like a wandering Pilgrim go astray And in thy Truth am still a young Beginner O God be merciful to me a Sinner HALELUJAH A CROSTICH Upon his NAME Jn thee O Lord I 'le put my trust alwayes O Lord my God to thee I will sing Praise However thou dost please to deal with me Never O never let me slide from thee Suffer me not O Lord to go astray Make me I may thy holy Word obey I then thy faithful Servant still shall be To hate and to abhor Iniquity Honouring and Exalting none but thee THE History of Joseph OR A Divine Poem upon Joseph and his Brethren CHAP I. Being the xxxvii of Genesis The Argument Joseph his Dreams do here Relate His Brethren for it do him hate And in their Malice did him sell To Egypt there a Slave to dwell Hoping they ne'r should see him more But Jacob mourneth for him sore OUr Antient Father Jacob call'd by Name Dwelt in the Land of Canaan in great Fame He fear'd the Lord and did his Word obey And in that Land he sojourn'd many a day He had twelve Sons and of their Linage came The Tribes of all the Earth bore their Name Joseph and Benjamin the youngest were Whom Rachel his beloved Wife did Bear Seventeen Years of Age was Joseph when He sometimes kept Sheep with his Bretheren Yet he did not delight their Evil Sport But brought his Father still their bad Report Now he was pleasing in his Fathers sight And also was his Fathers chief delight Begot in 's Age wherefore he lov'd him best And made his Garment differ from the rest A Coat of party Colours Joseph had His Father made it for this comly Lad Wherefore his Brethren are with him displeas'd And hates him sore and will not be appeas'd But Joseph dreamt a Dream and thus did say Unto his Brethren Here my Dream I pray Behold we were together in the Field A binding Sheaes and when we had them fill'd And bound them up they all stood up an end Mine in the mia'st as I could comprehend And all of yours with meek behaviour Fine Did make Obeisance and bow down to mine Then said his Brethren Shalt thou Rule Reign Over us all but spoke it in disdain And now their Hatred yet did more increase They would not speak a word to him in Peace Yet Joseph dream'd another Dream and told His Father and his Brethren Behold The Sun Moon and th' Eleven Stars said he Did bow and make obâ—isance unto me What mean those Dreams his Father then did say Must I thy Servant be Must I obey Shall I and all thy Brethren bow to thee Away away my Son this must not be Thus he Rebukes him seeming then unkind But yet he bore those Savings in his Mind Now Josephs Brethren did in Sechem keep Their Heards of Cattel their Flocks of Sheep And Israel calls his Son and bids him go To Sechem to his Brethren to know How it is with them to come and tell His Father if they and their Flocks are well Joseph is willing his Father to obey And towards Sechem strait he took his way Now when at length that Country he came nere He then was told His Brethren were not there Then to the Man that told him he did say Where doth my Brethren feed their Flocks I pray Thy Brethren with their Flocks said he are gone From hence to Dothan Joseph thereupon Departed thence and after them did hast To Dothan where he found them out at last But when his Brethren saw him afar off Before he came to them thus they did scoff Behold the Dreamer cometh now say they The Dreamer cometh now we will him stay And cast him in some Pit then we shall see What will become of these his Dreams and He. But Reuben did intreat them thus and say O let 's not use such Cruelty I pray He is our Brother let 's not do so ill O let us not let 's not our Brother kill But if my Brethren you will think it fit We 'l cast him as you said into some Pit Reuben perswades them thus cause he would fain Restore him to his Father once again So then they stript him of his Coat at last And in a Pit poor Joseph he was cast A Pit which in the Wilderness was there 'T was Empty and from Water it was clear So they sate down to Dine and did espy A Company of Ishmaelites go by Who came from Gilead and for Egypt bent To carry Spices was their full intent Then Judah said unto his Brethren Let 's sell our Brother Joseph to these Men 'T will not avail us neither is it good To let him Perish and conceal his blood Out of the Pit they drew their Brother then And presently they bargain'd with those Men. For twenty Silver peeces he was sold All were agreed the Mony 's quickly told Now Joseph's gone his Brethren have their will He 's sold and gone but God is with him still Then Reuben came unto the Pit anon To seek his Brother Ah! but he is gone He rents his Cloaths his Vital Spirits burn And thus with grief for Joseph he did mourn The Child is gone but where I do not know The Child is not and I where shall I go And thus poor Reuben he did sadly grieve Whilst they Conspire their Father to deceive So from the Flock they took a Kid and kill'd And dipt'd his Coat into the Blood they spill'd And to their Father did convey it so To see if he might know this Coat