to such degree Your sin it deaden may And therefore see you careful be To cherish it each day 6 And sing God's praise continually Who makes the Fire burn And pray that he would blow it up Till all your work is done 7 And also cry unto the Lorâ— This Fire to kindle 〈◊〉 â—bout And sweetly burn in ev'ry place And never be put out HYMN 91. Jer. 23. 29 Is not my Word like a Fire and like a Hammer to break the Rock in pieces 1 ROcks they are hard to work upon Yea 'gainst a mighty Hand The hardest Flint or Pebble-stone Whole long it cannot stand 2 If thou O Lord art pleas'd to take The Hammer up and strike Thou wilt Impression quickly make Though none can do the like 3 There 's none can break our flinty Rock Besides thy self alone Alas our power is too weak To break such hearts of stone 4 What can the Hammer do O Lord Thou the great Agent art The Instrument that is thy Word O smite upon the heart 5 And make it yield and square it then For thy own bâ—â—ssâ—d design Thy Image on it Lord cut out Most holy and divine 6 And fit it for thy building too O set it in its place And life infuse into it so That it may shine with Grace The Second Part. 1 O let it be well polished And it also unite Unto thy building there to be A Jasper-stone most bright 2 That it may suit and well agree With the Foundation-stone Which is of Gold no Diamond More glorious ever shone 4 And then shall we when thus we be Into thy Building laid Have cause to sing unto our King By thy eternal aid 4 This Hammer of thy blessed Word Must drive the Nail quite home Or else Convictions will not stick Whenever they do come 5 The Precept Lord will not abide Nor Promise fast'ned be Nor no Conviction last in us Until drove home by thee 6 But since we find they fasten'd are Let us sing forth thy Praise And since thy Word so precious is Let us its Glory raise HYMN 92. Hymns on the Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures 1 THe sacred Scriptures are sublime Although mysterious be Their Matter shews they are divine Nay their divinity 2 Is seen by what they do treat of Or unto us make known There weâ—â— read of great Jehovah The high and lofty One 3 Of his dread Essence nature pure And of the Unity Between the Father Son and Spirit Or holy Trinity 4 There do we read of his great works Who did this World frame How out of nothing by his Word All things at the first came 5 There we may see and wonder too How infinite Wisdom shone Iâ— th' glorious compact made between The Father and the Son 6 In finding out and bringing in A way for to unite Justice and Mercy that so they Might equally shine bright 7 Here Justice doth with Mercy meet Like an endeared Brother And Mercy doth God's Justice greet And both do kiss each other 8 From hence ye may see cause to sing Th' Eternal One's high praise In bringing in of Jesus Christ With thankful hearts always The second Part. 1 Th' Antiquity of Scripture show That they are most divine For no Writings did the World know So soon as they did shine 2 This was the first and chiefest Book That e're was made or pen'd O therefore love in it to look Though you can't comprehend 3 The Mysteries that lye therein Hid from all carnal Eyes Yet since it hath so ancient been O see these lines ye prize 4 Their Royal descent from God alone Also does plain appear By their high Style and Majesty That shines in them most clear The Third Part. 1 The holiness which they promote To such a high degree May clearly ev'ry Soul convince Of their Authority 2 So pure and perfect is God's Word It silence may all them Who it oppose and Saints from hence It love and much esteem 3 This is the cause wherefore they love God's Words better than Gold Or Jewels rich which are esteem'd By most who them behold 4 They see God's Precepts are most just It doth all sins descry And ev'ry Lust and false way they Hate therefore bitterly 5 Th' admirable and sweet consent And blessed harmony That 's in the whole and ev'ry part Shews their divinity 6 The credit of their Pen-men too Whom none could ever charge With the least forgery or guile Doth prove to us at large 6 That they from God alone proceed Who did their Souls inspire In writing all-they written have That Grace we might admire The Fourth Part. 1 Their Prophecies accomplish'd were Which shews they are divine Exactly as to time and thing To matter and design 2 And the Miracles which were wrought These VVritings do confirm Must needs also herein be brought To shew from whence they came 3 The preservation they have had Was strange and marvellous And to their truth doth glory add For to be priz'd by us 4 The great success with which they met In midst of bitter Foes And how their power has prevail'd Their lasting glory shows 5 The VVorld by a few Fishermen By this most sacred Word Without the help of carnal force VVere turned to the Lord. The Fifth Part. 1 The harmony and joynt consent Of holy Men and good And Martyrs who seal'd to the Truth Of them with their dear Blood 2 Do shew their great veracity And may all Men convince They came from God therefore we must Bear up in their defence 3 Against all such who them oppose Or count them not divine For doubtless in all wise Mens sight By these their glory shine 4 The Evidence unto the heart VVhich to good Men they give Of God's great love who doth impart To all who them receive 5 In life and power his Image clear Bringing the old Man down Renewing of their inward Man So that they can't but own 6 The work which by this Word is wrought brought On them to be divine Thus from these hints which we have Gods VVord doth glorious shine 7 The very Heathen witness bear As to Matter of Fact Touching such things Scriptures declare That God and Christ did act The Sixth Part. 1 Berolus as Josephus shews Doth mention Noah's Flood And Pliny with some others speak How the most mighty God 2 Did Sodom turn by dreadful Flames Unto a dismal Lake Of Moses and his VVonders too VVe find the Egyptians speak 3 In their Records yea the Chaldeans And Grecians own the same And others shew with what high hand Isra'l from Egypt came 4 The Star which at Christ Jesus Birth To th' VVise-men did appear Pliny and Calcidius both Most plain and full declare 5 But there 's no need of Man's Record To Men we do not fly The witness of the glorious Lord Is full of certainty HYMN 93. Joh. 10. 35. And the Scripures cannot be broken c. 1 THe Scripture broken cannot be Let Men
cleave 6 O then let us break forth and sing We shall have peace at home Our sighs shall go for we do know The Comforter is come HYMN 68. Joh. 3. 8. The Wind bloweth where it listeth c. 1 THe Wind Lord is invisible Its way we can't find out No Mortal can thy Spirit see Though he does search about His motions they most hidden are Mysterious in their kind That thou dost them oft-times compare To motions of the Wind. 3 The Wind at thy command doth blow Lord 't is as thou dost please Thy Spirit moves on us below To wound or to give ease 4 According to thy Sovereign Grace It operates on Men Sometimes he doth sharply rebuke Then cherishes agen 5 Like as the North-wind so does he The Worms and Weeds destroy Those filthy Vermin which we see Our Souls so much annoy 6 He tryals and afflictions lays On us and does reprove And then sweet Southern-gales displays Our sorrows to remove The second Part. 1 He like the Wind doth Clouds expell And makes a clearer Air Our ignorance he doth repeal And makes our Sun shine clear 2 He like the Wind does search and try And pierces ev'ry part By which he does discern and spy The secrets of each heart 3 He dryes up all our ways so foul And makes our paths more clean He makes a holy gracious Soul Which had most filthy been 4 His influence and bless'd effects We oftentimes do feel He makes the tender Willows bend And mighty Cedars reel 5 He makes the glory of Man to fade Like Flowers of the Field And throws down houses such have made Who on the sands do build 6 He blows oft-times till Rain does fall Or Tears do pour amain And afterwards we see withall He clears our sky again The Third Part. 1 Men with much care and observance Do mind how the Winds blow So we th' Spirits influence Likewise should strive to know 2 Our Souls becalm'd sometimes we see For want of a fresh gale Without thy Spirit move can't we Thy Wind must fill our sayl 3 Sometimes thy Spirit blows so slow As if it quite were still Yet at such times his work doth do With strange and wondrous skill 4 From all which things it doth appear Th' Spirits Operations Are sometimes less and sometimes more He differs in his motions 5 Let 's cry to God who holds the Winds In his Almighty Fist Who makes it blow this way or that As he himself doth list 6 That he would send a fresher gale Upon his Garden so That our sweet Fruit may never fail But Spices forth may flow HYMN 69. 