hastned it so fast Alph ' and Omega First and Last To him that is a-thirst will I Give of the Fountain never dry the Wat'r of Life gratuitously He shall have all th' inheritance free That overcomes and shall have Mee his God and he my Son shall be But daunted ones devoyd of grace And all the unbelieving Race and all th' abominable base The murderers and whoremongers Inchanters Witches poysoners all lyars and Idolaters Shall have their part in that broad lake Which coals of fire and brimstone make this after death must they partake Glory to God Almighty then As was of old is now agen and shall be evermore Amen HYMN 300. The Celestial Paradise Our Father c. Rev. 22.1 AND after this he shewed me A River pure as pure might be A Crystal River very clear Of Waters of life which did appear Proceeding from the throne of God And from the Lambs most blest abode Rev. 22.2 Amidst the Street of Salem new And on each side the River grew The tree of life most rich and rare Twelve sorts of fruit each month it bare And lo the leaves thereto design'd Were for the healing of mankind Rev. 3.12 To him that overcomes said he I 'll give to eat of that same tree Of life and he shall have abode Within the Temple of my God A pillar there shall he persever And shall no more go forth for ever Rev. 1.4 To God the Father and the Son Which is and was and is to come And to the seven Spirits of might Which are before the Throne so bright Be given all the praise therefore From first to last for evermore The End of the Hymns out of the New Testament A Brief Summary OF Christian Religion Poetically drawn up Shewing 1. What things are to be Believed 2. What things are to be Implored 3. What things are to be Performed A Christian must believe what Scripture saith Touching the Principles of Christian Faith. One true Eternal God unchangeable Most holy wise just mighty mercifull Invisible immense and infinite And having all things always in his sight Incomprehensible in Persons three The Father Son and Holy Ghost they be The fountain of this Personality Begets the Son who works by his supply Both these produce the Spirit which proceeds And works from both and they by him their deeds So none 's afore but in this order rare All coeternal and coequal are Predestination and foreseen decree Now for God's glory every thing shall be Creation of the world in six days space All Angels first Man in the latter place Perpetual providence the helpless fall Of sinning Angels Some ne're sinn'd at all These were elect and praise their Maker still And with great quickness execute his will These wait on Saints and bear them in their arm Those by permission tempt accuse and harm Reserv'd in chains of darkness which dismay Untill the judgment of the general day Man's innocence and happiness at first That Covenant broke and all therein accurst Original corruption actual sin Transgression censur'd and thus death came in The Law so plainly written in man's heart Obliterated for the greatest part The Earthly Paradise quite lost and gone And all mankind slain by the sin of one A better Covenant wrought man's Restoration By Christ the second Person 's Incarnation Conceiv'd in Virgin 's Womb by Heavenly Powers His manhood sin excepted just like ours To th' Second Person joyn'd immediately And mediately to the rest thereby Making both Natures but one Person still Though having both divine and humane will Divine and Humane Properties distinct Man-God God-Man both these together linkt Equal with God in his spiritual Nature Inferiour to him as the Mediatour Yet in both Natures not in man's alone Far above Angels in the highest Throne His perfect life and blessed Doctrines taught Backt with a world of wonders which he wrought His Judgment Passion Burial Resurrection Ascension Session in his bright perfection And Intercession there at God's right hand And having all things under his command The universal Churches sure Election Calling Adoption Tryal and Correction Redounding to their good Justification Sanctification and sure Preservation The seal of Baptism and the sacred Cup With many an Ordinance to build them up All to be guided by the Scriptures light Which Saints did pen and God's own Spirit indite The common call and gifts of many a one Never built up unto perfection Immortal souls of Saints celestial bliss Imprisonment of theirs that liv'd amiss The Resurrection and the Judgment-day Where Christ in chief and all the Saints bear sway The world that was accurs'd for man misled Purged by fire and reestablished Then Reprobates must pack to endless paiâ— And Saints in endless Glory shall remain 2. What things are to be implored The Preface of the Lord's Prayer Our Father which art in Heaven c. First it sets forth God's glorious attributes Of might and mercy and their blessed fruits Assuring he can help that dwells above And will do as a Father out of love That we through Christ who doth this grace display With reverence and confidence may pray The First Petition Hallowed be thy Name c. That worthy instruments may still be found In Church and State and God by them renown'd Our hearts even fill'd with Heaven our tongues apply'd To edifie and God be glorify'd And that our lives before the World may shine With glittering beams of Graces most Divine The Second Petition Thy Kingdom come c. That Saints be kept and Satan's Kingdom quell'd False Doctrines Errours Anti-Christs expell'd The Gospel spread and prosper'd every where And Christians labouring each man in his sphere For Jew and Gentiles call and confirmation Our happy end and final full Salvation The Third Petition Thy will be done in Earth at it is in Heaven c. That we with wisedom may be all inspir'd To know God's will in what he hath requir'd Our backward natures that are dark and dull Inflam'd with zeal to do it to the full And what he pleaseth of himself to do We may contentedly submit unto The Fourth Petition Giev us this day c. That we depending on God's providence By lawfull means and daily diligence Without ambition avarice or strife May have all needfull comforts of this life For us and ours not envying great or small But helping those that in affliction fall The Fifth Petition Forgive us our trespasses c. That we confessing our vile sinfull Nature Acts and neglects against our great Creatour Not having ought to pay or ought that 's good But of his gift may flee to Christ his bloud For Grace and Peace and Pardon while we live With peacefull minds addicted to forgive The sixth Petition And lead us not into temptation c. That we be never try'd above our strength By weal or wo but may prevail at length That either the temptation time be miss'd Or we with Graces armed to resist That ever watchfull we may never
