer this Mine eyes with much lamenting dimmed grow Each part within me out of quiet is And on the ground my Liuer forth I throw When as mine Eyes with so sad Obiects meet As Babes halfe dead sprawling in the street 12 For to their Mothers called they for meat Oh where shall we haue meat and drinke they cry And in the Citie while they food entreat They swoune like them that deadly-wounded lie And some of them their soules did breath away As in the Mothers bosome staru'd they lay 13 Ierusalem for thee what can I say Or vnto what maist thou resembled be Oh! whereunto that comfort thee I may Thou Syonâ—-Daughter shall I liken thee For as the Seas so great thy Breaches are And to repaire them then Ah who is there 14 Thou by thy Prophets hast deluded bin And foolish Uisions they for thee haue sought For they reueiled not to thee thy Sinne To turne away the thraldome it hath brought But lying Prophecies they sought for thee Which of thy sad exile the causes be 15 And those thou Daughter of Ierusalem That on occasions passe along this way With clapping hands and hissings thee contemnâ— And nodding at Thee thus in scorne they say Is this the Citie men did once behight The flowre of Beauty and the worlds Delight 16 Thy Aduersaries euery one of them Their mouthes haue op'ned at thee to thy shame They hisse and gnash at Thee Ierusalem We we say they haue quite destroy'd the samâ— This is that day hath long expected beene Now commeth it and we the same haue seene 17 But this the Lord decreed and brought to passe He to make good that word which once he spake And that which long agoe determin'd was Hath hurled downe and did no pitty take He thus hath made thee scorned of thy Foe And rais'd the Horne of them that hate thee so 18 Oh wall of Syons-Daughter cry amaine Eu'n to the Lord set forth a hearty Cry Downe like a Riuer cause thy teares to raine And let them neither day nor night be dry Seeke neither sleepe thy body to suffice Nor slumber for the Apples of thine eyes 19 At night and when the watch is new begun Then rise and to the Lord Almighty Cry Before him let thy Heart like water runne And lift thou vp to him thy hands on high Eu'n for those hunger-starued Babes of thine That in the Corners of the streets doe pine 20 And thou oh Lord Oh be thou pleas'd to see And thinke on whom thy Iudgements thou hast thrown Shal women fed with their own issue be And Children that a span are scarcely growne Shall thus thy Priests Prophets Lord be slaine As in thy Sanctuary they remaine 21 Nor youth nor Age is from the slaughter free For in the streets lye Yong and Old and all My Uirgines and my yong-men murthered be Eu'n both
beneath the sword together fall Thou in thy day of wrath such hauock mad'st That in deuouring thou no pitty hadst 22 Thou round about hast call'd my feared Foes As if that summon'd to some feast they were Who in thy day of wrath did round enclose And shut me so that none escaped are Yea those that hate me them consumed haue To whom I nourishment and breeding gaue Lament 3. HEre the Prophet Ieremy hauing contemplated his owne afflictions with the destruction of Iudah and Ierusalem seemeth by that materiall Obiect to haue raised his apprehension higher and by the spirit of Prophecy both to foresee the particular suffrings of Iesâ—â— Christ and to become sensible also of those great afflictions which the Church Militant his mysticall body should be exercised withall And in this most passionate Elegy either in his own person bewaileth it or else personates Iesus Christ the head of that Mysticall body taking vpon himselfe those punishments with that heaâ—y burthen of Gods wrath and that vnspeakable sorrow which mankinde had otherwise beene ouerwhelmed withall In briefe this Elegy containes an expression of Gods heauy Anger for our sinne the seuerity and bitternesse of his Iudgements the greatnesse of his mercies the hope and patience of the faithfull in all Afflictions The vnwillingnesse of God to punish The hearty repentance of his people And a Propheticall imprecation concerning the enemies of the spirituall Ierusalem This may be sung to mooue and stirre vs vp with a feeling of our Redeemers passion To remember vs of our miserable condition through sinne To mooue vs to repentance and to comfort and instruct vs amidd our afflictions Song 26. Sing this as the 24. Song I Am the Man who scourged in thy wrath Haue in all sorrowes throughly tyred beene Into obscurity he â—ed me hath He brought me thither where no light is seene And so aduerse himselfe to me he showes That all the day his hand doth me oppose 2 My Flesh and Skinne with age He tyred out He bruiz'd my bones as they had broken bin He with a Wall enclosed me about With cares and labours he hath shut me in And me to such a place of darknesse led As those are in that befor euer dead 3 He shut me where I found no passage out And there my heauy Chaines vpon me laid Moreouer though I loudly cryed out He tooke no heed at all for what I prayd My Way with hewed stones he stopped hath And left me wandring in a winding Path. 4 He was to me like some way-lying Beare Or as a Lyon that doth lurke vnseene My course he hindring me in pieces teare Till I quite ruin'd and layd waste had beene His Bowe he bended and that being bent I was the marke at which his Arrow went 5 His Arrowes from