obedience to thy Law Her purifying-Rites were done That we might learne to stand in awe How from thine ordinance we runne For if we disobedient be Unpuriâ—â—ed Soules haue we 3 Oh keepe vs LORD from thinking vaine What by thy word thou shalt command Let vs be sparing to complaine On what we doe not vnderstand And guide thy Church that she may still Command according to thy will 4 Uouchsafe that with one ioynt-consent We may thy praises euer sing Preserue thy seamelesse-Robe vnrent For which so many Lots doe fling And grant that being purifide From sinne we may in loue abide 5 Moreouer as thy Mother went That holy and thrice-blessed Mayd Thee in thy Temple to present With perfect humane flesh arrayd So let vs offerd vp to Thee Replenisht with thy spirit be 6 Yea let thy Church our Mother deare Within whose wombe new-borne we be Before thee at her time appeare To giue her Children vp to Thee And take for purified things Her and that offring which she brings The first day of Lent THe obseruation of Lent is a profitable institution of the Church not abridging the Christian liberty of meats but intended for a means to helpe to set the spirit at liberty from the flesh And therefore this Fast consisteth not altogether in a formall forbearance of this or that food but in a true mortification of the body For abstinence from flesh onely wherein also we ought to be obedient to the higher Powers more tendeth to the encrease of plenty and well-ordering things in the Common-wealth then to a spirituall Discipline Because it is apparant wee may ouer-pamper our selues as well with what is permitted as with what is forbidden this commendable obseruation which euery man ought to obserue so farre forth as he shall be able and his spirituall necessity requires was appointed partly to commemorate our Sauiours miraculous fâ—sting whereby he satisfied for the gluttony of our first Parents and at this season partly to coole our wanton bloud which at this time of the yeare is aptest to be eâ—flamed with euill concupiscences and partly also to prepare vs the better both to meditate the passion of our Sauiour which is alwaies commemorated about the end of Lent and to fit vs to receiue the blessed Sacrament of his Last Supper to our greater comfort Song 51. Sing this as the .44 Song THy wondrous Fastinâ— to record And our rebellious flesh to tame A holy Fast to thee oh LORD We haue intended in thy Name Oh sanctifie it we thee pray That we may thereby honour Thee And so dispose vs that it may To our aduantage alâ—o be 2 Let vs not grudgingly abstaine Nor secretly the gluttons play Nor openly for glory vaine Thy Churches ordinance obay But let vs fast as thou hast taught Thy Rule obseruing in each part With such intentions as we ought And with true singlenesse of heart 3 So thou shalt our Deuotions blesse And make this holy Discipline A meanes that longing to suppresse Which keeps our Will so crosse to thine And though our stricktest fastings faile To purchase of themselues thy grace Yet they to make for our auaile By thy deseruings shall haue place 4 True Fasting helpfull oft hath beene The wanton flesh to mortifie But takes not off the guilt of sinne Nor can we merit ought thereby It is thine Abstinence or none Which merit fauour for vs must For when our glorioust workes are done We perish if in them we trust The Annuntiation of Marie THe Church hath dedicated this Day to memorize the Annuntiation of the blessed Virgine S. Marie who was about this time of the yeare saluted by the Angell Gabriel and we ought to sanctifie it with praising God for that vnexpressable Mysterie of our Sauiours Conception which was the happy newes the holy Angell brought vnto his Mother Nothing in the world is more worthy to be spoken of then this Fauor and yet nothing more vnspeakeable Song 52. Sing this as the 44. Song OUr hearts oh blessed GOD encline Thy true affection to embrace And that humility of thiâ—â— Which for our sakes vouchsafed was Thy Goodnesse teach vs to put on As with our Nature thou wert clad And so to minde what thou hast done That we may praise thee and be glad 2 For thou not only held'st it meet To send an Angell from aboue An humble Mayd on earth to greet And bring the Message of thy Loue But laying as it were aside Those Glories none can comprehend Nor any mortall eyes abide Into her wombe thou didst descend 3 Bestow thou also thy respect On our despis'de and lowe degree And LORD oh doe not vs neglect Though worthy of contempt we be But through thy Messengers