God almighty by his mighty strength He can deliver and he will at length Deliver those that do on him rely And pray to him in faith with earnest cry From their low state he can and will them raise And when 't is done they 'l ever give him praise They will confess that he salvation wrought And heard as soon as they his face had sought When my heart broke and soul it fainting lay To ease my self I could devise no way My thoughts to this and then to that were led But still they did return upon my head Then did I think upon for it was time The mercys Lord thou ever hast shewn thine My hope was ancor and it took fast hold And to the throne of grace now I make bold My humble prayer for to present to thee Though like a rebell lately I fled from thee Thou didst not shut it out oh wondrous grace But it came in unto thy holy place Observa from Jonah's encoraging himself to rely on God and cry to him from consideration of former mercys When we poor creatures know not what to do To one shift and another are put to And find no means of help to avoid our trouble Instead of help they are returned double When every vessel leaks and refuge fails And every hold we have nothing avails When each proud wave and billow doth pass ore-us And death with all his terror stand before-us Then it is time full time to call to minde Each thing of God that we did ever finde To strengthen faith and give encouragement Our prayers in heavens court for to present All ye that hunt and follow after lies And are observing idle vanities That have dependency on false deceits That evermore the silly sinner cheats As long as ye these sinfull courses take In choosing these your own mercys forsake Both present happiness and future bliss And I by sad experience tell you this Those that at any time have gone astray Turning aside out of Gods holy way And are whipt for it till their backs do bleed Observa from Jonah's giving warning to others from woful experience Can best of all warn others to take heed Now as for those that follow vanities And unto idol-gods do sacrifice Ascribing to them each deliverance Accounting all things as they came by chance Both th' one and th' other always come to naught But as for my part I am better taught And unto thee O Lord my heart will raise And sacrifice unto thy name with praise I will give thanks unto thy holy name From thee and none else my deliverance came And now I 'le pay to thee that I have vowed Because I know by thee I am allowed For why I know ther 's no salvation wrought But what thy hand O Lord to pass hath brought Observa from Jonah's thankfulness for his deliverance When God appears to us in love and grace And shews again the beauty of his face When he unfolds his armes to let us in And draws a mantle ore to hide our sin When he puts forth his power not to destroy But save and fill our hearts with perfect joy Surely it is an obligation strong To binde our hearts but so unloose our tongue To speak in praise talking t'others abroad 'O th wisdome goodness mercy power of God But when his grace is turn'd to wantonness And mercy move men neither more nor lesse Lives to reform and manners to amend Those mercys turn to judgments in the end Then spake the Lord that hath the sole command Of all the crearures in the sea and land He spake unto the whale within the sea The whale no sooner heard but did obey He said to him Jonah I mean to save Thy belly hath been long enough his grave My mighty power now he shall understand Therefore go bring him quickly to the land Then did the fish launch forrh away he went Unto the place whether the Lord him sent He splits the seas with hast until they roar And vomits Jonah safely on the shore What shall a fish that in the seas doth dwell Hear and obey Gods voice and not rebel Observa from the whales obedience to Gods command One void of reason and religion too At the first bidding as God bids him do God speaks but once unto the mighty whale At his command he stops then hearken all To whom God speaks not only once nor twice But ore and ore he comes with new supplys Of precepts mingled with entreatise dear To stir them up his holy name to fear Crying aloud Oh do this thing and live But yet for all that no attendance give Shall th' queen of Sheba travail from the south To hear the wisdome dropping from the mouth Of a meer man shall Niniveh repent As soon as Jonah unto them was sent Then Sheba's queen the Ninivites and whale Shall rise in judgment and condemn them all CHAP. III. The Argument How Jonah unto Nâ—niveh A s cond time is sent They heare in hearing do obey The Lord did then repent NO sooner were all these things done and past But God his mercy which doth ever last To Jonah shews Observa from the prophets declaring that and only that the Lord commanded him not going before the Lord sent him to grace he doth receive him And though he did provoke he will not leave him Though from his office he might be degraded Yet for his fault he is not now upbraded But now a second time their comes a word Sent unto Jonah from the highest Lord Saying arise begone and do not stay Mine anger will arise if thou delay Thou art commanded make no more excuses Know thou my patience brooks no more abuses Unto that famous City Niniveh I again send thee and see that thou say The word I bid thee when thou comest there Preach that