And greatly did his People loath Left Shiloh's Tent where he had stay'd Which never more his presence had Th' Ark where his Glories did repose Was carried Captive by their Foes Whose cruel Sword his People slew When God provok'd his care withdrew Vengeance consum'd their youth renown'd Their maids no nuptial Garlands crown'd The Priests were slain their widows dear All publick wailings did forbear But as a Warriour nothing minds When Sleep or Wine his senses binds But waking calls to Arms and shouts So God his Foes with fury routs Their hinder parts he deeply wounds And with perpetual shame confounds Yet would he not the Ark restore To Ephraim's Tribe where 't was before But Judah's Tribe and Sion chose A place belov'd for its repose There he on high his Temple plac'd Fix'd like the Earth for ever fast God for his King did David chuse From minding Flocks and yeaning Ews Took him his Israel to keep With equal care he 'd done his sheep He faithfully discharg'd his trust Designing what was good and just His Skill to govern was no less Attended still with good Success PSALM LXXIX As the 100 Psalm BEhold O Lord with savage rage The Heathen spoils thine Heritage Thy Temple 's made profane and cheap Thy City turn'd t' a ruin'd heap Thy Saints dead Bodies made a Feast To every ravenous Bird and Beast Their blood around like water shed Enow scarce live t' interr the dead Instead of Pity thus forlorn We meet from all reproach and scorn When shall thy wrath O Lord expire Thy Jealousie that burns like fire On Heathens let thine Anger smoak Who neither know nor thee invoke Who with devouring rage have raz'd Our City and our Land laid waste Call not to mind our former sin Nor how provoking we have been But let thy tender Mercies now Prevent our ruine tho' brought low Our Sins thy Glory to advance Pass by and send Deliverance Why should th' insulting Heathen say Where 's now their God to whom they pray Oh may they know thee and their guilt By thy revenge for Blood they 've spilt And mov'd by sighing Prisoners cry Save those whom they 've condemn'd to die Repay Seven-fold our Neighbours scorn Which we for thy sake Lord have born Thy People then thy Name shall raise And future Ages sing thy Praise PSALM LXXIX Another Metre THE Heathen Lord with savage rage Invade thine Heritage Thy Temple 's made profane and cheap Thy City ' a ruin'd heap Dead Bodies of thy Saints make Feasts To rav'nous Birds and Beasts Enow scarce live t' interr the dead Their Blood 's like water shed Instead of Pity thus forlorn We 're made their sport and scorn When shall thy Jealousie expire Thy wrath that burns like fire On such as know not God nor pray Let thy fierce anger stay Who with devouring rage have raz'd Our Walls and Land laid waste Tho' justly thou provok'd hast been Visit not our past sin But let thy Mercy tho' brought low Prevent our ruine now Pass by our sins thy Grace t' advance And send Deliverance Where 's now their God to whom they pray Why should the Heathen say By thy revenge for Blood they 've spilt They 'll know God and their guilt Save those whom they 've condemn'd to die Mov'd by the Prisoners cry Repay Seven-fold our Neighbours scorn We for thy Sake have born Thy People then thy Name shall raise And thee all Ages praise PSALM LXXX As the 100 Psalm GReat Shepherd of good Jacob's Race And Joseph's wond'rous Guide give ear Thou sitt'st between the Cherubins Thence gloriously for us appear Ephr'aim with th' other Tribes once saw Thy Conquests in the wilderness Now shew thy self that they may know Thy saving Pow'r is still no less Oh make an happy change and us Unto thy favour Lord restore For if our God be reconcil'd We shall be sav'd and sigh no more Great God! how long wilt thou reject Our pray'rs when we thy help intreat Whilst we large draughts of tears drink down Tears that are mingled with our meat Our foes agreeing in our harm Strive only who shall spoil us most Laugh at our trust in God too weak They think t' oppose the pow'rs they boast Oh change our State and us again Unto thy favour Lord restore For if our God be reconcil'd We shall be sav'd and sigh no more Part II. From Egypt thou hast brought a Vine Transplanted hither by thine hand Expell'd the Heathen that its roots Might farther spread and fill the Land The Hills were covered with its shade Its boughs o'er goodly Cedars stretch'd So fruitful 't was it from the Sea As far as to Euphrates reach'd Why is her fence broke down her grapes By every spoiler's hand are press'd The Boar roots up her plants her fruit's Devour'd by every savage Beast Return great God look from above Visit this Vine forsook so long Thine own Plantation and the Branch Thou madest for thy self so strong See what Destruction's