the Church doth chuse Instruct them by thy sacred Word And with thy spirit them infuse That liue and teach aright they may And we their teaching well obay These that follow are thankesgiuings for publike benefites For seasonable weather IT is our duty to giue God thanks praise him both publikely and priuately for all his mercies especially for such as tend to the generall good And therefore the Church hath in her Lithurgie ordained set formes of Thankesgiuing for such ends In imitation whereof these following Hymnes are composed that we might the oftner and with more delight exercise this duty which is most properly done in Song And therby also the formes of Thankesgiuing are much the more easily learned of the common people to be sung of them amid their labours This that next followes is a thankesgiuing for seasonable weather â—y meanes whereof we enioying the blessings of the earth ought at all times to praise God for the same Song 85. Sing this as the 3. Song LORD should the Sunne the Clowds the Wind The Ayre and Seasons be To vs so froward and vnkinde As we are false to Thee All fruites would quite a way be burn'd Or lye in water drown'd Or blasted be or ouerturn'd Or chilled on the ground 2 But from our duty though we swarue Thou still dost mercy show And daigne thy Creatures to preserue That men might thankfull grow Yea though from day to day we sinne And thy displeasure gaine No sooner we to cry beginne But pitty we obtaine 3 The weather now thou changed hast That put vs late to feare And when our hopes were almost past Then comfort did appeare The Heau'n the Earths Complaints hath heard They reconciled be And thou such weather hast prepar'd As we desir'd of thee 4 For which with lifted hands and eyes To thee we doe repay The due and willing sacrifize Of giuing thanks to day Because such Offrings we should not To render thee be slowe Nor let that mercie be forgot Which thou art pleas'd to showe For Plenty PLenty is the cure of Famine and a blessing which aboue all other we labour and trauaile for yet when we haue obtained the same it makes vs many times so wanton insteed of being thankfull that wee forget not onely Gods mercy in that but abuse all other benefits To put vs therefore in minde of our duty and to expresse the better a continuall thankefulnesse to the Almighty this Hymne is composed Song 86. Sing this as the 3. Song HOw oft and in how many crimes Thee Iealous haue we made And blessed GOD how many times Haue we forgiuenesse had If we with teares to bed at night For our transgressions goe To vs thou dost by morning-light Some comfort daigne to show 2 This pleasant Land which for our sinne Was lately barren made Her fruitfulnesse doth new begin And we are therefore glad We for those Creatures thankfull be Which thou bestowest LORD And for that Plenty honour Thee Which thou dost now afford 3 Oh let vs therewith in excesse Not wallow like to Swine Nor into gracelesse wantonnesse Conuert this grace of thine But so reuiue our feebled powres And so refresh the poore That thou mayst crowne this Land of ours With plenties euermore For Peace PEace is the Nurse of Plenty and the meanes of so many other blessings both publike and priuate that God can neuer be sufficiently praised for it yet insteed of glorifying him men most commonly abuse it to the dishonour of God and their ruine This Hymne therefore is composed that it may giue occasion to vs more often to meditate Gods mercy to glorifie his Name who aboue all other Nations haue tasted the sweetnesse of this benefit Song 87. Sing this as the 3. Song SO cause vs LORD to thinke vpon Those blessings we possesse That what is for our safety done We truely may confesse For we whose Fields in time forepast Most bloody warre did staine Whil'st Fire and Sword doth others wast In safety now remaine 2 No armed troupes the Ploughman feares No shot our Wals o'returne No Temple shakes about our eares No Village here doth burne No Father heares his pretty Child In vaine for succour cry Nor Husband sees his Wife defil'd Whilâ—st he halfe dead doth lye 3 Deare GOD vouchsafe to pitty those In this distresse that be They to protect them from their Foes May haue a Friend of Thee For by thy Friendship we obtaine These gladsome peacefull dayes And somewhat to returne againe We thus doe sing thy praise 4 We praise thee for that inward Peace And for that outward Rest Wherewith vnto our Ioyes encrease This Kingdome thou hast blest Oh neuer take the same away But let it still endure And grant oh LORD it make vs may More thankefull not Secure For Victory OVr God is the Lord of Hosts and the God of Battles whensoeuer therefore wee haue gotten the vpper hand ouer our enemies wee ought not to glory in our owne strength Policy or Valour but to ascribe the glory of it to him only and returne him publike thankes for making vs victorious ouer our enemies And this Hymne