c. Gen. 8.20 AND Noah built an Altar to the Lord And of clean beasts and fowl he offered two And with these Offrings was Gods Altar stor'd And God well pleas'd that Noah so should do And so the Lord resented a sweet savour And Noah for this Act was in his favour And thus said God whose bowels yern'd within I will no more for mans sake curse the ground For mans imaginations are but sin And such by Nature from his youth are found Neither will I for ever any more Smite all things living as I did before And while the Earth and Mountains shall remain Seeds-time and Harvest ever shall abide And cold and heat shall never fail again Summer and winter shall retain their tide And Day and Night increasing or decreasing Shall keep their seasons without fail or ceasing Gen. 9.12 And this shall be the Covenant which I make And this the Seal betwixt my self and you And every living Creature for your sake And all the Generations that ensue I 'll set my Bow i' th' Cloud to be a token Between me and the Earth as I have spoken Doxology Rev. 1.4 5. Chap. 4.8 1 John 5.7 To him that was and is and is to come To God Almighty the most Holy One And unto Jesus Christ his onely Son And to the seven Spirits before the Throne To Father Son and Holy Ghost together Be Kingdom Glory Power and Praise for ever The Table of the Prefatory Hymns Hymn 1. CReation The First Day i. The Second Day ii The Third Day Ibid. The Fourth Day iii. The Fifth Day iv The Sixth Day Ibid. 2. The Sabbath vi 3. Marriage vii 4. Paradise viii 5. The Covenant of Works ix 6. Man's shamefull Fall. Ibid. Adam's Arraignment and Excuse xi Eve's Arraignment and Excuse Ibid. 9. The Serpents Censure and the Covenant in Christ intimated xii 10. The Womans Censure and the Man's Ibid. 11. Mans Expulsion from Paradise xiii 12. The World degenerate xv 13. The Ark ordered xvi 14. The Deluge or Flood rising xvii 15. Eight Souls saved in the Ark. Ibid. 16. The Deluge ceasing xviii 17. The Raven sent forth and the Dove xix 18. The Dove with the Olive-leaf xx 19. Noah Coming out of the Ark and the Covenant of the Rainbow Ibid. Noah's Sacrifice xxii The First Century Hymn I. Access to the Throne of Grace at our awaking 1 Tim. 4.10 2 Cor. 1.10 Psal. 119.133 Jude 21. Psal. 73.24 Rev. 22.8 Tune Ye Children c. O God the Saviour of all men And most especially of them That faithfully believe in thee Who hast preserv'd us all times past And wilt preserve us to the last As still our trust and hope shall be Order our steps in thy good word And let no sin reign in us Lord But keep us ever in thy love And let thy Counsels be our guide Till thou receiv'st us to abide In glory with thy Saints above Psal. 28.9.115 1. Mat. 6.13 Psal. 123.3.33.22.31.1 Lord save thy Church in every Age Govern and bless thine Heritage And lift them up for evermore We daily magnifie thy fame And thy most high and holy Name World without end we still adore Vouchsafe us Lord thy grace herein To keep us clear this day from sin Shew mercy Lord shew mercy free Shew mercy Lord as we confide On thee O Lord have I reli'd Confounded let me never be The second Metre The Mighty God. O God the Saviour of all sorts of men Especially of them that do believe Author finisher of the faith of them Whose sure salvation Loâ—d thou wilt atchieve Who hast preserv'd us always heretofore And wilt we trust preserve us evermore Order our steps in thy good word O God And let no wickedness in us bear sway But Sin and Satan let be under-trod And all our steps upholden in thy way And let thy Counsels guide and never leave us Till to thy glory Lord thou shalt receive us Hymn II. Acclamations of Praise or Te Deum Laudamus Exemplifi'd with proofs of Holy Scripture Rom. 15.6 Rev. 11.17 All people c. WE praise thee O God with one accord We acknowledge thee to be the Lord All the whole Earth adores thy Name Father of everlasting fame Rev. 7.11.5.11 Isa. 6.2 To Thee aloud all Angels cry The Heav'ns and all the Powers on high Both Cherubin and Seraphin bright Continual cries of praise recite Isa. 6.3 Rev. 5.11.4.8 O Holy Holy Holy LORD Great God of Sabbaoth they record With splendor of thy glory spread In Heav'n and Earth replenished 2. Part. Rev. 4.10 Th' Apostles glorious Company Praise Thee O God perpetually The Prophets goodly fellowship Praise Thee and let no moment slip Rev. 7.7 9 10. The noble and victorious Host Of Martyrs do thy praises boast The Holy Church throughout the Earth Acknowledge and extoll thy Worth. Isa. 9.6 Joh. 14.36 The Father of boundless Majesty Thy true and only Son most high Also that sweet Remembrancer The Holy Ghost the Comforter 3. Part. Psal. 34.10.2.7 Thou art O Christ King of renown Invested with a Glorious Crown Thou art before all time begun The Fathers everlasting Son. 1 Pet. 3.18 Gal. 4.4 Heb. 9.15 Thou undertaking in our room Didst not abhor the Virgins Womb. The pains of Death orecome by Thee Made Heav'n to all Believers free Heb. 1.3 John 5.22 At God's right hand Thou hast thy Seat And in the Fathers glory great We do believe that Thou shalt come To judge us at the Day of Doom 4. Part. Rev. 5.9 Mat. 8.11 Lord help thy Servants whom when lost Thy bloud redeem'd at so great cost Place them on Everlasting Thrones Of glory with thy Holy Ones Psal. 28.9 Thy People Lord do Thou protect And bless thine Heritage Elect Govern thy Church and Lord advance For ever thine Inheritance Psal. 145.1 2. From day to day O Lord do We Highly exalt and honour Thee Thy Name we worship and adore World without end for evermore 5. Part. Mat. 6.13 Psal. 123.3 Vouchsafe O Lord we humbly pray To keep us safe from sin this day O Lord have mercy on us all Have mercy on us when we call Psal 33.22 31.1 Thy mercy Lord to us dispence According to our confidence Lord I have put my trust in Thee Confounded let me never be The second Metre Rom. 15.6 Rev. 11.17.7.11 Ye Children c. O God we praise thy Holy Name Thy Sovereign Lordship we proclaim Confessing Thee the Lord alone All the whole Earth doth worship Thee The Father from ETERNITY The true and Everlasting One. Angels loud voices joyn with ours The Heavens and all the Heavenly Powers do ever magnifie thy fame To thee the winged Cherubim And the bright burnâ—ng Seraphim Continual acclamations frame 2. Part. Isa. 6.3 Rev. 5.11.4.10.7.7 Thrice Holy Lord they joyntly say Whose royal Power all Hosts obey thy glory bright fills Heav'n and Earth Th' Apostles glorious Company And Prophets sweet SOCIETY perpetual praises do pour forth The Noble Host of Martyrs stout The
