shield of Sovereignty was vilely cast away The shield of Saul as if that He had known no Unction-day 2. PART Verse 22 23. From fat of many a mighty Man and bloud of enemies slain Went not the bow of Jonathan nor Sword of Saul in vain Lovely were Saul and Jonathan and living pleas'd us well Division in their death was none for both together fell 23 25. Swifter upon the chase they were than Eagles in their flight And stronger than the Lyons are although they fell in fight Daughters of Israel mourn for Saul who deck'd you gorgeously With Gems of Gold and cloath'd you all in cloth of scarlet-die 27. How are the mighty fallen then as we may sigh and say Weapons of War and warlike men how perish'd in a day Hymn 21. A zealous applause of Christian Conquests All People c. 1 Joh. 5.4 5. WHatever soul is born of God o'recomes the World effectually And thus the World is under-trod by Faith which gets the victory For who is he that can atchieve the conquest of the world abroad But he alone that doth believe that Jesus is the Son of God Col. 2.15 1 John 4.4 Who spoiling Principalities and Powers of hell that durst oppose Made shew of them in open wise triumphing over all his foes And ye have overcome them too ye little Children that are his For greater is the Lord in you than he that in these worldlings is Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and to the Holy Ghost therefore Eternal honour let be done from first to last for evermore Hymn 22. A zealous Invective against Hypocrisie Luke 12.1 WHen as a mighty multitude were gathered on a day Our Lord to his Disciples shew'd what things he had to say Beware of first said he to these and shun most heedfully The leaven of Scribes and Pharisees which is Hypocrisie Mat. 23.4.7.3 Most grievous burdens do they bind wherewith to load another But cannot one small finger find to bear it with their Brother They spy a mote when small or none within their Brothers eye Whenas a beam is in their own but that they never spy 23.13 15. The Kingdom where God's glory dwels is so shut up by them They neither enter in themselves nor suffer other men They coast and compass Sea and Shore to make one of their sect A Child of Hell made two-fold more than they by this effect 24. Luke 11.42 Joh. 21.8 They tythe their Mint and Anniseed what every Garden hath But weightier things they never heed as Mercy Judgment Faith. Demurely at a Gnat they strain a Camel swallowing whole But what 's their hope although they gain when God requires their soul 20.5 For the triumphing jollity of sinners soon goes o're The joy of Hypocrites shall be a moment and no more 2. PART Mat. 5.20 23 25. Unless your righteousness exceed the Scribes and Pharisees Ye can in no case hope to speed of Heaven more than these Which make the outside of the Cup and Platter clean enough But leave the inside all fill'd up with vile and odious stuff Luke 11 39. Mat. 23.14 The outside Hypocritical they finely scoure and dress But leave the inside full of all extortion and excess Poor Widows houses they devour and for to seem sincere Out of their lips long Prayers they pour these greater wrath shall bear Mat. 15.8 Jam. 3.11 Th' approach to God with mouth alone and honour him with their lips But what their mouth and lips do own their heart quite over-slips But first the wâ—sedom from above is pure without deceit Then peaceable and full of love and easie to intreat Jam. 3.17.1.27 'T is full of liberality and fruits of mercy kind 'T is void of partiality and of a double mind Religion pure and undefil'd with God and with the Father Is to relieve the Orphan-child with what estate we gather To visit Widows with our wealth from habitation hurl'd And for a man to keep himself unspotted of the world 3. PART Prov. 30.11 Mat. 23.27 There is a generation vile yet pure in their own eyes But are not cleansed all the while from their impurities They are like Tombs those painted ones that glister to the eye When full within of dead mens bones and all impurity Luke 16.15.18.9 They justifie themselves to men as if they had no sin But God well knows the hearts of them and what doth lodge within They trust upon themselves likewise to be a righteous sort But other people they despise as altogether short Isa. 65.5 Luke 16.15 They say stand by thy self apart and come not near to me For I am holier than thou art but God knows what they be These are a smoak saith God most high within my Nose too strong And as a fire of Jealousie that burneth all day long Job 36.13 14. For lo the Hypocrite in heart shall heap up wrath extream They often in their youth depart whose life 's among th' unclean The company of Hypocrites shall come to desolation And fire shall quite consume the gates of bribe abomination Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory as at first was done and shall be evermore Hymn 23. Blessed Angels Attendance Psal. 34.7.91.11 BEhold the Angel of the Lord encampeth round about All that fear God and is their guard to keep all dangers out For he hath given his Angels charge to keep thee day by day That thou mayst walk abroad at large with safety in thy way Psal. 91.12 Heb. 1.14 And they this charge must execute And bear thee in their Arm Lest ever thou shouldst dash thy foot against a stone for harm For are not all these Ministers sent forth for ministration In their behalf that shall be heirs of God's assur'd Salvation Hymn 24. Blessedness of Pardon Rom. 4.6 MAN's blessedness most absolute thus David doth express Whose faith alone God doth impute to him for righteousness 7. For blessed is the man saith He whose pardon is brought in To clear him of Iniquity and cover all his sin 8.3 Blessed is He to whom the Lord imputeth none offence And thus the scripture doth record man's blessedness from hence 24.3 And unto us doth so remain if we in Him do trust Who dy'd for sin and rose again to justifie th' unjust Rev. 1.4.5.11 To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore Hymn 25. Boasting Corrected Have mercy c. Jer. 9.23 THUS saith the Lord of Hosts let not the man most wise Glory at all or make his boasts what wisedom in him lies The mighty in his might the rich man in his wealth Though he should have it to the height let him not boast himself 24. But all mans boast must be to boast in this alone In knowing and discerning me the Lord and gracious one I exercise kind love judgment and doing right Towards all men saith the Lord above for therein I delight Hymn
appoint my Table spread and in their sight My head with Oyl thou dost anoint my cup runs over day and night Surely thy goodness and thy grace shall follow me throughout my days And thy house be my dwelling place where I will ever give thee praise HYMN 336. God our good Shepherd 3. METRE Psalm 23. MY Shepherd is the living Lord and he that doth me feed How can I but be richly stor'd while he supplies my need verse 2 In pastures green and flourishing he makes me to repose Hard by the silent water spring whose stream with pleasure flows verse 3 He guides my soul so apt to stray a safer course to take Conducting me in his right way for his alone Name sake verse 4 And though I walk in deaths dark shade it shall me not dismay For thou art with me and hast made thy rod and staff my stay verse 5 My Table spread thou didst appoint in presence of my foe My head with Oyl thou dost anoint my cup doth over-flow verse 6 Thy grace and goodness certainly shall measure all my days And in thy house O God will I for ever give thee praise HYMN 337. God our sure-Shepherd 4. METRE Give Laud c. Psal. 23. THE Lord is evermore my Shepherd to provide I shall be sure therefore full well to be supply'd For by this means In pasture green I couch between the silent streams Most gratiously doth he restore my soul that strays And also leadeth me in those his righteous ways Which I should take The paths of truth and this he doth for his Name sake Yea though I walk on still through deaths most darksome Vale Yet will I fear none ill nor shall my courage fail For there thou art With me O God thy staff thy rod uphold my heart My Table thou hast spread in all my foes despite And hast it furnished here in mine enemies sight Thou ' nointst my head And fillest up my bounteous cup untill it shed The goodness Lord in thee and grace thou dost display Shall surely follow me unto my dying day