of your works lest any man should boast To him let all the Church therefore ascribe with one accord All praise and honour evermore through Jesus Christ our Lord HYMN LV MORAL PRECEPTS Prest with Arguments Mic. 6. 8. Psal. 37. 28. Col. 3. 25. THe Lord hath shewed thee O man what God requires as good Do justly love compassion walk humâ—ly with thy God Because the Lord loves equâ—ty his Saâ—nts he will not leave And he that deals injuriously shall sutably receive Mat. 5. 7. Jam. 2. 13. Luk. 14. 11. And mercy to the merciful the Lord will still expresse But judgement shall with rigour â—all upon the mercilesse And God doth still resist the proud but gives the humble grace Self-humbling then shall honour men self-honouring shall abase 2. PART Jam. 5. 12. Eph. 4. 25. Rev. 21. 8. Swear not by heaven nor by earth nor any oath at all Lest into condemnation by such offence ye fall Put lies away and speak the truth for every wilful liar Must sure partake of that broad lake which burns with brimstone-fire Rom. 13. 13. Heb. 12. 14. Shun â—urfeiting and drunkennesse and do not lead your lâ—fe In chambering and wantonness in envy or in strife And ever follow peace with all and holiness together Without which grace there 's no man shall behold Gods face for ever 3. PART Eph. 4. 31 29. Rom. 12. 21. All malice wrath and bitterness and clamor put away And be not overcome with ill but let the good bear sway And let no talk come from your mouths corrupt in any case But such as serves to edifie and teach the hearers gâ—ace Eph. 5. 3 4. But fornication avarice and what pollutes or taints Amongst you let not once be nam'd as it becometh Saints Nor filthiness nor foolish talk noâ— unbeseeming jests Which things are not convenient but rather thankfulnesse 4. PART Rom 12. 10 15. Eph. 2. 4. Gal. 6. 2. By kinde affection mutually the love of brethren keep Rejoyce with them that do rejoyce and weep with them that weep And heed not your own things alone but each for other care And to fulfill the Law of Christ each others burden bear Rom. 12. 16. Mat. 7. 1 2. Mind not high things but condescend to men of low estate And be not wise in your own eyes pufft up with self-conceit And judge not that you be not judg'd for as you mete to men Accordingly shall God reply and deal to you agen 5. PART M. 7. 12. R. 13. 7. ch. 12. 17. T. 3. 2. 1 Th. 4. 7. Do as you would be done unto and give to all their right Of no man ever speak amisse nor ill with ill requite Let none defraud or go beyond his brother any way For God avengeth all such things and will the wrong repay Jam. 5. 9. Joh. 7. 24. Phil. 4. 5. Rom. 14. 4. And brethren let no one of you against another grudge Nor judge ye by appearances but righteous judgement judge And let your moderation be manifest to all The Lord our Master is at hand to whom we stand or fall 6. PART Ecc es. 5. 4 5 Heb. 13. 16. When thou hast vowed a vow to God defer not then to pay For God hath no delight in fools that mock him with delay And to do good and distribute forget ye in no wise For God is pleas'd exceedingly with such like sacrifice Phil. 4. 8. 1 Cor. 4. 5. And all things honest just and true and such as sweetly please For vertue praise and good report think on such things as these Until the secrets of all hearts be publisht all abroad And then shall every one of us have his due praise of God HYMN LVI More spiritual PRECEPTS Prov. 3. 5 6. Mat. 22. 37. 1 Thes. 5. 15 16. TRust in the Lord with all thy heart love him with all thy might In all thy ways acknowledge him and make him thy delight Pursue good things rejoycing still and pray continually Quench not the Spirit any way despise not prophecy Rom. 12. 11. Heb. 12. 28. Joh. 6. 27. With fervent spirit serve the Lord and having grace draw neer To worship God with reverence and godly filial fear And for the food that perisheth be not at any strife But for the food that doth endure to everlasting life Mat 6. 33. And seek Gods Kingdom first of all his righteoâ—snesse pursue And then shall all the other things be added unto you HYMN LVII MORTALITY and IMMORTALITY Isa 40. 6 7 All flesh is grass and soon must yeeld for all the goodly shew Which is but as a flower in field that some short time doth grow The gras doth wither and is gone the flower doth fade and passe Because Gods Spirit blows thereon the people sure is grass 8. 1 Cor. 15. 53 The grasse doth change the flower doth fade at one rebuking blast But lo the word our Lord hath said for ever standeth fast The corruptible must put on a state that cannot die The mortal must be cloath'd upon with immortality 54. 56 57. The saying then fulfill'd shall be recorded of this thing O grave where is thy victory O death where is thy sting The sting of death sin needs must be the Law the strength of sin But thanks to God for vicâ—o y through Christ our Lord herein HYMN LVIII MORTIFICATION Col 3. 5. Rom. 6. 12. c. 8. 13. YOur earthly members mortifie and let no sin bear sway Or in your mortal body reign whâ—le ye the lusts obey For if ye serve the flesh ye die but if that by the Spirit The bodâ—es lasts ye mortisie then shall ye life inherit c. 6. 16. c. 13. 14. For his ye are whom ye obey whether of sin to death Or else of righteousnesse to life after this mortal breath Put on then â—esus Christ the Lord and for the fleshes ease Make no provision nor regard the lusts thereof to please 2. PART Rom. 8. 7. c. 12. 2. The carnal minde is enmity against the living Lord Not subject neither can it be to his revealed word Be chang'd therefore by minds renew'd that ye may understand What pleasing good and perfect things the Lord doth here command ch. 8. 6. ch. 6. 11 8. Because to be of carnal minde is death without release But if spiritually inclin'd it savours life and peace Then count your selves as dead to sin to God in Christ alive Because if we be dead with him we trust we shall revive HYMN LIX MOSES Song All people c. Exod. 15. 1. NOw sing unto the Lord will I for he hath triumpht gloriously The horse and rider both of these his hand hath cast into the Seas 5 6 The depths devour'd them every one They sank to th' bottom as a stone Lord thy right hand with power shines bright thy right hand crusht the enemy quite 7 In thy great excellence O God thou hast those rebels under-trod Thou sentest forth thy wrath whereby they were consum'd as stubble dry 9 The enemy thus
