say my hope is gone Yea perisht from the Lord all strength extinct Verse 19. Whiles I remember how I lie fast linkt In sore affliction and to minde recall My daily draughts of wormewood and of gall Verse 20. This I remember and for this my soule Is deeply humbled Verse 21 Yea my heart doth roll And busied seekes what sins doe cause my woe I le not despaire for humble hopes doe grow Verse 22. O the large sea of mercies in the Lord We merit the edge he strikes with back of sword 〈◊〉 (y) Quicquid citra infernum est uitrameritum est his transcendent grace which knows no end 〈◊〉 for our sins he doth not vengeance send 〈◊〉 altâ—erly destroy O mercies rare 〈◊〉 spare not sinning God doth smiting pare Verse 23. So oft as Sun doth every morning rise 〈◊〉 mercâ—es are pâ—esented to our eyes 〈◊〉 faithfull is our God in truth and loveâ— Verse 24. My (z) My lot is falne in a faire place I 〈◊〉 a goodly herit age Psal 16.6 soule hath chosen thee O Lord above Whiles others seeke for wealth ease honours store â—ord thou art my portion I desire no more Therefore I le hope in him in lowest state Verse 25. For God is good to all that on him waite Verse 26. 'T is a good thing and piece of rarest Art 〈◊〉 darne to waite on God with patient heart 〈◊〉 with soule-calming hopes to rest possest â—â—ill Gods saving health be manifest Verse 27. 'T is good our shoulders be inur'd betime 〈◊〉 beare Gods yoke even in our youthly prime â—arly acquaintance with Gods scourging hand â—â—â—â—ns his servants makes them understand Verse 28. He sits alone with silence bolts his lips 〈◊〉 bursting out into impatient sits 〈◊〉 why such burthens he has borne before Verse 29. Therefore he 's (a) The godly in afflictions ponit in pulvereos suum as 〈◊〉 but the ungodly ponit in coelum os suum Psal 73.9 silent hopes God wil restore Verse 30. Unto the smiting hand he gives his cheeke 〈◊〉 filled with reproaches doth not seeke â—ny revenge Verse 31. This comfort he doth gather 〈◊〉 may correct but casts not off for ever Verse 32. For some short time his Saints are tried with grief 〈◊〉 then Gods tender heart beyond beliefe 〈◊〉 ravells with paine deliverance to send 〈◊〉 endlesse mercy seekes our miseries end Verse 33. Oh how (b) Deus non maestitia afficit ex â—â—orde sâ—e non ex animo Tremel Jun. unwillingly doth our gracious God 〈◊〉 forth his hand to take sins smarting rod â—o scourge rebellious men Verse 34 He hates that might Which â—reades downe thralled captives under feet Verse 35. He doth adhorre unjust oppressione all When greatnesse brib'd causes right causes fall Verse 36. Against all such he sets his hand and heart Who doe the poore in rightfull cause subvert Verse 37 What are mens words decrees but wind sand Things onely come to passe by Gods command Verse 38. What punishing evill or what pleasing good Meet we withall which comes not all from God Both come at his decree Verse 39. O men moâ—â— vaine Why dâ—e ye murmure or at all complaine No bitter draughts vex us without within Which first we did not brew and tunne in sin Verse 40. Let us then in ou sufferings search and try What sins in heart or life doe cherisht lie Verse 41. Turning to God with lift up hands heart Praying the Father in heaven to ease our smart Verse 42. We Lord have sinn'd with great rebellion Thou scourgest us with sharp correction Thou spar'st us not Verse 43. But in thy angry mood Thou smitest â—â—yest coverest us with bloud Yea thou excâ—udest pity Verse 44. When our prayers Are climb'd up to the top of heavenly staires Hoping by this ascent to finde thy grace Then dost thou not asient but hid'st thy face Masked with angers cloud O miseâ—ies masse When our poor prayers to Gods eare may not passe Verse 45. We 〈◊〉 counted base by vilest raffe of men Refuse and rubbish is our best esâ—eeme Verse 46. Our eâ—emies all have opd their mouth as large Venting reproaches with a full discharge Verse 47. Where is our safety here feare there a snare Woes and astations our best neighbours are Verse 48. Mine (c) Oh that my head were waters and mine eyes afountaine of teares that I might weepe 〈◊〉 and night for the slaine of the daughter of my people Jer. 9.1 eyes are full with briny-streaming tears Because my peoples judgement beats mine cares Verse 49. Mine eyes gutter my cheekes I never cease Nor intermit my moane for Zions case Verse 50. Untill from heaven the Lord cast piteous eye Upon my people in their misery Verse 51. Mine heart affects mine eyes mine eyes my heart 〈◊〉 in this wretched consort know their part 〈◊〉 daughters of my City to deplore Verse 52. Like (d) At when one doth hunt a