THE HYMNES AND SONGS OF THE CHVRCH Diuided into two parts The first part comprehends the Canonicall Hymnes and such parcels of Holy Scripture as may properly be sung with some other ancient Songs and Creeds The second part consists of Spirituall Songs appropriated to the seuerall Times and Occasions obserueable in the Church of England Translated and Composed BY G. W. LONDON Printed by the Assignes of GEORGE WITHER Cum Priuilegio Regis Regali TO THE HIGH AND Mighty Prince IAMES by the Grace of God King of Great Britaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c Grace Mercy and Peace through Iesus Christ our Lord. THese Hymnes Dread Soueraign hauing diuers waies receiued life from your MAIESTIE as well as that approbation which the Church alloweth are now imprinted according to your Royall Priuiledge to come abroad vnder your Gracious Protection And what I deliuered vnto your Princely view at seuerall times I here present again incorporated into one Volume The first Part wherof comprehends those Canonicall Hymnes which were written and left for our instruction by the Holy Ghost And those are not onely plainely and briefly expressed in Lyrick verse but by their short Prefaces properly applied also to the Churches particular occasions in these times Insomuch that howeuer some neglect them as impertinent it is thereby apparant that they appertaine no lesse to vs then vnto those in whose times they were first composed And if the coniecture of many good and learned men deceiue them not the later Part containing Spirituall Songs appropriated to the seuerall times and occasions obseruable in the Church of England together with briefe Arguments declaring the purpose of those Obseruations shall become a meanes both of encreasing Knowledge and Christian Conformitie within your Dominions Which no doubt your MAIESTIE wisely foresawe when you pleased to graunt and command that these Hymnes should be annexed to all Psalme-bookes in English Meeter And I hope you shall thereby encrease both the honour of God and of your MAIESTIE For these Hymnes and the knowledge which they offer could no other way with such certainety and so little inconuenience be conueied to the common people as by that meanes which your MAIESTIE hath graciously prouided And now maugre their malice who labour to disparage suppresse these Helps to Deuotion they shall I trust haue free scope to worke that effect which is desired and to which end I was encouraged to translate and compose them For how meanly soeuer some men may thinke of this Endeauour I trust the successe shall make it appeare that the Spirit of God was the first moouer of the worke Wherin as I haue endeuored to make my Expressions such as may not bee contemptible to men of best vnderstandings So I haue also labored to sute them to the nature of the Subiect and the common Peoples capacities without regard of catching the vaine blasts of Opinion The same also hath beene the ayme of Master Orlando Gibbons your MAIESTIES seruant and one of the Gentlemen of your Honourable Chappell in fitting them with tunes For he hath chosen to make his musicke agreeable to the matter and what the common apprehension can best admit rather then to the curious Fancies of the Time Which path both of vs could more easily haue troden Not caring therfore what any of those shall censure who are more apt to controule then to consider I commit this to Gods blessing and Your fauourable Protection Humbly beseeching your MAIESTIE to accept of these our Endeuours and praying God to sanctifie both vs and this Worke to his glory Wishing also most vnfainedly euerlasting consolations to your MAIESTIE for those temporall Comforts you haue vouchsafed me and that felicity here which may aduance your happinesse in the life to come Amen Your MAIESTIES most Loyall Subiect GEORGE WITHER THE FIRST PART OF The HYMNES and SONGS of the CHVRCH containing those which are translated out of the Canonicall Scripture together with such other Hymnes and Creeds as haue anciently beene sung in the Church of ENGLAND The Preface PLainely false is their Supposition who concâ—iue that the Hymnes Songs and Elegies of the Old Testament are impertâ—ment to these later Ages of the Church For neither the Actions nor writings of the Auncient Israelites which are recorded by the Holy Spirit were permitted to be done or written for their owne sakes so much as that they might be profitable to warne and instruct vs of the latter Times according to Saint Paul 1. Cor. 10. And indeed so much is not onely testified by that Apostle in the place afore recited and throughout the Epistle to the Hebrewes but the very names of those Persons and Places mentioned in these Hymnes and Songs doe manifest it and farre better expresse the nature of that which they mystically point out then of what they are litterally applied vnto as those who will looke into their proper significations shall apparently discouer That therefore these parcels of Holy-Scripture which are for the most part Meâ—ter in their Original tongue may be the better remembred to the glory of God and the oftner repeated to those ends for which they were written They are here disposed into Lyrick-Verse and doe make the First part of this Booke Which Booke is called The Hymnes and Songs of the Church not for that I would haue it thought part of the Churches Liturgie but because they are made in the person of all the Faithfull and do for the most part treat of those things which concerne the whole Catholike Church The first Song of Moses Exod. 13. THis Song was composed and sung to prayse the LORD for the Israelites miraculous pasâ—age through the Red-Sea for their deliuery from those Egyptians who were there drowned It may and should also be sung in the Christian Congregations or by their particular members both with respect to the Historicall and Mysticall sences thereof Historically in commemoration of that particular Deliuerance which God had so long agoe and so wondrously vouchsafed to his persecuted and afflicted Church Mystically in acknowledgement of our own powerfull Deliuerance from the bondage of those spiriâ—uall Aduersaries whereof those were the Types For Pharaoh signifying vengeance typified Our great Enemie who with his host of Temptations Aâ—flictions c. pursueth vs in our passage to the spirituall Canaan The Red-Sea represented our Baptisme 1 Cor. 10.2 By the Dukes and Princes of Eâ—om mentioned in this Song are prefigured those Powers and Friends of the kingdome of Darkâ—nesse which are or shall be molested at the newes of our Regeneration And therefore this Hymne may very properly be vsed after the Administration of Baptisme The first Song NOw shall the praises of the LORD be sung For hee a most renowned Triumph wonne Both Horse and Man into the Sea he flung And them together there hath ouerthrowne The LORD is He whose strength doth make me strong And he is my saluation and my Song My GOD for whom I will
ayre And stronger they then Lyons were 4 Weepe Isrel's daughters weepe for Saul Who you with skarlet hath arayd Who clothed you with Pleasures all And on your garments gold hath layd How comes it he that mighty was The foyle in battell doth sustaine Thou Ionathan oh thou alas Upon thy Places-high wert slaine 5 And much distressed is my heart My brother Ionathan for thee My very deare-delight thou wert And wondrous was thy loue to me So wondrous it surpassed farre The loue of women eu'ry way Oh how the Mighty fallen are How warlike Instruments decay Dauids Thankesgiuing 1. Chro. 29.10 KIng Dauid hauing by perswasions and his ownâ— liberall example stirred vp the people to a bouâ—tifull Beneuolence toward the building of Gods house praysed him for that willing and cheereful free-offrinâ— And in this Thanksgiuing we obserue this method Firâ—â— he acknowledgeth Gods Blessednesse Greatnesse Powâ—â— Glory Victory Maiestie Bountie with the like and coâ—fesseth in generall that Honour Riches Strength wiâ—â— all other good things are at the Almighties disposing Secondly he therefore prayseth the Lord and acknowledgeth also that his and the peoples willingnesse 〈◊〉 giue came not of themselues but was Gods owâ—â— proper gift as well as that which they had giuen Laâ—â—ly He prayeth for the continuance of Gods blessinâ— both vpon their purposes and endeauours and thâ—â— their Beneuolence may be disposed to that End for whicâ— it was giuen This Song may be very properly vsed whensoeuer among vs there hath beene any free anâ— liberall contributions to good and pious Ends. Anâ— to fit the same the better to such purposes the Personâ— and some few circumstances are a little changed 〈◊〉 this Translation Song 6. Sing this as the fifth Song OH LORD our euerlasting GOD Blisse Greatnesse Power Praise is thine With thee haue Conquests their abode And glorious Maiestie diuine All things that earth and heau'n afford Thou at thine owne disposing hast To thee belongs the Kingdome LORD And thou for head or'e all art placâ—t 2 Thou wealth and Honour dost command To thee made subiect all things be Both strength and power are in thine hand To be dispos'd as pleaseth thee And now to thee our God therefore A Song of thankfulnesse we frame That what we owe we may restore And glorifie thy glorious Name 3 But what or who are we alas That we in giuing are so free Thine own before our Offring'was And all we haue we haue from thee For we are Ghuests and Strangers here As were our Fathers in thy sight Our dayes but shadow-like appeare And suddenly they take their flight 4 This offring LORD our GOD which thus We for thy Name sake haue bestowne Deriued was from thee to vs And that we giue is all thine owne Oh GOD thou proou'st the heart we know And dost affect vprightnesse there With gladnesse therefore we bestow What we haue freely offerd here 5 Still thus Oh LORD our GOD incline Their meanings who thy people be And euer let the hearts of thine Be thus prepared vnto Thee Yea giue vs perfit hearts we pray That we thy pâ—ecepts erre not from And grant our Contribution may An honour to thy Name become The Prayer of Nehemiah Nehem. 