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A90366 Eben Ezer, as a thankefull remembrance of Gods great goodnesse unto the city of Bristoll in preserving them from the forces of Prince Rupert without, and a treacherous plot within, to betray the city to them the seventh day of March 1642. / T.P. dedicates this. T. P.; Philipot, Thomas, d. 1682, attributed name. 1643 (1643) Wing P108; Thomason 669.f.6[121]; ESTC R212627 943 1

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EBEN EZER As a Thankefull Remembrance of Gods great goodnesse unto the City of BRISTOLL in preserving them from the Forces of Prince Rupert without and a Treacherous plot within to betray the City to them the seventh day of March 1642. T. P. dedicates this Exod. 12. 14. And this day shall be unto you for a memoriall ver. 42. It is a night to be much observed unto the Lord Iudg. 5. 11. They that are delivered from the noise of Archers in the places of drawing water there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his Villages in Israel O Thou who dost excell the highest praise Thou wonder-worker life and length of dayes Thou never-failer in the mount to thine Onely wise present in each place and time What Brazen Colume or what Marble stone Shall we ingrave thy noble Acts upon This act thy strange act counterplotting those Blood-thirsting Foraine and Domesticke foes O native City how canst thou be still What would'st have more thy mouth with praise to fill Is health or wealth or plenty worth the having Or seed immortall sent thee for soule-saving Or Life that blessings make the rest to thee Matters of praise then sing a part with me Septembers seventh was thankfull for the Scots And we not for our selves whose lives by lots Like Hamans bloody prodigy was cast This present March it might have beene our last The rising Sunne might warme our frozen brest More then a falling Scots then now we had rest Startle the Muses rattle up the Quires Of sweetest Musicke Citizens Bonfires Let Bels and Cannons roare your joyes expressing Young Men and Virgins in your comely dressing A way to Church in flockes the touling Bell Toules now for Heaven is not for death or Hell Each streete is echoing praise the sword is staid The horned Rammes in Isaaks place are laid So let them perish and indure disgrace That Traytors prove unto their native place The King of heaven our gracious King preserv But those that doe his Grace pretend to serve I wish they may prove upright faithfull good But for to plot to shed their Neighbours blood As some have done and in this plot would doe They prove no lesse then King and Kingdomes foe O Prince of Peace let it not seeme too great That Prince and Peeres and Peoples hearts may meet And all in unity and peace as one Build Zions walls and downe with Babylon Till when for mercies let us thankfull be And untill then never unbend our knee So praise and pray and Fast and pray agen Vntill the God of Peace shall say Amen Printed at London for Michael Sparke senior 1643.