TRUE CHRISTIAN LOVE. To be sung with any of the common Tunes of the PSALMS. COL. 3. 16. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms, and Hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Edinburgh, Printed by Andro Anderson, ANNO DOM. 1655. TO THE READER. SInce Christ's fair Truth craves no man's art, Take this rude Song in better part. TRUE CHRISTIAN LOVE. I Have a heart for love, and love I cannot choose but have, A love that can give full content, the least as I can crave. I want not, Psal. 4. 6, 7▪ 1 John 2. 15, 16, 17. suitors, and they all have agents still with me, Who promise that which I do seek, but sure I know they lie. Though honour height to lift me up, and mammon me to serve: Yet their attendants scars me not, 1 Tim. 6. ● nor makes my heart to swerve. Pale fear, dusk envy, care and toil, with other ill hewed wights Wait for my service if I weed, their masters, O what sights. The only thing like to prevail, was match unto my mind: When fancy buskde my party with, Eccles. 1. 2. perfections of each kind. But now I see that fancy is, not real as it seems: No earthly love can give content, all loves but Christ's are dreams. Then why want I contenting love, since Christ's love may be had: In whom is all that I do seek, or can be thought or said? What other loves do seem to have, is truly in him found; The scattered beauties of them all in him are jointly bound. Can. 5. 10. What they do lack and cannot have▪ because they finit be, It's infinite, in him it stands for ever still: O he, He, he is only worthy love, and nothing else but he, Alas, that vanity so long hath so bewitched me. Why heard I flattering idols words? why did I parley keep: Why suffered I affection to sing me so asleep? How went I on so foolishly, Psa. 77. 22. and kept so oft their tryst, As if false loves could be found true, and had no mind of Christ. No, not when Christ was suiting me, and they found oft untrue: I stack still in their bonds and could Myself no ways rescue. Yet good and wise Lord Jesus Christ, Psa. 73. ●. did still pursue my love: He knew though I refused, my heart was his; he could me move. And now it's done, my love is thine, Lord Jesus home receive Cant. 1. ● This whorish heart, and suffer not my soul hence to deceive. There shall my suitors all me serve, but thou my love shall be, They shall be mine, not I theirs, else they shall not follow me. Thus shall I have advantage twice, and blessed shall be my lot, I'll get my lover's goods, and love above theirs, well I wot. A love that will not me despise, Cant. 8. 1 though I unworthy be, Though vile and loathsome, Ezek. 16 5, 6. yet will he not loath but pity me. Though fickle I, 〈◊〉 ●. 6 he will not change, his constancy is known; Of change no shadow is with him, Iam. 1. 17 he loves for ay his own: When I for want of wit, John 13. 4 and strength offend and do confess: He will not chide but pardon me, Psal. 10; 8, 9 my faults both more and less. He will not charge upon me lay, 1 Cor. 10 19 more nor I may well bear, But will my burdens as I need, support, I do not fear. No wrath at others will cause him unpleasant be to me: Hab. 3. ●. No flanderer will get his ear, to hear of me a lie. He will not misconstruct my words, Isa. 27. 4 he will not angry be: Nor fret without a cause, Psal. 103. 3 nor frown, nor fitch a fault falsely. Nor mark my ways so narrowly, ● Pet. 4. 8 as nothing to pass by: His love will hide my sin in love, faith safely may rely. He will not waste his heritage, nor will himself disgrace, No foes can hurt him, Psa. 89. 22 and their spit, he turns upon their face. His love to other Saints shall not, John 13. 1 work prejudice to me, More than the sun's light unto all, doth hinder me to see. No causeless jealousy will vex at any time his mind, But if he see my heart go wrong, Isai. 30. 21 I know he is so kind, Rev. 2. 19 As to admonish and rebuke, and chasten if it need, And so me save from perishing, too oft deserved indeed. If I be sad, he will be loath, yet more to vex my heart, If any other will do so, 'gainst them he'll take my part: And those that grieve me he will grieve, and curse them more and less, That curseth me, Gen. 12. 