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
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
Now therefore glorifie the Lord Dear brethren every one Both in your bodies and your souls for they are Gods alone And whither eat or drink ye do or ought else all your dayes Let all be done by each of you to Gods renown and praise HYMN LXVIII Recovery of the Church Have mercy c. Micâ— 7. 8 9. REjoyce not over me O thou mine enemy For when I fall the boast is small so soon arise shall I. And when I sit me down in darknesse desolate The â—ord will be a light to me in that distrest estate And I will therefore bear the Lords most just displeasure Since I have been entic'd to sin against him in such measure Until the Lord be pleas'd my cause to undertake And at my suit shall execute his judgement for my sake For verily the Lord will bring me forth to light And will express his righteousness apparent in my sight HYMN LXIX REDEEMING of TIME Eccles 12. 1 7. REmember thy Creator now in these thy younger dayes Before the year and day draw near when pleasure quite decayes Then shall the dust return to earth to earth from â—hence it came The spirit then goes back agen to God that gave the same 13 14. Now let us heaâ— the end of all that Scripture doth declare Oh fear the Lord and keep his word which should be all our care For every work both good and bad with every secret thing That here have past from first to last will God to judgement bring Eph. 5. 15 16. See that you walk exactly then and not as fools but wise And still redeem your precious time because bad dayes arise HYMN LXX REDEMPTION Out of the Songs of the blessed Virgin Mary of Zacharias and â—ld Simeon Luke 1. 46 47 50 MY soul doth highly magnifie the Lord of Soveraign power My spirit joys exceedingly in God my Saviour For holy is that Name of his and lets great grace to fall On them that fear him every where through generations all 51 52 The thiâ—gs that his right arm hath wrought have shew'd his strength full well Scattering the proud in that high thought wherewith their hearts did swell Yea he dethrones the mighty ones and plucks them from their seat And them that be of low degree he hath made high and great 53 54 55. He fills the hungry with good things the rich sends empty away And to his servant Israel brings soul-saving help this day Calling to minde his mercies kind to our fore-fathers told With Abraham and his seed to stand for ever as of old 2. PART Out of the Song of Zacharie Luke 1. 1. 68 69. The Lord the God of Israel we praise with one accord For visiting and redeeming us the people of the Lord For he hath thus rais'd up for us salvations surest horn Which in his servant Davids house is of a Virgin born 70 71 72 As holy Prophets all foretold should come to passe for man And by their mouth he spake of old since first the world began From hands of those our hateful foes that he would set us clear And so perform the mercy sworn unto our fathers dear 73 74 75. His holy Covenant still the same to be remembred thus His oath to father Abraham that he would grant to us That safely we from foes set free might walk in fearlesse wayes Of holiness and righteousnesse before him all our dayes 3. PART Out of the Songs of Simeon and Zacharie Luke 2. 30 31 32. And now O Lord our eyes have seen thy saving health and grace By power divine prepar'd to shine before all peoples face And as a light to shine full bright where blindfold Gentiles dwell And to be made the glory of thy people Israel c. 1. 77 78. The knowledge of salvation that God might thus give in Unto his people making known the pardon of their sin All through the love of God above so tenderly let fall Whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us all 79. ch 2. 14. From darknesse and the shade of death to grant us glad release And give us light to guide our feet into the paths of peace To God be glory now therefore in heavens highest place Let peace on earth be poured forth to men good will and grace HYMN LXXI REFORMATION Give laud c. Hag 2. 6. THus saith the Lord of Hoasts but yet a little while And I will shake all coasts yea every land and Isle yet once again I shake all these heav'n earth and seas and all the main 7 All Nations I will shake the long desired day Which doth all Nations take lo that shall come I say And for all Coasts This house I will with glory fill saith God of Hoasts 9 The glory of this last far greater â—â—all it grow Then of the Temple past the Lord of Hoasts saith so And in this place It is the Lord of Hoasts his Word I will give peace Zach. 4. 6 7. Ha. 2. 22. Yet not by might nor power but by my spirit alone Saith God of Hoasts our Tower the strength of all in one for who art thou O mountain great the Empires seat to hinder now Zach. 4. 7. Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain The stone that doth excel the head-stone of the same His hand shall fit And bring it out with general shout grace grace to it Heg 2. 