serueth to helpe their deuotion who are willing to performe that duty Song 88. Sing this as the 44. Song WE loue thee LORD we praise thy Name Who by thy great Almighty arme Hast kept vs from the spoile and shame Of those that sought our causelesse harme Thou art our Life or Triumph-Song The Ioy and Comfort of our heart To thee all praises doe belong And thou the LORD of Armies art 2 We must confesse it is thy powre That made vs Masters of the Field Thou art our Bâ—lwarke and our Towre Our â—ocke of refuge and our Shield Thou taught'st our hands and Armes to fight With vigour thou did'st gird vs round Thou mad'st our Foes to take their flight And thou did'st bâ—ate them to the ground 3 With fury came our armed Foes To bloud and slaughter fiercely bent And perils round did vs inclose By whatsoeuer way we went That hadst not thou our Captaine beene To leade vs on and off againe We on the place had dead beene seene Or mask'd in blood and wounds had laine 4 This Song we therefore sing to Thee And pray that thou for euermore Would'st our Protector daigne to be As at this time and heretofore That thy continuall fauour showne May cause vs more to Thee encline And make it through the world be knowne That such as are our Foes are thine For deliuerance from a publike Sicknesse THe Pestilence and other publike sicknesses are those Arrowes of the Almighty wherewith hee punisheth publike transgressions This Hymne therefore is to praise him when he shal vnslack the Bow which was bent against vs and the longer he with-holds his hand the more constantly ought wee to continue our publike Thanksgiuings for when we forget to perseuere in praising God for his mercies past we vsually reuiue those sinnes that will renue his Iudgements Song 89.
Heauen Honour praise and glory be Now and still hereafter giuen For thy blessings daigned me Who hast granted and prepared More then can be well declared By thy mercy thou didst raise me From below the pits of clay Thou hast taught my lips to praise thee Where thy loue confesse I may And those blessed hopes dost leaue me Whereof no man can bereaue me By thy grace those passions troubles And those wants that me opprest Haue appearâ—d as water-bubbles Or as dreames and things in ieast For thy leisure still attending I with pleasure saw their ending Those afflictions and those terrors Which to others grim appeare Did but shew me where my errors And my imperfections were But distrustfull could not make me Of thy loue nor fright nor shake me When in publike to defame me A designe was brought to passe On their heads that meant to shame me Their owne malice turned was And that day most grace was showne me Which they thought should haue vndone me Therefore as thy blessed Psalmist When he saw his warres had end And his dayes were at the calmest Psalmes and Hymnes of praises pend So my rest by thee enioyed To thy praise I haue employed Yea remembring what I vowed When enclos'd from all but thee I thy presence was allowed While the world neglected me This my Muse hath tooke vpon her That she might aduance thine honour LORD accept my poore endeauour And assist thy seruant so In good Studies to perseuer That more fruitfull he may grow And become thereby the meeker Not his owne vaine Glory seeker Grant my frailties and my folly And those daily Sinnes I doe May not make this Worke vnholy Nor a blemish bring thereto But let all my faults committed With compassion be remitted Those base hopes that would possesse mâ— And those thoughts of vaine repute Which doe now and then oppresse me Doe not LORD to me impute And though part they will not from me Let them neuer ouercome me Till this present from obsceannesse Thou oh LORD hast kept my Pen And my Uerse abhorr'd vncleannesse Though it vaine were now and then My loose thoughts it ne're enflamed But I thereby them haue tamed Still with-hold me from delighting That which thine may mis-beseeme And from eu'ry kinde of Writing Whereby this may loose esteeme That I may with Faith and Reason Eu'ry future Uolume season Oh preserue me from committing Aught thatâ—s hainously amisse From all speeches him vnfitting That hath beene employâ—d on this Yea as much as may be daigned Keepe my very Thoughts vnstained That these Helpes vnto Deuotion May no scandall haue at all LORD I make to thee this motion For their sakes that vse them shall Of the world I am not fearefull Nor of mine owne glory carefull Whil'st thy fauours thou dost daigne me I despise the worlds respect And most comforts entertaine me When I suffer most neglect Yea I then am best rewarded When I seeme the least regarded For oh when I minde my Sauiour And how many a spightfull tongue Sland'red his most pure behauiour And his pious't workes did wrong I contented am and care not Though my life Detraction spare not Therefore when that I shall blamed Or with cause or causlesse be So thy Truth be