3 so will he those that bless me surely bless. Num. 24. 9 If trouble set about me round, Job 5. 29 he will not me forsake. Nor leave me comfortless alone, Psa. 61. 15 but pity on me take. And if he hide his face a while, Pet. 1. 9 7. as wisdom oft requires: James 1. 2 3, 12 He doth but excercise my faith, and sharpen my desires. And if he seem to stay well long, that I become so dead, As I can neither say nor sing, nor meditate, nor read, Nor do aught else that might asswadge hearts pangs in such a case, But sit and drop and hang my head, long looking for his grace. Uttering but broken words or none, Perplexed with thoughts confused, Suggestions whisper all the while, as if I were refused, Yet still his gracious hand doth me support, Joh. 5. 14 with secret strength: And makes me in these deeps not drown, Isa. 13. 2 but brings me through at length. Mean time he keeps my scattered words, Psa. 56. 8 and failing those my tears: In books and bottles, and takes course, to rid me out of fears. And failing both my words and tears, he makes each woeful groan: And failing those, my sighs, and all the parcels of my moan. Yea; Psal. 120. 2 when I fit astonished, my lifted hands and looks: Speaks all my mind to him, as if it written were in books. For he doth search the heart and knows, what is the spirits mind: And as its fit, gives answer to needs cry, in every kind. And look how sharp these trials are, their fruit is far more sweet: His countenance compenseth all, Rom 8. 27 with one blink when we meet. Psal. 20. 5 For he doth make my heart more glad, Psal 4. 7 Than any tongue can tell: Psal. 34. all Though grief was great, Psal. 76 to 10 verse yet joy is now, more sweet nor grief was fell. For judge ye whosoever felt, what weight in sin, what grief, In mind oppressed what angnish is; when soul sees no relief, What torment in perplexity, what horror in God's wrath, What hell in feared eternity, at losing of his breath? And presuppon a soul were sure to dwell at last above, In heaven with Christ, yet know ye not, what langour is in love? What sickness in deferred-hopes? Prov. 13 12 what battle with our so: What trouble when God hides his face, Psa. 22. 14 and seems us to forgo? Now judge again, Psal. 116. 3▪ 14. & 7, 8 when weights are lift grief, anguish, torments gone. For wrath, death, hell, eternity, of fear now there is none. But in their place the heart lift up; life, light, and rest, is come Felt love, peace, victory, heart's health, and Christ's spirit, all in sum. Judge when our much prokocked Lord, himself shows reconciled, If with the joy that then is felt, a heart may not be filled. Now what can others love do here, Joh. 15. 13 to soul in such a case But add more grief, and make the veil more thick to hide Christ's face. Than others loves all get you gone, or else take servants place: Too hard conditions were to me, for you to quite his face, For one hours' joy in him is more, Psa. 84. 10 though mixed with driery tears, Than all earth's honour, pleasure, wealth can yield in many years. Now let me rest and ruse my love, Psalm 116 7. who first me loved, and choosed, And long called for my wortalesse love, Gal. 2 20 and would not be refused. I'll seek his love, as he sought mine, and learn of him to love, Since he invites I cannot miss, though whiles he shall me prove. My love's his father's eldest son, John 2 18. his Father, King of Kings: His heritage is Heaven and earth and in them both all things. Dan. 2 47 His wisdom laid the world's round, Psalm 2. 8. and parted Sea and Land, Heb. 1. 2 Earth's body through, Prov. 8. 22, &c. as vines he drew the waters with his hand. He made the Sun and Stars so swift, yet not be seen to move, lest men on earth had vexed been with motions from above. His strength upholds this weighty globe and yet which is far more, He bare our sins and heavy wrath, Deserved of us therefore: For truth God's promises in him, 2 Cor 1. 20. are all, Yea, and Amen: For love, Rom. 5. 