And I therefore Will make abode i' th' house of God for evermore HYMN 338. Good Christians described To the Tune of the 124. Psalm Now Israel c. 1. METRE Psalm 24.3 WHO shall ascend into thine Hill on high And who shall dwell Lord in thy palace pure verse 4 The clean of hand and pure of heart is sure That hath not lift his soul to vanity Nor sworn unjustly or deceitfully verse 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord And righteousness to him so pure in heart The God of his salvation shall impart verse 6 This is the Generation that regard That seek that seek thy face O Jacob's Lord. HYMN 339. Devout and true Saints 2. METRE Psal. 24. THE Earth is God's and wholly his the World is all his own And whatsoever therein is belongs to him alone For he hath firmly fram'd it so above the Seas to stand And laid the liquid flouds below to flow within the Land. Who shall ascend into thy Hill or who may make account To stand and to continue still within thy holy mount The man of spotless purity in life and conscience too Whose soul affects not vanity whose oaths are just and true For such a one the Lord shall bless and he shall have convey'd The rich reward of righteousness from God his saving aid For these be they that are indeed true seekers of his grace O Jacob this is sure thy seed of them that seek thy face HYMN 340. Entrance of the King of Glory 3. METRE Psalm 24. YE Everlasting Doors and Gates lift up your heads on high And then the Prince of Potentates shall enter in thereby Who is this King so glorious the mighty Lord and strong In battel still victorious to him these Names belong Ye Everlasting Doors and Gates lift up your heads on high And then the Prince of Potentates shall enter in thereby Who may this King of Glory be his royal Name 's set down The Lord of Hosts and none but he is King of high renown HYMN 341. Good welcomers of the King of Glory 4. METRE To the preceding Tune Now Israel c. In Paraphrase Psal. 24.7 1 Cor. 6.19 Isa 30.18 LIFT up your heads ye Everlasting Gates Ye living Temples of the Holy Ghost Lift up your hearts to him whose might is most To entertain the Prince of Potentates And He shall enter who in mercy waits Col. 2.15 Rev. 14.14 verse 8 Who is this Prince of Princes here set down that vanquish'd Principalities and Powers It is this Soveraign King and Lord of ours That conquers all our foes and wears the Crown He is the King of Glory and Renown 1 Cor. 6.19 Isa. 30.18 verse 9 Lift up your heads ye everlasting Gates Ye living Temples of the Holy Ghost Lift up your hearts to him whose might is most To entertain the Prince of Potentates And he shall enter who in mercy waits Rev. 20.11.14.14 verse 10 Who is this Prince of Princes here set down It is the Soveraign Lord the Lord of Hosts That conquers Kingdoms Countries Lands and Coasts That sits upon the Throne and wears the Crown He is the King of Glory and Renown Psalm 106.48 Blessed be God whom Israel doth adore From everlasting let his Glorious Name To everlasting have renown and fame And let all people say Amen therefore Praise ye the Lord and praise him evermore HYMN 342. Psal. 25. Ver. 8. Argument God guides the meek and soon imparts His pardoning grace to penitent hearts verse 8 UPright and good is our Lord God and therefore takes delight To teach his way to them that stray and sinners to set right verse 9 In Judgment he a guide will be to meek men hating pride The meek I say shall know his way for God will be their guide verse 10 For all the ways which God displays are truth and mercy still To them that seek his Laws to keep and Covenants to fulfill verse 11 Wherefore for thy Name-sake do I thy mercy Lord intreat To pardon my iniquity for it is very great HYMN 343. Psal. 25. v. 12. Argument The Mysteries of God's free Grace Reveal'd to such as seek his face verse 12 WHO is the man that fears the Lord to him he plainly shews What way to go and how to know the way that he shall chuse verse 13 His soul shall dwell exceeding well in perfect peace and rest And 't is decreed that by his seed the Earth shall be posses'd verse 14 The secrets of the Lord above shall all that fear him know And unto them that fear his Name His Covenant he will show verse 22 To Israel then do thou O God thy sweet redemption send And bring all his adversities unto an happy end HYMN 344. 2. METRE Psalm 25. IN mercy Lord do thou regard th' affliction I am in O see the pain that I sustain and pardon all my sin Consider those that are my foes
and speedily repent He whets his sword and strings his bow and hath it ready bent verse 13 His deadly Darts he doth ordain to smite hâ—m unawares And for the persecutors pain sharp arrows he prepares Let Israel's God the Lord most high be ever prais'd therefore From first to last eternally Amen for evermore HYMN 313. Arraignment of Persecutors and their ruin Psal. 7.14 BEhold how with iniquity the wicked is in pain Conceiving mischief craftily and labours all in vain verse 15 He made a pit and digged it no pains at all he spar'd And now is fall'n into the pit which he himself prepar'd verse 16 Upon his own unhappy crown his mischief shall be spread His violent dealing shall come down and light on his own head verse 17 But I his justice will proclaim that judgeth righteously And with a Song will praise the Name of him that is most high HYMN 314. Babes and Sucklings setting forth God's praise 1. METRE Psalm 8. O Lord our Lord of how great worth is thy Name every where For thou hast set thy glory forth above the starry sphere verse 2 The mouth of babes thou didst ordain thy mighty power to show And tongues of sucklings to restrain the proud imperious foe verse 3 Now when I see the Heavens high the work of thine own hand The Moon and Stars that deck the Sky and in their order stand verse 4 O what is man Lord think I then that he should be in mind Or any of the Sons of Men to whom thou art so kind verse 5 For thou hast made him little less than Angels in degree And crowned him with gloriousness and great Nobility verse 6 Preferr'd him to be Lord thou hast of all thy works of wonder And at his feet all creatures cast that he should keep them under verse 7 All Oxen Sheep and Beasts obey all that in fields do feed verse 8 Fowls of the Air Fish of the Sea and all that therein breed verse 9 O Lord our Lord of how great worth of how exceeding fame And excellence in all the Earth is thy most glorious Name HYMN 315. Babes and Sucklings shaming Atheists 2. METRE Psalm 8. If you put in the Exposition in the lines of the Italian Character you must sing it to the Tune of The Lords Prayer but if you leave the Exposition out you may sing it in the Tune of the 100 Psalm or O Lord Consider c. O Lord our Lord how excellent in all the Earth is thy great Name Above the Heavens Eminent thou spread'st the splendor of thy fame Thy Wisedom Might and Majesty Do far surpass both Earth and Sky From mouth of Babes and Sucklings young thou hast ordained strength to flow To still the scornfull Enemies Tongue and silence the avengefull Foe Their Innocence and Infant grace May shame such Atheists to their face When on the Heav'ns I fix mine eye the Moon and Stars thy Creatures rare Why should God visit man think I or for the Son of man should care An Heir of Heav'n that should have bin But now is fall'n from God by sin Next Angels once Thou had'st him plac'd with Glory and with Honour crown'd And him with high Dominion grac'd or'e all thy handy-works renown'd His Dignity did then excell But sin made all things to rebell Thou gav'st him whatsoever went through paths of Seas or thence came forth O Lord our Lord how Excellent is thy great Name in all the Earth Blessed be God that since the fall Hath thorough Christ restored all HYMN 316. 