whether they heare or do forbear And though of thee not one would have regard And for such news canst look for no reward Yet be thou strong take courage see thou do it I charge thee turn not off but go unto it I am resolv'd of this and they shall know That within forty days I 'le overthrow Their City great if they within that space Do not repent that I may shew them grace All those that run when God says no such thing Not God but their own errand they will bring The message God commands they 'l not impart But what 's devis'd in their own foolish heart Or that which man commands with zeal they presse But what God bids them preach a great deal less Of care and zeal they spend which doth declare That not the true but prophets false they are But hee 's the prophet true goes not before God send him furnisht with a heavenly store What he commands him still he keeps to that To speak and do regardless always what Men do oppose nor love nor fear that draws him To fail his trust for'ts love and fear that aws
d The greatest troubles worst of times and things cannot draw a Christians love from Christ but still in his heart he hath his lodging place In darksome night in time of fear When others leave him yet will I 'Twixt my brests lay him because there Within my brest he loves to lye 14 e The fruit received from Christ as redeemer is both abundant and full durable and lasting Much like the clustring camphire-tree In Engedi her vineyards grows My welbeloved's such to me Vertue from that more from him flows 15 f A Christians holiness is his chiefest comliness and Christ doth ever praise and delight in that grace which himself bestows Th' art fair my love thy comeliness Doth far exceed the brightest day Doves eyes thou hast not wantonness But chastity they do bewray 16 g A soul enriched decked and beautified with grace from Christ cannot but be affected with praise and delight in him who is the fountain and welspring of all grace Behold beloved thou art fair Yea and most pleasant to be seen With thine no beauty may compare h Where Christ can joyns in spiritual union great increase follows thereon Also our fruitful bed is green 17 i The Church of Christ which is the house of the living God is both firm and stable built upon the rock and cannot be moved to decay Our glorious house is very strong The beams thereof sweet Cedar tree The rafters firr both lasting long And stand it shall though shaken be Chapter II. 1 I k Christ describes his glorious excellency which the worldling despises but is owned and honoured by the godly Am the rose in Sharon grows Decking each heart that doth me wear And lilly white pure sweet and bright l The heart of the humble and lowly person is a fit habitation for Christ In lowest valleys am found there 2 m The way to heaven is a thorny way sin affliction and wicked men are always as thorns in the sides of the godly As lillys fair when found they are Among the thorns by thorns are rent Yet them exceeds as lillys weeds In beauty bravery sweetness sent So my love she must galled be With vexing thorns which her surround n The spouse and true Church of Christ excels all other assemblies in grace here and shall exceed them in glory hereafter Yet she 's alone and like her none Amongst the daughters can be found 3 o Nor angels nor men comparable to Christ he is the only one that surpasses all other Him I love best excels the rest Of all the sons though ne're so good As apples do the fruits that grow Upon the wild trees of the wood p Christ is a Christians sweet refreshment when most weary and heavy loaden When I am spent what great content I take to sit me down and rest Under the shade which he hath made For weary souls and sore opprest q Every true believer by a living faith doth pluck from this tree of life both remission of sin sanctifying grace inward peace and the comforts of the holy Ghost flow in continually How various are the fruits so rare That on this living tree still grows Their vertu's much there is none such The sweetness he that tasteth knows 4 r Christ in and through his holy appointments affords gracious souls sweet refreshment thereby filling the heart of every true believer with joy and comfort He did me leade my foul to feed With his fine dainties choice and rare Into the place of sweetest grace Where purest joys and comforts are s Christ doth guide preserve and incourage all his servants in what he requires at their hands though they meet with never so many difficulties in the performance For to protect and me direct His banner o're me is display'd When strength abates it animates None fighting under it are dismayd 5 t The comforts of Christ are full satisfying and yield the greatest refreshment to the thirsty soul broken in heart and languishing spirit Let thy comforts be my supports With flagons full me overflow With apples stay me from decay That on the tree of life do grow u The glorious excellencies transcendent beauty and unparallel'd love of Christ doth so deeply strike and wound the heart of a Christian that nothing can cure it but the injoyment and possession of Christ himself Why there is need my heart doth bleed Thy love it gave my heart the wound And wounded I love-sick do lie To cure me none els can be found 6 w The dear embraces of Christ his vehement affection and almighty power is the