me the Cup As for the other his last doom shall be To be lift up and hanged on a Tree The honour which the Princes favour lends May be call'd in and then in shame it ends Good turns are soon forgot a Proverb sure For guiltless Joseph must as yet endure Courtiers use not always to keep word Although the make their Vows unto the Lord Whose time 's the best to set our Captive free Though two full years he must in Prison be Till Pharaoh dreams that he by Water side Stands and Seven Fat well-favourd Kine espi'd Come up from thence as also seven lean And joyn'd to th' other those when he had seen Stood horror-struck and what th' event might be Wait 't was not long before that he did see Those scurvey lean-flesh'd Beasts the other eat And yet still looking poor and wanting meat So Pharaoh ' woke till slumber had his eyes Closed and then the second time he spies Seven Ears of Corn come up both good and rank Seven others also that were poor and lank And as the other Lean did Fat devour These eat the Rank likewise that very hour This doubled Phantasme so perplex'd the heart Of Egypt's King that he must both impart To his Magicians willing them to see If they could tell what either signifie We are confounded cry the Sophi's Lord Of these thy dreams we cannot tell one word This unexpected answer so rouz'd up The memory of him that bore the Cup Who thus exprest himself unto the King My Lord I 've sinned in this very thing Pharaoh well knows that he with me was wrath And with the Baker also sent me forth Unto the Prison where we both did lie Till our sad Dreams an Hebrew did espie Who told me of it as it since hath prov'd Saying the Butler needs not to be mov'd For he shall be restor'd but Baker he Shall by the King condemn'd and hanged be These tydings pleas'd the King beyond all measure Who priz'd the meaning of his dreams 'bove treasure Call in the young man for he 's wiser far Than all the Sophies that in Egypt are Run quickly unto Potyphar and say Pharaoh must see his Prisoner to day Where Kings command the message is obey'd The Seer's call'd to come in haste who said What is your haste so great may I not stay Till I be shav'd and unto Heaven pray And change my Garments also since you see I am not fit before your King to be He comes Sweet Youth said Pharaoh but declare What these my Dreams mean and Garland wear My Butler tells me if thou hear the Theam Thou canst interpret every anxious Dream My Lord said he that Grace is not in me But God whom I do serve can let you see A true interpretation from my Mouth Look well upon me and despise not youth For what my Maker doth to me reveal That and no more will I to Pharaoh tell Say on my Lord what was your dream Why I. Said Pharaoh stood great Nilus River by And there behold seven Fat-wel-favour'd Kine Feed in a Mead and said These Beasts are mine But suddenly again to me appear'd Seven other Lean ill-shap'd and hanging ear'd Such as the Land of Egypt never bred For on the first Sev'n Fat when they had fed Their Bellies clung unto their Backs and were Ill-favour'd lean as e'r they were before Thus I awoke but when my drousie eye Was clos'd again with sleep I did espie Seven Ears of Corn upon one stalk that grew So full and good as yet I never knew After them came up Seven more was thin And wither'd as they'd Thunder-blasted bin Which suddenly the better did devour And I again wak'd calling o're and o're On those that studious Magicians were The truth of these my Dreams for to declare But all of them together answered 'T is God that caus'd your Dreams he must 'em read Now he that would by this thy favour merit Elisha-like must have Elia's Spirit Say Hebrew then the smoothness of thy brow Tells me this task will be too hard for you My youth bespeaks me ignorant I know Great Sir yet since the knowledge from below Comes not that must your doubled dream unfold That which is young by Nature Grace makes old By which I tell you that your dreams are one And signifie what Heaven will have done In Egypt Land the Seven good Ears and Kine Such years portend this he bids me divine The ill flesh'd ones and blasted Ears of Corn Foretels a Famine will make Egypt mourn For seven more See Nile cannot contain The Waters sent for nourishment of Grain And all things else needs moisture for that space After which time it will dry up Alass What I must do I know not pray be kind And as of that of this Sir speak your mind You must seek out in all the Land discreet And wise men who may strictly oversee't Them bid a fifth part of its fruit to gather These hard times will require a Nursing Father In