c. Gen. 8.20 AND Noah built an Altar to the Lord And of clean beasts and fowl he offered two And with these Offrings was Gods Altar stor'd And God well pleas'd that Noah so should do And so the Lord resented a sweet savour And Noah for this Act was in his favour And thus said God whose bowels yern'd within I will no more for mans sake curse the ground For mans imaginations are but sin And such by Nature from his youth are found Neither will I for ever any more Smite all things living as I did before And while the Earth and Mountains shall remain Seeds-time and Harvest ever shall abide And cold and heat shall never fail again Summer and winter shall retain their tide And Day and Night increasing or decreasing Shall keep their seasons without fail or ceasing Gen. 9.12 And this shall be the Covenant which I make And this the Seal betwixt my self and you And every living Creature for your sake And all the Generations that ensue I 'll set my Bow i' th' Cloud to be a token Between me and the Earth as I have spoken Doxology Rev. 1.4 5. Chap. 4.8 1 John 5.7 To him that was and is and is to come To God Almighty the most Holy One And unto Jesus Christ his onely Son And to the seven Spirits before the Throne To Father Son and Holy Ghost together Be Kingdom Glory Power and Praise for ever The Table of the Prefatory Hymns Hymn 1. CReation The First Day i. The Second Day ii The Third Day Ibid. The Fourth Day iii. The Fifth Day iv The Sixth Day Ibid. 2. The Sabbath vi 3. Marriage vii 4. Paradise viii 5. The Covenant of Works ix 6. Man's shamefull Fall. Ibid. Adam's Arraignment and Excuse xi Eve's Arraignment and Excuse Ibid. 9. The Serpents Censure and the Covenant in Christ intimated xii 10. The Womans Censure and the Man's Ibid. 11. Mans Expulsion from Paradise xiii 12. The World degenerate xv 13. The Ark ordered xvi 14. The Deluge or Flood rising xvii 15. Eight Souls saved in the Ark. Ibid. 16. The Deluge ceasing xviii 17. The Raven sent forth and the Dove xix 18. The Dove with the Olive-leaf xx 19. Noah Coming out of the Ark and the Covenant of the Rainbow Ibid. Noah's Sacrifice xxii The First Century Hymn I. Access to the Throne of Grace at our awaking 1 Tim. 4.10 2 Cor. 1.10 Psal. 119.133 Jude 21. Psal. 73.24 Rev. 22.8 Tune Ye Children c. O God the Saviour of all men And most especially of them That faithfully believe in thee Who hast preserv'd us all times past And wilt preserve us to the last As still our trust and hope shall be Order our steps in thy good word And let no sin reign in us Lord But keep us ever in thy love And let thy Counsels be our guide Till thou receiv'st us to abide In glory with thy Saints above Psal. 28.9.115 1. Mat. 6.13 Psal. 123.3.33.22.31.1 Lord save thy Church in every Age Govern and bless thine Heritage And lift them up for evermore We daily magnifie thy fame And thy most high and holy Name World without end we still adore Vouchsafe us Lord thy grace herein To keep us clear this day from sin Shew mercy Lord shew mercy free Shew mercy Lord as we confide On thee O Lord have I reli'd Confounded let me never be The second Metre The Mighty God. O God the Saviour of all sorts of men Especially of them that do believe Author finisher of the faith of them Whose sure salvation Loâ—d thou wilt atchieve Who hast preserv'd us always heretofore And wilt we trust preserve us evermore Order our steps in thy good word O God And let no wickedness in us bear sway But Sin and Satan let be under-trod And all our steps upholden in thy way And let thy Counsels guide and never leave us Till to thy glory Lord thou shalt receive us Hymn II. Acclamations of Praise or Te Deum Laudamus Exemplifi'd with proofs of Holy Scripture Rom. 15.6 Rev. 11.17 All people c. WE praise thee O God with one accord We acknowledge thee to be the Lord All the whole Earth adores thy Name Father of everlasting fame Rev. 7.11.5.11 Isa. 6.2 To Thee aloud all Angels cry The Heav'ns and all the Powers on high Both Cherubin and Seraphin bright Continual cries of praise recite Isa. 6.3 Rev. 5.11.4.8 O Holy Holy Holy LORD Great God of Sabbaoth they record With splendor of thy glory spread In Heav'n and Earth replenished 2. Part. Rev. 4.10 Th' Apostles glorious Company Praise Thee O God perpetually The Prophets goodly fellowship Praise Thee and let no moment slip Rev. 7.7 9 10. The noble and victorious Host Of Martyrs do thy praises boast The Holy Church throughout the Earth Acknowledge and extoll thy Worth. Isa. 9.6 Joh. 14.36 The Father of boundless Majesty Thy true and only Son most high Also that sweet Remembrancer The Holy Ghost the Comforter 3. Part. Psal. 34.10.2.7 Thou art O Christ King of renown Invested with a Glorious Crown Thou art before all time begun The Fathers everlasting Son. 1 Pet. 3.18 Gal. 4.4 Heb. 9.15 Thou undertaking in our room Didst not abhor the Virgins Womb. The pains of Death orecome by Thee Made Heav'n to all Believers free Heb. 1.3 John 5.22 At God's right hand Thou hast thy Seat And in the Fathers glory great We do believe that Thou shalt come To judge us at the Day of Doom 4. Part. Rev. 5.9 Mat. 8.11 Lord help thy Servants whom when lost Thy bloud redeem'd at so great cost Place them on Everlasting Thrones Of glory with thy Holy Ones Psal. 28.9 Thy People Lord do Thou protect And bless thine Heritage Elect Govern thy Church and Lord advance For ever thine Inheritance Psal. 145.1 2. From day to day O Lord do We Highly exalt and honour Thee Thy Name we worship and adore World without end for evermore 5. Part. Mat. 6.13 Psal. 123.3 Vouchsafe O Lord we humbly pray To keep us safe from sin this day O Lord have mercy on us all Have mercy on us when we call Psal 33.22 31.1 Thy mercy Lord to us dispence According to our confidence Lord I have put my trust in Thee Confounded let me never be The second Metre Rom. 15.6 Rev. 11.17.7.11 Ye Children c. O God we praise thy Holy Name Thy Sovereign Lordship we proclaim Confessing Thee the Lord alone All the whole Earth doth worship Thee The Father from ETERNITY The true and Everlasting One. Angels loud voices joyn with ours The Heavens and all the Heavenly Powers do ever magnifie thy fame To thee the winged Cherubim And the bright burnâ—ng Seraphim Continual acclamations frame 2. Part. Isa. 6.3 Rev. 5.11.4.10.7.7 Thrice Holy Lord they joyntly say Whose royal Power all Hosts obey thy glory bright fills Heav'n and Earth Th' Apostles glorious Company And Prophets sweet SOCIETY perpetual praises do pour forth The Noble Host of Martyrs stout The
Holy Church the World throughout thy power profess thy praise prefer The Father of endless Majesty Thine only Son most true most high with th' Holy Ghost the Comforter 3. Part. Psal. 24.10.2.7 Gal. 4.4 Heb. 9.15 Thou art the King of glory O Christ The King of glory in the high'st the Fathers everlasting Son. Thou freely didst our flesh assume And not abhor the Virgins Womb for Mans redemption to be done When thou hadst overcome the pains Of sharpest death which sadly reigns o're all mankind because of sin Thou didst set open in thy Love The Kingdom there of Heav'n above that all Believers might come in 4. Part. Heb. 1.3 Joh. 5.22 Mat. 8.11.19.28 O Saviour Christ Thou art set down At God's right hand in high renown and in thy Fathers glory bright We do believe it Lord of thee That thou shalt come our judge to be who hast the sole and Sovereign right We humbly pray Thee Lord therefore Assist thy servants evermore those whom thy precious blood did buy Make them be numbred on the Thrones Of glory with the Holy Ones in Everlasting dignity 5. Part. Psal. 28.9.115.1 Mat. 6.13 Psal. 123.3.33.22.31.1 Thy people Lord thine heritage Preserve and bless from age to age govern and lift them up for ever We dayly magnifie thy Name We worship and adore the same World without end surceasing never Thy grace and favour Lord give in To keep us safe this day from sin Shew mercy Lord shew mercy free Shew mercy Lord as we confide On thee O Lord have I rely'd confounded let me never be The third Metre To the Common-Tune WE praise thee God we acknowledge thee the only Lord to be O Father the Eternal One the whole Earth worships Thee To thee all Angels cry aloud the Heavens and all therein Continually to thee do cry Cherube and Seraphin O Holy Holy Holy Lord the Lord the God of Hosts In Heaven and Earth thy praise is spread throughout the Skie and Coasts The Apostles glorious Company and Prophets goodly train And Noble Host of Martyrs blest thy praises do proclaim The Holy Church confesseth Thee throughout the spacious Earth The Father of a Majesty that cannot be set forth Also thine Honourable true thy dear and only Son And Holy Ghost the Comforter of every faithfull one Of glory thou O Christ art King that Title is thy due Thou art the Everlasting Son Of God the Father true When sinfull mans deliverance was that thou camest for To be inclos'd in Virgins Womb Thou diddest not abhor The sharp and cruel pains of death when thou had'st conquer'd whole Thou didst set open Heavens gate to every faithfull soul. Thou in thy Fathers glory great at God's right hand dost sit We trust that thou shalt come to be our Judge to set us quit Help then thy servants whom Thou hast bought with thy precious blood In endless glory reckon them among thy Saints so good Do thou O Lord thy people save bless thine inheritance Govern them Lord by thy good grace and ever them advance We magnifie thee day by day thy Name we do adore World without end continually vouchsafe thy grace therefore And keep us Lord this day from sin lest we offend and fall Have mercy on us O good Lord have mercy on us all Lord let thy mercy light on us as we do trust in thee In thee I trust Lord let me not confounded ever be Fourth Metre To the Tune of the 50th Psalm The mighty God c. WE give thee praise O God with one accord We all acknowledge thee to be the Lord All the whole Earth adores thee O most high The blessed Father from Eternity Angels loud Voices joyn their praise with ours The Heav'ns on high and all the Heavenly Powers Both Cherubin and Seraphin so bright Continual cries of praise to thee recite O Holy Holy Holy Lord they say Lord God of Sabbaoth whom all Hosts obey Both Heav'n and Earth are filled every where With thy Majestick glory shining there The blest Apostles glorious Company Do praise thy Holy Name harmoniously The Prophets goodly fellowship proclaim The constant praises of thy glorious Name The Noble Hosts of Martyrs also bless thee The Holy Church through all the Earth confess thee The Father of a Majesty unknown Thine Honourable true and only Son Also the Holy Ghost they do confess The Comforter of thine in their distress The King of Glory thou O Christ art Crowned The Fathers everlasting Son renowned When thou took'st on thee what none other can Namely to work deliverance for man The Virgins Womb thou diddest not abhor To enter on the Work thou camest for When thou hadst quell'd the pains of death so grievous Thou openedst Heaven gate to all Believers At God's right hand thou hast thy seat on high And in the Fathers glorious dignity We do believe that thou shalt have the Throne And one day come to judge us every one O therefore help thy servants so esteemed That them when lost thy precious blood redeemed O make them to be numbred with thy Saints In endless Glory where no fulness wants Lord save thy people bless thine Heritage Govern and lift them up from age to age We magnifie Thee daily evermore World without end Thy Name we do adore Vouchsafe to keep us Lord this day from sin Have mercy on us and thy grace give in O Let thy mercy Lord upon us light As we have ever trusted in thy might O Lord in Thee my confidence is grounded O therefore let me never be confounded Hymn III. Adventus Christi or Accomplishment of the first Promise Joh. 1.14 THe eternal word took humane flesh and dwelt amongst us here And men beheld his gloriousness most plainly to appear As of th' alone begotten one of God the Father true So also full of grace He sho'n and glorious in our view And of his fulness from on high we have in every place Received Universally and richly grace for grace For lo the Law Man 's bound unto by Moses was made known But grace and truth to know and do by Jesus Christ alone To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore Hymn IV. A faithfull saying 1 Tim. 1.15 John 11.25.5.24 THIS is a saying verify'd and worthy all esteem That Jesus Christ came down and di'd poor sinners to redeem His Name whoever trusts upon shall live although he die And free from Condemnation shall live Eternally To him that thus hath loved us and cancell'd all our score With that pure flood of his own blood be praise for evermore Hymn V. A joyfull Death or the Song of Holy Simeon Luke 2.29 NOW lettest thou thy servant Lord depart in perfect peace According to thy faithfull Word concerning his decease For now mine eyes have seen declar'd ere death shall end my race The saving health Thou hast prepar'd before all peoples face 31. Rev. 1.4 A light to lighten clear enough the
in time of sickness 58 Humble Supplications in time of tempest Ibid. Humble Supplications in time of transgression and revolt 59 Humble Supplications in time of war 60 Humble Supplications in hard times 248 I. JAcob's sadness cheered 230 Idols their vanity 250 Idolatry forbidden 138 Idolatry exploded 241 Jerusalem God's Jealousie for it 56 Jew and Gentiles call 138 Jew and Gentiles fulness held out in many Promises 140 Immortality and Mortality 162 Imperfection 143 Impure and Pure described 303 Invective against Hypocrisie 31 Job Expostulated by God 225 Job's Answer 226 Jonah's Deliverance from Shipwrack 45 Joys of Heaven 145 310 Joyfull Death or the Song of holy Simeon 13 Israel restored 253 Israel's revolt 266 St. Jude's Admonition Exhortation and Benediction 309 Judgment waited for 60 Judgment upon the proud and scornfull 61 Judgment day forewarned 146 Judgments heavy 274 Justification 147 K. KInd love of God in Christ 62 King David's Exaltation and Type of Christ 64 His Elegie of Saul and Jonathan 29 His Lamentation for Saul and Jonathan Ibid. L. LArge Mercies Corporal 65 Large Mercies Spiritual 66 Large Mercies Temporal 67 Large Mercies Eternal 68 Laud and Praise for God's Judgments or the Lambs Song 148 Leaven 289 Lamentation of David for Saul and Jonathan 29 Lesson of true Charity 94 Life and Conversation Conscientious 69 Light and Darkness discovered Ibid. Lively Hope 85 Longing after Christ 148 Looking and longing for the general Dissolution 70 Lord our Righteousness 251 Love of God 149 Love of God in Christ 62 Loves Link or the Golden Chain of God's Mercies 71 Love in Deed and in Truth Ibid. Love of the World forbidden 151 Love Engraven 231 M. MAN's mortality minded 227 Marriage 152 Mediator 153 Meek constantly seeking of God 39 Memorial of God's Mercies 72 Mercies recorded and requested 238 Mercy and Terrour mixt 155 Mercies 154 The Second Part 210 Mercies Corporal 65 Mercies Spiritual 66 Mercies Temporal 67 Mercies Eternal 68 Merit disclaimed 157 Michael our Prince 265 Ministerial Gifts conferred 73 Miracles at Pentecost 15 Mitigation of mourning at Funerals 23 Mixture of Mercy and Terrour 155 Moral Precepts prest with Arguments 157 Moderate Affections 294 More Spiritual Precepts 161 Morning Exercise 14 Mortality and Immortality 162 Mortification 163 Moses Song 215 Mourners comforted 232 Murmuring Restrained 254 Mustard-Seed 289 N. NOnsufficient Sacrifices 277 New Jerusalem 311 O. OATH of Grace 260 Obedience blessed 100 Old good way 242 Oppressors wo to them 251 Oppression and Rapine dissuaded 165 Our Advocate in Heaven 307 Our Saviour's call to the Nations 74 Our Saviour's Rapture 288 Our Saviour's coming in the Clouds 297 Our thorough Sanctification prayed for 74 P. PAcification by Repentance 257 Pardon the blessedness thereof 36 Partridge 250 Passion and Compassion of Christ 167 Passover slain for us and preparation thereunto 75 Patience 169 Patience to press at Funerals 24 Peace of God and Prayer 170 Peace with all men 293 Peril and Pennance of Adulterers 42 Perpetuity and Power of Christ's Resurrection 75 Perseverance 170 Portion of the little flock 171 Power and prevalency of Christ's Resurrection 75 Power of prayer 172 Praise to the Creator 77 Praise to the giver of grace Ibid. Praise to the Prince of Potentates Ibid. Praise to the redeemer 78 Praise to the Trinity Ibid. Prayers of Captives Effectual 252 Preachers lips 234 Pretiousness of the Saints death 24 Priesthood 279 Prince Michael 265 Promise of sending the Holy Ghost and of the Miracles of Pentecost 15 Prophet Jonah's deliverance 45 Pure and impure described 303 Q. Qualifications of blessedness 103 Qualifications of Charity 105 R. RApine and oppression dissuaded 165 Rapture of our Saviour 288 Reasonable Service 172 Recovery of the Church 173 Redeeming of Time 174 Redemption out of the Songs of the Blessed Virgin of Zacharias and old Simeon Ibid. Reformation 177 Regeneration 179 Remission of sin 79 Renewing of Joy Ibid. Repentance 179 Repentance pacifies 257 Repentance urged 259 Reproach for Christ and imitation of him 182 Restoration of Israel 253 Restraining of Fleshly lusts 80 Resurrection 24 183 Revenge forbidden 184 Reward of Charity 304 Rich Charged with Charity 297 Right reasoning of Temptation 80 Robes of righteousness 235 Role for swearers and cursers 44 S. SAbbath 184 260 Sacrament of the Supper 185 Sacrifices nonsufficient 277 Saints Communion 109 Saints their safety in death 25 Saints the pretiousness of their deaths 24 Saints their sweet rest 25 Salvation shining 189 Sanctification 190 Sanctification prayed for 74 Satans Children described and distinguished 307 Saviour's Rapture 288 Saviour's Call 74 Saviour's call to the Nations 74 Saviour's coming in the Clouds 297 Saul and Jonathan lamented by David 29 Scriptures 192 Seven Abominations 43 Secrets revealed 193 Secrets unrevealed 194 Seeking God betimes 225 Sin confessed 38 Sins of Sodom recorded 256 Sluggard rouzed 86 Sobriety Prayer and Charity enjoyned 81 Solemn Ascension of Christ and leading Captivity Captive 81 Son of righteousness arising 284 Song of Holy Simeon 13 Song of Deborah 119 Song to celebrate the Restoration of the Church 17 Song of Zacharie 175 Song of Simeon and Zacharie 176 Song of Hannah 222 Song of Moses the man of God commanded to be learned by heart of all Israel 215 Souls under the Altar 195 Sowing to the Spirit 295 Spirit of God dwelling in us 82 Spiritual precepts 161 Spiritual Shepherds 196 Strait Gate 197 Subsistance of God's Kingdom 294 Supplications and Confessions 56 Supplications in time of Drought 57 Supplications in hard times 248 Suffering and self-denyal 197 Swearers and Cursers their flying Role 44 T. TE Deum Laudamus 2 4 7 9 Testimony prophetical of the Birth and Kingdom of Christ 21 22 Temptations succoured 199 Terror and mercy mixt 155 Test to the Covenant 214 Thanksgiving at or after the Sacrament 26 Thorough sanctification Prayed for 74 Three and four Transgressions 271 Time of Drought Sickness Tempest Transgression Revolt and War Vide Humble Supplications Treading the Wine-press alone 237 Treasures of deceit challenged 278 Tree good 199 Trinity 200 True Fast 87 V. Vanity of Idols 250 Vessels of honour 299 Vineyard of Israel 201 Vineyard of Red-Wine 228 Vile-bodies changed 88 Vnity and Amity 296 Vnity and love of Brethren 202 Vniting the Nation 264 Vocation 204 W. WANT of Charity discovered and censured 308 Warning of Judgment by beginning at God's House 89 Warning of the general Dissolution Ibid. War with lusts 305 Well approved hearers 90 Whirlwind of God's wrath Ibid. Whole Armour 206 Will for the Deed 207 Winking at the times of ignorance 91 Wisedoms Exhortation 208 Wise builder 287 Wise Merchant 290 Woe to the oppressors 251 Wofull bewailing our Corruptions and Calamities 27 Wofull Lamentation for Saul and Jonathan 29 Word preached 209 World and the Church 211 Worldly cares forbidden 95 Work of Mercy magnified 210 Work of grace Ibid. Works Words and Thoughts for the Lord's Day 92 Wrongs to be remitted or a Lesson of true Charity 94 Z. ZAchary's Song 175 Zealous
