Tryumph and a Song of Praise 〈…〉 On Pharo his Egyptians and Those That durst to him and his profess them foes His mightie povvar in that Song is shovvne Wherby the horse and Riders as o'rethrovvne And all confounded that from Egypt came With horror terror dreudfull death and shame Exodus 15. VVHen Isral vvas from Pharos forces fred To desart Sur Moses there Guyd them led Whair in that wast and wilderness thrie dayes All as they past but drink or vvater stayes To Marah then they came whair bitterness Of waters thair there Palats much oppress They plaine and Moses much perplex'd in Spreit Cryes and the Lord converts these lovr to svveit God them injoyns th'observing of his Lavves And vnto Them his Ordinances shawes Which giue they keep and do then he will nought Plague Them with These that he on Egypt brought I am the Lord said he that can disease Bring when I will and heale it when I please Exodus 15. THan they removd and come to Elim land Whair fontans tvelf and seavntie Palmes they fand A proper place as pleasant profitable Into there journay for to ease them able The Lord there Pames with pleasure he will mix And try there patience these extreams betuix Novv they abundance haue anone aâ—â—skant And God again vvith vvelth repayes there want The Lord his owne he proofs but noght to perish And as he checks so he his Saincts shall cherish In Marah tart there water was but heare In Elim it was healthsome sweit and cleare And there the pleasant Palm's the daintie date Into all plentie offers them to eat Exodus 16 FRom Elim Isra'l gois and enters in The Desarts and the vvilderness of Sin That is tvix Elim and mont-Sinai plac'd A hill so oft with Gods great praesence grac'd Into the second month the fiftenth day Of there Migration heir arived thay The people murmur and for hunger cry And wext the worthie Moses woundrously 〈…〉 And therefore said to Moses he should raine Bread from the heavn and that of such a sise That daylie night and should there wants suffice In this to them the Lord did shew his Love And by such means there thankfulness wold prove Exodus 16. MOses and Aaron t'Isr'el said yow shall This night know God from Egypt brought yow all The Glory of your God againe said Thay â—ow all shall sie the morne when it is day Whair yow shall wiew if that yow be not blind â—is kindness vnto yow so oft to him vnkind Your bold Repyning and your grudgings he â—e heares agains him self for naught ar we â—et in all plentie and abundance great â—e from the Aer shall give yow flesh to eat â—he flesh at night a blast of wind shall bring â—nd bread it shall come when the day shall spring Then like the Rain and thickest shoures of hail Among there Tents in fleets down came the quail Exodus 16. AGaine the Glory of the Lor divine And goodness with the Sunne did to them shine 〈◊〉 when the dew was dried on the Ground â—canded Ball small lyke hoar frost was fund â—nd neuir sein before that heavnly Raine â—coverd all and Tapestried the Plaine â—nd when the people of Israell saw it than â—â—ey said ane to ane other it was MAN â—â—t knew it noght altho they gawet a name â—â—t it was the Bread praepard for Thame â—â—ses declard a grain shourd doun from heavne 〈◊〉 from there God t'apease there Grudging geavne Which evrie one should gather it and vse As Gods commandement direct them dois Exodus 16. â—Hill Manna on the ground before them lay Togather it God hes prescryw'd the way 〈◊〉 it apoynted hes for their repast 〈◊〉 but on day and for no more to last â—â—ept such as was gatherd on the Sixt â—â—serve the Sabboth that succeeded nixt 〈◊〉 some was dissobedient and brak 〈◊〉 Statuts that God thereanent did make 〈◊〉 did ore night some pocked vp in store â—â—ugnant to he Law gevne on t before He could noght wold noght wiew there wayes perveâ—â—s But in the morning they haue fund it stank And full of wormes with smell and savour Rank Exodus 16. THe Saboth sacred to the Lord orda'nd And nought to be with weekly works prophand To bake and seeth all on the Sixt he dois Command that they wold on the sevnt day vse And yet vngratfull Israleits some go Togather Manna and prophaind it so When they should worship as the Lord commands And noght worke as they weekly wroght with hands Whill Moses checks and chyds and dois them shaw Debording thus there braking of the Law And then seveirly charged Israll wholly T' observe for evr the seav'nt the Saboth holy And in