prepare And hallow so our hearts we pray That thou conceaued being there The fruits of faith bring forth we may Palme-Sunday PAlme-Sunday is so called by reason it was vpon that day in which Iesus riding to Ierusalem according to the Prophets the people strewed the way for him with their Garments and the branches of the Palme-tree And indeed it was in a manner the day of proclaiming him King as the Friday following was the day of his Coronation Worthily therefore is it commemorated And many excellent mysteries are thereby brought to remembrance which but for this Anniuersary most would forget and many perhaps neuer come to know Song 53. Sing this as the 3. Song WHen Iesus to Ierusalem And there to suffer rode The people all the way for him With Palme and Garments strowde And though he did fâ—â—l meekely â—ide And poorely on an Asse Hosanna to the King they cride As he along did passe 2 His glory and his royall right Eu'n by a powre diuine As if in wordly pompes despight Through pouerty did shine And though the greater sort did frowne He exercizâ—d his powre Till he himselfe did lay it downe At his appointed howre 3 Possession of his House he got The Marchants thence expel'd And though the Priests were madde thereat His Lectures there he held Oh! how should any be so dull To doubt who this might bee When they did things so wonderfull And workes so mighty see 4 LORD when to vs thou drawest nigh Instruct vs thee to know And to receiue thee ioyfully How meane so ere in show Yea though the rich and worldly-wise When we thy praises sing Both Thee and vs therefore despise Be thou approu'd our King Thursday before Easter AS vpon this Day our blessed Sauiour eating the Passeouer with his Disciples instituted the blessed Sacrament of his Last Supper Afterward he washed their feet prayed for them and for the faithfull generation instructed them confuted them warned them of what should come to passe both concerning themselues and his owne death and resurrection promised to send them a Comforter and expressed many other excellent things for the confirmation of their faith Then departing to a Garden he praying fell into his most bitter Agony which hauing ouercome hee was that night
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
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
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
vs not curious be to know But when thou bidâ—st vs to beleeue Let vs obey Let Reason goe Faith's obiects true and surer bee Then those that Reasons eyes doe see 3 Yet as by looking on the Sunne Though to his substance we are blinde And by the course we see him runne Some Notions we of him may finde So what thy Brightnesse doth conceale Thy word and workes in part reueale 4 Most glorious Essence we confesse In Thee whom by our faith we view Three Persons neither moe nor lesse Whose workings them distinctly shew And sure we are those persons Three Make but one GOD and thou art Hee 5 The Sunne a Motion hath we know Which Motion doth beget vs Light The Heat proceedeth from those two And each doth proper acts delight The Motion drawes out Time a line The Heate doth warme the Light doth shine 6 Yet though this Motion Light and Heaâ—e Distinctly by themselues we take Each in the other hath his seat And but one Sunne we see they make For whatâ—oâ—ere the One will doe He workes it with the other two 7 So in the God-head there is knit A wondrous threefold True-loue-knot And perfect Vnion fastens it Though flesh and blood perceaue it not And what each Person doth alone By all the Trinity is done 8 Their Worke they ioyntly doe pursue Though they their Offices diuide And each one by himselfe hath due His proper Attributes beside But one in Substance they are still In Vertue one and one in Will 9 Eternall all the Persons be And yet â—ternall thereâ—s but One So likewise Infinite all three Yet Infinite but One alone And neither Person aught doth misse That of the God-heads essence is 10 In Vnity and Trinity Thus oh Creator we adore Thy euer-praised Deity And thee confesse for euermore One Father one begotten Sonne One Holy-Ghost in God-head one Sunday in generall SVnday is our naturall appellation the Sabbath the Hebrew terme and the Lords day the Christian Name whereby we entitle Gods Seauenth day and if wilfull affectation be auoyded either Name is allowable It is a portion of Time sanctified by God immediately after the Worlds creation and by the diuine Law dedicated to be perpetually obserued to the honour of our Creator