Lord 's yet on the Crosse but in the even Joseph takes heart of grace prayes to be given To him Christs body Pilate hears him gives What Judas sold by him whose guilt he lives His body is embalm'd O could there be A sent more aromatick then was he Could ought more sovereign then himself be had Heav'ns sovereign precious balm of Gilead Wrapt up in fine white sindon which how e're Cannot his whiter innocence come near Clothe me with that pure raiment that I may Appearing at the last and generall day Not daunted at that great mutation Be found to have my wedding garments on His tomb 's prepared of no rare Architect With Imagery of Persian marble deckt What other ornament could that grave need Wherein our Lord did deign to lay his head From any former dusts pollution free Gods holy one must no corruption see But soft I am too rash that thus dare venture Boldly into this hallow'd place to enter Yet oh e're back I step 't is all I crave To leave my sins behind me in his grave Alas the day-star's clouded from my sight Alas the day rather alas the night The Sun of righteousnesse is set and I Groping to find the way i th' dark must cry At once my Saviour Lord why leav'st thou me The Sunne of righteousnesse is set to rise After repose more splendent in our eyes The Sun of glory 's set what should we do But turn our glory into sadnesse too Set in a sea of bloud who 's he forbears At least to bathe him in a sea of of tears The Sun of glory 's set and I have done Setting a period here with him my Sun An Hymn on the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST 1 HE 's rose not death the power could have To keep him longer in the grave His dusty spoils among He 's rose who set before to rise With greater splendour in our eyes And with him rise my song 2 This tomb in which inclos'd did lie Mortall immortalitie Left widdow'd since he went Though him it could not keep shall be Conserv'd it self in memory Be its own monument 3 How dire a journey did he take Of three dayes travell for our sake Riding his progresse on Conquering even death it self and making The damned fiends agast stand quaking In their own region 4 Who could a fitter Nuncius choose Then some bright cherub for this news Tidings so sweet they are As might create a strife to tell Which doth the other most excell The news or messenger 5 Let superstitious Persians follow With bent knees their ador'd Apollo From his Sabeans nest But my devotions course shall run An heliotropium to that Sun Arising in the East 6 Nor let Astrologers divine Because two sunnes together shine Death will ensue but rather Life which benignely flows from hence Shewn by combined influence Of Spirit Son and Fathèr An Hymn on the glorious Ascension of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ 1 MAke clear thy opticks Soul and view If wonder gives thee leave to see Heav'n comes to claime from earth it 's due Who not content is forc'd t' agree The principall shee holdes it best To pay yet keeps the interest 2 But loth her Lord so soon should hence From some low vaile shee would not let Him part but lingring brought her prince To th' top of high mount Olivet From whence an envious cloud in spight Doth ravish him from humane sight 3 What joyes Heavn's Hierarchy among What peales of Hallelujah's ring The glorified quire ' ginne throng Together to salute their King There gladnesse is on earth greifes swell Wrath envy black despaire in Hell 4 Now thou art rais'd why lingers heere Thy servant in this vale of wo Let him be fixed in a spheare With thee not wander heere below Let him a starre no planet prove A signe in heaven of thy love 5 My loadstone's set aloft attract With thy magnetick force my soule That touched with faiths lively act May turne to thee as to the Pole These are my Oraisons which god fulfill And Christ's ascension bids me hope he will A Hymn on the day of Pentecost 1 HAile o day so highly famed Brighter be thou still returning For thy candour aye be named A white a blest a glorious morning 2 In whose just praise my muse now writing Feares this honour'd feast she wronges Wanting whilst she is reciting What those Saintes had the guift of tongues 3 Tongues as diverse and as many As upon th' Apostles fell Yet amongst them all not any But kindled by the fire of zeale 4 Those their tongues were clove asunder Their praises I intend to joyne Till all as much are fill'd with wonder As they supposed to be with wine 5. But soft rash muse no further venture That heat sure doth not thee inspire Keep aloof and dare not enter Lest thou deserve another fire FINIS
with toies And sought to lying vanities 'Twixt two I am and fain would be Dissolved Lord and come to thee O take me Lord and ease my fears Or else I shall dissolve in tears Where is the temple gently guide My soul to it thy virgin bride Or if no temple fit enough there be My soul 's a temple consecrate to thee FINIS An additionall corollary of divine Epigrams such as cannot be referred to any particular place of Scripture By J. H. Saint Paul beheaded THe end of thy appointed race is come And thou must loose thy rev'rend head at Rome This crumme of comfort yet thy spirit fed Thou art the member of another head Mary Magdalens joyes after mourning Mourning now be gone Go seek some other place depart Joy must possesse thy throne Now truly now thou mourning art Her eyes have long rain'd April showers 'T is now full time