MICROBIBLION OR THE BIBLE'S EPITOME: In Verse.  
Digested according to the Alphabet, that the Scriptures we read may more happily be remembered, and things forgotten more easily recalled.  
By Simon Wastell sometimes of Queen's College in Oxford.  
Bonus Textualis Bonus Theologus.  
A good Divine he's counted still,  
In Scripture text that hath good skill.  Psal. 1.2. 
Blessed is he that delighteth and meditateth in the law of God day and night.  
LONDON, Printed for Robert Mylbourne, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Greyhound in Paul's Churchyard. 1629.   

TO THE RIGHT Honourable his singular good Lord, Sir William Spencer Knight, Baron Spencer of Wormeleighton, and to his Honourable Lady: Simon Wastell wisheth increase of honour in this life, and eternal happiness in the world to come.  
RIght Honourable; Excellent is that sentence which Agapetus wrote to justinian the Emperor long ago, viz It is the crown of Finny which adorns a Potentate; for riches 〈◊〉 with us, and glory vanisheth (saith he) 〈◊〉 that renown, but that care of leading 〈◊〉 life's according to Gods will, hath the promise of a Reward everlastingly permanent, and of a Crown immarcessible. And such hath been God's mercy to your Honours, that he hath accumulated both internal and external blessings upon you, adding to your temporal greatness, spiritual graces, which make your Honours far more amiable in God's sight, than any terrene (though transcendent) felicity can make you admired in the sight of men. The very Ethnic could say, Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus. If the glimmering light of their purblind intellectuals, could appropriate such like Panegy ricks, only to their Moral and Socratical virtues, how great are those praises which are due to those Theological and heavenly graces, which by a more divine Spirit, are breathed into the souls of David's Saints on earth: Wherein though your Honour's endowments have not the meanest portion (they not being in you, mean, but even Heroical,) yet lest I should seem (as the manner of some Dedicatory Epistle is) to make my way to your Honour by a Parasitical salutation of all your resplendent virtues in my passage, and lest I do therein offend your right Noble and magnanimous disposition, whose property it is not to be very much affected with those your deserved praises; and because also the action in me would be cousin-german to base flattery: I therefore pass them by in silence, whereat my mind shall never cease to afford the due tribute of perpetual admiration. May it therefore please your Honour (as formerly it pleased your worthy Father my good Lord, now deceased) to patronise this little work, which with all submission I present unto your Honours. Sure I am, that those manifold favours which I (unworthy I) from time to time have received from him and you, may challenge requital; which to be performed by me is impossible, and to be testified by so small and slender a Dedication is in a manner indecent, as being in no ways proportionable to your large and copious demerits. But I am somewhat encouraged to make it travel under your Honour's Patronage. I know that in all ingenuous and heavenly begotten souls, there is an affection in some sort analogical to God himself, of accepting the desire for the deed▪ Receive it therefore I beseech you, it is performed as I could, not as I would; 〈◊〉 your Honour look to the matter of that book, it is an Epitome of God's Oracles, and contains some of that aqua coelestis, or living waters of life and grace: If to the manner of handling the matter, it is brief, and Alphabetical, and metrical, for the better and surer memory. Plain also it is because the pure and spiritual word needs not the mixture of man's depraved brain; and also because the simplest Christian may reap the greater benefit, when all things are done to edification. Thus presuming upon your Honourable protection, & entreating the Almighty, that in blessing he would bless both your Honours, and honourable Progeny, I humbly take my leave.  
Your Honours ever to be commanded, SIMON WASTALL   

To the Christian READER.  
IT is the speech of all, almost, and the complait of the most sincere, that these our last and worst days, are days very wicked, days very dangerous, and therefore surely very dangerous, because very wicked; yet if we look to the means of knowledge and of piety, never time enjoyed larger, or better: Great is God's mercy, small our amendment. And where's the fault? why our own consciences do condemn us, as delinquents, who will not receive that which Gods mercy would afford us. Christ may now take up his Elegies against England, as once against jerusalem, How often O England, England, would I have gathered thee as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, but thou wouldst not. I have sent my Ambassadors to declare my good will and pleasure to thee, and my love which I reserve for thy people, if ye would return, but thou wouldst not. I have often knocked at the door of thy heart for entrance, that thou mightest be enriched with my Spirit, but thou wouldst not. I have offered thee, that, ask and thou shalt have, knock, and I will open unto thee, but thou wouldst not. I have exhorted thee to crucify those carnal lusts, which fight against thy soul, but thou wouldst not. I have been crucified, dead, and buried, that by believing in me thou mightest have life, but thou wouldst not. I have ascended from death to life, that by my example thou mightst rise from the death of sin to the life of grace here, and to glory hereafter, but for all this thou wouldst not. These or such like words might Christ justly use to the most part of the men of England, whose ignorance is almost gross & affected, and whose knowledge (except it be practised) will but augment their condemnation: for this is condemnation, that the light is come into the world amongst us, and we love darkness more than light. We know indeed our Master's will, but will not do it. Or if we have but so much of the gold of the Sanctuary as will tip our tongues, & gild over our external carriage, we think we have enough; whereas the heart was requisite in every sacrifice, and that being first form, and given us of God first, should be reform first and given of us to God again. But alas, most men now content themselves to live in this our Church which hates Idolatry, and popish superstition, and think this will be sufficient to flit them to heaven after death whereas (poor souls) they ought as well to look to the truth of their profession, as to their profession of the truth, lest he, who is the Way, the Truth & the Life, do for their want of truth, deny them the way to everlasting life. But if these men, or any other, would in sincerity, see footing into the ways of God's commands, it is then necessary, necessitate á priori, that they first know what it is which God command's: now this is revealed unto us in his word, and his word must be a light to our feet, and a lantern to our paths, we must talk of this when we rise up, and when we lie down, and meditate therein day and night, which that we may do, we must labour (Christian Reader) to get it into our memories: and to this purpose, at also for a direction to our whole life, is this little Breviary of the holy Scripture composed into this form, which if it profit, let all the praise be given to him, who is the Author of every good and perfect work. Now if any yet desire to be more curious in prying into the strictness of the Chronologie, I refer such to Herlinus, Gemma Fabri, Funccius, Beroaldus, Broughton, Pantaleon, Schubertus, Cariom, Lodowick LLoyd, Bucholcerus, and others that have professedly undertaken that task: As for the Grecian computation by Olympiads, and the Caldean, Assyrian, Egyptian and Persian Chronologers, let them agree with them no further than they agree with the holy writ which was 2000 years before any of them. Thus entreating thy charitable censure, well-wishing, and prayers, I bid thee farewell, resting  
Thine in any Christian service that he can perform, S. W.   

In commendation of this Worke.  

TO keep us blameless what excuse have we  
If ignorant in Gods Commands we be?  
Since to inform us, what his pleasure is,  
So many helps we have that others miss:  
And are not now compelled to go seek  
The hard phrazed Hebrew, nor the copious Greek,  
For, God speaks English to us; and assays  
To work true knowledge in us diverse ways.   

Some men interpret, some again expound:  
And this our Author here, a means hath found  
To help the Memory: And not in vain  
If others add endeavour to his pain.  
Peruse it Reader. And so mindful be  
Of that, whereof this Book remembers thee;  
That others in thy life, may copied find,  
What thou art hereby taught to bear in mind.   
GEORGE WITHER.   

The names of all the Books of the Bible, as they follow in order.  

Genesis 50  
Exodus 40  
Leviticus 27  
Numbers 36  
Deuteron. 34  
josuah 24  
Judges 21  
Ruth 4  
1 Samuel 31  
2 Samuel 24  
1 Kings 22  
2 Kings 25  
1 Chronicles 29  
2 Chronicles 36  
Ezra 10  
Nehemiah 13  
Ester 10  
job 42  
Psalms 150  
Proverbs 31  
Ecclesiastes 12  
Canticles 8  
Isay 66  
jeremiah 52  
Lamentat. 5  
Ezekiel 48  
Daniel 12  
Hosea 14  
Joel 3  
Amos 9  
Abadiah 1  
jonah 4  
Micah 7  
Nahum 3  
Habakkuk 3  
Zephaniah 3  
Haggai 2  
Zechariah 14  
Malachi 4  
Matthew 28  
Mark 16  
Luke 24  
john 21  
Acts 28  
Romans 16  
1 Corinth. 16  
2 Corinth. 13  
Galatians 6  
Ephesians 6  
Philippians 4  
Colossians 4  
1 Thessaly. 5  
2 Thessaly. 3  
1 Timothy 6  
2 Timothy 4  
Titus 3  
Philemon 1  
Hebrews 13  
james 5  
1 Peter 5  
2 Peter 3  
1 john 5  
2 John 1  
3 john 1  
Judas 1  
Revelation 22    


GENESIS.  

Chapt. 1  
AT first jehovah with his word,  
did make heaven , earth and light:  
The firmament, the moon, and stars,  
the glistering Sun so bright.   

BY him, the earth was fruitful made  
and every creature good:  
He maketh man like to himself,  
and doth appoint his food.   

Chapt. 2  
CReation ended, God then rests,  
and Sabbath day ordains:  
Plants Eden , and the fruit forbids,  
for fear of endless pains:   

DVst of the ground, was man made of:  
of rib out of his side  
The woman : Adam 〈…〉:  
wedlock is sanctified.   

Chapt. 3  
EVe by the serpent is deceived,  
they fall most shamefully:  
God them arraings, doth serpent curse,  
and putteth enmity   

Foul Serpent 'twixt and woman's seed,  
man's punishments set down,  
Their first clothing, their casting out,  
The Lord at them did frown.   

Chapt. 4  
Given are to Adam here two sons;  
Abel by name, and Cain;  
Their trade, and their religion see,  
and godly Abel slain.   

HEre Cain is cursed, first city built,  
two wives doth Lamech take:  
Here Sheth and Enoch both are borne,  
to God men prayers make.   

Chapt. 5  
IN his likeness, male and female,  
God did at first create,  
Then Adam in his own likeness  
his third son Sheth begat.   

KNow here the pedigree, age and death  
of Patriarches related:  
From Adam to the days of No,  
how Enoch 
* An. Mundi 987  is translated.   

Chapt. 6  
Lo marriages for beauty made,  
which doth God's wrath procure;  
And fearful flood to drown the world,  
but No is safe and sure.   

Mark all the order of the Ark,  
the fashion, end and frame;  
All that the Lord did bid him do,  
just No performed the same,   

Chapt. 7  
No 
* An. Mundi 1656  with his family: and pairs,  
repair into the ark:  
The floods do flow: God shuts them in,  
O then his judgements mark.   

Chapt. 8  
Observe how waters do assuage,  
on Arrat rests the ark,  
The Dove, and Ravens sending forth,  
and noah's out-going mark.   

PReparing then an Altar, he  
doth praise and God adore:  
God doth accept his sacrifice:  
will curse the earth no more.   

Chapt. 9  
QVite freed from fear, God blesseth No  
man's fear; the meat, the bow:  
(Which signifies God's covenant)  
by No the world doth grow.   

REad how No doth a Vineyard plant,  
in Tent he drunken lies,  
He curseth Cham, for japhet prays;  
he blesseth Sem, and dies.   

Chapt. 10  
SEe here of No, and of his sons  
the mighty generations;  
Nimrod first Monarch: here begins,  
dividing of the nations.   

Chapt. 11  
THe world one language had at first  
confusion 
* An. Mundi 1787  Babel rend.  
Mark Shem and Terahs' progeny:  
to Haran Terah went.   

Chapt. 12  
UP Abram 
* An. Mundi 2023  and thy Country leave;  
I will preserve thy life,  
Dearth makes him fly, fear makes him fain,  
and say she's not my wife:   

A Plague on Pharaoh, and his house  
the Lord did send that day  
For Abraham's wife: the King reproves,  
but sends all safe away.   

Chapt. 13  
BOth Lot and he richly return,  
but discord parts them both;  
Lots lot is sinful Sodomes' soil,  
to Hebron Abram goeth.   

Chapt. 14  
COnquered are five Kings by four,  
Abraham rescues 
* An. Mundi 2030  Lot,  
Melchisedecke receiveth tithes;  
Spoils Abram taketh not.   

Chapt. 15  
Divine blessings are promised,  
which he believes most true,  
But first his seed must servants be,  
and then their foe subdue.   

EVen by his faith he's justified:  
God promiseth again,  
And by a signe confirms the Land,  
wherein he should remain.   

Chapt. 16  
FOr issue Sara gives her maid,  
she Sara doth disdain,  
Afflicted then, she runs away,  
is bid return again.   

Grieving full sore, the Angel cheers,  
saith, she's conceived with child,  
Who must be called Ishmael,  
a fierce man and a wild.   

Chapt. 17  
HEre God renews the covenant;  
their names are changed, they blest,  
Abraham here is 
* An. Mundi 2440  circumcised  
with Ishmael and the rest.   

Chapt. 18  
IN loving sort good Abraham,  
three Angels entertains,  
At God's strange promise, Sara laughs  
and is checked for her pains.   

KNowing that Abraham his would teach,  
the Lord doth here declare  
The fall of Sodom; Abraham prays,  
for ten just men to spare.   

Chapt. 19  
Let doth two Angels entertain;  
the Sodomites struck blind,  
Lot's sons do mock, he Zoar craves,  
where he doth safety find.   

MAke haste (saith th'angel) save thy life,  
mark Sodoms' fiery slaughters:  
Lot's wife a pillar of salt is made,  
he drunk, defiles his daughters.   

Chapt. 20  
NOw Abraham denies his wife:  
she's taken by the King:  
The Lord reproves him in a dream  
full sore for that same thing.   

OF him, both man and wife's reproved;  
he Sara doth restore:  
The King then and his house are healed  
when Abram prayed therefore.   

Chapt. 21  
PAssing great joy good Sara hath,  
for Isaac 
* An. Mundi ●0●0  newly borne.  
he's circumcised: wild Ishmael,  
at him doth scoff and scorn.   

QVite out of doors Hagar and he,  
are cast, and sit forlorn:  
Twixt Abraham and Abimelech  
a League of peace is sworn.   

Chapt. 22  
REad here how Abraham tempted is  
his Isaac 
* An. Mundi 2061  dear to kill,  
His faith, and how he ready is  
to execute Gods will.   

Stayed is his hand by God's Angel;  
the Ram ● for him is slain,  
The place is named : mark Nahors race,  
and Abraham blest again.   

Chapt. 23  
THe mournings mark which Abraham makes  
for death of Sara 
* An. Mundi 2085  old:  
Machpelah bought to bury in,  
which Ephron to him sold.   

Chapt. 24  
VNt ' Abram here his servant swears,  
he prays: a sign doth crave;  
Rebecka meets: 
* An. Mundi 2088.  fulfils the sign,  
and jewels doth receive.   

ANd then she shows her kindred dear,  
she home doth him invite,  
he's entertained; he blesseth God;  
and message doth recite.   

BOth Laban then and Bethuel  
his message well ● approves;  
Rebecca gives consent to go  
Isaac her meets, and loves.   

Chapt. 25  
CHildren are borne to Abraham:  
his goods divided be:  
His age, his death, his burial;  
and Ishm'els' pedigree.   

DEclared is his age, and death,  
Rebecca barren lives:  
But Isaac prays, and she conceives,  
two children in her strives.   

ESau and jacob being borne,  
their difference Moses tells,  
The birthright Esau to jacob.  
for meat 
* An. Mundi 2113  profanely sells.   

Chapt. 26  
Forced by a famine Isaac is  
to Gerar for to go,  
His wife he to the King denies,  
he's blamed for doing so.   

GOd both instructs, and blesseth him,  
in wealth he grows and thrives,  
He diggeth wells: the King compacts;  
observe here Esau's wives.   

Chapt. 27  
HE send; his son for Venison;  
by mother Iacob's taught,  
And of his father then is blest  
while Esau venison sought   

ISaac doth fear and tremble much  
when Esau Venison brings  
Too late; 
* An. Mundi 2140  yet by his earnestness  
he's blest with earthly things.   

KIndled full sore is Esau's wrath  
against his brother dear,  
His mother disappoints his rage,  
and bids him fly for fear.   

Chapt. 28  
L'Oe Isaac blesseth jacob first  
and sends him then away,  
To Padan Aram for a wife,  
with Laban there to stay.   

Mark Esau's wife, and jacobs' ladder;  
he stone of Bethel takes  
And sets it up, anoints with oil,  
a vow to God he makes.   

Chapt. 29  
NOW jacob comes to Harans well:  
doth Rahel kiss, and weep:  
Laban doth entertain him well,  
he's set to keep his sheep.   

OF him, for seven year's service, he  
for wife doth Rahel crave,  
But Laban full deceitfully,  
in her stead 
* An. Mundi 2185  Lea gave.   

PAtiently for Rahel, he  
again will seven years serve.  
she's barren: but Leah conceives  
four Patriarches observe.   

Chapt. 30  
QVite out of heart (for barrenness)  
here Rahel gives her maid:  
So Leah, who her husband buys:  
good jacob here is stayed.   

RAhel conceives, and joseph bears:  
jacob would be released:  
By policy of streaked rods,  
his flocks are much increased.   

Chapt. 31  
SEcretly, and upon mislike,  
(the Lord commanding so)  
jacob departing 
* An. Mundi 2205.  with his wives,  
doth from that Country go.   

THen Rahel steals her father's gods,  
her father follows after:  
Complaining of the wrong sustained  
both by his son and daughter.   

Upon the Idols Rahel sits,  
thereby the same to hide:  
jacob complains: they covenant both,  
in friendship to abide.   

Chapt. 32  
AT Ma●h●nim jacob Angels see's:  
to Esau he doth send;  
Whom he doth fear: he prays to God  
that he would him defend.   

BY servants he a present send●:  
by prayer he assaults,  
And with an Angel wrasteleth,  
prevails , and after haults.   

Coming together both do kiss,  
weep, Esau gifts doth take,  
Doth use him kindly , home returns  
and doth kind offers make.   

Chapt. 33  
DEparting he, to Succoth comes,  
at Shalem buys a field  
Of Hamois children, where he doth  
to God ● an Altar build.   

Chapt. 34  
Enticing Sechem 
* An. Mundi 2213  doth deflower  
good jacobs' gadding daughter.  
They yield to circumcision  
then comes a fearful slaughter.   

FOr Simeon and Levi both,  
(when people were full sore)  
Do kill them all, their City spoil  
and jacob grieves therefore.   

Chapt. 35  
GOd sendeth jacob to Bethel:  
his house he purifies  
From Idols all, an Altar 
* An. Mundi 2228  builds,  
and then nurse Deb'ra dies.   

he's blessed of God, called Israel:  
in travel Rahel dies:  
The sons of jacob: Isaac's death:  
Reuben with Bilhah lies.   

Chapt. 36  
INto the Country, from jacob,  
Esau to go intends:  
With wives, and sons: mules are first found:  
what Dukes from him descends.   

Chapt. 37  
Kind joseph deadly hated is,  
for two dreams which he had,  
And for complaints of brothers made,  
they are exceeding mad.   

LEt us this dreamer stay (say they)  
(when father had him sent,  
To visit them) to murder him,  
they all save Reuben meant.   

MAliciously to Ismalites  
they then good joseph sell:  
Potiphar buys him; bloody coat  
sore grieves old Israel.   

Chapt. 38  
NOw Iud●h doth three sons beget,  
called Shela, On●n, Er,  
Observe here Onans filthy fact,  
Ere takes to wife Thamar.   

Chapt. 38  
OF juda 
* An. Mundi 2222  she conceives two sons,  
Zara ' and ● Phares by name:  
He wished her burnt; she sends her pledge;  
he clears her to his shame.   

Chapt. 39  
POtipher, joseph doth advance:  
his Mistress tempts to sin:  
He flat denies; she falsely lies;  
and shameless doth begin,   

QVite void of grace him to accuse  
(that she herself might clear)  
She is believed, he's cast 
* An. Mundi 2227  in ward,  
but God is with him there.   

Chapt. 40  
REad how the Butler and Baker  
by Phar. ' imprisoned are;  
How joseph hath the charge of them,  
how dreams expounded were.   

SAd Butler be not troubled,  
thou happy man shalt be:  
Have me in mind, O Baker mark,  
the Gallows groans for thee.   

THus were their dreams interpreted,  
and thus they came to pass,  
The Butler joseph quite forgot,  
and most unthankful was.   

Chapt. 41  
Unto the King is joseph brought  
his fearful dreams to tell;  
The Butler had him told that he  
therein did fare excel.   

ALl wizards failing in their skill,  
them joseph doth expound,  
And gives the King most grave advice,  
and counsel wise and sound.   

BY Pharaoh ● joseph is 
* An. Mundi 2236  advanced  
two sons begetteth he  
Manasseth and Ephraim by name;  
great dearth gins to be.   

Chapt. 42  
Corn for to buy in Egypt land,  
his ten sons 
* An. Mundi 2238  jacob sent,  
For spies they are imprisoned,  
and by their brother shent.   

Do this (saith joseph) and you shall  
at liberty be set.  
Your brother Ben: (you told me of)  
go all save one and fet.   

Even than they have remorse in heart  
and say one to another  
God plagues us justly for our sin,  
in selling of our brother.   

FOr pledge, is Simeon kept in ward  
with corn they home do go,  
Tell all to jacob who will stay  
his Ben: he love's him so.   

Chapt. 43  
Go buy some food (good jacob saith)  
the sons they durst not go  
Except he would send Benjamin,  
for joseph charged them so.   

HE very loath yet sends his son,  
they Presents bring toth' Court  
joseph confers, his brother calls,  
and feasts in wondrous sort.   

Chapt. 44  
IOseph (to stay his brethren still)  
commands that coin with corn,  
Should both in their sacks mouth be put,  
with them back to be borne.   

KNow that in sack of youngest son  
was josephs' cup conveyed;  
Which, found, they fear the father's pledge,  
for Ben: would now be stayed.   

Chapt. 45  
Lo now doth joseph make himself  
known to his brethren dear,  
Them comforts in God's providence,  
and bids them not to fear.   

MY father jacob fetch (quoth he)  
and bid him come to me,  
For him, and his, I will provide:  
in Goshen dwell shall he.   

NOw when the King of this did hear,  
he is full well content,  
And bids all needful furniture  
for journey should be sent.   

OH how they kiss, and weep for joy,  
he bids them all agree:  
When jacob hears this joyful news,  

* An. Mundi 2240.  a joyful man is he.   

Chapt. 46  
PAssing great comfort from the Lord  
he at Beersheba finds,  
Thence he and his to Egypt go  
with all things to their minds.   

QVietly all this number goes,  
joseph doth jacob meet,  
He tells his brethren what to say  
when Pharo shall them greet.   

Chapt. 47  
REporting that his friends were come,  
five brethren he presents,  
With his father before the King,  
who gives them their contents.   

SEe here how joseph gets the coin,  
the cattles, and the land,  
All that the Egyptians did possess,  
into King Pharaos' hand.   

THe Priest's land was not bought nor sold:  
old jacobs' age is here,  
To bury him with forefathers,  
he maketh 
* An. Mundi 2255.  joseph swear.   

Chapt. 48  
Unto his (father being sick)  
he comes and sons doth bring:  
Old jacob lifteth up himself  
to give them his blessing.   

ALmighty God appeared (quoth he)  
to me in Canaan land:  
And said, I will thee multiply  
and make thy seed as land.   

BEhold Manasca 
* An. Mundi 2280.  and Ephraim  
as his own sons he takes,  
Of mother's grave, of their return,  
old jacob mention makes.   

Chapt. 49  
CAlling his sons, in blessing them  
he doth particularise ,  
He chargeth where to bury him,  
and then forthwith he dies.   

Chapt. 50  
DEath having jacobs' days dissolved,  
here read good Ioseph's praise,  
Who weeps, and bids he should be balmed,  
they mourn full forty days.   

EXceeding willing Pharaoh is,  
that Ioseph's house should go,  
To bury jacob (as he swore)  
with many Elders more.   

Forgiveness Ioseph's brethren crave,  
he grants them their request:  
He will maintain both them and theirs  
in quiet peace and rest.   

GReat age he lived, and of his sons  
he saw three ● generations.  
He makes them swear 
* An. Mundi 2310  his bones to bear,  
and foretells their translations.    

EXODUS.  

Chapt. 1  
AFter good Ioseph's funeral,  
Isr'el did multiply,  
Though new ● King Pharaoh them oppressed  
with rage most cruelly.   

BInding the midwives that in birth  
each manchild should be killed.  
But they feared God, and did refuse,  
then brooks with babes were filled.   

Chapt. 2  
CAst out is Moses, (sweet faced  
in flaggy ark is thrust.  
King's daughter finds him, seeks a nurse,  
he's twice of mother nursed.   

Delivered then to Court he was:  
he an Egyptian slew,  
At Hebrues check, he fled, and would:  
God did their troubles view.   

Chapt. 3  
EVen as he kept his father's sheep,  
he sees a bush on fire:  
God was therein, and Moses feared,  
of him God did require   

FRom pharoh's cursed and cruel bonds,  
his people for to bring:  
Tell them I AM hath charged thee,  
to free them from that King.   

Chapt. 4  
Go do these wonders: Moses rod  
is turned to a snake:  
His hand is leprous; loath he is  
this task to undertake.   

HIm Aaron meets, and must assist:  
from jethro Moses hies  
God's message unto Pharaoh sent,  
his wife doth circumcise.   

INto the desert Aaron goes,  
meets Moses sent by God;  
Isr'el believed and did hope  
for freedom from that rod.   

Chapt. 5  
KIng Pharaoh chides God's messengers,  
and doth jehovah dare,  
The people's task he doth increase,  
for plaints he doth not care;   

LOud cry their officers to the King,  
they Aaron do disdain;  
And Moses; then he to the Lord  
doth pray, and sore complain.   

Chapt. 6  
MOses relates God's covenant,  
of Reubens' offspring read  
Of Simeon , and Levi, whence  
Moses, Aaron proceed.   

Chapt. 7  
NOw Moses old, to Pharaoh goes  
his rod becomes a snake:  
So wizards ● do: the brooks are blood,  
his heart God hard doth make.   

Chapt. 8  
O Moses pray frogs, flies, and louse,  
do vex King Pharaoh so:  
That Wizards failing, he inclines,  
but will not let them go.   

Chapt. 9  
Plagued are the beasts, with murrain much,  
sore botches sent and hail:  
Now Pharo seemeth to repent,  
yet all will not prevail.   

Chapt. 10  
QVite is the land with Locusts filled:  
his servants turned his heart,  
And he somewhat inclines to let  
the Israelites depart.   

REpent he seems: he prays them pray  
for freedom from that ill;  
Darkness is sent, he's called again,  
the King is hardened still.   

Chapt. 11  
SEe now he'll thrust you out require  
their jewels: first borne slain:  
Egyptians cry, his own are safe  
the King withstands again.   

Chapt. 12  
THis month, tenth day, kill paschal lamb  
observe thereof all rites,  
Besprinkle posts: first borne are slain,  
driven out are th'Isra'lites.   

Unto Succoth great numbers come  
with flocks and riches great:  
The Passeover ordained is,  
thereof learn who must eat.   

Chapt. 13  
ALl the first borne ; unleavened bread  
as signs doth God require,  
The Passovers' memorial:  
(as Moses did desire,)   

Born are good josephs' bones from thence,  
and they to Etham came?  
God guides them in the day by cloud  
and in the night by flame.   

Cursed Pharo cruelly pursues,  
a deadly war to make:  
God tells his people what to do  
and what way they should take.   

Chapt. 14  
Distressed with fear they murmur , but  
from Moses comfort sound:  
They pass the Sea upon dry ground;  
but Pharo's host is drowned.   

Chapt. 15  
EVery one sung praise to God,  
(as it was very meet)  
The people grudge , twelve wells are found  
the bitter water's sweet.   

Chapt. 16  
FRom God are quails and Manna sent,  
which used not right doth rot:  
None could be found on sabbath day:  
an homer put in pot.   

Chapt. 17  
GRudging for water, God commands  
him strike the rock with rod:  
By prayers force Amaleck's quelled,  
an Altar built to God   

Chapt. 18  
HIs wife and sons old; jethro brings,  
he 's glad, and offers praise,  
Gives Moses counsel how to rule,  
which done, he goes his ways.   

Chapt. 19  
ISr'ell say, my voice obey:  
I brought you forth with wonders.  
They promise; must not touch the mount,  
they tremble at the thunders.   

Chapt. 20  
KNow, here the ten Commandments given  
they willed are not to fear,  
Nor any Gods to have but him,  
nor hewed stone altar rear.   

Chapt. 21  
Learn laws for servants, and for them,  
that do their parents ban,  
For killing, stealing, goring, and  
smiting or hurting man.   

Chapt. 22  
Mark theft forbid, no damage do,  
of trespasses beware;  
For borrowing, ox, sheep or aught;  
no fornicator spare.   

NO witch nor bestial man shall live,  
fly all Idolatry;  
No widow, stranger, orphan vex,  
take heed of usury.   

O Keep not poor man's raiment, laid  
as pledge with thee, all night:  
Do reverence to Magistrates;  
first fruits pay me of right.   

Chapt. 23  
Put fare away a slanderous tongue  
no wicked witness bear;  
Be just to all; love charity:  
the sabbaths keep with fear.   

QVietly these three feasts observe,  
let land the seventh year rest;  
See what to do with blood, and fat,  
all Idols names detest.   

REpay first fruits unto thy God:  
an Angel will I send,  
Whom if thou serve, he will thee bless,  
and from all foes defend.   

SEe that thou bow not to false Gods,  
nor imitate their ways:  
Fear God, and sickness he'll remove  
and will prolong thy days.   

Chapt. 24  
TOth' Mount go seventy Elders called;  
Moses alone draws near;  
He sprinkles Altars with the blood:  
God's glory doth appear.   

Unto the Lord (they say) they'll yield,  
they see most glorious sights  
Moses ascends the mount, and stays  
full forty days and nights.   

Chapt. 25  
AN offering bring for tabernacle;  
make ark with gold o'relayd;  
Candlesticks, table, Cherubins,  
and all as God hath said.   

Chapt. 26  
Board's , sockets , bars , & curtains make  
eleven of the goat's hair;  
Ram skins , door hangings also make;  
a veil for th'ark prepare.   

Chapt. 27  
COurt, hangings , pillars, Altars, mark  
with vessels all of brass,  
Pure oil for lamps, and lasting lights,  
make all as pattern was.   

Chapt. 28  
Deck Aaron with breastplate & robe  
plates for his mitre make;  
Vrim Thummim, vestures and bells,  
all these for Priesthood sake.   

Chapt. 29  
EAch Priest wash, deck, & consecrate  
as God here Moses tells;  
At morn, and night give God a lamb;  
his promise there to dwell.   

Chapt. 30  
FIrst guilded Altar, then lauer  
by Moses must be made;  
The holy oil, the sweet perfume;  
soul ransom must be paid.   

Chapt. 31  
GOd here appoints Bezaleel,  
he tabernacle makes;  
They must not work on Sabbath day,  
the tables Moses takes.   

Chapt. 32  
HOt was God's wrath for golden calf,  
by Moses he's appeased;  
Tables are broken ; numbers slain ;  
by prayer people eased.   

Chapt. 33  
I Mean to stay, go on your way,  
from camp my tent remove:  
The people mourn, than he to them,  
and Moses shows his love.   

Chapt. 34  
KNow here the tables are renewed,  
God doth proclaim his name:  
Moses entreats his company,  
he will protect from shame.   

League's with the heathen make thou none,  
lest they thy soul ensnare:  
Destroy their pictures, altars, groves,  
false worships all beware.   

MOses descendeth from the mount,  
and hides his face with veil;  
Observe these laws, and I thy foes  
with wonders will assail.   

Chapt. 35  
NO man must work on Sabbath day,  
great gifts the people bring:  
Bezaleel makes the ● tabernacle,  
a great and glorious thing.   

Chapt. 36  
OF people's offerings stay is made:  
the things were named before,  
As covering , curtains , bars are made,  
with hangings for the door.   

Chapt. 37  
PVre gold the Ark is guilded with,  
the Cherubs, Mercy seat,  
The altar, table , candlesticks  
are made, with oil most sweet.   

Chapt. 38  
QVickly are altar , lauer , court ,  
all by Bezaleel wrought.  
The sum of silver, gold and brass,  
which Isr'els' people brought.   

Chapt. 39  
RObe , Ephod , breastplate , Mitre , plate  
with garments more & less,  
The girdle , all these Moses sees;  
approves ●, and all doth bless.   

Chapt. 40  
SEt up anointed tabernacle,  
Moses his care and praise,  
God's glory seen, his will performed,  
cloud guides them on their ways.    

LEVITICUS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALl spotless males out of thy herd,  
and flocks must offered be;  
And fowls, for thy  offerings:  
their dressing manner see.   

But thou must offer willingly,  
thy hand on head must stay:  
The Priest must kill, and sprinkle blood,  
and it on altar lay.   

Chapt. 2  
COncerning the meat-offering,  
made of the finest flower:  
But frankincense thereon thou must,  
and oil upon it power.   

Do this (if in an oven or plate,  
thine offering baked shall be,  
Or fried in pan) no leaven thou,  
nor honey there shalt see.   

Ears of green corn, well dried thou must  
for thine oblation bring  
For thy first fruits, and offer salt  
in every offering.   

Chapt. 3  
FOr a peace offering sacrifice,  
of male or female kind,  
Out of the herd; see that no spot,  
nor blemish I do find.   

GOd bids here kill, and lay on hands;  
kidneys ye shall not eat,  
But burn; besprinkle the altar,  
learn what must serve for meat.   

Chapt. 4  
HEre he that through ignorance  
(Prince, Priest, or people) shall  
The Law of God transgress and sin,  
let them for mercy call.   

IN such a case must bullocks blood,  
or goats or kids be shed,  
For that same sin and (as before)  
to God be offered.   

Chapt. 5  
KNow thou that dost thy knowledge hide,  
in touching unclean things,  
Or sinnest in making of an oath,  
learn thy trespass offerings.   

Lamb , kidd, fowls, flower: in sacrilege  
like offerings are due,  
A lamb is slain for ignorance  
of things they never knew.   

Chapt. 6  
Mark here the trespass offering,  
for sins done wittingly,  
The Law of the  offering learn;  
where fire must never dye.   

NOw learn the law of meat offerings;  
and of Priest's consecration,  
Learn what the Priests must do when they  
for sin do make oblation.   

Chapt. 7  
OF trespass offering learn the laws,  
and of peace offering so,  
Whether it be a thanksgiving,  
a vow or gifts most free.   

Priest's portion in the peace offerings,  
is shoulder, and the breast,  
No man must eat the fat nor blood,  
but they may eat the rest.   

Chapt. 8  
QVickly take Aaron and his sons,  
and thus them consecrate;  
Then Moses washeth, clothes, ● anoints,  
them for that priestly state.   

REad here what their sin offering is,  
and burnt offerings likewise;  
The ram of consecration:  
the place, the time, the guise?   

Chapt. 9  
SEe the first offerings Aaron made,  
for him and people all,  
Which Moses taught him, after that  
the Lord to him did call.   

THe sin and the  offerings,  
which he and people gave,  
●re here set down, they pray that God  
would all his people save.   

VNt ' all the people than the Lord  
appeared most graciously:  
●ire came from him upon th'Altar,  
the people shout and cry.   

Chapt. 10  
AS Aaron's sons strange fire did bring,  
So fire them both doth burn,  
The Priests are here forbidden wine,  
and Aaron must not mourn.   

BEside the Altar must the priests  
eat offerings made by fire,  
Aaron's excuse for breach thereof  
Contents Moses desire.   

Chapt. 11  
COme learn what beasts, what fish, and souls,  
God doth appoint for meat,  
Unclean and creeping things touch not,  
be holy , do not eat.   

Chapt. 12  
Delivered wife must in her time,  
bring Lamb for sacrifice;  
Or Turtles two, and on th'eight day  
the child must circumcise.   

Chapt. 13.  
ESpie out Leprosy in hair,  
in skin, flesh, bile, or cloth;  
Put such apart, them purge with fire,  
with water, or with both.   

Chapt. 14  
FOr cleansing of a Leper learn,  
to anoint, or to descry  
And how to purge a house that is  
infect with Leprosy.   

Chapt. 15  
GOd here declares how men to clens●  
and women eke likewise,  
For unclean issues what to give  
to God for sacrifice.   

Chapt. 16  
HEre learn how high priests enter 〈◊〉  
into the holy place:  
What for himself he offer should  
and people in like case.   

INto the desert with their sins,  
the escape goat must be sent.  
Atonement made, their yearly fast,  
by God's commandment.   

Chapt. 17  
KIll nothing in, nor out of camp,  
toth' door thy offerings bring:  
Blood (where is life) see thou eat not,  
nor any torn dead thing.   

LEt no man sacrifice to Devils,  
but to the Lord alone:  
Who breaketh any of these laws,  
must be cut off each one.   

Chapt. 18  
MAke no unlawful marriages,  
incestuous lusts abhor,  
To Moloch offer not; for these  
the land was plagued for,   

NO buggerer, nor beastly man,  
let live in land with thee;  
Their wicked customs follow not,  
then blessed shalt thou be.   

Chapt. 19  
OBey thy God, yield filial fear,  
keep Sabbaths': Neighbour's love,  
Adultery , witchcraft, lying, theft,  
far from thy soul remove.   

Put fare away revenge and hate,  
let not thy brother sin,  
No stranger vex, be righteous ,  
and so God's favour win.   

Chapt. 20  
QVite cut off Moloch mungers all,  
with all the beastly rout;  
●o Paren●-cursers : be thou pure ,  
lest land doth spew thee out.   

REgard no wizards, lest thou die:  
thyself do sanctify:  
All incest , and uncleanness shun,  
the Country manners fly.   

Chapt. 21  
SEe how the Priests must Virgins wed,  
his estimation save:  
His whorish daughter must be burnt,  
he must no blemish have.   

THe Priests must mourn, but for his kin,  
they needs must holy be;  
No blind, lame , crooked, drawse , as Priests  
shall offer gifts to me.   

Chapt. 22  
Uncleanness is four ways procured ,  
unclean Priests must refrain  
From holy things, until that they  
be washed and cleansed again.   

ALL strangers, servants , sojourners,  
in Priest's house must not eat,  
The age of Sacrifices learn,  
which must be that day's meat.   

Chapt. 23  
BEhold the feasts which God commands,  
that Moses should proclaim:  
The Sabbath, feast of Pentecost,  
for honour of God's name.   

Coming into your fruitful land,  
when you your field shall reap  
A solemn feast of your first fruits  
you solemnly shall keep.   

Days seven eat all unleavened bread,  
leave glean for the poor;  
Tabernacles , and trumpets, feasts;  
come fast the Lord before.   

Chapt. 24  
EVening and morn the high Priests must  
dispose the oil for light,  
And the Show bread; blasphemers must  
be stoned in all men's sight   

FOr kill man, man must be killed,  
beast killer makes it good:  
Breach for a breach, a tooth for tooth,  
God will have blood for blood.   

Chapt. 25  
GOd bids that fields the seventh year rest  
and bondmen all be free;  
In fiftieth year how houses, men,  
and lands restored must be.   

HEre fruit the land shall largely give ,  
ye shall in safety dwell;  
●f these my statutes ye observe ,  
and keep my judgements well.   

IF brother, stranger, sojourner,  
be poor and in decay,  
Relieve them; usury and increase,  
let no such poor man pay.   

Chapt. ●6  
KNow, keep, & do these God's commands,  
and then thou shalt be blest:  
despise his laws, and look for plagues,  
the Lord will thee detest.   

LEt graved pictures none be made,  
in land no pillar rear,  
●e thou religious: who reputes,  
the Lord will him forbear.   

Chapt. ●7  
MEn making certain vows to God,  
those persons be the Lords▪  
●arke hear what estimation  
God to the Priest affords.   

NOthing devoted, sold shall be,  
no man, beast, house, or fields;  
●y tithes pay truly to the Lord,  
of all the Country yields.    

NUMBERS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALl fit for war by Moses here,  
and Princes numbered be,  
Even tribe by tribe, yet Levites are  
exempted and set free.   

Chapt. 2  
By their own standards orderly  
they camp and pitch their tents,  
Each tribe his captain hath, Levites  
with tabernacle went.   

Chapt. 3  
CHarge here of holy things is given,  
to Coha●h and Gerson ,  
To Merari, for the first borne,  
is ● Levies tribe alone   

Delivered is the overplus,  
of money to Aaron,  
Which Moses had of th' Isra'lites,  
redeeming their first borne.   

Chapt. 4  
Ele'zers' charge : to Levites care  
(their age and time respected)  
Commit thē●●●iage of the tent,  
by Priest they are directed.   

Chapt. 5  
FRom out of camp exclude unclean:  
confess, the wrong, restore,  
Gifts are the Priests: suspected wise  
is tried the Lord before.   

Chapt. 6  
Give ye no wine to Nazarites ,  
let them not shave their head  
All days of separation,  
nor must they mourn for dead.   

HEre is the form, the Priests must use  
God's people for to bless.  
God thee preserve, still on thee shine,  
his Gracious love express.   

Chapt. 7  
IN ample sort the Princes give,  
to those two dedications:  
From mercy seat God of his will  
to Moses makes relation.   

Chapt. 8  
KNow how the lights must lighted be,  
the Levites consecrated,  
How long to serve, and when to cease  
by Moses is related.   

Chapt. 9  
LEt Passeover be kept first month,  
and second by some men:  
A cloud of fire directs and guides  
the Ark whither and when.   

MOnth, day and hour appointed here,  
with all the holy rites  
And ceremonies of the same  
wherein the Lord delights.   

Chapt. 10  
NOw th'use of silver trumpets learn,  
to Paran they remove:  
The order of their marching mark,  
Hobab sees Moses love.   

Observe when ark removes or rests,  
Moses on God doth call,  
To turn to Israel, and to quell,  
and scatter enemies all.   

Chapt. 11  
PRayer of Moses quencheth fire,  
for flesh they weep and cry,  
Manna is loathed, Moses eased,  
with quails in mouth they die.   

Chapt. 12  
QVarrelling with their brother mecke,  
the Lord doth testify  
His love to Moses: Miriam strikes  
with loathsome Leprosy.   

REad how at Moses prayer she  
is healed of her pain:  
Seven days she's shut out of the host,  
and then received again.   

Chapt. 13  
SEarchers are sent: commend the land;  
huge grapes from Eshcol bring,  
Some fright with Giants , Caleb bids  
go on , fear no such thing.   

Chapt. 14  
THe people murmur at the news:  
but joshua cheers them still,  
And Caleb; God doth threaten all  
the rebels for to kill.   

Unto the Lord then Moses prays,  
obtaineth at God's hand  
A pardon: but the murmurers  
must not come in the land.   

A Plague destroys the slanderers.  
them also God doth kill,  
That would invade the holy land  
without his holy will.   

Chapt. 15  
BRing ye these offerings to the Lord,  
let strangers do likewise ;  
For ignorance , and error kill  
the goat for sacrifice.   

CVt off presumptuous sinners all,  
the 
* An. Mundi 2465  sabbath-breaker note  
Who must be stoned: God bids them all  
make fringes on their coat.   

Chapt. 16  
DAthan, 
* An. Mundi 2467  Korah and Abiram  
'gainst Moses do conspire:  
The earth doth swallow some up quick:  
some are consumed with fire.   

ELeazer to holy use  
their brazen censen keep;  
Fourteen thousand and seven hundred  
a plague away doth sweep.   

Forthwith than Aaron incense sweet,  
and fire from th'altar takes,  
He stands between the sick and whole,  
and so the pestilence stakes.   

Chapt. 17  
GOd bids that Princes of each tribe,  
should rods to Moses give,  
Whose rod God chooseth 
* An. Mundi 2470.  (Aaron's rod)  
doth blossom, grow and live.   

HIs rod is left for monument,  
did buds and almonds bear:  
The rebels murmuring shall cease;  
the people quake for fear.   

Chapt. 18  
Iniquity of Priesthood here,  
and sanctuary is laid  
On Aaron, and his sons; to him  
by Levites tithes are paid.   

KNow that the portion of the Priests,  
and eke the Levites charge;  
Their office , and their offerings  
are here set down at large.   

Chapt. 19  
LEt red cow's blood be sprinkled,  
which burnt, her ashes take,  
And let the cleansed man thereof  
a cleansing ● water make.   

Chapt. 20  
Much murmuring they water want,  
at Kadesh 
* An. Mundi 2490  Miriam dies:  
Moses desires passage here,  
but Edom flat denies .   

NOw Aaron to his son resigns,  
he dies, his race is run:  
Then all the house of Israel,  
full thirty days do mourn.   

Chapt. 21  
OG, and Sihon are vanquished ,  
at Hormah they destroy  
King Arad; not without some loss:  
the serpent's sore annoy.   

PLaguing them for their murmuring,  
yet when they did repent:  
They all are healed by looking  
on the brazen serpent.   

Chapt. 22  
QVickly for Balam Balack sent,  
he first denies, but went;  
The Ass doth save that conjurer;  
he'll speak the Lord's intent.   

Chapt. 23  
REad what God puts in Balam's mouth,  
twice he is bid to bless ,  
God he reputes not as a man,  
new altars he doth dress.   

SEe Balam's wish, to dye the ● death  
that righteous men do dye,  
In jacob God beholds no sin,  
he's truth and cannot lie.   

Chapt. 24  
THen (conjuring left) Gods gracious gifts  
to Isr'el he doth tell:  
Balack is angry bids him pack,  
their star shall kingdoms quell.   

Chapt. 25  
VIle whoredoms & false worships mark  
hang heads against the sun:  
Here Phineas for his zeal is blest.  
and Midian overrun.   

Chapt. 26  
ALl count from twenty years upward.  
(save two) all th'old are dead:  
Let those divide the land by lot  
as God of old decreed.   

Chapt. 27  
BY God's law daughters lands enjoy:  
old Moses now must dye:  
He for a good successor prays,  
and joshua must supply.   

Chapt. 28  
COme offer every day two lambs  
on sabbath more : new moon,  
At Passeover and at the first fruits ,  
learn here what must be done.   

Chapt. 29  
DVly your feast of trumpets keep,  
and feasts of holy fast:  
The feast of tabernacles eke  
which eight whole days must last.   

Chapt. 30  
EXhort and charge men keep their vows,  
their vows let widows pay;  
Let maids and wives perform the same,  
If ruler's faith not nay.   

Chapt. 31  
FIerce Midian spoiled, base Balam slain,  
they cleanse polluted things:  
The prey is given unto the men,  
who bring large offerings.   

GOod Moses is exceeding wroth  
that Captains did not kill  
Those women that (by Palam taught)  
enticed to break God will.   

Chapt. 32  
H●re portion at Gilead  
the Reubenites require:  
Half of Manasses tribe the same,  
and Gadites do desire.   

KIll ye the hearts of your brethren,  
(saith Moses) with this thing?  
Shall they go fight, and you sit here?  
is this your heartening?   

LOc thus your fathers did before,  
and God was ● grieved sore:  
They say they will go fight with them,  
then ● Moses chid no more.   

Chapt. 33  
Mark here their journeys forty two,  
let not their pictures stand;  
Drive out the cursed Cananite,  
by lot divide the land.   

Chapt. 34  
NOw learn the borders of the Land,  
who must divide the same;  
Prince of each tribe, Eleazar,  
〈◊〉 joshua , Caleb by name.   

Chapt. 35  
OF Cities given to Levies tribe,  
here eight and forty see;  
Their suburbs and their measure mark,  
fix must for refuge be.   

Put him to death that murder's man,  
his life let nothing save;  
Two witnesses (one will not serve)  
thou evermore must have.   

QVite cleanse the land from blood hereby,  
nothing can do this well,  
But life for life; defile it not  
for I therein do dwell.   

Chapt. 36  
Remove not the imheritance,  
let 
* An. Mundi 2492  daughters husbands take  
In their own tribe, and so thereto,  
their land must certain make.    

DEUTERONOMIE.  

Chapt. 1  
Again is Moses speech rehearsed, 
An. Mundi 2492   
how God would give the land  
To Abraham, and his seed which should  
in number pass the sand.   

BEaring all your affairs myself,  
did much surpass my wit:  
Then officers were given to you,  
which you thought wondrous fit.   

Coming to Kadesh-bernea ,  
from thence twelve spies were sent,  
Who praised the Land, some were afraid,  
and brought discouragement.   

DRead not (said I) God then did swear,  
that only two should enter;  
The rest for unbelief did dye,  
and who did rashly venture.   

Chapt. 2  
EDom ye might not meddle with  
nor Moab put to stress;  
But Sihon you were willed to kill,  
and then his land possess.   

FIght not with Ammon , for his land  
to you I will not give;  
Lot's children I have given it to,  
let them alone and live.   

Chapt. 3  
GOd than did give into our hands  
the King of Bashan land;  
The bigness of this Giant's bed ,  
here mayst thou understand.   

HEre I to two tribes and an half  
did all Ogs' land divide;  
And prayed that I might enter in,  
but that the Lord denied.   

Chapt. 4  
ISrael add not ●o my word,  
my precepts all obey:  
You saw false worshippers destroyed,  
but ye live till this day.   

Keep therefore thou my statutes well,  
and then these nations all  
Shall count my judgements righteous,  
and thee most wise shall call.   

LEt not Mount Horeb be forgot  
where thou no image saw,  
But only heardst a voice, and where,  
thou didst receive the Law.   

Mark images , and look for death:  
this teach to thine and live.  
Three refuge Cities Moses then,  
did them appoint and give.   

Chapt. 5  
NOw is the covenant established,  
Law given, and they desire  
That Moses should teach them from God  
they fear the dreadful fire.   

O That my people would fear me,  
and walk in all my ways,  
Then they and theirs shall prosper well ,  
I would prolong their days.   

Chapt. 6  
PLease thou thy God: serve him alone ,  
be mindful of his will:  
Obey my laws, teach them thy sons,  
that they may them fulfil.   

Chapt. 7  
QVite shun and flee all fellowship  
with nations lest ye die;  
Destroy them all , and holy be ,  
all Idols burn and fly.   

REpay with ruin will the Lord,  
even to the face of those  
That hate him, and ● transgress his laws,  
he takes them for his foes.   

SWeet comforts here are promised  
to them that do his will:  
They are assured of victory,  
the Lord their foes will kill.   

Chapt. 8  
THis God obey, he hath you led,  
fed, clothed, and given a land:  
Dwell not in pride, in fear abide,  
serve him at any hand.   

Chapt. 9  
VAunt not, it was not for thy worth,  
that God those foes did quell:  
They for their sins were all cast out,  
thou always didst rebel.   

Chapt. 10  
A Trend God's love in that he doth  
the tables here restore,  
Continues Priesthood, Moses hears,  
love, fear his name therefore.   

Chapt. 11  
BE loving to the Lord thy God:  
his wondrous works thou saw;  
Let blessings, , or his curse prevail,  
still study in his law.   

Commandments keep, and Canaan land  
(which Egypt fare doth pass)  
Ye shall enjoy, where rain doth fall,  
in Egypt no rain was.   

Chapt. 12  
DEstroy all Idol monuments,  
see Altars overthrown:  
Worship both where, and how he bids  
add nothing of thine own.   

FAte thou no blood, inquire not how  
those people served their God;  
Thou shalt not worship thy God so ,  
for fear thou feel his rod.   

Chapt. 13  
FRiends nearest, dearest of thy kin,  
if they thy heart will turn,  
Or City to a false worship,  
such kill and City burn.   

Chapt. 14  
GOds children must not shave themselues,  
these meats unclean refuse:  
These holy feasts keep to the Lord,  
learn how all tithes to use.   

Chapt. 15  
Help needy brother with relief,  
let servants now go free:  
If he will stay then bore his ear,  
let firstlings holy be.   

Chapt. 16  
IN due time keep these solemn feasts,  
be frank when you appear:  
Choose judges just: but plant no grove  
near God; nor pillar rear.   

Chapt. 17  
KIngs must not horse, money, or wives  
increase nor multiply;  
But read and keep the Law of God,  
and so live blessedly .   

LEt spotless things be given to God,  
let no Idolater live:  
In doubtful cases let the Priest,  
and judge their sentence give.   

MEn that refuse to condescend  
to their judgement shall dye;  
So other will be sore afraid  
to deal presumptuously.   

Chapt. 18  
NOte here the Priests and Levites due,  
the Nations fashions fly:  
Christ must be heard: who preacheth aught  
that God bids not, must dye.   

Chapt. 19  
OF Cities set apart for him  
that kills against his will,  
Stir no landmarks , two must witness  
to false the like fulfil.   

Chapt. 20  
Put hartenings in the soldier's hearts,  
let such and such be free:  
Grant peace to them that peace accept,  
let them thy servants be.   

QVite spoil and kill those city's males,  
that dare thee to withstand;  
(The town's remote) kill Canaanites,  
let fruit-tres grow and ● stand.   

Chapt. 21  
REad how to deal with man found plain,  
and how with captive maid:  
Regard firstborn: stone stubborn child,  
on tree let none be stayed.   

Chapt. 22  
SEe how to deal with neighbour's beast;  
let none wear woman's weed;  
For meest, rape, adultery ;  
is death by God decreed.   

THe dam and young thou must not take,  
make house with battlement:  
Make fringes : of adulterer's soul  
mark what's their punishment.   

Chapt. 23  
Uncleanness in the camp avoid,  
and let no bastard venture  
Into the congregation  
(till such a time) to enter.   

Afraid who is of Master's house,  
such one do not oppress:  
These sacrifices deadly hate,  
and Sodoms' filthiness.   

BEware of biting usury ,  
thy vows God will require;  
Nor grapes, nor coin bear thou away,  
eat what thou dost desire.   

Chapt. 24  
COncerning bills of divorcement:  
observe what here is said:  
Of pledges which thou must not take,  
when hire is to be paid.   

DIscharge new married man from war;  
man stealers all must dye:  
Let justice still be done to all;  
judge right in leprosy.   

Chapt. 25  
EXceed not forty stripes to give;  
to brother's wife be kind:  
The ox must not be muzzeled:  
blot Am'lecke out of mind.   

FRom shameless and immodest wife,  
thou must cut off her hand,  
False weights and measures God abhors,  
let none be in thy land.   

Chapt. 26  
Give thy first fruits in time to God  
his love to thee declare:  
Confess and say he is our God,  
and we his people are.   

HE that doth pay his third years tithes,  
must such confession make:  
If we serve him, he sure will us  
for his own people take.   

Chapt. 27  
ISrael here commanded is,  
on stones the Law to write;  
Twelve tribes divided: six must bless:  
and six the curse recited.   

KIll, offer , eat peace offerings,  
before the Lord rejoice;  
Build altar always of whole stones,  
●eare and obey his voice.   

Chapt. 28  
Love, fear, obey the Lord thy God,  
and he will greatly bless:  
If not, he will such curses send,  
as no tongue can express.   

Chapt. 29  
MY mercies great and works ye saw,  
fulfil then my desire:  
If any bless himself ● in sin,  
I'll plague him in mine ire.   

NOw stand they all before the Lord,  
his people they shall see:  
All secret things belong to God,  
revealed things to thee.   

Chapt. 30  
Observe great mercies promised  
to such as leave their sin;  
The Law is clear: eternal death  
for such as lay therein.   

Chapt. 31  
Possess ye shall all Can'an Land,  
the Lord with you will go;  
Be strong o joshua, God will daunt  
the force of every foe.   

QVickly you will corrupt your ways,  
when I am dead and gone;  
And cause the Lord for backsliding ,  
to plague you every one.   

Chapt. 32  
REad ye the law, hear josuah charged,  
a song doth Moses give:  
To testify against all those,  
that should  live.   

SEe Moses song; which shows God's love  
to them that will do well;  
But direful vengeance to his foes,  
and them that will rebel;   

THeir hearts they must set on these words,  
which he did testify.  
God sends him up to Nebo mount,  
to see the land and dye.   

Chapt. 33  
Upon his folk God's glory shines,  
this doth good Moses tell  
Before his death, and then doth bless  
the tribes of Israel.   

ALl have their several blessings here;  
(as God of old decreed)  
He is their God, and therefore they  
all nations fare exceed.   

Chapt. 34  
BEholding Canan from the mount,  
there Moses ends his days.  
His age and burial both observe,  
and his exceeding praise.   

CHildren of Isr'el thirty days,  
do mourn in doleful case:  
Then josuah full of heavenly skill  
succeedeth in his place.    

JOSHVA.  

Chapt. 1  
ARise now joshua I'll thee aid,  
observe my laws aright:  
Be valiant, stout, courageous, 
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and I thy foes will fright.   

BEhold the land I promised,  
is yours both fare and near ;  
Even all where ever you shall tread,  
or shall in sight appear.   

COmmanded are the people here,  
themselves for to prepare  
To pass flood jordan: Rubenites  
confess they ready are   

DVely their promise made, to keep,  
to give their brethren rest,  
Their fealty then to joshua,  
they promise and protest.   

Chapt. 2  
EXceeding careful Rahab is  
the spies to hide and save  
From cruel King of jericho,  
who sought their lives to have.   

FOr this they make a covenant,  
they promise life and swear;  
They hide in hills: they bring ● good news,  
the land doth faint for fear.   

Chapt. 3  
Go after th'ark▪ than camps remove:  
and priests in jordan stay,  
The water's part: ● the river's dry,  
with joy they pass away.   

Chapt. 4  
HEnce take twelve stones , for Gilgal mount;  
twelve more in jordan set:  
Tell sons that this is done that they  
Gods works should not forget.   

Chapt. 5  
IOshua willed to circumcise,  
the Kings do quake and fear:  
The Passeover: no Manna more:  
an Angel doth ● appear.   

Chapt. 6  
KIng, and the City jericho,  
the mighty men and stout  
God gives to joshua; he the walls  
besiegeth round about.   

LEst you be cursed, (saith he) refrain  
from all the cursed things;  
The walls fall down: who them repair,  
a curse upon him brings.   

Mark here how Rahab is ● presented  
with all the friends she had;  
She hide the spies: now dwells with them,  
and joshua makes her glad.   

Chapt. 7  
NOte achan's sin: how Isr'el fled;  
God tells what thing annoyed,  
He bids them search: Achan is ●ound,  
He, with all his destroyed.   

Chapt. 8  
O Fear not joshua A●● is thine,  
they sane to flee, but turn;  
They slay them all, hang up their King,  
take spoil , and City burn.   

Prevailing thus against his foes ,  
to God he altar builds,  
He writes the Law upon the stones,  
thankes to jehovah yields.   

QVite through did joshua read the Law,  
to all of Israel:  
Cursing the bad, but blessing those,  
that godly lived and well.   

Chapt. 9  
REad how 'gainst Isr'el Kings combine  
who cursed of the Lord,  
Do flock together furiously  
to fight with one accord.   

STout joshua gulled by Gibeonites ,  
when they great conquests see:  
He life doth promise by an oath,  
their slaves they all must be.   

Chapt. 10  
THen five King's war 'gainst Gibeon,  
but killed with sword and hail:  
The Sun stands still, those five are hanged,  
Seven more are made to quail .   

Chapt. 11  
Unto one King another sends,  
but all are overcome:  
Hazar is burnt , that chief City,  
they kill both all and some.   

Chapt. 12  
ALl the ● wholeland stout joshua takes  
the Giants conquered are:  
Rich spoil and pray the people got;  
the land did rest from war.   

BEhold here thirty Kings and three ,  
by Isra lights were slain,  
Their land on both sides jordan did  
to Abraham's seed remain.   

Chapt. 13  
COme mark the limits of those lands,  
not conquered on that side,  
The same to nine tribes and an half,  
by lot thou shalt divide.   

Divided was th' inheritance  
to Rubens tribe and Gad :  
The Lord was Levies portion,  
he no inheritance had.   

EAstward to half Manassch's tribe,  
in land of Moabs' plain,  
Did Moses give these portions,  
there false Balaam was slain.   

Chapt. 14  
FOr wholly following the Lord,  
to 
* An. Mundi 2500  Caleb Hebron fell  
By lot, the nine tribes and an half,  
had land wherein to dwell.   

Chapt. 15  
GReat lands & large hath judah's tribe ,  
here Othiniel hath to wife  
Good Calebs' daughter; jebusites  
in Salem are too rife.   

Chapt. 16  
HEre of the sons of chaste joseph  
the bounds and borders read:  
The bounds of Ephraim : Canaanites  
are yet not conquered.   

Chapt. 17  
IOseph his sons, and his sons sons,  
their portion being scant,  
Are bid possess the woods and hills,  
drive our th' inhabitant.   

Chapt. 18  
KNow that at Shilo th'ark is placed,  
three sen● more land to see: 
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The towns allotted Benjamin,  
just six and twenty be.   

Chapt. 19  
Lo Simeon, Zebul, Issachar ,  
with Nephtal, Asher , Dan ,  
Receive their land: a part is given  
to captain joshua then.   

Chapt. 20  
MEn killing unawares, for such  
six refuge Cities make:  
At high Priest death, to his own house  
he may himself betake.   

Chapt. 21  
NOw eight and forty Cities here  
the Levites do possess,  
With suburbs for their Cattle: then  
the land hath promised rest.   

Chapt. 22  
OF Reubenites blest, and dismissed▪  
they than an Altar make,  
For witness, (not for sacrifice)  
which answer Princes take.   

Chapt. 23  
Possess ye shall this promised land,  
your foes God will expel:  
If that you cleave unto his laws,  
and live godly and well.   

QVietnesse and prosperity,  
the Lord will ever send:  
One man shall chase ● a thousand foes,  
God will you still defend.   

REfuse commerce with heathens all,  
and names of Idols hate:  
●f not, the Lord will cut you off,  
and quite destroy your state.   

Chapt. 24  
Such and so great from Terah's time,  
God's favours ever were,  
●hat never people had like cause,  
his glorious name to fear.   

THen serve him in sincerity,  
(saith joshua) every one,  
●oth I and mine will serve him still,  
then sets he up a stone.   

Under an oak, as a witness,  
(lest they should God deny)  
At hundred and ten years of age,  
good joshua then doth dye.   

ALl Ioshua's and Elders days,  
they live in godly wise.  
Here Ioseph's bones are buried,  
and Eleazar dies.    

JUDGES.  

Chapt. 1  
ACrs of judah and Simeon: 
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Adonibezeks due:  
Salem is taken, and Hebron ;  
they both are made to ●ue.   

BEcause Othiniel took Debir,  
he Achsah hath to wife,  
The Kenites dwell in judah land:  
mark wars, and bloody strife.   

Conquered and killed are Canaanites ,  
cursed Hormah, Askelon ,  
Gaza , with all the coasts thereof,  
and wicked Ekron Town.   

Driven out of Hebron Anakis,  
the acts of Benjamin;  
Of josephs' house; of Zebulon ,  
of Nephtal, Asher, Dan.   

Chapt. 2  
EVen by an Angel at Bochin ,  
the Isra'lites are checked,  
Because they did the voice of God  
rebelliously neglect.   

Full well in days of joshua,  
the people served the Lord:  
But afterwards ● his holy laws,  
they utterly abhorred.   

GOds anger mark for this their sin,  
and after mark his pity:  
Canaanites are for trial left  
in every town and city.   

Chapt. 3  
Hear mark the Countries which were left  
the Isra'lites to try;  
Who by their fellowship with them,  
commit Idolatry.   

IN their distress, from Cushans' rage,  
good 
* An. Mundi 2530  Othniel sets them free,  
from Eglon after eighteen years  
by 
* An. Mundi 2550  Ehud saved they be.   

KNow after this that 
* An. Mundi 2580  Shamgar stew  
six hundred Philistines  
With an ox goad: so they were freed  
from foes at sundry times.   

Chapt. 4  
LEwdly again did Isr'el deal,  
jabin molests again:  
Deborah, and Barak sets them free, 
* An. Mundi 2630   
by jael Sisera's slain.   

Chapt. 5  
MElodious praise good Deborah  
doth sing unto the Lord:  
Meros' for not assisting them,  
is cursed and abhorred.   

Chapt. 6  
NOw Isralites, by Midian ,  
for sin are sore oppressed;  
A Prophet cheeks them: Gideon sent  
for to procure their rest.   

Observe how Gideons' present ,  
with fire (in wondrous wise)  
Is quite consumed, and how that he  
doth after sacrifice.   

PLeaders for Baal joash checks,  
he's called jerubbaal ●;  
His signs observe, his armies great,  
whereby to vanquish all.   

Chapt. 7  
QVickly the most 
An. Mundi 268●  are sent away;  
three hundred he doth take:  
He is encouraged by a dream,  
told of the barley cake.   

REad here of trumpets, pitchers , lamps,  
a stratagem most rare,  
By Ephramites , Zeb, and Oreb,  
(great Princes) conquered are.   

Chapt. 8  
SVccoth and 
* An. Mundi 269●  Penuel both refuse  
good Gideon to relieve:  
He pacifieth Ephramites:  
those towns doth spoil and grieve.   

TWo Kings are taken: Gideon doth  
revenge his brethren's death,  
On Zeba, and Zalmanna both,  
with sword he stopped their breath.   

Unwilling is he to bear ● rule,  
his threescore ● son's and ●en:  
His Ephod causing false worships,  
his death: unthankful ● men.   

Chapt. 9  
ABimelech with Shechemit●●  
doth treacherously conspire:  
His brethren kills; the kingdom gets,  
which he did much desire.   

But jotham saved, by parable  
doth sharply check them all;  
And truly doth foretell and show,  
their utter final fall.   

COnspiring Gaal with Shechemites  
Zebul reveals their fault,  
Abimelech doth vanquish them,  
and sows the town with salt.   

Destroyed by him with fire than is ,  
their false God Beriths hold:  
At 
* An. Mundi 2710  Thebez slain; that curse befell  
which jotham had foretold.   

Chapt. 10  
ENding his reign thus, with his life,  
Tola rules Israel:  
Then 
* An. Mundi 2717  lair ruled, whose thirty sons  
in thirty Cities dwell.   

FIerce Philistines, and Ammonites  
did Israel then oppress,  
God sends them to their feigned gods  
to help 
* An. Mundi 2737  them in distress.   

Grieved was his soul for Isr'el then  
when he saw them repent,  
He pitied them, and jeptha ● then  
is for their succour sent.   

Chapt. 11  
HE covenants with the Gileadites,  
his treat ' of peace is vain  
●ith Ammonites; who after are  
all 
* An. Mundi 2758  vanquished and slain.   

IEphtha did make a vow to God,  
which after his great slaughter,  
He did with grief of heart perform  
upon his only daughter.   

