ENGLANDS Hallelu-jah OR GREAT BRITTAINES Gratefull Retribution for Gods Gratious Benediction In our many and most famous Deliuerances since the Halcyon-Dayes of euer-blessed Queene ELIZABETH to these present Times Together with diuers of Dauids Psalmes according to the French Metre and Measures By I V Psalme 103.1.2 Blesse the Lord ô my Soule and all that is within me blesse his holy Name Blesse the Lord ô my Soule and forget not All his Benefits Non est dignus dandis Qui non est gratus pro datis ¶ Printed at London by The Purfoot for Henry Seile and are to be sold at the Tygers Head in S. Paules Church-yard 1631. TO THE RIGHT WORshipfull his most worthy and highly honoured Friends Sir Hugh Hamersley Knight and Mr. Alderman Parkburst Two of the principall Gouernours of Christs-Hospitall I V wisheth the Kingdome of Grace heere and the Kingdome of Glory hereafter THis Poeme Right Wor being intended as a promoueing Spurre and incitemenâ— to that most excellent and amiable duty of Gratitude of which sweetly sayeth St. Augustine Quid melius animo geramus aut ore promamus an t calamo pingamus quam Graetias Hoc nil breuius dici nil suauius andiri nec fructuosius ab bominibus agi potest What sayes Hee can wee better beare in our minde or vtter with our tongue or set-forth with our pen than Thanksgiuing a man can speake nothing more succinct heare nothing more sweet nor doe any thing more aduantageous than This of Thankefulnesse I therefore most worthy Sirs knowing my Selfe deeply indebted to your Worships for many former Fauours and continued Courtesies towards me was duly incited yea stimulated to apprehend this fit and faire oportunity to intimate my long obliged Gratitude by an humble Dedication of this small Symboll of my sincere Thankfulnesse to your good Worships Which had not the malignity of the Times prohibited was intended for the yeere of your as pious as prudent honourable Maioralty of this Citty whose Gates at this day doe blesse you as Ierusalems did good Nehemiah Nehem the 13.22 for your then honourable and godly care of the Lords sacred Sabboth Accept worthy Sirs I humbly pray you This poore Presentation of my obliged seruice now for though it comes lately yet it comes loyally and from his heart who in all due and true obseruance desires most respectiuely to Rest. Your good Worships euer to bee commanded Iohn Vicars To the Christian Reader SVch good Reader are the Crimes Of these graceles gratelesse Times Such mans grosse Ingratitude For Gods mercies multitude So forgetfull of his Kindnesse So possest with carnall Blindnesse That we need King Phillips-Boy Eu'ry morning to employ At the Doore of each mans Heart To performe th' Aduisers part Long and loud and oft to cry Man Remember God on high I considering This great Need And how few thereto proceed Haue for want of One more fit Bouldly vndertaken It Euen a Monitour to be To the Soule of Thee and Mee Dayly duly to repeate Past and Present Mercies great Counting it the Queene of Labours To re-count Gods boundlesse Fauours Wherein if Thou giue consent I enioy my Hearts content I obtaine what I desire Hauing kindled This blest Fire Which thus kindled ô I pray It may neuer dye decay But burne-forth with Zeales bright Flame To the Praise of Gods great Name This This onely seekes and prayes Hee that truly rests alwayes Thine in the Lord Iesus Iohn Vicars TO HIS SINGVLAR good Cousen M R. JOHN VICARS The most Praise-worthie Authour OF Englands Hallelu-jah THese Lines and Layes once twice againe o're-read Refresht my Soule and rauisht haue my Heart So great Content and Comfort in Mee bred I could not choose but to your-seâ—fe impart They haue Mee chang'd for once made mee Poet Your Muse Nought-els that I do know could doe it I 'll Say in Prose what you doe Sing in Verse Most Christianly The Lord is to be praised And in a home-spunne Speach I 'll still reherse What you most sweetly soundly heere haue phrased In this Angellike Song a part I Loue And though I say 't but Here I 'll Sing 't Aboue Thomas Vicars B D Englands Hallelu-jah 1. MY thankefull heart and hand doe vndertake To write indite some holy heauenly Song Some sacred Song of Loue and Land to make Which may to Englands Lord alone belong O that my Pen were prompt as that sweet writers That sacred sugred Kingly Praise-Inditers 2. O euerliuing euerlouing Lord Father of Mercies Fountaine of all Grace Whose noble Name and Fame Heauen Earth record Glorious in Heauen in Earth in euery Place Who art farre fairer in thy beauteous praise Than is the Sun in all his brightest rayes 3. Thou art most glorious in the Worlds Creation Wherein are various Workes of wonder showne But much more glorious in Mans Restauration Wherein was Mercies-Miracle well knowne Thy workes ô Lord indeed are wondrous great But yet thy Mercies must haue supreme seate 4. The Heauens declare thy handy workes ô Lord The Earth is full of Creatures admirable The Sea a Sea of Wonders doth affoord Full fraught with Fishes huge innumerable But yet thy Loue to Man amongst them all I iustly most admire and euer shall 5. Man out of Dust base dust at first created Yet after thy blest Image blestly made Man Lord of all thy Creatures ordinated Man by them all in Earth Aire Sea obay'd Yet Man by Pride and Hells malignity Deprau'd of Blisse Depriu'd of 's Royalty 6. To Man much blest in his pure Generation To Man most curs'd in his Degenerous-case To Man best blest in his Re-generation By Christ Mans sole Peace-maker Spring of Grace To Man I say and of all Men to Those Whom Hee by Faith to be his Flocke hath chose 7. And of all These to Vs his Little-flocke To Vs I say his English-Israelites To Vs ingrafted on old Israels stocke And to Our Land of Goshen whom the frights Of forreine Foes and home-bred Enemies By force and fraud haue oft sought to surprise 8. Thy Loue ô Lord I say to Our poore Nation Beside Spirituall-Graces largely giuen Thy Word and Sacraments Food of Saluation The best High-way for vs to walke to Heauen Thy many Temporall Protections great From all the dangers which fell Foes did threat 9. From all the Terrours of our Foes without vs From all the Horrours of our Foes within From all that rose against vs round about vs From Truth to Errour vs to worke and win This thy great Loue our great Deliuerance This would my gratefull Voyce and Verse aduance 10. That maugre all the might and spight of Spaine And Antichristian Balaam of Rome Thou hast and wilt thy Churches right maintaine And turne Romes Curses to hir owne dire doome Blessing whom he would Curse crossing the hate Of Spaines proud Amalecke that Scourge of State 11. And as hard hearted Pharaoh and his Traine In Aegypt by Gods fearefull
