Both soilâ—d and parcht for want of meat In Sion Wiues defiled were Deflowred were the Virgins young Through Iudah's Cities euery where And Princes by their hands were hung 4 Her Elders disrespected stood Her Young-men they for â— rinding tooke Her Children fell beneath the wood And Maâ—istrates the Gates forsooke Their Musicke young-men haue forborne Reioycing in their hearts is none To mourning doth our dauncing turne And from our head the Crowne is gone 5 Alas that euer we did sinne For therefore feeles our heart these cares For that our eyes haue dimmed beene And thus the Hill of Syon fares Such desolation there is seene That now the Foxes play thereon But thou for euer LORD hast beene And without ending is thy Chrone 6 Oh why are we forgotten thus So long time wherefore absent art Conuert thy selfe oh LORD to vs And we to thee shall soone conuart Renue oh LORD those Ages past In which thy fauour we haue seene For we extreamely are debas't And bitter hath thine anger beene The Prayer of Daniel Dan. 9.4 THe Prophet Daniel in this Prayer beseecheth God to be mercifull vnto his people in Captiuity And these foure things are principally considerable therein First an acknowledgement of Gods Power Iustice and Mercy with a confession that from the highest to the lowest they had broken his Commandements and were therfore iustly punished Secondly it is confessed that as their punishment is that which they deserued so it is also the same that was foretold should come vpon theÌ„ Thirdly he beseecheth that God for his owne mercies sake and the sake of his Messias would neuertheles â—e merciful vnto them aswell in râ—gâ—rd he had heretofore gotten glory by deliuering them as in respect they were his owne elected people and were already become a reproâ—ch vnto their Neighbours This may be sung whensoeuer any of those iudgements are powred out on the Common-wealth which the Prophets haue threatned for sinne or in our particular afflictions we hauing first applyed it by our Meditations Song 29. Sing this as the 22. Song LORD GOD Almighty great full of feare Who alwaies art from breach of promise free And neuer falling to haue mercy there Where they obserue thy lawes and honour Thee We haue transgressed and amisse haue done We disobedient and rebellious were For from thy Precepts we astray are gone And we departed from thy Iudgements are 2 We did thy Seruants Prophecies withstand Who to our Dukes our Kings and Fathers came When they to all the People of the Land Proclaimed forth their message in thy Name In thee oh LORD all righteousnesse appeares But publike shame to vs doth appertaine Eu'n as with them of Iudah now it fares And those that in Ierusalem remaine 3 Yea as to Isr'el now it doth befall Throughout those Lands in which they scatt'red be For that their great Transgression wherewithall They haue transgressed and offended Thee To Vs our Kings our Dukes and Fathers doth Disgrace pertaine oh LORD for angring Thee Yet mercy LORD our GOD and pardon both To Thee belong though we rebellious be 4 We did indeed peruersly disobey Thy voyce oh LORD our GOD would not heart To keepe those Lawes thou didst before vs lay By those thy Seruants who thy Prophets were Eu'n all that of the race of Isra'el be Against thy Law haue grieuously mis-done And that they might not listen vnto thee They backward from thy voyce oh LORD are gone 5 On them therefore that Curse Oath descended Which in the Law of Moses written was The Seruant of that God whom we offended And now his speeches he hath brought to passe On vs and on our Iudges he doth bring That Plague wherewith he threatned vs them For vnder Heau'n was neuer such a thing As now is faine vpon Ierusalem 6 As Moses written-Law doth beare record Now all this mischiefe vpon them is brought And yet we prayed not before the LORD That leauing Sin we might his Truth be taught For which respect the LORD in wait hath laid That he on vs inflict this Mischiefe might And sith his holy Word we disobeyd In all his doings he remaines vpright 7 But now oh LORD our GOD who from the Land Of cruell Aegypt brought thy People hast And by the power of thy Almighty hand Atchieu'd a Name which to this day doth last Though we haue sinned in committing ill Yet LORD by that pure Righteousnesse in thee From thy Ierusalem thy Holy-hill Oh! let thy wrathfull anger turned be 8 For through the guilt of our displeasing sinne And for our Fathers faults Ierusalem Thy chosen people hath despised bin And are the scorne of all that neighbour them Now therefore to thy Seruants pray'r incline Heare thou his suite oh GOD and let thy face Eu'n for the LORDS deare sake vouchsafe to shine Upon thy now forsaken Holy place 9 Thine eares encline thou oh my God and heare Lift vp thine eyes and vs oh looke vpon Us who forsaken with thy Citie are That Citie where thy Name is called on For we vpon our selues presume not thus Before thy presence our request to make For ought that righteous can be found in vs But for thy great and tender Mercies sake 10 LORD heare forgiue oh LORD weigh the same Oh LORD performe it and no more deferre For thine owne sake my GOD For by thy Name Thy Citie and thy People called are The Prayer of Ionah Ionah 2. IOnah flying from God and being preserued in a Fishes belly when he was cast into the Sea made this prayer to praise God for deliuering him in so great an extreamitie And the principall things remarkeable therein are these First the place where he prayed Secondly thâ— terrible danger that enclosed him Thirdly the despaire he was nigh falling into Fourthly Gods mercy with the Prophets timely application thereof the comfort it infused into him Fiftly the occasioâ—â— drawing men into such perills Sixtly the vowe made vpon his deliuerance and the reason of that vowe This buriall of Ionas in the Fishes belly and his deliuerance from thence was a type of the buriall and Resurrection of our blessed Sauiour Matth. 12.4 This Prayer therefore we ought not only to sing hystorically to memorize this wondrous worke of God but to praise him also for the Resurrection of Christ and raising mankinde from that fearefull and bottomlesse gulfe of perdition wherein it lay swallowed vp without possibility of redeeming it selfe Song 30. Sing this as the 24 Song IN my distresse to thee I criâ—de oh LORD And thou wert pleased my complaint to heare Out from the bowels of the Graue I roar'd And to my voyce thou didst incline thine care For I amid the raging Sea was cast And to the bottome there thou plungâ—d me hast 2 The Flouds did round about me Circles make Thy waues and Billowes ouer-flow'd me quite And then vnto my selfe alas I said I am for euermore depriu'd thy sight Yet once againe thou pleased art that
saueth me My Spirit merry-makes For he vouchsafed hath to view His Handmaides poore degree And loe All Ages that ensue Shall blessed reckon me 2 Great things for me Th' Almightie does And holy is his Name From Age to Age he mercy showes On such as feare the same He by his Arme declar'd his might And this to passe hath brought That now the Proud are put to flight By what their hearts haue thought 3 The Mighty plucking from their Seat The Poore he placed there And for the hungrie takes the meate From such as wealâ—hy are But minding Mercy he hath show'd His seruant Isr'el grace As he to our Forefathers vow'd To Abraham and his Race Benedictus Luk. 1.68 ZAchary the Priest being vpon the birth of 〈◊〉 Son inspired with the knowledge of our 〈◊〉 Incarnation sung the second Euangelicall Hymne In which two things are especially considerable First he blesseth God because through the comming of Christ all the promises made vnto the Patriarkes and Prophets were fulfilled for the saluation of his people Secondly he declareth the Office and dutie of his owne sonne who was sent before to prepare the way of the Lord. This Song the Church hath worthily inserted into the Liturgie also and we ought therefore to sing it reuerently in memoriall of our Sauiours incarnation and to praise God for the fulfilling of his promises and that Euangelicall preparation which he vouchsafed by sending his Foreâ—runner Song 33. Sing this as the 3. Song BLest be the GOD of Israel For he has People bought And in his seruant Dauid's house Hath great saluation wrought As by his Prophets he foretold Since Time began to be That from our Foes we might be safe And from our Haters free 2 That he might show our Fathers grace And beare in minde the same Which by an Oath he vow'd vnto Our Father Abraham That from our Aduersaries freed We serue him fearelesse might In righteousnesse and holinesse Our â—â—fe-time in his sight 3 And of the highest thee oh Child The â—rophet I declare Before the LORD his face to goe His comming to prepare To teach his People how they shall That safety come to know Which by remission of their sinnes He doth on them bestowe 4 For it is through the tender Loue Of GOD alone where by That Day-spring hath to visit vs Descended from on high To light them who in darkenesse sit And in Deaths shade abide And in the blessed way of Peaâ—e Their wandring feet to guide Tâ—â— Song of Angels Luk. 2.13 THis is the third Euangelicall Song mentioned in the New Testament and it was sung by a quire of Angels at the birth of our blessed Sauiour Iesus Christ whose reâ—oâ—cing shall be mâ—de compleat by the redemption of mâ—nkinde In this Song they first glorifie God and then proclaime that happy â—eaâ—â— and â—econciliation which his Sons Natiuity should bring vnto the world Reioycing therein and in that vnspeakeable good-wiâ—â— and deare Communion which was thereby established betweene the Go head the Manhood and Them We therefore ought to ioyne with them in this Song and sing it often to praise God and quicken Faith and Charitie in our selues Song 34. THus Angels sung and thus sing we To GOD on high all glory be Let him on Earth his Peace bestowe And vnto men his fauour show Nunc Dimittis Luk. â— 29 THe fourth Euangelicall Hymne is this of Simeon who being in expectation of the comming of the Messias which according to Daniels 70. weekes was in those dayes to bee accomplished it was reuealed vnto him that he should noâ—â—ye till he had seene Christ And accordingly he comming into the Temple by the spirits instigation when he was presented there as the Law commanded both beheld and embraced his Redeemer In this Song therefore he glorifieth God for the fulfilling of his promise made vnto him And ioyfully confesseth Iesus Christ before all the People In repeating this Hymne we ought also to confesse our Redeemer For Simeon was as it were the Churches speaker and hath for vs expressed that thankfull Ioy wherewithall wee should be filled when God enlightensâ—vs with the knowledge and spirituall vision of our Sauiour Song 35. Sing this as the â— Song GRant now in peace that by thy leaue I may depart oh LORD For thy Saluation seene I haue According to thy word That which prepared was by Thee Before all Peoples sight Thy Israels renowne to be And to the Gentiles light The Song of Moses and the Lambe Reuel 15.3 THe fifth and last Song recorded in the New Testament is this called by S. Iohn The Song of Moses and the Lambe being indeede the effect of that triumph Song which the Saints and blessed Martyrs shal sing vnto the honour of that Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world when they haue gotten the victory ouer Antichrist This Hyâ—â—e the members of the true Church may sing to Gods gâ—â—â—y and the encrease of their owne comfort when they perceiue the power of the Almighty any way manifested vpon that Aduersarie It may be repeated also amid our greatest persecutionâ— to strengthen our Faith and remember vs that whatsoeuer we suffer there will come a day wherein we shall haue cause to make vse of this Hymne with a perfect reioycing Song 36. Sing this as the 13. Song OH thou LORD thou GOD of might Who do'st all things worke aright Whatsoe're is done by thee Great and wondrous proues to be 2 True thy waies are and direct Holy King of Saints elect And oh therefore who is there That of thee retaines no feare 3 Who is there that shall deny Thy great Name to glorifie For thou LORD and thou alone Art the perfect Holy-one 4 In thy presence Nations all â—hall to adoration fall For thy Iudgementâ— now appeare Unto all men what they are Here end the Hymnes of the New Testament The X Commandements Exod. 20. ALthough the Decalogue be not originally in verse yet among vs it hath beene heretofore vsually sung Because therefore it may be a meanes to present these Precepts somewhat the oftner to remembrance make them the more frequently repeated and stirre vp those who sing and heare them to the better performance of their duties They are here also inserted and fitted to be sung Song 37. Sing this as the 4. Song THe great Almighty spake And thus said he I am the LORD thy GOD And I alone From cruell Aeâ—ypts thraldome set thee free And other Gâ—DS but Me thou shalt haue none Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt not make an Image to adore Of ought on earth aboue it or below A Carued Worke thou shalt not â—â—w before Nor any worship on the same â—estowe For I thy GOD a Iealous GOD am knowne And on their Seed the Fathers sinnes correct Untill the third and fourth Descent be gone But them I alwaies loue that me affect Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine The Name of GOD thou neuer shalt abuse By Swearing or repeating it in vaine For him that doth his Name prophanely vse The LORD will