Chapt. 12  
KIll'd are the brawling Ephramites,  
who did with jeptha chide.  
They are discerned by 
* An. Mundi 2760  Shiboleth,  
soon after jeptha died.   

LOrdly Ibsan then doth succeed ,  
what children him befell:  
Then Elon , and then Ammon rule,  
and judge all Israel.   

Chapt. 13  
Much evil again did Israel  
even in God's sight commit,  
And forty years by Philistines,  
they were sore plagued for it.   

NOw to the wife of Manoah,  
an Angel doth appear,  
Then to her husband, telling them,  
that she a son should bear.   

Observe here Manoahs' sacrifice,  
he fears as one forlorn;  
But is much cheered by his wife,  
strong Samson here is borne.   

Chapt. 14  
PHilistins daughter Samson craves  
as wife to please his mind:  
an journeying he a Lion slew, 
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in carcase honey finds.   

QVickly then Samson marrieth,  
a marriage feast he makes,  
His riddle told, from thirty foes  
both life and goods he takes.   

Chapt. 15  
REfusing then to give his wife,  
for this wrong at their hands,  
He burneth the Philistines come,  
with foxes and firebrands.   

Sampsons' wife, and her father both,  
Philistines burn with fire;  
And Samson smote them hip and thigh,  
he's bound at their desire.   

THen he with lawbone of an ass,  
a thousand kills therefore;  
In Lehi God makes for him then  
a spring, called ENHAKKORE. 
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Chapt. 16  
Unto the City Gaza thence,  
did mighty Samson go:  
The City gates he bore away,  
and so escaped his foe.   

AN harlot Dalilah at last,  
strong Samson doth entice,  
To tell her where his strength did lie,  
but he deceived her thrice.   

But at the last he's overcome,  
and they put out his eyes:  
He pulls the house upon their heads,  
and with three thousand dyes.   

Chapt. 17  
Coin craftily from mother stolen,  

* An. Mundi 2809  Micah doth here restore;  
Two Images thereof she makes  
which he and she adore.   

Devising ornaments for them,  
true worship's quite decayed:  
A Priest he gets; a Levite hires,  
to whom he wages paid.   

Chapt. 18  
ENquiring out inheritance,  
the Danites send five men;  
At Micha's 
* An. Mundi 2831  house with jonathan  
these five consulted then.   

Full well they heartened by him are  
in journey which they take;  
To Danites of good hopeful news  
they then relation make.   

GReat Laish (which they searched before)  
six hundred men surprise,  
Of Priest and gods they Micha rob,  
for which he mourns and cries.   

He cries in vain , is threatened,  
lost Laish called Dan:  
They set up Idols, the Priesthood  
is given to jonathan.   

Chapt. 19  
IN Israel there was no King  
their sins for to restrain;  
A Levites wi●e abused to death  
is cause of great disdain.   

KNow that at Gibeah this was done.  
the Levite then intends  
His wife into twelve parts to cut,  
which to twelve tribes he sends.   

Chapt. 20  
Let here the Levite publicly  
at Mizpah doth relate  
His wrong sustained ; the tribes for this  
the Gibeonites do hate.   

Mark how against the Isralites ●  
the Beniamites make head;  
Full forty thousand Isralites.  
in two battles are dead.   

NOte when they did all fast and pray,  
by stratagem full rare,  
(Except six hundred Benimites)  
they all destroyed are.   

Chapt. 21  
O How the people mourn, forlone  
of Been: his tribe, and lines,  
By jabesh ruin, they provide  
for them four hundred wives.   

Persuaded are they at Shilo  
the Virgins to surprise  
Which danced there, and so their tribe  
again did spring and rise.    

RUTH.  

Chapt. 1  
A Famine driven Elimelech  
his native country fro:  
His wife Naomi, and his two sons  
do likewise with him go.   

Bedlam ●●da they went from,  
in Moab led their lives:  
The father died, the sons than took  
two Moabites for wife's 〈◊〉   

CHil'on and Mahlon wo●● their names:  
who having wedlock tried;  
They did not long enjoy the same,  
but shortly after died.   

DAughters in Law by Naomi  
were willed at any hand,  
That they should not turn home with her,  
but stay in Moab Land.   

EXceeding constant good 
* An. Mundi 2663  Ruth is,  
and cleaves with all her heart  
To Naomi, Orpha forsakes,  
and did from them departed.   

Full gladly are they both received,  
when they to Bethlem came,  
The Bethlemites rejoiced in her,  
she was of such good fame.   

Chapt. 2  
GRacious Ruth gleans barley store,  
in 
* An. Mundi 2670  Boaz barley fields,  
He taketh knowledge of her then,  
and grace and favour yields.   

HE bade her glean with his maidens,  
and at meal times to eat:  
She carried store of barley home,  
for hers and mother's meat.   

Chapt. 3  
INstructed first by Naomi,  
she lies at Boaz feet,  
Her kinsman he doth say he is,  
and doth her well entreat.   

KIndly six measures of barley,  
he gave to her that day;  
She brought it home to Naomi,  
and told what he did say.   

Chapt. 4  
Lo Boaz than next kinsman calls,  
into the judgement place;  
To him before the Elders grave,  
he doth relate the case.   

MAking an offer unto him,  
which he doth flat refuse,  
He buys the land, taketh Ruth to wife,  
and kindly doth her use.   

NOte that of her was Obed borne,  
less his father dear:  
Who to King David father was,  
read Phares offspring here.    

I SAMVEL.  

Chapt. 1  
AT Shilo yearly, Elkana  
(a Levite) worshipped;  

* An. Mundi 2810  Hanna his wife (though barren) yet,  
he chief cherished.   

BY Peninna she is provoked,  
and for a child doth pray;  
Lly at first reproves her sore,  
but sends her blest away.   

Conceived and borne is Samuel,  
to stay she doth accord;  
Till he be weaned, 
* An. Mundi 2820  and then she doth  
present him to the Lord.   

Chapt. 2  
Down to the grave; and back again,  
God brings, (thus Hanna sings)  
Mark here the sins of Elie● sons  
which death upon them brings. 
* An. Mundi 2830    

ELkan' and Hanna both are blest.  
Child Samuel serves the Lord.  
Ely reproves his sons of sins,  
which God and man abhorred.   

FEaring not God nor father's checks,  
in sin they lived still:  
Therefore the Lord both sons and fire  
doth threaten for to kill.   

Chapt. 3  
GOd thrice called Samuel laid to sleep  
he hears the woeful fall  
Of Elies' house: then he (though loath)  
to Ely tells it all.   

HOw God appeared to Samuel,  
how he in credit grew,  
And was his holy Prophet made,  
all Isr'els' people knew.   

Chapt. 4  
ISra'lites by the Philistines  
are first four thousand slain,  
They fetch the Ark into the camp,  
then cry and shout amain.   

Killed then were thirty thousand more  
Philistine take the Ark,  
Hophni and Phineas both are slain,  
here Elies judgements mark.   

Lo Phineas wise in travel falls,  
and comfort could find none:  
Her son she nameth Ichabod  
the glory of God was gone.   

Chapt. 5  
Mark Ashdod in with emrod's smit,  
their Dagon falleth down  
Before the Ark; Gath's plagued and  
Eckron that wicked town.   

Chapt. 6  
NOw fear doth force them cart the Ark,  
with gifts it's sent away:  
For looking in 
* An. Mundi 285●  it God doth more  
than fifty thousand slay.   

Chapt. 7  
OF th' Ark brought to Abinadab:  
his son is sanctified,  
Put for to keep it: twenty years  
the same doth there abide.   

PRepare your hearts, serve God alone,  
false worships put away:  
(Saith Samuel to th'israelites)  
they his commands obey.   

QVite were the Philistines subdued  
when Isr'el did repent:  
For after samuel's sacrifice  
jehovah secure sent.   

Restored are Isr'els' Cities then,  
all things do prosper well,  
And 
* An. Mundi 2850.  Samuel religiously  
doth rule all Israel.   

Chapt. 8  
SEe samuel's sons bad government  
the people ask a King. 
An. Mundi 2875   
He shows his manners: God's cast off:  
God yields, but hates the thing.   

Chapt. 9  
THen seeking Fathers 
* An. Mundi 2880  Asses out,  
Saul comes to Samuel,  
He feasts him, counts him chiefest guest,  
doth certain secrets ● tell.   

Chapt. 10  
V●all of oil is poured on's head,  
three signs to him revealed,  
By them confirmed, his heart is changed,  
f om's uncle thing's concealed.   

AMong the Prophets he is one:  
at Mizpeh chose by lot:  
His subjects are of diverse minds,  
for some respect him not.   

Chapt. 11  
BArbarian like fierce Naash would  
thrust out all the right eyes  
Of men of jabesh Gilead,  
which caused tears and cries.   

Coming to Saul to certify,  
he kills the foes , out right;  
Great joy at this his kingdom is,  
renewed in all their sight.   

Chapt. 12  
DEclare (saith Samuel) whom I wronged  
they all his life do clear;  
He checked their ingratitude,  
and frighteth them with fear.   

EVen in wheat harvest God shall send  
great thunder, and great rain:  
For ask King, refusing him ,  
he'll make you all complain.   

FEaring the Lord, and Samuel ,  
they do their sins confess:  
He comforts them in God's mercies,  
bids them their ways redress.   

Chapt. 13  
GReat number of Philistines smite,  
they muster a mighty host:  
The men of Isr'el fear and fly,  
and some forsake that coast.   

HEre Saul will offer sacrifice,  
and's checked of Samuel;  
Three spoiling bands of Philistines,  
no Smith in Israel .   

Chapt. 14  
IN wondrous sort stout jonathan ,  
the Philistines defeats ,  
A divine terror makes them quake,  
and one another beats.   

KIng Saul assaults ; the Priests answer  
for haste, he would not stay:  
The captive Hebrews: people hid,  
all join with him that day.   

LEwd saul's rash adjuration ,  
hinders the victory:  
He doth restrain from eating aught,  
here jonathan must dye.   

MAny there are that rescue him ,  
and say he shall not dye:  
So Saul surceaseth , mark his might,  
and all his family.   

Chapt. 15  
NOw go destroy th' Amalekites,  
he favours Kenies kin;  
He spareth Agag , and best things,  
and so God wrath doth win.   

OBedience passeth sacrifice;  
Saul seemeth to repent:  
Agag is slain by Samuel,  
kingdom from Saul is rend.   

Chapt. 16  
PRetend a sacrifice , and go  
to Bethlem (Iesse's Town)  
And there anoint (whom I appoint)  
his son to wear the Crown.   

QVite otherwise God looks then man:  
david's anointed King:  
Saul sends for David, for to play,  
and he great ease doth bring.   

Chapt. 17  
REady to fight, Goliath frights ,  
but David armed with faith :  
Encountreth, and with sling and stone,  
the monstrous Giant slai'th.   

Chapt. 18  
Soul feareth David: hates his praise;  
and seeks to take ● his life:  
His son him love's; his daughter's given ,  
as snare to be his wife.   

TWo hundred foreskinnes he doth give,  
saul's hatred doth not cease:  
But David's fame, and glorious praise,  
doth more and more increase.   

Chapt. 19  
Unto his son here Saul doth swear,  
that David shall not die,  
Yet sends to kill, at Rama he,  
and servants prophesy.   

Chapt. 20  
A Secret consultation ,  
for David's safety had,  
For David's troubles jonathan  
is grieved and full sad.   

BY oath their covenant they renew,  
and Saul would jonathan kill:  
He token gives, and farewell takes,  
and love's good David still.   

Chapt. 21  
Coming to Nob he eats shewbread,  
damned Doeg saw him there:  
He takes Goliahs' sword at Gath,  
he madness feigned for fear.   

Chapt. 22  
DIstressed men to David come,  
for parents he provides:  
Saul chides the priests: Abiathar  
with David now abides.   

EDomite Doeg is content  
King's pleasure to fulfil,  
To kill the Priests , but saul's footmen  
would not obey his will.   

Chapt. 23  
FRom Keila chase Philistines,  
false Keila David saves,  
Thence flies to Ziph, thence to Maon ,  
there saved; to Engedi caves .   

Chapt. 24  
GOod David cuts saul's skirt and robe,  
and faithful there is proved;  
Saul weeps and prays, (when he is King )  
his seed may be beloved.   

Chapt. 25  
HEre Samuel dies, and Nabal churl  
to ● David food denies:  
He would have killed him, Abigail  
his anger pacifies.   

IN short time after Nabal dies,  
he marrieth Abigail;  
To Phalti Saul gave David's wife,  
his daughter named Michal.   

Chapt. 26  
KIng Saul pursues his son again,  
he finds Saul fast asleep:  
Checks Abner, that he did not guard  
and King fare better keep.   

LEt wrath sure ease, and in thy fight,  
O let my life be dear :  
(Thus David saith) and bids Saul send  
to fetch away his spear.   

MY son return (saith Saul) again  
I will no more assail:  
I have been foolish; blest be thou ,  
for thou shalt still prevail.   

Chapt. 27  
NO more doth Saul for David seek,  
Ziglag is begged o'th' King;  
David destroying other lands,  
Achish thinks no such thing.   

Chapt. 28  
O● Achish trust in David put,  
Saul fears to see his foes:  
All witches he had once destroyed,  
and yet to one he goes:   

Put in great fear, when he did hear  
of his last dismal day,  
He faints; but is advised to eat,  
refreshed he goes away.   

Chapt. 29  
Quarrelling Princes chide the king,  
for praising David so:  
He and his men, are all dismissed,  
to war they must not go.   

Chapt. 30  
REturning they found Ziklag burned,  
which made their hearts to rue:  
David consulteth with the Lord,  
and doth his foes pursue.   

Sick man received, directs them to  
their foes, whom they do foil:  
The most are slain, their own are safe,  
they have rich prey and spoil.   

THen David sends gifts to his friends,  
and makes a law fullright;  
Who keep the stuff, have just as much,  
as they that go to fight.   

Chapt. 31  
VExed full sore, Saul lost the field,  
all his three sons are slain:  
Isra'lites fly; for sake their towns:  
their foes therein remain.   

AS Saul, so th'armour-bearer did,  
they kill themselves at once:  
The men of jabesh burn their flesh,  
and bury ● all their bones.    

TWO SAMVEL.  

Chapt. 1  
A Man of Amaleck bringeth news,  
and saith he Saul did kill:  
His death and sons, David laments.  
th' Amal'kites blood doth spill.   

Chapt. 2  
BY men of judah david's King,  
by Abner, Ishbosheth:  
Here joabs' men and Abners' fight,  
he's cause of As'ols' death.   

COmmended are the jabeshites ,  
for kindness showed to Saul:  
As'el is slain: joab retires ,  
mark As'els' burial.   

Chapt. 3  
During the war, King David grows,  
Abner doth fall away:  
Him David feasts, but joab stabs,  
all mourn for him that day:   

EVer more cursed be joabs' house,  
his people eke forlorn:  
He bids bring Michol home again:  
six sons to him are borne.   

Chapt. 4  
FOr Abners' death great troubles grew;  
two traitors, in his bed  
Their King do kill, to David than  
they both do bring his head.   

GReat gifts they hoped to have had,  
he them rewards with death:  
In Abners' tomb is buried  
the head of Ishbosheth.   

Chapt. 5  
HEre th'elder David doc anoint  
their King o'er Israel,  
At thirty years; he Zida takes,  
and then therein doth dwell.   

IN Salem are eleven sons borne,  
to David Hiram sends:  
Twice David foils the Philistines,  
jehovah him defends.   

Chapt. 6  
KIng in a Cart doth fetch the Ark, 
An. Mundi 2929   
it Uzza stays, and's slain:  
Here David danceth; Michal scoffs,  
she childless doth remain.   

LEft is the Ark at Obeds house,  
he's wonderfully blest:  
It's brought to Zion with great joy,  
and there it findeth rest.   

Chapt. 7  
MInding to make the Lord a house,  
first Nathan likes it well,  
But than reproves; for no such charge  
was given to Israel.   

NO word was spoken of an house,  
he must not once assay  
Without command to build him one,  
to God doth David pray.   

Out of his bowels he shall come,  
that to his holy name  
Shall build an house; for blessings great  
the King doth praise his name.   

Chapt. 8  
PHilistians , and the Moabites ,  
with Syrians conquered are:  
Hadadezer, of whose great spoil  
the King gave God a share.   

QVite quelled when Toi these enemies saw,  
he gifts to David sends:  
Who loving justice, rulers makes,  
and God him still defends.   

Chapt. 9  
Restored by him are all saul's lands  
(and that for jonathans' sake)  
To lame Mephibosheth, and he  
Ziba did fa●mor make.   

saul's servant Ziba was before,  
he had an household great,  
All subject to Mephibosheth,  
he with the King did eat.   

Chapt. 10  
THen David comforts Hanun King  
he puts his men to shame:  
Twice he and his are vanquished,  
by David Shobach's slain.   

Chapt. 11  
Unto the war is joab sent,  
at Salem David stays:  
He lazy , lusts for Bethsheba,  
he sends and she obeys.   

AFfirming that she was with child,  
he for her husband sends:  
He goes not home, than David he  
with murder makes amends.   

Chapt. 12  
BY nathan's parable of threw lamb,  

* An. Mundi 2910  the King himself doth blame,  
Reproved, he doth confess the fact,  
and's pardoned for the same.   

CHild being sick, for life he prays,  
but life he could not get;  
Son Solomon's borne: King Rabbah takes ,  
they under laws are set.   

Chapt. 13  
Dauids' son Ammon, Tamar love's:  
doth force, hate, 
* An. Mundi 2512  turn away:  
Her brother Absalon her receives,  
and Ammon means to slay.   

EVen so he did at sheep shearing,  
this grieved David sore,  
he's comforted, but Absalon  
for fear doth fly therefore.   

Chapt. 14  
FOr fear of losing both her sons,  
a widow for help doth cry;  
Her suit is all for Absalon, 
* An. Mundi 29●8   
and he's called home thereby.   

GReat beauty, and great weight of hair,  
four children Abs●lon had:  
By joabs' means, after two years ,  
access to th'king he had.   

Chapt. 15  
HE by his flattery steals away  
the hearts of Israel:  
Pretends a vow, to 
* An. Mundi 2922  Hebron goes,  
and falsely doth rebel.   

IN fear when David flees from him,  
Ittai will not forsake:  
The Priests and Levites are sent back,  
the Ark with them they take.   

KIng David and his company,  
go weeping on their way;  
He curseth cursed Achitophel,  
Hushai's taught what to say.   

Chapt. 16  
LEwd Ziba by suggestions false;  
obtains his master's goods:  
And Shimei railing calls the King  
a cruel man of blood.   

Mark David's patience; how that he,  
from all revenge abstaines:  
And those who would have had his head,  
by his command restrains.   

NOw Hushai doth insinuate  
int' Absalon's counsel:  
Vile filthy whordomes here are taught,  
by cursed Achitophel.   

Chapt. 17  
Observe this counsel overthrown ,  
by Hush as God decreed ,  
To David secret word was sent,  
with all convenient speed.   

Perceiving all his counsel crossed ,  
Achit'phel hangs himself:  
Amasa's captain, King's refreshed  
with store of friendly wealth.   

Chapt. 18  
QVickly he mustereth all his men,  
and bids them have a care  
Of Absalon: of th'israelites  
here thousands slaughtered are.   

RIding on's Mule, Absolon's hanged  
and cast into a pit:  
Which when the King of Cushi hears ,  
he mourns too much for it.   

Chapt. 19  
SO dost thou mourn? cheer up thy men,  
they strive to bring him back,  
Of Shimei Mephibosheth words,  
Chimham shall nothing lack.   

TO stir up judah Priests are sent,  
Barzillai is dismissed:  
Isr'el and jud ' expostulate ,  
they were not called t'assist.   

Chapt. 20  
Unto proud Sheba Israel goes;  
joab kills Amasa:  
Abel is saved by Sheba's head,  
whom they in town did slay.   

Chapt. 21  
ALl saul's seven sons once hanged and dead,  
a long dearth ended, than  
In father's tomb saul's bones were laid  
and bones of jonathan.   

BEhold what kindness Rizpah shows;  
four battles fought again;  
By four of David's valiant men,  
are four ● stout Giants slain.   

Chapt. 22  
COnsidering th● Lords defence,  
and aid at all assays,  
King David vows obedience,  
and soundeth forth his praise.   

Chapt. 23  
DAuid doth in these his last words, 
An. Mundi 292●   
his Christian faith profess,  
Which was beyond all humane sense,  
in God's good promises.   

EAch Belial brat is cursed of God,  
good Rulers ever blest:  
His Worthies names, and noble acts,  
are lively here expressed.   

Chapt. 24  
FOr, Isr'els' sin God's sore displeased,  
and David doth compel  
His Captain joab for to count  
the people of Israel. 
An. Mundi 2927    

GOds plagues propounded, of the three  
the plague he likes to have;  
After a great mortality,  
his Salem God will save.   

Having repent, God commands  
that he an Altar make  
In Ornan's floor; their offering  
jehovah's anger slakes.    

I KINGS.  

Chapt. 1  
ABishag comforts David King  
when he was wondrous old;  
His father's Kingdom to usurp  
then Adoniah's bold.   

BY nathan's counsel Bethsheba  
doth put the King in mind  
Of former promise made to her,  
which he with oath did bind;   

COncerning Solomon her son,  
this oath he doth renew:  
And bids they should anoint him King,  
they than their trumpets blue.   

DAunted is Adoniah then,  
his guests away do flee  
And he ; but if he loyal grow,  
the King will set him free.   

Chapt. 2  
EXceeding godly is the charge  
the father gives his son,  
Of fearing God; to Barzillai  
what David would have done.   

FOr murder joab must be slain:  
for cursing 
* An. Mundi 2930  Shimei killed:  
Then David dies, when he his age  
and race had fully filled.   

GReat is the glory Solomon hath;  
Adoniah for his wife  
Sues for to have Abishag given,  
but that suit cost his life.   

HIs life Abiather obtains,  
but loseth priestly grace:  
joab is slain; and Benaiah  
is captain in his place.   

IN Abiathars, is Zadock put,  
here Shimei broke his oath,  
Is slain; for (he confined) to Gath  
from Salems' city goeth.   

Chapt. 3  
KIng Pharo's Daughter Solomon weds,  
and offers in th'high place:  
Preferreth wisdom; is made rich,  
decides the harlot's case.   

Chapt. 4  
Lo here his Princes of renown,  
twelve officers provide;  
Great gifts are ● brought: great peace each where.  
his wisdom far is tried.   

Mark here his large dominions ,  
provision for each day:  
His proverbs; speech of trees, fish, foul,  
his stables, horse and hay.   

Chapt. 5  
NOw Hiram (to congratulate)  
men to the young King sends,  
He Hiram tells, to build a house  
to God, he now intends.   

OF timber to be furnished  
is Solomon's request:  
Here Hiram praiseth God for him  
and promiseth his best.   

Chapt. 6  
Providing food for his servants,  
in league they do agree:  
The king's workmen and labourers  
full thirty thousand be.   

QVite hewed were all the temple stones,  
the temple fare without;  
No axe nor hammer there was heard,  
Chambers are built about.   

REgarding his commandments ,  
God promiseth to ● dwell  
Among them in that house of his,  
to bless his Israel.   

SIeling and all th'adorning see,  
how all the house was guilt:  
The Cherubins, the door, and Court,  
the time when it was built.   

Chapt. 7  
THe building of king Solomon's house,  
the house of Lebanon,  
The porch of pillars: of judgement ,  
brave buildings every one.   

Unto his 
* An. Mundi 2952  Queen an house he built,  
here hiram's skill doth pass,  
In making pillars, molten Sea,  
ten bases all of brass.   

Chapt. 8  
ASsembled are the Elders all,  
God's house to dedicate;  
A solemn feast religiously  
with joy they celebrate.   

BY Priests and Levites the Ark is brought,  
with vessels more and less.  
The glory of God doth fill the house,  
and Solomon twice doth bless.   

Coming before the Lord's Altar  
he heartily doth pray;  
He sacrificeth, people all  
with joy are sent away.   

Chapt. 9  
Do what I bid (saith God) and I  
will establish still thy throne:  
Rebel, and I will cut thee off,  
and thine offspring each one.   

EXceeding rich the presents are,  
that King to King doth give :  
As bondmen do the 
* An. Mundi 2940  gentiles work  
but free doth Israel live.   

FRom David's City to her house ,  
doth Pharoh's daughter get  
Solomon's solemn sacrifice,  
from Opir gold is fet.   

Chapt. 10  
GReat ● gifts doth Queen of Sheba bring,  
his wisdom she admires: 
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He royally rewarded her,  
and granted her desires.   

HIs gold, and targets all of gold  
his ivory throne is laid  
With purest gold; his chariots,  
his tributes yearly paid.   

IN golden vessels did he drink,  
his gifts and presents pass:  
In regal pomp he doth exceed  
all kings that ever was.   

Chapt. 11  
KIng Solomon in his old age  
is drawn t'Idolatry  
By his own wives , and Concubines,  
for which the Lord's angry.   

LEwd Hadad (whom the Egyptian King,  
did grace and entertain)  
And Rezon who did run away,  
and in Damascus' reign,   

MIghty jeroboam (his man)  
all these the Lord did raise,  
As adversaries to this King  
in his declining days.   

NOw doth Ahijah prophesy :  
read here King Solomon's deeds,  
His reign and death, how Roboam  
then reigned in his steed.   

Chapt. 12  
Our yoke thy father grievous made  
release us (noble king)  
This suit the people brought, when they  
at Sechem crowned him King.   

PRoudly 
* An. Mundi 2970  Roboham doth refuse  
grave men's advice to take.  
he's ruled by youth; their yoke (he saith)  
he will more grievous make.   

QVickly the ten tribes then revolt,  
they make Roboam flee  
For fear, unto jerusalem,  
Adoram stoned is he.   

ROboam would new forces raise,  
but God doth that deny:  
jeroboam (like to Iudah's feasts)  
makes feasts the Lord to try.   

Chapt. 13  
SEe how his 
* An. Mundi 2971  hand is dried up,  
that man of God abused:  
Yet at his prayer it's restored,  
king's kindness is refused.   

THe man of God seduced is,  
and is again brought back,  
he's checked of God, by Lion slain,  
his father's grave doth lack.   

Upon his ass the old Prophet  
the good man's corpse doth lay;  
He buries him, confirms his word,  
the King would not obey.   

Chapt. 14  
ABijah (jeroboam child)  
is sick he sends his wife  
Disguised with gifts to Abijah,  
to ask about his life.   

BY God the prophet is forewarned  
and doth God's plagues proclaim.  
Abijah dies, is buried ,  
great mournings for the same.   

COncerning jeroboams' reign ,  
his wars and wicked deeds;  
In Chronicles thou mayst them read,  
Nadab his son succeeds.   

DEaling most wickedly with God, 
* An. Mundi 2972   
by Shishak Salem's spoiled: 
An. Mundi 2986   
Roboam dies, his son succeeds,  
with sin as much defiled.   

Chapt. 15  
EVen as the sire so doth the son  
against the Lord rebel:  
But his son 
* An. Mundi 2974  Asa after him  
doth govern passing well.   

Forefather's Idols he removed,  
yet he a league 
* An. Mundi 2987  doth make  
With Benhadad, that Baash war  
he might avert and slake.   

GOod king jehosaphat succeeds,  
here Nadab's like his sire;  
Baash fulfils the prophecy,  
pays him and his their hire.   

HIs acts are writ in Chronicles,  
now Bassa doth begin  
To war with Asa all his days,  
and Israel makes to sin.   

Chapt. 16  
IEhu doth prophesy the fall  
of Baash and his seed,  
Because he God provoked, his son  
Elah did him succeed.   

KIng Elah drunk , of Zimrie's killed,  
he in his stead doth reign:  
He doth Baashas' house destroy,  
where every one is slain.   

LEwd 
* An. Mundi 3013  Zimri forced to burn himself  

* An. Mundi 3020  Om●i doth so assail  
The kingdom's parted, Omri doth  
against Tibni prevail.   

Much mischief did this Omri work,  
he did Samaria found:  
Ahab his son succeedeth him  
who doth in sin abound.   

NOw jericho is built again,  
foundation Hiel laid,  
In first son's days, and built the gates,  
all just as joshua said.   

Chapt. 17  
O Ahab hear that for some years,  
no rain on earth shall fall.  
Elijah is by ravens fed,  
the brooks are dried all.   

Poor widow then 
* An. Mundi 3035  of Zaraphah  
Eliah doth relieve:  
He raiseth up their son was dead,  
than she doth him believe,   

Chapt. 18  
QVickly thyself show to the king,  
(Elijah thus is sent  
To Ahab) Obediah meets  
him in that way he went.   

REad here how he good Prophets fed,  
to 
* An. Mundi 3040  Ahab then is brought  
Eliah who reproves the King  
of wicked things he wrought.   

SEe Baal's Prophets first convinced  
by fire from heaven, then slain:  
Eliah by his prayers force  
obtains great store 
* An. Mundi 3041  of rain.   

Chapt. 19  
THen jesabel to Eliah sends,  
and saith he sure shall dye:  
He flees; is by an Angel cheated  
in his great misery.   

Unto mount Horeb then he goes  
from thence he sends him then  
Unto Damascus' wilderness,  
there to anoint three men.   

ANoint for Sirrah Hazael,  
and jehu Israel's King,  
Elisha also; these men's swords  
to death shall many bring,   

BEhold Elias mantle is  
upon Elisha cast:  
He took his ● leave then of his friends,  
and follows him full fast.   

Chapt. 20  
Cursed Benhadad Samaria  
doth here assault again:  
By Prophet's good directions  
the Syrians most are slain.   

espiteful King at that years end  
coming to fight in valleys,  
Hoping to conquer is subdued,  
his hopes were all but follies.   

Enforced the Syrians do submit,  
and then king Benhadad  
Was with a covenant sent away,  
no hurt at all he had.   

FOr this a Prophet makes Ahab  
himself for to accuse:  
Against him he denounced plagues  
for that so gross abuse.   

Chapt. 21  
Grieved is the king and sullen sick,  
when Naboth did deny  
To grant his vineyard; he's accused  
and ssoned for blasphemy.   

HE dead, his ground king did possess,  
Eliah for this deed  
Denounceth plagues on him and her,  
by God afore decreed.   

IN seeming show Ahab reputes  
for this his sinful crime,  
And thereupon the Lord defers  
his judgements for a time.   

Chapt. 22  
KIng by false prophets is seduced,  
and (as Micaiah said)  
Is slain at Ramoth Gilead,  
in prison Mica's laid.   

LEwd Ahab having lost his life,  
the dogs lick up his blood;  
And Ahaziah him succeeds ,  
whose reigning was not good.   

MAking the word of God his guide  
jehosaphat 
* An. Mundi 3046  rules well,  
He turneth not aside from God,  
his acts the Chronicles tell.    

TWO KINGS.  

Chapt. 1  
AGainst Isr'el Moab rebels,  

* An. Mundi 3041  Ahazi sends t' inquire  
Of Baalzebub: twice from heaven  
Eliah calls for fire.   

BVrnt were two captains which the King  
sent him to apprehend;  
But spares the third, and tells the King  
his life shall shortly end.   

Chapt. 2  
Coming to take his last farewell  
of good Elisha grave.  
With cloak 
* An. Mundi 334●  Eliah parts jordan,  
grants what Elish ' doth crave.   

DOubled portion of his spirit;  
God up Eliah takes  
By fiery chariot into heaven ,  
great moan the Prophet makes.   

ELisha with Eliahs' cloak  
flood jordan doth divide;  
He for Eliahs' successor  
acknowledged doth bide.   

FOr Eliah young Prophets seek,  
with toil and labour great;  
They find him not, Elisha makes  
the bitter waters sweet.   

GOod Prophet is by children mocked,  
bald head they do him call:  
For this, two Bears out of the wood  
did tear and kill them all.   

Chapt. 3  
HEre joram reigns, he casts away  
the Image made to Baal:  
But as for jeroboams' sins  
he cleaveth to them all.   

IN these days Mesha Moabs' king, 
An. Mundi 3050   
'gainst Isr'el doth rebel;  
jehosaphat and jehoram  
the King of Israel,   

KIng eke of Edom joins with them,  
those three full sore distressed  
For want of water; strangely are  
by Elisha refreshed.   

LIght and a small thing to the Lord,  
is this; their foes befoiles:  
Deceived with colours they are spoilt  
who looked and hoped for spoils.   

MOabites King upon the wall  
doth sacrifice his son.  
Isr'el is grieved, from thence departs,  
and so the war is done.   

Chapt. 4  
NOw is the widow's oil increased,  
with which her debts she pays.  
He gives the Shunamite a son  
and him from death doth raise. 
An. Mundi 3052    

O Man of God death in the pot,  
(the Prophet's children cry)  
He sweets it, and with twenty loaves  
doth five score satisfy.   

Chapt. 5  
PRudently a poor captive maid  
to Naman makes report,  
That by Elishaes' means he might  
be cured and get comfort.   

QVickly unto Samaria  
the king of Syria sends.  
And to the king of Israel  
Naaman he commends.   

REad how 
* An. Mundi 3051  Elisha Naaman sends  
to wash in Iordans flood:  
But to receive his proffered gifts  
he did not think it good.   

SMitten with Naamans' Leprosy  
Gehazi is that time,  
With lies abusing Master's name ,  
a foul and filthy crime.   

Chapt. 6  
THe Prophet gives young Prophets leave,  
a larger place to find:  
Makes 
An. Mundi 3052  iron swim, king's counsel tells,  
and strikes an army blind.   

Unto 
* An. Mundi 3053  Samaria armies brought.  
in peace they're sent away:  
Their children famished women eat,  
king would Elisha stay.   

Chapt. 7  
A● Prophesy of plenty great  
Elisha doth declare;  
By Lepers four, of Syrians flight  
they then informed are.   

BY Spies the king than finds it true ,  
they run both more and less  
To spoil the tents of Syrians,  
a Lord's killed in the press.   

Chapt. 8  
COuntry the Shunamite doth leave,  
a famine to avoid:  
At seven year's end she doth return  
and then her land enjoyed.   

DEclared first it was to th' king,  
that she was that man's wife,  
That by Elisha had her son  
again restored to life.   

ELisha to Damascus comes,  
Benhadad sends a gift  
To him by Hazael; here observe  
Hazaels bloody drift.   

FOr he succeeds when first he had  
his king Benhadad slain,  
In judah thou dost here observe,  
jehorams' wicked reign.   

Graceless Edom doth here revolt ,  
and Edom doth rebel,  

* An. Mundi 3054  Ahazi reigns and joram sees  
wounded at jezreel.   

Chapt. 9  
HEre by Elisha a young Prophet  
to Ramoth ahab's sent,  
There to anoint stout jehu king,  
which done away he went.   

IEhu made king, king joram kills  
in godly Naboths' ground;  
At Gur Ahazi king is slain,  
at Salem burial found.   

KIng jehu bids that jezebel  
should be thrown from the tower;  
Her blood was sprinkled on the wall,  
the dogs her flesh devour.   

Chapt. 10  
Letter's which unto jezerel  
by 
* An. Mundi 3058  jehu then were sent,  
Caused seventy sons to lose their heads,  
which heads to jehu went.   

MVrtherous fact he doth excuse,  
by Elias prophesy,  
He two and forty brethren kills,  
of late King Ahazie.   

NOw meets he with jehonadab  
him as companion takes:  
And of the worshippers of Baal  
by sleight he havoc makes.   

Observe how jehu 
* An. Mundi 3066  followeth  
cursed jeroboams' deeds:  
Haz'el oppresseth Israel,  
johaz jehu succeeds.   

Chapt. 11  
PReseru'd is joash by his Aunt  
from 
* An. Mundi 3065  Athaliahs' hands:  
Six years in God's house he is hid,  
then for the Kingdom stands.   

QVickly then sends jehoiada  
to rulers , joash King:  
Athaliah slain, jehoiada  
true worship now brings in.   

Chapt. 12  
RIghtly did joash rule and reign  
in all the high Priests days, 
An. Mundi 3084   
He bade the Priest repair God's house,  
King's Scribe the workman pays.   

SEe Hazael, the Syrians King,  
by presents turned away  
From spoiling Salem: hallowed things  
doth joash send and pay.   

THe traitorous servants of joash,  
their King and Master slay:  
And after him than doth succeed.  
his son Amazia.   

Chapt. 13  
VExed full sore is jehohaz  
for his  reign  
By Haz'el: but by prayer God  
relieves the king again.   

AFter his death, joash his son  
succeedeth in his place:  
He walked as jeroboam did,  
a king devoid of grace.   

BEhold here good Elisha dies,  
but first he prophecies  
That joash over Syridus  
shall have three victories.   

Cursed Moabites invade the land,  
(observe a wonder great)  
A dead man cast in Prophet's grave, 
An. Mundi 3107   
revives and stands on's feet.   

Chapt. 14  
DOing as father joash did,  
Amazia rules well,  
Yet not like David faithful King  
who reigned in Israel.   

EAch man (as yet) on high places  
did offer sacrifice:  
He on his father's murderers  
did justice exercise.   

Full ten thousands of Edomites  
King Amaziah slew:  
Provoking joath Israel's King,  
he's made full sore to rue. 
An. Mundi 3190    

Graceless jeroboam made King  
did joash then succeed:  
Amazah is by traitors vile  
at Lachish murdered   

HEre Ahaziah him succeeds,  
jeroboams' wicked reign:  
Here Zachariah him succeeds,  
the last of jehues' train.   

Chapt. 15  
IN judah Azariah reigns,  
abounding in good deeds:  
High places stays: he Leper 
* An. Mundi 3190  dies  
and jotham him succeeds.   

KIng Zachariah reigning ill,  
is by bad Shallum slain,  
He reigns a month, and Menahem  
puts him to deadly pain.   

LEwd Menahem made strong by Pull,  
rips woman great with child:   

MAd Pekaiah reigns after him,  
and's slain by Peka wild.   

NOw Peka is oppressed sor●  
by Tigla Pelezer,  
And after slain by Hoshea  
conspiring murderer.   

Observe here good king jothams' reign,  
he follows father's deeds;  
High places yet were not removed,  
king Ahaz him succeeds.   

Chapt. 16  
Perversely did king Ahaz reign:  
him Rezin-Pek'assailes:  
But Tiglath Pelezer he hyres,  
against them he prevails.   

QVickly he to Damascus goes,  
and there an altar sees,  
And thereof he a pattern ● sends  
(forgetting God's decrees)   

Right speedily to V●iah Priest,  
who yields in every thing  
God's brazen Altar to divert  
to Ahaz own liking.   

SEe how he doth the Temple spoil  
(a cursed and wicked deed)  
He dies, and his son Hezeki  
good king rules in his stead.   

Chapt. 17  
THe wicked King Hoshea reigns,  
Salman'ser him subdues:  
Against him Hoshea conspires,  
but that he dearly rues.   

Unto Assyria for their sins  
now Israel doth go, 
An. Mundi 3210   
The Lion's plague false worshippers  
they mix religions so. 
An. Mundi 3230    

Chapt. 18  
A Good king Hezekiah reigns;  
brass Serpent he destroys, 
An. Mundi 3226   
And Idols all: Salmaneser  
Samaria sore annoys,   

BEcause God's Laws they disobeyed,  
Sennacherib is stayed,  
And by a tribute pacified,  
which Hezekiah paid.   

Coming again, he Rabsheka  
sends on the King to rail:  
Who moves the people to revolt.  
and makes their hearts to quail.   

Chapt. 19  
DOlefully Ezekiah mourns:  
and doth to Esay send  
To pray for them, he saith that God  
his helping hand would lend.   

Encountering then with Tirhakah,  
Sennacherib doth write  
A Letter to Hezekiah,  
wherein he doth recite   

Foul filthy facts blasphemously,  
good Hezekiah prays.  
Esay foretells Senacheribs'  
pride, fall and end of days.   

GReat blessing must on Zion fall,  
(thus doth the Prophet say)  
One Angel of th' Assyrian host  
doth vanish, 
An. Mundi 3238  kill and stay   

HVndred fourscore and five thousand ,  
the King is then full still,  
He hasteneth home ; before his gods  
his sons their father kill.   

Chapt. 20  
IN those days Hezekiah sick,  
is told that he must die:  
He prays, his life is lengthened;  
the Sun goes backwardly.   

KNow that this wonder God did work  
for sign of promise made.  
The king shows to the messengers  
all treasures which he had. 
An. Mundi 3239    

LIking not this, Esaiah comes  
and blames him for his deed:  
Foretells Babel's captivity,  
Manasseh doth succeed.   

Chapt. 21  
Manassehs' wicked government  
his cross Idolatry, 
An. Mundi 3252   
his cross Idolatry,  
Which caused against all juda Land  
many a prophecy.   

NExt him his son Ammon succeeds,  
observe his wicked reign:  
He God forsook, and Idols ● served,  
was by his servant slain.   

Observe how all these murderers,  
that did so vile a thing,  
Are by the people murdered:  
who make josiah king.   

Chapt. 22  
Praised is josiahs' prosperous reign,  
he doth God's house repair:  
Hilkiah finds the Lord's Law book,  
and Hulda must inquire   

QVickly of God: she prophecies  
of Salems' fatal fall▪  
Which ruin yet is respited,  
till God josiah call.   

Chapt. 23  
REad openly in public place  
josiah caused to be  
The book of God; 
An. Mundi 3342  he than destroys  
all their Idolatry.   

STanding then by a pillars he  
God's covenant did renew;  
On Bethels Altar burns men's bones:  
as Prophet did foreshow.   

THen solemn Passeover he kept,  
and witches put away,  
With all abominations, 
An. Mundi 3342   
God's wrath yet did not stay.   

VEry sore kindled was his wrath  
'gainst Iudah's people all,  
For Manasses, as Israel,  
so they must likewise fall.   

AT Megiddo this godly king ●  
josiah, lost his life:  
He Pharaoh Necho did provoke  
to bloody war and strife.   

BY people than jehoahaz  
(his son ) was made their king,  
Him Pharaoh Necho imprisoned,  
advanced joiakim.   

Chapt. 24  
Cursed, cruel Nebochadnezer, 
An. Mundi 3350   
jehoiakim subdues:  
Then afterward he did rebel,  
but his rebellion rues.   

Distressed is juda , by such bands,  
as God among them sent,  
Because Manasseth shed the blood  
of many innocent.   

EGyptian king is vanquished,  
by king of Babel's train:  
Ichoiachin succeeds his fire,  
and wickedly doth reign.   

FVrious king of Babylon,  
jerusalem doth take:  
Makes all the people prisoners,  
of goods doth havoc make.   

GReat is the anger of the Lord,  
'gainst juda land, and city:  
Zed'kiah reigneth wickedly,  
all's spoiled without all pity. 
An. Mundi 3356    

Chapt. 25  
HEre Salem is besieged again  
Zedkiah sons are slain, 
An. Mundi 3353   
He taken, hath his eyes put out,  
their Zebuzaraden   

IErusalem 
* An. Mundi 3353  defaceth quite,  
caries the rest away,  
Except a few poor labourer's ●  
that do in juda stay.   

KIngs captain of the guard spoils all,  
great treasures bears away;  
The Nobles are at Riblah slain,  
and then Gedaliah   

LOrd, and chief ruler was ordained,  
of them that did remain;  
They need would into Egypt fly,  
when Ishmael him had slain.   

Much kindness Euilmedorach  
shows to Ieho●akim:  
He sets his throne above those Kings  
that were in Court with him.    

I CHRONICLES.  

Chapt. 1  
adam's offspring to No is told,  
Noah's sons, and all their race:  
Shems Sons to Abraham here observe,  
with Ishmaels' void of grace.   

BY Ketur (abraham's Concubine)  
what sons; and Esau's brood:  
The King's ● of Edom, and the Dukes,  
a few or none were good.   

Chapt. 2  
COnsider Israel's pedigree  
by Thamar; judah's line,  
jesses', and Calebs' sons who were,  
this Chapter doth define.   

Declared is Hesrons' pedigree  
by Machirs daughter dear,  
jerahmuels posterity,  
and Sheshans' set down here.   

Expressed is here another ● branch  
of former Calebs' race:  
The line of Caleb son of ● Hur,  
is set down in this place.   

Chapt. 3  
Faithful king David's Children see  
to Zedekias years:  
Then jechonias line observe,  
his son's sons race appears.   

Chapt. 4  
GReatly increased is judah's race,  
by Caleb son of Hur:  
jabez good prayer: Simon makes  
for Land a bloody stir.   

HEre read of Ashur (posthumus son  
of Hezron by Abiah)  
Who Gedor and th'Amalekites  
do conquer, kill and slay.   

Chapt. 5  
IN order here read Rubens line,  
till they were captives led.  
He lost his Birthright the defiled  
his father jacobs' bed.   

KNow here God's habitation,  
and half Manasses race,  
Their chief men, coasts, and conquests all,  
for sin they lost their place.   

Chapt. 6  
Learn Levites line; and A'rons' race,  
till the captivity:  
The family of Gershon learn,  
Koath and Merari.   

Mark here their habitations,  
their service understand  
Which Moses taught, until they went  
captives to Babel's land.   

Chapt. 7  
Naphtalies' sons, and Isachars,  
the sons of Benjamin,  
Who were the sons of Manasseth,  
and sons of Ephraim.   

Observe the sons of Ashur ● here,  
and Ephrim's habitation;  
How were they plagued by men of Gath,  
and how Beriah's borne.   

Chapt. 8  
Principal sons of Benjamin,  
and chief men are set down;  
●ere jonathan; his father Saul,  
who first did wear the crown.   

Chapt. 9  
QVickly here mayst thou reckon up,  
Isr'els' original;  
●nd Iuda's genealogies,  
the Priests and Levites all.   

REad also of the Nithinims  
that dwelled in Salem than:  
●he charge of Levites, and the stock  
of Saul and jonathan.   

Chapt. 10  
saul's overthrow and death observe,  
he's murdered on his sword;  
●r his, and sons bones jabesh men  
a burial place afford.   

THe cause why God thus cast off Saul,  
and crowned the son of less,  
●as that he went unto a witch,  
and so his laws transgress.   

Chapt. 11  
Unto David all Israel come,  
at Hebron make him King,  
a foes driven out, he Zion took,  
his Worthies water bring,   

Chapt. ●2  
A Multitude of warlike men  
at Hebron doth appear,  
●●th one consent they make him King.  
with feasts and joyful cheer.   

Chapt. 13  
Blessed David will fetch home the Ark,  
new Cart they do prepare;  
Vzza struck dead, Obed and his  
for th'arks sake blessed are.   

Chapt. 14  
COme see how kindly Hiram deals  
with David, now made king,  
In sending wood to build his house,  
with many another thing.   

DAuid perceives the Lords great love;  
Philistines peace do spurn:  
His children, wives , he twice prevails,  
foes Idols all doth burn.   

Chapt. 15  
Expressed is here the cause why God,  
a breach among them made:  
Because they brought not home the Ark,  
as God by Moses said.   

FOr it a place the king prepares,  
the Levites it up take,  
They bear it: David danced for joy,  
scornfully Micholspake.   

Chapt. 16  
GReat solemn feasting David makes,  
they offer sacrifice:  
A Choir he order to sing praise,  
and was the godly guise.   

HE made a Psalm of thanksgiving,  
his Priests and Porters mark:  
The Ministers, Musicians,  
still to attend the Ark.   

Chapt. 17  
INtending to build God an house,  
(whereof God never spoke)  
Nathan doth first approve th'intent,  
after forbids to make.   

KNow here God promise made to him,  
and his seed for his sake:  
Mark David's praises and prayer,  
which he to God doth make.   

Chapt. 18  
Lo how he conquers Philistines,  
and Moabites subdues;  
Hadarezer and the Syrians  
with all their cursed crews.   

Mark how king Tou, by Hadoram,  
doth gifts and presents send,  
For vanquishing Hadarezer,  
for so their war did end.   

NOw both the presents and the spoil  
to God king David gives;  
●n Edom he puts Garrisons,  
and then full quiet lives.   

Chapt. 19  
O See how David's servants sent  
to visit Hanun king,  
Are sore abused, but this abuse  
doth bane upon him bring.   

PRoud Ammonites by Syrians,  
with aid are strengthened;  
But by Abisha, and joab,  
are all discomfited.   

QVickly a new supply is made  
of Syrians again:  
●y Shophach and by David king,  
these Syrians are slain.   

Chapt. 20  
RAbbah by joab is besieged,  
and by king David spoiled;  
●e takes the kings crown off his head,  
his men tortured and spoiled.   

SEe how king David and his men,  
do three great Giants quell:  
Thrice they blasphemously defied  
the host of Israel.   

Chapt. 21  
TEmpted by Satan, David sends  
to number Israel.  
The number brought, David reputes,  
and faith he did not well.   

Unto him are three plagues proposed,  
he chooseth of them all  
The pestilence ; he doth prevent  
by prayer Salems' fall.   

AT God's direction, David buys  
good Ornans threshing floor;  
There builds an Altar; there God gives  
a sign of his favour.   

BY God's command the plague is stayed,  
at Ornans floor he prays:  
From offering at Gibeon,  
him fear of Angel stays.   

Chapt. 22  
Cedar's great store; Iron ● and brass  
King David doth provide;  
He knew before the Temple's place,  
where th'Altar should abide.   

Dear son (saith he) build thou God's house,  
which I did once intent,  
But was forbid; God make thee wise,  
his statutes to attend.   

EVen all the Princes of the Land  
he bids to help his son  
To serve the Lord , who to them all  
so graciously had done.   

Chapt. 23  
FRom all the quarters of the Land  
King David full of days,  
Priests, Princes, Levites gathered  
and taught them all God's ways.   

GAthered all together thus,  
Solomon is made King:  
The Levites numbered: charged to serve  
the Lord in every thing.   

Chapt. 24  
HEre Aaron's sons divided are,  
but two for sin are slain,  
Offering strange fire, the other two  
as Priests do still remain.   

INto a book the chief were writ,  
Aaron's and ● Levites sons,  
Assigned by lot, ●hey all must serve  
at their set times and turns.   

Chapt. 25  
KNow cunningest singers set apart,  
to sing the Lord before:  
By lot they are divided all,  
in orders twenty four.   

Chapt. 26  
Lo how the porters parted are  
by lot , who had the gate;  
The Levites are the treasurers,  
who judge the civil state.   

Chapt. 27  
Monthly each Captain serves in course  
and each tribe hath his head:  
The people's numbering David stays,  
the officers ordered.   

Chapt. 28  
NOw David doth assemble all  
the Peers of Israel:  
And in the great assembly he  
them openly did tell   

OF all the promises God made  
to him , and to his son:  
Of all the favours he had showed,  
and works which he had done.   

Persuading all to fear the Lord  
as long as they should live:  
Even Solomon to whom he doth  
the temples patterne give.   

Chapt. 29  
QVickly by his example rare,  
entreaty and request,  
Princes and people willingly  
to offer then are pressed.   

Rejoicing much, king David makes  
a Psalm of thanksgiving:  
The people having blessed God  
make Solomon their king.   

SHortly then after David dies,  
who reigned in Israel  
Full forty years; his facts are blazed  
by Gad and Samuel.    

TWO CHRONICLES.  

Chapt. 1  
AT Gibeon king Solomon  
doth offer solemnly:  
For ask wisdom he is blest  
of God exceedingly.   

BOth wisdom, honour, wealth and strength  
he doth on him bestow;  
●ike him in dignity was none,  
that ever lived below.   

Chapt. ●  
COme see the multitude of men,  
that he doth here provide  
●o build the Temple, some to work,  
and some the work to guide.   

Dispatched is an Ambassador  
to Hiram king of Tyre,  
●r workmen and provision,  
such as he did desire.   

EVen wood and workmen both he grants,  
one doth in kill exceed,  
●e praiseth God that such a son  
King David did succeed.   

Chapt. ●  
FVlly when all materials  
were gathered in great store,  
●he Temple lie gins to build,  
in Ornans threshing floor.   

GOd taught him how and what to do,  
than Solomon gins  
●o make, and gild porch, beams and house,  
with the two Cherubins.   

He made two pillars, and the veil,  
of precious stuff and rare;  
●n right and left side of the house  
the pillars reared are.   

Chapt. 4  
IN like manner Solomon makes  
God's altar all of brass;  
The molten Sea on twelve oxen,  
which doth in beauty pass.   

KNow here ten laver, Candlesticks,  
and tables all are made●  
Courts, instruments of gold and brass,  
even all as God had said.   

Chapt. 5  
LOrds house and work thus finished,  
King Solomon did bring  
The dedicated treasures all  
which David that good King   

MOst worthily had put apart,  
for service of the Lord,  
Into his house: and Israel  
even all with one accord,   

NOw solemnly bring in the Ark,  
into his holy place  
They praising God, he shows to them  
a sure sign of his grace.   

Chapt. 6  
O Mark how all the people here  
by Solomon are blest;  
And how he praiseth God who built  
that house wherein to rest.   

PRayer which Solomon did make,  
upon the brass scoffold.  
When as the house was consecrate,  
here read thou and behold   

Chapt. 7  
QVickly then God sends fire from heaven  
in token of his grace.  
His glory filled the house so full  
Priest there could have no place.   

Reverently the people than  
did bow in humble wise  
And worshipped God: then Solomon  
did offer sacrifice.   

SOlomon having kept the feast  
of altars dedication;  
And Tabernacles, sends all men  
to their own habitation.   

THen God appears to Solomon  
by night in heavenly vision;  
●nd gives him gracious promises,  
but all upon condition.   

Unto the Lord, himself, his Queen  
brave buildings Solomon makes;  
●nd of those Gentiles which were left,  
he tribute money takes.   

AS for the Isralites he made  
them rulers every one:  
〈◊〉 Queen from Salem to her house,  
he causeth to be gone.   

BVrnt ●off●ings, and sacrifice,  
he yearly offered;  
●hew moons, Sabbaths, solemn feasts,  
as God had ordered.   

Charged were the Priests and Leui●e● all,  
to serve at any hand,  
●●ch in his course great store of gold  
was fetched from Oph●● 〈◊〉   

Chapt. ●  
DElighting in and wondering at  
the wisdom, of this King;  
●●e Queen of She●a brings him gold  
and many a precious thing.   

EXceeding blest she thought those men  
that might with that King live:  
●●en he to her 〈◊〉 she did ask,  
or did desire, did g●●●   

●Vlly is here set down his gold▪  
his throne of ivory:  
targets, vessls , and the gif●  
which Kings brought far and nigh.   

GReat store of horses, chariot's,  
great tributes ●●e he hath:  
reigned forty years as King▪  
●nd then is called by death.   

Chapt. 10  
HEre Rehoboam ruled by youths  
the people's suit denies:  
Ten tribes revolt, Hadoram stoned,  
the King in danger flies.   

Chapt. 11  
ISrael Rehoboam would subdue,  
and doth an army raise:  
Shemaiah doth forbid, and bids  
him make no such assays.   

Kingdom with sorts he strengtheneth,  
and great provision makes:  
Good Priests and Levites (fearing God)  
jeroboam quite forsakes.   

LEwd Priests he made for calves, and deuill●  
of men of most disgrace:  
Good people went and served God  
at Salem three year's space.   

MAde strong so long is judah land,  
and Rehoboam King:  
His many wives, and children ● mark,  
and their wise dispersing.   

Chapt. 12  
NOw Reboam the Lord forsakes,  
his laws he did transgress;  
God therefore stirs up Shishak King,  
his land for to oppress.   

OF former sin when they were told,  
and thereof did repent;  
God saved King and Princes all  
from deadly punishment .   

PRoud Shishak yet did bear away  
the spoil and treasure all:  
Reboam reigned seventeen years,  
than death for him doth call.   

Chapt. 13  
QVickly Abijah then succeeds,  
and maketh open war  
Against jeroboam wicked King  
and doth the cause declare.   

REligiously he worshipping  
and serving God aright,  
Doth vanquish jeroboams' host,  
and puts them all to flight.   

SEe here Abijahs' fourteen wives,  
his two and twenty sons,  
His sixteen daughters; other acts  
by Iddo are set down.   

Chapt. 14  
THen good king Asa doth succeed,  
Idolatry destroys,  
And all false worships: God then gave  
him peace and restful days.   

VAlorous armies Asa had,  
he fortifies the land:  
Zera the Ethiopian King,  
comes with a mighty band,   

ASsaulting him; he then to God  
for help and aid doth call:  
He hears: and Asa kills and spoyes  
the Ethiopians all.   

Chapt. 15  
BY Prophecy of Azarie,  
judah with one accord;  
And most of men of Israel,  
make covenant with the Lord.   

Courageously King Asa spoilt  
all Idols here and there;  
His mother (an Idolatress  
though Queen) he did not spare.   

Dedicated and holy things  
into God's house he bears;  
And then enjoyeth peace and rest  
full five and thirty years.   

Chapt. 16  
ENtering then into a league,  
(for fear of Baash king)  
With Benadad, good Hanani  
reproves him for that thing.   

FRom building Rama (by this means)  
proud Baash then is stayed:  
King Asa turns him from that work  
●o by Syrians help and aid.   

GOod Hanani is put in ward  
for speaking that was meet:  
And Asa is exceedingly  
tormented in his fret.   

HE in his pain sought not to God,  
but unto Physics aid:  
His acts are in the Chronicles,  
he dies, is buried.   

Chapt. 17  
IEhosaphat doth him succeed,  
he ruleth passing well,  
In honour and prosperity,  
he others did excel.   

KIng josaphat doth Levites send,  
and Princes all abroad,  
All Iudah's people for to teach  
how they should serve the Lord.   

LIft up his heart was to the Lord,  
he doth abolish quite  
High places, groves and Idols all,  
out of his people's sight.   

Much terrified are his foes.  
the Lord made them afraid,  
Some bring him gifts, and presents in  
and some him tribute paid.   

NOte here his greatness, and his might,  
his Captains stout and strong:  
His castles, cities, armies great,  
to fence him from all wrong.   

Chapt. 18  
Observe johosaphat there is joined  
with Ahab near in kin:  
Is easily induced and drawn  
to join with him in sin.   

Persuaded were they both to go  
(by Prophets false seduction)  
To fight with Ramath Gilead,  
to Ahabs' own destruction.   

QVarrelling with good Michai  
who spoke the thing was right;  
They imprison him, and josaphat  
did hardly scape by flight.   

Chapt. 19  
Reproved he was by good jehu  
for his love, help, and aid  
To Ahab lent, whom God did hate,  
because he disobeyed.   

Soon after king jehosaphat,  
doth show his care and pain,  
Both in God's house, and Commonwealth,  
good rulers to ordain.   

THe godly good instructions,  
which (reading) thou mayst find,  
To judges , Priests and Levites given,  
imprint them in thy mind.   

Chapt. 20  
Unto the Lord jehosaphat  
in fear proclaims a fast:  
And prays that in their great distress,  
to help he would make ● hast.   

ATtend unto the prophecy,  
here called jazaels:  
The joyful news from God which he.  
to king and people tells.   

BEhold the people than arose,  
went forth with one accord.  
King them ● exhorts and fingers sets  
to praise, and land the Lord.   

COme see the wondrous overthrow  
of each self murdering foe;  
And how when they had praised God,  
in triumph home they go.   

DOing the will and work of God,  
this King did prosper well:  
But God was angry when he joined  
with King of Israel   

EVen Ahazia (wicked king)  
in their shipping convoy,  
(As Prophet Elieser said)  
God did their ships destroy.   

Chapt. 21  
FIerce bloody joram then succeeds,  
six brothers he doth slay:  
He reigned wickedly: Edom  
and Libna fall away.   

GReat plagues, Eliahs' prophecies  
(in writing sent this king)  
Declare; which for his wickedness,  
the Lord on him would bring.   

HEre Philistines oppress him sore,  
and the Arabians all;  
Mark his incurable disease,  
his guts him deadly gall.   

IN this distress he ends his days,  
an● dies in great disgrace,  
Among the other godly kings,  
he had no burial place.   

Chapt. 22  
KIng Abaziah then his son  
jehoram doth succeed,  
As in his throne so in his sin,  
as bad in word and deed.   

LEwdly with joram Ahabs' son  
he doth confederate,  
To fight with Hazel Syriahs' king,  
whom they did deadly hate.   

Mark how Ahazi goes to see  
jehoram wounded sore,  
God is displeased; and by jehu  
Ahazi's slain therefore.   

NOw doth his mother Athali  
destroy the royal seed,  
Even all save joash, hid by's Aunt,  
and doth her son succeed,   

Chapt. 23  
Observe jehoiadas great care  
in ordering all things right:  
Young joash than he maketh King,  
in all the people's fight.   

Put then to death is Athali,  
and Mattan Priest of Baal;  
They vow to worship God aright,  
they break down Altars all.   

Chapt. 24  
QVietly all the high-Priests days,  
and well did joash reign,  
He makes the Temple be repaired,  
but after falls amain.   

REad here the death of joiada,  
(who lived many days)  
The honour of his funeral,  
his son (the Priest) he stays.   

Spoilt then is he of Syrians,  
and of his servants slain;  
His son Amazia succeeds,  
and in his room doth reign.   

Chapt. 25  
THose traitors that his father slew,  
he put to deadly pain;   

ANd when he first came to the Crown,  
religiously did reign.   

But yet not with a perfect heart,  
an Army of Isralites  
He for an hundred talents hires  
against the Edomites.   

Convented; he dismisseth them,  
at the good Prophet's word;  
His talents lost, the Edomites  
are thousands put to th' sword.   

DIsmissed Isralites are vexed,  
and greatly discontent.  
As they return they kill and spoil,  
the Cities as they went.   

EXceeding proud is Amazi  
of his great victory;  
And with the gods of Edomites  
commits Idolatry.   

FOr Prophet's admonitions,  
he careth nought at all,  
joash he doth provoke to war,  
which was his utter fall.   

GOd cast him off, when he left him,  
hi● death they do conspire:  
He fled to Lachish, there is slain,  
a due deserved hire.   

Chapt. 26  
He young Vzziah is made king,  
his father he succeed●  
A while he ruleth very well,  
and prospers in his deeds.   

IN time he waxed wondrous proud,  
and did not serve God right,  
But plays the Priest , and after life's  
a Leper out of sight.   

Chapt. 27  
KIng jothan then (Vzziah's son)  
reigns in his father's stead,  
Who ruling well was blest of God,  
and glorious in his deeds.   

Lo how he fights with th' Ammonites,  
their wheat and talents takes;  
Prepared his ways before the Lord,  
a prosperous end than makes.   

Chapt. 28  
MOst wickedly King Ahaz reigns  
the Syrians vex him sore:  
He did forsake his father's God,  
and juda is plagued therefore.   

NOw by the Isra'lites, they all  
are put to captives pain;  
But Prophet Obed gives advice  
they should go home again.   

OF the Assyrians Ahaz seeks  
for succour and for aid:  
But though he bribed th' Assyrian King,  
of help he him denied.   

Pressed and distressed he trespassed more,  
in foul Idolatrous deeds:  
He dying, Hezekiah then,  
his godly son succeeds.   

Chapt. 29  
QVickly this good King doth repair  
God's house, and doth restore  
The pure and true religion,  
as David did before.   

Removing all Idolatry;  
he bids the Levites all  
To sanctify themselves: which done,  
they cleanse Gods houses all.   

SEe here the solemn sacrifice,  
he offers of fat beasts:  
His joyful praise, and of Levites,  
more forward are then Priests.   

THis note, that all the instruments,  
that Hezekia King,  
Or David into Gods own house,  
at any time did bring,   

Unto God's worship, were not brought  
of their own mind and will,  
But as the Lord by his Prophets,  
charged and commanded still.   

Chapt. 30  
A Passover the King proclaims  
throughout all judah land:  
All Israel, Ephraim, Manasseh  
thereof do understand.   

But many mocked, and many came,  
at Salem it was kept  
The second month, when altars all  
the men away had swept.   

Convented all, they fourteen days  
do keep this solemn feast;  
And then the people by the Priests  
and Levites all are blest.   

Chapt. 31  
Destroyed is all Idolatry,  
the people take great pain,  
That Altars, pillars pictures, groves,  
should none at all remain.   

EAch Priest and Levite King appoints  
unto their courses grave:  
And both what work and maintenance  
each one of them should have.   

Full forward are the people all,  
in offering to the Lord:  
To bring the tithes of ox and sheep  
they willingly accord:   

GOod Ezekiah doth appoint  
in every coast and border,  
Officers with charge to see  
all things kept in due order.   

HE in the service of his God  
did walk without all blame:  
He sought the Lord with all his heart,  
and prospered for the same.   

Chapt. 32  
Invaded by Senacherib,  
(who thinks the same to win)  
Is juda: then to fortify  
Hez●kiah doth begin.   

KIngly encouragements he giver,  
unto his people all;  
Tells them that by the power of God  
Senacherib should fall.   

Letter's are sent, and messages,  
full fraught with blasphemies,  
Against the which King Hezeki  
and Prophet Esay prays.   

Mark how an Angel than destroys  
the whole Assyrians host,  
By his own sons that king is slain,  
that did so brag and boast.   

NOw Hezekiah falleth sick,  
and prayeth fervently;  
He than obtains of God a sign  
of his recovery.   

Observe how then he waxed proud,  
and God did bring him low:  
His treasures to Ambassadors,  
he foolishly did show.   

PAssing great were his wealth and works,  
God graced him for his deeds;  
He dies, and his son Manassen,  
in kingly th●one s●●ceedes.   

Chapt. 33  
QVickly this wicked king sets up  
Idolatry again;  
He would not be admonished,  
but wickedly doth reign.   

ROoting out all Religion,  
he's had to Babylon,  
And is released when he to God  
made supplication.   

STrange worships than he banished,  
and all Idolatry:  
His acts, and prayer made to God,  
the Seers testify.   

THen dies Manasseh, and Ammon  
his wicked son doth reign  
Two years, he did displease the Lord,  
then by his men was slain.   

VIle murderers the people stew,  
and then in Ammon's stead  
His son josiah (eight years old)  
doth happily succeed.   

Chapt. 34  
A Godly King josiah was  
reigned thirty years and one,  
He quite destroyed Idolatry  
false worships he left none.   

BReaking all Baal's altars down,  
he taketh order then,  
That God's house should be well repaired  
by godly faithful men.   

CVnni●gest workmen are sought out,  
Hilkiah finds God's book;  
Shaphan did bear it to the King,  
that he therein might look.   

DEferring not, josiah sends  
to Hulda to inquire  
And certify him what she knew  
to be the Lords desire.   

