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A55570	Tsofer bepaḥ, or, The bird in the cage, chirping four distinct notes to his consorts abroad I. of consideration, counsel and consolation, II. some experiences and observations gathered in affliction ..., III. the lamentations of Jeremiah ..., IV. a true Christians spiritual pilgrimage setting forth his afflicted and consolatory state in another metre : and as a preface hereto, an epistle to the Welsh churches, and a brief narrative of the former propagation and late restriction of the Gospel ... in Wales ... / by Vava. Powell.	Powell, Vavasor, 1617-1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing P3078; ESTC R19436	71,339	204

Enemy to Rejoyce o're thee and he set up the horn of this thy foe 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord O wall of the Daughter Of Zion day and night let tears run down like a river Give thy self O Jerusalem no rest nor quietness Let not the apple of thine eyes cease whilst thy foes oppresse 19 Arise and cry out in the night in the first watch with grace Pour out thy heart like water now before Jehovah's face O lift up thy hands towards him for the life of thy sweet Young children that for hunger faint in top of every street 20 Behold O Lord and consider to whom thou this hast done Shall the woman eat their own fruit and babes of a span-long Shail the Priest and Prophet be slain in the Lords Sanctuary 21 The young and old lie on the ground in the streets openly My Virgins and my young Men are fallen by th' sword sadly Thou slew'st them in thy angry day thou kill'st without pitty 22 Thou cal'st as in a solemn day my terrours round about So that in the day of the Lord's anger none scaped out Nor remained those that I have swadled and brought up so Mine Enemy hath consumed my sin hath caused this woe CHAP. III. the man that affliction saw by the rod of his wrath Into darkness but not to light he led and brought me hath Surely against me he is turnd he turns his hand all day My flesh and skin hath he made old he brake my bones alway He built against me and compass'd with gall and travel me He set me in dark places as they that of old dead be He hedgd me round I cannot scape he made my chain heavy He also shuts out my prayer when I do shout and cry With hew'n stones he inclos'd my ways my paths he made un-straight Like Bear or Lion secretly for me he lies in wait And he hath turn'd aside my ways and in pieces pull'd me Yea he hath made me desolate great is my misery He bent his Bow and set me as a mark for the Arrow The Arrows of his Quiver he made through my reigns to go I was a Scoffe and derision to all my own People Also their song all the day long this to my sore trouble He fil'd me with bitterness he made me drunk with wormwood He brake my teeth with gravel-stones with ashes he me clad And thou hast also removed my soul far off from peace And I forgat prosperity by this my bitterness And I said my strength and my hope from the Lord is quite gone Minding the wormwood and the gall in this my affliction My soul doth still remember them and is humbled in me This I recall to mind therefore have I hope Lord in thee It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consum'd quite Because his compassions fail not we live still in his sight They are renew'd ev'ry morning great is thy † Faithfulness The heb word signifies also Truth truth in them The Lord 's my portion saith my soul therefore ' I le hope in him The Lord is good unto them that wait for him patiently And good unto the soul that doth seek him effectually It is good that a man should both hope and wait quietly For the salvation of the Lord which unto his is * Psal 85.9 nigh It is good for a man that he the yoak in his youth bear He sits alone and silence keeps for on him he bar't there He putteth his mouth in the dust if perhaps hope may be He gives his cheeks to him that smites frl'd with reproach is he Nevertheless the Lord will not cast off for ever such But though he cause grief yet will he express compassion much According to the multitude of his mercies often For he afflicts not willingly nor grieves the sons of men To crush under his feet all the poor prisoners of the world To turn aside mans right before the face of the high Lord. To subvert a man in his cause the Lord doth not approve Who saith and it comes to pass when God wills it not above Out of the mouth of the most High proceeds not good and evil Why doth the living man complain man's plagu'd for being sinful Let 's search and try our ways and turn back to the Lord quickly Let 's lift our hearts with hands to God that 's in the heavens high We have transgressed and rebel'd thou hast