his Quiuer forth he caught And through my very Râ—ines he made them passe Eu'n mine owne people set me then at naught And all the day their sporting song I was From him my fill of bitternesse I had And me with Worm-wood likewise drunke he madâ— 6 With stones my teeth he all to peeces brake He Dust and Ashes ouer me hath strowne All rest he from my weary soule did take As if contentment I had neuer none And then I cryed Oh! I am vndone All my dependance on the Lord is gone 7 Oh minde thou my afflictions and my care My miseries my worm-wood and my gall For they still fresh in my remembrance are And downe in me my humbled soule doth fall I this forget not And when this I minde Some helpe againe I doe begin to finde 8 It is thy mercy Lord that we now be For had thy pitty fail'd not one had liu'd The Faithfulnesse is great that is in Thee And eu'ry morning it is new reuiu'd And Lord such claime my soule vnto thee layâ—â— That shee will euer trust in thee she sayes 9 For thou art kinde to those that waite thy will And to their soules that after thee attend Good therefore is it that in quiet still We hope that safety which thou Lord wilt send And happy he that timely doth enure His youthfull necke the burthen to endure 10 He downe will sit alone and nothing say But since 't is cast vpon him beare it out Yea though his mouth vpon the dust they lay And while there may be hope will not mis-douâ—â— His Cheeke to him that smiteth offers He And is content though he reuiled be 11 For sure is he what euer doth befall The LORD will not forsake for euermore But that he hauing punisht pitty shall Because he many mercies hath in store For God in plaguing take no pleasure can Nor willingly afflicteth any man 12 The LORD delighteth not to trample downe Those men that here on earth enthralled are Or that a Righteous man should be o'rethrowne When he before the Highest doth appeare Nor is the LORD well-pleased in the sight When he beholds the Wrong subuert the Right 13 Let no man mutter then as if he thought Some things were done in spight of GODS decree For all things at his word to passe are brought That either for our good or euill be Why then liues man such murmurs to begin Oh! let him rather murmure at his Sinne. 14 Our owne lewd courses let vs search and trie We may to thee againe oh LORD conuart To GOD that dwelleth in the Heau'ns on high Let vs oh let vs lift both hand and heart For we haue sinned we rebellious were And therefore was it that thou didst not spare 15 For this with wrath o're-shaddow'd thou hast chas't And slaughter made of vs without remorse Thy selfe obscured with a clowd thou hast That so our Prayers might haue no recourse And loe among the Heathen-People we As out-casts and off-â—cowrings reckon'd be 16 Our Aduersaries all and eu'ry where Themselues with open mouth against vs set On vs is faâ—ne a terrour and a snare Where ruine hath with desolation met And for the Daughter of my Peoples cares Mine eyes doth cast forth Rivulets of teares 17 Mine eyes perpetually were ouerflowne And yet there is no ceasing of my Teares For if the LOâ—D in mercy looke not downe That from the Heau'ns he may behold my cares They will not stint But for my Peoples sake Mine eyes will weep vntil my heart doth break 18 As when a Bird is chased too and fro My foes pursued me when cause was none Into the Dungeon they my life did throw And there they rowled ouer me a stone The waters likewise ouerâ—low'd me quite And then me thought I perished out-right 19 Yet on thy Name oh LORD I cal'ed there Eu'n when in that low Dungeon I did lye Whence thou wert pleased my complaint to heare Not sleighting me when I did sighing cry That very day I called thou drew'st neere And said'st vnto me that I should not feare 20 Thou LORD my Soule maintainest in her right My Life by thee alone redeemed was Thou hast oh LORD obserued my
I Should to thy holy Temple lift mine eye 3 Eu'n to my Soule the waters clos'd me had O're-swallow'd by the Deepes I fast was pent About my head the weeds a wreath had made Unto the Mountaines bottomes downe I went And so that forth againe I could not get The Earth an euerlasting Barre had set 4 Then thou oh LORD my GOD then thou wert he That from corruption didst my Life defend For when my Soule was like to faint in me Thou thither didst into my thought descend And LORD my prayer thence to thee I sent Which vpward to thy holy Temple went 5 Those who beleeue in vaine and foolish lyes Despisers of their owne good safety be But I will offer vp the Sacrifice Of singing praises with my voyce to thee And I will that performe which vow'd I haue For vnto thee belongs it LORD to saue The Prayer of Habakuk Habak 3. IN this Petitionaâ—y and Propheticall Hymne the Deliuerer of mankind is first prayed for Secondly the glorious Maiesty of his comming is described by excellent Allegories and by Allusions to former deliuerances vouchsafed to the Iewes Thirdly here is foretold the ouerthrowe of Antichrist who shall be destroyed by the Brightnes of our Sauiours comming Fourthly here is set forth the state of the latter times Fiftly he expresseth the ioy confidence and safety of the Elect of God euen amid those terrors that shall awayt vpon their Râ—deemers coÌ„ming This Song is to be sung hystorically in commemoration of the Churches deliuerance by the