spot in joy exceeding great To God our Saviour only Wise be glory Majestie Dominion Power now and ay Amen so let it be PART II. â—ong 5.6 â—ph 3. â—8 19 â—ong â— 3 Gen. 3. â—5 Gen. 22 â—â— Gen. 48 â—6 â—en 49 â— â—ers 18. CHRIST altogether lovely is His lov 's breadth length depth height Passeth all knowledge Come dive in this depth of all delight Christ's Name is ointment poured out He is the womans seed Who 's heel the serpent bruis'd but He did bruise the serpents head Abrahams blessed seed in whom all nations blessed be The Angel who did Iacob from all ill redeem and free Shiloh to whom the gathering of people should be throng The Lords salvation for whom Iacob did wait and long â—xod â— 2 The Angel who out of the bush to Moses did appear Into a flame most wonderfull of not consuming fire The bush did burn yet was not burnt The fire doth burn not crush Deut. â—3 16 The Church because of His good will who dwelt into the bush And this is he of whom the Lord to Israel did say * Exod. â—3 20 Behold an Angel I do send before thee in the way To keep thee and to bring thee to the place prepar'd by Me. Beware of Him obey His voice provoke Him not for He Will not forgive thy trespasses for in him is my Name But if thou shalt indeed His voice hear and obey the same And do all that I speak I will be to thine enemies An enemy th'adversarie of thy adversaries And this is He concerning whom Moses did prophesie Deut. 18.15 The Lord thy God he said shal raise a Prophet unto thee From thy brethren out of the midst of thee like unto me To Him shall every one of you hearken attentivelie Ioshua 5.13 The Captain of IEHOVAH'S host Behold him he doth stand With his sword drawen out and held in His Almighty hand Ioshuah prostrat worships Him and ready to obey His will enquires What doth my Lord unto his servant say Thy shoe loose from thy foot because the place where thou dost stand Is holy said the Lord and he obeyed that command Iob 19.23 Iob wisheth that his words were writ and printed in a book Grav'n with an iron pen and lead for ever in the Rock That my Redeemer lives said he I know and understand And that He at the latter day upon the earth shall stand And though after my skin the worms this body do destroy Yet in my flesh I shall see God and his presence enjoy Whom mine eyes shal behold and whom I for my self shall see And not another though my reins consum'd within me be He 's Davids Seed Son Lord in whom the Kingdom doth endure For ever this true David did make Davids mercies sure Sam. â— 5 The Psalmist sweet near death did sing The Lord with me hath made An everlasting covenant in all things ordered And sure this and this only is all my salvation All my desire O how he lov'd to harp this string upon Hear some sweet notes of these sweet Psalms which do concern the King That by some lines ye may be mov'd these Psalms throughout to sing 〈◊〉 2.6 〈◊〉 8.4 â—b 2. Yet notwithstansting I have him to be my King c. Then say I what is man that he remembred c. 〈◊〉 14.7 O who is he who Israels salvation will give From out of Sion when the Lord brings back and doth relieve His peoples sad captivity Iacob shall joyfullie Exult and Israel shall then most glad and chearful be â—s 16. â— â—s 22. â—6 Before me still the Lord I set sith it is so c. For dogs have compast me about the wicked that did meet In their assembly me inclos'd they pierc'd my hands and feet Ps 40.5 Ps 45.1 O Lord my God full many are the wonders c. My heart boils up a goodly thing my works c. Ps 68.18 Thou hast O Lord most glorious ascended up c. While you the Song for Solomon do sing think all along That Solomon's the Shade but Christ the Substance of the Song Ps 72.17 Ps 89.19 Ps 110.1 Ps 118 22. His name for ever shall endure last like the Sun it shall c. In vision to thy holy One thou saidst c. The Lord did say unto my Lord sit thou at my rjght hand c. That stone is made head corner stone which builders c. Behold in Solomons Proverbs Wisdom speaks Here is One In Wisdom infinite more wise and great than Solomon Prov. 8.22 In the beginning of his way the Lord possessed me Before his works of old I was ev'n from eternitie Set up from the beginning ere earth was or depths profound I was brought forth ere fountains were in waters which abound Before the mountains setled were before the hills was I Brought forth ere He had made the eâ— or fields or part most hy Of the dust of the World. When He the heavens did prepare And set acompass on the face of the depth I was there When He established the clouds and fountains of the depth He strength'ned when He to the Sea gave his command to keep That the waters thereof should not pass beyond His command When He the earths foundations appointed firm to stand Then I was by Him one brought up with Him and His delight I daily was rejoycing still before Him in His sight And in the habitable part of His earth I ev'n then Rejoyced still and My delights were with the sons of men Now therefore O ye children hear and listen unto Me For blessed are they who do keep my