1 Thess. 5. 22. Quench not the Spirit 1 O Lord 't is sharp 't is very cold A Fire let us have We seem benumm'd both young and old Thy Spirit we do crave 2 'T is that will warm and quicken us Who are so flat and dead Shall we lye starving and chill'd thus As if all joys were fled 3 There is in us so little heat Our Spirits are so faint O blow thy fire we intreat That spark in ev'y Saint 4 It does give light and also warmth Yea 't will revive us so That we shall mount and high ascend Above all things below 5 Let it consume and seize upon That Chaff which is within O let it burn in every one And quite consume our sin 6 Ye Saints take heed ye quench it not But let it vehement burn And kindle so that every sin It may to Ashes turn 7 Without this fire we can't work Nor any business do Life motion and activity Always from him does flow HYMN 70. 1 Joh. 2. 20. But ye have an Unction from the holy One 1 OUr wounds do stink and are corrupt Hard swellings we do see We want a little Oyntment Lord Let us more humble be 2 Thy Spirit will allay our pride And bring us to thy feet And when that we are softened Thy Image on us set 3 This Oyl will heal and mollifie O pour it quickly in That we may live and never die Lord by our cursed sin 4 This Oyl of thine O it is good All Poyson to expell It by the vertue of thy Blood Does heal thy Israel 5 Though worst of Venom in us lye And has corrupt each part Yet if thou dost this Oyl apply 'T will heal our very heart 6 And if our face anoynted be 'T will make it glorious shine 'T will strengthen us and make us fat Such is this Oyl of thine 7 Thy Oyl will not incorporate With any liquid things An Underlin it won't be made But to the top it springs 8 O then afford us Oyl we pray To chear and make us glad And we thy praise will sing always And never more be sad HYMN 66. Eph. 1. 13. After ye believed ye were sealed with that spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance c. 1 A Great Estate is purchased We would Possession have Of that blessed Inheritance An Earnest therefore crave 2 Was it not purchased O Lord For us by our dear Friend O then a Pledge do thou afford An Evidence to end 3 The Controversie that doth rise Continually within If we 'll believe our Enemies Our Title 's lost by sin 4 But we a promise of it have From thee who can'st not lie And therefore now we humby crave An Earnest speedily 5 Like as an Earnest doth confirm And give an assurance Of some great purchase even so We all may see from hence 6 God's Spirit is unto our Souls An Earnest of all good Which Jesus Christ did buy for us With his most precious Blood 7 And as an Earnest when 't is given Doth make the Bargain sure So certain shall he have Heaven This Earnest doth procure The second Part. 1 He that God's Spirit doth obtain Shall grace and glory have For he an Earnest of it hath From one that can't deceive 2 O then come down O blessed Dove Abide thou in our breast To be an Earnest of God's love And quietly we 'll rest 3 But cease will not but always cry With confidence of Soul Thou art our God O strengthen us That none may us controul 4 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 72. Eph. 1. 30. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption 1 O Lord now we perceive most clear Thy love is great indeed Ah we shall the Inheritance have Which thou to buy didst bleed 2 Thou wouldst not Lord bought it so dear Had not thy purpose been To make it sure unto our Souls In spite of World or Sin 3 And as for us thou didst it buy And we the Earnest have So now we also do espy A Seal to us does cleave 4 We sealed are O that 's a thing Which highly's valued And great assurance doth it bring Of what is purchased 5 It also doth impression make Upon the
THE Banquetting-House OR A Feast of Fat Things A Divine POEM Opening many Sacred Scripture Mysteries Profitable for all who would attain to the Saving Knowledge of GOD and of JESUS CHRIST AND Sufficient to fill the Soul with Joy and to Ravish the Hearts of all True Christians Written By BENJAMIN KEACH Author of War with the Devil LONDON Printed by J. A. for H. Barnard at the Bible in the Poultrey 1692. TO THE READER READER IT may not be unnecessary if I acquaint thee with the chief design of my publishing these Sacred Hymns I have three sorts of Persons in my Eye to whom I recommend them First Such who like and approve of Books in Verse which treat of Divine Things and would gladly have a little help in order to the understanding of Metaphorical Scripture who cannot also well spare so much Money as to purchase larger Volumes the Folio I put forth some years ago call'd A Key to open Scripture Metaphors being near Twenty Shillings price comes into but a very few Peoples hands Besides the Impression will soon be gone as far as I can gather and 't is not like to be reprinted any more Now in this small Tract I can assure you is contained great part of the principal things under divers Metaphors opened in that Book though they are there more largely insisted on I do not judge all those Hymns I have taken from Metaphorical or Tropical Scriptures are proper to be sung nor are they here recommended to that end some of them being Historical as part of Hymn 92. pag. 129 130. and some others containing Matter of Controversie nor do I think those concerning Hell so suitable to be sung yet I doubt not but they may be all of use to the Reader all being congruous with God's Word and according to the analogy of Faith The Second sort are Parents and Masters of Families I am perswaded with the Blessing of God this Book may prove of great advantage to their Children who generally are taken with Verse and are much addicted to learn such Songs and Ballads which generally tend to corrupt Youth and 't is a shame to godly Christians they should suffer their Children to learn many of them but since Singing is God's Ordinance I mean to sing Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs 't is doubtless their duty to instruct them therein as well as to teach them to read and by learning Sacred Hymns they may be taken before their Parents are aware with the Matter therein contained as divers have through the Blessing of God as I have been oft inform'd by reading that small Poem called War with the Devil and some others Youth are generally inclin'd to Poetry and as one of the Ancients excellently observes The Holy Ghost seeing the Souls of Mankind strugling in the way of Godliness and being inclined to the Delights of this Life hath mixed the power of his Doctrine with sweet Singing that whilst the Soul was melted with the sweetness of the Verse the Divine Word might the better be grafted with profit Now these Hymns being short Children will soon get them by heart as also full of varieties and if instructed to sing they may be the more affected with the matter and receive the greater advantage The Third sort are those godly Christians who know 't is their indispensible duty to sing Psalms and Hymns c. not only in their Families but in the publick Congregation yet do not think divers Psalms do so well suit with Christians under the Gospel as other Scripture Hymns do and divers worthy Ministers of the Baptized-way thô choice Preachers and fully satisfied in singing the Praises of God yet may not have Judgment to compose Hymns every Man having his particular Gift of God and therefore have desired divers Scripture-Hymns and select Psalms might be published and indeed had I not been put upon this Work I am perswaded I had not undertook it or at the least not so soon Moreover many Christians had rather have those Hymns we sing in our publick Assemblies printed that so they might the better know them and examine the matter therein contained to see whether they do agree with the Word of Christ and likewise the better sing them with understanding And 't is not unknown what a multitude of godly Friends have desired to have me write them out several of those Hymns that have upon divers occasions been sung in some particular Congregations Now to prevent that trouble and to satisfie them I promis'd to Print the most of those Hymns and so have done as they will find them in the latter part of this Tract If any desire in such a Book to have no Hymns but such that are proper to be sung in Congregations in the next Impression if God spare my Life I shall endeavour to answer their request Had I not wrote so lately in Justification of pre-composed Hymns taken out of God's Word I should have spoken fully to it here We are exhorted to sing Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs and since we have none left in Form in the Scripture it follows that those who God hath gifted that way ought to compose them for a Hymn or Song cannot be without its Form Certainly God doth not enjoyn a Duty on us that he hath not left sufficient Rule how to come at it nor have we any ground to expect the extraordinary Gift any more Nor is there as I have lately shewn any more reason to object against compiling Sacred Hymns to be sung out of the Word of Christ than there is to object against pre-compiled Sermons that are to be preached though I am satisfied the Lord doth enjoyn his Churches to sing the Psalms of David both in Eph. 5. 