she crop May flowers S. PETER Peter from petra comes a rock and on This rock the Papists lay foundation This rock so narrow is that there 's no room For those that would be sav'd on it to come 'T will prove a rock but such a rock indeed As will their drowning not salvation breed They build upon the sands their own hopes mock Since Peters self was built on Christ his rock CHRIST to me is gain Crosse others if you wish there should ensue Crosses on crosses multipli'd on you But if you 'll needs be crossing 't is no losse But rather gain for you to learn Christs Χ. PRAYER The Devil a roaring lion seeks each hour Whom he unarm'd may find and so devour Let pray'r our buckler be all night all day Pray that thou beest not made the devils prey Heavenly love Great love no marriage there 's in heav'n above Here is much marrying not a whit of love Soul-comfort Look up to heaven with erected looks Of love my soul thou art much in Gods books On the end of the World The wicked world in waters long ago Was steep'd th' ill humours then from it did go 'T is now infected with ungodly men Which makes me fear that fire must purge 't agen A Divine Poem on the cruell death and Pussion of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST ANd now the time is come dear Lord is come When not by Pilate's doom but thy fore-doom Thou art to suffer 't was not his decree But thine ordain'd from all Eternity Thy subject man infringed thy Laws just force And thou the Law-giver sustaind'st the curse When we so farre had from thy precepts swerv'd That little we desir'd this lesse deserv'd When we were did in sinne of so deep grain Onely thy dying could us cleanse again When we were all be-purpled o're yet none Could blush at those offences he had done Strange miracle that crimson bloud should so Turn our souls crimson hue to purest snow Beyond expression that he tastes of death Whose breath infus'd in ev'ry creature breath To which sad joyfull narrative we come Drawn by his agonies preludium Our Saviour having sup'd his last 'gan sup The wholesome liquour of the saving cup Which did resemble that his precious bloud Was to be shed for our eternall good Now a more bitter one to drink he hath The dregs of an incensed Fathers wrath Being to quaffe this wormwood-draught alas No mar'l he pray'd the cup from him might passe Now his first conflict comes now drops of bloud Bedew the blushing earth whereon he stood Those precious drops which from him now down glide Usher the streams must issue from his side The inward torments of his soul were great The outward signes whereof was bloudy sweat But greater follow armed soul diers stand With holdberds staves and knotty clubs in hand Ready to seise the prince of peace and he Who could have guards of Angels presently Attending on his summons now can brook To be by mortall creatures pris'ner took O would they bind him never to depart The strongest chain were love to hold the heart Or happy they could they so happy prove Themselves to be tane captives by his love That that had bound them to the peace and so O' th' militant Church they had been souldiers too But Peter not endures it with zeal stir'd Out of his sheath he draws his keen edg'd sword Peter if pleasure thou in swords dost take The Gospels two edg'd sword thy weapon make But he who came to heal his peoples sinnes To heal the high-priests servants eare beginnes Who yet poor creature Gods call could not hear Because alas he wants the inward ear And now the shepherd took the sheep poor sheep Are scatter'd when their pastour doth not keep Himself the shepherd said I he became No more a shepherd now but proves a lambe Whose fleece his servants faults for aye should cover That so his fathers wrath might them passe over He suffers them to leave him and doth make That th' means that he might never them forsake This surely was his deepest grief who here Deserted was of all whom he held dear Accompani'd but how with foes and none But would much rather so be left alone Great are his suff'rings sure heavy his doom Who suffers thus much e're his suff'rings come Yet meek and silent giveth no occasion For any one to think he is in passion Although he be so patient bears his state Though full of passion yet not passionate Judas perditions sonne 't was led the van Of those who came to take the Sonne of man Foul treas'rer who to gain a little pelf Hast treasured up great wrath unto thy self Our Saviour gently yet would call him Friend How much more rightly were he stiled Friend What wicked deed base traitour hast thou done Hast thou no other way to kisse the Sonne Blind Pharisees Christs bounty do not know He 'll give himself they need not buy him so Think you a price for his life can be given Who gives that life a price to purchase heaven The traitour doth not long out-live the fact But he who did incite him to this act Invites him to another to destroy His body make that bear's soul company He hangs himself compleating his sinnes score Who was insnar'd with love of hell before Peter who so of late his Saviour lov'd Now runnes the rock of Peters love is mov'd First led to Annas next to Caiaphas To Pilate twice to Herod once he was Both Jews and Gentiles his condemners be Romans Barbarians seem in cruelty Those who were foes before now think it good First to cement their friendship in his bloud This reconcilements dire foundation Was built on yet without the corner-stone What wonder is it then that we have read Both bloud and building fell upon their head False witnesses were sought whose consciences Witnesse to them how false their witnesse is The temple in three dayes he will destroy And at the three dayes end reedisie Is of his body yours too would you yield Temples unto the holy Ghost would