all thy Cities let it stored be That when the Famine comes they may to thee Repair and buy it at thy Stewards hand Else this great Scarseness will undo the Land This thing when Pharaoh and his Servants heard They thanked Joseph and his God they feard Saying where shall we such another find In whom the Spirit is and knows his mind And since thy God ev'n thine hath shew'd thee this None either wiser or discreeter is In all the Kingdom wherefore thou shalt be My House and Servants Ruler God to me To shew I am in earnest take this Ring And be hereafter next unto the King These clothes put on and Chains about thy neck And let my Subjects pay thee all respect Ride in my second Chariot then to thee Shall all my Vassals humbly bow the knee While I am Pharaoh it shall be a Law That all my Kingdom of thee stand in aw No foot or hand in it shall moved be Till first they have direction from thee And since thou can'st reveal my secrets all Zaphanath pa'neah I will ever call Thy name and thou shalt surely be the Son Of Potipherah who is Priest of On. Thus you have seen our Joseph in the Den Sold and imprison'd and restor'd again Now what his future happiness may be Launch out again with me and you shall see The Scene is alter'd and his celeb life Chang'd for the blessing of a vertuous Wife Who bore before the Famine unto him Two hopeful Males Manas and Ephraim The first was named so because he had Forgot his Fathers house and former Trade And when the other God did to him send He said I 'le call him Ephraim for an end Is put to my affliction and my store Increased is and Honour more and more The Plentie's ended and the Famine come Said Pharaoh Joseph let us now go home The truth of all that thou hast said I see By th' hungry peoples crying unto me For maintenance I know not
dreadful streams Of Fre and Brimstone darken the Sun-beams Once more let Heav'ns Windows open'd be That Lot may fire as Noah water see Shut up those bowells full of mercy are And neither young nor old i'th'Cities spare Raise thickest Smoak and make a sulph'rous smell That living they may know the paines of Hell Perhaps 't may warn all those that come behind To know and walk according to my mind If not while I am just they must be sure Those or such dreadful torments to endure He that sheds blood with blood must punish'd be For lust and anger fire 's the destiny I 'le stamp my curse on all things for their sake This fruitful plain shall be a stinking Lake If any fruit for ever after grow It shall not be for Food but only show Sod Oh Heav'ns I 'm choack'd with Smoak I 'm burn'd with fire O Brimston Brimston Where shall we retire We dye we dye O may this be the last Of Heav'ns dreadful Sentence on us past We 're burn'd and damn'd there is no remedy We would not hear Lot when he bid us fly From wrath to come O how our Limbs do crack With fire Our Conscience is upon the rack For by-past Crimes our beastly Lusts Torment Us as the pretious time that we have spent O wretched Nature whither hast thou brought Us Fools and made us sell our Souls for nought Luxurious Eyes why were ye so unkind To dote on objects who have made you blind And you Tenacious hands why did you grasp The Poyson of the Spider Why from Wasp Did you seek Honey did not Heav'n bestow As upon Lot so also upon you The Lawful helps and remedies for lust Was not all this enough but that you must In spite of Heav'n lay hold on all that came Although they man his members had or name Could not a lawful Wedlock satisfie Thy burning flame proud flesh No thou must cry Bring out thy handsome Guests them we must know Not knowing that they were not from below Whose Just revenge doth make us miserable To bear these scorching flames we are not able And yet alas our wo doth but begin The vengeance is Eternal that 's for sin O that Lots God would grant us a reprieve But for one hour that wretched we might live To wail our by-past sins and beg his aid Who never yet to humble sinner said I scorn your plaints but always graciously Prepar'd a bottle for a melting Eye And piece-meal Pray'rs made whole with his own merit Sa'ing be comforted 't is you must inherit My endless Joy which sentence now doth pierce Our Souls so much that we cannot rehearse Our woes though Oh! alas it is too late We must expect nought but Almighties hate See how the Devils laugh whom we have serv'd O cursed Sp'rits it't this we have deserv'd From you for all those things that we have done At your Comand Devil Give over blame not me You know I did but only gratifie Your own desires I never could command Or force your wills this the