3. METRE Argument Man's glory shining in his first Creation And thorough Christ seen in his restoration The Mighty God c. Psalm 8. O Lord our Lord O how thy Name excells O're Heaven and Earth thy glittering glory dwels Out of the mouths of Babes and Infants young Thou hast ordained strength against the strong For in these Weaklings is thy strength ordained That our avengefull foe might be restrained When I consider in my serious thought The glorious Heavens which thy fingers wrought The Moon and Stars which were ordain'd by thee What 's Man think I that he should minded be Or what 's the Son of Man what favour is it That thou should'st honour him with so kind a Visit For thou hast made him but a little lower Than glorious Angels that thy Name adore Than Cherubim and Seraphim so bright That see thy face in unapproached light That thou might'st cloath him in a glorious manner With Robes of Royal Dignity and Honour Thou mad'st him have Dominion and Command O're all the works of thine Almighty hand And hast put all things as thou saw'st it meet In due subjection underneath his feet All Sheep and Oxen take them all together And Beasts belonging to the Field whatever All Fowl that fly thou gavest unto him And all the Fishes in the Seas that swim With whatsoever sort among all these That have their passage o're the deepest Seas O Lord our Lord with what great glory crowned Is thy great Name o're all the Earth renowned HYMN 317. Calamity of the wicked or Remarkable Judgment Psalm 9.15 SUNK down the wicked Heathen are into the Pit they made Their foot is taken in the snare which they themselves have lay'd verse 16 By doing judgment God is known when wicked people fall By handy-works which are their own Remarkable to all Psalm 41.13 Let Israel's mighty God therefore be prais'd and prais'd agen From age to age for evermore Amen Amen Amen HYMN 318. Chains of Darkness for the Wicked Psalm 9.17 LEWD men shall into Hell be hurld ' where Chains of Darkness bind And all the people of the World that have not God in mind verse 18 For poor men shall not be forsook for ever in their pain The patient people never look for help from God in vain verse 19 Arise O Lord lest men presume still to prevail by might And let the Heathen have their doom and judgment in thy sight verse 20 Smite them O Lord with fear full sore and let the Nations find And know themselves to be no more but men of mortal kind HYMN 319. Comforts for the Righteous 1. METRE Psalm 11. I Make the Lord my trust and stay why therefore urge ye still My harmless soul to hast away as birds unto the Hill verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bows their arrows they prepare That closely they may shoot at those that upright-hearted are verse 3 If the foundations of our faith by you be taken away No comfort then the righteous hath nor strength whereon to stay verse 4 But God doth in his Temple reign his Throne 's in Heaven on high His eyes behold the Sons of men and them his eyelids try verse 5 He trys the just mans patience as unto him seems best But lewd men loving violence his soul doth much detest verse 6 On sinners he shall rain down snares brimstone and balls of fire An horrid Tempest he prepares to pay them home
for many such there be And thou hast seen how sharp and keen their malice is to me O keep and save my soul I crave and put me not to shame But keep me safe because I have believed in thy Name O Lord let my integrity and uprightness in me Preserve me still from every ill because I wait on thee To Israel now O God do thou thy sweet redemption send And bring all his adversities unto a happy end HYMN 345. Greatness of God seen in Tempests 1. METRE Psal. 29. GIVE to the Lord ye mighty men give glory strength and fame verse 2 Give glory great I say agen as due to his great Name Worship the Lord with head down bow'd in beauties holy place verse 3 Whose Thundring Voice upon the Cloud makes rain pour down apace The Glorious God makes Thunder fly from th' Elements Watry Towr verse 4 God's Voice is full of Majesty God's Voice is full of Power verse 5 He lets his thundring voice fall on and breaks the Cedar-trees The Cedars of mount Lebanon the Lord breaks such as these verse 6 He makes them dance as Bullocks do or youngling Unicorn Mount Lebanon and Syrion too with tottering Earth-quakes torn verse 7 His Voice divides the lightning flame verse 8 the Wilderness it shakes And Parans Wilderness by name by such concussion quakes verse 9 God's voice doth through the Forrest pierce and Hinds to calve compels And all his house his praise rehearse each tongue his glory tells verse 10 The Lord sits King upon the floud his Kingdom shall not cease verse 11 His peoples power he will make good and bless his Church with peace HYMN 346. Greatness of God seen in Thunder 2. METRE Psalm 29. YE mighty in your stock and tribe All Glory to the Lord ascribe In beauty of his holiness His Glorious Name adore and bless The Lord by his commanding power Brings down the Clouds in many a shower The Glorious God the Thunder sends And many Watry Clouds he rends His Voice is powerfull in the sky His Voice is full of Majesty His Voice when he in Thunder speaks The high and lofty Cedars breaks Like sporting Calves the Mountains trip Great Lebanon doth leap and skip Syrion by his motion born Leaps as a youngling Unicorn God's Voice divides the flames of fire When Lightnings with the Clouds conspire At his rebuke the Desart shakes The Wilderness of Kadesh quakes He makes to calve the frighted Hinds He bares the Forrest with his Winds And all that in the temple are His Soveraign Glory must declare God sits above the Watery main This Glorious God doth ever reign His Peoples strength he will encrease And bless them with long lasting peace HYMN 347. Psalm 30. Argument Escape from Death his thoughts employ He tells the quick return of joy I Will advance thee O most high that am advanc'd by thee Who hast not left an enemy to triumph over me verse 2 I cry'd to thee O God to save and thou hast made me whole verse 3 And from the all-devouring Grave brought back my gasping soul. To me a new life thou didst lend and wouldest not permit That I should hastily descend into the dreadfull pit verse 4 Sing to the Lord ye Saints of his and thankfully express How sweet the due remembrance is of his pure holiness verse 5 For though his anger burns a space it quickly slacks again But in his favour and his grace doth constant life remain Though sorrows lodge with â—s a night and make us weep and mourn Yet joy comes in at mornings light making a quick return HYMN 348. 2. PART Argument Prosperity puffs up then Grace withdraws Prayer is excited and gives God th' applause Psalm 30. verse 6 IN my prosperity I laid I never shall be mov'd verse 7 So strongly was my mountain laid so free thy favour prov'd Thou didst no sooner hide thy face But trouble did invade verse 8 Then Lord â—ory'd to thee for grace and supplication made verse 9 What proâ—it is there in my bloud when I to Grave go down Can Dust declare thy praise O God can Dust thy truth renown verse 10 Hear me O Lord O bow thine ear and pity on me take O Lord unto my help draw near for thy sweet mercy sake verse 11 My mourning then to melody thou didst for me convert My sackcloth thou hast quite laid by and me with gladness girt verse 12 To th' end my Glory may sing Laâ—d to thee and not give o're O Lord my God I will applaud thy Name for evermore HYMN 349. Happiness conferr'd on the Saints Psalm 31.19 O God how great felicity hast thou laid up in store For men affected faithfully to fear thee evermore What goodness Lord what recompence is wrought by thee for them That put their trust in thy defence before the sons of men verse 20 The secret of thy presence Lord shall those thy Servants hide And be their safety and their guard from man's insulting pride And thou shalt keep them secretly in a Pavilion sure And save them by that secrecy from strife of tongues secure Psalm 35.10 Psal. 76.10 And who O Lord is like to thee that sav'st the poor from spight Of 's over-potent enemy that seeks to crush him quite Surely the wrath in men that reigns shall turn unto thy praise Remaining wrath thy power restrainâ— when passion oversways Psalm 72.18 19. O Let the Lord of Israel be prais'd of rich and poor Whose works are such as do excell and he the onely doer And let the whole earth generally be fill'd and fill'd agen With his renown and Majesty Amen Amen Amen HYMN 350. Exceeding happiness of pardon· All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. Psalm 32. THE man is blest whose sin 's remitted Whose crimes are covered and acquitted To whom the Lord imputes no fault Nor guile is harbour'd in his thought For while I no confession made My strength with daily grief decay'd Thine anger burnt the day throughout My moisture turn'd to summers drought Then I confest and kept not in But said I will confess my sin And thou when I Lord did confess Forgav'st my sinfull wickedness For this cause all the Godly Race Shall seek thee in a time of Grace That when great flouds of waters roll No danger may come near their soul. Thou art my hiding place from wrongs To close me round with safeties songs I 'll tell and teach the faithfull so Mine eye shall guide them how to go O be not like the Horse and Mule Whom understanding doth not rule Whose stubborn mouths we must restrain From violence with bit and rean The wicked shall be curbed so And are reserv'd to many a wo But them that in the Lord confide Shall mercy close on every side Be joyfull therefore in the Lord Ye righteous men with one accord And shout for joy with great delight All ye that are in heart upright HYMN 351. Psal. 33. v. 13. to 21. Argument