Partridge in the mountaines 1 Sam. 26.20 Psal 11.1 Fly aâ—◠〈◊〉 to your mountaine weake-wing'd bird so am I chased 〈◊〉 my fierce foes and guiltlesse without crime 〈◊〉 â—â—wk for harmlesse dove the clouds doth climbe Verse 53. I lie in dungeons bottome as one dead With ponderous pressing stones upon me laid 〈◊〉 strangle hopes of life Verse 54. I 'am drown'd gone 〈◊〉 plenty (e) Great afflictions are commonly compared to great waters and waâ—â—â— flands Psal 42.7 Psal 69.1 2. Psal 124.4 5. of waters have my head o're-flowne Which made me say Lord thou hast done enough How am I perisht I am quite cut off Verse 55. Yet in the dungeon deep Lord I did pray â—nd call'd upon thy name Verse 56. Turne not away â—â—ine eare from my sad sighes deep-breathed cries know thou heard'st me O let comfort rise Verse 57. Yea Lord I gather hopes for when I prayed â—hou didst draw neere and say be not affraid Verse 58. The causes of my soul thou hast pleaded well â—nd hast redeem'd my life from lowest Hell Verse 59. O Lord thou knowest my wrongs injuries 〈◊〉 and up for me and judge mine enemies Verse 60. I doe appeale for witnesse to thine eyes â—ho saw their busie thoughts alwayes deviseâ— â—â—ngeance and malice Verse 61. (f) Thou hast knowne my reproach and my 〈◊〉 and my dishonour all mine adversaries are before thee Psal 69 19 Their reproaches al â—â—ine eares have heard which they on me let fall Verse 62. What their curst lips did vent who ' gainst me rose 〈◊〉 plots their hearts invent O Lord thou knows â—hold their sitting downe for to conspire 〈◊〉 rifing up to act what they desire 〈◊〉 their musicke their best dish at feasts â—â—on my broken head to breake some jests â—â—ey call on minstrels when they merry be â—â—â—'s heare the Song of Zions misery â—â—rusalems last good night That pleasant stroke 〈◊〉 enemies sorrowes will our sorrowes choke Verse 64. Render to them O Lord a recompence According to their deeds and bad intents Verse
65. Lay on their wicked hearts thy hardning curse That they may daily grow from ill to worse Verse 66. Lord in thy wrath destroy them be they driven From all abiding undercope of Heaven Verse 1. I Am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath Verse 2. He hath led me and brought me into derknes but not into light Verse 3. Surely against me is he urned he turneth his hand against me all the day Verse 4. My flesh my skin hath he made old he hath broken my bones Verse 5. He hath builded against me and compassed me with gall and traoell Verse 6. He hath set me in darke places as they that be dead of old Verse 7. He hath hedged me about that I cannot getout he hath made my chaine heavy Verse 8. Also when I cry and shout shutteth out my prayer Verse 9. He hath enclosed my way with hewen stone he hath made my pathes crooked Verse 10. He was unto me as a bear lying in waite and as a Lion in secret places Verse 11. He hath turned aside my wayes and pulled me in peeces he hath made me desolate Verse 12. He hath bent his bow and seâ— me as a marke for the arrow Verse 13. He hath caused the arrower 〈◊〉 his quiver to enter into my reâ—â—â— Verse 14. I was a derision to all my people and their song all the day Verse 15. He hath filled me with bitternesse he hath made me drunken with wormewood Verse 16. He hath also broken my teeth with gravell stones he hath covered me with ashes Verse 17. And thou hast removed my soule farre off from peace I forget prosperity Verse 18. And I said My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord. Verse 19. Remembring mine affliction my misery the wormwood the gall Verse 20. My soulhe hath them still in remembrance and is humbld in me Verse 21. This I recall to my minde therefore have I hope Verse 22. It is of the Lords mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions faile not Verse 23. They are new every morning great is thy faithfulnesse Verse 24. The Lord is my portion saith my soule therefore will I hope in him Verse 25. The Lord is good unto them that waite for him to the soule that seeketh him Verse 26. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly waite for the sovation of the Lord. Verse 27. It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth Verse 28. He sitteth alone and keepeth silence because he hath borne it upon him Verse 29. He putteth his mouth in the dust if so be there may be hope Verse 30. He giveth his cheeke to him that smiteth him he is filled full with reproach Verse 31. For the Lord will not cast off for ever Verse 32. But though he cause griefe yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies Verse 33. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men Verse 34. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth Verse 35. To turn aside the right of aâ—â— before the face of the most High Verse 36. To subvert aman in bi◠〈◊〉 the Lord approveth not Verse 37. Who is he that saith 〈◊〉 commeth to passe when the 〈◊〉 commandeth it not Verse 38. Ous of the mouth of the 〈◊〉 High proceedeth not evill and goâ—â— Verse 39. Wherefore doth a living 〈◊〉 complaine a man for the punishmâ—â— of his sinnes Verse 40 Let us search and try our 〈◊〉 and turne againe to the Lord. Verse 41. Let us loft up our heart 〈◊〉 our hands unto Gods the heâ—â—â—â— Verse 42. We bout trausgressed and 〈◊〉 rebelled thâ—n hast not pardoned Verse 43. Thou best covered with anâ— and persâ—enied us thâ—â— hast slaiâ— thou bast not pitied Verse 44. Thou hast covered thy self wâ—â—â— a cloud that our prayer should 〈◊〉 passe thorow Verse 45. Thou hast made us at the 〈◊〉 scouring and refuse in the â—â—idst the people Verse 46. All our enemies have opâ—â—â— their mouthes against us Verse 47. Feare and asnare is come up us desolation and destruction Verse 48. Mine eye ranneth down 〈◊〉 rivers of water for the destruction the danghter of my people Verse 49. Mine eye trickleth down 〈◊〉 ceaseth not without any inter missâ—â— Verse 50. Till the Lord looke down 〈◊〉 behold from heaven Verse 51. Mine eye assecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city Verse 52. Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird without cause Verse 53. They have cut off my life in the dungeon and cast a stone upon me Verse 54. Waters flowed over mine head then I said I am cut off Verse 55. I called upon thy name O Lord out of the low dungeon Verse 56. Thou hast heard my voyced hide not thy eare at my breathing at my cry Verse 57. Thou drewest neere in the day that I called vpon thee Thou saidest Peare not Verse 58. O Lord thou hast pleaded the causes of my soule thou hast redcemed my life Verse 59. O Lord thou hast seene my wrong judge thou my cause Verse 60. Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me Verse 61. Thou hast heard their reproach O Lord and all their imaginations against me Verse 62. The lips of those that rose up against me and their device against me all the day Verse 63. Behold their sitting down and their rising up I am their musicke Verse 64. Render unto them a recompence O Lord according to the worke of their hands Verse 65. Give them sorrow of heart thy curse unto them Verse 66. Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the Lord. CHAP. IIII. Verse 1. HOw (g) Such a question for degenerating by sin as this by affliction is that of Esay 1.21.22 How is the faithfull city c. is the gold of Zions glorious frame Grown dim and dark not meriting the name Of mettals monarch That which gilded was With star-like burnisht gold how dull as brasse Yeelding no glistring lustre to the eye Is it become the heavenly Sanctuary Cast downe in every street may finde her stones Verse 2. Jerusalems children the most precious ones Passing all pearles for price for beauty gold How are they now as cheape as pitchers sold Esteem'd as Potters ware Verse 3. Can any kind Of Earths or Oceans Animals be unkind And cruell as the daughter of Zion is Like (h) See Job 39 14 15 16. Contentions there are about this word Ostrich some will have it struthio some â—â—culus some Strix Vide Cornel. a lap Tarn In Thren Ierem. hardned Ostrich in the wildernesse That doth her new hatch'd young forget forsake Yet the Sea-calves as carefull dammes doe take Piteous affection hold dugs to their young Verse 4. But here the sucking-child with glued tongue To roofe of mouth dry'd up with thirst doth cry Younglings yell out for bread ready to die With
daughter of Zion he poured out his fury like fire Verse 5. The Lord was an enemy he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up al her palaces he hath destroyed his strong holds hath inâ—reased in the daughter of Iudamourning lamentation Verse 6. And he hath violently taken away his Tabernacle as if it were of a garden he hath destroyed his places of the assembly the Lord hath caused the solemn Feasts Sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the King and the priest Verse 7. The Lord hath cast off his Altarâ— he hath abhorred his Sanctuary he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces they have made a noyse in the house of the Lord as in the day of a solemne feast Verse 8. The Lord hath purpased to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zâ—on he hath stretched out a