as a guiltie-one arraigne Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keeâ—e this blessed Law of thine To keepe the Sabbath holy beare in minde Sixe dayes thine owne affaires apply thou to The Seau'nth is GODS owne day for rest assign'd And thou no kinde of worke therein shalt doe Thou nor thy Childe thy Seruants nor thâ— Beast Nor he that Guest-wise with thee doth abide For after sixe dayes labour GOD did rest And therefore he that day hath sanctifi'de Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine See that vnto thy Parents thou doe giue Such honour as the Childe by dutie owes That thou a long and blessed life maist liue Within the Land the LORD thy GOD bestowes Haue mercy LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine Thou shalt be wary that thou no man slay Thou shalt from all Adultery be cleare Thou shalt not Steale anothers good away Nor witnesse-false against thy Neighbour beare Haue mercie LORD and so our hearts encline That we may keepe this blessed Law of thine With what is thine remaining well apaid Thou shalt not couer what thy Neighbours is His House nor Wife his Seruant Man nor Maid His Oxe nor Asse nor any thing of his Thy mercy Lord thy mercy let vs haue And in our hearts these Lawes of thine engraue The Lords Prayer Mat. 6.7 THe Lords Prayer hath beene aunciently and vsually sung also and to that purpose was heretofore both translated and paraphras'd in verse which way of expression howsoeuer some weake Iudgements haue condemned it doth no whit disparage or mis-beseeme a Prayer For Dauid made many prayers in verseâ— And indeede measured words were first deuised and vsed to expresse the praises of God and petitions made to him Yea those are the ancient and proper subiects of Poesie as appeares throughout the Sacred writ in the first humane Antiquities Verse theâ—fore dishonors not diuine Subiects but those men doe prophane and dishonour Verse who abuse it on vaine and meere prophane expressions The scope and vse of this prayer is so frequently treated of that I thinke I shall not need to insist thereon in this place Song 38. Sing this as the 3. Song OUr Father which in heauen art We sanctifie thy Name Thy Kingdome come Thy will be done In heau'n and earth the same Giue vs this day our Daily bread And vs Forgiue thou so As we on them that vs offend Forgiuenesse doe bestow Into Temptation lead vs not But vs from euill free For thine the Kingdome powre and praise Is and shall euer be The Apostles Creede THe effect and vse of this Creed is so generally taught that this Preface need not be enlarged And as touching the singing and versifying of it that which is said in the Preface to the Lords Prayer may serue for both Song 39. IN God the Father I beleeue Who made all Creatures by his word And true beleefe I likewise haue In Iesus Christ his Sonne our LORD Who by the Holy Ghost conceiu'd Was of the Uirgine Mary borne Who meekely Pilat's wrongs recei'ud And crucified was with scorne 2 Who Di'de and in the Graue hath laine Who did the lowest Pit descend Who on the third day rose againe And vp to Heauen did ascend Who at his Fathers right-hand there Now throaned sits and thence shall come To take his seat of Iudgement here And giue both quicke and dead their doome 3 I in the Holy Ghost beleeue The holy Church-Catholike too And that the Saints Communion haue Undoubtedly beleeue I doe I well assured am likewise A pardon for my sâ—nnes to gaine And that my Flesh from death shall rise And euerlasting life obtaine A Funerall Song THe first Stanza of this Song is taken out of S. Iohnâ— Gospell Cap. 11. Ver. 25.26 The second Stanza Iob 19.25 26 27. The third Stanza 1 Tim. 6.7 and Iob 1.21 The last Stanza Reu. 14.13 And in the order of Buriall appointed by the Church of England it is appointed to be sung or read as the Minister pleaseth That therefore it may be the more conueniently vsed either way according to the Churches appointment it is here turned into Lyricke Verse It was ordained to comfort the Liuing by putting them in minde of the Resurrection and of the happinesse of those who dye in the faith of Christ Iesus Song 40. Sing this as the 9. Song I Am the Life the LORD thus saith The Resurrection is through me And whoso'ere in me hath faith Shall liue yea though now dead he beâ— And he for euer shall not dye That liuing doth on me relye 2 That my Redeemer liues I ween And that at last I rais'd shall be From earth and couer'd with my skinne In this my flesh my GOD shall see Yea with these eyes and these alone Eu'n I my GOD shall looke vpon 3 Into the world we naked come And naked backe againe we goe The LORD our wealth receiue we from And he doth take it from vs too The LORD both wils and workes the same And blessed therefore be his Name 4 From Heau'n there came a voyce to me And this it wil'd me to record The Dead from henceforth blessed be The Dead that dyeth in the LORD The Spirit thus doth likewise say For from their Workes at rest are they The Song of the three Children THis Song hath been anciently vsed in the Liturgie of the Church as profitable to the stirring vp of Dâ—uotion and for the praise of God For it earnestly calleth vpon all creatures to set forth the glory of their Creator euen Angels Spirits and reasonable Creatures with those also that are vnreasonable and vnsensible And this speaking to things without Life is not to â—ntimate that they are capable of such like exhortations but rather that vpon consideration of the obedience which Beasts and insensible Creatures continue towards God according to the law imposed at their Creation men might be prouoked to remember the honour and praise which they ought to ascribe vnto their Almighty Creator as well as all his other Creatures Song 41. Sing this as the 9. Song OH all you Creatures of the LORD You Angels of the God most high You Heau'ns with what you doe afford And Waters all aboue the skie Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 2 Of God you euerlasting Powres Sunne Moone and Starres so bright that show You soking Deawes you dropping Showres And all you Winds of God that blow Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 3 Thou Fire and what doth heat containe Cold Winter and thou Summer faire You blustering Stormes of Haile and Raine And thou the Frost-congealing Ayre Blesse ye
ayre And stronger they then Lyons were 4 Weepe Isrel's daughters weepe for Saul Who you with skarlet hath arayd Who clothed you with Pleasures all And on your garments gold hath layd How comes it he that mighty was The foyle in battell doth sustaine Thou Ionathan oh thou alas Upon thy Places-high wert slaine 5 And much distressed is my heart My brother Ionathan for thee My very deare-delight thou wert And wondrous was thy loue to me So wondrous it surpassed farre The loue of women eu'ry way Oh how the Mighty fallen are How warlike Instruments decay Dauids Thankesgiuing 1. Chro. 29.10 KIng Dauid hauing by perswasions and his ownâ— liberall example stirred vp the people to a bouâ—tifull Beneuolence toward the building of Gods house praysed him for that willing and cheereful free-offrinâ— And in this Thanksgiuing we obserue this method Firâ—â— he acknowledgeth Gods Blessednesse Greatnesse Powâ—â— Glory Victory Maiestie Bountie with the like and coâ—fesseth in generall that Honour Riches Strength wiâ—â— all other good things are at the Almighties disposing Secondly he therefore prayseth the Lord and acknowledgeth also that his and the peoples willingnesse 〈◊〉 giue came not of themselues but was Gods owâ—â— proper gift as well as that which they had giuen Laâ—â—ly He prayeth for the continuance of Gods blessinâ— both vpon their purposes and endeauours and thâ—â— their Beneuolence may be disposed to that End for whicâ— it was giuen This Song may be very properly vsed whensoeuer among vs there hath beene any free anâ— liberall contributions to good and pious Ends. Anâ— to fit the same the better to such purposes the Personâ— and some few circumstances are a little changed 〈◊〉 this Translation Song 6. Sing this as the fifth Song OH LORD our euerlasting GOD Blisse Greatnesse Power Praise is thine With thee haue Conquests their abode And glorious Maiestie diuine All things that earth and heau'n afford Thou at thine owne disposing hast To thee belongs the Kingdome LORD And thou for head or'e all art placâ—t 2 Thou wealth and Honour dost command To thee made subiect all things be Both strength and power are in thine hand To be dispos'd as pleaseth thee And now to thee our God therefore A Song of thankfulnesse we frame That what we owe we may restore And glorifie thy glorious Name 3 But what or who are we alas That we in giuing are so free Thine own before our Offring'was And all we haue we haue from thee For we are Ghuests and Strangers here As were our Fathers in thy sight Our dayes but shadow-like appeare And suddenly they take their flight 4 This offring LORD our GOD which thus We for thy Name sake haue bestowne Deriued was from thee to vs And that we giue is all thine owne Oh GOD thou proou'st the heart we know And dost affect vprightnesse there With gladnesse therefore we bestow What we haue freely offerd here 5 Still thus Oh LORD our GOD incline Their meanings who thy people be And euer let the hearts of thine Be thus prepared vnto Thee Yea giue vs perfit hearts we pray That we thy pâ—ecepts erre not from And grant our Contribution may An honour to thy Name become The Prayer of Nehemiah Nehem. 1.5 NEhemiah determining as the story sheweth to moue Artaxerxes for the repaire of the Citie and house of the Lord first made this prayer Wherein hauing acknowledged the Maiestie Iustice and Mercy of God he confesseth the haynousnesâ—e of his and his peoples sinnes desireth forgiuenesse entreateth for the peoples deliuerance from captiuitie and requesteth hâ— may find fauour in the sight of the King his Master Now we who by regeneration are the sonnes of Israel and such as in a spirituall sence may be said also to be dispersed among the heathen as often â—s we are carried captiue by the heathenish conâ—upiscences and vanities of the worâ—d euen we may in a litterall sence make vse of this excellent forme of confession before our seuerall Petitions And doubtlesâ—e a faithfull vsing oâ— these the Holy Ghosts owâ—e words with remembrance of the hâ—ppie successe they herâ—tofore had will much strengthen and encrease the hope confidence and comfort of him that prayeth Who changing the two last lines onely may appropriate it to any necâ—ssity For example if it be to be sung before labour concludâ— it thus And be thou pleas'd O LORD to blesse Our Labours with a good successe If before a iourney thus And LORD all dangers keepe vs fâ—om Both goâ—â—g foorth and comming home If before a battel thus And be thou pleased in the fight To make vs victors by thy might If in the time of famine thus And LORD vouchsafe thou in this need Our soules and bodies both to feed If before a Sermon c. thus And grant that we LORD in thy feare May to our profit speake and heare And the like as occasion requires Song 7. Sing this as the 9. Song LORD GOD of Heau'n who onely art The mighty God and full of feare Who neuer promise breaker wert But euer shewing mercy there Where men affection beare to thee And of thy Lawes obseruers be 2 Giue eare and ope thine eyes I pray That heard thy seruanâ—s suit may be Made in thy presence night and day For Israels Seed that serueth thee For Israels seed who I confesse Against thee grieuously transgresse 3 I and my Fathers house did sinne Corrupted all our actions bee And disrespectiue we haue bin Of Statutes Iudgements and Decree Of those which to retaine so fast Thy seruant Moses charg'd thou hast 4 Oh yet remember thou I pray These words which thou didst heretofore Unto thy seruant Moses say If ere saidst thou they vexe me more I will disperse them eu'ry where Among the Nations here and there 5 But if to me they shall conuert To doe those things my Law containe Though spread to Heau'ns extreamest part I would collect them thence againe And bring them there to make repose Where I to place my Name haue chose 6 Now these thy People are of right Thy seruants who to thee belong Whom thou hast purchas'd by thy Might And by thine Arme exceeding strong Oh! let thine eare Lord I thee pray Attentiue be to what I say 7 The prayer of thy seruant heare Oh heare thy seruants when they pray Who willing are thy Name to feare Thy seruant prosper thou to day And be thou pleas'd to grant that he May fauour'd in thy presence be The Song of King Lemuel Prou 31.10 THis Song is Alphabeticall in the originall It containeth an admirable description of a good Wife And these three things are here principally considerable the aduantage her Husband receiueth by her the commendable vertues she hath in her selfe And the reward thâ—â— followes her Her Husbands aduantages are these A quiet heartfree from iealousie or distrust of her a ricâ— estate without oppressing others and place of honoâ—â— in the Common-wealth Her vertues are Industry Prâ—uidence Chearefulnesse Courage and Vnweariednesse
