those separating Hills And take us to thy Rest The Winter Blasts are almost gone Farewel the Rain and Flood We cry aloud come fetch us home Why have thy Chariots stood Come Lord with thy sweet Jubilee Hark how the Creatures groan With Saints for full Redemption Hear how they make their moan Come blessed Lord do thou create New Heavens and new Earth A sinless Kingdom we long for Which gives true Joy and Mirth With speed make haste Vengeance to show For thy blest Temple's sake All Antichrists both East and West Do thou make desolate And then the chief rejected Stone Tho little it will grow Into a Mount and fill the Seat Of Monarchs here below Mr. Raseson That Stone which from the Mountain was Cut out without a Hand Into a Mountain let it grow And all the World command A burdensome Foundation-stone In Zion there shall lie All that do spurn against that Stone Shall by it fall and die Then all Christ's marked Ones they shall With him ascend the Throne Then all the World to him will bow When he shall reign alone Lord Jesus haste unto thy Throne We no more Captives be And fly upon the Wings of Love For thee we long to see This blessed Day no Night will have The Moon will be a Sun A seven-fold Light the Sun will be O were this Day begun Come haste that blessed break of Light Let Shadows flee away When Ordinances all shall cease Come on Eternal Day Then through a Glass shall look no more Unless the Glass Divine We shall through humane Nature see The blessed God-head shine The Glass of Ordinances cease Now look through them no more Nor Creatures Word or Promises When we see God most pure Then we shall in each Bosom's rest As in a Bed Divine And fulness of pure Joy shall have When God doth on us shine Now Righteous Ones they entrance have Into this Palace Royal There where no Curse shall ever be Or any time of Trial. That City of Jerusalem In Vision John did see Descending out of Heaven above With glorious Majesty This City which doth entertain The People of the Lord It is set forth by Metaphors So is not understood The Walls of Stone most precious are And the Foundation too Twelve thousand Furlongs is the Breadth The Length and Height also Twelve Gates twelve Angels at the Gates That keep both Watch and Ward No evil thing can enter there Tho they stand all abroad And on those Gates the Names are writ Of the twelve blessed Tribes Of the Children of Israel In whom the Truth abides And twelve Foundations hath the Wall Of this most Royal City In which Foundation there is writ Their Names the Lamb did pity The twelve Apostles of the Lamb Were written fair thereon There is no City like to this Free Holy without Sin Pure Jasper was the Wall built of The City of pure Gold Gold is the Streets of this rich Place Its Worth cannot be told Twelve glorious Pearls the Gates thereof One Pearl every Gate And the Foundation richly deck'd With precious Stones of State And from this City glorious Streams Of living Water comes Out of the Throne of God the Lamb Are most refreshing Streams And in the middle of the Street And either side the River Twelve sorts of Fruits the Tree of Life Did bear to heal us ever And here the Throne of God shall be Also the Lamb 's high Throne And there his Servants shall be free To serve the Holy One And they shall see his blessed Face And bear his glorious Name Which on their Foreheads shall have place His Image to proclaim And then and there shall be no Night For God the Lord most High Will be their Temple and their Light To all Eternity Mr. Barton Now blessed Jesus his will lead To living Water-Springs Where Tears shall all be wash'd away A City full of Kings Law-Righteousness could not procure Such Thrones and Kingdoms great Such Palms and Robes as Saints shall have When they in Heaven meet Strike up you blessed Spirits in Bliss Your Songs most lofty high You separated Souls in Bliss Praise him as well you may Mr. Reeves Unto the Lamb whose Seat is set In midst of the great Throne He there was seen who had been slain By Saints and Angels known 'T was thou wast slain and hast redeem'd All Nations by thy Blood Therefore worthy to ope the Book The Mysteries of God The Book seen in Jehovah's Hand Written without within Which do contain God's Counsels great Unto the final End O holy Jesus blessed Lamb John's Sorrows did prevent Thou David's Root and Judah's Lion Wast fit to ope the Book A Person very fit to Rule Both this World and the Church Therefore all Power is given