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A26725	Six centuries of select hymns and spiritual songs collected out of the Holy Bible together with a catechism, the canticles, and a catalogue of vertuous women / by William Barton.	Barton, William, 1598?-1678.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Three last centuries of select hymns collected out of the Psalms of David.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Canticles.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Song of Solomon paraphrased.; Barton, William, 1598?-1678. Catalogue of vertuous women recorded in the Old and New Testament.	1688 (1688)	Wing B1004; ESTC R10099	243,039	830

Instruction Understanding too Grant we may carefully pursue and wise to God thereby may be HYMN 269. The Draw-net Mat. 13.47 Pet. 12.3 THE Kingdom of the Gospel here which is for grace design'd Is like a net cast in the Sea gathering of every kind Which when 't was full men drew to shore sat down to make survey In Vessels gather'd up the good and cast the bad away So shall it be at this World's end the Angels shall come forth Severing the wicked from the just on all the Coasts on earth And they shall cast the wicked ones into a furnace-flame There shall be weeping gnashing teeth and everlasting shame HYMN 270. The Fool in grain Ye Children c. Luke 12.16 THere was a certain rich mans ground That plentifully did abound and made the wealthy owner say What shall I now devise to do Because I want a barn or two wherein I might my harvest lay But now it comes into my mind There is a means that I shall find to lay up all my wealthy Crop I will pull down my barns and build Much greater barns and have them fill'd and heaped up unto the top And I will say unto my Soul Soul live at ease without control eat thou and drink and merry be For worldly goods enough thou hast Lay'd up for many years to last and there can come no want to thee Thou fool said God this night shall they Require thy Soul and take 't away what then becomes of all thy store Such is the man that heaps up wealth And worldly treasures to himself and is not rich to God but poor HYMN 271. The best fear Mat. 10.23 Luke 12.4 MY friends said Christ to you I say fear ye not them that threaten you And can perhaps the body slay but after that no more can do But I will give you warning here and be ye warned by my word Whom ye should ever have in fear namely the mighty Sovereign Lord. Who after he hath smote and slain having all power of life and limb Can cast to hell and endless pain yea I say to you fear ye him HYMN 272. The best rejoycing Now Israel c. Luke 10.17 AND lo the Seventy Disciples came As they return'd from preaching of the word And thus they spake said unto our Lord O Lord we cannot but with joy proclaim How Devils are subject to us through thy Name Our Saviour said I know it must be so I saw proud Satan falling from on high Like to a flash of lightning from the Sky For his power shall come down but yours shall grow And conquer all the forces of the Foe Nevertheless rejoice ye not in this that Devils are subject unto your command But rather much rejoice to understand Your Names are written in the book of bliss And of Eternal life ye shall not miss To Him that sits upon the Throne therefore And unto Christ the Lamb the Holy One And to the seven Spirits before the Throne Ascribe in heaven and earth on sea and shore Dominion power and praise for evermore HYMN 273. Peace with all men Rom. 12.18 AS far as it is possible and in your power doth fall Retain ye still this Principle to live at peace with all Because the fruit of righteousness is sown of him in peace Whose quiet mind is still inclin'd to make Contention cease And therefore follow peace with all and holiness together Without which grace none see the face of God above for ever HYMN 274. Subsistance of God's Kingdom Rom. 14.17 GOD'S Kingdom is not meat and drink the things desir'd of most But righteousness and peace it is and joy i th' Holy Ghost And he that in these things serves Christ as all men ought to do Is much set by of God most high and men commend him too Let us therefore pursue the things that make for mutual peace And things whereby to edifie and make true Love increase HYMN 275. Moderate affections All People c. 1 Cor. 7.27 BRethren I say the time is short And this remains for every sort The Married so to lead their lives As free and not as having Wives The sad as sorrowing not too deep But weeping as they did not weep And they that joy in their fair lot Should joy as if they joyed not The buyers free from carefulness As if not buying to possess Using the World as doth befit And not at all abusing it For lo the World doth quite decay The fashion of it fades away But he that doth the Will of God Hath an Eternal blest abode 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 276. Sowing to the Spirit Gal 6.7 BE not deceiv'd my brethren dear God is not mock'd we know