HIs cradle's made of rush he layes his head On Nile's proud backe that is his feather-bed Had he not bin so lost hee 'd nere been found If not cast out to drowning had been drown'd Blest Babel all things conspire thy good and chance Out of thy danger works deliverance 38. The burning bush ch 3. v. 3. 4. In midst of fire and unconsumed yet This doth a wonder in my minde beget A fire of zeale this was made by heavens-art Not to inflame the bush but Moses heart 39. PHARAOH ch 7. For Pharaoh's pride against the LORD of Hostes An universall darknesse shades his coastes A darknesse such as might be felt a night That long usurped baffled Phoebus right He yet continu'd obstinate wee finde The greatest darknesse then was in his minde THE TEN COMMANDEMENTS Command 1. 40. Heare O ISRAEL I am the LORD thy GOD c. Israel that GOD who gave requires thine eare He deignes to speake and shouldst not thou to heare So heare as after hearing to fulfill The holy tenour of his heav'nly will Who hopes that GOD should heare him when he praies Attend what GOD attend what justice sayes Should we so ill requitall to him make Who fore all other people did us take To take a god'fore him place him behind The fancy'd Idols of our idle minde We have created gods indeed below To whome obedience honour love we owe. Whome would we see rightly to serve O let Them fore our eyes but GOD fore them be set Command 2. 41. Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven Images c. Whilst to Bulls Dogs and Cats th' Egyptians bowe They an egregious Hieroglyphick showe Of vaine Idolatry but little more Of reason then those Animals they adore For why should Man into whose soule his maker Hath heavenly light infus'd and made partaker Of his own image worship things that are Inferiour to himself in worth so farre Or worship God by Proxy dare to sett Of what we never saw the counterfett If ' gainst this we a remedy would finde Conserve these precepts graven in our minde Command 3. 42. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine c. Thou hurtst God's name with vaine and idle chat But Foole thou hurt'st thy self far more then that Thy words are wind but when great God doth speak Thou 'lt find he silence can in thunder break 43. Aliud Is God thy fellow that thou still Dost take his holy name at will The word that fram'd thee thou dost mock And makest it thy laughing-stock Thou oft invokest God to heare Take heed too soon hee 'l lend an eare Command 4. 44. Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day c. 'T is hard if out of seaven we can't afford One day to be kept holy to the Lord Rest then from Labour and blesse him that we In sixe dayes toyle of him may blessed be This Sabbath sanctifie an earnest 't is Of that eternall one of heav'nly blisse Bestow some hours in pious meditation Though we work not on Gods work the creation And if to that grand secret we would climbe Of our Redemption O redeeme this time What though the day be chang'd as 't was heaven's will Keep our devotion on 't unchanged still Command 5. 45. Honour they Father and thy Mother c. Honour thy parents and obey What they and what God here doth say To them observant if thou be And honour'st them others will thee Long life is promis'd a reward For those who this command regard A long life shall on earth be given A longer afterwards in heaven 46. Aliud Honour and love thy father naturall Politique and Ecclesiasticall For in so doing all may clearly know Whether thou truly honorest God or no. Nature's laws charge the first which who resists Is of the rank of rankest naturalists Thother's enjoyn'd us by civility And that imp'd with a smack of policy The third which teacheth why this should be showne T' all three's the summe of all religion Command 6. 47. Thou shalt doe no murther Murther 's so foul a crime 't may not be wrought By us indeed in deed in word or thought To boyle with anger is manslaughter nay We shall for grudgings be arraign'd one day Of murth'ring there be many peices mo Then death which comes by murth'ring piece's blow Command 7. 48. Thou shalt not Commit Adulterie O have a care and bridle each ill thought Which this command may violate let nought That is but unbeseeming be in thee Do thou avoyd all wanton company Let not thy love be firmly fixt upon Her that 's another mans and not thine owne Yet on Christ's spouse the Church fixe thy firme love Although her proper husband be above Command 8. 49. Thou shalt not steale We are forbid to steale and if we do In hell we shall be punisht and here too Whilst though we work in darknesse like the mole And steal another steals from us our soul Command 9. 50. Thou shalt not bear false witnesse against thy neighbout God is the Father of all truth but lies Are onely wicked Satan's properties If thou then must bear wittnesse don't through fear Speak false God will not with a liar bear Command 10. 51. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house c. This last and least of Gods commandments lies In order next which we ought not despise Howe're if ought we would contemn begin With detestation to despise this sinne Of coveting what 's not our own yet still Covet what 's not our own to have like will With our Divine Creatour that were rather To keep then break the Law of him our Father What should I covet poor babe under age But Christ my elder brother's heritage That and his love I prize all things before And covet I may covet nothing more The third book of MOSES called LEVITICUS 52. The fire shall be ever burning c. ch 6. v. 13. THe Priest lest holy fire should decay Duly each morn did on it fuell lay So lest our fire of zeal should die 't is fit Our prayers each morning give new life to it Whilst we this flame foment we need not doubt But that the fire of Gods wrath will go out This on the Altar of our hearts being kept God us and our peace-offering will accept 53. NADAB and ABIHU burnt ch 10. Your minds were kindled with a strange desire Of offering incense with as strange a fire This 't was incens'd Gods anger made you wish You had been strangers to such deeds as this Fire sent from God your death and ruine was Made heavenly martyrs though not for heav'ns cause Whilst these unsanctified flames you bring Your selves are turn'd to a burnt-offering Sinne-offering you were none since no expence Of sacred fire could expiate your offence Yet a sinne-offering too you were for in Your offering there was nothing else but sinne Had you one spark of grace then had not heaven Needed ethereall fire thus to have
more clear Then Jordans chrystall waters do appear For they are troubled and yet glad that so Israel might o're them without trouble go 72. And JOSHUAH set up twelve stones in the midst of JORDAN ch 4. v. 9. Twelve stones are fix'd whereby at once are shew'd Gods mercy and their humble gratitude Those monuments may fail in my mind though The thought of this shall ever freshly flow 73. An Angel appears to JOSHUAH ch 5. v. 13. Now Angels meat 'gan cease though Manna fell No more yet Angels selves aid Israel And when they draw their swords there 's cause to fear Or rather hope that th' Heathens fall draws near 74. JOSHUAH ch 6. Kings conquer'd were by his victorious hand The dayes bright Carman staid at his command Ay 's lofty towers for aye to wrack did go He with an engine beat down Jericho No iron-horn'd-ram 't was but the meer sound Of rams-horns raz'd its walls unto the ground These ruines lift his name unto the skie Those horns resound his praise continually 75. ACHANS wedge ch 7. Accursed wretch who by th' accursed thing A generall curse on Israel didst bring And almost on its generall Ay could strike Isra'l when thou with hell hadst done the like Hadst struck a bargain wherein thou didst prove So fast wedg'd in with filthy lucres love Yet loose in thy desires burying thy pelf Ill got not getting buriall for thy self If buried yet alive a heap of stones Reward thine avarice not precious ones Two hundred shekles a sufficient bait But they 're not of the Sanctuary weight That thou for them shouldst hazard life it was In my opinion too light a cause Wast thou an Isra'lite and couldst so dote To covet thus a Babylonish coat Thou hast what thou desir'st and more for see How Babels ruines wretch are fell on thee 76. The Sunne standing still ch 10. Why this unusuall Solstice made the Sunne That with his speed great Ioshuah might runne 77. Be ye the children of light chap. 10. Sunne stand thou still thus Ioshua said the Sunne Amaz'd forgot's diurnall race to runne He truly is a child of light whose faith So great an influence o're Lights emp'rour hath The book of JUDGES 78. JAEL killing SISERA ch 4. v. 21. THou woman Worthy who shall aye rehearse Thy act heroick in heroick verse For nailing that proud Pagan's temples down Thy temples do deserve a laurell crown 79. GIDEONS fliece ch 6. The fleece was wet and yet no dew was found Upon the ground The ground was wet and yet the fleece did lie Upon it dry Dry 't was a miracle but when dew fell O then it fatnesse drop'd on Israel 80. Aliud ch 6. Admire the golden sheep-skin youths of Greece I find more wonder farre in Gideons fleece 81. GIDEONS stratagem ch 7. How great how glorious a conquest came From sound of trumpets and of Gideons name Those lamps in Israels darkest gloomiest night Were those that shone and usher'd in the light The Midianites though ten and more to one By pitchers not pitcht fight were overthrown 82. A woman killeth ABIMELECH ch 9. Great warriour who so oft hast vanquished Strong men shall a weak woman break thy head Well I 'll excuse the matter as 't was done Thou diedst not of her hand but of the stone 83. JEPHTHAH ch 11. To vow methinks it was too rash a thing But more to offer such an offering With bloud thy vow and countrey thus to free For which thy daughter 's not much bound to thee 84. SAMSON ch 11. Samson o'recome by her whose arms entwine About thee not by th' arms o th' Philistine Shee blinded thee before no wonder then That they could bind and blind thee o're agen 85. Aliud chap. 11. Strong Samson dallying with his Dalilah Confessed to her where his power lay She treach'rously rob'd him of that and then He differr'd not an hair from other men 86. RUTH RUth with malignant fortune long opprest At last with honour wealth and husband blest Freed from her wandring troubles and annoy And yet she 's Ruth-full now I mean of joy 87. BOAZ his kindnesse to RUTH ch 2. Boaz to Ruth a stranger kind O know