double dye But Christ will make me white as Snow Me to exalt he came below 42. For us poor sinners for our sakes Three offices He undertakes Then joyfully I 'll say and sing He is my Prophet Priest and King FINIS SONG IV. THE HOLY TRIPLICITY OR A Description of CHRISTS THREE Office with the devout Souls Triumphing-Song upon the consideration of CHRISTS All-sufficiency and Expectation of perfect Redemption by him To the Tune of the New Blackbird SECTION FIRST 1. I 'M not an Astrologue to gaze on the Skies To talk much of Trigons and Triplicities Nor with great Pythogre With some superstition Ascribing much virtue to Numbers condition Yet clearly I see Without any lye A Mystery wrapped in seven and in three 2. Three Persons there are in Essence divine Of Angelic orders thrice three that is nine Twice three the Creation-dayes did compleet GOD then did all finish he found to be meet Four threes are the twelve Tribes in Israel So were the Apostles in truth that excell 3. So CHRIST our Redeemer by offices three He purchas'd Salvation for me and for thee He 's King and a Priest a Prophet divine So brings he the Elect in Glory to shine His own He rescues His foes He subdues Though Furies Infernal their forces combine 4. Our woful defects they call for the three We r blind and we know not how saved to be Estranged from GOD and Children of wrath Unable to purchase a freedom from death By Prophet we see By Priest we draw nigh King JESUS gives strength to GOD we may fly 5. All these our defects they call for supply Which JESUs my LORD vouchsafes unto me I 'm blind and I cannot the way well descry But CHRIST is the Prophet to teach me the way His Spirit and word Shall help me afford From darkness to light I 'm led by my LORD 6. My sins make a distance between me and GOD For in his right path I have not abode His stroke is still ready to kill and destroy To damp all my comforts my peace and my Joy But CHRIST will with ease The Father appease As Priest he 'll get pardon and comfort will raise 7. As Man He 's the Sacrifice debt for to pay For all out trespasses on Him we do lay He 's Altar to sanctiby the Sacrifice As GOD to inrich it and give it a price As both GOD and Man He 's Priest for He can Plead offer and Pray and so favour win 8. His Kingdom He enters with Scepter and Sword His Elect He conquers by Spirit and Word By His Holy Laws He Governs them All His Power protects them what e'r can befall Their foes He shall fright With terrour and might And Crowns all His Saints with Glory most bright 9. The order of saving the offices clears For first He explains it and then He acquires And after applyes what purchase He wan So comes there much comfort to comfortles Man As Prophet declares As Priest full of cares As King He applyes it and keepeth from tears SECTION II. The Souls Triumphing-Song over all Enemies upon the consideration of CHRIST'S All-sufficiency and the expectation of that perfect Redemption and Glory purchased by Him 1. I Will then inferiour comforts forsake My choice above all things Great JESUS I 'll make Though Satan should fret and fortune should froun I do not much value when CHRIST is my own In Sickness and Health In want and in wealth I will seeke my JESUS till He give a Crown 2. And though all the World against me conspire And though all the Elements Water and Fire The Earth and the Aire and what ever more Though Men should massacre Lyons should roare Though Universe round Turn upside that 's Down Yet JESUS can conquer and give me a Crown 3. His Love is transcendent His power is great Admitting no crossing affliction or lett He 's faithful in promise and alters no words What wisdom contriveth His power affords On these I rely Until that I dye And then sing His praises to eternity 4. Pale Death with his terrours me cannot affright Nor yet the red Dragon with power and might Sin is their advantage and guilt is their sting But that is removed by JESUS our King Then conquering I Hosanna I 'll cry And sound out all praises to JESUS on high 5. When death me dissolveth glad tidings I hear Though friends they forsake me the Angels draw Transporting my Soul to Mansions above near Then all things below me but vanities prove My Joy and my rest Then find I at last For CHRIST I enjoy then of all things the best 6. And when the great day of Judgment appeares Which brings to the guilty and Godles their fears I 'll be at his right hand with gladness of heart When sinners receive ane eternal depart Hee 'll say unto me I chosen have thee And now with my Servants thou blessed shalt be 7. The Starres doe bespangle the Heaven as gemms Which GOD doth number and call by their Names This is but a payement to that Paradice Where CHRIST he resideth that Pearle of price Be humble therefore Admire and adore Let all thy aspiring be after this glore 8. With Abram and Isaac I 'll set me then down My cross is exchang'd with a glorious Crown No hunger no thrist no sickness appears For CHRIST from my eyes hath wiped all tears With Angels I dwell In light that excell But CHRIST I enjoy and He 's All in All. 9. My Joy is so full I seek not for more Of riches and honours I have so great store Nor can I be robbed no change do I feare My riches they rust not nor garments do weare For ever and ay They do not decay But last to Eternity O happy day 10. My exercise is to adore and to sing Sweet songs of high praises to JESUS my King The more I doe praise more reason I