not pardoned Thou hast cover'd us with anger and us persecuted Yea Jehovah thou hast us slain and hast not pittied Thou coveredst thy self with a cloud and our condition now Is such that our prayers could not unto thee Lord pass throw Thou mad'st us as the off-scouring and refuse among men All our enemies against us their mouths daily open Fear and a snare is come on us distresse and destruction Therefore with rivers of water mine eye still runneth down For the daughter of my People most sore destruction Mine eye drops down and ceaseth not without intermission Till the Lord look down and behold my case from heaven high For th'daughters all of my city my heart 's mov'd by mine eye Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird causlesly In th' dungeon they cut of my life and cast a stone on me Waters flowed over mine head then I said I am gone I call'd upon thy Name O Lord out of the low dungeon Thou heardst my voice hide not thine ear at my breathing my cry Thou drewest near bid'st me not fear that day I call'd on thee My soul's causes O Lord thou plead'st thou didst my life redeem Judge thou my cause O Lord again for thou my wrong hast seen Yea all their vengeance at all times thou perfectly didst see And their imaginations all wrongfully against me Thou hast heard their reproach O Lord all their † So in the Hebrew thoughts ' gainst me still The lips of those my foes that rose against me to my ill Also their ungodly device against me all the day At their down-sitting and rising I am their † So in the Hebrew See in Job 30.9 the same word song alway Render to them a recompence O Lord according to Their handy works give them thy curse yea them hearty sorrow Persecute and destroy them in anger from under * The thy Glorious heavens who onely art the Lord God Almighty CHAP. IV. HOw is the gold now become dim How 's the most fine gold chang'd In † So heb th' head of ev'rystreet the stones Of th' * Heb. sanctity Sanctuary out are pour'd 2 The precious sons of Zion like to fine gold how are they Esteem'd as works of Pottets hands the prtchers made with clay 3 Yea the † Heb. See Mal 1.3 Dragons draw out the breast they give suck to their young My Peoples daughters like fierce * Marg. owles of desarts is become 4 The sucking child's tongue cleaves to the roof of his mouth for drought The

whole glory i. e. the whole Church 2 Cor. 8.23 shall be a defence therefore be comforted that the counsel of God the Priesthood of Christ and the Covenant of peace are unchangeable and abide for ever which is the sure foundation of every true Christians confidence and comfort Be not slothful in proving your knowledge of faith in love towards walking after and suffering for Christ For the visible and seeming differences are little and smal between the right Christian and the Hypocrite therein But in the Anointing Spirit Vertue Power and Life within which like the oyl in the Lamp feeds the wick of profession I beseech you also in the Lord Heb. 6.2 2 Jo. v. 9. Pro. 4.2 1 Tim. 4.6 1 Tim. 1.10 Tit. 1.9 and 2.1 as dear Brethren that you be not moved from the Doctrin which was delivered to you which is the same with the Doctrine of the Apostles called the Doctrine of Christ good Doctrine and sound Doctrine In opposition to these are the Doctrines of Devils 1 Tim. 4.1 Mar. 7.7 Col. 2.21 Heb. 13.9 1 Jo. v. 10. Rev. 2.14 15 24. and the Doctrines of men which either directly deny Christ or much derogate from him who is the perfect Law-giver And that Satan and his Instruments may the better introduce their own Doctrines they make it their design and indeavour to batter down the Scriptures for their Dagon cannot stand before Gods Ark. As the Jewes make it death for any of their Religion to read and keep the New-Testament The Papists also make it an Article of their Creed that unwritten verities as they call them and the Canons and Traditions of their Church are of equal authority with the Scriptures hold that they should not be translated into vulgar Languages nor the Common-people be permited to read them † Contrary to Dut. 6.6 to the 10. Josh 1.8 Ps 119.19 16 105. Joh. 5.39 Act. 17.11 and 18.24 Ro. 15.4 2 Tim. 3.16 17. Col. 3.16.17 Rev. 13. 22.10 Also the Quakers generally deny the Scripture to be the Word of God * which are so called See and compare Mat. 15.6 with Mar. 7.13 Lu. 8-11 with Mat. 13. 37 Ro. 10.8 with Deu. 30 14 See also Jo 10.35 Act. 4.31 12.49 13.44 46. 