8 his death for us a proof, sufficient hath been. For justice he can do no wrong, for mercy there is none Or shall in hell be, who have sought for grace through him alone. Most lofty and most lowly mind, Deut. 32 4 most good and most severe, Isa. 57 15 Most lovely, and most terrible. do all in him cohere. The meekest lamb to all his friends, Mat. 〈◊〉. 29. a lion to his foes, He gives his peace to all that comes, wrath follows all that goes. No foe can stand before his face, Mal. 3. 2 no fugitive can flee, No lurking hole can hide from him, Psalm 139 7, 8, 9, 10 11, 12 his eyes do all things see. Almighty, Rev. 4. 7 all where present, though, his body heaven contain, Mat. 28. 20 Eternal God, though he as man, Man's properties retain. No robbery for his majesty Phil. 2. 6 his father's match to be, The father's godhead and the Spirits, 1 Ioh. 5. 7 and his are one all three, Therefore when I do love the Son, I love the father too: And so the Spirit who dwell in him, to all I worship do. He is the tree of Life to me, Gen. 3 22 and so to all his own, No fiery sword debars us now, ●●●d. 24 all we for friends are known: John 5. 14▪ 15 In him my Sabbath is begun, he teacheth me to cease Gen. 2 2. 3 From mine own works, Heb. 4. 10. and leads me to his rest by steps, of peace. Flood branchd in four to water all new plants of paradise, Gen. 2. 10 Redeemed, and holy, making them, and righteous and wise, Though we have slain him, yet his blood speaks better things for us, Then Abel's crying curse but his Cries, Gen. 4▪ 10 Lord be gracious. Though wrath should overflow the land, Gen. 6. 14 as with a new deluge, Or fire consume the earth, yet Christ's safe Ark is for refuge, For now no wrath unmixed with love, shall of his own be felt, Because God in his sacrifice, the smell of rest hath smelled. And as the bow in cloud is pawn Gen. 8. 21 of not returning flood: Gen. 9 31 So is that offering constant pledge of our eternal good. Isai. 54. 9 True Isaac offered up to me, not minted at but slain: Most Isaac like in this escape, though slain he rose again Sweet Joseph by his brethren sold, by our means made to serve: He hath provided well our food, lest we through want should starve, From Egypt's bonds and slavery base, it's he that sets us free: It's he that doth prepare our way, through floods and raging sea. The Prophet raised like Moses true, Heb. 3. 2, 3 but fruitfuller than he, He law, John 11 17 and curse, and types of good, Christ, grace and truth gives me. My duty Moses shows but strength none can he give to do, 2 Cor. 3. 6, &c. Heb. 7. 26 &c. But Christ, by teaching gives me life, and will, and action to. The priest that offered only once; and pacified for ay: And needs not Aaron-like repeat his sacrifice each day. For Aaron's offering oft did prove his offering unperfite, But Christ's because it perfect makes, Heb. 10. 14 God still our sins to quite. In him all leaves and types are filled. Heb. 7. 1● in him they have an end, No further use of them since God did Christ their substance send, No priest by office now on earth, no proper sacrifice, No alter of materials no fixed place of service. The tent where God dwells bodily, the temple where the tryst, Is set for meeting of our God, as reconciled is Christ. He ark with ready Angels eled. Heb. 9 2 etc▪ he mercy seat of God, Access, and oracles of peace, giving to us abroad. By him the withered rod bears fruit, Num. 17. 8 with him is manna hid, The Law in him lies closed from speech, except through mercy's lid. By him my prayers are perfumed and smell as incense sweet: By him my cup is furnished, and table filled with meat. The Priest, the altar and the Lamb, the laver washing all: And what else any rite did sign, he fills up great and small. Col. 1. 17 The judge which rids his people from all adversary's hand. Our kindly King by whom we may Possess that promised land. To all his iubjects affable, above all earthly Kings, His basest servants have his ear, at all times in all things. He is the Churches darest love, and therefore must be mine, Though I be base, Isai. 57 1 yet will his grace to be my love incline. Oft hath he proved his love to me, and will not now decline, Oft hath his love much sweeter been to me then finest wine Cant. 1. 