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A26725	Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.	Barton, William, 1598?-1678.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Three last centuries of select hymns collected out of the Psalms of David.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Canticles.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Song of Solomon paraphrased.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Catalogue of vertuous women recorded in the Old and New Testament.	1688 (1688)	Wing B1004; ESTC R10099	243,039	830

near To worship God with reverence and Godly filial fear And for the food that perisheth be not at any Strife But for the food that doth indure to everlasting life Mat. 6.33 And seek God's Kingdom first of all his righteousness pursue And then shall all the other things be added unto you HYMN 157. Mortality and Immortality Isa. 40.6 7. All flesh is grass and soon must yield for all the goodly show Which is but as a flower in field that some short time doth grow The grass doth wither and is gone the flower doth fade and pass Because God's Spirit blows thereon the people sure is grass 8. 1 Cor. 15.53 The grass doth change the flower doth fade at one rebuking blast But loe the word our Lord hath said for ever standeth fast The corruptible must put on a state that cannot die The mortal must be cloath'd upon with immortality 54 56 57. The Scriptures sayings then shall be fulfil'd for Saints to sing O Grave where is thy Victory O Death where is thy Sting The Sting of Death Sin needs must be the Law the strength of Sin But thanks to God for Victory through Christ our Lord herein HYMN 158. Mortification Col. 3.5 Rom. 6.12 c. 8.13 YOUR earthly members mortifie and let no sin bear sway Or in your mortal body reign while ye the lusts obey For if ye serve the flesh ye dye but if that by the Spirit The bodies lusts ye mortifie then shall ye life inherit Chap. 6.16 Chap. 13.14 For his ye are whom ye obey whether of sin to death Or else of righteousness to life after this mortal breath Put on then Jesus Christ the Lord and for the fleshes ease Make no provision nor regard the lusts thereof to please 2. PART Rom. 8 7. Chap. 12.2 The carnal mind is enmity against the living Lord Not subject neither can it be to his revealed word Be chang'd therefore by minds renew'd that ye may understand What pleasing good and perfect things the Lord doth here command Chap. 8.6 Chap. 6.11 8. Because to be of carnal mind is death without release But if Spiritually inclin'd it savours Life and Peace Then count your selves as dead to sin to God in Christ alive Because if we be dead with him we trust we shall revive Mose's Song All People c. Exod. 15.1 NOw sing unto the Lord will I for he hath triumph'd gloriously The Horse and Rider both of these his hand hath cast into the Seas 5 6. The depths devour'd them every one they sank to th' bottom as a stone Lord thy right hand with power shines bright thy right hand crusht the enemy quite 7 In thy great excellence O God thou hast those Rebels under-trod Thou sent●●t forth thy wrath whereby they were consum'd as stubble dry 9 The enemy thus proudly spake I will pursue and overtake The spoil ●saith he I will divide my Lust shall so be satisfi'd 10 Then didst thou blow with blustring force the Sea returned to its course And covering them became their graves they sank as Lead in mighty Waves 11. Among the Gods who 's like to thee who like thee shines in sanctity Fearfull in praises as exceeds and doing rare and wondrous deeds HYMN 160. Oppression and Rapine disswaded Prov. 4.14 15 16. GO not with wicked men my Son go not with them I say Their crooked paths avoid and shun and come not near their way For if they do no wicked deed they take no rest at all Their sleep departs unless they speed of making some to fall Mic. 22. Prov. 4.17.2.13 They covet fields and violently they take them for a prey Oppressing Town and Family because they bear the sway They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of strife They leave the paths of Righteousness to lead a brutish life Isa. 59.7 8. Destruction and unhappiness are ever in their waies Nor do they know the way of peace for still their Judgment straies They make them crooked paths of sin form which they cannot cease And whosoever walks therein shall never know true peace 2. PART Prov. 1.10 11 13. My