still he trauailes with Iniquity For guiltles blood he waites in priuie places The Poore to spoile into his Toile Hee chaces 5. And like a Lyon lurking in his Den He secretly and slily spreads his nets To catch and crush poore silly simple men Whom he by craft and couzenage to him gets And with his smoothing soothing on them sets Thus multitudes of Poore-men he betrayeth Aâ—d pittilesse on them he proudly preyeth 6. And then He fondly falsely sayes in heart Tush God regards not what we doe or say He hath forgotten or is gone a part Hee neither sees nor knowes our worke or way Arise therefore ô Lord make no delay Lift vp thy hand let Ill men be distressed Guarde and regard the Poore by them oppressed 7. O why should bold blasphemous Imps most vile Falselie affirme that thou regardest not Yet Thou dost sit and see and at them smile And pai'st their Vice with Vengeance their iust Lot But friendlesse Orphans thou hast not forgot And since they solely wholy Thee rely-on Thou'â—t be their Helper from thy sacred Syon 8. Pernicious and malicious men conuince Their Armes and Harmes their fraud and force destroy For Thou art our eternall Lord and Prince Let not the Heathen thy sweet Land enioy Lord beare the Poore and cleare them from annoy Yea thou dost heare and helpe at need dost render And right the wrong of Poore and Orphans tender Psalme the 15. 1. O Lord of Loue what Man shall rest Within thy Tabernacle Or who ô Lord shall be so blest Of Syon-Hill to be possest For 's happy Habitacle 2. The Man whose gracious Guide thou art In Paths of sure Sincerity Whose wordes and workes whose Hand and Heart In equall ballance beare a part Whose Tongue speakes all pure Verity 3. Who takes no pleasure or delight In false Calumniations Who in Himselfe doth not backbite And suffers none his friend to smite By forged Defamations 4. Who doth condemne contemne despise The proud profane malicious But in his heart doth praise and prize The Godly Gracious Graue and Wise And is to These propitious 5. Who Payes though to his preiudice Things promis'd or protested Who hates Vfurious-Auarice Who loues all Vertue loathes all Vice Shall be in Heauen inuested Psalme the 23. 1. Isr'ells great Shepheard is my Shepheard kinde In him therefore All needfull things I finde Corporall Comforts aliment externall Spirituall Dainties Manna Food supernall In Fields Hee foulds Mee full of tender Grasse Where siluer-streames doe smoothlie sweetly passe 2. And when my Soule with sorrow seemes deprest The Lord re-cheeres It with sweet Peace and Rest And me with Rules of Righteousnesse instructeth And me in Goodensse graciously conducteth So that in Deaths dire Dale I walke secure Thy Rod thy Staffe supporting Mee most sure 3. And maugre all the malice of my foes My Cuppe with All choice Blessings ouerflowes My Table is with Dainties well appointed My Head with Oyle of Gladnesse is annointed And all my daies Gods Grace shall me defend And in his holy-House my Life I 'le spend Psalme the 51. 1. OH Euerliuing Euerlouing Lord Compassionate Mee wicked Wretch of Wretches And in thy Mercies boundles endlesse Riches Remit remoue my Sin thy Loue afford Oh wash and rench and drench and clense my Soule From this my crying Crime my fact most bloody Which in Sins slime and puddle myrie muddy My Soule with soyle hath made both full and foule 2. Deserued shame and sorrow me compell To make patheticall complaint confession And to recount recant my grosse transgression Which in my presence present still doth dwell Against Thee Lord against Thee most of might I surely â—orely solely haue offended If Thou therefore 'gainst Me All-Plagues had'st bended Yet had thy Doome bin duty truly right 3. In Sin alas I was both Borne and Bred From Parents paps the milke of sin I sucked And from their Loines the seeds of sin haue plucked And still on Weeds of Wickednesse haue fed But Thou ô Lord of Truth and Right Dost like and loue plaine Truth in pure affectirn And in me hast infus'd for my direction Internall Wisedome my best Light Delight 4. With Mercyes-Hysop purge and purifie My Sin-full Sin-foule Heart most blackly blotted Wash me â—h wash me all with sinne bespotted So sâ—all I passe white Snow in Purity So shall I re-enioy a ioyfull Voice My Maladie to Melodie be turned My broken Bones which haue with Groanes euen burned For Tones of Moane in Tunes of Mirth reioyce 5. Oh no more chide but hide thy frowning Face From This my hainous hideous horrid Errour One-smile re-cheeres One-frowne renewes my Terrour My sinne from Thee ' my shame from Mee then chace In me create oh re-create I prays A pure a perfect Heart an vpright Spirit From me transplant what-ere thy Wrath may merit And in me plant whatf'euer please thee may 6. Oh doe not as an Abiect Me reiect Nor Mee from thy Presenceâ—euer â—euer Thy Grace-inspiring Spirit from me Neuer O Lord remoue which should mee safe protect Restore repaire in mee such sacred Joy As may assure my Soule of sure Saluation In mee let thy free-Sp'rit finde Habitation Mee to instruct Sin in me to destroy 7. Thus I my-selfe hauing thy waies well knowne Shall Others well instruct conduct therein Sinners to Thee Conform'd reform'd from Sin Thy perfect Path-way shall by me be showne Oh quit oh quite remit my bloodie Crime O God my Soules best Guide my Guardian blessed My Hope my Helpe when I am most distressed So shall I sing thy Praise in sacred Rhyme 8. Vnlocke my Lips ô Lord my Tongue vntie Thou keep'st the Key which opes and shuts at pleasure So shall my Voice in most melodious measure â—hy peereles Praise make knowne and magnifie For Thou hast no desire and lesse delight 〈◊〉 burnt Oblations outward Sacrifices In Hecatombes of n'ere so precious-prices Though These all-These to Thee I offer might 9. But Thou dost tender a most tender-Heart A broken-Spirit full of true Contrition A Soule that sues and shewes Its due submission With This This offering Thou best pleased art To Syon therefore Lord propitious be Jerusalems weake walls re-edifie Not for their Merit but thy Mercies free So we with Hearts most free most thankefully Shall our Oblations to thine Altar bring Peace-offerings due to Salems peacefull King Psalme the 52. 1. OF wicked Workes thy Heart intendeth Why vaunt'st thou Tyrant vile Since Gods loue lasteth neuer endeth Thy Tongue with mischiefes file Like Razor sharpe doth deadly wound Fraud in thy Facts is found 2. Thy Minde all mischiefe meditateth Thou wilt not walke vpright Thy Tongue vntruth still machinateth In Lyes is thy Delight With Wiles and Guiles ô double Tongue Thou ready art to wrong 3. Therefore shall God supplant displace-thee Out of his Holy-Land Finally fearefully deface thee Not suffer thee to stand The Righteous shall see thy decay And feare and scorne and say 4. This Man his Goods as Gods adored And on