or no And Jacob knew it and with grief he said This is my Sons Coat he is sure destroy'd Alass my Son said he where hath he bin Some evil Beast hath sure devour'd him And now he rents his Cloaths in woful sort And mourns in Sack-cloath so his Sons resort To comfort him but Comfort 's from him fled And he refuses to be Comforted He 's Dead said he what Pleasure can I have I will go down with Sorrow to the Grave Thus for him many Dayes he did lament Mourning full sore with grief and discontent Nothing would any Comfort to him give But Joseph's well and doth in Egypt live CHAP. II. Being the xxxix of Genesis The Argument Joseph to Potiphar is sold God doth him prosper many-fold Potiphars Wife doth fix her Eye On Joseph and would with him Lye But he denyes her being Chast And therefore is in Prison cast NOw down to Egypt Joseph he was brought And by an Officer of Pharaoh's bought The Ishmaelites in Egypt did him sell To Potiphar and with him he doth dwell And now the Lord 's with Joseph and doth give Prosperity with 's Master where he live His Master saw it and did understand The Lord made all things prosper in his Hand Wherefore in Joseph he took great delight So that he found great favour in his sight He made him Ruler over all he had Of his true Servant he 's exceeding glad And
THE History of JOSEPH OR A DIVINE POEM UPON Joseph and his Brethren FROM The 37th of Genesis to the end Written exactly according to each Chapter to which is Added a few other Poems The like never before By John Smith Who is a lover and sometimes Takes great delight in reading Rhimes Yea Quarles and Sandys he adore Their noble works and many more Yet is not worthy to undoe The Latchet of a Poets Shooe Glory to God in th' highest Heaven still Peace upon Earth and towards mee good will Luk. 2. 14. Good Christians let it be your chief delight To sing the praise of God both day and night Let this be Printed in each faithful heart To joyn in Consort with me and bear part London Printed by T. M. for W. Thackeray at the Angel in Duck-Lane 1677. Licensed December 17th 1676. Roger L'Estrange TO HIS Worthy Mistriss Mrs. SVSAN JVCKES Living in Brickington-Court in Coleman Street London Wishing her all Happiness in this World and Eternal Felicity in the World to come through Jesus Christ our Lord. Worthy Mistriss TO You I do present This little Book hoping 't will you content Accept I pray you of these feeble Rimes They are th' Fruits Sooth of my leasure times But if they should in the least you offend I shall repent that ever they were Pen'd Because you are my Mistriss and I see You have been more a Mother unto me And like a Son you alwayes do me foster Though I your Prentice yet live like a Master If Joseph's Mistris she had been so true Nay had she been but half so good as You Then Joseph he had never suffer'd wrong Nor never had been cast in Prison strong But he a wanton Mistriss had we see Though he deserv'd a better far than me Now though I am unfit to sing your Praise I 'le Honour and Respect you all my dayes Though not in outward shew as other do I am your faithful Servant just and true And for your Health Prosperity and Peace My Prayers t'God for You shall never cease That you may never want yet allwayes giving Till you shall cease to be among the Living And when the Lord shall call you hence away You may depart into Eternal Joy Among whole Quires of Angels for to sing sweet Hallelujahs to your Heavenly King Now God preserve you whilst you live on Earth I am your humble Servant untill Death JOHN SMITH January 20. 1675. THE PROPOSITION NOw Courteous Reader who so e'r thou be That Read those Lines judg not amiss of me Think not I turn Gods Word into a Song To be profan'd by every idle Tongue No wanton Songs amongst us are too Rife I charge thee touch it not upon thy Life Except it be to Sing the Praise and Glory Of dread Jehovah 'T is no idle Story I Sing the Praises of the Lord of Might Who dwells for ever in excessive Light Whose handy Work the Heavens do declare His Works his Glorious Works of Wonders rare The Sun and Moon His Glory do present And th'twinkling Stars throughout the Firmament Which Light he gives to us the Sons of Men How far more glorious is his Glory then I Sing his Praise who did Advance we see His Servant Joseph to a High Degree Who by his Wisdom gave to him such Skill Dreams to Interpret and declare his Will I Sing his Praise who by his mighty Hand did after bring great Plagues on Egypt Land For to Redeem his People Israel Who did in Bondage and in Slavery dwell I Sing the Praises of the highest God Who shew'd such Wonders great by Moses Rod Who with a Stroke the Red-Sea did divide the Waters stood like Walls upon each side All Israel marched through upon dry Ground But all th' Egyptians in the midst were drown'd And brought them to their Promis'd Land to dwell Who forty Years against him did Rebell Although our Sins grow daily more and more The Lord our God hath Mercies still in store Lord what is