Religion and that Sinne being the onely cause thereof wee ought to endure our chastisements without murmuring against God Fourthly they warne vs not to abuse Gods mercifull long-suffering Fiftly they perswaâ—e vs to commiserate and pray for the Church and our brethren in calamitie and not to despise them in their humiliations Sixtly they learne vs not to iudge the truth of Professions by those afflictions God laies vpon particular Churches seeing the Iewish Religion was the Truth and those Idolaters who led them into Captiuity Seuenthly they shew vs that neither the Antiquity Strength Fame or formall Sanctitie of any place â—onor Gods former respect thereunto shall priuiledge it from destruction if it continue in abusing his Grace And lastly they as it were limiting our sorrowes mind vs to cast our â—â—es on the mercies of God and to make such vse of his chastisements as may turne our Lamentations into Songs of Ioy. Lament 1. THis Elegie first bewaileth in generall tearmes that calamitie and destruction of Iudah and Ierusalem which is afteâ—wards more particularly mentioned Secondly it makes a confession of their manifold sinnes committed and is full of many paâ—sionate aud penitentiall complaints Iustifying the Lord in his Iudgements and confessing the vanitie of humane Consolations Lastly it containeth a short prayer for Gods mercy and a diuine prediction of those Iudgements which will fall on them by whom his people haue beene afflicted This Elegy may be sung whensoeuer any generall Calamitie falleth on the Common-wealth in which we liue we hauing first considered and applyed the particular Circumstances as there shall be cause We may sing it also Hystorically to memorize the Iustice of God and the miserable desolations of Iuda and Ierusalem recorded for our example Song 24. HOw sad and solitary now alas Is that well-peopled Citie come to be Which once so great among the Nations was And oh how widdow-like appeareth she She rule of all the Prouinces hath had And now her selfe is tributary made 2 All night shee maketh such excessiue mone That downe her cheekes a flood of teares doth flow And yet among her Louers there is none That consolation doth on her bestow For they that once her Louer did appeare Now turned foes and faithlesse to her are 3 Now Iudah in captiuity complaines That others heretofore so much opprest For her false seruice shee her selfe remaines Among those Heathens where shee findes no rest And apprehended in a Straite is shee By those that persecuters of her bee 4 The very waies of Sion doe lament The Gates thereof their lonelinesse deplore Because that no man commeth to frequent Her solemne Festiualls as heretofore Her Priests doe sigh her tender Virgins bee Uncomfortable left and so is Shee 5 Her Aduersaries are become her Chiefes On high exalted those that hate her are And God hath brought vpon her all those griefes Because so many her transgressions were Her Children driuen from her by the Foe Before him into loathed thraldome goe 6 From Sions-Daughter once without compare Now all her matchlesse louelinesse is gone And like those chased Harts her Princes fare Who seeke for pasture and can finde out none So of their strength depriu'd and fainting nigh Before their abâ—er foes they feebly flye 7 Ierusalem now thinkes vpon her crymes And calls to minde amid her present woes The pleasure shee enioy'd in former times Till first shee was surprized by her foes And how when they perceiued her forlorne They at her holy Sabbaths made a scorne 8 Ierusalems transgressions many were And therefore is it shee disdained lies Those who in former time haue honour'd her Her basenesse now behold and her despise Yea shee her selfe doth sit bewailing this And of her selfe her selfe ashamed is 9 Her owne vncleannesse in her Skirt shee bore Not then beleeuing what her end would bee This great destruction falls on her therefore And none to helpe or comfort her hath shee Oh heede thou Lord and pittie thou my woes For I am triumph't-ouer by my foes 10 Her Foe hath touch'd with his polluted hand Her things that Sacred were before her face And they whose entrance thou didst countermand Intruded haue into her Holy-place Those that were not so much approu'd by thee As of thy Congregation held to be 11 Her People doe with sighes and sorrowes get That little bread which for â—eleefe they haue And giue away their precious things for meat So to procure wherewith their life to saue Oh Lord consider this and ponder Thou How vile and how detected I am now 12 No pitty in you Passengers is there Your eyes oh somewhat hitherward encline And marke if euer any griefe there were Or sorrow that did equall this of mine This which the Lord on me inflicted hath Upon the day of his incensed wrath 13 He from aboue a Flame hath hurled downe That kindles in my bones preuailing fire A Net he ouer both my feet hath throwne By which I am compelled to retyre And he hath made me a â—orsaken-one To sit and weepe out all the day alone 14 The heauy yoke of my Transgressions now His hand hath wreathed and vpon me laid Beneath the same my tyred necke doth bow And all my strength is totally decay'd For me to those the LORD hath giuen o're Whose hands will hold me fast for euermore 15 The LORD hath trampled vnderneath their feet Eu'n all the mighty in the midst of me A great Assembly he hath caus'd to meet That all my ablest men might slaughtred be And Iudah's Uirgin-daughter treads vpon As in a wine-presse Grapes are trodden on 16 For this alas thus weepe I and mine eyes Mine eyes drop water thus because that He On whose assistance my sad soule relies In my distresse is farre away from me Eu'n while because of my preuailing Foe My Children are compel'd from me to goe 17 In vaine hath Syon stretched forth her hand For none vnto her succour draweth nigh Because the LORD hath giuen in command That Iacobs Foes should round about her lye And poore Ierusalem among them there Like some defâ—led woman doth appeare 18 The LORD is iustified nay-the-lesse Because I did not his commands obay All Nations therefore heare my heauinesse And heed it for your warning you I pray For into thraldome through my follies be My Virgins and my Young-men borne from me 19 Upon my Louers I haue cryed out But they my groundlesse hopes deceiued all I for my reu'rend Priests enquir'd about I also did vpon mine Elders call But in the City vp the ghost they gaue As they were seeking meat their liues to saue 20 Oh LORD take pitty now on my distresse For loe my soule distemper'd is in me My heart is ouercome with heauinesse Because I haue so much offended thee Thy Sword abroad my ruine doth become And Death doth also threaten me at home 21 And of my sad complaints my Foes haue heard But to afford me comfort there is none My troubles haue at full to them
a house prepare My Fathers GOD whose prayse I will declare 2 Well knoâ—es the LORD to war what doth pertaine The LORD-Almighty is his glorious Name â—e Pharaohs Charrets and his armed Traine Amid the Sea or'ewhelming ouercame Those of his Army that were most renoun'd â—e hath together in the Red-sea drown'd The Deepes a couering ouer them were throwne And to the bottome sunke they like a stone 3 LORD by thy powre thy Right hand famous growes Thy Right hand LORD thy Foe destroyed hath Thy Glory thy Opposers ouerthrowes And stubble-like consumes them in thy wrath A blast but from thy nostrils forth did goe And vp together did the waters flow Yea rowled vp on heapes the liquid Flood Amid the Sea as if congealed stood 4 I will pursue them their Pursuer cri'd I will or'etake them and the spoile enioy My lust vpon them shal be satisfi'd With sword vnsheath'd my hand shall them destroy Then from thy breath a gale of winde was sent The billowes of the Sea quite or'e them went And they the mighty waters suncke into Eu'n as a weighty peece of Lead will do 5 LORD who like thee among the GODS is there In holinesse so glorious who may be Whose prayses so exceeding dreadfull are In doing wonders who can equall thee Thy glorious Right hand thou on high didst reare And in the earth they quickly swallow'd were But thou in mercy on-ward hast conuaâ—d Thy People whose redemption thou hast paid 6 Them by thy strength thou hast bin pleasâ—d to beare Unto a holy Dwelling place of thine The Nations at report thereof shall feare And grieue shall they that dwell in Palestine On Edoms Princes shall amazement fall The mighty men of Moab tremble shall And such as in the land of Cana'n dwell Shall pine away of this when they heare tell 7 They shal be ceazed with a dreadfull feare Stoâ—e-quiet thy Right hand shall make them be Till passed ouer LORD thy People are Till those passe ouer that were bought by thee For thou shalt make theÌ„ to thy Hill repaire And plant them there oh LORD where thou art heire Eu'n there where thou thy Dwelling hast prepar'd That Holy place which thine owne hands haue rear'd 8 The LORD shall euer and for euer raigne His Soueraignty shall neuer haue an end For when as Pharoh did into the Maine With Charrets and with horsemen downe descend The LORD did backe againe the Sea recall And with those waters ouerwhelm'd them all But through the very inmost of the same The seed of Israel safe and dry-shod came The second Song of Moses Deut. 23. THis Song was giuen by God himselfe to be taught the Iewes that it might remaine as a witnesse against them when they should forget his benefits For it appeares the diuine wisedome knew that when the Law would be lost or forgotten a Song might be remembred to posteritie In this Hymne Heauen and Earth being câ—lled to witnesse the Prâ—phet makes first a narration of the Iewes peruersnes and then deliuereth prophetically three principall things wherein diuers other particulars are considerable The first is a Praediction of the Iewes Idolatry with the punishments of it The second is their hâ—tred to Christ with their Abiection And the last is of the calling of the Gentiles We therefore that haue by fâ—ith and experience seene the successe of what is herein foretold ought to sing it often in remembrance of Gods Iustice and Mercy And seeing we are all apt enough to become as forgetfull of our Redeemers fauour as they we should by the repetition hereof seeke so to stirre vp our considerations that as Saint Paul counselleth we might the better meditate the goodnesse and seueritie of God c. For if he hath not spared the naturall branches Let vs take heed as the same Apostle aduiseth Rom. 11.24 Song 2. Sing this as the first Song TO what I speake an eare yee Heauens lend And heare thou Earth what words I vtter wil. Like drops of Raine my Speeches shall descend And as the Dew my Doctrine shall distill Like to the smaller Raine on tender flowres And as vpon the grasse the greater showres For I the LORDS great Name will publish now That so our GOD may praysed be of you 2 He is that Rocke whose workes perfection are For all his wayes with iudgement guided be A GOD of truth from all wrong-doing cleere A truely iust and righteous-one is he Though they themselues defil'd vnlike his sons And are a crooked race of froward-ones Oh mad and foolish Nation why dost thou Thy selfe vnto the LORD so thanklesse show 3 Thy Father and Redeemer is not he Hath he not made and now confirm'd thee fast Oh call to mind the dayes that older be And weigh the yeares of many ages past For if thou aske thy Father he will tell Thy Elders also can informe thee well How he the high'st did Adams sonnes diuide And shares for eu'ry Family prouide 4 And how the Nations Bounds he did prepare In number with the Sonnes of Israel For in his People had the LORD his share And Iacob for his part alotted fell Whom finding in a place possest of none A Desert vaâ—â— vntilled and vnknowne He taught them there he led them farre and nigh And kept them as the Apple of his eye 5 Eu'n as an Eagle to prouoke her young About her nest doth houer here and there Spread forth her wings to traine her birds along And sometime on her backâ— her yonglings beare Right so the LORD conducted them alone When for his aid Strange god with him was none Them on the High-lands of the earth he set Where they the plenties of the field might eat 6 For them he made the Rocke with Hony flow He drayned oyle from stones and them did feed With milke of Shâ—epe with butter of the Cow With Goats fat Lambs Rams of Bashan breed The finest of the wheat he made their food And of the Grape they drunke the purest blood But herewithall vnthankfull Israel So fat became he kicked with his heel 7 Growne â—at and â—ith their grossenesse couerd or'e Their God their Maker they did soone forsake Their Rock of health regarded was no more But with Strange gods him iealous they did make To moue his wrath they hatefull things deuiz'd To Diuels in his stead they sacrifiz'd To Gods vnknowne that new inuented weâ—e And such as their Fore-fathers did not feare 8 They minded not the Rocke who them begate But quite forgot the God that â—orm'd them hath Which when the Lâ—Râ— perceiu'd it made him â—ate His Sonnes Daughters mouing him to wrath To marke their end said he I le hide my face For they are faithlesse Sonnes of froward race My wrath with what is not a GOD they moue And my displeasure with their follies proue 9 And I by those that are no People yet Their â—rathfull ielousie will moue for this And by a foolish Nation make them fret For in my wrath
