THE SAINT'S RECREATION, THIRD PART, UPON THE ESTATE OF GRACE.. CONTAINING And methodicially delineating a Christians Progress, Privileges, Comforts and Duties, beginning at Conversion: describing also the blessed Redeemer JESUS, both absolutely and comparatively: And all these in Spiritual Hymns and Songs, suited to grave, sweet and melodious Tunes; Together with a plain Paraphrase upon the margin, confirming all by Scriptures, explaining difficulties and methodizing the Songs.  
Compiled by Mr. WILLIAM GEDDES, Minister of the Gospel, first at Wick in Caithnes, and after at Urquhart in Murray.  Colos. 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, etc.  
EDINBURGH, Printed by David Lindsay, Mr. James Kniblo, Josua van Solingen and John Colmar, Anno Dom. M. D.C.LXXXIII.   

The PRIVILEGE.  
FOR AS MUCH as Mr. William Geddes, late Minister at Urquhart, having made ane humble address to his Majesty's Privy Council, Representing that he hath been at great care, pains, diligence and expenses, in compiling the Books following, and which are now in the Press, viz. Memoriale Historicum, and the Saint's Recreation; and these other Books, Which he intends for the Press, viz. Geographical, and Arithmetical Memorials, Memoriale Hebraicun, for facilitating the Hebrew Language, Vocabularium Latino-Hebraicum, in Hexameter Verse, and Familiae Famigeratae, and humbly desiring, that he might have a Privilege for Printing the Books by himself, his Heits, Executors, or Assigneys, for some years: and that he might be Recommended for his Encouragement and Assistance to all Persons of Ingenuity and Generosity, for promoving and perfecting such ane Work. THE LORDS of His Majesty's Privy Council having heard and considered the foresaid Address and Representation, with the report of a committè of their own number; that the said Books are worthy to be Published, and will be very useful and conducive to the advancing of Piety and Learning: Do therefore Recommend the said Mr. William Geddes his printed Advertisement of the said's Treatises, to all His Majesty's good Subjects, for his Encouragement and Assistance in the said Work, as their generosity, and ingenuity shall prompt them. And further, do hereby give and grant to the said Mr. William Geddes, the sole and only Privilege of Printing the foresaid Treatises compiled by him, for the space of Nineteen years, after the date hereof: Discharging all others to print, re-print, import, or vent the same during that space, without the said Mr. William Geddes his own, or the consent of his Heirs, Executors or Assigneys, under the pain of Confiscation thereof, to his and their use. Ordaining these Presents to be printed and prefixed to the said Books respective, that none pretend Ignorane. Extr, by me.  
Edinburgh, the fifteenth day of March, 1683. WILL. PATERSON. Cls. Sti Con.   

An Apology for the Author's delay.  
Whereas many generous persons have advanced before hand, the price of the Books, mentioned in the Author's advertisement; and they may possibly admire, that they have not received these Books long ago, according to the Author's promise: I humbly plead at those generous persons hands, that they may have the author excused. For, as no man can promise absolutely for his own life or health, so much as for ane hour, so not for the constant progress of a press, and the Author used all diligence imaginable, yet, Ultra posse, non est esse. And as the best of works meet ordinarily with the most and greatest obstructions, be reason of Satan's and his Instruments malice: So hath his pious and worthy design been obstructed several ways, which are not altogether pertinent to be divulged. Therefore, I hope, that discreet and intelligent persons will have so much humanity and ingenuity as to consider, that such promises must be always understood to be conditional, implying such reservations as these, IF GOD WILL, IF HEALTH-SERVE, etc.  
I humbly entreat also, that you read this Book deliberately and seriously, comparing it with the Authors design mentioned in his Preface, before you pass a rash or harsh censure upon it. In this Giddy Notional age, there is much imaginary supposed knowledge, but too little conscience: Many new coined words and high slown Notions, but few Spiritual Meditations and Religious practices, which are most suitable to those who keep a closely constant Heart-communion with GOD, walking always as in the view of Heaven and Hell, Death and judgement: And I suppose such hes been the Spiritual frame of the Author at the compiling of this treatise. It is probable, that some Men of preposterous tempers, at the first sight of the Book, not finding it stuffed with fruitless curiosities, may presently nauseat and disdain. But read, I pray you considerately, and you shall find it wants not Christian acuteness: And be pleased but to have a little patience, till the Authors other Book called Memoriale Historicum, come to your hands, (which I hope shall be shortly,) and you shall find there some pleasant curiosities, both for recreation and edification, which may serve to exercise with delight, the Fancy, judgement and Memory.   

A summary VIEW of the Substance and Method of the Book.  

IN this little Treatise, the first Part or Song describes a Sinners conversion, bringing him thorough the pangs of the New-Birth; and that partly by the Information of the Word, by the Inspiration of the Spirit, by Conviction of Conscience or Correction of Chastening Rods: The first part (I say) shows how CHRIST Converts and Reclaims a straying Sinner by some of these Means, or by all. Page 1.  
2. The second Part or Song revives a fainting Soul struggling with the Pangs of the New-Birth, or lately delivered from the Spirit of Bondage, and that by Spiritual Cordials of Comfortable Promises. P. 8.  
3. The third Part or Song brings forth a Converted Sinner, as it were, to a New World, transported with admiration, and in a Triumphing Strain, describing the wonderful Work of Man's Redemption, how it was decreed and gradually revealed, rejoicing in the Nativity of our Blessed SAVIOUR, and chiefly describing His matchless Person, and admirable Union of His two Natures. P. 16.  
4. The fourth Part or Song describes our Blessed SAVIOUR's threefold Office, as King, Priest and Prophet. P. 24.  
5. The fifth Part or Song describes our Blessed SAVIOUR's Types, Titles and Attributs, first in Order Alphabetical, and then in a Table Logical or Philosophical. P. 31 to 49.  
6. Our Blessed and Glorious REDEEMER, being in the former Songs described absolutely, as he is in Himself: Here He is described Comparatively and made infinitely to transcend and excel Men and Angels, and all things else. P. 49. to 59  
7. In the seventh Part or Song are holden forth the sweet Fruits of Redemption, viz, a Believers incomparable Blessings, Comforts, and Privileges. P. 59  
8. The eight Part or Song plainly discovereth a Believers Evidences, and describeth all Christian Duties, in testimony of Thankfulness, and that both by Pattern and Precept. P. 73 to 89.  
9 The Epilogue or Appendix in the close, containeth Devout and Religious Memento's or Memorandums, for the whole days Spiritual Exercise. P. 89, etc.    

THE DEDICATION. To the Right Honourable, most pious and virtuous Lady, Dame MARGARET LESLEY, Councess Dowager of Weems.  
MADAM,  
THough this little Treatise may be called mine be way of composing, yet is may be justly called your Ladieships work by way of publishing and presenting it into the World: For it was your Ladyship and your Noble Daughter, that most excellent Young Lady, Dame MARGARET, Countess and Heretrix of WEEMS, who gave me the most considerable advance for my encouragement and assistance in Printing. And by such works as this, Your Ladyship gives a clear demonstraiting, that, you are not like that barren Figtree, mentioned in Luke, Cham 13. vers. 7. But like the pleasant Palmtree, bringing forth 〈◊〉 in Old Age, Psal. 92. 14. And the scope of this work being to divert [if possible] our profane vulgar from 〈◊〉 Sonners to more Christian and Spiritivall divertisements, I hope, Your Ladyship need not be ashamed to vouchsafe it the smiling aspect of your favourable countenance.  
To run out upon Your Ladieships Eulogies and Applauses, Your Virtues are so great and conspicuous, and my Style so low, and disproportionable, that I dare not much adventure, lest I be found deficient. Your Piety and Devotion towards GOD, your Equity towards, Mert, your Charitable Supplies to indigent Christians, your equability and composedness of Spirit in all conditions of Life, whether Prosperity or Adversity are so menifest to all, that common Fame [if I should insist] might easily put to silence my weak Oratrie. It hath pleased GOD Almighty to attend your Ladyship with some singular Providences and extraordinary Blessings, (Lord great you suitable Thankfulness.) As first, the LORD hath been pleased to propagat and continue three Noble, Ancient and Eminent Families by your happy Offspring. The Lord was graciously pleased to make your Ladyship an happy and successful 〈◊〉 in that wonderful Restauration of our Royal Sovereign the King's Sacred Majesty without Blood, which is one of the great wonders of our Age, and whereupon all the World ●●●ked with admiration and astonishment: And this your Ladyship did by influencing, with Christian Advice, (as I am informed) those 
* General Major Monk, afterward called Duke of Albemarle.  who were in power at the time.  
And as this Noble Enterprise, at such a time, evidenced Masculine Courage and Heroic Magnanimity, so it was an infallible argument of most Christian Humanity and Superlative Loyalty. There is yet one thing more, which I cannot omit, deserving great deference, being some piece of rariety in this cold, Laodicean-like and backsliding Age: And that it your Christian-Moderation, Prudence and Sobriety, that whileas the most part of People are deviating to some sinful and vicious extremes, upon the right hand or the jest; some to erroneous giddiness and unconstant levity; some to Atheistical loosenoss and profanity, Your Ladyship all the time hath keeped the middle line of a golden Mediocrity, even the strait course of solid, sober and substantious Christianity: Which [I am confident] shall afford your Ladyship unspeakable Peace and Comfort here, and conduct you to Eternal Felicity hereafter: And this shall be the constant Prayer of him, who it.  
Urquhart, june 6, 1683. MADAM Your Ladieships most obsequious and devouted Servant in CHRIST, WILLIAM GEDDES.   

Preface to the READER.  
IT is not a new nor strange thing to teach Religion by way of Songs: We find the most material and Spiritual subjects in all the Sacred Scriptures, not only by way of precept enjoined, but also (according to divine precept) delivered in Songs. Moses the choice Man of God is observed to make the first Hexameter verses in Hebrew, in that superexcellent, gratulatory Song Exod 15. upon the miraculous deliverance of Israel at the Red Sea. Did not the Lord command Moses to teach the People of Israel in a Song▪ Deut. 31. and chap. 32. His manifold mercies; their horrid and base unthank: fullness & the formidable consequents of their ingratitude, to wit, fearful judgements: Which is indeed, an abridgement of all Prophecies. 
* And so the People of Israel, by way of Prophetical anticipation, are made to sing out their own ● & acknowledge the Justice of GOD in inflicting deserved plagues.  Beside the Book of Psalms, penned for the most part by David, and some by Moses and others, which by some is called the marrow of Scripture; we have as Spiritual and Soul ravishing a book as in all the Scripture delivered in Songs, to wit, the Song of Solomon, which (being well understood) holds forth most pathetically, the sweet, most intimat and heart-transporting communion betwixt Christ & his Spouse the Church. Moreover we have the Song of Isaiah. Isai. Chap. 12. Of Habbakkuk Chap. 3. ●. 17. The Song of Zacharias Luk. 1. 67, 68 etc. The blessed Virgin and Elizabeth at the rising of the Sun of Righteousness upon the Horizon of a sinful World, or the Nativity of our Blessed Saviour, Luke 2: 42, 46. etc. And finally we have the heavenly hallelujahs of Angels and Saints in the Church triumphant, delivered in Songs; Rev. 15: 3, 4.— 19: 5, 6. The Blessed Apostle of the Gentiles not only enjoins to sing Psalms, but also Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Ephes. 5: 19 Col. 3: 16. The reason of all this, seems to be, that the elegancy of the Poetical stile, and accuratnes of the form, together with the harmonious melody of the tune or air in singing, may induce people to the more frequent perusing these subjects of the greatest consequence, for meditation; and may take the deeper impress in the memory for delightful retention. It is looked upon as one of the most edifying works that ever the Protestant Reformers in Germany attempted, that (in imatation, as it were, of the primitive pattern of the ancient Jewish Church) they reduced the most of Christian Religion into Spiritual Songs, which the Germane Protestants are continually singing to this day, when they are upon journey, when about their secular employments, morning and evening and at all occasions. I have been much longing for the like work in the English Language, for reclaiming (if possible) our profane vulgar from obscene, bawdy Songs (which are most scandalous to our profession) to more Christianlike divertisements: but have not, as yet, found such a thing done methodically and fully. I find indeed, many excellent Poems upon scattered select subjects, far more accurate than mine, and some godly ballads written by pious and devout Ministers at several occasions, which (I acknowledge) Contain very good matter, and to my certain experience, I have found them very useful for edification, and raising the affections of some devout persons; (and have often wished that all these godly Songs should be Collected and Printed in one Book.) Yet in them all, I desiderat a methodical coherence, and confirmation by Scriptures, and some other illustrations for satisfying the Judicious. I have attempted, according to my mean Talon, to break the Ice, and lay a foundation for others of more excellent parts, to bring such a work to some perfection. I have not sought for a sublime, losty stile, nor hunted after pedantic expressions, or Romantic phrases; partly, that the Treatise might be useful and intelligible to the vulgar, as well as to the learned; And partly, because I supposed, that neither the whorish dress of human eloquence, or high flowing notions, nor yet the sluttish Garb of rustic expressions, were suitable for the chaste Lady of Divinity; but the grave Matronal habit of Godly, pertinent and Spiritual simplicity. If any do not fancy to sing divinity (beside what I have said already, which may be sufficient to refute that Childish mistake,) let such read it as prose; and I hope, they shall find nothing but pertinency and Spirituality. But I cannot omit here, to obviate an objection which may be raised by some inconsiderate Persons, which is this: O say they, we remember some of these Airs or Tunes were sung heretofore with Amorous Sonnets, wherein were (may be) some bawdy-like or obscene-like expressions. To this I answer, first, that in this practice, I have the precedent of some of the most pious, Grave and Zealous divines in the Kingdom, who to very good purpose, have composed Godly Songs to the Tunes of such old Songs as these, The bonny Broom, I'll never leave thee, we'll all go pull the hadder, and such like, and yet without any challenge or disparagement. Secondly it is alleged by some, and that not without some colour of reason, that many of our Airs or Tunes are made by good Angels, but the Letter or lines of our Songs by Devils. We choose the part Angelical and leaves the Diabolical. thirdly it is as possible and probable, that these vain or profane men who composed those Amorous naughty Sonnets, have surreptitiously borrowed those grave, sweet Tunes from former Spiritual Hymns and Songs, and why may not we again challenge our own, plead for restitution, and bring back to the right owner; applying those grave Airs again to a Divine and Spiritual subject. And lastly, we find that Paul, the great Apostle of the Gentiles sanctified some sentences and verses of Greek Poets, converting them into Scriptural Maxims, such as that Cretenses omnes sunt mendaces; The Cretians are always Liars, etc. Tit. 1: 12. And that in Act. 17: 28. For in him we live, move, and have our being, etc. And why may not we, (finding the measures of a melodious Tune or Air, indifferent in themselves) consecrat and apply them to a Sacred Poem. I call this Treatise, The third Part, as relating to two other Parts, anterior to this, both in order of time and nature, to wit upon the Estate of Innocency, and the Estate of Sin and Corruption, etc. which I have also ready for the Press, but have, for several reasons begun with this Treatise, till I see how the work may get acceptance; and as I find it pleasing. I may add the rest at another impression. If any Devout and Religious persons reap any good by it, as it is my principal Scope, so it shall be my great rejoicing, that I shall be instrumental, either by word or write, to glorify GOD and edify his People.  
To this GOD, infinite, eternal and incomprehensible, one in Essence, three in distinct Persons, let all Men and Angels ascribe all Praise, Honour, Glory, Power and Dominion for ever and ever. Amen.   

Approbations to the BOOK.  
Ornatissimo & Dilectissimo fratri Pastori WICKENSI in Cathanesia.  

Reverende in Christo Frater,  
CVrsim & reptim quaedam legi in hoc pio & elaborato Poemate, niss, animus meus vacillet, prout frequenter contingit, sapit limam, meretur praelum; sed non sum adeo Suffenus, ut huic lucubrationi, herbam parietariam mei suffragii apponere audeam. Quis ego sum, quipalam, Judicium ferre sine tribunali conarer? Non possum ita paratragediari. Laudo equidem acumen & eruditionem Authoris, & haec in obsequium exaravit festinante Calamo.  
Toaduni, Aug. 5: 73. Tuus in Christo frater fraterrimus, Mr. GUL. RAITT.   

Reverend Brother,  
SO much as time and leisure could permit, I did read your Manuscript of Spiritual Songs. In my humble opinion, the subject matter of them is pious and grave, the expression plain and Scriptural, the method short and clear, and the Paraphrase pertinent, and Orthodox. If encouragement be given by these in power, for publishing it in print, It may be for good use to the ingenious Reader: That God may be pleased to continue his assistance with you in your labours, is the earnest desire of him who is  
Ed. College, Aug. 15. 73. Your very affectionate Brother in the Lord, Mr. WILL. colvil. Primar of the College of Edinburgh.    