find For this finit vessel cannot comprehend The glory that 's there That 's free of all feare Come quickly LORD JESU and cause me draw near 11. Then on my Redeemer I 'll sweetly rely With comfort reposing untill that I dye Disclaiming denying the World and all I 'll give no repulses when He gives a call And for every thing I 'll joyfully sing A high Hallelujah to JESUS my King FINIS The BLESSED BETHLEHEMITE THE FONTAIN OF LIFE OR CHRISTS EXCELLENCY Containing a farther description of the blessed Messiah the LORD JESVS CHRIST in his Types Titles Attributes c. Set down after the order of the Alphabet with their Scriptures on the Margent together with the Explication of difficulties out of the soundest and most learned Interpreters To be sung to the Tune of I will go seek my Saviour the New Jerusalem the blessed â—ird or any other grave Tune suited to such Verses as have 8.
to them in your ordinary reading Page 33. l. 9. with Ancient let the marginal note be Dan 7 22. P. 33. l. 13. with Apostle let the marginal note be Heb. 3 1. p. 38. l. 25. Immanuel let it have this marginal note i e GOD with us p. 39. l. 29. for the last word of the line LORDS r. Lords p. 41. l. 14. Ointment with the marginal note Cant. 1 3 p. 41. 1. 29. let n be prefixed to Priest p. 49. l. 22. for Ministers r. Minister verb. p. 52. l. 14. for recall life r. life recall p. 64. l. 17. for portion r. potion l. 20. for thow r. thou p. 66. 1. 26. for got r. get p. 79. l. r. Widows mite with the marginal note Luke 21 2 3 7. p. 84. l. 4. for after r. alter p. 84. l. 15. dumb with the marginal note Psal. 39 9. p. 84. l. 26. for I r. I 'll p. 91. l. 22. for Sun-lights r. Sun-light's THE SAINTS RECREATION THIRD PART UPON THE ESTATE OF GRACE The First SONG Containing two Parts First CHRIST'S Expostulation With a straying Sinner Secondly The Sinner Conversion and Recovery THE FIRST PART 1. WHat is the cause poor Soul thou dost so stray From me thy LORD and from the righteous way Was this thy oath when thou with me Cov'nanted Where are the vowes which thou so freely granted 2. Am I not LORD of Light of Life and Love Am I not He to thee so kind did prove Did I not know thee by my eye All-seeing I knew thy mould before thou hadst a being 3. A wretched babe thou wast in sin first born Under God's wrath and curse and so forlorn Might'st thou not been a monster formles Creature Whil'st I have given a perfect comely Feature 4. I did my self of Royal robbs divest And cloath'd me with thy nature for thy rest I scourged was and crowned with the thorn The cross I bare for thee I suffered scorn 5. The Gospel-Light I gave thee to direct A Guard of Angels ready to protect My Sp'rit to warn and be thy gracious guyd Yet from my precepts thou dost ever slyd 6. I Gave thee food and raiment health and peace My self I gave for thy poor Souls release And yet to me unkynd thou still wast proving And dost not labour to requite my loving 7. From Satan Sin and Hell I made thee free That thou might'st never condemnation see A Ransom Sacrifice and Propitiation I Was Divine Justice for to satisfy 8. I keep 't thee from the Famine and the Sword From Pestilence and did all good afford From shameful sin and from flagitious crimes From Satans snares in these confused times 9. That Satan might not fright thee nor possess From madness sudden death and all distress From sickness sore and sting of conscience fell I keeped thee from dropping into Hell 10. I did thee Gently chasten with the rod That thou might'st mynd thy duty to thy God But when the rod was off with Pharaoh vain Thou wallowed in the Myre of sin again 11. This was not all I promis'd thee a Crown Ev'n Heavns glory riches and renown If thou should'st serve me yet thy fruit is small Thou wanders from me like the Prodigal 12. Where is thy Faith where is thy fervent Love Where is thy zeal and works thy faith to prove Beware like Laodicea thou me force Thee to reject with dolorous divorce 13. If thou do not repent and soon return And for thy many sins thou do not mourn If answer not my mercies to thee shown I 'll the reject and never more thee own SECOND PART Containing the penitent Sinners Conversion and Recovery 1. WHat thundering voice is this I hear who calls Is this the voice of CHRIST from Heav'n that falls I sleeping was pampered with all pleasure But now I see my sin 's above all measure 2. Justly O LORD might'st thou from me depart Justly might'st thou my sinful Soul desert For most ungrate I heretofore was proving And most unworthy of such matchless loving 3. O! what am I thou should'st so kyndlie call And did not suffer in the pit to fall Since I have from my God so long departed No wonder that for sin I sore had smarted 4. Thy calls I did repell thy word I slighted Thy Sp'rit I quench'd thy rods when they have lighted I did not hear their voice nor mercies prized But I have done what Satan hath devised 5. My sins in number they are like the Sand By breaking of thy righteous Command For quality atrocious great offences I sinn'd with Soul and the external senses My sins are many yet no more than thou Canst freely pardon O my God most true My sin is great yet is thy mercy greater I run to thee there is no Savior better 7. Thou past by Angels and hast sent thy Son In humane nature our poor Souls to win Thou raisest up the Soul that is dejected And thou hast not the weary Soul rejected 8. Thy promise is to seek the Soul that 's lost Thy promise is to