22 The hand that first began to lay the ground-work low The hand of that same man shall finish it also In spight of Kings For who are they that slight the day of smaller things HYMN LXXII Regeneration Jâ—h 3. 5. Gal. â— â—5 EXcept a man be born again of water and the spirit He cannot any way attain salvation to inherit For circumcision serveth none the priviledge is small Nor serves uncircumcision but a new creature 's all 2 Cor. 5. 17. Jam. 1. 18. Behold a man in Christ therefore and a new creature view Old things are past and come no more and all things are made new By his own will and word hath he wrought our regeneration A kinde of first-ripe-fruit to be of all his whole Creation HYMN LXXIII REPENTANCE Isa. 59. 1 2 GOds arme is never shortened but it can reach to save His ear not dull or wearied to hear us what we crave But from you do your sins divide your God that was so near And cause the Lord his face to hide so that he will not hear Ezck. 18. 13. 2 Chron. 30. 9. Lay therefore your transgressions by Repent and turn saith he And so your great iniquitie your ruine shall not be Because the Lord is full of grace ready to pardon sin And will not hide away his face if ye return to him Luke 15. 7 10. One sinner that returns agen makes Angels joy exceed More then do ninety-nine just men that no repentance need 2. PART Jer. 3. 13. 1 Job 1. 9. Acknowledg how ye have transgrest against the Lord your God And only let it be confest what by-paths you
A CENTURY OF SELECT HYMNS Collected out of Scripture All to be sung in five or six Tunes commonly known and practized By W. B. Minister of the Gospel at Martins in Leicester Col. 3. 16. Teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and Hymns and spiritual Songs ΙΟΥΣΤ ΑΠΟΚΡΙΣ ΠΡΟΣ ΟΡΘΟΔΟΞ Ρζ {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} c. V. fol. 2. LONDON Printed by T. R. for Francis Eglesfield and Thomas Underhill in S. Pauls Church-yard and Francis Tyton at the three daggers neer the Temple in Fleetstreet 1659. Justin Martyr of the use and Excellency of spiritual Songs in the Church In his 107. Answer to the Orthodox IT moves the minde and makes affection strong To that which is so taking in the SONG The fleshly motions are by it supprest And vicious thoughts which foes unseen suggest The minde it moystens as a fruitful field Abundance of Divine good things to yeeld It makes Religious men such power it brings Champions for patience in all adverse things It cures the godly man of worldly cares It is the spirits sword as PAUL declares Which acts and arms a Christian souldier so That he may grapple with his Ghostly foe For 't is the Word of God which while revolv'd And sung aloud The Devils are dissolv'd And driven away yea it hath power so great The minde to perfect and to make compleat With Christian virtues while in sacred throngs The Saints set on with these spiritual songs Interprete Camerario To the Right Honourable the Parliament of the Common-Wealth of England c. May it please your Honours IT appeares plainly by Justin Martyr Tertullian many others That the ancient Churches used not onely Davids Psalmes but other portions of Scripture chosen ad libitum to be put in Song for their Edification Yet it doth not appear so plainly that they used Psalms Apocryphal or Unscriptural in Primitive times but rather that such by corruption crept in Eu ebius reporting of Pauluâ— San osetanus the grâ—nd Heretick that he countenanced such Songs in the Church as would make a mans haire stand staring on his head to hear and we find among the Papists sundry Hymns savouring of horrid blasphemy and shameful superstition Neither are our own altogether allowable for that which is called the complaint of a sinner next before the Psalmes is very non-sensical and in that after veni Creator the Author sayes that in the glorifi'd body of our Saviour in heaven the wounds are yet to be seen Now such inconveniences as these would not so easily occur if we kept our selves to Scripture expressions And what other doth the Apostle admit when he saith Col. 3. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly c. Surely Apocryphal Hymns are not the Word of Christ We see Justin Martyr if that work be his speaking of this saith {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} It is the Word of God Omitting therfore all unscriptural hymns which many great Councels did forbid and condemne I have here composed an hundred Hymns out of express Scriptures not injured I hope in their conjunction but may say with Divine Herbert This verse marks that and both do make a motion Unto a third that ten leaves of doth lie Then as dispersed herbs do watch a potion These three make up a Christians destiny Herberts Church of H. Scriptures These Hymns are plainer then Psalms and more sutable to our condition and more pertinent to Gospel occasions such as wherein Christians may truly say that they do teach and admonish one another Such as inculcate our duties and reprove our vices out of the most piercing pasâ—ages of holy Scriptures such as may answer all Sermons and accommodate all occurrences and may competently serve instead of Psalms till a better translation then the old comes in Finally they are such as do excellently instruct a Christian unto prayer and Minister both hints and helps abundantly To Dedicate these to your Honours is as necessary as well-beseeming both to give you account and crave your countenance in so great a business which is no innovation or induction but a reduction to primitive use and order And humbly prays for this encouragement to be recommended or allowed