first comming of Iesus Christ. And prophetically to comfort vs concerning that perfect Deliuery asâ—ured at his second comming For though the Prophet had some respect to the Iewes temporall deliuerance that hee might comfort the Church in those Times Yet the Holy-Ghost had principall regard to the spirituall deliuerance of his spirituall Kingdome the holy Catholicke-Church And to her her enemies doe the Names of the Churches enemies here mentioned very properly agree Nay Cushan signifying darke blacke or cloudy And Midian which is interpreted Condemnation or Iudgement better suite vnto the Nature of those spirituall Aduersaries whom they pâ—efigured then to those People who were literally so called For none are so fitly tearmed People of Darknesse or of Condemnation as the members of Antichrist and the spirituall Babilon Song 31. LORD thy answere I did heare And I grew therewith afear'd When the Times at fullest are Let thy Worke be then declar'd When the Time LORD full doth grow Then in Anger Mercy show 2 God Almightie he came downe Downe he came from Theman-ward And the matchlesse Holy-one From Mount Paran forth appear'd Heau'n ore-spreading with his Rayes And Earth filling with his praise 3 Sunne-like was his glorious Light From his Side there did appeare Beaming Rayes that shined bright And his Pow'r he shrowded there Plagues before his face he sent At his Feete hot Coales there went 4 Where he stood he measure tooke Of the Earth and viewâ—d it well Nations vanisht at his looke Auncient Hils to powder fell Mountaines old cast lower were For his waies eternall are 5 Cushan Tents I saw diseas'd And the Midian Curtaines quake Haue the Flouds Lord thee displeas'd Did the Flouds thee angry make Was it else the Sea that hath Thus prouoked thee to wrath 6 For thou rod'st thy Horses there And thy sauing-Charrets through Thou didst make thy â—ow appeare And thou didst performe thy Uowe Yea thine Oath and Promise past To the Tribes fulfilled hast 7 Through the Earth thou riftes didst make And the Riuers there did flow Mountaines seeing thee did shake And away the Flouds did goe From the Deepe a voyce was heard And his hands on high he rear'd 8 Both the Sunne and Moone made stay And remoou'd not in their Spheares By thine Arrowes light went they By thy brightly shining Speares Thou in wrath the Land didst crush And in rage the Nations thresh 9 For thy Peoples safe releefe With thy Christ for ayd wentst thou Thou hast also pierc't the Chiefe Of the sinfull Houshold through And displayd them till made bare From the Foot to Necke they were 10 Thou with Iauelines of their owne Didst their Armies Leader strike For against me they came downe To deuoure me wherle-winde like And they ioy in nothing more Then vnseene to spoile the Poore 11 Through the Sea thou madst a way And didst ride thy Horses there Where great heapes of water lay I the newes thereof did heare And the voyce my bowels shooke Yea my lips a quiâ—'ring tooke 12 Rottennesse my bones possest Trembling feare possessed me I that troublous day might rest For when his approches be Onward to the People made His strong Troups will them inuade 13 Bloomelesse shall the Fig-tree bee And the Vine no fruit shall yeeld Fade shall then the Oliue tree Meat shall none be in the Field Neither in the Fold or Sâ—all Flocke or Heard continue shall 14 Yet the LORD my ioy shall be And in him I will delight In my GOD that saueth me GOD the LORD my only might Who my feete so guides that I Hinde-like pace my Places-high THE HYMNES OF THE New-Testament THese fiue that next follow are the Hymnes of the New-Testament Betweene which and the Songs of the Old Testament there is great difference For the Songs of the Old Testament were either thankâ—sgiuings for temporall benefits typifying and signifying future Benefits touching our Redemption Or else Hymnes prophetically foreshewing those Mysteries which were to be accomplished at the comming of Christ. But these Euangelicall Songs were composed not for temporall but for spirituall things promised and figured by those temporall Benefits mentioned in the Old Testament and perfectly fulfilled in the New Therefore these Euangelicall Hymnes are more excellent then such as are meerely Propheticall In regard the Possession is to be preferred before the Hope and the End before the Meanes of obtaining it Magnificat Luk. 1.46 THE blessed Virgin Mary being saluted by the Angel Gabriel hauing by the holy-Ghost conceiued our Redeemer Iesus Christ in her wombe was made fruitfull also in her Soule by the ouershaddowing of that Holy Spirit and thereupon brought sorth this Euangelicall and Propheticall Hymne Wherein three things are principally obserueable First she praiseth God for his particular mercies and fauour towards her Secondly she glorifies God for the generall benefit of our Redemption Thirdly she Magnifies God for the particular grace vouchsafed vnto the seed of Israel according to what was promised to Abraham This is the first Euangelicall Song And was indited by the holy Ghost not only to bee the Blessed Virgines Thanksgiuing but to be sung by the whole Catholike Church whom she typically personated to praise God for our Redemption and Exaltation And therefore it is worthily inserted into the Liturgie that it may be perpetually and reuerently sung Song 32. Sing this as the 3. Song THat magnifi'de the LORD may be My Soule now vndertakes And in the God that