remembrance to observe it ay Israel since hes rested the sevnt day Exodus 16. MOses conforme to Gods command and will Of MAN bids Aron then ane Omer fill Vnto the end that efter it may be Preservd and showne to our posteritie This man was like Cor'ander seed almast But whyte resembling wafers in the Taste That it the Bread was that there Fathers fed Into the wilderness when they wer fred From thraldome by the Lords almightie hand That they wer vnder into Egypt Land Then Aaron did as Moses did direct And filld ane Omer full to that effect Then plac'd it in the Testimon ' or Arke To be thereof for'ever more a mark Exodus 17. THe camp from Sin to Riphidim removves That there much paine for want of water proves And therefore murmur muteny and grudge Yea dois agains the Prophets Brag and budge All into ire hote furie rage and wraeth Redy to rise to stone him straght to daeth Then Moses mov'de did at there crying cry To god and he advisd him by and by That he in Horeb with his Rod sould smitt The Rock of Riphidim and then from it Sould come a current and a fontane fall To queuch there thrist and satisfie them all 〈…〉 He aids them still in there distressed-state Exodus 17. PRoud Amalek of Esavs of spring one To fight with Isral drew his armie on And when they over at Riphidim ariv'de To Iosua the Povvar vvas prescriv'd And vnto him was all the warr committ The maner and the managing of it Whill Moses went with Aron and with Hur To Horebs head before the armeis stur Where Moses lifting vp his hands did pray And His prewaild whill holdm vp wer thay But whill they heavie wax'd and wearie than Th' Amalekets prewaild o're came and wan But when these tuo suports his hands in fight Then Amalek was foild and put to slight Exodus 18. IEthro the Preest or Prince of Midian Zipporas Sire Moses Good-father Than Heard how the Hebrews God from Egypt brought And what by Moses there for Them he wrought Herefore resolves and doth him self address Whair with his wife and Childring Moses meet And gladly other kiss salute and Greet To Jethro Moses then doth truly tell What God in Egypt wroght for Israell
Gold blew silk and skarlet Read Of Linning pure and purple for his head The gold is wrought in wier and leanid out long To Shew and set it these silk-works among Imbrodred were the Shoulders rund about And curiously with nedle knots cast out On evrie side thereof ane Onix stone They set ingraven with Israls name thereon Which on the Shoulders of the Ephod stands To beare a Record of the Lords commands A Breast plate more they make the form four square A peece of gold exceeding rich and rare And therevpon enchace four rovves at once Of pure imprysable and precious stons Exodus 40. GOd th' all director Moses doth direct To reare the Tabernacle and it erect And all the Appertenances that pertaind Vnto it to adduce them he Ordaind Into the first of monthes on the first day He should it raise and longer nought delay And as injoynd he was he thereto bringers The Arke and all the other holy Thinges And with the Vaile wrought vvith imbrodred wark He coverd closs and over-waild the Arke Also he brought as order did require The Table too and lights the Lamps vvith fire Aaron investes his Sones anoynts Them too And what to serve God should be done did do Exodus 40. THus this vvas done into the second yeere Efter that They from Egypt did reteere The Tabernacle seasd then Moses came And set the Testimonie in the same Then with the vaile he hes it closs vp shut â—ovv soone the Arke therein vvas plac'd and put â—he merciseate aboue the Arke he plac'd â—hat vvith a Coronet of Gold vvas grac'd â—he Laver set Moses and Aaron both â—ith his tvvo Sones to wash them therein goeth â—nd than the court vpread inclosing round Whairon the Tabernacle stood the Ground â—oses at last the vaile hung vp lats fall 〈◊〉 in this vvorke he finished hes all And God above into a Cloud did hover And all the vvork did over-vail and cover Exodus 40. WHill as the Lord into a cloud above The Tabernacle aboad and did noght move â—hair the most glorious Glory of the Lord â—he Tabernacle filld all vp and stord 〈◊〉 that for Moses thair there was no place 〈◊〉 full of maiestie divine and grace â—â—ere was a presence heavnly and divine 〈◊〉 there the Glory of the Lord did shyne 〈◊〉 vvhen the Sunne and day vvas doune the Cloud 〈◊〉 o're the Arke and Tabernacle stood 〈◊〉 aproatching of the night a