1.5 NEhemiah determining as the story sheweth to moue Artaxerxes for the repaire of the Citie and house of the Lord first made this prayer Wherein hauing acknowledged the Maiestie Iustice and Mercy of God he confesseth the haynousnesâ—e of his and his peoples sinnes desireth forgiuenesse entreateth for the peoples deliuerance from captiuitie and requesteth hâ— may find fauour in the sight of the King his Master Now we who by regeneration are the sonnes of Israel and such as in a spirituall sence may be said also to be dispersed among the heathen as often â—s we are carried captiue by the heathenish conâ—upiscences and vanities of the worâ—d euen we may in a litterall sence make vse of this excellent forme of confession before our seuerall Petitions And doubtlesâ—e a faithfull vsing oâ— these the Holy Ghosts owâ—e words with remembrance of the hâ—ppie successe they herâ—tofore had will much strengthen and encrease the hope confidence and comfort of him that prayeth Who changing the two last lines onely may appropriate it to any necâ—ssity For example if it be to be sung before labour concludâ— it thus And be thou pleas'd O LORD to blesse Our Labours with a good successe If before a iourney thus And LORD all dangers keepe vs fâ—om Both goâ—â—g foorth and comming home If before a battel thus And be thou pleased in the fight To make vs victors by thy might If in the time of famine thus And LORD vouchsafe thou in this need Our soules and bodies both to feed If before a Sermon c. thus And grant that we LORD in thy feare May to our profit speake and heare And the like as occasion requires Song 7. Sing this as the 9. Song LORD GOD of Heau'n who onely art The mighty God and full of feare Who neuer promise breaker wert But euer shewing mercy there Where men affection beare to thee And of thy Lawes obseruers be 2 Giue eare and ope thine eyes I pray That heard thy seruanâ—s suit may be Made in thy presence night and day For Israels Seed that serueth thee For Israels seed who I confesse Against thee grieuously transgresse 3 I and my Fathers house did sinne Corrupted all our actions bee And disrespectiue we haue bin Of Statutes Iudgements and Decree Of those which to retaine so fast Thy seruant Moses charg'd thou hast 4 Oh yet remember thou I pray These words which thou didst heretofore Unto thy seruant Moses say If ere saidst thou they vexe me more I will disperse them eu'ry where Among the Nations here and there 5 But if to me they shall conuert To doe those things my Law containe Though spread to Heau'ns extreamest part I would collect them thence againe And bring them there to make repose Where I to place my Name haue chose 6 Now these thy People are of right Thy seruants who to thee belong Whom thou hast purchas'd by thy Might And by thine Arme exceeding strong Oh! let thine eare Lord I thee pray Attentiue be to what I say 7 The prayer of thy seruant heare Oh heare thy seruants when they pray Who willing are thy Name to feare Thy seruant prosper thou to day And be thou pleas'd to grant that he May fauour'd in thy presence be The Song of King Lemuel Prou 31.10 THis Song is Alphabeticall in the originall It containeth an admirable description of a good Wife And these three things are here principally considerable the aduantage her Husband receiueth by her the commendable vertues she hath in her selfe And the reward thâ—â— followes her Her Husbands aduantages are these A quiet heartfree from iealousie or distrust of her a ricâ— estate without oppressing others and place of honoâ—â— in the Common-wealth Her vertues are Industry Prâ—uidence Chearefulnesse Courage and Vnweariednesse
the Saints would iealous proue Of GOâ—S and of each others Loue. 5 But he whose wisedome hath contriu'd His Glory with their full Contents Hath from himselfe to them deriu'd This Fauour which that strife preuents One Body all his Saints â—e makes And for his Spouse this one he takes 6 So each one of them shall obtaine Full Loue from All returning to Full Loue to All of them againe As members of one Body doe None â—ealous but all striuing how Most Loue to others to allow 7 For as the Soule is All in All And All through euery Member to Loue in that Body Mysticall Is as the Soule and â—ils it so Uniting them to GOD as neare As to each other they are deare 8 Yea what they want to entertaine Such ouerflowing Loue as his He will supply and likewise daigne What for his full Delight they misse That he may all his Loue employ And they returne his fill of Ioy. 9 The seed of this Content was sowne When GOD the spatious world did frame And euer since the same hath growne To be an honour to his Name And when his Saints are sealed all This Mysterie vnseale he shall 10 Meanewhile as we in Landskip viewe Fields Riuers Cities Woods Seas And though but little they can shew Doe therewithall our fancies please Let Contemplation Maps contriue To shew vs where we shall arriue 11 And though our hearts too shallow bee That blest Communion to conceaue Of which we shall in Heau'n be free Let vs on Earth together cleaue For those who keepe in vnion here Shall know by faith what will be there 12 Where all those Angels we admir'd With euery Saint since time begun Whose sight and loue we haue desir'd Shall be with vs conioyn'd in One And We and They and They and We To GOD himselfe espoused be 13 Oh happie wedding where the Guests The Bride and Bridegroome shall be one Where Songs Embâ—aces Triumphes Feasts And Ioyes of Loue are neuer done But thrice accurst are those that misse Their Garment when this Wedding is 14 Sweet Iesus seal'd and clad therefore For that great meeting let vs be Where People Tongues and kinreds more Then can be tolde attend on Thee To make those shoutes of Ioy and praise Which to thine honour they shall raise Rogation weeke THis is called Rogation weekâ— being so tearmed by Aâ—tiquity â— Rogando from the publike Supplications â—or then the Lâ—tany which is full of humble Petitions and eâ—tâ—eaâ—ies was with solemne Procession vsually repeated becauâ—e there be about that seâ—son most occasions of puâ—â—ike Prayer in regâ—rd Princes goe then forth to battâ—ile the Fâ—uites and hope of plenty are in theâ—r 〈◊〉 the Ayâ—e is most subiect to contagions Infections and there is most labouring and trauailâ—â—g both by Land and Sea also from that time of the yeare forâ—aâ—d Which laudâ—ble custome though it be lately much decayed and in some Countries abused from the right end and mingled with superstitious Ceâ—emonies is in many places orderly retained according as the Church of England approueth it And wee yearely make vse also of those Processions to keepe knowledge of the tâ—ue Bounds of our seuerall Parishes for auoyding of strife And those Perambulations were yearely appointed likewise that viewing Gods yearely blessing vpon the â—rasse the Coâ—ne â—nd other fruites of the Earth we might be the more prouoked to praise him Song 80. Sing this as the 44. Song IT was thy pleasure LORD to say That whatsoeuer in thy Name We pray'd for as we ought to pray Thou would'st vouchsafe to grant the same Oh therefore we beseech thee now To these our Prayers which we make Thy gracious eare in fauour bowe And grant them for thy mercies sake 2 Let not the Seasons of this yeare As they their Courses doe obserue Engender those Contagions here Which our transgressions doe deserue Let not the Summer wormes impaire Those bloomings of the Earth we see Nor Blastinâ—s or distemper'd Ayâ—e Destroy those Fruites that hopefull be 3 Domesticke Brawles expell thou farre And be thou pleasâ—d our Coast to guard The dreadfull â—ounds of in-brought Warre Within our Confines be not heard Continue also here thy word And make vs thankefull we thee pray The Pestilence Dearth and the Sword Haue beene so long with-held away 4 And as we heedfully obserue The certaine limits of our Grounds And outward quiet to preserue About them walke our yearely Rounds So let vs also haue a care Our soules possessions LORD to know That no encroachments on vs there Be gained by our subtill â—oe 5 What pleasant Groues what goodly Fields How fruitfull â—ils and Dales haue we How sweet an Ayre our Climate yeelds How â—â—oarâ—d with Flockes and Heards are we How Milke and Honey doth o reflowe How cleare and wholesome are our Springs How