him Because there is none such Let 's praise this King for ever-more With Angels Elders Beasts Church-Militant and Triumphant Adore the Lord of Hosts Ye noble Host of Martyrs all The glorious Prophets too Angels Apostles Arch-Angels Praise him the Lord most true Who can declare the sweet Jub'lee In Heaven solemniz'd By Seraphims and Cherubims And Principalities Powers and all Dominions too To him do cast their Crowns Then thousand times ten thousand Tens In holy Thanks abound Crying O holy holy Lord The Lamb in glorious State O Holy Ghost Holy and True Who did the Creatures make Redeemed Men for ever sing Of Surety-Righteousness They 'l have it there for ever-more In everlasting Bliss Come let us join the Creatures all In Heaven Earth and Sea All Creatures with loud Voices cry Worthy O Lamb worthy All Wisdom Riches to receive Strength Blessing Glory too From all in Heaven in Earth and Sea Is thine Eternal due FINIS ERRATA BOOK the First Page 16. line the first afteâ— thousand add c. 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the Crew of damned Hue In all the World about He will much more his Power declare Ascended now on high Captivity he captive led In his triumphant Day This Hebrew Child tho meek and mild Made Devils loudly roar On Mountains steep in Vallies deep On all the Seas and Shore All Oracles dumb no hideous Hum No mighty Trance or Spell Apollo's Shrines no more Divine's Nor no Prophetick Cell The Flamins quaint at Altars faint In consecrated Grove Because no Sound doth there rebound From their-sweet Object Jove All Temples dumb Peor Baalim And mooned Ashtaroth No Tapers shine none can divine Hence Beelzebub is wroth Now Moloc's fled that Idol's dead Isis and Osiris From Judah's Land the Infant 's hand Laid low the Heathen Priests Each fetter'd Ghost slips to his Post To the Infernal Jail Who go in Troops their Malice shoots Back to the God of all Who comes who comes in glor'ous Blooms From Edom and Bozrath In whose Brow high is Majesty And treads untrodden Paths Glory surrounds his Body's Bounds There 's Terror in his Face Mr. Norris The Evening Sky the Scarlet Dye His Robes cannot debase They are so red with God-like Blood And Blood of Enemies They are much stain'd with Conquest gain'd And blessed Victories I mighty One 't is I do come That treads the Press alone Of Wrath Divine such Power is mine I will have help from none 'T is I can speak my Foes to death And that in Righteousness Almighty I can save most high From Hell to Heaven's Bliss 'T is I alone go conqu'ring on By my great Power and Strength And Blood runs o're my Garments pure My People might have Health 'T is I outvie the Scarlet Dye And make my Garments red Like those Men that do tread the Fat And Wine-press for the Blood I wear those Clothes red like the Rose To save some some destroy By shedding Blood I bruise one's Head And God do satisfy The Day is come that signal One And Death shall have its Doom The Kingdoms dark I will subvert And conquer every One No Sea of Blood but Christ's most good The Enemy could spoil And we are glad Christ's bloody Flag Doth flourish over all The Cher'bims Guard of the High Lord Stood by while Christ did fight His Father true forsook him too Yet he the Field did get My Fury strong supports me long And with my single Arm The Conquest 's won Salvation's come To mine that none can harm CHAP. XX. The ARGUMENT This Chapter contains an Account of a triumphant Song to the Lamb by the Saints of the Old and New Testament for Christ's most glorious Conquest over his and the Church's Enemies in his Resurrection and Ascension WITH Deborah we 'l sing to Jah Who hath avenged me And trod down Strength his Arm hath length To spoil his Enemy When he march'd on the Enemy strong Did tremble in the Earth And in the Field he made them yield As Holy Scripture saith Wake Deborah awake with Mirth A Song of Triumph sing Our Barak Head Captivity led A Captive tho a King Proud Sisera must stand in awe The Stars in Heaven fight The great Jael hath conquer'd Hell And put his Foes to flight Come to our King with Israel sing The Lord 's a Man of War He gloriously triumphs on high And leads his Enemies far Pharaoh of Hell that proud Rebel His Chariots overthrew His great Captains and chosen Ones Their Strength could not renew They proudly said Pursue the Head Fight not with Small or Great But Israel's King strike most at him Then we shall them defeat Come draw your Sword upon my