to be sung in publick and private Congregations Now the God of mercy that hath withdrawn the cloud of interruption Give you the spirit of reformation that your authority may be universally owned honoured and obeyed pray'd for to God by us and God praised for it as a singular blessing to this Nation under which we may lead peaceable and quiet lives in all godlinesse and honesty in perswasion whereof I rest Your Honours most devoted servant for Jesus sake William Barton To the Reverend and Religious Ministers of England especially in and about the City of London Reverend Brethren TO you also do I cheerfully render an account of my labours since at the request and with the good liking of some of you I composed some Hymns published heretofore and sundry others now Wherefore I intend no further Apology then what is tendred in the preceding Epistle to the Parliament and if more be necessary I hope I may reasonably expect it from you in behalf of the Work I have not much medled with the Lamentations though a book Poetical in regard the like subject is so freâ—uent in the Psalmes neither with the Canticles not onely because they are done â—oth in plaine way and paraphrase by other hands but because of the difficulty of the sense I think best to glosse upon that Text of Cant. 5. 10. By the expression of 2 Cor. 5. ult. And of that fruit spoken of Cant. 2. 3. I add this glosse The Word and Sacrament Not that I want occasion to steak of His Odors sweet of scent or some such out of the letter of the Text but for the occasion for which I chose it as being virtually imply'd and apply'd fittingly Indeed I would gladly annex to these Hymns some select places and whole Psalmes touching the most spiritual and concernable matters of praise and publick worship Exhortation and Consolation that thereby I might again bring in those frequent Metres which some of you say I have left out to your losse and mine own in the last Edition and which you do prefer and I think justly to those that are put in To what end therefore should I comply any further with the old which being alter'd no more then needs must would be like an old garment with a new piâ—ce and would put the people to as much cost as a new Translation much neerer to the Text much easier to be sung and got without book The best way as I conceive is to collect a Semicentury of choice Hymns which out of my store I can easily afford and make no other addition to the last translation then you shall think necessary So shall you finde among the Psalms or Hymns all the frequent Metres that are not harsh the 119.
Psalm all of a piece the short Psalms and here and there a longer rendred in duplicates The whole might be reduc'd to six sâ—eets Numpâ—il whereof the Hymns would with the Psalme-Hymns added make up two Te Deum is an exquisite Hymn harping all along upon Scripture and in my Translation exemplified with Scripture-proofs done at the request of one of you but there is no room for printing either it or any Psalm-Hymns till the next impression And that with your concurrence and the Company of Stationers lest any should suspect the prejudicing of their interest Thus desiring to answer your desires in all things to edification I rest Your ready servant for Jesus sake William Barton ERRATA In the second line of the last staff of the book for greater read Gentiles The rest of the faults are but literal and some of them in some Copies only p. 42 52. and 59. are miâ—figured And Hymn XCIV transposed HYMN I. ACCLAMATION of PRAISE for Babylons FALL Rev. 14. 8. 16. 5 NOw Babylon is fallen and sunk that City great in state Because she made the Nations drunk with wine adulterate And thou O Lord aâ—t righteous who art and alwaies wast And art to come most glorious for judging as thou hast 6 7. For thy Saints blood hangs on their seore thy Prophets blood they shed And blood to drink thou gavest them store as they have merited Even so Lord God omnipotent we gladly do confesse Thy judgments are most eminâ—nt â—or truth and righteousnesse 19. 3 1 7. Now Allelujah sing aloud salvation glory fame Be given to the Lord our God and honour to his Name Be glad in God for this just doom rejoyce and honour him The Marriage of the Lamb is come â—is Wife hath made her trim H. 2. ALLELVJAH for the same Give laud c. Rev. 19. 5 6 PRaise to our God proclaim O ye his Servants all And ye that fear his Name together great and small Allelu-jah For God supream with power doth reign and bears the sway 9 1 O they be ever blest that shall be cal'd unto The Lambs great Marriage Feast these are Gods words most true Allelu-jah Strength glory power and fame to our Lord God alway 2. For thou hast poured forth thy wrath on that great whore That did corrupt the earth with all her acts impure And hast this day Aveng'd the flood of thy Saints blood Allelu-jah 11. 15. The Kingdoms of this world are every one become The Kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ his Son And he alway Shall reign on high with Majesty Allelu-jah H. 3. ALMS-DEEDS Isa. 32. 8. Psal. 112. 9. THe Just deviseth liberall things and by such things shall stand He hath disperst his Charity and with a liberall hand With honour and with dignity his horn shall sure be rais'd And these his Deeds of piety for ever shall be prais'd 2 Cor. 9. 6. Ecc. 11. 1. For he that soweth liberally shall gather many a heap And he that soweth sparingly but sparingly shall reap Then on the waters cast thy bread it shall not be in vain For when long time 's accomplished it shall be found again Prov. 19. 17. For he that giveth to the poor doth lend unto the Lord And trusting him he shall be sure to have it all restor'd H. 4. The Blessed DEATH Rev. 14. 