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Psalmes and hymnes of praier and thanksgiuing. Made by VVilliam Barlow, Bishop of Lincolne, for his owne chappell and familie onelie
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Barlow, William, d. 1613.
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Psalmes and Hymnes of Praier and Thanksgiuing MADE By VVILLIAM BARLOW Bishop of Lincolne For his owne Chappell and Familie onelie Dulcis apud Deum Cantor est vir probus quamuis sit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 HIERON in Epist. ad Eph. 1613. THE CONTENTS THe Penitents Confession Page 1 The Sinners Confidence 4 Our Sauiours birth 6 Nouembers Thanks-giuing 12 Christs Resurrection 17 A Psalme for the Kings Maiesty on the 24. of March 24 PROPER PSALMES The Penitents Confession To the tune of the 51. Psalme The first part THy mercy Lord I wholly need Yet dare not craue it at thine hands Thou say'st his prayers shall not speed who is intrapt in sinfull bands Can I then hope or boldly come which nothing am but filth and sinne Polluted from my mothers wombe in thought in life without within 2 Thy glorie doth amaze me quite consuming fire thou seem'st to me I feare and quake before thy sight mine heart doth faint approching thee Thine anger hot 'gainst sinners is their sacrifice thou doost detest The cleansed hands no thoughts amisse the purest life doe please thee best 3 How dare I then to th ' Heauens hie or Thee which sitâ—st in glory there Once looke or lift my sinfull eye whose heart whose thoughts whose hands vncleere Corrupt defil'd distayned are most loathsome which my selfe must rue If once my conscience do not spare to lay them open vnto my view 4 The guilt the filth the weight of sinne affrights confounds and makes me sinke Dismay shame sorrow neuer linne but force me to the hopelesse brinke Thy wrath I feare thine eyes I shunne my selfe I loath mine heart I breake If mercy faile I am vndone here must I die here must I wreake 5 But why should I doubt of thy grace or dread thy mercies sweet to craue Since thou desirest to turne thy face on him which would thy mercies haue In iudgement thou doest not delight much grieuing at a sinners fall And tak'st it for despaire or spite if falne he will not on thee call The second part TO Moses Lord thou dost proclaime the selfe long-suffering loth to strike Thy Prophets all assure the same that death of men thou doost not like Yea thou expectest their returne and call'st vpon them thee to seeke Thou profer'st grace to men forlorne and shewst thy selfe a God most meeke 2 But were thy proffers none at all or Prophets silent were herein No more assurance could befall then that thy Sonne did die for sinne Thy dearest Sonne our Sauiour kind that spotlesse Lambe the mighty God The skorne yet ransome of mankind which felt and brake thy furious rod. 3 In vaine thou didst not downe him send so to afflict his body deare His bloud to spill his flesh to rend his side to peirce his head to teare Such torments he hath not endur'd for his owne faults in any deale Mans safety he thereby procur'd for by his stripes he did vs heale 4 His bloud was price of ransome large and bath to clense my sinfull soule Admit that price for my discharge purge through that bath what 's in mee foule Grant me thy spirit that pledge of grace t' assure my heart of mercy come Forgiue forbeare forget out-raze my sinne thy wrath my guilt thy doome 5 Make soft this stonie heart of mine t' imbrace thy word to melt with griefe This flesh corrupt reforme betime lest sinnes adiourn'd find no reliefe To all thy mercies I resort vouchsafe them all on me to send Preuent my fall my wayes support assist my course and crowne mine end To thee then blessed Trinitie O Father Sonne and Holy Ghost My soule shall say in veritie thou God delight'st in mercies most The Sinners Confidence To the tune of the 124. Psalme O Lord thou hast commanded men to pray And promise giuen to harken what they say Most specially when that they troubled be The troubled mind most welcome is to thee I troubled pray but prayers nought comfort me 2 I pray and sinne and sinne and pray amaine I sinne and pray and pray but sinne againe O God what will become of me poore wight If thou should'st iudge according vnto right Damn'd should I be and cast out of thy sight 3 T is true if thou no mercy should'st extend My hopes were vaine in vaine my praiers I spend But since thou Lord wil'st not a sinner dye I dare approach and to thy mercies flie Assuring me my sinnes thou wilt passe by 4 Not for my selfe who wretched sinner am To whom belongs nought but confounding shame But for the death of thy beloued Sonne Without whose bloud mankind had been vndone By it alone my soule her peace hath wonne 5 Then pray my soule but cease againe to sinne At least delight not wilfully therein So thinke of grace that thou Gods iudgement feare Sinne he abhorres though sinners he forbeare To him be praise his Son and Spirit most deare Our Sauiours birth The first part IF any day Lord shin'd to man wherein thy power and loue Conioin'd for good of all the wor'd a Father thee to proue T' was Christmas day this blessed day which now we celebrate When God for man ' came God and man hels fury to abate 2 A day which puts vs all in doubt what first wee should admire Thy loue or grace or power diuine all three did here conspire Exceeding loue t' abase thy Sonne for man a worme and dust But mercie more t'incarnate him for sinners and vniust 3 But that hee should mans flesh assume yet perfect God remaine That Uirgins womb should him conceiue yet free from touch of staine This was thy power that dazels quite all humane wit and skill The wise doth daunt and sathan quell who man had thought to spill 4 Lord what is man that thou should'st thus grace and extoll his nature His flesh is filth his entrailes dung His life a breath a vapour Thy Sonne true God euen as thy selfe eternall pure a spirit If other nature hee would take next was the Angels bright 5 The case all one for both had sinn'd and Gods iust wrath prouok'd T' was man had falne so Angels had hell had them both enyoak'd To rescue Angels from their losse was neuer his intent That nature therefore hee would take which to redeeme he meant The second Part. To the tune of the 148 Psalme YEt Angels were the chiefe these news which did conuoy The Uirgins first beleefe an Angel rais'd with ioy The very morne an Angel told And did vnfold when hee was borne 2 His name hee did define a Sauiour Christ the Lord Confirm'd it with a signe which strong might make his word And shew'd the place the manger and Inne The swathes he lay in his birth and race 3 Those tidings to make sure an hoast of Angels bright Lift vp their voices pure God praising in the height Assuring men Of Gods good will And peace to their fill By Christ come then 4 Thus Angels which