Almighties hand Was only able to effect but ye With your unbounded wishes wearied me You made the Tinder then from me beg'd fire Half what ye did was never my desire You sought the newest ways to damn your Souls For which we Devils do account you Fools Your state might have been happy when at worst If you had not me and your Natures forc'd If we Apostates had such promises And helps as you No sinful false surmises Of feign'd fruition of I know not what Should e're have made us spirits forfeit that You were assured of by Heavens word Viz. Whosoever turn'd unto the Lord Should have their crimson sins made white as Snow Their Scarlet ones like Wool and what they ow Cancelled out of Gods omniscience Book Ev'n all sins trumpery that they ever took On trust and after death should all receive Glory in Heav'n as much as they could crave Did not your consciences many times Speak when you acted these unheard of Crimes Then why did ye not say Tempter forbear This this ye did not being voy'd of fear Of either Heav'ns anger or of Hell Till scorching flames of a Sulphureous smell Forc'd you on former actions to reflect Which heretofore you ever did neglect This you will find a good Apology When you to Heav'ns Tribunal called be Then you shall hear what I already said That if you had implor'd th' Almighty's aid He would at all points so have armed you As all my fiery Darts should ever bow And never pierce But since your free election Was sin you must not grudge at your rejection You are my Prisoners and Hell your place Where you shall never see the blessed Face Of God in mercy but for ever must Burn with his wrath for your unnat'ral Lust Lot Come Wife why dost thou tarry so behind Wife I am a Woman can I be unkind Have we not dwelt in Sodom several years Can I behold its flames and not shed Tears Lot When Heav'n is angry we must be so too Wife Ah Husband flesh and blood this cannot do Lot But flesh and blood shall not inherit bliss This truth we fully see confirm'd in this Sad fire Wife O Husband Husband see the smoak The Town is fir'd Lot No it will provoke My God who hath his mercy magnifi'd To grieve that I 'ave not with the City died Wife I must look back let come of it what will What God hath promised he will fulfill I shall not dye Lot Fond Woman say not so Thou must perform conditions if thou go Alive to Zoar. Wife O! I 'm sensless struck Lot Who break God's precepts ne're have better luck Wife Help Husband e're I dye I fixed stand My mouth is full of Salt Lot It is God's hand That strikes his blessed will I 'le not controul However Lord have mercy on her Soul Chorus Beware of Sin for God abhors Impenitents and all their scores With pen of Iron graves in stone Which he 'll produce when time is done Of vengeance if you would be free Beware of Lust and Gluttony This drowns the Soul that doth it kill Though Christ for it his blood did spill The man that doth attempt the Crown Deserv's not to have kindness shown Christ's honour is his Crown yet we From time to time attempters be Though he be patient and forbears As witness his Jerus'lem Tears Yet at the last when he doth come With all his Angels then our doom With Majesty he shall repeat When we can neither Bribe nor Cheat The Judge nor Jury but submit To those that hurry to the Pit Where we must be depriv'd of bliss If we make Sin our business Then let us look on Sodom's flames and say From Sodom's sins deliver Lord we pray FINIS Abraham's FAITH 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mark 9.23 The Persons Prologus Hagar Abraham's Hand-maid Ismael Hagar's Son Abraham Sarah Isaack Angel Midwife Devil Faith Flesh Despair Abraham's Servants Chorus Epilogue
This Ram thou shalt instead of him up offer I never did intend that he should suffer Ab. The best of news that ever yet were hear For though I did believe I greatly fear'd But bless'd be God and let him ever be As Abraham's so also God to thee Let no distrust for ever Lodge within Thy Breast thou' rt Type of him who must for Be offer'd really is it not best To go unto the Servants Isa There 's no haste Before approaching death I pray'd and now Restor'd again I 'le at the Altar bow He that is freed from danger ought with speed To bless the hand that helpt him in his need Ab. Do happy Child and I will second thee â—oynt Prayers welcome unto Heaven be Isa Lord let me ever with all thankfulness Adore thy name since thou did'st not oppress With grief my Mother but hast saved me That I to her may greatest comfort be â—n old age when my Fathers hoary head â—hew's to the World that he is almost dead â—id me thy