safe from rauenous Beasts we goe And oh how free from Poysnous things 6 For these and for our Grasse our Corne For all that springs from Blade or Boâ—gh For all those blessings that adorne Or Wood or Field this Kingdome through For all of these thy praise we sing And humbly LORD entreat thee too That Fruite to thee we forth may bring As vnto Us thy Creatures doe 7 So in the sweet refreshing shade Of thy Protection sitting downe Those gracious Fauours we haue had Relate we will to thy renowne Yea other men when we are gone Shall for thy mercies honour Thee And famous make what thou hast done To such as after them shall be S. George his Day THis may be called the Court Holy-Day for with vs it is solemnized vpon command in the Court-royall of the Maiesty of Great Britaine onely or in the Families of those Knights of the Order who are constrained to bâ—e absent from the solemnity there held which is vsually on the day anciently dedicated to George the Martyr Neuerthelesse we beleeue not that it was he whom they anciently chose to be the Patron of the fore-named Order For the relation of him who deliuered the Lady froÌ„ the Dragon is onely a Christian Allegory inuented to set forth the better the Churches deliuerance Iesus Christ is the true S. George and our English â—utelary Saint Euen he that commeth armed vpon the White Horse Reu. 19.11 The Dragon hee ouerthrowes is the Beast mentioned in the sâ—me Chapter and called a little before the Dragon with seauen heads and ten hornes The Lady he deliuers is that woman whom the Dragon persecutes Reu. 12. And to the honour of him I conceiue the most honourable Order of S. George to be continued and this Day consecrâ—ted Nor is there any irreuerence in imposing this Name on our Redeemer for George signifieth a Husbandman which is a Name or Attribute that euen Christ applyed to his Father Iohn 15.2 My Father saith hee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the George or the Husbandman And indeed very properly may this Nation call GOD their George or Husbandman For hee hath as it were moâ—ed
Sing this as the 9. Song WHen thou would'st LORD afflict a Land Or scourge thy People that offend To put in praâ—â—ise thy command Thy Creatures all on thee attend And thou to execute thy Word Hast Famine Sicknesse Fire and Sword 2 And here among vs for our sinne A sore Disease hath lately raign'd Whose fury so vnstayd hath bin It could by nothing be restrain'd But ouerthrew both weake strong And tooke away both old and young 3 To thee our cries we therefore sent Thy wonted Pitty LORD to proue Our wicked wayes we did repent Thy Visitation to remoue And thou thine Angell didst command To stay his wrath-inflicting hand 4 For which thy loue in thankfull wise Both hearts and hands to thee we raise And in the stead of former cries Doe sing thee now a Song of Praise By whom the fauour yet we haue To scape the neuer-filled Graue For the Kings day THe first day of KINGS Raigne hath beene anciently obserued in most Kingdomes And with vs that custome is worthily retained partly for ciuill ends and partly that the people might assemble together to praise God for the benefit the Common-wealth receiueth by the Prince To pray for his preseruation also and to desire a blessing vpon him and his Gouernment To which purpose this Song is composed Song 90. Sing this as the 3. Song WHen LORD we call to minde those things That should be sought of Thee Remembring that the hearts of Kings At thy disposing be And how of all those blessings which Are outwardly possest To make a Kingdome safe and rich Good Princes are the best 2 We thus are mou'd to sing thy praise For Him thou daigned hast And humbly beg that all our dayes Thy care of vs may last Oh blesse our King and let him raigne In peacefull safety long The Faith's Defender to remaine And sheild the Truth from wrong 3 With awfull Loue and louing Dread Let vs obserue him LORD And as the Members with their Head In Christian peace accord And fill him with such royall care To cherish vs for this As if his heart did feele we are Some liuing parts of his 4 Let neither Party struggle from That duty should be showne Lest each to other plagues become And both be ouerthrowne For o're a disobedient Land Thou dost a Tyrant set And those that Tyrant-like command Haue still with Rebels met 5 Oh neuer let so sad a doome Upon these Kingdomes fall And to assure it may not come Our sinnes forgiue vs all Yea let the Parties innocent Some dammage rather share Then by vnchristian discontent A double curse to beare 6 Make vs that placed are belowe Our callings to apply Not ouer-curious be to know What he intends on high But teach him iustly to command Us rightly to obay So both shall safe together stand And doubts shall flie away 7 When hearts of Kings we pry into Our owne we doe beguile And what we ought our selues to doe We leaue vndone the while Whereas if each man would attend The way he hath to liue And all the rest to thee commend Then all should better thriue 8 Oh make vs LORD disposed thus And our dread Soueraigne saue Blesse vs in him and him in vs We both may blessings haue That many yeares for him we may This Song deuoutly sing And marke it for a happy day When he became our King Here endeth the Hymnes and Songs of the Church A Table of the Hymnes and Songs contayned both in the first and second part of this Booke the first number declaring the Song the second the Page Hymnes found in the Bookes of Moses and in the other Bookes of holy Scripture called Hagiographa Song Page 1 THe first Song of Moses 3 2 The second Song of Moses 7 3 The Song of Deborah c. 11 4 The Song of Hannah 19 5 The Lamentation of Dauid 21 6 Dauids thankesgiuing 24 7 Nehemiahs Prayer 27 8 The Song of Lemuel 29 The Song of Salomon diuided into tenne Cantiâ—les 9 The first Canticle 33 10 The second Canticle 35 11 The third Canticle 37 12 The fourth Canticle 40 13 The fift Canticle 42 14 The sixt Canticle 46 15 The seauenth Canticle 48 16 The eight Canticle 51 17 The ninth Canticle 54 18 The tenth Canticle 57 The Hymnes found in the Bookes of the Prophets with the Lamentations of Ieremie 19 The first Song of Esay 60 20 The second Song of Esay 62 21 The third Song of Esay 64 22 The Prayer of Hezekiah 69 23 Hezekiahs thankesgiuing 78 24 The first Lamentation of Ieremy 73 25 The second Lamentation 79 26 The third Lamentation 85 27 The fourth Lamentation 98 28 The fift Lamentation 93 29 The Prayer of Daniel 96 30 The Prayer of Ionah 99 31 The Prayer of Habakuk 101 The Hymnes of the New Testament 32 The Song of our Lady or Magnificat 106 33 The Song of Zacharie or Benedictus 107 34 The Song of Angels 109 35 The Song of Simeon 110 36 The Song of the Lambe 111 The rest that make vp the first Part are these 37 The tenne Commmandements 112 38 The Lords Prayer 114 39 The Apostles Creed 115 40 A Funerall Song 116 41 The Song of the three Children 118 42 The Song of S. Ambrose 120 43 The Creed of Athanasius 122 44 Come Holy Ghost or Veni Creator 125 The second Part of the HYMNES and Songs of the Church Spirituall Songs appropriated to those Times in which are commemorated the principall Mysteries of Christian RELIGION Song Page 45 The Song for Aduent 130 46 For Christmas 132 47 Another for Christmas 135 48 For the Circumcision 136 49 For Twelfe-day 138 50 For the Purification 139 51 The first day of Lenâ— 141 52 The Annuntiation 143 53 Palme-Sunday 144 54 Thursday before Easter 145 55 Good-Friday 147 56 Easter day 151 57 Ascension day 153 58 Whitsunday 154 59 Trinity Sunday 157 60 Sunday 160 Spirituall Songs appropriated to the Saints dayes most obseruable throughout the yeare 61 For S. Andrewes day 161 62 For S. Thomas day 162 63 S. Steuens day 163 64 S. Iohn the Euangelist 165 65 Innocents day 166 66 The Conuersion of S. Paul 168 67 S Matthias day 169 68 S. Markes day 171 69 S. Philip and Iacobs day 172 70 S. Barnabas day 173 71 S. Iohn Baptists day 175 72 S. Peters day 176 73 S. Iames day 178 74 S. Bartholomewes day 179 75 S. Mathewes day 181 76 S. Michaels day 182 77 S. Lukes day 184 78 Simon and Iudes day 185 79 All Saints day 186 Spirituall Songs fitted for other Solemnities and to praise God for publike Benefits 80 For Rogation weeke 190 81 S. George his day 194 82 For publike Deliuerances 196 83 For the Communion 198 84 For Ember weekes 204 85 For seasonable weather 206 86 For Plenty 208 87 For Peace 209 88 For Victory 211 89 For Deliuerance from publike Sicknesse 212 90 For the King 213 The Authors Hymne GReat Almighty GOD of