a fire inflamed is And down to Hell the earth consume it shall Eu'n to the Mountains bottoms fruit and all In heapes vpon them mischiefes will I throw And shoot mine arrowes till I haue no moe 10 With hunger parched and consumâ—d with heat I will enforce them to a bitter end The teeth of Beasts vpon them will I set And will the poys'nous dust-fed Serpent send The sword without and feare within shall sâ—ay Maâ—ds yongmen babes and him whose haire is gray Yea I had vowâ—d to spread theÌ„ here there Men might forget that such a people were 11 But this the Foe compe'ld me to delay Lest thaâ— their aduersaries prouder growne Should â—when they heard it thus presume to say This not the LORD but our high hand hath done For in this People no discretion is Nor can their dulnesse reach to iudge of this Oh had they wisedome this to comprehend That so they might bethinke them of their end 12 How should one make a thousand run away Or two men put ten thousand to the foile Except their Rocke had sold them for a pray And that the LORD had clos'd them vp the while For though our Foes theÌ„selues the Iudges were Their God they cannot with our GOD compare But they haue vines like those that Sodom yeelds And such as are within Gomorrha fields 13 They beare the Grapes of gall vpon their vine Extreamely bitter are their clusters all Yea made of Dragons venom is their wine And of the cruell Aspes infectious gall And can this euer be forgot of me Or not be sealed where my treasures be Sure mine is vengeance and I will repay Their feet shall slide at their appointed day 14 Their time of Ruine neere at hand is come Those things that shall befall them hast will make For then the LORD shall giue his People doome And on his Seruants kind compassion take When he perceiues their strength bereft gone And that in prison they are left alone Where aâ—e their Gods become he then shall say Their Rocke on whom affiance they did lay 15 Who ate the fartest of their Sacrifice Who of their Drinke-oblations dranke the wine Let those vnto their succour now arise And vnder their protection them enshrine Behold consider now that I am He And that there is no other God with me I kill and make aliue I wound I cure And there is none can from my hand assure 16 For vp to heau'n on high my hand I reare And as I â—â—ue for euer this I say When I my shining sword to whet prepare And shall my hand to acting vengeance lay I will not câ—ase till I my foes requite And am aueng d on all that beare me spite But in their blood â—hich I shall make to flow Will steepe mine arrowes till they drunken grow 17 My sword shall eat the flesh and blood of those Who shal be either slaine or brought in thraâ—l When I begin this vengeance on my Foes Sing therefore wiâ—h his Pâ—ople Nations all For he his Seruants blood with blood will pay And due auengement on his Foes will lay But to his Land compassion he will show And on his People mercy shall bestow The Song of Deborah and Barak Iudges 5. THis Hymne was composed to glorifie God for the great ouerthrow giuen to Sisera who comming armed with many hundred Chareâ—s of Iron against the poore oppressed Israelites when they had not a sword or speare among forty thouâ—and of them was neuerthelesse miraculously discomfited to shew the vnbeleeuing people that the LORD onely is the God of bâ—ttles and that he is both able anâ— doth often deliuer his CHVRCH without the ordinary meanes By the repetition hereof we prayse God in commemorating one of the great Deliueranceâ— heretofore vouchsafed to his Church And in these times of feare and wauering we may also by this memorable example of God's prouidence strengthen our faith which is many times weakned by the outward power prosperitie or vaine boastings of the Churches Aduersaries Who shall doubtlesse be at last shamefully ruined according to the Propheticall imprecation concluding this Song notwithstanding their many likelihoods of preuailing Yea theâ— perhaps shall that destruction come on them to Gods greater Glory when our estate seemes to be most desperate Song 3. SIng praises Isr'el to the LORD that thee auenged so When to the fight with free accord The people forth did go You Kings giue care you Princes heare while to the LORD I raise my voice aloud and sing to GOD the LORD of Isr'el praise 2 When thou departedst LORD from Seir When thou leftst Edom fâ—eld Earth shooke the heauens dropped there The clouds did water yeeld LORD at thy sight A trembling fright Upon the Mountaines fell Euâ—n at thy looke Mount-Sinai shooke LORD GOD of Israel 3 Not long agoe in Shamghar's dayes Old Anath's valiant Sonne And late in Iael's time the wayes Frequented were of none The passengers Were wanderers In crooked paths vnknowne And none durst dwell Through Israel But in a walled Towne 4 Untill I Deborah arose Who rose a mother there In Isr'el when new Gods they chose That fild their gates with warre And they had there Nor shield nor speare In their possession then To armeâ— for fight One Israelite Mong forty thousand men 5 To those that Isr'els Captaines are My heart doth much incline To those I meane that willing were Oh LORD the prayse be thine Sing ye for this Whose vse it is To ride on Asses gray All ye that yet In Middin sit Or trauell by the way 6 The place where they their water drew From Archers now is cleare The 〈◊〉 vprightnesse they shall shew And â—is iust dealing there The Hamlets all Through Isr'el shall His righteousnesse record And downe vnto The Gates shall goe Th People of the LORD 7 Arise oh Deborah arise Riâ—e riâ—e and sing a Song Abinoam's sonne oh Barak rise Thy Captiues lead along Their Prince all By him made thrall To the Suruiuor be To triumph on The Mighty one The LORâ— vouchsafed me 8 A root from out of Ephraim Gain'st Amalek arose And of the people next to him The Beniamites were those From Machir where Good Leaders are Came well experienc't men And they came downe From Zabulon That handle well the Pen. 9 Along with Deborah did goe The Lords of Isachar With Isachar eu'n Barak too Was one among them there He foorth was sent And marching went On foot the lower-way For Reuben where Diuisions wereâ— Right thought-full hearts had they 10 The bleaâ—ing of the flockes to heare Oh wherefore didst thou stay r For Reuben where diuisions were Right thought-full hearts had they But why did they Of Gilead stay On Iordans other side And wherefore than Didst thou oh Dan Within thy Tents abide 11 Among his harbours lurking by The seaside Asher lay But Zabulun and Nephthali Kept not themselues away They people are Who fearelesse dare Their liues to death expose And did not
in prouiding for disposing of her temporall affaires Moreouer continuall loue to her Husband liberality to the poore gouernment of her tongue and heedfulnesse to those courses her houshold takes Her reward is this Her Husband is confident in her she shall haue comfort of her labours her posterity shall blesse her her Husband shall praise her aboue other women she shall be honoured in life and haue ioy at her death It is indeed an excellent Marriage-Song fit to be vsed at the solemnizing of those Rites For it ministreth instruction becomming that occasion Yea perhaps the Musicke of it would stirre vp good affections also where vnpleasing discords are now heard if it were often sung in priuate Families Song VIII Sing this as the sixt Song WHo findes a Woman good and wise A gemme more worth then Pearls hath got Her Husbands heart on her relies To liue by spoyle he needeth not His comfort all his life is she No wrong she willingly will doe For Wooll and Flax her searches be And cheerefull hands she puts thereto 2 The Merchant-ship resembling right Her food she from a farre doth fet E're day she wakes that giue she might Her maids their taske her houshold meat A field she viewes and that she buyes Her hand doth plant a vineyard there Her loynes with courage vp she tyes Her Armes with vigor strengthned are 3 If in her worke she profit feele By night her Candle goes not out She puts her finger to the wheele Her hand the spindle twirles about To such as poore and needy are Her hand yea both hands reacheth she The Winter none of hers doth feare For double cloath d her houshold be 4 She Mantles maketh wrought by hand And silke and purple clothing gets Among the Rulers of the Land Knowne in the Gate her Husband sits For sale fine Linnen weaueth she And â—irdles to thâ— Marchant seâ—ds Renowne and strength her clothings be And ioy her later time attends 5 She speakes discreetly when she talkes The law of Grace her tongue hath learnâ—d She heeds the way her houshold walkes And feedeth not on bread vn-eatnâ—d Her Children risâ— and blest her call Her Husband thus applaudeth her Oh! thou hast farre surpast them all Though many Daughters thriuing are 6 Deceitfull Fauour quickly weares And Beauty suddenly decayes But if the LORD she truly fearâ—s That Woman well deserueth praise The fruit her handy worke obtaines Without repining grant her that And yeeld her what her labour gaines To doe her honour in the Gate THE SONG OF SONGS The Preface SVch is the mercy of God that hee taketh aduantage euen of our naturall affections to beget in our soules an apprehension of his loue and of the mysteries which tend to our true happinesse so fitting his diuine expressions to the seuerall inclinations of men that meanes might be prouided to winne some of all For otherwhile hee doth it by comparing the same to the glories of a temporall Kingdome to winne such as are most desirous of honours Sometime hee illustrates it by Treasures Gold and pretious Stones c. the better to allure such as are tempted with things of that nature And diuers other wayes also as appeares throughout the Booke of God But in this Song of Salomon wherein is mystically expressed the mutuall affâ—ction betwixt Christ and his Church with the chiefe passages therof throughout all Ages from Abel to the last Iudgement at which time their blessed marriage shall be fully consuÌ„mated he doth most mouingâ—y impart vnto vs the rauâ—shing contentments of the diuine-Loue by comparing it to that delight which is conceaued in the strongest the commonest the most pleasing the most naturall and the most commendable of our Affections And doubtles it powerfully preuaileth to the enflaming of their spirituall Loue who seeke rightly to vnderstand and apply the mysteries expressions herein contained Let no man therefore presume to sing or repeat in a carnall sense what is here spiritually intended vpon paine of Gods heauie indignation Nor let the wisedome of flesh and bloud vainely neglect Gods fauour in offring this for the comfort of such as will rightly apply the same because some Atheists and Sensuall men shall perhaps turne this grace of God into waâ—toâ—nesse to their owne condemnation The first Canticle IN this Canticle is first expressed that longing which the whole Catholicke Church had for the embraces of her Redeemer from the time of Abel till his first comming with her acknowledgement of his rauishing Excellencies her desire to be drawne after him and her confession of that ioyful happinesse which will arise from his fauours Secondly the particular Church of the Gentiles is brought in intreating an vndespised vnâ—on with the Synagogue of the Iewes both confessing and excusing her blemishes Thirdly the whole Catholike-Church is againe introduced as desiring to be fed and guided by her beloued Shepheard Fourthly her Petition is most graciously answered and she directed to follow the steps of the holy Patriarkes and Prophets Finally Christ setteth forth the power and rich graces of his Spouse with what other ornaments hee will prepare for her This Canticle wâ— may sing to the stirring vp of our spirituall Loue hauing first seriously meditated thâ—se things to wit That desire we ought to haue in our soules to be ioyned to Christ the excellencie of his perfections the backwardnesse of our humane Nature to entertaine his loue the deformity and dammage we sustaine till wee be receiued into the communion of Saints the readinesse of Christ to receiue and direct vs the pleasure he will take in our loue and the prouision he will make for the further beautifying of our soules Song 9. COme kisse me with those lips of thine For better are thy Loues then wine And as the powred Oyntments be Such is the sauour of thy Name And for the sweetnesse of the same The Virgins are in loue with thee 2 Begin but thou to draw me on And thâ—n we after Thee will run Oh King thy Chambers bring me to So we in thee delight shall finde And more then â—ine thy Loue will minde And loue thee as the Righteous doe 3 And Daughters of Ierusalem I pray you doe not me contemne Because that blacke I now appeare For I as louely am I know As Kedar Tents appeare in show Or Solomon his Curtaines are 4 Though blacke I am regard it not It is but Sunne-burne I haue got Whereof my Mothers Sonnes were cause Their Uineyard keeper me they made Through enuy which to me they had So mine owne Uine neglected was 5 Thou whom my soule doth best affect Uâ—â—o thy pastures me direct Where thou at Noone art stretcht along For why should I be stragling spide Like her that loues to turne aside Thy fellowâ—shepheards flockes among 6 Oh fairest of all Woman kinde If him thou know not where to finde Goe where the paths of Cattell are Their tract of foot-steps stray not from Till to the Shepheard Tents thou come