Son let sinners ticing thee be constantly withstood If they say come let us agree let us lay wait for blood All precious substance we shall find to make us rich and great And with the spoil of every kind shall fill our house compleat 14 15 16 18. Cast in thy Lot among us now let us have all one purse Refrain my Son and go not thou with them in this lewd course For unto rapine they run fast but loe their laying wait Shall be for their own lives at last and their own bloud the bait 19 31. The projects which they prosecute shall pay them home one day And they shall eat the bitter fruit of their own cursed way Such ways are his whoever strives his hands with bloud to stain To take away the owners lives for greediness of gain HYMN 161. Passion and Compassion of Christ. 1 Pet. 3.18 Chap. 2.24 LO Christ hath suffered once for sin the Just for wicked men That he might bring us unto God now reconcil'd agen Who bare our sins in his own flesh upon that cursed Tree That we should live to righteousness and dead to sin should be Isa. 53.6.3 All we like sheep have gone astray each took his course to fall And God hath laid the Load on him to answer for us all A man of sorrows sure he was and he hath born our grief Mean while we hid our face from him And gave him no relief Joh. 10.11 Lo this is that sweet Shepherd then so infinitely good That for his sheep laid down his Life and spilt his pretious bloud 2 PART Joh. 15.13 Rom. 5.7 A greater Love than this hath none to act or apprehend Than that a man should stake his life and lose it for his friend For scarce will any dye for him that lives most righteously Yet haply for a special friend some one might dare to dye 18. Chap. 14.9 But God commends his tender Love to us ward in this wise In that Christ Jesus dy'd for us when we were enemies And therefore did our Saviour die recover and revive To be the Lord both of the dead and those that are alive Heb. 13.15 By him therefore give we to God the sacrifice of praise The gratefull fruit of thankfull lips blessing his name alwaies HYMN 162. Patience Jam. 1.4 Heb. 10.36 LET Patience have her perfect work that ye may be intire And nothing wanting in your grace which God doth here require For ye have need of Patience that having done his Will Ye may receive the Promises which God shall then fulfill Chap. 6.19 Rom. 5.4 5. 2 Co. 4.17 For Patience works experience experience hope doth gain And hope shall never make asham'd whatever we sustain And lo our light affliction which is but transitory Works for us a more excellent eternal weight of glory 2 Tim. 2.12 Jam. 5.72 For they that suffer with the

and us from death restor'd 3. Gal. 4.4 1 Pet. 1.8 For when the Law was weak through Flesh and had no strength to save God sent his Son of Virgin-seed and him to us he gave Whom having never seen we love and through bel●ef no less Rejoyce with joy uns●eakable and full of gloriousness Jude 25. Rev. 4.13 God onely wise our Saviour that on the Throne doth sit Have honour glory praise and power for ever so be it HYMN 111. Christ's Commission Mat. 10.1 8. WHenas our Lord had call'd his twelve he gave them power at large Against all Devils and Disease and thus he gave them charge Go heal the sick the Leaprous cleanse the dead men cause to live Cast Devils out your grant is free and therefore freely give 14 15 16. Whoso receives or he●rs you not it shall be far more ease For Sodom and Gomorrah's Land at judgment than for these Behold as Sheep in midst of Wolves I send you forth saith he The Serpents wisedom therefore use and Doves simplicity 2. PART Mat 28.18 19. Behold all power is given me in Heaven and Earth likewise Go therefore into all the world and Nations gospe●ize Baptize them in the Fathers Name in every Land and Coast And in the Name of God the Son and of the Holy Ghost 20. Rev. 19.16 Gal. 1.5 And teach them to observe and do whatever I command And I behold am now with you and while the world doth stand To Christ the King of Kings therefore and Lord of Lords most high Be praise and glory evermore to all eternity HYMN 112. Communion of Saints Heb. 12.22 23. NOW are we come to Sion Mount the City of abode The Heavenly Jerusalem where dwells the living God. To Hosts of Angels numberless and to th' assembly there The General Church of God's first born whose names in Heaven appear 24. Mat. 25.32 And unto God the Judge of all on whom the world must wait And to