them up in fear of God and nurture of his truth 5 6 9. Servants obey your Masters will with reverentiall fear Not with eye-service pleasing men but as Christs Servants dear And Masters do your Servants right knowing you have on high A Master who hath no respect of persons partially Rev. 1. 7. 22. 12. Behold he cometh in the clouds whom every eye shall see And every man shall have reward so as his works shall be H. 35. GOVERNMENT of the TONGVE Jam. 1. 36. Mat. 12. 36. IF he that seems Religious doth not his Tongue refrain That mans Religion verily is exercis'd in vain For suâ—e of every idle word that any man shall say He is to give account thereof at Gods great Judgment Day 5. 22. Jam. 3. 2. Rash anger shall be judg'd a sin contemptuous speech goes higher And he that saith Thou fool shall be in danger of hell-fire But not to sinne in word nor tongue doth restifie and tell A perfect man and one that can rule all the body well H. 36. The HARVEST Have mercy c. Mat. 9. 37 38. THe Harvest truly sirs is very great to view But lo the saithfull Labourerâ— are but a very few Pray ye the Lord therefore whose own the Harvest is To send out labourers good store into this field of his Joh 4. 35 36. Phil. 4. 17. That he that doth engage to sow and â—eap or â—ither May have eternal life for wage and both reioyce together And that our fruit amount as we desire and pray Abundantly to our account in that great Harvest day H. 37. The High and Lofty ONE O Lord consider Isa. 57. 15 THus saith the high and lofty One Inhabiting Eternity Whose Name is Holy be it known I dwell in holy place on high Also with him that is contrite whose humble Spiâ—â—t sighs and groans To cheer the humble in my sight and cheer the heart of contrite ones 16. 66. 2. For still contending with the â—â—ail and keeping anger unallay'd The spirits would before me fail and those poor souls which I have made But unto him will I besure To look with favour saith the Lord That is in spirit meek and poor â—nd trembles at my holy word H. 38. HVMILIATION Hos. 6. 1 Come now and let us search and try the waies that we have trod And turn again unfeignedly unto the Lord our God For he hath torn and put to pain and he hath made the wound And he will bind it up again and make us whole and sound 3. Jam. 4. 9 After two daies he will revive and raise us up the third And make us in his sight alive that felt so sharp a sword Be then afflicted weep and mourn repentance to expresse Your laughter into mourning turn your joy to heavinesse 10. Mic. 6. 9. Joel 2. 13. Hear him that smiteth and the rod humble your selves and stoop Cast down your selves in sight of God and he shall raise you up For he is gracious mercifull and unto anger slack Of kindnesse great and one that will his judgments soon call back H. 39. Against IDOLATRT 1 Cor. 10. 14 22. 2 Cor. 6. 1â— FLee fast from all Idolatry from Idols keep you free Provoke we God to Jealousie are we more strong then he With Belial can Christ accord or can these things unite The house of Idols and our Lord the darknesse and the light 15 16 17 18. Unrighteousnesse can that combine with righteousnesse to dwell Or can the true Believer joyn with any Infidell Be therefore separate and cleer and all uncleannesse â—ee And ye my Sons and Daughters dear and I your God will be Rev. 3. 4. For but a few are exquisite and keep their Garments fair And these shall walk with me in white for worthy Saints they are H. 40. The Jew and Gentilesâ—ALL Rom. 11. 26. 15. THere cometh a Deliverer from Sion hill on high To turn away ungodlinesse from Jacobs Family For if the world be reconcil'd by casting them away Much more shall their return be stild life from the dead that day 26 27 16. And then all Israel shall be sav'd as Scripture doth declare Because the Gifts and Calls of God without repentance are For if the first-sruits holy be the lump is holy too And if the root yeild sanctiâ—ee So shall the branches do 2 PART Rom. 11. 32 33. Yet now hath God adjudg'd the Jews by unbelief to fall That he might this occasion choose to shew his grace to all O depth of riches infinite and wisdome of our God! His judgments O how past our sight his Tracts O how untrod 34 35 36. For who hath known the mind of God or lent his counsels aid Or who hath given unto him and it shall be repaid For of and thorough him are all and passe to him agen To whom be praise of great and small for evermore A men H. 41. Jew and Gentiles FVLLNESSE held â—ut in many PROMISES Ye children c. Isa. 66. 8. OH who hath heard of such a thing As now Gods power to passe doth bring or who hath seen such things as these For shall a land can any say Be made to bring forth in a day Are Nations born at once with ease Before that Sion travelled She presently was brought to bed and brought forth Sonnes by heavenly aid Before she travelled she brought forth Before her pain she brought the birth and of a sweet man-child was laid 54. 