did fall The teares of pitty quoth the Iewes Oh see How deere he lou'd affection this must be Being come vnto the deads mans house the graue He bad remoue the stone from off the caue Quoth Martha Lord he loathsome will be found For lying all this time within the ground Did I not say sayd Christ this instant hower If thou hast faith thou shalt behold Gods power Then they remoue the stone which on him lyes While vnto heauen Iesus lifts his eyes And God the Father thankfull glorified Then with a loud voyce Lazarus he cri'd Come forth at which life-giuing breath and sound The dead arose being in graue clothes bound His hands and feet a napkin on his face Amazing all with wonder were in place To see a man restor'd to life againe That did with death foure dayes in graue remayne Committed to corruptions rotten roome There to haue rested till the day of doome This sight put all beholders in great feare And many Iewes that came with Mary there Beleeu'd on Iesus giuing God the prayse Whose onely power the dead to life did rayse When all those glorious Lampes adorne the skie Were hid with sable cloudes from mortall eye And euery creature hauing vitall sprite Mourn'd at the darkenesse of blacke vgly night Perditions child whom Sathan did insence Bribed against his Lord with thirty pence The way by night with armed troupes he tooke To meete his Master towards Cedron brooke Where comming to him giues all hayle and kisse To make him knowne vnto the Iewes by this When Peter saw the villany intended His Lord most traytrous to be apprehended He champion-like did thinke to fight it out And drew his sword and valiant lay'd about With such a manly resolution than He made a crop-eare of the High-Priests man And wounded Malcus which when Iesus saw He thus reprou'd rashnesse in him to draw Put vp thy sword into the sheath againe Who therewith woundeth shall therewith be slaine By Prayer downe from my Father I could call More then twelue Legions Spirites Angelicall But how shall then the Scriptures be fulfilde As God hath in eternall counsell wilde Then Iesus healed Malcus eare so sound That there appear'd no signe of any wound With Miracle with them preuay'ld no more Then striking all vnto the ground before VVhich onely but demaunding whom they sought All falling backwards to the earth were brought No flames of lightning to amaze withall No bolts of thunder to procure them fall But that most powerfull word that spake and made Vnto this band of armed souldiers sayde Whom looke you for at which as men strooke dead They fell at once yet hardned had no dread When the most iust vniust was doom'd to dye Expos'd by Pylate to Iewes cruelty With whips tormented and by sinners scornes Reuiled spit vpon and crownd with thornes Buffeted blinded and compel'd to beare The Crosse which Christians for their badge do weare When all his sences suffre'd for the sinne Which Adams sences had offended in Whose sight did like the fruit which was forbidden For which Christs sight was blinded and eyes hidden And for his touch that to take hold consented Christs feeling was with whips and nayles tormented His smell that to the rest did liking lincke At Golgotha was choak'd with lothsome stincke His hearing that did Eues bad counsell chuse Brought Christ to heare the raylings of the Iewes His taste which eating he did sinne withall Made Iesus taste of vineger and gall When all these great and grieuous paines were ended And Spirit to his Father recommended When that great darknesse neuer seene before From sixe to nine obscur'd the earth all ore Extinguishing the sunne dayes golden eye Because that day the sonne of God did dye Wonders were wrought that did meÌ„s harts confound The temples vayle from top vnto the ground Was rent quite thorow to beholders feare Which saw that Curtaine admirable teare The sollid hardest flint and marble stones Vnder whose massie burden ground-worke grones Diuiding cleaue and into pieces fall Which were supporters to the strongest wall And monuments that in them did containe Flesh made of clay turning to dust againe The Sepulchres of Saints that resting lay From all their labours on this nere like day Did open and deliuer liue with breath The bodies were receyued dead from death In such a true perfection found and showne As if mortality they nere had known Within the holy City they appeare To manifest Gods mighty power more cleere Vnto Beholders eyes many did see Their resurrection from the dead to be Like that which when the Angels trumpe doth call Shall cause a rising vnto life of all That euer in this world since world began Haue been the ofspring of the first made man When the Centurion with his armed guard Which were the men for bloud death prepar'd Beheld the fearefull wonders that were wrought And how gainst nature things to passe were brought Day turn'd to â—ight darkned before theyr eyes The graues to open and the dead arise The vayle diuide the 〈…〉 mbling earth to quake The cleauing stones how they in sunder brake Both Captaine and his cursed crue confesse VVith inward terror of soules guiltinesse That Iesus which by Iudas trechery VVas false betray'd vniust condemn'd to dye By wicked Pylate and by their misdeed His precious wounds were opened wide to bleed VVas Gods most true and deere and onely son And hell was due for what their sins had done FINIS