wholly bee defac't 9 But Lord encreast thy People are Encreast they are by thee And thou art glorifiâ—d as farre As earths wide limits bee For Lord in their distresses when Thy rod on them was laid They vnto thee did hasten then And without ceasing praid 10 As one with child is paind when as Her throwes of bearing bee And cries in panguâ—s before thy face Oh LORD so fared wee Wee haue conceiu'd and for a birth Of winde haue pained binn The world 's vnsafe and still on earth They thriue that dwell therein 11 Thy Dead shall liue and rise againe With my dead-Body shall Oh you that in the dust remaine Awake and sing you all For as the deaw doth hearbs renew That buried seem'd before So earth shall through thy heauenly deaw Her Dead aliue restore 12 My People to thy Chambers fare Shut close the doore to thee And stay a while a moment there Till past the Fury bee For lo the Lord doth now arise Hee commeth from his place To punish their impieties Who now the world possesse 13 The earth that blood discouer shall Which is in her conceal'd And bring to light those murthers all Which yet are vnreueal'd The Praier of Hezekiah Esay 37.15 IN this Praier Hezekiah hauing first acknowledged Gods Maiestie â—nd almighty poweâ— desires him both to heare consider his Aduersaries blasphemie Then to manifest the necessity of his present assistance vrgeth the power his foe had obtained ouer such as serued not the true God And as it seemeth impoâ—tunes deliuerance not so much in regard of his owne safety as that the Blasphemer and all the world might know the difference betweene the Lords power and the arrogant bragges of men This Song may bee vsed whensoeuer the Turke or any other great Aduersary preuailing against false Worshippers shall thereupon growe insolent and threaten Gods Church also as if in despight of him he had formerly preuailed by his owne strength For the name of Senâ—â—â—herib may be mystically applyed to any such enemy We may vse this Hymne also against those secret Blasphemies which the Deuill whispers vnto our soules or when by temptations hee seekes to driuâ— vs to despaire by laying before vs how many others he hath destroied who seemed to haue beene in as good assurance as wee For he is indeede that mysticall Assyrian Prince who hath ouerthrowne whoâ—e Countries Nations with their Gods in whom they trusted Such as are these Temporall power Riches Superstitious worship Carnall wisdome Idols c. which being but the works of men and yet trusted in as Gods hee hath power to destroy them Song 22. O Lord of Hoasts and God of Israel Thou who betweene the Cherubins dost dwell Of all the world thou onely art the King And heau'n and earth vnto their form didst bring 2 LORD bow thine eare to heare attentiue be Lift vp thine eyes and daigne oh LORD to set What words Sennacherib hath cast abroad And his proud Message to the liuing GOD. 3 LORD true it is that Lands and Kingdomes all Are to the King of Ashur brought in thrall Yea he their Gods into the fire hath throwne For Gods they were not but of wood stone 4 Mans worke they were men destroi'd them haue Us therefore from his power vouchsafe to saue That all the Kingdomes of the world may see That thou art GOD that onely thou art hee Hezekiah's Thankesgiuing Esa. 38.10 HEzekiah hauing beene sicke and recouered made this Song of Thankesgiuing And setteth forth the mercy of God by considering these particulars The time of his Age the feares of his soule the rooting out of his posteritie the violence of his disease and the forgiuenesse of his sinnes added to the restoring of his health Then seeming to haue entred into a serious consideration of all this hee confesseth who are most bound to praise God and voweth this Deliuerance to euerlasting memorie This Song may be vsed after deliuerance from temporall sicknesse But in the principall sense it is a speciall Thankesgiuing for that cure which Iesus Christ wrought vpon the humane nature being in danger of euerlasting perdition For Hezekiah which signifieth helped of the Lord typâ—fieth Mankinde labouring vnder the sicknesse of sinne and death Isaiah who brought the medicine that cur'd him and is interpreted the saluation of the Lord figured our blessed Redeemer by whom the humane natâ—â—e is restored and whose sending into the world was mystically shewed by the Miracle of the Sunnes retrogradation To praise God for that mysterie therefore the Circumstances being well considered this Hymne seemeth very proper And doubtlesse for this cause it was partly preserued for these our times and ought often and heartily to be sung to that purpose Song 23. Sing this as the fourth Song WHen I suppos'd my time was at an end Thus to my selfe I did my selfe bemoâ—â—â— Now to the Gates of hell I must descend For all the remnant of my yeares are gone The Lord said I where now the liuing be Nor man on earth shall I for euer see 2 As when a Sheapheard hath remou'd his Tent Or as a weauers shuttle slips away Right so my Dwelling my Yeares were spent And so my sicknesse did my Life decay Each day ere night my death expected I And eu'ry night ere morning thought to dye 3 For He so Lyon-like my bones did breake That I scarce thought to liue another day A noyse I did like Cranes or Swalloweâ— make And as the Turtle I lamenting lay Then with vplifted eye-lids thus I spake Oh Lord on me oppressed mercy take 4 What shall I say he did his promise giue And as he promist he performed it And therefore I will neuer whilst I liue Those bitter passions of my soule forget Yea those that liue those vnborne shall know What life and rest thou didst on me bestow 4 My former Pleasures Sorrowes were become But in that loue which to my soule thou hast The Graue that all deuours thou kepâ—st me from And didst my errors all behind theâ— cast For nor the Graue nor Death can honor Thee Nor hope they for thy Truth that buried be 5 Oh! he that liues that liues as I doe now Eu'n he it is that shall thy praise declare Thy Truth the Father to his Seed shall showe And how thou me oh Lord hast daing'd to spare Yea Lord for this I will throughout my dayes Make musicke in thy house vnto thy praise The Lamentations of Ieremie As vsefull as any part of the old Testament for these present times â—igh fallen asleep in security are these Elegiacall Odes For they bring many things to our consideration 〈◊〉 what wee may and should lament for Secondly how carefull wee ought to bee of the Common-wealths prosperitie because if that goe to ruine the particular Church therein cherished must needes bee afflicted also and Gods worship hinâ—red Thirdly they teach vs that the ouerthrow of Kingdomes and Empires followes the abuse and nâ—glect of
appear'd Yet they are ioyfull that thou so hast done But thou wilt bring the Time set downe by Thee And then in sorrow they shall equall mee 22 Then shal those foule Offences they haue wrought Before thy presence be remembred all And whatso'ere my Sinnes on me haue brought For their Transgressions vpon them shall fall For so my sighings multiplied be That therewithall my heart is faint in me Lament 2. IN this Elegie the Prophet vseth a very patheticall exordium the better to awaken the peoples consideration and to make them the more sensible of their horrible calamity Which he first illustrateth in generall termes by comparing their estate to the miserable condition of one fallen from the glory of heauen to the lowest earth and in mentioning their being depriued of that glorious Temporall and Ecclesiasticall Gouernment which they formerly enioyed Afterwards he descends to particulars as the destruction of their Pallaces Forts Temple Walls and Gates the prophaning of their Saboths Feasts Rites c. the suspending of their Lawes Priests Prophets The slaughter of young-men and Virgins olde-men and Children with the famine and reproches they sustained c. All which acknowledging to be the iust Iudgements of God hee aduiseth them not to harken to the delusions of their false Prophets but to returne vnto the LORD by teares and hearty repentance For the vse and application see what hath beene said before the former Elegie Song 25. Sing this as the 24. Song HOw darke how be-clowded in his wrath The LORD hath caused Syon to appeare How Isr'els beauty he obscured hath As if throwne downe from Heau'n to Earth he were Oh! why is his displeasure growne so hot And why hath he his Footstoole so forgot 2 The LORD all Syons dwellings hath laid wast And in so doing he no sparing made For in his anger to the ground he cast The strongest Holds that Iudah's-Daughter had Them their Kingdome he to ground doth send And all the Princes of it doth suspend 3 When at the highest his displeasure was From Isâ—â—el all his horne of strength he broke And from before his aduersaries face His Right-hand that restrained him he tooke Yea he in Iacob kindled such a flame As round about hath quite consum'd the same 4 His Bow he as an aduersary bent And by his Right-hand he did plainely shew He drew it with an enemies intent For all that were the fairest Markes he slew In Syons Tabernacle this was done Eu'n there the fire of his displeasure shone 5 The LORD himselfe is he that was the foe By him is Isrâ—el thus to ruine gone His Palaces he ouerturned so And he his Holds of strength hath ouerthrowne Eu'n he it is from whom it doth arise That Isrâ—els Daughter thus lamenting lies 6 His Tabernacle Garden-like that was The LORD with violence hath tooke away He hath destroyed his Assembling-place And there nor Feasts nor Sabbaths now haue they No not in Syon For in his fierce wrath He both their King and Priests reiected hath 7 The LORD his holy Altar doth forgoe His Sanctuary he hath quite despiz'd Yea by his meere assistance hath our Foe The Bulwarkes of our Palaces surpriz'd And in the LORDS owne House rude Noyses are As loud as heretofore his Praises were 8 The LORD his thought did purposely