For all shall reap for things done here according as they sow He then that soweth to the flesh corruption shall inherit And they eternal happiness that sow unto the Spirit Unwearied then let us pursue good Works without complaint For we shall reap in season due if that we do not faint And taking opportunity do good to every man But chiefly to the family of Faith the best we can HYMN 277. Amity and Vnity Phil. 2.1 IF any Consolation in Christ is to be had If any Delectation in love to make us glad If any fellowship be felt in God's sweet Spirit of grace If any bowels that can melt or mercies taking place Fulfill our joy like-minded be in mutual love combin'd Having the self-same amity and unity of mind Let nothing out of strife be done or of vain-glory wrought But others to themselves each one preferring in his thought And look not every man of you on his own things alone But on the things of others too to comfort every one HYMN 278. Our Saviour's coming in the Clouds 1 Thess. 4.16 THE Lord himself shall once descend from Heaven with a shout And God's Arch-Angel shall attend and his loud voice break out And then the Trump of God likewise shall his alarum sound And first the dead in Christ shall rise and stand upon the ground Then shall the living that remain to Heaven in clouds repair And be caught up with all the train to meet the Lord i th' air And then shall we for ever joy in presence of the Lord Comfort your selves then mutually with this so sweet a Word HYMN 279. Charity charged upon the rich Now Israel c. 1 Tim. 6.17 THE rich in this World charge thou solemnly Not to be puffed up with secret pride Nor in uncertain riches to confide But on the living Lord that they rely Who gives us richly all things to enjoy That they do good and largely give to th' poor Ready to distribute of their estate And to be willing to communicate A good foundation laying up in store Of gaining life that lasts for evermore HYMN 280. The Call of Grace 2 Tim. 1.9 T IS God that lov'd and

of him that is most high and shall forthwith appear All they to sure Salvation whose works are good and right And they to condemnation in evil that delight Prov. 12.28 Rom. 6.23 Gal. 6.8 For life is found in righteous ways no death can be therein But death the certain wages pays of all unpardon'd sin All they that sow to sinfull flesh corruption shall inherit But endless life shall them refresh that sow unto the Spirit 1 Cor. 15.58 Be stedfast Brethren now therefore and alwaies be unmov'd Abounding now and evermore in works of God approv'd Because ye know his Holy Word doth make the Promise plain So that your labour in the Lord can never be in vain 2. PART Luke 21.34 Be carefull lest at any time you should by your excess Surcharge your souls with surfeiting or shamefull drunkenness And lest your heart be overcome with weight of worldly cares And so that day the day of Doom o'retake you unawares 1 Thes. 5.2 3. Luke 12.47 Because the day of Christ will come like as a Thief by night And when they say Peace Peace will be shall suddain vengeance light He that did know his Masters will and not himself prepare To do according to his skill full many a stripe shall bear 37 38 44. But blessed are those Servants all that watch with wakefull mind Whom Christ shall at his coming call and in this posture find He shall come forth assuredly and set them at his board And make them partners in the Joy of their advanced Lord. HYMN 145. Justification Rom. 8.33 34. IT is the Lord that justifies who therefore shall condemn It is our Saviour Christ that dy'd or rather rose agen Who also is at God's right hand ascended up on high And maketh intercession there for us continually Heb. 4.16 Col 3.17 Now therefore let us boldly come in certain hope to speed Unto the Throne of grace for grace to help in time of need And let all things we speak or do be in the name of one To God the Father giving thanks through Christ our Lord alone HYMN 146. Laud and Praise for God's Judgments or the Lambs Song Rev. 15.3 4. THY works are great and marvellous Lord God th' Almighty one Thy ways are true and righteous thou King of Saints alone Who shall not fear thee O most high and glorifie thy Name For thou alone for sanctity deservest laud and fame For all the Nations of the earth shall come and worship thee Because thy judgments are set forth so plain for us to see HYMN 147. Longing after Christ. Ye Children c. Joh. 6.32 35. Chap. 7.38 THE bread of God so truly call●d That giveth life unto the world is he that down from Heaven came And with this sweet celestial bread Lord let us be replenished and give us ever of the same For he that as the Scripture saith Laies hold on Christ by lively Faith shall never thirst or hunger more For by that Faith and feeding so Out of his belly there shall flow of living waters plenteous store Rev. 22.17 20. Cant. 8.14 Jam. 5.8 Come say the Spirit and the Bride And so of all let be reply'd that hear the Lamb and