confirmation Therefore if any take in hand to frame A miracle in Saint or angels name If any mortall creature vndertake His power that makes the earth and heauens quake If Sathan and his Ministers endeauour To worke strange wonders this beleeue that neuer Can any miracles bee truely done But by the power of God and Christ his Sonne To which eternall maiesty and power Ascribe we till the worlds last ending howre Till Sunne and Moone decay past date of dayes All honour glory Worship endlesse prayse Sa Rowlands And take of them those gifts himselfe did giue If all the Monarches that the earth containes All Kings and Princes with their noble traynes Were to a royall feast assembled all To make some wedding most maiesticall Yet were that presence very meane and base Vnto those guests that Gallile did grace As thus with men the Sonne of God did dine The bloud of grapes the sad-heart chearing wine Began to fayle which blessed Mary seeing Spake thus to him in whom all things haue being They haue no Wine knowing his power could graunt A ful supply in needes extremest want Sixe earthen vessels there were standing by As the Iewes custome was to purifie Those pots of stone our Sauiour Christ did will Vp to the brimme with water they should fill And to the Gouernour present the same Which instantly true perfect wine became He ignorant what power the same had made Vnto the Bridegroome thus in priuate sayd At the beginning men present the best And worst at last vnto the well-fed guest But contrary to vsuall custome thou Set'st forth the worst and kep'st the best till now This was the first of wonders Iesus wrought Euen by the power that formed all of nought Which miracle at marriage he began To show himselfe true God and perfect man As man to eate with men he did encline As God he turned water into wine A Leaper is clensed the Centurions seruant healed Peters wiues mother cured of a Feauer diuers dispossed of Deuils the windes calmed with rebuke two men possest of Deuils and beeing cast foorth they enter into Swine Math. 8. DEscending a most hie cloud-checking hill From painefull preaching of his Fathers will To saue those soules which hell for sin did clayme A Leaper met him and himselfe did frame In humble manner falling at Christs feet With such due worship as to God was meet Oh Lord he cryes of health the onely meane If so thou wilt t is thou canst make me cleane T is in thy power and in no power but thine Most blessed Iesus to my helpe incline The Sonne of God no sooner heard the crie Of this poore wretch plagued with leprosie But in his mercy of which none doe fayle That aske by faith Faith euer doth preuayle Replyed thus and did his sute fulfill Because thou saist I can I say I will Then toucht him with his holy hand most pure And absolute he wrought a perfect cure So to the Priest to offer being sent As Iesus into Capernaum went Came a Centurion and besought him thus O Lord my seruant lyeth grieuous Pain'd with a palsie Iesus did reply When I doe come I le cure his maladie The Captaine answeres Lord that paines forbeare I am vnworthy that thou shouldst come neere The place of my abode great Heauens King That hast thy seat where Cherubins doe sing Speake but the word I know thy onely breath Can heale my seruant and giue life in death For I my selfe that at thy fauour stand By power impos'd haue souldiers at commaund I bid one come he comes another goe A third doe this and they performe euen so When Iesus heard his faith our Sauiour sayes In peace doe thou depart and goe thy wayes And as thou hast firmely beleeu'd on me So I le extend my grace and doe for thee To Peters house then did our Sauiour goe His god-like power by myracle to show Whereas the mother of th'apostles wife Subiect as others in this mortall life To frayle diseases lay with griefe opprest Of Feauer fits most painefully possest Her Iesus with his healing hand did touch And presently her healthfull state was such That she arose praysing the King of