Plagues oft smarted But still his Goodnesse Goshen did sustaine And to his people Light and Loue imparted Propping protecting These with sweet aspection Cropping Correcting Those with foule infection 12. Euen so proud-hearted Antichrist of Rome And â—is Crowne-thirsting Paramour of Spaine Heauens iust displeasure hath with heauy doome Oft foyled spoyled with their impious Traine Our English-Goshen being still protected Such was his Goodnesse So hee vs affected 13. Witnesse ô euer witnesse may those dayes Those Malcyon-Dayes of sweet Eliza's Raigne Eliza worthy Englands endlesse praise That Friend to Faith That Scourge to Rome Spaine All present past and future Ages Glorie Worthy prime Place and Grace in datelesse Storie 14. By whom the Lord so many wonders wrought To whom the Lord so great deliuerance gaue For whom in their owne Snares hir Foes he caught In whom his Church poore Church he oft did saue By wondrous glorious world-admir'd protection Such was to Hir and Hirs Heauens firme affection 15. Witnesse I say the Treasons ofte contriued By Westmerland Northumberland and Poole Stukely and fâ—lse Mendoza yet none thriued For Heauen did see and smile and Them befoole That impious person Parsons Irish Sanders Campian Romes Champion All full fraught with slaunder 16. Creitons Torne-Papers Allines impudence Englefields Plott and Rosses enterprise Parries pernicious practis'd Jnsolence Sauages sauage plotted Villanies Babingtons barbarous Treason Percies Spleene And Iewish Lopez All to kill That Queene 17. Throgmorton Stafford Stanly and Tyrone Implacable Conspiratours were All Like Sampsons Foxes tyde by th' Tailes in One All ranne like Fire-brands fierce to worke the fall Of that rare Queene Christs Church to ruinate As Reuerend Carleton sweetly doth relate 18. Some sought and wrought with Poisons Pistolls fierce With Daggers Daggs and such like Instruments Hir harmelesse Heart iniuriously to pierce Some by Rebellions aym'd at foule Intents All aym'd amisse and All did misse the White And Law and Vengeance payd them All their right 19. But if you 'l see Sisera's Pride at height Against that English Deborah most sweet And how the Lords strong Arme did for Hir fight Behold it in his Eighty-Eights great Fleet His great Armado shipps most huge and tall Which Hee Inuincible did fondly call 20. This Fleete did floate vpon our English Seas With This he had euen swallowed vp in hope Our Albions Iland Nothing Lesâ—e could please The hungry Appetites of Spaine and Pope And This fierce Force and factious Parts within Promis'd assuâ—'d they should the Conquest win 21. Thus Phillip hauing with insulting Pride On euery part beset vs with his power Gaping but fondly gaping euery tyde Our Liues and Lands like Quicke-sands to deuoure Euen then the Wooden-walles of Jericho The breath and blast of Gods wrath downe did blow 22. Then did the Lord arise a Lord of Hoasts And all our Foes disperse and dissipate Then did he drench and drowne their Spanish boasts And to vs did their Captaines captiuate The raging waues their ships did sinke and batter And all their formidable Forces scatter 23. Then was our Englands Deborah most deare By Gods all-potent power all-patent Grace Made most triumphant ouer foes and feare Heauen did from Hir proud Sisera quite chace The starres in order windes waues seem'd to fight To vindicate hir Innocence and Right 24. Thus for that time th' insatiate thirst of Spaine Was quenched to his cost and high disgrace Most of his mighty shippes spoil'd sunke and ta'ne Those that escap't crept home in shamefull case But spight of Home-bred Traitors forreine Foes Eliza liu'd and dy'd a fragrant Rose 25. This was the Lord Let thankefull hearts declare it For t is exceeding wondrous in our Eares That yeere of Eighty-Eight ô neuer spare it To blaze the praise of That yeere all thy yeeres Let English Isre'll sing and say all wayes Not vnto vs but to the Lord be prayse 26. But what had Romes inueterate spight and spleene An End with sweet Elizaes blessed End Oh no King Iames succeeding that faire Queene Against Him they their Plotts againe did bend The Cause continuing workes the same Effect And Spayne and Rome their Dagon must erect 27. Then for th' aduancement of their Cath'like-Cause Romes apish Popish Priests are firebrands first VVatson and Clarke encourage with applause A Romish-proiect Treason most accurst But if you 'll see a Mapp of All in One Looke on their Pouder-Plot oh There t is showne 28. A Plott of Treason hatched first in Hell I meane the Hell of Romish Heâ—rts most base Bred and brought forth by Men like furies fell Incarnate Diuels onely Men in face Nourisht and cherisht by Romes Man of Sinne By Whom all Treasons End or else Begin 29. A Treason 't was transcending all compare Though True yet Strange to all Posterity Such as whose fulnesse foulenesse to declare Would seeme t' exceed the bounds of Verity Yea no true story from Earths first Creation Could ere relate so curs'd a Coniuration 30. A Priest was Prouost in this foule designe Hellish incarnate Garnet this was He He prompts prouokes The Earth to vndermine And with Gun-Pouder then It stuft must be Wherwith King Queene Prince Prophets Peeres All Should with One Blow haue had One fatall fall 31. The mixture of Nocents with Innocents Would nought availe All should haue drunke One Cup High Low Rich Poore None were impediments With Pouder All at Once had bin Blowne vp Hearts worse then Neroes voide of mercy quite Whole Kingdomes Heades at One stroake off to smite 32. But our supernall Isre'ls Shepheard good Who neuer sleepes nor slumbers o're his flocke Close by vs by his Prouidence then stood He sate and saw and smil'd and them did mocke Turning the Counsell of Achitophell Into mad Folley Folly fecht from Hell 33. And in the Snare which they for vs had made Perillus-like Themselues were iustly snared Our Soules did by Gods goodnesse safe euade Whilst They amongst themselues their mischiefe shared Haman and all his Popish impious Fellowes Were hanged All vpon their owne high Gallowes 34. Oh here were Worke for endlesse Meditation To make the thankefull Heart breake forth in Praise With fire of zeale and holy exultation To liue to loue â—nd laud the Lord alwayes His endlesse boundlesse Goodnesse to proclaime And cause our Childrens Children doe the same 35. But yet ô English heart goe one with me And taste and see that God was yet more gracious His neuer-emptied Hands still forward free To fill thy Soule with blessings specious spacious To leaue Blacke-Fryers fatall fearefull doome A Type of Justice on the Rabble of Rome 36. Whose circumstances yet considered right May iustly moue vs to admire the Lord In all his workes of wonder grace and might And matter of much thankefulnesse afford To see Romes forward Pride and Impudence By Gods owne Hand receiue due recompence 37. Nouembers 5t. with Vs Their Pouder-Plott Nouembers 5t.