Gentiles where they dwell And to be made the glory of thy People Israel To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore Hymn VI. A Morning Exercise All People c. Lam. 3.22 'T IS of God's mercies infinite That we are not consumed quite Because indeed they still prevail And his compassions never fail 23 24. Each morning brings a fresh supply So great is God's fidelity The Lord 's my portion saith my soul Therefore my hopes on him shall roll 26. The Lord is very nigh to those That wait on him at his dispose Good to the Soul impowr'd with grace Unfainedly to seek his face 27. And it is good in every strait Both quietly to hope and wait For that salvation to attend Which God in his good time shall send Hymn VII A Promise of sending the Holy Ghost and of the Miracles at Pentecost Luke 24.49 THUS spake our Saviour Christ to his behold I send said he To you my Father's PROMISES which ye have heard of me Luke 24.49 But stay ye at Jerusalem untill the day draw nigh And ye shall be indued then with power from on high Acts 2.1 And when full fifty days were come thus hinted by our Lord They all were gather'd in a room and all with one accord And suddenly a sound from Heaven like mighty rustling wind Fill'd all the house where sate the Eleven with other Brethren joyn'd And there appeared to the men tongues cloven as of fire And sate upon each one of them and did their hearts inspire And then began they to advance their speech in Languages The Spirit giving utterance as He himself did please And Jews were present there in throngs from Nations all abroad And heard them speak in several tongues the wondrous works of God. Rev. 1.4 To Father Son and Holy Ghost all Glory be therefore As was and is to thâ— uttermost and shall be evermore Hymn VIII Arraignment of Ambition Covetousness and Cruelty Hab. 2.9 to 12. WOE be to him must all confess that with a greedy eye Covets an evil covetousness unto his Family That he may set his nest on high and there to keep him warm And sit with great security from fear of future harm Thou hast consulted shame enough unto thy house this day And cutting many people off hast sinn'd thy soul away For lo the very stone shall cry out of the wall to Me And thereto shall the Beam reply out of the Timber tree Wo be to him to him be wo that builds a Town with blood And stablisheth a City so by ways abhorr'd of God. Hymn IX A Song to celebrate the restauration of the CHVRCH Have mercy c. Isa. 54.11 O Thou afflicted Church and tost with tempest great Left comfortless in thy distress while all those storms did beat Behold I lay thy stones with colours very fair Thy corner stones most curious ones with Saphyres to compare 13 14. And great shall be the peace thy Children are to see And thou no less in righteousness established shalt be Oppression shall be far because thou shalt not fear No Tyranny shall terrifie nor unto thee come near 7. Rev. 15.6 Though for a little while I hid from thee my face My care shall be to gather thee with everlasting Grace To God in Trinity all glory be therefore As hath been done since time begun and shall be evermore 2. PART Isa. 60.15 16. Arise O Church and shine thy light comes in and springs Thy Saviour now hath said that thou shalt suck the breast of Kings And they shall be design'd for nursing Fathers kind And unto thee their Queens shall be for nursing Mothers joyn'd ch 33.17.65.16 Thine eyes shall see the King in all his beauty bright And God shall crown thee with Renown and everlasting Light. That such as bless themselves and each man that so doth May bless themselves in nothing else but in the God of truth Because the former times of trouble are forgot And what men did is past and hid mine eyes behold it not To God in Trinity all glory be therefore As was and is and shall be his henceforth for evermore Hymn X. Astonishing Judgments or AEGYPTS ten PLAGVES for Nov. 5. Psal. 135.9 THE Lord sent tokens most severe and let great Judgments fall On Egypt Upon Pharaoh there and on his Servants all PLAGVE I. Exod. 7.20 21. He turn'd their waters into blood so that they could not drink Their fishes dy'd within the flood and made the River stink PLAGVE II. Exod. 8.6 Psal. 105.30 Their Land brought forth from Brooks hard-by from Rivers Ponds and Springs A brood of Frogs Abundantly in Chambers of their Kings PLAGVE III. Exod. 8.17 19. He smote the dust of Aegypt-Land and loathsom vermine crawl'd On man and beast 'T was God's own hand and so confess'd and call'd PLAGVE IV. Exod. 8.24 He sent them divers sort of flies in Pharaoh's house to swarm Which sore annoy'd all Families and did the Land much harm PLAGVE V. Exod. 9.3 6. A grievous Murrain he design'd their Cattel to betide That sundry beasts of several kind of this strange Murrain dy'd 2. PART PLAGVE VI. Exod. 9.10 Handfuls of Ashes He ordains whereby their Plagues increast By breaking forth in Boils and Blains both upon Man and Beast PLAGVE VII Psal. 78.47 48. The Hail destroy'd their tender Vines and wealth of their quick stocks The Frost destroy'd their Sycamines hot Thunder-bolts their Flocks PLAGVE VIII Exod. 10.14 15. Locusts went over all the Land such as were never seen And spoil'd the trees that yet did stand and all things that were green PLAGVE IX Exod. 10.21 A darkness such as might be felt for three whole days did cover The Land where Lordly Pharaoh dwelt they saw not one another PLAGVE X. Psal. 78.51 All the first-born which Aegypt bore He smote with dreadfull hand The chief of all their strength and store in Cham's accursed Land. Exod. 12.13 Then was there a most dolefull cry in Aegypt heard with dread For there was not a Family where some One was not dead Ps. 72.18 Rev. 19.16 Let Israel's God the King of Kings be magnifi'd therefore Who only doth such wondrous things Praise him for evermore Hymn XI A Testimony Prophetical of the Birth and Kingdom of CHRIST Isa. 9.3 6. NOW Lord before thee we rejoyce as in a Harvest-day As Conquerors lift up their voice when they divide the prey For unto us a Child is born to us a Son is given And on his shoulder shall be worn the badge of power from Heaven His Name entit'led Wonderfull shall faithfull Saints so call Our Counsellour our Oracle God mighty over all The Everlasting Father and the Sovereign Prince of Peace Of whose sweet peace and sole command shall endless be th' increase Thâ— Throne of David to possess and order it full sure With Judgment and with Righteousness for ever to endure To God the Father and the Son and Holy