19. Col. 3. 16. we reading of no other Psalms but the Book of Psalms so by Hymns and Spiritual Songs I see no reason to doubt but he intends all Sacred Hymns c. taken out of the holy Scripture by the help of God's Spirit Mr. Marlow cites a Passage out of Learned Ainsworth as if he favoured his Notion of Praising God only without Vocal Singing yet I have lately met with a Book of that worthy Man on the Psalms of David where I find him speaking thus These Psalms saith he have ever since by the Church of Israel by Christ and his Apostles and by the Saints in all Ages been received and honoured as the Oracles of God cited for Confirmation of true Religion and sung in the publsck Assemblies as in God's Temple where they sung Praises unto the Lord with the words of David c. 'T is a hard case that any Christian should object against that Duty which Christ and his Apostles and the Saints in all Ages in their publick Assemblies were found in the practice of but 't is no easie thing to break People off of a mistaken Notion and an old Prejudice taken up against a precious Truth of Christ. The Lord will I hope satisfie all his
7 Hast then away to your abode Let all with speed hast home For dreadful storms you may expect Will very quickly come The Third Part. Chambers of Safety 1 O come O come Gods people all With speed hast ye away Enter your Chambers great and small No longer do you stay 2 For God the mighty God above Is rising out of 's place And will the Hills and Mountains move And Vengeance pour apace 3 There is a way found out that ye May be secured When Sinners shall consumed be Who basely are misled 4 Doth it not thunder afar off It Lightens also sore O tremble all and do not scoff For hark 't is more and more 5 Children get home and do not stay Hast to your dwelling place For if you make the least delay Then sad may be your case 6 All who abroad or in the Fields Do foolishly remain They may as the Egyptians were Be ruined and slain Isa. 26. 20. A Storm a coming 1 O Quake ye who most guilty are Who love and live in sin For God will suddenly break forth As usual hath not been 2 But sing ye Saints and joyfull be Christs Kingdom does draw near Do you leave all Iniquity And nothing do you fear 3 The shaking times that are at hand Will bring Great Babel down And then will God save this our Land And Saints with Blessings Crown 4 Therefore if ye in Christ are found To every Duty led And have your Hearts sincere and sound Look up lift up your head 5 For your Redemption does draw near Gods praises sing therefore Unto his call do you adhere Then sing for evermore HYMN 4. Joh. 15. 1. God compared to a Husbandman 1 RIch Husbandmen have House and Land Both moist and also dry God o're the Earth hath the Command And true propriety 2 The beasts of th' field and fowls of th' Air With Silver and the Gold Is all the Lords yea and what else Our Eyes can here behold 3 He may give it to whom he will And then take it away He makes men rich and makes them poor And none dare him gain-say 4 Some ground he plows and sows it then With choice and precious seeds Whilst other ground does barren lie Eat up and spoil'd with Weeds 5 And who shall say what doest thou He may do what he will All are thine own what e're thou dost Yet thou art righteous still The second Part. 1 A Husband 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 very well His ground will barren be Unless it is well manured No profit he can see 2 Even so unless the fallow ground Of thy base wicked heart Be broken up it will be found That thou most barren art 3 A Husbandman does spare no cost Nor grudge at his great pains That so he may his ground make good When he his end obtains 4 So God likewise thinks nought too much Who does great cost bestow On Souls of men when they prove such Who forth his Glory show 5 A Husbandman his Trees doth prune More fruitful them to make But branches that unfruitful be Such off the Trees does take 6 And thus doth God by all those men Who by profession are In Jesus Christ who barren prove Them long he will not spare 7 But such that fruitful Branches be He purges every one And abundantly shall they bring forth Before that he has done 8 As God doth sow so he likewise Doth cause the rain to fall That so his Vineyard flourish may And 's Trees be fruitful all 9 Which other Husbandmen can't do Nor can they change the soyl But God can make Mens hearts most good Which naturally were vile 10 All praise to him therefore let 's give And set his glory forth And fruitfully unto him live Whilst we do live on earth HYMN 5. Heb. 3. 4. God the chief Builder 1 HE that did build all things is God 'T is he and he alone That made the world and all things in 't Praise ye the Holy One. 2 And he laid the Foundation sure Of th' Earth and Heaven too Which long have been and still endure Will put them down also 3 'T is he that built his Glorions Church And laid the corner stone In all the Earth there is None-such O praise the Holy One. 4 With precious Stones he hath it built Yea living ones they are And by his Spirit so compact 'T is â—ar beyond compare 5 The Timber and the Stones by him Were squared curiously That all the Buildings in the World With this cannot come nigh 6 The matter and the form also Did he alone ordain No alteration must be made Upon eternal pain 7 All other Builders Servants have To labour with their hands Who according to the pattern act And just as he commands 8 So Ministers God does imploy Who must the pattern know And if they alter any thing They do their folly show 9 The Rule it is Gods Holy Word Would you the Pattern view 'T is the first Church the Lord did build As th' Apostles Acts do shew The second Part. 1 Nothing but precious Stones must be On the foundation plac'd By such who wood or stubble build This fabrick is disgrac'd 2 And they will suffer loss thereby When it comes to be try'd Because such stuff cannot endure Their work will not abide 3 Then see all ye who are call'd Saints That you are precious Gold I mean sincere and godly ones Whom God loves to behold 4 And see that you his building are And in you he does dwell If in you he has no abode Down you must go to Hell HYMN 6. Exod. 15. 3. God a Man of War 1 GOD is a man of war and he Has many â—rmies who Almighty are in strength therefore Down shall his Foes all go 2 The Enemies who do ingage Against this Man of war â—re all infernal pow'rs below And such who wicked are 3 God is a Warriour just and good And mighty skill he hath Before him never any stood In Hell much less on Earth 'T is for his Glory he does take The Sword into his hand And wo to such who head do make Against his dread Command 5 In war he is most terrible If he sets in array The Battel once against his Foes They 'll soon melt all away 6 He 'll make the earth to tremble when He does gird on his Sword And cause all proud and haughty men To fall at his own word 6 If he the Trumpet once does sound And like a Lion roar The wicked he will all confound And Vengeance on them pour 8 An Armory and Weapons too Of Indignation hath With Fire and Smoke and Hail also He soon can spoil the Earth 9 If man provoke him to arise And stir up Jealousy He like a travailling Woman will Break forth and loudly cry 10 A Banner he hath to display A white Flag he puts out To see if Sinners will submit Whose Courage seems so stout 11 If they will not lay down their Arms And with him