wayes observantlie Instruction hear and be ye wise and do it not refuse Blest is the man that heareth Me and doeth daily use To watch at my gates waiting doth at my doors posts remain For who finds Me finds life and shall the Lords favour obtain But he who doth against Me sin this doth his madness prove Wrongs his own soul every one who hates me death doth love This Song of Songs that 's Solomons is set all songs above Because it sings so much of Christ His loveliness and Love. Christs Spirit in the Prophets speaks of Him they prophesie Isaiah in his vision did him most clearly see Isa 4.2 In that day shall IEHOVAH'S Branch beautie and glory be Most beautiful and glorious in the highest degree And th' earths fruit shall be lifted up on high it shall excell And comely be for those who be the ' scap'd of Israel Isa 7.14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give to you a wondrous sign Behold a virgin shall conceive and forth a Son shall bring And shall his Name Immanuel call O Name most precious Mat. 1.23 Isa 9.6 Which sayes that God in Christ God-man is God with and for us For unto us a child is born a Son giv'n graciouslie Is to us and the Government shall on His shoulder
excellencie Th' Eternal God is thy refuge to which thou may resort And the arms everlasting are underneath to support 1 Sam. 2.1 My heart rejoiceth in the Lord mine horn's exalted hie In IEHOVAH my mouth 's enlarg over mine enemie Because in thy salvation I do rejoice there 's none Holy as is IEHOVAH for besides Thee there 's not one Nor like our God is any rock let not your talk exceed In pride and let not arrogance out of your mouth proceed Because IEHOVAH is a God of knowledge infinite And by him actions weighed are strong mens bows broke are quite And they that stumbled being weak with strength are gift about They who were full now for their bread themselves have hired out And they did cease that hungry were so that the barren bare Sev'n and she waxed weak who had of children greater store The Lord doâ—h kill and makes alive brings down to the graves ditch And bringeth up again The LORD makes poor and maketh rich He bringeth low and lifteth up He raiseth when he will The poor out of the dust and He lifts up from the dunghill The begger to set them among the Princes and to make Them as their own inheritance the throne of glory take Because the pillars of the earth unto the Lord alone Belong and He established the world hath them upon His â—aints feet He will keep and all the wicked silent shall In darkness be for man by strength shall not prevail at all The adversaries of the Lord shall broken be asunder All into pieces out of heav'n He shall upon them thunder The Lord shall judge th' ends of th' earth and to his King appointed He shall give strength and shall exalt the horn of his anointed Sam. 1.22 His people for His great Names sake the Lord will not forsake Because it pleased hath the Lord His People you to make Sam. â— 29 Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent For He is not a man that He should alter his intent 1 Sam. 16.7 The Lord sees not as man does see for man lookes on the eyes The outward shew the Lord he looks on th' heart * Psal 7.9 1 Sam. 17.45 the reins He tries David said to the Philistine Thou comes to me with Sword With spear with Sheild but I to thee in the Name of the Lord The Lord of Hosts come He who is the God of the armies Of Israel whom with disdain thou haughtily defies The Lord he will deliver thee into my hands this day And I will smite thee and will take thine head from thee away And of the Philistean host the carcases this day To Fowls of th' air to earths wild beasts I will give for a prey That all the earth the people all who in the earth do dwel May certainly know that there is a God in Israel And all this great Assembly shall know clearly that the Lord Saveth not nor delivereth with spear nor yet with sword Because the Battel is the Lords who over all commands And he will you deliver up and give into our hands 2 Sam. 7.18 Then went King David in and sat before the Lord and he Said Who am I O LORD GOD and what is my house that me Thou hast brought hitherto And yet this was a thing but smal Into thy sight O Lord God but Thou spoken hast withall Of the house of Thy servant for a great while to come on And is this O Lord God of man the law and fashion And what can David unto Thee say more for thou dost know O Lord thy servant perfectly for thy words sake hast Thou And after Thine own heart prepar'd all this great dignity That to thy servant Thou might make this greatness knowen be ver 26. Wherefore O Lord God thou art great for like Thee there is none Nor is there any God beside Thee Thou art God alone â— Sam. â—â— 2 And let Thy Name be magnifi'd for ever let them tell Saying the Lord of hosts He is God over Israel He said the Lord He is my Rock and He is my Fortress And He is my Deliverer to free me from distress The God of my rock I will trust Him staying Him upon He is my shield and He 's the horn of my