righteous men affect The bowed down he doth erect Opening likewise the blind mans eyes and strangers doth the Lord protect The Lord relieves the fatherless and helps the Widow in distress But in his Wrath the sinners path the Lord doth utterly suppress The Lord shall reign continually thy God O Sion rules on high And so he shall to ages all his Name do ye still magnifie HYMN 579. 7. METRE Argument Creation-works demands our praise And all the Churches all our days Three Children c. Psalm 136. verse 1 GIVE thanks to God ye Saints of his for good he is For his mercies sure for ever do endure verse 2 Unto the God of Gods give praise his honour raise For his mercies c. verse 3 Give thanks to God the Sovereign Lord with one accord For his mercies c. verse 4 To him that doth such wondrous deeds whose fame exceeds For his mercies c. verse 5 To him whose wisedom skilfully made Heaven on high For his mercies c. verse 6 To him that set the solid Ground the Seas to bound For his mercies c. HYMN 580. 8. METRE Argument Creation works and wonders wrought of old Require thanksgiving great and manifold Psalm 136. verse 7 Praise him that made by power Divine great lights to shine For his mercies c. verse 8 The Sun that hath the brightest ray to rule the Day For his mercies c. verse 9 The moon and stars of lesser light to rule the night For his mercies c. verse 10 That smote all Egypt's first increase of man and beast For his mercies c. verse 11 And brought out Israel from among the barbarous throng For his mercies c. verse 12 With his strong Arm and stretcht-out hand of high command For his mercies c. HYMN 581. 9. METRE Argument God's greatness and his goodness past our search Are celebrated by his faithfull Church Psalm 136. verse 1 O Render thanks to our great God for he is good For his mercies c. verse 2 The God of gods give thanks unto as ye should do For his mercies c. verse 3 Unto the Lord of lords confess with thankfulness For his mercies c. verse 13 To him that parted the Red Sea for Israel's way For his mercies c. verse 14 And Israel through the midst of it he did transmit For his mercies c. verse 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host on that Sea Coast. For his mercies c. verse 16 That led his people past the bounds of desart Grounds For his mercies c. HYMN 582. 10. METRE Argument God's wondrous works of judgments wrought of old Require thanksgiving great and manifold Psalm 136. verse 17 PRaise him that wrought such wondrous things Who smote great Kings For his mercies c. verse 18 And famous Kings and not a few he overthrew For his mercies c. verse 19 King Sion that strong Amorite his power did smite For his mercies c. verse 20 And Og the King of Bashan too he overthrew For his mercies c. verse 21 And gave their Land an heritage to th' after age For his mercies c. verse 23 Who thought on us in low estate and desolate For his mercies c. verse 24 And hath redeemed us from those that were our foes For his mercies c. verse 25 Who giveth food for to refresh all mortal flesh For his mercies c. verse 26 All thanks and praise be therefore given to th' God of Heaven For his mercies c. HYMN 583. Variety of mercies magnified Psalm 147. 1. METRE PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord for very good it is Pleasant and comely to record and praise that Name of his The Lord builds up Jerusalem his repossessed throne And Israel's outcasts all of them he gathereth into one 3 4 5. The wounds of every broken heart he heals with gentle hand He numbers all the Stars apart and names them as they stand Great is our Lord of Israel and of great power and might His understanding doth excell for it is infinite 6. The Lord lifts up the meek on high But doth the proud confound And casts the wicked scornfully down to the very ground 1. METRE 2. PART Ver. 7 8. SING to the Lord with thanksgiving sing praise with one accord Upon the solemn Harp O sing unto our God the Lord. Who makes thick Clouds o'respread the Skie to feed the Earth with rain And Grass to grow on Mountains high as on the fertile plain 9 10. He giveth to the beast his food with plentifull supply And feeds the Ravens callow brood when hunger makes them cry God takes no joy in any horse nor in a Champions limb Nor can their courage strength or force delight or pleasure him 11. But lo the Lord doth take delight in them that fear his Name And in his mercies infinite their confidence proclaim HYMN 584. Variety of mercies magnified 1. METRE 3. PART Psalm 147.12 13 14. O Praise the Lord Jerusalem thy God O Sion praise For lo thy gates and bars of them he very strongly staies Thy Children in thee he hath blest thy peace he makes full great And fills thee with the very best and finest of the Wheat 15 16. He sends out his commandement on all the Earth so vast No sooner can his word be sent but runs exceeding fast He giveth snow like gentle wool and scatters all abroad His hoary frost most plentifull like ashes that are strow'd 4. PART 1. METRE 17 18. THE Lord casts out his Icy hail like morsels to behold And who can stand and shall not quail to feel his pinching cold He sendeth out his word and lo it melteth them again He causeth then his winds to blow and waters flow amain 19 20. God shews his word to Jacob's house that they may know it well His Laws and judgments righteous he shews to Israel He hath not dealt so large a lot to any Land beside As for his Laws they know them not the Lord be magnifi'd HYMN 585. Variety of Providences praised 2. METRE Give laud c. Psalm 147.1 GIVE laud unto the Lord it is a pleasant thing His praises to record and his sweet songs to sing who on a rock His Church erects and recollects his scatter'd flock He heals the heart contrite and binds up all their wounds He tells the Stars of light whose number so abounds and he can call Each shining flame of them by name he knows them all Great is this God of ours yea most exceeding great His power above all powers and hath the sovereign seat and as his might So likewise his pure wisedom is most infinite The Lord lifts up the meek the wicked throws to ground Praise him with songs most sweet and harps harmonious sound the Heav'ns he fills With Clouds for showers makes Grass and flowers to grow on hills The beasts and ravens young he feedeth when they call In horse or Champion strong he joyeth
canst She is of all things principal and most to be advanc'd Of greater price than pearls and all desired treasure Her paths and ways have all the praise of perfect peace and pleasure 18 14 16 18. A tree of life to them upon her that lay hold Her Merchandise of greater price than silver or than gold Her right hand length of days her left bears wealth and honour And happy he who e're he be that lays fast hold upon her HYMN 197. Word preached All people c. 2 Cor. 10.4 Heb. 4.12 THe weapons of our warfare here have nothing carnal plac'd therein But mighty thorow God they are to pull down all strong holds of sin God's Word is such a powerfull one sharper than any two-edg'd sword It parts the marrow from the bone and is an heart-discerning Word 1 Pet. 2.2 Jam. 1.20 Then shunning guile and malice lewd envy reproach hypocrisie As babes new born desire the food of God's pure Word to grow thereby And let us set all sins apart with meekness to receive and have God's Word ingrafted in our heart which is of power our souls to save 2. PART Work of mercy magnifi'd or The second part of mercies forgot to be inserted in its due place 2 Cor. 7.13 If I shut heaven saith the Lord or leave the Land to be devour'd By Locusts or if I dispence some drought or dreadfull pestilence If then my People whom I grace with my great name shall seek my face Humble themselves and joyntly pray And turn them from their evil way Then will I hear in heaven high and pardon their Iniquity Most graciously I will forgive and heal the land wherein they live Jam. 2.13 Psal. 136.1 Thus mercy with triumphant voice against strict judgment doth rejoyce O thank the Lord of Heav'n therefore whose mercies last for evermore HYMN 198. Worker of Grace 2 Cor. 3.5 Phil. 2.12 WE have not the sufficiency and power of our own To think so much as one good thought as of our selves alone But all our whole sufficiency doth of the Lord proceed Who works in us most graciously both the desire and deed Jam. 1.17 Rom. 9.16 For every good and perfect gift proceeds from God above With whom there is no varying nor shadow of remove It is not then of him that wills nor him that runs the race But all our good on us distils from God that sheweth Grace Jude 24 25. To God therefore the only wise our Saviour strength and stay Be Thrones Dominions Dignities for evermore we pray HYMN 199. World and the Church 1 John 5.19 WE know we are of God most high for we are born of him And this whole world most generally lies soaking in their sin And lo the Son of God is come and we the same have known And he hath thus instructed us to know the faithfull one 20. Rev. 5.13 And we are in him that is true in Jesus Christ his Son This is the true God known to you and endless life begun Blessing and power and praise therefore to him be altogether That sits upon the sacred Throne and to the Lamb for ever HYMN 200. Zealous Ejaculations at Evening or Bed-time Give laud c. Psal. 31.6 Rev. 1.5 MY spirit O God do I into thy hands commit Lord God of Verity Thou hast redeemed it Thy grace so good Washt off our sin and bath'd us in our Saviour's blood Psal. 141.2.51.12 Mic. 7.19 Now let my prayers be as incense in thine eyes And hands up-lift to Thee as th' evening Sacrifice O cleanse my heart My sins subdue and still renew my inward part Rom. 14.8 That whiles I draw this breath I may live up to Thee And when I die the death to Thee Lord it may be That live or die Whatever time I may be thine perpetually Psal. 4.8 Rev. 1.4 And now my lying down shall be both sweet and sure For thou O Lord alone my dwelling dost secure All glory then To Father Son and Holy one forever Amen The End of the Second Century THE Third and Last Century OF CHAPT HYMNS Newly Translated HYMN 201. The Covenant of Grace entred to Abraham All people or O Lord consider c. Gen. 17.1.15.5 THus said the Lord to Abraham Lo I the Lord Almighty am Walk thou before me for thy part Sincere and with a perfect heart And covenant with thee will I And with thy seed successively Number the Stars and thou shalt tell The Summ whereto thy seed shall swell And he believed in the Lord Relying on his faithfull Word And it was counted unto him For Righteousness to trust therein So all that are of faith indeed Are blest with Abraham as his seed To Abraham's God be praise therefore From first to last for evermore HYMN 202. The Test to the Covenant All people c. Deut. 26.16 THis day the Lord commandeth thee Obedient to his Laws to be Keep them therefore in every part With all thy soul and all thy heart Thou hast avoucht the Lord this day To be thy God To keep his way His Statutes Laws and Judgments choice And still to hearken to his voice And God this day avoucheth thee His own peculiar stock to be As his most gracious promise stands That thou shouldst keep all his commands To Israel's God be praise therefore From first to last for evermore And let all faithfull people then Say cheerfully Amen Amen HYMN 203. The Song of Moses the man of God commanded to be learnt by heart of all Israel Deut. 32. to 44. v. Moses's Title Psalm 90. To the Tune of the Ten Commandments GIve ear O heavens from on high and I will speak this present day And hear O Earth attentively the awfull words which I shall say My doctrine shall drop down as showers my speech as dew shall gently pass And as small rain on herbs and flowers and as the showers upon the grass Because I will this day proclaim and publish fully all abroad The Lord our God's Almighty Name ascribe ye greatness to our God. He is the Rock his work 's compleat and all his ways just judgment be A God of truth without deceit exactly just and right is He. 2. PART v. 5. They are corrupt they bring a blot upon themselves of foul disgrace Their spot is not his Childrens spot they are a cross and crooked race Requite ye thus the Lord most high ye foolish people Is not He Thy Father dear that did thee buy hath he not made and stablisht thee Remember now the days of old the years of ages long ago Thy Father ask thou shalt be told and ask thine Elders they shall show When the most high did first divide inheritances unto men And separated far and wide all Adam's Sons as he did then He set the people bounds compleat but chiefly one that did excell According to the Number great of all his people Israel 3. PART v. 9. For lo the Portion of the Lord is Israel whom he doth advance And Jacob's house
the Grass The time was at the latter growth of shooting out the blade And I to see the judgment loath on this wise spake and said Forgive Lord our iniquities I humbly cry and call By whom shall Jacob's House arise for he is very small Then did the Lord repent for this and thus He said to me Though they have done so much amiss yet this thing shall not be Then cald He to contend by fire devouring all the deep And eat a part though not th' entire then did I pray and weep Lord cease these wofull miseries and hear my cry and call By whom shall Jacob's House arise for he is very small Then did the Lord repent for this and thus he said to me Though they have done so much amiss yet this thing shall not be Then shew'd he me a plummer line pointing at Israel's score To shew that God would not incline to pardon any more Lord spare thy flock do not condemn thine Heritage to shame That Heathens should rule over them dishonouring thy Name For wherefore should the Heathen say while we are undertrod Now where is Israel's God say they where Now is Israel's God Then will the Lord of 's own accord be jealous for his Land And pity his own flock that is under the Heathens hand Let us always give laud and praise to Israel's God therefore And people then say all Amen Amen for evermore HYMN 255. Nonsufficient Sacrifices Now Israel may say c. Micah 6.6 WHerewith shall I or any man be bold to come before the Lord confidingly and bow my self before the Lord most high With Offerings shall I come of flock and fold Burnt Offerings or with calves a just year old Will God be pleas'd and with our sins dispense for thousands of fat Rams which we shall boyl or for ten thousand Rivers full of oyl Shall my first-born my trespass recompence Fruit of my body for my souls offence But he hath shew'd thee what is good O man and what doth God the Lord require of thee but to do justly and exact to be Mercy to love and shew it all we can Walk humbly with thy God and so go on Let Israel's God the Lord that is most high be ever blest and magnifi'd therefore and let the spacious Earth the Sea shore Be filled with his glorious Majesty And people say Amen unanimously HYMN 256. The Treasures of deceit challenged The mighty God c. Micah 6.10 Deut. 25.14 AND are there yet the treasures of deceit in wicked Houses now so general And the scant measure or the small and great which is abominable unto all Or shall I count them pure with wicked ballance And of deceitfull Weight which I can challenge For their rich men are full of violence and their inhabitants are full of lies Also their tongue is full of foul offence and of deceitfull wicked treacheries Therefore I 'le make thee sick in visitation And for thy sins to be a Desolation And thou shalt eat and not be satisfi'd thy casting down shall be in midst of thee And thou shalt take fast hold on every side but not deliver when thy siege shall be And that which thou deliverest Son or Daughter I will give up unto the sword and slaughter And thou shalt sow but shalt not reap the crop and thou shalt tread the Olive from the tree But not anoint thee with the Oyl one drop and Wine to drink but none at all for thee Therefore saith God return to Me returning Withall your heart with fasting tears and mourning And rent your heart but keep your garment whole and turn unto your God so patient So gratious great in kindness mercifull and soon repents him of our punishment Who knows if He will turn and leave behind him A blessing that for ever we may find Him HYMN 257. The Priesthood The Mighty God c. Zech. 3.1 AND lo He shew'd me Joshua God's High Priest standing before the Angel of the Lord And Satan at His right Hand to resist then spake the Lord to Satan this sharp Word The Lord that chose His Church check thy desire For is not this a BRAND pluckt from the fire Now Joshua was clad in vile array and stood before the Angel of the Lord And God commanded take those rags away and give him change of rayment at my Word So then they gave him change of rayment brighter And on his head they set a comely Mitre Then did the Angel of the Lord protest if thou O Joshua wilt observe my charge Then will I give thee Walks among the rest to judge my House and keep my Courts at large Hear now O Joshua my Priest desired Thou and thy fellows that are men admired 2. PART Zec. 3.8 9. Heb. 10.14 Behold I will bring forth and will advance my choice elected the foundation stone My chosen servant who is call'd the Branch my Well-beloved and the Holy one That is endow'd above all mortal merit With all the Graces of my Holy Spirit I will engrave with graving of my hand concerning him the Lord of Hosts doth say And those Iniquities of all the Land I will remove and quit in one short day For by one Offering made by him that died Perfect for ever are the sanctified And in that day as saith the Lord of Hosts such amity and unity shall be That they shall call their friends in all the Coasts under the Vine and under the Fig-tree Let Israel's God be magnifi'd therefore And people say Amen for evermore HYMN 258. The Brother-hood Give laud c. Zech. 7.9 THUS speaks the Lord of Hosts let every man of you In all the Lands and Coasts just judgment now pursue And mercy show Even all ye can to every man both friend and foe And do not ye oppress the Widow any more Nor wrong the Fatherless the Stranger nor the Poor Let none of you His Brother judge nor bear him grudge whate're ye do But they refus'd to hear and pull'd their neck away And stopt their willfull ear from all that I did say Yea every one Did quite depart and make their heart as th' Adamant Stone Lest they should hear the Law and Words which God had sent Which former Prophets saw and call'd them to repent Therefore there came On Israel's Land by God's command great Wrath to flame And therefore as He cry'd and yet they would not hear So was their cry deny'd and I would not give ear Saith God of Hosts And thus alas It came to pass in Israel's Coasts So I did scatter them as when fierce whirlwinds blow Among all Nations then and whom they did not know And thus their Land And whole Estate lay desolate by God's Command Thus was it with the Jew their Land was left forlorn That no man might pass through nor any might return For their own hand Lay'd desolate that delicate and pleasant Land. HYMN 259. God's Jewels Where righteousness doth say c. Mal. 3.16 THEN they that fear'd