The impartial Judgement of a Sincere Friend upon the Author and the Poem.  
THe matter's sacred, diction not abstruse,  
Nor rustic; suited for a Christian Muse:  
The method's plain, and helps the memory:  
The Tunes most grave, and make sweet melody.  
Me thinks, I see another David here,  
Or other Saints come from th' Elysian Choir:  
As David when with sorrows most undone,  
Then breathed Heout the Songs with sweetest tune:  
So thou'rt a Man of sorrows, yet thou Sings,  
As if thou wert not sharer of such things:  
I know it now, the Lark doth soar on high,  
And sing in hopes, for all the stormy day.  
Thy Crosses seem to put on thee an edge;  
Thou tak'st affliction, for the Christian badge:  
Sing on Magnanime Spirit, raise thy voice  
Till these Songs meet with everlasting Joys.  
M: W: A:   

Upon the Author's Spiritual Songs and Chronological Tables.  
THy airs are sweet (my Friend,) the Harmony  
By thy Diviner twang, resounds so high  
From thy well tuned Theorb, we think upon  
The 
* Conspituous tokens. of GOD'S special presence in Solomon's Temple.  Shecina in days of Solomon.  
As Glory filled the house, the Readers heart  
(If widely, op'e) shall learn thy ' holy art,  
With Seraphims, to sing, for God shall dwell  
In'him, as there, when he strives to 
† Alluding to the inscriptions of some Psalms, which say to him that excellent etc.  excel.  
Water thy 
‡ The Author had the work of Redemption described in the figure of a Tree, but could not get printing for it at the time.  Tree, thy Tables show abroad;  
To flourish, to declare the works of God.  
Myriad are Vexed, as Saul the Son of Kish:  
Thou comes like David, or the Son of Jesse.  
Embrace thy Lyre, heighten thy Roundelays  
First charm that Spirit, then wear eternal, bays.  
So Prayeth Mr. WILL. ANNAND. Dean of Edinburgh.   

To Mr. WILLIAM GEDDES Minister at Vrquhard, upon his two excellent Treatises, to wit, The Saint's Recreation, and his Chronological Tables and Memorials.  
GOod Master GEDDES, it is sweetly done,  
To cheer thy heart with Zions' Spiritual Songs:  
Whilst we with Gog and Magog fiercely run,  
Against each other with our wounds and wrongs;  
The joys for which in Heaven alone we look,  
Are antedated in thy breast and Book.  
But though the Fancy and the Judgement joined  
With Eloquence, harmonious measures make:  
Yet if with Memory not stamped and coined;  
All are ingulfed in oblivions lake.  
How blessed are thy Books, which all the three  
Helps, Fancy, Judgement, and the Memory.  
Mr. NINIAN PATERSON.   

ERRATA.  
Courteous Reader,  
BEfore you read this Book deliberately, be pleased, first to take notice of and correct with your Pen, these few escapes of the Press (for the most exact and vigilant will have some) and this will keep you from a stop, when you come to them in your ordinary reading.  
Page 33. l. 9 with Ancient, let the marginal note be Dan 7: 22. P. 33. l. 13. with Apostle, let the marginal note be, Heb. 3: 1. p. 38. l. 25. Immanuel, let it have this marginal note, i e, GOD with us. p. 39 l. 29. for the last word of the line (LORDS) r. Lords. p. 41. l. 14. Ointment, with the marginal note, Cant. 1: 3, p. 41. 1. 29. let (n) be prefixed to Priest. p. 49. l. 22. for Ministers r. Minister, verb. p. 52. l. 14. for recall life r. life recall. p. 64. l. 17. for portion r. potion. l. 20. for thou r. thou, p. 66. 1. 26. for got r. get. p. 79. l. r. Widows mite, with the marginal note, Luke 21: 2, 3, 7. p. 84. l. 4. for after r. alter. p. 84. l. 15. dumb, with the marginal note, Psal. 39: 9 p. 84. l. 26. for I, r. I'll. p. 91. l. 22. for Sun-lights r. Sun-light's.   

THE SAINT'S RECREATION, THIRD PART: UPON THE ESTATE OF GRACE..  
The First SONG,  
Containing two Parts, First, CHRIST'S Expostulation, With a straying Sinner, Secondly, The Sinner Conversion and Recovery.  

THE FIRST PART.  

1.  
WHat is the cause, poor Soul thou dost so stray  
From me thy LORD, and from the righteous way?  

a By Baptismal vows and afterwards.  Was this thy oath when thou with me Cov'nanted?  
Where are the vows which thou so freely granted?   

2.  

b Enumeration of mercies Spiritual and Temporal, positive and privative.  Am I not LORD of Light, of Life and Love?  
Am I not He, to thee so kind did prove?  
Did I not know thee by my eye Allseeing?  
I knew thy mould before thou hadst a being.   

3.  

c Ezek. 16: 3. Eph. 2: 1, 2, 12.  A wretched babe thou wast in sin first born,  
Under God's wrath and curse: and so forlorn.  
Mightst thou not been a monster formles Creature?  
Whilst I have given a perfect comely Feature?   

4.  
I did myself of Royal robs divest,  
And clothed me with thy nature for thy rest.  
I scourged was, and crowned with the thorn,  
The cross I bore, for thee I suffered scorn.   

5.  
The Gospel-Light I gave thee to direct;  
A Guard of Angels ready to protect;  
My Spirit to warn, and be thy gracious guided:  
Yet from my precepts thou dost ever slyd.   

6.  
I Gave thee food and raiment, health and peace.  
Myself I gave for thy poor Souls release;  
And yet to me unkynd thou still waste proving,  
And dost not labour to requite my loving.   

7.  
From Satan, 
d Mercies privative, or deliverance from all evils.  Sin, and Hell I made thee free:  
That thou mightst never condemnation see:  
A Ransom, Sacrifice and Propitiation I  
Was, Divine Justice for to satisfy.   

8.  
I keep't thee from the Famine, and the Sword:  
From Pestilence, and did all good afford:  
From shameful sin, and from flagitious crimes:  
From Satan's snares in these confused times.   

9  
That Satan might not fright thee, nor possess:  
From madness, sudden death and all distress:  
From sickness sore; and sting of conscience fell:  
I keeped thee from dropping into Hell.   

10.  
I did thee Gently 
e Incorrigibleness under the rod.  chasten with the rod;  
That thou mightst mind thy duty to thy God:  
But when the rod was off, with Pharaoh vain  
Thou wallowed in the Myre of sin again.   

11.  
This was not all; 
f Mercies Eternal.  I promised thee a Crown,  
Even Heauns' glory, riches and renown;  
If thou shouldst serve me, yet thy fruit is small;  
Thou wanders from me like the Prodigal.   

12.  
Where is thy Faith? where is thy fervent Love?  
Where is thy zeal, and works, thy faith to prove?  
Beware, like Laodicea, thou me force  
Thee to reject with dolorous divorce.   

13.  
If thou do not repent and soon return,  
And for thy many sins thou do not mourn;  
If answer not my mercies to thee shown,  
I'll the reject and never more thee own.    

SECOND PART,  
Containing the penitent Sinners Conversion and Recovery.  

1.  
WHat thundering voice is this I hear? who calls?  
Is this the voice of CHRIST from Heaven  
that falls?  
I sleeping was, & pampered with all pleasure;  
But now I see my sin's above all measure! 
Confession of Sin.    

2.  
Justly, O LORD mightst thou from me depart;  
Justly mightst thou my sinful Soul desert:  
For most ungrate I heretofore was proving;  
And most unworthy of such matchless loving.   

3.  
O! what am I, thou shouldst so kindly call?  
And did not suffer in the pit to fall;  
Since I have from my God so long departed,  
No wonder that for sin I sore had smarted.   

4.  
Thy calls I did repel, 
Slighting of calls and warnings.  thy word I slighted:  
Thy Spirit I quenched: thy rods when they have lighted,  
I did not hear their voice; nor mercies prized.  
But I have done what Satan hath devised.   

5.  
My sins in number they are like the Sand, 
Acknowledgement of Sin in its quantity and quality.   
By breaking of thy righteous Command;  
For quality, atrocious, great offences:  
I sinned with Soul and the external senses.   

My sins are many, 
Acknowledgement of Sin in its quantity and quality.  yet no more than thou  
Canst freely pardon, O my God most true!  
My sin is great, yet is thy mercy greater:  
I run to thee, there is no Saviour better.   

7.  
Thou passed by Angels and hast sent thy Son  
In humane nature, 
Extolling of God's mercies and recourse thereto.  our poor Souls to win.  
Thou raisest up the Soul that is dejected,  
And thou hast not the weary Soul rejected.   

8.  
Thy promise is to seek the Soul that's lost:  
Thy promise is to comfort all that's crossed.  
I've lost myself, come now sweet Lord and save me.  
I cleave to thee my God, O do not leave me.   

9  
With blinks of mercy thou dost wretches view:  
Thy glory is, in weakness strength to show.  
Thy mercy is on those that have no merit,  
That heirs of wrath great glory may inherit.   

10.  
When multituds I saw in the broad way, 
A great occasion of the Sinners straying is bad example.   
I took delight with them to go astray.  
Disdainfully thy precepts I did trample,  
Thy promise sweet, thy threats, and Saints example.   

11.  
The many by-paths have my Soul deceived; 
Vicious extremities of the times.   
And have me of my Saviour near bereft:  
Some not for peace, some not for piety,  
Some not for truth, some like the Pharisee.   

12.  
Some live so loose, as mynding not a judge,  
No God, no Hell, no Heaven a soul to lodge;  
Some Laodicean like, they care not whether  
Religion sink or swim, Fools altogether!   

13.  
Some seeming godly, yet they have no love  
No Christian works, their fruitful faith to prove:  
Some loyal (and good reason) to great Caesar;  
But to serve God, have neither time nor leisure.   

14.  
Some pious-like, and yet disown a King,  
As if rebellion were no heinous thing:  
Some place Religion in their vain opinion,  
Some in debats about the best dominion.   

15.  
Some place Religion in most base reviling  
The men of God, their own poor souls beguiling:  
Some in proud Korehs arrogant rebelling,  
And yet they fancy heaven to be their dwelling.   

16.  
Sometimes I followed one, sometimes the other;  
Sometimes I Jarred with father and with mother  
For trivial things: O poor distracted I!  
And many things I did, I knew not why.   

17.  
I now perceive all these are sinful themes,  
Impertinent, and vicious extremes.  
I'll now betake me to the good old way  
Of thy dear Saints, and more I will not stray.   

18.  
I now perceive, Satan hath many wiles  
And sly devices which the Soul beguyles;  
And that he may bereave me of my right,  
Sometimes 
* 2 Cor. 11: 14.  ane Angel seems to be of light.   

19  
I know now what the Lord of me desires;  
Peace, 
* Mic. 6: 8. Matt. 23: 23.  truth and mercy, justice he requires,  
To be renewed in the inner-man,  
And bring forth fruits with all the strength I can.   

20.  
If to myself severe, to others mild,  
Sweet, gentle, calm and harmless as a Child:  
The fear of God, and loyalty to Cesar:  
To all men love: in this He takes great pleasure.   

21.  
I purpose, Lord, to live no more in sin;  
I strayed long, but now I will begin  
To serve the Lord with all my heart and strength;  
That heaven's bliss I may enjoy at length,   

22.  
Begun, then Sin and Satan, worldly toys,  
You stop my Christian course, yond mar my Joys.  
Draw me O Lord, and then I'll follow thee,  
I'll sing thy praises to eternity.   
FINIS.    

SONG II.  
THE DOOR OF HOPE, OR A CORDIAL FOR A FAINTING SOUL: Affording some further Encouragement to draw near unto GOD, and to adventure on the Sceptre of Mercy, from the consideration of the fullness and freeness of GOD'S Bounty and Clemency, and from absolute, and conditional promises, such, as poor Sinners can lay hold upon.  

1.  
BUt now 
a Some dawning or glimmering light of comfort to a fainting Soul from the consideration of GOD'S mercy.  I find some Soul revive,  
I find my Cordial  
Cheering my Spirit, that I may live,  
Allaying bitter gall.  
Glad tidings I begin to hear,  
Zion doth mercy sing:  

b Eph. 2: 12, 13.  Sweet JESUS can me draw full near  
Unto Jehovah King.   

2.  

c God's wisdom, power and goodness are three great pillars of a Christians confidence.  Thou art most gracious, wise and strong,  
Thou King of Heaven most high,  

d Psal. 27. ult. Psal. 130: 5, 6.  Therefore i'll wait and not think long,  
Till thou send some supply.  

e The Souls resolution to wait.  A Supplicant thrown at thy feet,  
Thy mercy to implore:  

f Mat, 7: 7.  I'll beg and knock till alms I get,  
I'll wait at heavens Door.   

3.  
Necessity makes me to wait;  
I cannot find but here;  
I will with humble Spirit and meek  
Unto my God draw near.  

g The incomprehensible greatness of God's mercy.  When I begin for to recount  
Thy mercies manifold;  

h Psal. 51: 1.— 40: 5.  In number they do far surmount  
What Pen or Tongue have told.   

4.  

i Rom. 11: 33.  They're high, they're deep, they're long and broad,  

k Psal. 36: 5.  They reach the starry frame,  
They're over all thy works, o God,  
To magnify thy name.  

j The freeness of God's mercy.  The freeness of Thy goodness great,  
Make me for to conceive, 
Isa. 55: 1. Host 14: 4.   
That such a wretch may mercy get;  
And this I humbly crave.   

5.  
It is thy 
m Ezek. 16: 3, 4, 6.  glory to extend  
Thy mercy, where there is  
No merit; then thy mercy send, 
m Misery, the fittest object of mercy.   
And let me have the bliss.  
I'm sick in sin, 
n Psal. 51: 8— 38: 2, 3.  both blind and lame,  

o Isa, 35: 5, 6. Rev. 3: 17. 2. Tim. 2: 26. Fullness of God's mercy.  Poor, and a wretched slave;  
An object fit for mercy am:  
Oh let me mercy have.   

6.  

p Psal. 103: 11, 12. Exod. 34: 6. Absolute promises. 1. Sending a Saviour.  Thy Treasure is so full of grace,  
Nothing can it impair:  
Thou ever gives and hast no less;  
O, let me have a share.  
Thou sent a Mediator 
q Gen. 3: 15. Isa. 7: 14. A Saviour is sent to ane ungrate World.  good,  
When man did not require,  
Even this Messias for his need,  
When none could give an hire.   

7.  
Since thou hast sent, and he is come,  
Of mere free Love and Grace;  
Oh, do bestow on me 
r Mat. 15: 27. 2. Calling of the Gentiles being Idolaters.  a crumb  
Thos sent 
s Isa. 54: 1.— 42: 6.  unto the Gentiles light,  
When they by sin most vile,  

s Eph. 2: 12, 13.  Had lost all interest and right,  
And under sad exile.   

8.  

t Isa. 54: 1.  Thou mad'st the barren Woman bear  
More than the married Wife;  

u Rom. 17: 17.  Thou gav'st the Olive wild a share  
In promises of life.  
Then I am one of Japhets' race,  
O do not me exclude;  
Give me a drop of saving grace,  
Though but a spurious brood.   

9  
Thou promisest the stony 
v Ezek. 11: 19 36. 26.  hearts  
To mollify, 
3. To take away the stoney heart.  and then,  
To write thy Law 
w Ezek. 36: 26. Jer. 31: 33.  in inward parts  
Of worthless wretched men.  
I find this promise absolute,  
To those who have no grace: 
4. To extend mercy to those who require it not.   
thou'rt found 
x Isa. 65: 24.  of those who sought thee not,  

y Isa. 9: 6.  O Peerless Prince of Peace.   

10.  

* To wit, those promises.  If these be free, why shall I then  
Myself from thence seclude?  
When God excepts no 
z Isa. 55: 1. Mat. 11: 28. Joh. 7: 37. Gal. 3: 28.  mortal man,  
That's come of Adam's seed.  
Their 
* Of the promises.  Ocean-fulness 
a Eph. 3: 20. Rom. 10: 12. Jam. 1. 5. 6. 17. Eph. 2: 4.  can supply  
All that I stand in need:  
They, re precious, 
b 2 Pet. 1: 5.  for they purchas't be  

c 2 Cor. 1: 20.  By Christ's most precious blood.   

11  
The freeness of thy promises  
Breeds hope: 
The grounds of comfort and waiting.  Their fullness suits  
All my defects; Their preciousness  
With all my wants it meets.  

d Act. 17: 24. Jos. 3: 11. Psal. 46: 7.  Thy Sovereign supremacy  
Makes me thee wait upon;  
As well becomes a wretch to lie  
At Thy feet while I moan.   

12.  

e The greatness of God's promises, in promising himself.  Thou sayest Thou'lt with thy people dwell,  
And give thyself to them:  
Thou'lt be their God, 
2. Cor. 6: 16. Rev. 7: 15.— 21: 3. Isa. 66: 1.  and then they shall  
Thy glorious works proclaim.  
Oh, what am I but dust and clay?  
And wilt thou condescend  
With me to lodge? O happy day!  
Come then thy mercy send.   

