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A high and heavenly eccho. By a faithful minister of the Gospel.
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A HIGH AND HEAVENLY ECCHO Explanatory Verses conteining as the occasion of so cautions for the understanding the following Scripture-Ecchoes NIgh to ones house an answering Eccho is Many have heard it and they say it is A None-such Eccho the like not having found With some content hearing the same re-sound Once and again mean while 't was well remember'd What had long since been out of Pulpit heard Another Eccho That God commanded Seeke ye my face It was returned Lord we will seeke thy face not properly This then was call'd an Eccho certainly Eccho the self-same words as spoken doth re-sound The words which now are here now there are found On this occasion musing 't was thought A Scripture-Eccho sure might be found out Great is indeed Gods blessed condescension Who teacheth man by man to the same passion Subject And in the self-same condemnation That men might learn being taught with much compassion Not only thus but God to help mans faith Teacheth things heavenly by the things on earth The print on Wax answers the Seal that made it So doth Gods grace in man unto the God who gave it Or as a face doth answer unto face in Glasse So doth mans heart to God where there is grace Men speaking to an Eccho Eccho doth answer them Even so Gods grace in man doth answer unto him Great familiarity 't will seeme there is 'Twixt God and such men as are neerly his That you mistake not then the following Ecchoings Observe well first some premis'd cautions What of the Lord is said with reverence is said Not God debasing but let him be ador'd God being infinite the distance then Is infinite betwixt our God and men What 's said by him he not depending on them 'T is said but what 's by them 's depending on him He from himself is what he is to them Saints from their God are what they are to him God what he is 't is without bounds to them What measure men receive they are to him They not beginning thus and thus with him But he beginning thus and thus with them What 's done by God is done with great perfection What 's done by Saints on earth hath its pollution Reserving thus to God what 's due to him as God To Gods dishonour dreading to pen a word Reading what follows to be read therefrom Improvement make with care first to inform The Lord is not to them a portion no Whose hearts answer not him Ecchoing so But in whose hearts the Lord his Law hath put They happy are examine we our state As print to Seal as face to face and Eccho answereth Doth so thy heart to God if there be grace in truth It will if yet it do not do not thou Conclude it never will no do not so The Lord may seize upon thy heart and make Thy heart to him as follows Eccho back But as for such as Eccho to the Lord Answering him according to his Word They may not boast for all the good they have Was first in Christ from him they did receive Such thanks should give to Christ as from a Spring From him they have this blessed Ecchoing Comfort most safe as well as sweet may such suck out from this Who Ecchoing truly unto God there God they know he is These cautions taken as an Antidote More uses may be made then here are wrote Twelve Syllables at once that Eccho well repeateth Twelve Syllables in this Reader each line rehearseth THE ECCHO God speaketh I Chusing did chuse thee Thou chusing did'st chuse me Thousands I passed by I pitch'd my love on thee Thousands thou passedst by And sett'st thy love on me Thousands I might have lov'd And might have past by thee Thousands thou might'st have lov'd And might'st have past by me Precious I do think thee Precious thou do'st think me Alone I let not thee Alone thou lett'st not me I have took hold on thee Thou hast took hold on me Seized on thee have I Seized on me hast thou I ioyn my selfe to thee Thou ioyn'st thy self to me Possession thou art mine Possession I am thine I dwell alwayes in thee Thou dwell'st alwayes in me I walk alwayes in thee Thou walk'st alwayes in me I gave my selfe to thee Thou gav'st thy self to me I set my heart on thee Thou sett'st thy heart on me Portion I am to thee Treasure thou art to me Thou art beloved mine I am beloved thine Contented I 'le not be with thine but with thy self Contented thou l't not be with mine but with my self All that I am it 's thine All that thou art it 's mine I do abide in thee Thou do'st abide in me Mine eye is still on thee Thine eye is still on me I rest my love on thee Thou rest'st thy love on me I do delight in thee Thou do'st delight in me I am a friend to thee Thou art a friend to me Kindnesse to them shew I which kindnesse shew to thee Kindnesse to them shew'st thou which kindnesse shew to me Foes who are so to me Thou countest foes to thee I never will have peace with such as war with thee Thou never wilt have peace with such as war with me I take part still with thee against thy foes that be Thou tak'st part still with me against my foes that be I am somewhat like thee thou art somewhat like me Both just and true am I Both just and true art thou Just in dealings am I Just in dealiings art thou True of my words am I True of thy words art thou Bent to mercie am I Bent to mercie art thou Such as serve me in love Although they do not well I accept of their wils Thus likewise doest thou For evill good do I For evill good do'st thou Holy likewise am I Holy likewise art thou Patient also am I Patient also art thou Such as do anger me Such long forbear do I Such as do anger thee such long forbearest thou Such Angels and such men as good and holy are Such are prized by me Such are prized by thee What hated is by me That hated is by thee Sins of all kindes hate I Sins of all kindes hat'st thou Such doings and such words as hated are by me Such doings and such words are hatefull unto thee What is belov'd by me That is belov'd by thee Those Angels and those men which holy are and good Beloved are by me Such are belov'd by thee That which well pleaseth me That also pleaseth thee Such Angels and such men obeying do please me Such Angels and such men obeying do please thee The Believer Eccho's I Chusing did chuse thee Thou chusing did'st chuse me Thousands I passed by I pitch'd my love on thee Thousands thou passedst by And sett'st thy love on me Thousands I might have lov'd And might have past by thee Thousands thou might'st have lov'd And might'st have past by me Precious I do think thee Precious thou do'st think me Alone I let not thee Alone