13. BLessed O blessed are the dead that in the Lord do die Thus hath the Spirit witnessed and most assuredly For from their royles that were extream they are in quiet rest Their works likewise do follow them to be their true attest Isa. 57. 2. Thus shall they enter into Peace and quiet rest possesse In blessed beds each one of these that walk in uprightnesse H. 5. BLESSINGS of OBEDIENCE Prov. 3. 1 2 3 MY Sonne keep my Commandements forget not my decree For length of daies long life and peace shall these things adde to thee Then let not truth and mercy kind forsake thee and depart About thy neck my Precepts bind and write them in thy heart 4. ch. 2. 5 6 So shalt thou find a good respect and understanding then Approved in the sight of God and in the sight of men Then shalt thou understand and know his wisdome and his fear For from his mouth doth wisdom slow and he gives knowledge cleer 10 11 9 When wisdom enters in thy heart and is thy souls delight Discretion shall preserve thee then and knowledge keep thee right Then righteousnesse shall readily by thee be understood Judgment like wise and equity and every path that 's good Mat. 25. 29. Prov. 4. 18. For unto every one that hath there shall be given more And he shall have abundant grace still to encrease his store For like unto the shining light is every good mans way Which more and more shines cleer and bright unto the perfect day 2 PART Deut. 28. 1 2 3 4. If thou shalt hearken diligently to all that God commands The Lord thy God shall set thee high above all other Lands And all these blessings shall come on and overtake thee soon The blessings of the Town and Field and blessings of the Womb 5 6 27. The Lord shall bless thee mightily with fruits upon thy ground Thy Flocks of sheep shall multiply thy Cattell shall abound The Lord shall take away from thee all sicknesse and disease And lay upon thee no such Plague as did on Aegypt seize 7 12 The Lord shall smite thine enemies that rise up in thy sight One way against thee shall they rise and seven waies take their flight The Lord shall make the Heavens give rain in season on thy Land And prosper thee in all the works which thou shalt take in hand 9 1 Sam. 15. 22. The Lord shall then establish thee a people of his praise If thou shalt keep to his decree and walk in all his wayes For better is Obedience then Bullocks Goats and Lambs And hearkening to the will of God then all the fat oâ— Rammes H. 6. Blessed QVALIFICATIONS Mat. 5. 3 to the 10. BBlessed O blessed are the poor the poor I say in spirit For they shall have the Kingdom sure of Heaven to inherit And blessed they that mourn and weep for they shall meet with mirth And blessed also are the meek for theirs is all the earth Blessed are they that hunger much and thirst for righteousnesse For God shall satisfie all such with comforts that refresh And blessed are the mercifull for God will shew them grace And blessed are the pure in soul for they shall see his face Blessed are they that strive for peace to make men to accord For we must call all such as these the Children of the Lord And blessed are the sufferers for love of righteousnesse Because a Kingdom shall be theirs in heaven to possesse H. 7. CALL out of Babylon Have mercy c. Rev. 18. 4 to the 8. COme out of Babylon my people at my Call Lest for her sake ye should partake her sins
and plagues withall Because her sins have reach't unto the Heavens high And God doth find and call to mind all her iniquity Reward her to the â—ull as she rewarded you And fill her cup twice double up as she was wont to do Look how much she hath been a proud Luxurious Liver So much inflict her torments strict and so much sorrow give her For thus within her heart I sit a Queen saith she No desolate poor widdowes state nor sorrow shall I see And therefore shall her plagues come on her in one day Famine and death and mournfull breath to make her pine away And she shall utterly be burnt with fire at length For God the Lord that doth reward and judge her hath such strength H. 8. Charities QVALIFICATIONS 1 Cor. 13. 4 5. LOng-suffering is charity and most exceeding kind It envies not nor vaunts it self nor is puft up in mind Doth not unseemly bear it self it seeketh not her own Is not provoked easily and evil it thinks none 6 7 8. It joyes not in iniquity but in the truth takes joy Beheves and bears indures and hopes in all things patiently And charity fails not at all but Prophesies shall fail And tongues shall cease and knowledge fade but love shall still prevail 13. And now do Faith and Hope abide and Charity these three But that which is most magnifi'd is Love and Charity H. 9. CHASTISEMENT Heb. 12. 5 6. THe castigation of thy God my Son do not despise And when rebuked by his rod faint not in any wise For whom he loves he never leaves without chastisement fit And every Son whom he receives must to his scourge submit 7 8. By his chastisement if ye bleed Sonne-like you have your lot For what Son is there whom indeed the Father chastneth not But if yee no chastisement bear which all partake of here Then Bastards verily ye are and not his children dear 11. And now indeed no chastening doth for the present seem A joyous but a grievous thing as usually we deem But afterward it nere ' â—helesse doth yeild us evidenâ—ly The peacefull fruits of righteousnesse when exercis'd thereby H. 10. CHRIST his BENEFITS Eph. 1. 3. 1 Cor. 1. 30. BLessed be God that of his grace hath us so richly stor'd With spiritual gifts in heavenly place through Jesus Christ our Lord Made to us wisdom righteousnesse and sanctifying grace Redemption also to possesse the purchas'd heavenly place 2 Co. 5. 