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Spiritual songs, or, Songs of praise to Almighty God upon several occasions Together with the Song of Songs which is Solomons: [F]irst turn'd, then par[ap]hrased in English verse. To which may be added, Penitential cries.
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Mason, John, 1646?-1694.
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Wing M922A; ESTC R217649
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a Beam Divine The gazing Jews were struck who plainly saw That whence he had his Light he had his Law Those Sections which the Sacred Code begin Were by an Age of wonders Usher'd in The Prophets superstructure firmly stands On two hewn Stones laid by th' Almighties Hands They count the footsteps of their coming Lord They view the Mercy-seat with one accord One tells his Name another tells his place Another writes the Beauties of his Face Thus is he Glanc'd at by their piercing Eyes The last of them his Harbinger espies And O the Brisk the Charming Airs that Spring From the consent of each Harmonious string He 's overwise who dreads Fictitious â—ines From Hands unbrib'd and Hearts without designs They wrote beyond themselves which serves to prove Their hearts hands were guided from above The Worlds just Age and what was done of old Are in this Sacred Register inroll'd Here may be seen the pristin state of Man And that Niles Head the Source where ills began Here may be seen what makes a second Spring Here is the â—est account of every thing The Wonders witness'd now by mortal Eyes Are but the products of its Prophecies The Scriptures rule the World Till this shall burn All Ages on that Axle-Tree shall turn This Heaven-inspired Volume doth avow What reason may embrace or must allow When God describes himself 't is such an height As far surmounts quick fancies highest Flight 'T is Reason Reason should be puzzled here Man should be God if he knew what he were To these vast heights thus sober Reason saith I see the Seals And yields the Chair to Faith Now the Almighties Word shall Vermin slight When Heaven and Earth bear witness to its Might Vast Numbers from his Word at first did flow And must his Word pass for a Cypher now Nay his Commands at first Creations were And now his Word Commands and give an Ear It is a Sun that gives both Light and Eyes A Voice that bids and makes the dead arise It makes Clouds Stars And sends them to the Sky And turneth Heaven â—nto a Colony Unbelief is not Reason but a Lust God's Hand and Sword gives it its mortal thrust â—he Law of the Two Tables will prevail When other self-invented means shall fail Whilst other Archers Level in the Dark The Arrows from Gods Quiver hit the Mark What Voices or what Visions would you have Gods Voice or nothing will your Brethren save New Methods of Salvation to contrive Is fruitless Labour Let 'em hear and Live But if they won't their Mittimus is Seal'd A stubborn Patient never can be heal'd If Preachers rais'd by God they will disdain Preachers rais'd from the Grave should preach in vain FINIS Books lately Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside THE Confirming Work of Religion and its great things made plain by their primary evidences and demonstrations whereby the meanest in the Church may soon be made able to render a rational account of their Faith A Family-Altar erected to the honour of the Eternal God Or a solemn Essay to promote the Worship of God in Private Houses being some Meditations on Gen. 35. 2 3. With the best Entail or dying Parents Living Hopes for their Surviving Children grounded upon the Covenant of Gods Grace with Believers and their Seed Being a short Discourse on 2 Sam. 23. 5. by Oliver Heywood Minister of the Gospel The Gospel-Mystery of Sanctification open'd in sundry practical Directions suited especially to the Case of those who labour under the guilt and power of Indwelling Sin To which is added a Sermon of Justification by Walter Marshal Minister of the Gospel c. Death improved and immoderate sorrow for deceased Friends and Relations reproved Where in you have many arguments against Immoderate sorrow and many profitable Lessons which we may learn from such Providences by Edw. Bury formerly Minister of great Bolas in Shropshire Author of the Help to Holy Walking and the Husbandmans Companion c. The Poor Mans help and Young Mans guide containing 1. Doctrinal instructions for the right informing of his Judgment 2. Practical directions for the general course of his Life 3. Particular advices for the well managing of every day with reference to his Natural Actions Civil Employments Necessary Recreations Religious Duties particularly Prayer Publick in the Congregation Private in the Family Secret in the Closet Reading the Holy Scriptures Hearing the Word Preached and Receiving the Lords Supper by William Buâ—kitt M. A. of Pembrook-hall in Cambridge and now Vicar of Dedham in Essex and Author of the Practical Discourse of Infant Baptism The Rod or the Sword the present Dilemma of the Nations of England Scotland and Ireland considered argued and improved on Ezek. 21. 