full of sanctity This mighty King loves Judgmenâ— well thou dost establish right Thou execut'st in Israel just Judgment by thy might O then applaud the Lord our God extoll his Name alone And falling at his foot-stool flat adore the holy one Moses and Aaron with his Priests and Samuel anciently Among his suppliants made requests and he did make reply To them aloud he in the Cloud and fiery pillar spake They kept with trust his Judgments just and laws which he did make Thou didst them hear O Lord our God a pardoning God wast thou Though thou didst scourge them with thy rod and not their sins allow O then applaud the Lord our God and at his holy Throne His Name adore for evermore for he 's a holy One. HYMN 475. Zeal in publick Worship 1. METRE Psal. 100. Deut. 32.18 SHout to the Lord in every place O all ye lands and tongues verse 2 Serve him and come before his face with Gladness and with Songs verse 3 Know that the Lord is God our Rock he made us every one Not we our selves we are his flock and pasture people known verse 4 Enter his Gates with Gratitude praise in his Courts proclaim Be thankfull to him and speak good of his most holy Name verse 5 For good and gracious is the Lord his mercy never fades The truth of his eternal word endures from age to age Rev. 1.5 To God the Father and the Son and holy Ghost therefore Be Glory as at first was done and shall be evermore HYMN 476. Zeal in the publick Worship 2. METRE Psal. 100. MAKE joyfull noises to the Lord O all ye Nations of the Earth Serve him with joy his praise record come in his sight with Songs of mirth Know that the Lord is God alone we are the flock which he doth keep His workmanship and not our own his people and his Pasture-sheep Enter his Gates with thankfulness and come with joy into his Courts Great gratitude to him express and bless his Name in fullâ—resorts For lo the Lord is good and kind his mercy everlasting is His truth all Generations find for evermore assur'd to his HYMN 477. A Pattern of Princely Government 1. METRE Psal. 101. LORD I will sing of mercy sweet and judgment to thy praise verse 2 And wisely guide my wary feet in all thy perfect ways When wilt thou Lord fulfill thy word and I shall do my part To order my whole Family with uprightness of heart verse 3 I will no wicked thing abide before mine eyes to be I hate their work that turn aside it shall not cleave to me verse 4 The froward heart from me shall part and have no more access And I will no such persons know as practice wickedness verse 5 The man that slandereth privily I will cut off be sure The stout in heart whose looks are high I will not once endure verse 6 I 'll look out then the faithfull men that they may dwell with me And they that press for perfectness my servants then shall be verse 7 None guilefull will I entertain within my house to dwell Nor shall he in my sight remain that loveth lies to tell verse 8 I 'll soon cut short the wicked sort and evil-doers condemn And quite suppress ungodliness From God's Jerusalem HYMN 478. A Pious Prince described The mighty God c. 2. METRE Psalm 101. OF Mercy and of Judgment I will sing and Lord my Song I dedicate to thee And Wisely will I walk in every thing when wilt thou come Lord and establish me I will not set before me a Temptation To any ill but ever shun th' occasion I hate the work of them that turn aside there shall no such corruption cleave to me The froward heart with me shall not abide no wicked man my favourite shall be The secret sland'rer I will quite cashier Nor will permit proud men to domineer Mine eyes shall note the faithfull of the Land my house and house-Communion to enjoy And he that walketh after God's command shall be my servant whom I will employ My house shall harbour none that craft conspire Nor will I suffer in my fight a Lyar. I will destroy the wicked of the Land and take a care to cut them off betimes And I will cleanse my Kingdom out of hand of persons that commit notorious crimes Chiefly Jerusalem God's City pure Shall soon be purg'd of every evil doer HYMN 479. Appearing of Hope or Sion'â— Reparation Psalm 102.13 THOU wilt arise in mercy yet and Grace to Sion send Because the time for favour set is now come to an end verse 14 For even in the stones thereof thy servants take delight Her very dust is cause enough of favour in their sight verse 15 And then the Heathen far and near shall fear thy holy Name And all the kings on Earth shall fear thy Glory and thy fame verse 16 Whenas the Lord shall once repair poor Sion's broken wall His Glory then shall shine so fair it shall appear to all verse 17 He will regard the destitute and not despise their prayer He will regard their humble suit with tender love and care verse 18 This shall be found in holy writ for ages that succeed The people not created yet shall praise him for this deed verse 19 O let the God of Israel then be prais'd with one accord Henceforth for evermore Amen Amen praise ye the Lord. HYMN 480. Stability of the Church All People c. Psalm 102.25 OF old O Lord thou hast laid forth The strong foundations of the earth The Heavens o're our head that stand Are all the works of thine own hand 26. And they shall perish to be sure But thou O Lord shalt still endure And all these Orbs which we behold Like to a Garment shall wax old And as a Vesture old and worn Thou shalt invest them with new form And from their former state estrang'd Shalt change them and they shall be chang'd 27. But thou O God art still the same Though Heaven and Earth do change their Frame And lo Thy years shall have no end Though all things to corruption tend 28. And Lord thy faithfull servants seed Shall still remain as 't is decreed And fixt before thee they shall stay When Heaven and Earth shall pass away Psal. 72.19 Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let the whole Earth ring agen With his renown Amen Amen HYMN 481. Applause of God's Mercies All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. 1. METRE Psal. 103. O Praise the Lord O praise his Name my soul and all that in me is verse 2 My soul do thou set forth his fame and mind those benefits of his verse 3 Who all thy trespasses forgave who cur'd thy grief and clos'd thy wound verse 4 Thy life that saved from the Grave and thee with loving kindness crown'd verse 5 Thy mouth with good things he doth fill and Eagle-like he makes thee young