of all on thee he lays Of his whole Family 3 In thee all treasures hidden are Of grace and wisdom too And all because thou art his Heir From thee all riches flow 4 Thou portions therefore dost give sorth To all given to thee VVho witness do all the new birth And Sons adopted be 5 And so made Heirs and shall possess VVith thee a glorious share Of that eternal blessedness Of which thou art the Heir 6 All things were thine as thou art God But unto thee are given As thou the Mediator art By the great God of Heaven 7 O how art thou Lord honoured Who would not fall in love With thee whose glories thus are spread Below also above 8 O happy choice ye Saints have made Who marry'd have the Heir Soon ye shall the possession have And glorious all appear 9 Then never doubt of all supply Ye precious Saints of his He will you no good thing deny What happiness like this 10 O then with a melodious voice Together do ye sing Since he has made of you his choice Praise ye the glorious King HYMN 45. Rev. 1. 5. And from Jesus who is the true Witness 1 O Holy God we thee adore Who glorious truths makes known And that of them we might not doubt But steadfastly them own 2 A glorious Witness thou hast sent Who from thy bosom came And he himself also does say I the true Wirness am 3 But what dost thou O blessed Prince Bear witness now unto Ah! 't is of that eternal love Which from the Lord does flow 4 And of that great and good design Of saving each poor soul By Blood and Merits Lord of thine Who do upon thee roul 5 And know in thee all truth is found Who the Messia art And that grace does in thee abound To each believing heart 6 To the true Witness now above We ought therefore to sing And always to admire his love From whence all comforts spring The Second Part. 1 A Witness faithful Lord and true He sometimes others brings As witnesses with him to shew And open divers things 2 The holy Prophets we do find Who were O Lord of old Bear witness and were of one mind Thy Record to unfold 3 And God the Father from on high With an amazing voice Did record bear assuredly Whose witness is most choice 4 The Spirit also bears record These three agree in one And testifie to every word Delivered by the Son 5 The Miracles which Jesus wrought They also witness bear To whatsoever he made known Or did to us declare 6 Then tremble ye who wicked be Escape ye never shall If ye believe not Christ is he With vengeance you shall fall 7 And in your sins you all shall die This the true Witness said But all ye Saints rejoyce and sing For all your debts are pay'd HYMN 46. The Third Part 1 A Witness must his witness bear Unto the Truth nay he Must the whole truth like wise declare In all simplicity 2 And nothing but the truth must speak And speak it plainly too A true decision clear to make All this Lord thou dost do 3 Whatever is a truth of God VVhich we ought to obey In thy New Testament 't is found VVe all the stress must lay 4 Upon thy faithfulness O Lord Canst thou a truth pass by ' Not witness to it in thy VVord Or let it darkly lye 5 There in conceal'd when 't is a thing Of such a great concern That Men do say with greatest care Each Soul is bound to learn 6 Or if they don 't it strictly keep To Judgment they must come Nay threaten such who it neglect VVith an eternal doom 7 Ah! let them blush with greatest shame VVe to thy VVord appeal VVho the true VVitness art and know Thou didst no truth conceal The fourth Part. 1 Now when a thing does doubtful lye And Men cannot agree VVhen what one says others deny VVe presently should flee 2 To thee the true and faithful One If to that very thing No witness thou hast plainly born Away we must it fling 3 Art thou the only VVitness Lord To ev'ry Truth divine And not one word for such a thing Out of that mouth of thine 4 And yet can that a truth be thought They other VVitness bring They call for Moses he is brought To witness to this thing 5 And thus they Lord do thee degrade Or do invaluate The Highest VVitness e're was heard Or Matters did relate 6 Moses was not for evermore VVithin the House to be He spoke on Earth but thou from Heaven No Law-giver but thee 7 Lord can we own since all power is To thee alone given And all thy Laws they are firm as The Ordinance of Heaven The Fifth Part. 1 No Tabernacle here 's for him Appears to every one VVhose eyes are open if they look They 'll find that he is gone 2 None none but Jesus does remain What can there be more clear God calls to us too out of Heaven Him only now to hear 3 Besides if Moses should come in Their Cause he 'd give away He never gave that Law to them Who live i' th' Gospel day 4 'T was given unto Israel When they in Horeb were Not to their Fathers but to them Doth eminent appear 5 To Jews and Jewish Proselites Or all within their Gate But not to them without their Church Did that at all relate 6 The truth as 't is in Jesus we Ought only to receive And such who do not we may see Themselves they do deceive The Sixth Part. 1 A Witness ought for to be one That is indifferent Not byassed to either side Therefore God has thee sent 2 To be a Witness in our Case To us thou art of kin And equally related art Likewise too unto him 3 We therefore have no cause at all Against thee to except But on thy witness stand or fall If Cast we must subject 4 Unto the Judge of Heaven and Earth We silent all shall be If thou against us dost come sorth And cast we are by thee 5 Unto the truth witness to bear Thou cam'st Lord from afar And wilt against Sinners appear When they come to the Barr 6 At the last day if they are found In bonds of unbelief Or have their hearts false and unsound They 'll tremble like the Thief 7 Against the false Professor thou Wilt then thy witness bear And with notorious Sinners then They shall of Judgment share The Seventh Part. 1 All thy whole mind and counsel is Either by thee or thine Own blest Apostles plainly known There is no truth divine 2 But it in Precepts may be found Or Presidents to lye For both these are our rule and of Equal authority 3 A Witness ends each doubtful case Which long sometimes depend So thou wilt also very plain Each doubtful matter end 4 A Witness doth his witness give If it be just and true To righteousness to nndeceive Such which before he knew
for ever know Who have no stain of sin 5 Thy Righteousness is spotless pure And thou dost it impute To us O Lord we have it sure And well it doth us suit For nothing but this Garment could Make us accepted be None justified ever shall Without it be by thee 7 But every one that hath this on They justified are And therefore let Believers sing Who this rich Robe do wear The Second Part. 1 A Garment must exactly fit Such who do put it on Thy Righteousness alone is it That suits each gracious One. 2 In every case the Law has all It can desire to have And Justice says she never shall More of Believers crave 3 It suits so well in each degree And Saints also do find It suits them so nothing can be Exacter to their mind 4 For it does with God's wisdom suit And cloaths our souls and heart And hides all our desormities Nay covers every part 5 From head to foot so that such seem To have no spot at all It gloriously does fit all them Be they great ones or small The Third Part. 1 A Wedding-garment is a sign Of joy and sweet delight And so that righteousness of thine Is Lord in our own sight 2 In it we do rejoyce always 'T is this which makes us glad Such may rejoyce well all their days Who are so bravely clad 3 A Wedding-Garment 't is also Richly Embroidered No Princess e're was cloathed so That King did ever wed 4 It shines bespangled with Gold And such who have it on The King with joy does them behold And loves to look upon 5 How may we then continually In Jesus Christ rejoyce And sing to him melodiously With heart and chearful voice The Fourth Part. 1 All who did unto Weddings come Amongst the Jews of old Must all have Wedding-Garments on The Bridegroom to behold 2 So ev'ry Soul who cloath'd is not With Christ's bless'd righteousness Shall be asham'd at the last day And then be quite speechless 3 This Garment serves for every use And cannot get a stain We need not fear the least abuse It saves from hurt and pain 4 'T is Armour-proof unto the heart Its worth is infinite It saves us from each fiery Dart Of Satan's day and night 5 O then poor Sinners will you see This Garment to obtain 'T will cover your iniquity And leave in you no stain 6 That in God's sight you shall appear Lovely to look upon Without it you undone all are And perish shall each one 7 But let the Saints rejoyce and sing For their infirmities Are all past over by the King Though many evils lies 8 Open to them whilst inwardly They on their sins do pore But shortly all their sins shall fly And seen be never more HYMN 61. Col. 3. 