will perform I 'le never grudge Being perswaded thou' rt a righteous Judge Ab. Lord I can say no more than I have said Who thee implores shall ne're want timely aid Thy Arm is strong Eyes quick and alwayes ready â—o ease his Burthen who doth carry steady 〈◊〉 have endeavour'd and my weak intention Hath met with mercy Heav'ns condescention FINIS EPILOGUE IF any thing in these few sheets be found May burn the thorn or prick the stony ground If any thing the way-side-corn doth gather To Sow't in good then then my Heav'nly Father The Meat is right if not spoil'd by the Cook If so the squeamish may forbear to look Upon it If any hunger starved be Eat heartily it will not surfeit thee If any Gentleman or Lady find Ought in this Poem fitteth not their mind They may repair unto some fatter Soil Where they may have their lukewarm hearts mad boil With love and valour Imps of flesh and blood I 'ave no such ware but here is that 's as good And love and valour too yet such as will Not hurt the lover nor the valiant kill They love and fight and yet both victors be Abra'm and God This Tragi-Comedy Pleased my self when I it undertook And pleas'd my friends when they on it did look But if it please not others let them cast It out of Doors perhaps 't may be the last That they shall see of mine in such a stile For this I 'le neither Plaudite beg nor smile FINIS JOSEPH REVIV'D OR The Twelve last Chapters of Genesis Metaphrazed Containing the LIFE and DEATH Of Holy JOSEPH By GEORGE LESLY Minister of Wittering in Northamptonshire And we know that all things work together for good to them that Love God Rom. 8.28 LONDON â—rinted for the Author and are to be sold by Charles Smith at the Angel near the Inner Temple gate Fleet-street 1678. Imprimatur Gul. Jane S.T.B. Reverend in Christo Patri D no. Henrico Episc Lond. à Sacris Domesticis Jan. 17. 1675. To the Right Worshipful WILL. WYMONDESOLD ESQUIRE Mr. EDMUND Mr. RICHARD Mr. MATTHEW and Mr. THOMAS his Brethren with their truly Vertuous Mother and Sisters Worthy Sirs and Ladies BEING about to throw my Mite into the Publick Treasury to plant a tender VINE in the Lords VINEYARD I thought you fittest to fence it with Your favourable Aspects who are not onely almost equal in Number but Vertues to those Sacred Patriarchs whose History I have metaphrazed The Meeter is like my Self dull and despicable but the Matter is of Divine Inspiration which juires Your acceptance by Heavens Authority while as the other onely lets the World know that I am YOURS Extraordinary obliged GEO. LESLY Wittering Jan. 7. 1675 6. TO THE READER IF Heaven be pleas'd to dart his glorious Rayes Into my Soul let others take the Bayes Who climb Parnassus and Mount Helicon For airy Notions while I at the Throne Of Mercy beg an understanding Heart To measure out what Moses did impart To th' World concerning Jacob and his Seed 'Mong whom a Dream did great dissention breed Though God inspir'd the Prophet from above And he poor Heart revealed all in love Whose harmless Vision counted was a crime And so perhaps may this my humble Rhime Yet if in friendly manner you disclose My oversights I 'le mend or write in Prose G. L. To my Worthy Friend Mr. GEORGE LESLY upon his Poem called JOSEPH Reviv'd WITH Fiction while the airy Poet doth Abuse the Text thou tell'st the naked truth Thou stuff'st thy Verse with Sense and every Rhime Compleat speaks thee a Poet without crime He who in Sacred Phrase was once forlorn And piece-meal shown like to his Garment torn Thou offer'st whole snips and shred's they Theam Thou draw'st his Story up without a Seam O happy Art thrice Joseph rides in State In Pharaoh's Second Char'ot first then date His second Trophy with Divine Records His Honour last commenceth with thy words Bid Breth'ren all his Glory'n Egypt tell He needs not now thy Pen hath don 't so well That all the Brittish Orb of it may ring And we of thee while thou of him do'st sing Tho. Woolsey D. D. JOSEPH REVIV'D OF Rachel's long'd for darling since I sing And thy beloved help me Jacob's King My Bark is crazie and my stock is small Yet if thou Wind and Sea command I shall Safe to the Harbour this my Pinnace bring Then of my self and it make offering At Padan-aram had this worthy breath Not long before the beauteous Rachels death Yet Hebron was the place of his abode At seventeen years belov'd of man and God Where with his Brethren Dan and Napthali Asher and Gad he on the downs did lie Feeding the Flocks with them their ill report Grieved the Lad for which he did resort Unto his aged Father and declar'd Those passages that he had seen