the Spirits of all just men made perfect in that State. To Jesus Mediatour of the covenant now made new Who●e sprinkled blood speaks better things than Abel●s ●s blood could do Rev. 5.13 Blessing and glory and renown then give we altogether To him that on the Throne sits down and to the Lamb for ever HYMN 113. Confession of Christ. Mat. 10.32 Rom. 10.10 HIM that confesseth me to men will I saith Christ record And will acknowledge him agen before my heavenly Lord. For man believes to righteousness with humble heart alone And with the tongue doth man confess unto Salvation 1 Tim 3.16 This Mystery of Godliness is very great and high God manifested in the flesh the Spirit did justifie The blessed Angels saw his face his word the Gentiles heard Believ'd on in the world he was to God's right hand preferr'd HYMN 114. Confession of Sin. All People c. Heb. 1.13 Dan. 9.6 O Lord that art of purer eye than to behold iniquity We all have sinned we confess and have committed wickedness Isa. 59.12 Ezr. 9.6 Our trespasses against us show our sins we cannot chuse but know For they are swollen above our head and are unto the Heavens spread Luke 15.18 O Father we have grievously offended Thee that dwell'st on high Unworthy to be own'd therefore as thy dear Children any more Ezra 9.13 Ezek. 18.32 Yet hast thou never punish'd sin so much as our deserts have been Nor is the death of him that dies a matter pleasing in thine eyes Neh. 9.27 Ezek. 13.32 For thou art unto anger slow and dost with grace and mercy flow Thou art most ready to forgive therefore let us return and live HYMN 115. Confidence in God. O Lord consider c. Hab. 3.17 18. ALthough the fig-tree shall not spring although the Vine no grape shall yield The Olive fail her fruit to bring nor any food be in the field The flock be cut off from the fold no beasts can in the stalls be had Yet in the Lord my joyes shall hold in God my Saviour I●le be glad HYMN 116. The Conquest All People c. Deut. 33.26 to the end THere is not one 'tis truly said like Jeshurun's great God on high Who rides on heaven for thy aid with excellency on the sky Th' eternal God thy refuge is his everlasting Arms thy stay He will thrust out thine enemies before thee saying kill and slay Then Isr'el shall dwell safe unmixt and on a Land of Corn and Wine There Jacob's Fountain shall he fixt the Heavens dropping on his Vine O happy Isr'el we record whom like to thee doth God advance O people saved by the Lord the shield of thy deliverance Thy excellency's Sword is he and all thy foes of forreign Powers Shall be found lyers unto thee and thou shalt tread on their high Towers HYMN 117. Conscience 2 Tim. 1.5 Prov. 4.23 Act. 21.16 THE end of all the Law is Love out of an heart unstain'd A conscience that we can approve and out of Faith unfeign'd Keep then your heart with diligence with all the care you can A Conscience void of all offence both towards God and Man. Heb. 10.22 2 Cor. 1.12 1 Joh. 3.21 And so draw near with upright heart with faith both full and sure Our Conscience cleans'd our Bodies wash'd with Baptism-water pure And our rejoycing shall be this our consciences attest For if our hearts condemn us not on God we boldly rest HYMN 118. Contentation Prov. 30.8 9. LORD give me neither poverty nor too abundant store Give me to live conveniently and I desire no more Not riches Lord too largely deal lest pride should be my bane Nor poverty lest I should steal and take God's Name in vain Phil. 4.11 12. Heb. 13.5 And teach me if my state be scant or if I fulness find To know how to abound or want with a contented mind And let my conversation still be void of covetousness For God hath said I never will forsake thee in distress HYMN 119. Covenant-Grace Give laud c. Isa. 55.1 2 3. HO all that thirst and pine come to the waters here And ye that have no coyn Come buy and eat good chear O Come I say Buy milk and wine without your coyn without your pay Why do ye money spend for that which is not bread And labour to no end not b●ing fill'd or fed Heark diligently And eat ye food both fat and good to your souls joy Incline your ear and come hear and your soul shall live And I will make you room and I to you will give My Covenant-grace The mercies sure which shall indure to David's race 2. PART Give laud c. Ezek. 36.25 Besprinkle you will I wi●h water that shall cleanse And I will purifie your conscience by this means from Idols then And all excess of filthiness I 'le make you clean 26. I will in you create a heart with grace refin'd I will regenerate the Spirit of your mind your heart of stone I will remove and make it prove a tender