1. 66. 9. Break out O barren Church and sing Thou that didst once no children bring let joyfull Songs take up thy life Thus saith the Lord of thine estate The children of the desolate are more then of the married wife For shall I bring it to the birth And then not bring the children forth saith the Almighty Sovereign Lord Or shall I cause to bring forth some And then untimely shut the womb thy God O Sion spake this word 2. PART Isa. 66. 10 11 12. Rejoyce ye with Jerusalem And let her Lovers all of them in her spiritual joyes partake Rejoyce I say lift up your voice Be glad with her and much rejoyce all ye that mouâ—ned for her sake That ye may suck and take your fill Of Consolatious which distill in plenty from your Mothers breasts Then shall ye suck danâ—'t on her knees Milk out and much delighted be with her abundant gloriousnesse 54. 7 8. 62. 4. 60. 4 8. Though for a very little space Angry I was and hid my face and thou wast termed desolate Yet will I gather thee again With kindnesses that shall remain and bear an everlasting date Destruction shall no more be heard Within thy land nor wasting â—eard nor violence be in thy waies But thorowout thy borders all Thy walls salvation they shall call and give thy gates the Name of praise 3. PART Isa. 55. 4 5. 54. 2 3 4. Hearken O people and give ear My righteousnesse is drawing nâ—er my saving health I will disclose My arm shall judge the heathen men The Isles
have trod For if we do our sinnes confesse faithful and just is he From sin and all unrighteousnesse to cleanse and set us free Prov. 28. 13. Joel 2. 13. Neh. 9. 17. Ez. 18. 32. For he that hides his sins shall fall they prosper but a space But to confesse and leave them all shall with the Lord finde grace For he is unto anger slow and ready to forgive And doth abundant kindnesse shew wherefore return and live Exod. 34. 7. For he reserves compassion for thousands that come in Remitting all transgression iniquity and sinne 3. PART Isa. 55. 6 7 Seek ye the Lord unfainedly now while he may be found Oh call on him while he is nigh with mercies that abound Oh let the wicked leave his lusts the way that sinners take And let the man unrighteous his sinful thoughts forsake ch. 1. 18. And turn again unto the Lord while mercy now takes place And to our God so richly stor'd with gifts of pardoning grace For though your sins were crimson-like as red as scarlet full I saith the Lord will make them white as white as snow or wool Rev. 1. 5 6. To him that thus hath loved us and cancell'd all our score In that pure flood of his own blood be praise for evermore HYMN LXXIV REPROACH for CHRIST 1 Pet. 4. 14 16. IF that ye be reproacht for Christ happy are ye and blest The Spirit of God and glory great upon your souls shall rest On their parts he 's ill spoken off but glorifi'd on yours Therefore let no man be asham'd that Christianly endures Mat 5. 11 â—2 Blessed are you when men revile and speak each evil word Against you falsely for the sake of Christ your Soveraign Lord Rejoyce and be exceeding glad considering the reward How great it is in heaven above for suffering Saints prepar'd 2. PART Phil. 2. 5 7. Let that good minde be in you all that was in Christ our Lord Who being in the form of God the true eternal Word Yet made himself of no repute to death did condescend And came not to be tended on but to observe and tend Phil. 2. 9 10. Heb. 9. 28. Therefore God gave to him a Name above all names most high That every knee should bow to him and every tongue comply Who came to take our sins away once by his own oblation And shall appear the second time without sin to salvation HYMN LXXV RESURRECTION All people or O Lord Consider c. 1 Cor. 15. 20 21 22. NOw Christ is risen from the dead as whom no bands of death could keep And is to be acknowledged as the first fruits of those that sleep For as by man came death to raign so by a man to rise again And as by Adam all men die by Christ came immortality Col. 3. 1 2 3 4. If ye be risen then with Christ set all your heart on things above And be not any way intic'd on earthly things to set your love For ye are dead to things abroad and your life hid with Christ in God When Christ who is our life appears ye must shine with him in the spheres HYMN LXXVI Against REVENGE Rom. 12. 19. Luke 6. 27. Mat. 5. 44 DEare Saints avenge not your own selves nor let fierce wrath incense For vengeance saith the Lord is mine and I will recompence Love ye your very enemies and them that curse you bless Do good to them that use you ill with hate and spitefulnesse 45. And people persecuting you curse not but blesse them rather That ye may be children true of your celestial father For he doth cause his rain to â—all and lets his Sun to rise On good and bad in general just and unjust likewise HYMN LXXVII The SABBATH Isa. 58. 