not defamed Fall what can befall on me Let my fame of none be friended So thy Saints be not offended That is most my feare oh Father Thy assistance therefore send And oh let me perish rather Then thy little ones offend Let my life some honour doe thee Or by death returne me to thee For thy praise I wish and loue it And oh let my end be shame If for mine owne sake I couet Either life or death or fame So it may be to thy glory Let Detraction write my storie But to thee which way auaâ—ling Can my shame or honour be Truth shall euer be preuailing Whatsoe're is thought of me Thou nought loosest through my folly Nor gain'st ought by the most holy And I know that whosoeuer Hath thy glory in esteeme Will accept this good endeauour Whatsoe're the Workeman seeme Let oh therefore be fulfilled That which thou oh LORD hast willed And when I with Israels Singer To these Songs of Faith shall learne Thy ten-stringed Law to finger And that Musicke to discerne Lift me to that Angell-quire Whereunto thy Saints aspire FINIS To the Reader THat such as haue skill and are delighted with musicke may haue the more varietie to stirre vp the soone cloyed affections these Hymnes are fitted with many new tunes neuerthelesse all but some few of them may be sung to such tunes as haue beene heretofore in vse For the benefit therefore of those who haue no experience in Musicke I haue here set downe which Songs they be and to what old tunes they may be sung To the tune of the 1.2.3 and of an hundred other Psalmes may be sung Song the 3.21.32.33.35.38.43.53.57.58.67.69.72.78.81.83.85.86.87.90 To the tune of the 51.100.125 Psalmes and the ten Commandements c. may be sung Song the 5.6.8.11.12.27.28.34.42.44.48.51.52.56.60.61.64.65.66.68 70.73.76.77.80.88 To the tune of the 112.127 Psalmes the Lords Prayer c. may be sung Song the 7.40.41.45.49.50.54.59 62.71.74.75.79.82.84.89 To the tune of the 113. Psalme may be sung Song the 9.10.17 To the tune of the 25. Psalme may bee sung Song the 20. To the tune of the 124. Psalme may be sung Song the 47. FINIS Errata PAge 2 in the Title of the Song reade Exod. 15. p. 6. in the Title of the Song reade Deut. 32. pa. 40. li. 26 reade the pauement of it li. 43. reade with Charity pa. 42. in the direction for Thy reade Vnderneath pa 67. li. 18. for aliue reade to life pa. 110. li. 17. reade to the Gentiles pa. 138. in the direction for And reade The pa. 145. li. 17. for confuted reade comforted
a 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
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
ayre And stronger they then Lyons were 4 Weepe Isrel's daughters weepe for Saul Who you with skarlet hath arayd Who clothed you with Pleasures all And on your garments gold hath layd How comes it he that mighty was The foyle in battell doth sustaine Thou Ionathan oh thou alas Upon thy Places-high wert slaine 5 And much distressed is my heart My brother Ionathan for thee My very deare-delight thou wert And wondrous was thy loue to me So wondrous it surpassed farre The loue of women eu'ry way Oh how the Mighty fallen are How warlike Instruments decay Dauids Thankesgiuing 1. Chro. 29.10 KIng Dauid hauing by perswasions and his ownâ— liberall example stirred vp the people to a bouâ—tifull Beneuolence toward the building of Gods house praysed him for that willing and cheereful free-offrinâ— And in this Thanksgiuing we obserue this method Firâ—â— he acknowledgeth Gods Blessednesse Greatnesse Powâ—â— Glory Victory Maiestie Bountie with the like and coâ—fesseth in generall that Honour Riches Strength wiâ—â— all other good things are at the Almighties disposing Secondly he therefore prayseth the Lord and acknowledgeth also that his and the peoples willingnesse 〈◊〉 giue came not of themselues but was Gods owâ—â— proper gift as well as that which they had giuen Laâ—â—ly He prayeth for the continuance of Gods blessinâ— both vpon their purposes and endeauours and thâ—â— their Beneuolence may be disposed to that End for whicâ— it was giuen This Song may be very properly vsed whensoeuer among vs there hath beene any free anâ— liberall contributions to good and pious Ends. Anâ— to fit the same the better to such purposes the Personâ— and some few circumstances are a little changed 〈◊〉 this Translation Song 6. Sing this as the fifth Song OH LORD our euerlasting GOD Blisse Greatnesse Power Praise is thine With thee haue Conquests their abode And glorious Maiestie diuine All things that earth and heau'n afford Thou at thine owne disposing hast To thee belongs the Kingdome LORD And thou for head or'e all art placâ—t 2 Thou wealth and Honour dost command To thee made subiect all things be Both strength and power are in thine hand To be dispos'd as pleaseth thee And now to thee our God therefore A Song of thankfulnesse we frame That what we owe we may restore And glorifie thy glorious Name 3 But what or who are we alas