encline The wals of Syon should be ouerthrowne To that intent he stretched forth his â—ine And drew not backe his hand till they were downe And so the Turrets with the bruised Wall Did both together to destruction fall 9 Her Gates in heapes of earth obscured are The Barres of them in pieces broke hath he Her King and those that once her Princes were Now borne away among the Gentiles be The Law is lost and they no Prophet haue That from the LORD a vision doth receiue 10 In silence seated on the lowly ground The Senators of Syons-Daughter are With Ashes they their careful heads haue crown'd And mourning Sackcloth girded on them weare Yea on the earth in a distressed-wise Ierusalemâ—s young Uirgins fixe their eyes 11 And for because my People suffer this Mine eyes with much lamenting dimmed grow Each part within me out of quiet is And on the ground my Liuer forth I throw When as mine Eyes with so sad Obiects meet As Babes halfe dead sprawling in the street 12 For to their Mothers called they for meat Oh where shall we haue meat and drinke they cry And in the Citie while they food entreat They swoune like them that deadly-wounded lie And some of them their soules did breath away As in the Mothers bosome staru'd they lay 13 Ierusalem for thee what can I say Or vnto what maist thou resembled be Oh! whereunto that comfort thee I may Thou Syonâ—-Daughter shall I liken thee For as the Seas so great thy Breaches are And to repaire them then Ah who is there 14 Thou by thy Prophets hast deluded bin And foolish Uisions they for thee haue sought For they reueiled not to thee thy Sinne To turne away the thraldome it hath brought But lying Prophecies they sought for thee Which of thy sad exile the causes be 15 And those thou Daughter of Ierusalem That on occasions passe along this way With clapping hands and hissings thee contemnâ— And nodding at Thee thus in scorne they say Is this the Citie men did once behight The flowre of Beauty and the worlds Delight 16 Thy Aduersaries euery one of them Their mouthes haue op'ned at thee to thy shame They hisse and gnash at Thee Ierusalem We we say they haue quite destroy'd the samâ— This is that day hath long expected beene Now commeth it and we the same haue seene 17 But this the Lord decreed and brought to passe He to make good that word which once he spake And that which long agoe determin'd was Hath hurled downe and did no pitty take He thus hath made thee scorned of thy Foe And rais'd the Horne of them that hate thee so 18 Oh wall of Syons-Daughter cry amaine Eu'n to the Lord set forth a hearty Cry Downe like a Riuer cause thy teares to raine And let them neither day nor night be dry Seeke neither sleepe thy body to suffice Nor slumber for the Apples of thine eyes 19 At night and when the watch is new begun Then rise and to the Lord Almighty Cry Before him let thy Heart like water runne And lift thou vp to him thy hands on high Eu'n for those hunger-starued Babes of thine That in the Corners of the streets doe pine 20 And thou oh Lord Oh be thou pleas'd to see And thinke on whom thy Iudgements thou hast thrown Shal women fed with their own issue be And Children that a span are scarcely growne Shall thus thy Priests Prophets Lord be slaine As in thy Sanctuary they remaine 21 Nor youth nor Age is from the slaughter free For in the streets lye Yong and Old and all My Uirgines and my yong-men murthered be Eu'n both
from aboue The Highest doth by gift impart Thou spring of Life a fire of Loue And the annointing Spirit art 2 Thou in thy Gifts art manifold GODS right-hand finger thou art LORDâ— The Fathers promise made of old Our tongues enriching by the Word Oh! giue our blinded Senses Light Shed Loue into each heart of our And grant the â—odies feeble-plight May be enabled by thy powre 3 Farre from vs driue away the Foe And let a speedy Peace ensue Our Leader also be that so We euâ—ry danger may eschew Let vs be taught the blessed Creed Of â—ather and of Sonne by Thee And how from both thou dost proceed That our beleefe it still may be To Thee the Father and the Sonne Whom past and present Times adore The One in Three and Three in One All glory be for euermore Here ends the first part of the Hymnes and Songs of the Church THE SECOND PART of the HYMNES and Songs of the CHVRCH appropriated to the seuerall Times and Occasions most obseruable in the Church of ENGLAND EVery thing hath his season saith the Preacher Eccl. 3. And Saint Paul aduiseth that all things should be done Honestly in Order and to Edification 1. Cor. 14 Which Counsell the Church religeously â—eâ—ding and hâ—w by obseruation of Times and other circumstances the memories and capacities of weake people were the better assisted It was prouided that there sâ—ould be Anâ—uall Commemorations of the principall Mysteries of our redemption And certaine particular dayes weâ—e deâ—â—cated to that purpose as nigh as might be gessed for the most part â—pon those very seesons of the yeare in which the seuerall Mâ—steries were accomplished And inâ—eede this is not that heathâ—nâ—sh or Idolatrous heeding of Timeâ— reprehended in Isaâ—ah 47. Nor such a Iewish or superstitious obseâ—uation of Dayes and Mouthes and Times anâ— Yeares as is reprooued by S Paul Gal. 4. Nor a â—â—lciation fâ—r idlenesse contrary to the fourth Commandement But a Christian and warrantable Obseruation profitably ordained that things might be done in order that the vnderstanding might be the better edâ—fied that the memory might be the oftner refreshed and that the Deuotion might be the more stirred vp It is true that we ought to watch euery howre But if the Church had not by her authority appointed set dayes and houâ—es to keepe vs awâ—ke in some of vs would hâ—â—â—ly watâ—h one hower And therefore those who haue zeale according to knowledge doe not only religiously obserue â—he Churches appointed Times but doe by her example voluntarily also appoint vnto themselues certaine dayes anâ— howers of the day for Christian exercises Neither can any mâ—n suppose this commendable obseruation of Feasâ—s neither burthensome by multitude nor superstitious by inâ—itâ—tion to bâ— an abridgement of Christian liberty who as he ought to doe beleeueth that the Seruice of God is perfect freedome We perswade not that one day is more holy then anothâ—r in his owne nature But admonish that those bee reuereâ—tly and Christianly obserued whiâ—h are vpon so good ground and with prudent moderation dedicated to the worship of God For it cannot be denied that euen those who are but coldly affâ—cted to the Churches ordinances in this kinde doe neuerthelesse ofteâ— apprehend the mysterie of Christs Natiuity and Passion vpon the dayes of commemorating them much moâ—e feelingly thâ—n at other times and that they forget also some other mysteries altogether vntill they are remembred of them by the distinction and obseruation of times vsed in the Church These things considered anâ— because there be many wâ—â— through ignorance rather then obstinaâ—y haue neglected the Churches ordinance in this poynt here are added to those Songs of the Church which were either taken out of the Canonicall Scripture or anciently in vse certaine other spirituall Songs Hymnes appropriated to those Dayes Occasions which are most obseruable throughout the yeare And before each seuerall Hymne is prefixed a breefe Preface also to declare their vse the purpose of each Commemoration That such who haue heretofore through ignorance contemned the Churches discipline therein might behaue themselues more reuerently hereafter and learne not to speake euill of those things they vnderstand not Aduent Sunday THe Aduent is that for Christmas which Iohn Baptist was to Christ â—uen a fore-runner for Preparation And it is called the Aduent which signifieth Comming because the Church did vsually from that time vntill the Natiuity commemorate the seueral commings of Christ and instruct the people concerning them Which Commings are these and the like His Conception by which he came into the Virgins wombe His Natiuity by which he came as it were further into the world His comming to Preach in his own Person His comming by his Ministers His comming to Ierusalem The comming of the Holy Ghost His spirituall coÌ„ming which he vouchsafeth into the heart of euery Regenerate Christian And finally that last comming of his which shall be vnto Iudgement c. All which Commings are comprehended in these three his comming to men into men and against men to men by his Incarnation into men by Grace against men to Iudgement Song 45. Sing this as the 9. Song WHen Iesus Christ incarnate was To be our Brother then came He When into vs he comes by grace Then his beloued Spouse are we When he from Heau'n descends agen To be our Iudge returnes he then 2 And then despaire will those confound Thaâ— his first commings nought regard And those who till the Trumpet sound Consume their Leasures vnprepard Curst be those pleasures cry they may Which droue the thought of this away 3 The Iewes abiected yet remaine That his first Aduent heeded not And those fiue Virgins knockt in vaine Who to prouide them oyle forgot But safe and blessed those men are Who for his commings doe prepare 4 O let vs therefore watch and pray His times of visiting to know And liue so furnisht that we may With him vnto his wedding goe Yea though at midnight he should call Let vs be ready Lampes and all 5 And so prouide before that Feast Which Christ his comming next doth minde That He to come and be a Guest Within our hearts may pleasure finde And we bid welcome with good cheare That Comming which so many feare 6 Oh come LORD Iesu come away Yea though the world it shall deterre Oh let thy Kingdome come we pray Whose comming most too much deferre And grant vs thereof such foresight It come not like a Theefe by night Christmas day THis Day is worthily dedicated to be obserued in remembrance of the blessed Natiuity of our Redeemer Iesus Christ At which time it pleased the Almighty Father to send his onely be gotten Sonne into the world for our sakes and by an vnspeakeable vnion to ioyne in one person God and Man without confusion of Natures or possibility of separation To expresse therefore our thankefulnesse and the ioy wee ought to haue in this loue of GOD there hath beene anciently