and heard These actions Boy to them will fatal prove Though I can never take from thee that love I unto Rachel while she liv'd did bear For proof whereof this Livery take and wear This with his tydings did exasperate His Brethrens spirits so that him they hate Which heaven soon perceiveth and his fame Raiseth by dreams to be fulfill'd on them The which when he awake begins to tell Their eyes inflame and hearts with anger swell Against the harmless Youth who ne'rtheless In friendly manner did it thus express This night said he as we all binding were Sheaves in the field mine did it self uprear In King-like posture and yours round did stand Making obeisance waiting its command To which his Brethren hastily reply'd Shalt thou reign o're us Shall it e're be said That thou shalt have dominion No thy grave Is just reward for these thy Dreams to have Yet where Jehovah works no man can let He dreams again of their succeeding fate Which he once more doth unto them reveale And said this other I will not conceale And thus it was Behold the Sun
so bless That all things prosp'red whether more or less This made the Captain trust him with his store Of all that he had car'd for nor knew no more Then what he eat But ah the goodly face Of Joseph tempted Jempsar to embrace The holy Youth with her surrounding Arms And glance her am'rous eys adul'trous Charms These made him blush with shame and fear together And answer No you 're Sacred as my Mother Doth not my Master trust his State with me And hath with-held nothing at all but thee This wickedness is great I dare not do 't Pardon me Mistress and leave off your suit Say if I grant all that which you desire Can you keep off God's Wrath and Husbands Ire Nay he will be offended and my Lord Will never after take an Hebrews word Yet this enflamed Wanton gives not o'r To speak him kindly ev'ry day and hour Adding forced Caresses but in vain From day to day till she had drunk the bane That either must her Lust or Fury end Upon her Servant and her Husbands Friend Both which are grown to that prodigious height That though the Sun shines yet she counts it night Saying within her self he 's here I guess Alone i' the house about his business This is the last exploit I mind to try To which the Fool must either yeild or die And then laid hold upon his Coat and swore I 'le have all I desire of thee before Thou go there 's none can see or hear the noise But he as frighted at her lustful voice Flees out and leaves his Garment in her hand Where God forbids to fight he dares not stand Now Hell and she must act another part Viz. mourning face put on dissembling heart The sugar'd words she used but of late For baits turns Choller this to cruel hate Calling aloud to all for Heavens sake help I am abused by this Hebrew Whelp See here the Relicts of his villany My cries it made him leave and from me flee And now would God my Potiphar were come For I shall never rest till he 's at home And have related unto him what fare Must be expected i' the house where Hebrews are He 's at the door run and let in my Lord. How now my Girl What neither smile nor word Smile No how can I since your very slave Embolden'd is thine not my Love to crave He hath attempt'd that Fort was ne'r besieg'd By more than thee to whom I am oblig'd Horrid Nay 't is no Jest this Coat but see And then my wrong revenge or love not me To which the furious Husband answer made Enough my Jempsar it shall ne'r be said That you my Love can any thing demand That I 'le deny wherefore I pray you stand To see the Prologue of his torturing pains He shall imprison'd be and bound with chains Go cursed Rogue I 'le never trust the face That 's beautiful it 's seldom lin'd with grace This heard the courteous Lad made humble bow Saying My Lord I never wronged you Time trying all things you shall plainly see The fault was hers and there was none in me Wherefore I hope that God whom I do serve Will grant such favour that I may not starve In this dark Prison Thy words are bootless Jaylor keep him sure While I have studied what he shall endure Which when Jehovah from 's Imperial Throne Heard wills a winged Herald to be gone Down to his Footstool-Earth and there to tell The Turn-key he must use the Pris'ner well This made our guiltless Youth much favour find With him that unto others was unkind For what in prison was among them done Joseph was doer of it he alone Without controle rul'd all because the Lord Him prosper'd according to the World Yet all this time our Joseph never thought How he from prison should at last be brought Till he that all for good