preservation and restoration of souls when sinking or falen into the lowest state His left hand 's layd under my head To bear it up each day and hour And he doth cover me all over With his right hand of love and power 7 x Each gracious soul will be very careful of displeasing Christ and use all lawfal means to prevent the sins of others and stir them up to their duty Church members all both great smal I charge you as you 'l answer me By roes and hindes or any kindes Of things besides that lovely be That my dear love ye do not move Provoke stir up nor 's spirit greive By evil ways nor till he please Awake him not but still believe 8 y Christs sheep know his voice from a strangers they hear and follow him Lo he appears my soul now hears The voice of my beloved one z When Christ will save his people and destroy his and their enemies he will be both speedy therein and successful Loe he doth come my foes to doom And judge them to perdition He leaps in hast and skips full fast Ore hills and mountains in his way When he will save no let he 'l have Nor enemy to make him stay 9 a The Lord Christ is both ready and present in time of trouble No roe can be more swift then he No hart though young can run so fast b He wayes to be gracious He stands and calls behind our stalls Knocking to let him in at last c And takes a strict survey of all things done whether good or evil Oh do not sin for he looks in As at a window he espies What we are doing while he is shewing Himself so plain to open eyes 10 d The best of Saints have an aptness to and somtimes are found upon the bed of security My best belov'd with mercy mov'd Seeing me sluggish and secure And in my minde to sin inclin'd A thing his grace cannot endure e The voyce of Christ and his gracious call doth strongly move a sleepy soul to arise from sinful rest to have communion with himself He calls and crys to me arise My love my fair one come away Forsake thy rest vain things detest Make hast and have no longer stay 11 f No affliction
out p. 54. l. 13. for heavy r. hairy l. 29. for do r. to p. 57. l. 18. for from r. fro p. 58. l. 4. for excell r. exceeds p. 61. l. 4. for best r. brest l. 19. for would r. could l. 31. for of falshood r. or falshood Also take notice That whereas in many places on Jona there is no distinction between that part of the history and what is observed from it therefore to avoid confusion know that where you finde it thus marked l there the Observation begins and where it is again thus marked l there it ends CHAPTER I. 1 THe Song of Songs most excellent Of Solomon who by the guide Of Gods spirit doth represent Christ and his Church the lovely bride 2 a Saints do desire to enjoy more simptomes seals and assurances of the love of Iesus Christ Oh let him come and me embrace And with his mouth let him me kiss For my soul's longing for the grace That flows from that sweet spirit of his b In adversity and prosperity the fruition of Christ is better then the choicest chiefest of all things beside For why thy loves are better far And night and day make me more glad Then all the choicest wines that are Or were or ever shall be had 3 c The graces of Christ and the anoyntings of his holy spirit are sweet precious pure and powerful in working Thine oyntments Lord all of the best Are sweeter then the choyce perfume Their vertue heals the soul opprest That sin Satan would consume d His blood powred out and life spilt upon the cross Thou wast pour'd out like ointment pure Thou emptied wast me for to fill e A fountain set open for sin and uncleanness Zach. 13.1 a well of water springing up to life everlasting Yet thou art full and shalt endure An overflowing fountain still f The love of Christ constrains souls to be obedient Thy grace diffus'd the virgins move Thy love shed forth 's the only cause The pure in heart and life thee love g True love is made manifest in keeping Christs precepts And loving thee they keep thy laws 4 h The Church of Christ sensible of her own and members nothingness weakness backwardness and remisness prays for assistance and promises a good improvement Draw me and mine to goodness slack Perswad 's to come to thee in hast Put forth thy power when we draw back We 'l run and follow thee full fast i There is a special intimacy between Christ and saints he will shew them his secret which angels desire to peep into Psal 25.14 The Royall king just strong and wise Not only outward kindness shews But all his chamber secresies To them that fear him he 'l disclose k Christ is the object of a Christians joy a divine contemplation of Christ begets divine affection unto Christ Much more then wine thy love we mind With joy most pure it glads our heart More we think on thee more we finde Thou by the upright loved art 5 l A sensibleness of deformity works deep humility ingenious confession I now deformed am and black As black as kedars tents by name Afflictions great and sin alack Hath brought me to confess the same m The saints are beautiful through grace without spot through Christ yet their glory is within Yet daughters of Jerusalem Like to the curtains bright and fair Which once surrounded Solomon I comely am through Christ as they 're 6 n The Churches discoulorings last not always 't is but for a moment in wrath the Lord hides his face therefore divide not despise not enemies