wholly bee defac't 9 But Lord encreast thy People are Encreast they are by thee And thou art glorifiâ—d as farre As earths wide limits bee For Lord in their distresses when Thy rod on them was laid They vnto thee did hasten then And without ceasing praid 10 As one with child is paind when as Her throwes of bearing bee And cries in panguâ—s before thy face Oh LORD so fared wee Wee haue conceiu'd and for a birth Of winde haue pained binn The world 's vnsafe and still on earth They thriue that dwell therein 11 Thy Dead shall liue and rise againe With my dead-Body shall Oh you that in the dust remaine Awake and sing you all For as the deaw doth hearbs renew That buried seem'd before So earth shall through thy heauenly deaw Her Dead aliue restore 12 My People to thy Chambers fare Shut close the doore to thee And stay a while a moment there Till past the Fury bee For lo the Lord doth now arise Hee commeth from his place To punish their impieties Who now the world possesse 13 The earth that blood discouer shall Which is in her conceal'd And bring to light those murthers all Which yet are vnreueal'd The Praier of Hezekiah Esay 37.15 IN this Praier Hezekiah hauing first acknowledged Gods Maiestie â—nd almighty poweâ— desires him both to heare consider his Aduersaries blasphemie Then to manifest the necessity of his present assistance vrgeth the power his foe had obtained ouer such as serued not the true God And as it seemeth impoâ—tunes deliuerance not so much in regard of his owne safety as that the Blasphemer and all the world might know the difference betweene the Lords power and the arrogant bragges of men This Song may bee vsed whensoeuer the Turke or any other great Aduersary preuailing against false Worshippers shall thereupon growe insolent and threaten Gods Church also as if in despight of him he had formerly preuailed by his owne strength For the name of Senâ—â—â—herib may be mystically applyed to any such enemy We may vse this Hymne also against those secret Blasphemies which the Deuill whispers vnto our soules or when by temptations hee seekes to driuâ— vs to despaire by laying before vs how many others he hath destroied who seemed to haue beene in as good assurance as wee For he is indeede that mysticall Assyrian Prince who hath ouerthrowne whoâ—e Countries Nations with their Gods in whom they trusted Such as are these Temporall power Riches Superstitious worship Carnall wisdome Idols c. which being but the works of men and yet trusted in as Gods hee hath power to destroy them Song 22. O Lord of Hoasts and God of Israel Thou who betweene the Cherubins dost dwell Of all the world thou onely art the King And heau'n and earth vnto their form didst bring 2 LORD bow thine eare to heare attentiue be Lift vp thine eyes and daigne oh LORD to set What words Sennacherib hath cast abroad And his proud Message to the liuing GOD. 3 LORD true it is that Lands and Kingdomes all Are to the King of Ashur brought in thrall Yea he their Gods into the fire hath throwne For Gods they were not but of wood stone 4 Mans worke they were men destroi'd them haue Us therefore from his power vouchsafe to saue That all the Kingdomes of the world may see That thou art GOD that onely thou art hee Hezekiah's Thankesgiuing Esa. 38.10 HEzekiah hauing beene sicke and recouered made this Song of Thankesgiuing And setteth forth the mercy of God by considering these particulars The time of his Age the feares of his soule the rooting out of his posteritie the violence of his disease and the forgiuenesse of his sinnes added to the restoring of his health Then seeming to haue entred into a serious consideration of all this hee confesseth who are most bound to praise God and voweth this Deliuerance to euerlasting memorie This Song may be vsed after deliuerance from temporall sicknesse But in the principall sense it is a speciall Thankesgiuing for that cure which Iesus Christ wrought vpon the humane nature being in danger of euerlasting perdition For Hezekiah which signifieth helped of the Lord typâ—fieth Mankinde labouring vnder the sicknesse of sinne and death Isaiah who brought the medicine that cur'd him and is interpreted the saluation of the Lord figured our blessed Redeemer by whom the humane natâ—â—e is restored and whose sending into the world was mystically shewed by the Miracle of the Sunnes retrogradation To praise God for that mysterie therefore the Circumstances being well considered this Hymne seemeth very proper And doubtlesse for this cause it was partly preserued for these our times and ought often and heartily to be sung to that purpose Song 23. Sing this as the fourth Song WHen I suppos'd my time was at an end Thus to my selfe I did my selfe bemoâ—â—â— Now to the Gates of hell I must descend For all the remnant of my yeares are gone The Lord said I where now the liuing be Nor man on earth shall I for euer see 2 As when a Sheapheard hath remou'd his Tent Or as a weauers shuttle slips away Right so my Dwelling my Yeares were spent And so my sicknesse did my Life decay Each day ere night my death expected I And eu'ry night ere morning thought to dye 3 For He so Lyon-like my bones did breake That I scarce thought to liue another day A noyse I did like Cranes or Swalloweâ— make And as the Turtle I lamenting lay Then with vplifted eye-lids thus I spake Oh Lord on me oppressed mercy take 4 What shall I say he did his promise giue And as he promist he performed it And therefore I will neuer whilst I liue Those bitter passions of my soule forget Yea those that liue those vnborne shall know What life and rest thou didst on me bestow 4 My former Pleasures Sorrowes were become But in that loue which to my soule thou hast The Graue that all deuours thou kepâ—st me from And didst my errors all behind theâ— cast For nor the Graue nor Death can honor Thee Nor hope they for thy Truth that buried be 5 Oh! he that liues that liues as I doe now Eu'n he it is that shall thy praise declare Thy Truth the Father to his Seed shall showe And how thou me oh Lord hast daing'd to spare Yea Lord for this I will throughout my dayes Make musicke in thy house vnto thy praise The Lamentations of Ieremie As vsefull as any part of the old Testament for these present times â—igh fallen asleep in security are these Elegiacall Odes For they bring many things to our consideration 〈◊〉 what wee may and should lament for Secondly how carefull wee ought to bee of the Common-wealths prosperitie because if that goe to ruine the particular Church therein cherished must needes bee afflicted also and Gods worship hinâ—red Thirdly they teach vs that the ouerthrow of Kingdomes and Empires followes the abuse and nâ—glect of
beneath the sword together fall Thou in thy day of wrath such hauock mad'st That in deuouring thou no pitty hadst 22 Thou round about hast call'd my feared Foes As if that summon'd to some feast they were Who in thy day of wrath did round enclose And shut me so that none escaped are Yea those that hate me them consumed haue To whom I nourishment and breeding gaue Lament 3. HEre the Prophet Ieremy hauing contemplated his owne afflictions with the destruction of Iudah and Ierusalem seemeth by that materiall Obiect to haue raised his apprehension higher and by the spirit of Prophecy both to foresee the particular suffrings of Iesâ—â— Christ and to become sensible also of those great afflictions which the Church Militant his mysticall body should be exercised withall And in this most passionate Elegy either in his own person bewaileth it or else personates Iesus Christ the head of that Mysticall body taking vpon himselfe those punishments with that heaâ—y burthen of Gods wrath and that vnspeakable sorrow which mankinde had otherwise beene ouerwhelmed withall In briefe this Elegy containes an expression of Gods heauy Anger for our sinne the seuerity and bitternesse of his Iudgements the greatnesse of his mercies the hope and patience of the faithfull in all Afflictions The vnwillingnesse of God to punish The hearty repentance of his people And a Propheticall imprecation concerning the enemies of the spirituall Ierusalem This may be sung to mooue and stirre vs vp with a feeling of our Redeemers passion To remember vs of our miserable condition through sinne To mooue vs to repentance and to comfort and instruct vs amidd our afflictions Song 26. Sing this as the 24. Song I Am the Man who scourged in thy wrath Haue in all sorrowes throughly tyred beene Into obscurity he â—ed me hath He brought me thither where no light is seene And so aduerse himselfe to me he showes That all the day his hand doth me oppose 2 My Flesh and Skinne with age He tyred out He bruiz'd my bones as they had broken bin He with a Wall enclosed me about With cares and labours he hath shut me in And me to such a place of darknesse led As those are in that befor euer dead 3 He shut me where I found no passage out And there my heauy Chaines vpon me laid Moreouer though I loudly cryed out He tooke no heed at all for what I prayd My Way with hewed stones he stopped hath And left me wandring in a winding Path. 4 He was to me like some way-lying Beare Or as a Lyon that doth lurke vnseene My course he hindring me in pieces teare Till I quite ruin'd and layd waste had beene His Bowe he bended and that being bent I was the marke at which his Arrow went 5 His Arrowes from his Quiuer forth he caught And through my very Râ—ines he made them passe Eu'n mine owne people set me then at naught And all the day their sporting song I was From him my fill of bitternesse I had And me with Worm-wood likewise drunke he madâ— 6 With stones my teeth he all to peeces brake He Dust and Ashes ouer me hath strowne All rest he from my weary soule did take As if contentment I had neuer none And then I cryed Oh! I am vndone All my dependance on the Lord is gone 7 Oh minde thou my afflictions and my care My miseries my worm-wood and my gall For they still fresh in my remembrance are And downe in me my humbled soule doth fall I this forget not And when this I minde Some helpe againe I doe begin to finde 8 It is thy mercy Lord that we now be For had thy pitty fail'd not one had liu'd The Faithfulnesse is great that is in Thee And eu'ry morning it is new reuiu'd And Lord such claime my soule vnto thee layâ—â— That shee will euer trust in thee she sayes 9 For thou art kinde to those that waite thy will And to their soules that after thee attend Good therefore is it that in quiet still We hope that safety which thou Lord wilt send And happy he that timely doth enure His youthfull necke the burthen to endure 10 He downe will sit alone and nothing say But since 't is cast vpon him beare it out Yea though his mouth vpon the dust they lay And while there may be hope will not mis-douâ—â— His Cheeke to him that smiteth offers He And is content though he reuiled be 11 For sure is he what euer doth befall The LORD will not forsake for euermore But that he hauing punisht pitty shall Because he many mercies hath in store For God in plaguing take no pleasure can Nor willingly afflicteth any man 12 The LORD delighteth not to trample downe Those men that here on earth enthralled are Or that a Righteous man should be o'rethrowne When he before the Highest doth appeare Nor is the LORD well-pleased in the sight When he beholds the Wrong subuert the Right 13 Let no man mutter then as if he thought Some things were done in spight of GODS decree For all things at his word to passe are brought That either for our good or euill be Why then liues man such murmurs to begin Oh! let him rather murmure at his Sinne. 14 Our owne lewd courses let vs search and trie We may to thee againe oh LORD conuart To GOD that dwelleth in the Heau'ns on high Let vs oh let vs lift both hand and heart For we haue sinned we rebellious were And therefore was it that thou didst not spare 15 For this with wrath o're-shaddow'd thou hast chas't And slaughter made of vs without remorse Thy selfe obscured with a clowd thou hast That so our Prayers might haue no recourse And loe among the Heathen-People we As out-casts and off-â—cowrings reckon'd be 16 Our Aduersaries all and eu'ry where Themselues with open mouth against vs set On vs is faâ—ne a terrour and a snare Where ruine hath with desolation met And for the Daughter of my Peoples cares Mine eyes doth cast forth Rivulets of teares 17 Mine eyes perpetually were ouerflowne And yet there is no ceasing of my Teares For if the LOâ—D in mercy looke not downe That from the Heau'ns he may behold my cares They will not stint But for my Peoples sake Mine eyes will weep vntil my heart doth break 18 As when a Bird is chased too and fro My foes pursued me when cause was none Into the Dungeon they my life did throw And there they rowled ouer me a stone The waters likewise ouerâ—low'd me quite And then me thought I perished out-right 19 Yet on thy Name oh LORD I cal'ed there Eu'n when in that low Dungeon I did lye Whence thou wert pleased my complaint to heare Not sleighting me when I did sighing cry That very day I called thou drew'st neere And said'st vnto me that I should not feare 20 Thou LORD my Soule maintainest in her right My Life by thee alone redeemed was Thou hast oh LORD obserued my