Salvation â— Chro. â— 10 My high tower and my refuge to which I for defence Do flee my Saviour Thou me savest from violence And David said Blessed be Thou IEHOVAH the most Hy God of our Father Israel for all eternity Lord Thine the greatness is and pow'r the glory victory Eternitie and unto Thee belongs the Majestie For all in heav'n and earth is Thine the kingdom 's Thine with all O Lord and Thou art as the head exalted above all Riches and honour come of Thee Thou reigns ov'r all in state In Thine hand 's power and might and thine hand it 's to make great And to give strength to all Therefore now our God we to Thee Give thanks and Thy most glorious Naâ— praising we glorifie But who am I what 's my people that we should able be After this sort so willingly to offer unto Thee For all 's of Thee and of Thy own we given have to Thee For we before Thee strangers are and sojourners are we As all our fathers were Our days on earth as shadows glide And there 's no expectation that here we shall abide O Lord our God all this store which We have prepar'd that we ver 17. For thy most holy Name a house to thee might edifie Cometh of Thine hand and is all Thine owen properly I know also my God that Thou the heart dost search and try And as for me in th'uprightness of my heart willingly ver 18. I offer'd all these things and now with gladness I did see Thy people present here to Thee to offer willingly Lord God of Abraham Isaac and Israel who be Our fathers this for ever keep in the imaginations Of the reiterated thoughts and lasting cogitations â— Chro. â— 14 Of the heart of Thy people and Thy peoples hearts to thee Prepare and their prepared heartâ— establish stedfastlie O Lord the God of Israel there is no God like thee Into the heav'n nor in the earth who keepest constantlie ver 18. The covenant and bountie free and mercy keeps in store Vnto thy servants who with all their hearts walk Thee before But O! will God in very deed on earth dwel and remain With men Behold heav'n and the heav'n of heav'ns cannot contain Thee who Incomprehensible art and from Limits free How much less can this house which I have builded unto Thee Nehem. 1.4 Hearing these words I sat down wept and mourned day by day And fasted and before the God of Heaven I did pray â—ers 5. And said I Thee beseech O Lord God of the heaven hie The great God and the terrible who keeps most faithfully The covenant and as in store
thou confortedst me Lo God is my salvation I 'le trust not fear for He who is IAH IEHOVAH alone My strength and Song is also He is my Salvation Therefore ye shall water of life and consolation With joy draw from these many wells which spring salvation And in that day ye shall say praise IEHOVAH call upon His name among the people shew His doings solemnlie Make mention that His glorious Name exalted is on hie Sing to IEHOVAH for He hath excellent stately things Effectuated this in all the earth is known and rings Inhabitant of Zion cry aloud sing shouting hie For great is Israels holy one into the midst of thee Isa 14.27 The Lord of Hosts hath purposed and who null shall it make And His hand now is stretched out and who shall turn it back Isa 17.7 Then shall a man look unto his Maker attentively His eyes to Israels holy One shall look respectfully ver 10. Because thou hast forgot the God of thy salvation And hast not the rock of thy strength minded and thought upon Isa 25 1. O IEHOVAH Thou art my God I 'le thee exalt on hie I 'le praise thy Name for Thou hast doâ— things wonderful that be Thy Counsels faithfulness and truth have been long since of old For Thou a City made an heap that 's in confusion rol'd A ruine of a fenced Town a palace of forraign Strangers of a City which shall never be built again Therefore the mighty people shall O Lord Thee glorifie The Citie of the terrible nations shall fear Thee For Thou hast been unto the poor a strength and a fortress A strength unto the needy one in his pinching distress A refuge from the stormy flood a shadow from the heat When dreadful ones blasts as a flood which ' gainst a wall doth beat Isa 26.3 Thou wilt him keep in perfect peace who 's mind is stay'd on Thee Because he trusts in Thee trust in the Lord perpetuallie Because in IAH IEHOVAH is strength everlasting He Is rock of ages without change the same eternally vers 7. The just's way is uprightnesses Thou who art most upright The righteous mans path as into a ballance tries by weight Isa 18.5 Then shall the Lord of hosts be for a glorious crown to them Who are His peoples remnant for a beautious diadem And for a Sp'rit of Iudgment to Him who in Iudgment seat Sits and for strength to him that turns the Battel to the gate vers 29 This also cometh from the Lord of Hosts his government Who 's wonderful in counsel and in working excellent Isa 29.22 Therefore thus saith the Lord who hath redeemed Abraham Concerning Iacob's house Iacob shal not now suffer shame Neither shall his face now wax pale but when he doeth see His children who my hands works are in midst of him to