Kings And ministred vnto them needfull things When glorious Phaebus with his shining light Was drawne to West at the approching night They brought to Iesus many wofull wights That were possest with Deuils and foule sprites Which with his powerfull word he did expell And sent them to their Habitation Hell With his Disciples then forsakes the shore Betakes himselfe where stormy tempests roare Where ship is tost with hazard vp and downe And raging waues doe ouerwhelming drowne Where great Leuiathan in deepes doe sayle And all the rest that swimme with finne and tayle Doe keepe their watry common-wealth together There in the great extreames of foulest weather The frayle Disciples all amazedly Expected nothing but to drowne and dye Those blessed eyes that watch of all things keepe Were then as God was man closde vp with sleepe Helpe master helpe the poore Disciples call Arise and saue vs or we perish all He that made wind and waue vnto them sayth Why are yee fearefull yee of little faith And then arose their frightfull thoughts asswaging And did rebuke his creatures for their raging Which instantly were calme and quiet sound As if the waters were secure like ground Causing beholders strangely to admire To reason with themselues and thus enquire Why who is this that beares such powerfull sway His very word makes wind and sea obey Being arriued on the other side Two men with Diuels met him and they cry'd Iesus that sonne of God art known to be What haue we hellish fiends to doe with thee Before the time dost thou intend preuent vs Wherefore art thou come hither to torment vs Thy power doth make vs tremble dread and doubt From our possession thou wilt cast vs out Which if thou doest thus much to vs encline Graunt we may enter yonder heard of Swine That are a feeding if we part these men Of those same hogs giue vs possession then Suffer vs as our fellow diuell sayd When he a spoyle of all Iobs substance made Then sayd our Sauiour to the Deuils goe And they into the Swine departed so Carrying them in a fury from the ground Into the sea and there they all were droun'd The Heards-men at this fight with terror runne Reporting in the City what was done How from those men that put them all in feare The fiends by Iesus dispossed were Then getting leaue of that great power diuine Into the Sea they carryed all their swine Which when they heard they all came forth to meete him And suing for his absence thus did greet him Iesus of Nazareth with one mind and heart We doe entreate that hence thou wilt depart One cured of the Palsie lying sicke in his bed the Rulers Daughter raysed a woman healed of a bloudie Issue two blind men receyue sight a dumbe man possessed
healed Math. 9. FRom Brutish Gergesenes our Sauiour goes That were so farre their owne soules mortall foes They from their coast did banish the most high'st Esteeming more their cattell then their Christ Who leauing those ingratefull wicked men By ship did passe to his owne City then VVhere being come the people to him brought One sicke in 's bed of palsie and besought That he would heale him when he saw their faith To the distressed creature thus he sayth Sonne be of comfort and reioyce herein For I remit and pardon all thy sinne Whereat the Scribes within their hearts did say This man blasphemeth and is farre astray When Iesus saw in thought they did him blame For with hearts hid from him that made the same He thus reply'd Why doth this ill arise Which you in cogitation doe deuise Tell me which speech is easiest for to say Arise and walke or sinnes are done away But that you all may know the truth of this My power on earth can pardon sinnes amisse Then sayd he to the sicke thy selfe prepare Take vp thy bed and to thy house repayre Then came a man of woe with sorrow pain'd A Ruler of the Iewes and he complain'd Iesus my daughter euen now is dead But thou that lifes true path doest onelie tread Come and vpon her doe but lay thy hand And she shall liue giue death a countermaund The Lord was moued with his sad lament And as he sorth with his Disciples went A woman with a bloudy issue greeued That could not be in twelue yeeres space releeued Behind him came and toucht his vestures hem Being assured faith could helpe all them Which did beleeue resoluing thus in thought If I but touch his garment health is wrought This faith with Iesus such a comfort found He turn'd and sayd Daughter thou art made sound And as he spake that very instant houre She was made perfect by his perfect power Then came he to the Rulers dwelling place And as the custome was in mourning case He found the Minstrels and much people there With noyse of dolefull musicke to the