21. Ioh. 14 6. Eph. 2. 18. Made also to be sin for us who from all sin was free Thaâ— we the perfect righteousnesse of God in Christ might be The way the truth and life he is and thorough him alone We by one Spirit have accesse unto the holy One Col. 3. 11. Where there is neither Greek nor Jew nor sex of great or small Barbarian Scythian bond or free but Christ is all in all 2 PART Rom. 8. 1 2 There is no condemnation now to them that are in Christ Who by the Spirit walk with God not as by flesh intic'd Because the Law of Spirit and life which is in Christ our Lord Hath made us free from force of sinne and us from death restor'd 3. Gal. 4. 4. 1 Pet. 1. 8. For when the Law was weak through flesh and had not strength to save God sent his Son of Virgin-seed and him to us he gave Whom having never seen we love and through beleef no lesse Rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of gloriousnesse Jude 25. Rev. 4. 13. God only wise our Saviour that on the throne doth sit Have honour glory praise and power for ever so be it H. 11. CHRIST'S COMMISSION Mat. 10. 1 8. VVHenas our Lord had call'd his twelve he gave them power at large Against all Devils and disease and thus he gave them charge Go heal the sick the Leapers cleanse the dead men cause to live Cast Devils out your grant is free and therefore freely give 14 15 16 Whoso receives or hears you not it shall be farrmore ease For Sodom and Gomorha's land at judgment then for these Behold as sheep in midst of Wolves I send you forth saith he The Serpents wisdome therefore use and Doves simplicity 2 PART Mat. 28. 18 19 Behold all power is given me in heaven and in earth Go therefore into all the world and set my Doctrine forth Baptize them in the Fathers Name in every land and coast And in the Name of God the Son and of the Holy Ghost 20. Rev. 19. 16. Gal. 1. 5. And teach them to observe and do what ever I Command And I behold am now with you and while the world doth stand To Christ the King of Kings therefore and Lord of Lords most high Be praise and glory evermore to all eternity H. 12. COMMVNION of SAINTS Heb 12. 22 23 NOw are we come to Sion Mount the City of abode The heavenly Jerusalem where dwels the living God To Hosts of Angels numberlesse and to the Assembly met The general Church of Gods first born whose Names in Heaven are set 24. Mat. 25. 32. And unto God the judge of all on whom the world must wait And to the spirits of all just men made perfect in that state To Jesus Christ our Advocate in Gods new Covenant Court Whose sprinkled blood speaks better things then Abel's did report Rev. 5. 13. Blessing and glory and renown then give we altogether To him that on the Throne sits down and to the Lamb for ever H. 13. CONFESSION of CHRIST Mat. 10. 32. Rom. 10. 10. HIm that confesseth me to men will I saith Christ record And will acknowledge him agen before my heavenly Lord For man believes to righteousnesse with humble heart alone And with the tongue doth man confesse unto salvation 1 Tim. 3. 16. This Mystery of Godlinesse is very great and high God manifested in the flesh the spirit did justifie The blessed Angels saw his face the Gentiles heard his story Believ'd on in the world he was and taken up to glory H. 14. CONFESSION of SIN All people c. Hab. 1. 13. Dan. 9. 6. O Lord that art of purer eye then to behold iniquity We all have sinned we confesse we have committed wickednesse Isa. 59. 12. Ezr. 9. 6. Our trespasses against us show our sinnes we cannot choose but know For they are swolln above our head and are unto the heavens spread Luk. 15. 18. O Father we have grievously offended thee that dwellest on high Unworthy to be own'd therefore as thy dear children any more Ezra 9. 13. Ezek. 18. 32. Yet hast thou never punisht sin So much as our deserts have been Nor is the death of him that dies a matter pleasing in thine eyes Neh. 9. 27. Ezek. 13. 32. For thou art unto anger slow and dost with grace and mercy flow Thou art most ready to forgive therefore let us return and live H. 15. CONFIDENCE in GOD O Lord consider c. Haba 3. 17 18. ALthough the figtree shall not
regard nor learn Religion by the same But most unjustly will transgresse Here in the Land of uprightnesse and will not see Gods Majesty But they shall see and see with shame And feel as foes thy fiery flame for envying our felicity 2 PART Isa. 16. 18 12 Lord we have been with child in vain And we have been in grievous pain and as it were brought forth the wind For by our power we have not wrought The least deliverance can be thought in all the earth in any kind Nor have the dwellers on the earth Fal'n by the power that we put forth but by thy strength are undertrod For Lord thou wilt ordain at last True Peace for us because thou hast wrought all our work in us O God 20 21. O come my people enter thou Into thy secret chambers now and shut thy doors about thee fast And hide thy self now as it were But for a little moment there untiâ—â— the wrath be overpast For lo the Lord comes from his place To punish this maâ—ignant race for wickednesse that they maintain The earth shall also now disclose The blood shed of our barbarous foes and shall no more conceal her slain H. 29. EXAMPLE of SAINTS Eph. 5 1 2. Heb. 6. 12. BRethren be followers of the Lord as Children dear and true And walk in love with one accord as Christ hath loved you And be not slack through neglâ—gence but followers of their spirit That thorow Faith and Patience the Promises inherit 13. 7. Mat. 5. 