Evil she prophesieth of,  
and doleful desolation,  
Should fall upon jerusalem  
for their ● abomination.   

FOr that, the King did rend his ,  
with melting heart and sad.  
From all these plagues (during his life)  
he free deliverance had.   

GOds law is read by kings command  
before the people all:  
They covenant to serve the Lord,  
and on him still to call.   

Chapt. 35  
He keeps a solemn Passeover;  
doth charge to serve the Lord,  
Whereto the Priests and Levites all  
do cheerfully accord,   

IN willing manner Princes, Priests,  
and people offer all.  
He Pharaoh Necho did provoke,  
which was his fatal fall.   

Kissed at Megiddo was this king,  
(a king of commendation)  
For whom the men of juda make  
most grievous lamentation.   

Chapt. 36  
Lo now jeho thaz succeeds  
(deposed by Pharaoh king:)  
he's carried into Egypt land,  
then reigns jehoiakim.   

Months just eleven, and then is brought  
fast bound to Babylon:  
jehoiakim his son succeeds,  
an sits upon the throne.   

NOte his short reign; three months, ten days,  
his ruling was stark nought:  
And therefore he with vessels all  
to Babylon was brought.   

Observe bad Zedekiahs' reign,  
after his brother's guise,  
To God he would not turn: but did  
his Prophets all despise.   

PErfidiously he did rebel  
against proud Babells' king:  
He and his people mock at them  
that did God's message bring.   

QVickly for this jerusalem,  
and all therein they burn:  
The people captive all are kept,  
till Cyrus said Return.    

EZRA.  

Chapt. 1  
AS God foretold by jeremy  
that Cyrus' King should build  
The Temple at jerusalem, 
Jer. 25.11.  
An. Mundi 3431   
he thereto here doth yield.   

BIdding by Proclamation  
that jews should all accord,  
To go to Salem there to make  
the house for God their Lord.   

COmmanding all the men that did  
in any place remain,  
That they to help with needful things  
should not at all disdain.   

DIligently the people then,  
for their return prepare:  
Gold, silver, goods, beasts, precious things,  
by them provided are.   

EAch vessel of the house of God,  
which Babel's King before  
Had taken from jerusalem,  
king Cyrus doth restore.   

Chapt. 2  
FRom Babylon the captive jews,  
king Cyrus showing pity,  
Both Levites, Priests and people go,  
each one to his own City.   

GReat numbers of the Nethinims,  
of Solomon's servants see:  
Of Priests, which sought, but could not find  
their lawful pedigree.   

HEre of their number and their wealth  
is made a large narration;  
As also of their offerings,  
for Temple's restauration.   

Chapt. 3  
Israels' people now returned,  
God's Altar is erected,  
The feasts of Tabernacles kept,  
which was before neglected.   

KIndly they money, meat and drink,  
for workmen do prepare;  
As Overseers of the work,  
Levites appointed a●e ●is   

LAid by the builders of the work,  
is Temples ● sure foundation:  
The young men thereat much rejoice,  
old men make lamentation.   

Chapt. 4  
MArke how dissembling enemies  
make show that they would build  
The Temple with the Israelites,  
but they refuse to yield.   

NOw seek they with all subtlety,  
this worthy work to let;  
To make the king their enemy,  
their wits on work they set.   

OF treason they accuse the jews,  
as rebels still to kings;  
The King believes, and gives in charge,  
to hinder their buildings.   

Chapt. 5  
PRophet Haggai and Zechary  
stir up Z●rubbabel, 
An. Mundi 3446   
With others to erect God's house,  
even good Shealtiel.   

QVickly they set about the work,  
their foes again demand  
Who did command , or gave them power,  
to take those works in hand.   

Receiving answer, than they writ  
to know the King's intent .  
And that he would search old records,  
what first King Cyrus meant.   

Chapt. 6  
SEe how Darius following  
Cyrus his first decree, 
An. Mundi 3450   
Foroids his servants that the jews  
should let or hindered be.   

TO furnish them with needful things,  
(what ever they should crave)  
As money or materials.  
he charged that they should have.   

Unto that man that should intent,  
to alter his decree,  
Death is decreed he must be ● hanged  
his house a dunghill be.   

ALl things are then accomplished,  
even by the help of foes,  
And Prophets good direction,  
God's matters forward goes.   

BOth Priests and Levites are restored,  
God's house they consecrate:  
The Passeover then solemnly  
the people celebrate.   

Chapt. 7  
COmmission is granted here  
from Artaxerxes king,  
That Ezra for the house of God  
should lack no kind of thing.   

DIrectly to jerusalem,  
he than his journey takes,  
And by the king's authority,  
a reformation makes.   

EZra doth magnify the name  
of God his Lord therefore,  
Who had to him before the king,  
extended mercies store.   

Chapt. 8  
FRom Babylon who do return  
with Ezra here is told,  
Both he and his companions,  
a fast do keep and hold.   

GReat store of silver and of gold  
to Priests committed was:  
From Ahava to Salem then  
both Priests and people pass.   

HEre in the holy house of God,  
is all the treasure weighed:  
The Kings decree delivered,  
all done which he had said.   

Chapt. 9  
IN grievous manner Ezra mourns  
and maketh lamentations,  
Because the people took them wives  
of strange and foreign nations.   

KNowing this thing assuredly,  
(his sorrow to express.)  
He rend his cloth, he fasts and prays,  
and people's sins confess.   

LAmenting still he for them all  
then publicly doth pray,  
That God would pardon all their sins,  
and turn his wrath away.   

Chapt. 10  
Mark how Shechania doth provoke,  
and Ezra much encourage  
To do away that fearful sin  
of strange unlawful marriage.   

NOw Ezra mourning for this sin,  
doth make a Proclamation,  
Assembleth then the people all,  
who promise reformation.   

Observe the care the people have  
t'amend their sinful lives.  
The names of them that married,  
and put away their wives.    

NEHEMIAH.  

Chapt. 1  
AFter that Nehemiah knew,  
and well did understand,  
The woeful state and misery,  
of his own native land;   

BEwailing the calamity  
of fair jerusalem,  
Now desolate, he mourns and fasts,  
and prays to God for them.   

COnfessing his, and people's sins,  
a pardon he doth crave;  
And that in all his counsels grave,  
God's favour he might have.   

Chapt. 2  
DEmanded is Nehemiah  
of Artaxerxes king,  
The cause of his great heaviness,  
sad looks, and sore mourning,   

EXpressing then the cause thereof,  
the king doth show him pity;  
And sends him into jud land,  
to build up Salems' City.   

FVrnished with materials,  
to build the house and wall,  
He getteth letters from the king  
unto the captains all.   

Gluing them charge that they should guard  
and safely him convey  
To Salem, there to build the walls,  
though diverse did gainsay.   

Chapt. 3  
HEre is the number of the Priests,  
and men set down at large,  
Who did repair the walls decayed,  
and who had chiefest charge,   

IN managing this worthy worthy work,  
here mayst thou see their orders,  
And how to finish walls and house,  
they come from diverse borders.   

KNow that the men of sericho,  
this good work of the Lord  
Promote: so do the Tekoites;  
Nobles no help afford.   

Chapt. 4  
LEwd Sanballat and other foes  
with malice fully fraught,  
T●●s building hinder, and with sooffes  
they set the same at naught.   

M●ke then how Nehemiah prays,  
and God doth bear him so,  
That he doth disappoint the craft  
of each consp●ing foe.   

NOw fall the jews again to work  
with weapon in one hand:  
That so they might both build the wall,  
and force of foe withstand.   

Chapt. 5  
OPpressed sore the people are,  
in great necessity;   

PRudently Nehemiah then  
doth find a remedy.   

QVestioning with Princes then,  
he doth reprove them here,  
For pinching, and impou'ring,  
the jews their brethren dear.   

REquiring restitution,  
they promise to restore  
The goods they got by usury,  
unlawfully before.   

SEt how his own allowance due  
Nehemiah doth forbear:  
He keepeth hospitality,  
because of God's true fear.   

Chapt. 6  
TO terrify good Nehemiah  
Sanballat doth device,  
By subtle craft , by rumours false,  
and hired prophecies.   

Unto the teriour of their foes,  
and joy of Israel:  
The wall is fully finished,  
and all things wondrous well.   

AFter all this, intelligence  
doth pass most secretly,  
Between the Nobles of the jews,  
and these false enemies.   

Chapt. 7  
BEhold the charge of fair Salem,  
Nehemiah doth commit  
To Hanani and Hananiah,  
that they should govern it.   

COunted by Genealogy,  
are all the people here  
That first came out of Babylon,  
to their own Country dear.   

DEclared are their numbers great,  
and here is made narration  
Of Leuits, priests , and Nethinims ,  
their substance and oblation.   

Chapt. 8  
EZra together gathereth  
the people all about:  
Religiously the Law is read,  
and heard of all the rou●.   

FOr knowledge of the word of God  
the people much delight,  
They forward are to hear the word,  
and to be taught it right.   

GAthering branches from the Mount,  
they booths ● thereof do make:  
The feast of tabernacles kept,  
they joy and comfort take.   

Chapt. 9  
HEre israel's people fast and pray, 
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and of their sins repent,  
Strange wives which they had married.  
away from them are sent,   

Joyfully than they praise the Lord,  
by Levites exhortation;  
And of his wonders wonderful,  
they make a declaration.   

KNowing the Lords exceeding love,  
the Levites do confess  
Religiously his favours great,  
and people's wickedness.   

Chapt. 10  
LEarn here their names that with the Lord  
their covenant renew,  
And seal the same; they still will give  
the Lord his service due.   

Mark well the points of this their oath,  
no strange wives will they take:  
To buy or sell on Sabbath day  
they will great conscience make.   

NOne of God's laws they will transgress,  
but him with worship pure  
They will adore, both they and theirs,  
while breath and life endure.   

Chapt. 11  
Observe how Rulers willingly  
dwell in jerusalem;  
The people chosen are by lot,  
to dwell therein with them.   

Priest's, Levites, and the Nethinims,  
with diverse other more.   

QVite to their own possessions,  
In judas Cities go.   

Chapt. 12  
REad here the number of Levites  
and Priests of Israel,  
That did from Babylon come up  
with good Zerubbabel.   

SEe who of Levites and of Priests,  
were principal and prime:  
See the succession of high Priests  
To Alexander's time.   

THe dedication of the walls,  
with great solemnity;  
The Priests and Levites offices  
this Chapter doth descry.   

Chapt. 13  
Upon the reading of the Law, 
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they make a separation;  
The mixed multitude are put  
out from the congregation.   

AT Nehemiahs' home return,  
from Artaxerxes King:  
He cleanseth clean the chambers all  
and did in order bring   

BOth offices, and officers,  
that had God's house defiled,  
He did reform the Sabbaths breach,  
strange wives were all exiled.    

ESTER.  

Chapt. 1  
AHashuerosh (mighty King)  
doth make a royal feast  
To all his Princes under him, 
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the greatest and the least.   

BOuntifully he banquetred  
an hundred fourscore days;  
To show forth his magnificence,  
his royal power and praise.   

COunting no cost a second feast,  
for seven whole days he made,  
This royal feast was in his Court,  
on beds of gold prepared.   

DElicate wine in golden cups,  
they drank unto their fill;  
Yet none were forced to drink a draught,  
or drop against his will.   

EVnuches were sent then by the King,  
to bring his crowned Queen,  
That of his noble Princes all,  
her beauty might be seen.   

FLatly the Queen denies to come,  
which frets the King full sore,  
An act is made which King confirms,  
and she's divorced therefore.   

GReatly the King and Princes all  
are pleased with this decree,  
That every man should rule his house  
and wives should subject be.   

Chapt. 2  
HIs officers were sent to fetch,  
and they with speed do bring, 
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The fairest virgins in the land,  
Ester best pleased the King.   

IN stead of Vasthi she's made Queen,  
the King for ester's sake,  
Unto his Noble Princes all,  
●a royal feast doth make.   

KIngly gifts and magnifical,  
the King doth then bestow,  
Her kindred yet unto the King  
Queen Ester did not show.   

LEwd and rebellious potters two  
did seek to kill the king:  
But Mordecai the treason tells,  
they're hanged for that same thing.   

Chapt. 3  
MAlicious Haman by the King  
exalted is and graced  
Above all Princes in the Court  
in chiefest honour placed.   

NO man refused to reverence  
cursed Haman in this sta  
All the king's servants bowed their knees,  
as he passed through the gate.   

Only good Mordecai refused  
(for all the King's decree)  
To this same vile ambitious wretch,  
he would not bow the knee.   

PRoud Haman then is full of wrath,  
and seeketh for to kill  
Not Mordech ' only: but the blood  
of all the jews to spill.   

QVickly he doth prevail with King,  
and gets a sharp decree,  
That jewish people on one day,  
all murdered should be.   

REadily then the posts went forth  
when they commission had,  
The King and Haman drinking sat,  
when jews were wondrous sad.   

Chapt. 4  
SAckcloth and ashes Mordech ' wears,  
his garments eke he rend;  
In City crying bitterly,  
and at king's gate he went.   

THe jews likewise in every place  
weeping in sackcloth sat:  
To Mordech ' Ester raiment sent,  
but he received it not.   

Unto good Mordech ' Ester sent,  
truly to know the thing;  
He tells her: bids her beg the lives  
of all the jews o'th' king.   

AGainst the law (she said it was)  
in king's sight to appear,  
Uncalled: yet (she thinks) for that cause  
the Lord had placed her there.   

BOldly good Ester then commands  
that they would fast and pray,  
She will do so, and then (she saith)  
she surely will obey.   

Chapt. 5  
COstly and royal robes put on,  
she in King's sight doth stand;  
His Sceptre which he held to her,  
she toucheth with her hand.   

DEclare (Queen Hester) what's the suit  
(saith he) that thou dost crave,  
Though half my Kingdom thou demand,  
thou shalt it surely have.   

ESter inviteth then the King,  
and Haman to a feast,  
King bids that Haman should make haste  
to yield to her request.   

Full glad was Haman of this grace,  
and friendly invitation;  
But Mordech's stournesse filled him full  
of wrath and indignation.   

GReat glory, wealth, and children store,  
his favour with the King;  
Queen hester's invitation,  
he telleth every thing   

HIs wife unto; and to this friends,  
but all his glorious state  
Yields him no joy, while Mordecai  
so stoutly sat at Gate.   

IN friendly sort his wife and friends,  
bids him a gallows make,  
And beg, that Mordoch ' might be hanged,  
at this he comfort takes.   

Chapt. 6  
KIng Ashuerus could not sleep,  
he bids his servants bring  
The book of records, where he finds  
that Mordech saved the King.   

LEarning that he had no reward,  
for this his worthy deed,  
With bloody Haman he consults,  
what grace should be decreed.   

MInding no good to Mordecai,  
Haman wills he should wear  
Kings royal robes, and that king's horse  
that worthy man should bear.   

NOblest Prince of the King's Princes,  
those garments should put on,  
Haman did think this honour should  
be given to him alone.   

ON horseback Haman Mordech ' leads,  
proclaims in open place;  
Thus shall be done to every man  
whom King doth mean to grace.   

POsting then home, Haman relates,  
to wife and kindred all,  
What things were done; she than foretells  
her husband's fatal fall.   

Queen hester's messengers then came  
(when he his wife had heard)  
To hasten Haman to the feast,  
which Hester had prepared.   

Chapt. 7  
REturning both unto this feast,  
upon the second day;  
The King bids her ask what she will,  
she sure should have no nay.   

SO she of Ashuerosh King,  
this thing did humbly crave,  
That she the life of all the jews,  
and her own life might save.   

THe King demands who sought their lives,  
who did device that thing;  
She said, this Haman: Haman then  
did quake before the King.   

VExed at heart to hear this thing,  
the King from Table rose,  
Into his palace garden than  
he in great anger goes.   

A Mischief Haman saw prepared,  
he to the Queen did sue:  
Himself (perplexed) upon her bed  
full pensively than threw.   

BEholding Haman on her bed,  
the King in great disgrace,  
Said, will he also force my Queen?  
then covered they his face.   

Coming in presence of the King,  
Harbona presently  
Said, a tree stood in Haman house  
full fifty cubi●s high   

Devised and made for Mordecai,  
whereon he should have died:  
The King bids hang up Haman there,  
and so he's pacified.   

Chapt. 8  
EXalted now is Mordecai,  
by Ashuerosh King,  
Who gives to Ester Hamans' house;  
to Mordecai his ring.   

Full humbly (weeping) Ester speaks,  
and doth Ashuerosh pray,  
That all decrees which Haman made,  
might quite be put away.   

GRanting good Ester her request,  
he bids that Mordecai  
Should in his name write to the jews  
their foes to kill and slay.   

HE then departing from the King,  
full royally was clad,  
With Crown of gold upon his head,  
now all the jews are glad.   

Chapt. 9  
IN that day when their foes did hope  
to have the upper hand:  
The jews made havoc of them all  
none could their force withstand.   

KIng officers did help the jews,  
for fear of Mordecai:  
haman's ten sons the jews hung up,  
no spoils they took away.   

Lo (said the king) the jews have slain  
five hundred in my Court,  
What multitudes then have they slain  
the Countries all about?   

MOre men in Shushan then were slain  
three hundred bloody foes:  
Seventy five thousand in the whole,  
did taft of bloody woes.   

NOw keep the jews two joyful days,  
which are in feasting spent:  
Then presents to their neighbours near,  
and gifts to th'poor are sent.   

ORdained here these two feast days,  
which they will keep indeed,  
Throughout their generations,  
both they and all their seed.   

PVrim these joyful days are called,  
they both confirmed be,  
By letters sent by Mordecai,  
and by the Queen's decree.   

Chapt. 10  
QVickly then Ashuerosh laid  
a tribute on his land:  
His glory, might and noble acts,  
in records understand.   

REcorded in the Chronicles  
of Persians and Medes  
Are they, and unto Mordecai,  
the kings most noble deeds.   

SEcond unto the king he was,  
beloved of great and small:  
He still procured the people's wealth  
and gentle was to all.    

JOB.  

Chapt. 1  
AN upright man, whose name was job,  
in land of Vr did dwell,  
Who for his pious patience,  
all other did excel.   

BEhold the holy care he bade  
of all his children dear:  
His holiness and wondrous wealth  
are plainly set down here.   

Cursed Satan came before the Lord,  
when other Angels came:  
And there for gross ● hypocrisy,  
doth job accuse and blame.   

Distressed he is (by God's good leave)  
and robbed of all his wealth:  
Which Sabeans and Chaldeans  
did drive away by stealth.   

EXceeding losses in his goods  
this good man did sustain;  
Yet was it greater grief to him  
when children all were slain.   

Full patiently he beareth all,  
and mourning thus doth say,  
Blessed be the Lord that hath both given,  
and taken things away.   

Chapt. 2  
GOd giveth Satan leave again,  
good job to tempt and try,  
From top to toe with sores and boils,  
he plague's him grievously.   

HIs wife that should have comforted,  
and cheered him in grief,  
Of all his vexers (next the Devil)  
she seems to be the chief.   

IN tempting him to blasphemy,  
and so his God forsake:  
But he reproving her affirms  
that like a fool she spoke.   

KNowing and hearing of this evil  
which did to job befall,  
Three friends come see him, but seven days  
they spoke no words at all.   

Chapt. 3  
LAmenting and complaining sore,  
job cried, and thus did say,  
Cursed be the night when I was borne,  
and cursed be the day.   

MOst doleful moan be maketh still,  
and doth desire to dye:  
As 〈◊〉 that d●●● did make ●n end  
of 〈…〉.   

NOw is th●● thing upon 〈…〉,  
which I did 〈…〉  
〈◊〉 ●●b he sighed before his 〈◊〉.  
〈…〉 did make 〈…〉.   

Chapt. 4  
O● 〈…〉  
good job d●●h h●●● 〈◊〉,  
As though to punish upright men,  
the Lord doth still 〈◊〉.   

PI●●●●d with 〈◊〉, he saith that job,  
〈◊〉 ou● of 〈◊〉,   

QV●●●ing wh●● w●● his fear,  
and wh●● his confidence?   

RA●ly he doth reprove him here,  
for 〈◊〉 of true religion:  
●ob in the might to strighted fore  
with 〈◊〉 and dreadful visions.   

Such as may well bring down the pride,  
of men and Angel all;  
And make them in humility  
before ● jehovah fall.   

Chapt. 5  
THe difference between the good  
and goddess wicked train,  
Here Eliphaz the Temanite  
doth show and set forth plain.   

Unto the wicked doth befall,  
most fearful desolation  
Which light upon them all for want  
of due consideration.   

ATtend unto the power of God,  
in all thy heaviness;  
Bad men he plagues, but still defends  
his own in their distress.   

Chapt. 6  
BEwailing 〈◊〉 his mis●●,  
here job declareth plain  
His grief fear 〈◊〉 for to be  
then he could well sustain.   

Complain he did not without canst,  
he wished his sorrows weighed:  
And that his great calamity  
in balance might be laid.   

DEath is the thing he wisheth for,  
that is his chief request;  
Therein he comfort hopes to find,  
and therein hopes for rest.   

EXceeding sharply he reproves  
his friends that were unkind,  
Because from them more grief of heart  
than comfort he did find.   

Chapt. 7  
FVull miserable is the life  
of every mortal man,  
This job declares; and that it is  
in length much like a span.   

GReat anguish he himself endured,  
both in the days and nights.  
Tossing himself upon his bed,  
and seeing fearful sights.   

HE rather chose to dye then live,  
and did confess ● his sin,  
To pardon it he asked God  
why he would not begin?   

Chapt. 8  
IN sharp terms he is blamed and checked,  
by Bildad in this place:  
As if job by his speeches had  
God's justice much disgraced.   

KNowing that God doth deal with men  
according to their deeds:  
Byldad here by antiquity  
to prove it true pr●oceeds.   

Learn here the bane of Hypocrites  
who perish certainly;  
The righteous the aling of the Lord  
to job he doth apply.   

MEnacing him with threatening s,  
if that he wicked be:  
If just, he promiseth that he  
much happiness shall see.   

Chapt. 9  
NOw is the justice of the Lord,  
his wisdom and his power,  
Acknowledged by patiented job  
for ever to endure.   

ONe only thing of thousand things  
(if God against him take)  
And call him to a strict account,  
what man can answer make?   

PLainly good job confutes his friends,  
and answers their objections,  
He saith that no man should be judged  
by temporal afflictions.   

Chapt. 10  
QVite void of outward comforts all,  
his plaints he doth repeat,  
And doth expostulate with God,  
about his grief so great.   

Restless he of his life complains,  
loathing to draw in breath,  
Some little ease he craves of God,  
before his hour of death.   

SEe here how job doth plainly say,  
that if he sinful be,  
God doth him mark, and will not quit  
him from iniquity.   

Chapt. 11  
THe speech of job refelled is  
by Zophar in this place:  
For justifying of himself,  
as worthy no disgrace.   

Unto the Majesty of God,  
or to his wisdom rare,  
job will be counted vile and base,  
if he himself compare.   

ALl words and works God hears and sees  
of man with sin defiled:  
Who would be wise; though borne at first  
like young ass colt so wild.   

But Zophar teacheth that the way  
to life and saving grace,  
Is by repentance and true faith,  
which he bids job embrace.   

Chapt. 12  
COnfuted are the arguments  
of Zophar which he brought;  
job proveth by experience,  
that they are weak and naught.   

DAily experience of these things  
which God had framed and made,  
Did testify those things untrue,  
which Zophar thought and said.   

EVen all the speeches of his friends,  
as false he doth refuse;  
Of injury against the Lord  
he doth them all accuse.   

Chapt. 13  
FOrgers of Lies (he saith) they are,  
physicians of no skill:  
As ignorant and partial,  
he doth accuse them still.   

GOds purpose in afflicting him,  
to know, job ● doth entreat;  
As also his transgressions,  
how many and how great.   

HIs trust and confidence in God,  
he plainly doth profess;  
He prays that his afflictions  
he would make somewhat less.   

IOb here affirmeth that the Lord  
shall be his strong salvation:  
And that the hypocrite shall come  
to woeful condemnation.   

Chapt. 14  
KNowing the shortness of man's life,  
and death to be most sure:  
God's favour by entreating here,  
job labours to procure.   

LIfe lost can never be recalled,  
this job affirmeth plain;  
Yet he (still waiting for his change)  
in patience will remain.   

MOst miserable is man's life,  
and full of woe and pain;  
Yet hope of future happiness,  
doth godly men sustain.   

Chapt. 15  
NOw Eliphaz reproveth job  
of great impiety,  
Because he took unto himself  
wisdom and purity.   

Observe the curse described, that  
on wicked men be fall.  
Observe how job is reckoned  
as one among them all.   

PLainly he proves by tradition,  
bad men's unquietness;  
And by comparing God's justice,  
he bids him sin confess,   

Chapt. 16  
QVarrelling friends are sharply checked  
of job most worthily,  
Because they had most falsely charged  
him with impiety.   

RElating then his misery,  
and woeful state again 〈◊〉  
His justice and his uprightness,  
he boldly doth maintain.   

Showing that though men did condemn  
him of hypocrisy:  
Yet God was witness of his cause,  
his record was on high.   

Chapt. 17  
THus job appeals from men to God,  
and though he be oppressed  
By wretched men; yet on the Lord  
he doth rely and rest.   

Unto repentance he exhorts  
his friends that were unkind:  
He saith he had no hope in life,  
death still was in his mind.   

ALthough men's cruel dealing may  
affright good men a space;  
Yet are they not discouraged,  
for all their foul disgrace.   

Chapt. 18  
BIldad of great presumption  
good job doth here accuse;  
Because he did his friends advice,  
contemn, reject, refuse.   

COndemning also (as he thought)  
God's judgements on him laid,  
Which he did bear impatiently,  
and was too much dismayed.   

DEclared by fit allegories  
is wicked men's estate,  
To be most fearful; for the Lord  
all wicked men doth hate.   

Chapt. 19  
ENough he hath of misery,  
(job saith) to fill the mind  
Of those his cruel friends, from whom  
he could no c●●●ort find.   

FOr pity, twice he calls and cries  
to those familiar friends,  
Reciting many miseries,  
whereof he saw no ends.   

GReat comfort yet at last he takes,  
that he shall rise again;  
And have eternal life in heaven  
void of all grief and pain.   

HE than dissuades those friends of his  
from their rash censures all:  
Lest that the judgements of the Lord  
on them for judging fall.   

Chapt. 20  
IN ample manner Zophar here  
occasion needs will take  
From job his words, which touched him near,  
an other speech to make.   

KNowest thou not (saith he to job)  
that joy of hypocrites,  
And triumphs of  men  
are short with their delights?   

Learn how he doth confirm the same,  
both by the word of God  
And by his justice, also by  
examples of his rod,   

Chapt. 21  
Much moved is job with Zophars' words,  
and troubled at the same,  
And therefore him and other friends  
more sharply here doth blame.   

NOting unto them all that he  
had just cause of his grief;  
Sith wicked men did flourish still,  
and he found no relief.   

Observe how some do prosper so  
that they the Lord despise;  
Some other come to woeful ends  
in theirs and people's eyes.   

POnder this well, that all must dye,  
the best and eke the worst.  
Both young and old, both rich and poor,  
both happy men and cursed.   

QVestionlesse the wicked man  
to judgement is reserved,  
Where God will plague him for his sin,  
as he hath well deserved,   

Chapt. 22  
REad here how Eliphaz affirms,  
that job is plagued for sins,  
To charge him with impiety  
he boldly then begins.   

Showing that no man's righteousness,  
extendeth to the Lord,  
Man's goodness doth not profit him,  
nor any gain afford.   

THat job denied God's providence  
this Eliphas here saith,  
And that he was unmerciful,  
without all fruits of faith.   

Unto repentance sound and true,  
he than doth job recall,  
Assuring him that then from God  
should store of blessings fall.   

Chapt. 23  
ASsured of God's love to him,  
and grieved at heart to hear  
The chide of his churlish friends,  
job wisheth to appear   

BEfore the Lord to be his judge,  
who though not seen with eyes,  
Yet doth he see and well observe  
our thoughts, our words, our ways.   

COnfessing in his misery  
that he was innocent:  
And that he in the laws of God,  
his time , and life had spent.   

DOing what ever he doth please,  
all God's decrees are sure,  
Immutable without all change,  
and do for aye endure.   

Chapt. 24  
Expressed is here the wickedness,  
of sinful worldly wights:  
job shows what curse to them belongs  
what judgements on them lights.   

Full oft they go unpunished,  
from all afflictions free:  
Yet worms must eat them in the grave,  
destroyed they sure must be.   

GOds providence doth govern all,  
both when and how he will:  
The wicked and their families,  
with plagues he doth fulfil.   

Chapt. 25  
HEre Bildad reprehendeth job,  
who, in his misery,  
Did stiffly stand, and still maintain,  
his own integrity.   

IN fight of God he saith no man  
(when he is truly tried:)  
Can be accounted pure and clean,  
or fully justified.   

Known are the stars to be impure  
in his most glorious sight;  
How much more than, a silly worm,  
a woeful wretched wight.   

Chapt. 26  
Lo here how job, doth Bildads' speech  
reject, disprove , despise;  
And doth confess God's mighty power,  
most holy, just, and wise.   

MOst infinite each kind of way,  
his ways past finding out;  
His wondrous works proclaim the same,  
wrought all the world throughout.   

NO help therefore brings man to God,  
nor no defence at all:  
He hath no power, nor no strength  
to help himself withal.   

Chapt. 27  
Observe how job protests again  
his own integrity:  
The hypocrite is without hope  
of all prosperity.   

PLainly he doth reprove his friends,  
for witness God doth call:  
That while he breathed his tongue should speak  
no wicked words at all.   

QVite rooted out shall bad men be,  
both they, and all their race:  
All mighty tyrants, and all such  
as lack true faith and grace.   

Chapt. 28  
REad that a man things natural  
may understand, and know,  
And give a reason of such things  
as here are done below.   

Such humane wisdom man may have,  
but wisdom from above,  
It is a gift most excellent,  
which God gives of his love.   

THis wisdom is to fear the Lord,  
and from all ill to flee  
Is understanding : which who hath  
a blessed man is he   

Chapt. 29  
Unto his mind, when job doth call  
his prosperous life before;  
His present great calamity  
with grief he doth deplore.   

A Blessing was upon his house,  
and on his children dear;  
Both young and old, both rich and poor,  
did him regard and cheer.   

BEcause he was eyes to the blind,  
and feet unto the lame:  
He was of great authority,  
and had a noble name.   

Chapt. 30  
COntemned and derided now,  
he is of varlets base,  
Who (though he fed them all before)  
him, now with scoffs disgrace.   

DElighting in his misery,  
they spitted in his face;  
He was the byword and the song,  
of youths that wanted grace.   

EXceeding honour which job had,  
his great prosperity  
Is turned into extreme contempt,  
and great calamity.   

Chapt. 31  
Full fraught with virtue's faithful job  
in his perplexed state,  
Some of the same doth solemnly  
here in this place relate.   

Giving no leave unto his eyes  
to look for fearest of lust:  
He walked not in vanity,  
in gold he put no trust.   

HE fed and clothed the fatherless,  
the widow's poor relieved;  
He kept good hospitality,  
and eased all were grieved.   

IN prosperous state he was not proud,  
from sin he did abstain;  
Nor for the fear of mortal men,  
Gods fear made him refrain.   

Chapt. 32  
KIndled it here Elihu's zeal,  
'gainst job , and his three friends,  
His silence he by jobs and theirs,  
excuseth and defends.   

Learn this from Elihu, that age  
no mortal man makes wise;  
All divine wisdom doth from heaven  
and from the Lord arise.   

Mark how he (speaking) doth excuse,  
his bold and youthful action:  
Mark how he checks for giving job  
no better satisfaction.   

NEcessity (he saith) compelled,  
God's spirit did constrain:  
His conscience also forced him so  
that he could not restrain.   

Chapt. 33  
OFfering with sincerity,  
and meekness eke of mind,  
To reason here with patiented job  
you Elihu shall find.   

PErusing and repearing words  
which job had spoke before;  
He doth confute them every one,  
with arguments good store.   

QVite freeing, and excusing God  
from giving an account  
To man; because his actions  
and greatness do surmount.   

REpentance God calls man unto,  
by visions in the night;  
By dreams, and by afflictions,  
and preachers preaching right.   

SEe here, how he inciteth job,  
from speaking to refrain:  
To mark his speech, and if he will  
to answer him again.   

Chapt. 34  
THen Elihu accuseth job,  
in speech to be too large;  
Because he did the Lord most just,  
with some injustice charge.   

Unto the Lord omnipotent,  
injustice to impute,  
Who unto all (as they deserve)  
doth justice execute,   

AN heinous wickedness it is,  
God cannot be unjust:  
Man therefore must submit to him,  
and in him firmly trust.   

BEcause jobs words did seem unwise,  
Elihu him reproves:  
God pulls down proud and mighty men,  
and sets up whom he love's.   

Chapt. 35  
COmparison to make with God  
were greatly to offend,  
Because our goodness, or our evil,  
to him doth not extend.   

DAily men cry unto the Lord,  
(thus Elihu here saith)  
●et are not heard, because they want  
repentance, and true faith.   

EXhorted hereunto is job,  
and that in God he trust:  
●nd (to avoid his anger) he  
must holy be and just.   

Chapt. 36  
Full faithfully doth Elihu  
God's mighty power disclose;  
●is bounty, goodness, mercies great  
to job he doth propose.   

GOod Elihu confirms them by  
examples old and new;  
And by the wondrous works of God  
that they are all most true.   

HE showeth wherefore God doth plague,  
and punish every day;  
● is because that men are proud,  
and will him not obey.   

●Obs disobedience (he saith)  
● Gods favours did withhold;  
Or else he should have had both health  
and blessings manifold.   

KNow here the guise of hypocrites,  
God's wrath they do increase:  
Their lives are foul: they die in youth,  
they seldom dye in peace.   

Chapt. 37  
Learn here that God is to be feared,  
even for his works of wonder:  
As for his whirl winds, rain and snow  
and mighty claps of thunder.   

MOst manifest hereby is made,  
even all the world throughout,  
His Majesty and wisdom great,  
which no man can find out.   

NOne without cause doth he afflict,  
he wills us sin to hate,  
For he regards not any man,  
wise in his own conceit.   

Chapt. 38  
OF gross and sottish ignorance  
the Lord doth job convince,  
Both by the world's creation,  
and works wrought by him since.   

Powerful and mighty works of his,  
his wisdom and his grace,  
Proves job to be both ignorant  
and feeble, frail and base.   

QVite destitute of might man is,  
to get into his heart  
Knowledge or understanding sound,  
the Lord must them impart.   

Chapt. 39  
REad here the bounty of the Lord,  
who doth young ravens feed,  
Read how the goats and asses wild,  
are helped in their need.   

SEe in the Unicorn so strong  
God's power and providence;  
Which teacheth us in him to put  
our trust and confidence.   

TO Peacock's feathers, Ostrich wings,  
to th' horse God giveth strength,  
By him the Hawk and Eagle fly,  
this job affirms at length.   

Chapt. 40  
Unto the Lord job answereth  
and humbly doth confess  
That he is vile; and that to speak  
he will no longer press.   

ALl power of man is very weak,  
if it thou dost compare  
With God's great works which he hath made,  
which admirable are.   

BEhemoth that huge monstrous beast  
which God did make and frame,  
Those bones are like to bars of brass,  
doth plainly prove the same.   

Chapt. 41  
COnsider Leviathan well  
that monster much of might,  
Which showeth forth God's mighty power  
and glory shining bright.   

DAre any man (though fierce and stout)  
once stir him up or move;  
Out of whose mouth goes sparks of fire,  
his strength dare any prove?   

ESteeming iron even as straw,  
and laughing at the spear:  
Swords, darts, stones, and habergions  
this monster doth not fear.   

Fare mightier jehovah is,  
who did this monster make,  
This answer doth this good man job  
for satisfaction take.   

Chapt. 42  
GOd can do all things (here job saith)  
his heart doth now relent,  
He doth submit himself to God,  
and from his heart repent.   

HE for his friends doth prayers make,  
jobs cause the Lords prefers:  
He makes his friends submit to him  
who were so full of jars.   

IN mercy he accepteth job,  
his goods he doth restore,  
So that he was made twice as rich  
as e'er he was before.   

KNow his seven sons, and daughters three,  
the fairest in that nation  
He after lived sevenscore years,  
and saw four generations.    

PSALMS.  

Chapt. 1  
A Preface this first Psalm doth seem  
to be of all the rest,  
To stir up all to godly life,  
whereby they might be blest.   

BEcause that all, who in the word  
themselves do exercise,  
The Lord doth bless exceedingly,  
and makes them heavenly wise,   

COntemners of God and his word,  
although they prosper well  
Here for a time, yet they as chaff  
shall all be blown to hell.   

Chapt. 2  
DAuid rejoiceth in this Psalm,  
that though his foes do rage●  
Yet God his kingdom will preserve,  
and that from age to age.   

EXtolling and advancing it,  
until the world shall end:  
And therefore he exhorteth Kings  
to Christ to bow and bend.   

FOr though that wicked ruler's rage,  
and God's yoke will not bear;  
Yet he disdains and scorns their spite,  
and makes them quake for fear.   

Chapt. 3  
GOod David from his kingdom driven,  
was greatly grieved in mind,  
For his great sin against the Lord,  
and could small comfort find.   

HE calleth therefore on the Lord,  
and after waxeth bold  
Against the terrors of his foes,  
and railings manifold.   

IN hope of help, he on the Lord  
for secure still relies:  
Even then when nought but cruel death  
was set before his eyes.   

KNowing the truth of God's promise,  
his faith did much increase:  
That God would plague his enemies,  
but grant his people peace.   

Chapt. 4  
Learn how when Saul did persecute,  
good David then did pray;  
And on God's faithful promises  
did firmly trust and stay.   

MOst boldly therefore he reproves  
his enemies each one.  
Who wilfully did still resist  
This just dominion.   

NO worldly wealth, nor earthly joy  
doth David seem to crave,  
It is the favour of the Lord,  
that he desires to have.   

Chapt. 5  
Oppressed with cruel enemies  
and of worse plagues afraid,  
David did call upon the Lord,  
for secure, help, and aid.   

Persuading that it is most just,  
and requisite also,  
That he should plague malicious men,  
and punish every foe.   

QVickly he than conceives comfort,  
assured of good success;  
By coming to his holy house,  
his faith he doth express.   

RElying thus upon the Lord,  
he maketh this conclusion,  
That when his cruel foes are brought  
to ruin and confusion.   

SEtting him free from all their force,  
that God will do no less  
To other men that fear his name  
whom he will likewise bless.   

Chapt. 6  
THe Prophet David when he had,  
by sin provoked God's wrath:  
And felt his hand against him sore,  
fearing the second death,   

Unto the Lord with troubled soul,  
and humble heart he goes,  
Desiring pardon for his sin,  
and freedom from his woes.   〈…〉 

AFfirming with an heavy heart  
that if in indignation,  
●e should destroy him, he could not  
praise him in congregation.   

BEing perplexed thus in mind,  
then suddenly with speed,  
●od sends him joy and confidence  
in his extremest need.   

Courageously, and sharply then,  
he did rebuke those foes,  
●hat laughed at his miseries,  
rejoicing in his woes.   

Chapt. ●  
DAuid most falsely here accused,  
by Chush kinsman to Saul:  
●o God to be his fence and aid,  
most hearty doth call.   

EArnestly then his harmless heart  
to God he doth commend;  
chewing that he against King Saul  
no malice did intent.   

FOr God's glory he saith it makes  
just sentence to award  
●gainst such men as neither God,  
nor good men do regard.   

GOds mercies and his promises  
then weighing in his mind,  
●e waxeth bold; and scorns the spite  
of furious foes unkind.   

HE threatneth them, that all that evil  
shall light upon their head  
Which they for good and godly men  
through spite imagined.   

●N joyful wise unto the Lord,  
due praises he will sing:  
For keeping promise faithfully,  
and granting his wishing.   

Chapt. 8  
KIng David pondering in mind,  
God's bounty, love and care,  
His providence toward mankind,  
most wonderful and rare.   

LEading him with his benefits,  
making him Lord of all;  
To praise and magnify his name,  
be presently doth fall.   

Much wondering at his mercies great  
who like God did him frame;  
He saith, O Lord how excellent,  
is thy most noble name.   

Chapt. 9  
NOw after David had given thanks  
for many victories,  
Which God had given and granted him,  
against his enemies.   

OFt having had experience  
of his defence and love;  
Which he in all extremities  
did manifestly prove.   

PVrsued now again afresh  
by his most cruel foe:  
Desireth God to help again,  
as he was wont to do.   

QVite to destroy malicious men,  
that are on mischief set;  
And turn the wicked into hell,  
which do the Lord forget.   

Chapt. 10  
REad how of fraud and tyranny,  
and of all kind of wrongs,  
Which worldly men were wont to do,  
with hearts, or hands, or tongues.   

SPurning the poor, despising God,  
read David's sore complaints.  
And see the cause why such bad men  
admit of no restraints.   

THe cause is this, they are so drunk  
with worldly wealth and pleasure;  
That they despise all fear of God,  
and sin without all measure.   

Unto the Lord he therefore calls,  
that he some help would send  
Against these devilish wicked men,  
that had no grace to mend.   

AT length he comforteth himself  
with hope of good success:  
That he will secure and defend  
the poor and fatherless.   

Chapt. 11  
BEhold two parts in this same Psalm,  
the first it doth contain  
The anguish and tentations  
that David did sustain.   

COmplaining in how great distress  
he was, and grief of mind,  
When Saul did persecute him sore,  
and showed himself unkind.   

DEclared then is David's joy,  
to whom God in his need,  
Did always help and succour send,  
with all convenient speed.   

EXtolling here God's righteousness,  
who good and bad doth guide,  
Who ruleth all the things that are  
within this world so wide.   

Chapt. 12  
Full sore the Prophet here laments  
the people's woeful state  
When godly men are dead and gone,  
and goodness all do hate.   

GOds help he speedily requires  
to secure and relieve  
His poor distressed children  
whom wicked men do grieve.   

HE than doth comfort both himself  
and godly Christians all:  
With full assurance of God's help,  
when they on him did call.   

IN keeping of his promises,  
David doth here commend  
Gods constant course and verity,  
his children to defend.   

Chapt. 13  
KIng David (as it were subdued  
with sundry sorts of grief,  
And new assaults) doth flee to God:  
for succour and relief.   

LOng time did his afflictions last,  
long did his foes prevail;  
And yet his confidence in God  
did never faint nor fail.   

MAking the mercies of the Lord  
the cause of his salvation:   

NEw praises he will sing to God  
for his safe preservation.   

Chapt. 14  
Observe man's crooked nature here,  
who show by their behaviour,  
That they in heart persuaded are  
there is no God nor Saviour.   

Perverse they are in all their ways,  
corrupt in all their deeds:  
They pray not , still one sinful act  
another sin succeeds.   

QVite void of all true fear of God,  
This grieved David sore;  
●et he in heart persuaded is  
that God would all restore.   

Rejoicing in his confidence.  
himself he comforts well,  
And prayeth for salvation,  
unto whole Israel.   

Chapt. 15  
SEe here on what condition  
God did the jews so grace;  
As for his people them to choose,  
and Temple with them place.   

THe which was to th'intent that they  
by living godly and well.  
Might witness to the world that they  
were his own Israel.   

Uprightness first the Lord requires  
for life and conversation,  
Then doing well to other men  
with pure communication.   

Chapt. 16  
ATtend how David unto God  
doth hearty prayers make,  
For secure; not for his deserts,  
but for his mercy's sake.   

BY protestation he declares  
that he doth deadly hate  
All Idols: yea their very names,  
his lips will not rolate.   

COnsent in heart, consent in mouth,  
he utterly denies:  
Abhorring all apparent shows,  
of all Idolatries. 
An. Mundi Exod. 23.13. Ephes. 5 3.    

DEsiring that the Lord should be  
his comfort in distress:  
Who to his Church and chosen folk  
his love he doth express.   

Chapt. 17  
EXceedingly good David here  
complaineth to the Lord  
Of saul's great pride and cruelty,  
of God and man abhorred.   

FIerce cruel foes (besides King Saul)  
against him rage and throng  
Without all cause given on his part,  
he never did them wrong.   

GOd to revenge his righteous cause  
he therefore here requires,  
And eke to rid him from their rage  
he hearty desires.   

Chapt. 18  
HEre David entering his Kingdom,  
doth greatly gratulate,  
And praise the Lord with all his heart  
for blessing his estate.   

IN his rejoicing he extols  
the Lords exceeding grace,  
Who from so many perils brought  
him to that regal place.   

KEeping and still protecting him,  
in all his wars and strife:  
Preserving him from all his foes,  
who hunted for his life.   

Learn further, that of Christ's Kingdom,  
the image here is plain;  
Who in despite of all the world  
shall conquer ● still and reign.   

Chapt. 19  
MArke how the prophet to th' intent  
he might the faithful move  
To deep consideration  
of God's great power and love,   

NOw setteth forth before their eyes  
the workmanship most rare  
Of heaven, with the proportion  
and ornaments so fair.   

ORdinances and Gods laws,  
he calleth to their mind:  
Wherein he doth reveal himself,  
to be a God most kind.   

Preserving still his chosen folk  
with his peculiar grace,  
Which by commending of this law,  
is set forth in this place.   

Chapt. 20  
QVickly the people flee to God,  
by prayer and request;  
When as the wicked Ammonites  
King David did molest.   

REquesting him that it would please  
his Majesty to hear  
Their King, and take his sacrifice,  
which he did offer there;   

Saving him from his cruel foes,  
and strengthening him with all,  
That he might save and secure send,  
when they for aid should call.   

THen he declares that heathen folk  
in horses put their trust.  
But they trust only in his name,  
who holy is and just.   

Unto destruction therefore they  
most certainly shall fall:  
But both the King and his people,  
shall stand and prosper all.   

Chapt. 21  
AGainst the cruel Ammonites, 
An. Mundi 1 Sam. 21   
(who did full sore assail,)  
King David and his people did  
victoriously prevail.   

BY God and not by strength of man,  
he saith this conquest came,  
In person of the people he,  
doth magnify God's name.   

CHrist is the King to whom we are  
by holy Ghost directed;  
By him the Kingdom of the Church  
is blessedly perfected.   

Chapt. 22  
DAuid in great extremity,  
and near to desperation,  
Having no feeling of his faith,  
no hope of his salvation.   

Extremely handled; with great grief  
of heart he doth complain,  
That he was forced night and day,  
in anguish to remain.   

Full long he fainted, yet at last,  
in faith and hope he grows:  
Christ's figure in his person here,  
King David plainly shows,   

GOd by the spirit of prophecy,  
to David had foretold,  
That Christ's should suffer for our sakes,  
afflictions manifold.   

Chapt. 23  
Having Gods mercies and his grace  
in sundry manners proved;  
The Prophet gathers certainly,  
that he is dearly loved.   

IN this assurance fully he  
persuades himself in heart,  
That his great goodness, and his love,  
from him should never part.   

Chapt. 24  
KIng David (when the grace of God)  
was uttered and declared,  
More glorious in his temple,  
than was of old prepared   

LOng time before in Tabernacle,  
which wonder he sets forth,  
The price and dignity thereof,  
as thing of precious worth.   

Moving all men to think upon,  
and to consider well  
Th' eternal mansions in heaven,  
where righteous men shall dwell.   

NOte that although the temple was  
prepared for Abraham's seed,  
Yet only they that purely live  
must enter there indeed.   

Chapt. 25  
Observe how David being grieved  
for sin, and with his foes,  
By fervent prayer unto the Lord,  
for help and pardon goes.   

PArdon he chief craves for sins,  
which in his youthful days  
He did commit against the Lord,  
he then for Israel prays.   

REad how he doth begin each verse  
which in this Psalms is set,  
(Excepting two or three of them)  
with th' Hebrew Alphabet.   

Chapt. 26  
Soul did good David sore oppress,  
with many miseries;  
He finding no help in the world,  
to God for succour cries.   

THen being well assured of  
his own integrity,  
Desireth God to judge his cause,  
and plead his purity.   

Uprightly then he promiseth  
to live; and to advance  
The power of God, and praise his name,  
for his deliverance.   

A Great desire (he saith) he hath  
to be among the Saints:  
When he was banished by Saul,  
he mourns for his restraints.   

Chapt. 27  
BEcause the Prophet David was  
assured of good success:  
He feared not the tyranny,  
of foes in his distress.   

COnstant he was and persuaded  
by spirit of prophecy,  
That he should overcome them all,  
and get the victory.   

DEsire he did a longer life,  
and Gods safe preservation,  
To this end that he might praise God  
in his great congregation.   

Chapt. 28  
EXceeding pensive David is,  
and in perplexing fear,  
To see the Lord by wicked men  
dishonoured every where.   

FOr riddance of them, and for plagues  
to light upon them all,  
He cries, and is at last assured  
that God hath heard his call.   

GOd was his strength (he saith) and shield,  
who did him still defend;  
To whom he doth his people all  
most hearty commend.   

Chapt. 29  
HEre David wills all governors,  
occasion just to take,  
To fear the Lord omnipotent,  
even for his thunder's sake.   

IN all the earth nought is so stout,  
but thunders makes afraid;  
They break the Cedars; cause both men  
and beasts to be dismayed.   

Known dreadful yet although he be,  
to make the wicked fear:  
Yet is he always merciful  
to all his children dear.   

LEading and moving them thereby,  
in praising to increase,  
Because he gives his people strength,  
and blesseth them with peace.   

Chapt. 30  
MArke how the Prophet David here  
set free from dangers great;  
Doth render thankes to God, who did  
so kindly him entreat.   

NOt ceasing to exhort all men,  
by him the like to learn,  
And that the Lord is merciful,  
not rigorous nor stern.   

O Learn how soon his anger slakes,  
and yet learn this withal,  
That men from joy, to adverse state,  
full suddenly do fall.   

Persuading this; he turns to God,  
and prayeth hearty,  
And promiseth to praise his name,  
and that continually.   

Chapt. 31  
QVit, and set free from dangers great,  
David doth here declare,  
What meditations he had,  
by source of faith and prayer.   

ROaring against him, when his foes,  
most cruelly did rage;  
When nothing but his very death,  
their fury could assuage,   

Showing to all that fear the Lord,  
and here affirming plain,  
That God's good favour and his love  
to such do still remain,   

THen he exhorts the faithful all,  
the Lord to serve and love,  
Because he keeps them, as they might  
by his example prove.   

Chapt. 32  
VExed with great afflictions,  
and lying long therein;  
The Prophet counts them blest to whom  
the Lord imputes no sin.   

ADdressing then his heart to God,  
when he his sin confessed,  
God did forgive his punishment,  
and did no more molest.   

BIdding the righteous to rejoice,  
even all of upright heart:  
Bidding the wicked turn to God  
and from their sin departed.   

Chapt. 33  
Cheerfully David stirs up all,  
to praise the living Lord,  
For his creating heaven and earth,  
with all things in this world.   

Due praises for his providence,  
he likewise would have given,  
Because he ruleth every thing  
created under heaven.   

EVer in all his promises,  
he faithful is and true  
He understandeth each man's heart,  
and makes the proud to rue.   

FRustrating all their purposes;  
his counsel ever stands;  
No strength of man nor creature  
can keep out of his hands.   

GOod men that put their confidence  
in his kindness and love,  
Shall be preserved from their foes,  
and all his favours prove.   

Chapt. 34  
HEre learn how after David had,  
escaped Achish King, 
An. Mundi 1 Sam. 21,11.1.   
He praiseth God with all his heart  
for his delivering.   

IN like sort (as he praiseth God)  
so he provoketh all,  
To trust in God; to fear his name,  
and still upon him call.   

KNowing that he doth still defend,  
the godly and elect  
The Angels pitch their tents about,  
and safely them protect.   

LEwd, wicked, and malicious men,  
that righteous men do hate,  
God doth destroy them utterly,  
and ruinates their state.   

Chapt. 35  
MArke how while Saul, to good David  
did bear a deadly spite,  
To flatter him his Officers  
did take a great delight.   

NOt ceasing still to persecute  
poor David with disdain,  
Their cruel hate and malice great  
they never did restrain.   

O How he prayeth God to plead  
his cause against them all  
That in the Snares they laid for him,  
in them, themselves might fall.   

PAying them home, as they deserved,  
that so it might appear,  
That he from false aspersions,  
was innocent and clear.   

QVite quit likewise that they might be,  
who harmless took their part;  
And that they might yield praise and thankes  
to God with voice and heart.   

REwarding so his servants true,  
he saith that faithfully  
It will God's justice and his power  
for ever magnify.   

Chapt. 36  
SHamefully did malicious men,  
their hateful hearts express  
Against the Prophet, who complains  
of their great wickedness.   

THen turning to consider well  
the goodness of the Lord,  
Which he to all his creatures,  
most largely doth afford;   

VEry well weighing in his mind,  
the love that he did bear  
To all his children which do serve  
and worship him in fear.   

ABundantly he is by faith  
confirmed and assured,  
That his deliverance from God,  
shall safely be procured.   

BOldly he than prays for the just,  
who in the truth remain,  
●nd saith the wicked shall fall down,  
and never rise again.   

Chapt. ●7  
COnsider how the Psalmist bids  
the godly not to fret,  
●hen as they see the wicked men  
in highest honour set.   

DEclaring comforts for all those,  
whose hearts are troubled sore,  
●o see the godly to be grieved,  
and vexed more and more.   

ENduring grief, although they seem  
in woeful state to be;  
●et are they in God's favour still,  
and lasting joys shall see.   

FOr he preserveth all such men,  
and frees them from the rage  
●f wicked and blood thirsty men,  
and doth their malice suage.   

GReat glory though these wicked ones,  
and honour here obtain,  
●hey do enjoy them but a while,  
their joys are short and vain.   

HAted they are of God and man,  
he will destroy them all;  
to the pit of endless woe,  
they fearfully shall fall.   

Chapt. ●8  
IN bed of sickness David laid,  
with grief than doth begin  
●● say that God did him chastise  
most justly for his sin.   

KNowledging it, he prayeth God,  
his wrath away to turn,  
He uttereth the cause and grief,  
which made him for to mourn.   

LAmenting sore, he in these words  
doth manifest his woes;  
That he was hated of his friends,  
abused of his foes.   

Mark how the arrows of God's wrath  
so sore upon him light  
That he complains he had no rest,  
nor ease on day nor night.   

NOte yet how he in confidence,  
his cause doth here commend  
To God; and hopes that he shall have  
with speed an happy end.   

Chapt. 39  
OH how doth pains, care, grief of heart,  
and great calamities,  
Make David utter sore complaints  
of his infirmities.   

PVrposing silence with himself,  
and not a word to speak,  
Through grief into indiscreet words,  
he rashly forth doth break.   

QVaint and strange-suits he here doth make  
which uttered in haste,  
Of humane great infirmities,  
most evidently do taste.   

Remarkable are his requests,  
they show his tribulation,  
And that he wondrously did strive  
'gainst death and desperation.   

Chapt. 40  
SEt free from many dangers great,  
the Prophet here doth praise  
The grace and favour of the Lord,  
which be had found always.   

THen he commends his providence,  
even over mankind all,  
And promiseth to serve him still,  
and only on him call.   

Unto us all he then sets down  
what worship God requires,  
Not offerings nor sacrifice,  
the spirit he desires.   

AFter all this he praiseth God,  
and doth of foes complain;  
Then with good courage he doth ●●ll  
to God for aid again.   

Chapt. 41  
BEing oppressed grievously,  
and brought in great disgrace  
The Psalmist doth pronounce him blest  
that do lament his case.   

COmplaining greatly in this Psalm  
of his familiar friend,  
Who of great friendship made a show,  
but treason did intent   

DAuid himself had such side ●●nds,  
but yet it may be laid  
Of Christ more truly, who with kiss  
by judas was ●●●●●aid. 
An. Mundi john 13. 1●    

EXceeding mercies when 〈◊〉 fell  
in Gods correcting hand,  
Not suffering his enemies  
against him still to stand.   

FRom humble hear● all laid and praise,  
he yields to him therefore,  
Desiring that he may be blest,  
and praised evermore.   

Chapt. 42  
GReat mo●●n● good David maketh here,  
and grievous lamentation,  
Because he was by cruel foes,  
kept from the congregation   

HE earnestly protesteth that  
although he was away,  
In body, yet his heart and mind  
was with him night and day.   

In th' end he showeth that he was  
not so with grief oppressed,  
But that his confidence did still  
upon jehovah rest.   

Chapt. 43  
KNow that to be delivered  
from all conspiring foes,  
By humble prayer to the Lord,  
the Prophet David goes.   

LOnging that his kind promises  
performed he might se●l  
That with his 〈◊〉 and shining light  
he might directed be.   

MOst hearvy offerings of praise  
than David offer will,  
Even in the congregation,  
and will wait on him still.   

Chapt. 44  
NOw faithfullme● do here record  
God's love and mercies great,  
With which he did his children dear  
most lovingly entreat.   

Observe how they with grief complain,  
because they feel no more  
His former ●auo●● and his love  
which he had showed before.   

PItifully they do allege  
the covenant he made  
With this 〈◊〉 which evermore  
should last and never fade.   

QVite comfortless they do relate  
what wrongs they did endure  
For keeping of his covenant  
with unright heaten and pure.   

REquesting that he would vouchsafe  
to take their shame away:  
Because that for his sake their foes  
did make of them a prey.   

Showing that to the great contempt  
of his most holy ha●●e,  
They did re●ound, they him entreat  
not to despise their shame.   

Chapt. 45  
THe mighty power of Solomon  
his strength and majesty,  
His honour, be●●●ie, and renown,  
David doth magnify.   

Unto King Solomon 〈◊〉 wed  
King Pharaohs Daughter here,  
And she is blest if she forsake  
her father's house so dear.   

ATtend how by this marriage,  
by David specified,  
Christ's kingdom and the Gentiles Church  
his spouse is tipyfied.   

Chapt. 46  
BEhold here is a Psalms of joy,  
of triumph, thanketh and praise,  
For Salems' great deliverance,  
in her distressed days.   

CArefully still God keepeth her,  
he therefore doth exhort  
The godly to rejoice thereat,  
to their groache a●●● comfort.   

DEspising all their hateful feel  
because God doth delight,  
T'assuage the rage of wicked men  
when they the just affright▪   

Chapt. 47  
EXhorted by the Prophet here  
are all men of the world,  
With true and upright hearts t'adore  
the everliving Lord.   

FRee favour which he always had  
to Israel extended,  
And to his seed the same i● here  
exceedingly commended.   

GReat thankes and praise he bids them yield  
unto the Lord most high;  
Of Christ's Kingdom in Gospel's time  
he then doth Prophesy.   

Chapt. 48  
HEre mark ● great deliverance  
Of Salem (God's own City)  
Against which many, Kings arose  
to spoil without all pity.   

IErusalem is praised here,  
Church ornaments commended,  
The name of God is magnified▪  
who had the same defended.   

Known he 〈…〉 to help always,  
and secure them in need,  
When they did ●●●bly seek to him  
they prosperously did speed.   

Chapt. 49  
Learn how all dweller; on the earth  
the holy Ghost doth call,  
To think upon the life of man  
so subject unto th●all.   

MEn mighty rich 〈◊〉 not the men,  
whom God doth chief bless;  
The godly therefore are to fear  
such mighty men the less.   

NOte how the Prophet David here  
this to their mind doth bring,  
That God's good pr●●●●●ce doth rule  
and govern every thing.   

O See how after death he plague's  
these men with endless pain,  
And how he crownes his own with joys  
when they shall rise again.   

Chapt. 50  
PVre worshipper● are very few,  
men think th●● God delights  
With outward worships to he selved  
and ceremonial ri●es,   

QVite careless of the inward heart,  
(which was the jewish guise)  
Who thought it was sufficient  
to offer sacrifice.   

REad how the Prophet David here  
that false conceit reproves,  
And saith, that it is praise and thankes  
that great jehovah love's:   

Showing that they dishonour great  
to God procure and get,  
Who in their outward ceremonies  
such holiness do set.   

THankes giving for his benefits,  
and worships spiritual,  
Obedience to his commands,  
for these the Lord doth call.   

Chapt. 51  
Reproved when King David was  
for his notorious sin,  
The same to God he doth confess  
and further doth begin   

SOre grieving humbly to protest,  
that he in sin was borne,  
Conceived in sinful mother's womb  
and child of wrath forlorn.   

TO all that should live after him  
in future generations,  
He leaveth a memorial  
of these his protestations.   

Unto the Lord he than doth pray,  
his sin to blot out quite,  
And that he would renew in him  
a right and humble spirit.   

A Promise than he makes to God,  
that he will do his best  
To teach all 〈◊〉 those good ways  
that lead to blessed rest.   

BEing perplexed for the Church,  
which he did greatly fear,  
The Lord would punish for his faults,  
he prays him to forbear   

CRosses, or punishment to bring  
on him, or it, therefore;  
But rather that he would increase,  
and bless it more and more.   

Chapt. 52  
DAuid doth lively here describe  
the cruel Tyranny  
Of cursed Doeg (bloody wretch)  
and his great enemy.   

ESteeming neither God nor m●n,  
he caused God's Priests be slain;  
But David plainly doth foreshow  
his ruin and his bane.   

Firm confidence he bids good m●n  
in God their Lord to have,  
Whose iudgement● 〈◊〉 other foes shall seal,  
but them he still will save.   

GReat thankes he lastly gives to God,  
that him delivered;  
The Kingdom here of Antichrist  
is lively figured.   

Chapt. 53  
HOrrible nature of bad men,  
their cursed cruelty,  
(Who say in heart there is no God)  
here David doth descry.   

IN wickedness they far exceed,  
they seek not God nor pray;  
They are corrupt, not one doth good,  
nor will the Lord obey.   

KIndled against them i● God's wrath,  
before they be ware;  
But David prayeth that good men,  
for ever well may far.   

Chapt. 54  
LEwd Saul molesting, David was  
in extreme hazard brought  
●y Ziphims; also then from God  
he aid and secure sought.   

MAking request that all his foes,  
he would cut off and slay;  
●n hopeful confidence whereof  
he patiently doth stay.   

NEw praises and free offerings,  
he promiseth to give,  
●or his so great deliverance,  
as long as he shall live.   

Chapt. ●5  
Observe how David when he was  
in great extremity,  
complaineth of saul's wickedness,  
and bloody cruelty.   

O Pitifully complaining of  
the falsehood of his friends,  
He utters strange affections,  
to cause the Lord attend,   

QVickly to pity his estate,  
he after is assured,  
That from him full deliverance  
shall shortly be procured.   

REad how (as though he had obtained  
already his request)  
The loving favour of the Lord  
by him is here expressed.   

Chapt. 56  
SEe here how David being brought  
unto the King of G●th, 
An. Mundi 2 Sam. 12.21.   
Complaineth, and imploreth aid,  
in God sure hope he hath.   

THen he sets down the cruelty,  
the malice, envy, strife  
Of those his bloody enemies  
that sought to have his life.   

VExing him still he saith that God  
his very steps could tell,  
His tears had registered and put  
them all in his bottle   

AS for his great deliverance  
he here doth promise make  
That he will pay those vows to him  
which he undertake.   

Brief sum whereof, was, that as God  
had heard his suits always,  
So in his Church he will set forth  
his honour power and praise.   

Chapt. 57  
COme read how David to the Lord  
with faith doth cry and call,  
When men at Ziph did him betray  
into the hands of Saul:   

DEsiring mercy earnestly  
when he was in saul's ●●●e;  
He hath fullinesse and confidence  
that mercy he shall have.   

EVer he trusts that God will show  
his glory and his power  
In heaven and earth, against his foes  
that sought him to 〈◊〉   

FOr which he promiseth to praise  
him in the congregation  
He also will exte●● his 〈◊〉  
among the Heathen nations.   

Chapt. 58  
GReat hatred in his deadly foes  
David doth here set down,  
Who secretly and openly  
did always on him f●owne.   

HIs bane in bloody wife they sought  
from them he doth appeal  
Unto the Lord, who in due time  
his judgements will reveal.   

IN God (saith he) the just shall joy  
when they do plainly ●e●  
That to the glory of the Lord  
the wicked plagu●● be,   

Chapt. 59  
KIng David here a p●a●●● make●  
being sore troubled  
By cruel Saul, who servants sent  
to slay him in his bed,   

LAmenting first he shows to God  
his own integrity,  
And then of his most furious foes  
the bloody cruelty.   

MOst earnestly he God entreats  
his judgements to express  
Upon all those that sin commit  
of wilful wickedness.   

NOting that though such men do live  
a while upon the earth.  
To try his people, yet he will  
consume them in his wrath.   

OCcasion thereby he will give  
that men may know always  
That he the God, of jacob is,  
whom he will alway a praise   

Chapt. 60  
PRosperously how David King  
gets many victories;  
Still conquering and beating down  
his proudest enemies,   

QVelling them all, which thing did show  
from whence his honour came;  
He saith, they all shall prosper well,  
that do approve the same.   

RIght hearty he prays, that sith  
the Lord the thing had done,  
He would vouchsafe to finish well  
that work he had begin.   

Chapt. 61  
SOre danger was the Prophet in,  
when he this Psalm indites,  
Either of his son Absalon,  
or of the Ammonites.   

THen he for help doth call and cry  
unto the Lord most high,  
That he would be his strong defence  
against his enemy.   

Unto the Lord perpetually  
he praises then will sing  
When he hath foiled his enemies,  
and made him Iudah's King.   

Chapt. 62  
A Part of this Psalm doth contain,  
the Prophet's meditations,  
Stirring him up to trust in God  
against his great tentations.   

BIdding all people trust in God,  
and not in things are vain:  
From robbery, oppression,  
he bids all men refrain.   

COnfessing that all power is Gods,  
mercy from him proceeds,  
He saith he will reward all men  
according to their deeds.   

Chapt. 63  
DAuid after that he had been  
in dangerous distress  
By cruel Saul, who him pursued  
in desert wilderness:   

EVen than this Psalm he esemes to make,  
that all might understand  
His thankes to God for saving him  
out of his enemy's hand.   

Full confidently did he trust  
in mind of his distress,  
In God's protecting powerful hand  
and in his great goodness.   

GOod David then doth prophesy  
of foes most fearful fall,  
And of the happy state of those  
that on the Lord shall call.   