11. But Christ is all in all c. 1 AH what art thou Lord Jesus then VVhat can we speak or shall Thou art unto all godly Men Even their all in all 2 Thou all in first Creation wast All things were made by thee And all things for thee too were made VVhatever Lord they be 3 And thou all things dost now uphold Of all things dost dispose Thou wast before all things of old And dost all things disclose 4 Thou Heir also of all things art All things are given thee And all things dost to such impart VVho call'd and chosen be 5 The substance of all shadows too The Antitype likewise Of all the Types we read of do VVho would thee then not prize The Second Part. 1 IN our Redemption thou art all Thou didst attonement make Thou purchass'd grace for great and small All have it for thy sake 2 In our Election thou art he From whence to us it springs And also we were chose in thee VVhich so much comfort brings 3 In Satisfaction we do find Thou all in all art so 'T was in thy own Eternal Mind Grace on us to bestow 4 According to thine own purpose VVe all too called be Grace never had took hold on us Had it not been through thee 5 In Justification thou art all For 't is in thee alone VVe righteousness have since the Fall Besides thine there is none 6 In Sanctification thou likewise Art all in all O Lord In thee alone this Blessing lies And by thy Holy VVord 7 And Spirit we are all made clean New habits from thee flow And all that ever wash'd have been To thee they owe it do The Third Part. 1 〈…〉 our Acceptation is in thee O thou beloved One No Soul shall e're accepted be But through thy Blood alone 2 And all in our Salvation then Thou art in every thing Thou hast the Author of it been And grace from thee does spring 3 By thee we all are quickned And rais'd to life again VVho in our sins all once lay dead But now in life remain 4 And in Regeneration Ah! thou art all in all We are renewed by the Son 'T is thou who dost install 5 Each Soul in that high dignity That waits on the new birth We were begotten Lord by thee And by thee are brought forth The Fourth Part. 1 In ev'ry Ordinance also In which we should be found O thou art all for we well know Grace in thee doth abound 2 The Sacraments do hold thee forth And witness bear to thee And we by one to see by Faith Thou nail'd was to the Tree 3 Thy Body broke and Blood was shed In Baptism we do â—spy Thou in the Grave wast covered But long thou didst uot lye 4 But as the Body raised is That cover'd was all o're So thou wast raised unto lise And diest now no more 5 In Prayer and Preaching thou art all What do we preach save thee 'T is on thy Name we also call And for thy sake have we 6 Whatever we do need or want We by thy Spirit cry And through thy Incense ev'ry Saint Receives a full supply 7 What is there more What can we do But in the great'st amaze To stand and think and evermore Sing forth thy worthy praise HYMN 62. Christ all from the Father to the Father with the Father Sing this as the 100dth Psalm 1 LOrd from the Father thou art all And to the Father art the same And with the Father when we call We have all things and in thy Name 2 All from the Father thou didst take Which to us thou art pleas'd to give Thou cam'st our Souls alive to make We from thy self that life receive 3 Thou to the Father the way art The truth and life are all in thee Unless thou dost thy help impart The blessed Father we can't see 4 All with the Father art besure Thou hast always thy Father's Ear Thou Favour with him dost procure When we to him thro' thee draw near The Sixth Part. 1 Now let all People on the Earth Sing to the Lord with chearful voice Whose love was such to bring thee forth But chiefly let thy Saints rejoyce 2 The
wax always So we thy Image have hereby And shall have all our days 6 But as the wax must melted be Before it can receive Th' impression of the Seal so we Are softned who believe 7 And this doth thy bless'd Spirit do That holy Fire divine His influences this does show Thus doth his glories shine The second Part. 1 And as a Seal some strive to change Or it do counterfeit So Satan who about doth range Does strive our Souls to cheat 2 A Seal is used to secure Things secret and close so Thy Saints preserved are hereby From Men and Devils too 3 Now see ye who Professors are That you have melted been As soften'd like the wax have you Been broken for your sin 4 Hath any promise been set home With power on your heart Did ever so God's Spirit come His Image to impart 5 O what Impression do you find Is holiness in you Do you now in the Lord delight More than in things below 6 Take care you who are sealed Ones Ye don't the Spirit grieve Don't make him sigh with bitter groans Since such a Seal you have 7 O prize him and unto him live He is your dearest Friend Due glory see to him you give Always unto the end HYMN 73. Eph. 4. 30. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God c. 1 THe holy Spirit grieve do not Which God to you doth give From whom ye have all that rich grace By which to God we live 2 It is the Spirit that renews The Souls of every one That are brought home to Jesus Christ Whose darkness now is gone 3 All light and comfort doth proceed From his sweet influence 'T is dangerous then him to grieve You may perceive from hence 4 By him you live by him you walk Without his help can't we Do any good O therefore now Let him not grieved be 5 But bless the Lord he 's not withdrawn O sing his praises forth And live to him as long as you Do live upon the Earth HYMN 74. Rom. 8. 16. The Spirit it self beareth Witness with our Spirit 1 O Lord we have a blessed grant Of an Inheritance And so hath every holy Saint And thy grace to advance 2 Thou dost to us an Earnest give Of it to make it sure And Sealed 't is when we believe Unto us too for ever 3 But that we might by no means doubt To make it firmer yet A Witness Lord thou hast found out Which thou saw'st requisite 4 Sure 't is some great and glorious thing That purchas'd was so dear And 't will eternal comfort bring To have a title clear 5 O let thy Spirit Lord come in We ll hear what he can say Before we dare once Lord attempt A Claim unto it lay 6 But since one Witness may not do And two required are Let Conscience with thy Spirit now His witness also bear The Second Part. 1 Thy Spirit must Lord testifie That we are born again Is all sin dead Let Conscience speak To put us out of pain 2 Two Witnesses nay such as these We 'll prize for they are true Ah! they will free us from all fear VVhatever does insue 3 If they together do agree The Controversie's gone If we new Creatures truly be VVe safe are ev'ry one 4 They 'll make us to lift up our head VVith joy triumphantly All sorrow will be vanquished O then let 's search and try 5 By thy own Law for ' t is thy Word The matter must decide Thy Spirit from thy Word O Lord VVe never must divide 6 O happy Soul art thou sincere Upright in life and heart Do both these joyntly witness bear That thus also thou art 7 Then sing the praise of God above VVho clears to thee this thing O with the Spirit fall in love And praise our glorious King HYMN 75. Joh. 7. 30. He that believeth out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living water 1 VVE of a River now will sing A Stream that sweetly runs And praise the high and glorious King That he the Channel turns 2 This way to us in these dry Isles I' th' solitary place Sweet streams of water doe rise up God doth pour sorth his grace 3 This makes our Wilderness rejoyce It Sion doth make glad And Saints to sing with chearful voice That mourn'd and were so sad 4 This River sweetly soaks the Earth VVhere-e're its streams do run And plenteously he will pour forth His waters e're he 's done 5 This River O 't is very deep The bottom none can know Fresh always doth its waters keep And yet they over-flow 6 Its Banks they are God's holy VVord That is his lasting bounds Oh! where God doth his Name record There are these waters sound 7 Over these Banks it will not go Nor ever break them down VVhoe're they be who make a breach They shall be overthrown The Second Part. This River when it swiftly runs With an impetuous stream It drives the Soul to Jesus Christ O there 's no stopping them 2 Trees that are planted by its side How sweetly do they grow Like Willows by the Water-course And Drought such never know 3 This River brings things from afar The best Navigation Is in this River to set out 'T will bring us to Salvation 4 That Soul which doth imploy himself And work herein each day He shall be rich eternally And a bless'd Scepter sway 5 The Waters of this River are Excellent good to drink If thou dost taste thou wilt no more Upon your sorrows think 6 No Wines so rare ne're cou'd compare With these Waters besure And such who do drink of them too Ah! he shall live for ever 7 Sing to the River River of God Let Sion much rejoyce O sing ye Saints with one accord To Christ with chearful voice HYMN 76. Ezek. 36. 25. I will sprinkle clean water upon you Joh. 7. 30. Out of his belly shall flow living water c. 1 THis River flows from God above It from his Throne proceeds And sweetly too this way doth move It many millions feeds 2 These Waters purge from filthiness Come wash and be you clean It makes the barren Soul flourish And spread his Branches green 3 It 's cooling to a sweating Soul That Satan hunts about 'T will quench the fire of lusts within It does allay our drought 4 It makes the Seed of Grace to grow It mollifies our Earth All such its influences know Who witness the new birth 5 It heals the wounded Soul likewise There 's no disease within But by these Waters cur'd have been O drink and drink agen 6 O come unto these Waters ye Who very thirsty are To all that come they are most free O drink and do not spare The Second Part. 1 Do not be foolish and mistake To go to the wrong Well These Waters 't is that you must take Which far alas excell 2 All Waters you can go unto Ah! would you healed be To Christ by his own Spirit come And