line the hath not withdrawne his hand from destroying therefore he made the rampart and the wall to laâ—ent they languished together Verse 9. Her gates â—re sunle into the ground he hath destroyed and brolen her barres her King and her Princes are among the Gentiles the lawis no more her Prophets also fiâ—d no vâ—sion from the Lord. Verse 10. The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground and leepsilence they have cast up dust upon their beads hey have girded themselveâ— with sacloloâ—th the virgins of Ierusalem hang down their heads to the ground Verse 11. Mine eyes do faile with tears my bowâ—s are troubled my liver is so â—râ—d â—pâ—n the earth for the destruction of the daughter of my people because the children the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city Verse 12. They say to their mothers Where is corn and wâ—n when they swâ—ned as the wounded in the sireets of the city when their settle was powâ—red out into their mothers bâ—some Verse 13. What thing shall I take to witnesse for thee what thing shal I liken to thee O daughter of Ierusalem what shall I equall to thee thâ—â— I may comfort thee O virgin daughter of Zion for thy breach is great like the Seaâ— who can heal thee Verse 14. Thy Prophets have seene vaine aâ—d fâ—olish things for thee and they have not discovered thine iniquity to turne away thy captivity but have seen for thee fase burdens and causes of banishment Verse 15. All that passe by clap their hands at thee â—â—y visse and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem saying Is this the City that men call the perfection of beauty the jay of the whole earth Verse 16. All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee they hisse and gnash the teath they say We have swallowed her up certainely this is the day that we looked for wee have found we have seenâ—t Verse 17. The Lord hath done that which he had devised bee hath fulsâ—â—e his wâ—â—d that he had commanded in the dayes of old hee hath throwne downe and hath not pitied and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoyce over thee he hath set up the horne of thine adversaries Verse 18. Their heart cryed unto the Lord O waâ—l of the daughter of Zion let teares run downe like a river day and night give thy selfe no rest let not the apple of thine eyes cease Verse 19. Arise cry out in the night in the beginning â—f the watches ponâ—râ— out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord lift up thine hands toward him for the life of thy young children that faint for hunger in the top of every street Verse 20. Behold O Lord and coâ—sider to whom thou hastâ—d me this shall the women eat their fruit and children of aspan long shall the Priest and the Prophet be slaine in the Sanctuary of the Lord. Verse 21. The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword thou hast slaine them in the day of thy anger thou hast killed and not pitied Verse 22. Thou hast called as in a solemne day by terrours round about so that in the day of the Lords anger none escaped nor remained those that I have swadled brought up hath mine enemy consumed CHAP. III. Verse 1. I Am (s) I the that of christ A man of sorrowes ordeâ—quaiâ—ted with griefe Esay 53 the son of sorrowes who have seen Afflictions Center and sore schoold have been Under Gods stinging red Verse 2. From lightsom walks I am brought to sullen darknesse obscure vaults Depriv'd of joyes of all eye-cheering light Verse 3. Surely ' gainst me God turns himselfe to fight Under his heavy hand I daily groane Verse 4. My wrizzeld skin neighbours too neer the bone My wrinkled face and flesh my age belie Crowne old with griefe not years My bones do lie Scatteâ—d and broken Verse 5. He has built a wall ' Gainst me my ease is paine my sweets are gall Verse 6. Cles'd up in cells of darknesse am I laid Like those whom death long since hath prisoners made Verse 7. When I would scape crosse to my hopes I finde An high thorn (r) I will bedge up her 〈◊〉 with thornes and make a wall that she shall not finde her pathes Hosea 3.6 hedge where with the Lord dab binde And keep me in Verse 8. A heavy chaine I beare Then doe I cry and shout but where 's Gods care He shuts out all my prayers Verse 9. Stops up my way With hewen stones yea all my pathes that lay So straight are crooked made Verse 10. Like hungry Bear Or (u) Thou huntest me as a fierce Lion Job 10.16 greedy Lion lurking close to teare And seise upon some prey he watcht for me Verse 11. I walke in uncouth pathes compell'd to flee Peece-meale heâ—ent me tore me in his hate Then leaves me