none 〈…〉 of fire streams and clearly shon 〈◊〉 as by day into the darkest night 〈◊〉 camp vvas cleare and in a lamp of light Exodus 40. THe moveing or night marching of the Cloud To Isral was a certaine Signe and Good Ather vnstirrd to stay stand still and tarie Or forward thence there Host and Camp to carie But if it did ascend and higher mov'd The Camp then forward martchd and more removd But if it did discend and there did stay They martchd no more but in there ludgings lay And noght a foot to fair did they intend Whill they it sie begin again t' ascend And when they journay should remove and ryse The cloud went on before Them throgh the skyes By day into a Cloud and on the night God was a fire to shew all Isr'all light Leviticus 9. Chap. T' Approve the Priestly office is from heaven A certaine Signe and sure assenting gevin Whill Aarons offring on the Alter lyes A Sacred flamme come flashing from the skyes And opinly in all the peoples eyes Consum'd and quickly eat the Sacrifice The woundring Israleits all looking on That Blais breathd from above brunt evrie Bone The then beleiving hoast to humble it gois And thankfull thonghts to God again vpthrois And publictly his prases there proclame For all the Blessings he bestow ' on Thame The Prophets then for this there Thankfulnes The people present sanctifie and bless Leviticus 10. A'Rons tuo Sones Nadab and Abihu A gross mis-deed before the Lord they do A nonted once there office to exers Out of presumption and a Sprit perverss They proudl ' aspire no rather they conspyre To fill there Censers full of forran fire And than advance and to the alter go Nev'r vsed thair to offer incenss so Contrary quyt vnto the Lords command That should have ever inviolable stand But from the Lord a flamming fire foorth flevv That boldly brint and both the Brether slevv To shovv that God will noght beserv'd by waine Vnvvise inventions of a vvorsely Brain 〈…〉 THe judgements of the Lord thus sharply sâ—as'd Vpon these Brether that his Sp'rit displeas'd â—nto the horrour of the Hebrew host â—hat by there owne delicts there Lives had lost â—or worshiping agains his divine will â—pon them fell th' inevitabill ill â—o teach all others that they neâ—it presume â—ut of a Braine Phantastick filld with fume â—he Lords vine zard to worke it otherwayes â—or he directs and in his Law donne layes â—hen these two mangled miserable men â—â—r careed from the Congregation then A sad and doolfull evidence for thame Both of there deeds there Sin and Shame Leviticus 24. â—Nto the Hoste was ane Egyptian man But by his Mother of the Trib of Dan â—hat going out did so from dutie rowe â—hat in the hoste he with an hebrew strove â—nd in the brall that was begun by Thame 〈◊〉 Egyptian did the God of hostes blasphame â—hey take the man and him to Moses led â—nd then the Lord eftsoon to Moses said â—ause thow be broght that bold blasphemer out â—nd make the men that heard then there about â—â—e Lord blasphemd ley on there hands vpon-him â—nd then to death let all the Hebrews stone-him Which instantly they execute and act A fit reward for his vnfaithfull fact Deuterouomie 34. Chap. THe Prophet Moses to Mont Nebo gois From whence the Lord the promisd land him shois â—hat milk and hony flowing land the same Which he so oft had heght to Abraham â—â—t only having sein it did declare â—hat hee should nev're go ov're nor enter Thair â—he Servand of the Lord then Moses dyes â—nd buried be him into Moab lyes â—â—t never man yet lived to this day â—hat knew the place whair God did Moses lay 〈◊〉 hundreth yeers and to them twentie told â—hen he expired was the Prophet old 〈◊〉 Prophet such whose like yet never non 〈◊〉 Israel arose when he was gone A Prophet full indew'd with heavnly Grace 〈◊〉 God conferrd with and knew face to face 〈…〉 FAmiliar Moses with the Lord and lov'de Before from this mortelitie remov'de That manfully martch'd from the memphit landes Divinly aided with the Hebrev bandes But the almighty eyeing ay his avvne Albeit their Ductor he had from them dravvne Yet to their Good and Glory of his name An oter Tutor tenders vnto Them In Iosua couragiously Inclinde H' infunds morefire in his magnanime mind And o're his Isrel limited at large Gaue him the conduct and the Captans Charge Commanding and encouraging the man To Ioyn the people and pas Iordan than