in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Your Servant for Jesus sake William Barton Of the TUNES THE Tunes here set down are none of the common ones except that of the 100 Psalm Note That the Tune of the 51 Psalm O Lord consider c. or any Tune of eight Sillables in each Line when four Lines make up the Verse may be sung in the Tune of the 100 Psalm Note that the Tune call'd Where Righteousness c. may be changed into the usual Tune of the 67 Psalm if you put in two Sillables more in the third Line of every four Note That the New Tune set in Mr. Sandy's Psalm-Book by Mr. Henry Lawes for the 531 Hymn pag. 646. may be changed into the Tune of the 113 Psalm Ye Children c. if you put in two Sillables more into every third Line Note That the old 127 Psalm mentioned in the 564. Hymn pag. 678. hath no proper Tune of its own but in the old Psalm-Book is referred to the Tune of the 112 Psalm which is the proper Tune of the Lord's Prayer as it is in the old Psalm-Book Note That the 111 Psalm as it is in the old Psalm-Book may be sung in the Tune of the old 120 Psalm which is a shorter Tune And all these Tunes except the New Tunes are taken out of the old Psalm-Book rectified by Mr. Ravenscroft The TUNES of several HYMNS in this Book PSALM 50. The mighty God c. PSALM 51. O Lord consider c. PSALM 100. All People c. PSALM 111. With heart I do accord c. PSALM 112. The man is blest c. PSALM 113. Ye Children c. Ps. 120. In trouble and in thrall c. Psalm 121. I lift mine Eyes c. Psalm 122. I did in heart rejoyce c. Psalm 124. Now Israel may say c. Psalm 125. Such as in God do put c. Psalm 126. When that the Lord c. Psalm 130. Lord to thee c. Psalm 148. Give laud c. Complaint of a Sinner The New Tune for the 524. Hymn of the Sixth Century Page 617. The New Tune of the 532. Hymn of the Sixth Century Page 646. Here follows an Example of turning the Tune Where Righteousness doth say into the plain Tune of the 67 Psalm 6th Century Hymn 526. p. 622. 2. M. Have mercy c. TEach me O Lord the way whereto thy Statutes tend So shall I never go astray but keep it to the end Give me to understand and then shall I endeavour To act O Lord by thy command with my whole heart for ever In paths of thy commands Lord make me go aright For ver'ly my desire so stands and therein I delight Incline my heart O Lord that I may not digress Incline it to thy holy word and not to covetousness Lord turn away mine eyes turn them O Lord I pray From viewing worldly vanities and quicken me in thy way Establish thou thy word unto thy servant dear Who wholly is devoted Lord unto thy faithfull fear The obloquy I fear Lord turn away from me For I confess to thee how clear How good thy Judgments be Behold how my desires do for thy precepts press O stir these heats these holy fires to shew thy righteousness Here follows a perfect Praxis for the Tune of the old 111 Psalm because those Examples of p. 508. 2. M. and of the 120 Psalm want Hypermeters to each second Verse and may well be sung in the proper Tune of the 120 Ps. but not in the Tune of the old 111 Psalm Pardon of sin implored the suit pursued the mercy assured Out of the 130 Psalm OUT of the dreadfull deeps Where fear and horror keeps I cry'd to thee O Lord Lord hear my voice said I ATTEND unto my CRY And to my suits accord For shouldst thou mark O God What by-paths we have trod By sinfull Conversation Who then O Lord shall stand Or scape thy heavy hand Of righteous Condemnation But Lord there is with thee Forgiveness full and free That thou may'st be ador'd I wait upon the Lord My soul waits on his Word And there my hopes are stor'd My soul waits patiently Upon the Lord most high And for his words performing More eagerly than they That watch for break of day And dawning of the morning Yea Lord my soul and mind Attendeth still to find Free favour in thy sight Whereafter I enquire With earnester desire Than Watch-man for the light Let Israel hope therefore In God for evermore For with the Lord is mercy And plenteous grace with him To pardon all our sin Which made the Controversie A Perfect Praxis for the Tune of the old 126 Psalm Out of the 117 Psalm PRaise ye the Lord O all ye Nations far and near His praise record O all ye people every where Because we find How very great and marvellous His mercies kind And his compassion is to us His Faithfull Word Endures for evermore Praise ye the Lord Praise ye the Lord therefore The Fourth Century Beginning the PSALM-HYMNS HYMN 301. A blessed Man described Psalm 1. THE man is blest whose piety forbids to turn aside In Counsel or Society with men unsanctify'd That from those evil paths doth keep wherein the wicked are And joyns not in their fellowship that sit in scorners chair verse 2 But in the Law of God the Lord he placeth his delight And meditateth on his Word devoutly Day and Night verse 3 He shall be like a planted tree that near a River springs Which always as his seasons be abundant fruit forth brings verse 4 Whose leaf likewise shall never fade but flourish still and stand And prosperous shall his works be made what'ere he takes in hand verse 5 But as for men of wicked minds far otherwise are they And like the chaff which boisterous winds drive easily away verse 6 Therefore th' ungodly never may in Judgment rise up clear Nor sinners in the Judgment Day among the Saints appear verse 7 For God doth favourably know the Godly Persons Path Whereas the way that sinners go shall perish in his Wrath. HYMN 302. 2. METRE Argument Good men and bad this first Hymn comprehends Discovering fully both their ways and ends Have mercy c. Psalm 1. A Blessed man is he that is not led aside By counsels of impiety to go where sinners guide Nor sits in scorners seat but in Gods Law delights And in this Law doth meditate continual Days and Nights He shall be like a plant set by the Rivers side Whose boughs no timely fruit do want whose leaf shall fresh abide And well shall he succeed in all good works design'd Not so th' ungodly they shall speed as chaff dispers'd with wind Therefore ungodly men shall not stand justify'd Nor sinners with the righteous then when Judgment must be try'd For ways of men upright the Lord doth kindly know But sinners paths shall perish quite with everlasting woe
gone to perish in the pit verse 11 The path of life thou wilt declare to me with joys full store And Lord at thy right hand there are sweet pleasures evermore HYMN 328. Extolling of Scripture verity and virtue Psalm 19.7 MOST perfect is the Law of God of Soul-converting might His Testimonies are most pure and give the simple light verse 8 The Statutes of the Lord are right and fill the heart with joys The precepts of the Lord are pure inlightening the eyes verse 9 The fear of God his word is clean and doth endure for ever The Judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether verse 10 Yea more than Gold than much fine Gold to be embrac'd alway The hony and the hony-comb are not so sweet as they verse 11 They are thy Servants Monitors how he his life should frame And great reward 's provided for 's if we observe the same HYMN 329. Faith seen in fear of Sin. Psalm 19.12 LORD who can all his Errors see O cleanse my heart within verse 13 From secret faults and keep thou me from all presumptuous sin O let it have no power to reign in me at any time And so shall I be free from stain and scape the greatest crime verse 14 O let the words which I recite my thoughts and whole behaviour Be acceptable in thy sight O Lord my strength and Saviour HYMN 330. Faith's Triumphant Banner Have mercy c. Psalm 20. THE Lord attend thy cry in this distressfull hour Great Jacob's God most gratiously defend thee by his power verse 2 He send thee succour still out of the sanctuary And strengthen thee from Sion Hill against the Adversary verse 3 Thy Offerings in like wise O let him have in mind And let thy whole burnt Sacrifice a good acceptance find verse 4 The Lord now grant to thee thy very hearts desire And let thy prudent councils be accomplish'd all entire verse 5 We will our Joy proclaim in thy assur'd defence And spread our banners in the Name of God our Confidence The Lord now grant in love what-ever thou would'st have verse 6 And now I know that God above doth his Anointed save And he will hear his King from Heaven his Holy Throne With saving strength which he shall bring by his right hand alone verse 7 Some people make their boasts of Chariots some of Horse But in our God the Lord of Hosts we reckon all our force verse 8 While these bow down and fall we rise and stand upright Save Lord and hear us when we call O King of Soveraign might HYMN 331. Faith's Victorious Banner 2. METRE O Lord Consider c. Psalm 20. LORD hear our King this troublous day the Name of Jacob's God defend Help from his holy place convey and succour out of Sion send Remember well and highly prize Thine Offerings and Burnt Sacrifice Thy hearts desire he grant thee still And all thy councils God fulfill In thy Salvation we 'l rejoyce and in our God's great Name shall we Our Banners raise with prayerfull voice all thy requests God grant to thee Now God I know will save from harm With saving strength of his right arm And heareth his anointed one From Heaven his high and Holy Throne Some hope in Chariots help to find and some in Horses hope the same But we will ever bear in mind the Lord our God's all helpfull Name They are brought down and fallen quite But we are risen and stand upright Save Lord O let the King give ear Now when we pray our prayer to hear HYMN 332. Psalm 21. Argument The King's supply and sure defence Obtain'd by Prayer and Confidence THE King rejoyceth to record the comforts of thy might And in thy saving health O Lord How much shall he delight Thou gav'st him what his heart desir'd and that important thing Which he with humble lips requir'd was not deny'd the King. Blessings of goodness to be sure thou hast on him powr'd down And made a Crown of Gold most pure his royal head to crown He askt thee life and thou didst please to give it in such store That he might see the length of days and live for evermore Great is his glorious dignity in this thy saving aid For honour and great majesty thou hast upon him laid For as one ever blest of God thou didst thy King advance And thou hast made him wonderous glad with thy sweet countenance For on the Lord he doth rely to see thy promise prov'd And through thy mercy O most high he never shall be mov'd HYMN 333. 2. PART Argument The sure destruction of rebellious men The Lord is prais'd for Judgments upon them THY hand shall find out all thy foes whoever Lord they be And thy right hand shall find out those that bear ill will to thee And make them as the Ovens hot steam what time thy wrath shall light The Lord in wrath shall swallow them and fire devour them quite Their fruit likewise shalt thou destroy from off the Earths increase And cut off their posterity and cause their seed to cease For they intended ill to thee and thought they should succeed In their mischievous Tragedy but could not act the deed And thou shalt make them for these things to turn their backs apace Charging thine arrows on the strings against their very face Be thou exalted O most high in thine own strength therefore And so our Songs shall magnify thy might for evermore HYMN 334. Psalm 23. Argument God's the good Shepherd of our lives and souls No danger need we fear nor foes controlls Have mercy c. THE Lord my shepherd is and he that doth me feed Since he is mine and I am his what comfort can I need He makes me to lie down on tender pasture grass Then to the streams he leads me on where waters gently pass And when I go astray he doth my soul reclaim Conducting me in the right way for his most holy name Yea though the paths I trod in deaths dark vale should be would not fear for there 's my God a staff of strength to me Thou mak'st me sit and dine even in my enemies sight My head with Oyl my cup with Wine run over day and night Thy goodness sure and grace shall measure all my days And thy house be my dwelling place to give thee endless praise HYMN 335. 2. METRE Argument God the Good Shepherd doth supply No dangers need to terrify All People c. Psalm 23. MY Shepherd is the Lord most blest I shall not want but be supply'd In pastures green he makes me rest by sweet and silent waters side He doth restore my soul that strays the paths of truth he makes me take To walk in his most righteous ways and this he doth for his Name sake Yea though I pass deaths dark abode afraid of ill I will not be For thou art with me O my God thy rod and staff they comfort me In spight of foes thou dost
thou hast dealt most favourably with Jacob's Land of late And turn'd our sad captivity into a free estate Unto thy people thou didst please to seal a pardon free Their grievous sins and trespasses are covered all by thee Thou hast removed from the path where all thine anger lay And from the fierceness of thy wrath hast turn'd thy self away Turn us O God our Saviour thus with thee for to comply And cause thine anger towards us to cease perpetually Wilt thou be angry evermore and not thy wrath recall Wilt thou draw out thy wrath so sore to Generations all Wilt thou not quicken us again and so far set us free That we thy people which remain may much rejoyce in thee HYMN 449. 