16. Whose Faith likewise do ye pursue considering the end And blessed issue whereunto their conversations tend And let your light so shine to men that your good works discri'd May cause your heavenly Father then to be much glorified H 30. EZEKIELS IN FANT. Ye Children c. Ezek. 16. 3 5 6 THus saith the Lord to Israel Thy birth and birth-place know I well of Canaans cursed land to be And in the day when thou wast born Thou wast cast out to open scorn there was no eye to pity thee And when I saw thee passing by Polluted in thy blood to lye Behold it was the time of love When in thy blood thou didstremain I said to thee and said again Live Infant now born from above 8 11 14. Then over thee my skirt I spread Thy nakednesse I covered I sware to thee and made thee mine With ornaments I did thee deck I put a chain upon thy neck And Bracelets on those hands of thine And thy renown for beauty then Went forth among the heathen men that praised it with one accord For true it was a perfect dresse Through my exceeding comelinesse which I put on thee saith the Lord H. 31. FAITH PRAISED Heb. 11. 1 2 13 FAith is the substance of those things which once we hope to get And the assured evidence of things not seen as yet By it the Elders have obtain'd a good report and fame And died boldly in this Faith before the Promise came 6. Rom. 4. 3. But without Faith and confidence for which the Scriptures call It is a thing impossible to please the Lord at all For he that comes to God must trust that God is God most high And the rewarder of them all that seek him diligently Gal. 3. 7 9. Know then that they that are of Faith are all of Abrahams seed And blest with faithfull Abraham that are of faith indeed H. 32. FAITH PROVED Jam. 2. 14 20 VVHat profit's it my Brethren dear if any person saith That he hath faith and hath not works is that a saving Faith But wilt thou know O thou vain man that faith by works unknown Is not a living faith but dead it being all alone 26. Gal. 5. 6. For as the body is but dead the which no breath supplies So Faith that is not perfected by works is dead likewise And neither circumcision availes with God above Nor yet uncircumcision but Faith that works by love H. 33. GODS Glittering SWORD Deut. 32. 39 to 43. I Kill saith God and make alive I wound and heal alone And there is none with me can strive to rescue any one For I lift up my hand on high to heaven above and say Behold I live eternally and am without decay If once my hand with judgment close and whets my glittering Sword With vengeance on my hatefull foes I 'le execute my Word I 'le make mine arrows drunk with blood my Sword shall flesh devour The slain and captives shall be food from the first on-set hour Rejoyce ye Nations with his land to whom he will be good And while his foes shall feel his hand avenge his servants blood H. 34. GOVERNMENT 2 Sam. 23. 1. Deut. 16. 20. 2 Co. 4. 4. 〈…〉 2 Chr. 19. 6. Ps. 82. 1. THe Prince that ruleth over men must be exceeding just And Goveâ—n in the fear of God that putteth him in trust Because the judgment is not mans but Gods the King of Kings Who sits among these earthly Gods to judge of all these things Rom. 13. 1. 5. 1 Tim. 2. 2. And every soul must needs submit unto the powers supream And not for wrâ—th but conscience sake be subject unto them And pray for Kings and Rulers all that we through their defence â—ay live in Peace and Godlinesse with all good conscience 〈◊〉 2 Cor. 5. 10. For we must every one appear and personally â—ome Before the judgment â—eat of Christ there to receive our doom Accordingly as every man hath in the body done And as the work is good or bad So shall his sentence run 2 PART 1 Th. 5. 12. 13. 1. Pâ— 4. 10. Obey those Rulers over you that warn you in the Lord And for their work sake prize them much that preach to you the word As each man hath receiv'd the gift let him discharge his place As good and faithfull Ministers of Gods abundant grace 1 Th. 5. â—4 2 Th. 3. 6 14. 1 Tim. 5. 22. Warn the â—â—ruly help the weak Support them lest they fall Câ—mfort the feeble minded ones be patient towards all Withdraw from the inordinate to shame them for their sin And no way be partakers of the sins that such live in Heb. 12. 15 16. 1 Cor. 14. 26 33. And let no root of bitternesse no person vain and vilde Spring up among you troubling you and many be defil'd Let all be done to edifie for God's the God of Peace In all the Churches of the Saints to make disorders cease 2 Cor. 13. 11. Rom. 13. 8. And live in Peace and Holinesse whereto ye have your call And then the God of Love and Peace shall still be with you all And owe to no man any thing but one to love another For 't is the Laws accomplishing to be a perfect Lover 2 PART Eph 6. 1 2 4. Obey your Parents in the Lord ye children as 't is fit This is the first Commandement with promise made to it Parents provoke not unto wrath your children in their youth But bring