2 Oft hath the preaching of his word, Cant. 1. 2 in straits and fears of death, As sweetest kisses been to me, convoyed with lively breath. Oft hath his Apples hunger stayed, Cant. 2. 5 my thirst his flagons quenched, Oft hath his shadow me refreshed, Cant. 2. 3 as herbs by dew bedrenched Oft in his love withdrawing, he from bed hath made me rise, And seek him long before I found, Cant. 5. ● to make me after wise. And when we met, his wrath was gone, he called me spouse betrothed, And washing me by pardon, said my fair love though self loathed: Cant. 1. 5 Now fairest love, Cant. 1. 16 let my soul say, who made me clean but thou? Who made a child of wrath like me stand reconciled now. Hos. 2. 3 What makes me lovely, but thy love that set the price on me: Whose beauty makes me fair but thine what have I not from thee: My exaltation is come, to be a child of God By thy descending to be man, and some while here abode: Thy clean conception and birth, Luke 1. 35 proves thee to be the tree: Where cut from Adam's filthy stock ●impted clean must be. Thy manger makes my bed more soft, thy stable gives me inns: Thy banishment home brings me where, Luke 2. 16 my countrypeople wins. Thy wisdom in thy childhood hides my foolish youthly toys, Mat. 2. 13 Thyself devoting unto griefs is ground of all my joys. Luk. 2. 47 Thy emptying my fullness is, thy meanness me promots. Thy hiding of thy royal state a kingdom me allots. Thy servant's shape and service done, Phil. 2. 7 from service sets me free▪ And bondage of proud Satan's yoke, and sins strong tyranny. Thy lurking thirty years unknown, for ever makes me shine With glory far above the reach of subtlest engine. Thy name enrolled in sinner's book, by baptism makes my name To be enrolled among the Saints, even those of greatest fame. Thy offering suretyship for me to God at Jordans' bank, Hath freed me of my sins, and hell, well's me and God I thank, I hear thee say to God, Isai. 8. 18 Behold me and my children all: I hear the Father answer thee, I love you great and small. I hear thee say: Take me for them, let me their burden bear: Isai. 55. 3 I hear the father cry, Content come children, come and hear. Come hear the Covenant between me and my dearest Son, Come give your hearts consent thereto, and then your bargan's done. I hear thee say, man's due is death, I'll do thy will, O Lord. My soul and body both for theirs, Psal. 4. 8 let suffer I accord. I hear thy father's voice from Heaven cry, lovely Son art thou These all, and this, (and that was I) are thine, I'm pleased now. I hear him say to all, and me, Go hear my Son and live: He drew. I came thou welcomed me; and life I feel dost give? Now take me with thee where thou wilt for we must never shed. Psal. 61. 2 In faith my soul is glued to thee, lead me as blind are led. Cross Satan's teeth, if our way lie▪ and cross each other foe To Priests, Mat. 27. 33 to beanch, to Golgotha, lead me and I will go. But lead; and leave me not, or else I cannot miss to fall: If thou do hold me in thy hand, I fear no foe at all. Rom. 8 31 Thy combats makes me not amazed, for what could make me woe: Mat. 8. 31 Thy victory my conflict makes, to be with vanquished so. Thy going to the wilderness brings me to Saints city: Matth. 4. 1 Thy fighting all alone makes me fight in thy company: Thy being tempted forty days, Matth 4. 1 all my days makes me sure, Thy presence, Heb. 2. 18 help and comfort shall with tempted me endure. If by some wrong mean I be tempt, Mat. 4. 3 to fill my nature's lust, Or God to tempt, Mat. 46 neglecting means, under pretence of trust. To help or hazard life, some way, which God will not allow: I see thee still before me, Lord, my helper here be thou. It's true my flesh doth grieve to think, what may thy Saints befall, What horrible suggestions, and blasphemies withal. What shapes and apparitions, by night some, some by day: Yea power of this flesh, yet thou So usde my fear do stay. Most dangerous of all, methinks, when Satan God to scorn, Mat. 4. 