Chapt. 64  
HEre are most hearty prayers made  
by David in this place,  
Against the false reports of them  
that sought his great disgrace   

IN raging out words violent  
not fearing God nor man.  
Pursuing him with deadly bate,  
and all the spite they can;   

KNow yet that David in this Psalm  
most plainly doth declare  
That God will strike them suddenly,  
to plague he will not spare.   

LAden with prosperity  
shall good men be and just,  
All shall be glad and much rejoice  
that in the Lord do trust.   

Chapt. 65  
Mark here a Psalm of praise to God,  
by faithful people all  
(Who are by Zion signified)  
for hearing when they call   

NOt plaguing them as they deserved,  
but showing mercy great,  
He did them choose, preserve, and rule,  
and fatherly entreat.   

O How they praise him for his gifts  
upon the earth bestowed;  
But chief for his wondrous love  
which to his Church he showed   

Chapt. 66  
PRaises to yield unto the Lord,  
and to consider well  
His works, the Prophet doth exhort  
all that on earth do dwell.   

QVickly the Lords most mighty power  
he plainly doth display,  
That all stout rebels he thereby  
might sore affright and fray   

REhearsing how from bondage great,  
affliction and thrall,  
He of his love delivered  
his Israel people all.   

Sure promise here he makes to God  
to offer sacrifice,  
And calleth all that fear the Lord  
that they should do likewise.   

THen bids all holy ones to come  
to him that may hear  
What God had done for his poor soul,  
what love he still did bear   

Chapt. 67  
Unto the Lord the Church doth pray  
his favours still to see,  
And that with his sweet countenance  
they might enlightened be.   

ALl her suits are to this end made  
that God's ways might be known,  
And that to jews and Gentiles all  
his judgements might he shown   

Blessed Kingdom he of God, declares,  
which should erected be  
Throughout the world at his coming,  
even universally.   

Chapt. 68  
COme see how David setteth forth,  
as in a Glass most clear,  
Th' exceeding mercies of the Lord  
showed to his people dear   

DEclaring how by all good means  
he doth himself express  
To be a judge of widow's cause,  
father of fatherless.   

EXcellent and most glorious,  
yea without all compare  
Of worldly things the Church of God,  
and Gods own people are   

FVrnished with his benefits,  
adorned with his grace,  
Defended from their enemies,  
victorious in each place.   

GRanting and finding this most true,  
David exhorts therefore  
All men to praise and magnify  
the Lord for evermore.   

Chapt. 69  
HEre David as a type of Christ,  
we typified find,  
Complaining, praying fervently,  
with zeal and grief of mind.   

IN cruel sort he vexed was,  
they vinegar and gall  
Did give him for his meat and drink,  
and mocked him eke withal.   

KNow here their punishments set down,  
where all his foes are durst:  
Even traitors all whereof judas,  
was chiefest and the worst.   

LYing in great affliction;  
he gathers heart at last,  
And offers prayse● unto God  
for all his goodness past.   

Much more regarded is such praise  
then any sacrifice,  
Whereof unto th' afflicted souls,  
great comforts may arise.   

NOw therefore he provokes the heavens,  
the earth and ●ke the Seas,  
To laud the Lord, and then of Christ  
his Kingdom prophesies.   

OF all his Churches he hath ear,  
in which who shall live well,  
(Even all the faithful and their seed)  
for evermore shall dwell.   

Chapt. 70  
Put to confusion that his foes  
may be with haste and speed,  
The Psalmist prayeth heartily,  
and to be helped at need.   

Quiet peace that all godly men,  
and comfort still may have,  
He of the Lord must earnestly  
doth beg, desire, and crave.   

Chapt. 71  
Respectively King David prays,  
established by God's word  
And promise, that he in his need,  
his help would still afford.   

Sure trust he had from his young years,  
confirmed by his love;  
Which he in his distress and fears  
did always feel and prove.   

THe malice of his foes was great,  
whereof he doth complain,  
And prays that Gods good grace and love,  
might still with him remain.   

Unto him than he thanks will give,  
and glorify his name,  
He saith that he in thankful sort,  
will still record the same?   

Chapt. 72  
A Prayer made for Solomon,  
(who was Christ's type and figure)  
Under whom shall be happy peace,  
which ever shall endure.   

BY justice shall he rule and reign,  
both Kings and nations all  
Shall do their homage unto him,  
and down before him fall.   

CHrists name and power shall firm endure,  
from east unto the west;  
In him all nations of the world  
shall evermore be blest.   

Chapt. 73  
Doubtless the flourishing estate  
of wicked worldly men:  
Nor yet the afflictions of the just  
should daunt Gods dear children.   

Expressly David teacheth this  
by his example rarey  
And that we should consider well  
our heavenly Father's care   

FOr his own folk, which thing should cause  
us reverence and fear  
His judgement, which are sanctified  
to all his children dear.   

Giving us all to understand;  
that wicked workers all  
Do quickly perish, and in pit  
most fearfully do fall.   

HIm with his counsel God will guide,  
and will good David bring  
After a while to glory great,  
and joy everlasting.   

IN hope whereof with full consent  
of heart he doth incline  
Himself into the hands of God  
with comfort to resign.   

Chapt. 74  
KNow that the faithful make to God,  
most grievous ● plaint and moan  
For the destruction of the Church  
and true Religion▪   

LEwd adversaries than did roar  
amids the congregation.  
The Temple and the sanctuary,  
came both to desolation.   

Much trust yet all the faithful have  
both in God's power and love,  
Which he did after promise ● them  
and they full oft did prove.   

NOting this well they secure crave,  
for honour of his name:  
For the salvation of his Saints,  
and for his enemy's shame.   

Chapt. 75  
Observe how here the faithful praise  
the name of God the Lord,  
Who will at his appointed time,  
come judge this wicked world.   

PLaguing the wicked workers all  
who of his wrathful cup  
Most certainly must drink each one,  
and dregs thereof sup up.   

QVite then abated shall their pride,  
and mighty malice be,  
But godly men shall be advanced  
and placed in high degree.   

Chapt. 76  
Remark how in defending his,  
God's power is expressed,  
When they in Salem by their foes,  
were fearfully distressed.   

SToutest he than did make to stoop,  
he horse and man annoyed,  
All those that rose against his Church,  
with plagues he quite destroyed.   

THerefore doth David here exhort,  
that they should faithful be,  
And thankful to this mighty God  
whose mercies are so free.   

Chapt. 77  
Unto the Lord in Churches name  
his troubles and tentations,  
The Prophet shows , which makes him think  
on's former conversation.   

AForetime how he called on God  
in all his great distress;  
And (being heard) how he did sing  
the songs of thankfulness.   

BY that same constant course of God,  
in Church's preservation ,  
His trust in God is strengthened,  
in every great tentation.   

Chapt. 78  
CHrists Church from out of Abraham's seed  
whom he did love so dear,  
jehovah chose (as David saith)  
of his own mercy mere.   

Deep falsehood and hypocrisy,  
yet in this seed was found;  
Which to their final overthrow,  
did at the last redound.   

Evil lives of father's David here  
doth much reproach and blame,  
That so their children might be drawn  
to hate and shun the same.   

FOr all that God both led and fed,  
and gave to them his Law:  
Yet sires and sons did still rebel,  
though wonders great they saw.   

Chapt. 79  
GOds peoples greatly here complain  
of plagues and grievous woes:  
Calamities , oppressions,  
sustained by cruel foes.   

HAstily they then flee to God,  
and do confess their sin,  
With grief of heart, and are in hope  
full freedom for to win.   

IN this persuasion they are brought  
because their grief and shame  
Was joined with the great ● contempt  
of his most holy name.   

KInd thankfulness, obedience  
they promise then before,  
And that they will perform the same  
to him for evermore.   

Chapt. 80  
LAmenting much, by David is  
a doleful player made,  
That God in Churches miseries  
would send his help and aid.   

MAking it like unto a vine,  
which he from Egypt brought,  
Which wicked men like cruel boars,  
did seek to bring to nought.   

NOw he desires their first estate  
that God would have in mind,  
When as his face did shine on them,  
and when he was most kind.   

OLd favour here he prayeth for,  
that he would perfect make  
That work he had so well begun,  
even for his own names sake.   

Chapt. 81  
PIthily David doth exhort  
to praise with voice and heart  
The Lord for all his benefits  
which he doth still impart.   

QVickly come O my people dear,  
and worship me alone;  
And I will fill you ● full (saith God)  
let all false Gods be gone.   

REad here how he condemns them all  
for their great wickedness:  
And shows what good things they had lost  
through their unthankfulness.   

Chapt. 82  
SEe here how God is said to be  
among the judge all;  
And magistrates, whom David doth  
reprove as partial.   

THen faithfully he bids them deal,  
and poor from proud defend:  
He styles them Gods; but plainly sees,  
that none of them did mend.   

Unto the Lord then Dau●d doth  
his hearty prayers make:  
That he himself would judge the earth,  
and causes undertake.   

Chapt. 83  
ATtend how Israel, people prays  
to be delivered here,  
From all their enemies abroad,  
and from those foes were near,   

BEcause that they imagined,  
nothing in mind nor thought,  
But how the people of the Lord  
to ruin might be brought.   

Craving most earnestly of God  
that all such cruel foes  
Might as before he used to do  
be struck with storms and woes.   

DEaling so that they might well know  
that God is most of might,  
And that no power can prevail  
against him in his sight.   

Chapt. 84  
Envious men had David driven  
out of his Country ●eare:  
He here desires he might again  
before the Lord appear.   

FOr blessed he counts them that may come  
and sit amongst the Saints  
To serve the Lord; he doth bewail  
his own unjust restraints.   

GReatly he praiseth all them here,  
that walk from strength to strength,  
And are not weary till they come  
to Gods own house at length.   

Chapt. 85  
HIs people freed from captive state,  
the Lord corrected still,  
Because that they did still transgress  
his law and holy will.   

IN humble wise they ask him then  
if he would ever frown,  
They pray him for his mercy's sake  
to shower his favours down.   

KNowing full well that happiness  
which he had promised,  
They rest in hope, rejoice in heart,  
and are much comforted.   

Chapt. 86  
LOaden with great afflictions,  
forsaken eke of all,  
The Prophet prayeth fervently,  
quite to be freed from thrall.   

MAking his moan to God, he doth  
his miseries relate:  
Sometime the mercies he received  
in prosperous estate.   

NOt willing to be ignorant,  
to glorify and fear  
The name of God, whereto his heart  
he would have joined near:   

OF such as sought to slay his soul  
and bring him into thrall:  
He doth complain, and prays to be,  
delivered from them all.   

Chapt. 87  
Promise's is made here to the Church  
which was in misery,  
That God would her restore again  
to greater dignity.   

QVallified and blessed so  
an happy man is he,  
That there among her members true,  
a member true may be.   

Chapt. 88  
REad here what moan the Prophet makes  
and how he doth complain  
Of persecuting enemies,  
of anguish, grief and pain.   

SOre troubled as left of God,  
without all consolation:  
He calls upon ● him, strives by faith  
against his desperation.   

Chapt. 89  
THe Prophet here in many words,  
God's covenant doth praise,  
Which he with his elect hath made,  
in Christ before all days.   

Unto the Lord he than complains  
of ruin which befell  
To David's Kingdom, even to all  
his people Israel.   

AS if God's promise had been broke,  
and disannulled thereby,  
He prayeth therefore to be freed  
out of his misery.   

But at the last he mention makes  
of man's frail life and short;  
And by God's promises confirmed,  
he taketh great comfort.   

Chapt. 90  
COme hear the prayer Moses makes,  
in which the Lords great love,  
Which he hath borne unto his saints,  
and which they daily prove,   

DEclared is, yet man's short life  
will not provoke nor make  
Him to be thankful; nor God's plagues  
will cause him sin forsake.   

EArnestly Moses prays to God,  
their hearts to purify:  
And to be merciful to them,  
and their posterity.   

Chapt. 91  
FRom hurt protected are th' elect  
in every great tentation:  
Who only put their trust in God,  
he is their sure salvation.   

GOds promise here is made to all,  
that in true love do live;  
The Angels must attend them here,  
and heaven he will them give.   

HE need not fear the pestilence,  
the plague shall not come near  
His house, and when he calls on God,  
he promiseth to hear.   

Chapt. 92  
Inspired of God the Prophet makes  
the Psalm for Sabbath days,  
To move the people all day long  
the loving Lord to praise.   

KIngs David doth rejoice therein,  
the wicked have no wit  
To know that when they flourish most  
they nearest are the pit.   

Learn here the state of righteous m●n  
who walk in godly ways,  
They planted are in Gods own house,  
to celebrate his praise.   

Chapt. 93  
MArke how the Prophet praiseth here  
the Lords most mighty power  
In the creating of this world,  
so stable, firm and sure.   

NOte how he beateth down the pride  
of all his enemies,  
That up against his Majesty  
rebelliously arise.   

Observe his laws and test'monies  
given to his people dear:  
Observe what doth become God's house,  
even holiness and fear.   

Chapt. 94  
PRoud tyrants with great violence  
against the just did rage,  
The Prophet prayeth fervently  
their malice to assuage.   

QVickly that God would punish them  
he prays, and yet ● before  
He warns them of his plagues, that they  
might fear and sin no more.   

REcording Gods good providence  
the blessedness he shows  
Of those that are maliciously  
afflicted by their foes.   

Sure shelter from the Lord they find,  
their troubles end in joy,  
Whereas the wicked go to wrack,  
the Lord will them destroy.   

Chapt. 95  
THe Prophet David here exhorts  
all men to praise the Lord,  
Both for his goodness and his power  
in governing the world.   

Unto his name all praises due  
because his Church he chose  
To be his own peculiar flock  
which he defends from foes.   

AN admonition than he gives  
that they should not be bold  
To follow the rebellion  
of their forefathers old.   

BEcause that their rebellion,  
and tempting dearly cost  
The fruitful land of Canaan  
they thereby loudly lost,   

Chapt. 96  
CHrists Gospel was to be revealed  
to jews and Gentiles all,  
The Prophet therefore stirs them up  
his mercies to extol,   

DEclaring that sith this is done  
against their expectation  
After his will they should him serve,  
not their imagination.   

EXceeding vain all Idols are,  
to God all praise is due;  
He comes to judge most righteously  
his judgements all are true.   

Chapt. 97  
FOr Christ his Kingdom and coming  
by Gospel's Preachers voice,  
The Prophet bids all sorts of men  
to triumph and rejoice.   

GReat dread and terror he doth bring  
to all the wicked rout,  
His furious fire goes him before,  
and burns them round about.   

HE joyful tidings brings to those  
that seek to do his will,  
Whom he exhorteth earnestly  
to love and fear him still.   

IN like sort he exhorts the just  
in God for to rejoice,  
To thank him for his benefits  
with hearty cheerful voice.   

Chapt. 98  
KNowing the Lords most mighty power,  
and works of glorious fame▪  
David exhorts all creatures  
to magnify his name.   

Loving his Church, in dangers great  
he doth it still assist,  
He keepeth faith and promise made  
to us in jesus Christ.   

MOst kindly he communicates  
his graces and salvation  
To all believers in the world,  
of every land and nation.   

Chapt. 99  
NOte how the power and equity  
is praised here again  
Of God's Kingdom, by jesus Christ  
our blessed Saviour's reign   

OVer both jews and Gentiles all,  
whom he doth here provoke  
To praise his name, and to submit  
to his most easy yoke.   

Persuading them to imitate  
their father's living well;  
As Moses, Aaron, and the like,  
with godly Samuel.   

QVestionlesse to call on God  
they always had regard,  
〈◊〉 in the prayers which they made  
they graciously were heard.   

Chapt. 100  
RIght cheerfully to sing and praise,  
and serve the living Lord,  
The Prophet David bids all men  
that live here in this world.   

SEeing he did us make and choose  
to be his people dear;  
And kept us from our enemies,  
and freed us from all fear.   

THat we into his gates and courts  
might enter in always,  
And for his lasting mercies might  
afford him lasting praise.   

Chapt. 101  
Unto the Lord good David will  
Mercy and judgement sing;  
Showing what order he will keep,  
when he shall rule as King.   

AN upright man even in his house,  
he promiseth to be,  
All workers of iniquity  
he well chastised will see.   

But upright men that faithful are,  
who godly live and well,  
He will regard and cherish still,  
such men with him shall dwell.   

Chapt. 102  
Captives and all afflicted ones,  
this Psalm doth reach to pray  
That God would help them in distresse●  
and take their plagues away.   

Down from the highest heavens he sees  
the Church's desolation.  
And in due time doth send his folk  
both aid and consolation.   

Excited thereby are his saints,  
to publish all abroad,  
Even unto all posterity  
the praises of the Lord   

FOr gathering the Gentiles Church  
from infidelity.  
And for establishing his Church  
in firm felicity.   

Chapt. 103  
GOds mercies he doth magnify  
and still provoketh all  
To praise his name who pardons sin  
when men for mercy call.   

HIs sins (he saith) he pardoned  
and saved him from destruction;  
He gave him store of earthly things  
with soul saving instruction.   

IN loving sort as father's dear  
do with their children deal,  
So God his mercies manifold  
to his doth still reveal.   

KNow here the frailty of man's life,  
his days like grass and flowers;  
But unto them that fear the Lord  
his mercy still endures.   

Lo how the Angels are stirred up  
to praise the living Lord,  
Mark how his servants and himself  
thereto do all accord.   

Chapt. 104  
MOst excellently in this Psalm  
the Prophet doth set forth  
Gods making of this world so wide,  
with all his works of worth.   

NOte how he stirreth up his soul  
to magnify his name,  
For his admired providence  
in governing the same,   

Observe how David here doth pray  
against the wicked train,  
Who are the cause why God from us  
his blessings doth detain.   

Chapt. 105  
Psalms of thanksgiving David bids  
all people here to sing  
Unto the Lord, and for his love  
to fear him as their King.   

QVickly to seek him in his works,  
and to remember well  
His love, his care, and providence  
over all Israel.   

REcord his care of Abraham,  
and further understand  
His love to joseph and jacob,  
declared in Egypt land.   

SEe also over Moses mild  
his ● providence and care,  
By whom his people Israel  
from bondage freed were:   

THen see how through the Wilderness  
they were by Moses led,  
And how full forty years from heaven  
the were with Manna fed.   

Until they came to Canaan  
that fruitful promised land,  
These things and more thou in this Psalm  
may'st fully understand.   

Chapt. 106  
ATtend how that the Psalmist doth  
exhort all men to praise  
The Lord for all his mercies great,  
which do endure always.   

BOuntefully he blessed the just,  
who made their supplication  
To be again brought to their land  
by his kind visitation.   

CAlling to mind the wonders great,  
which were in Egypt wrought '  
The peoples great ingratitude  
is to rehearsal brought.   

Devoutly they pray to be brought  
the Heathens from among,  
That they might in their country praise  
the Lord with heart and tongue.   

Chapt. 107  
EXhorted by the Prophet here  
are all both young and old,  
That are redeemed by the Lord,  
and brought to his sheepfold,   

FOr many mercies to give thankes  
for his good providence,  
Who ruleth all things; and is still  
his children's sure defence.   

GOod things and ill he sends to men,  
that he might win them so;  
Prosperity, adversity,  
he sends both wealth and woe.   

HEreat as good and upright men  
shall joy and much rejoice,  
So shall all ill men's mouths be stopped,  
not muttering any voice.   

Chapt. 108  
IN this Psalm these things ● are contained  
first David doth accord,  
With heart prepared and with tongue,  
to praise the living Lord.   

KNowing his promise to be sure  
concerning Israel,  
That he should be the King thereof,  
and other kingdoms quell.   

Learn that although God for a time  
his children seem to hate,  
Yet will he fight against his foes,  
and ruinated their state.   

Chapt. 109  
MAliciously good David was  
accused unto Saul  
By flatterers; he prays that God  
would kill such enemies all.   

NOw here of judas he doth speak,  
who jesus did betray,  
And eke of all such traitorous foes  
that would God's people slay.   

Observe that David so desires  
to be set free from thrall,  
That even his enemies might know  
that God doth work it all.   

PRaises he then will give to God  
not only privately,  
But even among the multitude,  
and people publicly.   

Chapt. 110  
QVickned and much enlightened  
with spirit of Prophecy,  
Of Christ, our Prophet, Priest and King  
David doth testify.   

REad how Herod of his great power  
from Zion forth is sent,  
Read how the Lord an oath hath made  
and never will repent.   

SEe how of Levies Priesthood here  
a final end is made,  
See how that Christ our king shall rule,  
whole Kingdom shall not fade.   

Chapt. 111  
THe Psalmist stirreth all men up  
by his ● example rare,  
To praise the Lord for his great works,  
and for his love and care   

Unto his Church and children showed  
whom he doth still maintain  
With all things fitting for this life,  
and which may souls sustain.   

ANd then he doth declare wherein  
true wisdom doth consist,  
In fearing God, obedience,  
and faith in jesus Christ.   

Chapt. 112  
BLest is that man (the Psalmist saith)  
that doth jehovah fear,  
Who doth delight in Godliness,  
to whom his laws are dear.   

Cursed is the state of all those men  
that do contemn the same,  
They shall be grieved at the good,  
and melt away with shame.   

DAuid doth here expressly prove  
great gain in godliness,  
And of this life and that to come  
to have the promises.   

Chapt. 113  
EXceeding earnest David is  
to stir up our dull sense  
To magnify the name of God  
for his good providence.   

FOr that he works quite contrary  
to nature's course and order,  
In saving of the Church from harm  
in every land and border.   

GOD made us for that very end  
that we his name should praise,  
Who makes the barren women bear,  
and poor man's state doth raise.   

Chapt. 114  
Hear how the Israelites were brought  
from out of Egypt land;  
Observe the wonders that were wrought  
by great jehovahs' hand.   

IN that the Sea in jordan fled,  
and Mountains skipped like Rams;  
The Rock gave water, earth did quake,  
the Hills did leap like Lambs.   

KNow therefore that we are to keep  
God's love in memory,  
Who when the course of nature fails  
presetues miraculously.   

Chapt. 115  
Learn how the Church doth beg of God  
for honour of his name  
To be preserved, and Tyrants all  
to be destroyed with shame.   

MOlested by Idolaters  
they help and succour crave,  
And trust in God most constantly  
that they his help shall have,   

NOt doubting thereof at their need,  
sith he hath them redeemed,  
And as adopted sons received,  
and fatherly esteemed.   

O How the godly are stirred up  
to trust in God their shield,  
Who gave the earth to sons of men,  
and blessings daily yield.   

Promise's is made that they will praise  
his name for evermore  
If he will free them from their foes,  
and them to peace restore.   

Chapt. 116  
QVite freed from danger and distress  
when cruel Saul oppressed,  
David doth magnify the Lord,  
who gave him peace and rest.   

Resolved he is to yield to him  
the sacrifice of praise,  
To walk with him, to pay his vows,  
to worship him always.   

SEe here the care jehovah hath  
of all that do him fear;  
Their death is precious in his sight,  
as of his Saints most dear.   

Chapt. 117  
THe Prophet David here exhorts  
the Gentiles to accord,  
And all the people of the world  
to praise the highest Lord.   

Unto them all as well as to  
his people Israel,  
The promise made of life in Christ,  
fulfilled is right well.   

Chapt. 118  
A Long time David (type of Christ)  
was of King Saul rejected,  
As also of his people all,  
he was no whit respected.   

But at the time which God had set,  
he was made Isr'els' King,  
For which he bids all fearing God,  
all thankful praises sing.   

CHrist jesus King, and his kingdom,  
is under David here  
(Who was refused of his own)  
made manifest and clear.   

Chapt. 119  
DAuid distressed grievously,  
doth comfort much his mind  
With this same Psalm, and shows wherein  
men blessedness may find.   

EVen in the study of God's will,  
in doing of the same:  
In faith and confidence in God,  
who saves all such from shame.   

FVlly to be informed therein,  
of God he doth require;  
And to be kept from ghostly foes  
he humbly doth desire.   

GReat hindrance he met withal,  
his flesh, the world, and sin,  
He prays for grace whereby he may  
no longer live therein.   

He being conscious to himself,  
of life well led before,  
And of the goodness of his cause,  
God's favour doth implore.   

IN faith he then commends to God  
the whole administration  
Of future life to God's glory,  
and to his own salvation.   

KNow that the Psalmist here exhorts  
all men their lives to frame  
According to the Word of God,  
and so be safe from shame.   

Learn here wherein his service true,  
and worship ● pure doth lie,  
When as we serve him as he bids,  
not as we fantasy.   

Chapt. 120  
Mark here the Prayer David makes  
when he was vexed sore  
By false reports of flatterers,  
whereof King Saul had store.   

NO small complaint and moan he makes,  
that Saul did him compel,  
In Mesheck and the Kedar tents  
with infidels to dwell.   

Observe what he by Mesheck means  
whereof he maketh mention,  
Even Israelites who now were full  
of hatred and contention.   

Chapt. 121  
PEruse this David's Psalm, for it  
doth teach God's people all,  
That only from the God of power  
they ought for help ●o call.   

QVite destitute of bu●●●nt help.  
his Church he safely keeps,  
And all the members of the same,  
he slumbers not nor sleeps.   

REad David's conflict in distress,  
and how he doth declare  
His trust in God, how he commits  
himself to his good care.   

Chapt. 122  
SEe here how David comforted  
with Churches good estate,  
In name of all the faithful flock  
his gladness doth relate▪   

THe state of City, Kingdom, Church  
he highly doth commend,  
And prays, that all prosperity  
God to them all would ●●●d●   

Unto them all be promiseth  
all good things to procure,  
As wealth, and peace, and what thing else  
should come within his power,   

Chapt. 123  
A Faithful prayer here is made  
by faithful men oppressed  
By wicked worldling h●●ing them,  
and giving them n●●es●   

BEhold they lift their eyes to God,  
his grace they do implore,  
That he would ease them of their foes,  
who did molest them sore:   

COntemning, mocking, scorning them,  
using them spitefully,  
This makes them seek unto the Lord,  
and for his mercy cry.   

Chapt. 124  
Delivered from dangers great  
God's people do confess  
That they were sa●'d not by their force  
but by the Lord's goodness.   

EXcept the Lord had saved them,  
and stood on their right hand,  
They say they had been quite dispatched  
they had no power to stand.   

FOr which deliverance of theirs  
the name of God they praise,  
And are assured of his help,  
and aid in future days.   

Chapt. 125  
GOds love and care over his Church  
the Psalmist doth relate,  
He sets down the stability  
of their most happy state.   

HOw short also their troubles are,  
he prays that God, would give  
All goodness and prosperity  
to them that purely live.   

IN justice he desires the Lord  
to plague the hypocrites,  
Who turn aside from purity,  
and in vain things delight.   

Chapt. 126  
KNow that this Psalm King David made  
when people had returned  
From Babylon, where seventy years  
as Captives they had mourned,   

LIke dreamers were these captives then,  
their freedom was most strange.  
The heathen were amazed thereat  
to see so great a change.   

MElodious mirth was in their mouths,  
their tongues were filled with joy,  
They pray that God would free them still  
from thraldom and annoy.   

Chapt. 127  
NOte that the Psalmist plainly proves  
all worldly state's but vain,  
Domestical, political,  
except the Lord sustain.   

ON God's mere providence and will  
all government depend,  
men's words and purposes are vain,  
if God no blessing send.   

PRudent and pious children,  
the Prophet here doth say  
Are God's inheritance, his gift,  
and parents joyful stay.   

Chapt. 128  
QVietnesse, peace and blessedness  
the Lord doth never give  
To all men, but to those alone  
that do uprightly live.   

REad how such men are blest of God  
in labours of their hand,  
In wives and children which like vines,  
about their table stand.   

Such men the Lord spiritually  
with graces will increase,  
They shall the wealth of Salem see,  
and eke on Isr'ell peace.   

Chapt. 129  
THe Psalmist here admonisheth  
God's Church and children dear,  
Although they be afflicted sore,  
yet nought at all to fear.   

Under the cross the Church hath been,  
even from most ancient days;  
Yet by the mighty power of God,  
it hath been saved always.   

ANd all the enemies thereof,  
for all their pompous show,  
Have all been suddenly destroyed  
the Lord hath made them rue.   

Chapt. 130  
BEhold how David doth profess  
his hope in his request,  
His patience also in his hope  
is lively here expressed.   

CRying to God in deep distress,  
in sorrow, grief and thrall,  
The Lord in mercy hears his suit,  
and frees him from them all.   

DIstressed Isr'el he bids wait  
on God in misery,  
He will redeem his people all,  
from all iniquity.   

Chapt. 131  
ENvious men maliciously,  
through hatred and disdain,  
Did say that David proudly sought  
ambitiously to reign:   

FOr this cause his humility  
to God he doth protest;  
And then exhorteth Israel,  
in God to hope and rest.   

Chapt. 132  
GRounded upon Gods promise made  
to David godly King,  
The faithful prey to God that he  
the same to pass would bring.   

HEre David's great and godly zeal  
to build God's Temple mark,  
Mark also his religious care  
in setting of the Ark.   

IN the removing of the Ark  
here David's prayer read,  
He doth repeat God's promises  
to him and to his seed.   

Chapt. 133  
KIng David plainly here sets down  
the praise and commendation,  
And eke the benefit that comes  
by Christian conversation.   

LIkening the love of Brothers  
to ointment in this place,  
Even that which signifies to us,  
our head Christ oil of grace.   

MOunt Hermons' dew this love is like  
on Zion which did fall,  
Who live in love and concord thus  
the Lord doth bless them all.   

Chapt. 134  
NOw David bids the Levites all  
that in God's house attend  
To praise the Lord, because they were  
appointed for that end.   

Observe their charge, which was, that they  
the Temple well should keep,  
And also should both pray and praise  
by night when others sleep.   

Pour they had and charge to praise  
the Lord for his goodness:  
Power they had, and charge likewise  
the people for to bless.   

Chapt. 135  
QVickned to praise the name of God  
all faithful people are  
Of all estates, both for his power,  
and for his judgements ● are.   

REcorded is his mercy great  
to jacob his elect,  
To Israel his people dear,  
whom he did most respect.   

SEe how the heathenish Idols all  
the Prophet in this place  
As vanities doth vilify,  
and worthily disgrace.   

THen he again exhorts all men  
God's name to praise and bless,  
Both Israel's and Aaron's house  
for his great bounteousness.   

Chapt. 136  
Unto the Lord all praise to yield  
for all this world's creation,  
And for the ruling of all things,  
read David's exhortation.   

ACknowledging that we receive  
all things from Gods good hand;  
The Prophet proveth that therein  
our thankes and praise do stand.   

BY his particular mercies  
which Israel well knew;  
He saith that everlasting praise  
to him from them is due.   

Chapt. 137  
COme see the Captives constancy  
destroyed in Babel's land,  
Their grief to see God's truth decay  
here mayst thou understand.   

Daily they lived in anguish great  
the Caldees vexed so sore  
With taunts, reproaches, mocks and scoffs  
and blasphemies great store.   

ENduring long these miseries  
the Isra'lites desire  
That God would plague the Edomites  
in his provoked ire.   

FOr joining with that Babel's brood  
in all their cruelties;  
Of whose destruction in this Psalm  
the Prophet prophesies.   

Chapt. 138  
GReat courage doth the Prophet use  
in praising God's goodness,  
Which he declared unto him,  
and every day express.   

HIs goodness to him was so great,  
that Princes knew the same,  
Even foreign Princes which with him  
shall likewise prove the same.   

IN time to come he is assured  
like comforts still to find.  
As he had done in former times  
from his good God so kind.   

Chapt. 139  
KIng David for to cleanse his heart  
from all hypocrisy,  
Doth show that nothing can be hid  
from Gods all seeing eye.   

LYing him down or rising up,  
his thoughts, each deed and word,  
Yea all his paths, his walks and ways  
are known unto the Lord.   

MAn cannot hide himself from God,  
his hand will find him out;  
The darkest night is as noon day  
when ● Sun shines clear about.   

NOte how he doth confirm all this  
by man's most strange creation,  
●s zeal and fear of God he shows,  
and his great detestation   

OF all that up against the Lord,  
maliciously do rise,  
●hom he unfeignedly doth hate  
as utter enemies.   

Chapt. ●40  
PEruse how David doth complain  
of many injuries,  
●f falsehood and of cruelty  
done by his enemies.   

QVickly he hath recourse to God  
by prayer and request,  
●d is assured that the Lord  
will grant him peace and rest.   

RIghteous than he doth provoke  
due prayers to God to yield,  
●●d to assure themselves that he  
will be their fence and shield.   

Chapt. ●41  
SOre persecuted under Saul  
good David seems to be,  
●d then by prayer unto God  
for secure he doth flee.   

THen he desireth God, that he  
would bridle his affections,  
●nd give him patience to endure  
his fatherly corrections,   

Until the time was fully come  
when he would vengeance take,  
●d of his cruel enemies  
●n utter riddance make.   

Chapt. ●42  
AN earnest prayer David makes  
when he was in the cave,  
That from the cruel rage of Saul  
the Lord his life would save.   

BEhold that neither moved with hate,  
nor yet amazed with fear  
Of present death, nor was he forced  
by any deep despair,   

CRuelly then to kill his King,  
but with a quiet mind  
Directs his prayer unto God  
where he doth comfort find.   

Chapt. 143  
DAuid doth in this Psalm entreat  
the Lord most earnestly,  
That all his sins he would quite blot  
out of his memory.   

Envious men most earnestly  
did persecute him still,  
Yet he confesseth all was done  
God's justice to fulfil   

FRom all such foes to be set free  
he prayeth in this place,  
And that the Lord would him restore  
to favour and to grace.   

GOds teaching he desires to have,  
and Holy Ghosts direction,  
That he may lead a godly life,  
safe under his protection.   

Chapt. 144  
HEre David with humility,  
and with a heart most sound  
Doth praise the Lord omnipotent  
for favour which he found.   

IN being his deliverer,  
his fortress and his shield;  
In granting him the victory  
of all his foes in field.   

KEeping him safe, and placing him  
in royal dignities,  
●e craves God's aid, and that he would  
destroy his enemies.   

LArge promises to God he makes  
that he will still confess  
With Psalms and fongs, of thankes and praise,  
his bountiful goodness.   

Mark wherein true felicity,  
and happiness doth rest,  
Who have jehovah for their God  
most happy are and blest.   

Chapt. ●45  
NOte that King David then doth make  
this worthy Psalm of praise,  
When as his Kingdom flourished  
in his most happy days.   

Observe how herein he describes  
God's providence on earth  
●●uling man, and all things else  
that hath or wanteth breath.   

PRaising his name, because justly  
he plague's the wicked train,  
●ut to the just doth evermore  
a loving God remain.   

QVickned herewith he promised  
that he would praise his name,  
●nd that all flesh for evermore  
should likewise do the same.   

Chapt. ●46  
ROuring up his affections,  
the Prophet doth declare  
●e zeal he had to praise the Lord  
for his great love and care.   

SIng praises during life he will;  
he teacheth not to trust  
In Princes nor in sons of men,  
who quickly turn to dust.   

TRust only in the Lord saith he,  
who sets th' oppressed free;  
Who comfors widows, fatherless,  
and all in misery.   

Unto the blind who giveth sight,  
who stroyes the wicked train;  
Who for the saving of his Church,  
for evermore shall reign.   

Chapt. 147  
A Psalm of praise here David makes,  
wherein he doth declare  
God's wisdom, power and providence,  
upon all things that are.   

But specially upon his Church,  
which cannot be destroyed;  
For he doth build it, though thereof  
some members be annoyed.   

COllecting the dispersed ones,  
healing the broken hearts;  
Feeding the Ravens when they cry,  
much more all true converts.   

DEclaring to his chosen folk  
the word of his salvation,  
A blessing which he hath not given  
to men of every nation.   

Chapt. 148  
EXhorted are all creatures here,  
to praise the Lord of might,  
Angels in heaven, men on the earth,  
and stars that shine so bright.   

FOr he c●eated them of nought,  
but more especially,  
The Psalmist doth provoke his Church  
his name to magnify.   

Giving his people Israel,  
great power and dignity,  
When he had joined them to himself,  
in leagues of amity.   

Chapt. 149  
HEre David doth exhort God's Church  
and children, to prepare  
Their hearts to sing new songs to God  
for many blessings rare.   

Joyful he bids his saints to be,  
and that with one accord,  
For conquering their enemies,  
they still should praise the Lord.   

KIngs being enemies to them,  
shall all be bound in chains,  
And Noblemen in Iron bands,  
such foes the Lord restrains.   

Chapt. 150  
Learn last how the Prophet bids  
all men the Lord to praise,  
Without all intermission,  
and by all means and ways.   

MOst mighty acts and wondrous works  
wrought both by sea and land,  
In heaven and in the firmament,  
do crave this at our hand.   

NOte that with sound of instruments,  
(which God of old required)  
He bids them praise him, though (since Christ)  
such are not so admired.    

PROVERBS.  

Chapt. 1  
ATtend unto the Proverb use,  
fear God, believe his word:  
Enticing sinners all avoid,  
them no consent afford.   

BY Wisdom here complaint is made  
that she's despised of all:  
And therefore when they cry for help,  
she will not hear their call.   

Chapt. 2  
CRy for knowledge, as silver feeke  
for heavenly wisdom's skill,  
This will thee keep in holy ways  
and will preserve thee still.   

DIscretion saves from wicked men  
and whorish women's ways:  
The upright shall dwell in the land,  
the wicked God destroys.   

Chapt. 3  
EXhorting to obedience,  
faith ; dying unto sin:  
To patience, devotion,  
than Sol●mon doth begin   

FOr to declare the benefit  
of ● wisdom's happy gain,  
He bids us give, love, be content,  
just blest, the wicked's bane.   

Chapt. 4  
GOod doctrine did my Parents teach,  
they bade me wisdom get,  
To shun the bad, to keep my heart,  
their precept not forget.   

Chapt. 5  
Honey , and worm would harlots are,  
their steps take hold of hell:  
Sin sinners slays; be thou content  
with thine own wife to dwell.   

Chapt. 6  
Idleness , mischief , suretyship  
are here by him reproved:  
Of primire learn; the law is light:  
seven things God never loved.   

Keep Parents lore, and then the Lord  
with blessings will thee fill:  
Adulterer wastes body and goods;  
yea his own soul doth kill.   

Chapt. 7  
LAy up my wisdom; mark, abhor  
the cunning sleights of whores,  
Young fools they do seduce and kill;  
o come not near their doors.   

Chapt. 8  
MArke wisdom's fame and evidence,  
her nature, riches, power,  
Her excellence, which was of old,  
and shall for aye endure.   

NO gold nor rubies like to her,  
they blessed that love her ways:  
Who hate her, hate their own poor souls:  
God will cut off their days.   

Chapt. 9  
OF wisdom's lore and discipline,  
she heavenly ● things doth tell:  
Th' Adultress saith stolen things are sweet  
her guests are deep in hell.   

Chapt. 10  
PRaters shall fall: of foolish son:  
of treasures badly got;  
Of summer sleepers; hatred; fraud:  
the just lie pineth not.   

QVarrelling ● tongue; rod for the fool;  
in many words are sin:  
The sluggard sent; the righteous hope,  
who still God's favour win.   

ROt shall the name of sinful men;  
Gods blessing maketh rich:  
Sin is a spo●t to wicked fools;  
all curses promised such.   

Chapt. 11  
SHame follows pride: false weights abhorred:  
in wrath no wealth will save:  
The wicked hopeless: just are blest:  
an hypocrite doth rave.   

THe froward hated: sureties smart:  
tale-bearers all will tell:  
Counsellors save: fair women vain:  
he blest that giveth well.   

Unto the wicked mischiefs come:  
who winneth souls is wise:  
Corn horders cursed: who trusts in wealth  
shall fall and never rise.   

Chapt. 12  
A Good man gets God's favour still;  
who hates reproofe's a beast:  
Good women are their husband's crown;  
the just not moved from peace.   

BY tilth a man is satisfied:  
the just his beast regards.  
The wicked snared by his words:  
God painful hands rewards.   

CAre makes the heart of man to stoop:  
in righteous ways is life:  
True dealers are the Lords delight;  
the bad are full of strife.   

Chapt. 13  
DEstruction to the wide-mouthed man:  
wise son his father hears:  
The sluggard wants; the just hate lies:  
deferred hope brings fears.   

EVery wise man wisely deals:  
some rich will not be so:  
The wickeds l●mpe shall be put out:  
the law preserves from woe.   

FAithfull messengers bring men health;  
the Word despisers ' stroy'd:  
A death to sinners, sin to leave,  
their wealth by just enjoyed.   

GReat' ills pursue the wicked man:  
the rod thou must not spare:  
The poor man's tillage brings him food:  
the just right well shall far.   

Chapt. 14  
HE feareth God that walks upright;  
wise wife her house doth build;  
A ●od of pride in foolish month;  
great plenty Oxen yield.   

IN laughter oft times hearts are sad;  
false witness utter lies;  
Knowledge not hard to prudent men;  
go from the man unwise.   

KNowledge doth crown the prudent man;  
the house of good men blest;  
Ways seeming good, oft ways of death:  
Kings power in people rest.   

LIfe of the flesh a sound heart is;  
fools make a mock of sin:  
Backsliders fallen in their own ways;  
bad musers hatred win.   

MAny a friend the rich man hath;  
who's slow to wrath is wise:  
Gods fear preserves from snares of death;  
bones rot where envy lies.   

Chapt. 15  
NO ill or good, but God beholds;  
soft answer wrath removes:  
Wise tongues do use their knowledge right;  
he's wise that takes reproofs.   

OF righteous house where treasure is:  
of wickeds sacrifice:  
Of meals of herbs (where love is) hear  
what ways God doth despise.   

PRoud man's dwelling God will destroy▪  
the wrathful stirs up strife:  
Of slothful men: words in season:  
the wise hear checks of life.   

QVite from the wicked God's removed;  
the humble honoureth he;  
The upright prayers, his delight:  
with grief hearts broken be.   

Chapt. 16  
Refer thy works unto the Lord,  
he thoughts and words directs:  
The wicked made for day of evil;  
he proud in heart corrects.   

STeps God directs: ill purged by truth:  
by God's fear we leave sin:  
When we please God, our foes are friends;  
just lips Kings favour win.   

TRue weights are Gods; Kings wrath as death:  
pride goes before a fall.  
Happy is he who trusts in God,  
wise heart we prudent call.   

 lips as burning fire;  
wisperers sunder friends:  
Grey head a crown; lot's ruled by God,  
thereby contention ends. 
An. Mundi Chap: 18.18.    

Chapt. 17  
A Morsel better than good cheer:  
wise servant rules the son:  
who mocks the poor, reproacheth God;  
bad hearts and tongues undone.   

BEware of strife: a precious gift:  
who hides a fault is loved:  
No stripes will win a fool; the wise  
with words will be reproved.   

COunted for wise, is silent fool,  
as physic, cheerful heart:  
Who frees the bad, the Lord abhors:  
the surety sure shall smart.   

Chapt. 18  
DEstruction always follows pride:  
fools will not understand:  
The slothful as a great waster:  
God is our tower at hand.   

EVen before Prince's gifts will bring;  
heart wounded who can bear?  
Lot ends contentions; some friend's love,  
more than do brothers dear.   

FInding good wife, thou findest God's love:  
the poor entreaty makes:  
A brother angered, hard to win;  
the prudent knowledge takes.   

Chapt. 19  
GOod (without knowledge) soul is not;  
wealth store of friends will win:  
Both liar, and false witness plagued:  
poor hated of their kin.   

HE love's his soul that wisdom gets:  
King's wrath like Lions roar:  
Great glory to pass by offence;  
〈◊〉 the idle hunger sore.   

IVdgments prepared for scorners all:  
good wife is from the Lord:  
Who pities poor. God will repay:  
correction sharp afford.   

Keep thou the law and keep thy soul:  
the slothful hides his hand:  
Bad teaching hear not, scorners smite,  
simple will understand,   

Chapt. 20  
Love not much sleep, be no deceived  
with raging drink and wine:  
A King provoke not; cease from strife:  
the faithful hard to find.   

MAke war with counsel: sluggards beg:  
their bounty most proclaim:  
Weights diverse God ● abominates,  
whose heart is pure from blame?   

NO ear nor eye but God hath made:  
a child's known by his deeds:  
The lips of knowledge precious pearls:  
stripes reformation breeds   

OEat not that which holy is:  
a sureties garment take:  
Lands got in haste, in th' end are cursed;  
all flatterers forsake.   

Plagued shall the Parents curser be:  
revenge not; young men's praise:  
Grey head doth grace; Kings throne preserved  
by mercy and truth always.   

Chapt. 21  
QVite destroyed shall the robbers be:  
King's heart the Lord doth guide:  
He ponders hearts: high looks are sin:  
by gifts wrath's pacifi'de.   

RIght are the works of righteous men:  
goods got by lies bring death:  
justice more liked than sacrifice;  
woes wicked worker hath.   

SOre dwelling with a brawling wife:  
none heard that poor despise:  
Who err shall die; fools wast their wealth:  
who keeps his tongue is wise.   

TH'  ●s sacrifice is cursed;  
he hardens still his face:  
No counsel is against the Lord,  
he safety gives and grace.   

Chapt. 22  
Unto the wise, bow ear and heart,  
choose chief a good name:  
The wise foresees, and saves from evil;  
strange women bring to shame   

A Child will keep good lessons taught:  
borrowers lender's serve:  
Cast out the scorner, strife shall cease;  
know that thou must not swear.   

BY rod child's folly's driven away;  
God will oppressors press:  
No ● surety be: no bounds remove▪  
laborious God● doth bless.   

Chapt. 23  
COnsider what's before thee set:  
riches will fly away:  
The cause of Orphan's God will plead;  
fools care not what you say.   

Drunkard's and glutton's ● beggar's be:  
child's soul from hell set free:  
Envy not sinners, fear thou God:  
let Parents honoured be.   

EVer buy truth, but sell it not:  
my son give me thy heart:  
For whores, and wine as ● serpent's sting,  
from it thou wilt not part.   

Chapt. 24  
Fools cannot reach to wisdom's skill;  
by knowledge chambel's filled:  
Envious lips of mischief talk:  
save those near to be killed.   

GOD gives according to our works:  
eat honey which is sweet:  
Spoil not the dwelling of the just:  
such fall in mischief great.   

HE cursed that justifies the bad:  
to neighbout do no harm:  
Revenge not: sluggards quickly poor:  
o husband well thy farm.   

Chapt. 25  
IT's God's glory things to conceal;  
from silver dross remove:  
Hast not to strive, lest thou be shamed:  
faithful messenger love.   

KIngs heart a thing unsearchable:  
thy foe God bids thee feed:  
Withdraw thy foot from neighbour's house:  
unfaithful man in need.   

LEt not a secret be revealed:  
of brawling woman hear:  
Who cannot rule his spirit's blamed:  
good news the heart doth cheer.   

Chapt. 26  
MEssage sent by a foolish man:  
a rod for such man's back,  
The curse that's causeless shall not come:  
let fools their answers lack.   

NO honour give unto a fool;  
the slothful sleeps and fears:  
Who deals with needless strife's like him  
that takes a dog by th' ears.   

OF Parables in mouth of fools  
our God rewardeth all:  
Believe not words of flattery,  
in pits they dig, they fall.   

Chapt. 27  
Praise not thyself: public reproof:  
to th' hungry each thing's sweet:  
Sweet friends good counsel comforts much,  
hearts answer when they meet.   

Quick sighted men foresee the evil;  
forsake not father's friends:  
Take sureties garment, brawling scold:  
fools folly never ends.   

RIches for aye do not endure:  
before envy who stands?  
Thou knowst not what one day may bring,  
know all under thy hands.   

Chapt. 28  
Sins of a land cause many Kings:  
the wicked causeless flee:  
The law forsakers praise the bad;  
poor godly praised be.   

THe godly all things understand:  
who sins confess find grace:  
Th' Usurer hoards for righteous men:  
God will the bad deface.   

Upright men all good things possess,  
great joy when good men joy:  
His prayers cursed who will not hear:  
the wise freed from annoy.   

A Faithful man is greatly blest,  
who tills his land hath store:  
Wh●● giust to th' poor shall have no lack;  
〈…〉 rich made poor.   

BLood thirsty men the upright hate;  
just rulers cause great joy:  
The wicked care not for the poor;  
stiff necks God will destroy.   

CHild left t' himself shall mother shame:  
land spoilt by taking gifts:  
Flatterer traps his neighbours feet:  
wise men defer their drifts.   

Destroyed are souls where preaching wants,  
correction brings delight:  
More hope of fools then hasty men:  
man's pride abased in sight.   

EAch man's judgement is from the Lord:  
the fear of man brings snares:  
Partner with thief his own soul hates;  
for just, no unjust cares.   

Chapt. 30  
Four wicked generations told:  
four things exceeding wise:  
Four things which never will be filled;  
four hard to know their ways.   

Grievous are all those four things named;  
four stately things are here,  
The meanest are not to be wronged:  
despise not parents dear.   

HEre Agurs word and faith confessed,  
two things he doth desire;  
He mortal; Good most glorious:  
add not, prevent thine ire.   

Chapt. 31  
IT's not for Kings much wine to drink;  
t' women give not thy mind:  
Th' afflicted comfort, and defend:  
who shall a good wife find?   

KInd to her husband she will be:  
laborious day and night:  
she's pitiful, wise, religious:  
she's praised in all men's sight.    

ECCLESIASTES.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL humane courses are but vain:  
the , , , creatures have no rest:  
All things do change; in Wisdome's grief:  
I Solomon knew this best.   

Chapt. 2  
BEtter the wise is then the fool;  
yet both have one event,  
In Wine is works of most delight,  
much precious time I spent.   

COncerning which, and worldly wealth  
for which men labour most,  
(Not knowing who shall be our heir)  
all is but grief of ghost.   

Drink, eat, enjoy thy labours frui●●  
except this, all is vain:  
God gives to sinner's wealth, that he  
may give to his again.   

Chapt. 3  
EVery thing his season hath:  
rejoice, do good in life,  
God's gifts t' enjoy our labours fruits,  
all wickedness is rise.   

FRom seats of justice judgement's's fled:  
as beasts so men must dye:  
No future things thou canst behold,  
when thou full low shalt lie.   

Chapt. 4  
GReat were th' oppressions comfortless:  
men envied for good deeds:  
Great idleness, covetousness,  
which much vexation breeds.   

HEre's sollitarinesse reproved ●,  
and old, and wilful King;  
In him the people shall not joy;  
this is a grievous thing.   

Chapt. 5  
IN th' house of God address to hear,  
thy vows perform and pay:  
Th' oppressed poor the Lord regards,  
he is higher than they.   

KIngs houses served are by fields;  
the greeding ne'er content:  
The rich are often hurt by wealth;  
let thine with joy be spent.   

Chapt. 6  
LAcking not wealth, but power to eat,  
it is an ill disease:  
Untimely birth, better than age,  
or children great increase.   

MAn lacking burial and goodness,  
man's mind what thing can please?  
Sight better is then man's desire,  
all hid in man's decease.   

Chapt. 7  
NO precious ointment like good name,  
wise heart's in house of woe:  
The hearts of fools at merry feasts,  
to house of mourning go.   

OPpression makes a wise man mad;  
in fool's heart, wrath doth rest.  
Wisdom excels inheritance,  
by proof I found it best   

Passed skill of man to straighten that,  
which God hath crooked made:  
No man on earth that sinneth ● not▪  
a wicked woman's trade.   

Quiet spirits are praised here.  
some just in justice perish:  
God at the first made man upright,  
some wicked long time flourish.   

Chapt. 8  
REgard the King's commandment;  
man's wisdom makes him shine:  
Observe Gods divine providence;  
no man can death decline.   

SAints sore distressed in better case  
then wicked prosperous train:  
The works of God unsearchable;  
here mirth is praised again.   

Chapt. 9  
THe like doth hap to good and bad;  
all living men must dye:  
Comfort is all our portion here;  
with wife live joyfully.   

Unlike estate to men befall;  
God's providence rules all things:  
As fish, or bird, so man is snared;  
poor wise man safety brings.   

Chapt. 10  
AS dead flies spoil the ointment sweet,  
so folly spoils the wise.  
Princes as servants walk on foot,  
when fools to honour rise.   

bite thee as serpent's babblers will;  
that land in blessed case,  
Where Kings and Nobles, eat in time  
for strength not Drunkenness.   

CVrse not the King in secret thought;  
through sloth the house doth fall:  
At feast and wine men merry make,  
but money pays for all,   

DIrections here for charity;  
where tree falls therer't shall be:  
Observing clouds men shall not reap;  
let death remembered be,   

EArly and at the evening sow,  
the light's a pleasant thing:  
O youth for all thy sports, the Lord  
will thee to judgement bring.   

Chapt. 12  
Fear thy Creator in thy youth,  
before thy strength decay;  
Before thy body turn to dust,  
and soul be fetched away.   

GReat care he hath to edify  
wise words as goads and nails:  
Much writing bringeth weariness,  
let these with thee prevail.   

HEre th' end of all, fear, keep God's laws,  
this is the chiefest thing:  
For every secret work and word  
he will to judgement bring.    

THE SONG OF SOLOMON.  The Church of Christ. 

Chapt. 1  
A Song of songs: o kiss me (Christ)  
thy love excelleth Wine:  
Draw me, and we will run to thee:  
thou art beloved of thine.   

BLack though I be, yet comely (Lord)  
o tell me where thou feeds.   Christ to his Church. 

O fairest feed by shepherd's flock:  
they're like King Pharaohs steeds.  

CHrist gives her gracious promises;  
she doth his kindness prove:  
Both Christ and Church congratulate  
in fervent mutual love.    Christ. 

Chapt. 2  
Dear love of Lilies among thorns,  
among the daughters bide:  
I am the rose of Sharon sweet,  
the Lily of valleys tried.   The Church. 

EVen as among the forest trees  
the Apple tree exceeds;  
So doth my love all other men  
excel in worthy deeds:   

FRuit of his love is wondrous sweet,  
he said rise come away,  
The Summer's come, my Christ is mine,  
and I am his for aye.   

Chapt. 3  
GReat seeking up and down for Christ,  
the Church prevails at last.  
O wake him not, she joys in him,  
bids others see and taste.   

Chapt. 4  
HEre graces of the Church set forth  
by body's beauty brave:  
Which so doth ravish Christ, that she  
his perfect love must have.   

IN calling her to follow him,  
is this great love expressed:  
The Church prays to be fitted for  
so great and worthy a guest.   

Chapt. 5  
KNocking , Christ doth the Church awake,  
she doth excuses make:  
He than departs, she seeks him still,  
and's love sick for his sake.   

LO here by comely corporal parts,  
most lovely to behold:  
Christ jesus with his graces all,  
by Solomon are told.   The Church's friends. 

Chapt. 6  
MAke known where thy beloved is;  
we will him seek with thee.   The Church. 

To gather Lilies, and to feed  
in gardens gone is he.   

NOw I am his, and he is mine,  
o thou art passing fair:  
As Tizza and jerusalem,  
as flock of Goats, thine hair.   Christ. 

O Pure and undefiled Dove,  
like banners warlike fright:  
I went to see how Vines did bud:  
return o Shunamite.   

Chapt. 7  
PRinces daughter th' art beautiful,  
like jewels are thy joints,  
Thy navel, belly, breasts, and neck,  
and perfect in all points.   

QVickly let us go see the Vine,  
there shalt thou taste and prove  
The pleasant fruits laid up for thee:  
there I will give my love.   The Church. 

Chapt. 8  
REspected much, o that thou wert  
even as my brother dear,  
Thee would I bring to mother's house,  
to drink spiced liquor there.   

SEt me as seal upon thy heart,  
love is as coals of fire:  
One little sister we will build:  
vineyard let out to hire.   

THou that in those sweet gardens dwellest,  
thy fellows hear thy voice,  
Cause me to hear, make haste (o Christ)  
then shall our hearts rejoice.    

ISAIAH.  

Chapt. 1  
AH sinful nation, worse than beasts,  
your service who requires?  
Cease from your sins, relieve the poor,  
accomplish my desires.   

BE godly and your scarlet sins  
shall clean be washed away;  
But God will curse and kill you all,  
if you will not obey.   

Cruel, filthy, and treacherous, are they  
that once were pure and just.  
But I will purely purge away  
thy dross, thy tin, thy rust.   

DIscerning judges I will give,  
they shall thee faithful call;  
But sinners that forsake the Lord  
shall be confounded all.   

Chapt. 2  
EXalt shall God his glorious house,  
thereto shall nations flow;  
Come let's go up, he will us teach  
his ways and paths to know.   

FOr out of Zion goes the Law,  
from Salem goes his Word,  
Of spears shall pruning hooks be made,  
and Ploughshares of their swords.   

GReat sins (as Eastern manners store)  
and when man Idols makes;  
When great and mean men bow themselves  
are cause why God forsakes   

Haughty and poud, God will pull down,  
the Idols cast away:  
Men shall for fear fly to the Rocks  
in that his dreadful day.   

Chapt. 3  
IN juda for their grievous sins  
the Lord did take away  
The staff of bread, their counsellors,  
and all their chiefest stay.   

King's shall be children; babes and base  
shall proudly them behave  
Against their Elders, men shall swear  
that they no maintenance have.   

LEwd tongues and deeds procure this fall;  
they shameless sins declare:  
Woe to their souls; but tell the just  
that they full well shall far.   

MY people are by women ruled;  
children oppress them sore,  
Their women are exceeding proud,  
woe, woe to them therefore.   

Chapt. 4  
NOw women seu●n one man desire  
to take away their shame:  
Gods glorious Branch; the just are blest  
who live to praise his name.   

OF Zion daughters, when the filth  
the Lord shall wash away,  
And blood; then be will be to his  
their shelter, strength and stay.   

Chapt. 5  
PArable of a vineyard mark,  
whereby he doth excuse  
His severe judgements brought on them,  
who did no sin refuse.   

QVaking judgements are threatened  
to greedy misers all,  
To drunkards, wantoness, ignorants,  
in hell fire must they fall.   

REnewed woes to them that say  
good's ● ill, and darkness, light,  
Who clears the wicked for reward  
such God will sore affright.   

Sigh they cast off the law of God,  
and did despise his word;  
He sends upon them furious foes,  
who slew them with the sword.   

Chapt. 6  
THe Lord by vision glorious  
confirms the Prophet so;  
(Though first afraid) that cheerfully  
on's message he doth go.   

Upon his mouth the coal was laid,  
his sins were purged away,  
God bids him go then to his folk,  
and tells him what to say:   

ALl hearts make fat, ears, eyes sout up  
till Cities all be burnt;  
Until the land be desolate  
a tenth yet shall return▪   

Chapt. 7  
BRought in great fear is Ahaz King  
when Peka 'gainst him rose:  
The Prophet Isay comforts him,  
and bids him fear not those.   

CHrist promised in stead of sign,  
which Ahaz had refused  
Th' Assyrians shall destroy the Land;  
by saving men abused.   

Chapt. 8  
Damascus' and Samaria,  
judea th' Assyrians spoil.  
Sweet Shilo waters were refused,  
which caused their bloody broil.   

Endeavour (o Assyrians)  
and gather all your rout,  
Gird up yourselves, prepare for war,  
but God will root you out.   

Fear not their fear, God is with us  
let him be feared alone  
To us he'll be a sanctuary.  
to them a stumbling stone.   

GOds laws seal up amoung his own  
were wonders in his sight;  
Who speak not as the word doth speak,  
In him there is no light.   

Chapt. 9  
HEre by the birth and power of Christ  
shall be great joy in woe;  
Thou break'st their yokes, their staffs, and rods,  
and frees them from their foe.   

IEsus Christ here is borne to us  
the mighty God of peace,  
With justice he shall judge his folk,  
no end of his increase.   

KIcking against the shining light,  
God plagueth Israel sore  
For pride and for hypocrisy  
increased more and more.   

LEwd Leaders make the people sin,  
no man shall spare his brother:  
Manasseth judah and Ephrim  
each one devour the other.   

Chapt. 10  
Much woe to tyrants threatened here  
that by their laws oppress,  
Denying right to widow's poor,  
and robbing fatherless.   

NO help but from the Lord alone,  
o Ashur woe to thee  
When thou hast whipped the hypocrites,  
thou whipped and burnt shall be:   

OF thy stout hearts and lofty looks  
(who vauntest of thy strength,  
As if that thou hadst done the deed)  
he'll vengeance take at length.   

Put fears away, o people dear,  
a remnant shall return:  
Thou shalt be freed from all thy foes,  
whom he will overturn.   

Chapt. 11  
QVietly then shall Wolf and Lamb  
together lie and dwell  
When lesse's branch, even Christ our King  
shall reign in Israel.   

RIghteously will he reprove,  
and judge the poor with right,  
The earth with knowledge shall be filled,  
he judgeth not by sight.   

SEt up an ensign than shall he  
for Gentiles all about;  
And call together all the jews  
which were before cast out.   

THen judah and Ephrim lovingly  
shall join and enemies quell,  
The rivers dried a passage made  
for th'rest of Israel.   

Chapt. 12  
Unto the Lord then shalt thou say,  
Lord, though thou wast displeased,  
Yet now thy wrath is turned away,  
and I refreshed and ease.   

ALL fear expelled my trust shall be  
in God my strength and stay,  
My Saviour, sweet my thankful song  
shall praise his name always.   

Blessed be the Lord, let all his works  
of us exalted be.  
O Zion saints exult for joy  
JEHOVAH dwells in thee.   

Chapt. 13  
Called and commanded of the Lord  
are armies huge and stout,  
Howle Babylon the mighty Medes  
shall root and race the out.   

DOlefull creatures (as Satyrs owls)  
in thee shall dance and stand,  
As Sodom shalt thou be destroyed  
thy final fals at hand.   

Chapt. 14  
EXceeding mercy God will show  
in bringing Israel back,  
And placing them in their own land,  
no good thing there to lack.   

FOr servants shalt thou take thy foes,  
thy captives they shall be,  
And thou shalt rule th' oppressors all  
that once oppressed thee.   

GReat triumph over Babel's King,  
whose sceptre now is broke,  
For pride the Lord gives him and his  
a shameful deadly stroke.   

Heard burdens, and Assyrians yokes  
from his the Lord will take,  
Howle Palestina, thou must fall,  
his, God will not forsake.   

Chapt. 15  
IN one night, Air, and Kir were foiled;  
howl Moab, weep, and cry,  
Thy Cities sacked, green things confirmed,  
and Nimrim water's dry.   

Kill , robbing , and shrieking out  
is heard of all thy slain,  
Thy rivers, bloody Lions kill  
the remnant that remain.   

Chapt. 16  
LEt lamb be sent to th' world's ruler;  
let out cast dwell in thee,  
The throne of David shall in truth,  
and mercy established be.   

MOab must mourn, and howl for pride,  
fields languish, Vines break down:  
Moab shall pray but not prevail;  
God still on Moab frown.   

Chapt. 17  
NO man shall fray away the flocks,  
in Cities that shall feed  
Of Syria, Israel now forlore,  
as God himself decreed.   

OF which a remnant shall be left,  
that shall false worshp shun:  
A few like gleaned ears of corn  
when harvest all is done.   

PIously shall these holy ones  
unto their Maker look,  
But Altars , groves, (works of their hands)  
they shall in no case brook.   

Chapt. 18  
QVite forgetting their glorious God,  
their Cities shall be sacked,  
But after he will plague their foes  
that did them rob and rack.   

Root out the Aethiopians  
God will out of the Land:  
Then shall the people Presents bring  
to them with plenteous hand.   

Chapt. 19  
SOre plagues for Egypt God sets down,  
their Idols cannot save:  
Fierce cruel Kings shall vex them much  
they shall no comforts have.   

THeir folly and madness here set down,  
of judah they're afraid,  
Pure language Cities five shall speak,  
to God an Altar's made.   

VNt Egypt and Assyria the Lord  
will now his blessings send,  
With Israel his inheritance,  
these three he will defend.   

Chapt. 20  
AS naked and barefoot Esay goes,  
so shall th' Egyptians go  
And Cushites captives Ashur King  
with terror, shame and woe.   

Chapt. 21  
BEwailing much the Prophet sees  
that Babylon must fall:  
Edom derides , is bid repent,  
th' Arabians foiled all.   

Chapt. 22  
COmfort me not, the Cities spoiled,  
the Rulers fled away:  
The walls broke down, the people cry,  
O woeful doleful day.   

DIscerning grievous plagues approach,  
they trust to humane strength,  
When they should fast, they feast, and joy  
till God did plague at length.   

ELiakim (a type of Christ)  
is set in Shebnaes' place:  
Shebna is carried captive thence,  
and dies in great disgrace.   

Chapt. 23  
FOr Tyre and Zidon fearful plagues  
are for their pride prepared,  
Who carried captives, all their wealth,  
among their foes are shar'de.   

Go 'bout the City, sing many songs,  
God will restore thine heirs,  
But only for the good of those  
that do what he desires.   

Chapt. 24  
Haughty proud hearts, heard anguish sore  
all mirth and music gone  
Here doleful judgements threatened are  
to old and young each one.   

INhabitants defile the land  
by changing God's decree,  
His curse therefore devours the earth,  
much woe they feel and see.   

Kind is the Lord (shall some few sing)  
the Prophets pined with pain,  
In judgements God shall be advanced,  
and in mount Zion reign.   

Chapt. 25  
LOrd who lai'st level lofty towers,  
and workest wondrous things:  
Thee will I praise and Nations all  
shall of thy judgements sing.   

MOst kind thou hast been to the poor  
thou wilt bring down thy foes,  
And make a glorious feast for thine;  
wipe tears away from those:   

NO death shall hurt his holy ones:  
he will us keep and save:  
Moab (trod down as dunghill straw:)  
shall sure destruction have.   

Chapt. 26  
O Trust ye always in the Lord,  
for such have perfect peace▪  
The lofty City he lays low:  
to his hath given increase.   

Prevail with wicked nothing will:  
I have thee early sought:  
For us thou hast ordained peace:  
in us all goodness wrought.   

QVickly will they Lord seek to thee,  
when thou dost them chastise  
Hid thou thyself: God will repay:  
the dead shall all arise.   

Chapt. 27  
Read wine vineyard sing ye to her;  
jehovah in that day  
Shall with his sword, Leviathan  
and great Sea Dragon slay.   

SAfely will he still keep his vine,  
his own he doth not smite,  
As those that are their enemies,  
in love he doth delight.   

THE fruit of their chastising is  
to purge away their sin,  
Their altars, groves, false worships all,  
which they have lived in.   