saueth me My Spirit merry-makes For he vouchsafed hath to view His Handmaides poore degree And loe All Ages that ensue Shall blessed reckon me 2 Great things for me Th' Almightie does And holy is his Name From Age to Age he mercy showes On such as feare the same He by his Arme declar'd his might And this to passe hath brought That now the Proud are put to flight By what their hearts haue thought 3 The Mighty plucking from their Seat The Poore he placed there And for the hungrie takes the meate From such as wealâ—hy are But minding Mercy he hath show'd His seruant Isr'el grace As he to our Forefathers vow'd To Abraham and his Race Benedictus Luk. 1.68 ZAchary the Priest being vpon the birth of 〈◊〉 Son inspired with the knowledge of our 〈◊〉 Incarnation sung the second Euangelicall Hymne In which two things are especially considerable First he blesseth God because through the comming of Christ all the promises made vnto the Patriarkes and Prophets were fulfilled for the saluation of his people Secondly he declareth the Office and dutie of his owne sonne who was sent before to prepare the way of the Lord. This Song the Church hath worthily inserted into the Liturgie also and we ought therefore to sing it reuerently in memoriall of our Sauiours incarnation and to praise God for the fulfilling of his promises and that Euangelicall preparation which he vouchsafed by sending his Foreâ—runner Song 33. Sing this as the 3. Song BLest be the GOD of Israel For he has People bought And in his seruant Dauid's house Hath great saluation wrought As by his Prophets he foretold Since Time began to be That from our Foes we might be safe And from our Haters free 2 That he might show our Fathers grace And beare in minde the same Which by an Oath he vow'd vnto Our Father Abraham That from our Aduersaries freed We serue him fearelesse might In righteousnesse and holinesse Our â—â—fe-time in his sight 3 And of the highest thee oh Child The â—rophet I declare Before the LORD his face to goe His comming to prepare To teach his People how they shall That safety come to know Which by remission of their sinnes He doth on them bestowe 4 For it is through the tender Loue Of GOD alone where by That Day-spring hath to visit vs Descended from on high To light them who in darkenesse sit And in Deaths shade abide And in the blessed way of Peaâ—e Their wandring feet to guide Tâ—â— Song of Angels Luk. 2.13 THis is the third Euangelicall Song mentioned in the New Testament and it was sung by a quire of Angels at the birth of our blessed Sauiour Iesus Christ whose reâ—oâ—cing shall be mâ—de compleat by the redemption of mâ—nkinde In this Song they first glorifie God and then proclaime that happy â—eaâ—â— and â—econciliation which his Sons Natiuity should bring vnto the world Reioycing therein and in that vnspeakeable good-wiâ—â— and deare Communion which was thereby established betweene the Go head the Manhood and Them We therefore ought to ioyne with them in this Song and sing it often to praise God and quicken Faith and Charitie in our selues Song 34. THus Angels sung and thus sing we To GOD on high all glory be Let him on Earth his Peace bestowe And vnto men his fauour show Nunc Dimittis Luk. â— 29 THe fourth Euangelicall Hymne is this of Simeon who being in expectation of the comming of the Messias which according to Daniels 70. weekes was in those dayes to bee accomplished it was reuealed vnto him that he should noâ—â—ye till he had seene Christ And accordingly he comming into the Temple by the spirits instigation when he was presented there as the Law commanded both beheld and embraced his Redeemer In this Song therefore he glorifieth God for the fulfilling of his promise made vnto him And ioyfully confesseth Iesus Christ before all the People In repeating this Hymne we ought also to confesse our Redeemer For Simeon was as it were the Churches speaker and hath for vs expressed that thankfull Ioy wherewithall wee should be filled when God enlightensâ—vs with the knowledge and spirituall vision of our Sauiour Song 35. Sing this as the â— Song GRant now in peace that by thy leaue I may depart oh LORD For thy Saluation seene I haue According to thy word That which prepared was by Thee Before all Peoples sight Thy Israels renowne to be And to the Gentiles light The Song of Moses and the Lambe Reuel 15.3 THe fifth and last Song recorded in the New Testament is this called by S. Iohn The Song of Moses and the Lambe being indeede the effect of that triumph Song which the Saints and blessed Martyrs shal sing vnto the honour of that Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world when they haue gotten the victory ouer Antichrist This Hyâ—â—e the members of the true Church may sing to Gods gâ—â—â—y and the encrease of their owne comfort when they perceiue the power of the Almighty any way manifested vpon that Aduersarie It may be repeated also amid our greatest persecutionâ— to strengthen our Faith and remember vs that whatsoeuer we suffer there will come a day wherein we shall haue cause to make vse of this Hymne with a perfect reioycing Song 36. Sing this as the 13. Song OH thou LORD thou GOD of might Who do'st all things worke aright Whatsoe're is done by