That we in giuing are so free Thine own before our Offring'was And all we haue we haue from thee For we are Ghuests and Strangers here As were our Fathers in thy sight Our dayes but shadow-like appeare And suddenly they take their flight 4 This offring LORD our GOD which thus We for thy Name sake haue bestowne Deriued was from thee to vs And that we giue is all thine owne Oh GOD thou proou'st the heart we know And dost affect vprightnesse there With gladnesse therefore we bestow What we haue freely offerd here 5 Still thus Oh LORD our GOD incline Their meanings who thy people be And euer let the hearts of thine Be thus prepared vnto Thee Yea giue vs perfit hearts we pray That we thy pâ—ecepts erre not from And grant our Contribution may An honour to thy Name become The Prayer of Nehemiah Nehem. 1.5 NEhemiah determining as the story sheweth to moue Artaxerxes for the repaire of the Citie and house of the Lord first made this prayer Wherein hauing acknowledged the Maiestie Iustice and Mercy of God he confesseth the haynousnesâ—e of his and his peoples sinnes desireth forgiuenesse entreateth for the peoples deliuerance from captiuitie and requesteth hâ— may find fauour in the sight of the King his Master Now we who by regeneration are the sonnes of Israel and such as in a spirituall sence may be said also to be dispersed among the heathen as often â—s we are carried captiue by the heathenish conâ—upiscences and vanities of the worâ—d euen we may in a litterall sence make vse of this excellent forme of confession before our seuerall Petitions And doubtlesâ—e a faithfull vsing oâ— these the Holy Ghosts owâ—e words with remembrance of the hâ—ppie successe they herâ—tofore had will much strengthen and encrease the hope confidence and comfort of him that prayeth Who changing the two last lines onely may appropriate it to any necâ—ssity For example if it be to be sung before labour concludâ— it thus And be thou pleas'd O LORD to blesse Our Labours with a good successe If before a iourney thus And LORD all dangers keepe vs fâ—om Both goâ—â—g foorth and comming home If before a battel thus And be thou pleased in the fight To make vs victors by thy might If in the time of famine thus And LORD vouchsafe thou in this need Our soules and bodies both to feed If before a Sermon c. thus And grant that we LORD in thy feare May to our profit speake and heare And the like as occasion requires Song 7. Sing this as the 9. Song LORD GOD of Heau'n who onely art The mighty God and full of feare Who neuer promise breaker wert But euer shewing mercy there Where men affection beare to thee And of thy Lawes obseruers be 2 Giue eare and ope thine eyes I pray That heard thy seruanâ—s suit may be Made in thy presence night and day For Israels Seed that serueth thee For Israels seed who I confesse Against thee grieuously transgresse 3 I and my Fathers house did sinne Corrupted all our actions bee And disrespectiue we haue bin Of Statutes Iudgements and Decree Of those which to retaine so fast Thy seruant Moses charg'd thou hast 4 Oh yet remember thou I pray These words which thou didst heretofore Unto thy seruant Moses say If ere saidst thou they vexe me more I will disperse them eu'ry where Among the Nations here and there 5 But if to me they shall conuert To doe those things my Law containe Though spread to Heau'ns extreamest part I would collect them thence againe And bring them there to make repose Where I to place my Name haue chose 6 Now these thy People are of right Thy seruants who to thee belong Whom thou hast purchas'd by thy Might And by thine Arme exceeding strong Oh! let thine eare Lord I thee pray Attentiue be to what I say 7 The prayer of thy seruant heare Oh heare thy seruants when they pray Who willing are thy Name to feare Thy seruant prosper thou to day And be thou pleas'd to grant that he May fauour'd in thy presence be The Song of King Lemuel Prou 31.10 THis Song is Alphabeticall in the originall It containeth an admirable description of a good Wife And these three things are here principally considerable the aduantage her Husband receiueth by her the commendable vertues she hath in her selfe And the reward thâ—â— followes her Her Husbands aduantages are these A quiet heartfree from iealousie or distrust of her a ricâ— estate without oppressing others and place of honoâ—â— in the Common-wealth Her vertues are Industry Prâ—uidence Chearefulnesse Courage and Vnweariednesse
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