shall wait upon me then and on my power shall they repose Enlarge and spread thy tents in space And curtains of thy dwelling place lengthen thy cords and stretch them far And men shall break their Swords and Spears To pruning hooks and plowing-shares nor shall they any more learn War 11. 6. 49. 23. 60. 20 22 20. The Wolf and Lamb shall joyntly feed The Leopard with the Calf and Kid the Lyon and the youngling fat Thy Nursing-Fathers Kings shall be Queens Nursing-Mothers unto thee they shall bow down before thee flat Thy Sun shall never more decline Nor yet thy Moon desist to shine for Gods thy everlasting light A little one shall thousands bring Strong Nations from a small one spring and all thy people shall be right 4 PART Isa. 66. 12. 60. 4. 66. 17 Behold saith God I will extend The Peace of Israel far-an-end that like a River it shall seem Then shall the glorious Dignitee Of the converted Gentiles bee like to an over-flowing stream Thy Sonnes shall come from far and wide And to be nursed at thy side thy Daughters from the earths far ends Then will I sweetly comfort them That dwell in my Jerusalem as one whom his dear Mother tends 14 24. Psal. 149. 5. Isa. 35. 10. Which when ye see your hearts shall joy Your bones shall flourish wondrously like a sweet herb that freshly grows Then shall the hand of God be known Towards his Servants every one and his displeasure towards his foes For lo their worm shall never die Their fire shall burn perpetually and not be quenehed night nor day But Saints shall shout upon their beds Eternal joy shall crown their heads sorrow and sighes shall â—ice a way H. 42. IMPERFECTION Eccl. 7. 20 Iam. 3. 2. 1 Cor. 10. 12. THere is not any in the earth through all the Coasts of it A righteous man that still doth good and doth no sinne commit For verily in many things we sinne and trespasse all Let him therefore that thinks he stands be carefull lest he fall Gal. 6. 1. Eph. 4. 32. And if by imperfection ye see a man transgresse Restore him ye spiritual ones with love and gentlenesse And kind and tender-hearted be forgiving mutually As God for Christ his sake forgave all your iniquity 2 PART Gal. 5. 17. Rom. 7. 23. The flesh against the spiritual lusts and this with that doth fight So that ye cannot do such things as ye would do aright We in our Members find a law averse to that within And bringing in captivity unto the law of sinne Jam. 5. 16 20. Confesse your faults then mutually and pray for one another That so ye may be healed thereby and grace afresh recover Who turns a sinner from the path wherein he went aside Shall thereby save a soul from wrath and numerous sinnes shall hide H. 43. The JOYES of HEAVEN Rev. 22. 14 3 BLessed are they whose only strife is Gods good Laws to do That they may tast the tree of life and have a right thereto And that they may have entrance in into the City-gate There where the curse that came from sin can bear no longer date 4. But there the throne of God shall be and Christ the Lambs high throne And there his servants shall be free to serve the holy One And they shall see his blessed face and his most glorious Name Upon their sore heads shall have place his Image to proclaim 5. And there there shall ensue no night as if their day were done Nor have they need of candle-light or shining of the Sun For God the Lord from whom it springs shall give them light on high And they shall reign as crowned Kings to all Eternity H. 44. JVDGMENT DAY FOREWARN'D Joh. 5. 28 29. THe day and hour is drawing nigh when all the dead must hear The voice of him that is most high and shall forthwith appear All they to sure salvation whose works are good and right And they to condemnation in evil that delight Prov. 12. 28. Rom. 6. 23. Gal. 6. 8. For life is found in righteous waies no death can be therein But death the certain wages payes of all unpardon d sin All they that sow to sinfull flesh corruption shall inherit But endlesse life shall them refresh that sow unto the Spirit 1 Cor. 15. 58. Be stedfast Brethren now therefore and alwaies be unmov'd Abounding now and evermore in works of God approv'd Because ye know his holy word doth make the Promise plain So that your labour in the Lord can never be in vain 2 PART Luk. 21. 34. Be carefull lest at any time you should by your excesse Surcharge your souls with surfeiting or shamefull drukennesse And lest your heart be overcome with weight of worldly cares And so that day the day of Doom ' oretake you unawares 1 Thes. 5. 2 3. Luk. 12. 47. Because the day of Christ will come like as a thief by night And when they say Peace Peace will be shall suddain vengeance lite He that did know his Masters will and not himself prepare To do according to his skill full many a stripe shall bear 37 38 44. But blessed are those Servants all that watch with wakefull mind Whom Christ shall at his coming call and in this posture find He shall come forth assuredly and set them at his board And make them Partners in the Joy of their advanced Lord H. 45. JVSTIFICATION Rom. 8. 33 34. IT is the Lord that justifies who therefore shall condemn It is our Saviour Christ that dy'd or rather rose agen Who also is at Gods right hand ascended up on high And maketh intercession there for us continually Heb. 4. 16. Col 3. 17. Now therefore let us boldly come in certaine hope to speed Unto the throne of grace for grace to help in time of need And let all things we speak or do be in the name of one To God the Father giving thanks through Christ our Lord alone HYMN XLVI THE LAMBS SONG Rev. 15. 3 4. THy works are great and marvelous Lord God th' Almighty one Thy wayes are true and righteous thou King of Saints alone Who shall not fear thee O most high and glorifie thy Name For thou alone for sanctity deservest laud and fame For all the Nations of the earth shall come and worship thee Because thy judgements are set forth so plain for us to see HYMN XLVII LONGING after CHRIST Ye children c. Joh. 6. 32 35. c. 7. 38. THe bread of God so truly calld That giveth lâ—fe unto the world is he that down from heaven came And with this sweet coelestial bread Lord let us be replenished and give us ever of the same For he that as the Scripture saith Lays hold on Christ by lively faith shall never thirst or hunger more For by that saith and feeding so out of his belly there shall flow of living waters plentâ—ous store Rev. 22. 17 20. Cant. 8. 14. Jam. 5. 8. The Spirit and the Bride
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