made the fire Has burnt already what 's cut down And what remains will be consum'd If God continue still to frown Lord save the King whom thou dost love And send him thine Almighty aid Whom zealous for thine Honour thou And strong for our defence hast made From thee we never will revolt If thou wilt us again revive But worship thee and never cease To praise thy Goodness whilst we live Oh change our state and us again Unto thy favour Lord restore For if our God be reconcil'd We shall be sav'd and sigh no more PSALM LXXXI As the 100 Psalm PRaise him to whom all pow'r belongs With joyful and triumphant Songs Join to the Musick of your voice Sweet Instruments Harmonious noise On the New Moon with Trumpets sound Proclaim the solemn Feast around This was a standing Law decreed By Jacob's God to Jacob's Seed For a Memorial ordain'd Of their remove from Egypt's Land Who after heard with fear and awe God's unknown Voice that gave the Law His shoulder crush'd with loads I eas'd His Hands from sordid works releas'd You cry'd in trouble and oft crav'd My help and I as often sav'd The thundring Cloud that terrify'd Th' Egyptians was your Light and Guide You prov'd at Meribah's fam'd spring My Pow'r and I your murmuring I will instruct my people still If they will hear and do my will Own then no foreign Deity Nor worship any God but me I am thy God 't was my strong hand Which brought thee out of Egypt's Land Open thy Mouth tho' ne'er so wide Thy longings shall be satisfy'd But Israel would not hear my Voice Nor make their God their only choice So they were led as their lusts crav'd By Counsels of a Mind deprav'd Oh had they made but God their Guide And with his wise Advice comply'd He all their Foes would soon have quell'd His Hand have all their force repell'd They who their Malice would not quit Been glad to flatter and submit While he his people would
provide Our needs are all supply'd The hardned ridges of the field Soft'ned by showers yield It s seed by clods thus gently press'd Springs up by fresh rain bless'd The fruitful year rich blessings crown Which fatning Show'rs drop down The wilderness refresht with rain Tho' parch'd now Springs again The little Hills new garments wear In youthful green appear Flocks are the cloathing of the plain The Vales spread o'er with grain All Nature seems to shout and sing Welcome t' a hopeful spring PSALM LXVI LET all the Earth with joy resound To God their Voices raise Extol him in their Songs and make Him Glorious by their Praise Proclaim his mighty works in which Such terrour do's appear As makes his Foes to crouch and feign Obedience thro' their fear Ev'n all the Earth shall worship thee And sing unto thy Name Who see the wonders thou hast done To raise and spread thy Fame He turn'd the Sea into dry Land The swelling Flood made way For Israel to pass Who there His Glories did display He views the Nations and his Rule Do's o'er the World extend Then let not men rebel for pride Will in their ruine end Let all the people bless the Lord And loudly sing thy Praise Thou great Preserver of our Lives And Guide of all our ways Part II. Through severe tryals we have pass'd In grievous straits distress'd Like Beasts of burden have been us'd With heavy loads oppress'd Insolent Tyrants as vile Slaves Have trod us under feet But through all dangers we are brought Where Ease and Plenty meet I 'll go into thine house O Lord And thankful Offerings lay Before thine Altar and the Vows I made in trouble pay To honour him from whom all good Do's come I 'll spare no cost I 'll offer what he do's require And what will please him most Ye that are pious come and hear What God for me has done His Mercies shew'd to me will be For your Instruction When I with grief opprest to him My fervent cries did raise He heard me graciously and turn'd My sighing into praise God will not favour me if I Iniquity regard But he inclin'd his Ear to me And my Petitions heard O let the Glorious Name of God Be ever magnifie'd Who neither did reject my Pray'r Nor his own Grace deny'd PSALM LXVII As the 25 Psalm SHew Mercy to us Lord Bless us with gifts divine O let the Glories of thy Face On us thy Servants shine May thy hid ways be known Thy Fear on Earth abound And thy Salvation over all The Heathen World resound Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess The Nations now may sing Their Joys since God do's reign He rules with Wisdom this great Judge Will Righteousness maintain Let all in Psalms of Praise Their grateful thoughts express Let all the people round the World Thy mighty Name confess Then shall th' enriched Earth With Plenty overflow And God on all his other Gifts His Blessing will bestow His Blessings showr'd on us Our