What kindnesse God to her in that did show So well she husbanded this kindnesse from Her seed the Prince of peace in time did come Springing from her in direct line yet is To us the centre of eternall blisse The first book of SAMUEL 88. SAMUEL ch 3. FRom 's infancy in Gods house made abode God called him ere he could call on God 89. SAUL ch 10. Fortune to thee O sonne of Kish was kind Who looking for an asse a crown didst find DAVID ch 16. Blest David blest abroad and blest at home Blest in the seed that from thy loyns did come But blest 'bove all in thy harps harmonie Which with thy minds rare temper did agree Whose tunes instruct the warbling orbs to sing Their Hallelujahs to their heavenly King 91. DAVID slaying GOLIAH ch 18. A bold attempt it was and venturous To offer to affront a Giant thus With a poor sling this act of valour when Thou didst thou tookst time by the foretop then 92. IONATHAN ch 18. Of all Sauls issue Ionathan alone Merits high praise and commendation Who did with all he had to 's girdle part And ti'd that zone of love 'bout Davids heart Which with a knot of friendship he did ty So fast as lasts unto eternity 93. SAUL enquireth of a witch at ENDOR ch 18. Had Saul live Samuels counsel followed He never would have sought him being dead The second book of SAMUEL 94. BATSHEBA ch IX THy bathing thee to cool thy self did prove The way to set David on fire in love 95. ABSALOM ch 14. Thy hair O Absolom the Scriptures said Two hundred shekells every year it weigh'd These locks young-man which now thou holdst so dear Will weigh no lesse then thy lifes price I fear 96. AHITHOPHEL ch 17. Too wise a statesman curst Achitophel Whose every word was thought an oracle 'T was not the wisest part thou ere didst play To rid thy self a traitour out o th' way 97. ABSALOM hangedon a tree ch 18. v. 9. Promotion on the throne Absalom that The chiefest thing was which thou aimedst at Promotion ' cause thou wilt thou shalt 't must be Not on thy fathers throne though but a tree Which tree of all the trees that ever were Then bore the basest fruit when thou hung'st there 98. DAVID weepeth for ABSALOM ch 18. the last v. What aileth holy Davids grief to rise Look how the tears runne trickling down his eyes 'T is for his sonne his dearest sonne alas Which lately ' gainst him in rebellion was His death so much he wails not as ' cause he Liv'd not t' repent him of his treachery 99. JOAB killeth AMAZA ch 20. What fiend foul Traitour thy fell heart did move To make thy malice in a seeming love O basenesse with a complement to do 't To
whereof upon a diall made The Sunne fifteen degrees went retrograde Unthankfull he in his hearts diall so The Sunne of righteousnesse did backward go 125. IOSIAH ch 23. Iosiah the high places down did throw And meekly his own heart did lay as low 126. ZEDEKIAH ch 25. All things concurre O king to ruine thee First thy rebellion next thy perjury O if thou Jeremies advice hadst took To bear perchance thou hadst shook off the yoke Thou saw'st thy children slain new miseries To see that object ere thou lost thine eyes The first book of CHRONICLES 127. DAVIDS servants shav'd by HANUN ch 19. MUst thus Embassadours rewarded be You shavers bearded thus despitefully To receive Legats you not worthy are Expect now Heralds to denounce a warre 128. The Giant slain by Jonathan ch 20. v. 7. Defying Israel thou soon shalt feel The edge of Jonathans revengefull steel Not that so monstrous bulk his force withstands Though thou thy self a man art of thy hands Six fingers and six toes and yet th' art dead Thy steddy feet have stood thee in small stead 129. DAVIDS choice ch 21. v. 12. Sword famine pestilence hard choice yet one O' th' three thou hast in thy election Choose quickly then since thou must fall it stands Thee in some stead to fall into Gods hands By numbring Israel what didst thou get Since that 's the way but to diminish it The Angel stretcheth out his hand but 't is In vain now David 'gins to stretch out his Blest Nuntius hold a fume t' ascend begins Which drives away both stench of plague and sinnes The second book of CHRONICLES 130. SOLOMONS prayer at the dedication of the temple ch 6. v. 13. THe temple by a pray'r is consecrated To which sole use 't was to be dedicated Who by Heavens wisdome knew this house to rear Knew the main column of it must be pray'r 131. ASA ch 15. To the Pysicians thou did'st trust I find The greatest sicknesse then was of thy mind 132. JEHOSHAPHAT ch 18. If thou with Ahab needs wilt partner go Look with his pleasure to partake his wo. Ahab and thou to mask your selves combin'd He to disguise his body thou thy mind 133. MANASSEH ch 33. In thy prosperity perversly thou Did'st follow other gods forsook'st the true Dealt'st with familiar spirits but brought low By miseries thy heart was humbled too Thou from thy kingdome and thy God wast gone Return'st to God return'st unto thy throne Yet with a spirit now thou deal'st I ghesse Not of the devil but of righteousnesse The book of EZRA 134. The dedication of the second temple ch 3. v. 12. TWo different effects arise and flow From the same cause both joy and sorrow too 'T is hard to judge whether the oyl of gladnesse Repells or is repell'd by th'stream of sadnesse Both torments strive but the old 's limping course At last is drowned by this fresher source Ancient and young to th' temples consecration Contribute those give