thee Great and wondrous proues to be 2 True thy waies are and direct Holy King of Saints elect And oh therefore who is there That of thee retaines no feare 3 Who is there that shall deny Thy great Name to glorifie For thou LORD and thou alone Art the perfect Holy-one 4 In thy presence Nations all â—hall to adoration fall For thy Iudgementâ— now appeare Unto all men what they are Here end the Hymnes of the New Testament The X Commandements Exod. 20. ALthough the Decalogue be not originally in verse yet among vs it hath beene heretofore vsually sung Because therefore it may be a meanes to present these Precepts somewhat the oftner to remembrance make them the more frequently repeated and stirre vp those who sing and heare them to the better performance of their duties They are here also inserted and fitted to be sung Song 37. Sing this as the 4. Song THe great Almighty spake And thus said he I am the LORD thy GOD And I alone From cruell Aeâ—ypts thraldome set thee free And other Gâ—DS but Me thou shalt haue none Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt not make an Image to adore Of ought on earth aboue it or below A Carued Worke thou shalt not â—â—w before Nor any worship on the same â—estowe For I thy GOD a Iealous GOD am knowne And on their Seed the Fathers sinnes correct Untill the third and fourth Descent be gone But them I alwaies loue that me affect Haue mercy LORD and
so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine The Name of GOD thou neuer shalt abuse By Swearing or repeating it in vaine For him that doth his Name prophanely vse The LORD will as a guiltie-one arraigne Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keeâ—e this blessed Law of thine To keepe the Sabbath holy beare in minde Sixe dayes thine owne affaires apply thou to The Seau'nth is GODS owne day for rest assign'd And thou no kinde of worke therein shalt doe Thou nor thy Childe thy Seruants nor thâ— Beast Nor he that Guest-wise with thee doth abide For after sixe dayes labour GOD did rest And therefore he that day hath sanctifi'de Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine See that vnto thy Parents thou doe giue Such honour as the Childe by dutie owes That thou a long and blessed life maist liue Within the Land the LORD thy GOD bestowes Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt be wary that thou no man slay Thou shalt from all Adultery be cleare Thou shalt not Steale anothers good away Nor witnesse-false against thy Neighbour beare Haue mercie LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine With what is thine remaining well apaid Thou shalt not couer what thy Neighbours is His House nor Wife his Seruant Man nor Maid His Oxe nor Asse nor any thing of his Thy mercy Lord thy mercy let vs haue And in our hearts these Lawes of thine engraue The Lords Prayer Mat. 6.7 THe Lords Prayer hath beene aunciently and vsually sung also and to that purpose was heretofore both translated and paraphras'd in verse which way of expression howsoeuer some weake Iudgements haue condemned it doth no whit disparage or mis-beseeme a Prayer For Dauid made many prayers in verseâ— And indeede measured words were first deuised and vsed to expresse the praises of God and petitions made to him Yea those are the ancient and proper subiects of Poesie as appeares throughout the Sacred writ in the first humane Antiquities Verse theâ—fore dishonors not diuine Subiects but those men doe prophane and dishonour Verse who abuse it on vaine and meere prophane expressions The scope and vse of this prayer is so frequently treated of that I thinke I shall not need to insist thereon in this place Song 38. Sing this as the 3. Song OUr Father which in heauen art We sanctifie thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done In heau'n and earth the same Giue vs this day our Daily bread And vs Forgiue thou so As we on them that vs offend Forgiuenesse doe bestow Into Temptation lead vs not But vs from euill free For thine the Kingdome powre and praise Is and shall euer be The Apostles Creede THe effect and vse of this Creed is so generally taught that this Preface need not be enlarged And as touching the singing and versifying of it that which is said in the Preface to the Lords Prayer may serue for both Song 39. IN God the Father I beleeue Who made all Creatures by his word And true beleefe I likewise haue In Iesus Christ his Sonne our LORD Who by the Holy Ghost conceiu'd Was of the Uirgine Mary borne Who meekely Pilat's wrongs recei'ud And crucified was with scorne 2 Who Di'de and in the Graue hath laine Who did the lowest Pit descend Who on the third day rose againe And vp to Heauen did ascend Who at his Fathers right-hand there Now throaned sits and thence shall come To take his seat of Iudgement here And giue both quicke and dead their doome 3 I in the Holy Ghost beleeue The holy Church-Catholike too And that the Saints Communion haue Undoubtedly beleeue I doe I well assured am likewise A pardon for my sâ—nnes to gaine And that my Flesh from death shall rise And euerlasting life obtaine A Funerall Song THe first Stanza of this Song is taken out of S. Iohnâ— Gospell Cap. 11. Ver. 25.26 The second Stanza Iob 19.25 26 27. The third Stanza 1 Tim. 6.7 and Iob 1.21 The last Stanza Reu. 14.13 And in the order of Buriall appointed