happy Days shall crown His Pow'r and Goodness all the World With humble Fear shall own PSALM LXVIII As the 100 Psalm LET the great God arise and then His scattered foes will flee for fear Vanish like smoke and melt like wax Before the Fire when he draws near But let the just rejoice and praise His Name to which all Pow'r belongs He rides on High above the Clouds Let him be rais'd too in your Songs He pities Orphans Widows wrongs He rights bring chained Pris'ners out He for the desolate provides But plagues the RebelsLand with drought Lord when thou brought'st thy people forth From Egypt with a Mighty hand And led'st them thro' the Wilderness To bring them to the Promis'd Land The Heav'ns before thy Lightnings dropt The Earth did with thy Thunder quake Mount Sinai when the Lord came down Did from its firm Foundation shake In that dry Wilderness thou sent'st A plenteous rain at their complaint Ev'n Bread was rained down from Heav'n For their Refreshment who were faint Thy numerous people with their flocks Found a convenient dwelling there And by thy bounty Lord the poor With all things needful furnish'd were Part II. When God had giv'n them Victories A female Army 't was their use Met the returning Conquerours And in their Songs thus told the News All the great Captains of their Hosts Have left the field with hasty flight And left rich spoils all shar'd by us Women who were too weak to fight Tho' you in Egypt's servile works Sull'ied among the Pots have lien Your Armies Wings like those of Doves Victorious now shall brightly shine And so it was for when the Kings On this Side Jordan conquer'd were They as illustrious as the Snows On Salmon's Hill did then appear And when on th' other Side the Lord Your Conquests also did advance Th' high Hill of Basan then became A part of God's Inheritance But be not proud ye lofty Hills As if God meant with you t' abide Sion's the Hill which he hath chose Therein for ever to reside Thousands of Angels there attend And God is where that Host appears Sinai had once his presence now To Sion th' Honour he transferrs Part III. Like a great Conquerour our God Ascended is above the Skies And after him in triumph draws As Spoils his captiv'd Enemies He scattered his various Gifts Around to make his Bounty known Ev'n Rebels had a share ' mongst whom He dwells and they his kindness own God that heaps daily benefits On us shall have our praising Songs He is our Saviour to whom The Pow'r of Life and Death belongs In his just Vengeance he shall wound The Heads of all that him resist On whom no Methods of his Love Prevail who still in sin persist God is resolv'd the Victories Of former Ages he 'll renew As great as those in Bashan's Land And the Red Sea his People knew Thine Arms shall so victorious be And such a Slaughter shall be made That in thine Enemies blood the Dogs Their tongues may dip and thou mayst wade All know the Pomp with which God made His entrance to the Holy place Singers and Players Virgins too With Timbrels the procession grace Who as they went along all join'd Their Voices and this Song they sung In your assemblies bless the Lord All ye that are from Jacob sprung The Tribes all with their Princes came Judah and Benjamin lay near But the remote too Zobulun And Nephthali attended there Part IV. This Union which thy God has made O Israol has made thee strong Confirm it Lord and what 's begun So happily continue long Such Blessings on Jerusalem Shall from thy Temple there come down That by rich Presents thither brought Kings shall themselves thy subjects own Check that fierce Prince like a wild beast With rage to War against us bent With Captains furious as Bulls Souldiers as Heifers insolent Prancing
sang Praises to the Lord And for a while believ'd his word They soon what he had done forgat And would not for his counsel wait But tho' from Heav'n with Bread supply'd Tempting God's pow'r for flesh they cry'd They surfeit or the Quails he sent Which prove their plague not nourishment ' Gainst Moses then they mutiny And question his Authority Both him and A'ron whom God chose As proud Usurpers they oppose The Earth did under Dathan cleave And with an open mouth receive Abiram ' s Troop alive they fall And in one Grave are buried all Lightning from Heav'n the other Crew Invaders of the Priesthood slew A Calf in Horeb too they made And worship to an Image paid God's Glory that appear'd so bright And wrought such wonders now they flight An Image better pleasing was Of a dull Ox that eateth grass How kind a Saviour God had been The wond'rous works in Egypt seen The Sea that drowned Phar'oh's Host All these are now forgot and lost God was provok'd to such an height He threatned to destroy them quite When