cries these acclamation The book of NEHEMIAH 135. And their children spake half in the language of Ashdod ch 13. v. 24. MIxing with forraign nations you shall so Be made partakers of their fortune too How should they speak pure Hebrew when they had Their first originall so impure and bad Their mothers nurtur'd them and who 's among Children that sucks not in his Mothers tongue Whilst thus you match with nations Orientall Your righteousnesse is in the Occidentall The book of ESTHER 136. Queen VASNTI ch 1. KIng Ahasuerus sent for 's beauteous Queen That she of all his Nobles might be seen Why Vashti wouldst not come wa st pride or fear Thou shouldst not beauteous in their eyes appear Do not expect from him a second call The next thou hear'st Thou must not come at all 137. ESTHER ch 2. Esther elected in Queen Vashti's place Obtained both with King and people grace The golden sceptre was held forth t' assure Her that her sutes his favour should procure Good God when I approch thy throne hold thou Thy mercies golden sceptre forth and bow Thine eare to my requests protect me still And let no man no Haman work me ill 138. HAMAN and MORDECAI ch 7. v. 10. Hamanth ' art but a man why then dost thou Grudge that the Jew unto thee doth not bow Thou covet'st to be higher made then he Thou shalt but Haman how upon a tree The book of JOB 139. JOBS patience HIs cattel stoln goods spoil'd and children slain Yet after all Jobs patience did remain On each part of his body sores you 'll find But not a spot of sinne did taint his mind So that the tempter's self was tired more With tort'ring then he who the tortures bore The book of PSALMES 140. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdome Psal 111. DId little children Christs-crosse truly know They quickly would be taught the rest o th' row Had we but gain'd this fear we need not fear To gain all knowledge worth our knowledge here 141. I have thought upon thy name in the night-season Psal 119. v. 7. oct 7. When others quiet rest did take Tossing in my bed lay I Nor would I let heav'n rest to take Till heaven eas'd my misery At last such beams of grace did on me light As made a sunshine in the midst of night 142. At midnight will I rise to give thanks unto thee Psal 119. v. 6. oct 8. i th' deadest time o th' night I 'll rise and say My oraisons then down in peace me lay By pray'r and faith I hope 'bove stars to bide And starres can onely in the night be spide 143. Behold how good and joyfull a thing it is brethren to dwell together in unity Psal 133. v. 1. God to send blessings down will never cease On such who live in amity and peace But O what other blessing can there prove A greater blessing unto love then love 144. But mine eyes look unto thee Psal 141. v. 9. All worldly thoughts forsake my brest away Since worldly pleasures like the world decay At somewhat higher my soul aims her birth She had from heaven why should she stoop to earth What worthyer object can our fancy find Then to contemplate him who gave the mind But why ambitiously seek I to climbe And see what no eye saw at any time Lord give me faith then by the eye of grace I shall behold thee though not face to face The PROVERBS of SOLOMON 145. Chap. 1. v. 1. WHen we for prudence would praise any one We say he is as wise as Solomon He who alive so many proverbs said Is after death himself a proverb made 146. Cast in thy lot among us c. ch 1. v. 14. Come let 's have all one purse be Joviall still Let 's live in common have the world at will No no my lot ' mongst yours shall never fall T' have all one purse is to have none at all 147. Enter not into the paths c. ch
say wise King indeed That Christ doth ' mongst the lillies feed Christ loves a pure heart white as snow Which yet with love of him must glow 169. I held him and would not let him go ch 3. v. 4. Well done hold fast my soul let him not go Nor think to be rid of thee so But he 'l descend to hell my soul I fear Yet hell's no hell while he is there 170. His lips drop as the honey-combe ch 4. v. 11. If I a Bee could be my dear I 'd gather all my hony here Thy roseat lips my flow'rs I 'd make And from them store of sweets would take And when I full from them did part I 'd store them in my hive my heart 171. A garden inclos'd is my sister ch 4. v. 12. A garden though inclos'd I be To others I am ope to thee A spring I am shut up what though My waters still to thee-ward flow A fountain lockt why Lord that 's small The key of David opens all 172. I sleep but my heart waketh ch 5. v. 2. Although my outward body sleep My mind awake I alwayes keep Nor does my soul e're take a nap In dull securities soft lap In expectation whilst I waking wake My soul a sweeter rest then sleep doth take 173. He gave me no answer ch 5. v. 6. He will not answer give when thy sinnes cry His love is prov'd in taciturnity 174. Tell my beloved I am sick of love ch 5. v. 8. Sick Sick yet sick of such a greif am I I love the causer and the malady Of which were I not truly soul-sick I Am sure my sick-sick-soul would for ever die O wondrous sicknesse where the very grief Is to it self sole-med'cine soul-relief 175. What is thy beloved more then another ch 5. v. 9. What is he nay what is he not who 's he Can be what my beloved is to me Would you the sweetnesse of my lover prove The onely way 's like me to learn to love 176. His legs are like pillars of marble ch 5. v. 15. How aptly