Word My Lust I will fulfil I will divide the Spoil his Pride Shall not go conquering still The Sea arose upon his Foes And in it they did sink A Sea of Wrath wherein no Path Can find from it to shrink Who can compare with this most Fair Glorious in Holiness And fearful in the praise of Men His Wonders cannot cease Now Hannah sung we will prolong Our Honour he exalts Against our Foes his Power flows They may not proudly talk The mighty One is broken down And weak Ones girded are The Prince brought down from a high Throne The Poor exalted there Come Esa's Song we will prolong To our beloved King That us hath made his sweet Vineyard Who were but Lumps of Sin And fix'd it in a fruitful Hill Where Showers fall Divine A Tower great he made in it And on it Christ doth shine He doth it watch his Vineyard rich 'T is done both Night and Day A fiery Wall is round them all Against the Beasts of Prey May Zion say in a good Day Tho thou wast angry Lord With me for Sin through Christ our King Thy Favour is restor'd Behold my God doth Help afford He is Salvation Who shall I fear Jehovah's near My Trust my Strength my Song Therefore in Faith let 's draw with Mirth From God's Salvation-Wells Those living Streams Christ's bloody Veins Did purchase for Rebels In this good Day we all will say Praise praise the Lord alone Exalt his Name and spread his Fame For great 's the holy One. In Zion's Land his mighty Hand Is stretched out to save His Israel where he doth dwell Whom to his Son he gave Well is it said in God's sure Word Excellent Things doth he 'T is shewed forth in all the Earth God for his Church will be Sing and cry out come give a Shout Of Hallelujah's high To Jehovah begun on Earth But lasts Eternity The Prophet old when he foretold Death should be swallowed up In Victory by one on high Then he this Song did put Unto the Church to triumph much On that triumphant Day Eternal Gates stand ope in state That Saints then enter may This City strong they enter in Salvation is their Wall And Bullwarks too none can subdue And make this City fall As Mary's Song when Gabriel came The Angel her did tell And her salute and kindly greet With News that did excel That she should bear the glorious Heir Of Heaven and of Earth In her pure Womb should lie God's Son As holy Scripture saith Then she brake out with holy Shout Of Praise to magnify The Lord above who in much Love Had fill'd her Soul with Joy What Wonders here that I should bear A Saviour unto Man That I so poor God great in Power Should set his Love upon And me exalt with all my Faults Above all Women high No Queen he took this King to suck Or bear in her Body But me poor Maid he did regard To his eternal Praise I bore the King who had no Sin One of eternal Days With Zachary the Lord on high Let us ever extol For visiting and redeeming His People from all thrall A Horn of Power and a strong Tower Of great Salvation For us hath rais'd eternal Praise The Lord shall wait alone Now are made good the Prophet's words Spake since the World began God's Covenant stood
all The Man of Nazareth 'T is I am he let these go free Put none of them to death By Power Divine some were struck down When they him apprehend 'T was Mercy all they did not fall And into Hell descend Some Sages think they did not shrink His Skin to penetrate When with a Cord they tie the Lord His potent Arms about Peter by Sword as well as Word For Christ apologiz'd When Malchus Ear he cuts then fear Did all his Guard surprize Then Christ the Word would have the Sword Put up and Malchus nigh To heal his Wound most safe and sound Tho his grand Enemy Now to Annas they make him pass And hurry him away And out of hate interrogate The Lord about his way The Lord said then my Doctrin's known 'T is not obscure and hid The Temple nigh where I did pray And preach it open stood An Enemy a stander-by Said Durst thou answer so For thy false ways apologize The Judg dost thou not know This King of Grace they smote his Face With sordid Heart and Hand But this good Man was like a Lamb Tho all against him stand CHAP. XVII The ARGUMENT One of the King of Kings Messengers gives an impartial Relation of the Carriage of the Messiah before his Judges How he was adjur'd to confess he was a King Several false Witnesses swear point blank against him and he is sentenced to Death as guilty of Blasphemy and one that sought the Destruction of the Government and dethroning Cesar and that by a new Doctrine their