eare Those he did will forbeare such quoyle to keepe The mayde quoth he is onely but a sleepe She is not dead I le life to her restore But scornfully they laugh'd at Christ therefore Being all thrust out from thence and put away He came whereas the breathlesse body lay And tooke her by the hand wherewith she rose And this great wonder to the people showes Who to behold her in amazement stand And spred the fame thereof throwout the land As Iesus passed from the wondring crow'd Two blind men met him and they cryde alowde Oh sonne of Dauid some compassion take Haue mercy on vs for thy mercies sake To whom he sayde doe you belieue aright That I haue power to giue you both your sight Yea Lord they sayd besides thee no man can Giue sauing health which art true God and man Iesus reply'd vnto your faithfull mind As you beleeue so cease from being blind Then brought they one possessed that was dumbe But when the people vnderstood the same Forth of all Cities vnto him they came Which when the Lord beheld as he is euer A gracious God to all that do endeuour He tooke compassion and did heale their sicke Their blind their lame their deafe dumbe lunaticke Vntill dayes glory did begin decline And gaue the world no longer cheerefull shine Euening approaching neere with darksome shade Then the Disciples to their Master sayde This place is solitary vnfrequent We are belated and the time farre spent The multitude of people being great Let them depart and so prouide them meat Then Iesus sayd ther 's no such cause of need Doe you prouide them whereupon to feed They said our poore prouision is but small Fiue loaues two fishes onely this is all Bring them to me said Iesus then he wil'd The people all sit downe with eyes vpheld To heauen he did blesse then bread he brake And that to his Disciples did betake Which did deliuer it the people there Who fed and all full satisfied were Fiue thousand stomackes had their hungry wishes Contented onely with fiue loaues two fishes Besides the quantity that did remaine Of broken meat twelue baskets to containe Then Iesus his Disciples sent away By ship while he went priuately to pray Into a mountaine when at sea betost The poore Apostles euen well nie lost Were all amazed most distressed sayling And grieuously their masters want bewailing About the fourth watch while the winds did roare They saw one walke on sea as if on shore Which put them all in an amazed fright For they supposed it had been a Sprite Crying with terror fearefully confounded Perplext in thought and deepely inward wounded Till Iesus with a word their dread allay'd Be of good cheare feare not t is I he sayd Quoth Peter Lord if it be thou we see Commaund and giue me power to come to thee Iesus said come Into the Sea he goes And as the mighty wind and tempest rose Peter began to sinke Helpe Lord he cryes Oh saue thy seruant or thy seruant dyes Then Iesus stretched forth his hand and caught him And with rebuke more constancie he taught him O thou of little faith blame thee I must Why didst thou doubt that I would faile thy trust So when they came into the ship together Their storme was chang'd into a fayre calme weather Then those that were aboard came reuerent all To worship Iesus and did on him call Saying with one consent of soule and heart We doe beeleue that Gods true Sonne thou art Passing then ouer to the other side Which hight Genezaret being there discri'd Those that about the Coast were resident Notice of him thorow out the Country sent How Christ was come when this was once reuealed Sicke people came from all parts to be healed They brought of all diseases various kinds And each sicke Patient speedy cure there finds And therefore paine they desired no more But for to touch the garments hem he wore Which all that did were most assur'd to gaine A true release from euery kind of paine The woman of Canaans daughter healed foure thousand fed with seauen loaues and a few fishes the sicke are healed two blind men receyue their sight the withered Figge-tree Math. the 15.19.20.21 Chapters FRom conference with Pharisies and Scribes And others of their wilfull blinded Tribes Which of Gods offre'd grace had no desire Our Sauiour goes to Sidon coast and Tyre And as he went a woman Cananite That had her daughter vexed with a Sprite Cry'd after him saying Haue mercy Lord Thou sonne of Dauid doe thy helpe affoord My child is by the Diuels power tormented By thy farre greater power be he preuented Heare me and helpe vs doe not turne thy face Oh take compassion on our grieuous caes But notwithstanding all that she could crie Our Sauiour silent made her no replie Then the Disciples did intreat him thus