grief and fear We cry'd to God and he gave ear Out of the depths of hell we cry'd And he unto our Pray'r reply'd For thou hadst plung'd us in the deep In midst of Seas where waters keep Surrounding floods with waters vast And all thy Billows o're us pass'd We are cast out then did we say Out of thy sight quite cast away Yet one look more we will afford Towards thy holy Temple Lord. The waters compass'd us about Even to the soul they lanched out The depths had us encompassed The weeds were wrapp'd about our head To th' bottom of the Seas we went 'Twixt endless Bars of mountains pent Yet was our life when under trod Brought up by thee O Lord our God! When as our soul within did faint We thought on thee in our complaint And then to thee came in our prayers As by thy holy Temple stayrs They that observe deceitfull Lies And trust to Idol-vanities Forsake the tenders of thy Grace Which as their own they might embrace But we will sacrifice to thee With thankfull songs of melody And pay our Vows besides our Songs Salvation to the Lord belongs Hymn 34. Descending of the Spirit Numb 11.29 2 Cor. 3.18 O That the people of the Lord were Prophets every one Such as the Lord of 's own accord would pour his Sp'rit upon That we might all with open face behold as in a glass The glorious image of his grace upon our souls to pass And by degrees of Glory thus be chang'd as still we shall Ev'n by the Sp'rit of God in us that worketh all in all To Father Son and Holy Ghost all glory be therefore As was and is to th' uttermost and shall be evermore Hymn 35. Drunkard's Cup and Calamities Prov. 23.31 LOOK not upon the Wine fill'd up when sparkling red and bright It gives his colour in the Cup and moves it self aright For in the end that pleasant thing which did so much entice Bites as a Serpent and shall sting like to the Cockatrice Strange women shall thine eyes behold strange words thou shalt rehearse And lust shall make thy heart full bold to utter things perverse As one that floats upon the Sea and sleeps exceeding fast Such shalt thou be Or just as they that sleep upon the mast Thou shalt discern the strokes set on and blows but all in vain For when the fit is past and gone thou seek'st it yet again Hymn 36. Due fear of God and the King. Prov 24.21 22. FEar God my Son and fear the King and shun their courses strange That love a factious meddleing and are so apt to change For surely their calamity shall suddenly arise And who can tell what misery shall both of them surprize Hymn 37. Duty to Magistrates Prov 8.15 BY me saith God Kings reign on Earth and Justice they decree Princes and all of Noble Birth and Judges rule by Me. 1 Pet. 2.13 Submit therefore with one consent and for the Lord 's dear sake Yield to each form of Government which God himself did make 1 Tim. 2.1 2. And pray for Kings especially and all those men that be In places of Authority or eminent degree That we may spend our days in peace without the storms of strife In all good ways of Godliness and honesty of life 8. Let men therefore as God commands pray every where in faith Lifting up pure and holy hands without distrust or wrath 2. PART 1 Pet. 2.13 Submit your selves in every thing to th' Ordinance of Men Whether it be unto the King as the Supream of them Or to inferiour Governours whom his commissions raise For punishment of evil doers or for well doers praise For so 's the sacred will of God that ye by doing well May silence foolish tongues abroad and all mens clamours quell As free with freedom from offence and not to cloak thereby Rebellious Disobedience but serving the most high Have all men in esteem so good that no reproach may spring Fear God and love the Brotherhood and honour much the King. 3. PART Rom. 13.1 Let every Soul be subjugate unto the higher Powers For all these Powers did God create 't is his Decree not Ours Whoever then resists the Power against God's Law rebells And the resisters shall procure damnation to themselves 5.1 And ye must needs be subject then to Laws which rulers make Not only for the wrath of men but most for conscience sake 7. Render therefore to all their dues Tribute where Tribute's due Custome and fear and honour use to those ye owe it to 8. And leave behind no duty ow'd but each one love another For he fulfills the Law of God that truly loves his Brother 4. PART Tit. 3.1 Of duty to Superiour Powers put Christians still in mind Subject to be to Governours to all good works inclin'd Rom. 13.3 For rulers are not terrible to good works but to bad Wouldst thou not fear the power do well and praise shall thence be had 4. But if thou dost an evil thing then fear and fear again Because the person governing bears not the sword in vain Ibidem For he is God's chief Minister to execute his will With wrath upon the trespasser whoever doeth ill Ibidem For he 's God's minister to thee for thy great good and gain But fear t' offend because that he bears not the sword in vain Prov. 20.8 26. A King that sitteth on the Throne of judgment and is wise Scatt'reth away as clouds o'reblown all evil with his eyes Esaie's Commination Isa. 5.8 WOE 's them that draw Iniquity with cords of vanity And as it were with Cart-ropes dare draw sin most eagerly 21. Wo to the wise in their own eyes prudent in their own sight Whom draughts of wine and mixt strong drink commend for men of might 11. That early in the morning rise to follow drink so good And there they stay to drink all day till wine inflame their blood 8. That covetous joyn house to house and land they lay to land Untill no place be left on earth but in their griping hand 20. Good evil evil good that call that darkness put for light Bitter for sweet and sweet for gall the wrong way for the right 23. That justify iniquity for base reward and pay And take the blessed righteousness of righteous men away ch 3.10 11. Yet must we tell how safe and well with just men it shall go But wo agen to wicked men for all reap as they sow HYMN 39. Exaltation of Humility 1 Pet. 5.5 BE cloathed with Humility and lowliness embrace For God resists the proud and high but gives the humble grace Prov. 15.33.16.18 Humility shall honour find but Pride destroyeth all For sure the proud and haughty mind goes still before a fall Luke 14.11 For he that prides himself must know that God will pluck him down But the self humbled sitting low shall thereby get renown HYMN 40. Exalting a Nation Prov. 14 34. THE exercise of righteousness exalts a Nation