by the Church of England it is appointed to be sung or read as the Minister pleaseth That therefore it may be the more conueniently vsed either way according to the Churches appointment it is here turned into Lyricke Verse It was ordained to comfort the Liuing by putting them in minde of the Resurrection and of the happinesse of those who dye in the faith of Christ Iesus Song 40. Sing this as the 9. Song I Am the Life the LORD thus saith The Resurrection is through me And whoso'ere in me hath faith Shall liue yea though now dead he beâ— And he for euer shall not dye That liuing doth on me relye 2 That my Redeemer liues I ween And that at last I rais'd shall be From earth and couer'd with my skinne In this my flesh my GOD shall see Yea with these eyes and these alone Eu'n I my GOD shall looke vpon 3 Into the world we naked come And naked backe againe we goe The LORD our wealth receiue we from And he doth take it from vs too The LORD both wils and workes the same And blessed therefore be his Name 4 From Heau'n there came a voyce to me And this it wil'd me to record The Dead from henceforth blessed be The Dead that dyeth in the LORD The Spirit thus doth likewise say For from their Workes at rest are they The Song of the three Children THis Song hath been anciently vsed in the Liturgie of the Church as profitable to the stirring vp of Dâ—uotion and for the praise of God For it earnestly calleth vpon all creatures to set forth the glory of their Creator euen Angels Spirits and reasonable Creatures with those also that are vnreasonable and vnsensible And this speaking to things without Life is not to â—ntimate that they are capable of such like exhortations but rather that vpon consideration of the obedience which Beasts and insensible Creatures continue towards God according to the law imposed at their Creation men might be prouoked to remember the honour and praise which they ought to ascribe vnto their Almighty Creator as well as all his other Creatures Song 41. Sing this as the 9. Song OH all you Creatures of the LORD You Angels of the God most high You Heau'ns with what you doe afford And Waters all aboue the skie Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 2 Of God you euerlasting Powres Sunne Moone and Starres so bright that show You soking Deawes you dropping Showres And all you Winds of God that blow Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 3 Thou Fire and what doth heat containe Cold Winter and thou Summer faire You blustering Stormes of Haile and Raine And thou the Frost-congealing Ayre Blesse ye
and is yet continued in England aboue other Countries a neighbourly and plentiâ—ull hospitality in inuiting anâ— without inuitation receiuing vnto our well furnisht Tables our Tennants Neighbours Friends and Strangers to the honour of our Nation and encrease of amity and free-hearted kindnesse among vs. But most of all to the refreshing of the bowels of the Poore being the most Christian vse of such Fâ—stiuals Which charitable and good English â—ustome hath of late beene seasonably re-aduanced by his Maiesties gracious care in commanding our Nobility and Gentry to repaiâ—e especially at such times to their Country Mansions Song 46. A Son the Night before this blessed Morne A troupe of Angels vnto Shepheards told Where in a Stable hee was poorely borne Whom nor the earth nor Heau'n of heau'ns can hold Through Bethlem rung this newes at their returne Yea Angels sung that GOD WITH VS was borne And they made mirth because we should not mourne CHORVS His loue therefore oh let vs all confesse and to the Sonnes of men his workes expresse 2 This fauour Christ vouchsafed for our sake To buy vs Throanes He in a Manger lay Our weaknesse tooke thaâ— we his strength might take And was disrob'd that he might vs aray Our flesh he wore Our sinne to weare away Our curse he bore That we escape it may And wepâ— for vs that we might sing for aye His loue therefore oh let vs all confesse And to the Sonnes of men his workes expresse Song 47. Another for Christmas day Sing this as the 46. Song A Song of ioy vnto the LORD we sing And publish forth the fauours he hath showne We sing his praise from whom all ioy doth spring And tell abroad the wonders he hath done For such were neuer since the world begun His loue therefore oh let vs all confesâ—e And to the sonnes of men his workes expresse 2 As on this Day the Sonne of God was borne The blessed Word was then incarnate made The LORD to be a seruant held no scorne The Godhead was with humane nature clad And flesh a throne aboue all Angels had His loue therefore c. 3 Our sinne and sorrows on himselfe â—e tooke On vs his blisse and goodnesse to bestow To visite Earth he Heau'n a while forsooke And to aduaunce vs high descended low But with the sinnefull Angels dealt not so His loue therefore c. 4 A Mayd conceiu'd whom Man had neuer knowne The Fleece was moistned where no raine had been A Virgine she remaines that had a Sonne The Bush did flame that still remained greene And this befell when GOD with vs was seene His loue therefore c. 5 For sinfull men all this to passe was brought As long before the Prophets had forespoke So he that first our shame and ruine wrought Once bruzâ—d our heele but now his Head is broke And he hath made vs whole who gaue that stroke His loue therefore c. 