2. PART Argument The Church redeem'd and warn'd gives God the praise He prophesies great good in Gospel Days NOW will I hear attentively what God the Lord will say In hope of true tranquillity to follow many a day For to his Saints and people dear the Lord will utter peace But let them take a warning here and former follies cease And sure the Lord's salvation is Nigh them that fear his Name That Glory may dwell here with his and fill our Land with fame Mercy and truth together meet whilst Christ the Kingdom sways And righteousness and peace do meet in Glorious Gospel-Days And truth shall spring from humane race by Christ our Saviour's Birth And righteousness looks down with Grace from Heaven to bless the Earth Yea God shall give us each good thing with righteousness and peace And he shall make our Land to bring abundance of encrease That sure example for our sake the righteousness of God Shall go before and make us take the way that he hath trod Psalm 86. to v. 7. HYMN 450. Argument The Saints Calamity and God's propensity Strong Arguments of pity All People c. LORD bow thine ear attend my cry for I am poor and in the dust Preserve my righteous soul for I in thee my God do put my trust Thy mercy Lord to me extend and hearken to my mournfull voice Daily my cries to thee ascend O make thy Servants soul rejoyce Thou Lord art good for rvermore to pardon sins art still inclin'd And all that do thy grace implore shall thine abundant mercy find To thee I humbly make address Lord hear my prayer my voice attend I 'll call on thee in my distress for thou wilt me an answer send HYMN 451. Turning or conversion of the Gentiles 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 86.8 9. AMong the Gods there 's none like thee nor any works like thine O Lord All Nations whom thou mad'st to be shall come to thee with one accord 10. With Adoration they shall come to glorify the Holy One For the great God great things hath done yea thou O God art God alone Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God the Lord therefore be blest and praised yet agen And let all people evermore say cheerfully Amen Amen HYMN 452. Turning the Gentiles or Sions Glory 1. METRE Psalm 87. IN Holy Hills the Ground-work lies of Sion's Edifice verse 2 Whose Gates beyond all Jacob's Land the Lord doth love and prize verse 3 O City of God renown'd and fam'd thy Converts are proclaim'd verse 4 Egypt for one and Babylon I to my friends have nam'd Philistia Tyre and Ethiop ' there was born and made an heir verse 5 And Sion they shall point and say did this and that man bear And the most High shall stablish her and such mens birth refer verse 6 To Sion Mount so make his count when he doth register As well the voice of him that sings as he that tunes the strings verse 7 Of musick sweet therein shall meet in thee are all my Springs HYMN 453. Turning the Gentiles to the Church 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 87. THE Church well built upon the word is consecrated to the Lord Who bears to Sion great respect and chiefly to his own Elect. Most Glorious things of her fore-told in Gospel-days we shall behold The Gentiles shall convert and dwell as heirs of life with Israel Tidings shall be of many a man born there a famous Christian And God shall stablish them and theirs and count them his adopted heirs Then Lord our giving thanks to thee the musick of our souls shall be For all the Springs of Grace and Skill are made to flow from Sion-hill HYMN 454. Validity of promises or faithfulness of God's Chastisements All People c. Psalm 89.30 31. IF David's seed my Law forsake and do not execute my will If they infringe the Laws I make and do not my Commands fulfill 32. Then will I visit and chastise their bold transgressions with the rod Correcting their Iniquities with stripes and punishments saith God 33. But of my loving kindness yet I will not wholly him bereave Nor will my faithfulness permit to fail and take a final leave 34. My Covenant with my faithfull King I 'll not reverse nor quite eclipse Nor will I alter any thing that I have spoken with my lips Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God the Lord most high be ever blest and prais'd therefore And let all people magnify his blessed Name for evermore HYMN 455. Vanishing of Life Psalm 90.10.5 THE days of our determin'd years are threescore years and ten And if at fourscore strength appears that strength is weakness then So speedily we pass away and we are quickly gone Just like a floud that makes no stay but hastily runs on 6 12. Like Grass which in the morning grows but is cut down at night At morning fresh and fair it shews at evening withers quite LORD let our frail mortality be so well understood That we may wisely learn of thee for our eternal good HYMN 456. Vanishing of Life or the short age of man. All People c. Psalm 90.10 THE common age of mortal men is counted threescore years and ten And if to fourscore some attain Their life is but a lengthned pain So quickly comes it to decay And suddenly we drop away Lord teach the numbring of our days To bring our hearts to wisedoms ways HYMN 457. Wishing for good times Psal. 90.13 REturn O Lord how long a space let it repent thee much Touching thy Servants wofull case whose sufferings have been such 14. O satisfy us speedily with thy compassions kind That all our days may yield us joy and gladness chear our mind 15. As thou hast sent us sorrows keen so send us comforts glad For days and years that we have seen so sorrowfull and sad 16. O let thy work appear unto thy servants every one Thy Glory to their Children show when we are dead and gone The Lord our God shine on his Church and grace our joynt endeavour O prosper thou our handy-works and stablish them for ever HYMN 458. Psal. 91. Argument Choice Saints preserv'd in pestilential times While Sinners smart for unrepented crimes All People c. verse 1 WHO
own Visit me of thine own accord with thy salvation here made known verse 5 That I may see thy chosens good rejoycing with the present age And Nations happy neighbourhood and glory with thine heritage 6. Ver. 43. But we have sinn'd we must confess we have committed hainous crimes We have done grievous wickedness yet thou hast sav'd us oftentimes verse 47 And save us now O Lord our God and gather us from th' Heathen Lands Thy Name with praises to applaud and raise to thee triumphant hands verse 48 Let Israel's God be blessed then from first to last for evermore And let all people say Amen praise ye the Lord our God therefore Psal. 106. 2. METRE Argument God's praises are past all we can express Mans greatest praise is constant righteousness Have mercy c. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord most high his goodness magnifie Give thanks to God for he is good and good perpetually verse 2 Who canâ—â—t full declare the mighty acts and rare Of our great God and shew abroad what all his praises are verse 3 O blessed men are they that walk in judgments way And he that doth the works of truth and never goes astray Psalm 106. 2. PART Argument He prays to find such favour show'd As is upon the Church bestow'd verse 4 O Lord remember me with Grace and favour free Such as thine own have found and known vouchsaf'd to them by thee O shew me thine own self and thy sweet saving health That I may he reserv'd to see thy chosen peoples wealth And that I may rejoyce with glad and glorying voice In seeing this great Nations bliss whereof thou hast made choice Psalm 106. 3. PART Argument Great sins scor'd on great Mercies are forgot And yet through Mercy God destroy'd them not verse 6 BUT Lord we do confess we all of us transgress Have swerved by iniquity and have done wickedness verse 7 The wonders which thy hand perform'd in Aegypt Land Our Fathers old did them behold but did not understand Thy mercies many a one they did not think upon But at the Sea provoke did they the Red-Sea scor'd it on verse 8 Yet letting them alone he sav'd them every one For his great Name to spread his fame and make his power known Psalm 106. 4. PART Argument The Red-Sea dry'd the Enemies drown'd Israel believ'd but not with faith so sound verse 9 THE Red-Sea on each side at his rebuke was dry'd Through deeps profound as desart Ground he did his people guide verse 10 Their Saviour he did stand against their haters hand And did redeem and rescue them from th' Enemies command verse 11 The waters covered those that were their mortal foes And there was none not any one remaining to oppose verse 12 Then they his word believ'd for works which he atchiev'd And sung his praise for some few days but soon their God they griev'd Psal. 106. 5. PART Argument Israel forgets the Works of God most high They lust and surfeit and by surfeit die verse 13 THE works which he had wrought they presently forgot His councils wise they did despise and for them waited not verse 14 But lusted with excess within the wilderness And tempted God while they abode in desarts harbourless verse 15 Yet unto them he gave what they desir'd to have But after all he sent their soul with leanness to the Grave Psal. 106. 6. PART Argument Moses and Israel's Lamp Are envy'd in the Camp The Rebels that against them strive Are swallow'd up alive Israel as brutish more than half Adores a Golden-Calf verse 16 GOOD Moses they envy'd as they in Camps abide And envy drew on Aaron too whom God had sanctifi'd verse 17 The Earth did open then and swallow'd up the men Of Dathan and Abiram's band and shut her mouth on them verse 19 In Horeb they were bold to make a Calf of Gold And worshiped an Image dead which their own hands did mould verse 20 Thus they their Glory pass into a molten Mass Of Oxes rude similitude a Beast that eateth Grass Psalm 106. 7. PART Argument Moses while standing in the Gap Saves Israel from God's Thunder-Clap verse 21 THEY were forgetfull quite of God their Saviour's might Whose hand alone great things had done in Aegypt in their â—ight verse 22 He wrought with wondrous hand in Cham's accursed Land Dread things were they at that Red Sea perform'd by his command verse 23 Therefore the Lord did say he would those sinners slay Had not alone his chosen one been happ'ly in the way For when the breach was wide there Moses did abide And turn'd away his wrath that day else had they been destroy'd Psalm 106. 8. PART Argument Israel believes not but with murmurs base Provoke the Lord to th' ruin of their Race verse 24 YEA they in careless-wise that pleasant Land despise They entertain his words in vain as deeming them but lies verse 25 But murmur'd in their Tents and gave not their consents With willing ear his voice to hear in his Commandements verse 26 Therefore he sware no less but that he would suppress And overthrow them as a foe within the Wilderness verse 27 And also he decreed to overthrow their Seed By Tyrants hands in Forraign Lands where they were sure to bleed Psalm 106. 9. PART Argument Spiritual uncleanness follows Corporal Phineas do's justice and was blest in all Have mercy c. verse 28 TO Baal the God of Peor themselves adjoyned were And ate likewise the Sacrifice of those dead Idols there verse 29 Thus they provoked him to anger by their sin Of new devis'd Idolatries and so the plague broke in verse 30 Then Phineas rose with zeal just Judgment for to deal Which judgment made the plague be stay'd and Israels wounds to heal verse 31 'T was deemed righteousness which that act did express And Ages all for ever shall esteem it for no less Psalm 106. 10. PART Argument Murmuring at Meribah moves the meekest-man And Israel spares the worst of Canaan They mix with Heathens learn Idolatry From their example are ensnar'd thereby verse 32 AT Meribah they spake and did much anger make That ill it went through discontent with Moses for their sake verse 33 His Spirit they did provoke that unadvis'd he spoke Such error slips from hasty lips when passion hath the stroke verse 34 Neither did they destroy those Nations utterly But spared some concerning whom God charg'd that they should die And they were mingled then among the Heathen men And works most vile which did defile they also learn'd of them verse 36 And there they basely serv'd the Idols that were carv'd Which also were to them a snare as justly they deserv'd Psalm 106. 11. PART Argument Bloudy Idolatries and inhumane The Land of Israel do most grosly stain For all which sins the Lord most high Commits them to their Enemy Have mercy c. verse 37 YEA they did sacrifice their little Girls and Boys Offering the necks of either
place excelling HYMN 531. Meekness of Captives Psalm 123. 1. METRE O Thou that dwell'st above the skies I lift mine eyes to thee verse 2 Behold as servants bend their eyes the Masters hands to see As hand-maids on their Mistresses so do our eyes attend Untill the Lord our God shall please his succouring Grace to send verse 3 Thy mercy Lord to us apply and pity our sad case For we are fill'd exceedingly with hatred and disgrace verse 4 Exceeding great contempt and scorn our souls do now abide Of such as have lift up the horn with pamper'd ease and pride HYMN 532. Meekness and mourning of Captives 2. METRE To the new Tune O Thou that dwell'st above the spheres To thee thy humble servant rears A meek and mournfull eye Behold as servants mark the hands Of Masters under whose commands They serve submissively And as a Maidens eyes erect Upon her mistress with respect Compassion crave and love So on our God our eyes do wait Till he shall us commiserate With favour from above Have mercy on us O good Lord Have mercy on us here abhorr'd And under miseries bow'd Our soul is fill'd even while they please With insolence of men at ease And scorning of the proud HYMN 533. Miracles of Mercy or the snare broken Have mercy c. Psalm 124. 1. METRE HAD not the Lord this day now Israel may say Had it not been that God came in to be our strength and stay verse 2 Had not our God so good on our side firmly stood When cruel foes against us rose like some impetuous floud verse 3 They had let none survive but swallowed up alive When in such heat of fury great they did against us strive verse 4 Then then without controll the waters that did roll With boisterous waves had been our graves and gone quite o're our soul. verse 5 Blessed be God alway that gave us not a prey Into their teeth to be therewith devoured that same day verse 6 Our souls escaped fair as from the fowlers snare When broke in two the bird gets through so we escaped are Our help we now proclaim to be in that great Name Of God the Lord whose powerfull word did Earth and Heaven frame HYMN 534. Miracles of Mercy or the snare broken To the proper Tune Psalm 124. 2. METRE NOW may we say of Israel's Heritage Had not the Lord himself been on our side Had not the Lord himself oppos'd their pride When wicked men against us did ingage They had devour'd us quick in their fierce rage Like foaming flouds our foes incensed thus Had overwhelm'd our Souls without controul Then the proud waters had gone o're our soul Blessed be God that hath not given us To be a prey for cruel teeth to crush Our soul 's escaped just as doth a bird Just as a bird out of the fowlers snare The snare is broke and we delivered are Our help is in the Name of God the Lord Who made both Earth and Heaven by his Word HYMN 535. Mount Sion's sure standing Psalm 125. 1. METRE WHoever on the Lord rely like Sion Mount are sure To stand with all stability and ever to endure verse 2 Environ'd as Jerusalem is with mountains huge and high So doth the Lord environ his henceforth perpetually verse 3 God will not leave the sinners rod on just mens lot to rest Lest righteous men should fall from God when overmuch opprest verse 4 Do good O Lord to all good men and graciously impart Thy love and favour unto them that are upright in heart But wicked men that turn aside perverseness to encrease To share with sinners God shall guide but Israel shall have peace HYMN 536. Mount Sion's sure standing Give Laud c. Psalm 125. 2. METRE ALL they that do confide and trust in God above So firmly shall abide that nothing can remove their station sure But stedfast still like Sion hill they shall endure And as high mountains do enclose Jerusalem So have God's people too a safeguard sheltring them they have therefore The God of Heaven henceforth and even for evermore Because the righteous God will not permit too long The sinners scourge and rod to do the righteous wrong lest it should force Most righteous men to follow then some wicked course Do good Lord to the good and to the pure in heart But those that to their lewd and sinfull ways depart God casts to hell With evil doers but peace assures to Israel HYMN 537. Mourning turn'd to rejoycing for Israel's deliverance from Babylon Psalm 126. 1. METRE WHEN from his sad captivity the Lord did Sion bring Like to a dream it seem'd to be but prov'd a real thing Our mouth and tongue were sweetly fill'd with joy and laughter then verse 2 And such like speeches past along among the Heathen men Great things the Lord hath done for them great things we do confess verse 3 Great things to glad Jerusalem and stir up thankfulness verse 4 Lord perfect our deliverance and make a full return As flowing streams do change the soil which parching heat did burn verse 5 They that iâ— dearth and time of tears their seed do sadly sow The crops of Corn with full grown ears shall gladly reap and mow verse 6 Though carrying forth his costly seed it made the seeds-man mourn He shall no doubt bring whom his sheaves and make a glad return HYMN 538. Mourning turn'd to rejoycing or the dream made real Give laud c. Psalm 126. 2. METRE WHEN God had turn'd the stream of our Captivity We were like them that dream affected doubtfully but when it prov'd Our mouths and tongues with joyfull songs were sweetly mov'd Thus also did they say among the Gentiles then The Lord hath done this day great things for those poor men yea God hath done Great things for us which ravish us to think upon Turn our Captivity as Rivers in the South Which help the Desarts dry against the parching drouth who sows in tears Through scarcity shall reap in joy their full grown ears He that goes weeping out and bears forth precious seed Returns with joy no doubt and happily shall speed for he receives A pledge to come well laden home and brings his sheaves HYMN 539. Nativities blessed or Blessings of the Womb. 1. METRE Psalm 127. UNless the Lord the house do build vain pains the builder takes Unless the Lord the City shield in vain the watchman wakes verse 2 'T is all in vain to watch and wait and eat of sorrows bread While God's belov'd in their estate sleep quietly in bed verse 3 A fruitfull womb and children sweet God onely can bestow verse 4 Which are in youth as Arrows fleet shot from a Giants Bow. verse 5 The quiver herewithall repleat imports a happy state Such shall not be affraid to treat with enemies in the Gate HYMN 540. Nativities blessed or Blessings of the Womb. All People c. Psalm 127. 2. METRE UNless the Lord the house sustain