hastned it so fast Alph ' and Omega First and Last To him that is a-thirst will I Give of the Fountain never dry the Wat'r of Life gratuitously He shall have all th' inheritance free That overcomes and shall have Mee his God and he my Son shall be But daunted ones devoyd of grace And all the unbelieving Race and all th' abominable base The murderers and whoremongers Inchanters Witches poysoners all lyars and Idolaters Shall have their part in that broad lake Which coals of fire and brimstone make this after death must they partake Glory to God Almighty then As was of old is now agen and shall be evermore Amen HYMN 300. The Celestial Paradise Our Father c. Rev. 22.1 AND after this he shewed me A River pure as pure might be A Crystal River very clear Of Waters of life which did appear Proceeding from the throne of God And from the Lambs most blest abode Rev. 22.2 Amidst the Street of Salem new And on each side the River grew The tree of life most rich and rare Twelve sorts of fruit each month it bare And lo the leaves thereto design'd Were for the healing of mankind Rev. 3.12 To him that overcomes said he I 'll give to eat of that same tree Of life and he shall have abode Within the Temple of my God A pillar there shall he persever And shall no more go forth for ever Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son Which is and was and is to come And to the seven Spirits of might Which are before the Throne so bright Be given all the praise therefore From first to last for evermore The End of the Hymns out of the New Testament A Brief Summary OF Christian Religion Poetically drawn up Shewing 1. What things are to be Believed 2. What things are to be Implored 3. What things are to be Performed A Christian must believe what Scripture saith Touching the Principles of Christian Faith. One true Eternal God unchangeable Most holy wise just mighty mercifull Invisible immense and infinite And having all things always in his sight Incomprehensible in Persons three The Father Son and Holy Ghost they be The fountain of this Personality Begets the Son who works by his supply Both these produce the Spirit which proceeds And works from both and they by him their deeds So none 's afore but in this order rare All coeternal and coequal are Predestination and foreseen decree Now for God's glory every thing shall be Creation of the world in six days space All Angels first Man in the latter place Perpetual providence the helpless fall Of sinning Angels Some ne're sinn'd at all These were elect and praise their Maker still And with great quickness execute his will These wait on Saints and bear them in their arm Those by permission tempt accuse and harm Reserv'd in chains of darkness which dismay Untill the judgment of the general day Man's innocence and happiness at first That Covenant broke and all therein accurst Original corruption actual sin Transgression censur'd and thus death came in The Law so plainly written in man's heart Obliterated for the greatest part The Earthly Paradise quite lost and gone And all mankind slain by the sin of one A better Covenant wrought man's Restoration By Christ the second Person 's Incarnation Conceiv'd in Virgin 's Womb by Heavenly Powers His manhood sin excepted just like ours To th' Second Person joyn'd immediately And mediately to the rest thereby Making both Natures but one Person still Though having both divine and humane will Divine and Humane Properties distinct Man-God God-Man both these together linkt Equal with God in his spiritual Nature Inferiour to him as the Mediatour Yet in both Natures not in man's alone Far above Angels in the highest Throne His perfect life and blessed Doctrines taught Backt with a world of wonders which he wrought His Judgment Passion Burial Resurrection Ascension Session in his bright perfection And Intercession there at God's right hand And having all things under his command The universal Churches sure Election Calling Adoption Tryal and Correction Redounding to their good Justification Sanctification and sure Preservation The seal of Baptism and the sacred Cup With many an Ordinance to build them up All to be guided by the Scriptures light Which Saints did