Moses in the breach did stand And stay'd the vengeance of his hand Part III. The promis'd Land they set at nought Tho' to the Borders of it brought They th' ill report some Spies had made More credit than what God had said They murmur'd when they should obey And when he said Go up they 'd stay Then solemnly the Lord did swear These Rebels never should come there Nor the despised Land possess But perish in the Wilderness And some by th' Heathens overthrown Be slain or scattered up and down B'al-Peor ' s service they embrace Moab ' s vile god and their disgrace With them on Sacrifices fed That had been off'red to the dead God was so angry at this sin A grievous plague at once broke in When Phineas with zeal possess'd Slew a bold sinner and it ceast This Fact which rash and hasty seem'd Just and praise-worthy God esteem'd And it obtain'd this Act of Grace T' entail the Priesthood on his Race At Meribah God's wrath they move Where they for Drink with Moses strove It went ill with him for their sake Who things unfit provoked spake When they came in they did not root The Nations out tho' charg'd to do 't Were mix'd and dealings with them had And in their manners were as bad Part IV. They learnt what they should ever rue To serve their gods and left the true T'infernal ghosts they sacrifice Their children with unpitying eyes The blood of Innocents thus stain Did all the Land of Can'an stain Themselves too they with whoredoms vile And other beastly lusts defile Then God was with his people wroth Whom once he lov'd he now does loath The Heathens yoke again they bear By Foes oppress'd whose Slaves they were Oft did he save them in distress Yet they provok'd him still no less Their old Idolatries renew'd Which brought them low by foes subdu'd Yet when their mournful Cries he heard He did their Miseries regard His Covenant he call'd to mind Left off to punish and was kind Ev'n those whose hatred oft they prov'd He to take pity on them mov'd And those by whom they conquer'd were Their extirpation did forbear Now Lord let our salvation come And bring thy scattered people home That praising thee we ever may With greatest joy and triumph say Blessing to Isr'el's God and King And everlasting Praises sing And may his Saints with one accord All say Amen Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CVII As the 100 Psalm LET all give thanks to God above So full of kindness and of love Whose Mercy ages past have known And those that are to come shall crown May 't ever be by them confess'd Whom he redeem'd when sore oppress'd And made the scattered people come From all the Lands to their own home They pass'd thro' Deserts where no way They found nor City where to stay No food to ease their hunger's rage Nor water-springs their thirs t' asswage In their distress to God they cry'd Who prov'd their Saviour and their Guide He the right Path where they should go And place where they should dwell did show Let all Men praise God's goodness then His wonders to the Sons of Men Whose bounty longing Souls supplies Their craving hunger satisfies Part II. Those who are in dark prisons laid So nigh to death they 're in its shade On whom the sorrows that they bear Sit heavier than the chains they wear These having proudly God withstood Contemn'd his Counsels for their good He then resolv'd with pain and smart To quell the stoutness of their heart Before his stroaks they could not stand Nothing could raise them but his hand Then to the Lord they 're forc'd to fly To importune his Clemency Who did regard their low address And sav'd them out of their distress He chang'd their gloomy state to light And brake their Bands in sunder quite 15 Let all men praise God's goodness then His wonders to the Sons of men His strength that all things do's surpass Brake Bars of Ir'n and Gates of Brass Part III. Fools to lewd courses wholly bent Prepare for their own punishment Sickness and loathsome maladies From Luxury and Lust arise The Glutton's appetite o'erthrown His tastful meats will not go down Nature with heavy loads opprest Beckons to Death to be releas'd Then do these frighted Sinners fly To God for help whose earnest cry Mov'd a regard to their address Heaven sav'd them out of this distress No need of Med'cines for their cure Their vertue 's not so quick nor sure Death's sentence onely he repeal'd He sent his word and they were heal'd Let all men praise his Goodness then His wonders to the Sons of men And by their grateful Sacrifice Declare his works and their own joys Part IV. They whom the Ships on th' Ocean bear Do see God's works and wonders there For at his word fierce Tempests rise And lift its Waves unto the Skies One while they mount to Heav'n alost They sink