old Religion was undermined But before they led him to Execution they whipt him till his sacred Blood ran down his Body FROM Annas Christ to Caiaphas Priest And Council they him lead An Officer calls one to swear Tho then there was need Yet up starts one against the King And swears that he should say He could pull down this Temple fine And perfect the third Day This Lying was for to dispraise The Lord of Dignity Who did not mean the Temple-Stone But his own dead Body His infinite Power could smite Down all the Gates of Hell If they had been Adamantine His Strength doth so excel Jesus stood mute did not dispute When they did him accuse The Brats of Hell in that Council Did greatly him abuse We thee abjure if thou be pure Make no Equivocation Art thou a King and without Sin Come make a Declaration I do not lie no verily You prophesied right I am your King and without Sin And have Eternal Might When you shall see my Majesty Sit at the Lord 's right Hand You 'l mourn full sore and me implore When I reign in the Land Upon the same a Voice forth came Says Blasphemy he spake Him crucify for he doth lie Lead him without the Gate Those Vipers spit upon his Lip As Men with Mischief rife They scoff and jeer and without fear Do strike the Lord of Life Come prophesy thou Prophet high Who smote thee on the Cheek Canst thou descry Physiognomy Thou wicked Heretick To this we 'l add he was made sad By Peter's flat denial Who then and there did curse and swear When Christ was near his Trial. But one sweet Look from Christ so took That Peter's Heart did break And bitterly then he did cry To see his Faith so weak They with him trudg to Pilate Judg No Accusations want They with their Lies and Calumnies Over the Lord do vaunt Thou Blasphemer and Conjurer Thou wicked Heretick Cesar can't rule thou call'st him Fool Our King dost contradict Then Pilate saith Who takes an Oath Rebellion he did make Who now can tell he 's culpable Of ought against the State I cannot see Enormity In this Man doth appear Preposterous it is for us To sentence one that 's clear If you 'l release one at the Feast The Feast of Paschal Lamb Determine ye who it shall be The Christ or sinful Man 'T is Barrabbas we will release The other crucify Let all his Blood be on our Head And on our Children lie Some did proclaim they must arraign The Lord at Herod's Bar The President was glad and sent The Galilean there Now tho of late Herod the Great And Pilate were at strife Yet when the Heir comes to their Bar They 'gree to take his Life Herod the Great said Operate Some Wonders in my sight My Humour please or else chastis'd Thou shalt be e're 't is Night But this sage King the most Serene True God and only Wise Humours him not in this his Plot Tho Rage against him rise They him transfer to Pilate's Bar Drest in an Idiot's Coat They him degrade as Fools are made And at the Lord do flout Then Pilate saith Who takes an Oath Let Evidence appear Why he must die at Calvary As if some Premunire We 'l him chastise before your Eyes And so let him depart No they reply him crucify We beg with all our Heart We 'l no King have but Cesar brave He is Legitimate Down with this thing this little King Cesar's the Potentate Then they him scourge which made a purge Our Souls to clarify His sacred Back no stripes did lack Before he went to die Some think with Rods others with Cords Or Wier he was whipt And tied fast unto a Post When he was naked stript In Rancor great his Body's beat O Adamantine Heart They made his Blood run like a Flood From Head and every part Behold the Man said Pilate then In him no Fault I find Away with him said the Obscene To Death he is design'd The President for Water sent To purify his Hands See I am clear from his Blood pure Upon him lay no Bands Pilate may think that Christ will wink At this prodigious Sin O no he sate as Magistrate And Sentence gave on him Who wonder can that Pilate's Hand At last himself should hang When 's Conscience was so faithful as To tell him Christ was King CHAP. XVIII The ARGUMENT One of Messiah 's Learned Disciples interposeth with an astonishing Narrative about his Lord 's being led to execution bound with Cords and the heavy Cross fixt on his Back on which he was crucified and a strong Guard surrounded him all the way to Golgotha And while the Cross was fixing in the Earth they unmantle and strip him to his naked Body which they lift up and nailed to the Cross one Foot on the top of the other with Arms stretched out being plac'd between two Thieves a Crown of Thorns on his Head and an Inscription of Hebrew Greek and Latin as the Custom of the Romans was to all they accounted Malefactors THE most high Lord they bound with Cord And lead to Calvary Fixt on a Cross most ponderous On which he was to die Upon his Back like Isaac The blessed Type of Christ This Cross did lie most heavily Tho he was meek and Just This Innocent 't is like did faint And Humane Nature sail Being so sore with Stripes before And had no time