13 IF from my holy Sabbath-day thou turn away thy foot And do not by thy pleasures stray my Sabbath to pollute But call the Sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord And thine own carnal pleasure slight in thought in deed in word 14. Then shalt thou joy in God alone with sweet and sacred mirth And he shall make thee ride upon high places of the earth With father Jacobs heritage the Lord shall feed thee fat For thus doth Gods own mouth engage and thou mayst trust to that HYMN LXXVIII SAGRAMENT of the SUPPER Cant. 1. 1 2. c. 2. 5. LEt those life-breathing lips of thine be joyn'd O Christ to me Because thy love excelleth wine and all the Saints love thee With flagons of refreshing joy and comforts from above Stay me O stay me powerfully for I am sick of love 2. 4 3. Into the house of Banqueting he brought me to be fed Love was his banner flourishing with honour ore my head Beneath his shadow I was plac'd with very great content His fruit was sweet unto my taste his Word and Sacrament 5. 1. O friends said he preferr'd on high eat well of my good chear And drink yea drink abundantly my guests to me most dear 2. PART Cant. 5. 16. 2 Cor. 5. 20. My Saviour my beloved one is mine and I am his Chief of ten thousand he alone pure red and white he is Made sin for us that knew no sin that so we might be made The righteousnesse of God in him by whom the price was paid Cant. 8. 7. ch. 1. 4 Stronger then death his love is found not to be bought with goods Nor quench'd with waters nor be drown'd with whatsoever floods O draw me my dear Saviour with those strong cords of love And then will we go after thee as fast as we can move We will record thy love O Lord above the joy of wine The Virgins fair that spotlesse are do love thy name Divine 3. PART 1 Cor. 5. 7 11. Lo Christ is sacrific'd for us our Passeover from heaven Now therefore let us keep the feast not with old lumps of leaven Not with the leav'n of wickednesse or leaven of malice led But keep it with sincerity and truths unleavened bread ch. 11. 29 28. Who eat and drink unworthily their own damnation earn Because they want a spiritual eye his body to discern Our hearts with care examined let us be stâ—rred up To eat of this coelestial bread and drink this sacred cup 26. To eat this bread and drink this cup holds forth a Saviour slain So often as we celebrate until he come again 4. PART 1 Cor. 10. 16. The cup of blessing which we blesse is it not understood The sweet communion to expresse of Christ our Saviours blood The bread we break the holy loas do we not all accord To call it the communion of the body of our Lord 17 For we though many are one bread and in one body joyne For all of us are joyntly fed with that one bread divine The living bread is he on high that down from heaven came And he shall live and never die that eateth of the same Mat. 26. 28. The blood of the new Testament we sweetly taste herein
vain delights which we our selves have serv'd 1 Pet. 2. 9. But a peculiar people now a chosen generation A royal Priest-hood are we made and call'd an holy Nation That we should shew the praises forth of him that called us From darknesse great to greater light that is most marvelous 1. 16. As he therefore that called us is holy so must they That are to his profession call'd be holy every way 2. PART Eph. 2. 11 12 19 Remember you were alâ—ens from Israels Common-wealth And strangers from the Covenants which promise saving health But now are yee that were far off made nigh by Christ his blood And fellow Citizens with Saints and of the house of God 20 21 22. Built on the sure foundation laid down in holy writ And Christ himself head corner-stone who makes the building knit In whom together built ye grow into an holy place An habitation of the Lord by his sweet spirit of grace Rom. 8. 16. Which spirit witnesseth with ours and testimony beares That we are made the sons of God and if his sons then heirs 3. PART Jam. 2. 5. 1 Cor. 1. 26 Hearken beloved brethren dear your call ye plainly see How God hath chose the poor on earth full rich in faith to be Not many mighty men are call'd not many wise and learn'd Nor yet in many noble men this calling is discern'd 27. Mat. 11. 26. But God hath chose weak foolish things and such as men despise To bring to naught and to confound the noble great and wise We thank thee Father Lord of all that hast these things conceal'd From many wiâ—e and prudent men and them to babes reveal'd 1 Cor 1 29 31. Even so O father since it was thy â—leasure and drecree That â—n thy sight no flesh on earth might glory but in thee HYMN XCIV Wisdoms EXHORTATION Have mercy Prov. 1. 20 21. LO wisdome crieth out she crieth in the streets She uttereth her zealous breath where all the concourse meets In opening of the gates of Cities populoâ—s She calls and cries with words most wise exhorting sinners thus 22 23. How long ye simple ones will ye delight in folly And scorners in so vile a sin and fools hate knowledge wholly Turn you at my reproof behold I will poure forth My Spirit to take hold on you I 'le shew you words of worth 2. PART Have mercy c. Prov. 4. 