13.  

f Isa. 57: 15.— 66: 4.  My heart thy house do thou prepare  
For Thee that glorious guest;  
For I have no delicious fare  
For such a Royal feast.  

g Promise of the Spirit.  But usher in thy 
h Joh. 14: 26.— 16: 13. Luke 11: 13. Effects of the Spirit.  Spirit, and He  
Will give what may thee please:  
Then, welcome, welcome shall thou be;  
This will my Spirit raise.   

14  
O give then that good Spirit of grace,  

i 1. Direction. Joh. 16: 13.  In thy way to conduct:  

k 2. Pacification. Joh. 14: 27.  He to my conscience Will give peace,  

l 3. Information. Joh. 14: 26.  And plainly me instruct.  
In Christ the Vine 
m 4. Spiritual insition. Joh. 3: 5.— 15: 1.  He will me graft,  

n 5. Renovation. Exck. 36: 26. Eph. 4: 23, 24.  And wholly me renew.  

o 6. Consolation. Joh. 14: 26.  All fears and tears He will drive off,  

p 7. Confirmation and Ratification. Eph. 4: 30. Eph. 1: 13.  And be my Seal most true.   

15  
In midst of every 
q Rom. 8: 15, 16, 17. 35, 38.  Stormy blast  
Of sad vexation,  
Assures me of my interest  
In Thy Salvation.  
Against the fiery 
r 8. Protection. Joh. 14: 26. 16: 13.  Serpent's sting  
Of strong tentation,  
He me defends; so that I sing  
With consolation.   

16.  
He'll give his Son, 
Promise of his Son. Mat. 17: 5. Jo. 1: 12.  if that I call  
In Truth and verity;  
Who will to me prove 
* Phil. 3: 8, 9 1 Cor. 3: 21, 22.  All in All,  
And cure my misery.  
So shall the blessed 
s Joh. 14: 23, 26.  Trinity  
take me to be their own;  
Henceforth no sin or misery  
shall my poor soul cast down.   

17  
He'll wisdom 
s 1 Cor. 1: 36.  be, 
CHRIST fullness.  to give me light:  
He's Righteousness to clear;  
Lest divine Justice do me fright,  
He paid a ransom dear.  
He is SANCTIFICATION,  
Me wholly to renew:  
He'll work me full Redemption,  
For he's a Saviour true.   

18.  
Into that gulf prepared of old,  
I'm ready for to fall:  

* As a person ready to be drowned, is preserved, by laying hold on twiggs, on the bank of the River; so a Soul at the brink of despair, is revived by the consideration of absolute promises, and of God's full & free mercies.  But of these twiggs I take some hold,  
And yet for mercy 
* As a person ready to be drowned, is preserved, by laying hold on twiggs, on the bank of the River; so a Soul at the brink of despair, is revived by the consideration of absolute promises, and of God's full & free mercies.  call.  
Thou art that Sweet 
t Luke 10: 33, 34.  Samaritan,  
That cures a wounded soul.  
Thou never didst reject that man  

u 1 Pet. 5: 7. Joh. 6: 37. Psal. 55: 22.  On thee his care did roll.   

19  
The weary-laden 
v Mat. 11: 28.  Thou dost call, 
Conditional promises.   
That they may come to Thee:  
Thou'lt ease them of their burden all,  
And cure their misery.  
Thou promised life to them 
w Isa. 55: 2, 3.  who hear;  

x Mat. 5: 6. Isa. 55: 1, 2.  The hungry Soul to fill.  

y Joh. 7: 37.  The thirsty Soul with wine to cheer,  
Of consolation still.   

20.  
They're saved, who call upon 
z Psal. 50: 15 Joel. 2: 32.  Thy name,  
Who knock at mercy's gate:  

a Joh. 3: 16.  They who believe, meet with the same,  
And who their 
b Host 14: 8.  sins do hate.  

c Psal. 119: 1. Psal. 50: 23.  Who in Thy precepts way do go,  
By them, their life to square,  
Thou wilt to them Salvation show:  
They ever Blessed are.   

21.  
I hear, I pray, I do believe,  
Lord help my unbeleef:  
O do my silly Soul relieve  
from all my pain and grief.  
I'm sorry for my sinful falls,  
Thy voice I will obey:  
I'll answer when on me thou calls:  
Alas too long I stray.   

22.  
It's by thy grace that I intent, 
All ascribed to God's free grace.   
To turn to thee again:  
It's Thy free grace that must amend  
My conversation vain:  

d Phil. 2: 13.  The will, the work, is all of Thee,  
My spiritual thoughts each one:  

e Phil. 1: 6. Heb. 12: 2.  Then, Crown this work begun in me,  
And send Salvation.   

23.  

f A transition to the treatise of CHRIST.  But now I see the Day appear,  
The Morningstar arise;  
The Sun of Righteousness draws near,  
fair 
g The Sun so called by the Latin Poets.  Phoebus from the Skies.  
O Shine upon my silly Soul,  
With warming beams of light;  
On Thee, my burden I do roll,  
O Glorious King of might.   
FINIS.   

SONG III.  
THE PILGRIMS PANACEA, OR BALM OF GILEAD, Holding forth (1.) the Restauration, or Redemption of lost mankind, how it was Decreed, and gradually revealed, until the Nativity of Our blessed SAVIOUR. (2.) Of CHRIST'S Nativity, His matchless Person, His divine and humane Natures, His All-sufficiency to save, with ane Introduction to His Offices.  

1.  
THough Satan, Death and 
a Rom. 5: 12, 13.— 6: 23. Gal. 3: 10.  Hell conspire,  
To throw me in Tartarean fire;  
Yet some of Adam's wretched race  

b Eph: 2: 8.  Rescued shall be by God's free grace.   

2.  
Before the Earth foundation 
c Rom. 8. 29. Eph. 1: 4.  took, 
Salvation decreed.   
It written was in heavens Book;  
Eternal and a firm decree  
In Council of the Trinity,   

3.  
That Christ Jehovah's only Son  
Should be a living 
d 1 Pet. 2: 6.  Cornerstone:  
In him were some 
e Eph. 1: 4, 5.  Elect to be  

f Jer. 18; 6. Rom. 9: 23.  Choice vessels to Eternity.   

4.  
Did that Immense, Eternal God, 
The devout Souls pious reflection upon the consideration of God's free grace.   
In light who hath a firm abode,  
One Essence in blessed Trinity,  
Three Persons in that Unity,   

5.  
Who from none else doeth seek supply,  
(For in him all perfections be)  

g Psal. 16: 2, 3.  My good to Him doth not extend;  
For why his glory hath none end:   

6.  
Did that great Jove my bliss contrive?  
Me wretched worm to keep alive?  
To keep me from Eternal fire,  
When Hellish powers did conspire?   

7.  
How shall poor I, then thankful prove,  
For this great mercy, this free Love?  
My Soul shall all her 
b Psal. 103. 1.— 42: 11.  powers bend,  
Him to extol, World without end.   

8.  
To Adam 
i Gen. 3: 15.  this was first revealed▪ 
Redemption and Salvation revealed.   
When to tentation He did yield:  
He trembling run 
k Gen. 3: 8.  himself to hide:  
God's presence He could not abide.   

9  
When guilty of Apostasy,  
By tasteing the forbidden Tree,  
Horror of conscience did him fright:  
Ill-doers always shun the light.   

10.  
God frowns, good Angels do forsake,  
The Heaven is shut, th'Infernal-lake  
Is ready to receive: and so  
Nothing remains but wrath and wo.   

11.  
But He whose 
l Exod, 14: 10. 10. 1 Sam, 23: 26, 27, 28. Ezek. 16: 4, 5, 6, etc.  opportunity  
Is wretches great extremity;  
He who dispenses every lot,  

m Isa. 65: 1, 2, 4.  Is found of them that sought Him not.   

12.  
He calls for Adam of free Grace,  
And Preached to Him a blessed peace.  
Come, Adam, thou hast greatly sinned  
Yet with me thou may'st mercy find:   

13.  
Afflictions sharp thou 
n Gen 3: 17, 18, 19  must endure,  
But thy Salvation shall be sure.  
I shall thee send a 
o Gen. 3: 15.  Blessed Seed,  
And He shall bruise the Serpent's head.   

14.  
This is the Covenant of Grace,  
Which brings my Soul so sweet solace.  
There is 
p Some distinguish the Covenant of Redemption, which is betwixt GOD the Father, and the Son from the Covenant of grace which is betwixt God and Man by the Mediator JESUS, which they ground upon such Scriptures as these. Act. 20: 28. 1. Cor. 6: 20. 1 Pet. 1: 18. Act. 23. comp. with Psal. 2: 7. Eph. 1: 3, 4, 5. See dickson's therapeutica Sacra l. 1. c. 4.  a gracious paction  
Betwixt the Father and the Son.   

15.  
And by the Son, with Adam's race,  
Who should repent, and seek his grace.  
The Son unto the Father spoke,  
I will Man's nature on me take.   

16.  
I will myself a ransom give,  
For the Elect that they may live:  
Come, Son, (quoth He) if thou do so,  
They shall be safe from Hell and wo.   

17.  
The Father to poor man he saith,  
If thou believe with saving Faith,  
In this my Son; I'll give thee peace:  
Eternal Love shall thee embrace. 
The promise renewed to Abraham, and the Messiss restricted to His family and offspring.    

18.  
The Lord did promise even the same  
To Faithful father 
q Gen. 12: 3.— 18: 18.— 22: 18. The gradual clearing and confirming of the Covenant of grace.  Abraham;  
That in His seed all should be blest,  
And get from Him Eternal rest.   

19  
This promise grows more 
r Heb. 1: 1.  full and clear  
Till that the full time did draw near:  
So that Messiah's 
s Dan. 9: 24, 25.  time and 
s Mic. 5: 2.  place  
The Prophets told, Israel's race.   

20.  
This blessed Seed who glorious is, 
CHRIST and Redemption by him typified by Sacrifices and Ceremonies.   
P'raefigured 
t Col. 2: 16, 17. Heb. 7. 8. 9  was by Sacrifice:  
By Types and Shadows 
u Heb. 10: 1.  many one,  
Even to His Incarnation.   

21.  
This Seed is that Messias great;  
Eternal God without all date:  
Hence doth my drooping Soul yet Live:  
For He Salvation 
v Act. 4: 12. 1 Col. 1: 30.  will me give.   

22.  
His Birth, his Life, His Death and all  
His acts and sufferings great and small,  

w Mat. 9: 12, 13. Mal. 4: 2.  Are Balsam for my bleeding would:  
In Him alone Salvation's found.   

23.  
I'll now my meditation raise;  

x 1. Pet. 1: 12.  For this the Angels doth amaze.  
I'll soar on Contemplation's wings,  
Admiring these Celestial things.   

24.  
O how great sweetness JESUS LORD,  
Thy very Names my Soul afford! 
The comfortable names and titles of CHRIST, whereof see more in Song V.   
For, JESUS, that's a Saviour 
y Mat. 1: 25. JESUS is the same that Joshua, that is, to save.  sure,  
To give my Soul a Sovereign cure.   

25.  
CHRIST, that's the chief 
z That same which the Hebrew word Messiah, that is anointed, Joh. 1: 41— 4: 25. Isa. 61: 1. For he was furnished with all suitable endowments to be our King, Priest, and Prophet, Psal. 45: 7. Joh. 3: 34.  Anointed one;  
To him a parallel is none;  
Not with that Oil material,  
Prescribed by Law Levitical;   

26.  
But with the Spirit above all measure,  
Hence is my life, my Joy, my treasure,  
Transcendent 
a Col. 1: 19 CHRIST'S Nativity.  gifts (I know right well)  
He hath, my Soul to keep from Hell.   

27.  

b Luke 2: 9, 10, 15.  O joyful tidings do I hear,  
At Bethlehem in a Heavenly choir:  
The Angels sing and shout for joy,  
When Christ was born, that blessed Boy.   

28.  
To GOD be glory, 
c Luke 2: 14, 15.  peace on Earth,  
Good will to men, O Blessed birth!  
Go, Shepherds, go, and leave your Tent,  
This day to you a Saviour's scent.   

29.  
To Bethlehem run and Him behold,  
Of whom the Prophets have foretold. 
CHRIST'S immaculate and wonderful conception, and Union of the divine and Humane natures.   
Ye shall the great Messiah see,  
In whom all Nations blessed be.   

30.  
The wonder first (for to begin)  
A Man is born free 
d Mat. 1: 20, Luke 1: 35.  of sin,  

e Job 24: 4. Psal. 51: 5.  The like was not since Adam's fall;  
This cleanses sin Original.   

31.  
Another thing I do admire,  
That GOD Eternal comes so near.  
My nature 
f Heb. 2: 16, 17. Isa. 7: 14. Joh. 1: 14, Mat. 1: 16.  frail he did assume;  
This keeps me from a dismal doom.   

32.  
If GOD and Man, none can so well,  
GOD and lost Man kind 
g Col. 1: 20, 21, 22.  reconcile.  
This 
h That is God-Man in one person.  Theanthropos only can  
Make peace for sinful wretched Man.   

33.  
If God, 
CHRIST'S All-sufficiency to remove all evil & vouchsafe all good.  he cannot but 
i Heb. 7: 25.  prevail:  
If Man, 
k Heb. 2: 17, 18— 4: 15, 16,  my Brother will not fail.  
To plead for me, that heinous crimes  
May not condemn in judging times.   

34.  
By Sin, though I be quite undone,  
And there's no help below the Moon:  
Yet Jesus Christ he 
l Mat. 1: 12.  can me save,  
Who rose Triumphing from the grave.   

35.  
Though I be full of putrid 
m Isa. 1: 6.  sores,  
My sinful 
n Gen. 6: 5. Rom. 5: 14, 8.  nature good abhors;  
Yet Christ is that Physician 
o Mat. 9: 12, 13.  sure:  
His Panacea will me cure.   

36.  
I'm Dead in sin, 
p Eph. 2: 1.  I cannot move,  
Nor speak or think of things above:  
But He'll come in with quickening grace,  
And will afford my Soul Solace.   

37.  
Though wrath 
q Eph. 2: 3.  and curse I do deserve,  
For many ways that I did swerve;  
Yet Christ the 
r Gal. 3: 13.  curse did bear for me;  
And nailed my sins 
s Col. 2: 14.  unto a Tree.   

38.  
Though I deserve Infernal pains;  
Nothing in me but sin remains:  
His painful death shall me 
s Rom. 8: 1.  relieve;  
He did for me a 
Mat. 20: 28.  ransom give.   

39  
Though I deserve eternal 
u Dan. 9: 8.— 12: 2.  shame,  
For gross profaning of His name:  
His ignominy 
v Isa. 61: 7. Rom. 9: 33.  and disgrace,  
Keeps me from a confounded face.   

40.  
Like Stars my sins 
w Ps. 40: 12.  in number be,  
Or like the drops of Ocean-Sea;  
Yet do His mercies far 
x Psal. 103: 8, 11, 17.  transcend  
In number, for they have no end.   

41.  
Even crimson-red 
y Isa. 1: 18.  by sin am I;  
My sins are of a double dye:  
But Christ will make 
z Isa. 1: 18, 1 Joh. 1: 7.  me white as Snow:  
Me to exalt, he came below.   

42.  
For us poor sinners, for our sakes  
Three offices He undertakes; 
A transition to CHRIST'S offices.   
Then joyfully I'll say and sing,  
He is my Prophet, Priest and King.   
FINIS.   

SONG IU.  
THE HOLY TRIPLICITY, OR A Description of CHRIST'S THREE Office, with the devout Souls Triumphing-Song, upon the consideration of CHRIST'S All-sufficiency and Expectation of perfect Redemption by him.  
To the Tune of the New Blackbird.  

SECTION FIRST.  

1.  
I'M not an Astrologue to gaze  
on the Skies,  
To talk much of Trigons  

a The Astrologues talk of the fiery, airy, earthy and watery Trigons.  and Triplicities;  
Nor with great 
b Pythagoras' ascribed much virtue to some numbers.  Pythogre  
With some superstition  
Ascribing much virtue to  
Number's condition:  
Yet clearly I see,  
Without any lie,  
A Mystery wrapped 
c Some things Natural run by sevens, as seven Planets, seven Metals etc. Some things Political; as the seven principal Nations who have had the greatest sway of Government in the World, as Chaldeans, Persians, Grecians, Romans, Saracens, Goths, Turks, etc. Seven Mountains whereupon Rome was built. Seven Governments in Rome, etc. Some things Ecclesiastic or Theological, as the seventh day a Sabbath, the seventh year Sabbatical; seven Sabbatisms make a Jubilee. Seven Bullocks oftin Sacrifices; seven Angels, seven Seals, seven Trumpets, seven Vials in the Revelation, etc.  in seven, and in three.   