comfort all that 's crost I 've lost my self come now sweet Lord and save me I cleave to thee my God O do not leave me 9. With blinks of mercy thou dost wretches view Thy glory is in weaknes strength to shew Thy mercy is on those that have no merit That heirs of wrath great glory may inherit 10. When multituds I saw in the broad way I took delight with them to go astray Disdainfully thy precepts I did trample Thy promise sweet thy threats and Saints example 11. The many by-paths have my Soul deceived And have me of my Saviour near bereaved Some not for peace some not for piety Some not for truth some like the Pharisee 12. Some live so loose as mynding not a judge No God no Hell no Heav'n a soul to lodge Some Laodicean like they care not whether Religion sink or swimme Fools altogether 13. Some seeming godly yet they have no love No Christian works their fruitfull faith to prove Some loyal and good reason to great Caesar But to serve God have neither time nor leisure 14. Some pious-like and yet disown a King As if rebellion were no hainous thing Some place Religion in their vain opinion Some in debats about the best dominion 15. Some place Religion in most base reviling The men of God their own poor souls beguyling Some in proud Koreh's arrogant rebelling And yet they fancy heav'n to be their dwelling 16. Sometimes I followed one sometimes the other Sometimes I Jarr'd with father and with mother For trivial things O poor distracted I And many things I did I knew not why 17. I now perceive all these are sinful theams Impertinent and vicious extreams I 'll now betake me to the good old way Of thy dear Saints and more I will not stray 18. I now perceive Satan hath many wyles And slie devices which the Soul beguyles
's by thy grace that I intend To turn to thee again It 's Thy free grace that must amend My conversation vain The will the worke is all of Thee My Sp'ritual thoughts each one Then Crown this worke begun in me And send Salvation 23. But now I see the Day appeare The Morning-Starre arise The Sun of Righteousness draws near fair Phoebus from the Skies O Shine upon my silly Soul With warming beams of light On Thee my burden I do roll O Glorious King of might FINIS SONG III. THE PILGRIMS PANACEA OR BALME OF GILEAD Holding forth 1. the Restauration or Redemption of lost mankinde how it was Decreed and gradually revealed until the Nativity of Our blessed SAVIOVR 2. Of CHRIST'S Nativity His matchless Person His divine and humane Natures His All-sufficiency to save with ane Introduction to His Offices 1. THough Satan Death and Hell conspire To throw me in Tartarean fire Yet some of Adams wretched race Rescu'd shall be by Gods free grace 2. Before the Earth foundation took It written was in Heav'ns Book Eternal and a firme decree In Council of the Trinity 3. That Christ Jehovah's only Son Should be a living Corner-stone In him were some Elect to be Choice vessels to Eternity 4. Did that Immense Eternal God In light who hath a firme abode One Essence in blest Trinity Three Persons in that Unity 5. Who from none else do'th seek supply For in him all perfections be My good to Him doth not extend For why his glory hath none end 6. Did that great Jove my bliss contrive Me wretched worme to keep alive To keep me from Eternal fire When Hellish powers did conspire 7. How shall poor I then thankful prove For this great mercie this free Love My Soul shall all her powers bend Him to extol World without end 8. To Adam this was first reveal'd When to tentation He did yield He trembling run himselfe to hide Gods presence He could not abide 9. When guilty of Apostacy By tasteing the forbidden Tree Horrour of conscience did him fright Ill-doers always shun the light 10. God frowns good Angels do forsake The Heav'n is shut th'Infernal-lake Is ready to receive and so Nothing remains but wrath and wo. 11. But He whose opportunity Is wretches great extremity He who dispenses every lot Is found of them that sought Him not 12. He calls for Adam of free Grace And Preach't to Him a blessed peace Come Adam thou hast greatly sinn'd Yet with me thou may'st mercie find 13. Afflictions sharp thou must endure But thy Salvation shall be sure I shall thee send a Blessed Seed And He shall bruise the Serpents head 14. This is the Covenant of Grace Which brings my Soul so sweet solace There is a gracious paction Betwixt the Father and the Son 15. And by the Son with Adams race Who should repent and seek his grace The Son unto the Father spake I will Man's nature on me take 16. I will my selfe a ransome give For the Elect that they may live Come Son quoth He if thou do so They shall be safe from Hell and wo. 17. The Father to poor man he saith If thou beleeve with saving Faith In this my Son I 'll give thee peace Eternal Love shall thee embrace 18. The Lord did promise ev'n the same To Faithful father Abraham That in His seed all should be blest And get from Him Eternal rest 19. This promise grows more full and clear Till that the full time did draw near So that Messiah's time and place The Prophets told Israels race 20. This blessed Seed who glorious is P'raefigur'd was by Sacrifice By Types and Shadows many one Ev'n to His Incarnation 21. This Seed is that Messias great Eternal God without all date Hence doth my drouping Soul yet Live For He Salvation will me give 22. His Birth his Life His Death and all His acts and sufferings great and small Are Balsam for my bleeding