Man that thou shouldst prove so kind What is the Son of Man thou dost him mind I Sing his Praise whose Power caus'd the Sun To stand for Joshua the Son of Nun Thereby his Peoples Foes he might destroy Gave him a long and Victorious Day I Sing his Praise who gave such strength might To Sampson who a thousand Men did smite He slew them all his Strength did so surpass With nothing but the Jaw-bone of an Ass I Sing his Praise who gave such Courage hold To David when his Peoples Hearts grew cold T' slay their Enemy though a Stripling That great Goliah with a silly Sling O how his Wonders great do spread his Fame Great is the Lord Jehovah is his Name O Let us Sing his Praises great and small Who gave himself a Ransom for us All Who did upon him take our Humane Birth And came and dwelt amangst us on the Earth Who Cast out Devils and Cur'd the Leprosie And made the Lame to VValk the Blind to See And Rais'd the Dead and did Restore again The Sick to Health and did Release their Pain And then his precious Blood did freely give And suffer'd Death that we thereby might live Lord I am far unfit to Sing thy Praise I am the Chiefest of Sinners all my Dayes Pardon my Sins for my Redeemers Sake Who in six Dayes the Heaven Earth did make Who in a Moment can the same destroy O make me fit for thy Eternal Joy O thou who art Creator of all things Teach me to sing thy Praise thou King of Kings But rather than I should offend thy Will Silence my Tongue O Lord and stay my Quill Because I can no way withstand thine Ire I know thou art Lord a consuming Fire How wonderful are all thy Works O Lord Thy Goodness and thy Riches doth afford Great plenty of thy Creatures many-folde To us as have been ever still of Old O who will not Gods holy Name Adore Who by his Power Rules for ever more His Eyes behold the Nations Ever seeing In Him we Live and Move and have our Being Who dare Exalt himself against the Lord Who dare Rebell against his Holy Word If any Love Him not upon the Earth Woe Woe to them They are accurst to Death I 'le not Exalt my self above all other To think my self more Righteous than another I will in no case plead the Pharisee But the poor Publican I 'le rather be For let us serve the Lord with all our care Vnprofitable Servants still we are Many there are that make an outward show But those that fear thy Name Lord thou dost know Some are of this Chrch other-some are not Some are of that Church some I know not what But very few there are of thine I fear Thy Church is scatter'd Lord I know not where Make hast O Lord bring thy true Church together And then direct me that I may go thither For in this World I have not long to stay Yet
a Maze Behold said he I now do understand That there is Corn enough in Egypt Land Then get you down to Egypt go and buy A little food from thence we may not dye So Joseph's breth'ren they did haste away But Benjamin doth with his father stay For Jacob said least mischief him befall And he be lost I am bereft of all So Jacob's sons to Egypt came at last Before the governor they all did hast And in his presence are admitted now And to the earth before him they did bow Now Joseph knew his bretheren said From whence come you which made 'em fore afraid Because he roughly spoke and seem'd so strange As though his countenance did somthing change Now they their brother Joseph hath forgot Although he knows them yet they know him not We came from Canaan Sir they did reply We hither come a little food to buy Joseph remember'd now his Dreams and said You sure are come as Spies I am afraid But they said Nay my Lord thy servant 's come To buy us food the famines sore at home We all are one mans sons they thus replyes Thy servants are true men we are no Spyes But Joseph said do I not understand You come as spyes to see our naked Land But they said Nay we all are Bretheren We are no spyes my Lord we are true men All of our Father lawfully begot The youngest is with him but one is not Then Joseph said I take you now for spyes Because I think these stories you devise By th' life of Pharaoh you shall not go hence For with your speeches I cannot dispence Untill that brother come that I may know If there be any truth in you or no Then send for him and let the truth appear Or else you shall remain as prisoners here So then he put them in ward all three dayes But on the third day thus to them he sayes This do and live for I do fear the Lord Therefore this liberty I l'e you afford Go carry Food for all you have at home But bring your younger brother when you come And one of you shall here in prison stay But go the rest with food and hast away So then they fell to reason with each other And said we sure are guilty of our brother When he besought and craved Mercy on us But we refus'd now evils come upon us Then Reuben said to save him I desir'd But you would not and now his blood 's requir'd And now they thought none understood them for Joseph he spake by an interpreter So then he turn'd aside from them