hearts there should be an annuall Commemoration thereof That wee might in charitable Feasts and Christian glee expresse the ioy of our hearts to the glory of God to the comfort of our brethren to the encrease of charity one towards another and to the confirmation of a true ioy in our selues Song 56. Sing this as the 44. Song THis is the Day the LORD hath made And therein ioyfull we will be For from the blacke infernall shade In triumph backe return'de is He The snares of Satan and of Death He hath victoriously vndone And fast in chaines he bound them hath His triumph to attend vpon 2 The Graue which all men did detest And held a dungeon full of feare Is now become a Bed of rest And no such terrors find we there For Iesus Christ hath tooke away The horror of that loathed Pit Eu'n euer since that glorious day In which himselfe came out of it 3 His Mockings and his bitter smarts He to our praise and ease doth turne And all things to our ioy conuarts Which he with heauy heart hath borne His broken flesh is now our food His blood he shed is euer since That drinke which doth our soules most good And that which shall our foulnesse clense 4 Those woâ—nds so deepe and torne so wide As in a Rocke our shelters are And that they pierced through his side Is made a Doue-hole for his Deare Yea now we know as was foretolde His flesh did no corruption leâ— And that Hell wanted strength to hold So strong and one so blest as He. 5 Oh let vs praise his Name therefore Who thus the vpperhand hath woune For we had else for euermore Beene lost and vtterly vndon Whereas this Fauour dotâ— allow That we with boldnesse thus may sing Oh Hell where is thy conquest now And thou oh Death where is thy sting Ascension day AFter Iesus Christ was risen from the dead and had many times shewed himselfe vnto his Disciples he was lifted from among them and they beheld him â—scending vp into heauen till a cloud tooke him out of their sight In memory of which Ascension and to praise God for so exalting the humane Nature to his owne glory and our aduâ—ntage the Church worthily celebrated this Day and hath commended the obseruation thereof to her Children Song 57. Sing this as the 3. Song TO GOD with heart and cheerefull voyce A Triumph-Song we sing And with true thankefull hearts reioyce In our Almighty King Yea to his glory we record Who were but dust and clay What honour he did vs afford On his Ascending day 2 The Humane Nature which of late Beneath the Angels was Now raised from that meaner state Aboue them hath a place And at mans feet all Creatures bowe Which through the whole world be For at GODS right-hand throaned now In glory sitteth He. 3 Our LORD and Brother who hath on Such flesh as this we weare Before vs vnto heauen is gone To get vs places there Captiuity was captiuâ—d then And he doth from aboue Send ghostly presents downe to men For tokens of his loue 4 Each Dore and euerlasting Gate To him hath lifted bin And in a glorious wise thereat Our King is entred in Whom if to follow we regard With ease we safely may For he hath all the meanes prepar'd And made an open way 5 Then follow follow on a pace And let vs not forgoe Our Captaine till we winne the place That hee hath scalde vnto And for his honour let our voyce A shoute so hearty make The Heauâ—ns may at our mirth reioyce And Earth and Hell may shake Pentecost or Whitsunday AFter our Sauiour was ascended the fiftieth day of his Resurrection and iust at the Iewes Feast of Pentecost the Holy Ghost our promised Comforter was sent downe vpon the Disciples assembled in Ierusalem appearing in a visible forme miraculously filling them with all manner of spirituall gifts and knowledge tending to the diuine worke they had in hand Whereby they being formerly weake and simple men were immediately enabled to resist all the powers of the kingdome of Darknesse and to lay those strong foundations vpon which the Catholike Church now standeth both to the Glory of GOD and our safety In remembrance therefore of that great miraculous mysterie this Day is solemnized Song 58. Sing this as the 3. Song EXceeding faithfull in thy word And iust in all thy wayes We doe acknowledge thee oh LORD And therefore giue thee praise For as thy promise thou didst passe Before thou went'st away Sent downe thy Holy-Spirit was At his appoynted day 2 While thy Disciples in thy Name Together did retire The Holy Ghost vpon them came In Clouen tongues of fire That in their calling they might bee Confirmed from aboue As thou wert when hee came on thee Descending like a Doue 3 Whereby those men that simple were And fearefull till that howre Had knowledge at an instant there And boldnesse arm'd with powre Receiuing gifts so manifold That since the world begun A wonder seldome hath beene told That could exceede this one 4 Now also blessed Spirit come Unto our Soules appeare And of thy Graces showre thou some On this Assembly here To vs thy Doue-like meekenesse â—â—nd That humble wee may bee And on thy siluer wings ascend Our Sauiour Christ to see 5 Oh let thy Clouen tongues wee pray So rest on vs agen That both thy truth confesse we may And teach it other men Moreouer let thy heauenly â—ire Enflamed from aboue Burne vp in vs each vaine desire And warme our hearts with loue 6 Uouchsafe thou likewise to bestow On vs thy sacred Peace We stronger may in vnion grow And in debates decrease Which â—â—ace though many yet contemne Reformed let them be That we may LORD haue part in them And they haue part in thee Trinitie Sunday AFter Arrius and other heretâ—â—kes had broâ—ched their damnable fancies whereby the faith of many concerning the mysterie of the blessed Trinity was sâ—aken diuers good men laboured in the rooting out of those pâ—stilent opinions And it was agreed vpon by the Church that some particular Sunday in the yeare should be dedicated to the memory of the holy Trinitie and called Trinitie-Sunday that the Name might giue the people â—ccasion to enquire after the Mysterie And moreouer that the Pastor of each seuerall Congregation might be yearely remembred to treat thereof as necessity required certaine portions of the holy Scripture proper to that end were appointed to be read publikely that Day In some Countries they obserued this Institution on the Sunday next before the Aduent and in other places the Sunday following Whitsunday as in the Church of England Song 59. Sing this as the 9. Song THose oh thrise holy Three in one Who â—eâ—ke thy Nature to explaine By rules to humane Reason knowne Shall finde their labour all in vaine And in a shell they may intend The Sea as well to comprehend 2 What therefore no man can conceaue Let
vs not curious be to know But when thou bidâ—st vs to beleeue Let vs obey Let Reason goe Faith's obiects true and surer bee Then those that Reasons eyes doe see 3 Yet as by looking on the Sunne Though to his substance we are blinde And by the course we see him runne Some Notions we of him may finde So what thy Brightnesse doth conceale Thy word and workes in part reueale 4 Most glorious Essence we confesse In Thee whom by our faith we view Three Persons neither moe nor lesse Whose workings them distinctly shew And sure we are those persons Three Make but one GOD and thou art Hee 5 The Sunne a Motion hath we know Which Motion doth beget vs Light The Heat proceedeth from those two And each doth proper acts delight The Motion drawes out Time a line The Heate doth warme the Light doth shine 6 Yet though this Motion Light and Heaâ—e Distinctly by themselues we take Each in the other hath his seat And but one Sunne we see they make For whatâ—oâ—ere the One will doe He workes it with the other two 7 So in the God-head there is knit A wondrous threefold True-loue-knot And perfect Vnion fastens it Though flesh and blood perceaue it not And what each Person doth alone By all the Trinity is done 8 Their Worke they ioyntly doe pursue Though they their Offices diuide And each one by himselfe hath due His proper Attributes beside But one in Substance they are still In Vertue one and one in Will 9 Eternall all the Persons be And yet â—ternall thereâ—s but