his dear Wife Come all that thirst and take your fill Take freely whosoever will the water of eternal life Make hast my love and be not slow Be like the nimble Hart or Row tracing upon the Mountains spic'd And I behold come speedily The coming of the Lord draws nigh Amen so come Lord Jesus Christ. HYMN 148. Love of God. Joh. 3.16 1 Joh 4 9. Joh. 3.17 SO greatly God did love the world that freely he did give His onely and begotten Son that we through him might live God sent him not into the world the world for to condemn But that he might be manifest a Saviour unto men Rev. 1.5 Joh. 3.16 Rev. 21.24 Who loved us and gave himself for our eternal good And washt away our scarlet sins in his own precious blood And whosoever trusts in him shall never perish quite But he shall have eternal life and live in endless light Luke 2.24 To God therefore that dwells on high be praise and glory still On earth be true tranquillity and unto men good will. 2. PART 1 Joh. 2.3 c. 5.3 Hereby we know undoubtedly that we do love the Lord By keeping with fidelity the Precepts of his Word And this is sure God's love in us that we his Laws fulfill Nor do we count them burdenous but do them with good will. 4.19 Eph. 1.4 1 Joh. 4.10 19. The perfect Love of God most high is manifested thus And we love him so perfectly because He first lov'd us Herein is love not ours it is but his for our dear sake In sending that sweet son of his our debts to undertake Rev. 5.13 To him that sits upon the Throne and to the Lamb therefore Be glory strength dominion and honour evermore HYMN 149. Love of the World forbidden Mat. 16.26 Col. 3.2 WHAT shall it profit any man the world to purchase whole And thereby miss the certain bliss of his immortal soul Oh set your strong affections then on things that are above And let no worth of things on earth be motives of your Love. 1 Joh. 2.16.15 All in the world is pride of Life and lusts of flesh and eyes Which do not from the Father come but from the world they rise Love not the world nor things thereof if any love so low The perfect Love of God above in him can never flow 17. These worldly things all pass away and peri●h altogether But to fulfill God's holy will makes to abide for ever HYMN 150. Marriage Heb. 13.4 THE due estate of Marriage as Scripture doth assure Is honourable every where the bed preserved pure But Harlots and Adulterers that violate this thing By practice of unchastity will God to Judgment bring 1 Thes. 4.4 Col. 3.19 20. Then let us every one know how his vessel to possess In honourable dignity and spotless holiness And Husbands dearly love your Wives giving no bitter word And Wives submit obediently to them as to the Lord. 1 Pet. 3.3 4. And your adorning let not be in any pompous way Of pl●ited hair and wearing gold or putting on aray But of the heart and hidden man where no corruption lies And of a meek and quiet soul which God doth highly prize 1 Cor. 7.39 1 Pet. 3.7 And be not yoakt unequally but joyned in the Lord Honouring the Wife the weaker Sex according to the Word And live together lovingly as heirs of Grace of Life That disagreements hinder not the prayers of Man and Wife Mat. 22.30 And in the Resurrection where none are in Marriage given Ye shall be like the Angels there Triumphant Saints in Heaven HYMN 151. Mediator All People c. 1 Tim. 2.5 ONE God there is and one alone and Mediator none but one The man whom we Christ Jesus call who gave himself full price for all 1 Joh. 2.1 3.

Ghost therefore Be glory as at first was done and shall be evermore 2. PART On the Birth Kingdom and Conquests of CHRIST Isa. 9.3 4. NOW Lord before thee we rejoyce as men in Harvest-while As Conquerors lift up their voice when they divide the spoil For thou hast broke the burd'nous yoke the Staff that bare the sway The Rod of our Oppressors Power as once in Midian's day For every battel generally of Warriours prime and good Is with confused noise and cry and Garments roll'd in bloud But this of Christ's against his Foes that spightfully conspire Shall be with burning where it goes and Fuel mixt with Fire The day doth come as God assures that like an Oven shall burn And all the proud and wicked doers that day shall overturn But unto them that fear my Name there shall arise and spring The Sun of Peace and Righteousness with healing in his wing To God the Father and the Son and Holy Ghost therefore Be glory done as first begun and shall be evermore Hymn XII At FVNERALS to mitigate Mourning Job 1.21 NAked we go unto the Grave as from the womb we came God gives and takes but what he gave and blessed be his Name For he shall wipe off tears one day and make all faces free And our rebuke quite take away and no more death shall be No sorrow shall nor crying last nor any further pain Because the former things are past and never come again Hymn XIII At Funerals to press Patience 1 Tim. 6.7 Job 1.21 NOthing we brought into this world and it is out of doubt That we from