Holy Church the World throughout thy power profess thy praise prefer The Father of endless Majesty Thine only Son most true most high with th' Holy Ghost the Comforter 3. Part. Psal. 24.10.2.7 Gal. 4.4 Heb. 9.15 Thou art the King of glory O Christ The King of glory in the high'st the Fathers everlasting Son. Thou freely didst our flesh assume And not abhor the Virgins Womb for Mans redemption to be done When thou hadst overcome the pains Of sharpest death which sadly reigns o're all mankind because of sin Thou didst set open in thy Love The Kingdom there of Heav'n above that all Believers might come in 4. Part. Heb. 1.3 Joh. 5.22 Mat. 8.11.19.28 O Saviour Christ Thou art set down At God's right hand in high renown and in thy Fathers glory bright We do believe it Lord of thee That thou shalt come our judge to be who hast the sole and Sovereign right We humbly pray Thee Lord therefore Assist thy servants evermore those whom thy precious blood did buy Make them be numbred on the Thrones Of glory with the Holy Ones in Everlasting dignity 5. Part. Psal. 28.9.115.1 Mat. 6.13 Psal. 123.3.33.22.31.1 Thy people Lord thine heritage Preserve and bless from age to age govern and lift them up for ever We dayly magnifie thy Name We worship and adore the same World without end surceasing never Thy grace and favour Lord give in To keep us safe this day from sin Shew mercy Lord shew mercy free Shew mercy Lord as we confide On thee O Lord have I rely'd confounded let me never be The third Metre To the Common-Tune WE praise thee God we acknowledge thee the only Lord to be O Father the Eternal One the whole Earth worships Thee To thee all Angels cry aloud the Heavens and all therein Continually to thee do cry Cherube and Seraphin O Holy Holy Holy Lord the Lord the God of Hosts In Heaven and Earth thy praise is spread throughout the Skie and Coasts The Apostles glorious Company and Prophets goodly train And Noble Host of Martyrs blest thy praises do proclaim The Holy Church confesseth Thee throughout the spacious Earth The Father of a Majesty that cannot be set forth Also thine Honourable true thy dear and only Son And Holy Ghost the Comforter of every faithfull one Of glory thou O Christ art King that Title is thy due Thou art the Everlasting Son Of God the Father true When sinfull mans deliverance was that thou camest for To be inclos'd in Virgins Womb Thou diddest not abhor The sharp and cruel pains of death when thou had'st conquer'd whole Thou didst set open Heavens gate to every faithfull soul. Thou in thy Fathers glory great at God's right hand dost sit We trust that thou shalt come to be our Judge to set us quit Help then thy servants whom Thou hast bought with thy precious blood In endless glory reckon them among thy Saints so good Do thou O Lord thy people save bless thine inheritance Govern them Lord by thy good grace and ever them advance We magnifie thee day by day thy Name we do adore World without end continually vouchsafe thy grace therefore And keep us Lord this day from sin lest we offend and fall Have mercy on us O good Lord have mercy on us all Lord let thy mercy light on us as we do trust in thee In thee I trust Lord let me not confounded ever be Fourth Metre To the Tune of the 50th Psalm The mighty God c. WE give thee praise O God with one accord We all acknowledge thee to be the Lord All the whole Earth adores thee O most high The blessed Father from Eternity Angels loud Voices joyn their praise with ours The Heav'ns on high and all the Heavenly Powers Both Cherubin and Seraphin so bright Continual cries of praise to thee recite O Holy Holy Holy Lord they say Lord God of Sabbaoth whom all Hosts obey Both Heav'n and Earth are filled every where With thy Majestick glory shining there The blest Apostles glorious Company Do praise thy Holy Name harmoniously The Prophets goodly fellowship proclaim The constant praises of thy glorious Name The Noble Hosts of Martyrs also bless thee The Holy Church through all the Earth confess thee The Father of a Majesty unknown Thine Honourable true and only Son Also the Holy Ghost they do confess The Comforter of thine in their distress The King of Glory thou O Christ art Crowned The Fathers everlasting Son renowned When thou took'st on thee what none other can Namely to work deliverance for man The Virgins Womb thou diddest not abhor To enter on the Work thou camest for When thou hadst quell'd the pains of death so grievous Thou openedst Heaven gate to all Believers At God's right hand thou hast thy seat on high And in the Fathers glorious dignity We do believe that thou shalt have the Throne And one day come to judge us every one O therefore help thy servants so esteemed That them when lost thy precious blood redeemed O make them to be numbred with thy Saints In endless Glory where no fulness wants Lord save thy people bless thine Heritage Govern and lift them up from age to age We magnifie Thee daily evermore World without end Thy Name we do adore Vouchsafe to keep us Lord this day from sin Have mercy on us and thy grace give in O Let thy mercy Lord upon us light As we have ever trusted in thy might O Lord in Thee my confidence is grounded O therefore let me never be confounded Hymn III. Adventus Christi or Accomplishment of the first Promise Joh. 1.14 THe eternal word took humane flesh and dwelt amongst us here And men beheld his gloriousness most plainly to appear As of th' alone begotten one of God the Father true So also full of grace He sho'n and glorious in our view And of his fulness from on high we have in every place Received Universally and richly grace for grace For lo the Law Man 's bound unto by Moses was made known But grace and truth to know and do by Jesus Christ alone To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore Hymn IV. A faithfull saying 1 Tim. 1.15 John 11.25.5.24 THIS is a saying verify'd and worthy all esteem That Jesus Christ came down and di'd poor sinners to redeem His Name whoever trusts upon shall live although he die And free from Condemnation shall live Eternally To him that thus hath loved us and cancell'd all our score With that pure flood of his own blood be praise for evermore Hymn V. A joyfull Death or the Song of Holy Simeon Luke 2.29 NOW lettest thou thy servant Lord depart in perfect peace According to thy faithfull Word concerning his decease For now mine eyes have seen declar'd ere death shall end my race The saving health Thou hast prepar'd before all peoples face 31. Rev. 1.4 A light to lighten clear enough the
called us with an effectual call Of his good pleasure marvellous not for our Works at all But of his purpose and his grace ordain'd to every man And by Christ Jesus given us before the World began And now is made most manifest in that which doth appear By coming of the ever-blest the Lord our Saviour dear Who hath abolish'd death thereby and hath in every place Brought life and immortality to light by Gospel grace To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore HYMN 281. The Cross and Crown All People c. 2 Tim. 2.11 THIS is a very faithfull Word If we be dead with Christ our Lord Then will he us to life restore To live with him for evermore For if we suffer and sustain Then shall we with him also reign If we deny Him then I say He 'll deny us another day If we believe not wanting faith Yet is He true to what He saith And howsoe'er we falsify Yet can He not Himself deny All Glory to the Holy One That sits upon the sovereign throne And to the Lamb of God therefore Be glory now and evermore HYMN 282. Vessels to honour 2 Tim. 2.19 Mat. 22.14 Eph. 5.3 THE Lord's foundation stedfast is having this seal thereto The Lord well knoweth who are his and they are but a few Therefore let all unanimously that name Christ's Holy Name Depart from all iniquity which is to Saints a shame But in a great House are at once Vessels as seemeth good Not onely Gold and Silver ones but likewise Earth and Wood. And unto Honour some are fram'd and to dishonour some If any shun the things here blam'd and as refin'd do come A Vessel it shall him produce of honour and regard A meet one for the masters use to all good Works prepar'd To him that sits upon the throne and to the Lamb therefore Be Glory and Dominion and Honour evermore HYMN 283. Evill Times to be amended The Mighty God c. 2 Tim. 3.1 THIS also known as that which must be known that in the last days perilous times shall come Men shall be lovers of themselves alone proud covetous boasters and blasphemers some Unthankfull yielding Parents no subjection Unholy void of natural affection Truce-breakers false accusers violent Traitors and disesteemers of the good Heady highminded and incontinent loving their pleasures more than loving God Having a form of Godliness denying The power thereof with these is no complying 2 Tim. 2.22 1 Thes 5.15 But follow righteousness with one accord faith charity and peace unanimously With all the Saints that call upon the Lord out of an heart that savours purity And that which good is follow altogether Among your selves and all men whatsoever HYMN 284. Exhortations to good Works All people c. Tit. 3.1 PUT them in mind all those of ours Subject to be to higher Powers To Principalities and STATES And duteous to the MAGISTRATES To all good Works addicted still To speak of no man any ill To use no bitterness or gall But shewing meekness unto all For we our selves in former times Were much addicted to such crimes Foolish we were to envy bent And very DISOBEDIENT Deceiv'd and serving divers