19 20 Eph. 6.17 1 Tim. 4.5 H.S. in his book called the Everl Rule pa. 28. or a Rule affirming there is no other Rule Way or Means c. but that which is manifest in men And one of the learned'st of them disdainfully calls the Scriptures broken Cisterns your Scripture your Word your Letter † S.F. In his book cal'd Rust ad Acad pa. 115.116 117. These 3 last instances I divers others heard from the Parties owne mouths and some upon that account call it the great Idol others affirm the writings of their Teachers to be of equal inspiration and Authority with it and that which is yet worse one woman put her Bible under her foot another Burnt it and yet these two were great Quakers but now are turned Singers a degree as they concieve above them But beloved you are better taught I hope will still retain your love of diligence and delight in and zeal for this word of God And especially to walk more according to it then those that pretend to experience alike power with a greater mesure of perfection than either the Prophets or Apostles ever did I am fearful and jealous that this attempt of taking away the authority of the Scriptures will end in takeing away the very Bibles from us Therefore I exhort you again in the words of Christ and Paul Search the Scriptures and give attendance to Reading be stedfast in those truths which you have been taught from them by the servants of the Lord some whereof are now glorifyed and others through grace ready to seal it with their blood Concerning God and his Atributes Christ and his Offices the Holy Spirit and it's manifestations the decrees of God before time the two Covenants viz. the Law and the Gospel the wreched state of all men by Nature and out of Christ the freeness of Gods grace Joh. 5 39. 1 Tim. 4.13 in opposition to mans free-will The Doctrine of Justification by the imputed Righteousness of Christ apprehended and received by Faith Sanctification distinct from Justification wrought by the Spirit in us Perseverance Assurance and growth in Grace by vertue of our union with Christ and his spiritual in dwelling and operating in us Living Godlily Righteously and Soberly in this present World Denying our selves following Christ shunning sin resisting Satan separating from the world in matters of Gods worship not medling with nor mingling the Traditions of men with Gods truths joyning your selves to and continuing in the fellowship of Saints and using carefully and conscientiously all the Ordinances of Christ as Preaching Hearing and expounding Scriptures keeping up publick family and private prayers Prophesying and singing of Psalms Hymnes and spirial Songs in the Churches Repetition of Sermons Observing the Sabbath Baptism and the Supper of the Lord and upon occasion dayes of solemn fasting or Rejoycing visiting one another especially the tempted and the sick relieving the poor and in case of scandal and heresie to deal with offending members by Admonition Suspention or Excommunication according to the Nature of the Offence and carriage of the Offender doing all your duties to magistrates Masters Parents Husbands Brethren Neighbours and Enemies according to the blessed commands of Jesus Christ Withall expecting the destruction of Antichrist the Restauration of the Jewes the Coming Kingdom and Raign of Christ still remembring your latter end the immortality of your precious Souls believing the Resurrection of the Body the Judging of all and the Salvation of the Righteous Finally my Brethren the hour of temptation being come upon us let us redeem time be watchful and sober keeping our lights burning our Lamps shining our Loyns girded our consciences awakned our garments unstained Let us fear God more than men Sin more than suffering self more then others living basely more than dying Christianly and Nobly Let us wisely consider Gods works Ps 64.9 Esa 5.12 and wonders though others should slight them and maintain Gods Wayes and Cause though they be despised by most and let us not carnally comply with nor superstitiously conform to the world to save our estates Liberties or Lives Nor yet forsake the assembling of your selves together but edifie confirm and comfort one another Encouraging the weak helping to restore those that are faln and to establish those that yet stand Doing your duties commanded by God what ever danger may come thereby Keeping your selves from error and every evil thing by the holy spirit in you And as our Saviour commands John 14.1 be not troubled praying also earnestly that neither I nor you may suffer for sin or sin in suffering not be sensless under present or faint under future tryals Let us