estate Genesis 4. THe Sones of Adam now be Time began To sacrifice as vvas the Custome than The Sheep-herd Abel his first Lambs he taks And of the fat of Them oblation makes And Cain of the frutage of the Ground He sacrifiede the first that He hes found The elder Cains did the Lord reiect And younger Abels fauour and respect Cain heirfoir in furie and Disdain His blessed Brother Abel here doth brain And out of vvoodness vvraethfull and Invy Committs this Murther Irreligiously The Lord then marks him to be knovvne herefore To be his Brothers Butcher ever more Genes 6. 7. HOw soone God sies the Sinns of men grow great All man kinde he to overthrow did Threat And did a hunder yeer before foreshow To N'oa by water all the worlds orethrow And he be preaching for mans Sinne declaird All earthly perish should and none be spaird The Lord commands him then to build the Arke And when perfected was and wroght that warke Himself his wife his Childring and there Wives All such as God decreed to save there Lives Of living Things at least takes to him Thair For ester plenishing the earth a pair Clean and vnclean they enter in and than To flow the vniversall flood began Genes 7. THe vindow's of the Heavens ar opned large And all the waters in the clouds discharge The Caverns of the earth cast vp there bryne That long into there Ludgings low hes lyn The floods and fontans from there heads and springs There watrie store into abundance brings Aboue and vnder all at once jshe ' out Each pore a spring each spring a speat did spout And with a wrackfull all orespreading speat Oretop'd the tallest Trees and montans great Five months and more the earth these floods oreflow That Land nor Sea nor mont nor medow show Than they decressd and rejncaled there store Vnto the bounds whair they had bein before Genesis 8. THe waters all consuming course decayd The Arke on the Armenians montanes stayd And no more on that world of Seas did flot But as God wold a Ground the Arke it got The twstes of Trees the Cronns of montans Grene And late dronnd Woods and Valeys dry ar sene The winds all blew and Arid earth did make And then the Dove and olive brauche broght bake But sent to try the drouth at once before She flew abroad and bake returnd no more And N'oa and his alive are lest alone When all the rest on earth were drownd eache one Then ore the vnivers they Rule and Ragne And as the mono-monarches sole Remain 〈…〉 NOvv N'oa himself and all vvith him vvithin The arcke j she out and to descend begin â—hair all saif Cham that ever did debord â—esolue to rander Thanks vnto the Lord. â—nd vnto him ane altear do vp raise â—o sacrifice thereon and offer praise â—nd vvith their humbled harts his povv're proclame â—hat by all others had preserved Thame â—he Lord thence smell'd ane sweet sav'ring smell â—nd said into his hart vnto him self â—o more for mans saik vvill I curse the ground â—or smit againe all living in this mund but vvhil the earth Remains there shall be ay Succeeding Seasons seed Time night and day Genes 9. GOd spake to Noa bless'd him and contramands The shedding humane blood with humane hands Then Reconfirmed wedlock with his word And there declard the povver of the sword With what authoritie to man is geven â—re Things created that be vnder heavne â—o him and his great blessings did he grant â—and vp with Them and knit his covenant â—nd gives for ev'r a signe to make it Good 〈◊〉 rising Raine-bovv in a watrie cloud â—nd when he sies that circling arch he shall His former covenant to minde Recall In witness that the waters shall no more Drown all the World as they had done before Genes 9. Ester the drovning deludge No'a began To plant his vines and play the house band man â—nd drank thereof and drunk thereon became â—nd then vncover'd he is seen be Cham. That mock'd and Jested at his aged father No no but cursed he contemnd him rather â—nd went and told it Japhet and Iust Sem. but he again re-clothed is by Them That step be step both backward to him go Lest that vnseemly They should see him so Heirfore he blessed both the one and other and Iustly cursed Cham there wicked brother The seed of these Three sones the earth ore spred and all thar borne be since of them are bred 〈…〉 THe poeple here intends to bouild a Toure In there proud thoughts to counterchek Gods powre With there Assisters that that Time one Tongve Spake all and vvere from Cham accursed sprong But God from heav'ne there hautie hartes beheld An hovv vvith