to my selfe most desolate Verse 12. With (w) He hath taken me by the necke and â—â—ken me to peeces he hath set me up for his marke Job 16.12 full bent bow he aimes at me too Sets me for marke nor doth he misse the white Verse 13. O how his arrowes doe increase my paines Fixing their Iron teeth even in my reines Verse 14. To all my people I am made (x) Fio repente fabula ludibrium chriosae sum tabernae cantio Buchâ—nanus I became aproverbe unto them I was phesong of the drunkards Psal 69.11 12. a scorne And subject of their songs whiles I doe mourne They rime all day upon me Verse 15. Drunken sots Would practise temperance at my wormwood pots And bitter cups which I have drunke so sore As staggering full now I can beare no more Verse 16. Even as with gravell stones my teeth are broke I 'am roll'd in ashes choakt with dust and smoake Verse 17. Thou hast divorc'd a lovely-linked paiâ—e My soule and peace my prosperous dayes to faire Are quite remov'd drow'nd in oblivion Verse 18. That I am forc'd to
equity right and wrong Aiding weake poore against oppressors strong Now all the seaâ—ts are empty no furr'd gowne Or scarlet robe lifts up right cause cast downe The sportfull youth which made the streets resound With (y) A signe of de solation it is when in a city there is heard no voyce of harpers musicians or pipers Rev. 〈◊〉 musick now lament all mirth is drown'd Never a merry twang of harp or lute Is heard the stroke of sorrow strikes all mute Verse 15. Our hearts and joy break off acquaintance all Our dance is done to mâ—uâ—ning now we fall Verse 16. The (z) The glory and excellency of a people is somâ—ties called cornu somtimes coronâ— Prov. 49 Esay 28. 〈◊〉 Ezek. 16.12 Phil. 4 1. 1 Thes 2 19. erowne of glory which adorn'd our head Is falne and with it all our glory fled Woe woe to us whose sins create this crosse Of miseries highest gaine joyes dâ—â—pest losse Verse 17. For this â—ur heart is faint this dims our eye Weeping and waiting long for remedy Verse 18. Alas poore Zion who can spare his eyes Seeing how desâ—late thy mâ—untaine lies Where best of men frequented now the beasts And â—avening (a) A desolate place is called a habitation for foxes Psal 63.10 becauâ—â— they and other beasts that are hunted doe not ordinaâ—ily haunt places where men doe frequently live 〈◊〉 converse Foxes make their dens and nests Verse 19. Such is the fickle state of humane things Compos'd of mutables where each day brings Exchanging passages of joy and sorrow This dayes successe excesse of griefe to morrow But Lord thou dost remaine the same for ever (b) I am the Lord I change not therefore ye sons of Iacob are not consumed Mal 3 6 Immutable and changelesse altogether Thou hast a stable kingdome steddy throne Lasting beyond last generation Verse 20. Why dost thou Lord shut up thy gates of love For ever Shall we never once more prove Thy truth and goodnesse Canst thou so forsake Us like to strangers and no notice take Verse 21. Return O (c) 〈◊〉 nob is tihi nos Deus ô converte preeamur Make us glad according to the dayes wherein thou hast 〈◊〉 flicted us and the yeares wherein we have seen evill psal 90 15 Lord turn our hearts to thee And thine to us so shall we turned be Renew those dayes of peace we had before O let thy grace thy servants now restore Verse 22. But O our dying hopes thy vengefull wrath Quite casts us off Lord make us live by faith Verse 1. REmember O Lord what is come upon us consider and behold our reproach Verse 2. Our inheritance is turned unto strangers our houses to aliants Verse 3. We are oâ—phanes and fatherlesse our mothers are as widowes Verse 4. We have dâ—unken our water for money our wood is sold unto us Verse 5. Our necks are under persecution we labour and have no rest Verse 6. We have given the hand to the Egyptians and to the Assyrians to be satisfied with bread Verse 7. Our fathers have sinned and are not and we have borne their inquity Verse 8. Servants have ruled over us there is none that doth deliver us our of their hand Verse 9. Wee gate our bread with the â—erill fâ—our lives because of the wildernesse Verse 10. Our skin wash â—acke like an oven because of the terriâ—le famine Verse 11. They ravished the women in Zion and the maides in the cities of Iudah Verse 12. Printes are hanged up by their hand the fares of the Elders were not honoured Verse 13. They tooke the young men to grinde and the children fâ—ll under the wood Verse 14. The Elders have ceased from the gate the young men from their musicke Verse 15. The joy of our heart is â—â—â—â—sed our dance is turned into mâ—â—â—ning Verse 16. The crown is fallen from 〈◊〉 head Woe unto us that wee 〈◊〉 sinned Verse 17. For this our heart is faiâ—â— for these things our eyes are dimâ—â—â—â— Verse 18. Because of the mountaine 〈◊〉 Zion which is desolate the 〈◊〉 wake upon it Verse 19. Thou O Lord remainâ—â— for ever thy throne from generation to generation Verse 20. Wherefore dost thou forgâ—â— us for ever and forsake us so loâ—â— time Verse 21. Turne thou us unto thee 〈◊〉 Lord and we shall be turned 〈◊〉 our dayes as of old Verse 22. But thou hast utterly rejected us thou art very wroth againâ—â— us FINIS
