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The betraying of Christ Iudas in despaire. The seuen words of our Sauior on the crosse. With other poems on the Passion.
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Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?
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1598
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Soliciting for them that did accuse him Excusing such as vvickedly did blame him Tendring of loue vvhere hatred did refuse him Their ordur'd soules seeking so to refine Grace might reduce them to celestiall shine His sute imports his holy thoughts did say Inflict not iustice on these sinne-defiled Vpon my flesh thine angers burden lay Graunt nothing be to thee vnreconsiled Least my redemption should vnperfect seeme Or any sinne I did not full redeeme He vvould not haue our sinnes ascend vp so That they should come vnto his fathers sight Nor yet his fathers vengeance fall so low That on vs sinne committers it should light But plac'd himselfe betwixt both vvrath and sinne True reconcilement by true loue to vvinne For Murderers that gainst his life transgressed With meekest loue he humbly craued grace For such as their vile sinne left vnconfessed And still spit venome in their makers face That peirc'd his heart from which his blood abounds To them he giues acquittance for his vvounds They to the Citty vvould not backe repaire Ere cruelty haue left him life-depriued He vvould not die before his feruent praier Intreats to haue their dying soules reuiued His sprite from forth his body past no rather But forth his mouth went with it Pardon father FINIS Amen dico tibi hodie mecum eris in Paradiso TRuly I say that am heau'ns glory giuer To thee true penitent repentant theefe This day from a defild and sinfull liuer Shalt thou be Sainted in exiling greefe With me this day thou passest to the blest In Paradise vvhere glorious Angels rest Euen at the vvane of life the dying hower This happy theefe did offer God his heart His daies vvere dedicate to Sathans power Only remain'd one moment to conuert Wherein he gaue his heart to him that ought it Preuenting him that long in hope had sought it The hellish foe stood bold vpon his claime Because to theeues he is misguiding guider But heau'nly friend did countermaund the same Being sinners father Mercies firme prouider No sooner did his true contrition say Lord thinke on me but Sathan lost his pray Caines offering vvas a sacrifice of corne Abels the Lambes the meekest vnto slaughter Annaes the sonne that of her vvombe vvas borne Iepthaes his sole and deere affected daughter Noe weathers Abraham doues and Dauid gold Melchisidech of vvine did offrings hold All these did offer things of great esteeme Yet none so rich as this poore theefe presented An offered heart to God doth greater seeme Then vvhat by heauen and earth can be inuented Nothing more gratefull vnto Mercies throne Then gift of heart due debt to heauen alone That debt of all the thefts vvhich he had donne His satisfaction rightly did restore Repaying in one hower to the Sonne What all his life rob'd father of before Obtaining grace for all deserts of strife To be recorded in the booke of life His vvandring courses are retyr'd from danger Vnto the harbour of a Christian rest He liu'd to new Ierusalem a stranger But vvas at death free Cittizen profest With Christ on crosse gaining in three houres more Then Iudas did in yeares for howers before FINIS Mulier ecce Filius tuus WOman true map of greefes obiect of vvoes Behold thy sonne sinnes heauy burden beares Thy vveeping eies Sorrows right methode shows Sonne bath'd in blood and Mother vvashd in teares A dying Sonne repleat vvith fathers hate A pensiue Mother most disconsolate Of all affections that the soule admits On vvhich loues fauours doe most firmly build That loue in place of supreme soundnesse sits Which is deriu'd from parent to the child Then losse of that must needs proue heartiest greefe That from the heart takes place and offspring cheefe If Dauid lou'd his Absolon so vvell That he vvith vveeping vvishd t'haue died for him Who false and disobedient did rebell Yet did his loue no vvhit the more abhorre him Or reuerent Iacob teares aboundant shed To heare his sonnes but faine their brother dead If holy Iob himselfe so patient bore To giue meeke eare to many a greeuous crosse Destruction of his cattell flockes and store Vntill he heard his deerest childrens losse And then his greefes extreamest did abound Renting his garments falling on the ground Needs must in mournfull sorrow's dire complaints The blessed Virgin farre excell all other What soule vvith dolours euer so acquaints As this most carefull comfort wanting Mother To see her God life father loue and