be My Name they shall then sanctifie and hallow th' holy One Of Iacob and shall fear the God of Israel alone Isa 30.15 Because the Lord God sayeth thus Israels holy One In returning and rest shall ye attain Salvation In quietness and confidence also your strength shall be And ye would not but ye said no for we 'l on horses flee c. vers 18 And therefore will the Lord wait that gracious He may be Vnto you and therefore will He exalted be that He May mercy have on you The Lord takes the best way and time For He 's a God of judgment blest are all that wait for Him. ver 29. The Lord is Israels mighty One He is a rock to them Isa 31.9 His fire 's in Zion His furnace is in Ierusalem Isa 33.21 The glorious Lord will be to us a place that 's broad in space Of rivers streams where no galley with oars shall go apace Nor gallant ship shal pass thereby because the Lord we have Our Iudge Our Lawgiver the Lord 's Our King He will us save Isa 37.16 O Lord who art the Lord of hosts the God of Israel Who on the mercy seat between the cherubims do's dwell Thou art the God ev'n Thou alone and there is none but Thee Of all earths kingdoms Thou hast made the heav'n and earth to be Isa 40.22 Who in the hollow of his hand hath measured about The waters and hath with the span the heav'n metted out And comprehended earths dust in a measure and the high Mountains in scales and little hills did in a balance weigh Who is he that directed hath the Spirit of the Lord Or did as being his counseller teaching to him afford Or with whom did He counsel take and who hath him instructed And in the paths of judgment hath by teaching Him conducted And taught Him knowledge and to Him shew'd understandings way Behold the nations like unto the buckets drop are they Of them as of the ballances small dust account He makes Lo as a very little thing the Islands up He takes Sufficient is not Lebanon to burn the sacrifice Nor can the beasts thereof for one burnt-offering suffice As nothing all the nations before His presence be And counted are to Him less than nothing and vanity To whom then will ye liken God Or what likeness is there Or what similitude which ye will unto Him compare vers 21 Have ye not known have ye not heard hath it not you been told From the beginning From the earths foundations laid of old Have ye not understood Him who sits on earths circled Sphere And earths inhabitants to Him as grashopppers appear That as a curtain stretcheth out the heav'ns in full extent And them He spreadeth out like to an habitable tent That Princes brings to nothing makes earths Iudges vanitie Yea they shall not be planted yea they sowen shall not be Yea their stock shal not root on earth He 'l blow on them and they Shall wither the whirl-wind shall them as stubble take away To whom then will ye liken Me or shall I equal be Sayeth the holy One Lift up your eyes on high and see Who hath created these things that in order brings out all Their host by number them each one by names He doeth call By His might greatness for He 's strong in pow'r not one doth fail Why sayest thou O Iacob and speakest O Israel My way is hidden from the Lord my Iudgement passed is Ov'r from my God hast thou not known Hast thou not heared this That th'everlasting God the Lord Creator of earths ends Faints not nor wearies His knowledge all searching far transcends He giveth power to the faint and unto no might he Increaseth strength ev'n the youths shall faint and shall weary be And young men though they seemed strong yet utterly shall fall But they who wait upon the Lord their strength renew they shall They shall mount up on high with wings as eagles run they shall And not be weary and they shall walk and not faint at all â—sa 41.
and destroy utterlie Who art thou that thou should presume anothers Iudge to be Iam. 5.11 Behold we count them happy which endure affliction Ye have heard of the patience of Iob and lookt upon The Lords end that the Lord is of many bowels and He Pitifully commiserats those in distress that be 1 Pet. â— 19 Let sufferers according to God's will commit unto God as a faithful Creator their souls while well they do â—it 1.2 In the hope of eternal life which God who cannot lie Promis'd before the world began ev'n from eternitie 1 Iohn 4.16 God love is and he who doth dwell in love dwelleth in God And God in him who dwells in love dwelleth and makes abode 1 Iohn 5.7 There 's three that bear record in heav'n the Father and the Son Who is the Word the holy Ghost these blessed Three are One. Rev. 1.4 From Him which is was is to come grace be to you and peace And from the Spirits sev'n which are before his throne of grace And from Iesus the Saviour Christ by anointing made The faithful witness and the first begotten from the dead And the Prince of the kings on earth To Him that loved us And wash'd us from our sins in his own blood most precious And made us Kings and Priests to God his Father to Him then Be glory and dominion for evermore Amen Rev 4.8 Each of the four beasts had six wings about them round