Unto the people (whom he made)  
who would not understand,  
No favour showed, jews, Gentiles  
shall serve in holy land.   

Chapt. 28  
A Fading flower thy beauty is,  
o Ephraim drunk with wine:  
Thy pride shall under foot be trod,  
great woes and plagues are thine.   

Beautiful crown and diadem,  
to a remnant he shall be  
On judges, wisdom; soldiers strength,  
of grace bestow will he.   

Clean are no tables, Prophets, Priests,  
through wine err from the way,  
In judgement stumble; in vision err,  
strong drink doth make them stray.   

Divine doctrine, whom shall he teach?  
even children drawn from breast;  
They would not hear, though they were taught,  
the way that led to rest.   

EVery one did live secure,  
Christ promised to the just:  
Their secure covenant shall be tried,  
the Ploughman taught to trust.   

Chapt. 29  
Fearful plagues to jerusalem  
for sin are threatened here,  
Their foes shall not be satisfied,  
to Seers nothing dear .   

GOds woes on all deep hypocrites,  
that serve him not aright,  
But after men's commandments ,  
such he doth sore affright.   

HEre promise made that deaf shall hear,  
and eyes full blind shall see:  
The meek and poor in Israel's God,  
shall then most joyful be.   

Chapt. 30  
Iniquity watchers all cut off,  
who snare the just for naught:  
But Abraham's seed shall bless the Lord  
whom he redeemed and bought.   

KNow here the threatened woes to those  
that seek to man for aid,  
That ask not counsel of the Lord,  
nor on his strength are stayed.   

LEt this their sin be written down,  
and how they will not hear  
The Prophets preach the word of God,  
with lies they must them cheer.   

MOst blessed are they that wait for God,  
for they shall weep no more  
He will be gracious to them all  
they shall have teacher's store.   

NO covering of Idols they  
shall brook, but purge and cleanse  
And as a menstruous cloth shall hate,  
and say fie get thee hence.   

O Mark the joy God's people have,  
to see th' Assyrians fall,  
Mark Tophet large and wide prepared,  
for wicked livers all.   

Chapt. 31  
PRophet Isay here proves them cursed  
that sought th'Egyptians aid:  
Who ware not God, their horse's flesh,  
God makes them all afraid.   

QVite spoiled shall they and helpers be,  
God is most strong and wise:  
To save mount Zion from her foes,  
like Lion will he rise.   

Return to God whom Israel left,  
all Idols cast away:  
The Assyrians shall be vanquished,  
God's fire in Zion stay.   

Chapt. 32  
Sure blessings learn of Christ's Kingdom,  
men shall both hear and see:  
men's stammering tongues shall plainly speak  
vile persons vile shall be.   

TRemble women that are at ease,  
all wealth and joy shall cease;  
Until the spirit be poured on us,  
then shall come rest and peace:   

Chapt. 33  
Unto the spoilers woes pronounced,  
for spoilt much they be;  
O Lord be gracious unto us,  
we waited have for thee;   

ALL; nations scattered when thou stirst,  
thou art exalted still,  
With wisdom, knowledge, righteousness,  
mount Zion he doth fill   

BItterly shall strong men cry out,  
and Zion sinners fear,  
The upright man shall dwell on high;  
the King shall see most clear.   

COme look on Zion thou shalt see  
jerusalem at peace,  
jehovah is our judge and King,  
to save he will not cease.   

Chapt. 34  
DEstroyed shall all nations be:  
th' earth drunk with Edom's blood,  
God will take vengeance on them all  
that wished not Zions' good.   

EVen streams shall burning pitch be made,  
their dust like brimstone burn,  
Which night nor day shall not be quenched,  
all topsie turuie turned:   

FOr Dragons, Owls, and Cormorants,  
for Satyrs there to cry,  
Shall be their princely palaces,  
believe it certainly.   

Chapt. 35  
GOds glorious power th' Elect shall see,  
they shall be filled with songs:  
Weak hands and knees shall be confirmed,  
and birds be stout and strong.   

HE will come with a recompense,  
and will his people save;  
The deaf shall hear, the lame shall leap,  
the blind their sights shall have.   

IN desares shall be water streams;  
the tongue of dumb shall sing:  
No sighs, nor sorrows, shall be seen,  
all comforts God will bring.   

Chapt. 36  
KIng of Assiria judah invades,  
Rasheca bids them yield,  
Not trust in God, nor in Epypt,  
his King would win the field.   

LEt not Ezekiah you deceive,  
and say your God shall save;  
Thus is the Lord of Hosts blasphemed  
by this same railing knave.   

MAke known thy mind (Eliakim saith)  
in speech we understand,  
No, let this people hear (quoth he)  
and save their life and land.   

NOne make him answer, (so the King  
had given in charge before)  
The Rulers rend their , and tell  
the King, who grieves full sore.   

Chapt. 37  
O How he mourns! o Esay pray,  
it may be God will pay  
The railer for his blasphemy,  
than he tells what to say.   

Put Ezekiah out of fear,  
the Lord will send a blast  
Upon Senacherib and his host,  
they shall be slain at last.   

QVite overthrown have I great Kings,  
and shall thy God thee free?  
King reads the letter, prays that God  
his sure defence would be.   

RAging so sore , God hooks his nose,  
and brings him back again,  
The Angel kills his soldiers all,  
he by his sons are slain.   

Chapt. 38  
SEt house in order, die thou must,  
Ez'kiah weepeth sore;  
And praying, God adds to his age  
of years full fifteen more:   

THe sign hereof is Sun gone back  
to God the King complains ,  
God casts his sins behind his back,  
his song of praise remains.   

Chapt. 39  
VNt'Ezekiah gifts are sent,  
his treasures all they see:  
The Prophet than reproves the King,  
and tells him what shall be.   

ALl these to Babylon shall go,  
thy sons shall Eunuches be,  
Good is the word of God (saith he)  
I peace and truth shall see:   

Chapt. 40  
BE comfortable to my folk,  
john Baptists cry foretold,  
Th' Apostles preaching: ALL FLESH GRASSE  
and YOUR LORD GOD BEHOLD.   

CArry shall he his tender lambs  
his folk he well shall feed:  
None like the Lord, the earth to him,  
is less than naught indeed.   

DAre any then compare the Lord  
to Idols vile and vain?  
Proud Princes be pulls to the ground,  
their root shall not remain.   

Eternal God hath all things made,  
the young and strong shall fall:  
But they that wait upon the Lord,  
shall be renewed all.   

Chapt. 41  
FRom th'East, who raised the righteous man  
worm jacob fear no foes,  
Them will I foil , but help thee still,  
in drought, well springs disclose.   

Give forth your reasons, tell what's past,  
or show us what's to come:  
Ye be worse than naught, and cursed are they  
that choose you all and some.   

HEllish confusion are their works,  
there's none that hear their words,  
To Zion and jerusalem,  
good tidings God affords:   

Chapt. 42  
I Have my spirit put on him,  
the gentiles he shall light:  
The bruised reed he will not break,  
to th'blind he shall give sight.   

Keep thee will I: all creatures sing,  
and show his worthy praise:  
Great shame shall light upon all those  
that choose Idolatrous ways.   

LEt deaf and blind now hear and see,  
who is so blind as mine?  
Who hear and see, but to observe,  
their hearts will not incline.   

MY people robbed and spoiled because,  
they would not hear my voice;  
His Law he will make honourable ,  
in right he doth rejoice.   

Chapt. 43  
NO river shall thee overflow,  
fear nothing thou art mine;  
No fire shall kindle upon thee,  
I am and will be thine.   

Out of my hand no man can save;  
I am your Lord and King:  
To Babel for your sake I sent:  
forget the former things.   

Pled thou with me for my name sake:  
I will forget thy sin:  
Yet gave I jacob to the curse  
for sins he lived in.   

Chapt. 44  
QVite banish fear (o jacob dear)  
I'll pour upon thy seed  
My spirit, and they each one shall say,  
I am the Lords indeed.   

REdeemer first and last I am;  
there is no God but I:  
The Image and the maker both  
are shameless vanity.   

SIng servant jacob all thy sins  
as clouds are blotted out;  
I form thee and all things else,  
the heavens and earth about.   

THe liars tokens I frustrate;  
the wise men fools I make:  
My servant's words I do confirm,  
and Cyrus' shepherd take.   

Chapt. 45  
Unloose for him the loins of Kings,  
and break the gates of brass,  
For jacobs' sake I called him so  
before he ever was.   

ALL light and darkness, peace and evil,  
even I jehovah made:  
No God but I, I'll cause him build  
the City ● sore deca●d.   

BRing forth salvation, heavens and earth  
cursed , who with God contends,  
All Idol maker's God confounds,  
to his great joy he sends.   

COme ne are and know that they are foole●  
that set up wood and stone:  
Look up to me and save your souls,  
for I am God alone.   

Chapt. 46  
Down falls false Bell: the beasts did bear,  
such Idols on their backs,  
I carry you from youth to age,  
mine no deliverance lacks.   

Equal to me, whom will you make?  
dead Idols cannot move:  
O sinners think on former times,  
my power and grace ye prove.   

Chapt. 47  
FOr cruel pride is Babel plagued,  
g eat sin's the Lord provokes,  
They shown no mercy to his folk,  
But laid on grievous yokes.   

Given to delights and careless life,  
she said she was a Queen;  
But she shall have such plagues for sin  
as seldom have been seen.   

Help of th' Astrologers seek and crave,  
(thou who said none can see  
Who trusted in thy wickedness)  
as stubble shalt thou be.   

Chapt. 48  
ISraell swears but not in truth;  
stifnecked with brows of brass,  
I often taught, and told them things  
before they came to pass.   

KNowing that they were treacherous;  
he saves for his own sake;  
O Israel hear I will thee teach;  
me for thy leader take.   

LIke sands of sea thy seed had been,  
thou blest with great increase:  
If thou hadst harkened to my voice ,  
thou hadst had store of peace.   

MAke haste go out of Babylon;  
say ye the Lord doth save  
His servant jacob; wicked ones  
no peace at all shall have.   

Chapt. 49  
Named was I from my mother's womb,  
my mouth made like a sword:  
I spoke, and spent my strength in vain:  
my work is with the Lord.   

O Mountains sing, th'afflicted he  
will comfort and defend:  
thou'rt given to light the Gentiles all,  
a Saviour toth'worlds' end.   

PRinces shall rise and worship thee,  
thou shalt a covenant be,  
To lighten men in darkness set,  
and set the prisoners free.   

QVietly then thou shalt them lead,  
no hunger, thirst, nor heat,  
Shall smite or hurt thy holy ones,  
thou canst not them forget.   

REstored shall thy people be,  
great troops to thee resort,  
Both Kings and Queens with humble hearts  
shall yield thee great comfort.   

Save thee, and thine will I from foes,  
that had thy death decreed;  
With their own blood they shall be drunk,  
and on their flesh shall feed.   

Chapt. 50  
TO whom have I your mother sold?  
your sins have made you fall:  
My power can save; my tongue doth cheer  
the weary sinners all.   

Unto the smiters did I give  
my back, and face to shame:  
The Lord, doth help and justify;  
who can condemn or blame?   

ALl ye that hear, and fear the Lord  
trust in his holy name:  
Who needs will stay upon themselves,  
shall lie them down in shame.   

Chapt. 51  
BEhold your father Abraham,  
in Christ believe, as he:  
To Zion he will comfort send,  
in her all joy shall be.   

COme hear my law, which is your light,  
the heavens and earth behold:  
My saving health endures for aye,  
those vanish and wax old.   

Dear people who regard my law,  
fear not what railers say;  
The moth and worm shall them consume;  
my justice dures for aye.   

EVen as of old, stretch out thine arm  
thou mak'st deep seas be dry:  
Then mortal man why shouldst thou fear?  
we shall sing joyfully.   

FOrget not God thy Creator,  
nor furious foes do fear;  
My word I will put in thy mouth;  
thee in mine hand I'll bear.   

GReat dregs of dolour hast thou drunk,  
and hast no comfort had:  
But I that plead my people's cause,  
will make thy foes full sad.   

Chapt. 52  
Hear Zion, beautify thyself,  
th' unclean shall come no more.  
Within thy courts; thou hast been sold,  
but I will thee restore.   

IN thee who shall salvation preach,  
and joyful tidings bring,  
Their feet shall be most beautiful,  
they shall in Zion sing.   

KIngs than shall shut their mouths at Christ;  
astonished all shall be:  
Sing joyfully (jerusalem)  
the Lord hath set thee free.   

Lord's vessel bearers be ye clean:  
polluted things abhor:  
Depart from thence, the Lord doth go  
behind you and before.   

Chapt. 53  
MEn did despise, and Christ reject:  
(the Prophet so complains)  
But as a plant he did grow up,  
enduring griefs and pains.   

NO fraud was found in him nor sin,  
yet was he plagued sore,  
And wounded for our wickedness  
increased more and more.   

ON him was all our lewdness laid;  
as lamb to slaughter brought:  
So he to death, by which he hath  
our full redemption wrought.   

Prospero shall still, the Lords good will,  
which he doth take in hand;  
He doth triumph, doth justify,  
as intercessor stand.   

Chapt. 54  
Quiet your selves, o Gentiles all,  
God shall your Church enlarge,  
Fear not he is your husband dear,  
of you he taketh charge.   

REdeemer saith, though I have seemed  
a while thee to forsake,  
Yet with an everlasting love  
for mine I will thee take.   

Sworn have I that I will thee save,  
(o thou with tempest tossed)  
Thy foes shall gather thee against,  
but greatly to their cost.   

THy children shall be taught of God:  
the ● mountains than shall move;  
But tongues nor weapons shall thee hurt:  
my peace thou still shalt prove.   

Chapt. 55  
Unto the waters every one  
that thirsteth come and buy,  
Drink freely, hear, believe in me,  
your souls I'll satisfy.   

A Covenant will I make with you  
of David's mercies sure;  
A leader to my folk I have  
given, Christ their sins to cure.   

BE Priest to seek and call on God,  
betime while he is near;  
Forsake your sins; return to him,  
than he will help and hear.   

COnsider that my ways and thoughts  
are nothing like to yours;  
My word doth not return in vain:  
on his all joy he powers.   

Chapt. 56  
Do Justice, keep the sabbaths pure,  
from evil works abstain:  
My saving health is near to those,  
that in these works remain.   

EVen Eunuches, strangers and their sons  
that do themselves address,  
To do the things that I command,  
shall lasting joys possess.   

Field, for●est, beasts come and devour,  
his watchmen all are blind:  
Dumb greedy dogs, sleep, gain and wine  
are all that they do mind.   

Chapt. 57  
Grieved hearts none have when good men die  
but they are freed from woe:  
They rest in peace, yea witches sons  
against whom rail ye so?   

High mountain hast thou offered on  
thy vain works I'll decare,  
There is no peace to wicked men,  
the mourners well shall far.   

Chapt. 58  
Iacobs' transgressions cry against,  
yet they will fast and pray:  
And seem to love and like my laws,  
but care not to obey.   

KNow that the fast that God doth choose,  
is to relic the poor:  
Ye fast to strife and wickedness,  
and are not heard therefore.   

LOdge, cloth, and feed the fatherless,  
observe the Sabbath days:  
Then God will bless and guide thee still  
and hear thee when thou prays.   

Chapt. 59  
Much murder, and such monstrous sins  
wherein you still remain,  
Hath caused the Lord to hide his face,  
and from all help refrain.   

NOne stands for truth, nor calls for right,  
they speak and trust in lies:  
I could and would have helped and saved,  
but you did me despise.   

Our sins against us testify,  
like doves we mourn full sore:  
We roar like Bears, we look for aid,  
but thou dost send no more.   

Perverted is all judgement quite,  
truth is fall'n clean away;  
And who so doth departed from evil  
doth make himself a prey.   

QVickly did his own arm fail,  
when all did him forsake:  
And (wondering at their want of zeal)  
he made his foes to quake.   

REdeemer shall to Zion come ,  
to them of humble heart:  
My spirit and word shall not from thee  
nor from thy seed departed,   

Chapt. 60  
SHine (glorious Church) the Gentiles all  
shall come to see thy light:  
Even royal Kings shall come from far,  
to see thy rising bright.   

THeir flocks, their silver and their gold,  
they then shall bring to thee:  
And who their service will not yield  
shall wholly wasted be.   

VIolence shall no more be heard,  
the Lord shall be thy light:  
A little small one shall be come  
a thousand then in sight.   

Chapt. 61  
ANointed am I for to preach  
glad tiding to the meek:  
To Zion mourners bruised in heart,  
who me their Saviour feeke.   

BVilding the old waist places all,  
God's Priests they shall be named,  
And double joy they shall possess,  
though they before were shamed.   

COnfirmed covenant will I make,  
their works in truth direct,  
Who see them and their seed shall say,  
the Lord doth them respect.   

Dear do I love righteousness,  
but robbery deadly hate;  
Though for  offerings made and done:  
believers blessed state.   

Chapt. 62  
Exceeding zealous will I be  
to speak for Zions' peace,  
Until her brightness shall break forth  
and righteousness increase.   

FOr famous shall thy new name be,  
a crown in Gods own hand;  
In thee he doth rejoice, and will  
be married to thy land.   

Give him no rest until hemke  
jerusalem a praise.  
Gatherers' shall eat in my courts,  
and thank the Lord always   

HIgh ways cast up, a standard set;  
the people's way prepare:  
Salvation God proclaims to his,  
they holy called are.   

Chapt. 63  
I Have the wine press trod alone;  
Redeeming time is come;  
And I will trample under foot  
my foes both all and some.   

KIndled fury did me uphold;  
mine arm salvation brought:  
When I with wondering did behold  
that none my glory sought.   

LOrd, of thy love, and goodness great  
make mention still will I,  
Thou saidst, they are thy people dear,  
Children that will not lie.   

Much vexed was he when they rebelled,  
and did against him fight:  
Then thought he on his ancient love,  
how Moses ruled them right.   

NOne knew us (Lord) in heaven but thou,  
not Abraham nor his seed:  
Look down and help; what is thy love  
restrained in time of need?   

O Lord why hast thou made us err,  
and hearts kept from thy fear;  
Thy foes and ours tread down thy Church,  
return Lord, help and hear.   

Chapt. 64  
Pour down thy plagues upon thy foes,  
no eye did ever see,  
Nor ear hath heard, what thou preparest  
for them that wait on thee.   

QVickly thou Lord dost meet the man  
that worketh righteousness;  
But thou art wroth; for we have sinned,  
our best work's filthiness.   

REmember not our sins for aye:  
afflict not very sore:  
Our holy house thy foes have burnt;  
wilt thou not plague therefore?   

Chapt. 65  
SOught am I of a nation  
that did not ask for me:  
I called daily on mine own  
they fell to Idolatry.   

THey walked after their own thoughts,  
the Hypocrites did say;  
O come not near, for I am pure,  
these I with plagues will pay.   

Unto a remnant that me sought,  
a blessing will I give;  
But you forsook me when I called,  
and would not godly live.   

ALL things wherein I took no joy,  
those did ye still pursue.  
My servants therefore shall be blest,  
but ye shall dearly rue.   

BEhold new heavens and earth I make,  
in which I will rejoice;  
No want of blessings there shall be  
nor heard a mourner's voice.   

Cursed wolf then with the Lambs shall eat,  
they shalt not hurt at all:  
I then will hear and answer make  
before my people call.   

Chapt. 66  
Dogs neck cut off: killing a man  
I count as worthy praise:  
As when you offer Ox or Lamb,  
and follow your own ways.   

EArth is my footstool, heauen' n y th●n  
what house will you afford:  
To poor and contrite souls I look,  
who tremble at my word.   

FOr my name sake who cast you out,  
(your brethren full of hate)  
Said God be praised, but he will bring  
them into woeful state.   

GReatly rejoice at Church's growth,  
and at their blessings store ,  
Transgressor's worm shall never die ,  
they burn for evermore.    

JEREMIAH.  

Chapt. 1  
AH Lord I am but as a child,  
the people will me scorn:  
Go, I a Prophet thee ordained ,  
before that thou was borne.   

BE not afraid of any thing,  
I will deliver thee:  
To pull down Kingdoms built and plant,  
declare what thou dost fee.   

COme from the North shall mighty Kings,  
they shall not judah spare:  
But plague them for their false worships,  
this rod and pot declare .   

DIsmay not at their furious looks,  
lest thou confounded be:  
I'll thee defend, and fight with those  
that do contend with thee.   

Chapt. 2  
EVill shall betide all Israel's foes;  
the fruits of God's increase:  
What have I done, that you so soon  
to serve me should surcease.   

FRom Egypt who did you bring out  
into a fruitful land,  
You never asked, nor yet your Priests  
my law did understand.   

Grievously was their land defiled;  
they prophesied by Baal,  
And changed me for Idol gods,  
and must be plagued all.   

Have thy backslidings not procured  
that thou thus plagued should be?  
Thou hast forsaken me thy ● God:  
my fear is not in thee.   

I Broke thy yoke, and burst thy bands,  
thou saidst, I'll not transgress:  
I planted thee a noble vine;  
why art thou so fruitless?   

KNow that your sin is marked out,  
a stock ye call your fire:  
Yet in their trouble they will say,  
save (Lord) we thee desire.   

LIke Lion fierce, your own sword hath  
destroyed your Prophets all:  
Because thou sayest I have not sinned,  
look for a woeful fall.   

Chapt. 3  
MOst filthy have thy whoredoms been  
yet turn to me again:  
Because thou didst defile the land,  
I did deny thee rain.   

NOne turned to me with all their heart  
in judah, though they saw,  
The shameful sins of Israel,  
they worse did break my law   

O Israel, turn, confess your sins,  
repent, and I will save,  
To feed your souls with knowledge pure,  
you shall good pastors have.   

Perverted have we all our ways,  
we weeping come to thee,  
Our Father's children, flock and herds  
for sin confounded be.   

Chapt. 4  
QVickly (if thou mind to return)  
repent and swear by me,  
Or else the, land, King, Prophets, Priests  
shall desolation see.   

RAging and ruthless foes draw near;  
O wash thy heart from sin:  
Thus art thou plagued, because that thou  
rebellious still had been.   

SOunding of trumpets have I heard:  
I cannot but lament:  
The soldiers slay, and slaughter all  
in every place they went.   

TO Sin, and serve the devil, my folk  
have skill and knowledge store:  
But to do good, they're very fools;  
the land laid waste therefore.   

Chapt. 5  
Upon the jews for fearful sins  
are fearful plagues set down:  
They sought not truth; they falsely swore;  
this made the Lord to frown.   

ALL men refuse to turn to me,  
both poor and men of might  
They swear, and play th'adulterers,  
can I endure this sight?   

Break down their walls, theyare not the Lord,  
the Prophets teach them lies:  
A nation shall devour thy flocks,  
and food, before thine eyes.   

COme hear (ye blind and foolish folk)  
what? will ye not me fear?  
Which rules the roaring seas, and gives  
you harvest every year?   

Deprived are you of these good things,  
by reason of your sin:  
The Prophet's lie, the Priests love gifts:  
and people joy therein.   

Chapt. 6  
EVery one prepare to flee,  
your city's spoilt quite;  
Her violence and grievous sins  
are ever in my sight.   

FRom thee (lest I depart away)  
o Salem learn and fear:  
The Word is a reproach to them  
that have no joy to hear.   

Given are they all to covetousness ●  
Priests, Prophets preaching peace:  
Without all shame, when wickedness,  
and wars did still increase.   

Harken ye out the old good paths,  
hear what your watchmen say,  
And you shall find rest to your souls ,  
they answered fla●ly nay.   

I Therefore will lay stumbling blocks,  
both sires and sons shall fall:  
I care not for your sacrifice  
you sure shall perish all.   

KIlling is seen on every side,  
in sackcloth sore lament:  
●hee have I as a fortress set,  
● revolters shall be shent.   

Chapt. 7  
LIsten o judah leave your sins,  
forsake your hurtful goes;  
●oe no man wrong, and you shall live,  
and feel no smarting rods.   

MAd people, w●ll you murder, steal,  
adultery commit?  
●alle worships use, then come to me,  
and in my temple sit?   

NO profit is in lying words,  
nor to your temple trust:  
●s Shilo will I lay it waste,  
sith you live as you lust.   

Observe their deeds (pray not for them)  
for I did never speak,  
Or such things as they do to me  
●nd my Commandments break.   

Prophet's were daily sent to them,  
who bid obey my will:  
But they refusing waxed worse,  
and were rebellious still.   

QVake and lament, the wrathful God  
will from you all departed:  
You burn in Tophet children dear,  
which came not in my heart.   

Rejoicing shall in judah cease,  
no mirth be heard that day,  
Their ca●leasses the fowls shall eat ,  
none shall them fray away.   

Chapt. 8  
SPread shall thy foes the buried bones,  
of Prince and people all;  
Before the Sun , which they have served,  
and men for death shall call.   

THey held deceit , would not repent,  
but worse and worse did grow:  
The fowls observed their pointed times,  
but me they will not know.   

US hath he given waters of gall,  
because we have transgressed:  
God will consume 1 their grapes and figs:  
send serpents on the rest.   

AGainst heart's grief when I would strive,  
my heart doth faint and fail,  
To hear their cry they me provoked,  
no Physic could prevail.   

Chapt. 9  
BEcause for sin the most are slain,  
I would shed store of tears;  
Like bows they bend their tongues for lies,  
not one jehovah fears.   

Courageous for the truth none is,  
they grow from evil to worse,  
Nor neighbour, nor a brother trust,  
they taught their tongues to curse.   

DEns of foul Dragons desolate,  
I will their Cities make:  
Of man and beast, for all these sins,  
my soul shall vengeance take.   

EVen for their disobedience ,  
and walking after Baal :  
I gall and wormwood will them give,  
they shall be scattered all.   

FOr cunning mourning women send,  
to grieve for great distress:  
As dung on field dead bodies lie,  
death kills both more and less.   

Glory thou not in wit and wealth,  
or any worldly might:  
●ut that thou knowest me thy God,  
in such I do delight.   

HE saith that he will punish sore,  
both jews and Gentiles all,  
Who are not circumcised in heart,  
●or truly on him call.   

Chapt. ●0  
Israels' house learn not the ways  
wherein the heathen walk:  
O● trees they make them guilded gods,  
that cannot speak nor talk.   

KIng of all nations thou art great,  
and mad'st the heavens so high:  
Thee will we fear, the stocks do teach  
us naught but vanity.   

LIke Idols is not jacobs' God:  
in knowledge man's a beast.  
By brutish Pastors all are spoiled,  
for this God's wrath's increased.   

MAn cannot guide his steps himself,  
in mercy me chastise:  
On jacobs' foes pour out thy rage ,  
those heathenish families.   

Chapt. 11  
NEglected is the covenant made  
with Abraham and his seed,  
Which was obey and you shall be  
my people dear indeed.   

OBeying not but turning back,  
to their forefather's sin,  
To bring upon them grievous plagues,  
I surely will begin.   

PRay not for this sinful crew ,  
for sure I will not hear:  
As streets so altars unto Baal,  
in Salem they do rear.   

QVite broket are thy branches off ,  
who wast an Olive green:  
For thy rejoicing in thy sin,  
thou art supplanted clean.   

RIght like an ox to slaughter brought,  
I knew not their intents:  
When they said kill and cut him off,  
thou Lord my death prevents.   

Show me thy wrath on them that said  
preach not on pain of death.  
Let sword their sons and daughters slay,  
or famine stop their breath.   

Chapt. 12  
THou Lord art just, yet tell me why  
the wicked prosper so?  
Thou lettest them grow and bring forth fruit  
they feel no kind of woe.   

Unto the Lord, I well am known,  
for slaughter them prepare  
For sinne the Land shall mourn, the beasts,  
herbs, birds consumed are.   

A Number of thy father's house  
have falsely with thee dealt:  
Believe them not, for all their words,  
my folk my anger felt.   

Beast's of the field , come and devour,  
Pastors my vineyard spoil:  
Yet no man grieves, they reap no wheat,  
but thorns for all their toil.   

COmpassion will I have on them,  
and bring them to their land:  
If they obey they shall be sure  
to have my help at hand.   

Chapt. ●3  
DEstruction is prefigured  
by linen girdle hid,  
●s it was spoiled; so God for pride  
to his folk dealt, and did.   

EVery bottle filled with wine,  
shows forth the woeful fall,  
●f people filled with drunkenness  
and dashed in pieces small.   

Fear ye the Lord (before he plague)  
if not in secret place;  
●y soul shall weep, to see you brought  
into poor captives case.   

Greatness of sin great plagues have brought  
can Blackmoore change his skin,  
●o more can you your lewdness leave;  
when will ye cease to sin?   

Chapt. ●4  
HOw grievous was jerusalems' cry?  
there was no water found  
●o rain did fall upon the earth  
nor grass grew on the ground.   

●N places high, wild asses did.  
like dragons suff up wind:  
●he Hindes did calves, and in the fields  
did leave their calves behind.   

Kind Lord the hope of Israel,  
(though we have sinned sore)  
●et we are called by thy name,  
o leave us not therefore.   

Loving to wander from his ways,  
the Lord doth them reject:  
●ay not for them: I will not hear,  
nor their requests accept.   

MY name false prophets still do use  
saying ye shall not see:  
The sword nor famine; yet by these  
they shall consumed be.   

NOne shall there be to bury them ,  
that harkened to their lies:  
Their wickedness I will pour out,  
upon their families.   

O Let me weep for people slain,  
our sins we do confess:  
Be mindful of thy covenant (Lord)  
we wait on thy goodness.   

Chapt. 15  
PEople so graceless I will plague ,  
though Moses should entreat:  
Swords, beasts, and dogs shall stroy them for  
Manasses sins so great.   

QVite backward art thou gone from me,  
I can no longer spare:  
Of children they shall be bereaved  
their plagues increased are.   

Railers me curse, though usury  
I neither give nor take:  
Woe is me a man of strife,  
I still contention make.   

SAfe shall thy remnant be, and though  
your foe shall use you well,  
Yet for your sins to a land unknown  
with them you shall go dwell.   

THou know'st I suffered for thy sake ,  
o take me not away:  
Avenge me on mine enemies all,  
thy word was my sweet stay.   

Upon me (Lord) why hast thou brought,  
perpetual pain and wound:  
With mockers I rejoiced not,  
I eat thy word I found.   

AS mine own mouth so shalt thou be  
a wall I will thee make  
Unto this people; if the vile,  
thou from the precious take.   

Chapt. 16  
BEware thou shalt not take a wife,  
nor any children have:  
They shall all dye of grievous deaths,  
not one their life shall save.   

COme not in house where feasting is,  
to eat or there abide:  
For joy shall cease, all mirth departed  
of bridegroom and of bride.   

Demanding why they thus are plagued,  
and what had been their sin?  
Say that their fathers me forsook,  
and they fare worse have been.   

Egypts' deliverance not so strange,  
as when I shall them save:  
And bring them to their land again ,  
which I their fathers gave.   

FRom every mountain, hill and hole,  
I will them hunt and call:  
And double pay them for their sins;  
they have defiled all.   

GRacious God the Gentiles all,  
shall father's sins confess:  
Once I will cause them know my name,  
and will my might express.   

Chapt. 17  
HIgH places, groves, and such great sins  
engraven on their heart:  
Have caused the spoil of treasures all,  
and endless burning smart.   

IN man who trusts, and turns from God,  
a cursed man is he:  
But who so trusts, and hopes in God,  
still blessed shall he be.   

Known unto me are all men's hearts,  
most wi●ked full of guile:  
To give according to their ways,  
rich misers, fools the while.   

LOrd heal and save, thou art our hope,  
salvation is from ● thee:  
Who thee (the well of life) forsakes  
shall all ashamed be.   

MOckers of his Prophecy  
he here complaineth of.  
And prayeth for their confusion ,  
that at God's word do scoff.   

NO blessings could, nor curses cause  
them keep the Sabbath day,  
Till he set fire upon their gates,  
and palaces did decay.   

Chapt. 18  
OF Israel's house as potter's deal  
with clay they have in hand:  
So have I power (as they deserve)  
to make or mar a Land.   

Perverse revolters turn to me,  
from your own ways departed,  
They said they would do what they list,  
and what came in their heart.   

QVickly will I spoil their land,  
and the man hissing make;  
Because that they my ancient paths  
and worships strange uptake.   

REgard not what the Prophet saith,  
God's word we shall have still;  
Come let us smite him with the tongue,  
and do even what we will.   

Save me (o Lord) but pay them home,  
that pay me evil for good:  
●a●ue up their children, pity non●,  
nor spare to shed their blood.   

Chapt. ●9  
TAke pot'ers vessel, and the heads ,  
of Priests and people all:  
●oe tell a● Tophet all the plagues,  
that shall on them befall.   

Unto their Gods they burned their sons,  
to Baal they offered,  
●hich I commanded not, nor spoke,  
nor came it in my head.   

AN hissing shall this place be made,  
the beasts shall eat their fill;  
●nd fowls of their dead carcases ,  
which cruel foes shall k●ll.   

BEcause their necks they hardened,  
and cared not for my word;  
They shall their sons and daughter's care  
and be of God abhorred.   

Chief Ruler Pashur hearing this  
doth jeremiah smite:  
Puts him i'th' stocks, but he is plagued;  
his friends slain in his sight.   

Chapt. 20  
Deliver will I all the strength,  
into the spoilers hand:  
Of judah's King, both thou and thine,  
shall dye in Babel's Land.   

EVery one derideth me  
o Lord thou hast prevailed;  
I said, I will reprove no more ,  
when they so sore assailed.   

Forbear I could not, for as fire  
thy word did in me burn:  
They me defamed, and frighted sore,  
they watched when I would turn.   

GReatly shall they be ashamed,  
thy vengeance let me see  
Upon my foes: praise ye the Lord,  
the poor delivereth he:   

HEre jeremiah (sore perplexed)  
his birth doth curse and blame,  
Because he grief and sorrow saw,  
and days consumed with shame.   

Chapt. 21  
I Pray thee know if God will save  
from king of Babel's rage?  
No, God will smite you all himself,  
none shall his wrath assuage.   

KIng Zedekiah and his men  
(who shall not then be slain)  
Shall captives go and in great woe,  
in Babel still remain.   

LEt people to Chaldeans yield  
them else the foes will slay:  
Who yield shall have their lives bestowed  
upon them for a prey.   

MY face against you have I set,  
and kindled is mine ire:  
This City Babel's King shall have,  
and burn it all with fire.   

NOw turn and judgement execute,  
the poor oppressed, set free:  
Or else, (for all thy trusty rock)  
I sure will punish thee.   

Chapt. 22  
O King of judah , thou and thine,  
be just, do no man wrong:  
Then will I bless , if not I'll burn  
your City now so strong.   

Pour forth no tears for those now dead,  
but captives state deplore:  
Who must forsake their native soil,  
and never see it more.   

QVite quashed shall King jehoiakim be,  
and buried like a beast,  
His heart is all for avarice ,  
his cruelty's increased.   

RIghteously your fathers ruled,  
and they were blest therefore:  
But woe to him that builds with wrong  
and so augments his store.   

SPeaking to thee in prosperous state  
thou saidst I will not hear:  
Thou and thy Pastors plagued shall be  
with exile shame and fear.   

THough Coniah were most dear to me  
yet thus I have decreed  
He shall be banished; never thrive,  
nor any of his seed.   

Chapt. 23  
Unto the Pastor's murdering souls,  
the Prophet threatneth woe,  
Good pastors after he provides  
that will not starve them so:   

A Righteous branch the Lord will raise,  
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS  
By him his people shall be safe,  
no end of his goodness.   

BOth Priests and Prophets are profane,  
adulterers abound:  
The land laments and mourns for oaths,  
all sort of men unsound.   

CAn any hide himself from me?  
I heaven and earth do fill:  
The Prophes feed my folk with lies,  
a whirlwind shall them kill.   

DOting dreamers let them dream on,  
my word teach faithfully;  
Like fire and hammer 'tis which breaks  
the rock by Prophecy.   

Chapt. 24  
EVen as some figs are passing good,  
and pleasant for to eat:  
So will the Lord bring back his own,  
and kindly them entreat.   

FAmine, the sword and pestilence  
shall wicked wretches wast;  
As naughty, bad and bitter figs,  
no man can eat, nor taste.   

Chapt. 25  
GOd hath me sent and many more,  
both early and late to call,  
And bid you leave your false worships  
but ye refused all.   

Having oft heard and not obeyed,  
they shall be plagued sore:  
No millstones mirth, nor candle light,  
they shall have any more.   

IN Babylon full seventy years,  
the King there shall they serve:  
But after I will plague that land  
as their sins shall deserve.   

KIngs cause to drink of this wine cup,  
even Iudah's Princes all:  
My sword shall move and make them mad,  
by it shall ● nation fall.   

Loath if strange nations be to take,  
the cup, and drink of it:  
Say that my people have ● begun  
and you shall not go quite,   

MIghtily shall jehovah roar  
upon his habitation:  
men's carcases shall be as dung,  
in every land and nation.   

NOw shepherds howl ye chief of flocks,  
wallow in dust turmoiled,  
The days of slaughter are at hand,  
their pastures quite are spoilt.   

Chapt. 26  
OF all the words I bid thee speak,  
diminish not a word.  
If they obey they shall be blest,  
if not, I'll plagues afford.   

Priest's, Prophets, and the people all  
say jeremy thou shalt dye,  
The Princes said no cause of death,  
they could in him espy.   

QVit then in judgement jeremy is  
by two examples rare,  
And is preserved from people's rage  
by good Ahikams' care.   

Chapt. 27  
Remain shall they in their own ● land,  
that yield to Babel's King:  
But who refuse I will consume,  
and plagues upon them bring.   

Such Prophet's false, as tell you lies,  
believe not what they say:  
The treasures which were left behind,  
the King shall bear away.   

Chapt. 28  
THen Hananiah falsely saith  
that two years once expired;  
Kings, vessels, captives shall return,  
to their own land desired.   

VNt ' Hananiah jeremy said,  
Amen , so may they far:  
Who prophesieth true or false,  
the event will soon declare.   

ALL being present Hanani took  
from jeremy's neck the yoke  
Of wood, and said, thus shall the yoke  
of Babel's King be broke.   

BRoken they have the yoke of wood,  
but thou for them shalt make:  
Strong iron yokes, they must serve him,  
and he their beasts shall take.   

CAst off, and cursed shalt thou be  
that makest them trust a lie:  
Unsent thou taught rebellion,  
this year thou sure shalt dye.   

Chapt. 29  
DIrected unto Babylon,  
and to the captives there,  
A letter is from jeremy,  
that they should houses rear.   

Eat you the fruits of gardens there,  
which you yourselves did plant,  
Take wives , and pray for Babells' peace,  
than peace ye shall not want.   

Falsely unsent, they prophesy,  
but let them not deceive;  
The dreams ye caused them to dream  
in no case do receive.   

GRaciously I will perform  
at th'end of seventy years,  
My promise made of your return,  
and free you from all fears.   

HOme shall ye come, and if you search  
for me with all your heart,  
I will be found, and hear your prey,  
and will not from you part.   

I Will the sword and famine send  
on King that sit, on throne;  
And on the people here at home  
and those are captives gone.   

KNow now the cause you harkened not  
to that I did command,  
But said, the Lord hath Prophets raised,  
for us in Babel's land.   

LYing Prophets here two are slain,  
and roasted in the fire:  
For villainy in Israel  
a due deserved hire.   

MAliciously ' 'gainst jeremy,  
Shemaiah a letter writes,  
Which read the Prophet jeremy  
his doleful doom recites.   

Chapt. 30  
NOw God bids jeremiah write  
the time to be at hand,  
That all his people should return  
and dwell in native land.   

O jacob I will break thy yoke,  
thou hast been troubled sore,  
Now shalt thou serve me and the King  
and shall be plagued no more.   

Put fear away, thy spoilers all  
shall shortly spoilt be,  
Because they thee an outcast called  
I will give health to thee.   

QVietly then shall Israel rest,  
rejoice, freed from all pain:  
A whirlwind from the Lord shall fall  
upon the wicked train.   

Chapt. 31  
REstore and build will I again,  
my Virgin Israel:  
Rejoice; of old I did thee love,  
and still will love thee well.   

Show fare and near that God will call  
and as a shepherd keep  
His folk, who shall in Zion sing,  
they shall no longer weep.   

THeir Priests with fatness, people eke  
with goodness I'll suffice,  
Cease mourning (Rabel) to bring back  
their children, God will raise.   

Unto me turn (saith Ephraim )  
and turned shall I be:  
As unyoked bullock have I been,  
and thou chastised me.   

Ashamed I was, I smote my thigh,  
for sin confounded sore:  
Thy bowels yearnd, thou brought me back,  
and angry waist no more.   

BEhold how Christ is promised here,  
how he his Church regards:  
As he before afflicted sore,  
much more he now rewards.   

Covenant now then will I make,  
my people shall they be;  
I in their hearts will write my laws,  
their sins I will not see.   

Divider of the Seas hath built  
his Church so large and sure  
That it shall fi●me and stable stand,  
while Sun and Moon endure.   

Chapt. 32  
EScape thou canst not, Babel's King  
thou shalt see face to face:  
For this he was in prison cast,  
the King did him disgrace.   

FOr rhine own self buy thou my field,  
(thus saith Hananeel)  
The writings Baruck keeps as signs,  
that once they there shall dwell.   

GOod Prophet here to God complains,  
and hearty prayers makes;  
Here grievous plagues are threatened them  
for great transgressions sake.   

Heartily after a while will I  
to them my mercies show:  
I'll bring them back, renew their heart,  
they shall me fear and know.   

I Will rejoice to do them good,  
I'll free them from annoy:  
My covenant will I make with them,  
they shall their fields enjoy.   

Chapt. 33  
KIngs houses and the city's spoiled,  
they come to fight in vain:  
To fill themselves with dead corpses  
whom I in wrath have slain.   

Leaving to punish, I'll them bless  
with peace abundant store:  
Their sins I'll cleanse, they shall rejoice,  
and praise me evermore.   

MEn shall enjoy their flocks and fields,  
and settled government:  
Shall offer sacrifice of praise;  
to save, Christ shall be sent.   

Never shall David want a man  
to sit upon his throne:  
Nor Priests to offer sacrifice;  
jacob shall be mine own.   

Chapt. 34  
OF Zedekiah's captive state,  
and City set on fire,  
See and how servants freed , are forced  
to service to retire.   

PLague, sword and famine for this sin,  
I will for you proclaim:  
Your Cities shall be burned with fire,  
none shall therein remain.   

Chapt. 35  
QVickly go to the Recabites,  
and bid them drink some wine,  
From father's charge (who them forbade)  
they would no whit decline.   

Return (said I) and leave your sins,  
but you did not regard;  
You will I curse : but Rechabites  
with blessings will reward.   

Chapt. 36  
SHut up I am: o Beruch write  
and in God's house do read  
These words of God in some (perchance )  
they will repentance breed.   

THey do proclaim a solemn fast,  
the roll is read to all:  
The Princes hearing presently  
do for the writing call.   

Unto the King the Princes will,  
the things they heard declare,  
Go hide thyself and jeremy.  
let none know where you are.   

A Part of God's word King hears read,  
he cuts, he burns the rest;  
A new roll Beruch writes wherein  
more judgements are expressed.   

BVrning Gods word the King himself  
Nor servants once did fear:  
Some did entreat him to refrain ,  
but he disdained to hear.   

COmmanding for to take Beruch  
the Lord both them doth hide,  
For this the King and servants all,  
sore judgements must abide.   

Chapt. 37  
Despairing of the victory,  
Chaldeans go away:  
The King here to the prophet sends  
that he for them should pray.   

ENquirers tell the King (quoth he)  
Chaldeans shall return:  
And certainly shall conquer him  
and City sack and burn.   

FOr fugitive he taken is,  
they beat him shamefully:  
In dungeon long he lies, yet tells  
the King's capativity   

GRant liberty o Lord my King  
I do thee humbly pray.  
He yields and bids while bread doth last,  
he should have some each day.   

Chapt. 38  
HE is by false suggestion  
into a dungeon cast,  
Deep, dark and miry, Ebmelech  
doth get him out at last.   

IF thou wilt save thy life (o King )  
go yield thee to thy foe:  
If not this City shall be burned,  
and thou endure much woe.   

KIngs conference with jeremy  
from Princes is kept back,  
And he himself in prison kept,  
till City went to wrack.   

Chapt. 39  
Lo here they take jerusalem,  
King flies, sons slain in sight:  
His eyes put out, to Babylon sent,  
chained, ruin'd all about.   

MAke much of jeremy (saith the ● King)  
Ebedmelech safe shall be,  
From furious foes whom he so fears,  
he put his trust in me.   

Chapt. 40  
NAbuzarad●n setting free,  
the Prophet gives him leave  
To go with him to Babylon  
or to Gedaliah cleave.   

OF victuals store a good reward  
he had at captives hand;  
And to Gedaliah than he goes,  
and dwells in juda Land.   

Poor men and rich all flock to him,  
he bids them nothing fear;  
To serve the King of Babylon,  
to them he there doth swear.   

QVietly in your Cities dwell,  
and gather fruit and oil:  
Then all the jews dispersed abroad  
return to country soil.   

Revealed is by johanam,  
a foul conspiracy;  
That Ishmael will Gedaliah kill  
he saith it is a lie.   

Chapt. 41  
Slain is Gedaliah and many more,  
by bloody Ishmaels' hand,  
From him the captains rescued are,  
he escapes into Amonites hand.   

THen johanam and captives eke,  
with those that rescued were.  
To Egypt purposed to go:  
they Babel's King did fear.   

Chapt. 42  
Unto jeremiah than they come  
entreating him to pray,  
And know of God what they should do,  
And they will sure obey.   

ASsured are they to be safe,  
if they in judah stay:  
but to be slain in Egypt land,  
i● that they go away.   

BEcause of your hypocrisy,  
when me to God you sent,  
Assuring that ye would obey,  
when nothing less you meant:   

Consumed by sword and pestilence,  
by famine ● shall ye be  
In Egypt which you so desire,  
that is the ● Lords decree.   

Chapt. 43  
Disgraced is jeremies' Prophecy,  
they said 'twas Baruchs' deed;  
That the Chaldeans might them kill,  
and into Babel lead.   

EVery person johanam  
takes into Egypt land,  
Which jeremy saith the Lord will give,  
into th'Chaldeans hand.   

Chapt. 44  
FOr their Idolatries' foul and vain  
and great abomination  
In juda; jeremy doth declare,  
their woeful desolation.   

GOd hath done this in your own sight,  
why will ye not obey?  
But anger him in Egypt here,  
by doing worse than they.   

Have you forgot the wickedness  
of all your father's old,  
That you to do as bad or werse  
will wax so desperate bold?   

IN Egypt therefore by the sword,  
or famine shall ye fall:  
None shall return, you shall be cursed,  
and perish great and small.   

KNowing that they had incense burnt,  
they said they would persist,  
And offer cakes to th' Queen of heaven,  
let him say what he list.   

Leaving long off t' offer to her,  
we have felt woe and want:  
But then we had a merry world,  
no kind of food was scant.   

Mark therefore all (except a few )  
shall perish in this land:  
King Pha●'oh also shall be plagued,  
mark then whose words shall stand.   

Chapt. 45  
NO rest I find (thus Beruch moans)  
I mourn, I faint with grief  
Now woe is me, I see no hope,  
that God will send relief.   

O Beruch I will quite breakedowne  
the things I built before:  
And pluck up plants I planted erst,  
the Land I'll plague full sore.   

PReparest or expectest thou  
great things whereon to stay:  
Be glad that I have granted thee,  
thy life for gainful prey.   

Chapt. 46  
QVite overthrown at Euphrates,  
shall pharoh's armies be:  
His mighty men shall be struck down,  
and great destruction see.   

RIsing much like a raging flood,  
they ●●y they ●e conquer all,  
●ut w th' their blood ● swords shall be drunk,  
they dismally shall fall.   

Servant jacob be of good ● cheer  
at nothing be dismayed,  
●e●ring thy seed from captive state,  
none shall make them afraid.   

THee for thy sin I will chastise,  
in measure and in love,  
●ut thou shalt be at rest and ease,  
and still thy kindness prove.   

Chapt. ●7  
Upon the Philistines woeful plagues  
are said to be at hand:  
●s overflowing floods their foes  
do cover all their land.   

AT stamping of their sturdy steeds,  
a rushing rumbling wheels;  
●he fathers looked not back upon  
their children at their heels.   

Baldness is come upon Gaza,  
all helpers that remain  
●f fire Zidon and Askelon  
by God's sword must be slain.   

Chapt. ●8  
COntempt of God and of his folk  
and for thy lofty pride,  
〈◊〉 Moab howl for all the land  
sore judgements must abide.   

Destroyed shall all thy Cities be,  
for their security:  
●nd cursed shall they be that do,  
Gods works deceitfully.   

EVen for their carnal confidence,  
being settled on their lees:  
Fear pit and snare shall be thy share,  
jehovah so decrees.   

FRom bondage and captivity  
I will in l●tter days  
Bring Moabs' captives home again,  
to give them cause of praise.   

Chapt. 49  
Grievous plagues o ye Ammonites  
expect ere long to fall,  
Upon your Cries for your sins;  
yet some God will recall.   

Hear Edom let thy fatherless,  
and widows trust in me;  
Them I'll preserve and keep a live;  
But Esa woe to thee.   

I Also in Damascus' wall  
will kindle such a fire,  
As shall consume their palaces,  
I'll plague both son and fire.   

KEdar and Hazor ; Babel's King  
doth purpose for to smite;  
That of their goods they should be spoiled,  
and they consumed quite.   

LAment thou Elam, God will break  
thy Law, thy might and main:  
Yet after many days he'll bring  
thy captives back again.   

Chapt. 50  
MErodach with her Images  
are brake in pieces small:  
Bell and Babel are quite destroyed,  
Inhabitants banished all.   

Nation's shall come out of the North,  
holding the lance and bow;  
●●d many Kings to make the like  
●o Sodoms' overthrow.   

O Come let us now join our selves  
in firm league with the Lord,  
all Israel then and judah say,  
with tears, with one accord.   

●Vnished sore must Babylon be,  
of riches all bereft:  
destroy her utterly (saith God)  
let nought of her be left.   

QVickly get out of Babylon,  
partake not of her sins;  
〈◊〉 plague her as she plagued you,  
jehovah now gins.   

Chapt. ●1  
Revenge will God all Israel's wrongs  
on bloody Babel's Land,  
〈◊〉 bids his people flee away,  
lest they do feel his hand.   

SEarch out and read his prophecy,  
and to it bind a stone;  
●hen cast it into Euphrates,  
as sign for Babylon.   

Chapt. ●2  
THen was jerusalem sacked and spoiled,  
Zedekiahs' sons are slain,  
●is eyes put out, he's carried  
to Babel bound in chains.   

VInedressers Nabuzaradan leaves,  
and takes away the rest:  
●ods house he burns, and eke the Kings,  
the bravest and the best:   

ALL vessels of the Sanctuary  
he carrieth quite away:  
The Priests and persons principal  
did King of Babel slay.   

BY this same King four thousand jews,  
and hundred six are led  
Poor captives into Babylon,  
by new King Iewes King fed.    

LAMENTATIONS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL solitary Salem sits,  
her sin hath wrought her shame:  
Her state is now most miserable,  
which was of glorious fame.   

BEcause none come to solemn feasts,  
the ways of Zion mourn:  
The Priests lament, of Sabbath days  
their enemies made a scorn,   

COnsider all ye passers by,  
no grief is like to mine:  
The cruel force of furious foes,  
I can no way decline.   

DIstressed sore I am (O Lord)  
but justly for my sin:  
A grievous rebel to thy Laws,  
and statutes have I been.   

EXceeding glad mine enemies are  
my grief to hear and see:  
O plague them for their sin (O Lord)  
as thou hast plagued me.   

Chapt. 2  
FRom heaven to th'earth, how hath the Lord  
cast down fair Israel:  
His Sabbath feasts are all forgot,  
and house where he did dwell.   

GOd hath cast off his holy Altar,  
despised priest and King:  
The Prophets (flattering men in sin)  
have seen vain foolish things.   

HEr Elders sit upon the ground,  
mine eyes with tears do fail,  
To see that famine in the streets  
did sucklings sore assail.   

IN wrath shall women eat their babes?  
shall young and old be slain?  
Thou call'st my terrors round a bout,  
none now alive remain.   

Chapt. 3  
KNow that I have affliction seen,  
with sorrow, grief and pain:  
My flesh and skin, he withered hath,  
and heavy made my chain.   

LOrd thou art good to them that seek,  
and wait upon thy love:  
It's good that men even in their youth,  
his yoke should bear and prove.   

MEn willingly he doth not grieve,  
not doth he take delight  
To crush the prisoners under foot,  
nor hinder poor man's right.   

NO pity hast thou had on us,  
yet should a man complain  
When he is punished for his sin?  
no, let us turn again.   

O Lord, thou quickly heardst my voice,  
when I on thee did call:  
Thou plead'st my cause, redeemest my life  
from bondage, grief and thrall.   

PVrsuing enemies thou hast heard,  
they me their music make:  
Reward them as they well deserve,  
and on them vengeance take.   

Chapt. 4  
QVestionlesse those Sodoms' plagues,  
for sin, were not so great,  
As ou●s, when loving mothers sod  
their tender babes for mear.   

Read scarlet they that used to wear,  
the dunghills do embrace:  
None thought that Salem should have seen,  
or been in such a case.   

Sure hopes and helps did fail us quite,  
the blood of holy Saints,  
Shed by the Priests and Prophets false,  
hath caused so sore complaints.   

THy punishment 's accomplished,  
(o Zion daughter dear)  
Thou Edom must drink of his cup,  
he'll make thee quake and fear.   

Chapt. 5  
Unto us (Lord) our wood is sold,  
strangers possess our lands:  
Orphans we are and fatherless,  
in persecuters hands.   

ALL mirth is unto mourning turned:  
all joy of heart is gone:  
Servants bear rule, and us to help ,  
or rescue there is none.   

BRead was with peril of life procured,  
the maids eke ravished were,  
Princes are hanged up by their hands,  
for sin, woes every where.   

CAst is our crown unto the ground,  
why dost thou us forsake?  
Turn us, and turned shall we be,  
us for thy servants take.    

EZEKIEL.  

Chapt. 1  
AT Chebar in Chaldea-land,  
(see both the month and year)  
When to Ezekiel from the north ,  
four Cherubins appear.   

BEhold they had the face of man ,  
of Eagle and ox also:  
Of Lion fierce, these that way went,  
the which the spirit did go.   

Conjoined each in other then,  
he doth behold four wheels:  
Which (whither the spirit doth remove)  
do run, remove and reel.   

Down to the ground than did I fall,  
when I the throne did see:  
And him that sat upon the same,  
most like a man to be.   

Chapt. 2  
EZekiel is by heavenly charge,  
to Israel's people sent,  
To tell what plagues they should endure,  
unless they did repent.   

Fear not their faces, though thou dost,  
among such scorpions dwell,  
Who (with their fathers) shameless are,  
and always did rebel.   

Go speak; whether they hear or no.  
(for they are too too bad)  
Yet shall they know, that to instruct ,  
they once a Prophet had.   

Hear what I say, be not like them,  
eat thou this roll also:  
In which there was on both sides writ,  
great sorrow, grief and woe.   

Chapt. 3  
I Eat the book, and in my mouth  
it was exceeding sweet:  
Speak not to strangers , they would hear ,  
and do what thing is meet.   

KNow that my people will not hear,  
yet speak without all fears,  
I'll make thy forehead full as hard,  
and face as strong as theirs.   

Lo I a watchman have thee made,  
if thou shalt warning give:  
And men shall leave their wickedness,  
than thou and they shall live.   

MEn upright if they fall, and shall  
commit iniquity,  
And thou forewarn not, thou and they,  
shall then most surely dye.   

NOw when I saw the glory of God,  
I fell upon my face:  
Then said the Lord, they will thee bind,  
go shut thee in thy place.   

O Son of man I'll make thee dumb,  
to speak thou shalt forbear:  
But when I speak, then shalt thou say  
rebellious people hear.   

Chapt. 4  
Portray upon a tile (as type)  
jerusalem of fame:  
Pitch camps against her round about,  
as signs or future shame.   

QVietly first on lest side lie ,  
their sins lay on the City:  
Then lie on right side, to foreshow,  
their spoil without all pity.   

Receive wheat, barley, lentiles, beans,  
millet and fitches' take:  
Make bread thereof, and with man's dung,  
see that the same thou bake.   

SO shall they eat defiled bread,  
with great astonishment:  
And for their sin shall pine away,  
when all their food is spent.   

Chapt. 5  
THine hair cut oft, burn some with fire,  
some cut about with knife:  
Some few bind in thy skirts; rest burn,  
as signs of fiery strife.   

Upon them will I pour my plagues,  
my statutes they have changed,  
Refusing my commandments,  
from me theyare quite estranged.   

A Famine sword, and pestilence,  
them therefore shall devour:  
All people shall admire the plagues  
which I on them will pour.   

Chapt. 6  
BRoke down shall all your Idols be,  
your slain men shall be cast  
Before your Idols, Altars all,  
and Cities shall be waist.   

Captives which are dispersed abroad,  
some few shall scape the sword;  
Who shall lament, and loathe themselves,  
for casting off my word.   

Direful famine, sword, pestilence,  
shall so destroy their days:  
That they shall know I am the Lord,  
that smite for sinful ways.   

Chapt. 7  
ENduring ills, and lasting plagues  
yea direful desolation  
I'll send upon the land (saith God)  
for their abomination.   

FVrious anger shall they feel,  
I will no pity take,  
But plague them for their sinful pride;  
of all I'll havoc make.   

GReat famine, sword and pestilence  
the sinful sort shall prove;  
Those that escape shall for their sin,  
on hills mourn like a dove.   

HOrror and shame shall cover them,  
in sackcloth shall they go:  
Their silver shall they cast i'th' streets,  
〈◊〉 no wealth shall save from woe.   

〈◊〉 glory he his Temple set,  
● there they set Idols vile:  
●eeues therefore therein enter shall,  
●●to spoil and to defile.   

KIng, Prince and people shall be vexed,  
plague upon plague I'll raise,  
〈◊〉 bloody crimes, they shall receive  
〈◊〉 according to their ways.   

Chapt. ●  
Lo here a fiery vision,  
is showed from the Lord:  
Image seen of jealousy,  
which makes them all abhorred.   

MAny foul beasts abominable,  
and creeping creatures all:  
〈◊〉 Isr'els' Idols there he sees,  
〈◊〉 portrayed upon the wall.   

Near them did Isr'els' ancients stand,  
with censers in their hand:  
●●ense went up, and then they said,  
God doth not understand.   

O Turn about, and thou shalt see  
yet more abomination:  
●●r Tammuz, women weeping sat,  
and made great lamentation.   

Perceivest thou not (thou son of man)  
how they adore the Sun?  
●●r these their foul Idolatries,  
they shall be all undone.   

Chapt. ●  
QVickly call them that have the charge  
with weapons in their hand:  
〈◊〉 beside the brass Al●●●.  
〈◊〉 ●●ith 〈◊〉 weapons 〈◊〉.   

Raiment of white, one of them had,  
with inkhorn at his side:  
Upon the Cherub (where it was)  
God's glory did not bide.   

SET thou a mark (saith God) on those  
that mourn and cry for sin:  
Kill all the rest, man, woman, child,  
and at my house begin.   

THen did I cry, and say (Ah Lord)  
wilt thou such havoc make?  
He said their sins were wondrous great,  
he would no pity take.   

Unto the man in linen clothed,  
God doth his will discover,  
And bids him fiery coals disperse  
even all jerusalem over.   

Again he sees the vision  
at Chebar which appeared;  
Of Cherubins, and wheels which stood,  
and were together reared.   

Chapt. 11  
BEcause like heathens you have lived,  
and used their manners vain:  
Because your princes have presumed,  
and many people slain.   

COnfounded shall you be with sword,  
my plagues on you ●le spend?  
Down then I fell, and said (ah Lord)  
wilt make a small end.   

DEclared then it was to me  
that (though he cast out some)  
He would their sanctuary be  
in countries where they come.   

EStranged long, and scattered,  
though they fair off do dwell;  
he'll bring them back, give them again  
the land of Israel   

FRom thence all detestable things  
they quite away shall take:  
My spirit, all their stony hearts  
shalt soft, and fleshy make,   

GRacious God to them I'll be,  
to me they shall be dear:  
But I will surely plague them all,  
my name that will not fear.   

HEre Israel's God the city leaves,  
and doth on mountain stand:  
Ezek'el is again conveyed  
into Chaldea land.   

Chapt. 12  
IN midst of a rebellious house  
thou son of man dost dwell;  
Who though they have hoth eyes and ears,  
hear and see ne'er a deal.   

KNit up thy stuff; go from thy place;  
this do in people's sight;  
So shall the King and people all  
go Captives in th'twilight.   

LIke as thou didst dig through the wall  
to bear thy stuff away  
Upon thy shoulders; in that siege,  
tell them that so shall they.   

Moreover, quaking eat thy bread,  
and trembling water drink;  
It may be (though they treacherous be)  
they will themselves bethink.   

NO bread nor drink shall they receive,  
nor any good thing taste  
Without great terror; for the land  
shall spoilt be and waste.   

O Treacherous house, because you say  
the days and visions fail:  
Even in your days I'll speak the word,  
and you shall see't prevail.   

Chapt. 13  
Pprophecy woes and plagues to light  
o● Prophets of Isr'el;  
Who (Foxlike) their own fancies teach,  
and vain false visions tell.   

QVite overthrown you shall all be,  
you say Thus saith the Lord;  
Setting your own lies still abroach,  
when I spoke no such word.   

Rend in my rage with stormy showers,  
and winds shall be the wall  
With your untemperd mortar made,  
to th' ground it sure shall fall.   

SO shall the daubers also fall  
that preached to Isr'el peace;  
When there was none, but bloody broils  
were threatened to increase,   

TO women Prophetesses eke,  
pronounce my curse and woe,  
That hunt the souls of my dear Saints,  
but let the guilty go.   

VIlely will you pollute my name  
for barley and for bread;  
Will you make strong the wicked crew,  
and make the righteous dread.   

AGainst you will I set myself,  
whom you hunt I will free:  
And take them from your cruel hands,  
but plagued shall you be.   

Chapt. 14  
BEfore me certain Elders sat,  
with Idols in their heart,  
Should I (saith God) to such as these  
my mind and will impart?   

COncerning me, who comes t' inquire,  
with sin before his face,  
A sign and Proverb shall he be,  
I'll cut him from his place.   

Deceived if the Prophet be,  
him I the Lord deceive:  
False Prophet and the man deceived  
shall both like judgements have.   

EVen now repent, from Idols turn,  
from all abominations:  
That I may be your loving Lord,  
and save from desolations.   

FOr when a land shall grievously.  
by wickedness transgress,  
By famine, sword or pestilence,  
my wrath I will express.   

Go through the land when my sword shall,  
job, No'h and Daniel,  
Should only have their lives preserved,  
if they therein did dwell.   

HOw much more when I send four plagues,  
sword, famine, noisome beast,  
And pestilence to cut off all.  
the greatest, and the least.   

IN it a remnant I'll preserve,  
who shall observe my laws;  
Whom when you see what I have done,  
you'll say I had good cause.   

Chapt. 15  
Known 'tis to all, the vine branch is  
to every work unfit:  
No man can make a pin thereof  
to hang a thing on it.   

Lo, being cast into the fire,  
both ends and midst do burn;  
So fruitless Salem shall be burnt  
for sin they sore shall mourn.   

Chapt. 16  
MOst wretched was thy natural state,  
like infant newly borne,  
Cast out, polluted in thy blood,  
and utterly for lost.   

NO man did pity thine estate,  
yet as I passed by  
I took thee up, and bade thee live,  
and did thee multiply.   

OF bare and naked breasts, I did  
with ornaments thee deck;  
I put on bracelets on thy hands,  
and chains upon thy neck.   

PErfectly pure thy beauty was  
through my perfection rare:  
Then thou on Idols all bestowed,  
and for no cost didst spare.   

QVickly hadst thou and quite forgot  
thy first estate so vile;  
And with strange whoredoms every where  
thyself thou didst defile.   

ROund thee about, I'll gather them  
with whom thou took'st delight;  
Thy nakedness I will disclose  
in all that people's sight   

STone thee with stones they shall, and burn  
thy houses all with fire;  
Thou shalt no longer play the whore,  
nor give thy lover's hire.   

THy sister Sodom thou exceeds,  
Samaria eke in sin:  
Pride, gluttony and idleness  
did all abound therein.   

Unto the poor they showed no love,  
yet thou art worse than they,  
Thou hast despised the oath thou made,  
and wouldst not me obey.   

AT last I will call into mind  
my ● covenant made with thee,  
And thou of all thy former ways  
full sore ashamed shalt be.   

Chapt. 17  
BY parable of two Eagles here,  
and also of a vine,  
God's plagues on Salem are set down,  
because they did decline,   

COntrary to their covenant made  
with Babel's King (before)  
From him, to Phar' Egyptian King,  
but they are plagued therefore.   

Down will I bring the high green tree,  
it shall dry up and perish;  
The Cedar of the Gospel than  
shall wonderfully flourish.   

Chapt. 18  
EVery soul that sins shall dye,  
but he that hateth sin,  
(As Usury, Adultery)  
and will not live therein.   

FRom all iniquity who flies,  
and doth the poor relieve,  
Who keeps my laws, and truly deals,  
that man shall surely live.   

GOD saith who doth beget a son  
that hates the thing that's good,  
And lives in sin; that son shall dye,  
and perish in his blood.   

HIs son that sees his father sin,  
and will do no such thing,  
He shall not dye: but father's sins  
the father's soul shall sting.   

IF wicked men will turn from sin,  
and do the thing that's right;  
Their sin shall not be mentioned,  
nor once come in my sight.   

KNow also if a righteous man  
revolt and turn to sin  
(His former goodness I'll forget)  
he sure shall dye therein.   

Live godly therefore, make your hearts,  
and spirits all anew:  
I have no pleasure in your death,  
which for your sin is due.   

Chapt. 19  
Mourn for the Kings of Israel,  
which were like Lion's whelps,  
Devouring men, but after caught,  
and destitute of helps.   

NO vine ● more fruitful was then thine,  
though barren now it be:  
And fruitless (Salem) for thy sin;  
A grievous thing to see.   