2.  
Three Persons there are in Essence divine:  
Of Angelic orders, thrice three, that is, nine:  
Twice three the Creation-dayes did compleet,  
GOD then did all finish he found to be meet.  
Four three are the twelve  
Tribes in Israel:  
So were the Apostles in truth that excel.   

3.  
So CHRIST our Redeemer by offices three  
He purchased Salvation for me and for thee.  
He's King, and a Priest, a Prophet divine:  
So brings he the Elect in Glory to shine,  
His own He rescues;  
His foes He subdues,  
Though Furies Infernal their forces combine.   

4.  
Our woeful 
d Our ignorance to be supplied by the Prophetical Office: Our distance and alienation from God by the Priestly: and our impotency to rescue ourselves by the Kingly Office.  defects they call for the three:  
We, r blind and we know not how saved to be.  
Estranged from GOD, and Children of wrath;  
Unable to purchase a freedom from death.  
By Prophet we see;  
By Priest we draw nigh:  
King JESUS gives strength, to GOD we may fly.   

5.  
All these our defects, they call for supply,  
Which JESUs my LORD vouchsafes unto me.  
I'm blind, and I cannot the way well descry;  
But CHRIST is the Prophet to teach me the way.  
His Spirit and word,  
Shall help me afford,  
From darkness to light, I'm led by my LORD.   

6.  
My sins make a distance between me and GOD:  
For in his right path I have not abode.  
His stroke is still ready to kill and destroy,  
To damp all my comforts, my peace and my Joy.  
But CHRIST will with ease,  
The Father appease.  
As Priest, he'll get pardon, and comfort will raise.   

7.  
As Man 
e CHRIST is Priest. Altar and Sacrifice.  He's the Sacrifice, debt for to pay;  
For all out trespasses on Him we do lay.  
He's Altar to sanctiby the Sacrifice;  
As GOD to enrich it, and give it a price.  
As both GOD and Man  
He's Priest, for He can  
Plead, offer and Pray, and so favour win:   

8.  
His Kingdom He enters with Sceptre and Sword;  
His Elect He conquers by Spirit and Word:  
By His Holy Laws He Governs them All:  
His Power protects them, what e'er can befall.  
Their foes, He shall fright,  
With terror and might,  
And Crowns all His Saints with Glory most bright.   

9  
The order 
f The order of saving sinners requires three offices, viz. 1. explaining; 2. purchasing; 3. applying.  of saving, the offices clears;  
For first He explains it, and then He acquires:  
And after applies what purchase He won;  
So comes there much comfort to comfortless Man.  
As Prophet, declares:  
As Priest, full of cares:  
As King, He applies it, and keepeth from tears.    

SECTION II.  
The Souls Triumphing-Song over all Enemies, upon the consideration of CHRIST'S All-sufficiency, and the expectation of that perfect Redemption and Glory purchased by Him.  

1.  
I Will then inferior comforts forsake, 
The Souls godly resolution.   
My choice above all things Great JESUS I'll make,  
Though Satan should fret, and fortune should froun.  
I do not much value, when CHRIST is my own.  
In Sickness and Health,  
In want and in wealth,  
I will seek my JESUS: till He give a Crown.   

2.  
And though all the World against me conspire,  
And though all the Elements, Water and Fire,  
The Earth and the Air and what ever more,  
Though Men should massacre & Lions should roar,  
Though 
g Psal. 46: 2, 3, 4.  Universe round  
Turn upside that's Down,  
Yet JESUS can conquer and give me a Crown.   

3.  
His Love is transcendent, His power is great;  
Admitting no crossing, affliction or let;  
He's faithful in promise, and altars no words;  
What wisdom contriveth, His power affords:  
On these I rely,  
Until that I die:  
And then sing His praises to eternity. 
Nothing shall terrify.    

4.  
Pale Death with his terrors me cannot affright,  
Nor yet the 
h That is, the Devil, Rev. 12: 2, 3, 4, etc.  red Dragon with power and might:  
Sin is their advantage, and guilt is their sting;  
But that is removed by JESUS our King.  
Then conquering I,  
Hosanna I'll cry  
And sound out all praises to JESUS on high.   

5.  
When death me dissolveth, glad tidings I hear,  
Though friends they forsake me, the 
i Luk. 16: 22. Heb. 1. ult.  Angels draw  
Transporting my Soul to Mansions above: (near  
Then all things below me but vanities prove.  
My Joy and my rest,  
Then find I at last:  
For CHRIST I enjoy then of all things the best.   

6.  
And when the great day of Judgement appears, 
Comforts at Judgement.   
Which brings to the guilty and Godless their fears.  
I'll be at his right hand with gladness of heart,  

k Mat. 25: 41, 42.  When sinners receive ane eternal depart.  
he'll say unto me,  
I chosen have thee  
And now with 
l Mat. 25: 34.  my Servants thou blessed shalt be.   

7.  
The Stars do bespangle the Heaven as gems 
The gloriousness of Heaven.   
Which GOD doth 
m Psal. 147: 4.  number and call by their Names.  
This is but a payment to that Paradise,  
Where CHRIST, he resideth, that Pearl of price.  
Be humble therefore,  
Admire and adore,  
Let all thy aspiring be after this glore.   

8.  
With Abram and Isaac, 
The company of Heaven.  I'll set me then down,  
My cross is exchanged with a glorious Crown.  
No hunger, 
n Rev. 7: 16. Immunity from evil.  no thirst, no sickness appears;  
For CHRIST 
o Rev. 21: 4.  from my eyes hath wiped all tears,  
With Angels I dwell,  
In light that excel:  

p Phil. 1: 23.  But CHRIST I enjoy, and He's All in All.   

9  
My Joy is so full, 
Enjoyment of all good.  I seek not for more;  
Of riches and honours I have so great store.  
Nor can I be robbed, 
q Mat. 16: 19, 20.  no change do I fear.  
My riches they rust not, nor garments do wear:  
For ever and ay,  
They do not decay;  
But last to Eternity, O happy day!   

10.  
My exercise is to adore 
r Rev. 15: 3, 4.  and to sing, 
Exercise in Heaven.   
Sweet songs of high praises to JESUS my King.  
The more I do praise, more reason I find:  
For this finite vessel cannot comprehend,  
The glory that's there,  
That's free of all fear,  
Come quickly, 
s Rev. 22: 17, 20.  LORD JESUS, and cause me draw near.   

11.  
Then on my Redeemer I'll sweetly rely,  
With comfort reposing until that I die.  
Disclaiming, denying the World and all,  
I'll give no repulses, when He gives a call.  
And for every thing,  
I'll joyfully sing,  
A high Hallelujah to JESUS my King.   
FINIS.    

The BLESSED BETHLEHEMITE, THE FONTAIN OF LIFE: OR CHRIST'S EXCELLENCY,  
Containing a farther description of the blessed Messiah, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, in his Types, Titles, Attributes, etc. Set down after the order of the Alphabet, with their Scriptures on the Margin, together with the Explication of difficulties, out of the soundest, and most learned Interpreters.  
To be sung to the Tune of, I will go seek my Saviour, the New Jerusalem, the blessed ●ird, or any other grave Tune suited to such Verses, as have 8. Syllables in one Line, and 6. in another.  


1.  
IT's not for nought, that wise men sought  

a Great Joy in Heaven and Earth at the birth of our SAVIOUR.  To worship Christ new borne: 
Mat. 2: 1, 2.   
Till by his Blood 
b 1 Pet, 1: 18, 19  He had Us bought,  
We wretches were forlorn.  

c Luke 2: 13, 14.  The heavens did ring, the Angels sing,  
And shout for joy to see,  
That silly Man, undone by sin,  
Is fred of misery.   

2.  

d Mat. 2: 6, 10.  That blessed Babe in Bethlehem borne,  

e I Cor. 15: 28.  Is all in all to me;  
As in this Holy Alphabet  
Most plainly you may see.  
Then I'll begin to banish sin,  
Contemning worldly toys:  
With wings I'll fly and soar on high, 
A Christians pious resolution upon the thoughts of CHRIST.   
seeking for Heavenly Joys.   

3.  
I'll watch and pray, I'll mourn always,  
For my transgressions great.  
With Faith, Hope, Charity will I  
Both read and meditate.  
The first theme then that I will choose  
For my instruction;  
Christ's names and styles I will peruse,  
And meditat upon.    

SECTION II. A.  

1.  
HE's Second 
f The first Adam being Author of natural generation, derived into the World, sin, wrath and condemnation. CHRIST the second Adam, being the Author of a Spiritual generation, by grace and free adoption, was the Fontaine of Life, grace, mercy and eternal salvation. 1 Cor. 15: 45. Rom. 5: 18, 19 etc. Heb. 7: 25.  Adam who repairs  
What Adam did destroy.  

g 1 Joh. 2: 1  He's Advocate, to plead for me  
That sin may not annoy.  

h Rev. 1: 11. This is ane allusion to the. Greek Alphabet, whereof Alpha is the first Letter and Omega the last: So CHRIST as God, is the beginning of all things, essentially and originally, being before all things. (2.) Effectively, as Creator of all things, Heb. 1: 2. Joh. 1: 3. So he is the end of all, first, Terminatively, as the end and scop of all, all things being for his glory. (2.) Continuatively, for duration; for after the destruction of some things and alteration of all, though all things should be annihilated, yet He should continue still the same, unchangeable GOD for ever. Rom. 9: 5. Jam. 1: 17.  Christ's Alpha and Omega blest:  
Beginning and the end.  

i Our prayers, praises and all Christian duties must be offered up in his name; for in and through him, for his merits, righteousness, and intercessions they must be accepted. Rev. 8: 3. Eph. 1: 6. 1 let. 2: 5.  That Golden Altar whereupon  
Our prayers may ascend.   

2.  

k Amen is ane Hebrew word from Aman, which in the Conjugation Hiphil, signifies to believe. It imports then, fidelity and steadfastness in CHRIST, for the fulfilling of his promises. Rev. 3: 14. 2 Cor. 1: 20.  Amen, the truth of promises.  
The Ancient of Days.  

l The Revealer, Mediator and foundation of the Covenant of grace. Isa. 63: 9 Heb. 8: 6.— 9: 15.— 12: 24.  The Angel of the Covenant.  

m Furnished with all qualifications suitable to a Redeemer: Psal. 45: 7. Act. 4: 27.  Anointed, us to raise.  
Of our Profession He's the great  
Apostle, above all.  

n Cant. 2: 3. Affording shelter, refreshment and the sweet fruits of pardon, grace, peace, mercy, and consolation to his elect.  Delicious Appletree that yields  
The fruit most cordial.   

3.  
An 
o The Ark of the Covenant was a type of CHRIST. Heb. 9: 4. Eor 1. As in that Ark was keeped precious monuments, such as the Pot of Manna, the Tables of the Law etc. so in Christ is found all fullness of incomparable excellencies: Col. 2: 9 And as they covered the Tables of the Law, so doth Christ by his merits, righteousness and intercessions keep up the Law from bringing a curse and wrath upon us. Gal. 3: 13.  Ark wherein the richest store  
Of Treasurs may be found,  
Ark for my Soul, 
p As the Ark of Noah preserved a remnant, when the most part perished, So doth christ preserve the Elect from the deluge of wrath.  that it by sin  
And wrath may not be drowned.  
Atonement 
q Rom. 5: 11.  is to make my peace,  
And, expiate my sin  
Author 
r Heb. 12: 2.  and finisher of faith  
That favour I may win    

SECTION III B.  

1.  
THat blessed Babe in Bethlehem born  
For me his blood did spend.  
Beloved 
a Eph. 1: 6.  of the Father, hence  
Love doth to man descend.  
The Bishop of our 
b 1 Pet. 2: 25.  Souls, to watch  
The silly straying sheep:  
In Gospel's net our Souls to catch;  
And in his ways to keep.   

2.  
The bravest 
c Isa. 4: 1. Jer. 23: 5.  Branch on Jesse's stem,  
That ever on it grew.  
The Brazen 
d As the people of Israel were cured of the stings and bitings of fiery Serpents in the Wilderness by looking on the Brazenserpent, Num. 21: 9 So are believers cured from the stings and wounds of sin and Satan by looking with the eye of faith on JESUS lifted up upon the pole of the Cross. Joh. 3: 14.  Serpent, which me cured  
When sin and wrath me slew.  
That Bread 
e Joh. 6: 35, 48, 51.  of life which whoso eats  
Shall not with hunger pine.  
The Bridegroom 
f Joh. 3: 29.  of my Soul, whose love  
Is better than the wine.   

3.  
The Brightness of the 
g Heb. 1: 3. Col. 1: 15. This is verified of CHRIST both in his divine nature, having the same essence with the Father, secondly in his humane nature, by his Heavenly doctrine and stupendious miracles.  Fathers glore,  
In whom the Deity shines.  
He's Ocean 
h Col. 1: 19— 2: 9  full of saving grace  
More Cordial than the wines.  
Then I'll begin to banish sin etc.    

SECTION IU. C  

1.  
THe Captain 
a Heb. 2: 10. ●  of Salvation stout;  
Of thousands ten 
b Cant. 5: 10.  the Chief.  
A 
c Act. 4: 27.  Child, yet Champion foes to rout,  
And bring my Soul relief.  
A Cluster is of sweet 
d Cant. 1: 14.  Camphit  
Full of Soul saving grace.  
A kind 
e Isa. 54: 4.  Commander me to cheer,  
And bring my Soul to peace.   

2.  
Israel's 
f Luke 2: 25.  Consolation.  
The 
g 1 Pet. 2: 6.  Cornerstone is He,  
Both Jew and Gentile for to join  
In one Church curiously.  
He's given us for a 
h Isa. 49: 8. Christ is the Mediator, the principal subject and comfort in the Covenant of grace.  Covenant,  
Which God and Man hath tied.  
A 
i Isa. 32: 2.  Covert from GOD'S stormy wrath  
My 
k Isa. 9: 6.  Counsellor and guided.    

SECTION V. D.  

1.  

a Jer. 39: 9 Host 3: 5.  DAvid according to GOD'S heart,  
Goliath for to slay;  
To kill ten thousands of my foes  
And drive them all away.  

b 2 Pet. 1: 9 Rev. 21: 27.  Daystar to bring the morning light:  

c Isa. 59: 20. Rom. 11: 26. 1.  Deliverer Him I'll call,  
The Holy Father's chief 
d Isa. 42: 1.  Delight.  

e Hag. 2: 7.  Desire of nations all.   

2.  
A Divine 
f Luke 2: 26.— 4: 18:  Doctor who hath wit  
Thrice infinite in store.  
A 
g Joh. 10: 7, 8.  Door whereby we access get  
Into Celestial glore.  
Then I'll begin, etc.    

SECTION VI E.  

1.  
THE 
h Exo. 19: 4.  Eagle on his soaring wings  
His brood doth bear away  
Farr from all danger, so my Soul  
By Christ is kept always.  
My 
i Heb. 2: 11.  Elder-Brother for my good  
The 
k Isa 42: 1.  Elect one of might.  
Ane 
l Isa. 11: 11, 12. All the Elect flock to Him, and delight to fight against Spiritual enemies under his conduct.  Ensign lifted up on high  
My enemies to fright.   

2.  

m Rom. 10: 4.  End of the Law, for it's a guide  
And Schoolmaster to show,  
That my foul sins without his aid  
Will quite me overthrow.  
The 
n Jo. 1: 17. Gal. 4: 3, 4.  end also of Ceremonies,  
For shadows they do fly,  
When Christ the substance on the Cross  
It's finished did cry.   

3.  

o Gen. 5: 24.  As Enoch most religious  
Did ever walk with GOD,  
And after caught to Heaven, where He  
Eternal hath abode.  

p Isa. 9: 6.  he's everlasting Father too,  
For Essence is but one:  
In blessed Three, yet person'ly  
He is the Fathers Son.    

SECTION VII. F. G. H.  

1.  
HE's 
q Psal. 45: 2.  fairer than the Sons of men:  
A faithful Steward he.  
Faithful in witness and in word.  
He's 
r Rev. 1: 11.  first and last I see.  
With Fire of grace 
S Mat. 3: 11.  He'll me Baptise,  
To purge away my tin,  
And if need be afflictions fire  
Shall mortify my sin.   

2.  

s 1 Cor. 15: 20, 23. First in order of time, first for quality, being chief, as also being the Author & pledge of our resurrection.   
First fruits of Resurrection;  
He's the foundation sure.  

t Zech. 13: 1.  The Fountain whence the living streams  
Do flow, my Soul to cure.  

u Heb. 6: 20.  As Forerunner, He's gone before  
Those mansions to prepare,  
Where blessed Saints in Perfect glore  
And Elect Angels are.   

3.  

v Joh. 4. 10.  The Goodly Gift of God bestowed  
On Adam's wretched race.  

w Luke 2: 32.  The Glory of His Israel.  
And true God for solace.  
He's my great 
x Mat. 2: 5.  Governor and Guide  
My foes he will deface.  

y Eph. 1: 21, 22.  Head of the Church, He's 
z Heb. 1: 2.  Heir of all,  
He is my 
a Isa. 32: 2.  Hiding place.   