's overcome you see Who would serve him a conquer'd one Obey me 't is no sin Cast off his Name 't is horrid shame To own one dead your King What Revel-rout in Hell throughout When they thought all was won And Christ laid low see how they crow In hopes that all 's their own Now Lucifer ascends his Chair And mounts his gloomy Throne The hellish Guard flock round their Lord And vaunt he 's King alone Now the black King began to sing Altho in Flames array'd And thus began the hellish Song When to his Peers he said Dominions Thrones Powers unknown I claim all as my Right Mr. Wesley I 've gain'd the Field Jesus did yield And he is conquer'd quite I do not fear him call'd the Heir Immortal some him thought But now he 's dead he 's gone and fled And ne'r to life be brought The Devils in pomp and great triumph Appear now Christ is dead The Oracle's Head come fill with speed The World may be misled The Hebrew Child no Sword can weild He 'l conquer you no more Let 's march from Hell in Heaven we 'l tell Of our all-conqu'ring Power And conquer there as well as here Who can before us stand Now God is dead I will be Head In Heaven Sea and Land While Satan spake with lofty state In came the Glorious One With all the Marks victorious Acts Of a triumphing King While Beelzebub with his black Club Did vaunt yea scoff and boast Came starting in the powerful King And Guards from God of Hosts This glorious Guard surround the Lord Like warlike Angels stand To smite to Hell great Belial And all against him band Who is this here doth domineer And boast of Victory Over God's Son the holy One Who lives altho did die I have the Keys of Hell and Death Who am the First and Last All Potentates and powerful States To me shall yield or taste Unmixed Wrath as my Word saith Which they can never bear Nor dwell in ever-burning Lakes Or the devouring Fire O how confus'd and how amaz'd The Devils all do stand Satan flies down his Iron Throne To flee from Jesus Hand The Devils fled from Christ their Head And from his terrible Wrath But Christ pursues his scoffing Foes Through their black horrid Path. The Devils knew that Christ the true Had broke their Gates and Walls And conquer'd Death and all the Earth So into Hell he falls And now the Word of God's made good The Serpent's Head is bruis'd Christ he hath trod upon his Head Which makes him thus confus'd Then Satan spake with horrid hate What tho I conquer'd am Be just if sent and don 't torment Your Foes before the time And now in Chains he them confines Unto the Judgment-Day All Powers must bow before his Brow Who doth the Scepter sway Christ he Death's Bands broke with his Hands And in triumphing manner He did arise tho Enemies Stood round with Guard and Banner Yea that strong Guard upon the Lord Did tremble like dead Men The Earth did quake their Hearts did shake To see him rise again And at the Grave an Angel brave That shined as the Sun Did roll away the Stone that Day The Lord did rise upon And that day's Morn good Women mourn About the Sepulchre Jesus you seek pray do not weep The Angel said Don't fear Rather rejoice lift up your Voice Christ from the Grave is gone In Galilee you may him see The Living he 's among The Lord did shew himself most true After he did arise The Signs were all infallible He was in no disguise And for to put all out of doubt No Spirit did appear Come touch said he and handle me My Flesh and Bones most pure After he rose and vanquish'd Foes An Apparition's made To Magdalen in a Garden By Jesus Christ the Lord. The Gard'ner then she thought upon Till that Christ Mary said O Rabboni she did reply My King my Lord my Head Mary touch not thy Lord as yet Till I to God ascend Then me embrace by Faith which Grace Will all the Saints commend But poor Thomas his Faith 's amiss He won't believe 't is he Unless the print where the Nails went Into his Body he see A just Reproof of s Unbelief The Lord gave when he