pride and high contempt they svveld Heirfore he vvill in there attempt and aime Vn-do and disapoynt them in the same For they that but one languadge spoake before He chang'd and caus'd them mutter mony more And so confounded all that noght one Brother Did vnderstand a vvord spoak be ane other God then he dois divide them and constraine To quyte that vvorke that they began in vaine Genesis 12. THe Lord calld Abram and Directions gave To queat his countrie and his kinred lave And to ane other land directly draw That in his Iourney thither he should shavv The Land that he had destinat to give To him and his for ever in to live Wherein he should be Great and Greatlie he Great as his name a Blessing great should be There should he bless that blessed him all Those And curse them all that curssd him as his foes His Wife his flocks and familie they go And Lot vvith him his Brother sone also Then come thereto ane Altar he hes Reard Wnto the Lord that vnto him apeard Genesis 13. ABraham past and vp from Egypt vvent And greatumly God did his Goods augment For in all Riches him encreass he vvold In cattell coyne in Silver and in Gold And lykvvise Lot he hes Incressd his store And daylie did augment it more and more But Abrams heard-men and Lots Sheep-heards Iarre And for a pasture move among them vvarr But vvhen there actions Abram vnderstands He meekly moves Lot to divide there bands And to the Right or to the left hand Go Lot then prepares and since desird-did so For such encress and store of Goods they had That hardly could they be together fed Genesis 13. THen Lot lift vp his eyes and vnderstood That all the plains and groudd about vvas Good â—nd dreading stay should dravv on more disdain â—herefore to th' east he Tendeth vvith his Traine 〈◊〉 Land vvell grass'd and vvatred vvell vvas it 〈◊〉 Land for heard-men and their flocks most fit â—eirfore therein he myndeth to Remaine â—nd pitch'd his palions into Sodoms plain â—or all the vvale is lovv neer Iourdans Shoir â—s vvatred vvell of pasture had lyke store â—nd plentifully stood and stuffd did stand â—s once vvas Eden
with the Sword Because a Priest once sacred to the Lord But he degrads him from his Charge disgrac'd And Zadok sacred in the Prlest-hood plac'd Benayah efter then advanced he To be the Cheeftan of his Chivalrie 1 Kings 3 Chap. WIth Egypt Salomon a mariage makes And Pharos daughter to his vife he takes And vnto Dauids fort from Memphis streame Brought her whill walled was Ierusalem Then to the Prince in Gib'on God apeard And what of him he wold demand and speard VVho in a meeke and holy humblness Gods great and mony favours did confess And since he had created him a King He songht true visidome in his governing 〈…〉 VVith all his other graces vnder heaven And first the Plea that the two Harlots moved His voundrous wisdome and his proudence proved 1 Kings 4 Chap. THe Princes Peeres and great men one by one Heir are insert that served Salomon VVith all purveyance great and Glorious â—elonging to his rich and royall house â—he numbers of hts strong and stalled horses â—hat he himself and his Cavalliers corses â—express his Pow're welth and riches great â—atchless magnificence and mighty state 〈◊〉 flowing from the favours of the Lord â—â—he Prophet pertinently dois record â—â—is all exceeding wise inlarged hart 〈◊〉 heaven in earth and in the profound part â—nd th'all compr'ending knoledge of this Prince â—â—rpassing all that livde before or since Among the monuments of mortall men Expressd is here by this Prophetick penne 1 Kings 5 Chap. â—Iram the Tiriam King with Salomon Congratulats his monting Isrels thron â—nd he agane with honor Servands send â—hat him to Hiram kindly did commend â—nd shew his Father Dauid for his warrs VVith nightbour nations and intestine Iarres â—nd piously he in his tyme intended â—ould nought begin the Temple nor yet end it 〈◊〉 when God gave him rest he set him foir it 〈◊〉 build a house for worship of the Lord â—â—erefore there royall maister Salomon â—equests for Cedars from his Lebanon Into which woundrous work imployd wer then A hunder fourscore and thrie thovsand men 1 Kings 6 Chap. VVHen for that famous fabrick fitly are All things made ready neat and necessare 〈◊〉 hundreth fourscore yeeres efter that day 〈◊〉 God from Egypt th' Ebrevvs brought away 〈◊〉 four yeer current of the regne noght gone 〈◊〉 Dauids wise and sage Senc Salomon 〈◊〉 statly