dispare not friends With evil eye behold me not Though beauty mine be turn'd to stain The suns hot beams hath caus'd this spot And time will wipe it off again o Friends degenerate do often if not always turn the most implacable enemies My mothers children angry were To keep the vinyards when they stept Aside they made me oh severe p The Churches devastation gives cause of sad complaint Therefore my vineyard is not kept 7 q A fense of ignorance and weakness drives to Christ for strength and direction Oh tell me where thy flock doth feed Thou whom my soul doth dearly love r Christ is a Christians sweetest shade in the hottest persecution Where they lie down i' th days of dread When scorching heat their faith doth prove s Christs sheep are careful to follow him John 10. and fearful of false teachers and corrupt and false assemblies For fear lest I should go astray After the flocks to turn aside Of thy companions in the way Thy faithful followers never try'd 8 t They that abase themselves shall be exalted and they that ask shall receive directions Mat. 7.7 If thou know not that art so fair My word and spirit shall thee guide u New converts are as meek lambs Joh. 10. gathered into flocks must keep from those folds Christ hath not appointed Thy tender kids them take with care And feed the shepherds tents beside w We must follow the faith and good works of those before us and make their pattern our example Go thy way forth get out with speed From all false ways and worships go To th' footsteps of the flock take heed Conform thy ways their ways unto 9 x The Church of Christ is orderly powerful and speedy in executing the good pleasure of Christ her head Much like to Pharaohs chariot horses My love my dear I thee compare Who goodly are and keep their courses Through me thou' rt as choice as they are 10 y A conversation becoming the Gospel is the Churches duty and outward beauty Phi. 1.19 1 Pet. 3.3 4. Thy cheeks with jewels thou dost deck A sight most comely to behold z The Church observing Christs appointments is not enthrald thereby but in glorious freedome And thou hast round about thy neck Chains that are wrought of purest gold 11 a The three and yet but one are ingag'd by promise to make the Church very glorious through divers precious spiritual Gospel endowments Both father son and holy Ghost Will make for thee borders of gold With studs of silver things that most Will make thee glorious to behold 12 b True grace is not idle cannot be hid but is powr'd out like the sweetest perfume or most pretious oyntment in our solemn approaches to God to the pleasing of him greatly and the good and benefit of our brethren That I may please the King full well When at his table he sits there My spiknard shall send sorth its smell In love in mercy praise and prayer 13 My welbeloved is to me For mine he is and one we are c Nothing can be more sweet then Christ to that soul that once tasted how gracious the Lord is More sweet then bags of mirrh can be Or precious gums or things most rare
all hold swords within their hand Skilful likewise expect in warr Their enemies for to withstand Each hath his sword on 's thigh out-right Because of terrors in the night 9 The Chariot which king Solomon Did make was glorious to behold 10 i The Church of Christ excels in glory at the present through Christs righteousness and a life without rebuke and blame in the world they have a right to all now for all is theirs and shall be set in full and actuall possession hereafter of all those good things which God hath layd up in store for them that love him The wood the choice in Lebanon Silver were pillars and pure Gold Did bottom it things of great worth The Churches glory to let sorth A purple veil of crimson red Such bloody veils do hide our sin Was for a covering o're it spread And flames of love pave it within This is ordain'd only for them The daughters of Jerusalem 11 k The faithful are cal'd out of sin self and world that so they may have the full enjoyment of Jesus Christ O Sions daughters go ye forth Leave sin and carnal vanities And see the king of precious worth Whose sight will fill and glad your eyes l Every gracious soul will put the crown upon the head of Christ by a willing subjection unto him suffering him to reign and rule over him subduing his lusts and overthrowing all that is at enmity against Christ within him Behold the king of great renown Hath on his head his glorious crown m True believers are Christs mother and dear relations their holy walking as it is their glory and an honour to the Gospel so it is as a crown put upon the head of Christ Who by his mother crowned was n When souls are spiritually conjoynd to Christ and espous'd by faith and obedience great are heavenly joys at that espousal On his heart-gladding marriage day Now all his foes cry out alas But sing ye friends that him obey For with the scepter of his power His and your foes he will devour CHAP. IV. 1 BEhold th' art fair my love behold th' art fair a The Church of Christ is knowing chast comely and pure and so keeps her self that he may delight and take pleasure in her Doves eyes thou hast lye veil'd within thy locks b Saints graces within where lyes most of their strength and a holy well order'd comely conversation without makes them shine in the eyes of all beholders And to