and they Were full of eyes they have no rest by night nor yet by day Saying Holy holy holy Lord God omnipotent Which was and is and is to come the same still permanent And when these beasts glory honour and thanks to him did give That on the throne sat who for all Eternity doth live The four and twenty Presbyters did down before him fall That sat upon the throne who lives to ages ages all And cast their crowns before the throne saying Thou art O Lord Worthy to take glore honour pow'r for thou hast by thy word All things of nothing made and they are yet continued still And were at first created for the pleasure of Thy will. Rev. 6.9 And when the Lamb had opened the fifth seal I did see Vnder th' altar the souls of them that were slain cruellie For God's word and testimony which firmly held had they Vnto the death and they did cry with a loud voice and say How long O Lord holy and true to Iudge do'st thou forbear And to avenge our blood on those who earths indwellers are And white robes to each one of them were giv'n and it was said To them that for a little time they should yet rest apaid Vntil their fellow-servants and their brethren that should be Killed as they had been should be fulfilled perfectlie Rev. 7.9 After I saw and lo a great numberless multitude Of nations and kindreds all and people and tongues stood Before the throne and stood before the Lamb cloth'd and aray'd In white robes and palms in their hands and with a loud voice cry'd Saying Salvation to our God which sits the throne upon And to the Lamb. And th'Angels all stood round about the throne And Presbyters and the four beasts and did fall down before The throne upon their faces and God humbly did adore Saying Amen Blessing and Glore Wisdom Thanks Honour hie And Power and Might be to our God for ay so let it be Rev. 10.6 And sware by him that liveth for ages and ages who Created heaven and things that are there and earth below And things that therein are and sea and all things there that swime And things that creep therein that there should be no longer time Rev. 11 15. The sev'nth Angel sounds and in heav'n great voices were these words Saying The kingdoms of the world are now become our Lords And his Christs kingdoms and He shall reign unto ages all And th'elders twice twelve which before God sat on thrones did fall Vpon their faces and ador'd God in most reverent Manner saying We give thee thanks Lord God omnipotent Who art and wast and art to come because Thou unto Thee Hast taken thy great power and hast reign'd gloriouslie Rev. 14.6 And I another Angel saw in midst of heav'n flee Having the Gospel which endures unto eternitie To preach to all that dwell on earth and unto nations all And to each kindred and each tongue and people great and smal Saying with a loud voice Fear God and give Him glory for The hour of His Iudgment is come and worship and adore Him that did make the heaven high and made the earth below And made the Sea and fountains which in waters out do flow Rev. 15 â— And they the song of Moses sing the servant of the Lord The Lambs song also they did sing saying with one accord Both great and marvellous thy works Lord God Almighty are Iust and true are Thy wayes Thou King of Saints Who would not fear Thee O Lord God and glorifie thy Name and it declare To be most glorious Because Thou only holy are For all the Nations shal come and worship in thy sight Because Thy righteous Iudgments are made manifest and bright â—ev 16. And I did hear the Angel of the waters who did say Thou righteous art O Lord who art and wast and shalt be ay Because thou thu judg'd for thy Saints and Prophets blood they shed And Thou gav'st them blood to drink for they this deserved had And I another heard out of the Altar say Trulie Lord God Almighty Thy Iudgments both true and righteous be â—v â— 1 I heard in heaven a great voice of a great companie Saying Allelujah O praise unto the Lord give ye Salvation Honour Glory Pow'r to the Lord our God for True and just are His Iudgments for He judged the great whore Which did corrupt the earth with her vile fornication and Hath the blood of His servants dear avenged at her hand Again they Allelujah said Praise to the Lord give ye And the whores smoke ascended up unto eterniâ—ie And then the Elders twenty four and the four beasts did fall Down and did worship God that sat on the throne saying all Amen Allelujah O praise to IAH IEHOVAH be And from the throne there came a voice saying our God praise ye His servants all and ye both smal and great who do Him fear And I a voice as of a great multitude then did hear As many waters voice and as the voice of strong thundrings Saying Allelujah for the Lord God Almighty reigns Let us joy leap and give Him glore for the Lambs marriage-day Is come and His Wife hath her self prepar'd in her array And it was giv'n to her to be arrayed in the dress Of clean white linen fine for this is the Saints righteousness Iude ver 24. To Him that 's able you to keep from falling and you set Before His glory without