would In Him alone Salvation's found 23. I 'll now my meditation raise For this the Angels doth amaze I 'll soar on Contemplations wings Admiring these Celestial things 24. O how great sweetness JESU LORD Thy very Names my Soul afford For JESUS that 's a Saviour sure To give my Soul a Soveraign cure 25. CHRIST that 's the chiefe Anointed one To him a parallel is none Not with that Oile material Prescrib'd by Law Levitical 26. But with the Sp'rit above all measure Hence is my life my Joy my treasure Transcendent gifts I know right well He hath my Soul to keep from Hell 27. O joyful tydings do I heare At Bethlehem in a Heav'nly quire The Angels sing and shout for joy When Christ was born that blessed Boy 28. To GOD be glory peace on Earth Good will to men O Blessed birth Go Shepherds go and leave your Tent This day to you a Saviour's sent 29. To Bethlehem run and Him behold Of whom the Prophets have fortold Yee shall the great Messiah see In whom all Nations blessed be 30. The wonder first for to begin A Man is born free of sin The like was not since Adam's fall This cleanses sin Original 31. Another thing I do admire That GOD Eternal comes so neare My nature fraile he did assume This keeps me from a dismal doome 32. If GOD and Man none can so well GOD and lost Man kind reconcile This Theanthropos only can Make peace for sinful wretched Man 33. If God he cannot but prevail If Man my Brother will not fail To plead for me that haynous crimes May not condemn in judging times 34. By Sin though I be quite undone And ther 's no help below the Moon Yet Jesus Christ he can me save Who rose Triumphing from the grave 35. Though I be full of putrid sores My sinful nature good abhorres Yet Christ is that Physician sure His Panacea will me cure 36. I 'm Dead in sin I cannot move Nor speak or think of things above But He 'll come in with quickning grace And will afford my Soul Solace 37. Though wrath and curse I doe deserve For many wayes that I did swerve Yet Christ the curse did bear for me And nail'd my sins unto a Tree 38. Though I deserve Infernal pains Nothing in me but sin remains His painful death shall me relieve He did for me a ransome give 39. Though I deserve eternal shame For gross profaning of His name His ignominy and disgrace Keeps me from a confounded face 40. Like Starres my sins in number be Or like the drops of Ocean-Sea Yet do His mercies farr transcend In number for they have no end 41. Even crimson-red by sin am I My sins are of a
Of Circumcision Of Myrrhe a bundle to revive A Cordial for the faint Though we were dead He 'll make us live For this his blood was spent SECTION IX N. O. P. Q. R. 1. A New and living way to bring To Canaan above A Nazarite separate from sin Most worthy of our love As Noah did an Ark prepare A remnant for to save When all the World was drown'd so Christ Life to the World gave 2. By wo and wrath Sin shame and death Which make a fatal end Wee all had perisht but his blood For Ransom he did send An Olive with the sope of grace For ever fresh and green An Ointment poured forth and full Of Odour and persume 3. The Passover for me was slain The Paschal-Lamb for food Our hearts by faith bedew'd must be And sprinkled with his blood That the Destroying Angel may Pass by and do not kill He is our Peace and Pearl of price With riches us to fill 4. A choice Physician for my Soul A Plant of great renown A Polisht shast The pow'r of GOD To Pull mine enemies down Priest offering and the Altar too He is my Prince of Peace A Propitiation good and true A Prophet full of grace Q. R. 5. A Quickning Spirit to revive A Soul in sin that 's dead Rabbi to teach a Ransom for A Soul that 's captive led Ev'n my Redeemer with his blood He 's Righteousness to save A Resurrection from the dead Triumphing o're the grave 6. Of ages Rock impregnable The Root of Jesse strong The Rose of Sharon beautiful He 's Ruler us among SECTION X. S. 1. A Sacrifice for all our sins A Sanctuary secure The true Samaritan my Soul That 's wounded for to cure A Samson thousands to destroy Of Philistims Prophane The gates of Gaza bare away Deaths gates for all his traine 2. And in his Death O wonderful The greatest victory He gets o're sin grave Satan Hell And routs them totally A Saviour my poor Soul to save The Scape-Goat for to bear My wofull sins his Scepter brave Doth free my Soul of fear 3. A Servant for our Souls he was Shiloh sent for our good The Son Eternal Heir of all A Shep-herd us to food A Standard to the World display'd The Starr of Jacob bright A Stone most Precious though refus'd A Sun that 's full of light 4. A Sun of Righteousness I say To quicken and direct From him 's my comfort light and life He 's surety for my debt SECTION XI T. W. 1. A Tabernacle where our suits Have answers most Divine A Temple where the Deity dwells He 's Truth to clear my mind The Tree of Life farr from all strife With meat and medicine Shall me supply and satisfy When Paradise I win 2. His Soul refreshing cordial grace Like waters flow amain The way conducting to that Place Where Soules are free of pain Vine-Tree to cherrish me and give The sappe of saving Grace The Fathers wisedom I believe A witness for release 3. The Word of God Essential The Subject Scope and end Of Written-word and wonderful Salvation to send SECTION XII Y. Z. 1. To Day and Yesterday the same Ev'n to Eternity His Wisedome power and goodness great Are forthcoming to me So Zealous for the house