6 The Lambe hath playd deuouring wolues among The Morning starre of Iacob doth appeare From Iesâ—â—s roote our tree of life is sprung And all Gods words in him fulfilled are Yet we are slacke his prayles to declare His loue therefore c. Circumcision or Newyeares-Day THe Church solemnizeth this Day commonly called Newyeares-Day in memoriall of our Sauiours Circumcision that remembring how when he was but eight dâ—yes old he began to smart and shed his blood for vs we might praise him for the same that with due thankfulnesse considering how easie a Sacrament hee hath left vs in sleed of that bloody-one which the Law inioyned wee might be prouoked to bring forth the fruites of Regeneration Song 48. Sing this as the 44 Song THis Day thy flesh oh Christ did bleed Markt by the Circumcision-knife â—ecause the Law for mans misdeed Requir'd that earnest of thy life Those drops diuin'de that showre of bloud Which in thine Agonie began And that great showre foreshewd the floud Which from thy side the next day ran 2 Then through that milder Sacrament Succeeding this thy grace inspire Yea let thy smart make vs repent And circumcized hearts desire For he that either is baptiz'd Or circumciz'd in flesh alone Is but as an vncircumciz'd Or as an vnbaptized-one 3 The yeare anew we now begin And outward guifts receiu'd haue we Renue vs also LORD within And make vs new-yeares-gifts for thee Yea let vs with the passed yeare Our old affections cast away That we new-creatures may appeare And to redeeme the Time assay Twelfe-day or the Epiphanie TWelfeday otherwise called the Epiphany or the day of Manifestation is celebrated by the Church to the praise of God and in memoriall of that blessed and admirable discouery of our Sauiours birth which was vouchsafed vnto the Gentiles shortly after it came to passe For as the Shepheards of the Iewes were warned thereof and directed to the place by an Angell from Heauen So the Magiâ— of the Gentiles receiued the same particular notice of it by a Starre in the East that both Iewes and Gentiles might be left inexcusable if they came not to his worship This day is obserued also in commemoration of our Sauiours Baptisme and of his first miracle in Canaan by which he was likewise manifested to be the Sonne of God Song 49. Sing this as the 9. Song THat so thy blessed birth oh Christ Might through the world be spread about Thy Starre appeared in the East Whereby the Gentiles found thee out And offring thee Myrrhe Incense Gold Thy three-fold Office did vnfold 2 Sweet Iesus let that Starre of thine Thy Grace which guides to finde out thee Within our hearts for euer shine That thou of vs found out mayst be And thou shalt be our King therefore Our Priest and Prophet euermore 3 Teares that from true repentance drop Instead of Myrrhe present will wee For Incense we will offer vp Our Prayers and Praises vnto Thee And bring for â—old each pious-deed Which doth from sauing-faith proceed 4 And as those Wise-men neuer went To visite Herod any more So finding thee we will repent Our courses followâ—d heretofore And that we homeward may retire The Way by Thee we will enquire The Purification of S. Marie the Virgin ACcording to the time appointed in the Law of Moses the blessed Virgin S. Marie reckoned the days of Purification which were to be obserued after the birth of a male Childe And then as the Law commanded presented both her Sonne and her appointed Offring in the Temple Partly therefore in commemoration of that her true obedience to the Law and partly to memorize that presentation of our Redeemer which was performed by his blessed Mother at her Purification this Anniuersary is worthily obserued Song 50. Sing this as the 9. Song NO doubt but she that had the grace Thee in her wombe oh Christ to beare And did all woman-kinde surpasse Was hallow'd by thy being there And where the fruite so holy was The Birth could no pollution cause 2 Yet in
the Saints would iealous proue Of GOâ—S and of each others Loue. 5 But he whose wisedome hath contriu'd His Glory with their full Contents Hath from himselfe to them deriu'd This Fauour which that strife preuents One Body all his Saints â—e makes And for his Spouse this one he takes 6 So each one of them shall obtaine Full Loue from All returning to Full Loue to All of them againe As members of one Body doe None â—ealous but all striuing how Most Loue to others to allow 7 For as the Soule is All in All And All through euery Member to Loue in that Body Mysticall Is as the Soule and â—ils it so Uniting them to GOD as neare As to each other they are deare 8 Yea what they want to entertaine Such ouerflowing Loue as his He will supply and likewise daigne What for his full Delight they misse That he may all his Loue employ And they returne his fill of Ioy. 9 The seed of this Content was sowne When GOD the spatious world did frame And euer since the same hath growne To be an honour to his Name And when his Saints are sealed all This Mysterie vnseale he shall 10 Meanewhile as we in Landskip viewe Fields Riuers Cities Woods Seas And though but little they can shew Doe therewithall our fancies please Let Contemplation Maps contriue To shew vs where we shall arriue 11 And though our hearts too shallow bee That blest Communion to conceaue Of which we shall in Heau'n be free Let vs on Earth together