Sinne sincerelie wept God graciouslie the Sluice of Heauen did stop Immediatelie it ceast to raine one drop 115. When wee gan weepe the Heauens began to smile Whe wee were sad and sorrowfull for Sinne The Sunne began to laugh on vs the vvhile As if with vs it n'ere had angrie bin The Heauens grim cloudie Countenance grevv cleere And did our Hearts with happie Change re-cheere 116. From That day forward euen That very day Most extraordinarie cleare and faire It constantlie continued to display Without least intermission Sun-shine rare Till by Gods goodnesse and his fauour great It banisht Feare and made our Joy compleate 117. Vntill I say our Haruest happilie Not onelie in due season was possest But ô the Lords boundlesse Benignity Our Rarnes were All vvith great aboundance blest A Copious Croppe of euery kind of Graine Did vnto All men Euery where remaine 118. And is thy God ô England so propitious So prone so prest vvith mercies to embrace thee Vnto thee still so louinglie auspicious With so sweet Fauours graciouslie to grace thee How gratefully shouldst thou such Grace repay How should thy Heart thy thankes expresse alway 119. O how much care and Conscience should be shew'd So many marchlesse mercies faire to write In datelesse Rubrickes of pure Gratitude And there to keepe of them perpetuall sight And at so sweet a sight amaz'd to stand Admiring Gods great Loue vnto thy Land 120. And in this contemplating Admiration To praise the Lord and promise faithfullie To walke more worthie of so great Saluation To hate those Sins with zealous feruencie Which are the cursed Cause of all this Ill Which force perforce Gods anger 'gainst thee still 121. But oh ô woe I tremble to relate it O yet not yet doe All these Mercies moue thee And as for Iudgement Thou euen seemest to hate it Nothing availeth to reclaime reproue thee Thou neither wilt for Judgements or for Loue Forsake thy Sinnes or feare the Lord aboue 122. Well if his Rod may not reforme thy Riot Take heed and tremble for Hee hath an Axe Wherevvith he can thee quicklie quaile and quiet If thou in Sinne vvilt worse and worser vvaxe And if his Axe be laid to th' Roote ' o th' Tree O then without redemption vvoe is thee 123. Then He that vvith such Longanimitie Hath stood and knocked at thy hard-Hearts doore Will stay no longer but most angrilie As thou hast grieu'd his Spr'it Hee 'l grieue thee more Then thou shalt crie but Hee will giue no care Because when Hee did call Thou wouldst not heare 124. Then maist Thou feare least in his high displeasuâ— In stead of thy late dreaded Dearth of Bread He send a Famine fearefull out of measure Euen of his Word whereby the Soule is fed Without which Food the Soule will starue and die And be expos'd to vtmost Miserie 125. Oh then I say but ah good Lord forbid Our Candlestickes being from vs ta'ne away Our Soules caelestiall Light would quite be hid Our Feet at euery step would slip and stray Into the myre and Mudde of odious Errour And we made Subiects of all woe and Terrour 126. Then since we did our Fathers stripes deride Hee 'l giue vs ouer to his Seruants Rage A gap a gate He then will open wide To let in Foes whose furie to asswage Nought shall suffice till they Vs quite deuoure And Captiuate our Princes to their power 127. O England England call to mind these things Recant repent thy great Ingratitude Cease to incense Heauens glorious King of Kings Bâ—times returne before He thee exclude Oh yet t is time now then returne with speed Before his wrath to This extent proceed 128. Returne Returne I say Breake off thy Sinne Why wilt thou perish English Israell Oh now to sue for Sauing Grace begin To cease from Ill and trulie to doe well And which is most and best obedient be To All thy God in Ought commandeth thee 129. And what ô England vvhat doth God require What speciall Thing doth Hee from Thee expect O He hath tould and taught thee his desire What Sacrifice his Soule doth most affect Iustly to deale and Mercie to embrace Humbly to walke before his sacred Face 130. Iustice I say to Loue and doe what 's Right To doe to All vvhat thou 'd'st haue done to thee To haue a pious and a pitteous Sprite Wrongs to forgiue as thou'dst forgiuen be To walke before the Lord vvith Constancie And a pure Heart in true Humilitie 131. To pay those Vowes vvhich Thou to God didst make In bitternesse and sorrow of thy Heart That thou wouldst Sin yea All thy Sinnes forsake Yea from Sinnes Least Appearance to depart Sinnes nauseous Vomite to euaporate And n'ere with Dogges It re-ingurgitate 132. To search thy Heart to search and seeke and finde That traiterous Achan Sin-bane of thy Soule To pay and punish it in Jts due kinde The pride thereof to pull-dovvne and controule Thy selfe for Sin to iudge condemne arraigne So God thy Iudge from iudgement vvill abstaine 133. That so thou turning from thy Paths peruerse Thy God from thee may turne his Plagues away And his vindicatiue Verdict reuerse His heau'd-vp Hands from striking stroakes may stay That thou returning to his Courts of Grace He may returne to thee with Loues embrace 134. That as thou yerst in Sin didst take delight So now thy Loue may on the Lord be set That so thou mai'st be gracious in his sight Thy Sauiour hauing satisfi'd Thy Debt And by his Merits made Redintegration Twixt God and Thee for thy poore Soules saluation 135. Hee hath not dealt with euery Nation thus Nor haue the Heathen knowledge of his Law He hath not lou'd them as he loueth Vs Nor wrought or sought so many vvaies to draw Them from their Lusts vnto his Loâ—e and Lure As vnto Vs Vs to protect secure 136. For vvhich euen These All these blest Arguments These good these great these gracious signes of Loue For these All these vnpatternd Presidents Of boundles Bounty Mercie from aboue A holy Life an vpright Conuersation And thankefull Heart is best retaliation 137. These are the Twins that wins his Loue and fauour These onely make a Compleate Sacrifice This Franckincense and Myrrh hath sweetest sauour These make most aimable in Gods Eyes The Person and the Abel-like And into God new force of fauour strike 138. This Muâ—icke in Gods Eare doth sound most sweet This Picture pleaseth most his sacred sight This sauourie Meate is for Gods Palate meet This fragrant Poâ—ie doth his smell delight This siluer-tuned-string to strike and touch God most affects besides These ther 's none such 139. O then that Wee had Hearts as full of Praise As God hath Hands full fraught with blessings store O that our Hearts and Hands would ioyne alwaies Gods Goodnes Greatnesse duelie to a dore Like Jonathan and Dauid faithfullie Two indiuiduall Friends in Loyaltie 140. To publish and proclaime in Verse and