lusts And pleasures most pernicious Living in malice and debate Hatefull and given much to hate But when appear'd the kinder love Of God our Saviour from above Not by the Works of Righteousness Which we have acted more or less But saved by his grace from Wrath And his regenerating BATH And by the very innermost Renewing of the Holy Ghost Which he shed on us plenteously By Jesus Christ to justify Through grace which He towards us bears Of endless life to make us HEIRS HYMN 285. Dehortation from evil All People c. Tit. 1.8 THIS is a saying very true And always to be press'd on you That they that do in God believe Should carefully good Works atchieve And let all ours learn to produce Good Works for charitable use These things are good for us and them And profitable unto MEN. But foolish Questions still avoid And Genealogies of pride And vain contentions of the Law Which from the Ways of Truth withdraw An Heretick of any SECT When twice admonisht soon reject Knowing such are subverted quite And sin against their inward light And shun the Words that are prophane And bablings which are all in vain For they will grow to more excess Of error and ungodliness Beware therefore lest led aside By wicked errors wandring wide And leaving truth which ye profess Ye fall from your own stedfastness But have a care to grow a pace To grow in knowledge and in grace Knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord Whose Name we praise with one accord HYMN 286. Pure and impure described Tit. 1.15 Rev. 3.4 UNTO the pure are all things pure but to the faithless and defil'd Is nothing so ye may be sure for mind and conscience both are soil'd They still profess to know the Lord but in their deeds deny him straight Abominable and untow'rd and t' every good Work reprobate But some are holy and upright and keep their garments clean and fair And these shall walk with God in White for worthy Saints esteem'd they are HYMN 287. Fruitfulness blessed Heb. 6.7 THE Earth which oft drinks in the showers And bringeth forth sweet Herbs Flowers Meet for his use by whom 't was drest Is blest of God and richly blest But that which bringeth forth far worse Rejected is and near a curse Namely that brings forth thorns and briers Whose end is burning flames and fires HYMN 288. Charity rewarded Heb. 6.10 Gal. 6.9 THE Lord is not unrighteous your labours to forget Which ye have shew'd towards his Nameâ— with love so strongly set In that ye have administred unto his Saints so dear And still ye do administer unto his servants here And we desire each one of you with diligence to attend Unto the full assurances of Hope unto the end And be not slack through negligence but followers of all these That thorough Faith and Patience obtain'd the Promises And let us all good Works pursue not fainting any jot For we shall reap in season due if fainting hinder not To Father Son and Holy One be praise and glory then As was and is and shall be his World without end Amen HYMN 289. Benediction from the God of peace Heb. 13.20 THE God of peace we now intreat that brought our Saviour from the dead That Shepherd of the Sheep so great whose pretious bloud for us was shed And th' everlasting Covenant seal'd through that dear bloud which he did spill Make you compleat through grace reveal'd in all good Works to do his will Working in you through Jesus Christ things pleasing for the Lord to see To whom be glory in the high'st for evermore Amen say we HYMN 290. Evenness of Spirit in all conditions Jam. 1.9 LET Brethren of a low degree be joyfull to
most secret place For thou O God hast heard my vows And thy free grace to me allows among thy Saints an hâ—ritage Thou wilt prolong upon the Throne The life of thine Anointed one and make his years as many an age He shall abide before thy face For ever O prepare thy Grace and truth which may preserve him still And I will sing due praise therefore Unto thy Name for evermore and daily all my vows fulfill HYMN 408. Quieting Principles Worldly Confidences condemned Psal. 62.8 9. O Have your hope in God alway ye Saints with one accord Pour out your hearts to him and say our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 For all mankind is vanity th' ignoble mean and base And they no better than a ly that are of higher place For lay them in the Balances with all their pomp and pelf And lighter weighs the best of these than vanity it self 2. PART Psalm 62.10 11 12. O Trust not in oppression in robbery be not vain If wealth increase rest not thereon nor set your heart on gain The Lord hath spoken more than once and often have I heard That God the Judgment must denounce for every mans reward The power belongs to him alone to punish and to spare And Lord thou giv'st to every one just as his actions are Let Israels mighty God therefore be prais'd perpetually From first to last for evermore Amen Amen say I. HYMN 409. King David's wicked Enemies destroyed Psalm 63. WIth marrow fat and delicate my soul suffic'd shall be My mouth always shall render praise with joyfull lips to thee When I record thy love O Lord upon my bed at night And meditate upon thee late before the morning light Since thou alone art he from whom my help proceeds and springs Therefore will I rest joyfully beneath thy shady wings My soul doth press with eagerness to follow after thee And still I stand by thy right hand for that upholdeth me But soon they must go down to dust that seek my soul to slay And falling by the sword shall die and be the foxes prey Yet shall the King God's praises sing from whom these Judgments come Who still prefers true worshippers and lying lips strikes dumb Let Israels God be then set forth and prais'd and prais'd agen His glory filling all the Earth Amen Amen Amen HYMN 410. Psalm 65. Argument Our silent praise awaits Gods holy place For his sweet pardoning satisfying grace His wonders both by Sea and Land Make all in admiration stand All people c. verse 1 IN Sion Lord praise waits for thee To thee the vow perform'd shall be verse 2 O thou that dost our prayers hear To thee shall all mankind draw near verse 3 Transgressions much against us say But thou shalt purge them clean away verse 4 O blessed men select that be And whom thou mak'st t' approach to thee Within thy sacred Courts to dwell Where we are satisfi'd full well With goodness of thy holy house Even of thy Temple glorious verse 5 By dreadfull things in righteousness Lord thou wilt answer our requests O God our saving health at hand Our only hope by Sea and Land. HYMN 411. 2 PART Argument The blessings of a fruitfull year Are sweetly celebrated here Psalm 65. verse 6 GOD by his strength sets fast the Hills And girt with power the Seas he stills verse 7 The noise of waves and tumults rude Of all the people multitude verse 8 Them too that dwell on utmost Coasts Thy signs affright O Lord of Hosts Thou mak'st the mornings early voice Likewise the Evenings to rejoyce Thou visitest the spacious Earth And waterest it with rain pour'd forth Greatly thou dost inrich each clod With the full water'd River of God. Thou dost prepare them Corn to grow When thou hast order'd for it so verse 10 Thou waterest abundantly Its ridges which were parcht and dry Thou lay'st her furrows by thy power Thou mak'st it soft with many a shower The springing of it thou dost bless verse 11 Thou crown'st the year with happiness verse 12 Thy paths drop fatness lo they drop Upon the wildernesses top The little hills and desarts wide Greatly rejoyce on every side verse 13 The flocks do cloath the pasture-ground The valleys do with Corn abound And covered o're with what they bring They shout for joy they also sing HYMN 412. Psalm 65. Another Metre Argument Devotion Pardon true Vocation With answer of our supplication Strange providences are renown'd A fruitfull year with glory crown'd The Mighty God c. verse 1 PRaise waits for thee O God in Sion hill To thee the vow shall be performed still verse 2 O thou that art the God that hearest prayer Gladly to thee shall all mankind repair verse 3 Iniquities have urg'd great things against us But with far greater mercies thou prevent'st us verse 4 Blest is the man thou chusest of all sorts T' approach to thee and dwell within thy Courts With fatness of thy house we shall be fill'd Such goodness shall thy holy Temple yield verse 5 By dreadfull things