compleat thy beauty thou hast hair Resembles well the smooth and glistring flocks Of goats that from mount-gilead do appear And grazing in due order are found there 2 Thy teeth the instruments which food prepare Are like a flock of sheep new clipt and shorn c Christs flocks or followers are fruitful his branches bearing sterrility and barrenness inconsistent with that spirit that makes them grow and increase in all the increasings of God As they from washing come white clean they are And purg'd from filthiness thee to adorn With glorious beauty and amongst them there None barren is but each one twins doth bear 3 d Our services done to God are all acceptable perfect and compleat through the blood of Christ Like to twisted threed of Scarlet red Such are thy lips the portalls of thy prayers e Gracious speeches and words is comely for Christians a holy language is their ornament and others edification And praises too thy speech is garnished With grace and sweetness fitting gracious ears f It is required of Christians and it is the property of all truly such to be humble chaste and modest Thy blushing temples hid with hairy fleeces Like a pomegranate are when cut in pieces 4 g That Christian that draws life from Christ by faith stands stifly against all opposition conquers all comes latches every fiery dart of the devil submits to Christs will and perseveres in his ways Thy neck the glorious embleme of thy power Is stretched out to each beholders eye Resembling well the high and lofty tower Of David builded for an armoury Whereon a thousand bucklers fixed are All shields of mighty men prepard for war 5 h The Church of Christ hath within her self like a tender mother both feeders and feeding both pure and wholsome to nourish and strengthen all that are born in her Like to the twins of young and tender roes Which among lillies feed take repast Not among filthy weeds sure like to those Are thy two holy breasts wherewith thou hast Nourisht thy children like a tender mother That they in strength of grace excell all other 6 i Christians till the everlasting day swalow up their darkness must expect bitter as well as sweet through many tribulations they must enter in the kingdom of God Now will I get me to the mountain high Of bitter mirrh and hills of frankincense Till break of day and till the morning sky Expell the dark and shady clouds from thence k Christ will never leave nor forsake his in their forlorne state but will protect them preserve them provide for them untill he bring them to glory There shall my gracious presence thee attend Until thy sorrows in sweet joy shall end 7 l Justification by faith hides all sin we are beautiful in him who is perfect beauty holy beloved and accepted and through him who is holynesse love and accepted of the father Nothing offensive no imperfect stain My eye sees on thee though some haply are My righteous covering always stands between Thy worst and me therefore I do declare Thou art all fair my love and there is not A blemish found on thee nor any spot 8 m Christians when cal'd to have communion with Christ willingly leave their greatest goodliest highest honours profits pleasures for Christ and in loosing all with and for him do gain much Now come with me from Lebanon my spouse Amana Hermon Shenirs hils refrain For they that follow me can never loose But in their losses wil be found their gain n He that walks with Christ hath his filthiness clensed his Lyon-like cruel nature changed neither will he have any more fellowship with the workers in or works of darknesse From th' Lyons dens and Leopards mountains flee With sin and sinful bruits canst thou agree 9 o The grace of the holy spirit working powerfully in and upon the hearts of Gods people carrying them out to a holy submission to Christs will and obedience to his commands doth beget in Christ unspeakable unparaled affection My sister spouse oh what great influence Hath thy eye on me like a piercing dart Thy faith or love or both hath taken hence From me to thee my ravisht vanquisht heart Besides the chaines that have thy neck surrounded Makes me complain my heart with love is wounded 10 p Christ doth extoll and magnify the spirituall beauty of his Church and her love to him is
more acceptable then the choicest of things My sister spouse thy love is wondrous fair And in my eye beyond all imitation The choicest wines that ever were or are Like thy love are not in my estimation q Saints have received of the anoynting from the father who by diffusion into all actions spiritual civil makes them have a fragrant and sweet savour every where Thy oyntments smells so odoriferous The sweetest spice is not so sweet as those 11 r The words of the Lord in the mouths of his servants are not only pure precious and sweet in themselves but also pleasing to God and profitable to them that receive them Thy lips drop like an honey combe my spouse Each open eare thy gracious words are filling Beneath thy tongue honey and milke it flows Much like a fountain pleasantly distiling s Christs righteousness is the saints rayment and spiritual clothing who by faith puts it on is of incomparable redolency admirable sweetness The garments pure that I have put thee on Smels sweeter then the scent of Labanon 12 t The Church of Christ is as a garden fruitfull and delectable beset