Voyce In Words and Workes the Mercies of the Lord With gratefull Hearts Gods onelie louelie Choice His workes of wonder trulie to record O that our Tongues our Hearts Hands Liues and All In Gratitude could be reciprocall 141. That so the Lord might still more pleasure take Daylie to Loade vs vvith his Gifts of Grace To Crowne vs with new Comforts and to make Our Nation th' only Station and prime Place Wherein to shew the Sun-shine of his Loue Whereon to shewre his Blessings from aboue 142. To make our Land the Land-marke and example Of Mercy Plenty Peace and Victorie Vnder our Feet our Foes to tread and trample VVhich at his Sion haue an euill Eye Out of their Heads to make the Eye to fall That longs and lookes to see his Israells fall 143. Meane while Let Vs and all the World accord Let Heauen and Earth and Sea vvith vs combinâ— Let all our Fellow-Creatures helpe afford Let Windes and Waters with vs all conioyne To sing and sound to preach and to proclaime The Lords victorious euer-glorious Name 144. Let Kings Peeres Prophets People sing his praise Let Old and Young Let high and Low Rich Poore Let Fishes Fowles and Beasts his bounty blaze Let Wells and Woods let Hills and Dales adore The sacred Name of God our Lord supernall For All his Mercies Temp'rall and eternall 145. Let Men Let Saints and Angels blesse the Lord And Him for euer praise and Magnifie Let All that is in Heauen and Earth record The Name and Fame and matchlesse Memorie Of our eternall-ternall heauenly Lord Let England and All English-Hearted then VVith Mee blesse God and say Amen Amen FINIS Gloria in excelsis Trin-Vni Deo Diuers of DAVIDS Psalmes According to the French Forme and Metre Psalme the 1. 1. HAppie thrice happie is that holy Saint Which doth Himselfe with no bad Course acquaint Nor in the wayes of wicked-workers walketh Nor Sits i th' Seate of Him that proudly talketh But in Gods Lawes Gods Holy Word most bright His Soule doth choicely chiefely take delight Prizing This Pearle aboue all Earthly Treasure And Herein Night and Day planting his Pleasure 2. Hee surely Hee iustlie compar'd may be Vnto a faire a fruitfull spreading Tree Planted by Springs of Grace Fruite timelie bringing Euer in All-Things blest in Goodnesse springing But for the rotten Roote and tainted Stemme Of wicked Workers 'T is not So with Them For when with worldly Hopes Themselues they flatter The Winde of Gods Wrath Them like Chaffe shall scatter 3. The Wicked therefore oh most wretched case Shall ne're be able to approach the Face Of God in Iudgement and iust indignation Nor Sinners come into Saints Congregation For God doth like allow-of much respect The Wayes and Workes of All his Saints Elect But Hee the Paths of Peruerse-Men reiecteth Perish they shall For He them All neglecteth Psalme 2. 1. VVHy did the godlesse gracelesse Heathen Crew So rage and raue with furious Indignation Why did the faithlesse Pharisaicke Jew Striue to make thriue his vaineimagination Why did Earths Pâ—inces Potentates with Might So bend and band Themselues with wrath appointed So troupe together arm'd with deadly spight Against the Lord and Christ his deare Annoynted 2. Let vs say They ah fond and foolish choice With our strong Hands their Bands and shackling Fetters In pieces breake And disobey their voice And shake their Yoke from Vs and our Abettours But God whose habitation is on High On his caelestiall Throne sits sees derideth Them and their Counsailes And then angrilie To Them Hee 'l speake when 's Wrath on them resideth 3. Then to their shame and sorrow thus Hee 'l say J yea euen J haue on My sacred Syon Set and Set fast my King to rule for Aye On this blest Mount All which doe Him relie-on Novv I will shew Gods Counsaile and Decree Which Hee to Mee in Mercy hath expressed Thou art my Son I haue begotten Thee This Day and in my Kingdome interessed 4. Aske of Mee then and I 'le on Thee bestow All Pagan-People with their Pompe and Treasure All Crownes and Scepters of the Earth below To stoope and stand at thy Command and Pleasure Thou them shalt manage master curbe and crush As with an Iâ—on-Mace with Princely-Power As Potters Vessels Those thy Vassalls hush Thy Might shall make most meeke or soone deuoure 5. Be wise therefore ye Potent Princes All Yee Iudges graue be prudent prouident In awfull reuerence at Gods Foot-stoole fall Serue Him with humble-Ioy most diligent With kindly Kisses signes of Homage true Salute the Sonne Least his iust indignation Being soone enflam'd yee meete Death as your Due Blest then are They in Christ that seeke saluation Psalme the 3. 1. O Lord what Numbers rise Of armed-Enemies With Wrath and rage incited How many furious Foes Me compasse and enclose Against Mee All Vnited How many say and sweare My Soule to fright and feare That God is from me parted And that I am now left Of hope of helpe bereft And shall be soone subuertâ—d 2. But They themselues deceiue My God will me ne're leaue But be my strong Defender My Sword and shield of might My Glory and Delight Thou Lord my Life dost tender Therefore with Heart and Voice I made the Lord my Choice And call'd vpon Him solely And Hee in wonted Loue Did heare me from aboue Out of his Mountaine holy 3. I thus most safely kept Lay-downe and sweetly slept And rose much recreated For God my gracious Guarde Did 'bout me watch and ward And me in safety staâ—ed Though then Ten-Thousand Foes Should me surround oppose With might and mischiefe armed I would not be affraid Nor any whit dismaide For I could not be harmed 4. Rise-vp therefore ô Lord Thy gracious helpe afford For Thou my Foes hast foiled And broke the Teeth and Cheeke Of wicked men that seeke My Life to haue quite spoiled Thee onely Lord therefore My Soule doth prest adore And praise for my Saluation Thou dost thy Folke defend And all good Graces send To thy blest Congregation Psalme the 4. 1. O Lord my God my Rights defender O heare my call attentiuely Thou of my Liberty art lender And in disgrace my case didst tender Haue mercy then and heare my crie O Sons of mortall men why muse you To turne my Glory into shame Why fondly vaine deuises choose you Why forged fained Lying vse-you And so your-selues deface defame 2. Know this and be thereof assured That God aboue in Loue doth choose The man to Piety inured By his good Grace to be secured And will not his Request refuse To sin therefore oh shame oh shake-you To search your Hearts most seriouslie Into your Clossets close betake you In Bed to God petition make-you With silence and Sincerity 3. Then giue to God a blest Oblation A Sacrifice of Righteousnesse A â—erfect-Hearts Humiliation And free from anxious Dubitation Trust in the Lord in All distresse Most men for Wealth make inquiâ—itioâ— And