The builders labour but in vain In vain the watch abstain from sleep Unless the Lord the City keep In vain ye rise before the light And break the slumbers of the night In vain ye eat the bread of care While God's belov'd the labour spare Lo Children are an heritage That come from God and grow to age As formidable to the foe As Arrows from a Giants Bow. Happy is he and most renown'd Whose quivers with such shafts abound It shall not shame him to debate With adversaries in the gate HYMN 541. Olive Branches Psalm 128. 1. METRE BLessed are all that fear the Lord and walk in his good ways verse 2 For thou shalt of thy labours eat with comfort all thy daies verse 3 Like fruitfull Vine on thy house side thy loving Wife shall be Thy Children round about thy board as plants of Olive-tree verse 4 Lo thus the man that fears the Lord is blessed in his ways verse 5 The Lord shall send from Sion-hill to bless thee all thy days The welfare of Jerusalem to thy mature decease verse 6 And Childrens Children thou shalt see with Israel's stablish'd peace HYMN 542. Olive Branches Ye Children c. Psalm 128. 2. METRE BLessed O blessed on record Is every one that fears the Lord and walketh in his perfect way For thou shalt have in store to eat Of goods well got by thine own sweat O happy happy thou I say Like to a Vine with fruitfull boughs On thy house side such is thy spouse with goodly branches springing out Thy daughters and thy sons shall be Like to the plants of Olive-tree decking thy Table round about Behold that thus above the rest Shall such a man be surely blest who fears the Lord unfeignedly The Lord shall plenteously distill His blessings out of Sion-hill that thou may'st be enrich'd thereby Yea all the days that thou dost live This blessing God to thee shall give to see Jerusalem do well And Childrens Children thou shalt see Of thine own loyns that spring from thee and likewise peace on Israel HYMN 543. Onsets upon Israel or the Plowers defeated Psalm 129. 1. METRE EVEN from my tender infancy many a time have they verse 2 Afflicted me from infancy may Israel now say Many a time have they set on with all their spight and power Yet have they fail'd and not prevail'd against me to this hour verse 3 The Plowers plow'd upon my back long furrows did they make verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut their cord Yea all their cords he brake verse 5 And let them be confounded all turn'd back in their design And put to flight that Sion spight and bear ill will to thine verse 6 Let them be made like to the Corn upon the houses top Which gets no height but withers straight before it comes to crop verse 7 Which neveâ— fills the Reapers hand nor his that comes â—ehind To pluck and pull a bosome full for sheaves and bands to bind Concerning which the passengers no benediction frame Nor never say along the Way we bless you in God's Name HYMN 544. Onsets upon Israel or the Plowers defeated Give laud c. Psalm 129. 2. METRE FULL often of a truth and many a time have they Distrest me from my youth may Israel now say even from the first Yet could they not effect their plot and do their worst They plow'd upon my back as plow-shares tear the Ground Long furrows did they make and many a grievous Wound with wicked hands Just is the Lord who cut their cord and brake their bands And Lord confound them all and bring it so to pass That Sion's foes may fall and all may be as Grass on houses top Which withers straight before the height of growing up Which never hath the hap to fill the mowers hand Nor lies in binders lap so much as makes a band nor passengers Along the Way do never say God-speed you sirs HYMN 545. Pardoning mercies Psal. 130. 1. METRE 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O Lord to thee I make my moan in these my depths of Grief I call I cry I sigh and groan trusting to find relief verse 2 Hear then O Lord hear my request thy gracious ear incline And let it fully be possest with these desires of mine verse 3 O Lord if thou shouldst strictly weigh the sins that we have doneâ— Who should escape or who could say that he could answer one verse 4 But thou O Lord art rather bent to tenderness and Grace That we might have encouragement to fear before thy face verse 5 Therefore my soul with patience doth wait upon thy Will And on thy Word with confidence my hope is fixed still verse 6 My soul with longing appetite doth wait on God alway More eager than the Watch for light the Watch for break of day verse 7 Let Israel boldly trust upon the Lords's free grace and love And plentifull redemption that comes from God above verse 8 Who from the more abundant store of Grace which he supplies shall blot out all the heavy score of our iniquities HYMN 546. Pardoning mercies implored Psalm 130. 2. METRE OUT of the Depths I cry'd to thee Lord let my voice be heard And let thine ears attentive be unto my suits preferr'd Such are our sins that none could stand If thou shouldst mark the same But there 's forgiveness at thy hand that men may fear thy Name I wait on God and on his Word my soul doth wait and stay I wait more earnest for the Lord than Watchmen for the day I say more earnestly than those that watch for morning light Let Israel thus on God repose whose mercy 's infinite Redemption in most plentious wise with him is found to be And from all his iniquities he shall set Israel free O render thanks to our great God the God of Heaven therefore Whose mercies know no period but last for evermore HYMN 547. Pardoning mercies plentifull All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. Out of Psalm 130. 3. METRE OUT of the deeps I cry'd to thee Lord hear the prayer that I have prest And let thine ears attentive be unto the voice of my request For if thou mark iniquities Lord who may stand before thine eyes But there 's forgiveness Lord with thee That sweetly feared thou may'st be I wait for God my soul doth stay his word I hope in day and night My soul waits for the Lord I say more than the Watch-men for the light Let Israel hope in God therefore For with the Lord is mercy store Plentious Redemption he brings in To save all Israel from his sin HYMN 548. 4. METRE Argument The depths of mercy give relief Vnto the utmost depths of Grief Psalm 130. FROM the depths of troubled mind Lord to thee I cryed And to thee O Lord most kind were my prayers applyed Lord vouchsafe to hear my cry in commiseration Bow thine ear attentively to my supplication If thou mark iniquity who Lord should be cleared
But forgiveness is with thee that thou may'st be feared I am waiting for the Lord yea my soul attendeth And on his most holy Word all my hopes dependeth My soul waits for God I say more than men for morning More than Watch-men for the day for the days returning Hope thou Israel in the Lord with an apprehension How with him is richly stor'd mercy and redemption And he shall his Church redeem from their vast offences Though they do past pardon seem and cry loud against us O give thanks to God therefore for the Lord is gracious And his mercies evermore kindly do embrace us HYMN 549. Pride mortified Psalm 131. 1. METRE NO haughty heart O Lord have I in great affairs to deal verse 1 Nor do mine eyes look loftily to thee I dare appeal I have not sought nor entertain'd the things for me too high verse 2 But as a child an infant wean'd so meek and mild am I. The weaned childs behaviour my soul hath altogether verse 3 Thus Israel in his saviour must hope henceforth for ever HYMN 550. Pride to be mortified A Praxis for the proper Tune of the old 50. Psalm The mighty God c. Psalm 131. 2. METRE NOT self-high-pris'd but meek and mild am I Not exercis'd in things too great and high But as a Child wean'd from his mothers breast So am I mild and set my heart at rest And in this way must Israel endeavour To trust and stay on God henceforth for ever HYMN 551. Promotion of the Church and State. Psalm 132.8 9. ARise O God into thy rest and settle us now at length As when thy Ark did once invest the Temple of thy strength O let thy Priests perpetually with righteousness be clad And make thy Saints to shout for joy and be exceeding glad 13 14 16. Because the Lord hath Sion chose desiring there to dwell This is for ever my repose I love and like it well My saving health shall cloath throughout his Priests perpetually And I will make her Saints to shout and shout aloud for joy 15.17 And I will in abundance spread provisions for her store And I will satisfie with bread the numbers of her poor There will I make the horn to bud of David on his Throne I have ordain'd a lamp so good for mine anointed one 18. As for his enemies that combine I 'll cloath them all with shame But on himself his Crown shall shine and flourish with his fame HYMN 552. Promotion of Vnity Psalm 133. 1. METRE verse 1 BEhold how sweet it is to see how happy a thing to find When Brethren live in amity and unity of mind verse 2 It 's like the precious unction which was pour'd out and spread Upon the Priestly function on Aaron's honour'd head It wet not onely head and hair but on his beard ran down And wet the garments which he ware and border of his gown As dew distill'd upon the tops of Hermon's fragrant hill Or Sion with his silver drops the fields with fruits doth fill So plentiously the blessing flows commanded from above With everlasting life on those that live in peace and love HYMN 553. 2. METRE Argument Vnity and Christian Love Bring great blessings from above Have mercy c. Psalm 133. BEhold how good a thing and pleasant 't is to find That Brethren where cohabiting firm unity should bind 'T is like the Oyntment shed and by command conferr'd On Holy Aaron's Priestly head which wet both head and beard And did from thence distill his Garment skirt to wet 'T is like the lovely Hermon hill with drops of dew beset Like Sion's silver showers descending on the dales For there the Lord the blessing powers of life that never fails HYMN 554. Promotion of Vnity The mighty God c. Psalm 133. 3. METRE BEhold how good how sweet it is to see when Brethren by the laws of love are led Dwelling together all in unity 't is like the Oyntment that perfum'd the head The head and beard of Aarons Priestly Order And wet his Garments to the skirt and border It 's like the fruitfull showers of morning dew that did upon the Hill of Hermon fall Or that which doth descend in drops not few on Sion Mountain fruitfullest of all For there the Lord commands the happy blessing Of life so sweet and endless in possessing HYMN 555. Protection out of Sion or the Levites Blessing Psalm 134. 1. METRE BEhold bless ye the Lord O ye his servants all That in his house by night keep guard according to your call Lift up your humble hands within his holy place And bless the Lord as he commands and humbly beg his grace The Lord shall ye say stiâ—â— that made both Heaven and Earth Accomplish thee from Sion-hill with blessings thence powr'd forth HYMN 556. Protection out of Sion or the Levites Blessing A Praxis for the proper Tune of the 124 Psal. Now Israel c. Psalm 134. 2. METRE LO ye his servants praise the Lord most high Ye that by night within his Temple stand There bless the Lord and us with raised hand The Lord say ye that made both Earth and Sky Out of his Temple bless thee bounteously HYMN 557. Providences to Israel God's peculiar treasure Ye Children c. Psalm 135.1 to 5. PRaise ye the Lord and spread his fame O ye his servants still proclaim the praises of his holy Name Ye that do stand within his gate And at the Sacred Altar wait of our great God his praise relate Praise ye the Lord for good he is Sing praises to that Name of his for a most pleasant work it is For God hath chosen and foreknown Jacob and Israel as his own for his peculiar wealth alone 5 6 7 8. For that the Lord is great I know And infinitely doth outgo all gods and great ones high and low For whatsoever doth him please In heaven in earth in deeps in seas he acts in all in each of these Vapours he draws from earths far ends Lightnings for Rain from Clouds he rends and Winds out of his treasury sends Who smote all Egypts first increast The first of Man the first of Beast all from the greatest to the least 9 10 11 12. Wonders and Sines send forth did he O Egypt in the midst of thee on Pharaoh and his Family Who did the mighty Nations smite And slew the Kings of potent might as Sion that strong Amorite And Og who sate on Bashan Throne He also slew nor him alone but Canaans Kingdoms every one And to his People gave their Land He gave it into Israels hand an heritage at their command HYMN 558. Pureness of God's Worship and derision of Idols Ye Children c. Psalm 135 13. to 17. 2. PART THY Name O Lord shall never die And thy memorial O most high endures to all posterity For God to Judgment will awake His peoples cause to undertake repenting for his servants sake The Heathens Idol-Gods behold They are of
not at all but God above Delights in them that fear his Name and trust in 's love HYMN 586. Variety of Providences praised 2. PART 2. METRE Psal. 147.12 O Salem praise the Lord praise him O Sion-hill Who hath thy Gates well barr'd and doth thy Cities fill thy peace full great He makes to be and filleth thee with flower of wheat Through th' Earth his mandats go his word most swiftly flies Like wool he giveth snow his frost as ashes lies his Ice is roll'd As morsels and O who can stand before his cold He speaks and straight it thaws he breaths and water flows To Israel his Laws and to none else he shows as for his word No heathen land doth understand praise ye the Lord. HYMN 587. 3. METRE Argument Praise suits with Saints for God his Grace imparts To Israel's outcasts and to broken hearts He tells the Stars his power and skill abounds He cheers the meek and lewd men he confounds Psalm 147. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord for it is good his praises to forth-tell And to sing praises to our God for it becomes us well verse 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem's Walls to bring his people thither And Israel's outcasts he recalls and gathers them together verse 3 He heals the broken in their heart where sense of sin abounds And taking pity of their smart binds up their bleeding wounds verse 4 He tells the number of the Stars and calls them all by Name Superiour of Superiours must we our God proclaim verse 5 So very great is God indeed So great in power and might His understanding doth exceed for it is infinite verse 6 The Lord doth save poor humble souls whom sharp afflictions wound But all the wicked he controlls and casts them to the Ground HYMN 588. 3. METRE Argument He praiseth God who gives to all their food But he takes pleasure onely in the good 2. PART verse 7 SING to the Lord with thankfulness and spread his praise abroad With solemn harp his praise express and sing unto our God. Who covers Heaven with Clouds of Rain t' inrich the Earth below And on the hills as on the plain he makes the Grass to grow verse 9 Both beasts and birds he kindly feeds young Ravens cry to him verse 10 He takes no joy in strength of steeds nor in a strong mans limb verse 11 But lo the Lord's delight and joy is ever in the just In them that fear him faithfully and in his mercy trust HYMN 589. 3. METRE Argument He praiseth God that sendeth peace And plenty in the fields increase 3. PART Psalm 147. verse 12 O Praise and magnifie the Lord O Salem praise him still The praises of thy God record O Sion's sacred hill verse 13 For he hath strengthened the bars which to thy Gates pertain And blesseth the inhabiters within thee that remain verse 14 He makes abundant peace to be within thy borders spread And plenteously he filleth thee with finest of the bread verse 15 He sendeth out on Earth below his word which runneth swift Like locks of wool he sends the snow that also is his gift HYMN 590. 3. METRE Argument God sends the Seasons from above In token of his tender love But the chief Glory's Israel's In freedom of God's Oracles 4. PART verse 16 THE hoary frost he spreads about as ashes on each side His Ice as morsels he casts out his cold who can abide He sendeth out his word in course and melts the Ice and snow He makes his wind to blow with force and then the waters flow He shews his word to Jacob's Land and shews it for this cause That Israel may understand his judgments and his laws The tokens of such tender love no heathens can record His judgments they know nothing of wherefore praise ye the Lord. HYMN 591. Vniversal thanksgiving or Benedicite c. 1. METRE Psalm 148. PRaise ye the Lord praise ye the Lord from Heavens lofty frame Him from on high O magnifie all Angels praise his Name O all his hosts his praise record O praise him moon and sun Ye stars of light that shine so bright the like of you be done Ye Heav'ns of Heav'ns that are so high praise him with one consent And water ye on high that be above the firmament O let them praise and magnifie the Lord's Almighty Name For lo they were created there when his commandment came He likewise did contrive it so to stablish them for ever So firm Decree ordained he that pass it they shall never Praise ye the Lord from Earth below ye Dragons and each deep Fire Vapour Snow Hall-storms that blow his word that firmly keep All Mountains high and fruitfull trees All hills and Cedars tall Ye Fowl with wings and creeping things ye Beasts and Cattel all Kings Princes People all degrees ye Judges praise his Name Young men and Maids Children and Babes and old men do the same The Lord 's great Name still praised be for that alone excells And far more high than Earth or Sky his glittering Glory dwells The praise of all his Saints is he and he the horn doth raise Of Israel's Sons his dearest ones O give the Lord his praise HYMN 592. Vniversal thanksgiving or Benedicite c. 2. METRE To the proper Tune Psalm 148. GIVE Laud unto the Lord from the Celestial Coasts All ye his praise record his Angels and his hosts him glorifie Sun Moon and Stars ye higher Spheres and cloudy Skie O let them praise his Name since made by his command Who stablish'd all the frame perpetually to stand He also made A firm decree which needs must be by them obey'd Praise God from Earth below ye Dragons and ye deeps Fire hail clouds wind and snow whom in command he keeps hills low and high Trees all that grow Beasts swift or slow fowl all that fly Kings and the vulgar throng Princes and Judges all Ye men and maidens young old men and Children small praise ye his Name Whose Name alone as th' onely one excells in fame Whose Glory bright doth blaze above the Earth and Sky Of all his Saints the praise he sets their horn on high Even their 's that spring Of Israels race much in his grace his praises sing HYMN 593. Works of grace to the Church Psalm 149.1 PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord a new-composed Song His memorable praise record where all his Saints do throng verse 2 Let joyfull Israel shout and sing in their Creatour's Name Let Sion's Children in their King triumphant joys proclaim verse 3 In dances let them praise his Name the Harp before him bring And joyn the Timbrel to the same with these his praises sing verse 4 For lo the Lord exceedingly in Israel doth delight The humble he will beautifie with robes of saving might verse 5 In glory let the Saints be joy'd sing loud upon their bed And their Religious mouths imploy'd verse 6 the Lord 's high praise to spread And with a