Chapt. 20  
OF me dare you come to inquire,  
(elders of Israel?)  
Cause them to know how fearfully  
their old forefathers fell.   

Perversely they in Egypt dealt,  
in wilderness likewise:  
In Canaan their Idolatry  
to me for vengeance cries.   

QVite from among you will I purge  
the rebels that transgress;  
And by my gospel gather you,  
and so my love express.   

REgard (o Salem) for as God  
this forest burns with fire;  
So for thy sin he'll thee destroy  
in his hot kindled ire.   

Chapt. 21  
SIgh son of man with bitterness  
in all the people's sight:  
My sword shall cut off good and bad  
in that same bloody fight.   

THus saith the Lord, a sharpened sword,  
a slaughter sore shall make,  
It's put into the slayers hand,  
should we our pastimes take?   

Upon the Princes shall it be,  
and people of Israel;  
O cry and howl, it spareth none,  
where e'er they go or dwell.   

APpoint a way, that this my sword,  
may come to judah land:  
Their oaths and other sins are known,  
therefore they cannot stand.   

BEhold thou Prince of Israel,  
so wicked, stout and strong:  
Thy crown I'll give to him, to whom  
it doth of right belong.   

COncerning wicked Ammon say,  
that kindled is mine ire:  
They shall be slain, and all be made  
fit fuel for the fire.   

Chapt. 22  
divers foul sins are here set down,  
which did in Salem reign:  
Blood, muther, and adultery,  
that city sore did stain.   

EVery Prince shed guiltless blood,  
the children did set light  
By Parents dear; the poor were sore  
oppressed by men of might.   

Fatherless, and the widows eke,  
have vexed been in thee,  
My holy things profaned are,  
and Sabbaths' broken be.   

GReedily by extortion,  
of neighbours hast thou gained  
By usury, and increase also,  
but me thou hast disdained.   

Hear therefore I have smit my hands,  
at thy dishonest gain:  
I will disperse thee fare from home,  
thy sins shall be thy bane.   

Israels' house is dross become;  
I'll melt them all away;  
Prophets conspire, they souls devour,  
and raven for the prey,   

Known are her Priests my law to break,  
and difference none to make  
Between the holy and profane,  
my sabbaths eke they break.   

LIke ravening Wolves her Princes are,  
the Prophets daub and lie,  
The people vex the need ' and poor,  
and strangers wrongfully.   

MY wrath therefore on them I'll pour,  
for not a man did stand  
Before me, to entreat for grace,  
that I might spare the land.   

Chapt. 23  
Name's of two Sisters here observe,  
and eke their whoredoms vile;  
Aholah, and Aholibah,  
who did themselves desile.   

ONe of them is Samaria,  
th' other jerusalem;  
●oth doted on th' Assyrians,  
and played the whores with them:   

Plagued by th' Assyrians both must be,  
the slew their children dear  
●o Idols, and then in my house  
before me did appear.   

QVake (o ye old adultresses)  
for spoilt shall you be,  
●hat others may like lewdness leave,  
when they your plagues shall see.   

Chapt. 24  
REport the parable of a pot  
with flesh and bones that boyles,  
All burnt, so is the City of blood,  
given to remediless spoils:   

She wearied out herself with lies,  
was filth ' in all her ways;  
My sutious force she sore shall feel,  
for sin she dearly pays.   

THine eyes desire, thy wife so dear  
with deadly stroke shall dye;  
Yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep,  
nor yet walk mournefully.   

Unto the house of Israel say,  
my Temple I'll profane,  
Which is your eyes and hearts desire,  
your Children shall be slain.   

AS I have done, yet you shall do,  
from mourning see you stay:  
But for your sin, each one of you  
shall mourn and pine away.   

Chapt. 25  
BEhold the vengeance of the Lord  
upon the Ammonites,  
On Moab, Seir, Philistims,  
and eke on Edomites.   

CLapping their hands, they did rejoice  
at Israel's fatal fall;  
But they that so laughed at their harm,  
are here consumed all.   

Chapt. 26  
Destroyed by many nations,  
triumphing Tire shall be,  
Because she said, Aha, the wealth  
of Salem's turned to me.   

ENgines of war against thy walls  
shall King of Babel set;  
To plague thee for thy scoffing spite  
the Lord will not forget.   

Fear, terror, and astonishment  
shall be upon the nations,  
When they shall see thy woeful case,  
and doleful desolations.   

Chapt. 27  
GLorious was thy state (o Tire)  
for traffic, and for trade  
With all the nations of the world,  
which thee so rich hath made.   

Howl shall thy Mariners, Merchants eke  
most bitterly shall cry,  
To see thee cast into the seas,  
with all thy company.   

Chapt. 28  
IN pride puffed up, blasphemously,  
thou sayest I am a god,  
O Prince of Tire, but thou shalt feel  
my sore revenging rod.   

KIng, thou wast perfect in thy ways  
till sin was found in thee;  
Thou hast defiled the Sanctuaries,  
●nd therefore burned must be.   

LEt Zidon know, that for her ● sin,  
she needs must feel my hand,  
〈◊〉 I my scattered Israel  
will bring safe to their land.   

Chapt. 29  
MArk here thy judgements (Pharaoh King)  
because thou proudly said,  
driver is mine own, and I  
●t for myself have made.   

NO foot of man, nor beast shall pass  
throughout all Egypt land  
〈◊〉 forty years; that I am God,  
well shalt thou understand.   

OF beasts thou shalt be eaten up,  
and of the fowls also,  
cause thou wast to Israel  
a false dissembling foe.   

Perceive, that after forty years,  
ye shall return again  
〈◊〉 Egypt, but a kingdom poor,  
and base thou shalt remain.   

QVick service King of Babel did  
against the men of Tire,  
●e shall have Egypt for his pains,  
to pay his armies hire.   

Chapt. 30  
RElate and say, woe worth the day,  
the time is near at hand,  
●hen woeful desolation  
shall come on Egypt-land.   

SOre plagues and pains shall vex, and spoil,  
her helpers great and small,  
The King of Babel shall be strong  
to kill and conquer all.   

Chapt. 31  
THou Pharaoh King, whom art thou like?  
the Assyrian Cedar see,  
For all his great ● magnificence,  
for pride cut down is he.   

Upon thyself and multitude,  
like plagues the Lord will bring,  
Down to the death thou shalt be brought,  
O Pharaoh mighty King.   

Chapt. 32  
A Woeful lamentation make  
for Egypt's fearful fall:  
Who (though thou be young Lion like,  
and as a great sea Whale,)   

BY many people in my net,  
thou shalt be caught at length,  
And shalt by King of Babel's sword  
be spoiled for all thy strength.   

Chapt. 33  
Cry to the people, warn them of  
the sword approaching near:  
Who hears and will not warned be,  
his sin and shame shall bear.   

DVely, if thou wilt not forewarn  
the wicked of his sin:  
Thou shalt be guilty of his blood,  
but he shall dye therein.   

EVery wicked man that turns,  
resolving to l●ue well,  
Shall live: O turn, why will ye dye,  
ye house of Israel.   

FRom upright ways, when upright men  
shall turn and sin commit,  
(His former goodness quite forgot)  
he sure shall dye in it.   

GOds ways are equal, just and right,  
man's ● ways perverse, and naught;  
The Land for sins abominable  
is into ruin brought.   

HOe, come and let's go hear the word,  
(thus do this people say)  
●hey sit before thee, and they hear,  
but they will not obey.   

●N word they love, their hearts are naught;  
of thee they make their song:  
●ut they shall say another day,  
Prophets was their among.   

Chapt. 34  
Kill their flocks (not feeding them)  
false pastors are reproved,  
●f whom the fat and fleece much more  
than flocks themselves were loved.   

LOst sheep they sought not, but like Lords  
with rigour ruled them all;  
●ut of their power, I will them free,  
and them t' account will call.   

MY sheep, I will seek out myself,  
and in good pastures feed,  
●hough now they eat, and drink of that,  
where your foul feet did tread.   

NO longer shall they be your prey,  
my servant David he  
●hall be their Shepherd; they are mine,  
and I their God will be.   

Out of the Land ill beasts shall cease;  
a covenant will I make  
●f peace with them; blessed shall they be,  
they shall no damage take.   

Chapt. 35  
Pprophecy thou against Seir mount,  
whose cities I'll lay waste:  
●hey loved blood, blood shall they have,  
sore judgements they shall taste.   

QVite ruinated Seir is,  
your malice was so great  
Against my people; whom you did,  
most cruelly entreat.   

Rejoice will I to plague you all,  
I will revenge their wrong;  
As you with them, so I with you,  
will deal before it be long.   

Chapt. 36  
Spitefully did thy foes then say,  
Aha, we now possess  
The ancient places, all is ours,  
we swallow more and less.   

THerefore I in my jealousy,  
and in my fury swore,  
Your heathenish foes that dwell about,  
their sin and shame shall bear.   

Unto my people Israel,  
the mountain's fruit shall yield;  
I'll bless them more than at the first,  
in men, in flocks, in fields.   

AS they profaned my holy name,  
by their own ways and deeds:  
So I dispersed them all abroad,  
my plague their sin succeeds.   

But I had pity for my name,  
and not for Israel's sake:  
I'll bring you home, from Idols cleanse,  
and you my people make.   

Corn will I call for, with increase;  
from all your sins I'll save:  
All needful blessings for your souls,  
and bodies you shall have.   

Chapt. 37  
DEad hope of Israel is revived,  
(though now dispersed once)  
●hey shall have life, and be restored  
like these dry breathless bones.   

Ephraims' stick, with Iudah's joined,  
and put in Prophet's hand,  
●eclare their union, calling home,  
and placing in their land.   

FRom Idols and false worships all,  
I will them cleanse and keep:  
●heir God and shepherd I will be,  
and they my pasture sheep.   

GRaciously with them I'll dwell,  
David shall be their King:  
covenant with them will I make,  
they shall lack no good thing.   

Chapt. 38  
HEre bloody Gog, his army great,  
and malice is set down;  
●ho said he would destroy their land,  
and take the unwall towns.   

●N that day God will plead with him,  
with brimstone, fire, and sword,  
●nd will be known in all men's eyes,  
to be the mightiest Lord.   

Chapt. 39  
KNow (Gog) thy judgements wonderful,  
the fowls shall thee devour:  
My name shall not polluted be,  
thou then shalt feel my power.   

LEt Isr'els' conquest be observed,  
who for seven years did burn  
God's weapons; all that spoilt them,  
they spoil and overturn.   

Much ground for graves are given to Gog,  
and to his mighty train:  
The Israelites for seven months' ● space  
are burying all the stain,   

NOte here the feast that God doth make  
to every foul and beast:  
How Isr'el (once plagued for their sin)  
with blessings are increased.   

Chapt. 40  
Observe the Prophet's vision well,  
the time, manner, and end:  
he's bid to see, hear and observe  
that Isr'el might attend.   

POrch of the house with pillars, post;  
the breadth, length measured be,  
The gates, courts, chambers, tables right  
I there described see.   

Chapt. 41  
QVickly then after was I brought  
the Temple to behold;  
Where I saw measured every thing,  
and ornaments foretold.   

ROund about all the wall was made  
Cherubins and Palm trees,  
The Altar, table of the Lord,  
gates , windows , all he sees.   

Chapt. 42  
SOuth, East, West, North sides measured are  
five hundred reeds in space,  
To separate the sanctuary  
from every profane place.   

THE chambers where the Priests did eat,  
and holy garments laid:  
(Putting their other garments on)  
when they for people prayed.   

Chapt. 43  
Unto the Temple God returns,  
and spoke to me the while:  
Saying, this people shall no more  
my glorious name defile.   

AWay with all your whoredoms vile,  
your carcases of Kings;  
●●r posts, and thresholds set by mine,  
which your destruction brings.   

●VT a wall only was between  
your thresholds, posts, and mine:  
if you will repent hereof,  
●nd will your hearts incline,   

COntinually t' observe these forms,  
and will my laws fulfil;  
●ell in the midst of you will I,  
●nd grant my blessing still.   

●Vely let Priests and Levites keep,  
(for measures, time, and place)  
●se ordinances of th' Altar,  
●nd they shall find my grace.   

Chapt. 44  
●EAst gate for Prince assigned is;  
the Priests live all at large,  
●ute the temple: Covenant break,  
〈◊〉 God's things keep no charge.   

●●om Priestly office and holy things  
I banish Levites all,  
Priests that me forsook, and did  
〈◊〉 foul Idol'try fall.   

●Ates of the house yet they may keep,  
and kill the sacrifice;  
Zad●cks sons shall be my priests,  
●●ey kept my godly guise.   

●Ere learn how Priests in th'inner cou●  
in linen must appear,  
●●re the people when they serve  
●st other garments wear.   

●ynd they are no wine to drink,  
〈◊〉 yet their heads to shave;  
●ddowes must they take for wives,  
maidens must they have.   

Keep his laws in assemblies all,  
and sabbaths sanctify  
They must; and teach the people how  
things diverse to descry.   

Chapt. 45  
Land's for the sanctuary, Prince,  
and city, expressed at large,  
And what the other tribes shall have,  
here is the Prince's charge.   

MY Princes, let this land suffice,  
which here ye do possess:  
My people by exactions  
you shall no more oppress.   

NO violence nor unjust weights  
see used in any place;  
But justly deal with every man,  
in every kind of case.   

OBlations and  offerings,  
that Princes must prepare,  
And people, at each solemn feast,  
here plain declared are.   

Chapt. 46  
PRinces, and people both are taught  
on sabbaths and new moons,  
How for to worship, what to do,  
and what to leave undone.   

QVietly all the Prince's land,  
the son shall still possess;  
The people's land he shall not take,  
nor any more oppress.   

ROund about the Court corners  
were places for to bake,  
And boil the sin and meat offerings,  
which people then did make.   

Chapt. 47  
SEE (son of man) how from God's h●  
these holy waters flow:  
●●ey from my ankles, to my loins,  
from loins to floods did grow.   

THese heal the waters of the sea,  
give life to every land;  
them are fish exceeding store,  
●on banks the fishers stand.   

VIle miry marshes thereof,  
in which these rivers run,  
●all not be healed, but into pits  
of salt they then shall turn.   

ALL trees for meat upon the banks  
of them shall grow and spring,  
●hose fruit endures, whose leaves likewise,  
shall health to nations bring.   

BY lot the land ye shall divide  
to th'tribes of Israel.  
●e strangers also lands shall have,  
which do among you dwell.   

Chapt. ●8  
CAnaan coasts by portions,  
to twelve tribes are divided;  
That part the City, sanctuary,  
and Prince hath, is decided.   

DImensions of the City gates,  
and names here read and see:  
●he City's name (from that day forth)  
JEHOVAH THERE shall be.    

DANIEL.  

Chapt. 1  
A Captive is jehojakin  
to mighty Babel's King;  
Who him and holy vessels eke  
to Shiners' land doth bring.   

BY Ashpenaz is Daniel brought,  
with other children three,  
That they might stand before the King,  
new names imposed be.   

Craving that they four might abstain  
from Kings defiling meat,  
And might have pulse and water given  
them only for to eat.   

daniel's countenance and the rest  
far fairer did appear,  
Then they that daily were refreshed  
with Kings most dainty cheer.   

EXceeding knowledge these four had:  
Daniel did understand  
Both dreams and visions: King could find  
none such in all his land.   

Chapt. ●  
FOr all the sorcerers in the land,  
the King of Babel sent  
●o show him his forgotten dream, 
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and also what it meant.   

Grievously he was then displeased,  
and said that he would kill  
The wise men all, who his desire  
herein could not fu'fill.   

HEre Daniel hindereth the decree,  
and findeth out the thing;  
He giveth thankes unto the Lord,  
and is brought to the King.   

IN latter times, what things shall be  
God hath O King foretold  
By this same party image of clay,  
brass, iron, silver, gold.   

KIng having heard the dream declared,  
and what should after chance,  
Did worship Daniel, gave him gifts,  
and highly him advance.   

Chapt. 3  
LO here a golden Image made,  
and worshipped of all;  
Excepting three that would not kneel,  
nor down before it fall.   

MAD is the king, and doth command  
a furnace hett to be  
Exceeding hot, and bad therein  
to cast the children three.   

NOw mark the wondrous works of God,  
how he preserves his own;  
No fire doth burn, or hurt an hair  
of them in furnace thrown.   

O Come ye forth (than said the king)  
blessed be your God for aye,  
That sent his Angels to preserve  
his servants thus this day.   

PVtting their trust in him alone,  
they rather chose to burn;  
Then at the King's command to bow,  
or to false worship's turn.   

QVickly will I now make a law,  
that who so speaks a word  
Against the God of Israel,  
shall perish by the sword.   

Chapt. 4  
REsting in my stately palace,  
a vision made my afraid:  
A mighty tree▪ both high and broad,  
with branches broad displayed.   

SHake off the leaves (saith watcher then)  
hue down the stately tree,  
And let his portion be with beasts,  
his heart let changed be.   

THis is the meaning of the dream,  
(O king) and Gods decree,  
Saith Daniel thou must leave thy state  
and like a beast must be, 
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Until thou know , and well perceive,  
that God doth govern still  
Both men and kingdoms, giving them  
to whomsoever he will.   

ACcept my counsel (noble king)  
by mercy and righteousness  
Break off thy sins, if by this means  
thou mayst these ills redress.   

BEhold brave Babel (quoth the king)  
so stately built by me:  
Then came a voice and said (O king)  
the kingdom's gone from thee.   

CAst out he is, among the Beasts  
with them he eateth grass:  
But after is restored, and set  
in state wherein he was.   

Divine praises given unto God  
by him, here are set down,  
Who makes the stoutest Prince to stoop,  
and fall when he doth frown.   

Chapt. ●5  
EVen to a thousand of his Lords,  
Belshazzer impiously  
A feast did make; vessels profaned  
he and his company.   

FOR which he was affrighted sore  
with writing on the wall:  
His sorc'rers could not serve his turn;  
for Daniel than they call.   

GIfts than he offered Daniel,  
which he refused to take:  
He read the writing to the king,  
the meaning plain did make.   

Having first checked the wicked king  
of pride, idolatry:  
Unto the Medes translated is  
that mighty Monarchy.   

Chapt. 6  
IN chiefest place above rest  
of rulers, Daniel here  
Preferred is, because in him  
most graces did appear.   

KIngs matters Daniel managed so  
in every kind of case,  
That no foes could (although they would)  
bring him into disgrace.   

LAw of his God he would not break  
but did three times a day  
(Not fearing furious Lion's force)  
with open windows pray.   

MAliciously he is accused,  
and cast in Lion's den,  
They Daniel spare: devour his foes,  
God's name's exalted then.   

Chapt. 7  
NIght visions strange here Daniel sees,  
four beasts of different kind,  
Which show four Kings, and what by them,  
the future age should find.   

OF Gods most glorious kingdom know,  
of th'Ancient of days,  
Who sits in judgement: books opened,  
blasphemous beasts he slays.   

Possess a Kingdom shall his Saints,  
in heaven for evermore:  
The beasts shall vex the Saints , change times,  
and be destroyed therefore.   

Chapt. 8  
QVarrelling ram, with his two horns,  
all other proudly scorns:  
The hee-goat, with one mighty horn ,  
breaks off the Rams two horns.   

RIght so the King of Grecia,  
with his great horn of might,  
Both conquered King of Media,  
and Persian Prince in fight.   

STout, great and strong this hee-goat grew,  
and then his horn was broke:  
There did arise four other Kings,  
which brought men under yoke.   

THe bloody King Antiochus ,  
surpassed all the rest:  
By him the jews were murdered  
and cruelly oppressed.   

VExing still God's dear holy ones,  
hindering the sacrifice;  
Without man's hand he broken is,  
of loathsome death he dies. 
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Chapt. 9  
AS jeremy so Daniel,  
the years doth here relate  
Of Salems' desolations  
and people's captive state.   

BY prayer than he seeks to God,  
the sins he doth confess  
Of all estates; intreats that he  
his mercies would express.   

COnfusion doth belong to us  
(saith he) we would not hear  
Thy Prophets sent, and teaching us  
how we thy name should fear.   

DEparting from thy sacred laws,  
thou dost us justly smite:  
For we have all done wickedly,  
and sinned in thy sight.   

Incline thine ear, for thy name's sake  
jerusalem restore;  
Thy Sanctuary is desolate,  
O punish us no more.   

Forgive us Lord, grant our requests,  
O make no longer stay:  
Thy City is called by thy name,  
O hear thy people pray.   

GAbriel then from heaven is sent,  
to Daniel doth declare,  
That he is much beloved of God,  
the weeks here numbered are   

HOw long the jews should captives live,  
when Salem should again  
Repaired be, when Christ shall come,  
and for our sins be slain.   

Chapt. 10  
IN heaviness I sorrowed sore,  
my food I did refrain;  
A glorious vision than I saw  
which made me quake amain.   

KNow Daniel (said the Angel then)  
that I am sent to thee:  
Thy words were heard when thou began  
first humbled for to be.   

Lo with the Prince of Persia  
I will return to fight:  
None holds with me but Michael,  
your glorious Prince of might.   

Chapt. 11  
MIghty King of Grecia land;  
the Persion Prince doth spoil,  
Kings of the North, and of the South,  
each other vex and foil.   

NO tyranny the Roman power  
against the Saints refuse:  
He shall pollute the Sanctuary,  
all mischief muse and use.   

OF God he shall have no regard,  
but puffed with devilish pride,  
Above all Gods shall lift himself,  
and holiness deride.   

PVissant Kings from North and South,  
shall all their forces bend  
Against him, and all helpless lie  
shall come to final end.   

Chapt. 12  
QVite out of troubles Michael  
his Israel shall set free:  
The dead shall wake , some shall be saved,  
and some condemned must be.   

RVn too and fro then many shall,  
but who hath wisdom store,  
And shall turn men to righteousness,  
shall shine for evermore.   

SEt times appointed by th' Angel,  
he (lifting up his hand)  
Confirms by oath; but wicked men  
shall nothing understand   

THe wise shall understand these things:  
all they that wait are blest:  
Go thou away o Daniel,  
for thou in peace shalt rest.    

HOSEA.  

Chapt. 1  
A Whorish wife Hosea takes,  
(a marriage fare unfit)  
God so commands, because the Land  
great whoredoms did commit.   

BY Gomer he had jezreel,  
by whom he doth foretell,  
That God would plague both Iehu's house,  
and house of Israel.   

Conceiving, she a Daughter had,  
Loruhamah by name,  
To show that God would Isr'el bring  
to utter wrack and shame.   

DEtermining to cast them off,  
she then Loammi bore,  
The rest of jud ' and Israel  
jehovah will restore.   

Chapt. 2  
ESchew thy foul Idolatries,  
lest that thou feel my rods;  
And lest I plague thy children dear,  
for serving other gods.   

FInding no help at Idols hands,  
she shall say I will go  
To my first husband, than I had  
no such great cause of woe.   

GOld which I gave and silver store,  
they did prepare for Baal;  
Not knowing that I gave them corn,  
and wine, and oil, and all.   

HEr lewdness I will open lay,  
and make her mirth to cease:  
I will destroy her wines and figs,  
and all her great increase.   

I Will allure her afterward,  
and give her each good thing:  
Valley of Anchor she shall have,  
where she for joy shall sing.   

KIndly they shall me Ishi call;  
no longer Baali:  
The names thereof they shall avoid,  
as used t'Idolatry.   

Lie down in safety than they shall,  
a Covenant I will make  
With all the Creatures for their good,  
for spouse I will them take.   

MIne ears shall hearken to the heavens;  
the heavens shall hear the earth,  
The earth shall hear the fruits thereof,  
they jezreel keep from dearth.   

Chapt. 3  
NO care she had of pure worships,  
like an adulteress  
To other Gods she looked, than I  
mine anger did express.   

OF Kings and sacrifice they shall  
be many days deprived:  
But after (seeking God aright)  
their things are well contrived.   

Chapt. 4  
Pitiless people, hear God's word,  
he's angry with the Land,  
For want of knowledge, mercy, truth,  
they nothing understand.   

QVite void of grace; they swear , and lie,  
they steal, they drab, they kill:  
Beasts, fish, and foul I'll take away,  
and land with mourning fill.   

Reprove them not, for they are such,  
as with the Priests will strive,  
Thou and the Prophet both shall fall,  
not one be left alive.   

Such plagues for want of knowledge come,  
(for I respect them not)  
Because they have rejected me,  
and all my Laws forgot.   

THe more they had , the more they sinned,  
their heart on sin was set;  
They have left off to hear my voice,  
I will them not forget.   

Unto their stocks and staffs they go  
for counsel and advice;  
And under oaks, on mountain tops,  
they offer sacrifice.   

Adultery shall your wives commit,  
and whoredom Daughters all.  
Unpunished; for your sacrifice,  
th'unwise shall surely fall.   

BAcksliding Israel Idols serves,  
but let not judah sin:  
The bribing rulers love to say,  
your gifts apace bring in.   

Chapt. 5  
COme hear (o Priests) listen o King,  
give ear o Israel:  
You were a share and in your net  
both Mizp and Tabor fell.   

Defiled is Israel; Ephraim,  
with whordomes gross and vile.  
Profound revolting murderers,  
though I rebuked the while.   

EPhraim, Israel, judah, eke  
shall all fall in their sin:  
To frame their deeds, to turn to God,  
they will not yet beginno.   

FOr Ephraim's walking willingly,  
after the laws of men;  
He is oppressed, th' Assyrians could  
to him no succour send.   

Go from them will I, till that they  
with humbled hearts and meek  
Confess their sins, in their distress  
they will me early seek.   

Chapt. 6  
HE that hath wounded, he will heal,  
jehovah most of might;  
Let us return, he will us raise,  
we shall live in his sight.   

IF we hold on to know the Lord  
he will know us again;  
And be to us, as to the earth,  
is first and latter rain.   

KInsmen (judah and Ephraim)  
what shall I say to you,  
Your goodness is like morning cloud,  
and as the early dew.   

LIke Light my word and judgements be,  
with which I have them slain:  
I mercy and knowledge more desired  
then sacrifices vain.   

Much murder did their Priests commit,  
and dealt most treacherously:  
judah and Isr'el are defiled  
with foul Idolatry.   

Chapt. 7  
NOne did consider in their hearts,  
that I their sins did see:  
When I desired to heal their hurts  
their sins increased be.   

OF thiefs and robbers spoiling men  
great store Samaria had;  
With lies, and wickedness they make  
both King and Princes glad.   

PRinces with their bottles of wine,  
the King doth sickly make;  
Then he his hand with scornful men,  
doth stretch and party take.   

QVite fallen away from me they are,  
and will not on me call:  
Pride testifieth to their face,  
they seek me not at all,   

Rejecting me, they still transgress,  
they seek for wine and corn:  
For their ill tongues they shall be plagued  
and made th'Egyptian scorn.   

Chapt. 8  
SEt thou the trumpet to thy mouth,  
the foe shall them pursue:  
Against my Law they have transgressed,  
made Kings I never knew.   

THy silver Idols, and thy calf,  
Samaria is thy bane:  
How long wilt be before that thou  
wilt righteousness attain.   

UP to Assyria they are gone,  
they hire among the nations  
Lovers: Ephraim's altars sure  
shall be his desolation.   

AS a strange thing they did ● account,  
the great things which I wrote;  
They also offered sacrifice  
which I accepted not.   

But I will visit for their sins,  
they shall again return  
To Egypt: I will send a fire,  
which shall their Cities burn.   

Chapt. 9  
Complain thou mayst (o Israel)  
thou hast no cause of joy  
As others have, thou God forsook,  
and he will thee annoy.   

DWell in the Lord's house they shall not,  
nor will he pleasure take  
In any sacrifice of theirs  
which they to him shall make.   

Egypts' Memphis shall bury them ,  
nettles and thorns shall be  
In all their habitations  
they woeful days shall see.   

FOr thy great hatred, and much sin,  
spiritual men are mad:  
The Prophet's fools, their fearful sins  
are in remembrance had.   

Give them dry breasts, and barren womb,  
I will them love no more:  
Their Princes did revolt from him,  
and did despise his lore.   

Chapt. 10  
HE here reproveth Israel,  
for their impiety:  
And threatened them with direful plagues,  
for their Idolatry.   

INcreased were their Images,  
and Altars in the Land;  
But God will spoil them, break them down,  
and will not let them stand.   

KIng have we none; we feared not God,  
(thus shall the people say)  
They falsely swear in covenants,  
and must come to decay.   

LEt mountains hide us (shall they say)  
let hills upon us fall:  
It is my pleasure and desire,  
for to chastise them all.   

MIghty and multitudes of men,  
in them thou puts thy trust:  
As ye have ploughed wickedness:  
so eat the fruit ye must.   

NOw therefore sow in righteousness ,  
and mercy reap for gain:  
Its time to seek the Lord, till he,  
his justice on you rain.   

Chapt. 11  
Out of Egypt called I my son,  
and loved him from a child:  
They sacrificed to Balaim,  
my worship they defiled:   

Perverse Eph'rim I taught to go,  
and led them by their arms;  
And yet they knew not it was I  
that healed all their harms.   

QVietly with the bands of love  
I drew them; gave them meat:  
Yet were they bend to back-sliding,  
their sins were wondrous great.   

REfusing to return, my sword  
consumes thee (Ephraim)  
As Admah City shalt thou be,  
and set as Zeboim.   

SHall I do this which am not man?  
my heart is turned in me:  
I will not execute my wrath,  
destroyed they shall not be.   

THen shall they walk after the Lord,  
though some deceive and lie:  
(As Israel and Ephraim)  
I judah faithful try.   

Chapt. 12  
VNt'Egypt, Ephrim carried oil;  
with Ashur leagues they make,  
With them; and jacob, for their deeds,  
God will just vengeance take,   

A Power he had for to prevail,  
with th'angel much of might:  
He wept and prayed, and found the Lord,  
at Bethel in the night.   

BE merciful and just therefore,  
still wait upon the Lord;  
False Balances doth Ephr'im use,  
for which he is abhorred.   

CRuelly he oppressing men,  
said that he was increased,  
Yet shalt thou dwell in Tabernacles,  
as in the days of feast.   

Daily I spoken have to them,  
and visions multiplied:  
My Prophets by their preaching still  
against their sins have cried.   

EXceeding vicious Ephrim was  
against his God so good;  
And therefore God upon his head,  
did leave his guilty blood,   

Chapt. 13  
FEaring, when Ephrim spoke to God,  
they were exalted all;  
But than they died when they began  
to serve their Idol Baal.   

GRowing still worse and worse in sin,  
they served God by halves:  
They made them silver Images,  
and bad men kiss the calves.   

HOw chaff is with a whirlwind driven,  
and smoke away doth fly:  
So they shall be, and then shall know:  
there's none can save but I   

I Did them know in wilderness,  
I fed and filled them well,  
They then waxed proud, my laws forgot,  
and rudely did rebel.   

Killed shall they be therefore , for I  
like Lion fierce and Bear  
(Robbed of her whelps) will them observe,  
to rend, devour and tear,   

Lo Isr'el, thou hast spoiled thyself,  
the King whom thou didst crave;  
I gave and took away in wrath,  
there's none but I can save.   

MY people, o turn to the Lord,  
thy sin hath made thee fall:  
Say, Lord receive us graciously,  
forgive transgressions all.   

NO more shall Ashur, save us (Lord)  
nor will we ever say  
To Idols, that ye are our Gods,  
but praise thy name for aye.   

O Lord in thee the fatherless,  
thy mercy find and prove,  
Thou wilt heal their rebellions,  
and freely will't them love.   

PRotector will I always be  
to them of Israel:  
My wrath from them is turned away,  
and they shall prosper well.   

QVickly they shall as Lilies grow,  
their branches still shall flourish,  
His beauty like the olive tree,  
my dew his root shall cherish.   

Reuive as corn shall all those folk  
that do delight to dwell  
Under his shade, they flourish shall,  
and cast a sweetly smell.   

SAy then shall Ephraim what have I  
to do with Idols vain?  
I then (saith God) did see and hear,  
and heal them from their pain.   

THe wise shall understand these things,  
Gods ways are righteous all:  
In them the just and good shall walk;  
in them the bad shall fall.    

JOEL.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL ye Inhabitants of the Land,  
give ear and listen well  
To all these plagues sent from the Lord;  
them to your children tell.   

BEhold, the worms have eat the fruits,  
howl drunkards every one,  
Your foes have spoiled the fruits and trees,  
and all your wine is gone.   

COme fast, and pray, lament and mourn,  
ye Priests, and people all:  
All joy is gone: the offerings cease;  
on God for mercy call.   

DEstruction from th'Almighty 's come,  
the herds and flocks make moan:  
The pastures all are parched up,  
which makes all creatures groan.   

EXtend thy love to us o Lord;  
to thee the beasts do cry:  
The fire their pastures hath devoured,  
their rivers all are dry:   

Chapt. 2  
Fear ye and tremble people all,  
trumpets in Zion blow:  
A dark and gloomy day 's at hand,  
and dreadful overthrow.   

GReat Armies come against the Land,  
the like was never seen:  
Like havoc in the ages past,  
nor spoil hath ever been.   

Heartily return to God,  
with tears bewail your sin;  
The Lord is very gracious,  
to save he will begin.   

IN Zion sound, and trumpet blow,  
assemble great and small:  
Let Priests, and Elders pray and say,  
Lord spare thy people all.   

KInd then and gracious God will be  
in sending corn and wine:  
To fright away your fearful foes  
he surely will incline.   

LEt fear departed , rejoice, be glad,  
both man , and beast again:  
Corn, wine, and oil, he gives, and sends  
the first and latter rain.   

MY spirit upon all flesh I'll pour,  
great wonders shall they see:  
Sun shall be dark, and into blood  
the moon shall turned be.   

NO man in that great dreadful day  
shall have a final fall:  
But in Mount Zion shall be safe,  
even all whom God shall call.   

Chapt. 3  
O Tyre, and Zidon (Palestine)  
who took my silver and gold,  
●nto your temples, and my folk  
unto the Grecians sold,   

PAy dearly shall you for this thing,  
and those that spoiled mine:  
Who gave, and sold, their boys and girls,  
for harlots, and for wine.   

QVickly will I my people raise,  
and will your children sell  
To those, whose sons ye sold before,  
even unto Israel.   

RIpe for the sickle harvest is,  
man's wickedness is great:  
Your plowshares, and your pruning hooks,  
to spears and swords do beat.   

SVn, Moon and Stars shall lose their light,  
from Zion God shall roar:  
The earth shall quake, but God shall save  
his people evermore.   

THen shall the mountains drop down wine,  
the hills with milk shall flow:  
In valleys watered from God's house,  
shall great abundance grow.   

VNt'Egypt, Edom plague's prepared,  
for shedding guiltless blood:  
But to jerusalem the Lord  
will evermore be good.    

AMOS.  

Chapt. 1  
AMos doth plainly here set down  
Gods fearful plagues and woes  
Upon th'Assyrians , Philistines ,  
and other Israel's foes.   

BEcause Damascus Gilead thresht  
with cruel iron flails;  
Against their Prince's palaces  
devouring fire prevails.   

CVt off are Ashdod, Askelon,  
like fiery plagues they feel,  
Because their Prince's captives made  
my people Israel.   

DEstruction likewise lights upon  
the Inhabitants of Tyre,  
For not remembering brother's love,  
their walls are set on fire.   

EDom did his dear brother hate,  
and Ammon women ripped:  
Both these are plagued for their sins,  
and of all honour stripped.   

Chapt. 2  
FOr burning King of Edom's bones,  
this shall be Moabs' hire;  
He, and his Princes shall be slain,  
their houses burnt with fire.   

GOds laws, did Iud'and Isr'el break,  
they walked in father's sins;  
Their lives did cause them all to err,  
to plague them God begins.   

HE saith, because they sold the just  
for silver and for shoes:  
Because the father, and the son  
in to one woman goes:   

IN mine own house, because they much  
pollute my holy name:  
Lying on clothes are laid to pledge,  
they sure shall suffer shame.   

KInd have I always been to them,  
from Egypt I them brought;  
I gave them land of th'Amorites,  
and brought their power to nought.   

Lo have not I (o Israel)  
your sons for Prophets raised,  
And Nazarites? yet have you done  
things that cannot be praised.   

Much like a cart sore pressed with sheaves,  
so I with you am pressed:  
Therefore shall your courageous men,  
be mightily distressed.   

Chapt. 3  
NOw hear what God against you saith,  
you only have I known,  
Of all the families of the earth,  
and loved you as my own.   

O Israel therefore thy great sins,  
great plagues will shortly breed:  
Two cannot well together walk,  
except they be agreed.   

Prophet's ever acquainted be,  
with Gods most secret will:  
None evil in a City 's done,  
but God hath wrought it still.   

QVickly publish ye all abroad,  
and bid the assembled see  
The tumults and oppressions  
which in Samaria be.   

RIghtly to deal, they have no skill,  
houses are fill d with spoils;  
Their foes therefore shall compass them,  
and make most bloody broils.   

Such slaughter in Samaria  
shall in those days appear;  
As when men pull from Lion's mouths  
two ● legs and half an ear.   

THen will I visit jacobs' house,  
their Altars cast toth' ground:  
Their palaces of ivory,  
shall all be smitten down.   

Chapt. 4  
Unmerciful oppressors all,  
with kine of Bashan looks;  
Which crush the needy, God hath sworn,  
to take y'away with hooks.   

AT Gilgal multiply your sins,  
transgress ye at Bethel:  
Proclaim abroad your free offerings,  
for this thing likes you well.   

BRead was in all your Cities scant;  
I rain from you withheld,  
Yet would ye not return to me,  
but more and more rebelled.   

City's with rain, some I refreshed,  
one piece it reigned upon,  
From town to town they water sought  
to drink, but could find none.   

Devoured with the palmer worm  
were fruits, and every tree,  
With sword and pestilence I smote,  
yet turned ye not to me.   

EVen as a brand plucked out o'th' fire,  
as Sodom were ye shent;  
Yet would ye not return to me,  
O Israel now repent.   

Fear, and prepare to meet thy God,  
he did the mountain's frame:  
All things he made, shows men their thoughts,  
jehovah is his name.   

Chapt. 5  
GReat mourning made for Israel,  
of comforts all bereft:  
Of thousand, but one hundred,  
of hundred ten are left.   

Hear what God saith , seek me and live,  
to Gilgal do not go:  
Gilgal, Bethel, Beersheba,  
must taste of captives woe.   

IVdgement ye into wormwood turn,  
who doth reprove i'th' gate,  
And speaks uprightly him they do  
abhor and deadly hate.   

Known unto me are your great sins,  
the just they sore affright;  
They take a bribe, they turn the poor  
in Courts beside their right:   

Love ye, and ever seek the good,  
but hate the thing that's ill;  
Establish judgement, it may be  
God will be gracious still.   

MOurning shall be in every street,  
saying, alas, alas;  
And in all vineyards (saith the Lord)  
for I that way will pass.   

NO light, nor brightness to be seen,  
but darkness all abhorred:  
Woe then to them, that do desire  
that day of God the Lord.   

O Israel I despise and hate  
your meetings and your feasts;  
I care not for your melody,  
nor offerings of fat beasts.   

Pour judgement down, and righteousness,  
as mighty streams of water:  
But you for your Idolatry,  
as captives God will scatter.   

Chapt. 6  
QVake for the woe that God provides  
for them that live at rest;  
Trusting in the Samaria mount,  
and feeding of the best.   

Rejoicing in the instruments,  
which they like David make;  
For josephs' sore affliction,  
no grief at all they take.   

SEats of oppression ye frequent,  
ye all must captives be:  
The Lord hath sworn that he abhors  
all jacobs' dignity.   

TEn in one house if there remain,  
they every one shall die;  
They turned judgement into gall,  
and dealt most cruelly.   

Unto ourselves, by our own strength  
(you say) we have got might:  
But I will raise a nation strong,  
shall all your land affright.   

Chapt. 7  
AMos by praying to the Lord,  
prevents his judgements all;  
With which he pleaded, purposing  
that they on them should fall.   

BY Grasshoppers and furious fire  
when he would them annoy;  
I said (o Lord) forgive their sins,  
and do not so destroy.   

COntent he was then for to hear,  
a plumbline than I see,  
By which he showed, that Israel  
should quite destroyed be.   

Die by the sword jeroboam shall,  
(thus Amos dare to say,)  
And eke that Israel shall be led,  
as captives quite away.   

Eat thou thy bread in juda land,  
(o Amos) there go preach:  
At Bethel here, the King's Chapel,  
I charge thee not to teach.   

FLocks did I feed (said Amos then)  
no Prophet was at all,  
From them to preach to Israel,  
jehovah did me call.   

GOd saith to thee, (who me forbids  
to preach against this place)  
Thy wife an whore: thou and all thine,  
shall dye in great disgrace:   

Chapt. 8  
HEre by a basket full of fruit,  
is showed Israel's end;  
And for oppression of the poor,  
sore judgements God will send.   

IN that day all the Temple songs  
to howl God shall change:  
Dead bodies cast out here and there,  
to see shall be most strange.   

KNow this all ye that pinch the poor,  
and sell your refuse wheat;  
Making your Ephah measure small,  
and eke your shekel great.   

LOnging to have the sabbaths gone,  
that you may sell your corn;  
To plague you for this wickedness,  
the Lord himself hath sworn.   

MOurning and lamentation then,  
with woe and well-away,  
Shall be as for an only son,  
and th'end a bitter day.   

NO bread nor water shall they want,  
this food I will afford:  
But they shall wander fare and near,  
and shall not hear my word.   

O How shall young men in that day,  
and virgins faint for thirst?  
The swearers by Samaria's sin,  
mark how they here are cursed.   

Chapt. 9  
POsts of the door, and lintels smite,  
and cut them all i'th' head;  
To show that not a man shall live,  
but all cut off and dead.   

QVite overthrow the land will I,  
yet will not utterly  
Destroy the house of jacob then,  
but sinners all shall dye.   

RAise up the ruins than will I,  
and close the breaches all  
Of David's house they there shall dwell  
that on my name do call.   

SWeet wine shall all the mountains drop,  
the earth give great increase:  
I'll plant my people in their land,  
and give them lasting peace.    

OBEDIAH.  

1  
A Rumour from the Lord is heard,  
the heathen say, arise,  
Let us go war against Edom,  
whom God doth much despise.   

BEcause thy pride and cruelty,  
so greatly doth abound,  
Although thou nests among the stars,  
I'll bring thee to the ground.   

CVt off for ever shalt thou be,  
because thou wast full glad  
When jacob (thine own brother) was  
by strangers captive led.   

DIstressed in calamity,  
thou shouldst not have them grieved  
Nor cut off those that did escape,  
but rather them relieved.   

EVen like as thou hast done to him,  
so shall it be with thee:  
Good jacob shall possess their Land,  
and Esau spoiled shall be.    

JONAH.  

Chapt. 1  
ARise thou jonas (saith the Lord)  
and go to Ninivee:  
A● joppa jonas took a ship,  
and did to Tarshish flee.   

But God sent out a mighty storm,  
wares were all cast i'th' deep:  
The shipmen sore affrighted prayed,  
jonas fell fast asleep.   

CAll'on thy God (O sleeper thou)  
arise, what dost thou mean?  
(The Master said:) then cast they lots,  
that so it might be seen,   

DIstinctly for whose cause it was  
they were so sore aghast.  
The lot on jonas then did light,  
and he did bid them cast   

EVen him into the raging sea,  
for this (quoth he) I know,  
That for my sin this storm is sent,  
and mighty winds thus blow.   

FEaring exceedingly they prayed,  
then did as jonah said;  
Who being cast into the sea,  
forthwith the storm was stayed.   

GReat fish did swallow jonah up;  
men feared at these sights:  
They vow, and pray, and jonah lay  
i'th' fish three days and nights.   

Chapt. 2  
HIs God did jonah pray unto,  
out of the belly of fish;  
The Lord then heard his woeful cry,  
and granted him his wish.   

I Am cast out of sight (said I)  
yet will I once again  
Toward thy holy temple look,  
the waters flow amain,   

KEeping me in on every side,  
my head is wrapped in weeds,  
Within me when my soul did faint,  
I called to mind thy deeds.   

Lies and vanities who observe,  
their mercy they forsake:  
But I will sacrifice to thee,  
to thee my prayers make.   

MY saving health is from the Lord,  
to him I'll pay my vows;  
The fish at God's commandment then  
on dry land jonah throws.   

Chapt. 3  
NOw jonah is sent the second time,  
the Ninivites to call  
For to repent in forty days,  
or look for fatal fall.   

OF this when King and people heard,  
they all did fast and pray;  
The King put off his Royll Robes,  
in sackcloth went that day.   

PRoclaiming that no man nor beast,  
all Niniveh within,  
Should eat, or drink, but strongly cry,  
and turn from all their sin.   

QVaking for fear, who knows (say they)  
if God will pardon give;  
And turn from all his anger fierce,  
and grant that we may live.   

REspecting much their godly grief,  
and how they did amend:  
God did repent him of the evil,  
which once he did intent.   

Chapt. 4  
SEe here how jonah doth rep'ne  
at God's exceeding grace:  
I knew so much (quoth he) before  
I came unto this place.   

TAke therefore now my life away,  
I would no longer live:  
What jonah? dost thou well to fret,  
and at my mercy grieve?   

Under a booth did jonah sit;  
th'effect of all to see;  
The Lord prepared a shrouding gourd,  
whereof full glad was he.   

A Worm this pleasing gourd did smite,  
it withered quite away;  
An east winde beat on Ionah's head,  
which made him faint, and say,   

BEtter it were for me to die,  
then draw in vital breath  
Dost well to fret thus for the gourd?  
yea well unto the death.   

COmpassion hadst thou on the gourd,  
for which thou tookst no pain:  
And wouldst thou have in Niniveh,  
sixscore thousand persons slain?    

MICHA.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL people dwelling on the earth,  
attend and give an ear.  
And let jehovah from above  
against you witness bear.   

BEhold he comes, and will tread down  
the earth with works of wonder,  
The mountains than shall melt like wax,  
and valleys cleave asunder.   

'Cause of all this is jacobs' sin  
and sins of Israel,  
For Salem and Samaria,  
against me do rebel.   

Down will I bring Samaria's pride,  
their Images I'll burn;  
Their Idols, which are harlots hires,  
to harlot's hires shall turn.   

EVen likes the Dragons, and the Owls,  
I'll wail and mourn for them:  
A deadly wound to Iudas come,  
and to jerusalem.   

FOR Aphrah roll thyself in dust;  
thou Lachish haste and flee,  
For Zions' sin, and Israel's,  
was first begun in thee.   

GIfts shalt thou give to Moresheth;  
yet will I bring an heir:  
Enlarge thy baldness, captives are  
thy children dear, and fair.   

Chapt. 2  
House's and fields they take away,  
and poor men sore oppress:  
They mischief muse upon their beds,  
and practise wickedness.   

I Therefore have devised a plague,  
from which they shall not flee:  
A lamentation shall they make,  
and say we spoiled be.   

KNow that no man hereafter shall  
by lot divide your land:  
The Prophets must not prophesy;  
the people so command.   

LEt jacobs' house this understand,  
God's spirit is not restrained.  
My word doth good to those that have  
from wickedness refrained:   

MY folk of late are risen up;  
of poor have made a prey:  
The wives are cast out of their homes,  
and children ta'en away.   

NO rest therefore, here shall you find:  
if thou false Prophet see,  
Of strong drink and of wine to preach,  
that Prophet is for thee.   

O jacob I will gather thee,  
as sheep in fold to slay,  
Thy gates are broke, thou and thy king  
thy foes shall drive away.   

Chapt. 3  
PRinces of jacob hear (I pray)  
ye guides of Israel hear:  
Who hate the good and love the bad  
the poor in pieces tear,   

QVietly should you not bear rule,  
and love the holy ones:  
But ye pluck off my people's skins,  
and flesh from off their bones.   

RObbing his thus, God will not hear  
when they shall call and cry;  
But hide his face, because they dealt  
with poor so cruelly:   

SO will he deal with false Prophets,  
which make the people err,  
Against the man that bribe's them not,  
who wickedly do war.   

THerefore shall their bright sun go down,  
no vision shall they see;  
Such Seers shall be sore ashamed,  
and shall not answered be.   

VNt ' Israel to declare their sin,  
and jacob his transgression,  
The Lord hath given me might and power,  
and to reprove oppression.   

ALL Israel's and jacobs' heads,  
to hear me now begin;  
Who Zion build with guiltless blood,  
and Salem with your sin.   

BEcause your judge's judge for bribes,  
and Priests do preach for hire;  
And yet will say, we shall do well,  
God will grant our desire.   

COnfusion therefore shall befall  
to Zion for your sake;  
It shall be ploughed: jerusalem  
the Lord great heaps will make.   

Chapt. 4  
DIsposed, and established  
shall be in latter days,  
The mountains and the house of God,  
and folk shall flock those ways.   

EAch nation than shall say, let's go  
to th' mountain of the Lord:  
From Zion shall the law go forth,  
from Salem goes his word.   

FOR God will teach us there his ways.  
and we will walk therein:  
He shall among the nations judge,  
and plague them for their sin.   

GReat plenty and peace the Church shall have,  
and every man shall sit  
Under his figtree, and his vine;  
God's mouth hath spoken it.   

HEr that halteth, and is cast off,  
her that's afflicted sore,  
I will assemble: God shall reign  
in Zion evermore.   

IErusalem, the Lordship shall,  
and kingdom come to thee;  
Thou shalt go forth to Babylon,  
and there delivered be.   

Kingdoms against thee gathered be  
as sheaves into the floor;  
Arise, and thresh, their gain I'll give  
unto the God of power.   

Chapt. 5  
Lo here the birth of Christ our Lord,  
his kingdom, conquest eke;  
How they shall smite this Israel's judge,  
with rod upon his cheek.   

Mark (Bethlem Ephrata) though thou  
of thousands be the least:  
Yet out of thee Messiah comes  
whose Crown shall be increased.   

NOw in jehovahs' mighty strength,  
he shall his people feed:  
He shall bring peace; defend from foes,  
and help his in their need.   

OF jacob they that shall remain,  
shall be as due on grass:  
And as young lion among the Sheep,  
which spoils where he doth pass.   

Prevail thou shalt against thy foes,  
who shall be foiled and slain:  
Their Cities sacked, no witchcraft shall  
in all thy courts remain.   

QVite will I cut thine Idols off,  
thou shalt adore no more  
Thy handy works; in fury I.  
will plague the heathen sore.   

Chapt. 6  
REad here jehovahs' just complaint,  
and great controversy,  
For ignorance, in gratitude,  
and for Idolatry.   

Show me (my people) if thou canst,  
wherein I have been slack?  
I brought thee out of Egypt land,  
what good thing didst thou lack?   

THat ye may know my righteousness,  
remember now full well;  
What mischief Baalak did device,  
against whole Israel.   

Unto the Lord what shall I give  
for saving of my soul?  
Will offerings please? a thousand rams,  
ten thousand rivers of oil?   

AN upright heart and merciful,  
is that which God requires;  
And that thou humbly walk with God,  
performing his desires.   

BEhold the rod which God appoints,  
for them that get their treasures  
By bags, and balances of false weights,  
by scant and pinching measures.   

Cruel and violent in their deeds,  
deceitful in their words,  
Are rich and poor, the Lord therefore,  
will smite them with the sword.   

DEsolate sure I will thee make,  
away thou shalt be swept:  
For Omri's laws, and Ahabs' ways,  
of thee are duly kept.   

Chapt. 7  
EVen as the glean of the grapes,  
(thus doth the Church complain)  
Am I, (woe is my heart therefore)  
no upright men remain.   

FOr blood they all do lie in wait,  
each man doth hunt his brother:  
The Prince, the judge, the mighty men,  
work mischief one and other.   

Give trust to none the best's too bad;  
keep counsel from thy wife:  
The children's disobedience  
to parents is most rife.   

HOpe will I still in God my Lord,  
I know he will me hear:  
For though I fall, yet shall I rise,  
O foes I do not fear.   

I Patiently will bear his rod,  
until he plead my cause;  
Because against him I have sinned,  
and broken all his laws.   

KNow and behold his righteousness  
I shall, my foes shall see  
And be ashamed when ● they behold  
that God delivereth me.   

LEt all thy folk in Bashan feed,  
and Gilead as of old,  
Right wondrous things, (as in Egypt)  
shall then be showed and told,   

Moved and confounded at their might  
the nations than shall be:  
They (serpentlike) shall lick the dust,  
and fear because of thee.   

NO anger thou retainest long,  
in mercy dost delight:  
Thy people's sins thou dost forgive,  
and casts them out of sight.    

NAHUM.  

Chapt. 1  
ATtend and mark (O Niniveh)  
thy burden, plagues and woes,  
God is a God of dreadful wrath,  
and furious to his foes.   

BEhold he is full slow to wrath,  
and of compassion great:  
His way is in the whitlwinds fierce:  
clouds are dust of his feet.   

CArmel doth languish at his look:  
the rocks he down doth thrust:  
But he is good and kind to those,  
in him that put their trust.   

Darkness shall still pursue his foes:  
thy bands yet shall be burst:  
Thine images I will cut off,  
Thy grave I'll make i'th' duft.   

Esteem the feet of him that brings,  
and tidings tells of peace;  
(O judah) keep thy feasts and vows,  
thy raging foes shall cease.   

Chapt. 2  
Fortify thou o Niniveh,  
for armies full of might  
jehovah now prepared hath  
against thee for to fight.   

GReat preparation here is made,  
mark chariots how they run;  
Like flaming torches in the streets,  
Mark Niniveh quite undone.   

HVzzab the Queen shall captive be,  
maids beating on their breasts;  
Take ye the spoil of silver, gold,  
they empty all her chests.   

IN all their loins much pain is felt,  
there's blackness in their faces.  
I am against you saith the Lord,  
I'll drive you from your places.   

Chapt. 3  
Kill Niniveh, full of blood,  
thy woeful plague's now hear:  
The soldier shakes his brandished sword  
and eke his glistering spear.   

LAdy of whoredoms and witchcrafts,  
men stumble at thy slain;  
Because of all thy filthy sins,  
which do in thee remain.   

MIserable I will thee make,  
and blaze abroad thy name;  
I will procure that nations shall,  
and Kingdoms know thy shame.   

Niniveh now is laid full low,  
(thus shall the people say)  
No was as populous as she,  
and yet was driven away.   

O King thy shepherds are a sleep,  
thy nobles dwell i'th' dust:  
Thy men dispersed upon the hills,  
in whom thou put thy trust.   

Plagued for thy sin most grievously  
thou art with fire and sword:  
No man unto thy deadly wounds,  
can any cure afford.    

HABAKKUK.  

Chapt. 1  
ABout the righteous wicked men  
do compass still and throng;  
Therefore the law dissolved is,  
their judgements all are wrong.   

BEhold the burden of the Lord,  
which Habakkuk did see:  
For spoiling, and for violence,  
and great iniquity.   

COmplaining of these grievous sins,  
how long (Lord) shall I call,  
And yet thou wilt not hear me cry,  
nor save us out of thrall.   

Dreadful things, and incredible  
will I work in your days;  
Chaldeans (fierce, and furious foes)  
I will against you raise.   

EVen as the Eagles fly to eat;  
so they shall come from fare:  
Their horses swift as leopards;  
(more fierce than wolves) for war.   

FOR violence they all shall come,  
and captives take as sand;  
They shall at Kings and Prince's scoff,  
and quite destroy the land.   

GRacious and most holy God,  
that life's eternally;  
Thou for correction hast them sent:  
thy people shall not dye.   

HOld'st thou thy tongue at wickedness?  
or can thy pure eyes see  
When sinful men devour the just,  
more righteous far, than he?   

IN nets, and drags of iron they catch.  
and carry all away:  
To them with joy they sacrifice;  
(Lord) shall they always stay.   

Chapt. 2  
Keep well my watch will I and see  
what God unto me saith;  
He bade me write, and wait a while:  
the just shall live by faith.   

LOfty lifters up of themselves,  
on earthly things that rest:  
Their souls within them are not right;  
but are with care oppressed.   

Mark here the judgements of the Lord  
upon Chaldeans all,  
Which for their greedy avarice,  
must sure upon them fall.   

Nation's many hast thou spoiled,  
the rest shall thee destroy:  
The bloody spoiling of the land,  
their souls shall sore annoy.   

OV● of the walls of that man's house,  
shall stones and timber cry,  
Which he hath built with sinful gain,  
to set his nest on high.   

PRoud builders of a town with blood,  
they are of God abhorred:  
That people toil and work i'th' fire,  
all this is from the Lord.   

QVake for thy woes (who ever thou be)  
that gives thy neighbour drink,  
That thou mayst see his nakedness;  
hereat God will not wink.   

REproach and shame shall thee befall:  
for violence of the land,  
The violence of thy furious foes,  
to spoil thee is at hand.   

Silver and guilded Images,  
that teach nothing but lies:  
Woe to the worshippers thereof;  
jehovah they despise.   

Chapt. 3  
THy voice (jehovah) when I heard  
I trembled at the same:  
Revive thy work in midst of years,  
O Lord make known the same.   

Utterly (Lord) forget not thine,  
have mercy in thy mind:  
His glory covered heaven and earth,  
his brightness clearly shined.   

A Pestilence before him went:  
the mountains scattered be:  
The sun stood still at thy command,  
and seas divided be.   

BEholding thee, the mountains quaked  
thou enemies dost smite;  
Who to devour the needy poor  
in secret doth delight.   

Coming up with his mighty troops,  
to spoil us all at once:  
I quaked for fear, and rottenness  
did enter in my bones.   

Destroyed though fruits and flocks shall be;  
though every thing decay:  
Yet in the Lord will I rejoice,  
he is my strength and stay.    

ZEPHANIAH.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL men and beasts, all fish and fowl,  
I will take quite away:  
jerusalem and judah both  
with plagues I mean to pay.   

Baals' remnants all, I will cut off,  
and relics, from this place:  
False worshippers, and backsliders:  
I'll utterly disgrace.   

CHemarims names, with all false Priests,  
and them that swear by God,  
And also by their Idols swear,  
shall not escape my rod.   

DIligently who sought not God,  
their plagues he will increase:  
God's day of vengeance is at hand;  
Let all men hold their peace.   

EVery one both King and Prince,  
and who strange vestures wear:  
Who get their gain by force and fraud,  
sore punishments shall bear.   

FRom fish-gate is an howling heard  
great crashing from the hills:  
Your Merchants bearing silver store,  
the soldier spoils and spills.   

GOD will do neither good nor ill;  
(who say thus in their heart)  
And who are settled in their lees,  
full sore I make them smart.   

House's a desolation;  
a booty goods shall be:  
The stranger shall drink up your wine,  
your lands possess shall he.   

I Will bring great disstresse on men  
in that dark gloomy day:  
Their flesh as dung, their blood as dust,  
I'll pour upon the way.   

KNow that thy silver and thy gold  
in no stead shall thee stand;  
A speedy riddance will he make  
of all that dwell i'th' land.   

Chapt. 2  
LEst ye be plagued, return to God,  
repent ye people all,  
Seek ye the Lord ye meek on earth,  
before his anger fall.   

MAny a mighty nation  
is made a desolation:  
The Cherethims, the Philistims,  
for their abomination.   

NEttles in Ammon shall increase,  
and Moab people vile  
As Sodom salt-pits shall be made,  
for they my folk revile.   

OF these, and more (for cruel pride)  
the Lord will havoc make:  
And every one shall worship him,  
and for their God him take.   

PRoud Niniveh and Assyria  
I'll make a wilderness:  
In it the fowls shall lie them down,  
and Owls shall make their nests.   

Chapt. 3  
QVite quenched is true religion;  
in Salem sins abound:  
Oppression, disobedience  
in every sort is found.   

ROaring Lions and ravening wolves  
Princes and judges were;  
Her Priests and Prophets all pollute,  
to God thy drew not near.   

Shameless are all the wicked sort,  
though God doth never fail  
To bring his judgements still to light,  
yet can he not prevail.   

THE other nations when I plagued,  
and made their towers to fall:  
I thought thereby they would me fear;  
but they corrupted all.   

Until I rise up to the prey,  
and all the earth devour;  
Wait ye on me and I will turn  
to you a language pure.   

ALL then shall call upon my name,  
and serve with one consent:  
My suppliants, dispersed once,  
to offer shall be bend.   

BEhold a remnant will I leave,  
a people poor and meek  
Shall trust in me, shall holy be,  
whose tongues no lies shall speak.   

CAst out are all thy enemies,  
(o Zion) sing therefore;  
The Lord is in the midst of thee;  
thou shalt be plagued no more.   

DIstressed once that were reproached,  
I will together call:  
And those that did you sore afflict,  
shall have as sore a fall.   

EVery land that you disgraced,  
shall blaze abroad your fame:  
I'll free you from captivity,  
and get you a noble name.    

HAGGAI.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL ye that say, it is not time  
God's house to build as yet;  
●t time for you (this lying waist)  
in houses siel'd to sit?   

BEhold and ponder in your hearts,  
much seed is sown i'th' field,  
●nd little reaped, meat, drink, and cloth,  
full small contentment yield.   

COnsider well the cause hereof,  
why you these judgements taste,  
●erie man respects his own,  
and lets Gods housely waste.   

Dews from the heaven, fruits from the earth,  
I did withhold and stay:  
●th wine, and oil, cattles and corn,  
I took them all away.   

Earned wages with great pain procured  
In bags with holes were put:  
I blew upon their goods brought home,  
and in their houses shut.   

FOR this the Rulers, people, Priests  
did fear before the Lord,  
And in God's house most cheerfully  
did work with one accord.   

Chapt. 2  
GLorious is this Temple built,  
yet must you needs confess  
That in respect of former house,  
the glory of this is less.   

HOwbeit Prince, people, and Priests,  
fear nothing, but be strong,  
For I am with you (saith the Lord)  
I'll see you take no wrong.   

I Once again the heavens, the earth,  
the land and seas will shake:  
More glorious shall this last house be;  
Silver and gold I make.   

KNow of the Priests, if man unclean  
do touch bread, wine, or oil,  
Shall they be clean: the Priests replpy;  
they are polluted all.   

LIke such a man, this people is  
before me, (saith the Lord)  
Their works are all unclean and naught;  
their offerings all abhorred.   

Mark that your sins have hindered much  
this work you have in hand;  
And made me plague you fore, yet you  
would nothing understand.   

NOw mark the time since you began  
this house of mine to build:  
The fields and trees abundant store  
of all increase do yield.   

O Thou Zerubbabel (saith God)  
all Heathen Kings I'll kill:  
Thee as my signet I will make,  
and dear love thee still.    

ZECHARIAH.  

Chapt. 1  
AS your forefathers did, do nor;  
they hearkened not at all,  
Nor did repent and turn to me,  
when Prophets did them call.   

BUT tell me where your fathers are?  
the plagues my servants told,  
Did they not of your fathers all  
accordingly take hold?   

Confess they did as much themselves,  
and then returned to me:  
A man on red horse riding then  
in vision did I see.   

DEclaring that the earth sat still,  
and was at quiet rest;  
The Angel prayed that at the last,  
jerusalem might be blest.   

EXceeding comforts than I heard;  
that God thus intent  
To Zion and jerusalem,  
prosperity to send.   

Four horns I after did behold,  
the Angel did me tell  
That they were Iudah's enemies,  
and scattered Israel.   

GOds instruments, four Carpenters  
I saw to break the horn  
Of those that scattered Israel,  
and did his people scorn.   

Chapt. 2  
HEre is declared by measuring  
jehovah's care of all;  
Salem shall be inhabited,  
as towns without a wall.   

I (Saith the Lord) will be a wall  
of fire, it round about;  
Ho, you that dwell in Babylon  
set free yourselves; come out.   

KNow he that toucheth you doth touch  
the apple of his eye;  
I'll spoil your foes; in midst of thee  
O Zion dwell will I.   

LEt Zion sing for nations  
my people dear shall be;  
And I will Salem choose again,  
let all flesh silent be.   

Chapt. 3  
Mark here the high Priest josuah  
before the Angel stands:  
Satan to be his opposite  
attends at his right hand.   

NOw God that chose jerusalem,  
(o Satan) thee reprove;  
As brand out of the fire that's plucked;  
so he is through my love.   

O Take away his garments foul,  
(thus then the Angel said)  
With change of raiment I'll him cloth,  
set mitre on his head.   

PLace among these that stand here by,  
I sure will give to thee,  
If thou wilt walk in all my ways,  
and watchman be to me.   

QVite contemned of all the world  
and monsters are ye thought,  
Thou and thy fellows (joshua)  
the BRANCH shall forth be brought.   

REgard the STONE that I have laid,  
I their transgressions all  
Will then remove: from under vines  
men shall their neighbours call.   

Chapt. 4  
SEE here a golden candlestick,  
bowl, lamps, and pipes most fit;  
Two Olive trees were by the bowl  
upon the side of it.   

THE Lord works not by armies strong.  
but by his spirit of might;  
O Mountain I will make thee plain,  
thou shalt not hinder it.   

Unto this building men shall wish  
all good; Zerubbabel,  
As he did well begin the work,  
so shall he end it well.   

Chapt. 5  
A Flying roll here do I see,  
with curses fully fraught,  
Which shall the thiefs and swearers house  
consume and bring to naught.   

BEhold a woman in the midst  
of Ephah here doth sit;  
The which is wickedness, a weight  
of lead is cast on it.   

CArried is this Ephah then  
from thence to Shinar land:  
An house to build and on her own  
foundation there to stand.   

Chapt. 6  
Down from between two hills of brass  
I saw four chariots come  
With horses some red, black, and white,  
and grisled colour some.   

EVery one throughout the earth  
do wander to and fro:  
They are the spirits of the Heavens,  
commanded to do so.   

FOrthwith the Angel spoke to me,  
and thus aloud he cried,  
Lo these that go toward the North  
my spirit hath pacified.   

Go make thee Gold and silver crowns,  
and set on Iosuah's head;  
Tell him the man whose name is BRANCH,  
shall perfect all the deed.   

HE shall the holy temple build,  
and rule upon his throne;  
And he shall be a Priest also,  
our King and Priest alone.   

IN building of the temple they  
that dwell far off agree:  
Thus shall it be, if to the Lord  
you will obedient be.   

Chapt. 7  
Keep fasts or no, what they should do,  
they send to know and see:  
In all your fasts you made (saith God)  
you fasted not to me.   

Lo should you not have yielded to  
my words spoke early and late?  
By former Prophets? when your land  
was in a rich estate.   