of God That nothing could restrain Him from the shedding of his blood To Ransome them again FINIS TYPUS TYPORUM OR A TABLE OF The several Types Titles and Attributs of JESVS CHRIST according to the nature of the things themselves as in the former treatise they were set down after the order of the Alphabet Advertisment anent the Scope use and forme of this Table c. I. THE use of this Table explained in the former song is manifold as first for Information to let us see these matchless incomparable excellencies that are in Jesus Christ our Lord. 2. For Consolation The heart of a Sincere Christian cannot but be filled with ravishing and transporting joyes when it beholds such excellencies in Christ and then beginnes to find a title and interest in them 3. For Spiritual Devotion every Type and Title almost affording excellent compeâ—â—ations to Christ ground of confidence to draw near matter of prayer and praise as for example one in praying may say Lord thou who art the King of Kings subdue my rebellious Spirit to thy selfe by the Scepter of thy word and Spirit c. that I may be of the number of thy willing people preserve me powerfully from my Spiritual enemies c. Thou who art that Vigilant Shepherd of Soules protect me from the roaring Lyon Satan who is ready to rear me and lead me to the living Waters c. 4. For matter of Meditation every Type or title c. Affording Heavenly matter for the exercise of our Spiritual thoughts II. As to the exactness of it it were easy to make it more Scholastick and reduce it all to Dichotomies but I thought this sufficient for the most of ordinarie Christians Here follows the Table TYPUS TYPORUM OR A TABLE OF THE NAMES TYPES AND TITLES OF CHRIST According to the Nature of the things themselves as the last was after the order of the Alphabet c. CHRIST JESUS Our blessed Saviour in Offices Attributs Benefits c. represented by 1. Persons 1. Typical as Adam Enoch Jonah Joseph Isaac Melchizedec Nazarite Joshua Samson David c. 2. Emblematical and that either Celestial as Angel Arch-angel or Sublunary and these 1. More General as Anointed Chief Elect First and last Governour Guide High and Loftie one Holy one of Israel Hope of Israel Lovely Man Ruler Shiloh Wonderful c. Beloved Fairer than the Sons of Men c. 2. More special and that according to Relations Oeconomical 1. Conjugal as Husband and Bridgroome of the Church 2. Paternal as Everlasting Father Child Babe Son Heir of All c. 3. Herile as Master Servant Faithful in GODS House as Steward or Dispensator Shepherd c. 2. Civil or Polical 1. Pacifical or Peaceable 1. For Restauration as Physician Deliverer Redeemer Samiritan Saviour c. 2. For Protection Provision Direction and Promotion c. As King of Kings Lord of Lords Prince of Peace Judge Law-giver Counseller Master Advocat Intercessour Mediatour Surety Forerunner c. 2. Martial as Captain Lord of Hosts Commander c. most Mighty Leader c. 3. Ecclesiastical As Apostle Doctor Bishop of Souls Author and Finisher of our Faith First fruits from the dead Glory of Israel Head of the Church High Priest Messiah Minister of Circumcision Priest Prophet Rabbi Messenger of the Covenant c. 2. Things 1. Spiritual as Consolation Gift Truth Joy To Day and Yester-day the same Zealous c. 2. Natural 1. Celestial as Sun Light
You sumptuous fare delicious Wine You Indian fruit that 's bought so deare You flattering Venus fair and fine That doth the vitious wanton cheer What are you c. When Sun of Righteousnesse drawes near 9. You Purple robes and Cloath of Gold Whose Mother is the brute and dust You 'r cast away when you wax old Your borrowed beautie soon doth rust What are you c. The wedding garment is my trust 10. Yee gilded trifles more or lesse Can yee your comforts Eternize Can yee Man's happiness increass When Man yee do not equalize What are yee c. Let me have CHRIST He will suffice 11. Then I 'll conclude with Solomon Created comforts all I see Are emptie trifles every one Nothing but vexing vanity What are yee c. When CHRIST appears in Majesty 12 No more than can a Circle round The sharpe Triangle satisfie No more my heart all that 's here found But ever Blessed Trinitie What are you c. When Christ comes with his rich supply 13. They 're finite things that 's here below My Soul it sues for more and more A Spiritual object you must show And I must have some richer store What are you c. When Christ comes with his heavenly glore 14. Nothing abides in constant frame Ev'n like to Proteus or the Air Or changing Moon no houre the same Them to the Dew I may compare What are you c. When Christ comes with his treasure faire 15. To morrow sick to Day in health To Day I 'm bound to morrow free To morrow poor to day in wealth To Day I 'm Low to morrow high What are you c. When joyes come with eternity 16. You crazy comforts are but mixt With as great crosses at your best You 'r blazing Starres and are not fixt You 'r trifling toyes that have no last What are you c. When Christ comes with eternal rest 17. But now the Day-Starre doth appear Above th' Horizon it doth rise The Sun of Righteousness drawes near With light and life down from the Skies What are you c. When this fair soaring Eagle flies 18. You 're broken Cisterns less and more That living Water cannot give You cannot give me grace and glore That ever blessed I may live What are you c. But broken reeds you all do prove FINIS SONG VII HONEY-DROPS OR CHRYSTAL-STREAMS Containing A Bundle