be rais'd But rich mens joy made low to be and say the Lord be prais'd For as the flower of the grass so shall he fade away When sun with burning heat shall pass unto the height of day The grass doth fade the flower decays its grace and fashion goes So shall the rich man in his ways fade as the withering Rose HYMN 291. War with lusts Jam. 4.1 FROM whence come Wars and Fightings keen Come they not from your lusts unseen The lusts that in your members are These are the causes of this War Ye lust and have not ye are slain With strong desire and can't obtain Ye fight and war and cannot have Because ye do not wisely crave Ye ask and have not that or this Because ye ask so much amiss For what ye ask ye aim it thus That ye may spend it on your lusts O ye adulterers that while And ye Adulteresses vile Know ye not that the World abroad Hath friendship opposite to God Who then doth with the World agree The enemy of God shall be Think ye the Scripture saith not well The Spririt that in us doth dwell Lusteth to envy and disdain As apt to let such vices raign But yet doth God more grace bestow These wicked lusts to overthrow Job 40.11 Who saith God doth the proud abase But to the humble giveth grace Submit your selves to God therefore Resist the Devil evermore And if ye do resist him so He will flee from you as his foe HYMN 292. Our Advocate in Heaven 1 John 2.1 MY little ones I write to you that ye sin not at all But if by great infirmity some into sin do fall We have a potent Advocate with God the Father true Jesus the just to mediate and intercede for you A full PROPITIATION for all our sins is He And not for our great sins alone that pardoned they might be But also for them all he pleads that penitently grieve And for the whole World intercedes whoever in him believe HYMN 293. The Children of God and Satan described 1 John 3.10 IN this are manifestly known the Sons of God most high And children of the Wicked One are also known hereby Whoever doth not righteousness is not of God begot Nor he whatever he profess his Brother that loves not And this command from God above we have tow'rd one another That he that bears to God true love should also love his brother HYMN 294. God's Children and Satan's distinguished 1 John 3.10 Mat. 19.17 BY this the Sons of God are known And Children of the Wicked One The man that doth not righteousness Is not of God we well may guess Neither is he of God above That bears his brother no true love Mat. 19.17 For this Commandement we have From God who all the precepts gave That he that loveth God most high Should love his brother accordingly God onely good have praise therefore From first to last for evermore HYMN 295. Want of Charity discovered and censured 1 John 3.16 THE love of God well know we thus Because He lost his life for us And for our brethrens sake should we Lay down our lives if need should be But whoso hath this Worlds great store And sees his brother very poor Yet no compassion stirs within How dwells the love of God in him For thus at judgment Christ will say Since ye did shew your love no way To one o th' least that here ye see Ye did it not no not to Me. And this uncharitable Train Shall pack away to endless pain But then the righteous ye must know Into Eternal life shall go All glory to the Holy One That sits upon the Soveraign Throne And to the Lamb of God therefore Be praise and honour evermore HYMN 296. St. Judes Admonition Exhortation and Benediction Ye Children c. Behold as Holy Henoch said The Lord doth come with power array'd and millions of his Holy Ones To execute his judgment just On Wicked men led by their Lust to set them at his Judgment Thrones And to convince ungodly men And all the multitudes of them of all their Wicked Actions done Also of all their speeches hard Which Wicked men without regard have spoke against the Holy One. But ye beloved edifie Your selves in Faith and Piety still praying in the Holy Ghost And keep your selves in God's true love Looking for mercy from above to save you to the uttermost Now unto him whose power on high Can keep you from Apostasie and with great joy present you then And set you faultless in his sight To him be Majesty and might and Honour evermore Amen HYMN 297. The Joys of Heaven The mighty God c. Rev. 7.13 ONE of the Elders asked me and said Who are these persons in White Robes array'd And answer'd straight to put me out of doubt These from great tribulations did come out And they have washt their Robes and white they made them In Christ the Lambs pure bloud whose Robes array'd them Wherefore they are before the Throne so bright And serve God in the Temple day and night And he that sitteth on the Throne on high Shall dwell among them everlastingly And they shall never thirst nor hunger more Nor Sun nor Heat sustain as heretofore For Christ the Lamb that sitteth on the Throne With Heavenly Joys shall feed them every one And he shall lead them to the living springs Where the pure Water flows with all good things And he shall wipe away scorns and disgraces And all sad tears from off his peoples faces To him that is and was and is to come To God Almighty and to Christ his Son And to the seven Spirits before the Throne The ever blest and everlasting One To Father Son and Holy Ghost together Be Kingdom Glory Power and Praise for ever HYMN 298. The New Jerusalem Rev. 10.5 BEhold I saw an Angel stand Upon the Sea and on the Land to Heaven lifting up his hand And by the Everliving swore By him that made both Sea and Shore that shortly time should be no more Rev. 21.1 New Heavens and new Earths that day I saw for th' old was past away and no created Sea could stay I saw the Holy City then The Heavenly Jerusalem a coming down from God to men And as a Bride she did appear Adorned for her Husband dear and Heaven's loud voices I did hear God's Tabernacle is with men And lo the Lord shall dwell with them and they be his JERVSALEM All tears shall God wipe from their eyes And no more death nor grief nor cries shall evermore the Saints surprize For former things are past away And thus I heard him that same day that sat upon the Throne to say HYMN 299. The Coronation of Spiritual Conquerors and reward of Carnal evil doers Rev. 21.5 6 7 8. BEhold I make even all things new Write it said He I ' monish you for faithfull are these Words and true And said He it is done and past I 'm he that