hearts there should be an annuall Commemoration thereof That wee might in charitable Feasts and Christian glee expresse the ioy of our hearts to the glory of God to the comfort of our brethren to the encrease of charity one towards another and to the confirmation of a true ioy in our selues Song 56. Sing this as the 44. Song THis is the Day the LORD hath made And therein ioyfull we will be For from the blacke infernall shade In triumph backe return'de is He The snares of Satan and of Death He hath victoriously vndone And fast in chaines he bound them hath His triumph to attend vpon 2 The Graue which all men did detest And held a dungeon full of feare Is now become a Bed of rest And no such terrors find we there For Iesus Christ hath tooke away The horror of that loathed Pit Eu'n euer since that glorious day In which himselfe came out of it 3 His Mockings and his bitter smarts He to our praise and ease doth turne And all things to our ioy conuarts Which he with heauy heart hath borne His broken flesh is now our food His blood he shed is euer since That drinke which doth our soules most good And that which shall our foulnesse clense 4 Those woâ—nds so deepe and torne so wide As in a Rocke our shelters are And that they pierced through his side Is made a Doue-hole for his Deare Yea now we know as was foretolde His flesh did no corruption leâ— And that Hell wanted strength to hold So strong and one so blest as He. 5 Oh let vs praise his Name therefore Who thus the vpperhand hath woune For we had else for euermore Beene lost and vtterly vndon Whereas this Fauour dotâ— allow That we with boldnesse thus may sing Oh Hell where is thy conquest now And thou oh Death where is thy sting Ascension day AFter Iesus Christ was risen from the dead and had many times shewed himselfe vnto his Disciples he was lifted from among them and they beheld him â—scending vp into heauen till a cloud tooke him out of their sight In memory of which Ascension and to praise God for so exalting the humane Nature to his owne glory and our aduâ—ntage the Church worthily celebrated this Day and hath commended the obseruation thereof to her Children Song 57. Sing this as the 3. Song TO GOD with heart and cheerefull voyce A Triumph-Song we sing And with true thankefull hearts reioyce In our Almighty King Yea to his glory we record Who were but dust and clay What honour he did vs afford On his Ascending day 2 The Humane Nature which of late Beneath the Angels was Now raised from that meaner state Aboue them hath a place And at mans feet all Creatures bowe Which through the whole world be For at GODS right-hand throaned now In glory sitteth He. 3 Our LORD and Brother who hath on Such flesh as this we weare Before vs vnto heauen is gone To get vs places there Captiuity was captiuâ—d then And he doth from aboue Send ghostly presents downe to men For tokens of his loue 4 Each Dore and euerlasting Gate To him hath lifted bin And in a glorious wise thereat Our King is entred in Whom if to follow we regard With ease we safely may For he hath all the meanes prepar'd And made an open way 5 Then follow follow on a pace And let vs not forgoe Our Captaine till we winne the place That hee hath scalde vnto And for his honour let our voyce A shoute so hearty make The Heauâ—ns may at our mirth reioyce And Earth and Hell may shake Pentecost or Whitsunday AFter our Sauiour was ascended the fiftieth day of his Resurrection and iust at the Iewes Feast of Pentecost the Holy Ghost our promised Comforter was sent downe vpon the Disciples assembled in Ierusalem appearing in a visible forme miraculously filling them with all manner of spirituall gifts and knowledge tending to the diuine worke they had in hand Whereby they being formerly weake and simple men were immediately enabled to resist all the powers of the kingdome of Darknesse and to lay those strong foundations vpon which the Catholike Church now standeth both to the Glory of GOD and our safety In remembrance therefore of that great miraculous mysterie this Day is solemnized Song 58. Sing this as the 3. Song EXceeding faithfull in thy word And iust in all thy wayes We doe acknowledge thee oh LORD And therefore giue thee praise For as thy promise thou didst passe Before thou went'st away Sent downe thy Holy-Spirit was At his appoynted day 2 While thy Disciples in thy Name Together did retire The Holy Ghost vpon them came In Clouen tongues of fire That in their calling they might bee Confirmed from aboue As thou wert when hee came on thee Descending like a Doue 3 Whereby those men that simple were And fearefull till that howre Had knowledge at an instant there And boldnesse arm'd with powre Receiuing gifts so manifold That since the world begun A wonder seldome hath beene told That could exceede this one 4 Now also blessed Spirit come Unto our Soules appeare And of thy Graces showre thou some On this Assembly here To vs thy Doue-like meekenesse â—â—nd That humble wee may bee And on thy siluer wings ascend Our Sauiour Christ to see 5 Oh let thy Clouen tongues wee pray So rest on vs agen That both thy truth confesse we may And teach it other men Moreouer let thy heauenly â—ire Enflamed from aboue Burne vp in vs each vaine desire And warme our hearts with loue 6 Uouchsafe thou likewise