A BOTTLE OF HOLY TEARS OR Jeremies Threnes and Lamentations for Israels misery and Ierusalems woefull desolation Metrically and Metaphrastically laid out in Verse explaining plainely the meaning of the Prophet in his lamenting Phrases Very suitable for these times wherein we have a call every day to learne the Lesson of Englands Lamentation Warre and Plague having made a strong entrance into divers parts of the Land and leane Famine and Desolation knocking at the doore for entrance Therefore said I looke away from me I will weep bitterly labour not to comfort me because of the spoyling of the daughter of my people Esay 22.4 Consider ye and call for the mourning-women and send for the cunning-women that they may come and teach your daughters wailing and every one her neighbour Lamentation Jer. 9.17 19. YORKE Printed by Tho. Broad 1645. To the godly Reader that understands what these times are and practises Jeremies Lamentations with a sorrowing and sensible heart IN that day said the Prophet Esay Esay 22.12 did the Lord God of hostes call to weeping and to mourning and to baldnesse and to girding with sackcloth in this day he calls for the same for this is the day of Iacobs trouble What he calls for these Verses as blacke as the Inke they are writ withall calls for also Nazian 1. pacificat Nazianzen confesses he never read these lamenting lines of Ieremy but with a lamenting heart and with overflowing teares in his eyes Not onely Ieremies but ours are lamentable dayes and doe challenge our Threnodies and mourning Verses We have our sorrowfull Doctor Ieremy and the Doctrine is our owne or the Application rather comes home to us our Jerusalem being on a fire our Temples waste our Elders and Prophets gone into Captivity our Magistrates none to be found sitting in the gates our Merchants are weary of the Land and say it is more tempestuous then the sea they beare dust and ashes upon their heads our Virgines are defloured by an heard of Goates Rachel weepes for her children and will not be comforted because they are not Every one eates the flesh of his owne arme Manasseh is against Ephraim and Ephraim against Manasseh and both against Iudah O the cruell and unmercifull dealings of the men of these dayes as if it were not onely true that the English were not onely gone to live among the Cannibals in New-England but a Colony of Cannibals were brought thence to devoure and banquet with mans flesh in Old-England O Lord to us belongeth confusion of face to our Kings to our Princes and to our Fathers because we have sinned against thee Dan. 9.8 If there were true judgement given of our calamities what they are it might be resolved thus and that justly that the iniquity of the Throne the Inxurie of the Palates the oppressions of the Tribunals the prophanenesse of the Sanctuary the ungodlinesse of the street and market are all met together in one and have called forth the justice of God to plague us and to be revenged on such a Nation as this Wee have heard of fours great judgements the Lord threatens to great sinners wilde beasts and those we have belluine brutish and bitter men that need not learne in the wildernesse but set up a Lecture in the desert to the Tygers and Leopards to teach them to destroy and â—eare in pieces and for the other three limos lointos and polemos Famine Plague and War woe unto us that we have sinned they have said of the Land Here will we dwell for we have a delight therein The Lord teach us the lesson of these dayes to lament and turne unto him O all you carelesse soules that passe by that have some ease and quiet when all the Land is steeped in bitternesse and lies in the breach of the wrath of the Almighty how can you goe with such a dry Summer in your eyes Is it nothing to you that the Land mourns the Church hangs up her Harp on the Willow trees Sion sorrowes England and Ireland are bidding farewell to their broken hartstrings behold and see if there be any sorrow like Englands sorrow wherewith the Lord hath afflicted her