he gives 1 Cor. 12.4 5. Diversities of gifts indeed there are that he bestows But from one spirit all proceed who doth them so dispose And his Administrations great difference afford And divers operations but one Almighty Lord. 6. 2 Cor. 13 14. All these in great variety from his good hand do fall But one adored Deity that worketh all in all The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and love of God therefore And comforts of the Holy Ghost be with you evermore HYMN 191. Vine-yard of Israel Isa. 5.1 2 3. NOW will I sing to my belov'd although with mournfull voice A Song of my Beloved one touching his Vine-yard choice A Vine-yard my beloved had plac'd in a fruitfull hill He fenc'd it and plucktâ—out the stones and planted it with skill Choice Vines he set and built therein a Wine-press and a Tower Expecting it should bring sweet grapes and lo it brought forth sower And now O ye inhabitants of Salem pray you see And men of Judah judge between my Vineyard here and me What could be to my Vine-yard done more than I did to it Why therefore brought it forth sowre Grapes when I expected sweet And now go to know what I 'le do to this my Vine-yard-soil I will break down the hedge therefore and leave it to the spoil I 'le lay it waste unprun'd undig'd for Bryers and Thorns alone I also will command the clouds to rain no rain thereon 7. The Vine-yard of the Lord of Hoasts the house of Israel is The men of Judah are the plant that pleasant plant of his And when he lookt for judgment done behold great cruelty And when he lookt for righteousness behold a dolefull cry HYMN 192. Vnity and love of Brethren Col. 3.12.13 PUT on Belov'd as Gods Elect bowels of mercies kind Long-suffering meekness sweet respect and humbleness of mind Forbearing one another long forgiving one another If any have received wrong done by his Christian brother 14. Ph. 2.2 Eph. 4.3 As Christ forgave you so do ye your brethren that transgress And chiefly put on charity the bond of perfectness Of one mind and one judgment be and let all discord cease Keeping the Spirits unity in sacred bonds of peace 2. PART 1 Pet. 1.22 Heb. 12.1 1 Joh. 1.16 See that ye love with fervency and with an heart most pure And let this love so brotherly perpetually endure For God we know is perfect love and whoso dwells herein He surely dwells in God above and God most high in him 3.14 Rom. 13.8 And hence our change is understood from death to life above Because we love the brother-hood with true and perfect love Owe nothing then to any man but love to one another For he 's a perfect Christian that is a perfect lover HYMN 193. Vocation 1 Cor. 12.2 Tit. 3.3 YE know that we were Gentiles once and carried away To Idols and dumb vanities as we were led astray And sometimes disobediently and foolishly we swerv'd By divers lusts and vain delights which we our selves have serv'd 1 Pet. 2.9 But a peculiar people now a chosen generation A Royal Priest-hood are we made and call'd an holy Nation That we should shew the praises forth of him that called us From darkness great to greater light that is most marvellous 1.16 As he therefore that called us is holy so must they That are to this profession call'd be holy every way 2. PART Eph. 2.11 12 19. Remember ye were aliens from Israel's Common-wealth And strangers from the Covenants which promise saving health But now are ye that were far off made nigh by Christ his blood And fellow Citizens with Saints and of the house of God. 20 21 22. Built on the sure foundation laid down in holy writ And Christ himself head corner-stone who makes the building knit In whom together built ye grow into an holy place An habitation of the Lord by his sweet spirit of grace Rom. 8.16 Which spirit witnesseth with ours and testimony bears That we are made the Sons of God and if his Sons then Heirs 3 PART Jam. 2.5 1 Cor. 1.26 Hearken beloved brethren dear your call ye plainly see How God hath chose the poor on earth full rich in faith to be Not many mighty men are call'd not many wise and learn'd Nor yet in many noble men this calling is descern'd 27. Matt. 11.26 But God hath chose weak foolish things and such as men despise To bring to nought and to confound the noble great and wise We thank thee Father Lord of all that hast these things conceal'd From many wise and prudent men and them to babes reveal'd 1 Cor. 1.29 31. Even so O Father since it was thy pleasure and decree That in thy sight no flesh on earth might glory but in thee HYMN 194. Whole Armour Eph. 6.10.13 14. BE strong my brethren in the Lord and in his powerfull might Put on your soul his Armour whole to make you stand in fight Stand therefore having girt your loyns with truth which ye profess And having done the breast-plate on of perfect righteousness 15 16. And with the preparation of the Gospel of our God The Gospel of his peace and love let both your feet be shod And chiefly take the shield of faith that so your valiant hearts May quench thereby most powerfully the wickeds fiery darts 17 18. The helmet of salvation take and that two-edged Sword The Sword of his good Spirit it is to wit God's holy Word And alwaies in the spirit pray with all requests and prayer And watch thereto what e're ye do with constancy and care HYMN 195. Will for the Deed. 2 Cor. 8.12 Mat. 10.42 IF there be first a willing heart the Lord the same accepts And what one hath takes in good part and pardons our defects Cold water onely one small cup to a Disciple spar'd For that names sake is sure summ'd up and shall not miss reward 20. Rom. 8.26 Eph. 3.20 Nor will he quench the smoaking flax nor break the bruised-reed Till judgment have a sure dispatch with victory to speed And though we know not how or what to pray for as we ought His spirit helps our wants in that beyond our speech or thought 21. To him in all the Church therefore be glory yet agen Through ages all for evermore by Jesus Christ Amen HYMN 196. Wisdoms exhortation Have mercy c. Prov. 1.20 21. LO wisdom crieth out she crieth in the streets She uttereth her zealous breath where all the concourse meets In opening of the gates of Cities populous She calls and cries with words most wise exhorting sinners thus 22 23. How long ye simple ones will ye delight in folly And scorners in so vile a sin and fools hate knowledge wholly Turn you at my reproof behold I will pour forth My Spirit to take hold on you I 'le shew you words of worth 2 PART Have mercy c. Prov. 4.5.7 8. Chap. 3.15.17 Get wisdom O my Son with all the care thou