to weep But yet his brother Simeon he will keep And caus'd him to be bound before their eyes That they may see he takes them still for spyes And then his Servants did Command that they Should fill their sacks with Corn they might away And give them victuals that they might not lack And put their mony-bags into each sack So this they did and they departed thence To take their Journey now they did Commence And when they came at length into their Inn To give their Asses Corn they did begin And lo when one he had his sack unty'd his bag of money there he soon espy'd Behold my money 's in my sack he said But when they saw it they were all afraid And said unto each other thereupon O what is this the Lord to us hath done And now with speed they hasted home to tell Their Father how all things to them befell The man said they that 's Lord of Egypt Land Took us for spies and there he did Command That we should be imprison'd for said he You all are spies and come our Land to see But we said nay we were twelve bretheren All one mans sons and all of us true men And one is not the other is this day With our Father So then he thus did say If you be true men you shall here with me A brother leave that I the truth may see And go you carry food for all at home But bring yourbrother with you when you come Then I shall see if you are just and true And will restore your brother unto you So I the truth of you may understand You then said he shall traffick in our Land So now they fell a empting of their food And saw their money and amaz'd they stood Wondering at it and were sore dismaid Their father likewise he was sore afraid And thus he said b'ing troubl'd at their news You Rob me of my sons and me abuse Joseph is not and Simeon's gone I see And you 'l take Benjamin O wo is me Then Reuben to his Father thus did say Suffer the Lad to go with us I pray Take my two sons and cause them to be slain If I bring not the Lad to thee again But Jacob said my Son shall never go He nere shall part from me for ought I know O leave my Benjamin my life to save Bring not my Gray head Mourning to the grave CHAP VI. Being the xliii of Genesis The Argument Jacob for want of food complaine To Egypt sends his Sons again But is opprest and full of we For grief that Benjamin must go So they 〈◊〉 Present with them take And Joseph much of them doth make NOw in the Land the famine still was great The food they brought from Egypt's almost eat Then Jacob said our food now groweth scant Go buy agaâ—â— my Sons we may not want Judah made answer to his Father now And said the man most solemnly did vow Saying you â—ere shall in my presence come Except you bring your brother that 's at home Then let the Lad go with us now said he Or else we never more his face shall see But if thou wilt not then it is in vain And we must never think to go again Then Jacob said Why did you let him know You had a brother Why would you do so Because said they he every thing enquir'd That we were forc't to tell what he desir'd For thus he said Have you no other brother D' your Father live and one thing or an other We answer'd him as you may apprehend To all yet knew not what would be the end Could we know certainly or any other That he would say unto us bring your brother Then Judah he with this importune great Said Suffer him to go I thee intreat That we may go a little food to buy We may not perish here for want and dye I will be surety what canst thou desire That of my hands thou mayest him require And if I bring him not to thee I 'le never Attempt thy presence but be blam'd for ever Then lets not tarry knowing 't is in vain For by this time we might have come again Then said their father if he needs must go Hard is the case but if it must be so Then take a Present with you for the man The best fruits in your vessels now you can Mirrh Nuts and
Almondes and a little Hony And you shall now take with you double money The money you brought back besure you take I do suppose it might be some mistake And take your brother rise go to the man Make you your peace with him the best you can Humble your selves to him with meek behavior The Lord Almighty grant to you his favour He may restore to you your Brethren Your Brother Simeon and my Benjamin But I shall of my children be bereav'd Yea I shall of my Children be deceiv'd So with their Present and the Money they Rose up and with their brother took their way The second time to Egypt now for food When they came there before their brother stood Now when he saw that Benjamin was come He did command his Steward t' take them home Unto his house bid him kill and slay And get my Dinner ready he did say A Sumptuous Dinner see you get it done These men said he shall dine with me at Noon But when those men to Joseph's house were brought They were dismaid troubl'd in their thought Is it not for the Money they did say That in our Sacks we spied by the way That we are brought here so they were afraid We shall be slaves and bond-men now