14 by a true friend to the Protestant Interest and the Present Government A Present for such as have been Sick and are Recovered or a Discourse concerning the Good that comes out of the Evil of Affliction being several Sermons Preached after his being raised from a Bed of Languishing by Nathaniel Vincent M. A. and Author of the Conversion of the Soul The true Touchstone of Grace and Nature Discourse of Conscience Treatise of Prayer and Love c. Some passages in the Holy Life and Death of the Late Reverend Mr. Edmund Trench most of them drawn out of his own Diary Published by Joseph Boyse Minister in Dublin An account of the blessed Trinity argued from the Nature and Perfection of the Supream Spirit co-incident with the Scripture Doctrine in all the Articles of the Catholick Creeds together with its Mystical Federal and Practical Uses in the Christian Religion by William Borrough Rector of Cheyns in Bucks A Discourse of Justification being the sum of twenty Sermons by Walter Cross M. A. Forty Nine Sermons on the whole Epistle of the Apostle Paul to the Colossians by Monsieur Duille Minister of the Reformed Church in Paris Folio Sermons and Discourses on several Divine Subjects by the Late Reverend and Learned David Clarkson B. D. and sometime Fellow of Clare-Hall Cambridge Folio The Support of the Faithful in Times of Persecution or a Sermon Preach'd in the Wilderness to the Poor Protestants in France by M. Brousson an Eminent Minister who was broke upon the VVheel at Montpelier Novem. 6. 1698. Quarto The Fountain of Life opened or a Display of Christ in his Essential and Mediatoral Glory containing forty two Sermons on various Texts VVherein the Impetration of our Redemption by Jesus Christ is orderly unfolded as it was begun carried on and finished by his Covenant Transaction Mysterious Incarnation solemn Call and Dedication blessed Offices deep Abasement and Supereminent Advancement A Treatise of the Soul of Man wherein the Divine Original excellent and immortal Nature of the Soul are opened its Love and Inclination to the Body with the Necessity of its Separation from it considered and improved The Existence Operations and States of separated Souls both in Heaven and Hell immediately after Death asserted discussed and variously applied Divers knotty and difficult Questions about departed Souls both Philosophical and Theological stated and determined Hymns suited to the Sacrament by Tho. Vincent c. The Method of Grace in bringing home the Eternal Redemption contrived by the Father and accomplished by the Son thro' the Effectual Application of the Spirit unto God's Elect being the second Part of Gospel Redemption The Divine Conduct or Mystery of Providence its Being and Efficacy asserted and vindicated all the Methods of Providence in our course of life opened with directions how to apply and improve them Navigation spiritualiz'd or a New Compass for Seamen consisting of thirty two points of pleasant Observations profitable Applications serious Reflections all concluded with so many spiritual Poems c. A Saint indeed the great Work of a Christian A Touchstone of sincerity or signs of Grace and symptoms of Hypocrisie being the second part of the Saints indeed A Token for Mourners or Boundaries for sorrow for the Death of Friends Husbandry â—piritualiz'd or the Heavenly use of Earthly Things all these ten by Mr. John Flavell A Funeral Sermon on the Death of that Pious Gentlewoman Mrs. Judith Hammond late Wife of the reverend Mr. George Hammond Minister of the Gospel in London Of Thoughtfulness for the Morrow with an Appendix concerning the immoderate desire of foreknowing Things to come Of Charity in reference to other Mens sins The Redeemers Tears wept over lost souls in a treathe on Luke 19. 41 42. With an appendix wherein some what is occasionally discoursed concerning the sin aganist the Holy Ghost and how God is said to Will the salvation of them that perish A sermon directing what we are to do after a strict Enquiry whether or no we truly love God A funeral sermon for Mrs. Esther Sampson late Wife of Mr. Henry Sampson Doctor of Physick who died Novem. 24. 1689. The Carnality of religious Contention In two sermons preach'd at the Merchants Lecture in Broadâ— street A calm and sober Enquiry concerning the possibility of a Trinity in the Godhead A Letter to a Friend concerning a Postscript to the Defence of Dr. Sherlock's Notion of the Trinity in Unity relating to the calm and sober Enquiry upon the same Subject A View of that part of the late Consideration Addrest to H. H. about the Trinity which concerns the sober Enquiry on that subject FINIS * The Eng. of Lazurâ—s
Masters Hand Which gives us daily Bread Thy House my Lord is full of Guests Thy Table Richly Spread Earth is thy Table where thy Guests Do daily Sit and Feed Thy Hand Carves every one his part And suffers None to need 2. Naked came I into the World And nothing with me brought And nothing have I here deserv'd Yet have I lacked Nought I do not Bless my Labouring Hand My Labouring Head or Chance Thy Providence most Gracious God Is mine Inheritance 3. Thy Bounty gives me Bread with Peace A Table free from Strife Thy Blessing is the Staff of Bread Which is the Staff of Life The People Sate in Companies My Saviour Fed them all So all the Families of the Earth Have Tables in Gods Hall 4. The Vine and Olive Branches too Are nourished by thy Care Mercies we Eat Mercies we Drink Mercies we daily wear Shall I repine against my God That kept me all my days Then let my Tongue forget to taste When it forgets to praise VI. A Song of Praise