Goods as Gods doe most embrace But as for Vs our prest Petition Is for a free and full fruition Of Gods blest Beames of heauenly Grace 4. For This This brings to Mee more Pleasure My Heart Herein takes more delight Than They can find in all their Treasure Their Oyle and Wine in wondrous measure Whereon they plod to please their sight I being therefore safe secured Will rest in peace and sweetly sleepe Because I know and am afsured Gods Goodnesse hath me round-immured And Hee Hee onely will me keeâ—e Psalme 5. 1. VNto my submisse Supplication attend Lord lend thy gracious Eare be pleas'd be prest my voice to heare Regard from Heauen thy Habitation My Meditation 2. O hearken to my poore Petition my sacred God my soueraigne King for onely vnto Thee I bring In humble hearty due submission My Soules Contrition 3. Lord timely let me be respected for timâ—ly I to thee will call betimes ô heare and helpe withall On thee I waite to be protected And safe directâ—â— 4. For Thou ô God all gods excellest in Goodnesse and in Faithfulnesse and louest not least Wickednesse With wicked Workers Thou n're dwellest But Such repellest 5. Fond Fooles Thou euermore reiectest they dare not stand in thy blest sight and all that doe in Sinne delight Thou vtterly ô Lord neglectest And dis-respectest 6. The smoothing Flatterer soothing Lyer that calls Good Euill Euill Good The Homicide that thirsts for Blood God will in fine confound with Fire In his fierce Ire 7. But I will in thy Congregation in thy blest Temple Thee adore and trusting on thy Mercies store Expresse my Hearts Gratification With due Prostâ—â—tion 8. Lord guarde and guide and safe protect-mee in wonted Loue from all my Foes their Stratagems and Plots disclose In thy plaine Paths ô Lord direct-mee And still affect-mee 9. For in Them lightnesse lewdnesse raigneth their Hearts are fraught with frâ—ud and guile their Throate a gaping Graue most vile Theit lying Tongue no Truth retaineth But falsely fâ—ineth 10. Lord therefore let them quite be quelled let all their Counsailes come to nought despise disperse their ill-workes wrought For they against thee haue rebelled And proudly swelled 11. But Let all those whose expectation is fixt on Thee in Thee reioice and let thy Loue lift vp their voice In triumph and true admiration Of thy Saluation 12. For Thou thy Saints and Sons defendest and with thy Grace as with a shield to Them dost saf'ty succour yeeld On them Thou all thy blessings sendest And kindly tendest Psalme the 6. 1. LOrd in thine Jndignation And iust exasperation Correct not mine offence And though I blame doe merit Yet let me not inherit My Sinnes iust Recompence 2. But in thy Mercy rather Entreat me as a Father And mildly with me deale For all my Bones doe quiuer My flesh for feare doth shiuer My soâ—es Lord therefore heale 3. My Soule is also troubled My sorrowes thereby doubled With inward Griefe and Paine But oh good God be speedy To helpe Mee poore and needy Oh doe not long refraine 4. In wonted Grace be pleased To see my sorrowes eased Returne and pitty take No merit in me count-I But for thy boundles Bounty And thy meere mercies sake 5. For why If Death once take-vs And vitall-Breath forsake-vs Thy fame we cannot blaze And in the Pitt infernall Who can extoll th' Externall And his due Glory praise 6. My Soule with inward anguish In sighs and sobs doth languish And ready is to faint And for sweete Rest and Sleeping My Bed euen swinnes with Weeping Salt-shewers in Singes complaint 7. Through my incessant crying My Heart is oft neere dying My sight growes dimme and old In high despight displeasure To see in such high measure My foes so bad so bold 8. But now away ye wicked Which at Gods Grace haue kicked Be packing euery one For God is pleas'd in Pitty To heare the dolefull Ditty Of my deepe sighs and moane 9. The Lord to my Petition Hath granted kinde admission And heard me from on high He did not onely heare me But graciously did cheare me And grant me full supply 10. Anâ— now my Foes are frighted Whâ—â—â— Mee so much despighted And causelesly did wrong â—â—ey sodainely are wounded And shamefully confounded By God my Guardian strong Psalme the 8. 1. Omnipotent Lord God most great most glorious Whose noble Name and Fame is most victorious Aboue the spacious specious Heauens high Yea all the World throughout thy praises flie 2. Yea euen by the mouthes of Babes most tender Thou hast made knowne thy might and glries splendour And by their mouthes hast stopt the mouthes of those Which were both Thine and Their reuengefull Foes 3. And when I see as oft I see admiring The Heau'ns most faire in all their rare attyring The splendent Sun the Moone and Stars most bright Those twinckling-Spangles ordered All aright 4. Lord â—â—â—nke I then as well I may amazed Oh what is Man whom thou so high hast raised Or what 's the silly Son of all man-kinde That thou art pleas'd to haue him so in minde 5. For Thou ô Lord our good our great Superiour To Angels haste him made not much Inferiour And hast him Crown'd with dignity and Grace And in thy armes of Loue dost him embrace 6. He is made Lord of all thy Workes of wonder Hee solely wholy is to keepe them vnder As their great-Master Earths-Monopolite To crouch and creepe at his most awfull sight 7. Oxen and Flockes of Sheepe on Mountaines straying And Beasts in woods and Wildernesses preying Birds Foules and Fishes which in th' Ocean play And All that there doe cut and keepe their way 8. Therefore ô Lord I must reiterate Thy glorious Name thy Fame perpetuatâ— And sing and say of how rare excellence Is thy due Praise through Earths circumference Psalme the 10. 1. VVHy standest thou ò Lord aloofefrom Thine Why art thou not more neere propitious Oh let thy louely Beauty on vs shine Now at this time a time so perillous Thy Presencathâ—â—râ—s thy Abseâ—ce troubles vs For wicked-Men in pride pursue the Lowly But let their Craft be their confusion wholely 2. Of his lewd Lusts he hath a high conceit And thinkes his owne Inuentions fine and faire The Couetous accounts Himselfe most great Hold himselfe blest and best a man most rare But Hee to leaue neglect the Lord doth dare His impious Pride his Heart so eleuateth God he forgets on God ne're meditateth 3. Because his wayes alwayes doe prosper well He therefore Thee and all thy Lawes neglects Because thy Will his Wit doth farre excell Therefore thy Hests hee hates and dis-affects Defies his foe which frendly Him corrects In Heart he sayes no change can ouerthrow-me My state no fate can fell no Feare o'reflow-me 4. His mouth with curses is both foulâ— and full His Tongue is tipt with fraud and flattery He is most prompt Goodmen with Guile to gull And in his Lips lyes mischiefe secretly And