One So likewise Infinite all three Yet Infinite but One alone And neither Person aught doth misse That of the God-heads essence is 10 In Vnity and Trinity Thus oh Creator we adore Thy euer-praised Deity And thee confesse for euermore One Father one begotten Sonne One Holy-Ghost in God-head one Sunday in generall SVnday is our naturall appellation the Sabbath the Hebrew terme and the Lords day the Christian Name whereby we entitle Gods Seauenth day and if wilfull affectation be auoyded either Name is allowable It is a portion of Time sanctified by God immediately after the Worlds creation and by the diuine Law dedicated to be perpetually obserued to the honour of our Creator And though some things accidentally pertinent to the obseruation thereof haue beeâ—e changed yet that which is essentiall thereunto is for euer immutable Our Sauiour hath by his Resurrection hallowed for vs that which we now obseâ—ue instead of the Iewish Sabbath which being the day whereon he rested in the Graue the obseruation thereof and of all other Iewish Ceremonies was buried with him because they were to continue but till the accomplishment of those things whereof they were Types This is that day wherein our Redeemer began as it were his Eternall rest after hee had finished the worke of our Reparation and conquered death the last that was to be destroyed This Day we ought therefore to sanctifie according to Gods first institution Not Iewishly that is by a strict or meere outward abstaining from the seruile workes of the body onely according to the letter But Christianly to wit in spirit and truth both inwardly and outwardly so recreating our bodies and soules that wee may with a sanctified pleasure and as much as may be without wearinesse spend that day to the glory of God according to his commaÌ„d the Churches direction euen to the vse of bodily labours exercises whensoeuer without respect to sensuall or couetous ends a rectified conscience shall perswade vs that the honor of God the charity we owe to our Neighbours or an vnfained necessity requires them to be done Song 60. Sing this as the 44. Song SIx dayes oh LORD the world to make And set all Creatures in aray Was all the leaâ—ure thou would'st take And then didâ—st rest the seauenth day That day thou thereâ—ore hallowed hast And riâ—htly by a law diuine Which till the end of time shall last The seauenth part of Time is thine 2 Then teach vs willingly to giue The tribute of our dayes to Thee By whom we new boâ—h moue and liue And haue attainâ—d to what we be For of that Rest which by thy Word Thou hast beene pleased to enioyne The profit all is ours oh Lâ—Râ— And but the praise alone is thine 3 Oh therefore let vs not consent To rob thee of thy Sabbath day Nor rest with carnall Rest content But sanctifie it all wâ— may Yea grant that we from sinnefull strife And all those workes thou do'st detest May keepe a Sabbath all our life And enter thy Eternall rest S. Andrewes day THe holy Church celebrateth this day to glorifie God for that fauour which hee vouchsâ—fed vnto her by the calling and ministry of blessed Andrew his Apostle and that by the remembrance of his readinesse to folloâ— and preach Christ both the honourable and Christian memorial due to an Apostle might be preserued and we stirred vp alâ—o to the imitation of his forwardnesse in our seuerall callings aduancing Gods honour and Gospell In which generall sence euery the meanest Christian hath a kinde of Apostleship to build vp not only in himselfe but in others also the Temple of the liuing God and to encrease and establish the kingdome of Christ. Song 61. Sing this as the 44. Song AS blessed Andrew on a day By fishing did his liuing earne Christ camâ— and called him away That he to fish for men might learne And no delay thereat he made Nor questions fram'd of his intent But quite forsaking all he had Along with him that calld he went 2 Oh that we could so ready be To follow Christ when he doth call And that we could forsake as he Those Nâ—ts that we are snar'd withall Or would this Fisherman of men Who set by all he had so light By his obedience shewed then And his example winne vs might 3 But Precepts and Examples faile Till thou thy grace LORD adde thereto Oh grant it and we shall preuaile In whatso'ere thou bidd'st vs do Yea we shaâ—l then that blisse conceiue Which in thy seruice we may finde And for thy sake be glad to leaue Our Nets and all we haue behinde S. Thomas day THis Day was set apart by the Church that it might be sanctified to the praise of God for his holy Apostle S. Thomas by whose preaching the Christian generation was multiplyed and that we might strengthen the beliefe we haue of our Sauiours vndeniable Resurrection by taking an yearely occasion to refresh our memories with that part of the Euangelicall stoâ—ie which mentioneth both this Apostles doubting and the confirmation of his faith by a sensible demonstration Song 62. Sing this as the 9. Song WHen Christ was risen from the dead And Thomas of the same was told He would not credit it he sed Though he himselfe should himâ— behold Till he his wounded hands had eyde And thâ—ust his fingers in his side 2 Which triall he did vndertake And
diuers other Mysteries are renued by the obseruation of this Day And by taking occasion to reade publikely the Storie of Iudas his Apostacie men are that day put in minde to consider what Iudgements hang ouer thâ—ir heads who shall abuse the diuine callings c. Song 67. WHen one among the Twelue there was That did thy Grace abuse Thou leftâ—st him LORD and in his place did'st iust Matthias chuse So if a Traytour doe remaine Within thy Church to day To grant him true repentance daigne Or cast him out we pray 2 Though horned like the Lambe he show Or Sheepe-like clad he be Let vs his Dragon language know And Wooluish nature see Yea cause the Loâ— to fall on those The charge of thine to take That shall their Actions well dispose And conscience of them make 3 Let vs moreouer minde his fall Whose roome Matthias got So to beleeue and feare withall That we forsake thee not For Titles be they ne're so high Or great or sacred Place Can no mans Person sanctifie Without thy speciall grace Saint Markes Day SAint Marke being one of the foure blessed Euangelists by whose pen the Gospell of Iesus Christ was recorded this day is purposely appointed to praise God for those glad tydings he brought and that wee might honour him also with such a Christian Memoriall as becommeth the Ambassadour of so great a King as our Redeemer Which ciuill honour due to the Saints of God it is hoped none will deny them nor conceiue such Institutions superstitious or to haue beene purposed to an Idolatrous end Song 68. Sing this as the 44. Song FOr those blest Pen-men of thy Word Who haue thy holy Gospel writ We praise and honour Thee oh LORD And our beleefe we build on it Those happy Tydings which it brings With ioyfull hearts we doe embrace And prize aboue all othâ—r things That precious Token of thy grace 2 To purchase what we hope thereby Our vtmost wealth we will bestow Yea we our pleasures will denie And let our liues and honours goe And whomsoe're it commeth from No other Gospel we will heare No though an Angel downe should come From heau'n we would not giue him eare 3 Our Resolutions LORD arâ— such But in performance â—eake are we And the Deceauers craft is much Our Second therefore thou must be So we assuredly shall know When any Doctrines we receaue If they agreeing be or no To those which we professed haue S. Philip and Iacob THis Day is celebrated to the honour of God and the Christian memoriall of the two blessed Apostles Philip and Iacob At which time the Church taketh occasion to offer to our remembrance such Mysteries as Christ deliuered vnto them that wee might the oftner consider them receiue fuâ—ther instruction concerning them and praise God both for such his fauours and for those instruments of his glory Song 69. Sing this as the 3. Song TO thy Apostles thou hast taught What they oh Christ should do And those things which belieue they ought Of thee they learned to And that which thou to them hast showne Hath beene disposed thus They vnto others made it knowne And those haue tolde it vs. 2 With them we doe confesse and say What shall not be denide Thou art the Truth the Life the Way And we in thee will bide By thee the Father we haue knowne Whom thou descendedst from And vnto him by thee alone We haue our hope to come 3 For thou to Philip didst impart Which our beleefe shall be That thou within the Father art And that he is in Thee And saydst what euer in thy Name We should with faith require Thou wouldst giue eare vnto the same And grant vs our desire 4 Of thee oh LORD we therefore craue Which thou wilt daigne we know The good Beleefe which now we haue We neuer may forgoe And that thy sacred Truth which we Thy Word haue learned from From Age to Age deriu'd may be Untill thy Kingdome come S. Barnabas day THis Day is solemnized in commemoration of Saint Barnabas a faithfull Disciple of Iesus Christ and to honour God for the benefit vouchsafed to the Church by his Ministry For he was a good man full of the Holy Ghost and of faith as S. Luke testifieth