in righteous dispensation Thou answerest us O God of our salvation Thou art the confidence of Earths far ends And theirs the farthest Ocean comprehends verse 6 Who girt with power by strength set fast the hills verse 7 The noise of Seas he pacifies and stills The noise of all their billows he appeaseth And tumults of the people when he pleaseth verse 8 They also that inhabit utmost parts Are with thy tokens frighted at their hearts Thou mak'st th' out-goings of the mornings voice And of the evenings greatly to rejoyce verse 9 Thou visitest the Earth watred completely And with God's River dost inrich it greatly The River of God with water doth abound Then thou prepar'st them Corn to sow the ground verse 10 Thou water'st its ridges from the Sky Thou waterest it O God abundantly Thou lay'st her furrows mak'st it soft with showers Blessing her springing with her fruits flowers verse 11 Thou with thy goodness Crown'st the faithfull year Thy paths drop fatness dropping far and near verse 12 They drop on pastures of the desarts wide The little hills rejoyce on every side verse 13 Flocks cloath the pastures Corn o're valleys springing Shouting for joy and joy'd with cheerfull singing HYMN 413. Psalm 66. Argument Great providences prais'd great foes submit The Red-Sea dry'd and Israel passing it verse 1 SIng to the Lord O all ye Lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Set forth his fame and honour'd name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 Say Lord what works come from thine hands How dreadfull lo they be Through thy great strength thy foes at length Must all submit to thee verse 4 The Earth shall worship and obey Their songs thy praise shall spread verse 5 Come and behold Gods works of old To mortals full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went we through and dry shod too
high 16. Psal. 84.11 Munitions of the Rocks shall be his resting place secure Store of Provision He shall see his waters shall be sure For God that is both Sun and Shield will grace and glory give And all good blessings freely yield to them that purely live Psal. 106.48 Let Israel's God the Lord most high be ever blest therefore From time to time eternally Amen for evermore HYMN 60. Light and Darkness discovered 1 John 2.9 HE that shall say he is in light and doth his Brother hate That man doth yet in darkness sit in unregenerate state But he that loves abides in light and not in darkness dim And there is none occasion of stumbling found in him But he that doth his Brother hate in depths of darkness lies And whither he goes he never knows for darkness blinds his eyes HYMN 61. Looking and longing for the general dissolution 2 Pet. 3.12 THe coming of the day of Christ we look for and desire Whenas the Heavens shall be dissolv'd and th' Elements melt with fire Yet as his promise holds it forth we Christians ne'retheless Expect new Heavens and new Earth wherein dwells righteousness Wherefore Belov'd give diligence to keep in such a frame As to be found of him in peace without offence or blame Because we look for such a thing as this Worlds new Creation Accounting God's long suffering to aim at our Salvation HYMN 62. Love in deed and truth All People c. 1 Joh. 3.18 MY little Children every one Let us not love in word alone Neither in tongue and onely so But deed and truth our love must show And this a confidence will breed That we are of the truth indeed And that by this we may assure Our hearts before him to be pure For if our hearts do us condemn God's greater far who searches them But if our hearts be pure and clear Boldly may we to God draw near And whatsoever thing we crave Of him we shall be sure to have Because we keep his Laws aright And do things pleasing in his sight HYMN 63. Loves Link or the Golden Chain of God's Mercy Rom. 8.28 WE know that all shall work for good to those that love the Lord That as his Holy purpose stood are called by his word For his foreknown he pre-ordain'd before all time begun That they might be conformable to th' image of his Son. The blest first-born that he might be of many Brethren dear Moreover whom he pre-ordain'd he call'd and brought them near And whom he call'd he justifi'd from their iniquities And whom he freely justifi'd he gloryfi'd likewise Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be Glory as at first was done and shall be evermore HYMN 64. Memorial of God's Mercies Ye Children c. Isa. 63 7. NOW will I mention and record The Loving Kindness of the Lord and praises of the Lord above Answering to all He hath bestow'd And his great goodness sweetly show'd to th' House of Israel in his love According to the multitude Of his compassions still renew'd for thus He said they are my flock They are my people certainly Children that will not falsifie So He became their saving rock 9. Chap. 50.1 Neh. 5.8 Psal. 72.19 In all their grievance He was griev'd And th' Angel of his eyes reliev'd and sav'd them when to Enemies sold In 's love and pity he redeem'd And sav'd them as his high esteem'd and bare them all the daies of old Let Israel's God the Lord most high Be honour'd to ETERNITY with everlasting praise therefore And let his glittering glory then Replenish all the Earth Amen Amen say we for evermore HYMN 65. Ministerial Gifts conferred All People c. Eph. 4.11 2 Cor. 9.15 CHrist hath ascended up on high And Captive led Captivity And streightway gave his gifts to men Ordaining some Apostles then Some Prophets some Evangelists Some Pastors and some Teaching Priests For making of the Saints compleat And Ministerial work so great And for upbuilding by the word The Sacred Body of our Lord To him that gave these gifts therefore Be Praise and Honour evermore HYMN 66. Our Saviour's call to the Nations Isa. 45.22 LOOK unto me O all ye Lands and be ye sav'd thereby For I am God who so commands and there is none but I. And by my self and none beside shall all the faithfull Seed Of Israel's house be justifi'd and glory in my deed HYMN 67. Our thorough Sanctification prayed for 1 Thes. 5.23 AND now the very God of peace sanctifie you throughout And grant that such a rich increase of grace may be powr'd out That your whole spirit regenerate body and soul I pray May be preserv'd immaculate till Christ our Saviour's day Faithfull is he that calleth you and he will do it sure To whom be praise as iâ— most due for ever to endure HYMN 68. Passover slain for us and preparation thereunto 1. Cor. 5.7 LO Christ our Blessed Passover is sacrific'd for us Now let us keep the Feast therefore Subduing all our lusts So not with leaven inveterate of th' unregenerate flesh Nor with the leaven of debate of spight or wickedness 8. Col. 3.17 But let us keep it carefully conforming to our head With Sanctifi'd Sincerity and Truth 's unleavened bread And in the name of Christ alwaies do every work and word To God the Father giving praise through Jesus Christ our Lord. HYMN 69. Perpetuity and Power of Christ's Resurrection Rom. 6.9 CHrist being risen from the dead now never dies again No longer over Christ our Head may death for ever reign For dying he took sin away at once and altogether But living is without decay and lives to God for ever So count your selves as dead to sin But yet to life restor'd To live to God through grace brought in By Jesus Christ our Lord. To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be Glory as at first was done and shall be evermore HYMN 70. Power and prevalency of Christ's Resurrection 1 Cor. 15.20 NOW Christ is risen from the dead the hope that Christians have And is to be acknowledged the first fruits from the Grave For as by mans defection Came sin and death to reign So came the Resurrection by man to live again Rev. 1.4 For as by Adam all men dye So all by Christ revive And in the twinkling of an eye must all be made alive To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be Glory done as first begun and shall be evermore HYMN 71. Praise to the Creator Have mercy c. Rev. 4.11 WOrthy art thou O Lord to wear the glorious Crown All honour we ascribe to thee All power and all renown For thou O Lord alone didst all the Creatures make Even all that are and made they were for thy good pleasure sake Luke 2.14 Glory to God on high on earth be plenteous peace And great good will extended still among men to increase HYMN 72.