for Protection 1. MY God my only Help and Hope My strong and sure Defence For all my Safety and my Peace I bless thy Providence The daily Favours of my God I cannot Sing at large Yet let me make this Holy Boast I am the Almighties Charge 2. Lord in the day thou art about The Paths wherein I tread And in the Night when I lye down Thou art about my Bed I travel thro' the Wilderness Free from the Beasts of prey The Wolves and Lions Mouths are stop'd The Serpents creep away 3. In Preservation God Creates Delivers in Protection Lord every Moment of my Life Is like a Resurrection ◠thousand Deaths I daily ' scape I pass by many a Pit I Sail by many dreadful Rocks Where others have been split 4. I see blind People with mine Eyes To Hospitals I walk ◠hear of them that cannot hear And of the Dumb I talk Lord what am I that thou should'st shew Such Favour unto me My Bones and Senses all must say Lord who is like to thee VII A Song of Praise for Health 1. HEalth is a Jewel dropt from Heav'n Which Money cannot buy The Life of Life the Bodies Peace And pleasant Harmony Lord who hath Tun'd my outward Man To such a lively Frame Skrew up my Heart-strings all to make Sweet Melody to thy Name 2. Whilst Others in God's Prisons lie Bound with Afflictions Chains I walk at large secure and free From Sickness and from Pains Their Life is Death their Language groans Their Meat is Juice of Galls Their Friends but strangers wealth but want Their Houses Prison-walls 3. Their earnest Cries do pierce the Skies And shall I silent be Lord was I sick as I am well Thou should'st have heard from me The Sick have not more cause to pray Than I to praise my King Since Nature teaches them to groan Let Grace teach me to sing 4. I see my Friends I taste my Meat I 'm free from my Employ But when I do enjoy my God Then I my self enjoy Lord who dost set me on my Feet Direct me in thy ways O Crown thy Gift of Health with Grace And turn it to thy Praise VIII A Song of Praise for Family-Prosperity 1. THy Blessing Lord doth multiply One Jacob to two Bands One Person to a Family Which through thy Blessing stands On all my Flock both great and small Thy Sun doth Sweetly Shine Thy fruitful drops do gently fall On every Branch of mine 2. Thy Blessing made the Loaves to grow And Multitudes were Fed. My House is Fill'd and Feasted too It is an House of Bread How can I hear my Children Sing And not Sing unto thee Since they glad News from Heav'n do bring My God must hear from me 3. Mine Olive Branches and my Vine Thrive by my Tables Side Whilst others wither and decline Who in Deaths Shade abide With Cov'nant Blood my Posts are Red 'T is on my Lintle found 〈◊〉 Lo the Line of Scarlet Thread Is on my Window bound 4. 'T is not my God my self alone But mine to Thee I owe Thou mad'st me many out of one So let thy Praises grow Whatever Lord is done to thine Thou count'st it done to thee And whatsoever's done to mine I Count it done to Me. 5. Let me be ever good to thine Who art so good to me Let thine be mine and mine be thine And they twice mine shall be Then shall my House a Temple be Then I and mine shall Sing Hosanna's to thy Majesty And praise our Heavenly King IX A Song of Praise for good Success in honest Affairs 1. IS not the Hand of God in this Is not this End divine Lord of Success Thee will I bless Who on my Paths do'st shine I Reap the Fruit of God's Design By Him it was foreseen He thought of this as well as I Or it had never been 2. I Blindly guess'd but he foreknew I wish'd he did Command Wherefore I praise his careful Eye And his Unerring Hand The Bow is draw by feeble Arms Aim taken in the Dark A Providential Hand doth Guide The Arrow to the Mark. 3. Except the Lord the City keep The Watchmen will be slain Except the Lord do build the House The Builder Builds in Vain Buildings are Babels Cities Heaps When thou send'st Curse or Flame And labouring Heads that promise Fruit Oft bring forth Wind and Shame 4. But thou hast Crown'd my Actions Lord With good Success to day This Crown together with my self At thy blest Feet I lay Lord who art pleas'd to prosper Me To bless me in my ways Prosper my weak endeavouring Heart Which Aimeth at thy Praise X. A Song of Praise for the Morning 1. MY God was with me all this Night And gave Me sweet Respose My God did watch even whilst I slept O◠I had never Rose How many groan'd and wish'd for Sleep Until they wish'd for day Meas'ring slow Hours with their quick pains Whilst I securely lay 2. Whilst I did sleep all dangers slept No Thieves did me affright Those Evening Wolves Those Beasts of prey Disturbers of the Night No Raging Flames nor Storms did Rend The House that I was in I heard no dreadful Cries without No doleful Groans within 3. What Terrours have I ' Scap'd this Night Which have on Others Fell My Body might have slept its last My Soul have wak'd in Hell Sweet Rest had gain'd that Strength to Me Which Labour did Devour My Body was in weakness Sown But it is Rais'd in power 4. Lord for the Mercies of the Night My humble Thanks I pay And unto Thee I dedicate The first Fruits of the day Let this day praise Thee O my God And so let all my days And O let mine Eternal Day Be thine Eternal praise XI A Song of Praise for the Evening 1. NOW from the Altar of my Heart Let Incense Flames arise Assist me Lord to offer up Mine Evening Sacrifice Awake my Love Awake my Joy Awake my