they said For they may take occasion now thereby To bring us all in Cruel slavery So with th' steward they commun'd at the dore And said O Sir when we came here before We came at first to buy a little food And truly we had that of thee was good But by the way as we our sacks unti'd Our Money in full weight we there espi'd But we have brought it Sir again to thee And other Money with us thou shalt see But how this thing said they to us befell Who put it in our Sacks we cannot tell Peace be to you the Steward to them said We had your Money be not you afraid The goodness of your God is without measure And in your Sacks hath given you this treasure Thus with such loving words he did them greet And gave them water all to wash their feet Their brother Simeon he restor'd again And brought him to them while they there remain To give their Asses Corn he did repair For every thing in order there was care And they to be more welcome for remedy With diligence did get their Present ready And then their brother Joseph came at last To bring their Present to him they did hast And in his presence humbly stood round And bowd themselves before him to the ground So he enquired of their peace and wealth How do's the old man is he yet in health Is he yet well and in prosperity Or do's he live So thus they did reply Thy servant and our Father with his wealth Is yet alive and do's injoy his health And we do hope that he doth so remain And so they bow'd themselves to him again At last he there beheld his younger Brother Benjamin and the Son of his own Mother And when he did obeisance to him make Is this the Lad said he of whom you spake And thus he said unto him thereupon The Lord be mercifull to thee my Son Then Joseph hasted for his Bowels yearn'd Upon his Brethren though t' was not discern'd And where to weep he sought and then did go Into his Chamber When he had done so He afterwards came forth but did retreat And wash'd his face and bid them set on meat So by himself for him they did prepare And for th' Egyptians by themselves with care For none of them by any means would eat Not with the Ebrews any kind of meat So for this cause there was a Separation Because to them 't was an abomination Now they were set before him to eat bread As they in years were so they marvelled And then he sent to each of them a mess From before him his love for to express But unto Benjamin his love was such He caus'd his mess to be five times as much So thus with him they sumptuously did dine And drank their fill and merry were with wine CHAP. VII Being the xliv of Genesis The Argument Joseph his brethren accuse With theft So they do not refuse If Benjamin shall home be sent Judah'l Suffer imprisonment And will for ever be a slave His word and 's Father's life to save NOw Joseph did Command his Steward to fill Their Sacks with food who did obey his will These men said he they may no longer tarry Go fill their Sacks so full as they can carry Let it be done and see they nothing lack And put again their Money in each Sack When you have done and all things are put up Into the youngest put my Silver Cup. The Steward did for them as he did say And in the Morning they did hast away Now from the City far they were not gone But Joseph call'd unto his Steward anon And said unto him hast and get thee up Pursue the men go fetch my Silver Cup And say unto them why do you so 〈◊〉 As to requiâ—e the thus for my good will Have you not taken my Lords Cup for 〈◊〉 He can Divine and he can Prophesy So when he over-took themque thus he said And they were troubl'd and were sore afraid Why dost thou from my Lord such tidings bring Said they the Lord forbid us such a thing Did we not bring the Money in our hand Which in our Sacks we found you understand How should we then presume or be so bold To steal out of his house Silver or Gold Lo whomsoever has it let him dye And we will all be brought in slavery Let it be so the Steward to them did say According to your words I cannot stay Wish whomsoever now the Cup is found You shall be innocent let him be bound Then presently they did their Sacks unlade And from the Eldest to the Youngest made A Search and when they had their Sacks unbound In Benjamin's the Silver Cup was found Ah! then they Rent their Cloaths and every man Laded his Asse and presently began Towards the City now to hast amaine Their Journey 's sâ—aid they must go back again So Judah and his Brethren came near Their Brother Joseph for he yet was there And strait they sell before him to the ground With Dread and Fear which did so much abound And Joseph said unto them thereupon What is this Deedâ— that you to me have done Do you not know that such a man as I Can certainly Divine and Prophesy Then Judah said How shall we speak a word What shall we speak or say unto my Lord Now God hath sound out our great wickedness We are thy Servants thus he did express For ever let us to my Lord be bound Both we he with whom the Cup was sound But Joseph made them answer saying No The Lord forbid said he I should do so Let he which had it be my Servant rather But you depart in Peace