of precious promises full of Soul-ravishing comforts purchased by CHRIST and belonging to Beleevers in the Estate of Grace SECTION FIRST The grand and comprehensive promises of GOD Himself of Christ and to Inherit all things and the un-changeablnes of Gods goodness with the Souls use of all 1. OF Gods great goodness now I 'll sing I will his mercy praise For to extoll Jehovah King A quiv'ring voice I 'll raise I 'll be thy God Thou sayst O LORD This promis'd is to me What highest Heaven can afford I will vouchsase on thee 2 For this poore Earth thou needst not care Thou shalt inherite all With Christ my Son thow shalt be heire In glore celestial O' Pause my Soul and be amazd At this transcendent grace And for thy vileness be abas'd be sure to make thy peace 3. Oh what am I but sinful dust And shall I have such store Of riches that shall never rust In that Eternal glore I st ' not enough I 'm not in hell Tormented in that fire For oft did I thy voice repell Provoking thee to ire 4. And shall not onely thou releive Me from th' Insernall lake But also promisest to Give Good things for mercies sake And shall I not have onely crumbs Which from thy table fall But more than all the richest summes Of Gold and silver all 5. And shall it not suffice to give What creatures can afford But thow wilt have me for to live Ev'n with thy self O LORD Shall God then be my portion His wisedom to direct His goodness for Compassion His pouer to protect 6. His holiness to sanctify His alsufficent store Me to provide with rich supply Blest be my God therefore Shall his high habitation Even be my dwelling place And shall his creatures every one Make way for my solace 7. Shall His brave Angels me surround And guard me from all ill O this great mercie Hath no Bound Sing praises then I will O then my Soul let all thy strength And faculties each one Be consecrat to God at length For His salvation 8. Thy time and talent then bestow His name to Glorifie Who did to thee such mercie Show Praise Him most cheerfullie But as this mercie 's great and free So doth it still endure Most firm and sure t' eternitey None shall their Soul injure 9. A woman may forgetfull be Of Infants to her born But though she would yet will not God Me leave to be forlorne The mountains may removed be The day and night may change The Hills be cast into the Sea Though Heaven and Earth do range 10. Yet sure will He most tenderly His precious Saints embrace In spight of hell they shall prevail And see His glorious face I 'm grav'n upon His Palmes Therefore I 'll not forgotten be Though I were ev'n at deaths dark vale It shall not terrifie 11. His wrath may for a moment last To chasten me for sin Yet everlasting kyndness I And favour hope to find Then I 'll begin to banish sin Contemning wordly toyes with wings I 'll fly and soar on high Seeking for heavenly Joyes SECTION II. Promises of Privative mercies anent afflictions Or tribulations either to preserve Gods people from them to support under them to sanctifie them and deliver out of them 1. WIth rods of men I 'll thee correct But yet my special love I 'll never fully from thee take But gracious will prove Yet altogether will not I Permit the for to want A chastening Rod lest thou deny Thy God and Covenant 2. Thou knowest this is the way I took With all my Servants dear As in the Sacred Scripture Book Thou mayest both read and hear Thou hear'st that Abel Moses Lot David and Daniel Did meet with persecutions hot But now they with me dwell 3. No saint so pure that wants all sin And sin I alwayes hate Then I must purge him from the tin And make him loath the bait One Son I have that never sinn'd Yet he must bear the cross How thinkst thou then to be exeem'd That 's full of sinfull dross 4. I 'll either keep thee from the pain Or strengthen thee to bear Affliction shall not prove thy bane The curse thou need'st not fear I 'll sanctify to thee the rod A blessing it shall prove That thou may'st learn to fear thy GOD And never from him move 5. One Antidote
it is for sin A corrosive to cure A purging portion is therein To make thee clean and pure I 'll wean thee from the world thereby That clearly thow mayest see There is no Happinesse but I And heavens felicity 6. Afflictions fire must thee refine And trie thy Christian grace Therefor see thou do not repine If thow wouldst see my face Affliction makes thee mynd thy God Before thou went to stray O come thou then and kiss that Rod That leads in Heavens way 7. This keeps thee from the fire of hell This quickens all thy grace This makes thee sympathize with all Who want their due solace This puts thee furth to read and pray And watch against thy sin This keeps thee from a dreadfull day That favour thou mayest find 8. This makes thee mercy more to prize And then with thankful voice Thow'lt praises to thy God devise With all melodious noise And even in midst of all thy tears I will thee recreate With Cordials so that all thy cares Shall quicklie be delete 9. When all this work is done then sure My rod I will remove For now performed is the cure In mercie much and love Th' event shall alwayes prove full Good The Crown is by the Cross. Thou shalt at last find that indeed Thou didst sustain no loss 10. I out of darkness can bring light Of bitter I bring sweet Confusions all I order right And do that which is meet The' Chymist doth of stones extract Liquors medicinal The sharpest crosses I will make Ev'n for thy