with enemies on each side yet encompast with the power and presence of Christ so that they cannot waste nor spoyle it Thou art a garden both for fruit and flower My sister spouse a garden well inclos'd And fenc'd with walls of my almighty power T'keep thee from foes to which thou art expos'd u In the Church of Christ there doth always rise up a fresh-spring of spiritual life and grace from Christ the head to water and refresh it A spring shut up a fountain sealed casting Up waters in thee to life everlasting 13 w Those plants set by Christ fenc'd by his power and watered by his grace cannot be barren but bring forth much fruit by which the father is glorifyed here and they with the father and son glorifyed hereafter Thy plants an orchard of pomegranats are Thy branches are a paradice of pleasure All sorts of fruits most excellent and rare Are found in thee without compare and measure Camphire with spiknard oh what fruits are growing There where my grace is always overflowing 14 x Christ out of his fulness doth communicate freely abundantly and in divers kinds his graces to his Church so that nothing can be wanting for his edification and comfort There 's spikenard sweet and cordiall saffron too Mirh aloes calamus and cinamon All trees of frankincense in it do grow Each thing it hath a precious operation Her spices choice for vertue for worth Nor man nor angels tongue can set them forth 15 A garden full of fountains precious pure y Christ the living fountain set open for sin and uncleanness is to be found in his Church with grace in abundance ready and willing to supply succour support and comfort every soul that waits for him A well of living waters springing still Each sinful sickly silthy soul to cure And all are cal'd to wash and drink that will And as the streams do flow from Lebanon So flows all streams of grace from Christ alone 16 z A gracious soul doth earnestly desire and much long after the powerful workings of the spirit of Christ producing its divers yet all glorious effects in the soul Breath holy spirit on my garden now That every spicy flower may bloome and spread a Nor will expect solid sound comfort before some Gospel breakings and spiritual castings down For as the north-wind thou mak'st me to bow And with thy southern gales lifts up my head b From Christ we have all of his fulness we receive we must therefore return him his own for it is not ours or that from as but his own and that which proceeds from himself that is acceptable to him Come my beloved I have thee invited And eat the fruit in which thou art delighted CHAP. V. 1 a The prayers of saints are very prevailing Christ is prone and ready to hear no sooner can we call but we have our answer NOw I am come my spouse Into my garden gay Thy call it did me rouse I hear when thou dost pray It doth suffice b Christ doth inable and impower his people to labour and bring forth pious pure precious fruits of faith love holynesse self-denyal and suffering for his sake all very pleasant unto him I gather'd have that which I gave my mirrh with spice c No comb of wantingness weaknes imperfection in grace or dutys can harm the saints while there is the honey of sweet sincerity and truth of grace to be found Oh with what great delight My honey comb I eat And feed my appetite With sucking honey sweet And though the best May fail or fall yet sincere all Of them are blest d As wine and milk are to us so the pure holy sincere services of saints are unto Christ My wine and milk together Being my delightful fare I took and drunk for neither Of them that I can spare e Christ prepares his table sets on his spiritual daintys invites his friends and feasts their souls with his fat things in great abundance Sure 't none offends That ye eat such with me drink much That are my freinds 2 f A gracious soul is ever sensible of its security and will ingenuously confess it I sleep and slug which makes Me sorely to complain g Findes an opposition between flesh spirit the part regenerate and wakefull heart is always working upward towards Christ though lust and the part unregenerate would refrain But yet my heart it wakes Though lust would it restrayn h Christs sheep both know and hear the voice of Christ which doth powerfully awaken and rouze up the sloathful sleepy soul His voyce doth move Who knocks and says clear thou my ways My spotlesse dove i When Christ begs and sues for admission he gives power to open it is then the wisdom and duty of every Christian to let him in Oh let me enter in And lodge within thy breast Ingratitude 's thy sin Receive me as thy guest k The more and greater things Christ hath suffred for us the greater obligation lyes upon us to love and serve him and the greater is the sin to refuse and neglect him For my head 's fill'd With dews of wet and vapours great Cold night doth yeild 3 l Man is apt to frame vain excuses and cast in small obstructions to prevent the kindly entertainment of Christ though the chiefest of ten thousand and none so worthy to be received I am disrobed quite And may not take the cold My feet are washen white If I rise they 'le be foulld I 'le take my ease Sad are the shifts when fleshly drifts Are flesh to please 4 m When Christ puts forth his spiritual power he breaks in sunder the strongest bars sets wide open the closest heart and makes way