4.  

b Isa. 57: 15.  The High and Lofty One so great  

c Heb. 4: 15.  Highpriest for Sacrifice:  

d Isa. 1: 4.  The Holy One of Israel,  
And Israel's Hope He is.  

e Luke 1: 64.  The Horn of my Salvation strong,  
To push my foes away.  

f Luke 21: 2.  A loving Husband to my Soul,  
My grief for to allay.    

SECTION VIII. I. K. L. M.  

1.  
HE's 
g Mat. 1: 25.  JESUS or That JOSHUA great,  
To keep my Soul from Hell.  
The Land of Promise will me give  
Gracious IMMANVEL.  

h Isa. 7: 14.  IMMANVEL, that is, God with us,  
Oh wonder and admire,  
That God and Man in Person one  
Concur and come so near!   

2.  
As 
i Mat. 12: 40.  Jonah cast into the depth,  
Yet He's restored again  
After three days. A 
k Gen. 37: 28 come. with Mat. 26: 15.  Joseph sold  
By brethren with disdain,  
Betrayed and sold for little Gold,  
Yet for his brethren's good:  
For they had famished had He not  
Provided them with food.   

3  
An 
l Gen. 22: 9 with Isa. 53: 5, 10.  Isaac on the Altar laid,  
And that most willingly  
His Soul for an offering made;  
Hence my felicity.  

m Luke 2: 10.  My Joy, my 
n Heb. 7: 25.  Intercessor dear:  
A 
o 1 Pet. 4: 5.  Judge that will not sway.  
The King of Kings, for opening hearts,  

p Isa. 22: 4. Rev. 3: 7.  Of David hath the key.   

4.  
A 
q Gen. 28: 12. jacob's Ladder a type of Christ and his Angels.  Ladder leading up to Heaven,  
The meekest 
r Jo. 1: 29— 3: 6. Rev. 21: 22. Jam. 4: 12.  Lamb of God.  
A 
S Isa. 58: 4.  Lawgiver to frame and send  
His statutes all abroad.  
A 
s Isa. 58: 4.  Leader, 
t Joh. 14: 6.  life and glorious 
u Joh. 8: 12.  light.  
A 
v Cant. 2: 1.  Lily white and fair.  
Of Judah's tribe the 
w Rev. 5: 5.  Lion stout.  
A living 
x 1 Pet. 2: 4. CHRIST is a Spiritual Stone lively in the Spiritual building of the Church, solid, durable, bruising enemies, and the chief corner Stone to join Jew, and Gentile into one Church, as also a most precious Stone full of transcendent virtues.  Stone and Rare.   

5.  
A 
y Mat. 7: 21.— 25: 11.  LORD of LORDS: for other LORDS  
Have small supremacy.  
thou'rt altogether 
z Cant. 5: 16.  Lovely, LORD,  
Therefore I'll follow thee.  
The 
a Heb. 2: 17.  Man, restoring man to life.  
Sweet 
b Joh. 6: 5, 8.  Manna for my food.  
My 
c Joh. 13: 13.  Master to instruct my Soul,  
And teach me what is good.   

6.  
The 
d 1 Tim. 2: 8.  Mediator for my sin  
The Father to appease.  

e Psal. 110: 4. Heb. 5: 6.  Melchizedec the Righteous King,  
To give me rest and ease.  

f Dan. 9: 25. 26.  Messiah the Anointed one,  
To be Priest, Prophet, King.  
The 
g Mal. 3: 1.  Messenger of Covenant,  
Glad tidings for to bring.   

7.  
The 
h Heb. 9: 5.  Mercy-seat: he mercy gives,  
When merit I have none.  

i Psal. 45: 3.  Most Mighty and he's 
k Rom. 15: 8. Preaching Salvation unto the circumcised Jews.  Minister  
Of Circumcision.  

l Cant. 1: 13.  Of Myrrh a bundle to revive:  
A Cordial for the faint.  
Though we were dead. He'll make us live  
For this his blood was spent.    

SECTION IX. N. O. P. Q. R.  

1.  
A 
a Heb. 10: 20.  New and living way to bring  
To Canaan above.  
A 
b Mat. 2: 23.  Nazarite separate from sin,  
Most worthy of our love.  
As 
c Gen. 8: 1. and Oh. 7.  Noah did an Ark prepare  
A remnant for to save,  
When all the World was drowned; so Christ  
Life to the World gave.   

2.  
By woe and wrath, Sin, shame and death  
Which make a fatal end,  
We all had perished, but his blood  
For Ransom he did send  
An 
d Rom. 11. 17, 24  Olive, with the soap of grace  

e Cant. 1: 3.  For ever fresh and green.  
An Ointment poured forth and full,  
Of Odour and presume.   

3.  
The 
f 1 Cor. 5: 7.  Passover for me was slain:  
The Paschal-Lamb for food.  
Our hearts by faith bedewed must be  
And sprinkled with his blood.  
That the Destroying Angel may  
Pass by and do not kill.  
He is our 
g Mic. 5: 5. Eph. 2: 14.  Peace and 
h Mat. 13: 26.  Pearl of price  
With riches us to fill.   

4.  
A choice 
i Mal. 4: 2. Mat. 9: 12, 13.  Physician for my Soul:  
A 
k Isa. 53: 2.  Plant of great renown:  
A 
l Isa. 49: 2. To pierce the hearts of rebellious sinners, either for conviction or conversion.  Polished shast: The 
m 1 Cor. 1: 24.  power of GOD,  

n Psal. 110: 4. Priest as Mediator God-man, the Sacrifice, in his humane nature, and the Altar in his divine nature, sanctifying the Sacrifice, giving it worth, merit and value.  To Pull mine enemies down.  
Priest, offering, and the Altar too:   
He is my 
o Isa. 9: 9  Prince of Peace,  
A 
p 1 Joh. 4: 10.  Propitiation good and true:  
A 
q Luk. 13: 33.  Prophet full of grace.  

Q. R. 5.  
A 
r 1 Cor. 15: 45.  Quickening Spirit to revive  
A Soul in sin that's dead.  

s Joh. 8: 49.  Rabbi to teach, a 
s Isa. 54: 20. 1 Cor. 1: 30.  Ransom for  
A Soul that's captive led.  
Even my Redeemer with his blood.  
He's 
t 1 Cor. 1: 30.  Righteousness to save.  
A 
u Joh. 11: 25. Being the Author and cause both of the Spiritual resurrection from sin, and the corporal resurrection at the great day.  Resurrection from the dead,  
Triumphing o'er the grave.   

6.  
Of 
v Mat. 16: 18.  age's Rock impregnable,  
The 
w Isa. 11: 10. Rev. 5: 5.  Root of Jesse strong.  
The 
x Cant. 2: 1.  Rose of Sharon beautiful  

y Mic. 5: 2.  He's Ruler us among.    

SECTION X. S.  

1.  
A 
a Heb. 9: 20.  Sacrifice for all our sins.  
A 
b Isa. 8: 14.  Sanctuary secure.  
The true 
c Luke. 10: 33.  Samaritan, my Soul  
That's wounded for to cure.  

d Judg. 15. and ch. 16.  A Samson, thousands to destroy.  
Of Philistims Profane.  
The gates of Gaza bore away,  
Death's gates for all his train.   

2.  
And in his Death, O wonderful!  
The greatest victory  
He gets o'er sin, grave, Satan, Hell,  
And routs them totally.  
A 
e Joh. 4: 41.  Saviour my poor Soul to save.  
The 
f Levit. 16: 8, 10.  Scape-Goat for to bear  
My woeful sins, his 
g Heb. 1: 8.  Sceptre brave  
Doth free my Soul of fear.   

3.  
A 
h Phil. 2: 7.  Servant for our Souls he was.  

i Gen. 49: 10.  Shiloh sent for our good.  
The Son Eternal, Heir of all.  
A Shep-herd us to food.  

k Isa. 49: 22.  A Standard to the World displayed.  
The 
l Num. 24: 17.  Star of Jacob bright.  
A 
m 1 Pet. 2: 4.  Stone most Precious, though refused.  
A 
n Mal. 4: 2.  Sun that's full of light.   

4.  
A Sun of Righteousness (I say)  
To quicken and direct:  
From him's my comfort, light and life,  
He's surety for my debt.    

SECTION XI. T. W.  

1.  
A 
a Mat. 3: 17. Jo. 14: 14.  Tabernacle, where our suits  
Have answers most Divine.  

b Jo. 2: 19  A Temple, where the Deity dwells.  
He's 
c Joh. 14: 6.  Truth to clear my mind.  
The Tree 
d Rev. 2: 7.  of Life, far from all strife,  
With meat and medicine,  
Shall me supply and satisfy,  
When Paradise I win.   

2.  
His Soul refreshing cordial grace,  
Like 
e Isa. 55: 1. Joh. 7: 3.  waters flow amain.  
The way 
f Jo. 14: 6.  conducting to that Place  
Where Souls are free of pain.  

g Joh. 15: 1, 2.  Vine-Tree to cherish me and give  
The sap of saving Grace,  
The Father's 
h 1 Cor. 1: 24.  wisdom, (I believe)  
A 
i See on the word faithful.  witness for release:   

3.  
The 
k Joh. 1: 16.  Word of God Essential;  
The Subject, Scope and end  
Of Written-word, and 
l Isa. 9: 6. Wonderful in respect of his natures united into one person, in respect of his offices, words, works and sufferings.  wonderful  
Salvation to send.    

SECTION XII. Y. Z.  

1.  
To Day and 
a Heb. 13: 8.  Yesterday the same,  
Even to Eternity,  
His Wisdom, power, and goodness great  
Are forthcoming to me.  
So 
b Psal. 69: 9 Joh. 2: 17.  Zealous for the house of God,  
That nothing could restrain  
Him from the shedding of his blood,  
To Ransom them again.   
FINIS.    

TYPUS TYPORUM, OR A TABLE OF The several Types, Titles and Attributs of JESUS CHRIST according to the nature of the things themselves, as in the former treatise, they were set down after the order of the Alphabet.  
Advertisement anent the Scope, use and form of this Table etc.  
I. THE use of this Table explained in the former song, is manifold, as first for Information, to let us see these matchless & incomparable excellencies that are in Jesus Christ, our Lord. 2. For Consolation: The heart of a Sincere Christian cannot but be filled with ravishing and transporting joys when it beholds such excellencies in Christ; and then begins to find a title and interest in them.  
3. For Spiritual Devotion, every Type and Title almost affording excellent compe●●ations to Christ, ground of confidence to draw near, matter of prayer and praise, as for example; one in praying may say, Lord thou who art the King of Kings, subdue my rebellious Spirit to thyself▪ by the Sceptre of thy word and Spirit etc. that I may be of the number of thy willing people: preserve me powerfully from my Spiritual enemies etc. Thou who art that Vigilant Shepherd of Souls, protect me from the roaring Lion Satan who is ready to rear me, and lead me to the living Waters etc. 4. For matter of Meditation: every Type or title etc. Affording Heavenly matter for the exercise of our Spiritual thoughts.  
II. As to the exactness of it, it were easy to make it more Scholastic and reduce it all to Dichotomies, but I thought this sufficient for the most of ordinary Christians.  
Here follows the Table.  

TYPUS TYPORUM, OR A TABLE OF THE NAMES, TYPES AND TITLES OF CHRIST, According to the Nature of the things themselves, as the last was after the order of the Alphabet, etc.  
CHRIST JESUS Our blessed Saviour in Offices, Attributs, Benefits, etc. represented by 

1. Persons. 

1. Typical: as Adam, Enoch, Jonah, Joseph, Isaac, Melchizedec, Nazarite, Joshua, Samson, David, etc.  
2. Emblematical, and that either Celestial, as Angel, Archangel, or Sublunary; and these 

1. More General: as Anointed, Chief, Elect, First and last, Governor, Guide, High and Lofty one, Holy one of Israel, Hope of Israel, Lovely, Man, Ruler, Shiloh, Wonderful, etc. Beloved, Fairer than the Sons of Men, etc.  
2. More special, and that according to Relations. 

Oeconomical: 

1. Conjugal; as, Husband and Bridegroom of the Church.  
2. Paternal; as, Everlasting Father, Child, Babe, Son, Heir of All, etc.  
3. Herile; as; Master, Servant, Faithful in GOD'S House, as Steward, or Dispensator, Shepherd, etc.    
2. Civil or Polical. 

1. Pacifical, or Peaceable. 

1. For Restauration: as Physician, Deliverer, Redeemer, Samiritan, Saviour, etc.  
2. For Protection, Provision, Direction and Promotion, etc. As King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace, Judge, Lawgiver, Counsellor, Master, Advocate, Intercessor, Mediator, Surety, Forerunner, etc.    
2. Martial: as Captain, Lord of Hosts. Commander, etc. most Mighty, Leader, etc.    
3. Ecclesiastical: As Apostle, Doctor, Bishop of Souls, Author and Finisher of our Faith, First fruits from the dead, Glory of Israel, Head of the Church, High Priest, Messiah, Minister of Circumcision, Priest, Prophet, Rabbi, Messenger of the Covenant, etc.        
2. Things. 

1. Spiritual: as Consolation, Gift, Truth, Joy, To Day and Yesterday the same, Zealous, etc.  
2. Natural. 

1. Celestial; as, Sun, Light, Morningstar, etc.  
2. Subcelestial. 

1. Animate. 

1. Sensitive; as Lion, Lamb, Eagle, etc.  
2. Insensitive and Vegetable; as, Vine-tree, Appletree, Branch, Camphire, Mirth, Rose of Sharon, Plant, Root of Jesse, Tree of Life, etc.    
2. Inanimate; as Horn of Salvation, Stone precious, Cornerstone, Pearl, Rock, Fire, Waters, Gold, Milk, Wine, Oil, Fountain, etc.      
3. Ecclesiastical: As Altar, Ark, Atonement, Tabernacle, Temple, End of the Law, Offering, Mercy-seat, Passeover, Propitiation, Righteousness, Resurrection, Sacrifice, Scape-goate, etc.  
4. Political: and that 

1. Peaceable; as Covenant, Way, Peace, Sceptre, Eyesalve,  
2. Martial; as Ensign, Ransom, Standard, etc.    
5. Oeconomical: as Cornerstone, Door, Foundation, Key of David, Ladder, etc.  
6. Artificial. 

1. Typical: As Brazen Serpent, Tabernacle, Temple, etc.  
2. Emblematical. 

1. Peaceable: for health, ease, honour, etc. Bread, Eyesalve, Robs of Righteousness, Ointment, Sceptre, He makes his People as Pillars, etc.  
2. Martial: as Polished shaft, etc.            

SONG VI.  
THE SAINT'S DELIGHT, Or the PEARL OF PRICE: Wherein Christ's Transcendent Excellencies are comparatively demonstrated (having treated of them absolutely before) so that all things else compared with him are found to prove but empty vanities, but dung and loss, Phil. 3: 8. and CHRIST is found to be Superlatively Excellent, and to be the Compleet, and Adequate Object of the Love, Desire and Delight of rational Creatures.  
To be sung to the Tune of You minor beauties, etc.  

THE FIRST PART. 
CHRIST compared with Angels.   

1.  
YOu 
a Isa. 6: 2. Col. 1: 16. Eph. 1: 21.  Seraphims and higher Powers,  
Throns', Cherubins and Angels all;  
You Ministers in several Towers,  
Though you be Spirits Celestial,  
What are you? what are you?  

b Dan. 7: 10.  Ye serve LORD JESUS at a call.   

2.  
Great Luminaries, Sun and Moon, 
Celestial things visible.   
You radiant Stars in Heavenly spheres;  
You serve both day, at night and noon,  
And give influx as need requires:  
What are you? etc.  

c Mal. 4: 2.  When Sun of Righteousness appears.   

3.  
You Gold and Silver, 
Metals, Minerals and precious stones.  Diamonds,  
Rich minerals for man's device,  
Ye Rubies, Saphires, Precious stones,  
Which please men's fancies that are nice;  
What are ye? &c  
you're nothing to that Pearl 
d Mat 13: 45, 46.  of price.   

4.  
You stately Fir and Cedar tall, 
Vegetables.   
You fruitful Vine, and Apple rise,  
You Myrtle, 
Trees.  Cherry, Cypress all  
And Laurel that decides the strife;  
What are ye? etc.  

e Rev. 2: 7.  What are you to the Tree of life?   

5.  
You Violet and dainty Rose,  
Solsequium, and the Lily fair,  
You fragrant flowers fit for the nose, 
Flowers.   
Delighting eyes with colours rare:  
What are ye? etc.  

f Cant. 2: 1.  Our Sharons' Rose surpasseth far   

6.  
You ramping Lion, 
Animals irrational.  Elephant,  
Ye Horses with your stately pace,  
Ye Hearts that for the Waters pant,  
Ye Goats and Gray-hounds are but base,  
you're naught to Christ that valiant,  
That Lion of 
g Rev. 5: 5.  Jehudas race.   