sickness soon will flee 3 Ye Fools what is 't that you do drink 'T is puddle-water base It stinks 't is filthy God it loaths O taste of his sweet grace 4 And sinful joys will hateful be And you will spue them up Come taste a little Water See! Come try Take one small sup 5 And you will say God's love O 't is Most pleasant to your taste But the chief sweetness is reserv'd For us to drink at last 6 O praise the glorious God above These Waters overflow Sing praise to Jesus Christ our Lord And praise the Spirit too HYMN 77. Luk. 12. 12. The holy Spirit shall teach you c. 1 VVE many things are yet to learn Lord we instructions need We fain would all thy Truths discern And from all doubts be freed 2 Some things be dark and hidden are That we can't understand And therefore Lord to make them clear By a most skilful hand 3 Thy Spirit hast ordain'd to be A Teacher unto us All praise and glory unto thee For dealing with us thus 4 He has all knowledge of thy Laws And opens ev'ry thing And can discover ev'ry flaw That up may seem to spring 5 VVithin our minds about the way VVherein we ought to go Out of a Book he teaches us The meaning he does show 6 He did himself this Book compile 'T was he who gave it out And therefore can it open well And Answer ev'ry doubt 7 Unto the ignorant and blind If they his counsel take God's Kingdom they at last shall find And them he 'll perfect make The Second Part. 1 He doth not teach to go astray From thy own written VVord That 's not thy Spirit nor the way VVhich doth not just accord 2 In every thing we sure are VVith thy New Testament Lord all such Spirits we 'll not hear By thee they were not sent 3 Thy VVord it is a sure Rule O let thy Spirit come And witness too 't most graciously And ev'ry Nail drive home 4 Let all Convictions close abide Of sin and duty too And let us find each promise firm VVhich unto us doth flow 5 And we thy Praises will sing forth And never go astray VVhen in our Souls thy Spirit doth Tell us this is the way HYMN 78. Mat. 3. 16. And he saw the Spirit descending like a Dove and lighted upon him 1 DOwn from above the blessed Dove Is come Ah! shall he rest Thou Holy and Eternal One VVith me O in my Breast 2 There let thy Spirit dwell O Lord VVho has a Dove-like Eye Most quick to see before his sight All things do naked lye 3 O he is innocent indeed Most harmless and most meek VVhoever would from wrath be freed His nature they must seek 4 All such who are gentle and kind Most humble in their heart This Dove infus'd it in their mind He did that grace impart 5 Ah! he is swift as any Dove And quickly can be here Though he descended from above Yet is he ev'ry where The second Part. 1 From sight of thy All-seeing Spirit O whither can we go His Eyes do search all places out He walketh to and fro 2 Through the Earth where can we hide O whither can we fly Lord from thy presence 'cause thou art Far off and also nigh 3 Shall we to Heaven mount alost Lo thou art present there Or if we should go down to Hell Ev'n there thou dost appear 4 Yea should we take us Morning wings And dwell beyond the Sea There would thy right-hand have fast hold And with us quickly be 5 Nay if we say the darkness shall Yet shroud us from thy sight Alas the thickest darkness is To thee like to the light Yea darkness hideth not from thee But night doth shine as day To thee the darkness and the night Are both alike alway The Third Part. 1 Thy Spirit 's swift he 's swift in flight From him there 's none can fly VVe ever be Lord in thy sight Thou canst us soon supply 2 VVith all good things which we do need And could we get thy VVings VVe should mount up from fear be freed And hate earth's empty things 3 Behold he 's come an Olive-leaf VVithin his mouth we see God's wrath is o're it is asswag'd O therefore joyful be 4 Let 's see thy face and hear thy voice And taste thy sweetest love O Souls ascend but O for Wings The VVings of Noah's Dove 5 Then should we fly away from hence Leaving this world and sin And soon wouldst thou Lord reach thy hand And kindly take us in HYMN 79. Joh. 16. 13. He will guide you into all truth 1 WE Strangers are Lord in the world Ah! 't is a wilderness And many crooked ways there are VVe therefore do confess 2 VVe want a Guide who skilful is Thy Spirit Lord is come No Guide like him be sure there is O let him guide us home 3 Thy Spirit points unto thy VVord And shews where dangers lye â—et's yield our selves with one accord To him continually 4 And we shall all be rid of cares And never lose our way â—e true Directions always gives VVe may not go astray 5 O well it is for us O Lord VVho naturally are blind That we have such a Guide as this To stay our doubtful mind 6 Then sing to him with heart and voice No counsel like to his He will not leave us till he hath Brought us to lasting bliss The End of the Third Part. PART IV. Containing SACRED HYMNS Illustrating the glorious Excellencies of God's holy WORD and blessed Gospel HYMN 80. Psal. 119. 105. Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light to my paths 1 LIght is a pleasant thing to see Thy Word true Light doth give Nothing can Lord so pleasant be 'T is that by which we live 2 By which we walk by which we work And all things else we do All they who are without this light Don't know whither they go 3 Thy Word discovery Lord doth make It manifesteth things From thence we do our judgment take It Knowledge to us brings 4 What once we were we know hereby How sad was then our state Sin 's filthy nature through it we ' spy And it do come to hate 5 The way of our Salvation too It doth discover clear And how thou wilt be worshipped Whilst we do all live here The Second Part. 1 Who the true Church is we may see If thy good Word we heed And by it we the false Church know Which filthy is indeed 2 All things that needful are O Lord Unto eternal life Is plain discovered by thy Word Which ends all doubts and strife 3 That is hath been a long time Amongst us here on Earth About the Church and Truth of God But this all silenc'd hath 4 Light hath a clearing quality And by its heat things grow And by it too all Fogs do fly Such influences flow 5 As doth revive and sweetly chear The Soul that drooping lies
think what they will Such such is their veracity God will his VVord fulfill 2 VVhatever thou O Lord hast said Accomplished shall be No Promise past nor Threat delay'd No Soul shall ever see 3 Because they are Diuine we know Of such Authority That they from thee alone do flow VVho will not cannot lye 4 Let Saints therefore rejoyce and sing For they from hence may see Great comfort unto them does spring To all eternity 5 For what thou hast Lord promised To such who do believe As 't is contained in thy VVord The same they shall receive 6 But wo unto all wicked Ones Their doom appears hereby For if they live and die in sin In Hell they all must lye 7 All praise to thee O God alone VVhose VVord we know shall stand Let all such sing who it believe And yield to thy command 8 VVho will do all and do no more Than written they do see These these shall sing and thee adore Unto eternity HYMN 94. Psal. 119. 89. For ever O Lord thy Word is settled in Heaven 1 IN Heaven Lord where thou dost dwell Thy VVord's establish'd sure And shall to all eternity Fast graven there endure 2 From age to age thy Truth abides As doth the Earth witness Whose Ground-work thou hast laid so firm No tongue can it express 3 Go too therefore ye foolish Men Depart from me Be gone For God's good Precepts we 'll obey Nay keep them ev'ry one 4 What thou hast promis'd Lord perform Till Death doth seize on me Ner'e let my hope abuse me so As to distrust in thee 5 Uphold me and I shall be safe For ought they do or say And in thy Statutes pleasure take O Lord both night and day 6 Thou hast trod such under thy feet VVho do thy Statutes break For nought avails their subtilty Their counsel is but weak HYMN 95. Psal. 119. 