good befall 11. My wisdom pow'r and goodness great My truth and justice pure By this they alwayes Glory get Therefore thou must endure Cast thou thy burden on the Lord And he shall thee sustain O praise Him all with one accord His grace doth still remain SECTION III. Promises of spiritual and eternal blessings being the principal positive mercies 1. Come and admire the crystal streams Of overflowing grace Admire the radiant rayes and beams Of this fair Phebus face He 's Ocean-full His Treasure great Is inexhaustible The matchless mercies which I got Are inexpressible 2. He 'll freely pardon all my sins He will make up my peace My blessed LORD will favour win Through His abundant grace For honour He 'll adopt me sure To be the great Kings Son Yea Kings and Priests Advanc'd shall be Beleevers every one 3. I 'll be a Pillar in GODS House A new Name will he give And white Stone for absolviture That I may ever live With Gold of grace He 'll me inrich With robs of righteousness He will me cloath and this excells All Silk and Sattin dress 4. The Man of sin He 'll mortifie He 'll wholly me renew With his good Sp'rit He 'll Sanctify With grace He 'll me endow He 'll take from me the stony Heart A new Heart will he give So from his Laws I 'll not depart And ever blessed live 5. My Judgement he will so renew That I shall then discern What e're he in his word doth shew I will delight to learn My will shall to the best incline My conscience shall be pure Nothing but objects all divine My Soul shall then endure 6. I 'll serve God with a filial fear I 'll love God and his way His Saints to me shall be most dear Who do his words obey I 'll mourn for sin I 'll hate the same I shall rejoyce to see All men extolling Gods great name With Zeale and fervencie 7. I will rejoyce to find my LORD For my great portion My hope I 'll fix upon his word Which brings Salvation I 'll Blush t' offend my Heav'nly King My anger 's turn'd to zeale I shall oppose each sinful thing When grace it shall prevail 8. Faith Hope and charity will he Into my heart infuse With Righteousness and piety So his way will I chuse The Rubies ar but Rubish naught The Saphir's not so fine As is the saint from Heaven taught Adorn'd with grace divine 9. If I be blind and cannot see His Eye-salve shall me cure If I be Deaf He 'll open eares His Word and Sp'rit to hear If I be Lame He 'll make me go Into the wayes of GOD His suppling Oyle keepes me from toyle And makes me walk abroad 10. If I be Tongue-tyed He 'll unty My tongue that praises sing I may even to Eternity Unto JEHOVAH King Both milk and wine he will afford And Manna for my food With Crystall-streams He 'll me refresh I 'll want nothing that 's good 11. So then with GOD is made my peace With men and Angels too Each creature then shall me embrace And all their service do Access I have to throne of Grace My Prayer he doth hear The smilings of His blessed face Doth all my spirits cheer 12. Assurance fills me so with joy That I cannot express I 'm sure nothing can me annoy No Creature more or less My Burges bill with heav'ns quill Is so confirm'd to me From Satan sin I 'll fear non ill Though they great tyrants be 13. The moral Law with threate and frown And with its rigid strain Brings me no condemnation No curse no pinching pain And for the Ceremonial rite It never hath me ty'd For CHRIST fulfilled all of it When on the Cross He dy'd 14. Indifferent things they do not bind If there no scandal be I may or not if that I find No breach of Charitie Pale death who is of terrours King unto the reprobate CHRIST hath of him bereav'd the sting I shall him soon Defeate 15. Death 's but to me a gate therefore And passage unto rest And Harbinger to Heaven to Gloir Which is of all the best So shall I in that Heav'nly quire For ever blessed Live Fulness of joy at his right hand For ever will he give SECTION IV. Blessings Temporal with the Christians confidence and Holy Resolution upon the consideration of all these gracious promises 1. THe spacious Earth is all the LORDS And all that it contains What e're the Universe affords And all that there remains I 'll make all creatures serve thy turn For I 'm their Soveraigne LORD I 'm Lord of Hosts why should'st thou mourn They all obey my word 2. Life Honour health with ease and wealth Prosperity and peace Thou shalt enjoy and ay endure Thou and thy blessed race Here profit pleasure honour 's joyn'd what more can any crave From Grace to Glory He 'll conduct And never He his leave 3. I 'll triumph over hell and death Ov'r sin and Satan fly I 'll trust in God whill I have breath To have the victory My Foes he 'll trample all alongs My sin he 'll doe away My sorrows