I Should to thy holy Temple lift mine eye 3 Eu'n to my Soule the waters clos'd me had O're-swallow'd by the Deepes I fast was pent About my head the weeds a wreath had made Unto the Mountaines bottomes downe I went And so that forth againe I could not get The Earth an euerlasting Barre had set 4 Then thou oh LORD my GOD then thou wert he That from corruption didst my Life defend For when my Soule was like to faint in me Thou thither didst into my thought descend And LORD my prayer thence to thee I sent Which vpward to thy holy Temple went 5 Those who beleeue in vaine and foolish lyes Despisers of their owne good safety be But I will offer vp the Sacrifice Of singing praises with my voyce to thee And I will that performe which vow'd I haue For vnto thee belongs it LORD to saue The Prayer of Habakuk Habak 3. IN this Petitionaâ—y and Propheticall Hymne the Deliuerer of mankind is first prayed for Secondly the glorious Maiesty of his comming is described by excellent Allegories and by Allusions to former deliuerances vouchsafed to the Iewes Thirdly here is foretold the ouerthrowe of Antichrist who shall be destroyed by the Brightnes of our Sauiours comming Fourthly here is set forth the state of the latter times Fiftly he expresseth the ioy confidence and safety of the Elect of God euen amid those terrors that shall awayt vpon their Râ—deemers coÌ„ming This Song is to be sung hystorically in commemoration of the Churches deliuerance by the first comming of Iesus Christ. And prophetically to comfort vs concerning that perfect Deliuery asâ—ured at his second comming For though the Prophet had some respect to the Iewes temporall deliuerance that hee might comfort the Church in those Times Yet the Holy-Ghost had principall regard to the spirituall deliuerance of his spirituall Kingdome the holy Catholicke-Church And to her her enemies doe the Names of the Churches enemies here mentioned very properly agree Nay Cushan signifying darke blacke or cloudy And Midian which is interpreted Condemnation or Iudgement better suite vnto the Nature of those spirituall Aduersaries whom they pâ—efigured then to those People who were literally so called For none are so fitly tearmed People of Darknesse or of Condemnation as the members of Antichrist and the spirituall Babilon Song 31. LORD thy answere I did heare And I grew therewith afear'd When the Times at fullest are Let thy Worke be then declar'd When the Time LORD full doth grow Then in Anger Mercy show 2 God Almightie he came downe Downe he came from Theman-ward And the matchlesse Holy-one From Mount Paran forth appear'd Heau'n ore-spreading with his Rayes And Earth filling with his praise 3 Sunne-like was his glorious Light From his Side there did appeare Beaming Rayes that shined bright And his Pow'r he shrowded there Plagues before his face he sent At his Feete hot Coales there went 4 Where he stood he measure tooke Of the Earth and viewâ—d it well Nations vanisht at his looke Auncient Hils to powder fell Mountaines old cast lower were For his waies eternall are 5 Cushan Tents I saw diseas'd And the Midian Curtaines quake Haue the Flouds Lord thee displeas'd Did the Flouds thee angry make Was it else the Sea that hath Thus prouoked thee to wrath 6 For thou rod'st thy Horses there And thy sauing-Charrets through Thou didst make thy â—ow appeare And thou didst performe thy Uowe Yea thine Oath and Promise past To the Tribes fulfilled hast 7 Through the Earth thou riftes didst make And the Riuers there did flow Mountaines seeing thee did shake And away the Flouds did goe From the Deepe a voyce was heard And his hands on high he rear'd 8 Both the Sunne and Moone made stay And remoou'd not in their Spheares By thine Arrowes light went they By thy brightly shining Speares Thou in wrath the Land didst crush And in rage the Nations thresh 9 For thy Peoples safe releefe With thy Christ for ayd wentst thou Thou hast also pierc't the Chiefe Of the sinfull Houshold through And displayd them till made bare From the Foot to Necke they were 10 Thou with Iauelines of their owne Didst their Armies Leader strike For against me they came downe To deuoure me wherle-winde like And they ioy in nothing more Then vnseene to spoile the Poore 11 Through the Sea thou madst a way And didst ride thy Horses there Where great heapes of water lay I the newes thereof did heare And the voyce my bowels shooke Yea my lips a quiâ—'ring tooke 12 Rottennesse my bones possest Trembling feare possessed me I that troublous day might rest For when his approches be Onward to the People made His strong Troups will them inuade 13 Bloomelesse shall the Fig-tree bee And the Vine no fruit shall yeeld Fade shall then the Oliue tree Meat shall none be in the Field Neither in the Fold or Sâ—all Flocke or Heard continue shall 14 Yet the LORD my ioy shall be And in him I will delight In my GOD that saueth me GOD the LORD my only might Who my feete so guides that I Hinde-like pace my Places-high THE HYMNES OF THE New-Testament THese fiue that next follow are the Hymnes of the New-Testament Betweene which and the Songs of the Old Testament there is great difference For the Songs of the Old Testament were either thankâ—sgiuings for temporall benefits typifying and signifying future Benefits touching our Redemption Or else Hymnes prophetically foreshewing those Mysteries which were to be accomplished at the comming of Christ. But these Euangelicall Songs were composed not for temporall but for spirituall things promised and figured by those temporall Benefits mentioned in the Old Testament and perfectly fulfilled in the New Therefore these Euangelicall Hymnes are more excellent then such as are meerely Propheticall In regard the Possession is to be preferred before the Hope and the End before the Meanes of obtaining it Magnificat Luk. 1.46 THE blessed Virgin Mary being saluted by the Angel Gabriel hauing by the holy-Ghost conceiued our Redeemer Iesus Christ in her wombe was made fruitfull also in her Soule by the ouershaddowing of that Holy Spirit and thereupon brought sorth this Euangelicall and Propheticall Hymne Wherein three things are principally obserueable First she praiseth God for his particular mercies and fauour towards her Secondly she glorifies God for the generall benefit of our Redemption Thirdly she Magnifies God for the particular grace vouchsafed vnto the seed of Israel according to what was promised to Abraham This is the first Euangelicall Song And was indited by the holy Ghost not only to bee the Blessed Virgines Thanksgiuing but to be sung by the whole Catholike Church whom she typically personated to praise God for our Redemption and Exaltation And therefore it is worthily inserted into the Liturgie that it may be perpetually and reuerently sung Song 32. Sing this as the 3. Song THat magnifi'de the LORD may be My Soule now vndertakes And in the God that
the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 4 Oh praise him both you Ice and Snow You Nights and Dayes doe you the same With what or Darke or Light doth show You Cloudes and eu'ry shining Flame Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 5 Thou Earth you Mountaines and you Hills And whatsoeuer thereon growes You Fountaines Riuers Springs and Rills You Seas and all that ebbes or flowes Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 6 You Whales and all the Water yeelds You of the Feather'd airy-breed You Beasts and Cattell of the fields And you that are of humane seed Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 7 Let Israel the LORD confesse So let his Priests that in him trust Him let his Seruants also blesse Yea Soules and Spirits of the Iust Blesse ye the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore 8 You blessed Saints his praises tell And you that are of humble heart With Ananias Misael And Azarias bearing part Blesse you the LORD him praise adore And magnifie him euermore The Song of S. Ambrose or Te Deum THis Song commonly called Te Deum or the Song of S. Ambrose was repeated at the baptizing of S. Augustine And as it is recorded was composed at that very time by those two Reuerend Fathers answering one another as it were by immediate inspiration It is one of the most auncient Hymnes of the Christian Church excellently praising and confessing the blessed Trinitie and thereâ—ore is daily and worthily made vse of in our Liturgie and reckoned among the Sacred Hymnes Song 42. Sing this as the 44. Song WE praise Thee GOD we knowledge Thee To be the LORD for euermore And the eternall Father we Throughout the earth doe thee adore All Angels with all powers within The compasse of the heauens high Both Cherubin and Seraphin To Thee perpetually do cry 2 Oh holy holy holy-one Thou LORD and GOD of Sabbath art Whose praise and Maiesty alone Fils heauen and earth in eu'ry part The glorious Troupe Apostolike The Prophets worthy Company The Maâ—tyrs army-royall eke Are those whom thou art praised by 3 Thou through the holy Churâ—h art knowne The Father of vnbounded powre Thy worthy true and only Sonne The Holy Ghost the Comfortour Of Glory thou oh Christ art King The Father's Sonne for euermore Who men from endlesse Death to bring The Virgins wombe didst not abhorre 4 When Conquerour of Death thou wert Heau'n to the Faithfull openedst thou And in the Fathers glory art At Gods right-hand enthroned now Whence we beleeue that thou shalt come To iudge vs in the day of wrath Oh therefore helpe thy Seruants whom Thy precious blood Redeemed hath 5 Them with those Saints doe Thou record That gaine eternall glory may Thine Heritage and People LORD Saue blesse guide and advance for aye By vs thou dayly prais'd hast beene And we will praise Thee without end Oh keepe vs LORD this day from sinne And let thy mercy vs defend 6 Thy mercy LORD let vs receiue As we our trust repose in thee Oh LORD in thee I trusted haue Confounded neuer let me be Athanasius Creede or Quicunque vult THis Creed was composed by Athanasius after the wicked heresie of Arrius had spread it selfe through the world that so the faith of the Catholicke Church concerning the Mystery of the blessed Trinity might be the better vnderstood and professed to the ouerthrow and preuenting of Arrianisme or the like heresies And to the same purpose it is appointed to be said or sung vpon certaine dayes of the yeare in the Church of England Song 43. Sing this as the 3. Song THose that will saued be must hold The true Catholike Faith And keepe it wholly if they would Escape eternall death Which Faith a Trinity adores In One and One in Three So as the Substance being one Distinct the Persons be 2 One Person of the Father is Another of the Sonne Another of the Holy-Ghost And yet their Godhead one Alike in glory and in their Eternity as much For as the Father both the Sonne And Holy-Ghost is such 3 The Father vncreate and so The Sonne and Spirit be The Father he is Infinite The other two as He. The Father an Eternall is Eternall is the Sonne So is the Holy-Ghost yet these Eternally but One. 4 Nor say we there are Infinites Or vncreated Three For there can but one Infinite Or vncreated be So Father Sonne and Holy-Ghost All three Almighties are And yet not three Almighties tho But onely One is there 5 The Father likewise GOD and LORD And GOD and LORD the Sonne And GOD and LORD the Holy Ghost Yet GOD and LORD but One. For though each Person by himselfe We GOD and LORD confesse Yet Christian Faith forbids that we Three GODS or LORDS professe 6 The Father nor begot nor made Begot not made the Sonne Made nor begot the Holy-Ghost But a Proceeding-One One Father not three Fathers then One onely Sonne not three One Holy-Ghost we doe confesse And that no moe they be 7 And lesse or greater then the rest This Trinity hath none But they both Coeternall be And equall eu'ry one He therefore that will saued be As we haue said before Must One in Three and Three in One Beleeue and still adore 8 That Iesus Christ incarnate was He must beleeue with this And how that both the Sonne of GOD And GOD and Man 〈◊〉 is GOD of his Fathers substance pure Begot ere Time was made Man of his Mothers substance borne When Time his fulnesse had 9 Both perfect God and perfect Man In Soule and flesh as we The â—athers equall being God Is Man beneath is â—e Though God Man yet but one Christ And â—o dispose it so The Godhead was not turnâ—d to flesh But Manhood tooke thereto 10 The Substance vn-confusâ—d He one In Person doth subsist As Soule and Body make one Man So God and Man is Christ Who suffred and went downe to Hell That we might saued be The third day he arose againe And Heauâ—n ascended he 11 At God the Fathers right-hand there He 〈◊〉 and at the Doome He to adiudge both quicke and dead From thence againe shall come Then all men with their flesh shall rise And he account require Well-doers into blisse shall goe The Bad to endlesse Fâ—re Veni Creator THâ—s is a very aâ—ciâ—nt Hymne composed in Latine 〈◊〉 and câ—mmoâ—ly called Veni Crâ—ator because those are the first words of it By the Cannons of our Church it is commanded to be said or sung at the Consecration of Bishops and at the Ordination of Ministers c. It is therefore here translated sillâ—â—le for sillable in the same kind of measure which it hath in the Latine Song 44. COme Holy-Ghost the Maker come Take in the soules of thine thy place Thou whom our hearts had being from Oh fill them with thy heauenly grace Thou art that Comfort