and stir'd To keep the way from all access To th' tree of Life and Blessedness Rom. 5.12 And thus by one man entred sin Into the World so Death came in And Death hath passed over all Since all have sinned by the fall And as from Adam all along Death reigned over old and young Rom. 5.18 So by one man's obedience Are many cleared from offence That as sin reign'd to Death and pain So grace to righteousness might reign Through Jesus Christ our onely Lord Wherefore praise him with one accord HYMN 12. The World degenerate To the tune of the Ten Commandments Or All People c. Gen. 6.1 IT came to pass when men began to multiply upon the Earth And Daughters born to many a man were fair and beauteous from their birth That then the Sons of godly seed did see the Daughters sprung from those That practic'd many a wicked Deed and took them Wives of all they chose Then said the Lord my spirit no more shall strive with man that is but flesh Yet shall his years be twice threescore to wait repentance and redress And God did see Mans works were nought and full of foul Iniquity Each motion of his heart and thought was onely ill continually And God repented for his part for making man upon the ground And lo it griev'd him at his heart that man so monstrous should be found I will destroy the Lord then said both man and beast and creeping thing And fowl and all that I have made for I repent their fashioning HYMN 13. The Ark Ordered Gen. 6.8 BUT Noah with the Lord found grace a perfect man without offence While all the Earth before his face was fill'd with fraud and violence And unto Noah God said thus make thee an Ark of Gopher Wood For th' Earth is most flagitious and I will drown it with a floud But thou into the Ark shalt come thou and thy Wife thy Sons their Wives Two of each sort of Creatures dumb thou shalt bring in to save their lives Of clean ones thou shalt take thee seven and likewise food for them and thee Both beasts and fowl from under heaven both male and female shall they be Heb. 11.7 Thus faithfull Noah mov'd with fear prepar'd an Ark as Scripture saith To save his House and prov'd an heir of righteousness which is by faith To God the Father and the Son and to the Holy Ghost therefore Be Glory done as first begun is now and shall be evermore HYMN 14. The Floud rising IN the six hundreth year it was of Noah's life the seventeenth Day And second Month it came to pass that Noah's Floud swept all away Then all the Fountains of the Deep were broken up beneath the Sky And Windows in the Clouds that keep were opened universally The Rain unmeasurably fell full forty Days and forty Nights The Waters did prevail and swell unto the most excessive heights The Ark was born above the Earth no less than fifteen cubits high And all the Hills which now stand forth did underneath the Waters lie And all that mov'd upon the Ground all Fowl and Beasts name what you can And every living thing was drown'd whatever breath'd and every man. HYMN 15. Eight Souls saved in the Ark. 1 Pet. 3.20 ONELY was Noah sav'd alive and those few souls that did imbark With Noah whiles the Floud let drive and were preserved in the Ark. All were destroy'd save such as sail'd in Noah's Ark which scap'd however And still the Watry Flouds prevail'd for almost half a year together Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore a God of Judgment sure is he And let the whole Earth evermore give praise to him Amen say we HYMN 16. The Floud falling AND God remembred Noah then and every living thing with him The Cattel also and the Men that to the Ark were entred in And God did make a drying Wind pass o're the Earth where flouds had rag'd Which for that purpose was design'd and so the Waters were asswag'd The Fountains also of the Deep and Heavens Windows whence it rain'd Were stopt and made all close to keep and Rain from Heaven was restrain'd And waters from the Earth always were going off to leave it dry And in an hundred fifty days they were abated wondrously And in the seventh Month that Year and on the seventeenth Day of that The Ark did rest and plain appear upon the Hills of ARARAT And still the waters did decay untill the tenth Month did ensue And in that Month on its first Day the tops of mountains were in view HYMN 17. The Raven and Dove sent out Then Noah sent a Raven out which went and passed to and fro Untill the waters all about were dryed from the Earth below Then also sent he forth a Dove to see if waters did abate From off the Earth and all above but they were still at too much height And the poor Dove could find no place whereon her weary foot might stand So she return'd to th' Ark apace and he receiv'd her with his hand Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore and with his glory Earth be fill'd And let the People evermore to him all praise and glory yield HYMN 18. The Dove with the Olive leaf Gen 8. AND seven Days more did Noah stay then sends the Dove from th' Ark again Thereby to make a fresh assay how clear the Earth was of the rain And in the Evening cometh she brings in her mouth good news to tell An Olive-leaf plukt off the tree so Noah knew the waters fell Then staid he yet seven other Days and freshly sends the Dove a-shore And finding place the Dove there stays and came not at him any more Then Noah did remove strait way the covering of the Ark to spy And lo that Year first Month and Day the face of all the Earth was dry Let Israel's God the King of Kings be ever blest and praised then Whose mercies are above all things and let all people say Amen HYMN 19. The Covenant signed by the Rainbow Gen. 8.15 c. Chap. 9.11 c. God spake to Noah then and said Thy house and harbour now resign And let the Creatures be convey'd Out of the Ark with thee and thine And let them breed abundantly In all the Earth and fruitfull be And ye shall greatly multiply And I will covenant with thee And I will make my Covenant sure And there shall never more be floud To drown the Earth while Days endure For I will make my Covenant good And when I bring a Cloud on Earth Therein there shall be seen my Bow And that shall set my Covenant forth And I will look upon it so That I may call to mind afresh The Everlasting Covenant made Between the Lord and mortal flesh In all the Earth as I have said O let the God of Israel Be prais'd and magnifi'd therefore And people all on Earth that dwell Give thanks to him for evermore Noah's Sacrifice The Mighty God
in vain For when long times accomplished it shall be found again Prov. 19.17 For he that giveth to the poor doth lend unto the Lord And trusting him he shall be sure to have it all restor'd HYMN 104. Blessed Death Rev. 14.13 BLessed O blessed are the dead that in the Lord do die Thus hath the Spirit witnessed and most assuredly For from their toils that were extream they are in quiet reâ—â— Their works likewise do follow them to make them truly blest Isa 57.2 Thus shall they enter into peace and quiet rest possess In blessed beds each one of these that walk in uprightness HYMN 105. Blessings of Obedience Prov. 3.1 2 3. MY Son keep my Commandements forget not my decree For length of daies long life and peace shall these things add to thee Then let not truth and mercy kind forsake thee and depart About thy neck my Precepts bind and write them in thy heart 4. Chap. 2.5 6. So shalt thou find a good respect and understanding then Approved in the sight of God and in the sight of men Then shalt thou understand and know his wisedom and his fear For from his mouth doth wisedom flow and he gives knowledge clear 10 11.9 When Wisedom enters in thy heart and is thy souls delight Discretion shall preserve thee then and knowledge keep thee right Then righteousness shall readily by thee be understood Judgment likewise and equity and every path that 's good Mat. 25.29 Prov. 4.18 For unto every one that hath there shall be given more And he shall have abundant grace still to encrease his store For like unto the shining light is every good man's way Which more and more shines clear and bright unto the perfect day 2. PART Deut. 28.1 2 3 4. If thou shalt hearken diligently To all that God commands The Lord thy God shall set thee high above all other Lands And all these blessings shall come on and overtake thee soon The blessings of the Town and Field and blessings of the Womb. 5 6 27. The Lord shall bless thee mightily with Fruits upon thy Ground Thy Flocks of Sheep shall multiply thy Cattel shall abound The Lord shall take away from thee all sickness and disease And lay upon thee no such Plague as did on Egypt seize 7 12. The Lord shall smite thine enemies that rise up in thy sight One way against thee shall they rise and seven ways take their flight The Lord shall make the Heavens give rain in season on thy Land And prosper thee in all thy works which thou shalt take in hand 9. 1 Sam. 15.22 The Lord shall then establish thee A people of his praise If thou shalt keep to his decree and walk in all his waies For better is Obedience than Bullocks Goats and Lambs And hearkning to the will of God than all the fat of Rams HYMN 106. Blessings on the Mount or Blessed Qualifications Mat. 5.3 to the 10. BLessed O blessed are the poor the poor I say in spirit For they shall have the Kingdom sure of Heaven to inherit And blessed they that mourn and weep for they shall meet with mirth And blessed also are the meek for theirs is all the earth Blessed are they that hunger much and thirst for righteousness For God shall satisfie all such with comforts that refresh And blessed are the mercifull for God will shew them Grace And blessed are the pure in soul for they shall see his face Blessed are they that strive for peace to make men to accord For we must call all such as these the Children of the Lord. And blessed are the sufferers for love of righteousness Because a Kingdom shall be theirs in Heaven to possess HYMN 107. Call out of Babylon Have mercy c. Rev. 18.4 8. COme out of Babylon my people at my Call Lest for her sake ye should partake her sins and plagues withall Because her sins have reach'd unto the Heavens high And God doth find and call to mind all her iniquity Reward her to the full as she rewarded you And fill her cup twice double up as she was wont to do Look how much she hath been a proud Luxurious Liver So much inflict her torments strict and so much sorrow give her For thus within her heart I sit a Queen saith she No desolate poor widows state nor sorrow shall I see And therefore shall her plagues come on her in one day Famine and death and mournfull breath to make her pine away And she shall utterly be burnt with fire at length For God the Lord that doth reward and judge her hath such strength HYMN 108. Charities Qualifications 1 Cor. 13.4 5. LOng-suffering is Charity and most exceeding kind It envies not nor vaunts it self nor is puff'd up in mind Doth not unseemly bear it self it seeketh not its own Is not provoked easily and evil it thinks none 6 7 8. It Joys not in iniquity but in the truth takes joy Believes and bears indures and hopes in all things patiently And Charity fails not at all but Prophecies shall fail And Tongues shall cease and Knowledge fade but Love shall still prevail 13. And now do Faith and Hope abide and Charity these three But that which is most magnifi'd is Love and Charity HYMN 109. Chastisement Heb. 12.5 6. THE castigation of thy God my Son do not despise And when rebuked by his Rod faint not in any wise For whom he loves he never leaves without chastisement fit And every Son whom he receives must to his scourge submit 7 8. By his chastisement if he bleed Son-lâ—ke you have your lot For what Son is there whom indeed the Father chast'neth not But if ye no chastisement bear which all partake of here Then Bastards verily ye are and not his Children dear 11. And now indeed no chastening doth for the present seem A joyouâ— but a grievous thing as usually we deem But afterward it ne'rtheless doth yield us evidently The peacefull fruits of righteousness when exercis'd thereby HYMN 110. Christ his Benefits Eph 1.3 1 Cor. 1.30 BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord. Made to us wisedom righteousness and sanctifying grace Redemption also to possess the purchas'd heavenly place 2 Cor. 5.21 Joh. 14.6 Eph. 2.18 Made also to be sin for us who from all sin was free That we the perfect righteousness of God in Christ might be The way the truth and life he is and thoâ—ow him alone We by one Spirit have access unto the Holy One. Col. 3.11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew nor Sex of great or small Barbarian Scythian bond or free but Christ is all in all 2 PART Rom. 8.1 2. There is no condemnation now to them that are in Christ Who by the Spirit walk with God not as by flesh entiâ—'d Because the Law of Spirit and Life which is in Christ our Lord Hath made us free from force of sin
If any sin we have on high an Advocate to qualifie Jesus the Just whose bloud was spilt to expiate our hainous guilt Rev. 5.13 Blessing and glory and renown to him that on the Throne sits down And to the Lamb of God therefore be praise and honour evermore HYMN 152. Mercies All People c. Mic. 6.18 to the end WHO is a God like unto thee that pardons all Iniquity And from their sins doth disengage the remnant of his heritage This wrath he doth not long excite for mercy is his dear delight He will return again he will and have compassion on us still Isa. 43.25 He will subdue our trespasses as drowned in the deepest Seas And for his own Name sake on high he blots them out of memory Thou wilt perform thy Truth and Grace to Abraham and Jacob's race As thou hast to our Fathers told and sworn it from the daies of old HYMN 153. Mercy and Terror mixt All People c. Nah. 1.2 JEalous is God's avenging eye the Lord avengeth furiously He will take vengeance on his foes and he reserveth wrath for those 3 Yet is the Lord to anger slow but of great power to overthrow And he will not at all acquit the wicked that repent no whit 6. Hab. 3.5 Before his fury who can stand who can abide his angry hand The Pestilence before him rolls beneath his feet are burning coals Nah. 1.5 The Mountains quake the Hills do melt when as his presence is but felt The earth is burnt at sight of him the world and all that dwell therein Isa. 14.27 Neh. 9.17 His judgments none can disanul but yet our God is mercifull Thine anger Lord is slow of pace thy kindness great and rich thy grace 2 PART All People c. Nah. 1.7 8. The Lord is good a Tower to his when as the day of trouble is And them that trust in him he knows but darkness shall pursue his foes 8.6 He will with over-running floud consume the Palaces that stood Like fire his fury poureth down the rocks by him are overthrown 9. Against him what do ye intend the Lord will make an utter end Affliction for so great a crime shall not rise up the second time 10. Folden as thorns although they be and drunken with prosperity They shall be very suddenly devour'd as stubble fully dry 15. O Judah keep thy solemn feasts thy Mountains bring good news of peace No more shall sinners pass through thee but utterly cut off shall be HYMN 154. Merit disclaimed Luk. 17.10 Phil. 2.13 WHen you have done the best ye can say thus with humble thought Unprofitable Servants all we do but what we ought For it is God that works in you he works both will and deed And of his meer good pleasure too doth all your power proceed Eph. 2.8 9. Chap. 3.21 And ye are sav'd by grace through faith wrought by the Holy Ghost Not of your selves nor of your works lest any man should boast To him let all the Church therefore ascribe with one accord All praise and honour evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord. HYMN 155. Moral Precepts Prest with Arguments Mic. 6.8 Psal. 37.28 Col. 3.25 THe Lord hath shewed thee O man what God requires as good Do justly love compassion walk humbly with thy God. Because the Lord loves equity his Saints he will not leave And he that deals injuriously shall suitably receive Mat. 5.7 Jam. 2.13 Luk. 14.11 And mercy to the mercifull the Lord will still express But Judgment shall with rigour fall upon the merciless And God doth still resist the proud but gives the humble grace Self-humbling then shall honour men self-honouring shall abase 2. PART Jam. 5.12 Eph. 4.25 Rev. 21.8 Swear not by heaven nor by earth nor any oath at all Lest into condemnation by such offence ye fall Put Lyes away and speak the Truth for every wilfull Lyer Must sure partake of that broad Lake which burns with brimstone-fire Rom. 13.13 Heb. 12.14 Shun surfeiting and drunkenness and do not lead your Life In chambering and wantonness in envy or in strife And ever follow peace withall and holiness together Without which grace there 's no man shall behold God's face for ever 3. PART Eph. 4.31 29. Rom. 12.21 All malice wrath and bitterness and clamour put away And be not overcome with ill but let the good bear sway And let no talk come from your mouthâ— corrupt in any case But such as serves to edifie and teach the hearers grace Eph. 5.3 4. But fornication avarice and what pollutes or taints Amongst you let not once be nam'd as it becometh Saints Nor filthiness nor foolish talk nor unbeseeming jests Which things are not convenient but rather thankfulness 4. PART Rom. 12.10 15. Eph. 2.4 Gal. 6. By kind affection mutually the Love of Brethren keep Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce and weep with them that weep And heed not your own things alone but each for other care And to fulfill the Law of Christ each others burden bear Rom. 12.16 Mat. 7.1 2. Mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate And be not wise in your own eyes puff'd up with self-conceit And judge not that you be not judg'd for as you mete to men Accordingly shall God reply and deal to you agen 5. PART Mat. 7.12 Rom. 13.7 Chap. 12.17 T. 3.2 1 Thes. 4.7 Do as you would be done unto and give to all their right Of no man ever speak amiss not ill with ill requite Let none defraud or go beyond his brother any way For God avengeth all such things and will the wrong repay Jam. 5.9 Joh. 7.24 Phil. 4.5 Rom. 14.4 And Brethren let no one of you against another grudge Nor judge ye by appearances but righteous judgment judge And let your moderation be manifest to all The Lord our Master is at hand to whom we stand or fall 6. PART Eccles. 5.4 5. Heb. 13.16 When thou hast vow'd a vow to God defer not then to pay For God hath no delight in Fools that mock him with delay And to do good and distribute forget ye in no wise For God is pleas'd exceedingly with such like sacrifice Phil. 4.8 1 Cor. 4.5 And all things honest just and true and such as sweetly please For vertue praise and good report think on such things as these Until the secrets of all hearts be publish'd all abroad And then shall every one of us have his due praise of God. HYMN 156. More spiritual Precepts Prov. 3.5 6. Mat. 22.37 1 Thes. 5.15 16. TRust in the Lord with all thy heart love him with all thy might In all thy ways acknowledge him and make him thy delight Pursue good things rejoycing still and pray continually Quench not the Spirit any way despise not prophecy Walk after God's Commandements fear him obey his Voice Rejoyce in him continually and still I say rejoyce Rom. 12.11 Heb. 12.28 Joh. 6.27 With fervent spirit serve the Lord and having grace draw