7.  
You Man that is God's Masterpiece, 
Main in general.   
Among all Creatures hast no peer;  
Thou art the rarest Artifice,  

h Gen. 1: 26.  And to Jehovah comes most near,  
What are you? etc.  

i 1 Cor. 15: 45.  When second Adam doth appear.   

8.  
Ye mighty Monarches that do sway  
The Sceptre, you're but flesh and bone: 
All Ranks of men, and first Kings .  

k Psal. 82: 6.  you're Gods, but I'll be bold to say,  
Like men you shall die every one.  
What are ye? etc.  
When heavens King sits on the throne.   

9  
Ye Potentats and Noble Peers, 
Noblemen, Courtiers etc.   
Ye stoop when Princes do but frown:  
Ye have great Pomp for some few years,  

l Psal. 41: 12.  But suddenly ye are cast down.  
What are ye? etc.  
The Saint he wears the Noble Crown.   

10.  
Ye Learned Doctors with your books, 
Learned men of all sorts.   
High Contemplations you do teach,  

m 1 Cor 1: 20.  Your doctrine flows like muddy brooks,  
The shell of knowledge you but reach:  
What are ye? etc.  

n 1 Cor. 1: 30. Joh, 14: 6. 1 Cor. 1: 24.  When Christ from Heaven doth wisdom preach   

11.  
Ye grave Divines, ye Stars of light,  
Ye Watchmen and the Stewards true,  
Ambassadors to God of light,  

o Jer. 17: 9, 10  The subtle heart ye cannot know:  
What are ye? etc.  

p Joh. 1: 9 Luke 2: 46.  When Christ comes down with glorious show.   

12.  
Ye great Physicians, 
Physciians  who relieve  
The body from tormenting pain,  
Some sickness fore yourselves doth grieve,  
And cannot recall life again:  
What are ye? &c  

q Psal. 49: 9  When Death comes all your labour's vain.   

13.  
Ye Jurists that are Versed in law, 
Lawyers.   

r Eccl. 1: 15.  Ye cannot rectify the State,  
Nor one poor Soul with pleading draw,  
From Justice throne, or plutoes gate:  
What are ye? etc.  

s Heb. 7: 25. 1 joh. 2: 1.  Christ is the Pleader, ye but prate.   

14.  

s Isa. 47: 13, 14.  Ye that Prognostic by the Stars, 
Mathematicians, Astrologues etc.   
The change of nature and of State,  
Can ye prevent tumultuous  
Or can ye alter your own fate?  
What are ye etc.  

t Am. 3: 6. 1 Cor. 1: 19 Isa 29: 14.  When Christ inverts both day and date.   

15.  
Ye Men of war with Sword and shield, 
Souldiern   
With mind heroic, strong and stout,  
Like Alexander in the field,  
To conquer ye do never doubt:  
What are ye? etc.  

u Eph. 6: 12, 13. etc. Jam. 4: 7. Rom. 16: 20. Navigators.  He's valiant, that doth Satan rout.   

16.  
Ye Navigators, that traverse  
Remotest Indieses East and West,  
With wings of Icarus commerce,  
And Aeolus makes all your haist:  
What are ye? etc.  
Ye perish by a stormy 
v Psal. 48: 7.  blast   

17.  
Merchants that compass Sea and Land, 
Merchants.   
The Pirates you do oft bereave,  

w From the power of Satan.  One Soul from Pluto's cruel hand  
Though you be rich you cannot save?  
What are ye? etc.  
Let me have Christ no more I crave.   
FINIS   

THE SECOND PART.  
Holding forth the emptiness and vanity of all sublunary enjoyments, by general arguments taken, from the common nature of all created comforts, with a transition to the next treatise.  

1.  
HEalth, 
Temporal enjoyments,  Beauty, Strength, 
1 Personal endowments external.  ye are but flowers,  
Soon withered with a stormy blast,  
Decrepit age and sicknes-showers,  
To dust makes you return in haist:  
What are ye? etc.  

x Phil. 3: 8.  Christ is my choice, for he is best.   

2. 
Prosperity.   
You flattering Fortune with your smile,  

y Psal. 30: 6.  Whose savour filleth all my fails,  

z Job 1: 21. Psal. 36: 7.  Your change will shortly me beguile,  
I do not prise your prosperous gales:  
What are you? etc.  

a Mat. 28: 20.  Christ is the friend that never fails.   

3.  

3 Riches.  You glistering Gold and Silver bright,  
Which Mortal men do so desire;  
You precious Gems that shines with light,  
You Carbuncle, that's like the fire:  
What are you? etc.  
It is for Christ that I aspire.   

4. 
4 Honours.   
You honours that do men advance,  
The Rustic fears, your threatening rod;  
In Orb of State ye give a glance,  
And Idolised 
b Psal. 82: 6, 7.  as if a GOD:  
I count you all 
c Isa. 40: 15.  ane Atom small;  
If Christ with me make his abode.   

5.  
You friends and Fav'rits that are great,  
I will not on you much rely:  
Ye love to day, 
d Psal. 146: 3, 4. Mic. 7: 5.  to morrow hate:  
And where's your help when that you dy:  
What are ye? etc.  

e Psal. 25: 10. Heb. 12: 5.  When friends forsake, He'll hear my cry.   

6.  
Ye Children are but pleasant toys,  
Delighting Parents when you prate,  
Some sickness grieves, some death destroys,  
And some of you do prove ungrate:  
What are ye? etc.  
you're good, but yet inferior joys.   

7. 
7 Wisdom and knowledge.   
Ye sublime notions and acute,  
That reach both depth and starry sky;  
Before the Judge you're turned mute,  

f Isa. 29: 14.— 33: 18. 1 Cor. 1: 20. Eccl. 1: 17, 18.  If grace you do not sanctify:  
What are ye? etc.  

g 1 Cor 1: 30.  Christ is that wisdom from on high.   

8.  

h Sensual pleasures.  You sumptuous fare, delicious Wine,  
You Indian fruit that's bought so dear:  
You flattering Venus fair and fine,  
That doth the vicious wanton cheer:  
What are you? etc.  

i Mal. 4: 2. Joh. 4: 14.  When Sun of Righteousness draws near.   

9  
You Purple robes and Cloth of Gold, 
Apparel and ornaments.   
Whose Mother is the brute and dust,  
You're cast away, when you wax old:  
Your borrowed beauty soon doth rust:  
What are you? etc.  

k Mat. 22: 11, 12.  The wedding garment is my trust.   

10.  
Ye gilded trifles more or less, 
Common arguments. 1. From their unconstancy, inutility and inequality to Man.   

l Eccl. 1: 1, 3.  Can ye your comforts Eternize?  

m Eccl. 2: 15.  Can ye Man's happiness increass,  
When Man ye do not equalise,  
What are ye? etc.  

n Phil. 3: 8.  Let me have CHRIST, He will suffice.   

11.  
Then I'll conclude with Solomon, 
2. They are full of thorny cares and vexations.   
Created comforts all I see,  
Are empty trifles every one,  

o Eccl. 1: 1, 2, 3.  Nothing but vexing vanity:  
What are ye? etc.  
When CHRIST appears in Majesty   

12  
No more than can a Circle round  
The sharp Triangle satisfy; 
3. Emptiness, being unsatisfactory.   
No more my heart, 
p Eccl. 1: 5.— 5: 10.  all that's here found,  
But ever- Blessed Trinity.  
What are you? etc.  
When Christ comes with his rich supply.   

13.  
They're finite things, that's here below, 
4. They are Finite and temporal.   
My Soul, it sues for more and more:  
A Spiritual object you must show:  
And I must have some richer store.  
What are you? etc.  
When Christ comes with his heavenly glore.   

14.  
Nothing abides in constant frame, 
5. Levity and mutability.   

g Like the Sea ebbing and flowing. Ecc. 2: 4. to 11.  Even like to Proteus, or the Air,  
Or changing Moon, no hour the same;  
Them to the Dew I may compare:  
What are you? etc.  
When Christ comes with his treasure fair.   

15.  
To morrow sick, to Day in health,  
To Day I'm bound, to morrow free;  
To morrow poor, to day in wealth:  
To Day I'm Low, to morrow high.  
What are you? etc.  
When joys come with eternity?   

16.  
You crazy comforts are but mixed, 
Imperfection and mixture.   
With as great crosses at your best;  
You're blazing Stars, and are not fixed;  
You're trifling toys that have no last.  
What are you? etc.  

r Heb. 4: 9  When Christ comes with eternal rest?   

17.  
But now the 
s 2 Pet. 1: 19  Daystar doth appear, 
Transition to the next treatise.   
Above th' Horizon it doth rise:  

s Mal. 4: 2.  The Sun of Righteousness draws near,  
With light and life down from the Skies:  
What are you? etc.  
When this fair soaring Eagle flies?   

18.  
You're broken Cisterns less and more,  
That living Water cannot give:  
You cannot give me grace and glore,  
That ever blessed I may live:  
What are you? etc.  
But broken reeds you all do prove.   
FINIS.    

SONG VII.  
HONEYDROPS, OR CHRYSTAL-STREAMS, Containing A Bundle of precious promises, full of Soul-ravishing comforts, purchased by CHRIST, and belonging to Believers in the Estate of Grace.  

SECTION FIRST.  
The grand and comprehensive promises of GOD Himself, of Christ, and to Inherit all things, and the un-changeablnes of God's goodness, with the Souls use of all.  

1.  
OF God's great goodness now  
I'll sing,  
I will his mercy praise,  
For to extol Jehovah King  
A quivering voice I'll raise.  
I'll be thy 
a Jer. 24: 7— 32: 38. This is a very comprehensive promise, when all that is in God and flows from God is forthcoming to his people.  God, Thou sayst,  
O LORD,  
This promised is to me:  
What highest Heaven can afford  
I will vouchsafe on thee.   

2  
For this poor Earth thou needst not care,  
Thou shalt inherit 
b Rev. 21: 7.  all:  
With Christ my Son thou shalt be 
c Rom. 8: 17.  heir,  
In glore celestial.  
O Pause 
d The Soul is transported with admiration of this incomparable mercy.  my Soul, and be amazed  
At this transcendent grace;  
And for thy vileness be abased,  
be sure to make thy peace.   

3.  
Oh what am I but sinful dust,  
And shall I have such store  
Of riches, that shall never rust  
In that Eternal glore?  
Is't not enough, I'm not in hell,  
Tormented in that fire?  
For oft did I thy voice repel,  
Provoking thee to ire.   

4.  
And shall not only thou relieve  
Me from th' infernal lake,  
But also promisest to Give  
Good things for mercy's sake.  
And shall I not have only crumbs  
Which from thy table fall:  
But more than all the richest sums  
Of Gold and silver all.   

5.  
And shall it not suffice to give  
What creatures can afford?  
But thou wilt have me for to live;  
Even with thyself O LORD!  
Shall God then be my 
e Psal. 119: 57 All Gods attributs for the good of his people.  portion?  
His wisdom to direct?  
His goodness for Compassion,  
His pover to protect.   

6.  
His holiness to sanctify?  
His alsufficent store,  
Me to provide with rich supply?  
Blessed be my God therefore.  
Shall his high habitation,  
Even be my dwelling place?  
And shall his 
f Rom. 8: 28. Host 2: 18, 19  creatures every one  
Make way for my solace?   

7.  
Shall His brave 
g Psal. 34: 7.  Angels me surround,  
And guard me from all ill?  
O this great mercy Hath no Bound!  
Sing praises than I will.  
O then, 
h Psal. 103: The Soul's resolution upon the consideration of this incomprehensible mercy.  my Soul let all thy strength  
And faculties each one,  
Be consecrat to God at length  
For His salvation,   

8.  
Thy time and talon then bestow,  
His name to Glorify;  
Who did to thee such mercy Show,  
Praise Him most cheerfully.  
But as this mercy's 
i Psal. 103: 11.— 145: 8.  great and free,  
So doth it still endure,  
Most firm and sure 
k Psal. 136: The unchangeableness & perpetuity of God's mercy.  t' eternitey,  
None shall their Soul injure.   

9  
A woman 
l Isa. 49: 15.  may forgetful be  
Of Infants to her born;  
But though she would, yet will not God  
Me leave to be forlorn.  
The 
m Isa. 54: 10.  mountains may removed be:  
The day and night may change,  
The Hills be cast 
n Psal. 46: 2.  into the Sea:  
Though Heaven and Earth do range.   

10.  
Yet sure will He, most tenderly,  
His precious Saints embrace.  
In spite 
o Mat. 16: 18.  of hell, they shall prevail,  
And see His glorious face.  
I'm graven 
p Isa. 49: 10.  upon His Palms, Therefore  
I'll not forgotten be;  
Though I were 
q Psal. 23: 4.  even at deaths dark vale,  
It shall not terrify.   

11.  
His wrath 
r Isa. 54: 7, 8.  may for a moment last,  
To chasten me for sin;  
Yet everlasting kyndness, I,  
And favour hope to find.  
Then I'll begin to banish sin,  
Contemning worldly toys;  
with wings I'll fly and soar on high,  
Seeking for heavenly Joys.    

SECTION II.  
Promises of Privative mercies, anent afflictions Or tribulations, either to preserve God's people from them, to support under them, to sanctify them, and deliver out of them.  

1.  
WIth rods of 
a Psal. 29: 32, 33.  men I'll thee correct,  
But yet my special love  
I'll never fully from thee take,  
But gracious will prove;  
Yet altogether will not I  
Permit the for to want  
A chastening 
b Prov. 30: 9 Deut. 32: 15. Necessity of affliction.  Rod, lest thou deny  
Thy God and Covenant.   

2.  
Thou knowest, this is the way I took,  
With all my Servants dear:  
As in the Sacred Scripture Book,  
Thou mayest both read and hear.  
Thou hearest that Abel, Moses, Lot,  
David and Daniel,  
Did meet with persecutions hot,  
But now they with me dwell.   

3.  
No saint so pure, that wants all sin,  
And sin I always hate:  
Then I must purge him 
c ●●●. 27: 9  from the tin  
And make him loathe the bait.  
One Son I 
d CHRIST free of sin, but not of sorrow.  have, that never sinned,  
Yet he must bear the cross:  
How thinkst thou then to be exeem'd  
That's full of sinful dross?   

4.  
I'll either keep thee 
e Job 5: 19 Psal. 91: 5, 6, 7.  from the pain,  
Or strengthen 
f 1 Cor. 10: 13.  thee to bear.  
Affliction shall not prove thy bane,  
The curse 
g Rom. 8: 1  thou needest not fear.  
I'll sanctify to thee the rod,  
A blessing it 
h Psal. 1. 94: 12. Rom. 5: 4, 5.  shall prove;  
That thou may'st learn to fear thy GOD,  
And never from him move.   

5.  
One Antidote 
i Luke 15: 14. 16. 17.  it is for sin  
A corrosive to cure: 
The pleasant fruits of affliction to man himself.   
A purging 
k Isa. 27: 9  portion is therein,  
To make thee clean and pure.  
I'll 
l Luke 15: 16. etc. Psal. 119: 57  wean thee from the world thereby,  
That clearly thou mayest see  
There is no Happiness, but I  
And heaven's felicity.   

6.  
Afflictions 
m 1 Pet. 4: 12.  fire must thee refine,  
And try thy Christian grace:  
therefore see thou do not repine,  
If thou wouldst see my face.  
Affliction 
n Psal. 119: 67. 71.  makes thee mind thy God,  
Before thou went to stray:  
O come thou then and kiss that Rod,  
That leads in Heaven's way.   

7.  
This keeps thee 
o 1 Cor. 11: 32.  from the fire of hell,  
This quickens 
p Lam 3: 40. Psal 119: 59  all thy grace:  
This makes thee 
q Hebr. 2: 18. 2 Cor. 1: 4.  sympathise with all  
Who want their due solace.  
This puts thee forth to 
r So the Irodigal Luke 15: 16. and Manassch. 2 Chron. 33. 13, 14.  read and pray;  
And watch against thy sin,  
This keeps thee from 
s Psal. 94: 12, 13.  a dreadful day;  
That favour thou mayest find.   

8.  
This makes thee 
s Mitigation and Sweetening of the affliction. 2 Cor. 1: 4, 5.  mercy more to prize,  
And then with thankful voice,  
Thow'lt praises to thy God devise,  
With all melodious noise.  
And even in midst of all thy tears,  
I will thee recreate  
With Cordials, so that all thy cares  
Shall quickly be delete.   

9  
When all this work is done, 
t Deliverance out of afflictions. Psal. 34: 19 Joh. 16. ult.  then sure  
My rod I will remove;  
For now performed is the cure  
In mercy much and love.  
Th' event 
u Heb. 12: 11. 2 Cor. 4: 17.  shall always prove full Good,  
The Crown is by the Cross.  
Thou shalt at last find, that indeed  
Thou didst sustain no loss.   