of Angels and Deuils night and day fighting for vs and round about vs we would become more carefull how wee grieued those good Spirits who attend vs for our safety to the reioycing of them that seeke our destruction By S. Michael who was Prince of the good Angels and termed by S Iude an Arch-Angell some vnderstand Iesus Christ For hee is indeed the principall Messenger or Angell of our saluation and the chiefe of the Princes as holy Daniel called him yea to him alone this Name Michael which signifieth who is like God doth most properly appertaine seeing he onely is the perfect image of his Father Song 76. Sing this as the 44. Song TO praise oh GOD and honour thee For all thy glorious Triumphs wonne Assembled here this Day are we And to declare thy Fauours done Thou took'st that great Arch-Angels part With whom in Heau'n the Dragon fought And that good Armies Friend thou wert That cast Him and his Angels out 2 Whereby we now in safety are Our dangers all secured from For to encrease thy glory here Thy Kingdome with great power is come And we need stand in dread no more Of that enraged Fiends despight Who in thy presence heretofore Accused vs both day and night 3 In honour of thy blessed Name This Hymne of thanks wee therefore sing And to thine euerlasting fame Through Heauâ—n thine endlesse praise shall ring We praise thee for thy proper might And LORD for all those Angels to Who in thy Battels came to fight Or haue beene sent thy will to do 4 For many of that glorious Troope To bring vs Messages from Thee From Heau'n vouchsafed haue to stoope And clad in humane shape to be Yea we beleeue they watch and ward About our persons euermore From euill Spiritâ— vs to guard And we returne thee praise therefore S. Luke THis Day we memorize the benefit the Church receiued by the blessed Euangelist S. Luke a Physitian both for soule and body and the first Ecclesiasticall Historiographer For he was Authour not onely of that Gospell which beareth his Name but also of that Booke called the Acts of the Apostles and an Eye-witnesse of most part of that which hee hath written remaining a constant companion of S. Paul in his tribulations Worthily therefore ought we to honour him with a Christian memoriall and praise God for the grace vouchsafed vs by his meanes Song 77. Sing this as the 44. Song IF those Physitians honour'd be That doe the bodies health procure Then worthy double praise is He Who can both soule and body cure In life time both wayes Luke exceld And those Receipts hath also left Which many soule-sicke Patients heald Since from the world he was bereft 2 And to his honour this beside A blessed Witnesse hath declar'd That constant he did still abide When others from the Truth were scar'd For which the glory LORD be thine For of thy grace those gifts had he And thou his Actions did'st encline Our profit and his good to be 3 By his example therefore LORD Uphold vs that we fall not from The true profession of thy Word Nor by this world be ouercome And let his wholesome doctrine heale That leprous sicknesse of the soule Which more and more would on her steale And make her languish and growe foule Simon and Iude Apostles THis Day is dedicated to the praise of God and the pious memory of the two blessed Apostles of Iesus Christ Simon called Zelotes or the Cananite and Iude the brother of Iames. And in this solemnity we are among other things principally put in mind of that loue which Christ commandeth to be continued among vs and of that heed we ought to haue vnto our abiding in that state of grace whereunto God hath called vs as appeareth in the Epistle and Gospell appointed for the day Song 78. Sing this as the 3. Song NO outward marke we haue to know Who thine oh Christ may be Untill a Christian Loue doth show Who appertaines to Thee For knowledge may be reach'd vnto And formall Iustice gain'd But till each other loue we do Both Faith and Workes are faign'd 2 Louâ— is the summe of those commands Which thou with thine dost leaue And for a marke on them it stands Which neuer can deceaue For when our knowledge Folly turnes When Showes no show retaine And Zeale it selfe to nothing burnes Then Loue shall still remaine 3 By this were thy Apostles knit And ioyned so in one Their True-loue-knot could neuer yet Be broken nor vndone Oh let vs Lâ—RD receiued be Into that sacred knot And One become with them and thee That sinne vndoe vs not 4 Yea lest when we thy grace possesse We fall againe away Or turne it into wantonnesse Assist thou vs we pray And that we may the better finde What heed there should be learn'd Let vs the fall of Angels minde As blessed Iude hath warn'd All-Saints day THis Day the Church hath appointed that to the praise of God and our comfort we should commemorate that excellent Mystery of the Communion of Saints which is one of the twelue Articles of Christian beleefe And that considering how admirably the diuine wisedome hath knit all his elect into one body for their more perfect enioying both of his loue and the loue of one another wee might heâ—e receiue a taste of the pleasure we shall haue in the full fruition of that felicity and be stirred vp also to such mutuall loue and vnity as ought to be betwixt vs in this life This is the last Saints day in the Ecclesiastâ—ck Circuite of the yeare generally obseruable by the auncient ordinance of the Church And it seemeth to haue a mystery in it shewing that when the Circle of tyme is come about we shall in one euerlasting holy-day honor that blessed Communion and mysticall Body which shall be made perfect when all those whom we haue memorized apart are vnited into One that is when the Father the Sonne the Holy Ghost the Angels and all the holy Elect of God shall be incorporated together into a ioyfull vnspeakable and inseparable Vnion in the Kingdome of Heauen which the Almighty hasten Amen Song 79. Sing this as the 9. Song NO Blisse can so contenting proue As vniuersall Loue to gaine Could we with full requiting Loue All mens affections entertaine But such a Loue the heart of man Nor well-containe nor merit can 2 For though to all we might be deare Which cannot in this life befall We discontented should appeare Because we had not hearts for all That we might all men loue as we Beloued would of all men be 3 For Loue in louing ioyes as much As Loâ—e for louing to obtaine Yea â—oue vnfaign'd is likewise such It cannot part it selfe in twaine The Riuals friendship soone is gone And Loue diuided loueth none 4 Which causeth that with Passions pain'd So many men on earth we see And had not GOD a meanes ordain'd This discontent in Heauâ—n would be For all
the Saints would iealous proue Of GOâ—S and of each others Loue. 5 But he whose wisedome hath contriu'd His Glory with their full Contents Hath from himselfe to them deriu'd This Fauour which that strife preuents One Body all his Saints â—e makes And for his Spouse this one he takes 6 So each one of them shall obtaine Full Loue from All returning to Full Loue to All of them againe As members of one Body doe None â—ealous but all striuing how Most Loue to others to allow 7 For as the Soule is All in All And All through euery Member to Loue in that Body Mysticall Is as the Soule and â—ils it so Uniting them to GOD as neare As to each other they are deare 8 Yea what they want to entertaine Such ouerflowing Loue as his He will supply and likewise daigne What for his full Delight they misse That he may all his Loue employ And they returne his fill of Ioy. 9 The seed of this Content was sowne When GOD the spatious world did frame And euer since the same hath growne To be an honour to his Name And when his Saints are sealed all This Mysterie vnseale he shall 10 Meanewhile as we in Landskip viewe Fields Riuers Cities Woods Seas And though but little they can shew Doe therewithall our fancies please Let Contemplation Maps contriue To shew vs where we shall arriue 11 And though our hearts too shallow bee That blest Communion to conceaue Of which we shall in Heau'n be free Let vs on Earth together cleaue For those who keepe in vnion here Shall know by faith what will be there 12 Where all those Angels we admir'd With euery Saint since time begun Whose sight and loue we haue desir'd Shall be with vs conioyn'd in One And We and They and They and We To GOD himselfe espoused be 13 Oh happie wedding where the Guests The Bride and Bridegroome shall be one Where Songs Embâ—aces Triumphes Feasts And Ioyes of Loue are neuer done But thrice accurst are those that misse Their Garment when this Wedding is 14 Sweet Iesus seal'd and clad therefore For that great meeting let vs be Where People Tongues and kinreds more Then can be tolde attend on Thee To make those shoutes of Ioy and praise Which to thine honour they shall raise Rogation weeke THis is called Rogation weekâ— being so tearmed by Aâ—tiquity â— Rogando from the publike Supplications â—or then the Lâ—tany which is full of humble Petitions and eâ—tâ—eaâ—ies was with solemne Procession vsually repeated becauâ—e there be about that seâ—son most occasions of puâ—â—ike Prayer in regâ—rd Princes goe then forth to battâ—ile the Fâ—uites and hope of plenty are in theâ—r 〈◊〉 the Ayâ—e is most subiect to contagions Infections and there is most labouring and trauailâ—â—g both by Land and Sea also from that time of the yeare forâ—aâ—d Which laudâ—ble custome though it be lately much decayed and in some Countries abused from the right end and mingled with superstitious Ceâ—emonies is in many places orderly retained according as the Church of England approueth it And wee yearely make vse also of those Processions to keepe knowledge of the tâ—ue Bounds of our seuerall Parishes for auoyding of strife And those Perambulations were yearely appointed likewise that viewing Gods yearely blessing vpon the â—rasse the Coâ—ne â—nd other fruites of the Earth we might be the more prouoked to praise him Song 80. Sing this as the 44. Song IT was thy pleasure LORD to say That whatsoeuer in thy Name We pray'd for as we ought to pray Thou would'st vouchsafe to grant the same Oh therefore we beseech thee now To these our Prayers which we make Thy gracious eare in fauour bowe And grant them for thy mercies sake 2 Let not the Seasons of this yeare As they their Courses doe obserue Engender those Contagions here Which our transgressions doe deserue Let not the Summer wormes impaire Those bloomings of the Earth we see Nor Blastinâ—s or distemper'd Ayâ—e Destroy those Fruites that hopefull be 3 Domesticke Brawles expell thou farre And be thou pleasâ—d our Coast to guard The dreadfull â—ounds of in-brought Warre Within our Confines be not heard Continue also here thy word And make vs thankefull we thee pray The Pestilence Dearth and the Sword Haue beene so long with-held away 4 And as we heedfully obserue The certaine limits of our Grounds And outward quiet to preserue About them walke our yearely Rounds So let vs also haue a care Our soules possessions LORD to know That no encroachments on vs there Be gained by our subtill â—oe 5 What pleasant Groues what goodly Fields How fruitfull â—ils and Dales haue we How sweet an Ayre our Climate yeelds How â—â—oarâ—d with Flockes and Heards are we How Milke and Honey doth o reflowe How cleare and wholesome are our Springs How safe from rauenous Beasts we goe And oh how free from Poysnous things 6 For these and for our Grasse our Corne For all that springs from Blade or Boâ—gh For all those blessings that adorne Or Wood or Field this Kingdome through For all of these thy praise we sing And humbly LORD entreat thee too That Fruite to thee we forth may bring As vnto Us thy Creatures doe 7 So in the sweet refreshing shade Of thy Protection sitting downe Those gracious Fauours we haue had Relate we will to thy renowne Yea other men when we are gone Shall for thy mercies honour Thee And famous make what thou hast done To such as after them shall be S. George his Day THis may be called the Court Holy-Day for with vs it is solemnized vpon command in the Court-royall of the Maiesty of Great Britaine onely or in the Families of those Knights of the Order who are constrained to bâ—e absent from the solemnity there held which is vsually on the day anciently dedicated to George the Martyr Neuerthelesse we beleeue not that it was he whom they anciently chose to be the Patron of the fore-named Order For the relation of him who deliuered the Lady froÌ„ the Dragon is onely a Christian Allegory inuented to set forth the better the Churches deliuerance Iesus Christ is the true S. George and our English â—utelary Saint Euen he that commeth armed vpon the White Horse Reu. 19.11 The Dragon hee ouerthrowes is the Beast mentioned in the sâ—me Chapter and called a little before the Dragon with seauen heads and ten hornes The Lady he deliuers is that woman whom the Dragon persecutes Reu. 12. And to the honour of him I conceiue the most honourable Order of S. George to be continued and this Day consecrâ—ted Nor is there any irreuerence in imposing this Name on our Redeemer for George signifieth a Husbandman which is a Name or Attribute that euen Christ applyed to his Father Iohn 15.2 My Father saith hee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the George or the Husbandman And indeed very properly may this Nation call GOD their George or Husbandman For hee hath as it were moâ—ed