Lord shall reign with him full sure Therefore behold we count them blest whoever do endure HYMN 163. The Peace of God and Prayer All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. Phil. 4.6 7. IN nothing be perplext with care but call on God for every thing And with thanksgiving in your prayer to him your supplications bring And lo the peace which God imparts past understanding to make known Shall safely keep your minds and hearts through Jesus Christ the Holy One. HYMN 164. Perseverance Heb. 3.12 13. TAKE heed my brethren lest there be in any of you all An heart of infidelity whereby from God to fall But still exhort with mutual heed while it is call'd to day Lest any one be hardened by sins deceitfull way 14. Chap. 10.23 1 Thes. 5 24. For we partake of Christ be sure if we by faith hold fast So that our confidence endure unshaken to the last Let 's hold profession firm therefore not wavering in our faith For faithfull is the promiser and will do what he saith Rev. 2.10 Be faithfull to the death saith he persisting in my way And I will surely give to thee a Crown of Life that day HYMN 165. Portion of the little Flock Luke 12.32 1 Cor. 2.9 FEAR not O little Flock and few for 't is your Father's pleasure To give the Kingdom unto you that hath eternal treasure Eye hath not seen nor Ear hath heard what things God hath above Beyond the thoughts of man prepar'd for them that do him love 1 Tim. 4.8 For godliness avails to all having the Promise sure Of this Life which is temporal and that which doth endure To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Eternal honour let be done henceforth for evermore HYMN 166. Power of Prayer Jam. 1.5 Mat. 7.11 IF any of you wisedom wants ask of the Lord alone Who liberally to all men grants and yet upbraideth none For if that ye which evil are can give good things to yours Much more your heavenly Father's care his suppliants assures 7. Jam. 1.6 Joh. 16.24 Ask therefore and be sure to have and seek and ye shall find But ask in Faith what-ere ye crave and not with wavering mind But if ye ask and shall believe God will thereto agree Ask therefore that ye may receive that full your joy may be HYMN 167. Reasonable Service Rom. 12.1 1 Cor. 6.19 PResent your bodies to the Lord a living Sacrifice A holy offering unto him and pleasing in his eyes This is a service which ye owe and reasonably due For ye are not your own ye know but Christ hath purchas'd you 20. Chap. 10.31 Now therefore glorifie the Lord dear brethren every one Both in your bodies and your souls for they are God's alone And whether eat or drink ye do or ought else all your daies Let all be done by each of you to God's renown and praise Vide Cent. I. Hymn 55. Psal. 68. HYMN 168. Recovery of the Church Have mercy c. Mic. 17.8 9. REjoyce not over me O thou mine enemy For when I fall the boast is small so soon arise shall I. And when I sit me down in darkness desolate The Lord will be a light to me in that distrest estate And I will therefore bear the Lords most just displeasure Since I have been intic'd to sin against him in such measure Untill the Lord be pleas'd my cause to undertake And at my suit shall execute his judgment for my sake For verily the Lord will bring me forth to light And will express his righteousness apparent in my sight HYMN 169. Redeeming of Time. Eccles. 12.1 7. REmember thy Creator now in these thy younger daies Before the year and day draw near when pleasure quite decays Then shall the dust return to earth to earth from whence it came The spirit then goes back agen to God that gave the same 13 14. Now let us hear the end of all that Scripture doth declare Oh fear the Lord and keep his word which should be all our care For every work both good and bad with every secret thing That here have past from first to last will God to judgment bring Eph. 5.15 16. See that ye walk exactly then and not as fools but wise And still redeem your precious time because ill daies arise HYMN 170. Redemption Out of the Songs of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Zacharias and Old Simeon Luke 1.46.47 50. MY soul doth highly magnifie the Lord of Sovereign power My spirit joys exceedingly in God my Saviour For holy is that Name of his and lets great grace to fall On them that fear him every where through Generations all 51 52. The things that his right arm hath wrought have shew'd his strength full well Scattering the proud in that high thought wherewith their hearts did swell Yea he dethrones the mighty ones and plucks them from their seat And them that be of low degree he hath made high and great 53 54 55.48 2.11 He fills the hungry with good things the rich sends empty away And to his Servant Israel brings Soul-saving help this day Calling to mind his mercies kind to our Fore-Fathers told With Abraham and his seed to stand for ever as of old 2. PART Out of the Song of Zacharie Luke 1.1.68 69. The Lord the God of Israel we praise with one accord For visiting and redeeming us the people of the Lord. For he hath thus rais'd up for us salvations surest horn Which in his servant David's house is of a Virgin born 70 71 72. As holy Prophets all foretold should come to pass for man And by their mouth he spake of old since first the world began From hands of those our hatefull foes that he would set us clear And so perform the mercy sworn unto our Fathers dear 73 74 75. His holy Covenant still the same He hath remembred thus His oath to Father Abraham that he would grant to us That safely we from foes set free might walk in fearless waies Of holiness and righteousness before him all your daies 3. PART Out of the Songs of Simeon and Zacharie Luke 2.30 31 32. And now O Lord our eyes have seen thy saving health and grace By power divine prepar'd to shine before all peoples face And as a light to shine full bright where blind-fold Gentiles dwell And to be made the glory of thy people Israel Chap. 1.77 78. The knowledge of salvation that God might thus give in Unto his people making known the pardon of their sin All through the love of God above so tenderly let fall Whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us all 79. Chap. 2.14 From darkness and the shade of death to grant us glad release And give us light to guide our feet into the paths of peace To God be glory now therefore in heaven's highest place Let peace on earth be poured forth to men good will and grace HYMN 171. Reformation Give laud c. Hag. 2.6
they did presume Shall perish from their dwelling place and in the Grave consume But God will sure my soul redeem from power of the grave For I shall be receiv'd to him an heavenly house to have HYMN 385. 3. PART Argument Envy not worldlings honour nor delight Which ends in horrour and perpetual night Psalm 49. O Be not thou solicitous when any is made rich And when the Glory of his house gets to an higher pitch For when his time shall come to die nought with him shall he have His pomp shall not accompany his person to the Grave Though while he liv'd he blest his soul and men will much commend A man that lives without controll and doth himself befriend He shall go down to his own place into perpetual night Among his cursed Father's race and never more see light Thus man in honour and repute yet understanding not Is well compared to the fruit which soon must die and rot HYMN 386. True Thankfulness Have mercy c. Psalm 23 OFFER to God each day thanksgiving cheerfully And have a special care to pay thy vows to God most high Then seek and sue to me when dangerous daies do frame And I will sure deliver thee and thou shalt praise my Name For whoso offers praise he glorifieth me And he that goes in godly ways shall Gods salvation see HYMN 387. Mightiness of God in Judgment 2. METRE Have mercy c. Psal. 50. THE God of Glorious might the Lord hath summon'd all And call'd the Earth from Suns first light unto the furthest fall verse 2 From Sion's sacred mount beauties perfection right Will God appear to take account in Glory shining bright verse 3 Our God shall come with power and then shall he speak out Before him shall a fire devour with tempests round about verse 4 Calling to Heaven on high and to the Earth below To judge his people openly that all may see and know verse 5 Let each professed Saint be brought before mine eyes Those that have made a Covenant with me by Sacrifice And Heaven shall express how just his judgments be They shall declare his righteousness for none is Judge but he HYMN 388. Mightiness of God in Mercy Have mercy c. 2. METRE Psalm 50.7 MY People hearken well I 'll speak and testifie Against ev'n thee O Israel thy God thy God am I. verse 8 I do not need at all thy Cattle young or old verse 9 I 'll take no Bullock from thy stall nor Hee-goat from thy fold verse 10 For all the herd that fills the Forrest is mine own And Cattle on a thousand hills belong to me alone verse 11 All fowls I can define what e're the mountains breed And all the Salvage beasts are mine that in the field do feed verse 12 If I were hunger-bit I would not tell it thee For that the world and all in it belongs alone to me verse 13 Will I eat bullocks flesh or drink the bloud of Goats verse 14 Offer to God true thankfulness and pay the high'st thy votes verse 15 Then call and cry to me when dangerous days do frame And I will sure deliver thee and thou shalt praise my Name HYMN 389. Mightiness of God in punishing the wicked 4. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 50.16 17. AS for the wicked now that speaks but acts not fair To him saith God what right hast thou my statutes to declare Why should thy mouth relate the Covenant which I taught When as thou dost instruction hate and set my word at nought verse 18 When thou a thief hast seen with him thou dost consent And a Partaker thou hast been with men incontinent verse 19 Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill thy tongue deceit doth frame Thou sit'st and speak'st with words at will to wound thy brothers Name verse 20 Thine own dear mothers son thou sland'rest with thy tongue These things ungodly thou hast done and I kept silence long verse 21 Therefore thou thought'st of me that I was such as thou Yea altogether like to thee and would thy deeds allow But I 'll put home reproof and set thy sins in place To stand in order plain enough before thy guilty face verse 22 Mind this all ye that have the awfull God forgot That I when there is none to have in pieces tear you not verse 23 But whoso offers praise he glorifieth me And he that goes in godly ways shall God's salvation see HYMN 390. Mightiness of God in the day of Judgment 5. METRE To the old proper Tune Psalm 50. THE God of might Unto the earth did call From Suns first light And rising to his fall From Sion fair The Lord himself hath shone God shall repair In noise and terror known Usher'd with flame Wrapt in a stormy shower And shall proclaim All judgment in his power Gather to me My Saints in Covenant ty'd And Heav'n shall see His justice magnify'd My People hear O Israel I come in And witness bear Against thee for thy sin I will not blame Thy Sacrifices slender Nor Bullocks claim Nor Goats for thee to render Mine is each beast Which widest Forrest feed Even to the least Which thousand hills do breed The Fowls I know Which on the mountains fly Wild beasts also Which in the desarts ly If I would eat To thee I would not show it For th' Earth compleat Is mine I 'd have thee know it That I require Bulls flesh why should'st thou think Or have desire The bloud of Goats to drink Thanksgiving bring And pay to God thy Vows This Offering He specially allows Then on me call In time of thy temptation Save thee I shall And gain thy gratulation HYMN 391. Mightiness of God in Vengeance upon the Wicked 6. METRE Psal. 50. v. 16. BUT to the lewd Saith God why should ye dare Once to intrude My statutes to declare Why do ye vaunt With mouth for to relate My Covenant Whose hearts instruction hate When thou hast seen A thief thou hast consented And with th' unclean To joyn thou wast contented Thou giv'st thy mouth To utter what is naught To speak untruth And guile thy tongue is taught Thou dost backbite To work thy brother blame And full of spight Thy mothers son to shame This hast thou done And my long silence finding Thou thought'st me one Like thee and never minding But I will haste To set before thine eyes In order plac'd All these impieties Consider this Ye that forget God's fear Lest piece by piece Your helpless souls I tear But whoso gives Me praise shall glorify me And he that lives A Saint be saved by me Psal. 106.48 Let Israel's God be ever blest therefore And let 's applaud his Name for evermore And let the Earth in all parts up and down Sound out his worth his Glory and renown And let all People say Amen together Amen praise ye Praise ye the Lord for ever HYMN 392. New building of Sion And the Sacrifices most acceptable to God. 1.
Silver and of Gold such as the hands of men did mold Mouth Ears and Eyes they have all three But neither speak nor hear nor see and void of breath their Nostrils be 18 19 20 21. Their makers guilty of the sin Are like to them and much a kin and so are all that trust therein But God the Lord deserves great fame O house of Israel bless his name O house of Aaron do the same Bless ye the Lord O Levy's house And make his praises glorious let all that fear him praise him thus O bless the Lord from Sion-hill That dwells at Salem with good will O bless the Lord and praise him still HYMN 559. Pure services of the Church Psalm 135.19 3. PART BLess ye the Lord with one accord O house of Israel And each of us of Aaron's house his glorious praise forth tell 20. Let Levy's Tribe due praise ascribe to God's most holy Name And all that fear him every where his noble praise proclaim 21. O bless him still from Sion-hill whose is that blest abode Jerusalem and dwells with them praise ye the Lord our God. HYMN 560. Remembrance of God's ancient works and everlasting mercies Psalm 136.1 2 3 4. 1. METRE GIVE thanks to God for he is good for 's mercy lasts for ever To th' God of gods shew gratitude for 's mercy faileth never The Lord of lords give thanks unto for 's mercy never fails Who can alone great wonders do for 's mercy still prevails 5 6 7 8 9. To him whose wisedom made the Skie for 's mercy still shines bright And stretch'd the Earth than Seas more high for 's mercies infinite Who made Sun Moon and Stars for lights for 's mercy still outshines That rules the day and these the nights for 's mercy ne're declines 10 11 12 13. To him that Egypts first-born smote for 's mercies still abound And Israel from among them brought for 's mercy's still renown'd With arm outstretch'd and mighty hand for 's mercy still extends Caus'd the Red Sea in parts to stand for 's mercy still transcends 14 15 16 17 18. Amidst it he gave Israel ground for 's mercies still endure Where Pharaoh and his host were drown'd for 's mercies still are sure That led his flock the desarts through for 's mercies still persist And smote great Kings and famous too for 's mercies never mist. 19 20 21 22. King Sion th' Amorite he did kill for 's mercies still remain And Og the King of Basan hill for 's mercies ever reign And for an heritage gave their land for 's mercies still stand fast Into his People Israels hand for 's mercies ever last 23 24 25 26. Who thought on 's in our low estate for 's mercies never slack And sav'd us from our enemies hate for 's mercies ne're go back Who feeds with food all kinds of flesh for 's mercies still provides To th' God of Heav'n give thanks afresh for 's mercy still abides HYMN 561. Remembrance of God's ancient Works and everlasting mercies Give laud c. Psalm 136. 2. METRE GIVE laud unto the Lord for very good is he The God of gods record the Lord of lords praise ye For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 4 The wonder-working God whose wisedom made the skies And spread the Earth abroad above the Sea to rise For certainly c. verse 7 To him your praises pay that made those glorious lights The Sun to rule by day the moon and stars by nights For certainly c. verse 10 Who Aegypt's first-born smote and Israel scaping harm He from among them brought with strong out-streched arm For certainly c. verse 13 Who parted the Red-Sea where Israel passage found But Pharaoh and all they of his whole host was drown'd For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 16 Who all his people led the Wilderness quite through Who mighty Kings smote dead and famous Kings he slew For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 19 Sihon and Og he slew and in their Land do dwell He gave possession to his servant Israel For certainly His mercies do endure unto Eternity verse 23 Who kindly on us thought when in a low estate And our Redemption wrought from them that did us hate For certainly c. verse 25 Who gives all flesh their food O then give thanks unto The God of Heaven so good to whom all praise is due For certainly c. HYMN 562. Revenge upon Babylon Have mercy c. Psalm 137. 2. METRE verse 1 BY the Brooks of Babylon we sat down every one And Sion's state now ruinate we wept to think upon verse 2 Our Harps untun'd unstrung on Willow-trees we hung Where they did thus require of us come sing a Sion-song verse 3 For then and there did they that carried us away In captive state and desolate urge us to sing and play verse 4 They mirth of us demand though wasted by their hand How can our tongues tune Sion's Songs within a foreign Land verse 5 O Salem If that I forget thee carelesly Let my right hand lose all command of musick faculty verse 6 If I forget thee ever then prosper let me never But let it cause my tongue and jaws to cleave and cling together verse 7 If for Jerusalem I do not quite contemn All joys that be and count not thee above the chief of them verse 7 Remember Lord the spight shew'd by the Edomite Thus did they say in Salem's day down with it raze it quite verse 8 O Daughter Babylon whose ruine now comes on Happy is he that doth to thee as thou to us hast done verse 9 Yea happy happy he that takes and dasheth thee Thy little ones against the stones when Babel's doom shall be HYMN 563. Service and safety of the Humble God's true favourites Psalm 138. 1. METRE verse 1 LORD I will render praise to thee with all my heart and might Before the gods who'ere they be in Men and Angels sight verse 2 I will bow down with humble grace towards the stately frame Of thine own house and holy place there will I bless thy Name For all thy loving-kindness Lord and for thy truth Divine For thou hast made thy faithfull Word o're all thy Name to shine verse 3 The day whereon I cry'd to thee thou answerest me again And gav'st such inward strength to me as did my soul sustain verse 4 All Kings on Earth shall praise thy Name when they shall hear of thee What promises thou didst proclaim and hast fulfill'd to me verse 5 Yea they shall sing with one accord in God's most holy ways Because the Glory of our Lord deserves so great a praise verse 6 Although the Lord be very high the lowly he respects But them that carry 't loftily he utterly neglects verse 7 And though I walk in midst of Woes fresh comforts thou shalt send Against the Wrath of all my foes thy hand thou shalt extend And thy