in vain For when long times accomplished it shall be found again Prov. 19.17 For he that giveth to the poor doth lend unto the Lord And trusting him he shall be sure to have it all restor'd HYMN 104. Blessed Death Rev. 14.13 BLessed O blessed are the dead that in the Lord do die Thus hath the Spirit witnessed and most assuredly For from their toils that were extream they are in quiet reâ—â— Their works likewise do follow them to make them truly blest Isa 57.2 Thus shall they enter into peace and quiet rest possess In blessed beds each one of these that walk in uprightness HYMN 105. Blessings of Obedience Prov. 3.1 2 3. MY Son keep my Commandements forget not my decree For length of daies long life and peace shall these things add to thee Then let not truth and mercy kind forsake thee and depart About thy neck my Precepts bind and write them in thy heart 4. Chap. 2.5 6. So shalt thou find a good respect and understanding then Approved in the sight of God and in the sight of men Then shalt thou understand and know his wisedom and his fear For from his mouth doth wisedom flow and he gives knowledge clear 10 11.9 When Wisedom enters in thy heart and is thy souls delight Discretion shall preserve thee then and knowledge keep thee right Then righteousness shall readily by thee be understood Judgment likewise and equity and every path that 's good Mat. 25.29 Prov. 4.18 For unto every one that hath there shall be given more And he shall have abundant grace still to encrease his store For like unto the shining light is every good man's way Which more and more shines clear and bright unto the perfect day 2. PART Deut. 28.1 2 3 4. If thou shalt hearken diligently To all that God commands The Lord thy God shall set thee high above all other Lands And all these blessings shall come on and overtake thee soon The blessings of the Town and Field and blessings of the Womb. 5 6 27. The Lord shall bless thee mightily with Fruits upon thy Ground Thy Flocks of Sheep shall multiply thy Cattel shall abound The Lord shall take away from thee all sickness and disease And lay upon thee no such Plague as did on Egypt seize 7 12. The Lord shall smite thine enemies that rise up in thy sight One way against thee shall they rise and seven ways take their flight The Lord shall make the Heavens give rain in season on thy Land And prosper thee in all thy works which thou shalt take in hand 9. 1 Sam. 15.22 The Lord shall then establish thee A people of his praise If thou shalt keep to his decree and walk in all his waies For better is Obedience than Bullocks Goats and Lambs And hearkning to the will of God than all the fat of Rams HYMN 106. Blessings on the Mount or Blessed Qualifications Mat. 5.3 to the 10. BLessed O blessed are the poor the poor I say in spirit For they shall have the Kingdom sure of Heaven to inherit And blessed they that mourn and weep for they shall meet with mirth And blessed also are the meek for theirs is all the earth Blessed are they that hunger much and thirst for righteousness For God shall satisfie all such with comforts that refresh And blessed are the mercifull for God will shew them Grace And blessed are the pure in soul for they shall see his face Blessed are they that strive for peace to make men to accord For we must call all such as these the Children of the Lord. And blessed are the sufferers for love of righteousness Because a Kingdom shall be theirs in Heaven to possess HYMN 107. Call out of Babylon Have mercy c. Rev. 18.4 8. COme out of Babylon my people at my Call Lest for her sake ye should partake her sins and plagues withall Because her sins have reach'd unto the Heavens high And God doth find and call to mind all her iniquity Reward her to the full as she rewarded you And fill her cup twice double up as she was wont to do Look how much she hath been a proud Luxurious Liver So much inflict her torments strict and so much sorrow give her For thus within her heart I sit a Queen saith she No desolate poor widows state nor sorrow shall I see And therefore shall her plagues come on her in one day Famine and death and mournfull breath to make her pine away And she shall utterly be burnt with fire at length For God the Lord that doth reward and judge her hath such strength HYMN 108. Charities Qualifications 1 Cor. 13.4 5. LOng-suffering is Charity and most exceeding kind It envies not nor vaunts it self nor is puff'd up in mind Doth not unseemly bear it self it seeketh not its own Is not provoked easily and evil it thinks none 6 7 8. It Joys not in iniquity but in the truth takes joy Believes and bears indures and hopes in all things patiently And Charity fails not at all but Prophecies shall fail And Tongues shall cease and Knowledge fade but Love shall still prevail 13. And now do Faith and Hope abide and Charity these three But that which is most magnifi'd is Love and Charity HYMN 109. Chastisement Heb. 12.5 6. THE castigation of thy God my Son do not despise And when rebuked by his Rod faint not in any wise For whom he loves he never leaves without chastisement fit And every Son whom he receives must to his scourge submit 7 8. By his chastisement if he bleed Son-lâ—ke you have your lot For what Son is there whom indeed the Father chast'neth not But if ye no chastisement bear which all partake of here Then Bastards verily ye are and not his Children dear 11. And now indeed no chastening doth for the present seem A joyouâ— but a grievous thing as usually we deem But afterward it ne'rtheless doth yield us evidently The peacefull fruits of righteousness when exercis'd thereby HYMN 110. Christ his Benefits Eph 1.3 1 Cor. 1.30 BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord. Made to us wisedom righteousness and sanctifying grace Redemption also to possess the purchas'd heavenly place 2 Cor. 5.21 Joh. 14.6 Eph. 2.18 Made also to be sin for us who from all sin was free That we the perfect righteousness of God in Christ might be The way the truth and life he is and thoâ—ow him alone We by one Spirit have access unto the Holy One. Col. 3.11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew nor Sex of great or small Barbarian Scythian bond or free but Christ is all in all 2 PART Rom. 8.1 2. There is no condemnation now to them that are in Christ Who by the Spirit walk with God not as by flesh entiâ—'d Because the Law of Spirit and Life which is in Christ our Lord Hath made us free from force of sin