in the day of his fierce wrath Come and vie teares with the weepers bow your heads and eyes to the wounded that having part in her sorrowes when she findes comfort you may challenge a part in her joyes For as none could goe into the Temple of Honour but they must passe thorow the Temple of Vertue so certainly it will come to passe that none shall enter into the glorious Temple of the Churches joy but they that goe thorow the closet of mourning earnestly bewailing both our sins â—say 66.10 and Gods peoples sufferings Rejoyce with Jerusalem and be glad with her all ye that love her Rejoyce for joy with her all ye that mourne for her To this purpose I have plainly and simply set upon my owne heart and laboured to strike fire with Ieremies flint and steele that some of his compassionate sorrow might take hold on me in the midst of the passions of the Lords inheritance and doe thinke the endeavour Nahum 2.7 â—â—ck 7.16 be it never so meane honest and good in calling upon others to learne to be Doves tabring upon their breasts and mourning in the vallies The Prophets meaning I have followed with a Metricall and Metaphrasticall interpretation sometimes taking a Poeticall license to be more large but alwayes following the Propheticall sense Nor is it strange that Lamentation should be in Verse and Poetry the Prophet writ it so in Hebrew meeter spending foure Alphabets of Hebrew Letters Hiâ—râ—â— Epist 115. ad Paulam Vrbi somewhat like the 119. Ps l me about it the manner of Verse inost resembling a Trimeter Sapphicke Why not sorrow in Verse when Davids Penitentiall full of the wormewood of repentance in ' 51. Psalme was vented in mournfull Poetry and had more water of godly sorrow in it then the spring had Elementary water in which Bathshebah bathed If from this Prophets Threnes Pelusi epist 298. Lib. 1. Lucae Câ—nobiarchae who was prophetoon polypâ—â—thestatos the most calamitous of all the Prophets I shall but gaine some few hearts with holy and sorrowing sense by compassion to lament the passions of the Lords people I shall rejoyce because wet seed carried out has a promise of sheaves to be reaped and brought home triumphantly The Verse is neither Scenicall nor Cynicall but plaine and passionate Lacbrymosae pâ—â—mata puppi Pers Mat. 5. Esâ—y 57.18 not Martials Verse to breake the Diaphragme with laughter but like Puppius his Verse the Cloth and Fringe all teares Englands state is sinfull and mourfull the Lord teach us tomourne that the next Message we have from the Lord may be that of Christ Blessed are you that mourne for you shall be comforted I will restore comforts to you and to the Mourners Of the Name the Argument the Book and the
vile Verse 12. Is it nothing to you all ye that passe by behold and see if there be any sorrow like to my sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the Lord hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce wrath Verse 13. From above hath he sent fire into my bones and it prevaileth against them be hath spread a net for my feet he hath turned me backe he hath made me desolate and faint all the day Verse 14. The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand â—â— they are wreathed come up upon my necke he hath made my strength to fall the Lord hath delivered me into their hands from whom I shall not be able to rise up Verse 15. The Lord hath trâ—dden under foâ—â— all my mith men in the mad lest 〈◊〉 the hath called an assembly against me 〈◊〉 crush my 〈…〉 The Lord 〈◊〉 〈…〉 righter of 〈…〉 Verse 16. 〈…〉 with 〈…〉 that shou 〈…〉 far from me 〈◊〉 children are desolate bee 〈◊〉 the enemy yâ—evâ—nled Verse 17. Zion sâ—ea leth forth her hands there is name to comfore her the Lord hath commanded concerning Iacob that his adversaries shâ—uld be round about him Ierusalem is as a menstruous woman among them Verse 18. The Lord is righteous for I have rebelled against his commandement heare I pray you all people and behold my sorrow my virginis and my young men are gone into captivity Verse 19. I called for my lovers but they deceived me my Priests and mine Elders gave up the ghost in the city while they sought their meat to relieve their soules Verse 20. Behold O Lord for 〈◊〉 I in distresse my bowels are troubled mine heart is turned within me for I have grievously rebelled abroad the sword hereâ—â— veth at home there is death Verse 21. They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me all mine enemiâ—s have heard of my trouble they are glad that thou hast done it thou will bring the day that thou hast called and they shall be like unâ—â— me Verse 22. Let all