into the Depths as oft The Passengers strange terrours feel Like Drunkards to and fro they reel Lost to all hope to God they cry For help in their extremity He lends an Ear to their address And brings them out of this distress For at his beck the storms asswage The furious waves depose their rage They welcome now the calm and see The Haven where they wish'd to be Let all men praise God's goodness then His wonders to the Sons of men Nor onely private Off'rings bring But in the Church his Glories sing Part V. When God's provok'd his pow'rful hand Turns Rivers to a Desart land Their fruitfulness to barren grounds When wickedness therein abounds Dry grounds by show'rs sent from above And flowing Springs fair Pastures prove Thither the poor for dwellings flow Which after to a City grow They sow the Fields and Vineyards plant Whose Fruits supply their growing want Their Race springs fast from fruitful stocks Their
Resembling that of Heav'n above Where Brethren peacefully unite In sweet accord and hearty Love It 's like the precious Ointment pour'd On A aron's consecrated Head Which first ran down his Face and thence Unto his costly Vesture spread Like Dews that visit every Hill Or as the fruitfull Show'rs of Rain Tho' first on higher Grounds they fall Descend and water all the Plain None can express the Joys that meet Where Love and Amity abound Their Souls are fill'd with inward Peace Their prosp'rous State with blessing crown'd PSALM CXXXIII Another Metre O Happy Companies on Earth Resembling Heav'n above Where Brethren peacefully unite In sweet Accord and Love It 's like the precious Ointment pour'd Upon the High-priest's Head Which first ran down his Beard and thence T' his costly Garments spread Like Dews that visit every Hill Or fruitfull Show'rs of Rain Tho' first on higher Grounds they fall Thence water all the Plain None can express the Joys that meet Where mutual Love is found Their Souls are fill'd with inward Peace Their State with blessing crown'd PSALM CXXXIV As the 100 Psalm YE Servants of th' Eternal Lord Who early at his Temple wait And there your late attendance give See that his Name ye celebrate And as that Holy place requires Pure hands in your Devotions raise To all your other Off ' rings joyn The gratefull Sacrifice of Praise God the great Maker of the World As great in Goodness as in Pow'r Give gracious Answerd to thy Pray'rs And blese his People every Hour PSALM CXXXIV Another Metre YE Servants of the Lord above Who at his Temple wait See that before the rising Sun His Name ye celebrate And in that Holy place pure hands In your Devotions raise To all your other Off ' rings joyn The Sacrifice of Praise The Lord that made the World as great In Goodness as in Pow'r Give ear to thy requests and bless His People every Hour PSALM CXXXV YE Servants of th' Almighty Lord That Heav'n and Earth did frame Who at his House and Altar wait Praise ye his Glorious Name O let the Goodness of the Lord Your best Affections raise Your inward Pleasure will increase Together with your Praise Ye Isra'elites have greatest cause To praise him and rejoyce You that are dearer unto God His Treasure and his Choice In him do all Perfections meet His greatness knows no bound What e'er by other Gods is claimed In him alone is found His Pow'r created all at first His Pleasure rules them still His uncontrolled mind the Heav'n The Earth and Seas fulfil By undiscerned Force he makes The Vapours to arise Which frame the Clouds where Fire unquench'd Mingled with Water lies From thence the dreadfull lightnings burst And rains are poured down He brings his boist'rous winds and storms From Treasuries unknown He the first-born of man and beast At once in Egypt slew Whose King and Court by fearfull plagues His wond'rous Power knew Part II. He smote great Nations and slew Kings That Potent Sceptres sway'd Sihon and Og ' mong these for War The greatest Figure made All Can'an's Kingdoms too at last With all their Kings he smote Whose rich and pleasant Land became Our Heritage and Lot Supported by such glorions Works Thy Fame can never die But thy Memorial shall endure To all Eternity Tho' God's offending People may Under oppression mourn He 'll take their part and all his wrath Shall into kindness turn The Heathen Idols Silver are Or Gold at best and thence Derive their worth but are no Gods Since void of Life or Sense For tho' the Maker forns an Eye A Mouth or other part He cannot give them Sight or Breath Motion or Life by Art Fond men with hands to make a God To which our Knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have Sense like you O House of Isr'ael bless the Lord Ye Priests his praise proclaim Bless him ye Levites and let all That fear him do