unto your Father Then Judah said thus and to him drew near O let me speak a word in my Lord's Ear And let not Wrath be kindled in thy Heart Against thy Servants thou as Pharaoh art My Lord did ask if we a Father had Or any Brother so we answer made We had a Father that was Grave and Old And he a Son had with him thus we told And he alone was left him of his Mother Begot in 's Age he and another Brother And one is not the other he above The rest of us most dearly do him love Now thou didst bid us bring him unto thee When we did come again thou might'st him see But to my Lord thy Servants did Reply If he should leave his Father he would die And thou did'st say Except you bring him me Thy Servants never more thy Face should see So when we back unto our Father came VVe did acquaint thy Servant of the same But when our Father he had understood He bid us turn again to buy some Food VVe made him answer thus we cannot go Unless our Brother 's with us thou dost know But if he go not with us we are sure That we shall see the Face of him no more Then said thy Servant and our Father dear You know my Wife two Sons to me did bear And one of them said he departed hence I never heard of him nor saw him since And if you take this from me that I have You will vvith sorrow bring me to my Grave Now therefore vvhen I come to him he 'l see The Lad is left and he is not vvith me His heart upon him do so much depend I know his Life vvill soon be at an end Thus we our aged Father shall not save But full of Grief shall bring him to the Grave Thy servant I am surety for the Child That from him he no way should be exil'd Saying if I bring him not to thee I 'le never Come in thy fight but bear the blame for ever I pray thee let me be thy servant then And let the Lad go vvith his Bretheren How can I go I 'le be thy servant rather Than go to see this Evil of my Father CHAP. VIII Being the xlv of Genesis The Argument Now Joseph doth himself make known His Brethren lovingly doth own And for his Father without stay Doth send his Brethren away Whose Tidings Jacob did Revive To hear his Son is yet alive THen Joseph he no longer could refrain Before all them that did with him remain But being sorely grieved in his Heart He wept and caus'd each man for to depart VVhil'st he revealed himself in presence then There was no man besides his Brethren He Wept aloud So that it did appear That all the House of Pharaoh they did hear And to his Brethren then he thus did say I am your Brother whom you sold away Your brother Joseph you may Credit give How do's my Father now Do's he yet Live But Fear and Grief in them was so redoubl'd They could not speak to him they were so Troubl'd Then Joseph he again to them did say Come near to me my Bretheren I pray So they came near and he again doth tell I Joseph am whom you did hither sell Yet be not grieved though this thing be true It was the Lord that sent me here not you Take heed therefore in you there be no strife For God did send me here to save your Life There is but two Years of this Famine past But seven Years this Scarcity will last And there is five to come wherein you 'l see No Earing nor no Harvest there will be VVherefore the Lord did send me to this Land For to preserve you by his mighty Hand And he hath made me Father and a Lord To Pharaoh thus his Power doth afford To me this greatness You now understand I Ruler am throughout all Egypt Land Haste you unto my Father now and tell Thus faith thy Son that is alive and well Joseph thy Son whom God hath made to be Ruler in Egypt Come and dwell with me And in the Land of Goshen thou shalt dwell 'T is near me and all other doth excell Thy Childrens Children whilst this Famine last Thy Heards Flocks what soe're thou hast I may preserve thee here and may thâ—e Cherish Left in those five Years Famine thou should'st perish And now my Brethren you do see 't is true That it is I alone that speak to you And tell my Father he may come and see My glory and may here abide with me Then on the neck of Benjamin his Brother He wept and so they wept upon each other Moreover he kist all his bretheren And wept and so they talked with him then At length this tidings unto Pharaoh came He and his house are pleased with the same And unto Joseph Pharaoh thus did say Make hast and send thy bretheren away That they from Canaan may thy Father bring He shall be welcome here whil'st I am King I 'le give to him the best of all the Land The best that 's here shall be at his command And let them Chariots take for all at home That all their Wives and Children may come Yea let them come and not regard their stuff They shall not want here they shall have enough So Joseph did for them as he did say And also gave them Victuals for the way And gave each man a Change of Raiment then But five he gave his Brother Benjamin Three hundr'd Silver pieces also