pen and God's own Spirit indite The common call and gifts of many a one Never built up unto perfection Immortal souls of Saints celestial bliss Imprisonment of theirs that liv'd amiss The Resurrection and the Judgment-day Where Christ in chief and all the Saints bear sway The world that was accurs'd for man misled Purged by fire and reestablished Then Reprobates must pack to endless pai● And Saints in endless Glory shall remain 2. What things are to be implored The Preface of the Lord's Prayer Our Father which art in Heaven c. First it sets forth God's glorious attributes Of might and mercy and their blessed fruits Assuring he can help that dwells above And will do as a Father out of love That we through Christ who doth this grace display With reverence and confidence may pray The First Petition Hallowed be thy Name c. That worthy instruments may still be found In Church and State and God by them renown'd Our hearts even fill'd with Heaven our tongues apply'd To edifie and God be glorify'd And that our lives before the World may shine With glittering beams of Graces most Divine The Second Petition Thy Kingdom come c. That Saints be kept and Satan's Kingdom quell'd False Doctrines Errours Anti-Christs expell'd The Gospel spread and prosper'd every where And Christians labouring each man in his sphere For Jew and Gentiles call and confirmation Our happy end and final full Salvation The Third Petition Thy will be done in Earth at it is in Heaven c. That we with wisedom may be all inspir'd To know God's will in what he hath requir'd Our backward natures that are dark and dull Inflam'd with zeal to do it to the full And what he pleaseth of himself to do We may contentedly submit unto The Fourth Petition Giev us this day c. That we depending on God's providence By lawfull means and daily diligence Without ambition avarice or strife May have all needfull comforts of this life For us and ours not envying great or small But helping those that in affliction fall The Fifth Petition Forgive us our trespasses c. That we confessing our vile sinfull Nature Acts and neglects against our great Creatour Not having ought to pay or ought that 's good But of his gift may flee to Christ his bloud For Grace and Peace and Pardon while we live With peacefull minds addicted to forgive The sixth Petition And lead us not into temptation c. That we be never try'd above our strength By weal or wo but may prevail at length That either the temptation time be miss'd Or we with Graces armed to resist That ever watchfull we may never

command with my whole heart for ever 35 36. In paths of thy Commands Lord make me go aright For my desire so stands and therein I delight Incline my heart O Lord that I may not digress Incline it to thy word and not to covetousness 37 38. Lord turn away mine eyes turn them O Lord I pray From viewing vanities and quick'n me in thy way Establish thou thy word unto thy servant dear Who is devoted Lord unto thy faithfull fear 39 40. The obloquy I fear Lord turn away from me Eor I confess how clear how good thy judgments be Behold how my desires do for thy precepts press O stir those holy fires to shew thy righteousness Psalm 119. v. 41 to 48· 6. PART The great freedom of the Godly LORD let thy mercies come to me The saving health that flows from thee according to thy promise Lord So shall I have to answer those That are my most reproachfull foes for I have trusted in thy word And take not Lord the word of truth Take it not quite out of my mouth for in thy judgments do I hope So shall I keep and not and not give or'e To keep thy Statutes evermore for that is all my aim and scope And I will walk at liberty Because I seek unfeignedly the precepts which thou hast proclaim'd Thy Testimonies are such things That I will mention them to Kings and never be thereof asham'd And I will much delight my mind In thy Commandements enjoyn'd which I have loved to relate My hands likewise I will direct To thy commands which I affect and in thy Statutes meditate Psal. 119. v. 49 to 56. 7. PART Hearty comfort had in Godliness THY promise to thy servant mind whereon thou mad'st me rest This comfort in thy word I find it cheers me when distrest Though proud men have me greatly scoft thy laws I did not leave Thy judgments old I thought on oft and comfort did receive Yet horrour takes me for this age that leaves thy Statutes quite But in my house of Pilgrimage thy laws were my delight Thy name in mind I have retain'd when night her curtain draws I kept thy word and thus I gain'd because I kept thy laws Psalm 119. v. 57 to 64. 