said Most bless'd is him who hath not seen And yet believ'd his God The Scripture saith if we ha'n't Faith In the rising again Of Christ our Head we all are dead And damned every one Then Preaching's vain and Faith 's no Gain If Christ be in the Grave God's Justice Good not satisfied So Pardon none can have The Church did meet and God did seek Upon the Week's first Day Where Christ among them often came To cheer them in his Way And gave Commands into the Hands Of his Apostles dear How they should act in every part Till he again appear E're Christ ascends he gave Commands That at Jerusalem At Wisdom's Gate they may expect The Spirit promis'd them Now Christ ascends before his Friends From Earth to Heaven high From whence he 'l come e're it be long To fetch his Bride away Christ clears the Air and Hemisphere Where damned Spirits dwell He clears the Path for Saints on Earth To Joy Celestial Disperse you Orbs you glittering Clouds At distance roll away His glorious Guard the Way prepar'd On Christ's Ascension-Day The Angels high above the Sky Spake unto them below What happy King is this you bring In triumph he doth go Who is this King this glorious One And what may be his Name The Lord of Hosts he 's known by most His Vict'ry gives him Fame Lift up ye Gates ye Doors of State And entertain your King Come stand wide ope in Heaven's Court Ye Gates everlasting He comes who hath conquer'd the Grave And drags the King of Pride Fastned unto his Chariot new In which the Lord doth ride Triumphantly to Bliss on high His Chariot moved fast To Heaven's Gate where many wait And thousands cry Haste haste This Prince of State when Heaven's Gate He had arriv'd unto O what a Shout is given out By Angels as his due And with his Crown went in sat down Close by his Father's Side And will prepare a Palace there To entertain his Bride He 's now gone home to wear his Crown For all his Work is done God's satisfy'd En'mies subdu'd And now ascends his Throne Now Christ is gone the Spirit doth come On the Rebellious The Sinner's Head is captive led And Gifts are given us On Pentecost the Spirit did rest In cloven Tongues upon The Messengers of Jesus Christ Because he was gone home He doth inspire baptize with Fire Prophets Apostles too He 'l Pastors give the Church may live A holy Life and true Poor Fishermen go conquering on The World in Jesus Name The Blind do see the Dead rais'd be To Christ's eternal Fame If Christ did shew his Godhead true When in a swadling Clout Mr. Milton Controll'd
hurried by Satan out of the Wilderness through the Air who sets him upon a Pinacle of the Temple in Jerusalem and from thence carries him to a very high Mountain where he tempts his Lord to worship him THE Spirit of Bliss i' th' Wilderness And Desert Christ doth lead Among wild Beasts where are no Feasts Full forty Days no Bread To God's Son dear there did appear In this vast Wilderness A gray old Man with Clothing mean As if some Lamb did miss To Christ he spake Sir What sad Fate Hath brought you to this Place All that come here do die for Fear Or Want in a short space I speak the more upon this score Thou seem'st to be the Man That Man most wise who was baptiz'd By new baptizing John And that good Man baptizing John Call'd thee the Son of God Which if thou be come let me see And make of Stones some Bread Then spake the King unto the Swain Do'st think I know thee not Thou art that Head didst thousands lead When first thou didst revolt Then the arch Fiend who cannot mend Confest he was that Spirit Under sad Fate unfortunate Eternal Wrath t' inherit Then on a trice he hurries Christ Out of the Wilderness All through the Air God's Hemisphere To put him in distress Mr. Milton A Pinacle of the Temple He sate his Judg upon The Temple in Jerusalem And said Come cast thee down Thou shalt not fall the Angels all Procession forth will make From Heaven high the Air and Sky Death to anticipate Thus Beelzebub Prince of the Club King of the damned Crew Does tempt God's Son to worship him As if it were his due Proud Lucifer he did allure His God to worship him These Kingdoms fine shall all be thine Bow now before my Throne This was his Scope and his great hope Man's Saviour to destroy For if the King he made to sin No Saviour could he be Satan be gone Apollyon Worship the Lord thy God And do not tempt him God hath sent To bruise thy subtil Head The Lord of Bliss was tempted thus That simpathize might he And succour those