MErcy and compassion show  
unto your needy brother;  
And execute true judgement all,  
oppress not one an other.   

NO widows, strangers, fatherless,  
see that you harm or hurt:  
Against thy brother think no ill,  
so much as in thy heart.   

OF all these things they had no care,  
they made their hearts as stones:  
And therefore from the Lord of hosts,  
came wrath on all at once:   

PRaying to me I would not hear,  
they would not hear me call:  
Among strange nations for their sin,  
a whirlwind scattered all.   

Chapt. 8  
QVietly in jerusalem,  
and Zion I will dwell:  
It shall a city of truth be called,  
God's mountain shall excel.   

REstored so shall Salem be,  
that men that are full old  
Shall dwell therein, boys in the streets  
thou playing shalt behold.   

SAy it be maru'llous in men's eye,  
should it be so with me?  
I'll bring them home from country strange,  
my people shall they be.   

THen let your hands be strong, all ye  
that here these words this day;  
Great blessings both from heaven and earth  
you shall receive I say.   

Unto your neighbours speak the truth,  
let peace be in your gates;  
Think ye no hurt; love no false oath,  
for all these thing God hates.   

ALL solemn fasts, to cheerful feasts,  
In judah God shall change;  
Love peace and truth therefore: to you  
shall come a people strange.   

BEfore the Lord let us go pray;  
these nations than shall say,  
They shall rejoice with jews to join  
in serving God that day.   

Chapt. 9  
CAst out shall all the Gentiles be;  
his Church defend will he:  
Rejoice O Salem, and Zion,  
thy King doth come to thee.   

DOminion shall thy just King have  
from sea to th' utmost lands;  
He by his blood hath quite set free  
thy prisoners out of bands.   

EVen double will I give to thee.  
when I have given thee power  
To conquer all thine enemies  
and them with night devour.   

FIlled shall they be with all good things,  
for his he will them take:  
Young men and maids with corn and wine  
he shall full cheerful make.   

Chapt. 10  
GOD gives his people grass i'th' field,  
he gives them showers of rain;  
Ask it of him, all Idols hate,  
they are both vile and vain.   

House's of judah, and Isr'ell,  
in love I will regard:  
But cruel goats (their Governors)  
shall have their due reward.   

IVda his house, as goodly horse  
of his in war he makes:  
From out of him the corner nail,  
and battle bow he takes.   

KNock down their enemies in the mire,  
they shall with deadly wound;  
jehovah fighteth on their side,  
they shall their foes confound.   

LOrd, even their Lord and God am I,  
and I will hear their voice;  
I'll bring them to their place again,  
their hearts shall all rejoice.   

ME in fare countries shall they mind,  
and I will bless them all;  
Th' Assyrian, and th' Egyptian pride,  
and sceptres down shall fall.   

Chapt. 11  
NAked O Lebanon shalt thou be  
of all thy Cedars stout;  
The fire the Fir trees eke shall burn:  
the might ' are rooted out.   

OF howling shepherds voice is heard,  
their glorious state is spoiled  
Of Lions Roaring, for the pride,  
and Iordan's fame is foiled.   

POssessors slaughter all the flocks  
that they of right should feed;  
And say, the Lord be blest, for I  
am rich by this my deed.   

QVite pitiless I sure will be  
to th' dwellers in the land;  
I'll them deliver to the Kings  
and also neighbour's hand.   

REfusing for to rescue them  
from cruel smiters deeds:  
The poor distressed slaughtered flocks,  
I will both watch and feed.   

Staffs two of beauty and bands I broke,  
their shepherds off I cut:  
The wages I was valued at  
I to the potter put.   

THe foolish shepherd will not feed  
the tender lambs so dear:  
Nor heal their hurts, but eat their flesh,  
and claws in sunder tears.   

Upon his arm and his right eye,  
the sword of God shall be;  
O Idol shepherd God will take  
wisdom and strength from thee.   

Chapt. 12  
A Cup of trembling will I make  
jerusalem to all:  
A heavy stone to crush and cut  
her foes in pieces small.   

BEhold with madness horse and man,  
in those days will I smite:  
In Salems' strength (the Lord of Hosts)  
shall rulers then delight.   

Coals of hot fire among the wood,  
and like a torch I'll make  
jerusalem, to make their foes  
in every place to quake.   

DEfended shall the dwellers be  
in those days you shall see,  
Like David even the feeblest,  
and David's house to be.   

EVen as the Angel of the Lord,  
there shall the people mourn,  
To look on him whom they have pierced,  
as one for his first borne.   

FOr good josiah as they mourned,  
in bitterness of heart;  
Each family shall then lament,  
the man and wife apart.   

Chapt. 13  
GRaciously in David's house  
a fountain than shall run,  
To wash away the wickedness,  
which they have thought or done.   

HE also will cut, off the names,  
of Idols from the land:  
False Prophets (here foul spirits called)  
his force shall understand.   

IF any in the name of God  
shall preach lies in that day,  
Ashamed shall they be thereof,  
their parents shall them slay.   

Known by their garments made of hair,  
worn to deceive and lie,  
They shall not be; but then shall say,  
I am not Prophet, I.   

LEarning to play the husbandman,  
and keeping beasts i'th' field:  
Man hath me taught and trained up,  
since first I was a child.   

MY shepherd that's my fellow smite,  
o sword arise, awake,  
The sheep shall then be scattered,  
the small ones I will take.   

NOne in the land shall scape with life,  
but third part of the same  
I sure will try as gold i'th' fire,  
they shall call on my name.   

OF them thus cleansed I will say  
it is my people dear:  
And they shall say the Lord's my God  
whom I will love and fear.   

Chapt. 14  
Plagued be by nations Salem shall,  
women shall be defiled,  
Half of the towns shall captives go,  
their houses shall be spoiled.   

QVickly then will the Lord go forth,  
and with these nations war;  
The Mount of Olives shall be cleft,  
and Salem seen from fare,   

ROyally then the Lord shall reign,  
o'er all the earth alone;  
And there shall be one God, one faith,  
one true Religion.   

SOre plagues jehovah then will send,  
upon those people all,  
That fought against jerusalem;  
they by consumption fall   

THe rest of all the nations then,  
shall go up year by year,  
To keep the feast of tabernacles,  
and worship truly there.   

Unto jerusalem to go,  
who will not take the pain,  
To worship there; upon their land  
and them shall fall no rain.   

ANd if that Egypt go not up;  
(who have no rain at all)  
The plagues that light on other lands  
on Egypt land shall fall.   

BOth bells and bridles of the horse,  
yea pots shall holy be:  
A Canaanite in Gods own house,  
no more then shalt thou see.    

MALACHI.  

Chapt. 1  
A Tender love I have you borne,  
and yet ye ask wherein?  
Loving good jacob, I did hate  
his brother for his sin.   

Build up again will we the walls,  
and places once laid waist;  
(Thus Edom saith) God them assures  
he'll pull them down as fast:   

COncerning me, if I your Lord  
and loving Father be;  
Where is the fear and honour which  
you ought to yield to me?   

DEspisers of my holy name,  
(o Priests) demanding how  
Mine Altar, Table ye pollute,  
yea worse and worse ye grow.   

EVery blind thing, lame and sick,  
for sacrifice ye bring:  
Would he be pleased with it or thee  
so dealing with thy King.   

Forgiveness crave, beseech the Lord,  
that he would gracious be;  
This you have done will God regard,  
or like such men as ye?   

GOD asketh who would shut the doors,  
or kindle fire for naught:  
I like you not, nor will accept  
the offerings which are brought.   

HEathen Gentiles, both East and West,  
my glorious name shall praise:  
Pure offerings shall be given to me,  
and incense in those days.   

IT hath been much profaned by you,  
my table eke defiled:  
You weary were, and snuffed at me,  
should I be reconciled?   

KNow he's accursed, that hath a male,  
and brings a sickly thing:  
My name is dreadful (saith the Lord)  
I am a mighty King.   

Chapt. 2  
LAy to your hearts this law of mine;  
give glory to my name  
O Priests, else I'll your blessings curse,  
yea I have cursed the same.   

MY covenant made with Levi old,  
was of long life and peace:  
He feared my name; he kept my Law,  
and did my flock increase.   

NO fraud was found within his lips,  
Priests lips should knowledge keep;  
And at his mouth (God's messenger)  
all men the law should seek.   

Out of the way all ye are gone;  
ye have corrupted all  
Both law and Levies covenant;  
many ye make to fall.   

Partial in the Law ye were,  
and have not kept my ways:  
I made you be despised therefore,  
and vile in all your days.   

QVestionlesse, one God us made,  
one father have we all;  
Why break we father's covenant then,  
and with our brethren brawl.   

REbelliously they have profaned  
the holiness of Lord,  
And matched with Daughters of strange gods,  
which God himself abhorred.   

Servant and master I'll cut off  
that doth this wicked thing:  
And also him that in my house  
doth any offering bring.   

THE cause of this you still demand;  
the reason's plain and rife:  
The Lord himself hath witnessed  
between thee and thy wife.   

Unchastely hast thou dealt and done  
to thy companion dear;  
With whom thou mad'st a covenant,  
her still to love and cheer.   

AT first did God not make them one,  
of old he so decreed:  
Although he had of spirit store,  
he sought an holy seed.   

BE sober therefore in your minds,  
but ye do murmur still,  
In saying, that man pleaseth God,  
that doth transgress his will.   

Chapt. 3  
COme to his Temple speedily  
Messiah shall, I say,  
My messenger first will I send,  
for to prepare his way.   

DAy of his coming who can bide,  
for he shall purge with fire  
The Levites, that they may bring gifts  
such as God doth require.   

EVen as of old, the offerings then  
of juda shall content;  
On sorcerers and Adulterers,  
his judgements shall be spent.   

FAlse swearers also he will plague,  
and all that do oppose  
The strangers, widows, labourers,  
friendless and fatherless.   

Go quite away from my decrees  
ye are, yet rob no more;  
Ye ask wherein; I say by tithes  
you still increase your store.   

Have any people robbed their Gods?  
ye are cursed every one:  
For ye have robbed and spoilt me,  
even this whole nation.   

INto the storehouse bring the tithes,  
that there, there may be meat,  
And therewith prove me, saith the Lord  
how ● I will you entreat,   

KIndly, yea and exceedingly,  
I then on you will pour,  
My blessings, and I will rebuke  
what did your fruits devour.   

Lofty lewd words yet have you spoke,  
you ask what we did say?  
That it is vain to serve the Lord,  
no gain is got that way,   

MAlicious, proud and wicked men,  
we count them blest to be;  
They are advanced that tempt the Lord,  
and are from dangers free.   

NOw they that truly feared God,  
did to their neighbours speak;  
The Lord did hear, a book was writ  
for those that did him seek.   

O Then they shall my dear sons be,  
I will their sins forgive,  
Than ye shall judge between the bad:  
and them that purely live.   

Chapt. 4  
PRoud persons, and all wicked men,  
shall in a furnace burn;  
As stubble in that fiery day,  
they shall be quite forlorn.   

QVietnesse, peace and health shall be  
to you that fear my name,  
As dust the wicked under foot,  
ye shall tread down with shame.   

REmember Moses Law, which I  
in Horeb did him give,  
The statutes and the judgements all  
wherein they are to live.   

SEnt shall Eliah be to you,  
before that dreadful day:  
He father's hearts and sons shall turn,  
that so my curse may stay.    
The end of the Prophets.   

A TRUE CHRISTIANS DAILY DELIGHT: Being The Sum of every Chapter of the new Testament, set down Alphabetically, in English Verse, that the Scriptures we read may be remembered, and the things forgotten more easily recalled.  
By Simon Wastel, sometimes of Queen's College in OXFORD, now Schoolmaster of the Free-school in Northampton.  
LONDON, Printed for Robert Mylbourne.   

THE NEW TESTAMENT.  

MATTHEW.  

Chapt. 1  
A Pedigree of, JESUS CHRIST,  
by th'holy Ghost conceived:  
Virgin borne, who (though with child)  
of joseph is received.   

Chapt. 2  
BY star the Wisemen guided are  
to Christ, whom they ad●●●  
They offer gifts; King Herod frets;  
and joseph flies therefore.   

CHildren by Herod murdered are;  
and then observe his death:  
joseph is sore afraid, yet comes  
with Christ to Nazareth.   

Chapt. 3  
Down comes the holy Ghost on Christ,  
whom God from heaven doth grace:  
john cries, reproves, baptizeth Christ,  
himself he doth debase.   

Chapt. 4  
Envious tempter thrice repelled;  
to Christ the Angels come:  
He preacheth: calls Apostles four:  
and heals both all and some.   

Chapt. 5  
FOr blessed men Christ these esteems:  
the city set on hill:  
The Candle; Salt; light of the world:  
Christ did the law fulfil.   

Give ear and learn what murder is:  
adultery what to swear:  
Bear injuries ; love enemies:  
be like thy father dear.   

Chapt. 6  
HEre Christ of prayer, of fasting, alme●  
and forgiveness doth speak:  
Of treasure; mammon: bids that we  
first heaven, than earth should seek.   

Chapt. 7  
IVdge not; nor cast pure things to dogs;  
pray : strive at any hand  
To enter: hear, and do the world;  
build not upon the sand.   

Chapt. 8  
KNow the Centurion's servant's healed,  
the Leper cleansed and tried:  
Peter's wives mother's also cured;  
and many sick beside.   

Learn how Christ must be followed;  
the sea made calm and fine:  
Two men of Devils are dispossessed,  
they go into the swine.   

Chapt. 9  
MAtthew is from the Custom called;  
the palsy man amended:  
Disciples for not fasting are  
by Christ himself defended.   

NOw jairus daughter is revived;  
with sinners ● he doth eat:  
Dumb Fiend cast out, the blind have sight,  
he hath compassion great.   

Chapt. 10  
Out are the twelve Apostles sent  
with wonderworking might;  
Are charged what to do, and shun;  
have precepts just and right.   

Persuading to persist in truth,  
he saith he will deny  
All, that for fear of man shall flinch,  
and from his Gospel fly.   

Chapt. 11  
QVickly john Baptist sends to Christ,  
a Prophet, yea, and more,  
He calls him; and three Cities doth  
upbraid and check full sore.   

Revealing to the poor these things,  
Christ yields his Father praise,  
And calls to him all burdened souls  
that mourn for sinful ways.   

Chapt. 12  
SAbbath-breakers th'Apostles deemed,  
Christ doth their foes confute  
By Scripture, reason, miracle,  
restores the blind and mute.   

THE sin unpardonable mark;  
th'account of idle words:  
The seekers of a sign are checked;  
his kindred Christ records.   

Chapt. 13  
VIew here the Parable of seed,  
Christ doth the same expound:  
Of leaven, tares, of ● mustardseed;  
of treasure hid in ground.   

A Parable o'th' Pearl, and Net,  
that gathered good and bad,  
And how Christ of his Countrymen  
no grace nor honour had.   

Chapt. 14  
BEheaded good john Baptist is;  
of Christ what Herod thought.  
In Desert he five thousand feeds  
with loaves and fish then brought.   

CHrist walks to his upon the Sea,  
and in Genesar land  
He heals the sick by garments hem,  
which was but touched with hand.   

Chapt. 15  
Despised are God's Commandments  
by men's traditions vain:  
Four thousand men and more he feeds  
with loaves and fish again.   

EVil thoughts defile, and not man's food;  
he heals the woman's daughter,  
And multitudes of sick and lame,  
which then did follow after.   

Chapt. 16  
FOr sign the Sadduces do call;  
their leau'n Christ bids beware:  
Th'opinion people had of Christ;  
Peter's confession rare.   

Go to jerusalem Christ will,  
there death must suffer sure:  
Peter dissuades; is Satan called;  
●is must their cross endure.   

Chapt. 17  
HEre jesus is transfigured,  
the lunatic made well:  
He payeth tribute, and himself  
his own death doth foretell.   

Chapt. 18  
Infantlike be ye harmless, meek,  
offend not one another:  
Learn in all scandals how to deal  
with every Christian brother.   

KIng calls his servants to account:  
by this thou well mayst know  
How oft to pardon; how he's plagued,  
that will no mercy show.   

Chapt. 19  
Lo he restoreth multitudes;  
to Pharises replies:  
Shows who and when men marry may:  
he babes doth bless likewise.   

Mark young man, rich, how hardly saved;  
how such may perfect be:  
Who ought forsakes to follow Christ  
eternal bliss shall see.   

Chapt. 20  
NOw are the labourers called, and set  
in Vineyard to take pain:  
God is a debtor unto none;  
Christ's death foretold again.   

OF Mother's suit for her two Sons,  
whom Christ doth answer right:  
And thereby teacheth lowliness;  
he gives two ● blind their sight.   

Chapt. 21  
PVtting their  upon the Colt,  
to Salem so rides he:  
Out of the Temple Chapmen whips;  
doth curse the fruitless tree.   

QVite put to silence are the Priests;  
and sharp reproofs are spent  
Upon them all, because they slew  
his servants which he sent.   

Chapt. 22  
REgard the King's sons marriage;  
let Caesar have his own:  
Who wanted wedding garment is  
int' utter darkness thrown.   

SAdduces hear confuted are;  
the Gentiles called toth' feast:  
The Lawyer answered: some are posed,  
about our Saviour Christ.   

Chapt. 23  
THeir doctrine follow, not their lives;  
beware of their ambition:  
Eight woes against hypocrisy;  
Hierusalems' perdition.   

Chapt. 24  
Vntoes Disciples Christ foretells  
the Temple's overthrow:  
What troubles shall befall before,  
he doth most plainly show:   

ANd signs before he comes to judge;  
(the day and time not sure)  
As faithful servants we must watch  
his coming every hour.   

Chapt. 25  
Bridegroom is met, ten Virgins mark;  
he Talents doth require▪  
The judgement day; the sheep are blest,  
the Goats cast in hell fire.   

Chapt. 26  
Chief Priests conspire; Mary anoints,  
the Supper Christ ordains:  
Sits ● down with twelve; by judas sold,  
thrice prays with grievous pains,   

Denied is he by Peter thrice,  
and is betrayed by kiss:  
An ear cut off: accused and scoffed ;  
to Ca'phas carried is.   

Chapt. 27  
ELders conspire: to Pilate bring;  
his wife puts him in mind:  
He washed his hands: judas is hanged;  
Christ doth no favour find.   

FAlse murderer choosed; jesus refused,  
is crowned , and nailed toth' cross,  
Reviled , dies , is buried:  
grave sealed, they watch his coarse.   

Chapt. 28  
GReat earth-quak seen, an Angel shows  
Christ risen from the grave.  
To Marry Christ himself appears:  
large bribes the soldiers have.   

HEre Christ appeareth to th'eleven,  
who them t'all nations sends:  
He bids them teach all his commands,  
His presence them defends    

MARK.  

Chapt. 1  
ATtend john's Office; Christ baptised,  
is tempted forty days:  
He preacheth, calls Apostles four,  
him th'unclean fiend obeys.   

BY him are many persons cured,  
and Peter's moth'r in law:  
A Leper likewise cleansed is:  
the Priest him cleansed saw.   

Chapt. 2  
CHrist Matthew calls; and heals the sick  
who was by four men borne:  
He eats with sinners; his defends  
for plucking ears of Corne.   

Chapt. 3  
Down fall the fiends, whom he rebuked,  
he heals the withered hand:  
And many more: then chooseth twelve  
to preach in every Land.   

Eternal plagues for them that said  
one Fiend casts out another;  
Who do his will, by him are called,  
his mother and his brother.   

Chapt. 4  
Fowls eat some seed; the meaning's told;  
communicate thy skill:  
Some seed grows well; the mustard seed,  
seas tempest Christ doth still.   

Chapt. 5  
GReat Legions of Devils cast out;  
of Swine a devilish slaughter:  
He heals the woman's bloody flux,  
and raiseth jairus daughter.   

Chapt. 6  
HAted is Christ even of his own;  
he feeds with loaves and fish:  
He gives them power over Devils:  
john's head brought in a dish.   

IVdgments are diverse of our Christ;  
th'Apostles come again:  
Christ walks on sea; who touch his hem,  
are healed of all their pain.   

Chapt. 7  
KEpt are men's precepts more than Gods;  
they wash before they eat:  
A devil's cast out; deaf doth hear,  
no man's defiled with meat.   

Chapt. 8  
Leaven beware, with joanes' he feeds;  
a sign they do require:  
They say he's Christ; exhorts to th'cross,  
gives blind man his desire.   

Chapt. 9  
Mark jesus is transfigured;  
Elias comen and slain:  
His death he doth foretell; casts out  
a deaf dumb Devil again.   

NOw he exhorts to lowliness;  
they must not forbid those  
That give no scandal to the just,  
nor Christian truth oppose.   

Chapt. 10  
OF divorcement; the babes are blest,  
the rich are saved full hard,  
But not with God; who loseth aught  
for Christ, shall have reward.   

PRoud suitors seek pre-eminence,  
and are reproved therefore:  
They're taught to bear: his death's foretold,  
the blind he doth restore.   

Chapt. 11  
QVite dead is cursed fruitless tree;  
on Ass doth jesus ride:  
Doth purge the Temple, bids all his  
in steadfast faith abide.   

Receive ye shall, if ye believe,  
forgive your foes; then pray:  
By john's witness, (not sent from men)  
they know not what to say.   

Chapt. 12  
STout jews cast off, the Gentiles called;  
this parable doth show:  
Concerning tribute, Christ doth here.  
Herodian snares o'erthrow.   

THe Sadduces convinced are;  
the Scribes confuted quite:  
He bids beware hypocrisy;  
praiseth the widow's mite.   

Chapt. 13  
Unknown to all when Christ shall come  
he bids us watch and pray:  
That unprovided none be found  
at his own dying day.   

A Stone shall not be unthrowne down;  
the Gospel preached to all:  
Professors beaten : jews are plagued,  
how Christ out judge shall call.   

Chapt. 14  
BY craft they seek our Saviour's death,  
who is for money sold;  
Mary anoints: this treason is  
by Christ to his foretold.   

CHrist keeps his Supper, shows their flight  
is with a kiss betrayed:  
Accused, condemned, and sore abused,  
by Peter thrice decayed.   

Chapt. 15  
Delivered to be crucified;  
Barrabas is set free:  
He faints in bearing of ●is cross:  
mocked , crowned with thorns is he.   

EVen hanged with thiefs, reproached of Iewes●  
Centurion doth confess:  
joseph doth beg and bury him,  
and so his love express.   

Chapt. 16  
FRighted full sore, the Angels do  
declare to women three,  
That Christ is risen from the dead;  
the place he bids them see.   

GOing to Emmaus Christ appears  
to two, to Magdalen,  
To the Apostles sent to preach;  
and so ascends to heaven.    

LUKE.  

Chapt. 1  
A Preface of Luke's Gospel here,  
of Christ's, and john's conception:  
Maries, Eliza's Prophecy:  
john's birth and citcumcision.   

Blessed be the God of Israel  
(thus Zachary doth sing)  
Both of john Baptist, and of Christ,  
who doth salvation bring.   

Chapt. 2  
CHrist here is borne; the world is taxed;  
Christ's birth to shepherds known  
By Angels: for this blessing great,  
great praise abroad is blown.   

Days eight once past he's circumcised,  
his mother purified:  
Of Simeon , and of Anna old,  
Christ here is prophesied.   

EXceedingly he grows in grace:  
at Salem stays behind:  
Disputes admired with parents goes;  
i● dutiful and kind.   

Chapt. 3  
FRuits of repentance called for,  
in prison shut is he:  
Here Christ baptised, is graced from heaven:  
his age and pedigree.   

Chapt. 4  
GRacious words admired are:  
tempted doth overcome;  
Begins to preach, casts out a Devil:  
and healeth all that come.   

Chapt. 5  
HE preacheth out of Peter's ship;  
he makes them fish for men:  
Aleper cleansed; in desert prays:  
the palsy cured then.   

IN Levies house with sinners eats;  
afflictions are foretold:  
To bottles are the weak compared:  
and unto garments old.   

Chapt. 6  
KNow Pharises confuted all,  
about the Sabbath breach:  
By Scripture, reason, miracle,  
he chooseth twelve to teach.   

Learn who are blest and cursed of Christ  
diseases healed all:  
Love ye your foes: hear and obey,  
lest like an house ye fall.   

Chapt. 7  
MOre faith in the Centurion found;  
his absent servant healed:  
From death is raised the widow's son;  
his thought of john revealed.   

NOw answered are john's messengers:  
the jews no means can win,  
A friend he is to sinners all,  
that will forsake their sin.   

Chapt. 8  
OF women ministering to Christ;  
the Parable of Seed,  
And of the Candle: Christ declares  
who are his friends indeed.   

PVffing and stormy winds rebuked:  
the woman sick made sound:  
The dead revived: the Gadarens:  
the swine by devils drowned.   

Chapt. 9  
QVickly sends Christ th' Apostles forth:  
him Herod fain would see:  
Five thousand fed: ask what men think,  
his ● death foretelleth he.   

Rebuked are they that sought revenge:  
men must themselves deny:  
He heals a man of Lunacy:  
commends humility.   

SEE pattern of his patience mild:  
transfigured where he prays:  
His death foretold: some follow would,  
but yet they make delays.   

Chapt. 10  
THe seventy are sent out to preach:  
three cities cursed be:  
Wherein to ● joy; for graces given  
his Father thanketh he.   

Unto the Lawyer's precepts given  
whom he should love in heart:  
Martha reproved, but Mary praised,  
she chose the better part.   

Chapt. 11  
AS john taught his, so teach thou us:  
all good things God will give:  
Dumb fiend cast out; blasphemers checked:  
they blessed that godly live.   

But sign of jonas none shall be:  
he often woe doth cry  
To Lawyer's Scribes and Pharises,  
for gross hypocrisy.   

Chapt. 12  
CHrist bids them hate hypocrisy:  
of fearing men he warns:  
Of avarice, by that rich man  
that builded bigger barns.   

DEsire not wealth: God's kingdom seek:  
watch still in every place:  
Give alms; attend ; look for the cross;  
o take this time of grace.   

Chapt. 13  
ENter in at the narrow gate;  
repent , or you must perish;  
The tree cut down; the crooked healed;  
growth where the Lord doth cherish.   

Fowls build their nests; the leavened meal;  
he Herod fox doth call  
O Salem thou my Prophets stoned,  
behold thy woeful fall.   

Chapt. 14  
Go sit below; the dropsy healed;  
the proud God will abase:  
Feast thou the poor; all worldly men  
in heaven can have no place.   

HIS children must account before  
what Christian life will cost,  
Lest they revolt, and be like salt  
that hath its favour lost.   

Chapt. 15  
IN heaven (when sinners turn to God)  
exceeding joys abound:  
This taught by sheep, silver, son,  
once lost but after found.   

Chapt. 16  
KNow th' unjust Steward's dealings praised;  
the Pharises reproved:  
Rich Glutton damned; the poor man's soul  
conveyed to heaven and loved.   

Chapt. 17  
LEpers here ten are cleansed by Christ's  
one must forgive another:  
The power of faith, they're cursed by Christ  
that scandalise their brother.   

MEn bound to God, Christ's day desired,  
as in the time of No  
So shall it be, some shall be safe,  
and some shall taste of woe.   

Chapt. 18  
NOte widow's importunity,  
two in the temple pray;  
A Ruler would have followed Christ,  
but riches did him stay.   

OF children that were brought to Christ,  
of death doth mention make:  
The blind restored, they heaven shall have  
that suffer for his sake.   

Chapt. 19  
PIlling Zacheus turned to Christ,  
ten pieces given to ten:  
With triumph Christ to Salem rides,  
and weepeth o'er it then.   

QVite out o'th' Temple Sellers driven,  
he daily taught them there:  
The Rulers sought to take, his life,  
but they the people fear.   

Chapt. 20  
REhearse from whence john's baptism was,  
let Caesar have his own;  
The Parable of Vineyard mark,  
Christ David's son is known.   

SAdduces are convinced by Christ,  
they say none rise from grave:  
Beware of Scribes which make great shows,  
but great damnation have.   

Chapt. 21  
THe widow's mite commended is,  
the signs before last day;  
The ruin of the temple told:  
he bids them watch always.   

Chapt. 22  
VIle jews conspire; judas betrays;  
the Lamb prepared is;  
Christ sits at supper with the twelve,  
and is betrayed with kiss.   

Assured is Peter of his faith;  
yet thrice he shall deny:  
Christ dehorts from ambition proud:  
in mount prays earnestly.   

BAthed he was in bloody sweat,  
and Malchus ear doth heal:  
Abused; that he's the Son of God,  
he doth himself reveal.   

Chapt. 23  
CHrist before Pilate is accused;  
he him to Herod sends,  
Who mocks him; Barrabbas desired;  
Herod and Pilate friends.   

DEstruction of jerusalem  
he tells unto them all:  
Prays for his foes; two thiefs with him;  
his death and burial.   

Chapt. 24  
EArly, even in the dawning, came  
the women with great fear  
Unto the grave; two Angels tell  
them that he was not there.   

Fearful, they this to others tell,  
than Christ himself makes known  
To two walking to Emaus,  
and he reproves his own.   

Giving a charge, he promiseth  
the holy Ghost to send:  
At Bethany he blesseth them,  
and did to heaven ascend.    

JOHN.  

Chapt. 1  
AT first the Word with God, was God;  
he giveth light to all:  
john bears record: the Word made flesh;  
doth Peter, Andrew call.   

Chapt. 2  
BEhold the water's turned to wine;  
the buyers beaten out:  
His death foretold: many believe;  
he of their faith doth doubt.   

Chapt. 3  
CHrist saith man must be borne again;  
that he himself must dye:  
His love to th'world; who want true faith,  
condemned in hell shall lie.   

Chapt. 4  
DIsciples marvel at his talk;  
to them he shows his zeal:  
Many men do believe on him;  
he Ruler's son doth heal.   

Chapt. 5  
EXceeding many people poor  
at pool Bethelda lay:  
The jews repine for healing one  
long ● sick, on Sabbath day.   

FOr this he answers, and reproves;  
say marvel not at this:  
And shows by Father's witness, and  
by Scriptures, who he is.   

Chapt. 6  
GReat multitudes are fed by ● him.  
they than would make him King:  
But he departs, walks on the sea,  
reproves carnal hearing.   

HEre Christ is call d the ● bread of life;  
many do him forsake:  
Peter confesseth Christ , but he  
for Devil doth judas take,   

Chapt. 7  
IEsus reproves ambition base;  
he in the Temple taught:  
men's diverse ● thoughts Pharises chafe  
because he was not brought.   

Chapt. 8  
KNow, she was taken in the act,  
but Christ doth set her free;  
He saith he is the world's great light,  
and proves it true to be.   

LEwd Scribes do brag of Abraham's seed,  
and say they're free each one:  
But Christ denies; himself conveys  
from them that would him stone.   

Chapt. 9  
MAn blind from's birth is cured by Christ,  
to th'Rulers brought is he:  
They cast him out; Christ him receives;  
the blind enlightened be.   

Chapt. 10  
NO strangers voice will Christ's sheep hear,  
he is the shepherd true,  
Who doth escape their bloody hands,  
strange thoughts among the crew.   

ON him a number did believe,  
where he a while abode;  
He proves (by wondrous works he wrought,)  
that he's the Son of God.   

Chapt. 11  
Priest's gather council against Christ,  
who Laz'rus raised from death:  
But many jews believe on him,  
Caiphas prophesieth.   

QVarrelling still they sought his life;  
but Christ himself doth hide:  
At Passeover they seeking him,  
lay wait on every side.   

Chapt. 12  
RIding unto jerusalem,  
the Greeks fain would him see;  
The people flock to Lazarus;  
Priests would he slain should be.   

SOme chief Rulers in Christ believe,  
but dare not him confess:  
The most are blind, Mary's excused;  
faith by good works express.   

Chapt. 13  
THE feet of the Disciples washed:  
again when Christ was set,  
He bade by his example learn,  
to love do not forget.   

Unto th'Apostles by a sign  
he shows most perfectly,  
That it was judas should betray,  
Peter shall thrice deny.   

Chapt. 14  
A Place he goes for to prepare,  
he's truth, the life, the way:  
He love requires, and that they should  
his statutes still obey.   

BEhold your prayers in my name,  
effectual shall ye find:  
A Comforter I will you send,  
and leave my peace behind.   

Chapt. 15  
COmforts and love reciprocal  
'twixt Church and Christ her head:  
Is by the Parable of Vine  
full plainly figured.   

Doubtless they will deal so with you,  
as they have dealt with me:  
The Office of the holy Ghost;  
and of th' Apostles see.   

Chapt. 16  
EXceeding comforts given to them  
that suffer for his sake:  
By his ascension, and promise,  
which he to them doth make.   

Fear not, what you my father ask  
is well accepted sure:  
In me is peace; but in the world  
you must the Cross endure.   

Chapt. 17  
Glorify me (o Father dear)  
and these Apostles keep:  
O glorify in heaven both these,  
and all thy pasture sheep.   

Chapt. 18  
HEre judas jesus doth betray:  
Officers fall to th' ground;  
And Peter smites off Malchus ear:  
Christ led to Ca'phas bound.   

IEsus by Priests examined,  
Peter doth him deny:  
Before Pilate he is arraigned;  
jews for Barrabas cry.   

Chapt. 19  
KIng of the jews is scourged & crowned:  
Pilate would him release:  
Yet gives him to be crucified,  
their rage did so increase.   

Lots' for his garment they do cast:  
mother to john commends:  
He being dead his side is pierced:  
he's buried by two friends.   

Chapt. 20  
MAry comes to the sepulchre;  
so Peter , john likewise:  
Yet both were ignorant as yet  
that Christ again should rise.   

Chapt. 21  
NOw Christ appears again to his:  
much fish drawn from the deep:  
He di●es with them: bids Peter thrice  
to f●ed his lambs and sheep.   

O● Peter's death he doth foretell:  
his curiousness rebukes:  
If all were writ, I think the world  
would scarce contain the Books.    

The ACTS.  

Chapt. 1  
ASsembled at mount Olivet;  
they see Christ there ascend:  
Until the 
An. Mundi 4000  holy Ghost be given  
they must at Salem tend.   

BY power whereof they witness must;  
two Angels bid departed;  
And of his second ● coming, so  
they bid them see their heart.   

Coming all t● jerusalem,  
they daily prayers make:  
Mathias in the traitor's room  
by lot they ghoose and take.   

Chapt. 2  
DErided are 〈◊〉 th'Apostles twelve  
of some, and some admire  
To hear them speak what they had learned  
from cloven tongues of fire.   

EL●●e where to Peter 〈◊〉 doth defend,  
proves Christ raned from the dead:  
Known by hi● works, not crucified,  
but as God had decreed.   

FAithfull ● people baptised are,  
they live in love and peace:  
Th'Apostles work great miracles,  
God doth his Church increase.   

Chapt. 3  
GOd and his Son through faith doth heal  
the Cripple that was lame,  
Not Peter, who (for kill Christ)  
the jews doth greatly blame.   

HE bids them by repentance seek  
remission of their sin,  
Because they did they witted nor what,  
a pardon they might win.   

Chapt. 4  
Jewish Rulers full sore are grieved  
at Sermon Peter made:  
By them (though thousands do believe)  
they are in prison laid.   

KIndred of high Priests now do ● meet  
and Rulers greatly blame  
Th' 〈…〉 head still  
salvation by Christ's name.   

Lo than they charge Peter and john  
that they should preach no more:  
Church prays, God hears, & them confirms  
with gifts and graces store.   

Chapt. 5  
Mark sacrilege, hypocrisy,  
in these too dea●ly bought:  
Faith is increased by wonders great  
th'Apostles daily wrought.   

NOw they imprisoned are again,  
an Angel lets them free,  
And bids them preach: they twice are sau'●  
but yet they ● beaten be.   

Chapt. 6  
OF preaching chief they have care,  
but to sustain the poor  
Seven Deacons (whereof Stephen is one)  
they presently procure.   

PErnicious foes this prious Stephen  
do take and much abuse:  
Of blasphemy against the law,  
they falsely him accuse.   

Chapt. 7  
QVest'ning whom about these things,  
they suffer him to speak:  
He saith, God choose their forefathers,  
and that they did him seek   

REligiously before the birth  
of Moses, and before  
In tabernacle for Temple,  
they did the Lord adore.   

SO Moses ● witnessed of Christ:  
that legal rites were made  
According to the pattern seen,  
which afterwards must fade.   

THeir murdering Christ be then reproves  
(foretold in Prophet's days)  
They stone him: he commends his soul  
to God, and for them prays.   

Chapt. 8  
Unto his death Saul doth consent,  
of Church did havoc make:  
By Philip at Samaria  
the Church did planting take.   

AMong the rest the Sorcerer  
(who was a great man thought)  
Was there baptised: and gifts of God  
with money would have bought.   

But Peter sharply him reproves,  
exhorts him to repent:  
Then he with john preaching the word,  
from thence to Salem went.   

CAnst understand these things thou readest?  
no, not without a guide:  
Believing Eunuch is baptised  
by Philip that same tide.   

Chapt. 9  
Down Saul is struck: Apostle called,  
baptised by Anani:  
He ● preacheth Christ: the jews lay wai●  
to kill him cruelly.   

EVen so the Greeks': but he escapes.  
the Churches than have rest:  
Aeneas healed: Tabith revived,  
Christ's power hereby expressed.   

Chapt. 10  
FOr Peter here Cornelius sends:  
by vision Peter's taught:  
That faithful Gentiles (fearing ● God)  
must not be set at naught:   

GOd to men's persons doth not look,  
to all he preacheth here:  
On them the holy Ghost doth fall,  
and they baptised were.   

Chapt. 11  
HEre Peter makes Apology  
to them that did him blame  
For going to Cornelius,  
and they accept the same.   

IN places where the word was spread,  
here Barnabas is sent  
Them to confirm: at Antioch,  
a whole year's space was spent.   

Chapt. 12  
KIng Herod persecuteth sore:  
th' Apostle james doth kill:  
Peter he doth in Prison cast, 
An. Mundi 4010.   
the jews minds to fulfil.   

Lord's Angel him delivereth,  
when Church for him did pray:  
Proud Herod made a glorious speech,  
clothed in his rich array.   

Mark how God's Angel strikes for pride:  
he woefully doth dye;  
After his death the word of God  
doth flourish prosperously.   

Chapt. 13  
NOw to the Gentiles these two go:  
one feign would hear of Christ:  
But Elimas the Sorceter  
did devilishly resist.   

OF Christ at Ant'och Paul doth preach,  
the jews ● oppose and grieve:  
They turn to th'Gentiles: all that were  
ordained to life believe.   

Chapt. 14  
PAul's driven from Iconium;  
at Listra Cripple healed:  
They thereupon would worship them,  
as Gods of late revealed.   

QVarrelling jews th'Apostles stone,  
they Elders do ordain  
In every Church, confirming them  
to Ant'och turn again.   

Chapt. 15  
Raised are dissensions great in Church,  
as touching Circumcision:  
Th'Apostles by their letters sent  
to them their full decision.   

Sharp strife and great contention ● is  
between th'Apostle Paul  
And Barnabas, about john Mark:  
they visit Churches all.   

Chapt. 16  
THE Spirit for Bids the Apostle here  
to Asia for to go:  
The Macedonian ● craves his aid:  
Lydia believes also.   

VIle spirit cast out, they both are whipped,  
and into prison cast:  
The doors are open, jailor ● turned;  
and they set free at last.   

Chapt. 17  
AT Thessalonica Paul preached,  
and to Berea goes.  
Where some believe, some persecute,  
the jews are ● deadly foes.   

But being persecuted there,  
he was to Athens brought:  
Converteth many: th'unknown God  
he preached there and taught.   

Chapt. 18  
Coming to Corinth, there he works:  
God bids him not refrain:  
Before Gallio he's accused:  
but is dismissed again.   

DEparting thence, he strengtheneth  
Disciples here and there:  
Apollo's taught by quila;  
doth preach with powerful care.   

Chapt. 19  
EXorcists beaten by the Devil;  
some will not hear, nor turn,  
The jews blaspheme his doctrine pure,  
the conjuring books they burn.   

FOr filthy gain, by silver Smith  
an uproar great was raised:  
Great is Diana ' (aloud they cry)  
by Town Clarke it's appeased. 
An. Mundi 4020.    

Chapt. 20  
GOing to Macedonia he  
preacheth, and breaketh bread:  
Eutichus sleeping raised again,  
that fell from window dead.   

HEre are the Elders called, and charged  
the flock of God to feed:  
Commends to God, of false teachers  
he bids them take good heed.   

Chapt. 21  
IN Phillip's house we did abide,  
whose daughters prophesy:  
Paul fears no bands: at Salem he,  
for Christ's content to dye.   

KNow Paul in danger of his life;  
the Asian jews cry out:  
he's rescued by the chief Captain,  
and speaks to all the rout.   

Chapt. 22  
LArge declaration he doth make;  
how he was turned and called:  
When he the Gentiles mentioned,  
the jews exclaimed and brawled.   

Mark how they would have scourged him,  
but that he then did claim  
The freedom of a Roman borne,  
and so escapes the same.   

Chapt. 23  
NOw Paul doth plead, the high Priest bids  
them smite him on the mouth:  
His furious foes divided are,  
God bids him stand for truth.   

OF bloody purpose Paul to kill  
the Captain understands:  
And unto Foelix sends him then:  
so Paul escapes their hands.   

Chapt. 24  
PAul by Tertullus is accused  
of doctrine, and his life:  
He answereth , and preacheth Christ  
to Foelix and his wife.   

QVite frustrate is the Governor  
of hoped for reward:  
Out of his office than he goes;  
and leaveth Paul in ward.   

Chapt. 25  
Railing Rabbis do Paul accuse:  
himself he doth defend:  
Appeals to Caesar; Festus thought  
to Caesar him to send.   

SEE now how Festus to the King  
the matter openeth:  
And clears him to have nothing done  
that worthy was of death.   

Chapt. 26  
THe life he led he shows to th'King,  
what calling eke he had:  
Then Festus (falsely charging) saith,  
much learning made him mad.   

Unto his charge he answereth,  
Agrippa's almost won  
To be a Christian: all men say,  
nought was by him ill done.   

Chapt. 27  
A Dangerous voyage Paul foretells;  
they would not understand:  
With tempest ●ost, they shipwrackt ● are,  
yet all come safe to land.   

Chapt. 28  
BArbarians kindly them receive,  
a Viper ●● Paul's 〈◊〉  
He heals diseases, then departs  
to Rome from that Island   

Coming to Rome, unto the jews  
the cause he doth declare:  
Some were persuaded; some were not;  
two years he preached there.    

To the ROMANS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALl grace and peace to th' Saints at Rome  
whom ● Paul desires to so:  
His Gospel is ●●ie (prayer of God,)  
by which men ● 〈…〉.   

BY sin God's wrath pro●●re 〈◊〉  
though Gentiles 〈…〉,  
Yet were they vain, committing sins  
of God and man 〈…〉.   

Chapt. 2  
COndemning s●●ne no which you live in,  
no man can you reno●●:  
God's judgement you 〈…〉 ●scape  
sith you his law●● 〈◊〉.   

DAmnation due to sinners all;  
the jews shall not prevail,  
For all their circumcision,  
if in the law they fail.   

Chapt. 3  
EVery way are the jews preferred,  
they have not lost their grace:  
Both they and we have ● sinned all,  
and are in woeful case.   

FOr by the law no flesh is just:  
but all are just by faith:  
And yet the law is not made void,  
even so this scripture saith.   

Chapt. 4  
GOD did count Abram just by faith,  
before the seed received:  
By faith, he and his seed obtained  
the promise to be saved.   

HE Father is of faithful all;  
by faith he doth us take  
As heirs of life, and counts us just,  
for Christ our Saviour's sake.   

Chapt. 5  
IN him by faith we justified,  
peace with the Father have:  
We joy in hope, he loved us foes;  
now friends he sure will save.   

KNow that as Adam's sin did bring  
man into woeful case:  
So Christ much more by ● righteousness  
did fare exceed in grace   

Chapt. 6  
Live not in sin, ye are dead thereto,  
(as Baptism makes it plain)  
Obey not lust, nor suffer ● sin  
in mortal bodies reign.   

MAde free from sin, your members yield  
to serve the Lord above:  
Who sin, must for their wages look  
eternal death to prove.   

Chapt. 7  
NO longer than a man doth live,  
the law hath power or might:  
But we by Christ are dead to th' law,  
(even each believing wight.)   

O Say not then the law is sin,  
it's holy, good, and just:  
But by the law I knew not sin,  
it said, Thou shalt not lust.   

PAssing great sins it doth reveal,  
and makes me full of blame:  
And grieved I am, because that I  
cannot perform the same.   

Chapt. 8  
QVite freed from condemnation  
are true believers all,  
Who loath their lusts (procuring death)  
and are spiritual.   

REgard the blessings of God's child,  
all long to see him freed:  
Nothing can sever him from God;  
his glory of old decreed.   

Chapt. 9  
Sorry I am for th'israelites;  
God did not promise all.  
The seed of Abraham for to save;  
but jacob he did call.   

THe Lord shows love to whom he will.  
as Potter with his clay,  
So dealeth he; it was foretold,  
jews should be cast away;   

Under the law they needs would live,  
they sought not life by grace;  
But stumbled at that stumbling stone;  
and Christ would not embrace.   

Chapt. 10  
ALL just by faith, not by the law,  
Christ hath performed the same:  
●ll that by faith take hold on him,  
shall never come to shame.   

BY Preachers sent, this faith is wrought  
in jews and Gentiles all:  
〈◊〉 his Israel knew, for all day long,  
the Lord on them did call:   

Chapt. 11  
CAst off they are not all from God,  
though some he did disdain:  
●ome are elected, and there's hope  
they shall b'ingraft again.   

DEspise them not, nor boast thyself,  
a Saviour God did raise:  
His judgements are past finding out:  
all laud to him always.   

Chapt. 12  
EVen all God's children must be moved  
by mercy's God to please.  
None of himself must think too well,  
attend thy place with peace.   

Fervent in spirit let us serve God;  
peace, patience , love withal  
God doth require: revenge forbids,  
thy foes feed when they call.   

Chapt. 13  
Give Magistrates their duties due,  
for conscience them obey:  
The man that love's, fulfils the law,  
own nought but love I say.   

HIgh time it is now to awake ;  
time of saluation's near:  
●●●ss your sins and put on Christ,  
all fleshly lusts forbear.   

Chapt. 14  
IN things indifferent none condemn,  
let no offence appear  
In them; for that is proved sin,  
by many reasons clear.   

Chapt. 15  
KNow how the strong must beard with we●ke  
ourselves we may not please:  
Christ did not for his love to all  
did wondrously increase.   

LEt us our brothers so receive;  
S Paul excuse doth make:  
He will come see them and ● desires  
their prayers for his sake.   

Chapt. 16  
MY helpers in Christ jesus greet:  
of such men take good heed  
As caused dissensions in the Church;  
and great offences breed.   

NOte and avoid them, they are such;  
as seek their belly, ease:  
The simple hearts they do deceive,  
and them with fair words please.   

ON your behalf I do rejoice,  
the truth you do obey:  
Satan shall shortly be trod down  
to God be praise for aye.    

1 CORINTHIANS  

Chapt. 1  
AFter his salutations, he  
exhorts to unity:  
Reproves their discords, worldly wise  
he here doth vilify,   

BY preaching (counted foolishness)  
he doth believers save:  
Not many mighty Noblemen.  
such grace and favour have.   

Chapt. 2  
CHrist, crucified to you I preach●,  
without enticing words:  
Yet with such power as far doth pass  
the sense that man affords.   

Chapt. 3  
Divisions argue fleshly minds;  
with milk I did you feed:  
The planter (except, God doth bless)  
is nought at all indeed.   

EVery man must look what he builds;  
Christ the foundation sure:  
World's wisdom folly, God's Temple  
we must keep chaste and pure.   

Chapt. 4  
Faithful must all Christ's Stewards be,  
all things are from the Lord:  
Then glory not, th'Apostles are  
of worldly men abhorred.   

GOds kingdom's not in word, but power,  
Paul is their father dear:  
Him must they follow, he will come  
with love or rod to fear.   

Chapt. 5  
he's cause of shame, and not of joy,  
that incest did commit;  
Purge leaven out; with scandalous  
do neither eat, nor sit.   

Chapt. 6  
IN law suits before Infidels,  
vex not your brethren dear;  
Th'unrighteous shall not enter heaven,  
o therefore quake and fear.   

KNow that your bodies members are  
of Christ, and temples pure  
O'th' holy Ghost, therefore you must  
all filthiness abjure.   

Chapt. 7  
Jest men uncleanness should commit,  
God marriage doth ordain;  
Know how and when to use the same,  
and when's fit to refrain.   

MEn in that calling must abide  
wherein they have been placed;  
Keep wedlock band; why virgins life  
is so preferred and graced.   

Chapt. 8  
NO meats to Idols offered eat,  
offend not one another;  
Abuse not Christian liberty,  
but love ye every brother.   

Chapt. 9  
OF his freedom he doth entreat,  
and how the Lord ordained.  
Pastor's to live by Christ's Gospel,  
though he himself abstained.   

PReaching, he was not chargeable,  
nor did in any case  
Offend in things indifferent,  
our life is like a race.   

Chapt. 10  
QVite ignorant you shall not be,  
that jewish sacraments  
Are types of ours; examples eke  
are all their punishments.   

Refrain from all Idolatry:  
beware ye every one  
Christ's cup, and cup of Devils to drink,  
give ye offence to none.   

Chapt. 11  
SEE Christ dishonoured when men pray  
or preach with covered head;  
And when their women in the Church  
have heads uncovered.   

THeir meetings were not for their good  
the Supper was ● profaned:  
He shows the purity thereof  
when first it was ordained.   

Chapt. 12  
VArious are spiritual gifts,  
yet do they profit all  
For service, and to edify  
Christ's body mystical.   

Chapt. 13  
ALL gifts (although they do surmount)  
yet are they nothing worth,  
Without true love and charity;  
the praise thereof set forth.   

BY it we still rejoice in truth,  
love always patience hath;  
It never fails, but is preferred  
before our hope and faith.   

Chapt. 14  
COmmended here is prophesy,  
before strange tongues preferred:  
To instruments compared they be,  
and both must be referred   

DIrectly to their proper end,  
which is edification:  
Th'abuse is taxed; women denied  
to speak in congregation.   

EVen of their husbands let them learn,  
let holy men each one  
●onfesse these are the laws of God:  
let things be comely done.   

Chapt. 15  
FRom Christ his resurrection,  
he proves that we must rise,  
Against him who that Article,  
most faithlesly denies.   

GReat fruit to mankind comes thereby  
the manner mark and see,  
How dead arise; how men alive  
at that day changed shall be.   

Chapt. 16  
HE bids them secure Salems' Saints,  
doth Timothy commend;  
Gives Christian admonitions;  
salutes, and makes an end.    

2 CORINTHIANS  

Chapt. 1  
AGainst their troubles for the truth,  
now the Apostle Paul  
Yield 〈…〉 and encouragements  
to Christian Corinth's all.   

BY that 〈…〉 which he ●ad,  
his conscience eke and theirs  
He calls to witness how he preached  
the truth in all affairs.   

COncerning coming unto them,  
he this excuse doth make;  
That not for lightness he ● refrained,  
burr rather for their sake.   

Chapt. 2  
DEclaring why he did not come,  
he doth entreat them all  
To pardon th' excommunicate,  
that did lament at his fall,   

EVen freely 〈…〉 himself had done;  
why he from Troas wont:  
He praiseth God for that success,  
which he to th'Gospel sent.   

Chapt. 3  
FAlse teachers (charging Paul with pride)  
he shows their faith and grace  
To be a praise sufficient  
against his foes disgrace▪   

GOod Gospel preaching Ministers,  
law-Preachers do excel,  
As far as those that preach of life,  
and those that damn to hell.   

Chapt. 4  
HEre he declares how he had used  
all faithful diligence;  
And how all troubles he endured  
with constant patience,   

IN every place, did still redound  
to th' Church's consolation,  
To th' praise of Gods most glorious power,  
and to his own salvation.   

Chapt. 5  
KNowing he hath an house in heaven,  
expecting judgement day;  
He strives to keep his conscience pure,  
and's confident always.   

LIfe having once received from Christ,  
to Christ he strives to live;  
And by his preaching faith in Christ,  
to others life to give.   

Chapt. 6  
MAnifold ways he proves himself,  
Christ's faithful servant sure,  
By exhortations, and disgrace  
which he did still endure.   

NO just offence by him was given,  
his ministry not charged:  
Of sufferings he doth boldly speak,  
his heart was so enlarged,   

OF them the like love he expects,  
he bids them all to flee  
Pollutions with Idolaters,  
sith they God's Temple be.   

Chapt. 7  
PRoceeding he exhorts them all  
to cleanse their souls with care,  
To love him as he loved them,  
and then he doth declare,   

QVite for to put them out of doubt,  
he took great consolation,  
And joyed in his afflictions;  
by Titus his narration.   

RElating what great godly grief  
his former Letter wrought;  
He joyed likewise for that great joy  
which they to Titus brought.   

Chapt. 8  
Stirred up they were frankly to give  
to Salems' Saints in need,  
By Macedonians, and the praise  
of their own former deeds.   

TH' example of our Saviour Christ.  
by that spiritual gain:  
Which would redound to them thereby,  
he here commends again.   

Unto the Corinth's Titus care,  
his forwardness and others,  
Who purposely were come for help  
for their poor Christian brothers.   

Chapt. 9  
A Reason yielded why he sent  
Titus to them before:  
He stirs to bounty; who sows much  
shall reap abundant store.   

BY giving alms unto the poor;  
they pray with one accord:  
And for the same great praise● yield  
unto the living Lord.   

Chapt. 10  
Carnal and false Apostles did  
th' Apostle Paul disgrace;  
As base in person and presence;  
but powerful out of place.   

DEclaring the spiritual power,  
which carnal power doth pass,  
He will be found as strong in word,  
as he in writing was.   

EVen every one that reacheth out  
beyond his compass set;  
Of vaunting pride them to reprove,  
Paul doth not here forget.   

Chapt. 11  
FOrced he is to praise himself,  
because they did respect  
The false Apostles more than him:  
his zeal did this effect.   

Giving them all to understand,  
that he durst well compare,  
And equali●●● himself with those  
which chief Apostles were▪   

HE having freely preached to them,  
most plainly proveth then,  
That he was not inferior,  
to those deceitful men,   

IN laws prerogatives; also,  
that he more pains did take,  
In Church's care; in serving Christ,  
and suffering for his sake.   

Chapt. 12  
KNowing great revelations,  
among the heavenly host;  
He boasteth of infirmities,  
blames them that made him boast;   

LEst he should be too much puffed up;  
he Satan's buffets had:  
he'll come to them in love, yet fears  
their sins will make him sad.   

Chapt. 13  
Mark how he threatneth not to spare  
the sinners obstinate:  
Who have not faith, nor Christ in them,  
are proved reprobate.   

NExt he exhorts to godly life;  
to love and virtues rare:  
He bids them all be of one mind;  
and so concludes with prayer.    

GALATHIANS  

Chapt. 14  
A Wonder great it is to Paul,  
that they were turned away  
●o soon from him, and his Gospel,  
which once they did obey.   

BY him are men and Angels cursed,  
who otherwise do preach  
faith, and Christ but Saviour,  
●hen he himself did teach.   

CHrists doctrine he of Christ did learn,  
and not of mortal men:  
His deeds uncalled, and what once called,  
he plainly shows them then.   

Chapt. 2  
DEclared is the time, and cause,  
why Paul to Salem went:  
That Titus was not circumcised,  
right hands to them were lent.   

EVen to the face he doth resist  
th'Apostle Peter here:  
He did withdraw, and scandalise,  
and all for jewish fear.   

FAith justifieth, not our works,  
in Christ we trust most sure:  
All that are justified by Christ,  
in life are godly, pure.   

Chapt. 3  
GAlathians, who bewitched you,  
your faith in Christ to leave:  
To hang upon the law, from which  
no man can life receive.   

HE that hath faith is justified,  
and is with Abraham blest:  
This proved is by reasons strong,  
but cursed are all the rest.   

Chapt. 4  
IN bondage to the Law we were,  
(as heir at under age)  
Till Christ did free us from the Law,  
and did the curse assuage.   

KNowing then this, why turn ye back  
to rudiments most vain?  
Observing days, th'Apostle fears  
that lost is all his pain.   

Love borne to him, and his to them,  
he doth record and name:  
He shows that we are Abraham's sons,  
as those from Sara came.   

Chapt. 5  
MAde free by Christ, in freedom stand,  
observe not legal rites;  
But faith which worketh still by love,  
therein the Lord delights.   

NOw fleshly works are reckoned up,  
and fruitful works o'th' spirit:  
The first condemns, the second makes  
that we the heavens inherit.   

Chapt. 6  
ONe overtaken with a fault,  
(if that he be a brother)  
Restore him mildly, and one bear  
the burden of another.   

PAul bids them use their teachers well,  
in goodness to persist:  
What the Law-preachers did intent,  
he boasts in cross of Christ.    

EPHESIANS.  

Chapt. 1  
AFter his salutations,  
and thanks; Paul in this place  
Doth treat of our selection; and  
adoption both by grace.   

BEhold of our salvation,  
the proper fountain true:  
The mystery whereof is known  
but to a very few.   

COntinually he praiseth God,  
and for them prayeth still.  
That they in Christ may have their hope,  
and fully know his will.   

Chapt. 2  
DEad are we all in trespasses  
by nature; but by grace  
We quickened are, and raised with Christ,  
to sit in heavenly place.   

EVen for good works he hath us made;  
by Christ we are brought near:  
We should not walk as Gentiles do:  
as Saints we must him fear.   

Chapt. 3  
FAint not for mine afflictions,  
the hidden mystery shown  
To Paul, that Gentiles should be saved,  
to men before unknown.   

GReat grace was given to him, that he  
to them the same might preach:  
He prays that they may feel Christ's love  
which he did plainly teach.   

Chapt. 4  
H●e now exhorts to unity:  
God giveth gifts to men,  
That Churches may be edified,  
and men be borne again.   

IMpurity he calls them from,  
wherein the Gentiles walk:  
To put on Christ's: to lie no more,  
to hate all filthy talk.   

Chapt. 5  
KNow how he bids them walk in love,  
to fly all fornication:  
With all uncleanness; and to shun  
all wicked conversation.   

LEt men be wise; filled with the spirit;  
let wives themselves approve  
To fear their husbands, let them learn  
of Christ our Lord to love.   

Chapt. 6  
MArke children how you honour must  
your loving parents dear:  
Mark servants, how with single hearts,  
your masters you must fear.   

Chapt. 7  
NOte our warfare with flesh and friends,  
and how we are defended  
By complete armour well put on;  
Tichichus is commended.    

PHILIPPIANS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL Saints, which then at Philippi  
did live and had abode;  
With Bishops and the Deacons there,  
Paul here salutes from God.   

BEcause of their great fruits of faith,  
their bonds, and Christian thrall;  
He testifies his thankes to God,  
and kindness to them all.   

COntinually he prays to God,  
for their increase in grace;  
He shows what good the Gospel had  
by him , and his disgrace.   

DEclaring that his bonds at Rome  
did many fortify;  
And how that still he ready was  
for Christ to live or dye.   

EXhorting them to unity,  
and Christ's cross up to take,  
He saith it is God's gift to them,  
to suffer for his sake,   

Chapt. ●  
FAithfully he exhorts to love  
and true humiliation;  
●y Christ's humility and love,  
and by his exaltation.   

GRaciously that they should walk,  
and in good ways proceed,  
●s lights to th'world, that he thereby  
might much be comforted.   

Having no long time for to live,  
he hopeth for to send  
timothy and Epaphrodite,  
both which he doth commend.   

Chapt. ●  
IN any case he warns them here  
false teachers to beware,  
Who taught them circumcision,  
And then he doth declare   

KIndly to them, that he himself  
had greater cause than they,  
●o trust in that law-righteousness,  
which they did so obey.   

LOsse yet and dung he counteth it,  
so he might Christ obtain,  
●nd righteousness which is by faith,  
that was his chiefest gain.   

MEntion he makes of many wants,  
which he doth here relate;  
●et bids them all be of his mind,  
and him to imitate.   

NOt walking as the foes of Christ,  
who glory in their shame,  
Whose end is hell: but bids them live  
to glorify his name.   

Chapt. ●  
Observe how he admonisheth  
in Christ the Lord to stand:  
In him to joy, and joy again  
because the Lord's at hand.   

PVre things he bids them think upon,  
and things of good report;  
To pray and praise God, that his peace  
might be their heart's comfort.   

QVietly he commands them do  
what things belong to love;  
He thanks them for their kindness which  
he did in prison prove.   

Rejoicing more for that good grace,  
which God had in them wrought;  
Then for the comforts and supplies  
which unto him they brought.   

SWeet smelling sacrifice it was,  
which pleased the Lord full well:  
He ends with prayer, and salutes  
the Saints that do excel.    

COLOSSIANS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL grace and peace he prayeth for,  
from God and Christ's our Lord:  
He thanks God for their faith and love,  
and brotherly concord   

BY Epaphras he heard thereof,  
whom he doth well approve▪  
He prayeth for increase of grace,  
of knowledge, faith and love.   

CHrist he doth truly here describe  
to be both God and man:  
The Church's head, and ruling all,  
even since the world began.   

Divinely he doth stir them up,  
in true faith to persist:  
He prayleth his own ministry,  
in preaching jesus Christ.   

Chapt. 2  
EXceeding fearful Paul is here,  
lest they from Christ should fall;  
And therefore unto constancy  
he doth exhort them all.   

FRom vain inventions of men  
he bids them all abstain:  
From humane vain Philosophy  
they likewise must refrain.   

GReat heed he bids them take that they  
no vain will worships use;  
Nor humane precepts taught by men,  
but should such things refuse.   

HE from the worship of Angels,  
and ceremonies all,  
(Which shadows have an end in Christ)  
most Christianly doth call.   

Chapt. 3  
IN heaven he bids them all seek Christ,  
and on him set their heart:  
To mortify their members all,  
and from their sins departed.   

KNowing Gods wrath doth daily fall  
on such as disobey,  
He bids them put off anger, wrath.  
and every sinful way.   

Lies also they must lay aside,  
and Christ they must put on,  
With charity, humility,  
love and compassion.   

MAn , wife and children here may learn  
what vice to shun and fly:  
Servants must not their masters serve,  
with service to the eye.   

Chapt. 4  
NOte that all those that masters be,  
a Master have above;  
And must deal well with their servants,  
he bids them live in love.   

O Let your speech be gracious,  
let time be rightly spent:  
Saluting them, he wisheth grace  
from God to them be sent.    

1 THESSALONIANS.  

Chapt. 1  
APostle Paul doth certify  
the Thessalonians all,  
How he at all times thought on them,  
when he on God did call.   

BOth when he prayed and praised God,  
he also doth express  
How well he was persuaded of  
that truth they did ● profess.   

COunting their faith most precious,  
their lives pure and sincere;  
From whom the word was published,  
and sounded every where.   

Chapt. 2  
DEclaring after what manner  
the Gospel first was brought,  
And how that they received the same,  
when it was preached and taught.   

Envious Satan hindered,  
and kept him from their sight:  
He long d to ● see them, for they were  
his glory, crown, delight.   

Chapt. 3  
FAithfully Paul doth testify  
the love that he did bear  
Unto the Thessalonians,  
and therefore sends to cheer,   

GOod Timothy, who comforts them,  
and strengthens with his voice:  
Paul also in their well doing  
doth very much rejoice.   

HE witnesseth his wondrous love,  
by prayers made for grace:  
And by his marvelous desire  
he hath to see their face.   

Chapt. 4  
IN all manner of godliness,  
exhorting to proceed,  
He bids them holy be and just,  
in every word and deed.   

KIndly to live in love with all,  
to follow quietly  
Their own not others business,  
and that they moderately   

LAment and mourn for those that die,  
who all must rise again.  
Whom Christ will come to judge and free  
from everlasting pain.   

Chapt. 5  
MOre large description is made,  
of Christ's last judgement day:  
When wicked men shall not escape,  
but all be swept away.   

NOtable precepts here he gives,  
how men should them behave  
Both holily and soberly,  
that they their souls may save.   

Observing them, he bids abstain  
from all the shows of sin:  
He prays they may be sanctified  
without and eke within.    

2 THESSALONIANS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL grace and peace from God and Christ,  
Paul prays for heartily,  
And what he thought of their true faith,  
he them doth certify.   

BOund to praise God (he saith) he is  
for their increase in love.  
And patience in affliction,  
which did declare and prove,   

CErtainly and by reasons strong,  
that they should jest obtain:  
When persecutors should be plagued,  
and suffer endless pain.   

DAily he prayeth God for them,  
that they might counted be.  
Worthy of such an high calling,  
and Christ in glory see.   

Chapt. 2  
EArnestly he beseecheth them,  
that they continue still  
In faith and truth, which they had learned,  
according to Gods will.   

FOr he assureth every one,  
and thus he plainly saith,  
That Christ shall not come, till there be  
● falling from the faith   

GReat Antichrist must be rendered  
that wicked man of sin,  
Whose mystery of wickedness,  
at that time did begin.   

HI● exhortations thereupon,  
〈…〉 repeat again,  
And playeth hearty that they  
may in the truth remain.   

IN them what confidence he hath,  
he plainly testifies:  
He ●raues their prayers for himself,  
he prays for them likewise.   

Known for to walk disorderly  
if any brother be,  
He doth command them in God's name,  
to shun his company.   

LIkewise he bids shun idleness,  
he laboured for his meat;  
And charged, that who would not work  
they should in no case eat.    

1 TIMOTHY.  

Chapt. 1  
A Charge was given to Timothy,  
by the Apostle Paul,  
When he to Macedonia went,  
which he to mind did call.   

BEseeching him that he would charge  
men that they would not preach  
Vain fablous Genealogies,  
but Christian doctrine teach.   

COunt that the law is passing good,  
if it be used right.  
●t is not given to righteous men,  
but to the wicked wight.   

Due thanks are yielded unto Christ  
here by th'Apostle Paul;  
Who him that was a blasphemer,  
did to the Gospel call.   

EXcommunicated by Paul  
are two blasphemers here;  
●nd cast to Satan , that they might  
the Lords name learn to fear.   

Chapt. 2  
FOr all men he exhorts to pray,  
and praise the living Lord:  
For Kings and Magistrates that sway  
the sceptre and the sword;   

Giving this reason, that we may  
live well and honestly:  
He bids that woman be attired  
in comely modesty.   