8. PART The Just man's portion and practice THOU art my portion O my Lord I said that I would keep thy word according to thy flat decree I beg thy favour from my heart Thy mercy Lord to me impart as thou hast kindly promis'd me I thought upon my sinfull way And turn'd my feet without delay unto thy Testimonies true I hastned and have not delay'd To keep the word which thou hast said commanding our obedience due The wicked men by troops and bands Have rob'd me with injurious hands yet have I not forgot thy Laws But ev'n at mid-night I will rise To reader thanks in Sacrifice thy righteous Judgments give such cause A dear cumpanion Lord am I To all that fear thee faithfully and of them all that keep thy way The Earth O Lord is richly stor'd With mercies which thou dost afford teach me thy Statutes to obey Psalm 119. v. 65 to 72. 9. PART The keenest affliction profitable ACcording to thy promise free Lord thou hast dealt full well with me Who am thy Servant fearing thee Teach me good judgment Lord I pray And knowledge of thy word and way for I believe what thou dost say While unchastised with thy rod I went astray from thee O God but in thy paths I since have trod Lord thou art good thy nature 's so And thou dost good thy works do show teach me O Lord thy Laws to know The proud against me forg'd a lie But my whole heart I will apply to keep thy precepts faithfully As fat as grease their heart is grown But Lord the Law which thou dost own is my delight and that alone 'T was good for me to undergo Th' afflicting hand of God I know that I might keep thy Statutes so The Law of thy dear mouth I hold Better to me a thousand fold than heaps of Silver and of Gold. Psalm 119. v. 73 to 80. 10. PART The love of Saints to Grace and Godliness I Am created Lord and fashion'd by thy hand O give me skill to know thy will and practice thy command All they that fear thy Name to see me will be glad For I O Lord believ'd thy word and therein help I had Thy Judgments Lord are just I know them so to be And in thy fidel●ty thou hast afflicted me Let thy kind love I pray for my true comfort make According to thy promise do for thy dear servants sake O let thy tender love come to me in thy sight That sweetly I may live thereby who in thy Law delight Let proud men be asham'd for they without a cause Have used me with injury but I will mind thy Laws Let those that fear thy Name turn in O Lord to me And every one to whom is known thy precepts what they be O let my heart be sound and in thy Statutes true That no just blame may bring me shame for any thing I do Psalm 119. v. 81 to 88. 11. PART The making God our hope MY soul for thy salvation faints with vehement desire Yet doth thy word uphold my heart with hope that cannot tire Mine eyes do fail for thy sweet word and thus they seem to say When wilt thou comfort me O Lord why dost thou thus delay For I am like a bottle Lord that in the smoak is set Yet do not I at any time thy holy word forget But Lord how long must I compute the time to bear controll When wilt thou Judgment execute on them that hunt my soul The proud have digged pits for me far from thy Law they are Thy precepts and their practices do differ very far But thy commandments O most high are faithfull just and true O help me for most wrongfully do they my soul pursue They had almost consumed me and sent me to the Grave Yet did not I forsake thy Law my very life to save Therefore in loving kindness Lord now quicken me with speed So shall I keep the righteous word which doth from thee proceed Psalm 119. v. 89 to 96. 12. PART The never failing of God's word FOR ever Lord thy word doth last And is in Heaven fixed fast Thy faithfulness all ages see The Earth abides as fix'd by thee They all continue to this day As thou appointest all obey Had not thy Law been my delight Affliction had o're-whelm'd me quite Never will I forgetfull be Of thy sweet Laws that quickened me Save me O Lord for I am thine And I have sought thy Laws divine The wicked have my death design'd But I thy Testimonies mind I find the worlds perfections fail But above all thy Laws avail Psalm 119. v. 97 to 104. 13. PART The power of Religion in practice THY Law O how I prise I mind it all the day Thereby thou