Acts 11.24 He was also by the Holy Ghosts immediate appointment together with Paul separated for the Ministry of the Gospell and confirmed in the Apostleship by the laying on of hands Acts 13.2 Song 70. Sing this as the 44. Song THy gifts and graces manifold To many men thou LORD hast lent Both now and in the dayes of olde To teach them faith and to repent Thy Prophets thou didst first ordaine And they as Legats did appeare Then cam'st thy selfe and in thy Traine Apostles for attendants were 2 For Legâ—ir when thou wentâ—st away The Holy-Ghost thou didst appoint And here Successions till this day Remaine of those he did annoynt Yea thou hast likewise so ordainâ—d That to make good what those haue taught An Army-Royall was maintain'd Of Martyrs who thy Battailes fought 3 For those and Him for whom we thus Are met to praise thy Name to day We giue thee thankes as they for vs That should come after them did pray And by this duty we declare Our Faith assures that they and we In Times diuided though we are Haue one Communion still with Thee S. Iohn Baptist. IOhn called the Baptist was he as Christ himselfe testifieth who was promised to be sent before him to prepare his way Luke 7.27 and by his Preaching and Baptisme the People were accordingly prepared to receiue him that was to follow He wâ—s the true expected Elias and slaine by Herod for reprouing the Incest which the said Herod committed in taking his Brothers wife That we might praise God therefore for this Fore-runner of our Sauiour and by his example remember to prouide for his entertainement the Church hath set apart this Day Song 71. Sing this as the 9. Song BEcause the world might not pretend It knew not of thy Comming-day Thou didst oh Christ before thee send A Cryer to prepare thy way Thy Kingdome was the Blisse he brought Repentance was the Way he taught 2 And that his Voice might not alone Informe vs what we should belieue His Life declar'd what must be done If Thee we purpose to receiue His Liâ—e our patterne therefore make That we the Course he tooke may take 3 Let vs not gad to Pleasures Court With fruitlesse Toyes to feed the mind Nor to that Wildernesse resort Where Reeds are shaken with the wind But treade the Path he trod before That both a Prophet was and more 4 Clad in repentant Cloath of Haire Let vs oh Christ to seeke out Thee To those forsaken Walkes repaire Which of so few frequented be And true Repentance so intend That we our courses may amend 5 Let vs hereafter feed vpon The Hony of thy Word diuine Let vs the Worlds entisement shun Her Drugs and her
of Angels and Deuils night and day fighting for vs and round about vs we would become more carefull how wee grieued those good Spirits who attend vs for our safety to the reioycing of them that seeke our destruction By S. Michael who was Prince of the good Angels and termed by S Iude an Arch-Angell some vnderstand Iesus Christ For hee is indeed the principall Messenger or Angell of our saluation and the chiefe of the Princes as holy Daniel called him yea to him alone this Name Michael which signifieth who is like God doth most properly appertaine seeing he onely is the perfect image of his Father Song 76. Sing this as the 44. Song TO praise oh GOD and honour thee For all thy glorious Triumphs wonne Assembled here this Day are we And to declare thy Fauours done Thou took'st that great Arch-Angels part With whom in Heau'n the Dragon fought And that good Armies Friend thou wert That cast Him and his Angels out 2 Whereby we now in safety are Our dangers all secured from For to encrease thy glory here Thy Kingdome with great power is come And we need stand in dread no more Of that enraged Fiends despight Who in thy presence heretofore Accused vs both day and night 3 In honour of thy blessed Name This Hymne of thanks wee therefore sing And to thine euerlasting fame Through Heauâ—n thine endlesse praise shall ring We praise thee for thy proper might And LORD for all those Angels to Who in thy Battels came to fight Or haue beene sent thy will to do 4 For many of that glorious Troope To bring vs Messages from Thee From Heau'n vouchsafed haue to stoope And clad in humane shape to be Yea we beleeue they watch and ward About our persons euermore From euill Spiritâ— vs to guard And we returne thee praise therefore S. Luke THis Day we memorize the benefit the Church receiued by the blessed Euangelist S. Luke a Physitian both for soule and body and the first Ecclesiasticall Historiographer For he was Authour not onely of that Gospell which beareth his Name but also of that Booke called the Acts of the Apostles and an Eye-witnesse of most part of that which hee hath written remaining a constant companion of S. Paul in his tribulations Worthily therefore ought we to honour him with a Christian memoriall and praise God for the grace vouchsafed vs by his meanes Song 77. Sing this as the 44. Song IF those Physitians honour'd be That doe the bodies health procure Then worthy double praise is He Who can both soule and body cure In life time both wayes Luke exceld And those Receipts hath also left Which many soule-sicke Patients heald Since from the world he was bereft 2 And to his honour this beside A blessed Witnesse hath declar'd That constant he did still abide When others from the Truth were scar'd For which the glory LORD be thine For of thy grace those gifts had he And thou his Actions did'st encline Our profit and his good to be 3 By his example therefore LORD Uphold vs that we fall not from The true profession of thy Word Nor by this world be ouercome And let his wholesome doctrine heale That leprous sicknesse of the soule Which more and more would on her steale And make her languish and growe foule Simon and Iude Apostles THis Day is dedicated to the praise of God and the pious memory of the two blessed Apostles of Iesus Christ Simon called Zelotes or the Cananite and Iude the brother of Iames. And in this solemnity we are among other things principally put in mind of that loue which Christ commandeth to be continued among vs and of that heed we ought to haue vnto our abiding in that state of grace whereunto God hath called vs as appeareth in the Epistle and Gospell appointed for the day Song 78. Sing this as the 3. Song NO outward marke we haue to know Who thine oh Christ may be Untill a Christian Loue doth show Who appertaines to Thee For knowledge may be reach'd vnto And formall Iustice gain'd But till each other loue we do Both Faith and Workes are faign'd 2 Louâ— is the summe of those commands Which thou with thine dost leaue And for a marke on them it stands Which neuer can deceaue For when our knowledge Folly turnes When Showes no show retaine And Zeale it selfe to nothing burnes Then Loue shall still remaine 3 By this were thy Apostles knit And ioyned so in one Their True-loue-knot could neuer yet Be broken nor vndone Oh let vs Lâ—RD receiued be Into that sacred knot And One become with them and thee That sinne vndoe vs not 4 Yea lest when we thy grace possesse We fall againe away Or turne it into wantonnesse Assist thou vs we pray And that we may the better finde What heed there should be learn'd Let vs the fall of Angels minde As blessed Iude hath warn'd All-Saints day THis Day the Church hath appointed that to the praise of God and our comfort we should commemorate that excellent Mystery of the Communion of Saints which is one of the twelue Articles of Christian beleefe And that considering how admirably the diuine wisedome hath knit all his elect into one body for their more perfect enioying both of his loue and the loue of one another wee might heâ—e receiue a taste of the pleasure we shall haue in the full fruition of that felicity and be stirred vp also to such mutuall loue and vnity as ought to be betwixt vs in this life This is the last Saints day in the Ecclesiastâ—ck Circuite of the yeare generally obseruable by the auncient ordinance of the Church And it seemeth to haue a mystery in it shewing that when the Circle of tyme is come about we shall in one euerlasting holy-day honor that blessed Communion and mysticall Body which shall be made perfect when all those whom we haue memorized apart are vnited into One that is when the Father the Sonne the Holy Ghost the Angels and all the holy Elect of God shall be incorporated together into a ioyfull vnspeakable and inseparable Vnion in the Kingdome of Heauen which the Almighty hasten Amen Song 79. Sing this as the 9. Song NO Blisse can so contenting proue As vniuersall Loue to gaine Could we with full requiting Loue All mens affections entertaine But such a Loue the heart of man Nor well-containe nor merit can 2 For though to all we might be deare Which cannot in this life befall We discontented should appeare Because we had not hearts for all That we might all men loue as we Beloued would of all men be 3 For Loue in louing ioyes as much As Loâ—e for louing to obtaine Yea â—oue vnfaign'd is likewise such It cannot part it selfe in twaine The Riuals friendship soone is gone And Loue diuided loueth none 4 Which causeth that with Passions pain'd So many men on earth we see And had not GOD a meanes ordain'd This discontent in Heauâ—n would be For all