to bestow On vs thy sacred Peace We stronger may in vnion grow And in debates decrease Which â—â—ace though many yet contemne Reformed let them be That we may LORD haue part in them And they haue part in thee Trinitie Sunday AFter Arrius and other heretâ—â—kes had broâ—ched their damnable fancies whereby the faith of many concerning the mysterie of the blessed Trinity was sâ—aken diuers good men laboured in the rooting out of those pâ—stilent opinions And it was agreed vpon by the Church that some particular Sunday in the yeare should be dedicated to the memory of the holy Trinitie and called Trinitie-Sunday that the Name might giue the people â—ccasion to enquire after the Mysterie And moreouer that the Pastor of each seuerall Congregation might be yearely remembred to treat thereof as necessity required certaine portions of the holy Scripture proper to that end were appointed to be read publikely that Day In some Countries they obserued this Institution on the Sunday next before the Aduent and in other places the Sunday following Whitsunday as in the Church of England Song 59. Sing this as the 9. Song THose oh thrise holy Three in one Who â—eâ—ke thy Nature to explaine By rules to humane Reason knowne Shall finde their labour all in vaine And in a shell they may intend The Sea as well to comprehend 2 What therefore no man can conceaue Let
bewitching Wine And on our loynes so loose that are The Leather-belt of Temp'rance weare 6 Thus from thy Cryer let vs learne For thee sweet Iesus to prepare And others of their sinnes to warne How-euer for the same we fare So thou to Vs and we to Thee Shall when thou commest welcome be S. Peters day WE obserue this Day to the honor of God and to the pious memory of his blessed Apostle S. Peter that we may be thereby put in minde to be thankfull for those continuing fauours receiued by his ministry That Pastors also may make him their patterne in discharging the charge Christ committeth vnto them That by considering his weaknesse wee may all learne not to presume on our owne strength And that by his christian example we may be taught to bewaile our escapes with bitter teares of true Repentance Song 72. Sing this as the 3. Song HOw watchfull neede we to become And how deuoutly pray That thee oh LORD we fall not from Upon our Tryall-day For if thy great Apostle said He would not thee denie Whom he that very Night denayd On what shall we relie 2 For of our selues we cannot leaue One pleasure for thy sake No not one vertuous thought conceiue Till vs thou able make Nay we not onely Thee denie When persecutions be But or forget or from Thee â—lie When peace attends on Thee 3 Oh! let those Prayers vs auaile Thou didst for Peter daigne That when our Foe shall vs assaile His labour may be vaine Yea cast on vs those powerfull eyes That mou'd him to lament We may bemoane with bitter cries Our Follies and repent 4 And grant that such as Him succeed For Pastors of thy fold Thy Sheepe and Lambes may guide and feede As thou appoint'st they should By his example speaking what They ought in truth to say And in their liues confirming that They teach them to obay S. Iames his day THis Day we praise God for his blessed Apostle Saint Iames the sonne of Zebedeus who was one of those two that desired of Christ they might sit at his right-hand and at his left in his kingdome as the Gospell for the Dâ—y declareth And by occasion of that ignorant petition proceeding from their carnall weakenesâ—e Christ taught both them and the rest of the Apostles and all other Christians also what Greatnesse best becommeth his Followers and that we are to taste the Cup of his Passion befoâ—e we can be glorified with him So this holy Apostle did For he was slaine by Herod as it is declared in the Epistle appointed for the Day Song 73. Sing this as the 44. Song HE that his Father had forsooke And followed Christ at his commands By humane frailty ouertooke For Place and vaine preferment stands Till by his Master he was taught Of what he rather should haue care How vndiscreetly he had sought And what his Seruants honours are 2 Whereby we finde how much adoe The best men haue this world to leaue How when they wealth Friends forgoe Ambitious aâ—mes to them will cleaue And sure this Angell-sinne aspires In such men chiefly to reside That haue exilde those bruite desires Which in the vulgar sort abide 3 To thee oh GOD we therefore pray Thâ— humblâ— minde in vs may dwell Aâ—d chaâ—me that Fiend of Pride away Which would thy Graces quite expell But of all other thâ—se men keepe From this delusion of the â—oe Who are the Shepheards of thy sheepe And should each good example show 4 For such as still pursuing be That Greaâ—nesse which the world respects Their seruile basenesse neither see Nor feele thy Spirits rare effects And doubtlesse they who most of all Descend to serue both Thee and thine Are those