he Did give to him that he his Love might see And likewise to his Father did present Ten Asses laden with the like he sent Ten more with Corn and Meat such as was good To serve his Father by the way for Food So they departed but he thus did say See that you fall not out now by the way Then they went up from Egypt and did hast And to their Father then they came at last And unto him this newes did quickly tell Joseph's alive said they and he is well And more then this now thou shalt understand He 's Governor and Lord of Egypt Land But Jacob in the least Cannot believe His heart doth fail he can no Credit give They told him all but still his heart relent Untill he saw the things which Joseph sent To fetch him thence his spirits did revive It is enough said he my son's alive Joseph is yet alive and now will I I will go see my son before I dye CAHP. IX Being the xlvi of Genesis The Argument Jacob doth preparation make His Egypt Journey now doth take God by the way to him appear Bid's him go on and nothing fear And Joseph doth his Father meet In Goshen they each other greet ANd Israel Journeyed with all he had To Bersheba but there some stay he made He and his houshold while he there abode Did sacrifice unto the Lord his God And in a Vision while he yet was there God call'd
with you hence So Joseph he in Egypt died when His age it was an hundet'd years and ten And was embalm'd and put into his Chest Joseph is gone to everlasting rest Glory to God who is enthron'd on high Sing praises to his heavenly Majesty Angels and men his holy Name adore And Hallelujah Sing for evermore Amen The Blessed Virgins Song Luke 1. Beginning at the 46 verse MY Soul doth praise the Lord with meek behaviour My spirit doth rejoyce in God my Saviour He hath regarded now the Low estate Of his Hand-Maiden happy is my fate For now behold henceforth 't will be exprest All generations still shall call me blest For he that is Almighty he hath done To me great things who is the Holy One. His mercies are on them that do him fear From age to age his goodness doth appear He strength hath shewed with his mighty Arm The proud to scatter that imagin harm He hath put down the mighty now I see And hath exalted them of low degree He hath the hungry fill'd which go astray With good the rich hath empty sent away And he hath help'd his servant Israel In his abounding mercy that excell As he spake to our Father 's heretofore To Abr'ham and his seed for evermore Hallelujah His Lamentation beholding London and Westminster upon the new Monument VVHich now is rais'd and built near to the place That dreadful fire first began it's race Which for the space of four dayes did Burn And did our City into Ashes turn And now succeeding Ages may remember To bear in mind the second of September It has a Golden top resembl'ng Fire That all Spectators far and near admire And 't is for Height so Stately to behold Above an hundr'd Paces three times told Upon this sumptuous Pillar I did stand And thus bewail'd the Glory of the Land Behold those Cities how they do abound With Sodomires How they are compass'd round And how with Zion they do both reside Stiff neck'd and Haughty and pufft up with pride Like to the Daughters of Jerusalem Our City-Dames may be compar'd to them With wanton dresses each of them bedecks And walking daily with forth-stretched necks How unbecoming Christians how unmeet They walk and make a tinkling with their feet Alas these Cities may not we with sorrow Compare them both to Sodom and Gomorrah The greatest sins that were committed there The same if not far worse are acted here For why we sin against a greater Light Living in wanton pleasures day and night Alas I fear of us it may be said We worse than Sodom have the wanton play'd Both great and small profane thy Name O God Yet thou art mercifull and spares thy Rod. Let not thy gracious mercies stop our ears But fill our hearts with Grief our Eyes with Tears We may in Sack-cloath weep both day and night And each of us become a Ninivite Lord when thy servant Jonah thou hadst sent To Niniveh how soon they did repent Let Jonah Lord to us such tidings bring We may Lament with Niniveh's great King And to appease thy Judgements let us hast To put on Sack-cloath and proclaime a Fast For who can tell if God will spare our City Our sins are great how can he shew us pity O Lord forgive our sins for they are many And if within our Cities there are any That loves thy Gospel and do fear thy Name Let them be Pillars to support the same We may not Lord be swallow'd up as Korah Nor be destroy'd as Sodom and Gomorrah O let thy Gospel flourish and remain Amongst us let it not be Preacht in vain Left in the end we should become as those On whom thou did'st pronounce thy dreadfull woes Who did revile our blessed Lord and Saviour His glorious teaching and his meek behaviour Who doubtless Suffers now his dreadfull ire The wofull Vengeance of eternall fire O let us not be Citizens with them Let 's be a Type