shall be confounded I neuer could a supercilious looke Once bâ—are once brooke 6. Mine Eyes of Loue shall euer be reflected On faithfull-men to be by me protected With me The man that liues religiouslie Shall Liue and Dye 7. A Fellow fraught with sly Dissimulation Shall neuer haue with me cohabitation A Lyer from my Presence presently Shall fall shall fly 8. I will destroy and that with Expedition All wicked-wilfull-workers of Transgression Not one of These in Gods most Holy-Land Shall stay shall stand Psalme the 103. 1. MY Soule laud thou the Lord of thy saluation And be thou fill'd with humble exultation Praise him my Heart and euery part within O praise the Lord for all his Guifts be gratefull Which hides and heales All thine offences hatefull Enormities Deformities of Sin 2. Whose Loue my Life from dreadfull Death protecteth Who me with matchlesse mercie still affecteth Who hath me fill'd and fraught with All good things Whereby my youthfull yeares seeme fresh renewed Like Eagles hauing their old Bills eschewed Gods iustice to th' oppressed comfort brings 3. His Paths and Praecepts Moses well hath learned His wondrous workes his Isr'll cleere discerned The Lord is like a Fountaine full of Grace Most slow to wrath most swift to loue and fauour Most readie to remit remisse Behauiour He chides not long nor to his Ire giues place 4. Our ill-wrought workes he hath not ill-rewarded Nor with sins due our sinning-Soules regarded But As Heauens bright starre-glorious Curtaine faire Is in vnknowne vnshowne Sublimity Full distant from Earths deepe Profunditie So to his Saints much more his mercies are 5. God doth remit to vs our foule offences God doth remoue from Him our negligences Euen full as farre as th' East is from the West And as a Father to his Child extendeth Paternall Pitty though he Him offendeth Like Loue the Lord hath to his Saints exprest 6. For God the great Creator of each Creature Doth know our mould our fashion and our feature His All-seeing Eye doth spy-out euery part How fickle and how brittle is our Nature How soone cast downe in our most stable stature Once strooke with Deaths All chilling killing Dart 7. Hee also knowes that Man is altogether Like Grasse or Hay which instantlie doth wither Such is his Time such his condition true And that the fragrant-flower which shewes most brightlie Our fading Person personateth rightlie Now faire now foule dispell'd like mornings Dew 8. For As when mightie stormes doe blow and bluster Vpon faire flowers and Blossomes in their cluster They fall and fade and are not after seene So is mans fairest forme transformed quicklie Assaulted by distemp'ring Tumours sicklie And now He fades who yerst was fresh and greene 9. But as for God his Goodnesse aye remaineth And his deere Childrens Childrens state sustaineth Euen All that worship him Religiouslie Which in their Brests his Hests and statutes treasure And trulie know and duly doe his pleasure With Hand 's and Hart's intact Integrity 10. Within the azure starry-skye supernall The Lord hath plac'd his Regall-Throne eternall And rules the World by his Emperiall-might Yee potent Angels who are most obedient To worke his will in All-Things most expedient Publish proclaime his Honours glorious Right 11. O ye his Hoasts most valiant most victorious Officious Seruants Praise his Name all-glorious You which are prest addrest to doe his will Let All his Workes in Euery-place applaud-Him Yea let my Heart my Minde my Spirit Laâ—d-Him And All within me prize and praise Him still Psalme the 105. 1. O Laud the Lord with Inuocation Amidst his holy Congregation Shew-forth his Workes set-forth his Fame Sing praise sing praise vnto his Name And let the Heart the Tongue and Voice Of Them that loue the Lord reioyce 2. O seeke the Lord our God eternall O seeke and search his Power supernall O seeke and sue to come in sight Of his most louely Beauty bright Of his most aimable Face Full of refulgent heauenly Grace 3. Keepe still in due Commemoration Recount with true gratification The wondrous Workes which God had done By famous facts His Honour wonne Let not his Iudgements iust depart From your most mindfull thankfull Heart 4. Ye sacred Sonnes re-generated Ye Saint-like Seed first propagated From Abraham Gods Seruant deare Which Him in Faith doth loue and feare Ye Sonnes of Jacob his Delight Extoll the Lords maiesticke Might 5. For Hee which safely Vs preserueth He onely of Vs best deserueth To be our Lord and Soueraigne blest Haning apparently exprest His Iudgements iust his Equity Which all the World can testifie 6. What he hath promis'd and protested To All that on his Promise rested Euen to his Saints a Thousand-fold Which on Him with Faiths-Hand lay-hold Vnto his euerlasting Praise His Word he hath made good alwayes 7. Euen That blest Promise once compacted That Cou'nant-good once prae-contracted To Abraham and Isaacs Seed And so to Iacob was decreed And vnto Jsr'ell stablisht sure To Times last period to endure 8. When in these words the Lord affirmed And thus to Those his Truth confirmed Behold I Canaan freely giue To you and yours therein to liue The Lot of your Inheritance My Name and Fame their to aduance 9. And though the number of that Nation Was yet of slender valuation Did yet but very small appeare When thus his Loue esteem'd Them deare And that Beside their Number small They in the Land were Strangers-All 10. Walking from Nation vnto Nation Without all settled Habitation Now Heere now There Conducted still By their all-prudent Pilots will Who suffered No-man wrong to take But plaug'd great Princes for their sake 11. And where they came Thus charg'd appointed Let None offend My deare-Annointed Nor vse my Prophets spightfullie For These are precious in mine Eye Fierce Famine then the Land ore-laide Whereby Their Staffe of Bread decaide 12. But God good Ioseph then ordained By whom fore-sent They were sustained Though thither He a Slaue were sould Though Foes in fetters Him did hold Vntill in Heauens appointed time God heard his Cause clear'd him of Crime 13. Pharao him found a faithfull Liuer And him from Prison did deliuer Th' Egyptian King was to him kinde And in him did such wisedome finde That of his Kingdome and whole state He made Him Lord prime Potentate 14. That All his Peeres might be instructed And to his Lore and Lure conducted His Senators by Joseph raught Then Jacob was to Egypt brought I' th' Land of Ham then Israell Did as a harbour'd stranger dwell 15. His flocke his stocke there fructified And to great Number multiplied And thus their foes did farre transcend Which inly did their foes offend Which turn'd their Loue to Hatred great Their Smiles to Guiles and slie Deceipt 16. Milde Moses then the Lord elected And holy Aaron much respected Both-whom to Egypt soone he sent There to declare his great intent And in the Land of Ham to showe His signes and wonders to their woe