Praise to the giver of Grace Eph. 3.20 TO him whose mighty Power exceeds our asking and our thought According to his mighty deeds which he in us hath wrought To him let all God's Heritage give Glory yet agen By Jesus Christ from age to age world without end Amen HYMN 73. Praise to the Prince of Potentates O Lord Consider c. 1 Tim 6.15 THE blest and onely Potentate The King of Kings and Lord of Lords Who onely hath immortal state in Light that no access affords Whom no man yet did ever see nor can behold with mortal eye To him all Praise and Honour be for ever to Eternity HYMN 74. Praise to the Redeemer Ye Children c. Rev. 1.5 6. Eph. 5.27 ALL praise to him whose grace so good washt off our sin with his own blood So to present us pure and clean The faithfull witness Christ our head The first begotten from the dead and Prince of princes here that reign Heb 10.14 Rev. 1.6 Who dying fully clear'd the score Of all his saints for evermore By one oblation offered then And made us Kings and Priests to God And to the Father O give laud and praise to him for ever Amen HYMN 75. Praise to the Trinity Give laud c. 1 John 5.7 Rev. 1.4 UNTO the Three in One that bear Record above The Father and the Son and holy Spirit of Love Be Glory then As first begun and shall be done for Ever Amen HYMN 76. Remission of Sin. 1 John 1.5 THIS message have we heard from God and shew'd to great and small That God is light in whom no cloud of darkness is at all If then we say we know the Lord and walk without the light We plainly falsifie our word and do not what is right But we that walk with him in light have fellowship together And Christ his bloud shall wash us white from all sins whatsoever To God the Father and the Son and holy Ghost therefore Be Glory as at first was done and shall be evermore HYMN 77. Renewings of Joy. Isa. 65.18 REjoyce saith God as Joyfull men in that which I create For I create Jerusalem a joyfull happy State. And they shall build their houses new and dwell in what they build And plant them Vineyards thereunto and with the fruits be fill'd They shall not build and others take their Habitation seat Nor plant as for a strangers sake for other men to eat As Trees stand long before they die my peoples time so stands And mine Elect shall long enjoy the labours of their hands HYMN 78. Restraining of fleshly lusts All People c. 1 Pet. 2.11 NOW we beseech You Brethren dear As Strangers and as Pilgrims here Ye would all fleshly lusts controll As foes that fight against the Soul. Phil. 2.15 That pure and blameless ye may be The Sons of God from blemish free Amidst a Cross and Crooked race Shining as lights in every place Phil. 1.10 That ye may give a full assent To those things which are excellent And also be sincere and clear From all offence till Christ appear HYMN 79. Right reasoning of Temptation Jam. 1.13 LET no man say when drawn by Sin some evil deed to do That it was God that tempted him and led him thereunto For God Almighty neither can be tempted unto ill Nor ever tempts he any man to so corrupt a will. But every man is tempted then when his own lust bears sway And lust conceiv'd brings guilt on men And guilt of sin doth slay Watch ye therefore and evermore pray hard against Temptation And with sincere and awfull fear woâ—k out your own salvation HYMN 80. Sobriety Prayer and Charity enjoyned 1 Pet. 4.7 8. THE end of all things is at hand let us therefore have care To walk in all Sobriety and watch to earnest prayer And specially let charity on all sides be kept in For Charity helps mightily and hideth many a sin HYMN 81. Solemn ascension of Christ and leading Captivity captive Psal. 68.18 Eph. 4.10 THOU didst O Christ ascend on high and by almighty power Lead captive our Captivity in that triumphant hour Thou gavest then thy gifts to men to them that did rebell That God the Lord th' eternal Word might with the Gentiles dwell To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore HYMN 82. Spirit of God dwelling in us 1 Thes. 3.23 24. THIS is the Lord's Commandement and chiefly to be done That every one should trust upon the Name of Christ his Son. And that we should love mutually as his Commandment ties And doing thus God dwells in us and we in him likewise And that the Lord abides in us hereby a Christian knows Namely by his good Spirit it is which he on us bestows HYMN 83. The Benediction from the God of Peace Heb. 13.20 21. AND now the very God of peace that brought back Christ our head Even Jesus our sweet Saviour and rais'd him from the dead That Shepherd of the Sheep so great by whose most precious blood The Lord did grant a Covenant to our eternal good He perfect you in all good works to do his will aright Working in you to act and do things pleasing in his sight Through Jesus Christ our Saviour who dy'd and rose agen To whom always be given praise World without end Amen HYMN 84. The Children of light exhorted 1 Thes. 5.4 9. BRethren ye are not of the dark but children of the light Children I say of lightsome day and not of darksome night Let us not sleep in sin therefore as others ill inclin'd But Brethren we must watchfull be and of a sober mind For they that sleep do sleep by night and drunkards light eschew But Christians they are of the day and fear not open view Be sober then and putting on brest-plates of faith and love And take with you that helmet too the hope of life above For God ordain'd not us to wrath which is for sinners stor'd But to obtain Salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord. To Father Son and Holy Ghost all Glory be therefore As first begun and shall be done henceforth for evermore HYMN 85. The Confidence accursed Jerem 17.5 6. Psal. 106. ult CUrsed is man that trusts in man to keep him safe from harm And lets his heart from God depart to make proud flesh his arm He shall be like the desart heath not seeing future good But shall possess the Wilderness not having friend or food Let Israel's God the Lord most high be magnifi'd therefore From first to last till time be past Amen for evermore HYMN 86. The Confidence applauded and blessed Isa. 30.18 Jer. 17.7 BLest is the man that waits on God and doth in him confide For he shall be like fruitfull tree set by the water side Whose leaf still green shall feel no heat but keep a spreading root And shall not fear the droughty year nor cease from yielding fruit Psal.