8 In false religion worship craves, Mat. 4. 6 and hids both hoof and horn. And Angel-like in some man's mouth, bids to some Image bow, And worldly motives brings thy truth to cause me disavow. In this case Lord give light, Mat. 4. 10 that I may Satan bid avoid: For thousands here for fault of light guild have been and destroyed. To free me from this ill, I know new trouble shall me breed: And make the world me persecute with spite, in word and deed. But so I may thy truth contain, and still adhere to thee: I fear no persecution, nor wickeds' injury. More hatred can I not, than thou, no more despised be: More charged with bitter calumniès, nor ofter get the lie. More scorned and mocked in my face▪ Luk. 23. 11 more followed at the back: Finger and tongue shut forth withal, Psal. 22. 7 murgeons that mockers make. Less welcome where I offer love; John 1. 11 Less thanked for good deeds: Worse entertained in my country, worse furnished in my needs: More friendly handled by my friends, and those of mine own blood, Then thou was, I, yea none can be who suffer shall for good. What can befall me which did not before befall to thee? What more distressed for righteousness, can I expect to be? What ludging less than lie thereout? Mat. 8. 20 what harder bed than rocks: What sharper rest than not to sleep, or to preveene the cocks, What scant or want, Mat. 7. 27 more than to have no penny in my purse. Among such people as me hate, and in their heart me curse. What greater hunger then to fast, and when it's come to eat, To send and buy some course piece bread and get no other meat. John 4. 5 What greater drought than want a drink, in journey at midday? And for a drink of water call, John 4▪ 5 and hear on say me nay? What spoil of goods more than to strip me naked to the skin, And in my sight divide my clothes, and then to scorn begin. What danger more than present death, Mat. 2. 37 by stones lift up to cast. There steep down rocks, John 8. ●● here man adjudgd, to be thrown down made fast. Luke 4. 20 What banished can I more be then for life chased here and there: Mat. 8. 2● Without a hole to hide my head, which even to beasts is rare? What prison worse than fall in hands of persecuting Priests, Mat. 26 5● Thirsting like Wolves for blood of Saints to grace their godless feasts? What judgement more unjust than find my party sit as judge, Mat. 26. 65 And still the less fault he can find, the more at me to grudge? And if I speak a modest truth to smite me on the face: Joh. 18. 22 And pull the hair off head and cheeks, Isa. 50. 6 and all me to disgrace. What torment more than pricks thrust in on's head fourscore at once? Mat 27. 29 Yea all the flesh with scourging rent, and nothing safe but bones. And those so racked in all joints, as sinews none go free. But legs and arms asunder spelde, Mat ●7. 25 hung up and nailed on tree. And what might seem to be untouchde, thy tender bowels all. So burnt as slockning welcome was, by vinegar and gall. All this thou suffered, Lord, and more Than any can express. Mat. 27. 4 Why should I then be feared for such like suffering more, or less. Thou came to witness for the truth, and so must all thine do: Thou came to suffer for the truth, and so must all thine too. None follow thee, except they be content thy cross to bear: Mat. 16. 24 None crowned shall be, 1 Tim. 2. 12 except they will for truth thy livery wear. The truth is limit to thy word, thine and none others saw; Thy scriptures meaning thou wilt have my rule and thy full law. Ioh. 5. 39 O that I were inclined to do what duties there are named! Then when I suffer should for truth I could not be ashamed: 1 Pet. 4. 16 And suffer must we, Mat. 15. 19 else do wrong, when men from age to age, To chop and change thine ordinance run headlong in a rage, And by their own traditions do make thy precepts void, Urging their own will more than thine, Psalm 119 116 so lies thy Law destroyed. But thou Lord, over all declares such worship to be vain: Mat. 15. 9 And ere we yield, thy jealousy wills rather we be slain. Yea ere we do a needless work and weaken little ones, We choose our urgers should us sink in deep seas with millstones. Mat. 18. 