who in thy Kingdome shall In Seatâ— of greatest glory shine S. Bartholomew THis Day is consecrated to the honour of God and the pious memorie of his blessed Apostle S. Bartholomew that as appeareth in the Epistle appoynted for the Day we might take occasion to praise our Redeemer for those many wonders which were wrought by his Apostles to the great encrease of the Christian Faith and open confusion of the Churches Aduersaries Song 74. Sing this as the 9. Song EXceeding gracious fauours LORD To thy Apostles hast thou â—howne And many wonders by thy Word And in thy Name by them were done The Blind did see the Dumbe could talke The Deafe did heare the Lame did walke 2 They all diseases tooke away The dead to life they did restore Foule Spirits dispossessed they And Preach'd the Gospell to the poore The Church grew strong thy Faith grew plaine Their Foes grew madde and madde in vaine 3 Oh! let their workes for euer be An honour to thy glorious Name And by thy powre vouchsafe that we Whom sinne makes deafe blinde dumbe lame May heare thy word and see thy Light And speake thy Truth and walke aright 4 Each deadly sicknesse of the soule Let thy Apostles doctrines cure Let them expell those Spirits foule Which makes vs loathsome and impure That we the life of Faith may gaine Who long time dead in sinne haue laine S. Mathew S. Mathew otherwise called Leui was a Publican that is a Custome-Gatherer From which couâ—se of life being hatefull in those Countries he was called to the Apostleship and became also one of the foure Euangelists To his religious memorie therefore and to honouâ— God for the fauour vouchsafed both to him and vs by his Ministrie this Day is obserued by the Churches Authoritie Song 75. Sing this as the 44. Song WHy should vnchristian censures passe On men or that which they professe A Publican Saint Mathew was Yet GODS beloued ne're-the-lesse And was elected one of Christs Apostles and Euangelists 2 For GOD doth not a whit respect Profession Person or degree But maketh choice of his elect From euery sort of men that be That none might of his loue despaire But all men vnto him repaire 3 For those oh let vs therefore pray Who seeme vncalled to remaine Not shunning them as cast away GODS fauour neuer to obtaine For some a while neglected are To stirre in vs more louing care 4 And for our selues let vs desire That we our Auarice may shunne When GOD our seruice shall require As this Euangelist hath done And spend the remnant of our dayes In setting forth our Makers praise S. Michael and all Angels THis Day we gloâ—ifie God for the victory S. Michael â—nd his Angels obtained ouer the Dragon and his Angels Whereby the Church is freed from being preuailed against by the furious attempts or malitious accusations of the Deuill This Commemoration is appointed also to minde vs thankfully to acknowledge Gods mercy towards vs in the daily ministry of his Angels who are said to pitch their Tents about his Children and to defend them from the temâ—tations and mischieuous practises of euill Spirits watching euery moment for aduantage to destroy them Which if wee oftner considered and how there be armies
this Island with the Sea walled it with naturall Bulwarkes built Towers in it planted his truth here weeded dressed and replenished it like a Garden and in a word euery way done the part of a good Husbandman thereon Howsoeuer therefore the first occasion of this Dayes great solemnity seeme but meane as the beginnings of many noble inuentions were yet I conceaue that Institution to haue beene ordained to weighty and Christian purposes Euen to oblige the Peeres of this Kingdome by the new and strict bands of an honourable Order to imitate their Patrons care ouer his Vineyard to remember them that they are the Band-Royall to whom the Guard thereof is committed to stirre vp in them vertuous emulations and to shew them how to make vse of their temporall dignities to the glorie of God For beside many other reâ—â—â—end Officers there belongs a Prelate also to these Soleâ—nities And me thinkes we should not imagine that the Founder of it being a Christian Prince assisted by a wise and religious Counsel would haue so prophaned the most excellent dignity of the Church as to make it waite on Ceremonies ordained for ostentation or some other vaine ends More discreetly they deale who apprehend the contrary and are not in danger of this sentence Euill to him that euill thinketh Song 81. Sing this as the 3. Song ALl praise and glorie that we may Ascribe we LORD to Thee From whom the triumphs of this Day And all our glories be For of it â—elfe nor East nor West Doth Honour ebbe or flowe But as to Thee it seemeth best Preferments to bestowe 2 Thou art oh Christ that valiant Knight Whose Order we professe And that Saint George who oft doth fight For England in distresse The Dragon thou o'rethrew'st is He That would thy