cleaue For those who keepe in vnion here Shall know by faith what will be there 12 Where all those Angels we admir'd With euery Saint since time begun Whose sight and loue we haue desir'd Shall be with vs conioyn'd in One And We and They and They and We To GOD himselfe espoused be 13 Oh happie wedding where the Guests The Bride and Bridegroome shall be one Where Songs Embâ—aces Triumphes Feasts And Ioyes of Loue are neuer done But thrice accurst are those that misse Their Garment when this Wedding is 14 Sweet Iesus seal'd and clad therefore For that great meeting let vs be Where People Tongues and kinreds more Then can be tolde attend on Thee To make those shoutes of Ioy and praise Which to thine honour they shall raise Rogation weeke THis is called Rogation weekâ— being so tearmed by Aâ—tiquity â— Rogando from the publike Supplications â—or then the Lâ—tany which is full of humble Petitions and eâ—tâ—eaâ—ies was with solemne Procession vsually repeated becauâ—e there be about that seâ—son most occasions of puâ—â—ike Prayer in regâ—rd Princes goe then forth to battâ—ile the Fâ—uites and hope of plenty are in theâ—r 〈◊〉 the Ayâ—e is most subiect to contagions Infections and there is most labouring and trauailâ—â—g both by Land and Sea also from that time of the yeare forâ—aâ—d Which laudâ—ble custome though it be lately much decayed and in some Countries abused from the right end and mingled with superstitious Ceâ—emonies is in many places orderly retained according as the Church of England approueth it And wee yearely make vse also of those Processions to keepe knowledge of the tâ—ue Bounds of our seuerall Parishes for auoyding of strife And those Perambulations were yearely appointed likewise that viewing Gods yearely blessing vpon the â—rasse the Coâ—ne â—nd other fruites of the Earth we might be the more prouoked to praise him Song 80. Sing this as the 44. Song IT was thy pleasure LORD to say That whatsoeuer in thy Name We pray'd for as we ought to pray Thou would'st vouchsafe to grant the same Oh therefore we beseech thee now To these our Prayers which we make Thy gracious eare in fauour bowe And grant them for thy mercies sake 2 Let not the Seasons of this yeare As they their Courses doe obserue Engender those Contagions here Which our transgressions doe deserue Let not the Summer wormes impaire Those bloomings of the Earth we see Nor Blastinâ—s or distemper'd Ayâ—e Destroy those Fruites that hopefull be 3 Domesticke Brawles expell thou farre And be thou pleasâ—d our Coast to guard The dreadfull â—ounds of in-brought Warre Within our Confines be not heard Continue also here thy word And make vs thankefull we thee pray The Pestilence Dearth and the Sword Haue beene so long with-held away 4 And as we heedfully obserue The certaine limits of our Grounds And outward quiet to preserue About them walke our yearely Rounds So let vs also haue a care Our soules possessions LORD to know That no encroachments on vs there Be gained by our subtill â—oe 5 What pleasant Groues what goodly Fields How fruitfull â—ils and Dales haue we How sweet an Ayre our Climate yeelds How â—â—oarâ—d with Flockes and Heards are we How Milke and Honey doth o reflowe How cleare and wholesome are our Springs How safe from rauenous Beasts we goe And oh how free from Poysnous things 6 For these and for our Grasse our Corne For all that springs from Blade or Boâ—gh For all those blessings that adorne Or Wood or Field this Kingdome through For all of these thy praise we sing And humbly LORD entreat thee too That Fruite to thee we forth may bring As vnto Us thy Creatures doe 7 So in the sweet refreshing shade Of thy Protection sitting downe Those gracious Fauours we haue had Relate we will to thy renowne Yea other men when we are gone Shall for thy mercies honour Thee And famous make what thou hast done To such as after them shall be S. George his Day THis may be called the Court Holy-Day for with vs it is solemnized vpon command in the Court-royall of the Maiesty of Great Britaine onely or in the Families of those Knights of the Order who are constrained to bâ—e absent from the solemnity there held which is vsually on the day anciently dedicated to George the Martyr Neuerthelesse we beleeue not that it was he whom they anciently chose to be the Patron of the fore-named Order For the relation of him who deliuered the Lady froÌ„ the Dragon is onely a Christian Allegory inuented to set forth the better the Churches deliuerance Iesus Christ is the true S. George and our English â—utelary Saint Euen he that commeth armed vpon the White Horse Reu. 19.11 The Dragon hee ouerthrowes is the Beast mentioned in the sâ—me Chapter and called a little before the Dragon with seauen heads and ten hornes The Lady he deliuers is that woman whom the Dragon persecutes Reu. 12. And to the honour of him I conceiue the most honourable Order of S. George to be continued and this Day consecrâ—ted Nor is there any irreuerence in imposing this Name on our Redeemer for George signifieth a Husbandman which is a Name or Attribute that euen Christ applyed to his Father Iohn 15.2 My Father saith hee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the George or the Husbandman And indeed very properly may this Nation call GOD their George or Husbandman For hee hath as it were moâ—ed