Structure of the Temple than 〈◊〉 fore nam'd numbers for to build began 〈◊〉 in seven yeeres this wondrous works intended 〈◊〉 expression pompously was ended 〈…〉 In these few yeeres was finished be Them And God if he obedient remaine To Salomon reiterats againe His promise past and will performe it streaght That to his Father Dauid he had heaght 1 Kings 7 Chap. NOw whill the Churche tha ' accomplish and conclood The sage and great King Salomon thought good Efter the works for worship of the Lord To haue a house nixt for the King decord He heirfore t' enter instantly ordanes But sparing of expences or of Paines Then all the Arts-men exquisit at once Gold silver Cedar Brass and marble stones With curious craft and past all creded care They melt they moold cut Squinsion carve an square And for the Princes palaces erects Exceeding princely riche in all respects But Hiram highly hes out hyid the rest And passing all compare some pieces drest 1 Kings 8 Chap. FVll finished these fair and famous warkes Of his Magnificence immortall markes The heads of Tribes and Isrels elders all Together he did convocatt and call The Ark from Obed for to bring with them Vnto the Temple in Ierusalem Which by the Levites and the Priests it fet And their with all Solemnitie was set The Tabernacle and each sacred Thing The holy vessels all with them they bring Then Solomon past number numbers takes Of Sheep and Beevs and there oblation makes And whill the Priests the offred offrings kills Into a Cloud the Lord the Temple fills The people than he blessd and preachd at length The pour and Praises of the God of Strength 1 Kings 9 Chap. AGains god as before in Gibeon Apeard aproachd and spake to Salomon Protesting of his Statuts will and way His vvord and Lavv he byd be and obay He will to him to Dauid what before Was promised doe and performe much more The royall Croune that did decore his head He sattle shall for evr vnto his Seed 〈◊〉 go a gadding efter other Gods â—â—an than peremptorly he doth him tell â—he honour of the house of Israel And Grandour that it gloreed in that day He wold obscure and quickly catch away 1 Kings 9 chap. â—Ome Cities Salomon grate and benigne To quyt his kindness gave the Tyrian King â—â—eat gallant Sp'rits a gottin Good requights â—nd freely favours to refound delights â—â—e Cananites vnkilld in th' Bbrevv vvarrs â—â—is thrise sage King hes made them Tributars â—â—e Hivites Amorites and Perizzites 〈◊〉 hopless Hittites and the Iebusites â—â—at yet the Hebrevvs did remaine among 〈◊〉 noght be Limme nor Line to them belong â—â—is mightiest and Monarch then most Great â—â—us having stayd and stablishd his estate And regning in all Rest resold he would To Ophir send a fleet to fett him Gold 1 Kings 10 chap. â—He wisdome great of Salomon on earth So others passd before and since his Birth â—â—at riding on report with vinges of fame â—â—ew and to the Queen of Sheba came â—â—o far beyond the rising morne almast â—â—sie this sapient King come from the east 〈◊〉 efter sene fame sparing and report â—â—lling Trueth of him she said Shot short â—â—sk'd and mony Questions did demand 〈◊〉 most of God to know and vnderstand 〈◊〉 Salomon did solve all that she sought 〈◊〉 he knew all and hid from him was nought 〈◊〉 Maiesty might and Magnificence 〈◊〉 plamly spyes of this vnpeered Prince â—hen they gave other giftes and She again â—eturned to the East with all hir Train 1 Kings 11 Chap. â—He Charge that God to his great King had Geven 〈◊〉 his apearing to him tuyse from heven 〈◊〉 serve his Statuts and t' obey his Law 〈◊〉 his desires to doe them did with draw 〈◊〉 Thowsand stranger wemen wyves 〈◊〉 Concubins he keeped in their Lives â—â—fore the Lord was wroth and stirrd him foes â—â—â—ring all his dayes his vnfrends shois And for his carerers Carrage and 〈◊〉 And to his makers Proecepts small respect He do is foretell him from his Sone and Seed That he ten Tribs shall take and from his head Shall rent the Croun and to his great disgrace Set Nebats Sone his servand in his place 1 Kings 11 Chap. EFter the Prophet Ieroboam Told In renting of his garment how God wold Tak ten Tribs from the Groune and leave but on To Rehoboam efter Salomon And him it pleasd that pitie for to take But only for his Servand Dauids sake And in this chapter tvyse to manifest His love to Dauid he hes this expressd But now this mighty monarchs all amang This welthiest and wisest