learned Lawyers are not so A Conventicle being a meeting together for a bad end or work and not for a good as the meetings of Christians to worship God are Having thus hinted some few of the many sufferings of others I come in the last place to give a short Intimation of my own which I mention not either to accuse my Country-men or to expect any benefit thereby to my self hoping to learn contentment in Christ with godlinesse in the meanest and miserablest condition but to remove fals reports to manifest as I am confident to expess it that I suffer from men only upon the account of Godliness and Religion though upon other information but false against me as that I should swear the members of my Congregation against all Magistrates and Ministers a thing I hate and directly contrary to my Judgement and that I should goe up and down two Counties preaching Sedition and Rebellion though I have not preached in all but either 2 or 3 daies publickly since April was 12 Month being in several Prisons ever since only about 24 daies intermission since my first imprisonment And I am not conscious to my self of Preaching or doing any thing against the present Powers or their Lawes neither can my Accusers prove any more against me Act. 24.13.27 than the Jews could against Paul when they accused him of sedition but on the contrary these men break the Lawes and are fineable to the King for false information however they think as a wise man said by other mens harmes 27 He. 3.9 5. Eliz. 3.6 25.3 4. 37.3.18 Lord Bacon to make redemption for their own sufferings But I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him till he plead my cause and pray as Jesus Christ hath taught me Father forgive them for they know not what they do A VVord in Season OR Some sutable and seasonable Considerations Counsels and Consolations sincerely intended and humbly proposed to All but more especially to the Afflicted and Persecuted SOlomon advised men In the day of adversity to consider a Eccl. 7.14 for God hath set it and the day of prosperity one against another and both are of him Adversity being but the night and dark part of mens time in this world to which notwithstanding God hath assigned some work for his people to do And 't is no small part of godly wisdome to understand the time and to know what is the proper work of the day both which some of the men of Issacar had understanding in b 1 Ch. 12.32 And this as the wise man faith is heart-understanding A wise mans heart diseerneth time and judgment c Eccl. 8.5 Time when and Judgement how and what to do And doubtless what was said ofa word fitly spoken may be as truly said of a work done in season That it is as Apples of Gold in pictures of Silver d Pro. 25.11 My aime in these few pages of the first part of this little Book is not to discover the nature of the present time or to prove it to be evil for it discovers it self sufficiently to be so both in respect of the sins and evils committed by men and the punishments justly inflicted by God for those Sins which two things the Prophets e Am. 5.11 Mic. 3.12 Apostles f 2 Tim. 3.1 2 3. c. 2 Pe. 3.3 make to be the main signs of evil times But to stir up the minds of all those that are wise-hearted though like Christ and his Prophets Apostles called mad-men or fools g Jo. 10.20 2 Ki. 9.11 Jer. 29.26 Mar. 3.21 1 Cor. 4.10 or as the Duch translation Englished in some places renders the word Fanaticks But be it so that such are mad yet wiser then the Father of that man which gave the name gives the reason why a wise man is mad Oppression saith Solomon makes a wise man mad h Eccl. 7.7 And Hosea saith The Prophet is a fool and the spiritual man is mad for the multitude of thine iniquity and forthe great hatred i Ho. 9.7 to be like Daniel searching the Scripture and so to get an insight into the present time and work and a Foresight of what God intends to do for God hath promised to declare reveal and frequently performed his secrets to his people k Ps 25.14 Amo. 3.7 Gen. 18.17 Dan. 8.13 Therefore they should be like those holy-ones in Daniel inquire how long it will be to the end of the vision Also learning those three exellent Lessons pointed out for evil times viz. To prove what is that acceptable will of God l Rom. 12.2 to redeem time m Eph. 5.16 17. n Jo. 12 35. and to do the worke of the day in the day In order thereunto here follow some seasonable Considerations Directions Encouragements and Consolations for all men especially Christians in times of any Affliction Consid 1 Consider that the Omnipotent al-wise God hath his will and hand in all the Actions matters occurrences things in this world which concern all persons and all Ages Yea those that are most strange and most sinful with reverence to his blessed Majesty be it spoken and without fathering the least evil upon him whose pure eyes cannot behold iniquity o Hab. 1.13 This consideration being well understood and weighed will silence all the Soul-disquietings and unruly thoughts of the hearts of Gods people Therefore mark some Scriptures and