17. Darkenesse strange Darkenesse his Commission Did them obey with expedition And ouer-spread All Egypt Land And by Heauens All-ore-ruling Hand Their Waters-All gore Blood became And slew all Fishes in the same 18. With croaking Frogs He them infested Their Land and Lodgings where they rested Not sparing Pharaoes Chamber neate He sent huge Swarmes noisome and great Of crawling Lice and stinging Flies 'Mongst their hard-hearted Enemies 19. Instead of Raine Haile-stones he rained And with fierce flames of fire them bained And thereby totallie ore-threw Vines Figtrees yea All Trees that grew Then Caterpillers did abound Great Grashoppers their fruites confound 20. Their first-borne Babes he deadly wounded And strongest of their Land confounded Yea euen the prime of all their strength And led his Seruants forth at length All fraught with Gold and Siluer store Not One was feeble faint or poore 21. Th' Egyptians Hearts were then reuiued Being of their Presence thus depriued Such feare of Them had broke their Heart And as they thus did thence depart A Cloud by Day hid them from Heate Their Guide by Night a Fire most great 22. At Their rebuest He Quailes downe-rained With Manna sweet their state sustained Whiles through the Wildernesse they went And then the rigid Rockes he rent From whence did Floods of Water flow To quench their thirst as they did goe 23. For as he euer was delighted With mindfulnesse of Promise plighted So then the Lord did mind the same And to his euerlasting fame He brought them foâ—th with mirth and Joy Whence they had liu'd in dire Annoy 24. Yea such to them was his good Pleasure That all the Labours Lands and Treasure Of Heathen-folke his flocke did take That they might not his Lawes forsake But faithfully obserue his Lore Oh let vs praise the Lord therefore Psalme 107. 1. OVr good GOD euer-liuing O laud and magnifie For Hee delights in giuing Good Guifts incessantly Let Those preach and proclaime Gods powerfull Preseruation Whose fierce foes he did tame Freeing them from Vexation 2. Them scattered He collected From th' East vnto the West And brought them thus affected From North and All-blest Yeo when in Wildernesse Bereft of House or Citty They wandred in distresse He shew'd Paternall Pitty 3. When fearefully they fainted All pin'd with Penurie With thirsty Drought euen tainted And ready for to die With sorrow thus o're-charg'd Heauens helpe they then implored Then God his Loue enlarg'd And them to Ioy restored 4. And from their Desolation He led them like a Guide Vnto a Habitation Where they might safe abide Let thankefull Persons then The Lords great Loue be telling And to the Sonnes of Men His wondrous Workes excelling 5. For He in bounteous measure The hungrie Soule hath fill'd And his caelestiall Treasure On thirstie Hearts hast still'd But Those that doe reside In Deaths darke Habitation Fast fetter'd-vp and tide With Chaines of Desolation 6. Because they had rebelled Against Gods Holy-writ And gainst his Counsailes swelled Esteeming them no whit Yet when his heauie Hand Had brought them in Subiection When they in woe did stand Quite frustrate of Protection 7. Then with much Lamentation Gods helpe they did implore Who from deepe Desolation Did them to Ioy restore And from the gloomey shade Of Death where they were closed In Jron-fetters laide He powerfullie them losed 8. He snapt their Snares a sunder Their Bolts and Barres of Brasse And op'd thâ—ir Gates with wonder To â—et the People passe â—eâ— thankfull Persons then The Lords great Loue be telling And to the Sons of Men His wondrous workes excelling 9. Fond Fooles hy their Transgression And foule Deformities Are forc'd to feele oppession And many Miseries Their Soule in Languishment Sweet Nutriment distasted In this sad Exigent Euen to Deaths doore they hasted 10. Then Ayde they impetrated In this their deepe distresse And wâ—re commiserated And found a full redresse The Lord sent forth his Word With potent operation Which did them Helpe afford Vnto their Soules Saluation 11. Let gratefull Men be telling The Lords great Goodnesse then His wondrous Workes excelling Vnto the Sonnes of Men. Let them with ioyfull Hearts Prepare a sweet Oblation And praise Gods glorious Parts And Workes of Admiration 12. Such as vse Nauigation In Ships to Sea being sent With indefatigation Their Marchandize to vent Those men see and behold The wonders of the Ocean Gods maruailes manifold In Sea's most mighty motion 13. For at his Voice like Thunder The Waters rise and rage Winds blow Floods flow with wonder Their Surges None can swage Aloâ—t they lifted rise That Heauen they touch They thinke Straite plund'g in woefull wise They seeme to Hell to sinke 14. Then to and fro they tumble Like men in drunken-fits They Art-lesse heart-lesse stumble Bereft of Sence and wits Then cry they to the Lord With loud eiaculation Who quicklie doth accord To send them Preseruation 15. For at his Becke and Pleasure The sturdie Stormes lie still The Waues in wondrous measure Obey his Word and Will The Mariners thereby Are fill'd with Joy and Gladnes That their wisht Hauen they spie In safety free from Sadnes 16. Let gratefull Men be telling The Lords great Goodnesse then His wondrous Workes excelling Vnto the Sonnes of Men And let them laud his Might In the great Congregation And in great Princes sight Proclaime his sweet Saluation Huge Waters-Inundation He makes a Desert drie And with strange alteration Dries-vp Springs presentlie And for the sinfull Band Of bad Inhabitants He makes a fruitfull Land Fruitlesse and full of Wants 18. Againe dry Wildernesses Huge flowing Floods he makes And dry-Lands He redresses To Springs and Pooles and Lakes And for Poore People there Prouides an Habitation Where they may Citties reare With pleasant Situation 19. Where they infruitfull measure May sow and Vineyards plant And so augment their Treasure That None need liue in want And God doth blesse them so In time of Peace or Battell That they most Wealthy grow In Coine in Corne in Cattell 20. But when his Saints are wronged Diminisht and brought low And what to Them belonged Are forced to for-goe Then their proud Enemies Though Princes He distresses And doth so blind their Eyes To erre in VVildernesses 21. Yet out of all their Troubles Poore Humble-Hearts he frees Their stockes and flockes he doubles Like Sheepe or Swarmes of Bees The Righteous this shall see And ioy with heartie Gladnesse But Bad-mouthes stopt shall be With most malicious Madnesse 22. Oh who is godly wise And free from wilfull Blindnesse To marke and memorize The Lords great Loue and kindnes Psalme the 123. Paraphrased by way oâ— thankesgiuing for our great deliuerances from the Papists Pouder-Plot King David against the Philistims King Iames against the Antichristians 1. NOow may England Confesse and say surely If that the Lord Had not our Cause maintain'd If that the Lord Had not our State sustain'd When Antichrist Against vs furiouslie Made his proud Brags And