5 7 8. ch. 3. 15 17. Get wisdome O my Son with all the care thou canst She is of all things principal and most to be advanc'd Of greater price then pearls and all desired treasure Her paths and wayes have all the praise of perfect peace and pleasure 18 14 16 18. A tree of â—ife to them upon her that lay hold Her Merchandise of greater price then silver or then gold Her right hand length of dayes her left bears wealth and honour And happy he where ere he be that lays fast hold upon her HYMN XCV The whole ARMOâ—R Eph. 6. 10 13 14 BE strong my brethren in the Lord and in his powerful might Put on your soul his armour whole to make you stand in fight Stand therefore having girt your loyns with truth which ye profess And having done the brest-plate on of perfect righteousnesse 15 16 And with the preparation of the Gospel of our God The Gospel of his peace and love let both your feet be shod And chiefly take the shield of faith that so your valiant hearts May quench thereby most powerfully the wickeds fiery darts 17 18. The helmet of salvation take and that two-edged sword The sword of his good spirit it is to wit Gods holy Word And alwayes in the spirit pray with all requests and prayer And watch thereto what ere ye do with constancy and care HYMN XCVI The WILL for the DEED 2 Cor. 8. 12. Mat. 10. 42. IF there be first a willing heart the Lord the same accepts And what one hath takes in good part and pardons our defects Cold water onely one small cup to a Disciple spar'd For that names sake is sure summ'd up and shall not miss reward 20. Rom. 8. 26. Eph. 3. 20 Nor will he quench the smoking stax nor break the bruised reed Till judgement have a sure dispatch with victory to speed And though we know not how or what to pray for as we ought His spirit helps our wants in that beyond our speech or thought 21. To him in all the Church therefore be glory yet agen Through ages all for evermore by Jesus Christ Amen HYMN XCVII The WORD Preached All people c. 1 Cor. 10. 4. Heb. 4. 12. THe weapons of our warfare here have nothing carnal plac'd therein But mighty thorough God they are to pull down all strong holds of sin Gods word is such a powerful one sharper then any two edged sword It parts the marrow from the bone and is an heart-discerning word 1 Pet. 2. 2. Jam. 1. 20. Then shunning guile and malice lewd destraction and hypocrisie As babes new born desire the food of Gods pure word to grow thereby And let us set all sins apart with meekness to receive and have Gods Word ingrafted in our heart which is of power our souls to save HYMN XCVIII The WORKER of Grace 2 Cor. 3. 5. Phil. 2. 12. WE have not the susficiency and power of our own To think so much as one good thought as of our selves alone But all our whole susficiency doth of the Lord proceed Who works in us most graciously both the desire and deed Jam. 1. 17. Rom. 9. 16. For every good and perfect gift proceeds from God above With whom there is no varying nor shadow of remove It is not then of him that wills nor him that runs the race But all our good on us distils from God that sheweth grace â—ude 24 25. To God therefore the only wise our Saviour strength and stay Be Thrones Dominions Dignities for evermore we pray HYMN XCIX The World and the Church 1 Joh. 5. 19 WE know we are of God most high for we are born of him And this whole world most generally lies soaking in their sin And lo the Son of God is come and we the same have known And he hath thus instructed us to know the faithful one 20. Rev. 5. 13. And we are in him that is true in â—esus Christ his Son This is the true God known to you and endlesse life begun Blessing and power and praise therefore to him be altogether That sits upon the sacred Throne and to the Lamb for ever HYMN C. Worldly CARES forbidden Mat. 6. 31 25 32. O Take no thought solicitons what you should eat or drink And wherewithal you should be cloath'd be never toyl'd to think Is not the life much more then meat the body then the cloaths And that your need of these is great your heavenly father knows 26 28 29. The sowles that neither sow nor reap nor into barnes do gather Consider how they are supply'd by your celestial father Think how in fields the Lilies grow that neither toyle nor spin Yet made that glory no such shew that Solomon liv'd in 3â— 25. And suâ—e if God so cloath the grass cut down when at the heighth Shall he noâ— then much more cloath you O ye of little faith Take ye therefore no thoughtful care for present life I say What ye should eat or drink or wear for bodily aray 32. 1 Pet. 5. 7. Jude 25. For after all these things abroad the greater do pursue But cast ye all your care on God for he takes care for you God onely wise our Saviour have all the glory then Dominion Majesty and Power for evermore Amen FINIS