sonne By bitt'rest torments vnto death be donne No earthly loue on such perfection grounded But that the same may be defectiue proued Loue of the sonne to mother vvas vnbounded Sonne of the mother vvas the like beloued All power of Angels powrelesse only proues To vveigh or measure those vnmeasur'd loues Of loue vvith vvoes by crosse shevveping stood There sending sighs to heav'n and teares to ground Of loue vvith paines on crosse he streamed blood There death he conquer'd hell he did confound Such vvas his loue that lou'd vvhen vve vvere hatefull To die for loue vvhen sinne vvas most vngratefull FINIS Deus meus deus meus vt quid me dereliquisti MY God said Christ vvhen God to God cōplained My God vvho am true God and perfect man Why hast thou my distres'd estate refrained Thou doest seuere sinnes imputation scan Forsaken in this strait thy selfe bereauing Me to afflictions cruel'st torments leauing Vntaught till now vvas Iesus to complaine Though infinite the vvrongs he vnder-went He vvelcom'd euery torment greefe and paine Afflictions could not mooue his discontent All gaue offence vvhich he imputes to none Only his father now accus'd alone When violence did vvith outrage apprehend him His patient yeelding did most meekely beare it When blasphemies vvith taunts of spight offend him He silent seem'd as though he did not heare it In all the furie they did execute He stood like lambe before the shearer mute He not complain'd of Peter that denide him Nor yet of Iudas that most false betrayde him Nor those in Pilats hall that did deride him Nor gracelesse Iewes his owne that disobay'd him But his complaint vvas of his father made Not meant to those denide condemn'd betray'de Gods angry vvrath seuerely set gainst sinne The vvares that Sathan sold man dearely bought With losse of grace the trafficke did beginne Heau'ns losse soules death hels dome eternall vvrought That vvrath on Christs humanity abounded Who only cur'd vvhat sinne had mortall vvounded As man threw sinne at God as in despight And God cast plagues on man reuenge to fall The sinne vvhere with man gainst his God did fight And punishments God chastned man vvithall On Christ that stood twixt wrath and sinne was laid He could not sinne yet sinners sinne vvas made He laid our sorrowes burden on his sprite When he indur'd his bitter agonie He tooke our death on him vvounding deaths might When he on crosse Deaths conquerour did die He vnderwent afflictions heauiest loade Reducing soules from hell to heau'ns aboade FINIS Sitio
THE BETRAYING OF CHRIST IVDAS in despaire The seuen Words of our Sauior on the Crosse. WITH Other Poems on the Passion LONDON Printed by Adam Istip 1598. TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull Sir Nicholas Walsh Knight cheefe Iustice of her Maiesties court of common pleas in Ireland and of her Highnesse counsaile there ALbeit right Worshipfull that the art of Poesie is in sort dealt withall as Cacus once vsed Hercules oxen when he drew them backewards vp the hill being customarily in these daies wrested and turned to the fooleries of Loue and such like base subiect of fancies abortiue births conuerting Poetries imploiment to follies vse and wit ill spent runnes violent that way with the current of errour Yet hath it a natiue diuine off-spring and issue wherof partaking kindly floates with a calme tempered gale from all miscarying wracke to the harbour of a quiet applause The vpright and best approoued censure I presume gains your Worships vertuous allowance to whose wisdome and grauitie associate with an heroicall sprite I dedicate affections testimony by these vnpolished lines crauing your fauourable fault-shadowing view if in the manner any thing appeare defectiue trusting that as a fruitfull tree the more it is fruitladen the more it declineth so your plenteous accōplished vertues wil humble them in daining to accept the loue I reuerence you withall wishing your Worship Worlds prosperitie and Heauens happinesse Yours in the best endeuours of affection S. R. The betraying of Jesus EVen vvhen no beauties of the garnisht skie Had left the view of Heauen-makers vvonder And Phebus steeds were gallop'd posting by Their hasty speed had got the vvorlds half vnder Yea eu'ry creature that had life or sprite Mourn'd at the darke approch of vgly night An host of swartest sable foggie clouds Wrapt in faire Cinthia from her siluer shine Mantling her brightnesse vvith their obscure shrouds As though heav'ns lampe vvere come to latest fine Her cannapie of starres vvas eke vnseene Where on she vvonted mount imperious Queene The airy vvinged people gone to rest Had clear'd vvith day not left a note vnpaid All other creatures that might be exprest In caues and holes for nights repose vvere laid Of vvild or tame