makes work together Sent Pharaoh's Butler and his Baker thither For misdemeanour who were put in ward With Potiphar the Captain of the Guard Whom Joseph serv'd at last each dream'd a dream Viz. Butler Baker on a several Theam Which so perplexed both of them next morrow That he it spied and said Sirs what sorrow Tormenteth you ye lowr and are so sad There is some cause if your night-sleep was bad Boy that 's not all but we have dreaming been And none can tell us what the same doth mean Hear me my Masters do not you yet know That their Interpretations from below Come not 't is only such events can read As are with Sp'ritual Mantles overspread Then do but tell me what was each mans Theam Not doubting I shall quickly read your Dream A Vine said Butler I saw me before And in the same three Branches and no more Which budded shooting forth its Blossom-flow'rs Whose clusters all brought forth such Grapes as ours The Cup of Pharaoh being in my hand I took and press'd them in at his command Who afterward both took and did it drink This is the sum of what I dream'd I think is this the thing you have a mind to know Come rouze your Spirit it needs not be so low The Branches three as many days portend Before the end of which the King will send For you and to your wonted place restore His Cup to bear as you was wont before When this Prediction is fulfill'd on thee Be sure to put the King in mind of me And tell him though he have Magicians store Yet there 's an Hebrew Lad that knoweth more Than all of them and this a mean will be From Bonds and Prison for to set me free For I indeed an Hebrew stol'n was And hither brought I know not for what cause Where now again without a crime I lie In this dark Cell and may do till I die In this young man said the Baker well And will adventure mine also to tell Three Baskets white I had upon my head In which were several sorts of meat and Bread Which I to Pharaoh brought but e'r I came Birds flockt about my head and eat the same This Dream of yours will prove but bad I fear And therefore Sir I beg you would forbear To urge from me what it doth signifie Take this for all that you must quickly die I fear not that say on I will approve Of that my Friend reveals to me in love My life I will resign most willingly If of my Service Pharaoh weary be If 't must be so The Baskets that you wore Predict that e'r three days be o're You shall be hang'd and Birds your flesh shall eat This is the vision of your baked meat Make sure of Heaven thy part on Earth is done Now by this time rose third days sparkling Sun Where God ordaining Pharaoh made a Feast Upon his Birth-day unto all the rest Of them that were his Servants by and by In frolick humonr he aloud did cry Go bring the Baker and the Butler up This man is fittest to give
are gone Love makes him cry Go out leave me alone He who of late spake rough and threatned all Now weepeth loud and on their necks doth fall What means our Ruler Is not this a wonder That he who to th' Egyptians speaks like Thunder Should be so much transported as to cry And none but these eleven Strangers by Dear Hearts I 'm Joseph doth my Father live Said he to which they could no answer give His unexpected Greatness and their fault Daunts them as vanquish't sould'ers new assault Till he cryes Quarter and bids shake off fear Saying I am Joseph whom ye sold and here Was brought by Merchants Come be not afraid It was not you but God that for your aid Had order'd all things and for preservation Of life hath given unworthy me this Station Two years already hath the Famine been In Egypt Land and five yet is not seen In which 't will be in vain to plow the Land Because the Mower shall not fill his hand Wherefore your God and mine sent me before That I for you and for your houses store Should make provision he whom I do serve Me hither sent that I might life preserve And thought me fittest all the Corn to gather That was in Egpypt and be Pharaohs Father Haste then go up to the Old Man and say Thus saith thy Son that was not I this day Am Lord of Egypt so made by my God Who wills that thou come down and make abode With me and Goshen for thy dwelling place Accept it 's near there thou mayst see my face Thy Children Flocks and all shall nourisht be Nothing that 's thine shall taste of poverty In these five years of Famine Cast your eye And view my Limbs and Features it is I And let my Brother Benjamin the Youth Look well upon me Is it not my mouth That speaketh these things pray also declare Unto my Father what my Glories are In Egypt and perswade him to make haste To come and quickly