6 Then strengthen, Lord, my faith in thee, that flesh I do not fear. Psal. 56. ● But fear may only thine offence, whose love be bought so dear, And since thou hast me bought so dear, John 13. 1 why may I not be sure: That love which made thee pay my price shall steadfastly endure? If I should lean to my freewill or strength, I could not stand, Oft had I perished, if my life had line in mine own hand. I wonder not that such as lean to their works, will or strength, Fit, others for, and make themselves Apostasy at length. For such do not deny themselves, Mat. 16. 24 and so not follow thee, I chased am to thee for refuge, Heb. 6. 18 and so preserved must be. Chased souls are sensible of sin, and sensible of wrath. And flee from both to thee for life, and in thee draw their breath. How then can such not persevere, and so be saved at length, Whom thou dost empty of their own, John 6. 37 and fills with thy fresh strength. These are the souls that come to thee. whom thou wilt not cast out: These souls are drawn and driven to thee, whom thou must save no doubt These are thy sheep for whom thou prays for whose life thou didst die John 17. 9 Whom liars shall not long deceive, Ioh. 10. 28 whom none can pull from thee. These did thy Father give to thee, Ioh. 6. 39 with this express command, Son? see thou loss not one of those, I'll crave them at thine hand. Keep them and make them persevere, Ioh. 6. 39 and lead them all the way, Through life and death, and raise them up to glory at that day Thou dost accept this charge and pawns, thy honour charge to keep. Our faithful shepherd well I know Psal. 111 4. not slumber will nor sleep. Heb. 9 These sin and Law chased souls thou counts true Isaaks all to be: Rom. 8. 9 Children of promise styling them, Rom. 8. 17 and heirs annexed with thee. Tit. 1, 1 These are God's Elect, Rom. 8. 9 whom he hath predestinat of old, And in his council hath decreed to save as he hath told. Whom to assure of endless life by his unchanged decree, Heb. 6. 18 His truth and oath he laid in pawn, Heb. 6. 13 in which he cannot lie, And swore by his eternal self, for greater there was none: That of this elect company there should not perish one: And though these souls like ship on sea may fearfully be tossed. Isa. 54. 1● And whiles may seem close overwhelmed yet none such shall be lost. Heb. 6. 19 Their anchor lies within the veil, no wind can make it drive: It lies where thou art landed Lord, and where we shall arrive. Now who so saith that thy elect Rom. 8. 28 for all this perish may And that thy Saints of purpose called from thee may fall away. And loses us from leaning on the strength of thy right hand: They draw from building on the rock, Mat. 7. 24 and bids us build on sand, They say Peter and Judas are alike beloved of thee, And that they both for gifts received, alike beholden be: As Judas for his perishing, Mat. 26. 15 may wit the love of pelf: So Peter his freewill for life may praise and thank himself. They say thou knowest not who are thine▪ of none they make thee sure: They say the Lord's foundation doth not ay firm endure: 2 Tim. 2. 10 They say thou chooses some to day, Heb. 6. 1, 17 18 and casts them off the morn: They make thee like vain man to be, John 17 9 and do thy counsel scorn. They make thee pray for thine Elect, Rom. 8 34 and not get thy request: Heb. 7 25 Yea though thou for them live for ay, to interceded as Priest. Rom. 8. 16 God's Elect whom to he gives right, to be his sons and heirs, They make them want sure right to have, Ioh. 10. 28 the heritage for theirs. That Saints till death seduced may be, and sheep pulled from thine hand, Whom God thee charged to keep and save to say, Heb. 6. 18 they do not stand. Thy word, thy oath, thy covenant they make no certainty: Faith's anchor they make drive, they speak in iubstance blasphemy. They make the merchand nothing wise, and very short of thought▪ Who paid the price, Ioh. 10. 11 and was not sure to have what thou had bought: Yea, so unwise, as for thy sheep thine own life not to spare, Whom thou may loss, though so dear bought such foolish blocks are rare. Ioh. 13. ● O wicked thoughts be far from me, Rom, 8. 