Church deuoure And that faire Lady â—ORD is she Thou sauest from his power 3 Thou like a Husbandman prepar'd Our Fields yea sowne them hast And Knight-like with a warlike guard From spoile enclos'd them fast Oh daigne that those who in a Band More strict then heretofore Are for this Vineyard bound to stand May watch it now the more 4 Yea grant since they elected are New Orders to put on And sacred Hirogliphickes weare Of thy great Conquest wonne That those when they forget may tell Why those of them are worne And inwardly informe as well As outwardly adorne 5 That so their Christian-Knighthood may No Paganâ—Order seeme Nor they their Meetings passe away As things of vaine esteeme And that we may our triumphs all To thy renowne apply Who art that Saint on whom we call When we Saint George doe cry For publike Deliuerances GOd hath vouchsafed vnto this Kingdome many publike deliuerances which ought neuer to be forgotten but rather should be celebrated by Vs as the daies Purim by the Israelites Hester 9.26 Especially that of the fift of Nouember for the celebration whereof there is a Statute enacted And it is hoped we shall neuer neglect or be ashamed to praise God for that Deliuery according to prouision made to that purpose For that the like occasions therefore this Hymne is composed Song 82. Sing this as the 9. Song WIth Isr'el we may truely say If on our side GOD had not beene Our Foes had made of vs their pray And we this Light had neuer seene The Pit was digg'd the snare was â—aid And we with ease had beene betrai'd 2 But they that hate vs vndertooke A Plot they could not bring to passe For he that all doth ouerlooke Preuented what intended was We found the Pit scap'd the Gin And saw their Makers caught therein 3 The meanes of helpe was not our owne But from the LORD alone it came A fauour vndeserued showne And therefore let vs praise his Name Oh praise his Name for it was He That broke the Net and set vs free 4 Unto his honour let vs sing And Stories of his Mercy tell With praises let our Temples ring And on our Lips thankesgiuing dwell Yea let vs not his loue forget While Sunne or Moone doth rise or set 5 Let vs redeeme againe the Times Let vs begin to liue anew And not reuiue those hainous crimes That dangers past so neere vs drew Lest he that did his hand reuoke Returne it with a double stroke 6 A true Repentance takes delight To minde GODS Fauours heretofore So when his mercies men recite It makes a true Repentance more And where those vertues doe encrease They are the certaine signes of Peace 7 But where encreasing Sinnes we see And to such dulnesse men are growne That sleighted those Protections bee Which GOD in former time hath showne It shall betoken to that â—and Some Desolation neere at hand 8 Our hearts oh neuer harden so Nor let thine Anger so returne But with desire thy will to do For our offences let vs mourne And mind to praise eu'n teares among Thy Mercies in a ioyfull Song For the Communion WEe haue a custome among vs that during the time of administring the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper there is some Psalme or Hymne sung the better to keepe the thoughts of the Communicants from wandring after vaine obiects This Song therefore expressing a true thankfulnesse together with what ought to be our faith concerning that Mysterie in such manner as the vulgar capacity may be capable thereof is offered vp to their deuotion who shall please to receiue it Song 83. Sing this as the 3. Song THat fauour LORD which of thy grace We doe receiue to day Is greater then our merit was And more then praise we may For of all things that can be told That which least comfort hath Is more then e're deserue we could Except it were thy wrath 2 Yet we not onely haue obtain'd This worlds best gifts of thee But thou thy flesh hast also daign'd Our Food of Life to be For which since we no mends can make And thou requir'st no more The Cup of sauing health we take And praise thy Name therefore 3 Oh teach vs rightly to receiue What thou dost here bestow And learne vs truely to conceiue What we are bound to know That such as cannot wade the deepe Of thy vnfathom'd Word May by thy grace safe courses keepe Along the shallow Ford. 4 This Mysterie we must confesse Our reach doth farre exceede And some of our weake Faiths are lesse Then graines of Mustard-â—eed Oh therefore LORD encrease it so We fruite may beare to Thee And that implicite faith may grow Explicite faith to be 5 With hands we see not as with Eyes Eyes thinke not as the Heart But each retaines what doth suffize To act his proper part And in the Bodie while it bides The meanest Member shares That blisse which to the best betides And as the same it fares 6 So if in vnion vnto thee United we remaine The Faith of those that stronger be The weaker shall sustaine Our Christian Loue shall that supply Which we in knowledge misse And