of my Favours taste Then turn'd he unto Benjamin and said Joy of my Heart how well am I now paid For all my wishes and my pray'rs for thee Who am admitted once again to see My fathers image and my mothers face In thine dear Brother God give thee his grace This said in token of his true respect He weeps and kisses falls upon his neck And he again as far as modesty Permitted wept and kist most ardently Which though in secret done cannot be hid The Court takes notice what the Ruler did And that his Brethren come they Pharaoh tell Who said I 'm glad Servants they like it well Come in said Pharaoh Zaph I mean to see Whether thy father Jacob be like thee Send for him into Egypt where his store Shall be so much that he shall wish no more This is my will I hope you 'l not neglect To pay your father all the true respect You owe and for their better commodation Chuse out of Waggons best in all the nation For them the little ones and all their stores Being persuaded that the land is yours As one who 's willing to obey his Lord And serve his Father Joseph doth accord Horses and Chariots quickly are prepar'd By him who for provision nothing spar'd For each of ten had from him change of cloaths But to his brother Ben. gave five of those Three hundred pieces as a token he Unto him gave 'bove what his cost should be His Fathers Present it is greater far For unto him ten Asses loaded are With finest Gold that might supply his need And other ten loaden with Corn and Bread That might sustain his Father in the way All which he doth with small or no delay And then commands that they should thence depart With seeming joy yet grieved at the heart Lest they his Brother Benjamin molest At parting from them thus himself exprest Brethren I hope ye will all cordial be Till ye to Jacob bring good news of me Telling him I do live and wish him health And hope that he will see me and my wealth This do and so I hope God will you bring Unto the old man who is languishing For your long stay These are the whole commands Wherewith I wish you kiss my Fathers hands At home with bowed knees they all salute Their aged Father who for Joy stood mute When he had heard that Joseph was alive Ruler in Egypt and therein did thrive For sometimes he believed and sometimes not Because they 'd told him that the Lad was not But to confirm the truth they all declare What with the Ruler their adventures were And how he serv'd them e'r he let them know Whose Son he was or what he did them ow And also show him all the Waggons trim That should to 's Son in Egypt carry him These seen his fainting Spirit did revive Say'ng Well it is enough if Joseph be alive Help Lord for now my Son I must go see In Egypt land this done then let me die No sooner had the next Aurora bright With blushing Skies succeeded gloomy Night Then Father Israel to his Char'ot hies And rests not till Beersheba he descries Where resting he commandeth to erect An Altar whence he might his Pra'rs direct And Sacrifices to the God of Heav'n Because his odd Sons were again made ev'n That he a prosperous success might have Of Isaac's God he doth protection crave In 's Journey and for length of days implores Till he had seen young Joseph and his Stores He had not fully ended his devotion When Suns departure and the Starry motion Invited him to leave and to take rest No no saith Jacob there is no such haste I once again will of my God enquire If he my going Egypt-ward desire If he be willing I will not be slack But if he be not then I will turn back This said from Heav'n he heard a sudden voice Say'ng Jacob Jacob fear not but rejoyce Since I have been thy fathers and thy God Well be go there and settle thy abode The truth to shew of this my promise made I 'le make thy seed as sand on Sea-shore laid This mighty Nation shall victorious be After four hundred years when my decree Shall be fulfill'd then fear not down to go I 'le guide thee there and bring thee up also No comfort will I from thee keep thou sees Thy son who was not he shall close thine eyes Good Jacob ravish'd with those hea'vnly news Rose up in haste and to his sons all shews And then commands with speed that they prepare All things which needful for ther journy were The Coaches ready some their father heave Some stand within him ready to receive Their wifes and children have their proper place Into the same and Coachmen drive apace Their cattel also which were numerous Gold Silver Jewels Treasures ponderous Purchas'd in Canaan these they did transport To Egypt whither then they did resort Thus Jacob leaves Canaan and his seed Do follow