of new Jerusalem Build up our places wast and desolate Write Holiness t'thy Self upon each gate O let our gates with righteousness be baâ—'d And let thy Holy Angels be our guard Let Abraham intreat for us and pray And Let just Lot within our Cities stay Let Righteousness and Peace each other greet And like a mighty stream run down each-street Then shall we Lord thy holy Word imbrace Then shall we ever be a Holy Place A place of Mirth in Singing Psalmes and Hymns And Heavenly Anthems to th' King of Kings Hasten us Lord our feet may swiftly run The way of peace so shall thy will be done We may thy glorious Majesty adore And Sing thy praises Lord for evermore Amen Make haste O Lord let this thy will be done And hast the Kingdom of thy blessed Son And let us watch and not asleep be found When thy Arch-Angels shall thy Trumpets sound To raise the dead O Lord both small and great For to appear before thy Judgement-seat Yea when thy Trumpets sound the dead shall rise All mortalls shall come to this great Assize The Moon shall lose his light the stars shall fall From heaven Lord at this thy dreadfull Call The Element shall melt and with a noise Shall pass away at dread Jehovah's voice And then with Power and glory shining Clear The Son of Man shall in the clouds appear Whose glory shines so glorious and so bright The Sun shall turn to blood and lose its light And then the Tribes of all the earth shall mourn With dreadfull fear to see the Heavens burn Then shall the Righteous shine forth as the fun Whose righteous Race the wicked have out run Who dare not cry Lord Lord have mercy on us But cry out Rocks and Mountains fall upon us To hide them from the presence of the Lord But Rocks and Mountains shall no place afford No! Kings and Princes shall receive their doom Judges themselves must now to Judgement come No Bribes nor Fees now Justice shall take place The Righteous Judge will plead the Poor mans case And in his justice wil pronounce this sentence Upon all those that dy'd without Repentance The Whore-monger the Swearer and the Lier Depart ye Curs'd into eternal Fire But to the Righteous thus the Lord will say Come come ye bless'd into eternal Joy In Joyes unspeakable ever for to Sing Sweet Hallelujah's to your heavenly King O who will not Gods Holy Word obey And tremble at the thoughts of this great day Let 's watch and pray we may our selves prepare Lest it should come upon us unaware Hallelujah His Verses upon the 5th of November the 30th of January and the 29th of May. For the Fifth of November NOw was that Cursed Jesuite-invention So cruel and so horrid an intention With Romish Powder found out by a Fryer Whose Subtilty the Devil might admire A dreadfull Blow that quickly would have sent Up to the Clouds our King and Parliament A hellish Plot in secret Wrought by night Which the Almighties Wisdom brought to light The Papal actions to a sudden shame Blessed for ever be his holy Name Now to this day it 's call'd the Powder plot Throughout this Land never to be forgot Which day we keep in Memory therefore To be observ'd till Time shall be no more For the 30th of January O Day of horror thou that art confin'd To be forgot and yet be bore in mind Thou fill'st this Land with grievous Lamentations To be a hissing to all forraign Nations The very Heathens where we traffick bring Cry out false Traytors you that kill'd your King Alas that Christian's guilty are of that Which Turks and Pagans are amazed at Ah Bloody day how vile thou dost appear Why art thou in the Number of the Year To be a Blot upon the Christians name And to this Land an Everlasting shame O Lord forgive this great iniquitie And let this day a day of Sorrow be A day of Mourning for so great a Crime To after Ages till the end of Time For the 29th of May. THis is the Joyfull Birth and Restoration Of our dread Prince the Monarch of this Nation This day Lord Monk with many Nobles more Did all repair to welcome Him on shore Great Multitudes to see the KING this day Were more than thousand 's standing by the way Throughout this Land who could not but admire The Hills and Mountains all were set on fire The Trumpets sound the Bells most sweetly Ring The People shout and cry God save the KING Harmon'ous instruments of Musick sweet Melodiously were heard in every Street A day of so great Triumph and of Fame The tongue of man can ne're declare the same And now the King enjoyes his own again God grant him long in Health Wealth to Raign HAst from the Press my Muse salute the spring Chant forth thy Anthems make the vallies Ring Sing like a Siren that all comers near thee They may be ravish'd and amaz'd to hear thee Fly thou my little Bird to every Town And see thou put all Wanton Singers down With thy sweet voice where ever thou shalt com They may be silent and for ever dum Seek thou no rest but fly a thousand waies In every Corner sing Jehovah's praise Then all will say that sit to here thee sing Thou art the sweetest Bird of all the spring FINIS