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A Loyal New-Years gift, or, An Acrostick on the prayer of every true subject God bless King James the Second and let him live long and hapily.
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1685
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Wing L3355; ESTC R39082
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A LOYAL NEW-YEARS GIFT Or an Acrostick on the Prayer of every true SUBJECT God Bless King JAMES the Second And let him live long and Hapily GReat Good and Just are seldome to be found Aton'd together in the same Compound Only Great JAMES these Epithetes as due Nature and Heaven conspiring to allow Double what to an ordinary Mortals Lot Devolves to him has by just Title got By Birth-right Great Just in his Conversation Loving what 's Good hath gain'd Good Commendation Let every Soul since every Soul within Each of Three Kingdoms has partaker been Even to Extreams of Goodness most Divine That like Sun-beams from him the Fountain shine Sing forth his Praise let all join in one Chorus Heaven to beseech that he may long before us Sway Britain's Scepter May auspicious Jove Initiate this Year with his propitious Love Kings Rule by him they by his Order are May he Protect our JAMES in Peace and War I 'th' Heavens whil'st Sun and Moon endure to shine Let us be Bless'd with him or with his Line No Revolution may bright Phoebus make In which he may not of fresh Joys partake ' Gainst Foes Defend him Lord Destroy them all Vainly who seek the Lord's Annointeds Fall Increase his Friends Establish sure his Throne Even till this fleeting World's Decay'd and gone All Blessings this or the next World afford Let them be poured on him from the Lord. May'st thou great Hero long persist to be Our Faiths Defender and our Liberty Each Tongue must now confess even Rebels say Ne'er did our Land see such a New-Years Day So happy we who Bless'd are with a King Given us from Heaven and with him each good thing The base disturbers of our Peace he 'll Quel And be a Father to all that do well He all just Rights and Privledge Maintains Nor suffers any that Unlawful Gains Exact He our Religions purer Streams Doth vindicate from innovating Dreams Strange Nations see and wonder at our Bliss How we enjoy such happiness as this Envy they may but can't disturb our Peace A Gracious Prince makes us secure at Ease Cease then O cease strange Fools that would Rebel Perfideous Wretches know when ye are well Our too abundant Happiness 't must be If ought disturd our great Tranquility No happier People did the Sun e'er View Let 's thankful be O King it is by you Desist we never from pouring out our Prayers You may great Sir see many happy Years This may be Printed R. P. LONDON Printed by George Croom at the Sign of the Blue-Ball in Thames-street near Baynards'-Castle 1685.