their wickednesse come before thee and doe unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions for my sighs are many and my heart it faint CHAP. II. Verse 1. WIth what a duskie cloak of foggie cloud Is Zion clad which doth her glory shroud And tenebâ—ize her beames The angry Lord Hath kickt her down from Heaven as one abhor'd Shee now lies soyl'd in dust whom once right well Each tongue did stile the Beauty of Israel In wrath he doth forget and cleane forsake His goodly (h) The Arke of the covenant is called gods footstoole 1 chron 28 2 Psalme 132 7 It is called his drength and his glory Psalme 78 61 footstoole He doth riddance make Verse 2. Of Jacobs stock which issued from him They are â—wallowed up without all pitying Judahs strong holds he hath battered to ground Defil'd their kingdome and their King discrown'd Verse 3. His peoples flourishing (i) Whatsoever is strong and high and excollent it is called an horne in Scripture It is drawne from â—easts whose hornes are theiâ— strength and are their ornament Horne of David Psalme 132 Horne of salvation Luke 1 69 horne on high set up In anger is all broke asunder cut His strong right hand of nations so well knowne For Israels onely help is now withdrawne Round about Jacob his fiery fury burnes Like raging flame it all to ashes turnes Verse 4. The Lord as man of war his bow hath bent Whence never frustrate arrow yet was sent Zions most excellent ones joy to the eye Once to behold them now in dust doe lie Brought downe and slaine by his most mighty hand Whose wrath like fire is powrâ—d out on the Land Verse 5. Israels palaces forts are all destroy'd Quite swallow'd up so much as erc she joy'd Shee sorrowes now Poore Judahs common song Are mournfull Threnes and Lamentation Verse 6. He hath remov'd his Tabernacle thence With violent hand the lands securest fence Now it s a hedglesse garden Empty voyd Are places of assemblies lately cloy'd And surfetting with throngs so many guests Did come to celebrate her holy Feasts These Sabbaths * Malè isti populo accidit ubi Sabbatha Sabbathum habent Levit 26 43 solemne dayes are now forgot Both Kings and Priests are ceas'd whose holy lot Was Altar-service these despis'd are gone Remov'd by God in indignation Verse 7. The Altar is cast off and Sanctuary Abhor'd the palaces given to th' enemy When (k) qui non audiunt attente concionem verbi Dei sonantem coguntut audire militem bombarbâ tonantem Tarnovius in locum pious soules on solemne dayes before In the Lords house did meet for to adore They gave an heavenly sound in Psalmes and praise There now alas the roaring enemies raise An impious heathenish â—oyse like that for sound But not for sense oâ— harmony To the ground Verse 8. Zions faire walls must fall the Lord hath past His purpose for it Yea his line is cast And stretch't upon 't his hand he doth not turne From utter ruine He hath taught to (l) Ier 14 2 See Ioel 1 10 12 Where when the field is wasted the land mourneth mourne The walls and ramparts as if they had sense To tune sad ditties for foes violence Verse 9. Both gates bars are broke and sunk in ground Yea all her Kings and Princes wander round The Gentiles Countrey Holy Law 's no more (m) Dicunt Rabbini prophetia neque inter tristitiam ne que inter pigritiam habitat prophetia cessat tempore persecutiones exilii Moses Maimonid in more Nevochin Prophets want visions which they had before Verse 10. Zions grave Elders (n) Manner of mourners to cover their heads with dust ashes as it were confessing they are not worthy to live and worthy to be laid in the graves and have dust thrownâ—on them on the earth are laid And earth is laid on them for every head Is crown'd with ashes dust all silent sad â—ackcloth is th' only Robe wherewith they are clad Jerusalems virgins ripe with griefe and feares Walk with down hanging heads like ripened eares Verse 11. O eyes your welsprings fail and watry store My troubled bowels within are panged sore My (o) He cleaveth my reiâ—es asunder and doth not spare hee powreth cut my gall upon the ground Iob 16.13 If I enter into the city then behold them that are sick with â— amine Ieâ— 14 1â— liver as liquor is powr'd out on the earth Because so great a famine murderous dearth Doth on the daughter of my people lie The silly sucklings famisht faint and die In every street their little corps lie spread Verse 12. They cry upon their mothers give us bread We pine we perish who will our hunger stay One drop of wine to queneh our thirst we pray Poore babes in vaine do cry and pule and crave Whiles mothers want to give what they would have