Christ is here a pillar said On whom the weight of all the Church is laid 177. Aliud ch 5. Christ is a marble pillar were not he Our sinnes would crush him down immediately 178. My dove my undefiled is but one ch 6. v. 9. Thy coat must have no seams one Church must be Alone sav'd Lord and sav'd alone by thee 179. Many waters cannot quench love ch 8. v. 7. Love is a fire unquenchable nor can It be extinguish'd by the art of man What water can against this fire prevail Tears are a water and yet love's best oyl Who hate this love shall for their hatred pay Their fire shall be unquench'd too at last day 180. We have a little Sister and she hath no breasts ch 8. v. 8. We have a little Sister who can shew No breasts what shall our little Sister do This shall she do if breasts her self have none Suck at my breasts of consolation ISAIAH 181. Therefore with joy shall ye draw ch 12. v. 3. TO draw and draw with joy implies that which We toil for with such joy shall make us rich 182. We have made a covenant with death ch 18. v. 15. You 've bid farewell to God and poast to evil Shook hands with God and struck hands with the devil You 're now cock-sure you think what e're ensue Of safety and the devil 's as sure of you Your bond shall be in force after you die And bear a date even to eternity And he your all in all into whose pow'r You give up shall be your Executour And Executer O! this bargain then Undo or you your selves are undone men 183. Wo to the rebellious children ch 30. v. 1. A Father and a God omniscient too To whom but thee should they for counsel go They mean to dive down into hell I fear And search the depth of dev'lish wisdome there Wo to him who thinks hell a councell fit Fit 't is that they who take partake of it 184. And thine ear shall hear a voice behind thee ch 30. v. 31. Hear'st not a voice cry out of heav'n and say Sin-blinded wretch th' art out of heavens way Turn thee O quickly turn lest in a trice Thou headlong fall into a precipice Direct thy steps to goodnesse and that 's even The plainest and directest way to heaven 185. Wo to them that go down to Egypt ch 31. v. 1. Wo wo to them that have at Egypt staid Look'd down to that not up to God for aid Who in the speed of coursers their trust put And rest secure within a Chariot Are they so farre enthrall'd with sinne that fain They'd have th' Egyptian bondage too again On Egypt staid but God doth help deny And then they may stay to Eternity Yet come farre short of hope although they to Procure that hop'd for succour farre do go On chariots they rely but O 't were well That those the Chariots were of Israel 186. I have blotted out as a thick cloud ch 44. v. 22. A sullen cloud of sinne our head hangs o're Which threats to break in judgement evermore Till with a vengeance falling it oppresse The Land and turn it to a wildernesse Black clouds black deeds yet these thick fogs of hell The sunne of glory rising shall dispell 187. As one whom his Mother comforteth ch 66. v. 13. O comfortable words words which do prove The Mothers greater then the Fathers love Their tender babes they dandle on their knee And of his babes of grace as tender's he O Quintessence of happinesse if thus The Father through the Sonne would comfort us JEREMIAH 188. Moreover the word of the Lord. ch 1. v. 11. THis prophet scarce was call'd when again God Call'd to ask what he saw an almond rod By which 't was signifi'd how soon God will The tenour of his sacred word fullfill Blest Saint so lately call'd and yet to shoot Thus soon in bringing forth such early fruit 189. Runne ye through the streets ch 5. v. 1. Runne through Jerusalem and find who can If there be one to find a pious man Runne through the turning wayes and see if any Do turn his wayes to God among those many Persist not in that ill which to your ill Will prove execute judgement or God will 190. O that my head were waters ch 9. v. 1. A sweeping deluge now was coming on Threatning a generall destruction The prophet this o'reflowing judgement fears And meets the tidings with a tide of tears He wisheth that his head made water-rills Might wail their sinnes the head-spring of those ills The Seer hath beheld much miseries That now for water he would change his eyes His eyes though water could not vie that floud Though bloud-shed not enough bewails the bloud Crying to heav'n he could not drown the cry Their sinnes made therefore cries perpetually 191. Wo is me for my hurt c. ch 10. v. 19. Wo wo for what
it sure The too near splendour did their sight obscure NAHUM 225. The mountains quake at him and the hills ch 1. v. 6. SEE how the mountains quake as if they meant To th' centre through themselves a way to rent The hils ' gin melt earth burns with a desire She might be turn'd to elementall fire God's present that 's the cause yet all this light Is dim'd by his refulgence farre more bright 226. The ruine of NINEVEH ch 3. Great Nineveh is faln the burden late Good Nahum bore is turn'd upon their state Sad state of things what had so populous been O'rethrown is now depopulated clean Yet were it clean fire never had com there If matter none combustible there were HABAKKUK 227. And the Lord answered and said Write c. c. 2. v. 2. VVHen mute things shall to cry begin O think how crying is thy sinne 228. What profiteth the graven image c. ch 2. v. 18. From him that form'd you you expect no good Yet do from what your selves have formed