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A04418 Christs teares over Jerusalem. Or, A caveat for England, to call to God for mercy, lest we be plagued for our contempt and wickednesse To the tune of The merchants.; Christs teares over Jerusalem. 1640 (1640) STC 14543; ESTC S106461 1,761 1

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Christs Teares over Jerusalem OR A Caveat for England to call to GOD for Mercy lest we be plagued for our contempt and wickedn●sse To the tune of The Merchant VVHen Christ our Lord drew nigh unto Jerusalem Fore-séeing all the miseries the which should fall on them And casting of his lookes upon that beauteous Towne For very griefe the bitter teares from his faire eyes fell d●wne Repent faire England now repent while thou hast space And doe not like Jerusalem despise Gods proffred grace Alas Jerusalem Jerusalem quoth he Which kil'd the Prophets of the Lord when they were sent to thée How often times would I have kept thee from all ill Even as the Hen her Chickens kéepes but thou wert stubborne still Oh that thou hadst but knowne at least in that thy day The things which did concerne thy peace but now 't is hid away Yea from thine eyes 't is hid thou shalt not sée the same And for thy sorrowes comming on thy selfe doe onely blame Therefore the dayes shall come thy enemies shall rise And trench thée in on every side regarding not thy cryes Thy strong and stately Towers in wrath they shall confound And make thy sumptuous buildings all lye equall with the ground And such shall be their rage they shall not leave in thée One stone upon another stone which shall not spoiled be Because thou knewest not the seasonable day Wherein the Lord did visit thée to wash thy sinnes away Thus Christ without the Towne did weep for their distresse While they within triumph in sinne and use all wickednesse No whit they would beleeve the words that he did say But enviously did practise still to take his life away He mourn'd and wept full sore to thinke upon their smart While they full stout did goe about to pierce his tender heart And for his paines they stript him and whipt him thorow the Towne And with a wreath of pricking thornes his holy head did crowne Th●y scoft and laught at him they dasht him on the face They cal'd him gracious Lord and King in flowting and disgrace And thorow his hands and féet they nailed him to the Crosse Betwéen two lewd and wicked théeves but few lament his losse They gave him for to drinke sharpe vinegar and gall And with a Speare they pierc'd his side till his heart blood did fall Yet patiently and milde he suffered every thing And pray'd his Father not to charge them with this grievous sinne The second part To the same tune VVHen thus they had dispatcht the living Lord of life Full safely then they thought themselves from sorrow care and strife But within few yeeres space as Christ before had told The mighty Emperour of Rome came there with courage bold And with a mighty hoast he did besiege them round By Sword and Famine ere he went he did them quite confound Yea Dogs and Cats they ate Mice Rats and every thing For want of food their Infants young unto the Pot they bring No pitty could they finde at this their enemies hand But Fier Sword and cruell death before them still did stand Their famous City faire he set upon a flame And burnt their Temple unto dust that stood within the same And those that scap'd the Sword and fury of his hand He made them slaves and bond-men all within a forraine Land Thus faire Jerusalem was cast unto the ground For their great sinne and wickednesse the Lord did it confound Awake England I say rise from the sléep of sinne Cast off the great security which thou hast lived in Thy God hath often cal'd and offered thée his grace His messengers have showne his will to thee in every place Great wonders hath he showne to thée by Sea and Land And sent strange tokens in the ayre to make thée understand He is offended sore at thy great wickednesse And that except thou dost repent thy plagues shall he expresse Remember how of late the Spaniard thée assayld And how of Gods especiall power they ne're a whit prevail'd And all was for to try if thou wouldst sinne forsake And to an upright holy life thy selfe at last betake But soone hast thou forgot his favour in the same Which afterwards most grievously his wrath did so inflame That then he plagued thée with pestilence and death Whereby in Country and in Towne a number lost their breath Yet wilt thou not forsake thy wickednesse and ill But in thy pride and covetousnesse thou dost continue still Provoke not God to wrath with thy most loathsome sinne But speedily t' amend thy life by prayers now begin And therefore now England at last for mercy cry And grieve the Lord thy God no more through thine iniquity Lest he forsake thée quite and turne away his face Because like to Jerusalem thou dost despise his grace Repent therefore O England repent while thou hast space And doe not like Jerusalem despise Gods proffered grace FINIS Printed at London for Henry Gosson living upon London Bridge