hence when-ever call'd can carry nothing out The Lord of his good pleasure gave the Lord doth take away And let his Name the honour have and bless him day by day Hymn XIV At Funerals touching the preciousness of the Saints death Psal. 116.15 Rom. 14.8 A Thing of price unparallell'd in God our Soviour's eyes The death of all his Saints is held when any of them dies For while we live we live to God to God we also die And live or die we are indeed the Lords peculiarly Hymn XV. At Funerals touching the Resurrection Job 19.25 I Know that my Redemeer lives I know he lives alway And shall appear and stand up here on earth at Judgment day And though my skin and next to that my body turn to dust Yet in my flesh restor'd afresh I shall see God I trust Whom I shall perfectly behold when I from dust recover Not otherwise but with these eyes my self and not another Hymn 16. At Funerals touching the Saints safety in Death John 11.25 26. THE Resurrection and the Life saith Christ our Lord am I And he that hath in me belief shall live although he die And whosoever here he be that draws this mortal breath And stedfastly believes in Me shall never more see death Hymn 17. At Funerals touching the Saints sweet Rest. Rev. 14.13 I Heard a voice that spake and said to me from Heaven on high Write blessed henceforth are the dead that in the Lord do die Yea saith the Spirit that such men may leave their labours hard Their works likewise do follow them to reap a full reward Hymn 18. A Thanksgiving at or after the Sacrament All People c. Luke 2.13 GLory to God in Highest Place On Earth be peace to Men free grace We praise we bless thee we adore And glorifie thee evermore Rom. 11.17 We thank thee for thy glory great Lord God that hast the Sovereign seat O heavenly King and God alone The Father the Almighty One. John 1.14 29. Acts 2.36 O God the true begotten Word Son of the Father Christ and Lord O Lamb of God that tak'st away The worlds great sin thy grace display 2 Cor. 5.21 1 Pet. 2.24 Thou that wast made sin for our sake Who knew'st no sin some pity take Thou that did'st in thy body bear The sins of all receive our prayer Eph. 1.20 21. Job 10.30 Thou that dost sit at God's right hand One with the Father in Command Above all Angels having place Have mercy on us and shew grace Acts 2.27 33 36. For Thou art Christ the Holy One The onely LORD and Thou alone Art with the Holy Ghost most high In God the Father's Dignity Hymn 19. Attonement sought upon Humiliation or a woefull bewailing of our Corruptions and Calamities Dan. 9.4 5. O God that great and dreadfull art who keepest truth and grace To them that love thee in their heart and do thy Laws embrace O we have sinned we confess we have done wickedly We have rebell'd by wickedness and great Apostasie 6 7 9. Not hearkning to thy Messengers who spake by thy command To Princes Kings and Ancestors and People of our Land. But Lord to thee belongeth grace to us contrary way Belongs confusion of the face as at this present day 14.12 Therefore the Lord hath watch'd the stroke and brought it on us all And hath confirm'd the Word he spoke against us so to fall Our Judges too that judged us on them the Lord hath brought The evil so prodigious for sins which we have wrought 12 13. For under the whole Heav'ns of God among all sorts of men The like hath not been done abroad as to Jerusalem Yet sought we not to know the truth nor for repentance pray'd But God is just in all he doth for we have not obey'd 2. PART Dan 9.8 11. Confusion of the face pertains to us and to our Kings Our Peers and Parents for our pains in doing wicked things For all have broke thy Law O Lord revolting worse and worse That we might not obey thy Word which pours out all this curse 9.16 But mercy and forgivenesses belong O Lord to thee Though our rebellious Trespasses grow to a high degree O Lord according unto all thy righteousness we pray Let not thy dreadfull fury fall but turn thy wrath away 18.19 For we present not our address before thy Mercy-Seat For any of our righteousness but for thy mercies great Lord hear forgive and pity take hearken O Lord and do Defer not for thine own dear sake now thou art pray'd unto 18.17 Incline thine ear O Lord and hear open thine eyes and see Our desolations and the place relating unto thee And let thy face behold with grace thy Sanctuaries seat Whose present state is desolate for Christ's sake we intreat Hymn 20. A wofull Lamentation or David's Elegy for Saul and Jonathan 2 Sam 1.19 THY beauty is O Israel in thy high places slain O how those mighty Champions fell and we the loss sustain O tell it not to any one nor publish it in Gath Nor in the streets of Askalon that Israel bears such wrath 20.21 The Daughters of the Philistins lest they therein rejoyce And those uncircumcised ones lest they lift up their voice Ye mountains great of Gilboa let neither Rain nor Dew Nor fields of Offrings from that day for ever fall on you 21. For there the