wood Were you not wood and stonyhearted too You 'd give God his not them what 's not their due Whilst you frame images by hel-bred arts You quite deface Gods image in your hearts 229. Was the Lord displeased against the rivers was thine anger against the rivers was thy wrath against the sea c. ch 3. v. 8. Though figtrees blossome not or blossoming Let fall their scarce-form'd buds blasted i th' spring Though olives bear no fatnesse and the vine Empty of clusters bring no store of wine Yet whilst we have Gods favour oil of gladnesse We ne're shall want of wine to banish sadnesse Though all else barren are we 'll fruitfull be And consecrate our first-fruits Lord to thee ZEPHANIAH 230. And it shall come to passe at that time that I will search erusalem with a candle c. ch 1. v. 12. O Time of dismall darknesse horrid night When heav'n it self is forc'd to use a light Isr'el pursues th' Egyptians sinnes I fear For they have got their quondam darknesse here God lights a candle ' cause you Jews 't is plain Have put out yours and must I fear remain â—n night eternall as your candle you Put out from heav'n you put your selves out too Y' extinguish grace and natures light to dwell Midst th' unextinguishable flames of hell 231. This is the rejoycing citie that dwelt carelesly c. ch 2. v. 15. Ingodly joyes mirth pleasure pride to what A sad condition brought you Judahs state A place for beasts to lie in yet not more â—r viler beasts then there were in 't before What 's Gods they wrest to their destruction Who is indeed and there 's beside him none Yet now with little change 't is made their own They 'r miserable and beside them none HAGGAI 232. Ye have sown much but ye bring in little ye eat but ye have not enough ch 1. v. 6. YOu clothe you but no warmth you get No fire of zeal inflames you yet From hence alas the reason came You cloth'd you not with wooll o th' Lamb. Unholy folk your gains bring curses You put your coin in holely purses Without a bottome for therein You lay the wages up of sinne Which yet I fear you will not lose But keep them to your lives last close Untill they weigh you down that precipice Where like your purses there no bottome is 233. In that day saith the Lord of hosts I will take the sonnes of Zerubbabel and will make them a signet c. ch 2. ver last What greater signe of favour can be had Then thus to be a signet made A signet which was us'd in times of yore On great mens right hands to be wore This grace didst thou Shealtiel's sonne obtain And now dost at Gods right hand reign O grant good God though I a signet ne're Shall prove I may thy impresse bear Vouchsafe I may in these my infant dayes Be made a cignet to resound thy praise ZECHARIAH 234. Yea they made their hearts as an adamant stone lest they should hear the law c. ch 7. v. 12. HArd hearts and yet I fear if all were known Not so precious as that stone If hard as adamant methinks 't were fit Gods laws were in such tables writ But since they will not have it so their sinne Is wrote with lasting characters therein 235. Rejoyce greatly daughter of Sion shout daughter of Jerusalem ch 9. v. 9. As if with aged eyes he could behold What he fore told As if he saw what heav'n is proud of ride Without all pride As if he heard the peoples clamours ringing Hosannah singing He long before might I have a dim cast Of what is past But since I cannot Heav'n reserve a room That I with joy may see the pomp to come 236. And in that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses HOLINESSE UNTO THE LORD ch 14. v. 20. Asses bore holinesse of late and now Must horses too What Aarons bels and plate did whilome bear These beasts must wear Their bridles have 't ingrav'd though their mute tongue Doth want a song Gods servants in their hearts keep holinesse These on their breasts We in the Scriptures and these steeds have it In holy writ MALACHI 237. A sonne honoureth his Father and a servant his Master if then I be a Father where is my honour if a Master where is my fear ch 1. v. 6. A Master fear hath due to him a Syre Doth honour from his progeny require If God our heavenly Father be O where 'S his Honour if a Master where 's his fear If sense of duty nought in us will do Honour for fear fear not to honour though The end of the Old Testament The Gospel of our Saviour JESUS CHRIST According to S. MATTHEW The blessed Virgin O Virgin blest 'bove all in Israel In that th' art mother of Emanuel But O more blest in that thou undefil'd With sin art made the daughter of thy child The nativity of our Saviour JESUS CHRIST ch 2. Emanuel is born O where shall we Blest babe find out thy place and worship thee Where li'st thou at an Inne left I should rove Tell me the signe is' t not the signe of love Let me at thy celestiall manger feed And eat thy body which is bread indeed The heav'ns have sent their starry Messenger To bid my soul take up her lodging here â—…nes which to publick sinnes were once abus'd Are now by us to publick worship us'd Temples farewell heav'n prompts me 't is no sinne â—… such a case to make my Church an Inne The miracle of the loaves ch 15. Thou fed'st their bodies Lord and then Thou brak'st the bread of life agen Who can this wondrous banquet tell But as a double miracle Where to be sure they might be fed Thou mad'st thy body Lord the bread The blind receiving sight ch 20. He gave sight and repentance to the blind At once enlightning