28 I know thy love doth last: And whom of purpose thou dost call Thy grace doth hold them fast. 〈◊〉 5. 8 Whom thou dost love for them thou died, for whom thou died they live: Thy love, thy ransoning, and heaven, all jointly thou dost give. And whosoever hates his sin, 1 Ioh. 4. 19 and sets his love on thee, May be assured thou loudest him first, and for his life didst die, Now, Lord, thou knows I hate my sin, and seeks to have it slain▪ Thou that knows all, Ioh. 21. 17 knows I thee love, and feels it not in vain. Then Lord my love thou wilt allow, Gal. 2. 20 that I apply thy death. And by that means persuaded rest, Psal. 116. 17 to be exeemd from wrath, And well I wot the ransom is sufficient enough Me to redeem from hell, and imp me in thee as thy bough. For me thou emptied thyself, Rom. 4. 5 and stood in father's awe: For me thou emptied thyself, Phil. 2. 7 and fulfilled the law. For me thou took on thee the curse, Gal. 3. 14 and felt thy father's wrath: For me oft plunged was thy soul, Mat. 26. 38 and heavy to the death, For which I sinfully did laugh, thou mourned and wept full sore: For pleasure taken in my sin through grief oft didst thou roar. For mine ill words thou silencd was, and knew not what to say: For mine ill deeds thou Lord was bound, Mat. 27 condemned and led away. Thy ditty were each one my wrongs against both God and man: Thy sentence was my due desert for sins whereto I ran. Isai. 53. 9 These lashes laid upon thy skin, those stripes and all thy wounds Were for my souls wounds made with sin▪ John 〈◊〉. 27 O love which thus abounds! O thus my love to see thee sad, O thus to see thee weep: O thus to hear thee groan and pant, Mat. 2● 3, 8 and cry with sighs cut deep. O agony! O fearful sweat! O tears! O bloody drops! How mingled down from cheeks to feet each chasing other hops. Luk 2●. 24 To see my love for love of me on bloody shoulders bear Mat. 27 That cross, that curse, that growing wrath and trembling thus for fear. To see almighty God so weak, Life's fountain thus to die: With shame & pain ou'rchargd, Mat. 26. 45 till heaven Wondered and all for me. Woes me for all my sins! woes me, for roots of sin so strong: Which have so long time grown in me, and like to stick so long: Oh help my Love▪ Rom. 7. 4 to have them slain: Oh here revenge thy death! Oh on this ill avenge me too, which wronged us both so hath: Well's me, I wot thou wilt anon grant this, Ioh. 16. 23 and each request: Anon our joy perfect shall be, Rom. 5. 25 Anon our marriage feast. For as thou died for me, for me so also didst thou rise: And reigns as God, and shall me fetch, so makes thy Word me wise. Fond lovers! 〈◊〉 4. Tell me now if you have any love like this? Come take a share with me, 〈◊〉 5. 10 my Love wholly spiritual is. Come change your loves▪ ●ant. 5 16 and love with me or else you perish shall: Go charge your loves to do the same, Cor. 16 or perish shall you all: God's curse on him that loveth not my Love Lord Jesus Christ: 〈◊〉 24 Or loves not them that do love him, this curse with death keeps tryst▪ 〈◊〉 this is my Love, Acts 2. ●4 yet if 〈◊〉 could like your love die, All these excellencies of his should work my misery. Rev. 1. 18 Or yet if I by death could be Deprived of this my Love: ● Cor. 5. 1 All that is said or can be more were nought to my behoove. But now my Love shall never die, his days shall never end; His life shall eternize his Love, Rev. 1. 1● his life to love doth tend. Heb. 1. 1● And I by death shall have no loss, my love shall then be more, Both mine to him, 1 Cor. 13. 1● and his to me, Blessed be God therefore. Yea, and because I cannot live, and broke his love beneath, My chariot to eternal life death he appointed hath. Therefore till death his love shall be the best part of my life: 2 Kin. ●. 1● In him I'll strive 'gainst baser loves, and death will end the strive. Only, my Lord, still pity me, and tarry not too long: My spirit and flesh cry, Rev. 22. 2● Come Lord, come death shall renew my song. FINIS.