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A33986
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Divine songs and meditacions composed by An Collins.
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Collins, An, 17th cent.
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1653
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Wing C5355; ESTC R20679
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perfect God and perfect man was he This much touching our Saviours person Now His Offices we ought to know likewise And what he hath performd for us and how He freed us from the foresaid miseries And how Gods dreadfull wrath he satisfies His Offices shall briefly named be A Priest a Prophet and a King is he A Priest for that he hath for mans transgression Full satisfaction made to God the father Heb. 7.15 And likewise makes continuall intercession For those who to his fould he means to gather Or to eternall heavenly mancions rather The means wherby Gods wrath he satisfies Was his obedience and his sacrifice The Law of God he perfectly fulfild VVith full obedience and integrity As God had pre-ordained then did he yeild A painfull ignominious death to dy The wrath of God appeased was thereby Which in full measure came upon him then Even what was due unto the sins of men A Prophet to instruct his Church he is Which doth him honour by sinceare profession His Spirit qualifies the hearts of his And makes them pliable to such profession His word doth take when grace shall have possession For by the word no good efect is wrought But where the heart is by Gods spirit taught Our Saviour is a King undoubtedly Although he seemes to have no Kingdoms here Yet in their hearts he means to Glorify A Kingdome he erects of grace and there Hee raignes and by his spirit rule doth beare But here appears his machlesse dignity Hee King of Glory is Eternally For when he by his death had finished The work of our redemcion freed from paines He took his body that before was dead With all that to a perfect man pertaines With which he gloriously ascends and reignes At the right hand of God he doth remain Vntill to Iudgment he returns again Christs sufferings are sufficient for to free All men from wo and endlesse misery 2 Thes 3.2 But all men have not faith and therfore be Vnlikely to have benefit thereby For it is Faith with which we must apply The merrits of our blessed Redeemer And to our selves each in particuler Faith is a Grace which doth the soul refine Wrought by the Holy-Ghost in contrite hearts And grounded on Gods Promises divine Things superexcellent this same imparts To those that have it planted in their hearts But ere this faith is wrought the heart must be Made capable of it in some degree First God doth take the hammer of his Law And breaks the heart which he for Grace will fitâ— Then the seduced soul is brought in aw And doth immediatly it selfe submitt When sight of sinne and sorrowing for it Hath wrought humility a vertu rare VVhich truly doth the soul for Grace prepare The Law of God is most exact and pure Requireing of us perfect holinesse Psal 19.1 To which is life eternall prâ—mis'd sure But curses unto them that it transgresse Whether by frailty or by wilfullnesse Though none but Christ and Adam ere his fall Could keep this Law yet it may profit all For here we may perceive how much we fail VVithall what danger we incur thereby Then if we can our own deâ—ects bewail We may for sucour to our Saâ—iour fly Whose Righteousnesse will all our wants supply Then here are Rules set down for Gods Elect Whereby they wiâ—l their course of life direct This Law by Gods most skilfull Hand was wrot And placed in two Tables orderly Shewing what 's to be done and what is not Withall what good or evill coms thereby In Ten Commandements so distinctly Wherewith as with a Touch stone try we may How we offend our God or him obay 1 They sin against the first who think or say As doth the fool there is no God at all So they that through profanenesse disobay And want of knowledg is a breach not small Who loves or fears a creature most of all And puts trust therein and seeks there to Makes that their God and so break this they do 2 The second violated is by those That Images erect or them adore By such also who in devocion goes To Saint or Angell succor to implore VVho set by superstisious Reliques store And worship God after mens fantasies And not as he commands breaks this likewise 3 When those that seem religious prove profane Gods name is much dishonoured therby Even so likewise their error is the same Who use his word or works or Titles high For evill ends or elce unreverently By witchcraft cursing swearing blasphemy This violated is undoubtedly 4 Whoso by preparation doth not fit Himselfe to keep the Sabbath breaks the same As those that holy exercise omit Or come thereto only for fear of blame Nor have delight or profit by the same So it is broke by carnall recreations By worldly works by speech or cogitacions 5 When that inferiors disobedient are Vngratefull stubborn saucy impudent Fayling in reverence love respective care To their superiors hating Government Such grosly break this Fift Commandement As those superiors whose bad Disciplin Or ill example makes inferiors sin 6 This is transgrest by murther or debate By being mindfull of revenge likewise By sinfull anger envy malice hare By vexing words and scornfull mockeries Which are occasions of eâ—treamities Distresse of mind heart-griefe perplexity And life hath often prejudice thereby 7 All thoughts impure this CoÌ„mandment breaks So lewd pastimes light gesture wanton lookes Wearing apparell contrary to Sex Ill company vain â—alk lacivious books An all that may enâ—ice like baites or hooks To Fornication or Adultery VVhich breakes this Precept most apparently 8 This is transgrest by any kind of stealing By coveting our nighbours goods also By fraud oppression or deceitfuâ—l dealing By nâ—t disposing well of that we ow Refusing honeâ—t works to undergoe By being not content with our estate Not helping those we should commiserate 9 This violated is by false witnesse bearing Likewise by any Lie we breâ—k the â—ame By raiseing false reports or gladly hearing Ill of our nighbour touching his good name By not maintaining his deserved fame By speaking truth of him maliciously And not exhorting him in secresie 10 This is transgrest by lusts and mocions vain Though we thereto give no consent at all Ro. 7.7 As the rebellion of the flesh or stain And blot we have by sinne Originall Corrupsion of our nature we it call From which because that no one can be free Then all transgressors of the Law must be Who by the morrall Law beholds his sin And sees withall ther 's left him no defence To sorrow therefore now he doth begin His Conscience being toucht with lively sence Of Gods displeasure for his great offence Dispairing of salvation in respect Of ought that by himselfe he can effect The curse contain'd in this exquiset Law Doth work this sorrow so effectually For truly he alone is brought in aw Whose Conscience is inform'd of this hereby Who breaks but one commandement only In all his