clear instances to that purpose As the selling of Joseph into Egypt though a sin in Josephs brethren yet he saith himself unto his brethren It was not you that sent me hither but God p Gen. 45.8 So the hardning of Pharoahs heart to hinder Israel to goe out of Egypt was of the Lord as God told Moses he would do it before he went to him I will barden his heart viz. Pharoahs that he shall not let the people goe q Ex. 4.21 7.3 So Sihon King of Heshbon would not let Israel pass by him but why for the Lord thy God hardned his Spirit r Du. 2.30 Like as the Lord is said to move David to number the people The anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel and he moved David to number the People s 2 Sa. 24.1 And the Lord is said to set up the adver saries of Rezin against him and joyn two of his enemies together the Syrians before and the Phylistines behind and they shall devoure Israel with open mouth t Esa 9.11.12 And David looked upon Sauls persecuting of him to be from God For mark his words to Saul Now therefore I pray thee let my Lord the King hear the words of his servant If the Lord have stirred the people up against me let him accept an offering u 1 Sam. 19.16 So it is said twice in one Chapter that God stirred up two enemies against Solomon And the Lord

16.6 Job 22.15 whether waies of Darkness or Light sincerity or hypocrisy spirituality or formality undefiled or spotted the way of Gods Commandments or of mens Traditions the way of honesty or dishonesty It 's bad standing worse sitting but worst of all walking running persisting and especially pleading for any sinful way Take heed therefore you Sons and daughters of Zion lest you be and continue in Babylon but flee out of the midst there of g Jer. 51.6 When God threatens to destroy her going or running out of her will not serve the turn but you must fly for her Judgements will come suddainly in one day nay in one hour Death Mourning and Famine and she shall be utterly burnt up h Rev. 18.8 19. And beware lest you lodge in her Suburbs or be backward as some will be to come out of her as it appears that notwithstanding One Angel cryed and that mightily That Babylon that great City is faln is faln i vers 2. Yet another voice was heard from Heaven saying Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins lest ye be partakers of her Plagues k vers 4. Lot in Sodom was necessitated to be sent and plucked out of the midst of the overthrow l Gen. 19.26 In the name of the Lord therefore be exhorted by the words of the Apostle Peter to save your selves m Acts 2.40 41. from this untoward generation Consid 10 Consider one another n Heb. 10.24 as the Apostle exhorted the Hebrewes in a time of great and sore persecution and affliction for without this there cannot be a performance of those other duties as exhorting comforting edifying and bearing with one another This consideration is very necessary in a day of affliction and tryal because then there will be the greatest temptation to be selvish and sensorious and every one will be ready as the Proverb is to seek to save one or himself but every one should like Nehemiah seek the welfare of Israel o Neh. 2.10 of all the people of God or like Mordecai That did seek the wealth of the people and speak peace to all his seed p Est 10.5 For all believers are like the boards of the Tabernacle that were perfectly joyned both above and beneath q Exo. 26.24 and God hath tempered the whole body of his Church together so that every part should Sympathize with each other and care one for another And whether one member suffer all the members shoud suffer with it or one member be honoured all the members rejoice with it r 1 Cor. 12.24 25. puting on bowels of mercy kindness humbleness of mind meckness long-suffering forbearing one another and forgiving one another Å¿ Col. 3.12 13. pitying the tempted strengthning the Weak helping to recover and set in joint again those that are faln relieving the poor gathering up the halt and lame giving the same measure of allowance to others which we expect from them making the falls of others our own fears and seting before our eyes the tryals of others for warning to our selves Consid 11 Consider the mighty works that God hath done and that he is doing So the people of God did formerly Thou art the God that doth wonders thou hast declared thy strength among the people t Psa 7.14 And David being in affliction wrote a Psalm which he calls a Psalm to bring to remembrance u Psa 70. and Caleb remembred the words that God had spoken of him to Moses forty five years before w Josh 14.6 7 10. And wherefore did God cause Manna Arons rod c. to be laid up or the Stones taken out of the bottom of Jordan