the same 21 From Sion may his Songs of praise Sound forth with sweet accord He in this Holy City dwells O praise this Highest Lord. PSALM CXXXV Another Metre As the 148 Psalm YE Servants of the Lord That Heav'n and Earth did frame Who at his Altar wait Praise ye his Glorious Name His Goodness do's To this invite His praise will give The best delight Ye Isr'aelites are bound Greatly your God to bless Who unto Jacob did Such special Love express Whose Children still To God are dear His Treasure and Peculiar care In him all Glories meet His Greatness knows no bound What other Gods do claim In him alone is found Who as at first He all things made Still rules o'er all By all obey'd All things in Heav'n above Are subject to his Will The Earth and Seas below His pleasure do fulfil At his Command From the World's End Vapours to frame The Clouds ascend The dreadfull Flashes thence Of pointed Lightnings fly Those Fires remain unquench'd Tho' mix'd with Rains they lie He brings forth Winds That loudly blow From Treasuries Which none can know Part II. He the First-born of Man And Beast in Egypt slew Whose King and Court by plagues His wond'rous Power knew Great Nations then And Kings he smote Sihon and Og Of greatest note The Fate of Can'an's Kings And Kingdoms was the same All conquer'd and their Land Our Heritage became Thy Name and thy Memorial For ever Lord Continue shall Tho' God's own People may Suffer when they offend At last their Sorrows will In their Salvation end He 'll take the part Of those that mourn And all his wrath To kindness turn The Heathen Idols are Of vile Materials made Tho' by Man's Art with Gold Or Silver overlaid He forms a Mouth An Eye or Ear Which cannot speak Nor see nor hear Fond men to what their hands Have made their Knees to bend Much more to trust in what Cannot it self defend Brutes that have Life Are better for You without Sense Like Statues are O Isr'ael bless the Lord Ye Priests his praise proclaim Let Levi's House and all That fear him do the same From Sion sing With one accord There God resides Praise ye the Lord. PSALM CXXXVI As the 148 Psalm GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is so kind and good Whose Mercies firmly last As they have ever stood To this great King All Gods do bow Angels above And Pow'rs below His works our wonder raise The Heav'ns his wisdom made And he th' outstretched Earth Above the Waters laid He made the Sun The Day 's great Light The Moon and Stars To rule the Night Egypt ' s First-born he smote And by his pow'rfull Hand He brake off Isr'ael's Yoke And brought them from that Land His Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last The parted Sea made way For Israel to pass There the pursuing Host Of Phar'oh drowned was His People through The Desert led By Miracles Were daily fed Kings that oppos'd their way
thine alms Of seasonable food They gather what thine hand bestows And all are fill'd with good Part IV. If God but in displeasure frown All Creatures needs must mourn If he with-holds their breath they die And to their Dust return His quick'ning Spirit when it breaths All things with Life endues His pow'rful word that made the Earth Its face again renews Whilst this world's frame and order lasts God's fame will ne'er be less And what his wisdom made so good Will still delight to bless But let not sinful Man presume God's anger to provoke Whose Look can cause the Earth to quake His Touch make Hills to smoak My Life 's great bus'ness shall be this To praise this mighty Lord To meditate his Love and works The sweetest Joys afford While Sinners from the Earth consume No place regards them more Bless thou the Lord my Soul his Name Let Heav'n and Earth adore PSALM CV O Let us all give thanks to God And call upon his Name His gracious and his mighty works To all the world proclaim Let us in Songs and sacred Hymns Our great Creator bless And what his pow'rful hand has wrought Our joyful tongues express Count it your honour that ye know And bear his sacred Name And when you worship this great Lord Take pleasure in the same Within his Sanctuary let Your Pray'rs to him be made Your hopes upon his favour rest And his almighty aid O let the works that he has done Your admiration move Think on the judgments of his mouth And wonders of his Love This Charge to you belongs who are Of faithful Abr'am's race And Jacob's Off-spring call'd who stood In God's especial Grace We glory that this mighty Lord Us for his people owns Whose Judgments make th' amazed Earth To tremble when he frowns His Cov'nant with his people made He ever call'd to mind And will his Promises fulfill To ages still behind Part II. That Cov'nant which the Lord of old With our first fathers made And