and us from death restor'd 3. Gal. 4.4 1 Pet. 1.8 For when the Law was weak through Flesh and had no strength to save God sent his Son of Virgin-seed and him to us he gave Whom having never seen we love and through belâ—ef no less Rejoyce with joy unsâ—eakable and full of gloriousness Jude 25. Rev. 4.13 God onely wise our Saviour that on the Throne doth sit Have honour glory praise and power for ever so be it HYMN 111. Christ's Commission Mat. 10.1 8. WHenas our Lord had call'd his twelve he gave them power at large Against all Devils and Disease and thus he gave them charge Go heal the sick the Leaprous cleanse the dead men cause to live Cast Devils out your grant is free and therefore freely give 14 15 16. Whoso receives or heâ—rs you not it shall be far more ease For Sodom and Gomorrah's Land at judgment than for these Behold as Sheep in midst of Wolves I send you forth saith he The Serpents wisedom therefore use and Doves simplicity 2. PART Mat 28.18 19. Behold all power is given me in Heaven and Earth likewise Go therefore into all the world and Nations gospeâ—ize Baptize them in the Fathers Name in every Land and Coast And in the Name of God the Son and of the Holy Ghost 20. Rev. 19.16 Gal. 1.5 And teach them to observe and do whatever I command And I behold am now with you and while the world doth stand To Christ the King of Kings therefore and Lord of Lords most high Be praise and glory evermore to all eternity HYMN 112. Communion of Saints Heb. 12.22 23. NOW are we come to Sion Mount the City of abode The Heavenly Jerusalem where dwells the living God. To Hosts of Angels numberless and to th' assembly there The General Church of God's first born whose names in Heaven appear 24. Mat. 25.32 And unto God the Judge of all on whom the world must wait And to the Spirits of all just men made perfect in that State. To Jesus Mediatour of the covenant now made new Whoâ—e sprinkled blood speaks better things than Abelâ—s â—s blood could do Rev. 5.13 Blessing and glory and renown then give we altogether To him that on the Throne sits down and to the Lamb for ever HYMN 113. Confession of Christ. Mat. 10.32 Rom. 10.10 HIM that confesseth me to men will I saith Christ record And will acknowledge him agen before my heavenly Lord. For man believes to righteousness with humble heart alone And with the tongue doth man confess unto Salvation 1 Tim 3.16 This Mystery of Godliness is very great and high God manifested in the flesh the Spirit did justifie The blessed Angels saw his face his word the Gentiles heard Believ'd on in the world he was to God's right hand preferr'd HYMN 114. Confession of Sin. All People c. Heb. 1.13 Dan. 9.6 O Lord that art of purer eye than to behold iniquity We all have sinned we confess and have committed wickedness Isa. 59.12 Ezr. 9.6 Our trespasses against us show our sins we cannot chuse but know For they are swollen above our head and are unto the Heavens spread Luke 15.18 O Father we have grievously offended Thee that dwell'st on high Unworthy to be own'd therefore as thy dear Children any more Ezra 9.13 Ezek. 18.32 Yet hast thou never punish'd sin so much as our deserts have been Nor is the death of him that dies a matter pleasing in thine eyes Neh. 9.27 Ezek. 13.32 For thou art unto anger slow and dost with grace and mercy flow Thou art most ready to forgive therefore let us return and live HYMN 115. Confidence in God. O Lord consider c. Hab. 3.17 18. ALthough the fig-tree shall not spring although the Vine no grape shall yield The Olive fail her fruit to bring nor any food be in the field The flock be cut off from the fold no beasts can in the stalls be had Yet in the Lord my joyes shall hold in God my Saviour Iâ—le be glad HYMN 116. The Conquest All People c. Deut. 33.26 to the end THere is not one 'tis truly said like Jeshurun's great God on high Who rides on heaven for thy aid with excellency on the sky Th' eternal God thy refuge is his everlasting Arms thy stay He will thrust out thine enemies before thee saying kill and slay Then Isr'el shall dwell safe unmixt and on a Land of Corn and Wine There Jacob's Fountain shall he fixt the Heavens dropping on his Vine O happy Isr'el we record whom like to thee doth God advance O people saved by the Lord the shield of thy deliverance Thy excellency's Sword is he and all thy foes of forreign Powers Shall be found lyers unto thee and thou shalt tread on their high Towers HYMN 117. Conscience 2 Tim. 1.5 Prov. 4.23 Act. 21.16 THE end of all the Law is Love out of an heart unstain'd A conscience that we can approve and out of Faith unfeign'd Keep then your heart with diligence with all the care you can A Conscience void of all offence both towards God and Man. Heb. 10.22 2 Cor. 1.12 1 Joh. 3.21 And so draw near with upright heart with faith both full and sure Our Conscience cleans'd our Bodies wash'd with Baptism-water pure And our rejoycing shall be this our consciences attest For if our hearts condemn us not on God we boldly rest HYMN 118. Contentation Prov. 30.8 9. LORD give me neither poverty nor too abundant store Give me to live conveniently and I desire no more Not riches Lord too largely deal lest pride should be my bane Nor poverty lest I should steal and take God's Name in vain Phil. 4.11 12. Heb. 13.5 And teach me if my state be scant or if I fulness find To know how to abound or want with a contented mind And let my conversation still be void of covetousness For God hath said I never will forsake thee in distress HYMN 119. Covenant-Grace Give laud c. Isa. 55.1 2 3. HO all that thirst and pine come to the waters here And ye that have no coyn Come buy and eat good chear O Come I say Buy milk and wine without your coyn without your pay Why do ye money spend for that which is not bread And labour to no end not bâ—ing fill'd or fed Heark diligently And eat ye food both fat and good to your souls joy Incline your ear and come hear and your soul shall live And I will make you room and I to you will give My Covenant-grace The mercies sure which shall indure to David's race 2. PART Give laud c. Ezek. 36.25 Besprinkle you will I wiâ—h water that shall cleanse And I will purifie your conscience by this means from Idols then And all excess of filthiness I 'le make you clean 26. I will in you create a heart with grace refin'd I will regenerate the Spirit of your mind your heart of stone I will remove and make it prove a tender