to be pitched upon the other side or doth God so often put the Israelites in remembrance of their Redemption out of Egypt but that he would have them still mindfull thereof it being also so great a Sin in men to forget the works of the Lord as that it is said to forget God himself as appears clearly by comparing two Psalms together where the same story is related in the one it is said that they i. e. the Children of Israel forgot his works x Psa 78.11 and in the other that they forgot God their Saviour y with 106.21 Consid 12 Again the time of affliction is a time for men to consider their latter end and yet as God formerly wished it z Deut. 32.29 and complained that men did not do it a Lam. 1.9 So doubtlesse as by sad experience we find it is now notwithstanding the weapons of death are drawn and pointed at our hearts and heads and this King of terror himself is ready to come in at our windowes and doors dayly and many younger stronger and better than we cut off suddainly yet we lay it not to heart but put off thinking of this great Debt and little think how amazing and perhaps unwelome it will be to us when it comes We find many of Gods Worthies and stout Champions as Job David Hezekiah and Peter when they came to encounter with this Leviathan like the men of Israel when Goliah appeared to them fearful Job when he thought to comfort himself grew afraid of sorrowes And why Because saith he I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent b Job 9.27 28. Fear of Gods imputing Sin to him made him fearful lest God should impose more affliction upon him and so take him away with his stroke another time he saith The Graves are ready for me c Ch. 17 1. he thought where ever he came he was to dye and there was a Grave pointed out for him and ready to swallow him up David also though a man of great faith is said to be one while sore a fraid of Achish another while of going up to Gibeah 1 Sa. 21.12 because of the danger of death in both places another while he cries out That the terrors of death were faln upon him d Psa 55.4 and therefore doubtless he praies unto the Lord to spare him a little e 39.13 Also when Hezekiah was but bid prepare for he must die see what a sad and lamentable writing he wrote thereupon I am deprived saith he of the residue of my years I shall see man no more mine age is departed from me and removed as a shepherds Tent f Esa 38.1011.12 c. And did not our Saviour foretel Peter When thou shalt be old and another shall gird thee as the custom in that kind of execution was and carry thee whither thou wouldest not This spake he signifying by what death he should glorifie God g John 21.18 19. Peter as far as he was flesh and blood was unwilling to suffer Nay our Saviour Christ himself as he was man prayed that if it were possible his Father would let the Cup passe from him By all these instances Mat. 26.29 we may take warning

but in vain They gave their pleasant things for meat to bring their souls again See O Lord and consider me for vile I yet remain 12 Oh is it nothing unto you all ye that do passe by Behold and see if that there be any sorrow like my Sorrow which is done unto me wherewith the Lord now hath Afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger and wrath 13 Fire from above into my bones in justice he hath sent And it prevaileth against them by which my strength is spent For my feet he hath spread a net he back hath turned me Yea he hath made me desolate and all the day fainty 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his own hand They are wreathed and are come up on my neck as a band He hath made my strength for to fail the Lord delivered me Into their hands from whom I now cannot rise or get free 15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my men once mighty And in the midst of me he hath called an assembly Aganst me to crush my young men the Lord trod the Virgin The comely daughter of Judah in a wine-press for sin 16 For these things do I weep mine eye mine eye pours water down Because the Comforter that should relieve my Soul and own Is far from me and my children are desolate you see Because the Enemy hath so prevailed over me 17 Sad Zion spreadeth forth her hands to comfort her there 's none The Lord commanded concerning Jacob and his Zion That his Enemies should surround him yea Jerusalem Is as a menstruous woman now abiding among them 18 The Lord is wonderful righteous for I rebelled have Against his just commandment for all this he can save Hear I pray you all People then and this my sorrow see My maids and my young men are gone into Captivity 19 I called unto my Lovers but they deceived me My Priests and my Elders gave up the ghost in the City