Commit thy way to GOD Hee 'll thee direct In all thy wayes see that thou on Him call And thus a blessing thou may'st then expect From GOD Almighty comforts great and small 6. In thy converse with men see thou be just Give thou offense to none by force or fraud Loss not thy GOD for Gold which is but dust Or CHRIST in Judgement will not thee applaud Spend all this day as if thou hadst no more Be ready alwayes when the LORD shall call Thou shalt be heire of everlasting glore With joy and peace where CHRIST is all in all II. A MEDITATION or MEMENTO To be affixed on the Window THe Sun-lights glorious to our mortal eyes When from the Heav'n He doth disperse His rayes If such a light the Creature doth transmit How glorious then is He who formed it If Heav'ns pavement be so richly deckt With precious gemmes O what may we expect In upper roomes where is the dwelling place Of Seraphims and Saints O great Solace Light of the Word take thou to be thy guide In light for ever then thou shalt abide Where CHRIST our light our life our joy peace Shall with transcendent glory crown thy grace III. Another MEMENTO or MEDITATION for the Window THer 's light AEthereal and ther 's light by Art Ther 's light of Joy and knowledge in the heart The GOD of light do thou with heart adore And He shall bring thee to the light of glore The works of darkness do thou ever flee And Hellish darkness shall not trouble thee IV. A MEMENTO or MEDITATION to be affixed at the head of the Table THou may'st well know by these thy fresh supplies Thy body 's brittle and at last it dies This earthly food doth hastily decay Seek for that meat which doth endure for ay That Heavenly Manna which can thee revive Though thou wert dead and make thee ever live V. A MEMENTO or MEDITATION to be affixed on the Muse or Study-house-door Amice quisquis huc venis Aut agito paucis aut abi Aut me laborantem adjuva GOod friend when e'r thou comes to me Do not thy words then multiply But help my work if that thou may Or else be gone and post away Our life is short our work is great Of our abode we have no date Great need have we to watch and pray And fix us for the latter day VI. A MEMENTO or MEDITATION For the Chimney IF thou wouldst shun the Fire of Hell Then seek the Godly fire of Zeal VII A MEMENTO To be affixed on the bed for Nocturnal MEDITATIONS I. THy bed's ane Emblem of the grave Thy sleep resembles death The bed-cloaths like thy winding-sheet When GOD doth cut thy breath Thy lying down's interring like The darkness like the shad Of sepulchers and so the worms Like fleas about thy bed 2. The midnight's like securest times Before the latter day When mortals shall increasse their sins And zeale doth quyt decay Cock-crowing's lyke the Trumpets sound Which all the World shall hear When faith on Earth shall scarce be found Then Judgement draweth near 3. The dawning or the morning sky Is like those lightsom Signs When Christ our King is drawing nigh With healing in his wings The rising Sun is like that time When Christ the King of glore Shall come with all his glorious train And time shall be no more 4. Who shall the godly then solace And free them of their pains And give them pleasure joy and peace Which evermore remaines But those who dally with their sins And do GOD's Law despise Their woe and torment then begins They did not mercy prize 5. Then enter not into thy bed Let not thy Soul take rest Till that with GOD thy peace be made This is thy only best This night may be to thee the last Mind mind mortality Thy sleep may e'r the night be past With death continued be FINIS * General Major Monk afterward called Duke of Albemarle * And so the People of Israel by way of Prophetical anticipation are made to sing out their own â— acknowledge the Justice of GOD in inflicting deserved plagues * Conspituous tokens of GODS special presence in Solomons Temple †Alluding to the inscriptions of some Psalms which say to him that excelleâ—â— c. ‡ The Author had the work of Redemption described in the figure of a Tree but could not get printing for it at the time a By Baptismal vows and afterwards b Enumeration of mercies Spiritual and Temporal positive and privative c Ezek. 16 3. Eph. 2 1 2 12. d Mercies privative or deliverance from all evils e Incorrigibleness under the rod. f Mercies Eternal Confession of Sin Slighting of calls and warnings Acknowledgement of Sin in its quantity and quality Acknowledgement of Sinne in its quantity and quality Extolling of Gods mercies and recourse thereto A great occasion of the Sinners straying is bad example Vicious extremities of the times * 2 Cor. 11 14. * Mic. 6 8. Matt. 23 23. a Some dawning or glimmering light of comfort to a fainting Soul from the consideration of GODS mercy b Eph. 2 12 13. c Gods wisdom power and goodness are three great pillars of a Christians considence d Psal. 27. ult Psal. 130 5 6. e The Souls resolution to waite f Mat 7 7. g The incomprehensible greatnes of Gods mercy h Psal. 51 1. 40 5. i Rom. 11 33. k Psal. 36 5. j The freenes of Gods mercy Isa. 55 1. Hos. 14 4. m Ezek. 16 3 4 6. m Misery the fittest object of mercy n Psal. 51 8 38 2 3. o Isa 35 5 6. Rev. 3 17. 2. Tim. 2 26. Fulnes of Gods mercy p Psal. 103 11 12. Exod. 34 6. Absolute promises 1. Sending a Saviour q Gen. 3 15. Isa. 7 14. A Saviour is sent to ane ungrate World r Mat. 15 27. 2. Calling of the Gentiles being Idolaters s Isa. 54 1. 42 6. s Eph. 2 12 13. t Isa. 54 1. u Rom. 17 17. v Ezek. 11 19. 36. 26. 3. To take away the stoney heart w Ezek. 36 26. Jer. 31 33. 4. To extend mercy to those who require it not x Isa. 65 24. y Isa. 9 6. * To wit those promises z Isa. 55 1. Mat. 11 28. Joh. 7 37. Gal. 3 28. * Of the promises a Eph. 3 20. Rom. 10 12. Jam. 1. 5. 6. 17. Eph. 2 4. b 2 Pet. 1 5. c 2 Cor. 1 20. The grounds of comfort and waiting d Act. 17 24. Jos. 3 11. Psal. 46 7. e The greatnes of Gods promises in promising himself 2. Cor. 6 16. Rev. 7 15. 21 3. Isa. 66 1. f Isa. 57 15. 66 4. g Promise of the Spirit h Joh. 14 26. 16 13. Luke 11 13. Effects of the Spirit i 1. Direction Joh. 16 13. k 2. Pacification Joh. 14 27. l 3. Information Joh. 14 26. m 4. Spiritual insition Joh. 3 5. 15 1. n 5. Renovation Exck. 36 26. Eph. 4 23