none raung'd or ran astray But rauenous by darke that hunt for pray Thicke mistie vapours vvere dispersed foule Prohibiting day-followers to be seene Dispensing only vvith the shriking Owle And eies that Nature put lights hate betweene Such as vvere banisht from the face of day To lurke the couert shamelesse night away Then child of vtter darknesse lights offence Intituled The lost sonne of perdition Hired against his Lord for thirty pence To be a traitor vnder hels commission In this nights time did rebell troupes increase To manage armes against the Prince of peace Toward Cedron brooke th'accursed leader goes With horse and foot vveapon'd vvith launce and speare His blessed maister vs'd that vvalke he knowes Vnworthy vvretch had oft ben vvith him there Oft as a friend the place he did frequent But now foe-harted trecherous of intent As in a garden Adam disobayed And there became a captiue to the diuell So in a garden Iesus vvas betrayed To suffer death for Adams former euill Within a garden Adams crime offended For vvhich Christ vvas in garden apprehended And as in pleasures garden at the fall For Adams clothing dead beasts skins God gaue In euidence that death vvent ouer all And that his garment might presage his graue So Christ in garden tombe and dead mans shrowd Defray'd our debts vvith paiment best alowd Ouer the brooke to garden they repaire Swift vvere their feet about the sheading blood Euen to the place that Iesus vs'd for praier Where he intreated grace for sinners good Where he consulted to redeeme and saue Thither they came resolu'd his life to haue With easie search the guiltlesse may be found Whose quiet thoughts and peace vnite in one A voice Whom seeke you threw them all to ground A power diuine to make true godhead knowne Iesus came forth encountred them vvith breath And they at once fell backward all to th'earth Had then his vvill consented to his power If Iustice had appear'd and mercy hid They had descended hell that sinfull hower Like Corah Dathan and Abiram did Where th'one vvas seandale to the seruant done The other vvas rebellion gainst the sonne While Ieroboam stretcht his threatning hand Right insolent and full of daring pride To stay the Prophet giuing strict command Iudgement laid hold on him his hand vvas dryde But these in armes and violent enterprise Though throwne to ground doe vnrepentant rise Deaths harbenger vnto Damasco towne Then bloody-mind Saint-persecuting Saul Was with like powreful voice from heauen thrown down But to conuersion grace imploy'd his fall With greater fauour blisse can none acquaint Then crowne a greeuous sinner glorious Saint But these vvhose hearts vvere hardned sight extinct Haters of knowledge children of the night Atvvar vvith God in league vvith Sathan linckt Grosse darknesse followers shunners of the light Stiffe necked stubborne and rebellious Iewes Contemne saluation offered grace refuse Wisdomes beloued Israels vvisest king Doth say the vvicked cannot sleeping rest Till they are pleased vvith some ill done thing The vvorser deed the doer likes for best A minute spent in good seems long loth'd day A night of sinne but moment stolne avvay How toilesome tedious had that vvatching bin If vertue had persuaded thereunto But Owle-eied they became to compasse sin Fit vvas the time so foule a fact to do That vvork of darknesse ioin'd vvith darknesse power Might meet together all in darknesse hower When they should rest their malice not indur'd it For malice neuer closeth sleeping eies And vvhen they should not vvake reuenge procur'd it Reuenge doth hourely some reuenge deuise Who rides the deuill hath no curbe they say For malice drawes and fury spurs away Th'vnseemely vprore to the night vnkind Happening as frightfull as in fires danger Caus'd him make hast that left his clothes behind Hardly entreated like vnwelcome stranger For in retire his case like Iosephs stands Who left his garment in his mistresse hands T'was no offence springing from his intent That did demerite violent force resist him Yet pawn'd he shirt for skin before he vvent Gladdest vvhen naked gone that rage had mist him What furies guided this misguided swarme To bend their force against vnthoughted harme When traitor meets these quaint deceits he had In gesture kind imbracements vvith a kisse In vvords All haile God saue thee or be glad Yet murder blood and death lies hid in this This cup of gold did poisons draught begin This greene had serpents lurking hid vvithin The vvord All haile seru'd Ioab to salute Good vvords do often make for ill pretence But Abner found a mortall stab the fruit While falshood spake twas murder did insence Like that vvas this of Iudas false intent By vvord God saue the deed Destroy vvas ment All haile the Angell reuerently did vse With