While they sought their meat that their souls therewith reliev'd might be 20 Behold O Lord for I am in grievous distress and woe My bowels are troubled mine heart is turn'd within me too Because I have most grievously rebelled this is come Abroad the Sword bereaveth much there is like Death at home 21 They my foes have heard that I sigh there 's none to comfort me Yea all mine Enemies have heard of this my misery They are glad that thou hast done it thou yet the day wilt bring That thou hast call'd and they shall be like unto me suffering 22 Let all their wickedness O Lord in time come before thee And do unto them according as thou hast done to me Because of all my transgressions committed against thee For my sighs are many for sins and my heart is fainty CHAP. II. HOw hath the glorious Lord cover'd the daughter of Zion With a thick cloud in his anger and from Heaven cast down Unto the earth the lowest state Israels whole beauty And forgot his foot-stool in the day that he was angry 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the inhabitants well known Of Jacob and hath not piti'd in his wrath he threw down The daughters of Judah's strong holds he brought down to the ground He hath polluted the kingdom and her Princes once crownd 3 In his fierce anger he cut off Israels horn fully He hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy And he is grievously incens'd against Jacob with ire Which round about sorely devour'd like to a flaming fire 4 He also bent his mighty bow like as an enemy He likewise stood with his right hand ev'n as an adversary And slew all things that did appear pleasant unto the eye In Zions daughters tent like fire he pour'd out his fury 5 The Lord was as an enemy he Israel swallowed And all her stately Pallaces he hath quite devoured He hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in The daughters of Judah's mourning and sorrow for her sin 6 And his Tabernacle away he did take violently As a Garden he destroy'd his places of Assembly The Lord caus'd Sabbaths and solemn feasts to cease in Zion He hath despis'd the King and Priest in his indignation 7 The Lord hath cast off his Altar he loath'd his sanctuary Her pallace wals he gave up to the hand of th' enemy And they in the house of the Lord have lifted up a voice As in the solemn feasting-days appointed to rejoyce 8 The Lord hath purposed also the wall to undermine Of the dear daughter of Zion he hath stretch'd out a line And he hath not withdrawn his hand from cruel destroying For he made rampart and walls mourn they joyn in languishing 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground her Bars are spoil'd and burst Her King and her Princes carried among the Gentiles curst The Law is no more to be seen her Prophets also find No vision nor Revelation from the Lord of his mind 10 The Elders of Zions daughther sit on the ground silent They have cast dust upon their heads in great astonishment They have girded themselves also with sack-cloth they are found The Virgins of Jerusalem hang their heads to the ground 11 Mine eyes do greatly fail with tears my bowels are troubled My liver and my inward parts on the earth is poured For the breach of the Daughter of my People in mis'ry For the babes and sucklings swoon in the streets of the City 12 They say to their Mothers where is the Corn and Wine we die When they swoon'd as the wounded in the streets of the City When their precious soul was poured and surrendred again Into their dear mothers bosom but all this was in vain 13 What thing shall I at this time take to testifie for thee Or what thing shall I parallel to thee in misery O daughter of Jerusalem what shall I think upon Equal to thee that I may give the consolation O Virgin daughter of Zion for thy breach is very Great like the sea who can heal thee of this thy misery 14 Thy Prophets have beheld both vain and foolish things for thee And they have not discovered thy great iniquity To turn away thy sore bondage by bidding thee repent But saw for thee false burdens and causes of banishment 15 All that passe by do now at thee clap their hands together They hiss and wag their heads now at Jerusalem's daughter Saying is this the City that men call the perfection Of beauty the joy of the whole earth Is this that Zion 16 All thine enemies have open'd their mouths wide against thee They hisse and gnash the teeth they say and that triumphantly We have now swallowed her up quite this is the day surely That we look'd for we it have found we have seen it fully 17 The Lord hath done what he devis'd and he hath fulfilled His words that in the daies of old himself had commanded He threw down and hath not piti'd and caused thine