8 9 10 11. 1 THy Covenants are very deep And full of things profound My Soul therefore thy Word will keep When they are try'd and found 2 When Men enter into thy VVord They find a Light most clear Tho' Fools yet they Lord shall not err VVhen they to it adhere 3 The VVord of God most perfect is His Testimony sure Converting Souls and making wise The simple and obscure 4 The Statutes of the Lord are right And fill the heart with joys The Precepts of the Lord are pure Enlightning the Eyes 5 The Fear of God is clean also And doth endure for ever The Judgments of the Lord are true And righteous altogether 6 Yea more than Gold than much fine Gold To be embrac'd alway The Honey and the Honey-comb Are not so sweet as they 7 They are thy Servants Monitors How he his life should frame And great Rewards is there for them VVho do observe the same HYMN 96. Joh. 5. 39. Search the Scriptures 1 SEarch the Scripture by which ye think Eternal Life to have And those are they that testifie Of Him that came to save 2 For what of old was given forth VVas for our learning penn'd That we by Scriptures comforted Might hope unto the end 3 The Prophecy came not of old By Man 's own private will But holy Men of God foretold By Heavn's inspired skill 4 Then to the Law and Testament For they that speak not right And as this Word doth represent In them there is no light 5 For Scripture sacred Verities Came all by Inspiration Able to perfect and make wise Through Faith unto Salvation HYMN 97. The Excellency of the Gospel 1 BLessed be God that we were born Under the joyful sound And rightly have Baptized been And bred on English ground 2 Where God most gracious doth appear And does pour forth his Grace The lines are fallen unto us In a most pleasant place 3 ' ' We might have been dark Pagans all ' ' Or veiled like each Jew ' ' Or cheated with an Alcoran ' ' Amongst the Turkish crew 4 Dumb Pictures might we all ador'd Like Papists in Devotion And with Rome's Errours so been stor'd To drink her deadly Potion 5 We might have liv'd in shades of night And ne're have known good days But thou hast sent us Gospel Light To thine eternal praise 6 The Sun which rose up in the East And drove their shades away Hath sent his Light unto the West And turn'd our Night to Day 7 Blessed be God for what we see Our God for what we hear Sweet News of Heaven Lord from thee Sounds daily in our Ear. The End of the Fourth Part. PART V. Containing SACRED HYMNS Setting out and illustrating the transcendent Excellencies of the GRACES of the HOLY SPIRIT HYMN 98. Mark 9. 50. Have Salt in your selves 1 HOw unsavoury O Lord are things Unless they salted be And so indeed were all our Souls Till seasoned by thee 2 With thy most sweet and precious Grace That is the Salt whereby We sav'ry do become O Lord Thy Salt O then apply 3 Salt is of such a quality That it doth search each part Of Flesh that it is laid upon So Grace searches the Heart 4 The Spirit searches all deep things Yea the deep things of God It will find out what sin in us Doth still make its abode 5 And then like Salt doth purge it out 'T is Grace which purifies The heart and life there is no doubt But such like vertue lyes 6 In that most precious Grace of thine O then let 's look and see Whether we search'd and purged are And then sing praise to thee The second Part. 1 Salt doth preserve 't is evident Both Meat and other things Else they 'll corrupt and quickly taint Like Vertue also springs 2 From thy good Grace 't is that O Lord Which doth preserve from sin All graceless Sinners odious stink So fi lt hy are within 3 That all their inward parts corrupt And they like Carrion lye In a vile Ditch or Common-shore In their iniquity 4 But such in whom Gods Grace is wrought Grace does their Souls preserve From sin in heart in life in thought Uprightly God to serve 5 Most sweet are they and savoury To God and unto Men And all their works they have perform'd By Grace have season'd been The Third Part. 1 Salt is of universal use There 's nothing Men want more Without God's Grace there 's none can live Let them be rich or poor 2 Such absolute need have we thereof Without it can't live here A holy life nor can we stand When Jesus doth appear 3 All ranks of Men both high and low Both Kings and Peasants too Must salted be with Grace on Earth Or down to Hell must go 4 In ev'ry state where-er'e they be By Sea as well as Land They Grace do need continually If sin they would withstand 5 Our speech and all that we do say Must season'd be with Salt Or else our words and breath will stink And all be good for nought The Fourth Part. 1 Salt Naturalists do oft
3 The Grave is never satisfy'd No more alas can he Who having tasted of thy Love Till he enjoyeth thee 4 But Death destroys and also kills But Love doth make alive It kills our sin and we thereby Do presently revive 5 But if the Object be deny'd The Heart is set upon We never can be satisfy'd Until our life is gone 6 Love so doth flame and Jealousie So burns the Heart and Eyes The Soul must be embrac'd by thee Or be Love's Sacrifice 7 Whole Seas of trouble cannot quench Love 's everlasting flame Let what will come where true Love is That Soul is still the same HYMN 106. Col. 2. 12. Buried with him in Baptism 1 LOrd are we dead dead unto sin Then buried let us be Let sin be cover'd the old Man Be slain O Lord by thee 2 We have Baptized been O Lord As such who were all dead To shew that thou didst lye i' th' Grave We all were buried 3 Under the water whereby we Do in a figure see That as we shew'd how we are dead So raised are with thee 4 None buried are till dead they be Those who baptized are Ought to be dead to ev'ry sin To self and all things here 5 Those who are buried covered are All over in the Earth In Baptism the self-same thing Must plain be holden forth 6 Or else it answers not the end Of Christ who did ordain That glorious Rite if not so done They do the same prophane HYMN 107. Heb. 6. 1 2. Not laying again the Foundation of Repentance from dead Works and of Faith towards God ver 1. Of the Doctrine of Baptism and laying on of Hands c. ver 2. 1 REpentance when wrought in the Soul And Faith for to believe Then such on Jesus Christ rely And truly him receive 2 As their dread Lord and Sovereign Him always to obey And in all things o're them to reign And govern night and day 3 Christ's Baptism is very sweet With laying on of Hands Our Souls are brought to Jesus's Feet In owning his Commands 4 Those Ordinances Men oppose And count as carnal things We have clos'd with and tell to those From them great comfort springs 5 Thee holy Lord we must obey Though Men reproach us still Yet let us do what thou dost say And yield unto thy Will 6 And still alone on thee rely And not on what-we do In point of trust we fly to thee And let our own works go 7 And though in minding thy sweet truth Men do us vilifie Yet we resolve Lord in thy strength To own them till we die The Second Part. 1 O Lord let us not turn our back On thee whom we do love For we do know we shall not lack Thy presence from above 2 For thou hast promis'd to the end To us that will be near And be to us a faithful Friend Which makes us not to fear 3 Whatever Men or Devils do In secret place design For soon canst thou them overthrow And help all Souls of thine 4 The Resurrection of the Dead We constantly maintain When all those who lye buried Shall rise to life again 5 And that the Judgment-day will come When Christ upon the Throne Shall pass a black eternal doom Upon each wicked one 6 But all his Saints then joyfully With bowels he 'll embrace And Crowns to all eternity Upon their Heads he 'll place 7 And in the Kingdom shall they reign Prepared long before And also shall with Christ remain In bliss for evermore HYMN 108. 1 Cor. 5. 7. For Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 O Blessed Lamb of God shall I Forget that love of thine Thy life O Lord thou didst give up To save this Soul of mine 2 Most harmless Lamb and innocent When come to a ripe age Ah! then didst thou thy life give up God's anger to asswage 3 Thy Blood is sprinkled on our Doors Or rather on our Hearts To shew God hath our sins pass'd o're And Mercies he imparts 5 The Lamb it was roasted with fire Thou didst God's wrath sustain And on thee we by Faith do feed And life thereby obtain 5 The Lamb was eat with bitter Herbs So let us see our sin And find it bitter unto us It so to thee has been 6 And so let us thy Praises sing Whilst thus we feast with thee And with one heart exalt our King In all sincerity PART VI. Containing divers SACRED HYMNS Setting forth The Nature Work Office and Excellencies of the holy Angels and the Spirit or Soul of Man HYMN 109. Dan. 4. 