10.  
I out 
v The Lord's wisdom, power and goodness are much glorified, in ordering, measuring, sanctifying and removing afflictions.  of darkness can bring light;  
Of bitter I bring sweet:  
Confusions all 
w As in joseph's affliction, Gen. 50: 20. And in the crucifying of our Saviour, making all tend to man's Salvation. Act. 4: 12, 27, 28. Rom. 8: 28.  I order right,  
And do that which is meet.  
The Chemist doth of stones extract,  
Liquors medicinal;  
The sharpest crosses I will make  
Even for thy good befall.   

11.  
My wisdom, power and goodness great,  
My truth and justice pure,  
By this they always Glory get,  
Therefore thou must endure.  
Cast thou 
x Psal. 55: 22.  thy burden on the Lord,  
And he shall thee sustain:  
O praise Him all with one accord.  
His grace doth still remain.    

SECTION III.  
Promises of spiritual and eternal blessings, being the principal positive mercies.  

1.  
Come and admire the crystal streams  
Of overflowing grace!  
Admire the radiant rays and beams  
Of this fair 
a CHRIST the Sun of righteousness Mal. 4: 2.  Phoebus' face!  
He's 
b Joh. 1: 16. Col. 1: 19  Ocean-full: His Treasure great  
Is inexhaustible!  
The matchless mercies which I got,  
Are inexpressible.   

2.  
He'll freely pardon all my sins, 
Christian Privileges, as 1. Justification. 2. Reconciliation.! 3. Adoption.   
He will make up my peace;  
My blessed LORD will favour win,  
Through His abundant grace.  
For honour, He'll adopt 
c Joh. 1: 12. Eph. 1: 5.  me sure,  
To be the great King's Son:  
Yea Kings 
d Rev. 1: 6. Kings for dignity, Majesty & Victory: and Priests for purity and piety.  and Priests Advanced shall be  
Believers every one.   

3.  
I'll be a 
e Rev. 1: 12. That is, strong, beautiful and unmoveable, as the two Pillars in Solomon's Temple, called Jachin and Boaz. 4. Sanctification.  Pillar in GOD'S House:  
A new Name will he give,  
And white Stone for absolviture,  
That I may ever live.  
With Gold 
f Rev. 3: 18.  of grace He'll me enrich,  
With robs of righteousness  
He will me clothe, and this excels  
All Silk and Satin dress.   

4.  
The Man of sin He'll mortify,  
He'll wholly me renew:  
With his good Spirit He'll Sanctify,  
With grace He'll me endow.  
He'll take from me the 
g Ezek. 36: 26.  stony Heart,  
A new Heart will he give:  
So from his Laws I'll not depart,  
And ever blessed live.   

5.  
My 
h Rev. 3: 18. Renovation of all the faculties of the Soul, the judgement, will, conscience and affections.  Judgement he will so renew,  
That I shall then discern  
What e'er he in his word doth show;  
I 
i Psal. 110: 3. Phil. 2: 13. Ezek. 36: 27.  will delight to learn.  
My will shall to the best incline:  
My conscience 
k Act. 15: 9— 24: 16.  shall be pure:  
Nothing but objects all divine,  
My Soul shall then endure.   

6.  
I'll serve God 
l Sanctification of the affections, as love, fear, grief, joy etc. Hos 2: 5.  with a filial fear:  
I'll love 
m Mat. 22: 37.  God and his way:  
His Saints 
n Psal. 16: 3.  to me shall be most dear,  
Who do his words obey.  
I'll mourn for sin, I'll hate the same;  
I shall rejoice 
o Num. 11: 29.  to see  
All men extolling Gods great name,  
With Zeal and fervency.   

7.  
I will rejoice to find my LORD,  
For my great portion.  
My hope I'll fix upon his word,  
Which brings Salvation.  
I'll Blush t' 
p Ezek. 16: 61.  offend my Heavenly King:  
My 
q Psal. 69: 9  anger's turned to zeal.  
I shall oppose each sinful thing  
When grace it shall prevail.   

8.  
Faith, Hope, and charity will he  
Into my heart infuse;  
With Righteousness and piety,  
So his way will I choose.  
The Rubies 
r Mal. 3: 17. See more of Sanctification, in the song called the Pathway to Paradise.  are but Rubbish, naught;  
The Saphir's not so fine,  
As, is the saint from Heaven taught  
Adorned with grace divine.   

9  

s Parts of Sanctification by allusion to bodily infirmities cured. Isa. 35: 5, 6.  If I be blind and cannot see,  
His Eyesalve shall me cure;  
If I be Deaf, He'll open ears,  
His Word and Spirit to hear;  
If I be Lame, He'll make me go  
Into the ways of GOD;  
His suppling 
s Psal. 23: 5. Isa. 61: 3.  Oil keeps me from toil,  
And makes me walk abroad.   

10.  
If I be Tongue-tied, He'll untie  
My tongue, that praises sing  
I may even to Eternity,  
Unto JEHOVAH King.  
Both milk 
t Isa. 55: 1. i. e. All things necessary for Spiritual life.  and wine he will afford,  
And Manna for my food:  
With Crystall-streams He'll me refresh  
I'll want 
u Psal. 34: 11.  nothing that's good.   

11.  
So then with GOD, is made my 
v Rom. 5: 1, 2.  peace,  
With men and Angels 
w Psal. 34: 7.  too;  
Each creature 
x Host 2: 18, 19 1 Cor. 3: 21, 22.  than shall me embrace,  
And all their service do.  
Access I have 
y Eph. 2: 18.— 3: 12.  to throne of Grace,  
My Prayer 
z Job 14: 13.  he doth hear:  
The smile 
a Psal. 4: 6.  of His blessed face  
Doth all my spirits cheer.   

12.  
Assurance 
b Joh. 15: 13. Psal. 23: 4. Rom. 8: 35, 38.  fills me so with joy,  
That I cannot express;  
I'm sure nothing can me annoy,   

No Creature more or less.  
My Burges bill 
c i e. Christian liberty, Joh. 8: 32, 36.  with heaven's quill  
Is so confirmed to me;  
From Satan, sin, I'll fear none ill,  
Though they great tyrants be.   

13.  
The moral Law with threat and frown,  
And with its rigid strain,  
Brings me no 
d Rom. 8: 1. Gal. 3: 13. Rom. 6: 14.  condemnation,  
No curse, no pinching pain.  
And for the 
e Act. 15: 10, 28. Col. 2: 16, 17.  Ceremonial rite,  
It never hath me tied:  
For CHRIST fulfilled all of it  
When on the Cross He died,   

14.  
Indifferent things 
f Rom. 14. throughout 1 Cor. 8: 9 10.  they do not bind,  
If there no scandal be:  
I may, or not, if that I find  
No breach of Charity.  
Pale death who is of terrors King  
unto the reprobate,  
CHRIST hath of him bereaved 
g 1 Cor. 15: 56.  the sting,  
I shall him soon Defeat.   

15.  
Death's but to me a gate 
h Rev. 14: 13.  therefore,  
And passage unto rest,  
And Harbinger to Heaven, to Gloir;  
Which is of all the best.  
So shall I in that Heavenly 
i Psal. 16. ult.  choir  
For ever blessed Live:  
Fullness of joy at his right hand  
For ever will he give.    

SECTION IU.  
Blessings Temporal, with the Christians confidence and Holy Resolution, upon the consideration of all these gracious promises.  

1.  
THe spacious Earth 
a Psal. 24: 1.  is all the LORDS,  
And all that it contains,  
What e'er the Universe affords,  
And all that there remains.  
I'll make all 
b Psal. 8: 6.  creatures serve thy turn:  
For I'm their Sovereign LORD,  
I'm Lord of Hosts why shouldst thou mourn,  
They all obey my word.   

2.  
Life, 
c Psal. 91. Leu. 26. Deut. 28.  Honour, health, with ease, and wealth,  
Prosperity and peace,  
Thou shalt enjoy, and ay endure,  
Thou and thy blessed race.  
Here profit, pleasure, honour's joined,  
what more can any crave?  
From Grace to Glory He'll conduct,  
And never He his leave.   

3.  
I'll triumph 
d Rom. 16: 20.  over hell and death,  
O'er sin and Satan fly:  
I'll trust in God, while I have breath,  
To have the victory.  
My Foes he'll trample all alongs,  
My sin he'll do away:  
My sorrows he'll turn into songs;  
Faint fear shall fly away.   

4.  
My ways I'll mend: I'll blush t'offend  
Against such matchless love:  
I'll suffer all, 
e Act. 20: 24.  though he me call  
With martyrdom to prove.  
For when this clay 
f 2 Cor. 5: 1.  is passed away  
And turned into dust,  
To mansions high he'll make me fly,  
In Him I'll ever trust.   
FINIS.    

SONG VIII.  
THE PATHWAY TO PARADISE, OR THE PORTRAITURE of PIETY, By Patterns and Precepts, Containing a Christian Directory, how to come to CHRIST, so as to find him, and Eternal Salvation by him.  
Method of this Song. In the first part of it, are Exemplified all Christian Duties, as they were practised by the most Eminent, Pious, and Zealous People of GOD, as they are recorded in the Scripture of the Old and New Testament. In the second part, are set down the several duties themselves, both for mater and manner, etc.  
To be sung to the Tune of that which is called Cromlicks.  

The first part of the best Patterns or Examples.  

1.  
SInce richest treasures all  
In Christ are 
a Joh. 1: 14. Col. 1: 19 Col. 2: 9  found,  
And I'm by Adam's fall,  
Wretched and bound;  
I'll to 
b Isa. 7: 14. Mat. 11: 28.  Immanuel,  
My sins and sorrows tell,  
My woes I will bewail  
With mournful sound.   

2.  
I will go search and 
c Lam. 3: 40. 1 Cor. 13: 5.  try.  
My former ways.  
With grief I'll mourn and pray  
For misspent days.  

d Host 14: 1.  Take off iniquity:  
Receive me graciously:  
So will I render thee  
The Calves of praise.   

3.  
I 
e Abel, liberal, sincere, faithful and cheerful in duty. Gen. 4: 4. Heb. 11: 4.  will with Abel give  
The best I have.  

f Enoch strict and holy and was taken up to Heaven alive Gen. 5: 24.  I will with Enoch live,  
Pious and grave.  
And though the World stray;  

g Noah's holy singularity. Gen. 6: 8.  With Noah I will stay,  
And walk in perfect way;  
Thou shalt me save.   

4.  
And with good 
h Abraham's faith and obedience in dispensing with all worldly comforts at God's call. Gen. 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. etc. Heb. 11: 8, 9, 10, 24, 25.  Abraham,  
That faithful Man,  
Who from his kindred came  
To Canaan:  
I will even at thy call,  
My comforts great and small  

i Gen. 22.  Disclaim: though Isaac fall,  
Faith conquer can.   

5.  

k jacob's fervent and importunateprayer with absolute dependence on God. Gen. 32: 24, to 30.  With jacob's Prayer bold,  
I will address,  
The Angel for to hold,  
Till He me bless.  

l Joseph fears to sin in secret aswell as in public and stands out against strong alluting tentations Gen. 39: 9  With Joseph sin I'll fly,  
Though mortals do not see:  

m Jer. 17: 5. Psal. 139: 5, 6, 7, 8.  For thy all-seeing eye  
beholdeth this.   

6.  

n Job was eminent for patience Job 1: 21.— 13: 15.  With Job that great Divine  
When He was pressed,  
I'll not at all repine:  
Patience is best.  
As Moses 
o Moses meek in his own quarrel Num. 12: 3. but very zealous in the cause of God Exod. 32: 26, 27.  meekness had,  
when he was hard bestead;  
This way I will be led  
To heavens rest.   

7.  

p Caleb and Joshua they two only did not murmur or rebel against God in the Wilderness: and therefore ● they only of all that came out of Egypt entered the Land of Canaan Num. 14: 6, 7, 8. 26: 65.  Caleb and Joshua  
Keep strait with GOD.  

q Phineas killeth 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 in the very act of whoredom & therefore got ●ne everlasting Priest hood Num. 25: 8. 9, 10.  Phineas stood not in awe,  
Sinners He trod.  
When his zeal waxed hot,  
He slew and spared not:  
For his reward He got,  
A firm abode.   

8.  
With Samuel from a 
r 1. 〈◊〉. 11 28.— 3: 19  Child  
I'll consecrate,  
With Spirit meek and mild,  
I'll separate  
All I have for the LORD,  
What my Soul can afford:  
As from His sacred word  
Precepts I got.   

9  

s David choosing God for his only portion: eagerly and impatiently seeking after him, and delighting in him. Psal. 16: 5. Psal. 119: 57 psal. 73: 25. Phil. 3: 8.  With David I'll thee call  
My Portion.  
In Earth and Heaven all  
thou'rt He alone,  
Whom my heart doth desire;  
As with a flame of fire,  
Faith, love and zeal conspire,  
O matchless one!   

10.  

s Psal. 42: 1.— 63: 1.  As chased Hart he pants,  
After the Streams;  
So my Soul when it wants  
The warming beams  
Of Divine Majesty:  
It thrists exceedingly,  
Till it find some supply,  
Down from the heavens.   

11.  

t The Spouse in the Song of Solomen representing the Church being awaked from security, indefatigably seeks after Communion with CHRIST the Spiritual Bridegroom & undauntedly keeps it. Cant, 5: 1, 2, 3, Rev. 3: 30.  Long didst thou knock and call  
Both night and day:  
Oft did I thee repel,  
And drive away.  

u Cant. 5: 6.  Justly mightst thou depart,  
And my poor Soul desert.  
Making me find the smart,  
For I did stray.   

12.  

v Cant. 5: 10. 11.  But now I know thy voice,  
Sweet Jesus stay:  

w Cant. 5: 4, 5.  Thou art my only choice,  
Help now I pray.  
I'll sleep no more in sin,  
But now I will begin  

x Phil. 3: 13, 14.  And strive that prize to win,  
Oh that I may!   

13.  

y Constancy in persecutions and against discouragements Cant. 5: 7.  Though men me stop and let  
And take my veil;  
Though they this body beat,  
And make it quell:  
Though I should wounded be,  

z Mat. 16: 24.  Though nailed unto a tree,  

a Act. 20: 24.  I'll ever follow thee,  
IMMANUEL.   

14.  

b Ephraim and Nineveh repenting, returning and reforming Jer. 18: 31. Jon. 3. Joel 2: 13, 14. Host 2: 18, 19  In Sack and Sable suit,  
Sad sighs I'll send.  
Fast with the Ninivite,  
My ways I'll mend.  
With Ephraim I'll bemoan,  
My sins with sigh and groan,  
Trespasses every one;  
Thou'lt favour Lend,   

15.  

c The Centurion with faith, prayer and humility. Mat. 8: 8.  Unworthy wretch am I,  
That my poor roof  
Should thee lodge; but I'll pray,  

d Mark 9: 24.  Help unbeleef;  

e Mat. 23: 12. Jam. 4: 6,  So shall humility  
Advance to dignity,  
When peevish pride must fly  
And stand aloof.   

16.  

f The Haemoritess her faith and confidence Mat. 9: 21, 22,  Give me faith, that I may  
But touch thy hem;  
This will my grief allay,  
My bleeding stem.  
This shall me well restore,  
From all my sickness fore;  
And I will then adore  
Thy glorious name.   

17.  
I'll with the 
g The wise Virgins their watching and preparing Mat. 25: 4, 6, 10.  Virgins wise  
My Lamp prepare;  
At midnight for to rise  
With loving care,  
To meet Christ who is mine  
With Oil of grace Divine,  

h Mat. 5: 16.  Light of my works shall shine  
O Phoebus 
i That is CHRIST the Sun of Righteousness Mal. 4: 2.  fair!   

18.  
With Simeon 
k Simeon sweetly reposing and contenting himself with CHRIST in life and death Luke 2: 28, 29.  when I find  
Christ and his grace,  
Leaving the World behind  

l The prodigal Son with great compunction returning to his Father. Luke 15: 17, etc.  I'll with the Prodigal  
Turn, for my want doth call:  
My Father Pity shall  
And send release.   

19  
With the poor 
m The Publican, humbly, reverently and fervently suing for pardon. Luke. 18: 13.  Publican,  
I'll mercy crave,  
As a Poor wretched man,  
Or as a slave.  
I'll bring the widow's mite,  
I'll knock at Heaven's gate,  
CHRIST will have mercy yet  
My Soul to save.   

20.  

n Luke 19: 1, 2, 3, etc.  The Contemplation-Tree, 
Zaccheus answering CHRIST'S call and reforming   
I will ascend:  
That I may Jesus see  
He'll me defend,  
Against the enemy,  
That is both fierce and sly;  
That Dragon He'll defy,  
And succour send.   

21.  
Come down Zacheus then,  
He will reply:  
thou'rt a beloved Man,  
I'll not deny:  
This Day I'll with the dine,  
I'll give to thee and thine  
Salvation: Thou art mine,  
I'll with thee stay.   