And though some things accidentally pertinent to the obseruation thereof haue beeâ—e changed yet that which is essentiall thereunto is for euer immutable Our Sauiour hath by his Resurrection hallowed for vs that which we now obseâ—ue instead of the Iewish Sabbath which being the day whereon he rested in the Graue the obseruation thereof and of all other Iewish Ceremonies was buried with him because they were to continue but till the accomplishment of those things whereof they were Types This is that day wherein our Redeemer began as it were his Eternall rest after hee had finished the worke of our Reparation and conquered death the last that was to be destroyed This Day we ought therefore to sanctifie according to Gods first institution Not Iewishly that is by a strict or meere outward abstaining from the seruile workes of the body onely according to the letter But Christianly to wit in spirit and truth both inwardly and outwardly so recreating our bodies and soules that wee may with a sanctified pleasure and as much as may be without wearinesse spend that day to the glory of God according to his commaÌ„d the Churches direction euen to the vse of bodily labours exercises whensoeuer without respect to sensuall or couetous ends a rectified conscience shall perswade vs that the honor of God the charity we owe to our Neighbours or an vnfained necessity requires them to be done Song 60. Sing this as the 44. Song SIx dayes oh LORD the world to make And set all Creatures in aray Was all the leaâ—ure thou would'st take And then didâ—st rest the seauenth day That day thou thereâ—ore hallowed hast And riâ—htly by a law diuine Which till the end of time shall last The seauenth part of Time is thine 2 Then teach vs willingly to giue The tribute of our dayes to Thee By whom we new boâ—h moue and liue And haue attainâ—d to what we be For of that Rest which by thy Word Thou hast beene pleased to enioyne The profit all is ours oh Lâ—Râ— And but the praise alone is thine 3 Oh therefore let vs not consent To rob thee of thy Sabbath day Nor rest with carnall Rest content But sanctifie it all wâ— may Yea grant that we from sinnefull strife And all those workes thou do'st detest May keepe a Sabbath all our life And enter thy Eternall rest S. Andrewes day THe holy Church celebrateth this day to glorifie God for that fauour which hee vouchsâ—fed vnto her by the calling and ministry of blessed Andrew his Apostle and that by the remembrance of his readinesse to folloâ— and preach Christ both the honourable and Christian memorial due to an Apostle might be preserued and we stirred vp alâ—o to the imitation of his forwardnesse in our seuerall callings aduancing Gods honour and Gospell In which generall sence euery the meanest Christian hath a kinde of Apostleship to build vp not only in himselfe but in others also the Temple of the liuing God and to encrease and establish the kingdome of Christ. Song 61. Sing this as the 44. Song AS blessed Andrew on a day By fishing did his liuing earne Christ camâ— and called him away That he to fish for men might learne And no delay thereat he made Nor questions fram'd of his intent But quite forsaking all he had Along with him that calld he went 2 Oh that we could so ready be To follow Christ when he doth call And that we could forsake as he Those Nâ—ts that we are snar'd withall Or would this Fisherman of men Who set by all he had so light By his obedience shewed then And his example winne vs might 3 But Precepts and Examples faile Till thou thy grace LORD adde thereto Oh grant it and we shall preuaile In whatso'ere thou bidd'st vs do Yea we shaâ—l then that blisse conceiue Which in thy seruice we may finde And for thy sake be glad to leaue Our Nets and all we haue behinde S. Thomas day THis Day was set apart by the Church that it might be sanctified to the praise of God for his holy Apostle S. Thomas by whose preaching the Christian generation was multiplyed and that we might strengthen the beliefe we haue of our Sauiours vndeniable Resurrection by taking an yearely occasion to refresh our memories with that part of the Euangelicall stoâ—ie which mentioneth both this Apostles doubting and the confirmation of his faith by a sensible demonstration Song 62. Sing this as the 9. Song WHen Christ was risen from the dead And Thomas of the same was told He would not credit it he sed Though he himselfe should himâ— behold Till he his wounded hands had eyde And thâ—ust his fingers in his side 2 Which triall he did vndertake And