against their Foes Who are in misery Full forty Days he fasts in praise Of Power Infinite That from our Head we might have Bread Of Life of Strength of Might If he God's Son thus set upon To bow and worship him Then wonder not at Satan's Plot That tempts Man to the same He tempted Man for to liken His God to Creatures vile Made very fine in glorious Shine And thus did him defile A Creature cold they ' dorn with Gold Who pompous Worship love Religion gay tempts Men to pray To Devils as God above Full well they 'r known to Heathen Men By various Names they gave Moloc Chemos and Ashtaroth Adonis Thammus brave He sets his Seat by God's most great Satan's Altar by Jah's That Men may moan at his black Throne And then at them he laughs CHAP. XV. The ARGUMENT An Elder and Witness of Christ informs the Church of the Messiah entring upon his Prophetical Office but is opposed by Men of the same Spirit which opposed St. Paul such as Barjesus and Elimas the Sorcerer who irrationally asserted that he wrought Miracles by the Power of the Prince of Devils Lucifer but by his Divine Reply he put them all to silence CHRIST rich in Grace began to preach And Man illuminate In Napthalim and Zebulun Commands them to repent He makes new Hearts and Men translates From Darkness into Light So that his Fame and fragrant Name Were spread both Day and Night But Envy rose among the Jews Against the Prince of Light They flout and jeer they domineer Over his Sovereign Right And many said he friendship had With Beelzebub the Great And in much spite call'd Nazarite The Carpenter's Relique That Pow'r cast out the Legions stout They say 't is Satan's all And thus in spite they ' ppose the Light Of Spirit Word and Soul A Kingdom said our Lord and Head Divided cannot stand Can Satan cast out Satan judg Come answer my Demand From sinful Lust the Holy Ghost Against it now they sin Which to remit here is not meet Nor in the World to come If that Men sin against the Son And Father of all Light He may forgive but not who live The Spirit to despite Who understand the Lord's good Mind And yet in Malice call The Holy Ghost and Blood of Christ The most unjust of all These are the Men who greatly sin Against the last Relief They can't repent whose Hearts are bent To Envy and Mischief CHAP. XVI The ARGUMENT A Man of God enters with an Antient Record called the Gospel which gives a Relation of Christ's sudden departure from Earth to Heaven Also of his bloody Sweat in Gethsemain and of his drinking a horrible Cup of Death in Obedience to his Father and for the Good of Man Moreover how one of his own Family betrayed him into their hands who belonged to the black Prince of the damned Crew and came with Swords and Staves to apprehend Christ whom they bound with Cords and carry him to the Judg as some grand Malefactor THE time draws on Christ must be gone From Earth to Heaven high A Lamb 's prepar'd we might regard That it did typify Pure Shilo's Fate did intimate That Lamb for us must die Who had no Spot yet takes his Lot To bleed at Calvary The Paschal Lamb's Supper be'ng done He blessed Bread did break Lest we forget Love Infinite He gave Command to eat And after supt he took the Cup Which also signified Blood must be shed for there is need Man's Soul be purified And gave Command that Act should stand Until he come again For every Church to practise much To shew his Death and Pain Then after Supper he did utter A Sign of humble Love In washing Feet Come it 's most meet We follow him above They sweetly sing a blessed Hymn Before he went to die With Heart and Tongue they sweetly sung The Praise of God most high The Lord goes out to Olive Mount And Gethsemain also Saith he my Soul is sorrowful My Griefs no Man doth know My People wait I 'll invocate My Father Lord of all If I this Cup of Death must sup Or pass this Draught of Gall. But Lord thy Will not mine fulfil I came no less to do My bloody Sweat and Sorrow great Gives Peace to Greek and Jew When he came back all were asleep What can't you watch one Hour Then said the Lord with one accord Watch pray with all your Power Yea every one no Temptat'on For you may be too high The Flesh is weak Satan's a Cheat Your Trial 's very nigh Then ushers in the most Obscene Upon the Lord of Bliss Judas that Cheat betrays in heat His Master with a Kiss With Staves and Sword they take the Lord As if a Barrabas A Guard most strong they set upon The Innocent alas Jesus did call Whom seek you