HE will not have a woman teach,  
but subject still to be,  
For all the treatning of God's wrath,  
she saved sure shall be,   

IF she continue in the faith,  
in love and charity,  
In holy conversation,  
and chaste sobriety.   

Chapt. 3  
KNow here how Bishops, and Deacons,  
should qualified be:  
What kind of wives they ought to take,  
thou here mayst plainly see.   

Learn why th'Apostle wrote these things,  
to godly Timothy;  
It was that he might rule the Church  
in holy purity.   

Mark here the blessed truth professed,  
and taught for Christians gain:  
Christ God and man of Angels seen,  
who now in heaven doth reign.   

Chapt. 4  
NOw doth the Spirit plainly speak,  
that in the latter times,  
Men shall departed from Christian faith,  
full fraught with filthy crimes.   

Observing and lending their ears  
to doctrines of the Devil,  
Speaking lies in hypocrisy,  
with conscience soul and evil.   

POpelike forbidding marriage,  
and meats ordained for food:  
The which withal the creatures,  
to godly men are good.   

QVite to refuse profane fables,  
he Timothy commands  
To exercise true godliness.  
for which he suffered bands.   

REad, teach, exhoxt and meditate,  
Paul bids him in this place;  
And be example unto all.  
of godliness and grace.   

Chapt. 5  
SEE here what rules must be observed  
when Elders are reproved:  
How Widows living in delight,  
stark dead in sin are proved.   

THose Elders that rule well the Church,  
count worthy double gain:  
But chief those that preach the word  
and therein take great pain.   

Unto Timotheus Paul gives charge,  
these rules still to observe:  
He wine, no water bids him drink,  
his health so to preserve.   

Avoid and shun all such teachers,  
as will not yield consent  
To wholesome doctrine, but to strife  
and brawling still are bend.   

Chapt. 6  
BEhold the servant's duty here,  
godliness is great gain:  
From love of money (root of evil)  
he chargeth to refrain.   

CHarged he is before jesus,  
and God the Father here,  
To keep these laws without all spot,  
till Christ the judge appear.   

Dissuaded are all wealthy men  
from trusting in their wealth,  
And Timothy is charged to keep  
the words of saving health.    

2 TIMOTHY.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL mercy, grace and peace from God,  
Paul wisheth still may light  
On Timothy, for whom he prays,  
and praiseth day and night.   

BEhold his love to Timothy,  
and Timothy's true faith,  
His mothers, and his grandmothers,  
as Paul here witnesseth.   

COncerning gifts given him of God,  
he must them still augment:  
He bids him in afflictions,  
still to be patiented;   

DEparting never from that truth,  
nor form of doctrine pure  
Which he hath heard and learned from him,  
and was both sound and sure.   

EVen all that were in Asia,  
he saith were fled away:  
●higellus and Hermogenes,  
with Paul they would not stay.   

Full highly One siphorus  
commended is by Paul,  
Who prayeth hearty for him,  
and for his household all.   

Chapt. ●  
Giving good exhortations,  
still constant to abide;  
●nd as Gods faithful Minister,  
his holy word divide.   

HE bids him strive to win the crown,  
and all vain babble stay:  
●f Himeneus, and Philetus,  
who strayed out of the way   

●N point of resurrection,  
saying that it was passed;  
●e speaketh her● but God's groundwork  
is steady, sure and fast.   

Known are to him his holy ones,  
but he that would be sure,  
●nd calleth on the name of Christ,  
must holy be and pure.   

LEt lusts of youth he laid aside,  
gently thyself behave,  
●th meekness teach all Satan's slaves,  
their souls alive to save.   

Chapt. ●  
MEn shall in latter days be proud,  
(this Paul doth prophesy)  
Fierce, false, accusers , and profane,  
full of hypocrisy.   

NOr caring for good Christians,  
their pleasures will pursue  
Fare more than God's Commandments  
which holy are and true.   

OF such deceivers to take heed,  
Paul warning here doth give,  
And saith that all must suffer wrong  
that godly mean to live.   

PErsist he bids Timotheus,  
in things taught him of old,  
The profit which by Scripture comes,  
by Paul is fully told.   

Chapt. 4  
QVickly he bids him come to him,  
charging before the Lord:  
That he be instant every where  
in preaching of the word.   

REbuking vice, and patiently  
to suffer persecution:  
He maketh mention of his death,  
and final dissolution.   

Showing that men with itching ●ares,  
the truth would not endure:  
But for him (having kept the faith)  
a Crown was laid up sure.   

THat Demas had embraced the world,  
and would go preach no more;  
That Alexander (cruel mith)  
had vexed him full sore;   

Unto Timotheus he shows,  
that all did him forsake:  
And that the Lord in that distress,  
his cause did undertake.    

TITUS.  

Chapt. 1  
Advertised is Titus here,  
his care for to express,  
To govern well the Church of God,  
and faults for to redress.   

BEing for that end left in Cree●,  
a while there to remain;  
That he in every City should  
good Ministers ordain.   

CHoose blameless Bishops there he must,  
for every congregation:  
Not covetous but sober men,  
of godly conversation;   

DOing Gods will most faithfully,  
that so they may convince  
And stop the mouths of those, that at  
the truth do kick and wince.   

Evil beasts, slow bellies, and liars,  
the Cretians are (he saith)  
Titus he bids rebuke them, that  
they might be brought to faith.   

FAbles, and to men's precepts,  
not giving any heed,  
Which turn men from Gods holy word,  
which is the truth indeed.   

GOod men and pure, have all things pure,  
the wicked have no so:  
Whose mouths profess, whose works deny,  
these subject are to woe.   

Chapt. 2  
HEre Titus hath directions  
both how to teach and live.  
What precepts he to young and old,  
and servants eke should give.   

INstructing old men to be grave,  
sober and sound in faith,  
Old women must teach holy things  
to younger wives (he saith)   

Keeper's at home, chaste and discreet,  
they must in any case  
Still show themselves, lest Christ's Gospel  
by them should have disgrace.   

LIkewise young men are bid to live  
in all sobriety:  
And Titus must a pattern be  
of godly gravity.   

Master's must be obeyed and pleased  
of servants taking pain;  
Showing forth all fidelity;  
not answering again.   

NOte that God's grace hath now appeared,  
and reacheth us to fly  
Ungodliness and worldly lusts,  
and so live soberly:   

Our Saviour still looking for,  
who was content to dye:  
That he might save us, and our souls  
from sin might purify▪   

Chapt. 3  
PAul here bids Titus to exhort,  
and but them all in mind  
Their Magistrates still to obey,  
and to be meek and kind.   

Quick, ready, forward eke to be  
to every godly deed,  
And that they should in goodness still,  
and gentleness proceed.   

RElating that even he himself,  
was in times past most vile,  
Living in all licentiousness,  
in malice, envy, guile:   

Serving his lusts, until God's love,  
and Christ's did plain appear;  
Not by the works 〈…〉 done,  
but of his mercy mere.   

THat Christ he saith hath saved us  
by true regeneration,  
Washing us in his blood, and by  
the spirits renovation,   

Upon us richly which he shed,  
that be our souls, might save,  
And justify us by his grace,  
eternal life to have.   

Advised is Titus this to teach,  
that who in God believe  
Should carefully show forth good works,  
and in his fear should live.   

But foolish questions all should hate,  
of fruitless brawlings vain;  
An heretic twice warned they must  
reject, avoid, disdain.   

COndemned eu●n in his own heart,  
and of himself he is:  
He bid, that Titus should with speed,  
come to Nicopolis.   

DEclaring that he purposed there  
to winter and remain,  
To do some works of courtesy,  
Paul bids him take some pain.   

EXhorting them to show good works,  
and fruitful be always:  
He greets them all that faithful be,  
for grace and peace than prays.    

PHILEMON.  

Chapt. 1  
A Servant named Onesimus  
first robbed, then run away  
From good Philemon his master,  
and with Saint Paul did stay.   

BY whom when he was won to Christ,  
and truly did repent;  
Unto his Master Philemon  
he home again was sent.   

CHristianly and earnestly  
th'Apostle Paul doth crave,  
That for his sake Onesimus  
might full forgiveness have.   

DVeties of one good Christian  
belonging to another,  
He proveth by strong reasons sent  
to Philemon his brother.   

EXceedingly philemon's faith,  
and love he here commends:  
And last with salutations  
and prayer all he ends.    

HEBREWES.  

Chapt. 1  
AForetime God by Prophets spoke  
unto our Father's old;  
●ow by his Son the truth he hath  
divinely taught and told.   

BY whom, and by his mighty word,  
the worlds created were;  
Who by himself hath purged our sins,  
and all things up doth bear.   

CReated Angels he excels,  
as being Gods own son,  
To whom by men and Angels both,  
all honour must be done.   

Declared he was unto the world,  
even at th' appointed day;  
Of righteousness the Kingdom he,  
and sceptre still doth sway:   

EVen as garment heavens wax old,  
but he doth still remain:  
They shall be changed, but Christ our Lord  
for evermore shall reign,   

Full great heed therefore must we take  
and duly still regard,  
That we forget none of his words,  
for fear of just reward.   

Chapt. 2  
GReat plagues they had that did despise  
the words which Angels spoke,  
But we (neglecting Christ's Gospel)  
what payment shall we take?   

HE crowned is with glory great,  
to bliss hath many brought:  
Through death he hath destroyed the Devil,  
and our redemption wrought.   

IN all things he was made like us,  
the Angel's nature he  
In no sort took, that he to us  
a faithful Priest might be.   

KNowing well how to comfort them,  
that fall into temptation:  
And for the sins of Saints to make  
full reconciliation.   

Chapt. ●  
Lo Moses here to Christ compared,  
is proved for to be  
As servant to his master is)  
inferior in degree.   

MOre glory fare the house builder  
deserveth for to have  
●hen doth the house, or doth the son  
more than the servant crave.   

NOte that we are this house of Christ,  
if that we shall hold fast  
●ur confidence and hope in him,  
as long as life shall last.   

Observe how he bids us therefore  
to hear his voice to day,  
●nd that no longer with hard hearts  
we should him disobey.   

Provoking him as forefathers  
did in the wilderness:  
●●st that in wrath he banish us  
out of his blessed rest.   

QVickly take heed that there be not  
in you a wicked heart,  
unfaithfully to cause you fall,  
and from the Lord departed.   

REbuke, exhort you one another,  
lest sin your souls deceive;  
●or if we keep faith to the end,  
we Christ, and heaven shall have.   

SOme when they heard obeyed him not,  
but still in sin did live;  
●o whom he swore that he no rest  
at all to them would give.   

Chapt. 4  
THerefore let us take heed, and fear,  
his promise to fo● sake;  
They heard, but through their unbelief,  
they did no profit take.   

Unto us was the Gospel preached,  
believers all are blest;  
For all the godly of the world,  
there doth remain a rest.   

WHich rest who so hath entered,  
from his own work hath ceased:  
(As God from his) let us then strive  
from sin to be released.   

ASunder doth the word of God  
divide man's soul and will:  
And as a sharp two edged sword,  
sin in th' elect doth kill.   

BEcause we have a great High Priest,  
now see in heavenly place,  
Who feels our wants, let's boldly go  
unto the throne of grace.   

Chapt. 5  
COmparing jesus Christ our Lord,  
with Priests Leviticall,  
He shows wherein they do agree,  
wherein they differ all.   

DEclaring that every High Priest  
is for mankind ordained  
To offer gifts, that pardon so  
for sin might be obtained.   

EVen for his own , and people's sins,  
these offerings he makes:  
None but the called (as Aaron was)  
this honour on him takes.   

FOr Christ did not this honour take,  
an high Priest to be made:  
But God, who said, thou art my Son,  
that honour on him laid.   

GOd said thou art a Priest for ever,  
he prayers made with tears  
To him that able was to save;  
who freed him from his fears.   

HE though he were his dearest Son.  
yet by his sufferings  
Did learn obedience, and is he  
that now salvation brings.   

Jews negligence is here reproved,  
who were so dull to hear:  
That though they had been long time taught,  
yet strong meat could not bear.   

KNowledge they had but very small.  
of milk they still had need;  
strong meat belonged not to such,  
on milk they still did feed;   

Chapt. 6  
LEarning the Christian principles  
of mournful heart's confession,  
Of faith and of the sacraments,  
and of the resurrection.   

MOre forward he would have them led,  
he would not have them faint:  
●ut to be steadfast in the faith,  
in troubles patiented.   

NOte here the danger of all those,  
that after truth receiu d,  
●auing once tasted heavenly gifts,  
are afterward deceived.   

O How impossible it is,  
that they that fall away,  
●hould by repentance be renewed,  
they Christ again do slay.   

PRaised and blessed is the earth,  
that drinks in store of rain:  
And for the dresser bringeth forth  
herbs, fruits, and store of grain.   

QVestionlesse that earth, that thorns  
and briers bringeth forth;  
Is near to cursing, must be burned  
as earth that's nothing worth.   

RIghteous in his promises  
the Lord is always found;  
He still rewards their works of love,  
that in good works abound.   

SEe here how God even by himself,  
to Abraham did swear,  
That he would bless him wrondrously,  
and still his love declare.   

TO him, and to the heirs of life,  
he plainly shows to both,  
The stableness of his counsel,  
and binds himself by oath.   

Unpossible it is that God  
should deal unfaithfully,  
Sith by his word, and oath he binds  
himself so steadfastly.   

WHereby we have a refuge sure,  
and most strong consolation,  
Most firmly for to hold that hope  
we have of our salvation.   

A Steadfast anchor of the soul  
which enters in through grace,  
Where Christ is entered, to prepare  
for us a holy place.   

Chapt. 7  
BY Melchisedecke King of peace,  
and Priest of God most high,  
Is father Abraham blest, when he  
returned form victory   

COnsider how that he is said  
to want a pedigree,  
That he unto the Son of God  
might well resembled be.   

Do well, consider the greatness,  
of this High Priest I say,  
To whom the Patriarch Abraham,  
the tithes of spoils did pay.   

EVen by commandment, by the law,  
the Levites tithes possessed;  
But Abraham to Melchisedeck  
did pay them, and was blest:   

FOr Levi to Melchisedeck  
did Abraham also pay,  
Because that he, when they two met,  
in joins of Abraham lay.   

GReater is this his Priesthood then,  
and of far more perfection,  
Then that of Levies, or of that  
which was of Aaron.   

HE (even our Lord) of juda came  
no speech did Moses make  
That either juda or his tribe  
should holy Priesthood take.   

IT is a thing most evident,  
most manifest and clear;  
That he was made Priest by an oath,  
by whom we all draw near.   

KEeping the faith, to Gods own throne  
he is our surety sure,  
Of a fare better covenant,  
he ever doth endu●e.   

Living for ever, he is of power  
to save all those from thrall,  
That unto God do come by him,  
and for his mercy call.   

MOst perfectly he doth them save,  
and intercession makes;  
An holy harmless Priest is he,  
who for us undertakes.   

Chapt. 8  
NOte well the sum of all that's said;  
we have a Priest most high  
That fits at Gods right hand in heaven,  
in glory and majesty.   

OF holy things, and tabernacle,  
(which is the body of Christ)  
A Minister, who offereth gifts  
as well as did high Priest.   

Priest's offer gifts even so doth he;  
Moses was bid to make  
All things according to pattern,  
which he from God did take.   

QVestionlesse a ministry  
that's fare more excellent  
He hath, a mediator of  
a better testament.   

REad that for second covenant  
place should not have been sought,  
If that the first had faultless been,  
and could have safety wrought.   

Such covenant with Israel,  
and juhah he'll not make,  
As with their fathers, when he did  
them out of Egypt take.   

THey therein did not long persist,  
and he from them 〈◊〉  
But in their minds he'll put his laws,  
and write them in their hearts.   

Unto them I will be their God,  
and they my folks shall be;  
Thus saith the Lord, both great and small  
shall knowledge have of me.   

WIth mercy I will them behold,  
to them I will be kind,  
Their sins and their transgressions  
I will blot out of mind.   

Chapt. 9  
A Large description here is made  
of outward legal rites,  
Which God taught Moses, and which he  
did teach the Israelites.   

BEhold both rites and Sanctuary,  
which first old test'ment had,  
Not heavenly, nor spiritual;  
which made men's hearts more glad.   

CAndlestick, table, and shewbread  
were therein set and placed,  
With name of holy places was  
that tabernacle graced.   

Disposed and placed within the veil  
(which holiest place is called)  
Was golden censer, and the Ark  
about with gold o'relayd.   

EVen Aaron's rod, and golden pot,  
that Manna had therein,  
The tables, and the Cherubins  
were put the veil within.   

FIrst tabernacle thus ordained,  
the Priests did daily go  
There for to offer sacrifice,  
the Lord commanded to.   

GOD bade the high Priest for to go  
alone once every year  
Into the holy place of all,  
with blood to offer there.   

HE for himself, and people's sins  
did offer there alone,  
Which service did not sanctify  
himself, nor any one,   

IN conscience, for it did consist  
in sacrificing rites,  
Which were commanded, till Christ came  
who cleanseth sinners quite.   

KNow here that Christ is our high Priest  
of good things yet to come,  
Who not by blood of Goats nor Calves,  
did pay our soul's ransom.   

Learn that that blood did outwardly  
the body putrify;  
O how much more shall Christ his blood  
our conscience sanctify.   

MAking us serve the living God,  
and all dead works to hate,  
He is the Mediator true,  
which brings to blessed state.   

NEw Testament he hath confirmed  
even by his death alone,  
And entered hath the holiest place,  
for he to heaven is gone.   

ONce hath he offered up himself,  
our sins to take away,  
And shall again come judge his folk  
to life at latter day.   

Chapt. 10  
Pour for to cleanse away our sins  
the law had none at all  
To Christ's body once offered,  
that virtue did befall.   

QVite impossible a thing it is  
to take away our sins  
By blood of Bulls, or by the blood  
of Goats or such like things,   

Redeemed we are from death and hell  
by Christ's blood, which he shed  
Once for us all, when he on cross  
his body offered.   

SO that he hath for evermore  
their sins washed all away  
That are elect, and sanctified,  
and do his will obey.   

THis doth the holy Ghost witness,  
and thus hath said before,  
My law I will write in their hearts,  
their sins think on no more.   

Unto him then let us draw near  
with hearts made pure by faith,  
Still hoping in his promises,  
he will do what he saith.   

WE willed are here to consider  
each one his Christian brother,  
And unto love, and to good works  
to stir up one another.   

ALL are exhorted thus to do,  
because the day draws near,  
When Christ (to judge the quick and dead)  
will second time appear.   

BUT if we shall sinne willingly,  
when we this truth have known,  
We have no sacrifice for sin,  
but must in hell be thrown.   

CHrist who forsakes and doth despise,  
and treads him under foot;  
And doth despise the spirit of grace,  
the Lord will root ● him out.   

Days that are past, he bids call back,  
and bring into their mind  
How after light received they did  
full sore afflictions find.   

ENduring many scoffs and taunts,  
and tossed to and fro,  
And being still companions  
of Christians vexed so.   

FOr him (he saith) they sorrowed,  
and suffered willingly  
The spoiling of their goods, because  
they riches had on high.   

GReat recompense, of large reward,  
their confidence and faith  
Have in the heavens with Christ our Lord,  
thus here th' Apostle saith.   

HE also saith that we had need  
great patience to have,  
That after we have done his will,  
we may the crown receive.   

IN mean time, for a little while  
of patience we have need  
To come with speed, without delay,  
our Saviour hath decreed.   

KNow that the just shall live by faith,  
but who withdraws his heart;  
In him the Lord takes no delight,  
but will from him departed.   

Chapt. 11  
LO faith is here defined to be  
the ground and evidence  
Of things we hope for, not subject  
to sight or humane sense.   

MAny Elders had by their faith  
a worthy approbation;  
By it of all things in this world,  
we know the first creation.   

NOte that by faith good Abel brought  
a better gift than Cain;  
And by it of his righteousness  
a witness did obtain.   

Observe how Enoch by his faith  
from earth was had away;  
Before which time men did report,  
that he did God obey.   

PLease God we cannot without faith  
for first we must believe  
That he to all that seek him right,  
a good reward will give.   

QVickly did No by faith prepare  
the Ark when God foretold  
Of things not seen, whereby he saved  
himself and his household.   

RIghteous Abraham (by his faith)  
into a place did go,  
Which afterwards he should receive,  
but when he did not know.   

SO he by faith in promised land  
as stranger journeyed there  
●n tents, as Isaac and jacob,  
who heirs of promise were.   

THrough faith old Sarah strength received  
seed to conceive at last;  
●nd was delivered of a Child,  
when reeming years were passed.   

UP sprang there one, from her womb then,  
(which was as one even dead)  
So many as the stars and sands  
not to be numbered.   

WIth eyes of faith all these did see,  
yet did not really  
Enjoy the promised Canaan,  
but in that faith did die.   

AN heavenly country they sought for,  
that was their chiefest care;  
God therefore would be call d their God,  
and heaven for them prepare.   

BY faith, when God had Abraham tried,  
his son he offered;  
That God could raise him up again  
he well considered.   

COncerning things that were to come,  
good Isaac jacob blest;  
And jacob unto josephs' sons  
by faith his love expressed.   

DEparting hence, joseph by faith  
to brethren mention makes  
Of their departure; of his bones  
he bids they care should take.   

Endued with faith, Moses was hid  
three months by Parents dear;  
They saw he was a proper child,  
Kings charge they did not fear.   

FAith caused Moses when as he  
came to discretion,  
For to refuse once to be called  
King Pharaohs daughters son.   

GOds people he doth rather choose  
to live with in exile,  
●hen to enjoy these sinful joys,  
which last but for a while.   

HE the rebukes of Christ esteemed,  
and much more did regard  
●hen Egypt's treasures; looked to  
the price of high reward.   

invisible God by faith he saw,  
and Egypt land forsook:  
●ng Pharaohs rage he feared not,  
with patience all things took.   

KNow that through faith the passover,  
and bloodshed he ordained;  
●est he that the first borne destroyed  
should touch them so again.   

Learn that by faith they passed through  
the sea, as by dry land;  
Which when th' Egyptians sought to do,  
were all drowned out of hand.   

Mark how the walls of jericho  
by faith did all fall down,  
When the seven days had compassed  
that strong and fenced town.   

NOte how by faith Rahab is saved,  
and did not with them dye  
That disobeyed, when she had used  
the spies so lovingly.   

O What a number more there are,  
time will not serve to tell;  
Of Barac, Samson, Gideon,  
jepht's ', David, Samuel.   

Prophet's also, which all through faith  
kingdoms subdued and gained,  
Wrought righteousness, stopped Lion's mouths,  
and promises obtained.   

Qvenched violence of flaming fire,  
escaped the sword in fight:  
Of weak, made strong and valiant,  
great Armies turned to flight.   

Raised were the women dead to life,  
some racked would not be free;  
That they might rise again to life,  
and heavenly things might see.   

SOme have by mockings and scourge,  
been tried most shamefully;  
And some by bonds and prisonment,  
and some stoned cruelly.   

THey tempted were, slain with the sword,  
and some were hewed asunder:  
In sheep and goats skins wandering,  
a thing whereat to wonder.   

VExed they were and tormented,  
yea destitute of aid:  
The world not worthy of such men,  
about they wandered.   

WIthin the desert wilderness,  
in mountains, dens and caves:  
All these through faith had good report,  
but promise none receives.   

A Better thing the Lord for us  
provided hath, and said  
That they without us shall not be  
a perfect body made.   

Chapt. 12  
BEing therefore thus compassed  
with witnesses such store;  
Let's cast away all pressing things,  
and strive to sin no more.   

CHeerfully let us run the race,  
with patience and with feare●,  
That's set before us, and look up  
Christ our Saviour dear.   

●Vely considering that he is  
of faith the author sure;  
for the joy before him set  
death on cross endure.   

ENdure he did the vile speeches  
of wicked men and blind:  
Which we must think on, lest we should  
be weary and faint in mind.   

〈◊〉 have not as yet (saith he)  
●sisted unto blood;  
〈◊〉 have put out of your mind,  
●at comfort sweet and good,   

G●uen to you as to his sons,  
whom he bids not despise:  
Nor faint for those corrections  
which from him do arise.   

He doth chastise and scourge each one,  
whom he doth dearly love;  
No son he hath but doth sometime  
his scourging feel and prove.   

IF ye (saith he) his chastising  
do patiently endure,  
As vn●o sons God unto you  
himself doth offer sure.   

KNow that if any do not feel  
〈◊〉 Lords correcting hand,  
That they are bastards and no sons,  
they here may understand.   

Loving kind parents we have had,  
our bodies to correct,  
And we did give them reverence,  
should we not then subject   

Much more ourselves to him that is  
the father of our spirit:  
That we might live eternally,  
and highest heavens inherit?   

NOte that they did but for few days,  
and for their pleasure's sake,  
Correct us, but he for our good,  
that we might so partake   

OF his exceeding holiness:  
now no chastisement seems  
To be delightsome for the time  
It's rather grievous deemed,   

PAssing great fruit of righteousness  
yet afterward it brings  
To those that exercised are  
with such sharp chastisings.   

QVickly therefore lift up your hands,  
and knees that are so weak,  
And see that strait and steady steps  
unto your feet you make.   

RVn on still in a godly course,  
lest halting things and lame,  
Be turned quite out of the way,  
but rather heal the fame.   

SEe that ye follow peace withal,  
and holy life embrace,  
Without the which no man shall see,  
the Lords most blessed face.   

TAke heed that no man from God's grace  
doth shrink or fall away;  
And let no fruit of bitterness  
spring up to cause decay.   

VIle fornicator or profane,  
let none among you dwell:  
As Esau was, who his birthright  
for meat away did tell,   

WHo afterward (ye know) when he  
the blessing sought to have,  
God did reject him, and no place,  
unto repentance gave.   

ALthough he sought the same with tears,  
now this thing understand  
That ye are not come to the mount  
which might be touched with hand.   

BVrning with fire, nor unto  
black darkness full of dread,  
To tempest, trumpets, sound nor voice,  
with terrors uttered.   

COncerning which, all they that heard,  
themselves did then excuse,  
And for to hear it so again,  
did utterly refuse.   

DEclaring that they in no case  
could those commandments hear,  
So dreadful were the sights then seen  
that Moses quaked for fear.   

EVen to Mount Zion are ye come  
to Gods own City sure,  
To heavenly Salem, and Angels  
which holy are and pure.   

FIrst borne, which written are in heaven,  
and to their congregation,  
To jesus which for us doth make  
a perfect mediation.   

God judge of all, and to the souls  
of just and perfect men;  
To sprinkled blood which better speaks  
then that blood shed by Cain.   

Hear therefore and despise him not,  
that speaks from heaven above;  
Who Moses words refused to hear,  
God's plagues did taste and prove.   

IF we refuse and from Christ's word  
shall turn away our ear,  
We shall not scape, for greater plagues  
we sure away shall bear.   

KNow that his voice did shake the earth,  
and now declareth he,  
That once again he will it shake,  
yea heaven shall shaken be.   

Lo this word (once more) signifies  
removal once again  
Of shaken things made with men's hands,  
that sure things may remain.   

MErcifully sith we from God  
a Kingdom do receive,  
That cannot shaken be nor moved,  
let's strive such grace to have.   

NOw so to serve the Lord, that we  
may do his whole desire:  
With fear and reverence, for God  
is a consuming fire.   

Chapt. 13  
O Let the love of brother's dear  
among you still remain;  
Be not forgetful, to your power  
strangers to entertain.   

Patriarches by that pious means,  
have Angels entertained  
Into their houses unawares,  
and have a blessing gained.   

QVickly remember those that are,  
in bonds, in grief, and woe,  
As if you were in bonds with them,  
and were afflicted so.   

REad here how God hath honoured,  
the holy wedlock state;  
How whoremongers, adulterers  
he doth abhor and hate.   

SEe that your conversation  
be without covetousness;  
And be content with that you have,  
and things which you possess.   

THe Lord hath said I will not fail,  
nor will I thee forsake;  
So that we all may boldly say,  
the Lord my part doth take.   

Unto me what vain man can do  
I will not therefore fear;  
Your Overseers have in mind,  
which Gods word do declare,   

ATtending well unto the end  
of their good conversation;  
Christ is, and was, and will be still,  
the Churches sure foundation.   

BEware (saith he) and be not led  
with doctrines strange and base:  
For it is good to have our hearts  
established still with grace.   

COunt ye that meats and legal rites  
no good nor profit brings  
To them that have been exercised  
in such like fruitless things.   

DEspising them, let us to Christ  
still offer laud and praise,  
Fruit of our lips: let us confess  
his holy name always.   

EVer remember to do good,  
and to relieve the poor:  
God is well pleased with such offerings,  
and will them bless therefore.   

FReely obey all those that have,  
of you the oversight:  
Submit yourselves, they for your souls  
do watch both day and night.   

Give an account for them they must  
which that they may with joy  
Perform, and not with grief of heart,  
your chiefest care employ.   

HE bids them here for him to pray,  
and knows assuredly  
His conscience to be good, and strives  
to live still honestly.   

IN earnest sort he them desires  
their prayers to afford,  
That unto them with much more speed,  
he may be so restored.   

KNow here the prayer made for them  
unto the God of peace;  
That he would make them righteous,  
and in good works increase.   

LAuding and praising jesus Christ,  
before his salutation,  
He doth beseech them to endure  
the words of exhortation.   

MAking them know that Timothy  
delivered was as then,  
He bids salute the Saints, and saith  
grace be with all, Amen.    

JAMES.  

Chapt. 1  
Alpheus' son (Th'apostle james)  
writes this Epistle here,  
Unto the true converted jews  
dispersed here and there.   

BIdding them under cross of Christ  
to joy exceedingly;  
To ask for patience, and to pray  
in faith most fervently.   

CRowned with glory such shall be,  
but yet let no man say,  
That he is tempted of the Lord,  
when he is drawn away.   

Dear brethren err not (saith Saint james)  
good gifts come from above;  
From him that with the word of truth,  
begot us of his love.   

EVery man be swift to hear,  
and do accordingly:  
They blamed are that hear, and then  
forget immediately.   

FOr who so seem religious  
and tongues cannot refrain;  
Nor godly life; their godly shows  
are all both vile, and vain.   

Chapt. 2  
GOod Christians must not more regard  
the rich, than brethren poor,  
Though one be clothed gorgeously,  
the other begat door.   

HE guilty is of all the law,  
that doth in part offend;  
The merciless must judgement have,  
that never shall have end.   

IN vain it is to brag of faith  
where no good works appear;  
The Devils believe there is a God,  
and tremble all for fear.   

KNow that the works of Abraham,  
and Rahabs' works likewise,  
Did show that they were justified  
by faith in Gods own eyes.   

Chapt. 3  
LEt none reprove ambitiously,  
nor rashly men control,  
Because that we in many things  
ourselves, offend, and fall.   

MAn must look well unto his tongue,  
(a member small and evil,)  
A very world of wickedness,  
and fired by the Devil.   

NO man can tame a wicked tongue,  
with it men bless and curse:  
Wild beasts and serpents have been tamed,  
but naughty tongues are worse.   

Observe the worldly wisdom here,  
which envy brings and strife.  
Where wicked works are multiplied,  
and devilish language rife   

PVre is God's wisdom from above  
without dissimulation;  
Peaceable, mild, and making men  
of godly conversation.   

Chapt. 4  
QVarrelling, wars, brawlings and jars  
come from our lusts and pleasures;  
●Gainst avarice we are to strive,  
and hoarding up of treasures.   

RAsh judgement here Saint james forbids,  
intemperance , and pride,  
He bids us still draw near to God,  
and he will be our guide.   

SVbmit to God , resist the Devil,  
and not be confident  
In good success of worldly things,  
not knowing the event.   

THy life thou art uncertain of,  
he bids us to depend  
Upon the providence of God,  
until our lives shall end.   

Chapt. 5  
VEngeance the wicked rich may fear  
to light upon them all:  
Their rusty silver and their gold  
for fiery plagues do call.   

A Loud the hire of labourer's  
cries in Iehova's ears:  
Wantoness, and who in pleasures live,  
have cause of deadly fears.   

BIdding the Saints be patiented,  
because the Lord's at hand;  
And (as the Prophets did and job)  
still constantly to stand.   

CArefully he exhorteth them  
of swearing to beware,  
In mirth to sing and still to pray  
when they afflicted are.   

Distressed, and sick, for th'elder send,  
that they for such may p ay:  
Their prayers much prevail to drive  
sickness, and sin away.   

Eelias' prayed it might not rain,  
the Lord his prayer heard:  
He prayed again that it might rain,  
and store of rain appeared.   

FRom truth if any man hath strayed,  
whom some ● converted hath:  
That man shall hide a many sins,  
and save a soul from death.    

1 PETER.  

Chapt. 1  
ATtend how Peter writes to th'Jews,  
dispersed in diverse Nations;  
Elect of God kept by his power,  
through faith unto salvation.   

BLessing the Lord, who of his love  
had then begot again  
To an inheritance in heaven,  
where they with Christ should reign.   

COunting the trial of their faith,  
by troubles and temptations  
To be more precious than gold,  
and seals of their salvation.   

DEclaring that this grace by Christ,  
was no strange nor new thing,  
Because the Prophets did of old,  
the same glad tidings bring.   

EXhorting them that they therefore,  
should former lusts forsake,  
And to a new and godly life  
with speed themselves betake.   

FEaring for to offend the Lord  
by conversation vain;  
From which they were redeemed by Christ,  
who for their sins was slain.   

Giving them all to understand  
that man is like a flower  
Soon fading, but that Christ's Gospel  
for ever doth endure.   

Chapt. 2  
HEre Peter bids them lay aside  
wrath, guile, hypocrisy;  
And to desire the word of God,  
that they might grow thereby.   

IEsus (whereon they all are built)  
is their most su●e foundation:  
A stumbling stone to rebels all  
ordained for condemnation.   

KNow, that we are his people dear,  
yea Prophets, Priests and Kings:  
Abstain from lusts, which to your soul's  
death and destruction brings.   

LEt men obey the Magistrates,  
(this Peter biddeth here)  
And that all Masters should be served  
of servants with all fear.   

Mild Masters if they be, or cursed,  
they still must subject be:  
And of our Saviour Christ must learn  
to serve them patiently.   

NO ill he did , yet suffered wrong,  
reviled not again;  
He bore our sins upon the Cross,  
enduring hellish pain.   

Chapt. 3  
O Wives come learn your duties here,  
to husband's subject be,  
●hat you may win the uncalled to God  
when they your grace shall see.   

●Vt ye not on gay costly attire,  
adorn your hearts with grace,  
〈◊〉 Sara's daughters; chastity,  
and gentle minds embrace,   

QVietly still obeying them.  
all husbands they must dwell  
〈◊〉 men of knowledge with their wives,  
regarding them full well.   

Respectively he bids all men  
that they love one another▪  
●essing for cursing to requite,  
and all ill speech to smother.   

SVffering persecution  
for righteousness sake,  
●e bids them fear no force of foes,  
but rather comfort take.   

TO sanctify God in their hearts,  
to answer every one  
With meekness; of their faith and hope  
they have in Christ alone.   

US, and our sins he suffered for,  
here Peter doth declare  
The love of Christ to the old world,  
which he long time did spare.   

AT last the Ark by No was made,  
eight souls were saved therein;  
Whereto even Baptism answereth,  
which saves us from our sin   

BY Christ his resurrection,  
who'is gone to heaven before,  
●o whom all powers subject are,  
and Angels all adore.   

Chapt. 4  
CHrist having for them suffered,  
he bids them cease to sin,  
Wherein (like Gentiles) they had lived,  
and wills them now begin   

DAily to do the will of God,  
though others think it strange;  
And rail when they behold, and see  
in them so great a change.   

EVermore watch, and sober be,  
because the end is near:  
He bids them have among themselves  
true love with godly fear.   

FOr love doth cover many sins,  
be barbarous, speak God's word,  
Give as the Lord hath given to thee,  
that Christ may be adored.   

GRudge not, nor think it strange (saith he)  
when troubles shall you try;  
But when ye suffer aught for Christ,  
rejoice exceedingly.   

HAppy are they that are reviled,  
and suffer for Christ's name;  
But as a thief and murderer  
to suffer, were a shame.   

IVdgement doth now at Gods own house  
and chosen folk begin;  
O then what shall become of them,  
that still live in their sin.   

Chapt. 5  
KNow here the Pastor's duty is  
the flock of Christ to feed  
Most willingly, and not as Lords,  
thereto they must take heed.   

LIkewise he bids the younger ones  
to Elders all submit;  
●●cking themselves with lowliness  
God giveth grace to it.   

MOst humbly still submit to God,  
on him cast all your care:  
●atch, and be sober; Satan seeks  
〈◊〉 men's souls to spoil and tear.    

2 PETER.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL grace, and peace from jesus Christ,  
th'Apostle prays for here:  
●o all things for a godly life,  
●o give did never spare.   

●Idding them use all diligence  
to add good conversation  
●to that faith which they in Christ  
〈◊〉 professed unto salvation.   

CHrists knowledge they shall never la●●●  
that in such things abound;  
●●eir calling and Election  
they so make sure and sound.   

DIligently he always will  
bring these things to their thought,  
That they thereby to constancy,  
in truth might all be brought.   

Eternal Son of God who is,  
and so confirmed to be,  
By God, and his Apostles all,  
who saw his Majesty.   

Full well (he saith) they all shall do,  
if that they take good heed  
Unto the word of Prophecy,  
a most sure word indeed.   

GReat light it is, and shineth bright,  
from which never depart  
Until the day and lightsome Star  
shine clearly in your heart.   

Chapt. 2  
HE here foretelleth of false prophets,  
as there had been of old,  
Teaching doctrines most damnable,  
their ruin here is told.   

IN like sort all their followers,  
(for Angels were not spared  
Nor the old world, when they for No,  
nor for his preaching cared.)   

KNow Sodom and Gommorra burned,  
and brought to desolation;  
Just Let preserved whose heart was vexed  
with their foul conversation.   

LEft for examples are all these,  
to all the wicked train:  
God knows well how to save his own,  
and see the sinners slain.   

MEn walking after their own lusts,  
who government despise;  
Presumptuous, and speakers ill  
of rules and dignities.   

NO Angels (though full great in power)  
did ever dare do so.  
But these bruit beasts, speak ill of things  
they never heard, nor know.   

O See how these seducers all,  
their manners, works, and ways,  
Their vile and filthy practices  
th'Apostle here displays.   

PRonouncing fearful plagues on them,  
and those that fall again  
〈◊〉 slaves to their corruptions,  
from which they did refrain   

QVite ignorant of righteous ways,  
if all such men had been:  
●t had been better, then like dogs,  
and swine, to leave them clean.   

Remembering them of ancient truth,  
which unto them was brought,  
That Christ should come to judge the world,  
though mockers set at nought   

Such doctrine; ask when comes he?  
we see no change at all;  
●ut Peter bids them all repent;  
and so for mercy call.   

THE Lord (saith he) will surely come,  
even as a thief in night:  
When elements shall melt with heat,  
and all be burnt up quite.   

Unlearned men pervert the truth,  
to their final decay:  
●ut Peter bids them grow in grace,  
and not be plucked away.    

1 JOHN.  

Chapt. 1  
A True description here is made  
of Christ both God and man,  
Who with the Father equal was  
before the world began.   

BEhold he is described also,  
a true man for to be,  
Whom john with his companions,  
did handle, hear, and see.   

CHrist he declareth thus to us,  
that we might coupled be  
To God the Father, and the Son,  
and so full joy might see.   

DEclare he doth that God is light,  
in him no darkness is:  
If we in sin and darkness walk,  
then are we none of his.   

EVery one that walks in  
hath fellowship with him:  
So that the blood of jesus Christ  
doth cleanse us from all sin.   

FAith this effects: but if we say  
that we no foul sin have,  
We have no truth at all in us,  
but do ourselves deceive.   

GOd faithful is, just, gracious,  
to cleanse us from all sin,  
●f we acknowledge them to God,  
and live no more therein,   

HIs word in us is not at all,  
we him a liar make,  
●f that we say we have not sinned,  
he will us then forsake.   

Chapt. 2  
IN loving sort he calls them babes,  
and writeth to this end:  
That they no more should live in sin,  
but sinful manners mend.   

Known this he makes yet to us all,  
and it believe we must,  
That if we sin, an Advocate  
we have; even Christ the just.   

Loving us, he is for our sins  
the reconciliation;  
Yea for all faithful in the world,  
he is their soul's salvation.   

MAde sure hereof we are hereby,  
and that we know him right,  
●f that we keep his precepts pure,  
and walk as in his sight.   

NOte him that saith he knoweth him,  
and yet doth not obey  
His precepts, that man hath no truth,  
but lies what e'er he say.   

Observe that he that keeps his word,  
the love of God indeed  
In him is perfect, he is in Christ;  
we need not doubt nor dread.   

PVrely (as Christ did) must he walk;  
no sin his life must stain;  
That saith, that he is joined with Christ,  
and doth in him remain.   

QVestionlesse, no new command  
he here doth write and tell;  
But that same word which they of old  
heard given to Israel.   

Renewed is now that old command,  
which here he calleth new;  
Because that both in Christ and us  
it is apparent true.   

Sigh that the darkness now is past,  
and light doth shine forth plain;  
He wils us walk as sons of light,  
and darksome sins refrain.   

THat man that saith he is in light,  
and doth his brother hate;  
He is in sinful darkness still,  
his soul in woeful state.   

Unto his brother who is kind,  
and love's him with his heart;  
He bides in light, and with no evil;  
will such a man take part.   

AS for that man that brother hates,  
in darkness still he lies;  
He knoweth not whither he goes,  
darkness doth blind his eyes.   

BEcause your sins (for Christ's name sake)  
are now remitted quite;  
O little babes, my children dear,  
to you therefore I writ.   

COme learn how that th' Apostle john  
vouchsafes to take the pain  
To write to fathers, and to babes,  
to young men here again.   

DEhorting from love of the world,  
and things that are therein;  
●f any love this world (he saith)  
Gods love is not in him.   

EAch worldly thing (as lust and pride)  
to God doth not pertain,  
But to the world, which with world's lusts  
do pass away amain.   

FOr ever doth that man endure,  
that doth the Father's will,  
Hating all pride and striving still  
his lusts in him to kill.   

Giving them warning to take heed  
of Antichristian pride,  
He shows why some did them forsake,  
and would not with them bide.   

HE shows that he is Antichrist  
that jesus Christ denies:  
He bids them hold on in the truth,  
and not believe their lies.   

IN Christ he bids us all abide,  
that when he shall appear  
We may be bold and not ashamed,  
nor stand in any fear.   

Chapt. ●  
KNow, and admire the wondrous love  
which heavenly Father shows  
The style and title of his sons  
upon us he bestows.   

LEtting us know, that for this cause  
the world doth not regard,  
Nor know us, for it knows not him,  
who doth us thus reward.   

MAking us now the Sons of God,  
when jesus shall appear,  
He saith, we shall be like to him,  
and shall him see full clear.   

NO man that hath this hope in him,  
but even as Christ is pure,  
So he doth purge himself from sin,  
no sin he can endure.   

Observe that whosoever sins,  
God's law he doth transgress;  
Christ came to take away our sins  
and all our wickedness.   

PErfectly pure is Christ our Lord,  
in him there is no sin,  
He sinneth not, who by true faith,  
doth still abide in him.   

QVake sinners. He that sin commits,  
delighting to do evil,  
He knows not Christ, and here john saith.  
that man is of the Devil.   

REvealed was the Son of God,  
for this end and purpose,  
That he might sin destroy in his,  
and devilish works unlose.   

SO that in him that's borne of God,  
no sin at all doth reign,  
Because his seed (the holy Ghost)  
doth in that man remain.   

THus are Gods children known from Devils,  
who doth not righteousness,  
Is not of God, nor who no love  
to brethren doth express.   

Unto you all, and unto us,  
this message long ago  
Came, that we should love one another,  
the Lord commanded so.   

AS cruel Cain we must not love,  
who shed his brother's blood,  
Because his own works wicked were,  
and brother's works were good.   

BY this we know that God from death  
to life doth us translate,  
Because we love the brethren,  
and no man's person hate.   

Cursed manslayer he here is called,  
that doth his brother hate;  
Who love's him not, abides in death,  
and is in hellish state.   

Dear love we have perceived from Christ,  
who for us shed his blood,  
So ought we to lay down our lives,  
to do our brethren good.   

Esteem him void of Christian love,  
that hath this earthly good,  
And sees his brother stand in need,  
and will not give him food.   

FRom sincere hearts, in deed and truth,  
he bids us show our love,  
And not in word and tongue alone,  
which doth but feigned prove.   

GOds Sons we know ourselves to be,  
by love and charity,  
And have assurance in our hearts  
before his Majesty.   

HE bids us here look to our hear●,  
if they shall us accuse:  
God (who is greater than our hearts)  
will not one sin excuse.   

IF that our hearts condemn us not,  
with God we may be bold  
To ask and have: no good thing he  
doth from his sons withhold.   

KNow what this his commandment is;  
it's faith in Christ to have,  
And that we one another love,  
as he commandment gave   

Learn that in him that keeps his jaws,  
even Christ himself doth dwell,  
And by that spirit given to us,  
we know this thing full well.   

Chapt. 4  
Mark here how john bids not believe  
all spirits; but to try  
Whether they be of God or no▪  
for many spirits lie.   

NOte him to have the spirit of God,  
that doth confess and say,  
That jesus Christ is come in flesh  
he's false that doth gainsay.   

OF Antichrist this is the spirit,  
and from the world doth speak;  
The world doth hear him, and they both  
God's laws despise and break.   

Persuading them they are of God,  
because his word they hear,  
john doth exhort them for to love  
each one his brother dear.   

QVite destitute he is of God  
that loveth not his brother;  
In this thing God's love did appear  
more then in any other,   

RIght lovingly because he sent  
his Son that we might live,  
And reconciled ● us unto God,  
And all our sins forgive.   

SO loved of God, we ought to love  
each one his brother well,  
Which if we do we dwell in God,  
and God in us doth dwell.   

THis thing we know, because he hath  
given us his spirit of grace,  
And sent his son to save the world,  
which was in woeful case.   

VNdauntedly who doth confess,  
that jesus is God's Son;  
God dwells in him, and he in God,  
his bliss is here begun.   

ALL slavish fear true love expels,  
such fear hath painfulness:  
In that man's love, that feareth so,  
there is no perfectness.   

BUT we love God, because that he  
did love us first of all.  
Who saith he love's, and brother hates  
john doth a liar call.   

COncluding that who love's not man,  
whom he doth daily see;  
Can never love the living Lord  
not seen with mortal eye.   

Chapt. 5  
DEclaring here the fruits of faith,  
and Christ's Authority,  
He showeth what his office is,  
and his divinity.   

EAch man that truly doth believe  
that jesus is the Christ,  
Is borne of God, and loveth him  
that's gotten of the highest.   

FIrst, when we love the living Lord,  
and keep his laws with fear;  
We know we love the sons of God,  
which are his children dear.   

GOds love is this, that we do keep  
his laws, as in his sight,  
Which are not grievous to God's sons,  
but pleasant, easy, light.   

HE that is borne anew of God,  
(as here th' Apostle saith)  
Doth overcome this wicked world,  
and this is done through faith.   

IT's he that overcomes the world,  
that truly doth believe  
That jesus is the son of God,  
and him doth worship give.   

KNow that this Christ by water came  
us for to sanctify;  
Know that he came by blood also,  
us for to justify.   

LEt us not separate these two,  
here are six witnesses,  
Three from above, three in the earth,  
which Christ's love doth express.   

Mark that the Father, Word, and Spirit  
are one in persons three,  
The spirit, water and the blood,  
all these in one agree.   

NOw if that we man's witness do  
with willingness receive,  
Gods witness greater is by much,  
and will no man deceive.   

Observe God's record, which is this,  
that he doth freely give  
Eternal life in Christ his son,  
to all that purely live.   

Prayer's proceeding from true faith,  
are never made in vain;  
john saith he hears, and we our suits  
most certainly obtain.   

QVickned by faith he bids us pray  
not for ourselves alone,  
But for our ● brethren's sins that they  
may be forgiven each one.   

REstrained are our prayers here,  
we must not pray for all,  
For sinners that sin unto death,  
and from Christ wholly fall.   

SInning against the holy Ghost,  
for such we must not pray,  
But who are borne anew of God,  
fall never so away.   

THat we ourselves are borne of God,  
we know assuredly,  
And that the world (by nature lost)  
in wickedness doth lie.   

Unto us jesus Christ hath given  
a mind to know his will,  
This Christ is that same very God,  
and life that lasteth still.   

AGainst this God, all Idols, and  
all worship's false are vain,  
From which th' Apostle bids them here  
in any case refrain.    

2 JOHN.  

Chapt. 1  
A Worthy Lady john salutes,  
and eke her children dear,  
Rejoicing that they walked in truth,  
in love, and godly fear.   

BEseeching her that she would still  
continue in that love,  
Which she from the beginning had  
received from God above.   

COncerning which, he doth declare  
his meaning and intents,  
That he would have her still to walk  
in God's Commandments.   

Deceivers many now there are,  
(saith he) which say that Christ  
Is not as yet come in the flesh,  
such one is Antichrist.   

EXhort he doth still to persist  
and not the truth transgressed  
That they a full reward may have  
and perfect blessedness.   

FOR that man hath not God, that bides  
not in Christ's doctrine pure;  
Both God the Father and the Son  
he hath, that doth endure,   

GOd speed, you shall not say to him,  
nor him to house receive,  
That brings you not this word of Christ,  
but would your souls deceive.   

HE that such signs of favour shows,  
as for to bid God speed,  
Is called a partaker here  
of that man's wicked deed.    

3 JOHN.  

Chapt. 1  
ABundant love the elder JOHN  
doth to good Gaius bear;  
Wishing his body prospered,  
even as his soul did far.   

BEcause the brethren said he walked  
in godly verity,  
And that his sons did so likewise,  
he joys exceedingly.   

COmmending him, because he kept  
good hospitality,  
And with afflicted Christians,  
did deal most bounteously.   

DEclared was this love of his,  
in Churches where they came;  
john bids him bring them on their way,  
and so preserve his fame.   

EVen for Christ's name sake they went forth,  
(he saith) and naught did take  
Of Gentiles. Therefore of such men  
we ought full much to make.   

FRaught full of pride, Diotrephes,  
who loved to domineer,  
For casting out the brethren,  
is justly taxed here.   

GAjus is willed here to shun  
the ill, and good t' embrace,  
Well doers are of God (he faith)  
ill doers, have no grace.   

HEre he commends Demetrin●  
to be of good report,  
Of Truth itself, and of all Saints  
whom he did much comfort.   

IOhn testifieth this himself,  
who diverse things had then  
To write of, but doth here refuse  
to write with ink and pen.   

KIndly he wisheth Gajus peace,  
and shortly trusts that he  
Shall speak to him even mouth to mouth,  
friends than saluted be,    

JUDAS.  

Chapt. 1  
ALL faithful people which are called  
of God, and sanctified;  
jude prays that mercy peace, and love  
to them be multiplied:   

BIdding them earnestly contend  
the faith for to maintain,  
(Which once was given unto the Saints)  
and therein to remain.   

CRept in (he saith) were certain men  
which were ordained before  
Of old, to condemnation,  
rejecting Christian lore.   

DEnying God, the only Lord,  
and Christ our Saviour dear:  
Turning God's grace to wantonness,  
without all grace and fear.   

Example's here he doth produce  
of incredulity;  
How unbelieving Israelites  
in wilderness did dye.   

Fearfully did the Angels fall,  
and left their habitation,  
And now are kept in darkest chains,  
to judgement and damnation.   

GOmorra, Sodom and the towns,  
that filled their foul desires,  
For our example are set forth,  
and suffer endless fires.   

HE further checks such drowsy drones  
that do the flesh defile,  
Who do despise good government,  
and magistrates revile.   

IN milder sort did Michael  
(the great Archangel) deal,  
He durst not use reviling speech,  
but did to God appeal.   

KNowing it was the devil that did  
with him dispute and strive  
About the body of Moses dead,  
which lately was alive.   

LEwdly these wretches speak of things  
the which they never knew,  
And in the things they knew full well,  
themselves like beasts they show,   

MAlicious Cain they imitate;  
woe is denounced to all,  
Who like to Korah and Balaam,  
most fearfully do fall.   

NOte how th' Apostle painteth out  
these filthy shameless beasts,  
Who feed themselves, he saith they are  
as blots in their love-feasts.   

Observe how he compareth them  
to clouds that have no water,  
Which blustering winds, with boisterous blasts  
disperse abroad and scatter.   

PErished quite, and fruitless trees,  
th' Apostle doth them name,  
Twice dead and plucked up by the roots,  
still foaming out their shame.   

QVite void of grace as waves of scas  
they are, which rage and roar,  
For whom black darkness is reserved  
in hell for evermore.   

Read here how Enoch prophesied,  
(who lived long ago)  
Saying that Christ should come to judge  
such men to endless woe.   

SO also all  ones,  
which after should succeed,  
For all their cursed and cruel words,  
and all their wicked deeds.   

THe murmurers and complainers,  
who do their lusts fulfil,  
Proud ● in their speech; who men admire  
for their advantage still.   

VIle men, who were spoke of before,  
even by th' Apostles all,  
Who should be mockers; whom St. jude  
bids here to mind to call.   

ALL these do separate themselves  
(as merely natural)  
From other men, because they have  
no spirit of grace at all.   

But jude bids them to edify  
themselves in faith and love,  
Until the mercy of the Lord  
in Christ, at last they prove.   

COmpassion they must have on some  
that err and go astray,  
Some other with severe reproofs  
they must affright and fray.   

DEfiled garment by the flesh,  
yea even the least contagion  
Of sin, St. jude bids them abhor,  
and have in detestation.   

EArnestly then he them commends  
to Gods eternal grace,  
Who can uphold, and them present  
faultless before God's face.   

FInally jude to God most wise;  
to Christ our Saviour then  
Ascribes all glory, power and might  
for evermore. Amen.    

REVELATION.  

Chapt. 1  
ASian Churches john salutes  
from God in Trinity:  
Christ comes to judge: all shall him see,  
his might and majesty.   

Chapt. 2  
BEhold what john to th' Angels writes  
of Smyrna, Ephesus:  
In Thyatyra what defects;  
what's praised in Pergamus.   

COncerning Smyrna (rich in grace)  
the Lord doth well approve:  
Th' Ephesian Church is greatly blamed,  
for losing her first love.   

Chapt. 3  
DEad Sardis is (though said to live)  
even all except a few:  
They're bid repent; keep what they heard,  
or shortly sure shall rue.   

EVen in that City some there were  
who kept their garments pure  
Who worthy were to walk in white:  
they shall be saved sure.   

FAithful Philadelphia's praised,  
but Laodicea's told  
That God will spew her out, for she  
is neither hot nor cold.   

Chapt. 4  
GOds throne, four beasts, seven lamps he sees  
the Crystal sea, and sound:  
The Elders fall before the throne,  
and they cast their crowns.   

Chapt. 5  
HEre opened is the sealed book,  
by that Lamb which was slain:  
The Elders praise him, he by's blood  
them saved from endless pain.   

Chapt. 6  
IN order opened are the seals:  
four horses; souls complain.  
Sun dark: stars fall: men call to rocks  
to free them from their pain.   

Chapt. 7  
KNow souls innumerable sealed,  
salvation here they cry:  
In Lamb's blood are their white robes washed:  
tears wiped from every eye.   

Chapt. 8  
LO Angels sound their Trumpets seven,  
four sounding, cause complaints:  
Great plagues do follow: Christ perfumes  
the prayers of the Saints.   

Chapt. 9  
Mark hellish smoke obscures the Sun:  
hence Locusts sting full sore:  
First woe is past: sixth Angel sounds,  
here loosed are Angels four.   

Chapt. 10  
NOw with the Book (which john must eat;  
an Angel strong appears:  
In belly bitter, sweet in mouth:  
an end of time he swears.   

Chapt. 11  
OF power given to two 
* An. Mundi 4462  witnesses:  
Beast kills them and they lie  
Unburied , and yet rise 
* An. Mundi 5322.  again;  
Christ reigns eternally.   

Chapt. 12  
PAined in childbirth, 
* An. Mundi 46.  Dragon seeks  
her child for to devour  
She flying is by him pursued:  
Christ conquers by his power   

Chapt. 13  
QVelling Dragon here gives his power  
to th'monstrous horned beast:  
A second beast his Image makes; 
An. Mundi 4662.   
false ● worship's here increased.   

Chapt. 14  
Read how Christ on mount Zion stands  
with his redeemed all, 
An. Mundi 5062   
An Angel doth the Gospel preach:  
read here of Babel's fall.   

SOre plagues for all beast worshippers,  
who take his mark or name,  
〈◊〉 head or hand, or print thereof,  
even endless fire and flame.   

THe harvest of the world is here,  
the sickle eke of God;  
The Vintage, wine press of his wrath  
without the City trod.   

Chapt. 15  
Unto the Lord the victors sing:  
the Temple oped see:  
The seven last plagues; seven vials here,  
with God's wrath filled be.   

Chapt. 16  
ALL floods and fountains feel these plagues  
the earth, the seas, and su●:  
The men that had the mark o'th' Beast,  
with grievous sores undone.   

BEast seat is plagued, they all blaspheme;  
as thief Christ cometh sure:  
All they are blest that watchful are,  
and keep their garments pure.   

Chapt. 17  
COme see the purple scarlet Whore,  
with golden cup in hand:  
Drunk with the blood of martyred Saints  
she shed in every land.   

Described is here great Babylon.  
what by seven heads are meant:  
What by ten horns: Lambs victory;  
the great Whores punishment.   

Chapt. 18  
EVen as a cage of unclean birds,  
where spirits, and fiends do dwell,  
Great Babylon is now become,  
and is fall'n down to hell.   

Chapt. 18  
FLy out of her (my people dear)  
the Kings and Merchants all  
Lament for her, but all God's Saints  
rejoice to see her fall.   

Chapt. 19  
GOd (for avenging of his Saints,  
and judging the great Whore) 
An. Mundi 436●   
Is magnified for his love.  
and for his glorious power.   

HEre is the marriage of the Lamb;  
john falls at th' Angels feet,  
He him reproves; the fowls are called  
the flesh of Kings to eat.   

Chapt. 20  
INto the pit is Satan cast;  
they holy are and blest,  
That in this life rise from their sin,  
in heaven with Christ they rest.   

KNow Satan loosed, Gog and Magog  
the Devil cast into hell:  
The great ● Assize, the godly saved,  
they damned that did not well.   

Chapt. 21  
Lo both new heaven and earth appear  
new Salem in his sight,  
Most glorious, ●eeding neither Sun  
nor Moon to give her light.   

Mark eke Christ's Bride; all tears removed,  
the victor shall have all.  
To Salem, Kings their riches bring,  
in hell the fearful fall.   

Chapt. 22  
NOte here the River , Tree of life,  
which saving health afford;  
The Angel will not worshipped be;  
add nothing to this word.    
FJNJS.   

From the Creation of Adam to Seth were years 130  

From the birth of 

Seth to Enos 105  
Enos to Kenan 90  
Kenan to Mahaleeel 70  
Mahaleel to jered 65  
Jered to Chanoch 162 
Gen. 5.   
Chanoch to Methusaleth 65  
Methusaleth to Lemech 187  
Lemech to Noah 182  
Noah to Shem 502  
Shem to Arphaxad 100  
Arphaxad to Shelach 35  
Selach to Heber 30 
Gen. 11.   
Heber to Peleg 34  
Peleg to Rehu 30  
Rehu to Serug 31  
Serug to Nachor 30  
Nachor to Terach 29  
Terach to Abram 130  
Abram to Isaac 100 
Gen. 21.   
Jsack to jacob 60 
Gen. 25.     
jacob lived 147 
Gen. 47.   
From the death of jacob to the death of joseph 53 
Gen. 50.   
From the death of joseph to the birth of Moses 60  
From the birth of Moses to the going forth of Egypt 80 
Exod. 7.10.   
From the going forth of Egypt to the building of the Tabernacle 1 
Exo. 40.11.   
The sum of the years 2509    

The old man's A.B.C.  
Ye Saints on earth be of good cheer,  
The darts of Death ye need not fear.  

1 Cor. 15.55. 1 Thes. 4.17. 1 Cor. 15.5. 2 Tim. ●. 6. Heb. 9●. 27. Reu. 14.13. Phil. 1.23. Reu. 6.16. 1. Thes. 4.14. Pet. 1.14. He●. 2.24.  Account'st thou death a dreadful thing,  
which hath by Christ now lest its sting?  
BE sure, as Spring doth Winter blasts;  
so follows death, a life that lasts.  
COffin this corpse, and lay't in grave,  
a glorious Rising it shall have.  
DEbt due to God Phereby pay,  
by dying at th' appointed day.  
EXceeding welcome Death's to me,  
all men must dye, no man is free.  
Full happy man that dies in faith;  
his wood works follow him, Christ faith.  
GLad are the Saints dissouled to be;  
to live with Christ his face to see.  
HE well may quake and fear to dye,  
that in his filthy sins doth lie.  
IN Death is gain, it's gate of Life:  
last night; a sleep; an end of strife.  
Known Gods Ambassador to be,  
Death will I meet, I will not flee.  
LOrd Paramount of death hath killed  
Death by his death, and law fulfilled.  
Muse oft upon thy latter end,  
the thoughts of death will make thee mend. 
An. Mundi Psal. 90.12. Rom. 5.8. 2 Cor. 5.6. 1 Cor. 15.31. Eccles. 7 1. 1 Pet. 20. Heb. 9.27. 1 Cor. 15.26. Rom. 7.24.   
NOught but Christ's death doth sin remove  
admite the greatness of his love.  
OF earthly Pilgrim's death from God,  
makes us possessed of heaven's abode.  
P●sse not for death, I daily die,  
why then doth death me terrify?  
Quiet thyself, thy day of death,  
excels that hour thou first took breath.  
Receiving but our due deserts,  
why then should death afflict our hearts?  
Sigh God from all eternity,  
hath so decreed that all must dye.  
THat deadly foe (last foe of all)  
at last shall have a deadly fall.  
VAnquished death I wish were nigh,  
It ends a Christians misery.  
FINIS.   

Upon the Image of DEATH.  

BEfore my face the Picture hangs,  
That daily should put me in mind  
Of those cold qual●●es and bitter pangs,  
That shortly I am like to find.  
But yet alas, full little I  
Do think hereon that I must dye.   

I often look upon the face  
Most ugly, grisly, bare, and thin;  
I often view the hollow place,  
Where eyes and nose had sometimes been:  
I see the bones, a cross that lie,  
Yet little think that I must dye.   

I read the Label underneath,  
That telleth me whereto I must:  
I see the sentence eke that saith,  
Remember man that thou art dust.  
But yet alas but seldom I  
Do think indeed that I must dye.   

Continually at my bed's head  
An hearse doth hang which doth me tell,  
That I ere morning may be dead,  
Though now I feel myself full well:  
But yet alas for all this I,  
Have little mind that I must die.   

The Gown which I do use to wear,  
The knife wherewith I cut my meat,  
And eke that old and ancient chair,  
Which is my only usual seat,  
All these do tell me I must dye,  
And yet my life amend not I.   

My Ancestors are turned to clay,  
And many of my mates are gone,  
My yongers daily drop away,  
And can I think to scape alone,  
No, no, I know that I must dye,  
And yet my life amend not I.   

Not Solomon for all his wit,  
Nor Samson though he were so strong,  
No King nor person ever yet  
Can scape, but death laid him along:  
Wherefore I know that I must dye,  
And yet my life amend not I.   

Though all the East did ●ake to hear  
Of Alexander's dreadful name:  
And all the West did likewise fear  
To hear of julius Caesar's fame:  
Yet both by death in dust do lie,  
Who then can scape, but he must dye.   

If none can scape Death's dreadful dart,  
If rich and poor his beck obey,  
If strong, if wise, if all do smart,  
Then I to scape shall have no way.  
O grant me grace, O God that I  
My life may mend, sith I must dye.    

Of Man's Mortality.  

LIke as the Damask Risen you see,  
Or like the blossom on the tree,  
Or like the dainty flower of May,  
Or like the morning to the day,  
Or like the Sun; or like the shade,  
Or like the Gourd which jonas had.  
Even such is man, whose thread is spun,  
Drawn out and cut, and so is done:  
The Rose withers, the blossom blasteth,  
The flower fades, the morning hasteth.  
The Sun sets, the shadow flies,  
The Gourd consumes, and man he dies.   

Like to the Graft thats newly sprung,  
Or like a tale that's new begun,  
Or like the bird that's here to day,  
Or like the pearled dew of May,  
Or like an hour, or like a span  
Or like the singing of a Swan.  
Even such is man, who life's by breath,  
Is here, now there, in life, and death:  
The Grass withers, the tale is ended,  
The bird is flown, the dew's ascended,  
The hour is short, the span not long,  
The Swan's near death, man's life is done.   

Like to the bubble in the brook,  
Or, in a Glass, much like a look:  
Or like a shuttle in Weaver's hand,  
Or like the writing on the sand,  
Or like a thought, or like a dream,  
Or like the gliding of the stream:  
Even such is man, who life's by breath,  
Is here, now there, in life, and death.  
The Bubble's cut, the looks forgot,  
The Shuttle's fling, the writing's blot:  
The thought is past, the dream is gone,  
The water glides, man's life is done.   

Like to an Arrow from the Bow,  
Or like swift course of watery flow,  
Or like the time 'twixt flood and ebb,  
Or like the Spider's tender web;  
Or like a race, or like a Goal,  
Or like the dealing of a dole.  
Even such is man, whose brittle state  
●s always subject unto fate:  
The Arrowe's shot, the flood soon spent,  
The time no time, the web soon rend:  
The race soon run, the Goal soon won,  
The dole soon dealt, Man's life first done.   

Like to the lightning from the sky,  
Or like a Post that quick doth high,  
Or like a quaver in short song,  
Or like a journey three days long;  
Or like the Snow when Summer's come,  
Or like the Pear, or like the Plum.  
Even such is man, who heaps up sorrow,  
Life's but this day and dies to morrow  
The Lightning's past, the Post must go,  
The Song is short the journey's so,  
The Pear doth rot, the Plum doth fall,  
The Snow dissolves, and so must all.   
FINIS.   

Errata to be corrected.  
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