oft by Oath renew'd to them And to their seed thus said On thee I Can'an's Land bestow This which we now possess To bring them into which his Care Shew'd that he meant no less For tho' when first our fathers came One family they were Whose number too was very few And they mere strangers there Tho' weak who in a setled place No fixt Estate enjoy'd But forc'd from this to th' other Land Might soon have been destroy'd He suffered none to injure them When Sojourners they were But Kings that meant to do them wrong Met with rebukes severe Let none attempt these persons harm So dear to God and great Touch not said he my anointed ones Nor Prophets rudely treat When after this in all the Lands A famine long prevail'd And Bread the great support of Life When Corn was wanting fail'd He sent out Joseph to provide For Jacob now grown old But he that was to save his house First as a Slave was fold Part III. To Egypt brought and falsly charg'd Joseph's in prison cast The Calumny more pain'd him than The Chains that held him fast There by unfolding hidden fates Great fame he had acquir'd This Phar'oh hearing try'd him too And found him one inspir'd He quickly set him free and made Him Ruler of the Land The management of all affairs He ' intrusted in his hand His greatest Princes to command And punish he had leave All the wise Senatours from him Instructions must receive Now Jacob's house to Egypt came As Phar'oh did invite And grew so as t' exceed their foes In Number and in Might This makes them jealous and to hate Those they receiv'd with joy Whom first by subtil Arts they would Diminish then destroy Moses and A'ron when God saw Their Bondage heavier grow Were sent to Phar'oh with demand To let his people go The mighty works which they perform'd And wonders in that Land Show'd that what e'er they said or did Was by Divine command Part IV. He three days darkness black as Hell Over all Egypt drew In which and all the other plagues God's Orders they pursue He turn'd their waters into blood Which all their Fish destroy'd Numberless Frogs o'erspread the Earth And the King's rooms annoy'd Infinite Swarms of Flies and Lice O'er all the Country came Instead of Rain he gave them Hail Mix'd with devouring Flame This Storm not onely from the Trees Their pleasant Fruits beat down But all the Fig trees too and Vines Were broke and overthrown By his Command numberless Hosts Of various Locusts pass O'er all the Land and with strange haste Devour'd their Herbs and Grass In the same Night all their First-born Smote by an Angel dye The prime of all their strength and prop Of every Family Part V. Loaded with Egypt's wealth their Land In haste the people quit Not one in all their Tribes so weak For travel was unfit Gladness at their departure thence Th' Egyptians hearts did fill For fear as the last Plague their Sons The next themselves might kill He spread a Cloud which skreen'd them from The scorching Sun by day But was so bright withal it serv'd By night to shew their way He then provides delicious fare For that vast multitude Great flights of Quails and Bread showr'd down From Heav'n to be their food An opened Rock their Drink supply'd Whence Streams gush'd out so fast They ran and follow'd them thro' all The parched grounds they pass'd The Lord these wonders to make good His word to Abr'am wrought When he from slavery his Race With joy and triumph brought He fix'd them in a quiet Seat In Can'an's pleasant Land Stor'd with all good by others pains And planted to their hand That by his kindness thus oblig'd And bless'd so many ways His Laws they might with care observe The Lord for ever praise PSALM CVI. As the 100 Psalm BY chearful Praises to his Name That God is good to all proclaim Whose Mercies shown to ages past To all succeeding times shall last Who can the Pow'r of God set forth Or praise his wonders to their worth They 're happy who with constant care In righteous works imployed are May I be one of those and find God always good to me and kind When thou deliv'rest thine elect From Dangers do not me neglect Their good secured may I see And share in their felicity And when thou dost their state advance Glory with thine Inheritance We the degenerate Off-spring are Of fathers that great sinners were Who thy great wonders minded not In Egypt wrought or soon forgot Their unbelief when newly sav'd At the Red Sea fresh wonders crav'd There God his Glory to advance Gave them a new deliverance The Sea 's ungovernable course He check'd by his word 's greater force Their way thro' the vast Deep was dry Such as thro' sandy deserts lie O'er their pursuing Enemy He gain'd a noble victory The Sea return'd on Phar'oh's Host With violence and all were lost Part II. Then they