22.  

o Luke 19: 8. Non tollitur peccatum, sinon restituatur ablatum. August.  What goods I purchased have  
By force or fraud;  
I will restore again;  
Thou'lt me applaud.  
I'll give of what is mine  
To the Saints who are thine,  
Such as in sorrow pine,  
Thy name to laud.   

23.  

p Nathaniel, with sincerity and uprightness of heart. Job. 1: 47. Prov. 10: 9— 23: 26.  With true Nathaniel  
That Saint indeed,  
In uprightness I'll deal,  
So shall I speed:  
For thou requires the heart,  
Which is that Noble part:  
O do not thou depart,  
My chiefest good.   

24.  

q The godly Centurion with fasting, prayer and alms.  With the Centurion.  
T'le fast and pray:  
Alms also will I join,  
Then I will say:  
Do thou this offering take  
Though it perfection lack  
O do not me forsake,  
Nor cast away.   
FINIS.   

THE SECOND PART.  
Containing especially the matter, and gracious acceptable manner of performance of Christian duties. VIZ. They must flow from right principles of faith, fear and unfeigned Love of God, together with a perfect detestation and abhorrency of sin. 2. For the right end, to wit, The Glory of GOD, the good of others and Salvation of our own Souls. 3. In the right manner, to wit with Sincerity or Uprightness, Humility and Self-denyendnesse, Alacrity, Readiness, and Cheerfulness, Zeal and Forwardness, Constancy and Perseverance: All which are partly delivered in the former Examples or Patterns; but here again repeated in precepts.  

1.  
HOw shall I thanks requite  
For such a grace?  

a God's essential glory perfection and happiness, being infinite, can neither be increassed or diminished, but his declarative glory may as he is more or less owned, and served by his Creatures.  Can what is infinite  
With grains encreass?  

b Psal. 16: 2.  My goodness not to Thee  
Extends, for why I see  
Thou art still giving me,  

c Rom. 10: 12. Eph. 2: 4. Rom. 11: 33. 1 Tim. 6: 15.  Yet hast no less.   

2.  
Yet thou'rt pleased King of Kings  
To condescend,  
Poor begger-underlings  
Thy favour lend;  

d Hebt. 2: 16.— 2. Pet. 2: 4. Judas. 6.  Lost Angels passing-by.  
And choosing such as I,  
Thy name to glorify,  
World without end.   

3.  

e Psal. 119: 18. 32. 38. 34. GOD must give to us, before we can give to Him.  Give then what thou requires,  
It shall be thine.  
I'll do what thou desires  
And not decline.  

f 1. The first thing commending our services and duties to GOD is universality both of the subject performing and object performed. first, for the subject, the whole man must be consecrated and devouted to God. Rom. 12: 1.  Myself I'll consecrate,  
To serve without a date;  
Then I'll at heavens gate,  
In glory shine,   

4.  
My heart I'll give to Thee,  

g Mat. 22: 37. Psal. 119: 10.  Thou lous the same;  

h Psal. 57: 7, 8, 9  My tongue shall magnify  
Jehovah's name.  

i Psal. 8: 5, 6,— 19: 1, 2,— 28: 5.  Adoring eyes behold  
The Sea and Earthly mould,  
The shining Stars as gold,  
In stately frame.   

5.  
I'll give my ears to hear  
Thy Sacred word;  
All trivial toys forbear,  
That men afford.  
I'll give my hands to do  
All thy commands most true,  

k 1 Pet. 3: 21. Rom. 6: 3, 4.  As my Baptismal vow  
Binds me O LORD.   

6.  
I'll to 
l Universality of the object, in abstaining from every sin and performing every duty. Psal. 119: 6.  thy Precepts all  
Have great respect,  
By thy grace never shall,  
Thy Law's neglect;  
No duty tedious call;  
No sin will I think small:  
But answer at a call,  
O LORD direct.   

7.  
GOD shall be of my choice, 
Duties to God and man.   
The object chief.  
I'll hear my nighbours' voice,  
And give relief.  
As myself I'll him love;  
I'll act for His behoof,  
My bowels for him move,  
That's Christian-proofe.   

8.  
I will myself 
m Duties of the first Table, towards GOD.  apply  

n Deut. 26: 17.  thy name to know.  
Myself I will deny, 
See the Scriptures in the exposition of the Cammandements in the larger Catechism.   
And Earth below.  
I will have high esteem  
Of Thee, and fear thy name.  
Of my sin I'll think shame  
And not approve.   

9  
In GOD I will delight, 
The first Commandment.   
In Him rejoice.  
Call on Him Day and night,  
With weeping voice.  
I'll burn with fervent zeal;  
Sing sweet as Philomela  
To His Praise, I'll not fail  
With joyful noise.   

10.  
When He bestows on me  
His Precious things;  
I'll make my praises fly  
On soaring wings.  
And if His chastening Rod  
On me do make abode;  
I'll see the hand of GOD,  
As David sings.   

11.  
With David I'll be dumb,  
It is thy hand;  
Submissive will I come,  
At thy command.  
With Job then will I say  

o Job. 1: 21.  I''s Thou who takes away,  
Blessed be thy name for ay●  
In Israel's land.   

12.  
All Idols I abhor, 
The second Commandment.   
Thou dost the same;  
I with my heart adore  
Thy glorious Name. 
The second Command meant.   
All whereby thou art known  
Shall be above my own:  
So shall thou never frown;  
Thou loves this frame.   

13.  
I'll keep thy Sabbath well: 
The fourth Commandment.   
This is thy Day.  
Thy wonders I will tell.  
My vows I'll pay.  
Thy word and Sacraments,  
All holy Ordinance,  
With zeal I will advance;  
This is thy way.   

14.  
I will no man injure  
By force or slight: 
The rest of the Commands.   
Never shall I endure  
To wrong his right.  
His life and safety,  
His goods and chastity,  
His Name advance will I,  
As in thy sight.   

15.  
Thou promisest reward  
To Piety. 
A second thing commending our service to God, is the sound principles of faith, fear & love; and eyeing the right end, to wit, God's glory etc.   
Hell's fire thou hast prepared  
To terrify.  
The first is to allure,  
The other must endure  
All, who are not found pure  
T' Eternity.   

16.  
I'll not for mere 
p Hope of reward and fear of punishment may be motiva prima, the first initiating motives to obedience.  reward  
Sent from above;  
Nor yet for Hell prepared  
Sin disapprove.  
These things shall never be  
Prime motives unto me; 
(as humane testimony is to faith) but they should not be motiva primaria, the chief motives; but love and fear of God and eyeing his glory etc. Oderunt peccare boni vertutis amore; Oderunt peccare mali formidine poena. Si non sit poena, virtus tamen esset habena. Job 1: 1, 9, 21. Psal 63: 1.   
But I will follow thee,  

q 1 Tim. 1: 5.  Out of pure love.   

17.  
Give me that gracious 
r Oil, of grace Mat. 25: 4. Psal. 119: 32.  Oil  
I'll run thy way;  
Serve without any toil,  
And never stray.  

s A third requisite in Christian duties is cheerfulness, readiness or alacrity. Psal. 33: 1. 2 Cor. 9 7.  I'll cheerfully go on,  
Through thy great strength alone:  
So that prize shall be won,  
At judgement day.   

18.  
If I be quite 
s 4. Zeal, forwardness or fervency. Rev. 3: 16, 17, 19  profane,  
Without all grace;  
If Laodicea's frame  
My heart possess;  
Thou'lt never me receive,  
But with the World leave:  
Fervent zeal I must have  
Else no solace.   

19  

t 5. Prudence, moderation and discretion; Which excluds, first ignorance remissness and preposterous rashness. Psal. 101: 2.  I will deal prudently  
In perfect way:  
For though I zealous be,  
Yet I may stray;  

u Rom. 10: 1, 2.  As Jews in ignorance,  

v Joh. 18: 10. Peter cutting off Malchus his ear without a Commission is reproved, though in defence of CHRIST.  As Peter's sword did glance,  

w Luke 9: 54. Praying for fire from Heaven.  Or he and John advance  
When they did pray.   

20.  
I'll 
x 6. Christian prudence is against unseasonable and preposterous rebukes. Prov. 9: 8. Mat. 7: 6.  Circumstantiat  
My sharp rebuke:  
Good counsel such as that  
In Sacred book.  

y 7. Prudence distinguisheth betwixt essentials or fundamentals and Circumstantials and indifferent things in Religion. Rom. 14.  I will distinguish well,  
'Twixt circumstantial,  
And 
* To distinguish betwixt essentials and circumstantials in Religion.  grounding truth, my zeal,  
So will I look.   

21.  

z 8. Christian prudence distinguisheth betwixt external and internal duties. Though we can never love God too much etc. Yet weak christians may read, pray and meditate etc. to the destruction of the body.  External duties  
Must still give place;  
Mercy not Sacrifice,  
Says love and grace.  
I cannot too much love,  
Nor yet too holy prove:  

a 1 Tim. 5: 23. 1 Tim. 4: 8. as in excessive reading, fasting etc.  Weak bodies yet may move  
Imprudent pace.   

22.  

b 9 Christian prudence shuneth all frivolous and vain janglings and unnecessary disputs. 1 Tim. 1: 6— 6: 20. Col. 2: 8.  All disputs frivolous  
I will avoid:  

c We should shun all overweening and Pharisaical conceit of ourselves Job 9: 15. Phil. 3: 9 Isa. 64: 6.  Though I were Righteous,  
I'll banish pride.  
So prudence with my zeal,  
Thus will I temper well.  
And I will with thee dwell,  
O gracious guide.   

23.  
This I take to be meant  
By Solomon;  
When in his book he penned  
This caution;  
Where men forbiddeth he  

d Eccles. 7: 16. No advantage here for profane Ruffians, for we are bound to love God With all our hearts, and endeavour after perfection in holiness. Mat. 22: 37. Mat. 5. ult. Phil. 3: 13.  Too righteous for to be,  
But all profanity  
Hence and be gone.   

24.  
So with prepared 
e A sixth requisite in duties is constancy and perseverance in all graces and Christian performances and to be diligent in the use of all prescribed means, such as prayer, watchfulness etc. Mat. 25: 4, 10.  heart  

f Mat. 24: 44.— 26: 41. 1 Pet. 5: 8.  I'll watch and pray:  
I'll not from thee depart  
By night or Day.  
Till my LORD from the sky  

g Mat. 25: 31.  With troops of Angels fly  

h 1 Cor. 15: 55. Rev. 20: 14.  Then woe and misery  
Shall flee away.   
FINIS.    

CHRISTIAN MEMENTO'S, MEMORANDUM'S, Or Meditations, To be affixed to several parts of the House, as a help to Mortification, watchfulness and continual Communion with GOD.  Deut. 6. verss. 6, 7, 8, 9 And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart. 7. And thou shalt rehearse them continually to thy Children, and thou shalt talk of them when thou tarriest in thy House, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the Posts of thine House, and upon thy gates. 

MEMENTO I.  
A Memento to be affixed by the Door, and to be read, before we go abroad about our secular employments.  

1.  
REmember, Man, before thou  
pass the Door,  
That GOD hath granted  
thee another day.  
He gave thee Health & Peace  
the night before,  
Or, Hellish Fiends had  
cached thy Soul away.  
More time thou hast, thy talon to improve;  
Even for His glory who thy Maker is:  
Let Him then be the Object of thy Love;  
And let not transient trifles after this.   

2.  
thou'rt stepping out into a world of sin,  
Where Satan sly is still preparing snares;  
O then beware of His deceitful gin;  
Lest He by slight Surprise thee unawars.  
No State, no Calling, Sex or Age is free:  
No time, no Place, but Satan Seeks to slain.  
And, ah, alace, too prevalent is He:  
Watch, watch & pray, that pure thou mayst remain.   

3.  
Let thy GOD's glory, be thy chiefest aim;  
His Holy Law the rule of all thy way:  
His Saints thy fellows, than I may proclaim,  
Thou shalt have peace and success all the day.  
But if thou do thy gracious GOD forget,  
And with Loose reins thou let thy fancy range,  
Then wonder not, if GOD thy Labours let:  
Thou meets a cross, it is not very strange.   

4.  
Thou'lt see the broad way full of wretches vile,  
Toiling themselves their own poor Souls to damn,  
Not minding Death or Judgement, Heaven or Hell;  
Nor yet the end why to the world they came.  
Some are profane, and loose, some bear a show  
Of Godliness, without the power of grace:  
Some Heretics a vile erroneous crew;  
Some with their factions trouble Zions' peace.   

5.  
Some Laodiceans, neither cold nor hot,  
They're neither friends, nor yet CHRIST'S open foes:  
Into such ways, I pray thee enter not,  
And so thou shalt escape their dreadful woes.  
Commit thy way to GOD, he'll thee direct;  
In all thy ways, see that thou, on Him call;  
And thus a blessing, thou may'st then expect  
From GOD Almighty, comforts great and small.   

6.  
In thy converse with men, see thou be just;  
Give thou offence to none by force or fraud.  
Loss not thy GOD for Gold, which is but dust:  
Or CHRIST in Judgement will not thee applaud.  
Spend all this day, as if thou hadst no more.  
Be ready always, when the LORD shall call:  
Thou shalt be heir of everlasting glore;  
With joy and peace where CHRIST is all in all.    

II.  
A MEDITATION or MEMENTO To be affixed on the Window.  

THe Sun-lights glorious to our mortal eyes,  
When from the Heaven He doth disperse His rays.  
If such a light the Creature doth transmit,  
How glorious then is He who form it?  
If heavens pavement be so richly decked.  
With precious gems; O what may we expect  
In upper rooms, where is the dwelling place  
Of Seraphims and Saints; O great Solace!  
Light of the Word take thou to be thy guide,  
In light, for ever then thou shalt abide:  
Where CHRIST our light, our life, our joy & peace  
Shall with transcendent glory crown thy grace.    

III.  
Another MEMENTO or MEDITATION for the Window.  

there's light AEthereal, 
* Light. 1. Natural. 2. Artificial. 3. Moral. 4. Spiritual. 5. Celestial.  and there's light by Art;  
there's light of Joy and knowledge in the heart:  
The GOD of light do thou with heart adore;  
And He shall bring thee to the light of glore.  
The works of darkness do thou ever flee:  
And Hellish darkness shall not trouble thee.    

IV.  
A MEMENTO or MEDITATION, to be affixed at the head of the Table.  

THou may'st well know by these thy fresh supplies,  
Thy body's brittle, and at last it dies.  
This earthly food doth hastily decay:  
Seek for that meat, which doth endure for ay,  
That Heavenly Manna which can thee revive,  
Though thou wert dead, and make thee ever live.    

V.  
A MEMENTO or MEDITATION to be affixed on the Muse or Study-house-door.  

Amice quisquis huc venis,  
Aut agito paucis, aut abi,  
Aut me laborantem adjuva.   

GOod friend, when e'er thou comes to me,  
Do not thy words then multiply;  
But help my work, if that thou may;  
Or else be gone and post away.  
Our life is short, our work is great,  
Of our abode we have no date;  
Great need have we to watch and pray,  
And fix us for the latter day.    

VI  
A MEMENTO or MEDITATION For the Chimney.  

IF thou wouldst shun the Fire of Hell:  
Then, seek the Godly fire of 
* But let your Zeal be attended with knowledge prudence and Moderation.  Zeal.    

VII.  
A MEMENTO To be affixed on the bed, for Nocturnal MEDITATIONS.  

I.  
THy bed's ane Emblem of the grave,  
Thy sleep resembles death:  
The bed-cloaths like thy winding-sheet,  
When GOD doth cut thy breath.  
Thy lying down's interring like;  
The darkness like the shed  
Of sepulchres, and so the worms  
Like fleas about thy bed.   

2.  
The midnight's like securest times.  
Before the latter day;  
When mortals shall increase their sins,  
And zeal doth quit decay.  
Cock-crowing's like the Trumpets sound,  
Which all the World shall hear;  
When faith on Earth shall scarce be found,  
Then, Judgement draweth near.   

3.  
The dawning or the morning sky,  
Is like those lightsome Signs,  
When Christ our King is drawing nigh,  
With healing in his wings.  
The rising Sun is like that time, 
Mal. 4: 2.   
When Christ the King of glore,  
Shall come with all his glorious train,  
And time shall be no more.   

4.  
Who shall the godly than solace,  
And free them of their pains,  
And give them pleasure, joy and peace,  
Which evermore remains.  
But those who dally with their sins,  
And do GOD's Law despise,  
Their woe and torment then begins,  
They did not mercy prize.   

5.  
Then, enter not into thy bed,  
Let not thy Soul take rest;  
Till that with GOD thy peace be made:  
This is thy only best.  
This night may be to thee the last,  
Mind, mind mortality.  
Thy sleep may, e'er the night be past,  
With death continued be.   
FINIS.