Psalm-Hymns A AAron and Israel's Lamp 586 Affection to Ordinances 512 Affiance and repose in God. 369 Afflictions great imposed and allowed 482 Ancient Sabbath 528 Angels protecting Saints 415 Answer of our supplications 478 Appearing of Hope or Sion's Reparation 547 Applause of God's Mercies 550 Applause of God's greatness 557 Applause of the Creation Ibid. Arraignment of Persecutors 371 Arraignment and Ruin of Persecutors 372 Atheists shamed by babes and sucklings 374 B. BAbes and sucklings setting forth Gods praise 373 Babes and sucklings shaming Atheists 374 Believers victory over the Dragon 527 Believers Comfort and Crown Ibid. Benedicite c. Or Vniversal thanksgiving 709 Birth of our blessed Saviour 516 Blessed man described 361 Blessedness of Charity 422 Blessings of the Womb 653 654 Blessings ordained for man 560 Blessings conferred on Saints 465 Blessings rich and plentifull by Land and Sea 561 Blessings of a fruitfull year 477 Blessings of provision applauded 558 Blessings of the Creatures viz. Plants Planets c. 559 Blessings shewing forth the glory of God 562 C. CAlamity of the Wicked 377 Canaan the Type of Heaven 428 576 Canaan fell to Israel 4â—8 Captives redemption prayed for 593 Captives free favours Ibid. Chains of darkness for the wicked 378 Charity blessed 422 Chastisements God's faithfulness therein 523 Christ's Kingdom how exalted 366 Christ's Kingdom how opposed and hated 365 Christs praise 431 Christ's praise past all expression 434 Christ's power converting souls 432 Christ's Throne deckt with Justice Ibid. Christ's Reign and Triumph his enemies dread 535 Churches inward beauty and succession 434 Churches beauty highly prais'd 442 Churches favours pray'd for 583 Church besieged and delivered 442 Church records God's mercies her safety 443 Church-freedom to Saints 514 Church redeemed from Captivity 517 Church redeemed and warned 518 Comfort in godliness 624 Comforts flowing from above 426 Comforts for the righteous 379 Comparison between good and bad men their Works and their Rewards 364 Confusion of the wicked 380 Converted Nations comforted 535 Corruption of youth bridled 619 Corruption of the times 381 Creation applauded or service of the Creator 563 Creation applauded or service of the Elements 564 Creation applauded or service of the Field 566 Creation applauded or service of the Fruits 567 Creation applauded or service of the Seas 568 Creation-works wonders wrought of old 695 Creation-works demand ours and the Churches praise 694 Creatorâ—s Glory celebrated 570 Curbing of the wicked 382 D. DAvid's wicked enemies destroyed 475 Death the Saints advantage Worldlings sorrow 444 Death and Judgment shews difference between Saints and Sinners 445 Degenerate world described 383 384 Deliverance pray'd for 490 Deliverance urged 491 Deliverance celebrated 573 Depths of mercy 661 Derision of Idols 669 Description of true Christians 385 Description of true Citizens of Sion 386 Destruction of Rebellious Men 393 Difference betwixt Good and Bad 363 Devout and true Saints 399 Devotion of pious Pilgrims 620 Devotion Pardon and Vocation 478 Dull and drooping Saints quickened 620 E. ENVY not Worldlings honour or delight Which ends in horrour and perpetual night 446 Enemies of the Saints increase 368 Enemies of King David destroyed 475 Entrance of the King of Glory 400 Escape from death and the Joy thereof 408 Establishment of Christ's Kingdom 493 Everlasting mercies 671 Exaltation of Christ's Kingdom 366 Exceeding happiness of pardon 412 Exhortations to fear God 415 Expectation of the Resurrection 387 Experience stirs up to prayer and praise 483 Extolling of Scripture Verity and Vertue 388 Exurgat Deus 487 F. FAith seen in fear of sin 389 Faiths Victorious Banner 391 Faithfulness of Saints to the end 621 Faithfulness of God's Chastisements 523 Falseness of Persecutours 423 Favours pray'd for 583 Favours free to Captives 593 Felicity of God's Protection 369 Felicity of the Church prayâ—d for 581 Flattering world applauds her own 445 Foes of the Lord dismay'd with fear 435 Free-Grace of God revealed 404 Free Favours to Colonies or Planters 594 Free Favours to distressed ones 595 Free favours to Prisoners 596 Free favours to sick-men 597 Free favours to such as go to Sea 598 Freedom of the Godly 623 Frequent Prayer prevalent 470 Fruits of the Earth perish or prosper at God's pleasure 599 Fruitfull year a Blessing 447 478 Fruitfulness of the Saints in Age 530 G. GEntiles called to Sion's Court 433 God's acceptable sacrifices 455 God ceaseth wars proclaims his power 438 God's Clemeney tenders mans frailty 555 God's comforts the Saints feast 418 God's different dealings with good and bad men 600 God's free Grace revealed to them that seek it 404 God's Free-grace to Israel 428 God's Free-love cheers the soul 426 God our good and sure Shepherd 396 397 God the good Shepherd of our souls 394 God the good Shepherd doth supply our wants 395 God's greatness and goodness 696 God's greatness seen in Tempests 405 God's greatness applauded 557 God's greatness seen in Thunder 407 God's glory in his Temple 534 God guides the meek and penitent 403 God's Judgments and Destruction of Rebels 393 God just and holy delights to hear prayers 688 God loves the just helps the distrest 694 God's mercies the Saints support 417 God's mercies keeps both man and beast 418 God's mercies to the Saints secure 418 God's mercies larger than from East to West 554 God's mightiness in Judgment 448 God's mightiness in mercy 449 God's mightiness in punishing the wicked 450 God's mightiness in the day of Judgment 451 God's mightiness in Vengeance upon the wicked 453 God's Ordinances cheer the godly mind 425 Godâ—s pardoning grace 552 God's praise set forth by babes and sucklings 373 God's praises past all expression 582 God a present refuge 437 God procures peace for the Saints 368 God's providences prais'd great foes submit 480 God's Providence cannot be descried 529 God's propensity to pity the Saints calamity 519 God's protection the felicity thereof 369 God's soveraign rule to keep our souls alive 481 God's Soveraign Throne 556 God slow to anger prone to grace 687 God subverts lewd sinners in their ways 688 God the sure portion of the pure in heart 499 God sends the seasons from above 708 God's true favorites 676 God vindicates the oppressed 553 God's wondrous works of Judgment 697 Good Christians described 398 Good Men and bad their ways and ends discovered 362 Good wellcomers of the King of glory 401 Gospel days celebrated 533 Gratulations to God and supplications for the Church 601 Greatness of Christ's Kingdom 602 Greatness of Christ's Kingdom expressed and explained 603 Great freedom of the godly 623 Great works of God celebrated 606 Great works of God for his Church 607 Great sins scorâ—d on great mercies are forgot 583 H. HAbitation of cruelty supprest 500 Happiness conferred on the Saints 410 Happiness of pardon 412 Hearty comfort in godliness 624 How to fear God aright 415 Holy Angels protecting Saints Ibid. Honour Happiness and Vertue of the Saints 608 Honours and promotions of the poor 611 612 Honouring God at
all times 414 I. JAcob's safe conduct 613 Jacob's safe conduct from Aegypt 614 Idols derided 615 Idolatries bloudy and inhumane 590 Jew and Gentiles glory with confession 434 Jewels of God's keeping 416 Ill deeds describe the wicked 417 Image-worship accursed 536 Joys of Heaven 419 Joseph reserved for many Lands relief 577 Israel's refuge and high tower 438 Israel's deliverance from Babylon 651 Israel's passing the Red Sea 480 Israel's ingratitude 506 Israel's seed charged to seek God 575 Israel in Aegypt harboured then opprest 578 Israel departs from Aegypt 580 Israel forgets the works of God 585 Israel grown brutish 586 Israel believes not but murmurs basely 587 Israel spares the worst people in Canaan 589 Israel mixes with Heathen Idolatries 590 Israel ensnared by Heathens examples 589 Israel grosly stain'd by Idolatries 590 Israel's misdeeds recorded and punished 591 Israel's enemies rule over them Ibid. Israel cries in their great distress moves God to their redress 592 Judgments against persecutors 469 Just mans portion and practice 625 Just mans Vindication protection and provision 419 Just mans sure safegard and happy end 421 Justification implored 457 460 Just beloved of God 694 K· KEenest afflictions profitable 626 King David's wicked Enemies destroyed 475 Kings moved to receive Christ's Kingdom 367 Kings supply and sure defence by prayer 392 Kingdom of Christ how opposed and hated 365 Kingdom of Christ how exalted 366 Knowledge and Acknowledgment of Mortality 421 L. LEvites blessing 667 Liberty of the Gospel 616 Liberty and latitude of the Gospel 617 Life of Religion Ibid. Life of Religion in practice 6â—2 Living in quietness longed for 640 Lord proclaim'd a present aid 435 Looking up to God 642 Lowly Adoration a publick worship 532 Love of Saints to Grace and Godliness 627 Lovers of Liberality 611 Lovers of Sion 643 Lovers of Sion blessed 644 Lovers of Charity blessed 422 M. MAking God our hope 628 Man's frailty tendred by God's Clemency 555 Man's Glory shining in his Creation and Restoration 376 Martyrdom or slaughter of the Sheep 429 Meekness of Captives 646 Meekness and Mourning of Captives Ibid. Mercies to the Church by our Saviou's Ascention 439 Mercies to the Gentiles by Christ's Ascention 441 Mercies the Saints support 417 Mercies keeps both man and beast 418 Mercies secured to the Saints Ibid. Mercies larger than from East to West 554 Mighty men warned 509 Mightiness of God in Judgment 448 Mightiness of God in the day of Judgment 451 Mightiness of God in Mercy 449 Mightiness of God in punishing the Wicked 450 Mightiness of God in Vengeance upon the Wicked 453 Miracles of Mercy or the Snare broken 647 Idem 648 Moses and Israel's Lamp 586 Moses saves Israel in the Gap 587 Mortality acknowledged 421 Sion's sure standing 649 650 Mourning turn'd to rejoycing for Israel's deliverance from Babylon 651 Mourning turn'd to rejoycing or the Dream made real 652 Murmuring at Meribah moves the meekest Man 589 N. NAtivities blessed or Blessings of the Womb 653 654 Never failing of God's word 629 New Building of Sion and the Sacrifices most acceptable to God 455 O. ORdinances true love to them 511 Ordinances Affection to them 512 Olive Branches 655 Onsets upon Israel or the Powers defeated 656 Idem 657 Opposition or hatred to Christ's Kingdom 365 P. PArdon implored 456 457 Pardon of bloudshed and Prayers for Sion 458 461 Pardon of sin implored 459 Pardoning Grace 476 Pardoning Mercies 658 Pardoning Mercies implored 659 Pardoning Mercies plentifull 660 Pattern of Princely Government 545 Peace of Conscience implored 460 461 Peace of Worldlings a Riddle 444 Perpetual praises to the Lord 686 Persecutors Judgments 469 Persecutors Arraignment 371 Persecutors arraigned and ruined 372 Persecutors falseness 423 Persecutions greatly grieve and grind 425 Pharaoh overthrown in the Wilderness 501 Phineas does justice and is blest 588 Pious Prince described 546 Plagues of Aegypt 578 579 Portion and practice of just men 625 Power of Religion in Practice 630 Power of Christ converting souls 432 Praises to God 706 707 Praise of Christ 431 Praise of Christ past all expression 434 Praise suiâ—s with Saints 705 Praises from Heaven and Earth 717 Prayer frequent prevalent 470 Prayer for the King 492 Prayers for Sion's prosperity 462 Prayer for Captives redemption 593 Priesthood and power of Christ 605 Pride mortified 662 Pride to be mortifyed 663 Promotion of the Church and State Ibid. Promotion of Vnity 664 666 Properties of Tale-bearers accused 462 Prosperity puffs up and Grace withdraws 409 Prosperous state of the wicked makes them commit greater sins 496 Protection and provision from above 413 Protection provision and vindication of just men 419 Protection of Saints 467 468 Protection out of Sion or the Levites Blessing 667 Providences to Israel God's peculiar Treasure 668 Providences to the Saints 528 Punishment of Atheists 467 468 Pure Lamp of the Word 631 Pure in Heart are taught to know the Worldlings End and Woe 497 Pure in heart have joys supream 498 Pure in heart are God's sure portion 499 Pure Services of the Church 670 Pureness of God's Worship and derision of Idols 669 Q. QVieting of cares 471 473 Quieting principles 474 R. RED Sea dried and Israel passing it 480 Red Sea dryed and enemies drown'd 584 Release from Afflictions 483 Remarkable judgments on the Wicked 377 Remembrance of God's ancient works and everlasting mercies 671 673 Renouncing of ill Courses and Companions 632 Repose in God 471 Revenge upon Babylon 675 Revelation of the Gospel 484 Revelation and Riches of the Gospel 485 Riddle of Worldlings peace and bliss 444 Righteous comforted 379 Rising of the Ark or Exurgat Deus 487 Rock of Refuge 473 S. SAcrifices which are most acceptable to God 455 Safe Conduct 503 Saints sighs and prayers when confined from God's house 424 Saints should banish fears 437 Saints Calamity and God's propensity to pity 519 Saints preservation in times of pestilence 52â— Saints Honour Happiness and Vertues 608 Idem 610 Salvation of Saints 537 Sanctification implored 457 460 Sanctuary Songs for the wonderfull works of God 489 Satisfying grace 476 Seeking God or supplications at our awaking 679 Service and safety of the humble God's true Favourites 676 678 Services of the Church 670 Service of the Creator 563 Service of the Elements 564 Service of the Field 566 Service of the Fruits 567 Service of the Seas 568 Short Age of man 524 Sion's prosperity prayed for 462 Sion's Reparations 490 Sion's glory in turning the Gentiles 521 Sion's reparation or the appearing of Hope 547 Silent praise to God 476 Sins kept with hold true Blessings 483 Slaughter of the Sheep or Martyrdom 429 Speedy deliverance prayed for 490 Spiritual uncleanness follows Corporal 588 Spiritual Government of Christ figured in Soloman or a prayer for the King 492 Speedy deliverance urged 491 Soul cheered in God's free love 426 Spouse of Christ 433 Stability of the Church 548 Strength and establishment of Christ's Kingdom 493 Strength of sinners subdued 500 Strength of the Leviathan subdu'd 501 Supplication to God to spare Chastisements 370 Supplication for deliverance and direction 633 Supplications for the Church 601 Supplications at our awaking 679 Supplications for the Morning 680 Supplications in times of extream danger 681 Supplications of King David 683 Supplications for posterity 684 Sweet pardoning Grace 476 T. TAle-bearers properties 462 Tale-bearers cursed 46â— Temptation much assaults the pure in heart 495 Temptation encountred and overcome 502 Throne of Christ 432 Throne of Israel reestablished 506 Time of trouble complained of 504 Tribulation and woe to the wicked 510 True love to Ordinances 511 True believers victory over the Dragon 527 True zeal and charity of Christians 634 True zeal and purity of Christians Ibid. True thankfulness 447 Truth springing out of the earth 516 Trust in God blessed 689 Trust in God immortal powerfull 〈◊〉 â—â—â— Trust in the presâ—â—ver of strangers 〈◊〉 and fatherless â—â—â— Trust not in Kings and Princes Ibid. Trust alone in the high and holy one 693 Tryal of Loyalty or Israel's Ingratitude 506 Tryal of Israel and attest of God's 〈◊〉 5â—â— Turning the Gentiles or Sion's Glory 521 Turning the Gentiles to the Church 522 V. VAlidity of God's promises 523 Vanishing of Life 524 Variety of Meroiâ—â— magnified â—98 7â—0 Variety of providenceâ— praised â—02 704 Victoriousness of God's power 530 Victoriousness of God's power and promises 531 Virtuousness of Saints in Age 530 Vocation to publick Worship 532 Vnity and Christian Love 665 Vniversal thanksgiving or Benedicite 709 Vnwearied seeking of God 636 Vnworthiness of the wicked counterpoisâ—d 637 W. WANT of God's Fear destructive 470 Watchfulness of Saints 638 Ways and Ends of Good-men and Bad-men discovered 362 Weak upheld all Creatures are supplyed 688 Wicked their calamity and remarkable Judgment 377 Wicked their chains of darkness 378 Wicked their Confusion 380 Wicked their curbing 382 Wicked described by their ill deeds 417 Wicked Great Woes attend them 418 〈◊〉 for good times â—â—◠〈◊〉 of God by sea and Land 476 〈◊〉 Confidences condemned 474 Worldlings peace a Riddle 444 Worldlings honour and delight ends in horâ—our and darkness 446 Worldlings â—nd and woâ— 497 Wordlings joy is but a dream 498 Works of God celebrated 606 Works of God for his Church 607 Works of Grace permanent 639 Works of Grace to the Church 712 713 Worship of Images accursed 536 Worship of the soveraign Lord 538 Worship of the supream Judge 539 Worship performed by the Ancients 540 Worshippers of old Moses Aaron and Samuel 542 Y. YIelding Vniversal praises 714 715 Z. ZEAL to the Temple 513 Zeal in publick Worship 543 544 FINIS