this Island with the Sea walled it with naturall Bulwarkes built Towers in it planted his truth here weeded dressed and replenished it like a Garden and in a word euery way done the part of a good Husbandman thereon Howsoeuer therefore the first occasion of this Dayes great solemnity seeme but meane as the beginnings of many noble inuentions were yet I conceaue that Institution to haue beene ordained to weighty and Christian purposes Euen to oblige the Peeres of this Kingdome by the new and strict bands of an honourable Order to imitate their Patrons care ouer his Vineyard to remember them that they are the Band-Royall to whom the Guard thereof is committed to stirre vp in them vertuous emulations and to shew them how to make vse of their temporall dignities to the glorie of God For beside many other reâ—â—â—end Officers there belongs a Prelate also to these Soleâ—nities And me thinkes we should not imagine that the Founder of it being a Christian Prince assisted by a wise and religious Counsel would haue so prophaned the most excellent dignity of the Church as to make it waite on Ceremonies ordained for ostentation or some other vaine ends More discreetly they deale who apprehend the contrary and are not in danger of this sentence Euill to him that euill thinketh Song 81. Sing this as the 3. Song ALl praise and glorie that we may Ascribe we LORD to Thee From whom the triumphs of this Day And all our glories be For of it â—elfe nor East nor West Doth Honour ebbe or flowe But as to Thee it seemeth best Preferments to bestowe 2 Thou art oh Christ that valiant Knight Whose Order we professe And that Saint George who oft doth fight For England in distresse The Dragon thou o'rethrew'st is He That would thy Church deuoure And that faire Lady â—ORD is she Thou sauest from his power 3 Thou like a Husbandman prepar'd Our Fields yea sowne them hast And Knight-like with a warlike guard From spoile enclos'd them fast Oh daigne that those who in a Band More strict then heretofore Are for this Vineyard bound to stand May watch it now the more 4 Yea grant since they elected are New Orders to put on And sacred Hirogliphickes weare Of thy great Conquest wonne That those when they forget may tell Why those of them are worne And inwardly informe as well As outwardly adorne 5 That so their Christian-Knighthood may No Paganâ—Order seeme Nor they their Meetings passe away As things of vaine esteeme And that we may our triumphs all To thy renowne apply Who art that Saint on whom we call When we Saint George doe cry For publike Deliuerances GOd hath vouchsafed vnto this Kingdome many publike deliuerances which ought neuer to be forgotten but rather should be celebrated by Vs as the daies Purim by the Israelites Hester 9.26 Especially that of the fift of Nouember for the celebration whereof there is a Statute enacted And it is hoped we shall neuer neglect or be ashamed to praise God for that Deliuery according to prouision made to that purpose For that the like occasions therefore this Hymne is composed Song 82. Sing this as the 9. Song WIth Isr'el we may truely say If on our side GOD had not beene Our Foes had made of vs their pray And we this Light had neuer seene The Pit was digg'd the snare was â—aid And we with ease had beene betrai'd 2 But they that hate vs vndertooke A Plot they could not bring to passe For he that all doth ouerlooke Preuented what intended was We found the Pit scap'd the Gin And saw their Makers caught therein 3 The meanes of helpe was not our owne But from the LORD alone it came A fauour vndeserued showne And therefore let vs praise his Name Oh praise his Name for it was He That broke the Net and set vs free 4 Unto his honour let vs sing And Stories of his Mercy tell With praises let our Temples ring And on our Lips thankesgiuing dwell Yea let vs not his loue forget While Sunne or Moone doth rise or set 5 Let vs redeeme againe the Times Let vs begin to liue anew And not reuiue those hainous crimes That dangers past so neere vs drew Lest he that did his hand reuoke Returne it with a double stroke 6 A true Repentance takes delight To minde GODS Fauours heretofore So when his mercies men recite It makes a true Repentance more And where those vertues doe encrease They are the certaine signes of Peace 7 But where encreasing Sinnes we see And to such dulnesse men are growne That sleighted those Protections bee Which GOD in former time hath showne It shall betoken to that â—and Some Desolation neere at hand 8 Our hearts oh neuer harden so Nor let thine Anger so returne But with desire thy will to do For our offences let vs mourne And mind to praise eu'n teares among Thy Mercies in a ioyfull Song For the Communion WEe haue a custome among vs that during the time of administring the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper there is some Psalme or Hymne sung the better to keepe the thoughts of the Communicants from wandring after vaine obiects This Song therefore expressing a true thankfulnesse together with what ought to be our faith concerning that Mysterie in such manner as the vulgar capacity may be capable thereof is offered vp to their deuotion who shall please to receiue it Song 83. Sing this as the 3. Song THat fauour LORD which of thy grace We doe receiue to day Is greater then our merit was And more then praise we may For of all things that can be told That which least comfort hath Is more then e're deserue we could Except it were thy wrath 2 Yet we not onely haue obtain'd This worlds best gifts of thee But thou thy flesh hast also daign'd Our Food of Life to be For which since we no mends can make And thou requir'st no more The Cup of sauing health we take And praise thy Name therefore 3 Oh teach vs rightly to receiue What thou dost here bestow And learne vs truely to conceiue What we are bound to know That such as cannot wade the deepe Of thy vnfathom'd Word May by thy grace safe courses keepe Along the shallow Ford. 4 This Mysterie we must confesse Our reach doth farre exceede And some of our weake Faiths are lesse Then graines of Mustard-â—eed Oh therefore LORD encrease it so We fruite may beare to Thee And that implicite faith may grow Explicite faith to be 5 With hands we see not as with Eyes Eyes thinke not as the Heart But each retaines what doth suffize To act his proper part And in the Bodie while it bides The meanest Member shares That blisse which to the best betides And as the same it fares 6 So if in vnion vnto thee United we remaine The Faith of those that stronger be The weaker shall sustaine Our Christian Loue shall that supply Which we in knowledge misse And
humble thoughts shall mount vs hie Eu'n to eternall blisse 7 Oh pardon all those hainous crimes Whereof we guilty are To serue thee more in future times Our hearts doe thou prepare And make thou gracious in thy sight Both vs and this we do That thou therein mayst take delight And we haue loue thereto 8 No new Oblation we deuise For sinnes prefer'd to be Propitiatory sacrifice Was made at full by Thee The Sacrifice of Thankes is that And all that thou dost craue And we our sâ—lues are part of what We sacrificed haue 9 We doe no grosse Realities Of Flesh in this conceaue Or that their proper qualities The â—read or Wine doe leaue Yet in this holy Eucharist We by a meanes diuine Know we are fed with thee oh Christ Receiuing Bread and Wine 10 And though the outward Elements For signes acknowledg'd be We cannot say thy Sacraments Things onely signall be Because who e're thereof partakes In those this powre it hath It either them thy Members makes Or slaues of Sinne and Death 11 Nor vnto those doe we encline But from them are estrang'd Who yeeld the forme of Bread and Wine Yet thinke the Substance chang'd For we beleeue each Element Is what it seemes indeed Although that in thy Sacrament Therewith on thee we feed 12 Thy Real-presence we auowe And know it so diuine That carnall Reason knowes not how That presence to define For when thy Flesh we feed on thus Though strange it doe appeare Both we in thee and thou in vs Eu'n at one instant are 13 No maruaile many troubled were This Secret to vnfold For Mysteries Faiths obects are Not things at pleasure told And he that would by Reason sound What Faith 's deepe reach conceaues May both himselfe and them confound To whom his Rules he leaues 14 Let vs therefore our Faith erect On what thy Word doth say And hold their knowledge in suspect That new Foundations lay For such full many a grieuous Rend Within thy Church haue left And by thy peacefull Sacrament The world of Peace bereft 15 Yea what thy pledge and seale of Loue Was first ordain'd to be Doth great and hateful Quarrels moue Where wrangling spirits be And many men haue lost their blood Who did thy Name professe Because they hardly vnderstood What others would expresse 16 Oh let vs not hereafter so About meere words contend The while our crafty common Foe Procures on vs his end But if in Essence we agree Let all with Loue assay A helpe vnto he weake to bee And for each other pray 17 Loue is that blessed Cymment LORD Which must vs re-vnite In bitter speeches fâ—re and sword It neuer tooke delight The Weapons those of Malice are And they themseluâ—s beguile Who dreame that such ordained were Thy Church to reconcile 18 Loue brought vs hither and that Loue Persâ—â—adâ—s vs to implore That thou all Christians hearts would'st moue To seeke it more and more And that Selfe will no more bewitch Our minds with foule debate Nor fill vs with that malice which Disturbes a quiet state 19 But this especially we craue That perfect Peace may be Mong those that disagreed haue In show of loue to thee That they with vs and we with them May Christian Peace retaine And both in new Ierusalem With thee for euer raigne 20 No longer let ambitâ—ous Ends Blinde Zeale or cankred Spight Those Churcheâ— keep from being friends Whom Loue should fast vnite But let thy glory shine among Those Candlestickes we pray We may behold what hath so long Exilâ—d thy Peace away 21 That those who heeding not thy word Expect an earthly Powre And vainly thinke some temp'rall Sword Shall Antichrist deuoure That those may know thy weapons are No such as they doe faigne And that it is no carnall warre Which we must entertaine 22 Confessors Martyrs Preachers strike The Blowes that gaine this Field Thanks Prayre Instructions and the like Those weapons are they weild Long-suffering Patience Prudent-care Must be the Court-of-Guard And Faith and Innocencie are Instead of Walles prepard 23 For these no question may as well Great Babel ouerthrow As Ierichoes large Bulwarkes fell When men did Rams-hornes blowe Which could wee credit wee should cease All bloody plots to lay And to suppose Gods holy peace Should come the Deuils way 24 LORD let that flesh and bloud of thine Which fed vs hath to day Our hearts to thy True-loue encline And driue ill thoughts away Let vs remember what thou hast For our meere loue endurâ—de Eu'n when of vs despis'de thou wast And we thy death procur'de 25 And with each other for thy sake So truely let vs beare Our patience may vs dearer make When reconcil'd we are So when our courses finisht be We shall ascend aboue Sunne Moone and Starres to liue with Thee That art the God of Loue. Ember weeke THe Ember weekes are foure Fasts anciently solemnized at the foure principall Seasons of the yeare and by an Instituâ—ion appointed to bee obserued for diuers good purposes First to humble our selues by Fasting and Prayer that God might vpon our humiliation be mooued to grant vs the blessings belonging to those seasons Secondly that it might please God to strengthen our Constitutions against the distemperatures occasioned by the seuerall humors predominate at those Times to the endangering of our bodily healths Thirdly that we might be remembred to dedicate a part of euery season to Gods glory And lastly that there might be a publike Fasting and Prayers made for those according to the Apostâ—es vse who by the laying on of hands were to bee confirmed in the Ministery of the Gospell For the Sunday next after â—hese Fasts is the time ordinarily appointed for the ordination of such as are called to those Offices Song 84. Sing this as the 9. Song THou dost from eu'ry season LORD To profit vs aduantage take And at their fittest Times afford Thy Blessings for thy mercy sake At Winter Summer Fall or Spring We furnish'd are of eu'ry thing 2 A part therefore from each of these With one consent reseru'd haue we In Prayer and Fasting to appease That wrath our sinnes haue moou'd in thee And that thou mayst not for our crimes Destroy the blessings of the Times 3 Oh grant that our Deuotions may With true sincerenesse be perform'd And that our liues not for a day But may for euer be reform'd Lest we remaine as fast in sinne As if we neu'r had fasting byn 4 Our Constitutionâ— temper so Those Humors which this season raine May not haue powre to ouerthrowe That health which yet we doe retaine Else through that weaknesse which it brings LORD make vs strong in better things 5 And since thy holy Church appoints These times thy Workemen forth to send And those for Pastors now anoynts Who on thy â—olde are to attend Blesse thou where they who should ordaine With Prayâ—e and Fasting hands haue laine 6 Oh blesse them euer-blessed LORD Whom for thy worke