17. This matter is by the decree of the Watchers THe holy Angels have a charge To watch continually They do not sleep but evermore Have us in their sweet eye 2 They have a charge to keep us here And compass us about And warning give oft-times also When trouble 's breaking out 3 Watch-men are useful in the night They dangers do prevent So Angels useful are to those Unto whom they are sent 4 Was not Elisha safe whilst he Was compassed quite round With these blest Chariots and Horsemen Who did his Foes confound 5 O what are we most holy God That thou shouldst take such care Of us who so unworthy be And sinful Creatures are The Second Part. 1 Behold the Angels of the Lord Do encompass round about All them that fear him for their Guard To keep all dangers out 2 For he hath giv'n his Angels charge To keep thee day by day That thou mayst walk abroad at large With safety in thy way 3 For they this charge must execute And bear thee in their Arms Lest ever thou shouldst dash thy feet Against a stone for harm 4 For are they not all Ministers Sent forth for ministration In their behalf that shall be Heirs Of God's assur'd Salvation 5 Ye Saints behold the Love of God And sing his Praises forth No wicked Prince has such a Guard As th' meanest Saint on Earth HYMN 110. Job 38. 7. When the Morning-stars sang together c. HOw glorious are the Morning-Stars How doth their glory shine Angels most glorious Creatures are Yea holy and divine They sang together at the first Jehovah's glorious praise And we of them also learn must To sing to God always Nay with united voices sing In Consort with much joy â—ince Christ has overcome our Foes Who would our Souls destroy 4 And did they not a second time Sing unto God on high When Jesus Christ our Lord was born And yet shall Saints deny 5 This is our work No no it doth Sharply indeed reprove Such who would rob the holy God Of that which he doth love 6 It is his due and it belongs To him as his just Right His Praise to celebrate in Songs Is lovely in his sight Psalm 89. 7 Thy Mercies Lord then we will sing Thy Truth to all proclaim The heav'nly Angels sacred Choir Shall celebrate the same 8 These never with the Lord dispute Nor his Commands contest
most innocent For us is ready slain And we as Guests are hither sent To feed on him again 3 But O what Love and Grace is here When we were hungry Christ's Body Lord thou didst prepare That for us he might die 4 For nothing but his Flesh and Blood Could our poor Souls sustain Therefore O Lord thou didst cry forth O let my Lamb be slain 5 O let his precious Blood run out For to them it I 'll give Or else they 'll perish without doubt 'T is doâ—â—â— Come eat and live 6 Eat eat O Friends on what is good And drink abundantly The best of Heav'n is your Food No fatness I deny 7 O Lord thy Love is very sweet And we therefore do cry O feed us with this precious Food Untill we come to die 8 And we will sing thy Praises Lord Even both rich and poor And to the blessed Lamb we 'll sing Praises for evermore HYMN 152. A Hymn of Praise after the Lord Supper Saints die with Christ. 1 ALI glory unto Christ the Lord 'T is thy immortal fame VVe will sing forth with one accord And glorifie thy Name 2 O blessed God thou art all Love No minute 'scapes thy breast But brings a favour from above In that sweet love we rest 3 Lord didst thou die and do we live Hath not grief slain us yet Vocuhsafe to us thy grace to give To live as it is meet 4 Did thy most precious love to me Make thee to leave thy Throne And mount the Stage of Infamy And shalt thou die alone 5 Lord let me die unto sin That death O let me see Be thou the death of sin O Lord VVhich was death unto thee 6 And as all fulness is in thee O then we pray pour in For we are empty thou dost know Except it be of sin 7 And since thou hast O Holy One A Salve for ev'ry Sore Let us rejoyce and praise thy Name Now and for evermore HYMN 153. Luke 13. 10. Joy in Heaven when Sinners repent 1 LOrd is there joy in Heav'n above VVhen Sinners turn to thee Let this our Souls affections move To long till it we see 2 VVhat cause of joy then hath that heart VVho with repenting tears Unfeignedly cleaves unto thee And to thy ways adheres 3 Shall holy Angels Lord rejoyce In our sweet happiness When all the good is unto us To them not more nor less 4 In this they act Lord like to thee Who for our only good VVas sacrificed on the Tree To wash us in thy Blood 5 And shall not we now learn of thee To seek the good of others And with one heart strive to impart All comfort to our Brothers 6 Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce This duty let us love And then thy VVill we shall fulfill As Angels do above 7 But what a low and carnal heart Hath he whoe're he he VVho being full will not impart To those in misery 8 To pity and not to relieve Doth certainly declare Such never did God's Grace receive In truth nor are sincere 9 Acknowledg how you have transgress'd Against the Lord your God And let it be with grief confess'd What By-Paths you have trod 10 For if we do our sins confess Faithful and Just is he From sin and all unrighteousness To cleanse and set us free HYMN 154. Sung after Sermon Psal. 31. 19. Great Goodness laid up and wrought out 1 GReat Goodness thou O Lord hast wrought Who can of it conceive And those thou dost regenerate 'T is they do it receive 2 'T is they who are delivered From that forlorn estate They once were in when they lay dead Under thy fearful hate 3 'T is they whose Souls united be Unto thy self O Lord And have Communion too with thee And prize thy blessed Word 4 They are alive and love thee dear Thy Image also they Do in their Souls most clearly bear And taste of thee each day 5 They of Christ's Blood and Merits shall For certain have a part And though they sin they cannot fall From thee Lord in their heart 6 Their Souls shall live eternally They sing thy praise therefore This work being wrought in our Souls We 'll sing for evermore HYMN 155. A Hymn of Praise after the Sacrament A Feast of Fat things 1 LOrd thou our bless'd Physician art Who for our Souls didst die Thou dost thy precious Blood impart Our Souls to purifie 2 When sin and sickness did appear And nought could do us good A Med'cine then thou didst prepare To heal us with thy Blood 3 Thou art O Lord our glorious Sun Light Heat and Life 's from thee And thou upon our Souls has shone By which we quickned be 4 A Banquet rich thou dost provide A Table of Fat things To feast our Souls O let us eat And drink of thy own Springs 5 The Feast is thine of thine own cost The Lamb is of thy Fold It is the best in all the Flock More precious far than Gold 6 No spot in him was ever found No blemish but all pure Yet for us he had many wounds Thy wrath he did endure 7 He drank the bitter of the Cup That no wrath might remain That we might drink in draughts of love And come to life again 8 And spend our days upon the Earth In joy through thy sweet Spirit Until we come thy glory great In Heaven to inherit HYMN 156. Psal. 31. 19. Goodness wrought 1 HOw great is thy sweet goodness Lord VVhich for us thou hast wrought By Jesus Christ our dearest Friend VVho our dear Souls hath bought 2 That so we might that goodness have His Life he did lay down Our Souls from Death and Hell to save And us with glory crown 3 And as for us Christ wrought it out So in us we do see The Spirit works without all doubt That we convinc'd might be 4 And so doth cause us for to feel What unto sin is due The weight of which would make us reel And vengeance soon ensue 5 But 't is to heal that he doth wound The Soul and makes it cry And then with speed he doth make haste A Plaister to apply 6 None but thy Spirit can convince And us for Grace prepare And we O Lord may see from hence How helpless once we were 7 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Ghost therefore Be blessing honour and renown Now and for evermore HYMN 157. Sung after Sermon Rom. 1. 6. The Gospel the power of God 1 WE of thy Gospel holy Lord Are not asham'd to own Because thy glory shines therein And power is made known 2 Thy Gospel is the means whereby We Lord came to believe And in it does great Riches lye VVhich we by Faith receive 3 Thy Grace in it does glorious shine And by thy Spirit we Are wrought upon and so made thine And union have with thee 4 VVhat cause have we therefore to sing That we thy Gospel have And praise our God and heav'nly